Today’s episode of Star Quality compares and contrasts Paris Hilton’s 2006 album Paris and her new record Infinite Icon. Has Paris changed? Has the pop landscape fundamentally altered? And how much has white pop-reggae evolved since 2006?

Also: Travis Kelce and his brethren do harm to a cherished monocultural memory, the Britney/P!nk'/Beyoncé Gladiator-themed Pepsi ad.

Popstars mentioned: Taylor Swift, Bey, Pink, Britney multiple times, Megan Thee Stallion, Christina Aguilera, Meghan Trainor, Sia, Rina Sawayama, Lindsay Lohan arguably, Chappell Roan, Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry in passing

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