Just now, Marvin said:

Not sure because ATRL told me she was a main pop girl.

She is definitely a main pop girl. But not every song resonates with the GP for her. Maybe Nightmare was too aggressive for them to digest in comparison to songs like Without Me and Bad At Love. She's still fresh in promoting H3 so there's definitely more smashes from her to come.

3 minutes ago, FloridaKilos said:

The GP said no.

hew cares

 

Halsey can release WM 2.0 and smash whenever she wants.. she is a gp darling at this point

Edited June 26, 20197 yr by Evolution

she's so stupid - Grace

Just now, Evolution said:

Like they have said no to every Lana Del Rey Son

 

Halsey can release WM 2.0 and smash whenever she wants lmao

And yet Lana's albums always do amazing WW.  She's not performing on a Top 40 scale that's for sure.

GP sadly still hates rock. How the hell am I gonna get my alt. rock comeback 

The song has rock influences and rock is dead.

She probably figured after Without Me that anything she released would be a hit, but the geepee were not here for her rock song 

I dont find its bombing.

It may not have been a hit but it fits snugly in the narrative that she’s carving for herself. Another radio-ready pop single after Without Me would’ve created some discord with her core fan base. There’s still time for a hit single to carry the album whenever it’s ready. 

Because it's a completely different sound from her. Some people weren't ready for thaT.

 

Still one of the greatest releases this year tho

It's phenomenal and unnerving. GP wants to be comfortable. She touches on politics and they see it as preachy/pretentious.

30 minutes ago, FloridaKilos said:

Without Me is trap pop?  

It literally sounds like a Post Malone song

 

but go off I guess

ATRL liked it so it was destined to flop 

without me is basic and nightmare is a nice song so 

we know the geepee's taste

 

not on trend, but idc because the video and song are great

without me is basic and nightmare is a nice song so 

we know the geepee's taste

 

58 minutes ago, SapphireSky said:

It aged like milk 

All her songs do tbh. 

She doesn't have the chops to pull off a proper power pop / ~rock~ hook (she sounds like a slightly annoyed kitten) or the balls to commit to the concept by using a grittier instrumental to achieve the effect. So, it's just a watered down imitation that isn't strong enough to be edgy or mild enough to be radio friendly.

It was not a good song. I've been saying this since day 1

I thought it would climb with time considering her songs always take a while to peak but i guess i was wrong

 

Still, an amazing and kinda left-field track and was such a great thing for her to release it after an #1.

 

She can always bounce back anyways, just release another trap-pop catchy song and she'll be fine.

 

 

And btw it wasn't a bomb. It peaked at #15 and probably will end up 1 or 2x Platinum

29 minutes ago, Ras said:

It literally sounds like a Post Malone song

 

but go off I guess

Ok  

13 minutes ago, Truth Teller said:

She doesn't have the chops to pull off a proper power pop / ~rock~ hook (she sounds like a slightly annoyed kitten) or the balls to commit to the concept by using a grittier instrumental to achieve the effect. So, it's just a watered down imitation that isn't strong enough to be edgy or mild enough to be radio friendly.

I literally just posted something similar in the single thread slay! I agree it didn't commit to rock and tried to have verses on trend. In the end it sounds like a mismash with no clear direction.

talent doesn't always win

too avant garde for the GP.