Kayseri Mantisi Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Stereogum published an article about "Royals" and Lorde's impact, rating it a 10/10. It's a part of their column covering number ones and goes into a further discussion about the song, its meaning and its impact — as well as talking a little bit about Lorde. Looks like it's a big hit too since it received over 400 comments on the website itself "In the years after "Royals,” record labels rushed to sign their own versions of Lorde. You could hear her influence in something as minor as the whispery vocals that a full-on mainstream pop star like Selena Gomez adapted. (Gomez, who covered "Royals" on her 2013 tour, will eventually appear in this column.) Shy and talented kids like Alessia Cara and Khalid seemed like transparent attempts to manufacture newer, more obvious versions of Lorde. It's frankly impossible to imagine Halsey and Billie Eilish, two acts that this column will cover, existing without Lorde's example. The shift wasn't immediate, but the pop center moved away from the big-and-bold Katy Perry types. You could argue that the center ceased to exist entirely, but we'll get more into that whole saga in the days ahead.” https://www.stereogum.com/2258734/the-number-ones-lordes-royals/columns/the-number-ones/ Thoughts? 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MALAMENTE Posted April 16 Popular Post Share Posted April 16 I mean, I'm doing it right now. I'm picturing Billie just fine, and she is by herself 4 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimi Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 well duh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everyperfectsummer Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 So true Stereogum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameltoe Chariot Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Um... it's incredibly easy to imagine them without Lorde. Billie runs circles around the New Zealander. Has since day one. 3 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatyPrismSpirit Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 yes, cause without Lorde Halsey would've never collabed with the Chainsmokers on the most generic pop song in existence 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzswiftie Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Are y'all being purposefully obtuse, Royals done for the 2010s and recession what Smells Like Teen Spirit did for the 1990s and hair metal. 2 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankvert Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Stereogum: 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80x100 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 we been knew. thanks stereogum for being the real one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameltoe Chariot Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 3 minutes ago, Fitzswiftie said: Are y'all being purposefully obtuse, Royals done for the 2010s and recession what Smells Like Teen Spirit did for the 1990s and hair metal. um 4 minutes ago, Fitzswiftie said: Smells Like Teen Spirit did for the 1990s and hair metal. nevermind 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born to Run Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 8 minutes ago, Fitzswiftie said: Are y'all being purposefully obtuse, Royals done for the 2010s and recession what Smells Like Teen Spirit did for the 1990s and hair metal. Who even thinks about that song? Video Games (2011) is the new SLTS (1991) and they are all Lana's sons anyways 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80x100 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 take look 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naval23 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 We had Avril and Michelle Branch in 2000s so no Lorde was not needed for Billie and Halsey 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameltoe Chariot Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 8 minutes ago, naval23 said: We had Avril and Michelle Branch in 2000s so no Lorde was not needed for Billie and Halsey GREAT point actually! Avril and Michelle are muuuuch bigger influences on this new generation of talent. Especially with Billie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImpressMeMuch Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 oh lorde 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machete Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 (edited) Billie and Lorde have zero similarities besides being young singers. Sonically Billie is FARR more Lana adjacent. If anyone gives Lorde, it is Olivia on SOUR (DL is straight up Lorde cosplay). Edited April 16 by Machete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimi Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 17 minutes ago, naval23 said: We had Avril and Michelle Branch in 2000s so no Lorde was not needed for Billie and Halsey not avril with her cringey pseudo pop punk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimi Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 3 minutes ago, Machete said: Billie and Lorde have zero similarities besides being young singers. not when billie's first album reeks of lordes influence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Peanutbutter Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 I mean Royals obviously had its impact on music but I don't see anything Lorde on Billie. If anything Royals impacted Taylor Swift, Lykke Li and other artists who had their more "minimalistic pop" moments 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRod93 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 As most things in the music industry, I think everything influences everybody. I do think Billie/Halsey were either influenced or their labels were interested in signing them due to Royals blowing up. But at the same time I feel like Royals blew up both because of the sound (Lana's Video Games had already started changing the it sound of alternative music) plus the relatability of the lyrics (seeing how both Adele and Taylor kept blowing up at the time were their main thing was this relatability). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Next Day Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Lana walked so Lorde could run. Born To Die definetly set the stage, but I mean, one of it's most succesful singles was a EDM remix. Royals was the one who ended recession pop for good and proved how alternative could become mainstream. We could argue how much of the alternative pop's artists are influenced by the early 2000s, but Lana's and Lorde's influence are undeniable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzswiftie Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 48 minutes ago, Cameltoe Chariot said: um nevermind Did I lie? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Next Day Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 12 minutes ago, Mr. Peanutbutter said: I mean Royals obviously had its impact on music but I don't see anything Lorde on Billie. Not anything? Billie is carving her own lane, she's not a Lorde copy. But some of her stuff sounds like she's trying to push the sound of Lorde's debut even further into alternative without losing its mainstream appeal. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machete Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 21 minutes ago, Kimi said: not when billie's first album reeks of lordes influence Fall Asleep is the absolute opposite of the minimalist pop Lorde brought in It's literally bouncy production heavy songs or pure piano ballads which Lorde has never done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bad guy Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Billie is definitely rooted more in Lana influence than Lorde. The two couldn't sound any further apart from each other. Also Halsey is probably Lana's direct copycat I'll give Lorde her 10s though because Royals definitely had its impact, but out of the new girls only Olivia has blatantly ripped off that Lorde sound, specifically in her harmonies. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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