PopHeads

sophie's latest 'hana' came out last week and it seems to be getting a similar 'meh but in a good way' that her last two did, familia and wanderlust. apparently they're a three-pack in the same style.

after those first two i thought we'd lost her forever, but then came the tragedy of covid and the unexpectedly literal 'kitchen disco' from chez sophie.

then she toured it, and i'll just say i never thought i'd hear her leaning into the likes of dancing queen and moloko's 'sing it back'. the live album is definitely worth a listen.

it's friday! any new releases people are excited for?

Thanks @pootriarch@poptalk.scrubbles.tech for getting it set up!

I'm have a pile of taylor and misc pophead memes burning a hole in my hard drive, thinking we should make a pophead memes community.

2 things I need first, first, I don't have a name in mind, (will probably keep it general at first, otherwise obvious taylor's would become YouBelongWithMemes but I need a more generic one)

Something that plays on pop? Soda? Cola? I'm not a creative person obviously. Second thing would be a banner image. Gots-ta be reeeeeal classy of course.

With Apollo shutting down officially I'd like to post something to the pop communities of Reddit. I don't want to come off as spammy - but more of a "Hey, we have an alternative over here and you are welcome to join."

Most popheads/swifities so far have replied with "Why, it doesn't change how I use it" and I'm trying to figure out some ways to make the Reddit change hit home a bit for them specifically.

Anyone want to give some examples of what I should say/post? I'll link the post I have in the sidebar to help those who may want to join, and I'm expanding the server a bit today just to hopefully handle an influx.

In addition, any other subreddits I'd need to post to?

Edit: Posts are live -

• https://www.reddit.com/r/popheads/comments/144kong/comment/jng1cpb/?context=3
• https://www.reddit.com/r/TaylorSwift/comments/144kkwu/lemmy_a_reddit_alternative_with_a_popmusic_twist/

Waiting on Moderator approval on the TaylorSwift one. Anywhere else?

Edit: Moderators removed the PopHeads post saying it was off topic

Thanks - @scrubbles

i looked at this and it's conceptually pretty funny, but almost none of it is in my crate. where's the kylie? where's the saint etienne? where's the spice girls?

i presume that for these folks, the 90s ended with the appearance of britney, just as the 60s ended with the beatles breaking up.

https://youtu.be/TtmAD0ieaSQ

Jason Derulo - savage love

This is more for Mastodon/Misskey based instance but to join in, you tagged @StanFediverse@chirp.social and follow it to join in.

I don't know if it would take off but thought I just mention it here!

a very strange week. astrud gilberto, the pop singer of another another generation, walks out the door. janelle monáe is to walk back in. the sky is all purple, there are people running everywhere.

Lucky for the LA Lana fans!

https://youtu.be/V6hQ9HSKlIE

Older and edge of pop, but got massive radio play in it's day. Tracy Chapman - call me

nadine was nearby but not with them. this might be the first time any of them has performed girls aloud material since sarah harding passed away from cancer

What are you listening to today? What is currently stuck in your head that you need to share with others?

30 subscribers in just 3 days! Honestly about 10 times more than I expected. Thanks for signing up, thanks for sharing, I hope we can turn this community into something good.

What are you all hoping to see here? A direct replacement from /r/PopHeads? Photos? Have there been rules you haven't enjoyed in other communities?

Do you want me to spam with news as soon as I hear it? Or does that become noise?

let me know what you think, and hey thanks for subscribing!

Another new version of Taylor's new Speak Now (Taylor's Version) album is on her store ready for pre-order

Thank you all so far for subscribing (and the plugs around the internet), we're just getting started, and I'm plugging Lemmy all over. I think with the blackouts we'll start to see more traffic soon. To keep us going I'm just posting random stuff as I find it, but please, the forum is open to all!

I had never seen the "Beach House" music video, and honestly it's one of the best videos I've seen in a while. I'm a Swiftie, but they're just polar opposite feeling to this one. Carly just makes it seem so... real to me lol

(from her Insta)

So who's your favourite pop star?

Now there's a shiny new Lemmy group up and running at @popheads (Mastodon users: follow it if you want more discussion of pop music in your Mastodon feed), it's time to ask who's your favourite pop star? Do you have a favourite song or album?

My current faves are:

Alessia Cara: Perhaps the most talented and certainly the most underrated of the current crop of pop stars. She's fallen out of the limelight the past couple of years, which is a pity, because there's some excellent songs on her recent albums:

https://youtu.be/2ORj3T5sz-0

https://youtu.be/QJWR9T7ihns

https://youtu.be/9tKQgesCcTc

https://youtu.be/E40dAGljh4Y

https://youtu.be/rcDsSkQ59-E

Willow Smith: Done some really great songs recently:

https://youtu.be/hvrx8SX3jqQ

And some all-time favourites:

Prince

https://youtu.be/CkrT9u7ms1c

John Farnham (but only his Whispering Jack/Age of Reason/Chain Reaction '80s to early '90s run)

https://youtu.be/xWGXmWB4tKQ

https://youtu.be/VD5Vt6zx_to

https://youtu.be/EBo1cMumwBM

Janet Jackson, and most of the broader Jackson family. (Jermaine, Rebbie, and TJ in particular have some hidden gems in their discography.)

https://youtu.be/XKTBP-w9q_k

https://youtu.be/65eEHAMZMSo

#music #popmusic

Good to see physical music sales are a huge part of it too. Streaming is great, but I like owning my music