Luther Vandross’ tribute to Dionne Warwick at the 1986 NAACP Image Awards is a masterclass in spectacle of a unique kind. Continue reading Performances That Pop: Luther Vandross at the 1986 NAACP Image Awards
Beyoncé channels 25 years of pop dominance into a Pan-African disco fantasia where she can enjoy her hard-forged control. Continue reading ‘RENAISSANCE’ Introduces Final Form Beyoncé
Adele’s show-stopping performance at the BRIT Awards – on the cusp of her earth-shattering album ’21’ – crystallized her role in pop music. Continue reading Performances That Pop: Adele at the 2011 BRIT Awards
After a decade of transformation, Beyoncé takes a spin on the dance floor for transcendent, conditional liberation. Continue reading “BREAK MY SOUL” is Beyoncé’s Well-Deserved Dance Break
‘Stranger Things’ was the launchpad, but the ethereal “Running Up That Hill” is a cultural phenomenon in its own right. Continue reading Unpacking Kate Bush’s Improbable, Magical Pop Resurgence
How the often-snubbed pop diva used the Grammy stage to emancipate herself. Continue reading Performances That Pop: Mariah Carey at the 2006 Grammys
With “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” sung in tribute to President Kennedy, Judy Garland was anything and everything we needed from her, until she couldn’t be. Continue reading Performances That Pop: “Battle Hymn of the Republic” by Judy Garland (1963)
Gloria Estefan’s incredible comeback at the 1991 American Music Awards is the truest definition of the word. Continue reading Performances That Pop: Gloria Estefan at the 1991 American Music Awards
