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Dear Tate, we hope you're listening... Ross and Sam are back with an end-of-awards season special! Sam tells all about the 2025 BRIT Awards before we dive into JADE's star-making Angel of My Dreams performance and Sabrina Carpenter's royally racy Bed Chem performance.
We discuss the whelming 2025 Oscars, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande's spectacular opening performance, and that Bond tribute by Doja Cat, LISA and Raye. Finally, we dive into our beloved Tate McRae's number one (!) third album So Close To What, its whirlwind takeover and if its chart-topping success means she's now in pop's A-list.
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We Ain’t No Divas is hosted by Ross McNeilage and Sam Prance. This episode was produced by Sam Prance, and edited by Ross McNeilage. Music provided by Monopoly Phonic.
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RedOne! Konvict... GA-GA.
Lady Gaga arrived seemingly fully-formed in 2008 as a David Bowie-referencing, Grace Jones-dressing blonde New York party girl ready to disrupt pop. The one-two punch of Just Dance and Poker Face established her as a fashion-savvy, sexually charged visual artist ready to push buttons and take over the industry, while the record-breaking album The Fame introduced her and RedOne as two forward-thinking hitmakers inspired by the 1980s and Britney Spears' Blackout.
How did she get there? Who invented the character of Lady Gaga? And did Akon discover her? Listen to part one of our deep dive into the most game-changing era of the 21st century.
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00:01:16 Why we're revisiting The Fame
00:02:38 Where was music at the dawn of The Fame?
00:04:28 Who was Lady Gaga before 2008?
00:08:10 Who came up with "Lady Gaga"?
00:10:00 Signing with Interscope & meeting RedOne
00:11:52 Who were we before Lady Gaga?
00:14:41 Britney Spears - Blackout influence
00:17:36 Just Dance
00:21:13 David Bowie - Let's Dance influence
00:27:20 Who is Colby O'Donis?
00:29:40 The FASHION
00:32:57 Transmission Gaga-vision YouTube vlogs
00:37:45 Poker Face
00:41:21 Does she sing "F**k her face"?
00:43:55 Just Dance could've been a Pussycat Dolls song...
00:50:44 2009 BRITs performance with Pet Shop Boys
00:52:27 The Fame album review
01:09:00 How Gaga manifested The Fame
We Ain’t No Divas is hosted by Ross McNeilage and Sam Prance. This episode was produced by Sam Prance, and edited by Ross McNeilage. Music provided by Monopoly Phonic.
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We don't need your drugs... Ross & Sam react to Addison Rae's third single High Fashion, break down its many musical references and discuss how her debut album is taking up.
We dive into Sabrina Carpenter's deluxe edition of Short n' Sweet (featuring Dolly Parton!), Chappell Roan's upcoming single The Giver, and Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's joint album. As for UK pop news, Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour ticket controversy comes up and we guess what JADE will perform for her solo BRITs performance in March.
Follow us @weaintnodivas to keep up with your faves and let us know your thoughts!
00:01:05 Addison Rae's High Fashion reaction
00:08:00 High Fashion's musical references
00:11:44 High Fashion music video reaction
00:16:22 Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet deluxe edition
00:17:07 Dolly Parton and Sabrina's Please Please Please collab
00:25:55 JADE is performing at the BRITs
00:30:49 Beyoncés Cowboy Carter Tour ticket prices
00:37:14 Chappell Roan announces The Giver
00:40:53 Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco announce joint album
00:45:10 Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show reaction
00:51:00 Diva Download - what songs we're loving this week
We Ain’t No Divas is hosted by Ross McNeilage and Sam Prance. This episode was produced by Sam Prance, and edited by Ross McNeilage. Music provided by Monopoly Phonic.
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Ariana Grande's fifth album thank u, next came in the wake of personal tragedy and turmoil. In September 2018, Ariana's ex-boyfriend Mac Miller died of a drug overdose months, just weeks after her fourth album Sweetener was released. She ceased all promotion and camped out at a New York recording studio with her closest friends and collaborators, including Victoria Monet, Tommy Brown, Tayla Parx and Max Martin.
Thank u, next rewrote the industry rule book for main pop girl releases while asserting Ariana as a storyteller. The frank lyricism, conversational tone and self-deprecating humour combined with less polished production set the tone for the next decade of pop. The real-time release strategy and Hollywood production music videos lead to Ari breaking many chart and streaming records (first solo artist to tie The Beatles' very big Billboard record!). However, accusations of blackfishing and cultural appropriation throughout the era have tainted its legacy. How does the thank u, next era hold up in 2025?
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00.33 Why thank u, next?
02.28 Were we into Ariana Grande before this era?
06.55 How the Manchester bombings changed the sound of Sweetener
10.00 What was charting in 2018?
12.58 Ariana and Mac Miller's relationship timeline
14.48 How thank u, next began
16.03 thank u, next - first single release
18.07 Naming her ex-boyfriends on the song
24.07 Colleen Ballinger in the thank u, next music video?
29.25 imagine - promotional single
33.05 7 rings - second single release
39.08 Copyright, blackfishing and cultural appropriation accusations
42.22 7 rings music video and blackfishing
46.08 break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored - third single release
50.42 Queerbaiting allegations in 'break up' music video
55.09 thank u, next - album release
01.02.00 ghostin - the song she never wanted to be released
01.10.00 Coachella 2019 headline shows
01.11.00 Sweetener World Tour
01.14.00 2019 singles with Social House, Normani, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey
01.18.00 2019 GRAMMYs - Ariana gets snubbed!
