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In this episode, Angie and Steffi finish ranking Janet Jackson’s discography. They also discuss Janet Jackson’s best and worst album covers and share their favorite & least favorite Janet songs. This is part 2 of the conversation! So make sure you tune into part 1 where we ranked Janet Jackson’s albums 11 through 5. Diva Info: Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, song...

Because Angie won the Super Bowl bet earlier in the season, Angie and Steffi rank Janet Jackson’s entire discography. In this episode, we share what albums ranked number 11 through 5. This is part 1 of the conversation! So make sure you tune into part 2 where we finish off ranking Janet’s discography and share our favorite & least favorite album covers, songs, and our personal ranking of Janet’s d...

Continuing with our Diva 101 on Aretha Franklin, Angie and Steffi share their favorite Aretha Franklin live performances and pop culture moments. We also share Aretha Franklin songs you MUST know, our personal faves, and underrated gems in her catalog.  Our Diva 101 episodes are a general overview of a classic diva’s career and a very basic introduction to the diva. These OG divas helped define ho...

Welcome to our first ever Diva 101 episode - a recurring series where we give an introduction to divas that we all need to know. And to kick things off, we’re talking the Queen of Soul: Ms. Aretha Franklin. In this part 1 episode, Angie and Steffi go through the timeline of Aretha’s illustrious career, and discuss divas/divos that influenced her and divas that she would later influence.  Our Diva...

In our part 2 episode of Madonna’s “Ray of Light” (1998) celebration, Angie and Steffi break down the era. We discuss the “material girl to spiritual girl” narrative, motherhood, and why this may arguably be our favorite Madonna era.     In our Era Breakdown episodes, we touch on so many topics like career context, controversies/scandals of the era, marketing, music videos, live performances, albu...

In this episode, Angie and Steffi celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Madonna’s “Ray of Light” album.  As we do in all of our Diva Discography episodes, part 1 is an in-depth review and discussion of EVERY SINGLE TRACK of the album. We then end our conversation sharing our Top 3 favorite songs from the album, 1 song we’d cut, and the underrated gem. Make sure you tune in next week for part 2 when we...

Padam? Padam. In this episode, Angie & Steffi do another round of Diva Headlines and get into what’s been happening in the DCU - the Diva Cinematic Universe.  We discuss the passing of legendary performer Tina Turner and the complicated legacy of the iconic film “What’s Love Got to Do With It”. Then, by popular demand, we continue our discussion on some of the touring divas - namely Beyoncé’s Rena...

WE’RE BACK! Did you miss us? Let’s catch up. In this episode, Angie & Steffi check in after an unexpected hiatus. We share life updates including getting tickets to Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour, Cate Blanchett movie deep dives and personal news! We also talk about popular YouTube music reactor AJAY’s Renaissance video and discuss the responsibility that music reactors have to their viewers - if any....

In this episode, Angie & Steffi discuss their thoughts on Rihanna’s much anticipated Super Bowl halftime show performance. Was it underwhelming? Overwhelming? Or just whelming? Angie also takes this moment to gloat that she accurately predicted Rihanna’s closer (yet again!). Plus, we share what Diva Dailies listeners thought of Rihanna’s performance as well. We then share our personal TOP 5 Favori...

Apologies for the late episode - we are pop culturally behind by a week. But we are back to bitch & complain about the Grammys 2023! #JusticeforBeyonce #JusticeforRenaissance In this episode, Angie & Steffi respond to some listener feedback that was received over the break. We then get into some Diva Headlines & discuss our thoughts on Beyoncé’s Renaissance tickets - specifically those prices. Yik...

Alright, it’s Diva Time! It’s Season 3, people. So to kick off this new year, we are doing a Diva Headlines episode where we talk about the latest happenings in the DCU (Diva Cinematic Universe) as well as some news that we might have missed over the break.  At the top of the episode, Angie tells us all about her amazing trip to Costa Rica and what she got up to over the break. Steffi has nothing...

Happy Holidays, everyone!! Apologies for this episode coming out after Christmas, but we thought to round out Season 2 of Diva Dailies, we’d play a little holiday game on the pod. Perhaps we can make this a holiday tradition? In the final episode of Season 2, Angie and Steffi sort our Season 2 divas on the Naughty or Nice List. Then, we also reflect on what hypothetical gift we would give to the d...

Finally finishing up our Spice Girls, “Spiceworld” journey. Sorry for the delay once again, but we hope you guys enjoy this one. In this episode, Angie and Steffi break down the rest of the Spiceworld era. To begin the episode, we read through some of our listener feedback. Again, thanks so much for sending in your thoughts! We also go through some quick Diva Headlines - Spice Girls reunion at Ger...

