Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Dua Lipa & the Rise of the Post-Patriarchal Husband Album

Boyfriends are embarrassing — so why are Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, and Selena Gomez all writing entire albums about their husbands? And what does it mean that women are finally allowed to sing about love without shame? This episode breaks down the rise of the "husband album" — Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl, Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco's I Said I Love You First, and Dua Lipa's Training Season — and what a season of celebrity weddings reveals about a post-patriarchal shift in how women write, and live, love. 📖 Read the full article on Medium:   / having-a-boyfriend-is-embarrassing-but-hav...   📚 Facing Away is out now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H499T89K 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/78bkl8s... Instagram:   / hannahs__cafe   Threads: https://www.threads.com/@hannahs__cafe — CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 02:22 Lovesongs in 2026 05:44 Raye & Manifestation 09:24 Dua Lipa & Training Season 11:50 Selena Gomez & modern love 14:33 Taylor Swift & love lyricism 18:32 Dove Cameron & the shades of love — Threads: @hannahs__cafe Instagram: @hannahs__cafe Spotify: The Mugcast Medium: Hannah's Café #TaylorSwift #SelenaGomez #DuaLipa #TheLifeOfAShowgirl #HusbandAlbum #PostPatriarchy #DeepThinkingFangirls