Live to Tell

Last night, my daughter was playing Madonna remixes on TikTok. I felt like I was in a time warp. And I might be. She was listening to them because Madonna appeared on the MTV (still a thing) Video Awards (still a thing). Variety: VMAs Attract a Combined 8.4 Million Viewers, Making it the Most-Watched Since 2015 and Up 51% From Last Year.

+ “Last week, Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ broke the record for the most weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The record was previously held by Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You,’ which is a song I’ve definitely heard before and could reliably hum the melody of. ‘Choosin’ Texas,’ not so much.” Ryan Broderick in Garbage Day on Why Choosin’ Texas doesn’t feel like a hit.