celeb news GQ drags Katy: "Perry is a has-been, a relic of the 2010s. The anti-brat"

[Sugden]

 

All this has snowballed into a narrative that Perry is a has-been, a busted flush – a relic of the 2010s who's no match for modern pop stars like Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter. Whether it's true or not isn't the point. Once a narrative is established, every and any event is interpreted in a way that confirms it. Sometimes narratives act as unstoppable forces of positivity: because Charli XCX is currently basking in the glow of Brat summer, everything she does will be seen in the best possible light

 

But Perry has managed to become the anti-Brat. The S'Espalmador incident has received far more coverage than it would have done had it been a blip in an otherwise faultless campaign. We're even at the stage where Business Insider has interviewed a PR expert about whether Perry can salvage 143 in any way.

Narratives of this kind always existed in traditional media, but they've become more extreme in an era of online virality. The churning content machine demands trends, and trends are built on narratives, and narratives have, at their core, a simple question: is a thing good, or is it bad? Perry has stood inside the internet's colosseum and been given the thumbs down.

 

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/katy-perry-new-album-143

[KatyPrismSpirit]

I didnt know @ugo writes for GQ

[Gorjesspazze9]

Katy catching more strays then JLo this year 

[halcyonday]

When did Charli XCX stans become so brave?Girl got out of basement for the first time in a decade and they're acting like she's the biggest artist of the year. 

[RideOrDie]

i didn't know @RideOrDie writes for GQ

 

[State of Grace.]

Whack her and her 10 brave stans for me

 

[Selegend]

well they're talking in a PR perspective, not a personal opinion.

when it comes to PR it makes perfect sense to describe Katy as the Anti-brat in 2024. This is exactly what it feels like all over social media. 

 

 

Edited August 14 by Selegend

[Kern]

When did Katy Perry stans become so brave?Girl got out of basement for the first time since X Factor and flopped massively and they're acting like she's the biggest artist. 

[WildAmerican]

 

Spoiler

just an unmitigated disaster, the likes of which we have almost never seen

 

[RideOrDie]

1 minute ago, Kern said:

When did Katy Perry stans become so brave?Girl got out of basement for the first time since X Factor and flopped massively and they're acting like she's the biggest artist. 

x factor hsdgjgsd

 

[halcyonday]

Just now, Kern said:

When did Katy Perry stans become so brave?Girl got out of basement for the first time since X Factor and flopped massively and they're acting like she's the biggest artist. 

That doesn't even make sense cuz no one is acting Katy is the biggest artist. Her career is def 1000x bigger than Charli tho. Congrats on brat, but summer is ending soon.

[Everyperfectsummer]

5 minutes ago, halcyonday said:

When did Charli XCX stans become so brave?Girl got out of basement for the first time in a decade and they're acting like she's the biggest artist of the year. 

Well Katy has been in a basement for a decade at this point

[RideOrDie]

1 minute ago, halcyonday said:

That doesn't even make sense cuz no one is acting Katy is the biggest artist. Her career is def 1000x bigger than Charli tho. Congrats on brat, but summer is ending soon.

just like katy career

oh wait that's been over

 

[fa77ot]

[halcyonday]

Just now, Everyperfectsummer said:

Well Katy has been in a basement for a decade at this point

Yeah... that's the point. Both were sitting there for a decade, but Charli leaves it for the first time and y'all act like she's bigger than she really is.  

[popmusicisdead]

"2024, please stop" Katy Perry pleaded. Then Katy Perry collapsed and died.

[Virgos Groove]

And they say good journalism doesn't exist anymore...

 

[halcyonday]

1 minute ago, RideOrDie said:

just like katy career

oh wait that's been over

 

At least 2008-2015 is longer than summer of 2014 + summer of 2024. Maybe she can try next decade in 2034!

 

[glitch]

Stop stop, she's already dead!

 

[Bloodflowers.]

Katy will release her 360 on 143 (Infinitive Edition)

[glitch]

14 minutes ago, Gorjesspazze9 said:

Katy catching more strays then JLo this year 

These aren't strays, they're direct strikes

 

[Velvet]

[KatyPrismSpirit]

2 minutes ago, Everyperfectsummer said:

basement for a decade

[Dolce Vita]

it was bad for her  

[Sugden]

29 minutes ago, halcyonday said:

When did Charli XCX stans become so brave?Girl got out of basement for the first time in a decade and they're acting like she's the biggest artist of the year. 

well charli ahs managed to be relevant for over a decade

not everybody has that to their credit

Edited August 14 by Sugden