Selena Gomez Reveals Why Now Is the 'Perfect Time' For Her to Release a New Album

Billboard.com

'I was going to release it two years ago and none of the words that I'm speaking would have existed,' Gomez told Ryan Seacrest on October 24.

Selenators learned that they totally didn't have to wait two extra years for Selena Gomez's third studio album. But, as the singer told Ryan Seacrest in an interview, the wait will be worth it...Read the rest of the story

Lizzo Music Review: Cuz I Love You

Pitchfork.com

The shiny soul-pop of Lizzo’s major label debut is something of a thesis on internalized and externalized confidence—so much so that the music can feel like a means to a greater end.

The precise moment of Lizzo’s transformation has been viewed nearly 200,000 times. In 2014, the same year she released her frenzied rap debut Lizzobangers, the rapper-singer-flautist participated in a web series called The What’s Underneath Project...Read the rest of the story