Name 3 Songs

It’s a new year & we’re switching things up! We’re taking our learning from the past 2+ years of this podcast and applying it to current events. Why? With all of the feminist theory and pop culture history in our toolkit, we want to understand these events better as they happen and the implications they hold in everyday life. We talk a lot about being critical consumers and this is a chance to put on the media literacy hat in real time — we’re calling out BS and celebrating those who deserve it...

This week on Name 3 Songs: ~ Heroine chic has entered the cultural zeitgeist once again and Lizzo is having to call out body shamers once again. ~ Brad Pitt was celebrated by multiple actors at the Golden Globe awards despite abuse allegations brought by Angelina Jolie. ~ Bella Ramsey & Emma D’Arcy have come out as non-binary and are carving their paths in acting, giving representation and making space for nonbinary and trans people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did Liam Hemsworth cheat on Miley with 14 women? What ever happened with the All Time Low allegations? We’re getting into all of this, plus some other more light-hearted moments featuring Maneskin getting married, Boygenius comeback & Shaikra’s revenge diss track Enjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or leave us a tip on PayPal!  Want to talk more? Find us: @name3songs | @sara_feigin | @jenna_million Check out all the sources for this episode at name3songs...

➡️why fans called for a wellness check on Britney Spears and if fans should have the right to do so ➡️ Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Joey King cheating rumors, blind items, & the weird misogyny creeping into all of it ➡️ Beyoncé’s private performance in Dubai and the significance of the wealthy becoming even wealthier ✨ plus we have a LOT to fangirl over from BTS members at PFW to Charli XCX/The 1975 crossover to Harry Styles once again Enjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or leave us a...

~ Sam Smith’s “I’m Not Here To Make Friends” music video brings out the worst of fatphobic, transphobic, homophobic comments at a time when US conservatives are trying their hardest to pass anti-trans bills ~ Julia Fox is called out for an incentive comment on the TikTok maraca trend, leading us to ask questions about TikTik’s censorship and creator’s coded words ~ PLUS Raye’s debut album is out after being trapped in a 7-year contract & more Enjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or...

This week, we dive into the news of Harry Styles winning Album of the Year over Beyonce at the recent Grammy Awards. Meanwhile, Beyonce became the artist with the most Grammys after winning her 32nd Grammy for Best Dance Album – but why won’t they let her have AOTY? Many are calling Styles out as the problem, but we take a step back to look at the source of all of this – the voting committee – discuss the inherent bias with the voting system...

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???? What is “celebrity” anyways? What does cultural context and fandom have to do with all of it? ???? TikTok creators allege that Selena Gomez, Hailey Bieber and Kylie Jenner are throwing shade, even though the girls have denied it ???? What does it say about our society that queerbaiting is always applied to men, but rarely women? What does it say about masculinity and what men find attractive? And furthermore, what does this tell us about the difference between our experience of compulsory...

???? The Hailey-Selena drama turned into an even bigger mess than we thought. What happened to not pitting women against each other? ☄️ Rolling Stone reports Sam Levison and co-creator The Weeknd changed the plot of HBO’s The Idol from a feminist narrative of a women dealing with misogyny in the music industry into an out-right abuse fantasy. Several actresses have already spoken out about Levinson’s desire to capture abuse and nudity on camera for Euphoria...

Brands and music fans continue to berated Hailey Bieber, going as far to yell “fuck Hailey Bieber” during Justin Bieber’s appearance at Rolling Loud Festival. All of this further illustrates the trope of the “unlikeable woman” that validates harassing “bad women...