Stanning or Silencing? Celebrity Culture, Fandoms & Anti-Blackness in Music

MadNyx & SoulQueen get real about celebrity culture and the messy ways it plays out in the music industry. From Nicki Minaj to Azealia Banks, we talk about how some artists treat other Black women in music — and how their fans often ignore or excuse harmful behavior.We also dig into the blissful ignorance of fandoms, the constant pushing of certain artists while others are sidelined, and the uncomfortable truth about how anti-Blackness can hide beneath the glitter of stan culture.If you’ve ever side-eyed a fan war on Twitter, or wondered why “protecting your fave” sometimes means silencing Black women, this one’s for you. Press play. Stay real. Be unapologetic.