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I don't know why everyone forgets about Bruno Mars when talking about successful male artists. The success of the 24K Magic era was literally insane, he even won album of the year at the grammys. He has never had an unsuccessful release.
he literally has more diamond hits than any other male artists and they’re all impactful and iconic yet nobody gives him the credit like 💀 he definitely the prince of pop
@@leonardoversace1557 he is DEFINITELY not local, he is 1000x more "international" than Shawn Mendes, Harry Styles, Lil Nas X, 5SOS, he just doesn't have a huge online presence and him not releasing an album in 5 years since stan culture has soared doesn't help :) Bruno has a HUGE fanbase, he's broken 4 Guinness World Records, and I mean man just look at his wiki page he holds so many Billboard records.... "Six of his singles are counted among the best-selling singles of all time".
I loved the play version for years and just found out this year that the original version is by a group called i5. I was shook lol. Their version is on youtube if you want to hear it.
-TikTok is ruining the music scene. Maybe this isn’t unpopular but it has to be said. These songs rely on a catchy line and hope people will use them and get viral. Boring. -Kpop artists work too damn hard and deserve better treatment from their managers and labels. -Normani needs to change her label. dropping one single and disappearing after it is doing a lot of damage to her longevity. -Little Mix is one of the most underrated girl groups in history despite them being the most consistent in their performances and vocal abilities. -Same people who cringed at one direction are now Harry styles sluts. -Taylor is the best songwriter of our generation and NOTHING can change my mind. This woman has had a lot of success but is artistically underrated with her vision and creation ability. Thanks for coming to my TedTalk
i agree with literally all of these, especially the one about tiktok, harry styles, and taylor swift. - while i don't mind tiktok as a platform for skits and comedy and stuff like that, artists shouldn't have to be depending on it for their songs to chart or get successful. - yeah, i watched the blackpink documentary recently and it really made my heart break realizing that a lot of kpop artists like them are probably going through the same things. - yes. just yes. she has so much potential, but she isn't using it!!! - definitely. the lyrics of their songs aren't excellent, but they're still good, and their vocals are just out of this world. - exactly!! but that might have been because his singing and lyricism has really matured since one direction. still doens't change ths facts though, the people who hated on one direction are now stanning harry styles. - i stand with this one the most. people keep saying that she uses merch and stuff to promote herself, but there's a reason she got famous that stands out the most, and that is her songwriting ability!! the all too well 10 minute version just proves it, people aren't saying they cried listening to it for nothing. and folklore and evermore mainly focused on her lyricism, and i'm so happy about that, because it just proved to the haters that she didn't get famous for nothing. glad to see someone that shares so many of my opinions!!
I disagree, in 2020 so many superstars with the exception of like justin bieber and ariana grande released albums. Adele, ed sheeran, beyonce, Drake, postponed their albums and era's. Folklore although is a lyrically good album, the female artist relevancy thing has been affecting her albums, for years now taylor has been releasing her albums with merchandise and tour bundles, with promotion and remixes or delas with discount retailers to get her sales hence she has never had highest selling album globally
Taylor, Doja and Halsey have been my top three artists for almost the whole year. No one is doing it like them rn. Also women are fucking DOMINATING the music industry more than the men imo
I mean except Taylor nobody can even stand along side Justin bieber at this point and time so just correct yourself by saying “their are dominating usa and not the world” cause all the worldwide fanbase and especially asia belong to Justin bieber nobody gives a shit about doja in Korea or China where bieber is charting at #1 beating blackpink and other groups for the no1 spot and also nobody’s beating the weeknd in the US at this point so just 2 male artists are enough to end all your so called “dominating women” get your facts right
not an unpopular one but one that definitely needs to be discussed is that female artists get shamed and hated for writing and singing about their oast relationships, and everyone always tries to link their music to their exes but when make artists do that, people never question it, and even go as far as to start a hate train for that woman who broke their fave’s heart..
now let's be real, not even the pandemic stopped kpop idols from giving their fans the energy that needed to be given, you get new music every 4-6 months, vlives, a bunch of entertaining stuff, dance practices + the immaculate performances on the weekly shows... western artists could never
exactly?? like im not expecting everyone to go out and do something every week when they cant see their crews or whatever but DAMN. give your fans SOMETHING
@@ReactsByAsh the least they can do is tweet something or do a q&a on social media like??? y'all are not dropping any music or got promo so what else are you doing?
