Taylor Swift’s secret ‘Lover’, Belinda Carlisle back in action & more: Your weekly bop roundup
The Other Two finally gave us a season three date to remember, stylist Law Roach assured us he won’t be leaving Zendaya’s side, and Zaya Wade gave us some words of trans empowerment in her first big feature.Our musical moments were mostly gentle this week, too.
LGBTQ+ artists and allies alike dropped a nice batch of ballads and heartfelt numbers for us to soak in over the weekend.From living in a dream to ribbons in a stream, here’s your weekly bop roundup:It’s been over 25 years since beloved Go-Go’s mainstay Belinda Carlisle last dropped a new solo pop single, and we could not be happier to see her back.
Over a quarter of a decade culminates here in her bombastic search for a “Big, Big Love” with the help of producer Mati Gavriel and perpetual nominee Diane Warren.Taylor re-recording her masters continues to be a saga in musical girlboss history, but we do slightly wish she would just go straight for 1989 (Taylor’s Version) and stop drawing random names out of a hat.
Still, re-dos of “Safe & Sound”, “Eyes Open”, and “If This Was A Movie” are totally welcome, and this unreleased Lover track is perfect for the most diehard Swifties to enjoy.Beatty’s sophomore album Dreaming of David dazzled critics back in 2020, and with the release of “Ribbons”, it’s clear that his dreamy queer sound has only gotten stronger.
