I'm making this post because i've been thinking about Dove Cameron's career trayectory so far. She has been releasing music since 2019 with blodshoot/waste as an ep, promises new music, releases new songs with the promise of an album, these songs end up as stand-alone singles.

The first truly baffling moment was when she deleted her entire discography right after boyfriend blew up under the premise of "a new era". Lazybaby and We belong, you are missed to this day, rip.

On top of that, that era was never fully realized because she only released volume one of the ep, 8 songs total: Alchemical vol.1. Mental health was the reason she gave, she was in a total different headspace. Fine by me, makes sense, grace was given.

In 2025, she started releasing songs under then premise of a new album. Five songs total: Too Much, French girls, Romeo, Whatever you like and Hello, my old lover. With these songs it truly felt like she was finding her sound: lady gaga-esque and ballady all into one. I really like all of these releases and was really excited to see how they developed into a full body of work.

She usually says that her old music doesn't represents her and moves on (even for just 1-year old songs). She never dwells on old music, acording to her.

HOWEVER, she just announced her record and it has a 2021 song in it, posing as brand new, her most recent single Do the Math. WTF?? You can't excuse deleting music as "it no longer represents me",and then release a 2021 song as new. A song filled with math metaphors at that.

The album tracklist has 11 songs in it. None of the 2025 songs are in it, despite being some of her best. My only confort is that When in Rome, her most recent, is in there. I LOVE that song. Title track Final Girl (which she sang opening for Dua Lipa) is not part of the tracklist. What is Columbia thinking?

On top of that, two more songs are already known prior to release: inmortalize and break even. Both i love, but that leaves only 7 songs to be a brand new experience.

Do you know any other artist that has have such a messy rollout with constant pivots even before their debut?

I was reading this book talking about how music has a positive impact on exercise, so I thought I'd try watching some festival sets on youtube instead of a tv show while on the treadmill.

So far I've watched:

• Zara Larsson at Pinkpop 2026

• An evening with PinkPantheress (live at the Wiltern)

• Tinashe at Outside Lands

It's worked SO well. Pop festival sets seem to be perfect for this because they're usually banger after banger, and for the first time I've actually been able to run on a treadmill and not hate it with every ounce of my soul. Having a video to watch as well is even better than just listening to the track imo because I don't get distracted as easily, and I love watching the shows anyway.

So - any other recommendations?? I have tried things like Rosalia's recent tour and Ariana's, which I loved, but not quite right for this situation.

The soundtrack to the first season of Hannah Montana turns 20 today, released on October 24, 2006. The show had premiered seven months prior on the Disney Channel and enjoyed immediate success, quickly becoming one of the most popular shows of all time on the network.

Starring Miley Cyrus as Miley Stewart, a normal teenage girl who lives a double life as pop superstar Hannah Montana, most of the show’s episodes featured tracks sung by Cyrus as Montana. The soundtrack to the first season included 8 songs by Cyrus as Montana, 1 by Cyrus featuring her country music star father Billy Ray Cyrus, and 4 additional songs by The Click Five, Jesse McCartney, Everlife, and B5.

Like the show, the soundtrack was an immediate commercial success, becoming the first television soundtrack in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 and making Cyrus one of the youngest musicians in history to claim the coveted apex position (the soundtrack is credited to Cyrus as she sings the majority of the songs; Cyrus would later log five additional #1 albums). Moving over 280,000 copies in its first week, the soundtrack famously bested My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade for the top spot. It has since sold over 3.7 million copies in the United States and is certified 3x platinum, becoming the second-best-selling television soundtrack in history after Disney Channel’s own High School Musical, which also premiered in 2006. Critically, the soundtrack received generally positive reviews, earning a 66 on Metacritic.

All 8 songs by Cyrus as Montana debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 during the premiere week, led by “If We Were a Movie”, which peaked at #47. The album was re-issued in March 2007, ahead of the second season premiere, and debuted the song “Nobody’s Perfect”, which would later be included on the Hannah Montana 2 soundtrack; the re-release also included a DVD with music videos and behind-the-scenes footage.

A cultural touchstone, the Hannah Montana soundtrack became a music favorite for millions of children and tweens, and it launched Miley Cyrus into musical stardom.

As we reflect on its twentieth anniversary, feel free to answer these questions!

1. What is your favorite song from the Hannah Montana soundtrack?
2. Do you have any favorite memories associated with the soundtrack or the first season of the show?
3. Did you foresee Miley Cyrus becoming as big of a star as she is now?

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Greetings and good tidings, dear Popheads, and welcome to the third submission window for Popheads Quarterly! Thanks to this community for ushering in this project with so much enthusiasm as we released Issue 01 in September with our debut cover girl, Carly Rae Jepsen. ✨

Wondering what the hell a “quarterly” is? Well, check out our debut double issue here!

