Anatomy of a Torch Pass: Like Father, Like Son

Where have all the male pop stars gone? The internet certainly wonders. There are think pieces and Reddit debates all centered on the idea that we, as a music-consuming public, have spent this decade deprived of male pop stars. I’m not sure I buy that, though.

The boundaries of who a pop star is, or what a pop star is considered to be, have only continued to expand with time. Pop itself has…

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Anatomy of a Torch Pass: Pop’s Mother-Daughter Duos

I tuned into Sabrina Carpenter’s Weekend 2 Coachella set from bed, in the half-distracted way you watch Weekend 2 livestreams. I wasn’t expecting much different from the last weekend. But about halfway through, before my mind could catch up with my body, I shot up with a start at hearing the first glimmers of Madonna’s “Vogue.” I let out one of those shocked yell-laughs to myself in…

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Anatomy of a Torch Pass: Pop’s Definitive Mother-Daughter Duos

I tuned into Sabrina Carpenter’s Weekend 2 Coachella set from bed, in the half-distracted way you watch Weekend 2 livestreams. I wasn’t expecting much different from the last weekend. But about halfway through, before my mind could catch up with my body, I shot up with a start at hearing the first glimmers of Madonna’s “Vogue.” I let out one of those shocked yell-laughs to myself in…

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