Stan

Just got through my first listen. Bit of a rough start with kiss me and the singles. I'm usually a fan of Arianas openers, but kiss me doesn't compare to the others. Lyrically speaking, this might also be her weakest album for me. If you're going for a sonically stripped-back, minimalist sound, the lyrics need to be more ambitious. I'm not a fan of the many lyrical repetitions or the lyrics that have clearly been squeezed in to fit the melody. I saw many people praising freak, but after not even liking that one, I genuinely wanted to stop right there, but I'm glad I didnt. The last four songs are the best tracks on the album and elevate the project. My least favourite album of hers. I'd give it a 6.5-7/10.

This is their second worst single up to date. The song is sounds uninspired and the music video reflects it tbh.

The only celebrity here that had an impact on the episode and its rating was Gaga, and maaaaaaybe Miley.

Is this good or bad? Havent been tapped in with labels in a long time. I need someone to explain what this could mean.

I wanna like her but her energy feels so forced. It's inauthentic.

She deserves ALL her flowers. What a defining era for her but also pop music in general.

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?

the janitor of the khia asylum

I really dont care about what a 17/18 year old at a party got drawn on his face, but I will say; the one side aggressively trying to villainize and cancel this guy as well as the other side aggressively victimizing and infantilizing him are both psychotic. What's wrong with y'all, genuinely?

Was this the most organized rate I've ever participated in? No. Was this the most aesthetically pleasing rate I've participated in? No. Was this the most thought through rate I've ever participated in? No, but I know you did your big one with this sister @Devin thank you for hosting

Love Kehlani downnnn, the artist I've seen the most often live in concert, but I could've told y'all that was not happening. Picking Normani as an opener would be suicide, even worse than Zara stealing Tate's spotlight Excited for the apparent collab though?

I get why they're waiting with the Eurosommer MV release tbh. Imagine your lead single from a year ago, your collab from last year and your hit from a decade ago all currently peaking at the same time. Like damn ***** Shakira has already released her own fifa anthem, I'd expect them to wait it out a bit and drop the Eurosommer MV end of June / in July. Would also be a good strategic move from them to wait for the world cup to start to ride the wave a bit and claim some of the hype around it.

Again, dense.... This means people are streaming old hits for nostalgic reasons, not because people are still interested in them as artists. Just looked at Katys 2024 release and there's a song that hasn't even reached 2 million streams yet. There is your answer.

Love my girl, but why is II HANDS II HEAVEN still in..

both great songs