Better Than Revenge Rewrite, Keke Palmer Faces Misogyny, & Music Criticism 101

This week: ⚡ Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) features a rewrite of “Better than Revenge.” While the song is laced with 2010s teen girl misogyny, we discuss why Taylor’s decision to rewrite “she’s better known for the things that she does on the mattress” wasn’t necessary in the context of modern feminism. 

⚡ ️Keke Palmer faces blatant misogyny from her boyfriend claiming that she dressed too risque in public. In stark contrast, Jackson Wang says that while he wants to have kids, it’s ultimately his wife’s decision, and that finding a soulmate is more important than his desire to have kids. 

⚡ ️ Recently music critics Tom Breihan and Laura Snapes have revisited past pop releases, providing a new perspective on their original music criticism of Katy Perry’s 2010 “Teenage Dream” and Charli XCX’s 2016 Vroom Vroom EP. We look at how and why publication bias and personal bias play a role in music criticism.

Fangirl Nonsense: Mikey Way joins Fall Out Boy on stage on the weekend of July 4th, calling back to years of Mikey x Pete lore in the mid 00s. Jungkook dropped concept photos for his upcoming single. Tomorrow x Together and Jonas Brother release their collab song and music video (Jomorrow x Brogether, if you will.) Dua Lipa interviews Amelia Dimoldenberg, sharing her story of meeting Harry Styles. 

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