It's not a real downfall era until she stops selling. And the album is still topping the charts. Do low critical scores matter?

Thoughts?

Yes.

Longterm it matters.

Only on ATRL and X.

Yes, her horrible music needs to stop. How on earth do you make folklore and then all of this crap?

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Taylor sold 4 million units in a week and is sending a deluxe re-release single to number 1, her career is fine regardless of the EPs critical reception or Twitter/ATRLs echo chamber. She's going to debut at #1 again and launch the lead single of TS13 to #1.

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I see lots of people making fun of her in tiktok. I've lost interest in hearing new music from her so yes it's valid

Yes.

absolutely

It's valid and does hurt the way she's perceived. Will she be less succesful? No. But will she be remembered differently if she continues this path of sh*tty music? Absolutely.

Normally it doesn't matter, she cares about that stuff and will definitely influence on her though (for better or worse, remember that's what prompted the rep to Lover shift in the first place )

Edited September 29Sep 29 by Popboi.

6 minutes ago, TaylorsSquad said:

Taylor sold 4 million units in a week and is sending a deluxe re-release single to number 1, her career is fine regardless of the EPs critical reception or Twitter/ATRLs echo chamber. She's going to debut at #1 again and launch the lead single of TS13 to #1.

not really, no

1 minute ago, NEX said:

Yes how dare Swifties be the only ones happy for our faves success because yall Stan flops.

6 minutes ago, TaylorsSquad said:

Taylor sold 4 million units in a week and is sending a deluxe re-release single to number 1, her career is fine regardless of the EPs critical reception or Twitter/ATRLs echo chamber. She's going to debut at #1 again and launch the lead single of TS13 to #1.

And will all that matter in 5, 10, 20, 50 years? Absolutely not. What will matter is how people remember her, and right now that's looking like talentless hack who got a cult to buy her **** music 73837393 times over! Bad week for you huh, TaylorsSquad—

yes next question

Just now, Slayn said:

And will all that matter in 5, 10, 20, 50 years? Absolutely not. What will matter is how people remember her, and right now that's looking like talentless hack who got a cult to buy her **** music 73837393 times over! Bad week for you huh, TaylorsSquad—

The standard album is still green and favorably reviewed? I'd be mad too if my fave needed Rihanna for her last forgotten number 1.

All backlash is valid. Perception is reality.

Well yes

Since Red she's asked herself when her audience will get tired of her. I think she is always ready for it and has accepted her downfall already.

Maybe she is ready to have less fans. Maybe she wants to do smaller venues with less dates. Maybe she wants to walk around without a bodyguard.

Is it really a backlash?

She will get a new #1 single, she wants to beat the Beatles record, I think that was the whole point of the rerelease. Her legacy will be being the most successful singer

I feel like similar topics were covered back in 2019 with Lover (but maybe to a lesser extent) and now it's one of her most streamed albums and even avenged itself with a retroactive #1, so I guess not in the long run

But let the girls on here get their kiis while it lasts, there isn't usually much fuel for them to drag (especially when it comes to success)

11 minutes ago, TaylorsSquad said:

Yes how dare Swifties be the only ones happy for our faves success because yall Stan flops.

The OP wasn't asking if she was flopping. The question was whether the backlash was warranted because of the drop in her output quality, yet you decided to focus entirely on charts and stats

31 minutes ago, Lagerfeld said:

Do low critical scores matter?

Going off of her past comments, it matters to her. She wouldn't be providing as many "spiteful" songs towards haters and naysayers if she genuinely didn't care.

With that said I don't think that these 4 new tracks were offensive enough to warrant the backlash they are getting. Cancelled is right there, like there are bigger fish to fry that were on the actual album.