01.23.00 Diva Dictionary
01.24.00 Diva Diploma - Our rating of the thank u, next era
We Ain’t No Divas is hosted by Ross McNeilage and Sam Prance. This episode was produced by Sam Prance, and edited by Ross McNeilage. Music provided by Monopoly Phonic.
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It's time for a Diva Digest! Ross & Sam react to the 2025 GRAMMYs. From Beyoncé's historic COWBOY CARTER win to Kendrick Lamar's Drake diss track Not Like Us sweeping, the GRAMMYs were finally FUN again. We get into Chappell Roan, Charli xcx, Doechii, Sabrina Carpenter and discuss whether Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift really were "robbed" as TikTok is saying...
Elsewhere, we review LADY GAGA's new single Abracadabra, FKA twigs' third studio album Eusexua, The Weeknd's new album Hurry Up Tomorrow and Tate McRae's latest single Sports Car. Follow us @weaintnodivas to keep up with your faves and let us know your thoughts!
01:35 2025 GRAMMYs Recap
01:54 Chappell Roan wins Best New Artist
05:49 Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us wins Record of the Year and Song of the Year
10:06 Beyoncé wins Album of the Year for COWBOY CARTER
13:35 Beyoncé first Black artist to win Best Country Album
16:26 Doechii wins Best Rap Album for Alligator Bites Never Heal
19:08 Sabrina Carpenter wins for Short n’ Sweet & Espresso
19:55 Charli xcx wins for Brat
20:50 Were Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift “robbed”?
23:25 Lady Gaga’s trans allyship in acceptance speech
25:40 Best GRAMMYs Performances
29:55 Beyoncé announces COWBOY CARTER Tour
33:11 Lady Gaga announces seventh album Mayhem
33:35 Lady Gaga’s Abracadabra Music Video Reaction & Single Review
39:34 FKA Twigs’ Eusexua Album Review
43:35 FKA Twigs and North West’s “Childlike Things” collab reaction
45:08 The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow album review
48:45 Tate McRae - Sports Car review
54:37 Bruno Mars & Sexyy Red’s Fat Juicy & Wet
56:15 Heidi Montag’s Superficial 2: Heidiwood & “Top” Review
We Ain’t No Divas is hosted by Ross McNeilage and Sam Prance. This episode was produced by Sam Prance, and edited by Ross McNeilage. Music provided by Monopoly Phonic.
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I Am... Sasha Fierce is Beyoncé's most commercially successful album yet her most divisive and, perhaps oddly, forgotten?
Sam and Ross revisit the Destiny's Child superstar's third solo album - a double album showcasing a more 'human' Beyoncé and an uptempo disc named after her onstage alter ego Sasha Fierce. From Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) being one of the first ever viral music videos to her performing at Barack Obama's inauguration and her final stab at acting (at least onscreen), it's a textbook 2000s pop era with countless singles, music videos, performances, a sold-out tour and MUCH more... So why hasn't it aged well?
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Ross and Sam recap the first three weeks of January in music in the first Diva Digest.
We review JADE's latest release IT GIRL, which highlights The Wanted's Glad You Came effect once again, and the state of her first solo album. We dive into excellent new albums from Bad Bunny (DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS) and Rose Gray (Louder, Please). Elsewhere, we explore Heidi Montag's now-number one 2010 album Superficial and how it topped iTunes charts around the world in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires.
Looking ahead to new music in 2025, we discuss Addison Rae's upcoming debut album, Ariana Grande's confirmed eternal sunshine deluxe, Charli xcx's extended Brat era, Doechii's GRAMMYs-nominated mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal, Miley Cyrus' ninth studio album, Tate McRae's So Close To What and Lady Gaga's highly-anticipated seventh album, referred to by fans as "LG7".
Follow us on socials @weaintnodivas and listen to our first pop era deep dive from last week, Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet.
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Sabrina Carpenter went from "that blonde girl" in Olivia Rodrigo's Driver's License to record-breaking main pop girl with her sixth album Short n' Sweet.
Between three number one singles (Espresso, Please Please Please and Taste), a tabloid romance with Barry Keoghan and a pin-up makeover, Sabrina positioned herself on top of the pop charts. What does her reputation as the horniest girl in pop really mean? Does the album live up to the hype? Has she earned her diva-ship to be peers with her influences, from Christina Aguilera to Rihanna and Dolly Parton to Taylor Swift?
Listen to Ross and Sam dive into the era (so far) for the first Diva Dive of We Ain't No Divas.
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WE AIN’T NO DIVAS is a music podcast diving into the biggest pop eras to decide who made history and what aged like milk. Ross McNeilage and Sam Prance will be hosting album deep dives and bi-weekly pop culture digests to discuss the latest celeb and music news.
Subscribe to the show for new episodes every Wednesday. Follow us @weaintnodivas on the socials.
Music: Monopoly Phonic
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