A recent music podcast episode discussing BTS and their youngest member, Jeon Jung Kook’s solo album Golden, has demonstrated once again the deep-seated racism of the American, and by extension, Western music industry. The music industry includes record labels, artists, musicians, producers, awards, charts, radio, as well as music media platforms, journalists, and critics.
Podcasts
The Year That Was
A late 2020 meme or trope has been circulating. It takes issue with people who are ready to say goodbye to 2020 and to welcome 2021. The criticism is that people are placing their hope on a new year as if the pandemic will magically disappear as soon as the clock strikes midnight on December 31st.
The Things We Love 