Is Diva Dead? | 96
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What defines a modern diva and does it require singing talent?
I don't know if Ariana Grande is a diva. I don't know. I mean pipes. Yes. Ponytails, so much hair. I'm sorry, literally what what about what we've just said? Does she not check every single box? Who's she beefing with? Uh everyone's exes? Yeah, um ev anyone married. Anyone anyone's any wife, yeah. Wives across America she's beefing with.
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From Higher Ground Audio, I'm Peyton Dix. And I'm Hunter Harris. And this is Let Me Say This. Hey Diva. Hey Diva. We we asked the important questions here at Let Me Say This. Let me say this headquarters. Uh which is Is the diva dead? Is she dead and gone? Is the diva down? Diva I'm gonna say is a little bit haphazard. A little a little bit like D.Va flag flying at half past. Yeah, D.Va on life support. Divas we need to get our divas up. I don't know. We I think it's hard because we've had such a strong diva history before. We've had some of the greats. Um, and we're here right now to unpack who's been great, who could be great. If they want to lock in. Who's on the bubble too? Who's on the cusp of being a little bit of a little bit of a little bit diva rising.
I've always considered myself on the fringes of Diva. Um yeah, I think we're gonna we're gonna get into our favorite divas of all time, our favorite Diva men, because there are many, actually. We need to wake that up. Or are they? I'm I might be of the opinion that there's no such thing as a diva man. Okay, but but we ha okay, we're gonna get into it. Yeah because diva can be derogatory too. We're gonna we're gonna unpack it. Never to me. Never to me. I know. I know who she sat up straight. Um so we'll get into that. We'll unpack it all. Who who is a diva? Who gets to be a diva? Who should be a diva? Who's not a diva? Who is not a diva. Many such cases. And we'll get into it all. So listen along. Okay, not to sound like Kim Kardashian.
No one wants to work anymore. No one wants to get on their Zoom and be a real diva. Yeah. I'm telling you it's a diva is a an endangered species. Oh The rhinos and the divas. Are actually our rhinos back up? What are we doing? I actually don't. I am actually not. Someone let me know in the comments. I think it's a dark time. I was like thinking about okay, my favorite divas of all time. Only one of them is in our generation. And oh yeah. And we and there's one who's like yeah on the cusp. Okay. I was gonna say though, earlier you were like the recipe to be a diva. Let's talk about that. Like, what are the makings? Sugar spice, everything nice, what are the makings of a diva? Well, first you have to be able to sing.
So a lot of people are just qualified off top. Okay, but wait, so you're saying divas can only be pop stars? I didn't say that. I said Divas have to be vocalists. They don't have to be to be able to sing. They have to be under a musical genre though. Cause I kind of feel like diva's expansive to like, there are actresses who are divas. Oh yeah yeah No, no. No, I think I think divas are I think true divas are singers. Okay. They are people who are able to sing. So right off top I mean now Swift has been cut. Adele Loki has been cut. Um Who else has been cut? I mean, that's why I'm like, uh Madonna's, I'm gonna say she's cut. I mean, I I wouldn't call her a vocalist. I But she's such a diva though. I know, but I I think that one video clip of her being like, uh it's hot it's uh can I get can I get can somebody crack the door?
Do you know that one clip of her? You know what? I am thinking I'm gonna say Madonna's back in. Thank you. I'm gonna say Madonna's back in. Brave Bravely Madonna's back in. Madonna's back in. Madonna said comments, thank you, Hunter. I have to stand up for my Leo sister. Yeah, Madonna's back in. I thought about her in that in that hotel room in that documentary. No, yeah. Yeah, yeah. No, she's like yeah. Madonna hot diva. But I'm gonna say uh Gaga. Gaga is a diva. Absolutely. I think one of our last living. You know what? Yeah. I'll give it to her. Yeah. Who's the youngest diva? Our youngest Our youngest diva, Miley Cyrus. Miley Cyrus is a is diva down. When sh that video of her on the red carpet?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What defines a modern diva and does it require singing talent?
0:00–4:53
2
How do the hosts determine which artists qualify as classic divas?
4:53–9:36
3
Which female performers are considered the top divas of all time?
9:36–15:21
4
Can men be divas and who are the most notable boy divas?
15:21–20:30
5
What role do fashion, hair, and performance style play in diva status?
20:30–26:01
6
How do personal feuds and public controversies affect diva reputation?
26:01–32:24
7
Why do the hosts argue that divas are an endangered species today?
32:24–38:05
8
What criteria should listeners use to identify overlooked or emerging divas?
38:05–44:41