celeb news Critics pan Woman's World: The Guardian 1/5, Pitchfork: "A monumental catastrophe"

[Afterglow]

5 hours ago, iHype. said:

It's definitely a weak song, but tbh I started thinking how it reminds me of "Break My Soul" and pondered exactly how Beyonce got such universal acclaim with also a dated 2016 sounding Dance-Pop empowerment song as her comeback single 

 

"Break My Soul" was the most acclaimed song of 2022 period and yet this is a disaster on the ears to the same critics  This song unironically once again shows how useless and agenda driven critics are honestly 

Now sis, you know that is not true. Beyonce yet again changed her image and sound, leaned into House music and excited the GP with lyrics anyone could relate to. Beyonce also was coming off of multiple, universally acclaimed singles and albums that were important in black culture and created a pop culture phenomenon. Break My Soul even created a pop music phenomenon, as so many of the girls are experimenting with House, including Katy who is sampling a major underground House song on her new album, 143.

 

Katy is getting dragged because shes come off a string of stinkers (both albums and singles) and has seemed to have minimal artistic growth in her absence from pop. The song is unfortunately generic. The disappointment is valid here, the song was hyped up for weeks and seems to sound like a filler song.

 

I see why they arent sure if she cares as much, this single doesn't scream "Hungry for a comeback".

[jakeisphat]

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When she half-asses something, you can really tell: Rhyming "trouble" with "bubble" would be a slam-dunk on a track about a sexy foam party, but Katy wasted it on a reggae song about the dangers of technology, or whatever. And yet, when she describes women as "so intelligent," she sings it in this halting, unintentionally patronizing rhythm that leaves you no choice but to assume she's being sarcastic.

[iHype.]

16 minutes ago, Afterglow said:

Now sis, you know that is not true. Beyonce yet again changed her image and sound, leaned into House music and excited the GP with lyrics anyone could relate to. Beyonce also was coming off of multiple, universally acclaimed singles and albums that were important in black culture and created a pop culture phenomenon. Break My Soul even created a pop music phenomenon, as so many of the girls are experimenting with House, including Katy who is sampling a major underground House song on her new album, 143.

 

Katy is getting dragged because shes come off a string of stinkers (both albums and singles) and has seemed to have minimal artistic growth in her absence from pop. The song is unfortunately generic. The disappointment is valid here, the song was hyped up for weeks and seems to sound like a filler song.

 

I see why they arent sure if she cares as much, this single doesn't scream "Hungry for a comeback".

Break My Soul release wasn't changing her image (there wasn't even a music video) and the lyrics were nothing special  It sounded like a 2016 demo meant for an H&M playlist. There was nothing groundbreaking or elevating about that song. 

 

Once Renaissance dropped (which is actually a 10/10 masterpiece! We stan!) "Break My Soul" became a distant memory to everyone even fans who now rank it consistently as one of the weakest songs on the album. 
 

The universal praise for it to the point of even Rolling Stone naming it one of the greatest songs ever is absolutely a showcase of the dynamics and agenda behind critical praise  Woman's World sucks but also critical praise is borderline worthless in 2024 — both can be true. 

[ThePopStop]

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Sometimes, the universe completes the bit for her: "The One That Got Away" was the only single from her gargantuan 2010 album Teenage Dream that didn't reach No. 1 on the Hot 100. 

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She is pop music's Jenna Maroney, meeting every challenge with a vacant stare and nothing less than 150% commitment.

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it took the core elements of Gaga's music—slightly nonsensical lyrics, acid-trip concept, a general struggle with vowels

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Even if "Woman's World" didn't sound like its author had to have feminism explained to her by the top half of the first page of Google

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If Perry was willing to cop the built-in bad press of making a song about women's lib with an alleged abuser, shouldn't the song at least be a banger?

 

And the kicker...

 

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In the immortal words of Sister Catherine Rose Holzman, uttered moments before she died: "Katy Perry, please stop."

☠️ ☠️ ☠️ ☠️ 

 

I'm dying after reading this. Whether you agree or not, this is music review journalism at its best.

[JBJT2786]

29 minutes ago, NoAngelus said:

Where is it on metacritic's overall top list? Billboard and RS always name biggest artists in their lists just for the sake of clicks and popularity. Let me remind you that singles from Madonna's last 3 albums were also on their YEC. 

 

What about pitchfork? It was acclaimed by them you said. 

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/katy-perry-womans-world/

 

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ThereThere seems to have been a miscalculation, though: "Stupid Love" worked not because of its sound but because it took the core elements of Gaga's music—slightly nonsensical lyrics, acid-trip concept, a general struggle with vowels—and turned them up to 11. 

