Matt Trzcinski’s career in journalism began in high school when he started writing for local newspapers. He’s been a film critic since 2012 and joined the Showbiz Cheat Sheet team in 2019 where he specializes in classic rock and pop music. He loves the larger-than-life personalities in both genres, which provide ample fodder in books and interviews for behind-the-scenes information our readers want to know. Matt has expertise in acts such as The Beatles and The Monkees.
Matt is a Tufts University graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Film and Media Studies. In his free time, he participates in the Boston Horror Society, a group devoted to horror films. He also enjoys reading the work of critics including Roger Ebert and Chuck Klosterman and authors J.D. Salinger, Edgar Allen Poe, and Franz Kafka. See more of Matt’s work on Screen Rant, Cinema Axis, Taste of Cinema, American Songwriter, and his Muck Rack profile.
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Justin Timberlake's new song "Selfish" seems like it might be about Britney Spears. That raises a lot of interesting questions about how Timberlake understands their relationship.
Madonna's songs are often forces of personality with no room for anyone else. However, when the Material Girl works with others, she tends to bring out the best in them.
Britney Spears shocked everyone at the MTV Video Music Awards by performing "I'm a Slave 4 U" with a snake. The performance was not as simple as it appeared.
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Britney Spears' "3" has a dance beat that's so good it's easy to ignore the lyrics. With "3," the star took her sexual public image to a whole new level.
Britney Spears teamed up with Sia to create something a little different. The tune they made together is about God and it refers to God by an unusual name.
Britney Spears turned some heads by covering Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" with the one and only Steven Tyler. Interestingly, "Walk This Way" was a hit twice.
Britney Spears wanted to save one of her songs from obscurity, and Madonna helped her do it. Spears revealed what she thought of the song in question years later.
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Justin Timberlake said “SexyBack” was inspired by a song about cross-dressing. "SexyBack" was a bit of a novelty song, but its impact on popular music ran deep.
Sabrina Carpenter’s career began with a cover of one of Taylor Swift's early hits. Notably, the song in question has become more controversial in recent years.