Trash hits! Why a wave of hedonistic, feral female pop stars are rejecting respectability
In a collapsing world, artists like Slayyyter and Cobrah are chasing extreme highs with hyperactive music and debauched lyrics. Is their trashy vibe emancipating – or a bit contrived? If any year demanded a soundtrack of self-aggrandising female mayhem, it’s 2026. Amid the terrors of war, AI and the climate crisis, women are expected to be symbolic vessels of order and stability: thin, beautiful and perpetually 25 – a state of perfection newly available for purchase thanks to weight-loss drugs a
Cobrah
Demi Lovato
Kesha
Kim Petras
Slayyyter
Tatiana Schwaninger
Tove Lo
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Pop trash : la nouvelle vague d’artistes féminines défie la respectabilité
Slayyyter, Cobrah, Tove Lo, Kesha… Une génération d’artistes pop assume provocations, excès et esthétique « trash » pour défier les attentes sociétales. Simple rébellion ou nouveau...