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Miley Cyrus & The Reinvention Issue: Why Pop Stars Can’t Shock Us Anymore (Ep.42)

Social Media is Ruining the Reinvention of the Modern Pop Star! This week on The Weekly Wind Down, Jer is getting into a very real pop music question: why does reinvention feel so much harder to pull off now?

Inspired by Miley Cyrus dropping the Cyrus and stepping into her one name era with “Bass Persuades,” Jer unpacks why modern pop comebacks are not always landing with the same force they used to. Once upon a time, a new haircut, a new sound, a new visual language, and a new era could shake the whole table. Madonna did it. Janet did it. Britney did it. Gaga did it. Rihanna did it. Beyoncé…

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