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Rosalia's albums are much more innovative than Shakira's, even if you ignore her last 3 efforts. I agree that Shakira's early lyricism is unmatched in general, but that's thanks to the genres she sings in that lend themselves for the lyrics to shine. Spanish pop rock, especially during the late 90s and early 2000s, was perfect for constructing elaborate but slick stories through lyrics. So at this point it's a matter of what you value more. However, I'm convinced Rosalía could deliver that level of lyricism when the right moment comes (it will).

I said what I said and that also applies to those you mentioned

Just loud and wrong. OP: Halsey doesn't belong in the conversation. By the time she released music, Tumblr was already a parody of itself.

Another reminder that Berghain is top 5 songs of the decade so far. And that we will only be saved throught divine intervention.

She actually said: My costume is not your culture

If the single doesn't drop with an album pre order then I'll have my doubts about the album date... Anyway, i'm excited!

Anyway, Lux is AOTY.

Him feeding into it is the best thing promotional wise for the song. Such a d*mb*ss lmao

It's interesting that the lyrics have been available since minute 1 on Spotify. Some of the songs also have translation available (into Spanish, for me), is it the same for other languages?

I have been trying so hard to avoid the snippets and the leaks, I haven't listened to Reliquia and I plan not to until the album release, but I think I have been exposed to most of the album lyrics by now so much teasing

Does The Times count for Metacritic? I think it doesn't

And apparently she said no because Madonna wanted it for free sjsjsjs that was the token headline when Rosalía first rose to the Spanish mainstream

Is this being released this Friday for real?

The official Spanish charts are not that relevant (imagine current Billboard but without the legacy), but I'm still mad Malamente was blocked from #1 (and Pienso en tu mirá)

The pitchfork review for Berghain was absolute trash, it wasn't even a review. Their Motomami review was also a bit lukewarm, all things considered. It seems like they are mad that everyone caught up with them after they were one of the first anglo media to review her with El Mal Querer and they now want to act superior.

I would say it's a normal update. The previous days were just too good. It's mainly because of the loss of streams in Spain. Btw, the host of los 40 (main Spanish radio) said that there is another song from the album that is expected to be pushed for radio. Maybe the song that she is supposedly dropping tomorrow?

Phenomenom of the year

Reflecting on Motomami prerelease months... they were crazy. She released Saoko, Chicken Teriyaki and Hentai purely to introduce the main concept of the album knowing well those were not going to become big hits and get trashed by locals. But at the same time, I think it was her main intention. I'm glad there isn't any prerelease single this time. Personally, I prefer traditional eras where you have time to enjoy one song while excitingly waiting for the whole album to drop, but LUX seems a record to be welcomed as a whole at once, an experience.

Something tells me De Madrugá will be the most commercial sounding song, hence its inclusion

Electric outsold

Some people here need some maths lessons before discussing figures because it's obvious that: - The more tracks an album has the higher the chances to have a bigger total debut - The more tracks an album has the higher the chances to have a smaller average per track There are exceptions, obviously, that's why I said "chances"

I love the way she holds grudges for years, even for things that we would not consider that affected her the most, but they did even to this day. She has every right to do so, and I think it's part of the magic of her story and career.

And they play their old music, people are focused on the hits they played and their catalog, one new song may be okay but a whole new album would not gather the deserved attention

Camila: big success, met the expections of being the biggest member and she managed to create a path for herself Normani: big underperformance after the cute unexpected run she had in 2018-2019 and the support she had, she hasn't done anything to mend it Jade: surprise of the group and decent success taking into consideration that all LM girls debuted their solo careers quite late, she will be fine in the long run Perrie: a bit disappointing since she seemed the biggest member during LM peak but understandable in today's context. Her album would have smashed in 2018-2019 But at least they had the opportunity to release an album, Leigh coming soon, apparently

Let's be real, Taylor won't let any of her new projects do much worse than the previous ones. So, if TPPD did 2.6M, this album won't do less than 2.2M. The only thing she has as a disadvantage this time is the number of tracks. (Although we won't know whether she has another big trick up her sleeve for sure until the week is over). I think she learned that longer albums aren't beneficial commercially for certain genres or artists in the long run, and especially in terms of quality and criticism). But she will compensate that with pure sales, I'm sure. Spotify debut: 260M Hot 200 debut: 2.7M In comparison with TPPD: 200k less streaming units, 300k pure sales units