Blue Monday

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

Don't forget about the Good 4 u royalties too.

Everything I learn about this girl makes me like her even less than I already did, which is an accomplishment in and of itself because I didn't think I could like her any less. So I guess that's something

She is truly the most unremarkable act to come around in quite some time

Swifties clinging to Amazon Music as a legitimate streaming service okay

At least Gayle had the decency to write her own music, however bad it was. This chick straight up ripped off Stick Season

I caught the Ava Max shade Really don't understand how these girls have fans, they're wannabe socialites who occasionally make music and tour

Whewwwwwww she got Courtney's approval too, which is crazy bc that lady hates everyone!

I know Dylan but who is Brandon?