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Who does ATRL consider better at writing music? Discuss.

Time to make a decision now that Fortnight is out

My ranking: 01 Nothing Compares 2 U 02 With Or Without You 03 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 04 Too Sweet 05 Alone Again (Naturally)

Cast your vote ATRLers!!!

Which is better? Official version: AI version:

Two early favorites from each album. Matty vs. Travis. Which is your bias?

The album breaking records left and right The MC score meltdowns Her getting dragged on Twitter Swifties forcing themselves to like the album Is TTPD already an iconic album release day?

Which double entendre song is better?

Fortnight vs. The Black Dog The Tortured Poets Department vs. imgonnagetyouback My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys vs. The Albatross Down Bad vs. Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus So Long, London vs. How Did It End? But Daddy I Love Him vs. So High School Fresh Out the Slammer vs. I Hate It Here Florida!!! vs. thanK you aIMee Guilty as Sin? vs. I Look in People's Windows Who's Afraid of Little Old Me vs. The Prophecy I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) vs. Cassandra loml vs. Peter I Can Do It With a Broken Heart vs. The Bolter The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived vs. Robin Clara Bow vs. The Manuscript

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Golden Hour was what got me into Kacey Musgraves and is still one of the best-produced albums I have ever heard, but there was always a few tracks I never clicked with. When I first heard Deeper Well earlier this year I was underwhelmed but it has massively grown on me, and at this point I think overall it stands toe-to-toe with Golden Hour (though that album's highs remain untouchable). What do you think? Cardinal VS Slow Burn Deeper Well VS Lonely Weekend Too Good to be True VS Butterflies Moving Out VS Oh, What a World Giver / Taker VS Mother Sway VS Love Is a Wild Thing Dinner with Friends VS Space Cowboy Heart of the Woods VS Happy & Sad Jade Green VS Velvet Elvis The Architect VS Wonder Woman Lonely Millionaire VS High Horse Heaven Is VS Golden Hour Anime Eyes VS Rainbow

A range of contrasting views have been expressed since the drop of Taylor's latest album "The Tortured Poets Department". I wondered what the consensus is?

Both girlies delivered an experimental album. Which one was difficult to connect to?

Which among these explosive ballads is better?

Better lead single?

For years stans and haters alike acknowledged that Taylor's biggest accomplishment was her remarkable consistency. After Taylor's astonishing 2023 (the biggest tour of all time, largest music consumption year ever, Time's Person of the Year, and a shocking amount of media attention), many began to think Taylor's peak might also be the biggest of all time outright. This morning, Taylor's TTPD debuted with over 100 million more streams than the previous all-time record holder (her own Midnights). The album is expected to debut with numbers thought to be literally impossible just a few years ago because of music industry transitions. Next month, Taylor restarts the largest tour in history and will surely clench a new collection of all-time records in the coming weeks. She is doing this well into her 30s, bucking traditional career trajectories. Has Taylor successfully achieved the largest single peak ever? If not her, who?

Two giants, two massive albums... Which one takes the crown?

When it comes to making children's music, two pop stars come to mind: Katy Perry and Taylor Swift. For Katy Perry, the seeds were planted with her debut, One of the Boys, but the turning point was Teenage Dream which saw her sport colorful wigs, beach and candy-themed visuals, among others. That image stays true today. Her recent Las Vegas residency, Play, sees her in her own fantasy land, wearing outlandish kid-friendly costumes and singing sugary sweet numbers from her catalog. However, despite this, Katy Perry still manages to be sexy and it doesn't come off tacky. Her sense of humor and confidence sells the image she's trying to portray. For Taylor Swift, being childish has always been in her DNA. From her debut up to her latest album, she manages to make music fit for children—even with the occasional cursing (for the teenagers who think doing so makes them sound cool and edgy). Admittedly, she has taken breaks from making kid-friendly songs, such as in the albums Reputation, Folklore and Evermore. But those breaks are very short-lived and those more artistic endeavors are often undermined by her propensity to write songs for the lowest common denominator. Can't knock the hustle. I would too if I was making the same kind of money. In your opinion, who did it better? Katy or Taylor?

Are you hyped???

Both gut wrenching songs about heartache that smashed going #1 on the Hot 100 But which one do you prefer?

I'm undecisive tbh.