Pop music is currently carving a particularly fascinating era, leaving a layered and relevant mark on the second half of the 2010s. Post-#MeToo, the likes of Christine and the Queens and Janelle Monáe are gloriously pushing boundaries of exploring female sexuality in song. Yet whilst the definition of male sexuality is being scrutinised more than […]
Janelle Monaé
Album Review: Janelle Monáe – Dirty Computer
Janelle Monáe’s Dirty Computer could not have been released at a better time. A complex and genuinely enjoyable synthesis of pop, R&B, funk, and the sci-fi elements that have threaded through Monáe’s earlier releases, the album brings together different genres so that there’s something for everyone. Collaboration is key, with influences from Prince and tracks […]
I Will Love the Way I Am
Hayley Kiyoko burst onto the LGBT music scene in June 2015 with the release of her music video “Girls Like Girls”. As a previously obscure artist, “Girls Like Girls” was incredibly important for Kiyoko, gaining her a massive LGBT audience. Since then, she has gone on to release several more visuals centring around female same-sex […]