Taylor Swift Slays The Stage of the American Music Awards

Popcrush.com

Taylor Swift did something very, very good with her "I Did Something Bad" performance at the 2018 American Music Awards.

Swift, who's nominated this evening in a number of categories, opened up the award ceremony with a fiery performance of the Reputation track. Wearing a shimmering black bodysuit and thigh-high boots, the pop star prowled the AMAs stage aggressively alongside a troupe of dancers—as well as a massive moving snake set piece from her recent tour—as she belted the song...Read the rest of the story

Album Review: Troy Sivan - Bloom

Slantmagazine.com

The Australian singer’s second album exudes a chic kind of vulnerability. It is a warm and delicate pop album about life as a young gay man.

I’m willing to go out on a limb and say that Troye Sivan gets it. The Australian YouTuber-turned-pop star has all the qualifications you’d look for in a modern-day gay icon—a devoted army of long-time fans, elfin features, celebrities and designers on speed dial—and the good sense to recognize how meaningless and outmoded that kind of title is...Read the rest of the story