Kayla B
@kaylabeardslee.bsky.social
Mostly posting about pop music. Singles Jukebox writer, popexcellence.wordpress.com occasionally. She/her.
Guys we CANNOT let Katseye win the vote this year lol, there has to be a more interesting option
November 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Guys we CANNOT let Katseye win the vote this year lol, there has to be a more interesting option
I got a sticker from the train conductor today 👌🏻
October 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I got a sticker from the train conductor today 👌🏻
I would like everyone to guess which of these is a club banger and which is a soft R&B song
July 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I would like everyone to guess which of these is a club banger and which is a soft R&B song
In the meantime, thank god it's a long weekend bc I need to lay around like this and do literally anything but think about these songs for a few days
January 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
In the meantime, thank god it's a long weekend bc I need to lay around like this and do literally anything but think about these songs for a few days
Here’s some other random observations that I thought were fun/interesting:
January 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Here’s some other random observations that I thought were fun/interesting:
Here is the top 20 artist points chart from this year, as well as an all-time artist points chart with totals from 2022-24
January 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Here is the top 20 artist points chart from this year, as well as an all-time artist points chart with totals from 2022-24
I also adore how the ILLIT blurbs worked together and built on each other one by one! Good music criticism while also being really fun: they're one of my two favorite sets of blurbs, along with Girls Never Die
January 17, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I also adore how the ILLIT blurbs worked together and built on each other one by one! Good music criticism while also being really fun: they're one of my two favorite sets of blurbs, along with Girls Never Die
lol
I spent literally two-thirds of the year waiting for any song to come along that had the potential to unseat Magnetic as the winner, and it just never happened
I spent literally two-thirds of the year waiting for any song to come along that had the potential to unseat Magnetic as the winner, and it just never happened
January 17, 2025 at 3:24 AM
lol
I spent literally two-thirds of the year waiting for any song to come along that had the potential to unseat Magnetic as the winner, and it just never happened
I spent literally two-thirds of the year waiting for any song to come along that had the potential to unseat Magnetic as the winner, and it just never happened
It’s always so fun to see how the blurbs end up speaking to each other without the writers knowing, and my absolute favorite example this year was @thatchicksaywhat.bsky.social's Impossible blurb ending on the same quote that @nanagazer.bsky.social's starts with. So perfect!
January 17, 2025 at 3:24 AM
It’s always so fun to see how the blurbs end up speaking to each other without the writers knowing, and my absolute favorite example this year was @thatchicksaywhat.bsky.social's Impossible blurb ending on the same quote that @nanagazer.bsky.social's starts with. So perfect!
This was my reaction as I saw the Wife votes coming in:
January 17, 2025 at 3:24 AM
This was my reaction as I saw the Wife votes coming in:
I'm gonna postpone my usual commentary thread until tomorrow evening and combine it with the individual ballots: I definitely have a lot of thoughts to share on the final results, but I'm running out of steam today lol
January 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I'm gonna postpone my usual commentary thread until tomorrow evening and combine it with the individual ballots: I definitely have a lot of thoughts to share on the final results, but I'm running out of steam today lol
I also really liked @annaklockwood.bsky.social's Cosmic blurb (esp the creative architecture metaphor and the ending, which accidentally segued perfectly into the end of today's post), and Mo’s take on repetition in Touch (which is not an easy song to write about, like water off a duck’s back)
January 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I also really liked @annaklockwood.bsky.social's Cosmic blurb (esp the creative architecture metaphor and the ending, which accidentally segued perfectly into the end of today's post), and Mo’s take on repetition in Touch (which is not an easy song to write about, like water off a duck’s back)
My fav blurbs were the ones with a historical/social approach to their analysis, just b/c I think they're a great contribution critically—love the commentary from @irisxie.bsky.social on Black music influences + general genre blending in Supernatural, and Mo on Korean culture + globalization in APT
January 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
My fav blurbs were the ones with a historical/social approach to their analysis, just b/c I think they're a great contribution critically—love the commentary from @irisxie.bsky.social on Black music influences + general genre blending in Supernatural, and Mo on Korean culture + globalization in APT
So many ties this year! The tie at #10 messes with the post setup a little bit, but I suppose a tie at #20 would have been even more inconvenient, so at least I dodged a bullet there (by literally 1 point).
Here's a chart of the rankings and points from where we left off at #12:
Here's a chart of the rankings and points from where we left off at #12:
January 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
So many ties this year! The tie at #10 messes with the post setup a little bit, but I suppose a tie at #20 would have been even more inconvenient, so at least I dodged a bullet there (by literally 1 point).
Here's a chart of the rankings and points from where we left off at #12:
Here's a chart of the rankings and points from where we left off at #12:
This year’s K-pop list is brought to you by the following sponsors:
January 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This year’s K-pop list is brought to you by the following sponsors:
The 2024 edition of the Pop Excellence Favorite K-pop Singles list is coming this week! The first post with introduction and honorable mentions will go up tomorrow midday. For now, here are some predictions the voters made when they submitted their ballots back in December:
January 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The 2024 edition of the Pop Excellence Favorite K-pop Singles list is coming this week! The first post with introduction and honorable mentions will go up tomorrow midday. For now, here are some predictions the voters made when they submitted their ballots back in December:
This is what the spreadsheet for the Pop Excellence Favorite K-pop Singles list looks like, for anyone who's curious. (This is the one for 2023, no spoilers for this year.) popexcellence.wordpress.com/2024/01/29/o...
December 18, 2024 at 10:51 PM
This is what the spreadsheet for the Pop Excellence Favorite K-pop Singles list looks like, for anyone who's curious. (This is the one for 2023, no spoilers for this year.) popexcellence.wordpress.com/2024/01/29/o...
I wrote two very different blurbs about Halsey (my Amnesty pick) and Rebecca Black for TSJ yesterday 💀
December 14, 2024 at 6:10 PM
I wrote two very different blurbs about Halsey (my Amnesty pick) and Rebecca Black for TSJ yesterday 💀
Also here’s “Shhh” (that’s my friend next to me screaming lol)
November 17, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Also here’s “Shhh” (that’s my friend next to me screaming lol)
Kiss of Life concert review: Julie was in love with the second level, and I was in love with Julie
November 17, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Kiss of Life concert review: Julie was in love with the second level, and I was in love with Julie