Pop albums are drowning in 'narrative.' What happens when we go in cold?
Jun 16, 2026
New albums by Lizzo and the rising artist Imani Imani are both "event" records — but one arrives with arguably too much backstory, the other with almost none.(Image credit: Lizzo by Jason Renaud / Imani Imani courtesy of pgLang)
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/16/nx-s1-5848030/lizzo-imani-imani-narrative-listening-pop
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