like we’re about to get a five stages of grief situation, but that’s not really what it is by the end. (In that sense, “happier” might have been a more fitting place to land.) “Hope you’re ok” is pretty, but the title isn’t for the person who broke her heart — instead, she pulls in somewhat jarring outside voices, musing about lost childhood friends who experienced abuse and neglect at the hands of their parents. That kind of thing worked on a song likeTaylor Swift’s “seven,” on “1 step forward, 3 steps back”) it’s impossible not to acknowledge them. But we’re quickly approaching the point at which that framework isn’t useful in talking about the music (though it remains to be seen which will prove more prescient a descriptor of Olivia’s assured superstardom). She’s not a fantasist, despite the intense emotion — even when wanting an ex-boyfriend back, she asks simply for the agency to drive on her own to his house. Pop music can encompass so much, and Olivia is carving out space for herself with a raised eyebrow and a very sharp knife. is holding the spotlight on Black-owned businesses, and providing a powerful soundtrack that celebrates Blackness. Fantastic Beasts Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them