17 Reasons To Love Music
Catch up on the month’s best songs, albums, and
moments with new music by Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Drake, King Krule, Earl
Sweatshirt, and more.
Catch up on the month’s best songs, albums, and
moments with new music by Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Drake, King Krule, Earl
Sweatshirt, and more.
like katy perry roar
Many have accused Katy Perry of ripping Sara Bareilles’ “Brave” off to make her
new hit “Roar,” which is fair because the two songs sound basically identical.
Also, Katy Perry at one point acknowledged in a tweet how much she liked
“Brave,” which is somewhat incriminating. The outrage has been pretty minimal,
though, and maybe because no one takes either singer very seriously, lots of
people just started making mashups of the two songs. In some cases, you end
up with a far more beautiful song in the process. This all just
proves that no one is really demanding authenticity in vaguely inspirational
major key pop ballads. – Ryan Broderick
new hit “Roar,” which is fair because the two songs sound basically identical.
Also, Katy Perry at one point acknowledged in a tweet how much she liked
“Brave,” which is somewhat incriminating. The outrage has been pretty minimal,
though, and maybe because no one takes either singer very seriously, lots of
people just started making mashups of the two songs. In some cases, you end
up with a far more beautiful song in the process. This all just
proves that no one is really demanding authenticity in vaguely inspirational
major key pop ballads. – Ryan Broderick
Lady Gaga, “Applause”
There’s a lot to say about “Applause,” Lady Gaga’s comeback single after nearly
two years away from the limelight. One, it was about time someone delivered us
an absolutely bonkers, symbolically dense, over-the-top
video. It’d been way too long, and Gaga never fails to deliver in
terms of visuals. But so much of Born This Way and The Fame
Monster were songs that really failed to hit the same kind of chord that
“Just Dance” did — fun, joyful dance music. “Applause” is not a song you
immediately fall in love with at first listen; it’s a little jarring, a little
loud, a little weird with her David Bowie reading of the verses. But before you
know it, it’s stuck in your head and that’s that. It’s ecstatic, fun,
celebratory music that makes you want to get up and dance. “Judas” certainly
didn’t make wanna do that. I’m glad she’s back. – Aylin Zafar
two years away from the limelight. One, it was about time someone delivered us
an absolutely bonkers, symbolically dense, over-the-top
video. It’d been way too long, and Gaga never fails to deliver in
terms of visuals. But so much of Born This Way and The Fame
Monster were songs that really failed to hit the same kind of chord that
“Just Dance” did — fun, joyful dance music. “Applause” is not a song you
immediately fall in love with at first listen; it’s a little jarring, a little
loud, a little weird with her David Bowie reading of the verses. But before you
know it, it’s stuck in your head and that’s that. It’s ecstatic, fun,
celebratory music that makes you want to get up and dance. “Judas” certainly
didn’t make wanna do that. I’m glad she’s back. – Aylin Zafar
Drake featuring Majid Jordan, “Hold On, We’re Going Home”
Drake said he wanted to create something classic, and I’ll be damned if I’m not
going to want to listen to this on my wedding night. TMI? Whatever. Drizzy says
that he and producer Noah “40” Shebib channeled the partnership of Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson for the track,
and it shows. This is slinky, disco-lite influenced R&B, and it’s one of
those songs that immediately becomes a visual and overall sensory experience.
You know those songs where you can just create your own music video in your
mind? This is that: rolling through the sheets on a lazy Saturday morning,
eyeing a crush from across a party in someone’s back patio late at night,
driving down the coast in your car with the windows rolled down. I mean, this
song is literally perfect for every setting. Even the club, I tell you! Now, I
love “Started From the Bottom” as much as the next person (maybe even more), but
it’s nice to have swoony, crooning Drake back, too. – A.Z.
going to want to listen to this on my wedding night. TMI? Whatever. Drizzy says
that he and producer Noah “40” Shebib channeled the partnership of Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson for the track,
and it shows. This is slinky, disco-lite influenced R&B, and it’s one of
those songs that immediately becomes a visual and overall sensory experience.
You know those songs where you can just create your own music video in your
mind? This is that: rolling through the sheets on a lazy Saturday morning,
eyeing a crush from across a party in someone’s back patio late at night,
driving down the coast in your car with the windows rolled down. I mean, this
song is literally perfect for every setting. Even the club, I tell you! Now, I
love “Started From the Bottom” as much as the next person (maybe even more), but
it’s nice to have swoony, crooning Drake back, too. – A.Z.