On the 24th day of Christmas, my real Gwen gave me: 12 Gwens a-skanking. Last December, Gwen released her first new non-Yuletide single in over a year, appropriately titled “Let Me Reintroduce Myself”. On January 1st, Stefani released the music video, which brings some touches of the “vision 2020 202020” like facial masks and hand sanitizer, but most importantly, it serves as a kind of meeting for Gwens of all ages. There’s “Hollaback” Gwen, “Don’t Speak” Gwen, “Sweet Escape” Gwen, “Ex-Girlfriend” Gwen, all hitting a studio and small Zoom windows. Even the Harajuku girls show up. The video is mainly an excuse for Gwen to show us that she can still get cropped tops and pink hair thanks to her Old school–level of immortality, but it’s also an excuse for her to show off her engagement ring in a flash-and-you’ll-miss moment at the two-minute mark. And you thought you were leaving this video without Blake Shelton.
