Can Jessie J’s ‘Bang Bang’ Save Us From This Awful Musical Summer?
Music Messiahs
The wailing horns, the ‘Mickey’-like clapping beat, Jessie J’s torching vocals next to Ariana and Nicki: It was like a chorus of angels singing their hallelujahs.
After “Bang Bang” leaked Monday afternoon—a blaring, loud, flamboyant anthem by the B-list Holy Trinity of pop divas Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj—I’m only mildly ashamed to admit that I listened to it 17 times in a row.