[MattieB]

The dislikes LMFAO 

[Nefertiti0]

Edited July 12 by Nefertiti0

[gustavothehuman]

3 minutes ago, Nefertiti0 said:

 

Not Forbes joining the party 

[TomTom]

4 minutes ago, Nefertiti0 said:

 

The "key facts" section with the list of every specific negative review is taking me out…it's giving ATRL megathread 

[Rocket]

[Cleanromantic]

The lashings... katy must have a humiliation kink .

[Comedor]

7 minutes ago, Nefertiti0 said:

 

EW tweet is kinda stupid and I don't feel like explaining why.

[Aden]

14 minutes ago, MattieB said:

The dislikes LMFAO 

Not "Nicki Minaj In Saw" being the video that follows

 

[BrattyBottom]

A brand new skulldrag! 

 

https://www.businessinsider.com/katy-perry-womans-world-song-review-2024-7

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Katy Perry's new song 'Woman's World' isn't as bad as we feared. It's worse.

 

So much has evolved since then, but apparently, not for Perry. Somehow, she still thinks that reciting a list of random adjectives and haphazardly conflating stilettos with strength is the epitome of feminism.

[Burn]

2 minutes ago, BrattyBottom said:

A brand new skulldrag! 

 

https://www.businessinsider.com/katy-perry-womans-world-song-review-2024-7

 

So much has evolved since then, but apparently, not for Perry. Somehow, she still thinks that reciting a list of random adjectives and haphazardly conflating stilettos with strength is the epitome of feminism.

not Business Insider  everyone and their mama tryna get in on the action

[BrattyBottom]

1 minute ago, Burn said:

not Business Insider  everyone and their mama tryna get in on the action

Literally every publication I subscribe to has joined the dogpile

 

[TomTom]

2 minutes ago, BrattyBottom said:

A brand new skulldrag! 

 

https://www.businessinsider.com/katy-perry-womans-world-song-review-2024-7

 

So much has evolved since then, but apparently, not for Perry. Somehow, she still thinks that reciting a list of random adjectives and haphazardly conflating stilettos with strength is the epitome of feminism.

Not Business Insider providing the most factually accurate and correct wording of the lawsuit discussion among all those reviews 

 

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Kesha's civil complaint details a decade of life-threatening eating disorders and psychological torture at the hands of Dr. Luke, the man who discovered her as a teenager. It includes the allegation that he drugged and raped her. Dr. Luke has denied everything.

 

Dr. Luke was never convicted in a court of law. His lawyers fought Kesha's civil suit on technical grounds, and it was dismissed in 2018 because the statute of limitations had expired, not because her claims were deemed meritless.

 

Similarly, when Dr. Luke countersued Kesha for defamation, the case never reached a jury. Instead, the parties reached an undisclosed settlement last year.

[AccioMiley]

Ive been wanting this katy perry almost a decade of downfall since IKAG. It seems like the floors of hell keep cracking and she continues tumbling down 

[Burn]

someone said this song will appear in a tampon commercial in 5 years and I totally see this vision

 

[Navyofbadgals]

9 minutes ago, BrattyBottom said:

A brand new skulldrag! 

 

https://www.businessinsider.com/katy-perry-womans-world-song-review-2024-7

 

So much has evolved since then, but apparently, not for Perry. Somehow, she still thinks that reciting a list of random adjectives and haphazardly conflating stilettos with strength is the epitome of feminism.

Not business insider also wanting to get their licks in LMAOO

[Sexyzinger]

14 minutes ago, Comedor said:

EW tweet is kinda stupid and I don't feel like explaining why.

So sick of 2024 media wanting average looking women represented in visuals. No thank you. 

[Mr. Stratus]

8 hours ago, Legend ReX said:

Yeah . . . these are much deserved lashings (plus she's MAGA). It would've made much more sense to release this 10 years ago and release "Roar" now as a response to her last album flopping. 

 

This has to be ironic, though, right?! Nobody could be this stupid to release a song like this immediately after the repeal of Roe v. Wade while women are having their medical records exposed like subhuman animals for crossing state lines to get abortions.

But I think if it was prism ten years ago it would only be a cutesy fan fave like WOA or LL. it wouldn't even get to single status

 

7 hours ago, Stifler's Mom said:

Where is Gaga right now? I want so bad to see what her reaction to this **** is lmaoooo  

She already was aware of Katy copying her years ago, then she started with the releasing on top of her (when she tweeted stream stupid love when Katy announced her pregnancy) and now she's done it again but this time with a rip off 

Edited July 13 by Mr. Stratus

[MattieB]

Kesha's brujeria is working overtime 

[Burn]

3 minutes ago, Sexyzinger said:

So sick of 2024 media wanting average looking women represented in visuals. No thank you. 

so "it's a woman's world" but you only want one type of woman represented? 

[Komet]

Business Insider ?? Are Architectural Digest and Mens Health about to tug on her scalp too skjsks