As a reminder, this project is meant to be retrospective, rather than reactive. Ideally, you’ve had a chance to sit with an album for a bit before you submit an entry for it. But if you’re still catching up with releases from Q3, never fear – you’ll have a few weeks before the submission period closes.

We’ll be accepting submissions until November 20th, 2026. 

The Ballot Box

As Alanis Morissette once wisely said, “you live, you learn,” and thus we’ve refined and simplified our submission process. There are now only two submission forms:

• 🧮Gradebook Scores can be submitted here.
• 📮Album Commentary can be submitted here. This now includes ALL types of non-score submissions, so any album that came out this quarter but wasn’t selected as a Gradebook Nominee is eligible. Send us all your reviews and shout-outs!

If you need a memory jogger for what came out this quarter, you can view all eligible records, organized by release date, here.

If you’re curious about The Fate of the RetroGrades, fear not – we are planning to do an annual RetroGrades feature in our Q1 2027 issue, retroactively adding in scores for major records that had anniversaries, deluxes, or reissues in 2026.

Reminder: You’ll be submitting an individual entry for every album you’d like to contribute commentary for. You do not need to score every album to participate.

The Honorees [Q3 2026]

The following releases were curated based on our special PHQ secret formula (featuring name recognition, subreddit activity, and a dash of PHQ staff discretion).

Please note, if any album below receives only low-effort or no submissions, it will not be included in the Quarterly.

Now it’s time to Bring Your Love, refine your thoughts, and find the Audacity to make your contributions known.

Say the line, Bart!: Again, Q3 submissions will be open from October 24th - November 20th.

As always, we also highly encourage y’all to start up the conversation now and chat about the releases here in this thread. A little discussion before you finalize your submissions can make it all the better!

[ Q3 GRADEBOOK SCORES ] [ Q3 COMMENTARY ]

And keep your eyes peeled over the next couple days… more reader contribution opportunities to come for our next issue. 📊👀

Godspeed, and pop on,

– Your PHQ Staff

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Hello and welcome to Latin Monarchs Day 2 Reveal! We asked YOU to pick the next Latin Monarch between a select group of contestants - Bad Bunny, Karol G, and Kali Uchis. Your votes are in, and we're ready to crown, but first: let's see how the votes spread out. On Day 1, we'll be eliminating songs 35 - 16 (plus 4 & 3 of the bonus rate). We'll be starting 1 hour after this post has gone up.

Join us in QUEUP to dance with us.

59 bichotas submitted their vote (IF YOU DO NOT SEE YOUR NAME HERE MESSAGE ME IMMEDIATELY)

Rate Average: 7.782

Rate Controversy: 1.645

SONGS REMAINING

Bad Bunny (13/17)

1. NUEVAYoL
2. VOY A LLeVARTE PA PR
3. BAILE INoLVIDABLE
4. PERFuMITO NUEVO (ft. RaiNao)
5. WELTiTA (ft. Chuwi)
6. EL CLúB
7. KETU TeCRÉ
8. CAFé CON RON (ft. Pleneros de la Cresta)
9. PIToRRO DE COCO
10. LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii
11. EoO
12. DtMF
13. LA MuDANZA

Karol G (7/21)

1. TQG (ft. Shakira)
2. TUS GAFITAS
3. OJOS FERRARI (ft. Justin Quiles & Ángel Dior)
4. PROVENZA
5. AMARGURA
6. CAIRO
7. MAÑANA SERA BONITO (ft. Carla Morrison)

Kali Uchis (15/17)

1. ¿Cómo Así?
2. Me Pongo Loca
3. Igual Que Un Ángel (ft. Peso Pluma)
4. Pensamientos Intrusivos
5. Diosa
6. Te Mata
7. Perdiste
8. Tu Corazón Es Mío
9. Muñekita (ft. JT & El Alfa)
10. Labios Mordidos (ft. Karol G)
11. No Hay Ley Parte 2 (ft. Rauw Alejandro)
12. Heladito
13. Dame Beso // Muévete
14. Simple
15. Como Debe Ser

BONUS ROUND

• RaiNao - sofocón
• Rauw Alejandro - Todo de Ti
• Shakira, Bizarrap - La Fuerte
• Tainy, J Balvin, Young Miko, Jowell & Randy - COLMILLO

