Blue Monday

HTIMYLM was submitted in Song, Record and Pop I thought

She submitted The Cure in Record and Song though OT: Is Ariana really gonna blank this year? Harry Styles, really?

Marked safe from being Patient Zero of the flopping disease

Amazing album, still her most cohesive and most mature project

Every major artist thinks they need to write their own music now which is not the case at all. In fact, I feel like there's a general sentiment now where songs that are made as part of a process are deemed inferior because they lack authenticity, or some nonsense.

How about she works on a hiatus instead

There are better songs from Detour, Autobahn is pretty good but it's no Times Like These. Jaw-dropping production and a very sincere and restrained delivery from Addison.

She's currently having trouble pulling off music from her repertoire, so no

Another one thank you (next) Needy is coming

This is what happens when you get high on your own supply, when you stop making music because you feel compelled to articulate a feeling or emotion and instead chase chart numbers. Maybe most crucially, this is what happens when you and your legion of fans block out every piece of criticism by labeling it "hate" and instead surround yourself with yes men.

Like a banana in the sun

Yes

Watch out Taylor, here comes Clay

even when she loses she wins

What do streaming numbers have to do with the quality of the music?