Concert Review: Lauren Jauregui- From Pop Star To Pop Icon
She gave me so much life, at her show, I’m reincarnating as we write. The level fabulosity and star power that is her is unsurprising, in part, because of the success of Camila Cabello and the absolute singing assassin that is Normani. There is a belief that “girl groups” and “boy bands” are just a group of people that, alone, could not stand. Yet, the problem with that theory, especially when used for women is that… we are always underestimated: grouped or not. Thus, at Bowery Ballroom, Lauren was simply showing that Fifth Harmony was only a fifth of her potential.
Frankly, I think it will be a Latino Apocalypse if Lauren Jauregui decides to drop a whole collab album with Tainy. WE WERE OUT FOR OUR GIRL, and the vibes I gained from Lauren were very similar to Paloma Mami and Karol G. Each of these women have managed to both glamorize and toughen the “emotionality” of womanhood. Often, it is the societal stereotype/ prejudice that women are just SO SENSITIVE that we crumble at thought of a feeling, but opening up the spaces between Pop, Reggaeton, Trap, and R&B has allowed Lauren to shine as an artist that seductive, sultry, sentimental, and strong: with none of these attributes clashing in the definition of a woman.
The ENERGY of the room was so FOR Lauren, she could have ended the night announcing that, indeed, she is running for NYC MAYOR. The room was electric, and all she had to do was serve. SHE DID! Choreography! Outfit! Hairography! Pure Love! It was as if she was the superstar, Barbie of the “Pop Factory” embodying everyhting this genre perceives as the makings of a star and proving it is not wrong. She dramatically belted, tussled around the floor, and seduced her back-ip dancers as if she was the goddess of lust and love. Maybe, it is because I watched NYT’s Malfunction: The Undressing of Janet Jackson, but we are living in a time where women are simultaneously owning more agency over their body while losing it, all at once. Thus, seeing Lauren, show that a woman’s connection to her body, her pleasures, and her dreams does not make her more like a man…. it makes her more like a human, which she always was. #FIERCE! For More Info On Lauren Jauregui Click Here.