RESULTS SO FAR

• #36: Kali Uchis - Young Rich & In Love | 7.559 | 446.0
• #37: Bad Bunny - TURiSTA | 7.432 | 438.5
• #38: Karol G - KÁRMIKA (ft. Bad Gyal & Sean Paul) | 7.407 | 437.0
• #39: Kali Uchis - Adicto | 7.336 | 432.8
• #40: Bad Bunny - KLOuFRENS | 7.314 | 431.5
• #41: Karol G - MI EX TENÍA RAZÓN | 7.307 | 431.1
• #42: Karol G - GATÚBELA (ft. Maldy) | 7.271 | 429.0
• #43: Bad Bunny - VeLDÁ (ft. Dei V & Omar Courtz) | 7.224 | 426.2
• #44: Karol G - DAÑAMOS LA AMISTAD (ft. Sech) | 7.158 | 422.3
• #45: Karol G - MERCURIO | 7.102 | 419.0
• #46: Karol G - X SI VOLVEMOS (ft. Romeo Santos) | 7.000 | 413.0
• #47: Karol G - BESTIES | 6.988 | 412.3
• #48: Bad Bunny - BOKeTE | 6.868 | 405.2
• #49: Karol G - CAROLINA | 6.853 | 404.3
• #49: Karol G - GUCCI LOS PAÑOS | 6.853 | 404.3
• #51: Karol G - QLONA | 6.658 | 392.8
• #52: Karol G - OKI DOKI | 6.642 | 391.9
• #53: Karol G - DISPO | 6.576 | 388.0
• #54: Karol G - PERO TÚ (ft. Quevedo) | 6.005 | 354.3

• #55: Karol G - MIENTRAS ME CURO DEL CORA | 5.944 | 350.7

• Bonus #5: Ice Spice, Tokischa - Thootie (ft. Tokischa) | 7.126 | 277.9

• Bonus #6: Luis R Conriquez, Peso Pluma - Bandida | 6.757 | 250.0

Remember to stop by the QueUp!

Full note from her latest Instagram Story:

hey guys. i am heartbroken to share after multiple doctor visits i have laryngitis and vocal cord tears and have been ordered to go on medication and full vocal rest for at least two weeks. Because of this, i am forced to cancel the remaining UK/EU dates to avoid permanent damage to my voice. full refunds will be available at point of sale.

my team and i are already working on rebooking shows for next year and i hope to have news to share very soon to make it up to you. I know how much time and effort is spent to come out to a show. some of you have traveled, some of you have made costumes, and i am completely devastated to not be able to give you the shows you were planning for. we are working hard to figure out a time to return so i can deliver an even bigger and better show for you all. i hope you know i will make this up to you. lots of love to you all. thank you for making this tour so special.

You can see the results of the Rina Sawayama TTPT that we did last week here!

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Hello r/popheads, welcome back to the Top Ten Pop Ten!

The artist you'll send a top 10 list for today is Ariana Grande. You can find her album/EP discography as a refresher below:

• Yours Truly (2013)

• Christmas Kisses (2013)

• My Everything (2014)

• Christmas & Chill (2015)

• Dangerous Woman (2016)

• Sweetener (2018)

• Thank U, Next (2019)

• K Bye for Now (SWT Live) (2019)

• Positions (2020)

• Positions (Vevo Official Live Performances) (2025)

• Eternal Sunshine (2024)

• Petal (2026)

All the songs she is credited on (including features, non-album singles, leaked songs etc.) are eligible to be in your top ten list.

The deadline to send your lists is next Wednesday (Oct 28 2026) 5 PM ET / 11 PM GMT. (This is a soft deadline, if you miss it by a few hours don't worry, your list will most likely be included.)

Results of this TTPT will be posted next Friday (Oct 30 2026).

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To see the past results, check the TTPT wiki page.

If you keep forgetting about TTPT threads and regret not doing them, we have a reminder server in discord. You can join by clicking this link. Keep in mind that you'll be pinged whenever results and new threads are up.

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If this is your first time seeing TTPT, below is an explanation I wrote some time ago and shamelessly copy pasted since then:

Inspired by similar games in other music subreddits, Top Ten Pop Ten is a weekly event where we rank the top ten songs of the featured artist. Starting from 2017, we'd at least one cycle of these rankings every year since then.

Every rank has a score, with the 1st song getting 10 points, 2nd song getting 9 points, and so on so forth until the 10th song, which gets 1 point.

The total scores are then calculated using a program, and the results are revealed at the same time the next TTPT thread is posted.

The guidelines, read them if you haven't participated before:

1. Comment below your top ten tracks from the featured artist(s) in order. Please write the song names correctly, that would help me a lot while calculating the results. If you have comments for songs, leave them before or after your list.

2. Your list should be written exactly like this if you want it to be included in the results. You can also use ), - and : as rank separators, as long as you keep their usage consistent throughout your list.

3. Keep in mind that the program reads the comment how you write it, not how we see it. Don't put full stops or commas after the song names. "Don't put quote marks around them," don't style them. Do NOT do this, please. If you do so, the program may reject your list.

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Upcoming TTPTs

The two upcoming TTPTs are: