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i feel horrible for such a take but I genuinely wanted to hear people's opinions on this because while I know this is just the beginning of her career, seeing people gawk and go crazy over everything she does is just.. ehh? Her music style isn't anything new, its cunty pop with a sprinkle of vulnerability and thats fine but I dont find it as unique and as special as so many people are saying. It just feels like the basic package of stuff and yes its cunty but its not iconic. I also just dont like how anytime i talk about this with people, they try to say that 'oh but shes from Slovakia and she made it this far' to try to throw away my entire opinion and its like sure, fine, but come on, i can think someone's good or okay without thinking its revolutionary. It's not motherquake, its just quake.

Edit: I also think maybe some of my feelings come from how shes portrayed as an underdog and is like all of us and came from nowhere and made this life for herself but I find that genuinely so hard to believe from the deepest place of respect. I'm Polish and I dont think in a million years an ordinary lower middle class girl like me can make it to the world stage like she has without some sort of help and push and money. I also just find it hard to trust that and in turn like it

Ps. I'm lich Polish so this isn't me trying to hate on my fellow c. european 😭

How are we feeling about the VMAs this year? I was kinda shocked that Madonna is leading with 11 nominations. Who do you think is going to take home Video of the Year?

Olivia started out with a vampy, pop punk thing going on.

on her recent album, a lot of her titles seem like they are titles of rock songs: the cure (like the band) … drop dead.. stupid song

but from what I’ve heard of drop dead and the cure, they're way more Phoebe bridgers, light singing head voice coquette style then rock at all.

however, then Olivia is going with these babydoll dresses which she insists is kinder whore and Courtney love inspired apparently , but it simply isnt kinder whore bevayse she isn’t wearing the dresses ironically or in a rebellious way at all, she’s just seemingly going with the coquette style.

so, to me it makes sense if Olivia is actually intentionally making a more traditionally feminine pivot to more gentler style and music, however then she needs to let go of the idea that she is bringing back kinder whore and is a rock artist bevause all she’s doing is following the coquette trend and making indie pop, which by the way us also completely fine but can we just be honest about it. As for her recent track titles, it feels like sour/ vampire Olivia wrote all the titles and 2025 Olivia wrote the actual lyrics and content of the songs 😂 so there is a bit of a mismatch in my opinion.

what are everyone’s thoughts? Maybe you can help me understand her recent aesthetic, sound and style pivot a bit better. please challenge this post if you want! I could be all wrong, just want to start a discussion

slayyyter released her song “Dance…“ in January

they finally sent it radio this August.

but in June it was getting 800,000 streams a day. it was #8 bubbling. if they put it to radio it could’ve made the Hot 100. it was on the radio pop charts but it fell off cause they missed the moment

Currently she has a song Brand New Chanel$ that’s been on the Spotify top 200 for two weeks now

Why didn’t they sent this new song instead? This would’ve been on billboard for multiple weeks by now if that happened.

it also happened to Troye Sivan’s One Of Your Girls. it hit a peak on Hot 100 in October but his label didn’t put it for radio under December well past the moment It fell off

For me Dangerous from her Album Silence Between Songs is the B.O.A.T. I say this because it really got me through my relationship traumas and everytime I listened to it I felt like it spoke to me in a way no song has ever done before. This song was always my comfort song and it still is a song I hold very close to my heart. The thing I love about Madison’s music is that she’s so relatable and I know every artist is relatable in some way but hers is different. She’s relatable in such a deep and personal way. It’s as if she’s in my brain singing exactly what I’m going through and that just shows how much she has gone through. The fact that she can sing about such emotional experiences so rawly and openly. It really just shows how we all go through things and it’s comforting to know that she unfortunately understands. Dangerous is a song about heartbreak, vulnerability and wanting the answers to so many unanswered questions. In her lyrics “no, it can’t be this easy to let me go.” She expresses fear about being easy to just forget about and never look back on. In her lyrics “Guess I make love too dangerous.” She expresses vulnerability and self doubt. I won’t go too much in to everything but Madison is such a thoughtful and real artist. I wish I could explain it better.

As the title says, when Ariana came out she was considered a mini Mariah and her voiced sounded similar to Mariah's in Yours Truly but she was able to shake that off very quickly into her career. Where as people and stans still compare Gaga and Madonna.

(I know 2001 is the technical start but idc)

my list:

1. Run Away With Me - Carly Rae Jepsen
2. Toxic - Britney Spears
3. Dancing On My Own - Robyn
4. 212 - Azealia Banks
5. Track 10 - Charli XCX
6. Party In The USA - Miley Cyrus
7. Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
8. Tik Tok - Kesha
9. Ditto - New Jeans
10. A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton

honorable mentions:

do it - underscores

teenage dream - Katy Perry

crazy in love - Beyoncé / bye bye bye - nsync

It’s hard to determine who’s the biggest artists in the modern era cause they are many factors. When I look at the biggest artists currently, I’m curious about which artists has the gravitational pull like an MJ had back in the 80s.

When discussing the biggest artists, should we talk about things outside of the music like Taylor Swift wedding with Travis Kelce that was displayed to the public or Drake’s 20 v1 streaming event he had a few days ago.

Should Superbowls performed like Bad Bunny and The Weeknd count when discussing the biggest artists?
Should records sold, streams sold and concerts sold be included in this discussion or should the recognition of your name being generated by headlines be included?

Should the bigger artists have a youthful fanbase because the youth determines what’s cool in music?
I’m curious to know who’s the biggest artists out of the 4 I’ve included, what does r/popmusic think?

Disclaimer: I meant to write “Who is the biggest artist currently in the modern era” instead of “Who is the biggest artists of all time currently” as the title

A one-hit wonder is when a musical artist (singer, band, musician, etc.) who becomes famous with only one song and never has any other hits. But not all one-hit wonders have the same status. So here is a list of different types of one-hit wonders below:

Las Ketchup: A pure one-hit wonder strictly known only for this song and nothing else

Foster The People: Had multiples hits but wrongly considered as one hit wonders because of their biggest hit (The only no one hit wonder artist in this list)

The xx: Known only for a song that isn't a real song

John Lennon: Was the lead singer of a band that had lot of hits but only had one solo hit.

Cee Lo Green: Was the singer of a one hit wonder band and had only one hit as solo artist

Dennis Edwards: Was member in a multiples hits band but have only one hit as solo artist but his solo hit feature a no one hit wonder artist

ROSÉ: Was member in a multiples hits band but have only one hit as solo artist but her solo hit is in duo (not a featuring) with a multiples hits artist

Soft Cell: Known only with a cover of an unknown song

Los Bobos: Known only with a cover of an already well-known song

Mikky Ekko: Known only as a featured artist on a song by a very popular artist

Dakota: Known as feature artist on a cover of a famous song

Nate Ruess: Was the singer of a one hit wonder band and his only solo his was as feature artiste on a song by a famous artist

Estelle: Known only for a song that feature a popular artist

Damian Marley: Known only for a duo (not a feature) with a popular artist

Imany: Known only for a song which became famous after being remixed

Seeb: Known only as a remixer of an unknown song

Majestic: Known only as a remixer on an already famous song

Bayside Boys: Known as a remixer of an unknown song but their entire discography is limited to this single remix

Eliza Doolittle: Known only as a feature artist on a song which became famous after being remixed

Mitch Crown: Known only as a feature artist on a song by a no one hit wonder artist but, this is a featuring version of an unknown original which didn't feature him

Carlinhos Brown: Known only as a feature artist on a song by a no one hit wonder artist but, this is a featuring version of an already famous original song which didn't feature him

Bingo Players: Their famous song feature a no one hit wonder artist but this is a featuring version of an original unknown song which didn't feature the no one hit wonder artist

Robert Miles: Known only with an instrumental song

Dido: Known only as a sampled artist on a song by famous artist

Gotye & Kimbra: They 2 independants artists made a featuring together, their feautring song became a hit but none of them have any other hit and both are one hit wonders with this featuring song

Stardust: Their entire discography is limited to a single song

Hot 'N' Juicy: Like Stardust, their entire discography is limited to this single song but it in duet (not a featuring) with a not one hit wonder artist

Lyse (Anne-Lyse Blanc): Known as feature artist on a song by not one hit wonder artist but like Stardust, her entire discography is limited to this single song

The Source: Like Stardust, they entire discography is limited to this single song but their song feature a no one hit wonder artist

The Verve: Known only for a song accused of plagiarism and did not receive any royalties for several years on this music

Eddie Murphy: Only had one famous song but is very famous outside of music world

Leighton Meester: Known only as feature artiste on a song by a no one hit wonder artist but is very famous out of the music world

Bradley Cooper: Known only for a duo (not a featuring) with a no one hit wonder artist but is very famous out of the music world

Quincy Jones: Only had one hit as an artist but produced lots of hits by other artists, including Michael Jackson's biggest hits

Disturbed: Known only for a song which became famous after being remixed but this is a cover of an already famous song

Deadstar: Their only famous song was a minor hit.

Anna Kova: Known only as a featured artist on a minor hit.

The High Strung: Their only famous song became famous 6 years after the release after being used as a theme of a show

The Cramps: Their only famous song took 41 years to become famous after being used is a TV show but this is a cover of an unknown song

Ray Parker Jr: Known only with a theme song for a movie

Kate Alexa: Known only for a theme song for a TV show

Lacrim: Known only for a song mixed to a tragic event but his song feature a more popular artist

Vesyolye Rebyatya: They only hit became famous because of a tragic event and this is a coover of an already famous song

Lookas: Known only as a sampled remixer of an already famous song (He made a remix of a hit but the remix didn't become famous but, a multiples hits artist sampled this remix and credited Lookas as featuring on it and his song became a hit and Lookas never had any other hit)

Neil Diamond: One hit wonder but some covers of his unknowns songs became hits

Geri Halliwel: Was member of a multiples hits band but have only one famous song as solo artist but her solo hit is a cover of an already famous song

Jimmy Sommerville: Was member of a one hit wonder band and is also one hit wonder as solo artist but his solo hit is a cover of an already famous song

Cat Janice: Her only hit was made because of her own d€ath happened shortly after

Jack Ü: A duo whose their only hit feature a multiples hits artist but the 2 membres had multiples hits as solo artists

Millie B: Known only for a song which samples the whole instrumental of an unknown song

Doechii: Known only for a song which samples the whole instrumental of an already famous song

Kim Deal: Member of 2 one hit wonders bands

Gusttavo Lima: World famous only for one song but have multiples famous songs in his country

Mario Winans: Known only for a song that feature a сr!minal artist

112: Known only as feature artist on a song by a сr!minal artist

Ylvis: Known only for a brainrot song

Nile Rodgers: Was member in a very popular band but as solo artist, he's one hit wonder as feature artist on a song by populars artists

What’s your favorite song or album from the legend?

The choruses both use the strong "i" sound with three syllables before hand, and then are followed by ____ run away. Bel Air was initially made in 2013. Ain't In LA uses the same rapper and audio effect from Miley Cyrus's We Can't Stop (2013).

This can't be a coincidence can it?

Is it possible after ADÉLA performing Ain't In LA months ago, HYBE x GEFFEN bought Bel Air? I'm genuinely shocked I've seen no one else mention this.

It seems like peoole think all lip syncing is Ashlee Simpson or Milli Vanilli. Where the artist just cant sing and so just mouthes the track the entire performance, but that's not how it is or how most artist use it.

For many live performances is used for parts of songs, usually in spots that would cause vocal strain or when there is intense choreography happening.

Ex: Beyonce on the Cowboy Carter tour prerecorded live vocals when she had a quick 8 count but for something like "16 Carriages" where she is stationary she sings it live.

Ex: On the Erad tour the bridge of "Fearless" was prerecorded while the rest of the song was live.

Lip syncing isnt done out of laziness its done to give a better performance for the audience and to save the voice of the singer. Even Broadway does it, for "Phantom of the Opera" the high note at the end of the title track is often prerecorded so the singer doesn't needlessly damage their voice.

Granted if its someone like Adele where the entire appeal is her voice yes she does sing live and id want her to sing live. But I'm sick of people acting like the alternative to lip syncing would be this gorgeous authentic performance. Let's be real it would be a lot of gasps for air, missed cues, wrong notes, and technical errors. I'd rather have a sustainable good performance than a bad "authentic" one.

(fuck it really any songs. Pop or not)

My list:

1. Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
2. You Get What You Give - New Radicals
3. Believe - Cher
4. Waterfalls - TLC
5. Roygbiv - Boards of Canada
6. Hyperballad - Björk
7. Ray of Light - Madonna
8. The Boy Is Mine - Brandi & Monica
9. Steal My Sunshine - Len
10. Wannabe - Spice Girls

honorable mention:

nirvana - smells like teen spirit (obviously pop but I couldn’t not add it)

Fantasy - Mariah Carey (sorry it was tough)

pony - ginuwine

Whitney Houston was embarrassed by the music video of How Will I Know

Madonna hates the song Material Girl because it made people think she only cared about money

Mariah Carey hates the song Prisoner and prefers to pretend it doesn't exist. She also hates her music video for Vision of Love

Reading reviews of the latest bland pop outing from Jack Antonoff and Co. (credited this time to Phoebe Bridgers') Lost Weekend...

Reviews that describe an album as "deeply personal".. let's check the producer/lyric credits for track two, Lost Boys:

Producers: Phoebe Bridgers, Tony Berg, Ethan Gruska, Jack Antonoff, Alex G

Lyricists: Phoebe Bridgers, Christian Lee Hutson, Marshall Vore, Bo Burnham, Alex G

It took five people to write these lyrics? Nearly every track has a vertiable school bus full of producers and lyricists to craft music that sounds similar to, well, basically anything Antonoff slaps his name on.

Hey, thats fine if you like Antonoff (in Phoebe Bridgers flavor this time).. go and enjoy the music! But why do these critics try to fool us into thinking this stuff is even remotely personal??

Kate Bush's The Dreaming: producer, lyricist composer: Kate Bush.

THAT, just as an example, is deeply personal.