celeb news CNN praises Taylor, calls Ariana a pick-me

[Carry My Heart]

CNN: Taylor Swift has it. Elon Musk and George Santos don’t

 

 

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Taylor Swift’s phenomenal success is partly owed to her aspiration to authenticity despite the “constant reinvention” that “pop iconhood” requires, as Jeff Yang noted.

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“No one else does it with the same casual, frictionless aplomb as Swift; her self-shifts don’t come off as acts of extravagant pick-me theater in the mode of Ariana Grande, or explosive artistic statements a la Beyoncé. Instead, they’re more like chord changes; variations in the key of Tay — eyebrow-raising, but never too extreme or off-putting. Which means that throughout all of her evolutions, she has remained accessible, approachable, personable and projectable; a cool hang for the guys, trusted bestie to the girls.”

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Swift’s Eras Tour “could become the most lucrative music tour in history. It will, all in, represent a $5.7 billion boost to the US economy, while injecting a profound degree of monetary stimulus into every city hosting her, given that her fans collectively spend around $93 million per show.” No wonder that “Swiftie” was shortlisted for the Oxford Word of the Year.

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[getBusy]

Do they mention Tate McRae?

[PoisonedIvy]

I mean it’s true but they shouldn’t say it…

[PoisonedIvy]

No but my true sentiment is I hate when one woman is torn down to uplift another, so this was an ugly moment

[liquiddiamonds]

Ari may be a homewrecker, but she’s not a pick me at all. Her career has actually a natural progression 💀

Edited December 3, 2023 by liquiddiamonds

[Into The Void]

Did they have to tear down Ariana to make a statement 

[sunbathinganimal]

[byzantium]

When will people learn that you can compliment one woman without tearing down another? 

[LustSpell]

Typical mainstream media

[Klein]

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No wonder that “Swiftie” was shortlisted for the Oxford Word of the Year.

 

Is this true? 

[ontherocks]

[Bhabylon]

This sounds like it was written by an old white man trying to be in with the kids

 

[FolkLover1989]

1 minute ago, Klein said:

 

Is this true? 

Omg I would love for Swiftie to become a official word on dictionary one day 

[Carry My Heart]

Just now, Klein said:

Is this true? 

Yeah  

[FolkLover1989]

Ok 2 things here

 

 

1) They shouldn't have dragged Ariana

 

2) What they said about Taylor is somewhat right , she has changed and evolved a lot but not on the face that some artist love to do for shock values. ( except LWYMMD but even that was right for that time)

[Revolution]

men, stop pitting women against each other challenge

[Maroonx]

ouch, kinda uncalled for to drag other artists like that...

 

But good for Tay for getting some recognition x

[Cheers]

That’s cool but what did they say about Tate McRae

[Blue Monday]

Embarrassing, and what does this even mean anyway?  Of all the pop girls Ariana feels pretty low key actually 

Edited December 3, 2023 by Blue Monday

[honestopinion]

Can they praise Taylor without mentioning other artist for once? Words about Taylor are iconic but it makes other fanbases hate Tay more while she has done nothing bad to them 

[Solaria]

The second flamebait thread this user has made today, my god  

[Hector]

15 minutes ago, Revolution said:

men, stop pitting women against each other challenge

That literally could apply to all of ATRL.

[byzantium]

12 minutes ago, FolkLover1989 said:

Ok 2 things here

 

 

1) They shouldn't have dragged Ariana

 

2) What they said about Taylor is somewhat right , she has changed and evolved a lot but not on the face that some artist love to do for shock values. ( except LWYMMD but even that was right for that time)

She has evolved substantially, but does so at a natural pace rather than for shock value.  She does not need do go out and do wild things because the music she makes is already captivating enough.  

[Carry My Heart]

8 minutes ago, Love Again said:

The second flamebait thread this user has made today, my god  

Apparently quoting an article by one of the biggest international news organizations is flamebait. Is the title not what they said? 

 

I made a thread on it because the AG quote is weird.

Edited December 3, 2023 by Carry My Heart

[Devin]

reasons why i don’t watch CNN