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Halftime Show Review: Reduce, reuse, recycle, Rihanna?

(02/23/23 11:06am)

The Super Bowl Halftime Show is the zeitgeist of our time — the last true spectacle that can provide years of conversation fodder for people with even the tiniest pop culture inclinations. In September of last year, when Rihanna, one of the biggest artists of all time, was announced as the Halftime Show performer, I thought it was going to be the performance of a lifetime. However, if you saw my Instagram story the night of Feb. 12, then you know that I was severely disappointed by her performance. The long-awaited comeback of the artist with nine Grammys and 14 number-one hits felt less like a crowning achievement and more like a kiss goodbye to any dreams of Rihanna one day returning to her musical glory.

https://www.middleburycampus.com/article/2023/02/halftime-show-review-reduce-reuse-recycle-rihanna

Confidence is the best revenge: A review of Taylor Swift’s “Midnights”

(10/27/22 10:05am)

Taylor Swift simply can’t not top herself, and she proved that on her synth-pop-focused 10th studio album, “Midnights.” How can she out-do the most awarded country and pop albums of all time, a historic three Album of the Year wins at the Grammys and the highest grossing U.S. stadium tour in history, you ask? Well, she does it by doing what she’s always done: writing razor-sharp lyrics paired with carefully-curated production elements to develop ever-evolving bodies of work, each one more exciting than the last. Many people felt she couldn’t possibly improve upon the emotionally-ambitious, indie-folk surprise albums “folklore” and “evermore,” but with “Midnights,” she proved that emotional depth and intelligent songwriting don’t have to be sacrificed at the cost of upbeat pop production. 

https://www.middleburycampus.com/article/2022/10/confidence-is-the-best-revenge-a-review-of-taylor-swifts-midnights