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album review

lady gaga

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Lady Gaga’s ‘Mayhem’ Is a Return To Form AND an Evolution in Sound

Mayhem offers a celebration of her past, a reflection of her present, and a small glimpse into what we might see more of from her in the future.

Stef Rubino —

Mar 7, 2025

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margaret cho

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Margaret Cho’s New Music Album Begs the Question: What Can’t Margaret Cho Do?

Where many artists this far into their careers might feel comfortable resting on the signatures and routines they’ve built, Cho proves once again that she’s consistently and successfully evolving, not…

Stef Rubino —

Feb 18, 2025

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The TRAИƧA Compilation Album Is Queer and Trans Artistic Collaboration at Its Finest

TRAИ​Ƨ​A features the work of over 100 artists and musicians across many genres, disciplines, and levels of experience.

Stef Rubino —

Dec 16, 2024

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Doechii’s Sweaty, Swampy ‘Alligator Bites’ Is Florida as F*ck

The Swamp Princess isn’t done with herself or with us yet.

Stef Rubino —

Sep 5, 2024

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Megan thee Stallion

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Megan Thee Stallion’s New Album Is a Coronation

It is radical for a woman like Megan, who has had her sexuality be used against her, reclaim it in a way that recenters her pleasure.

Taylor Crumpton —

Jul 3, 2024

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kehlani

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Kehlani’s New Album ‘Crash’ Is an Explosion of Queer Sensuality

Kehlani has never been afraid to lay it all on the line in their music, but Crash is representative of a new kind of swagger — one that reminds us…

Stef Rubino —

Jun 22, 2024

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Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ Demands You Get Your Ass on a Dancefloor

It’s not difficult to understand why queer people love Charli XCX so much.

Stef Rubino —

Jun 8, 2024

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annie clark

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New St. Vincent Album ‘All Born Screaming’ Is the Best Score for the End of the World

If you judged the album from the two opening tracks, you wouldn’t be right about where it goes.

Stef Rubino —

Apr 27, 2024

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Fletcher’s ‘In Search of the Antidote’ Is a Sticky, Syrupy Gossip Fest

Fletcher has the capacity to crack her world wide open. We see it in her lyrics, and we see it in the way she’s setting up the rest of her…

Aamina Inayat Khan —

Apr 4, 2024

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Brittany Howard’s Sophomore Solo Album “What Now” Is a Risky Triumph

From a fuming response to a relationship gone bad to a sexy, queer club banger, Brittany Howard’s “What Now” is an eclectic must-listen.

Stef Rubino —

Feb 15, 2024

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victoria monet

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Victoria Monét’s “Jaguar II” Is Fighting for Queer R&B’s Life

Very few have clawed their way to the status of being R&B’s up and coming It Girl, let alone while crooning about a preference for short fingernails or cracking a…

Carmen Phillips —

Sep 1, 2023

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janelle monae

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“Age of Pleasure” Has a Track For Each Summer Sexy Mood

It feels like fingertips brushing down a jaw or a back; pure seduction.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Jun 22, 2023