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Let's keep this one buried. Why dig up a gravesite when you don't need to?

I think this is too doomerist. Early turnout numbers do not mean much because you do not know the margins in those areas. There was a lot of excitement in 2024 about high turnout in historically blue parts of states and look how that panned out. I also think that it is a little unreasonable to think that republicans will perform better than in 2018. The economy and sentiment of the country is worse now and that is reflected in most indicators. I would also look at the behavior or Republican campaigns. The fact that they have given up GA and NC and are fighting in OH, IA, and TX is itself an admission of where they see the battleground. Now I would not jump to the extreme conclusion that there will be overwhelming victories for democrats. But there is not really any reason to freak out now.

It makes sense if you remember that a certain group of Americans are willing to suffer and have a worse life, if it means that they don't have to help others.

Your chance of dying from a car accident on the way to the amusement mark is phonemically higher. Also, you are more likely to die from a shooting in the parking lot (because it is the US after all), than on a roller coaster.

Which for the context of those songs was over 2 years ago.

I would say they are pretty even at the moment. That said, Olivia's recurrent streams are stronger than Billie's and Olivia's first two albums where bigger than Billie's first two albums, so I would put my money on Olivia if I had to guess.

"Of the last two years"

I have never once seen Beyonce fans come for Billie. And if they did, then the hive should be humbled by Gen Z excellence.

I actually do not think this is the case. In the last 10 years, all but 2 of the eventual winners were released in the first half of the grammy eligibility period. I also think that releasing earlier gave her time to tour which voters could attend and keep the conversation going and then still have a campaign now in the fall with award shows, tv programs and maybe a documentary or tour video.

I watched the interview. He was a little too self aware to be in the cannon of great ziwe interviews. Though, I cannot for the life of me figure out why this guy gets certain liberals screaming more than actual genocide enablers.

I never said that TD's units have not surpassed BOMT's. Go read my first post. What I said is that Britney's peak was more than one album and it would be a fools errand to ignore it.

Nothing I said suggests this. Also I never mentioned CSPC. But In fact CSPC would agree with my statement that Britney's peak was twice as big.

Nothing I said suggests this. Also I never mentioned CSPC. But In fact CSPC would agree with my statement that Britney's peak was twice as big.

Britney's peak involved two diamond albums in two years. The teenage dream era lasted three years. So by my count she is at half the level of Britney's peak. A closer comparison would be Adele's 21.

Well, most of those pop girls tend to be Europeans. There are pop artists that are bigger in the US. For example SZA or Karol G.

The SNL stage did not deserve performances like this and yet she gave them. She is so generous!

Y'all lost the plot if you are attacking Karol's beauty.

Ooh this is fun, let me try: 1) Our Song (maybe teardrops) 2) Love Story 3) You Belong With Me 4) All Too Well 5) Trouble 6) Blank Space 7) Dancing With Our Hands Tied 8) Cruel Summer 9) August 10) You're Losing Me 11) The Black Dog 12) Ophelia

We are opening this now?

Are you trying to argue against landslide which is one of the most enduring and beloved songs of all time?

How come every gaga "record" comes with an asterisk (*)?

Its like last year when this forum was convinced Mayhem was a frontrunner and should win AOTY over DTMF. I am not convinced everyone here has interactions with people outside this echo chamber of an asylum.

Easily Olivia R. or Lux. Either could and should be the winner.

It's Shakira's team, it could be for 3 weeks from now.

It's low key giving maga.