Apologies for the delay, but we are back for PART 2 of 3 (yep, it’s our first 3 parter) of our Spice Girls “Spiceworld” journey. In this episode, Angie and Steffi break down the era!  To begin the episode, we read through some of our listener feedback. Again, thanks so much for sending in your thoughts! In our Era Breakdown episodes, we touch on so many topics like career context, controversies/sc...

It’s the episode that Steffi has been waiting for since Girl Group Divas summer.  Hold on to your knickers, girls. Get ready for our Spice Girls takeover on Diva Dailies! Once again, Angie and Steffi are hopping in a time machine to 1997 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Spice Girls’ sophomore album “Spiceworld” (1997).  As we do in all of our Diva Discography episodes, part 1 is an in-dept...

We are back for PART 2 of our Janet Jackson “The Velvet Rope” journey. In this episode, Angie and Steffi break down the era!  This week, Angie is back for our intro and we catch up on our Oscar & Razzie Moment of the Week. We also read an updated review from THE Nicole Scherzinger (Nicole, this is between me, and you, and you) and discuss our thoughts on Janet’s - if we can call it that - The Velv...

Continuing on with our Anniversary Divas series, Angie and Steffi go track by track, discussing & analyzing Janet Jackson’s deeply personal album: “The Velvet Rope” (1997).  As we do in all of our Diva Discography episodes, part 1 is an in-depth review and discussion on EVERY SINGLE TRACK of the album. We then end our conversation sharing our Top 3 favorite songs from the album, 1 song we’d cut, a...

We are back for PART 2 of our Mariah Carey “Butterfly” journey. In this episode, Angie and Steffi break down the era!  This week, we read listener feedback and reviews and discuss our thoughts on Mariah’s Butterfly 25 campaign.  In our Era Breakdown episodes, we touch on so many topics like career context, controversies/scandals of the era, marketing, music videos, live performances, album stats,...

Welcome to our Anniversary Divas Series! 2022 marks the 25th anniversary and several career cementing and music defining projects for our divas. Picture it: the year is 1998. And within several weeks of one another, Mariah Carey’s “Butterfly”, Janet Jackson’s “The Velvet Rope”, Whitney Houston & Brandy’s “Cinderella” and the Spice Girls’ “Spiceworld” were all released into the world and pop cultur...

We are back for PART 2 of our Chloe x Halle “Ungodly Hour” journey. In this episode, Angie and Steffi break down the era!  At the top, and how apropos to our Chloe x Halle episodes, we share our thoughts on The Little Mermaid teaser trailer. #OURARIEL #TEAMHALLE In our Era Breakdown episodes, we touch on so many topics like career context, controversies/scandals of the era, marketing, music videos...

And our last girl group for Girl Group Divas Summer 2022 is…Chloe x Halle!!! To round out our Girl Group Divas Summer series, we’re talking about one of the top girl groups of the current music generation, the protégés of Beyoncé (and Solange), Chloe x Halle.  In this episode of Diva Dailies, Angie and Steffi are going track by track, reviewing an album that helped many people get through the pand...

We are back for PART 2 of our Destiny’s Child “Destiny Fulfilled” journey. In this episode, Angie and Steffi break down the era!  For the first 20 minutes of this episode, we read and play your voice messages regarding thoughts on Part 1 of our Destiny’s Child “Destiny Fulfilled” episode plus a continued discussion on Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” and cultural appropriation. As always, a huge shout out...

Enter Destiny’s Child. Continuing on with the Beyoncé takeover and (finally!) resuming our Girl Group Divas Summer, we breakdown and discuss Destiny’s Child’s final (at least as of right now) studio album: Destiny Fulfilled.  In this episode of Diva Dailies, Angie and Steffi review Destiny’s Child’s final studio album, “Destiny Fulfilled” (2004). We also read some Apple Podcast reviews and share s...

Welcome back to PART 2 of our Beyoncé “Act 1: Renaissance” journey. In this episode, Angie and Steffi break down the era!  For the first 20 minutes of this episode, we read and play your voice messages regarding thoughts on Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” album. So a huge shout out and thank you to those of you who submitted your thoughts! We really appreciated and loved hearing from you.  In our Era Brea...

Let the Beyoncé takeover on Diva Dailies begin.  We’re putting a temporary pause on Girl Group Divas Summer, because Bey is back (and I’m sleepin’ real good at night.) For the next two weeks, we are deep diving into Beyoncé’s Renaissance …so far. In this episode of Diva Dailies, Angie and Steffi review Beyoncé’s 7th solo studio album, “Renaissance” (2022). We also give a brief but much needed and...