Joe Satriani performs with Sammy Hagar at Toyota Pavilion in Concord, Calif. on Aug 17, 2024. Seam Liming/STAFF. The other day I was listening to Dua Lipa, like you do, when I realized something that really should have occurred to me years ago: I’ve heard that song before. Rappers…

L-R: Joey Fatone, Lance Bass, Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez and Chris Kirkpatrick of ‘NSYNC speak during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Sept. 12, 2023. Photo courtesy MTV. While nothing is absolute, there are a few things common to nearly all teenagers.…

Protestors at the #FreeBritney Termination Rally in in Los Angeles on Nov. 12, 2021. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images. Britney’s free, bitch. Now what do we do? The question is, “what does Britney do?” Whatever she wants, I guess. What if I don’t care? Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. I mean,…

Britney Spears, courtesy. In case you’ve been living in a cave and refusing to read anything online except my column—props, in that case, good decisions all around—you probably know what’s going on with Britney Spears. For you, my devoted, cave-dwelling fan, here’s a brief summary: Spears has been under…

Protesters attend a #FreeBritney Rally at Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 17, 2021. Original photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images. You’re being told to care about Britney Spears again. Should you? Everybody’s doing it. She’s heroic. She wants her life back. She wants to dump the birth control…

Chelsea Collins, Courtesy. When Chelsea Collins hit a stressful patch in her life, the singer-songwriter went to an unorthodox place to vent her feelings in song: the imagined headspace of her musical idol. “I was going through a lot,” Collins said. “I had some really shady friends and some opportunities…

JoJo performs at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2017. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — The last time we heard from JoJo, she was asserting her independence in 2006, when sophomore album The High Road debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and was certified…

Marina and the Diamonds, Courtesy. Marina Diamandis of Marina and the Diamonds is both smart and charming in person, taking the time to answer questions thoughtfully. Here are some from our most recent conversation. You can catch the full story here. Related stories: More about Marina Diamandis Was writing “Electra Heart”…