Author Archives: Catalina

For decades, the music industry has capitalized on female pain, turning the “sad girl” into a marketable aesthetic. It was an image ready for consumption – sadness dressed up as an aesthetic, soft voices singing about heartbreak, all wrapped in a picture-perfect persona. But something has shifted. What once felt like an empty commercial strategyContinue reading “Sadness for Sale: How ‘Sad Girl’ Music Empowers”