phoebe bridgers

Montreal singer-songwriter Vikki Gilmore has a voice that sounds soothing, familiar, and yet completely her own all at once. The folk-western artist crafts tender and soft worlds in her songs, pairing layered instrumentals with her signature confessional songwriting and a vintage-country warmth. Today, Gilmore shares her new single, “Cowboy,” folk-pop storytelling that serves as a heartfelt tribute paired with […]

10 Sapphic pop artists that want you to know they’re here, they’re queer — and you might be too

The end of the year calls for reflection — hence our 2023 Popdust Music Awards, celebrating all of the terrific music we reveled in last year. And now, the beginning of the year is a time of anticipation. For that, they are 2024 Artists to Watch, which also means that Awards Season is right around […]

Did anyone wake up today with a heightened sense of purpose? Did it almost feel like the most boujee Christmas morning there was? Yep, the 2023 Met Gala is upon us and I’m convinced Anna Wintour sprinkles something in the air every year to make it feel so special. It’s fashion’s biggest night, and it […]

Slouching in front of a lo-fi green screen image of a temple in Japan, a platinum-blonde white woman in a skeleton suit sings the opening lines to her song: “Day off in Kyoto / Got bored at the temple / Looked around at the 7-11.” A dear friend of mine once described “Kyoto” by Phoebe […]

The legacy of misogyny and racism was alive and well at the Grammys, and his name was John Mayer

Get acquainted with these musicians now before they make it big.

A great album is like a little world. Some worlds are more fun to live in than others, and these albums were worlds we all wanted to move to forever in 2020. It was the year of the quarantine album—but what that album looked like varied from artist to artist. From maximalist relics of 2019 […]

How did Phoebe Bridgers turn from an indie darling to one of 2020’s biggest breakout stars?

Many media worlds have collided at once in the new music video for Phoebe Bridgers’ “Savior Complex.” The black-and-white music video stars Paul Mescal, the gorgeous Normal People co-lead who shot to fame earlier this year thanks to his brilliant performance and now-infamous neck chain. Mescal went from being a relative unknown to achieving a […]