Anticipated and dreaded, prom eventually sneaks up on every teenage girl. Whether you believe a date for prom is a must—which, by the way, is wrong— or you’re an independent female who needs no romantic support, the process of getting ready for prom is a real doozy. Sure, each girl wants to look better than the next, and for some reason that means going through a rigorous three-hour preparation. We’ll all tell you that we hate this, but it’s a lie. If we really hated it so much, we wouldn’t waste over one hundred dollars on our ticket, dress, hair, shoes, and so on.

So, let’s be real: you want to be a princess; you want to be a prom-zilla. It’s disgustingly cheesy and cliche, but it’s the reality of it. While you’re pretending to be humble about your new, glamorous appearance, you can listen to this playlist and ready yourself for a night of girl power, because that’s exactly what it is. In the end, you aren’t going to care who you went with or what he wore; you’re going to care about how you looked and the great times you had with all of your friends.

Keep in mind this night is about the girls. Guys don’t care about prom in the slightest, and, anyways, you spent twice the money they would ever be willing to. Granted, this simply means there will be an infinite amount of girly drama, so enjoy this playlist in peace while you still can.

-Emily Massarelli