Blue Monday

Petal flopping but this smashing she really does always win in the end

Usually the comparisons/songs sounding similar are a bit of a reach but in every instance with this girl it's been warranted

Not sure who you're talking about but one of my faves gave Gaga one of her only hits this decade but okay

Billie literally did it (solo) before her but okay

Chicken cutlet sweetie.... I'm so sorry. No but this year has been such a dud. We need to launch a federal investigation into radio being weighted this much after all this time

There's a Blake Shelton ripoff that was talked about earlier this week. In the article they also talk about her ripping off a song by The Chicks

I was starting to think this might be some sort of performance art piece or something because it's just so egregious, but if you listen to one interview of hers you'll know she's not smart enough for that

I think commercial success for Miley means leaning into the AC pop vibe of Flowers, I'm not sure she's able to connect with a capital POP song like this anymore (mostly because it's not really en vogue rn) but also because she's never really smashed in that area/sound throughout her career. I don't think people buy it from her for whatever reason. Her last album flopping to the degree that it did still feels really strange considering the success of Flowers... Personally I like the song but I'll admit it's not what I was expecting from the teasers, which may have turned some more casual listeners off. It also feels like, outside of Ella Langley, no one has really smashed with a hit this year. Even the success of Hate That I Made You Love Me, arguably the other closest thing we have to a ubiquitous hit, feels much more subdued when you compare it to other hits from the 2020s. Idk, (commercial) music is in a weird place right now.

This genuine serve Great video + song, not sure how this will do commercially but this is a TOOT

This list being total rage bait. #1 is literally a joke. #2.... anyway. Also this list being about 'rising stars' but you have a veteran (at this point anyway) like Elle Fanning in dead last, when she's not a rising star, and if we're going to include her on this list she should be #1 with a bullet. I could go on

Petal for both. TTPD has some great songs on it but it is weighed down by some clunkers + the overall monotony + the bloated track list. Petal is a more concise statement and functions better as an album, not a playlist. Tay needs to listen to Mama Ru in general

This classic

So sad, they had great chemistry in Wicked and had this went through, I believe it would have been really great.

Physical, but only because there are much better songs on Future Nostalgia but no shade because Physical is incredible