The Nostalgic Punch of Ariana Grande’s <em>Charlie’s Angels</em> Soundtrack
The pop star co-curated a feminist-themed album that, in sound and approach, calls back to a simpler time: the early 2010s.
Bells are ringing, empowered women are singing. All is going according to plan in the first few minutes of “Don’t Call Me Angel,” the lead single from Ariana Grande’s co-curated soundtrack to the forthcoming Charlie’s Angels reboot. Miley Cyrus, in her rodeo yowl on the song, warns some boy to quit it with the pet names. Grande trills at an ogler that she bites. The gals shadowbox and scheme in the music video. The arrangement clatters and bangs. Kapow!
Then a —the ghost of gender roles past?—floats in,, on her back. Grande and Cyrus had been telling guys to knock off their objectification so they can fight. Del Rey is here to beckon the gaze and take a nap, .
