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11 hours ago
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Sabrina Carpenter Releases ‘Manchild,' Courting Song of the Summer Status With a Knock on No-Good Guys: ‘Half Your Brain Ain't There… I Like My Men All Incompetent'
The music video will have to wait till Friday morning, but Sabrina Carpenter dropped the audio version of her new single, 'Manchild,' Thursday evening, and initial responses were strong, with some fans confidently predicting the upbeat number is strong enough to contend in the Song of the Summer race. Even if not every guy will necessarily be singing along. Carpenter talked about the creation of the song in an Instagram post. 'I wrote 'Manchild' on a random Tuesday with Amy and Jack not too long after finishing 'Short n' Sweet' and it ended up being the best random Tuesday of my life,' the singer wrote, referring to Jack Antonoff — who co-produced the track with her — and Amy Allen. More from Variety Sabrina Carpenter to Release New Single, 'Manchild' Maren Morris on Addressing Divorce, Religion and a Single Woman's Freedom in Pop-Leaning 'Dreamsicle' Album: 'It's Taken Me Years to Live Up to the Boldness of My Own Music' Airbnb Will Let You Book Celeb-Hosted 'Experiences' With Megan Thee Stallion, Sabrina Carpenter, Seventeen, Patrick Mahomes and More 'Not only was it so fun to write, but this song became to me something I can look back on that will score the mental montage to the very confusing and fun young adult years of life. It sounds like the song embodiment of a loving eye roll and it feels like a never ending road trip in the summer! Hence why i wanted to give it to you now — so you can stick your head out the car window and scream it all summer long!' She concluded, 'Thank you always and forever for listening' — although she added a P.S. that indicated not everyone out there is such a good listener: 'And thank you men for testing me!!' The new tune is very much in the tradition of 'Please, Please, Please' and other songs that have found Carpenter putting members of the opposite sex in their collective place. Following an introductory, '80s-sounding synth riff that sounds almost straight out of 'What a Fool Believes,' Carpenter comically lays into one fool in particular. 'Manchild, why you always come a-runnin' to me?' she sings. 'Fuck my life, won't you let an innocent woman be? / Never heard of self-care / Half your brain just ain't there…' But she takes some credit for her own poor choices: 'Oh, I like my boys playin' hard to get / And I like my men all incompetent.' The video will not come out till Friday at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT, but fans already have a pretty strong indicator of how it'll start off, with both a brief teaser video and the single's digital cover portraying Carpenter hitchhiking in the southwestern desert in high heels and the world's shortest short-shorts. The song is widely assumed to be the first single from Carpenter's seventh album, although no actual news has been promised along those lines. Her IG comments saying she just wanted to put it out for summer could be a deflection against expectations that any full-length project is immediately looming, especially when the deluxe version of her last album is still a weekly staple of the Billboard 200 chart. As she did with her mega hit 'Espresso' for Coachella last year, Carpenter will likely give the song its live debut during her festival appearance at Primavera Sound in Barcelona on of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Animated Program — Can Netflix Score Big With 'Arcane,' 'Devil May Cry' and the Final Season of 'Big Mouth?' What's Coming to Netflix in June 2025
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21-05-2025
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11 queer songs that belonged on Spotify's Song of the Summer 2025
It's that time of year again! The weather is getting warmer, the days are getting longer, and pop music fans are starting to discuss what they think will be this year's "song of the summer." Picking just one song to encapsulate an entire summer is often challenging, but it's always an entertaining debate among music lovers. On Tuesday, May 20, Spotify revealed its selections for this year's "Song of the Summer," which included names like Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, and Charli XCX. Generally speaking, the Spotify list of guesses is pretty fun. Namely, queer people are obviously here for the resurgence of "Party 4 U." Anything Bad Bunny does is perfect, and "NUEVAYoL" is a standout track for the musician. And Lady Gaga is… well, mother! Zooming in, though, it's quite disappointing to see that Spotify's "Song of the Summer" list doesn't feature more tracks by queer artists, or even tracks that are resonating with the LGBTQ+ community. Below, spotlights queer contenders that should absolutely be considered in a "Song of the Summer" list for 2025. - YouTube Since winning her first-ever Grammy Award in 2024 for "Flowers," Miley Cyrus has dropped many incredible songs leading up to her new album. The third single, "End of the World" is a euphoric pop anthem that perfectly complements a sunny stroll in the park or a relaxed beach hang. - YouTube Your favorite artist's favorite artist, Chappell Roan, premiered her new song "The Giver" during her debut performance on Saturday Night Live back in November. Alas, the performance was subsequently scrubbed from the internet until she officially released the song in March. Since then, the banjo-blaring, foot-stomping country song has become an anthem for queer people who love to pleasure their partners. - YouTube Destin Conrad and Kehlani teamed up on a song called "Bad Bitches" for his debut album, Love on Digital. The 24-year-old Florida native, whose digital footprint goes all the way back to the late, great app known as Vine, is barging his way into the R&B space with a club-ready banger. - YouTube The Beaches are making some of the best rock music coming out right now. They're filling the MUNA-sized hole left by their absence, but with a heavier rock flare. The band released their song, "Blame Brett," in 2023, and it blew up on social media. Now, they have a new single called "Last Girls at the Party" that'll make you want to jump around and dance to their breezy, energetic new track off their upcoming third album, No Hard Feelings, due August 2025. - YouTube Halsey is doing things her way on their recent single, "Safeword," a kink-friendly punk-rock track with an earworm-y chorus, "I don't gotta listen to you, you're not the boss of me!" It's the perfect rebellious track to blast at full volume while driving down a highway with the windows down. - YouTube The first time you hear "Whiplash" by aespa, you'll want to run it back. The K-pop girl group mashed together roaring synths with a four-on-the-floor electronic beat that flawlessly blends with their breathy, confident vocals. - YouTube Can we all agree to never talk about "Friday" again? Rebecca Black has been making some of the best hyperpop music we've seen in a while! The 27-year-old singer is carving space for herself in the electronic music scene with her last two albums — her debut album in 2023, Let Her Burn, and Starvation, which came out in February of this year. On her latest project, she has a track called "Twist the Knife" that makes you wish you were hearing it outside, dancing around with your closest friends. - YouTube In March, Lil Nas X released an EP called Days Before Dreamboy, which features one of his best songs of his career, "HOTBOX." The song samples "Frontin'" by Pharrell and Chad Hugo (a.k.a. The Neptunes) and features some of Nas X's best rapping over a bouncy, playful beat. - YouTube Ceechyna is new to the music industry. But with only three songs out, she's clearly made her mark. In December 2024, the 21-year-old drill rapper from the UK released her biggest song, "Peggy." The British blends her humor and wit into a song about "pegging a man at the back of the bus." - YouTube This is my long shot, but this disco-inspired track by former Little Mix member Jade is the perfect summer bop. She worked with David LaChapelle on a music video, and with his signature sheen, she can be seen playing a disco diva Barbie and taking elements from the 1976 film Carrie and Soul Train. The former girl group member is the last of her bandmates to release solo music and is gearing up for her debut solo album, THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY, due out in September. - YouTube Dominican rapper Yailin may not identify as queer, but her song "Bing Bong," was definitely made with the girls and gays in mind. Her song, which has over 210 million views on YouTube and over 99 million streams on Spotify, perfectly blends two dynamic Latin genres, Brazilian funk, and Dominican dembow, to create an addictive summer track.
