It is always interesting to observe the ways in which pop stars try to negotiate first growing up, and then growing old. From teen scream to respected mainstay to elder states(wo)man is not an easy path to walk without a few stumbles. At certain times, it requires making some blatantly strategic moves.
Cabello wants so badly to grow up that she evolves from a past incarnation practically into thin air
Few readers will remember that the first solo single George Michael released after dissolving Wham! was called ‘I Want Your Sex’, a forgettable bump-and-grind with a steamy video designed purely to shift audience expectations away from all things teenybopper and towards a more adult-orientated market. The song was banned by the BBC during daylight hours. Michael would have been thrilled.
More recently, when Miley Cyrus wanted to kill off her sweet Disney alter-ego Hannah Montana, she swung around half-naked on a wrecking ball for four minutes.
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