Some of them K-Pop artist are literally having bare minimum time to rest. Hence Mark and Haechan from NCT. The gap between their comebacks on their sub-unit is very tight. Don’t even say anything about many “active” idols out there who is constantly filming reality shows, or just a basic vlogging contents every single day just to keep us fans feed up and updated with their activities on daily basis.
@@d.f.danial9125 key word you just used “some” there’s also some that are not forced into exhaustion …. Any genre can have problems … but that isn’t the point. Surely you don’t think western artists would be exhausted from communicating with their fans at least once a month ? This person literally brought up just posting to twitter once in awhile lol nobody’s asking for anything crazy. Western artists make albums like 2-3 years later … surely some communicating with their fans in this time period isn’t asking too much 🤦♀️
I have a take: we all like music from the 2000's and early 2010's that much because we were all younger, some of us were kids, and we have good memories of not being an adult and having to worry so much about life. It's all plain nostalgia for music we associate with a simpler time when we were happy, nostalgia for a life and feel that honestly, we'll never gonna have again.
i agree with this. i remember a lot of trashy early and mid 2000s music fondly and jam to it for nostalgia's sake. the 2010s music is my peak notalgia music though because i was so obsessed with western pop and artists from ages 10-15 (aka 2010-2015)
Lets try with this one: "evermore" is more a realistic album with adult situations and where such deep aspects of life are touched, and that's the reason why it didn't get the hype and praise "folklore" got, by the fans or the media. "folklore" seems like a daydream album, almost unrealistic (except for epiphany).
to be honest, taylor didn't really give time and publicized evermore and it deserved, imo it's just a good as folklore but she jumped right into fearless era
9:51 i think bruno mars had a great era when he released his 24K album. he dominated with 24K magic, versace on the floor, that’s what i like, and finesse
here are some of my opinions :) 1. Taylor and Lorde are some of the best lyricists/song writers of the past decade or more 2. just because an album is successful doesn't mean its good music and nowadays is all about making the next big record instead of making good authentic music 3. Nicki paved the way for rap music now a day especially when it comes to female rappers
Rosalía is one of the most versatile artists and I feel that she barely gets credit. She writes, produces and is an incredible vocalist, and her performances are amazing. She puts her heart and soul into all of her projects. Her second album El mal querer is a masterpiece that everyone should listen.
I hope Ariana actually starts interacting with fans in social media for her next era. I actually didn't mind her being away during positions. She was doing a lot of business ventures outside of music and was developing personal relationships while continuing to heal. I actually think a massive break from fans is what she needed. She needs to drop of the face of planet earth to make people anticipate her next album. I think her also taking a break can also build artistry and do something new. Like she's taking this time to literally build businesses, improve her acting, etc, so I hope she's improving her writing and regaining creativity.
Also my unpopular opinion: I don’t care for interaction with my favorite musicians. I think people take these platonic relationships waaaay too seriously and as an artist I would be totally creeped out. I don’t mind an artist focused on their craft and having a mysterious aura instead of engaging on social medias
Same all around. My favorite artist is Beyoncé and she'll give us glimpses but shes not always turning on ig live and streaming all night. She at home minding her business or out and about minding her business and I love that
I knowww. It is very weird to see that people are desperate to have a response from their idol and when that happens they thank them and have an orde of mutual congratulating them. when the artist just interacted like a normal person. Idk...
I really agree with Ash on the part where she said 2000’s/2010’s music was really the best years of music and she wasn’t kidding. I really miss songs like Teenage Dream and such on the radio since music back then just made you want to dance and forget about problems. And note the catchy choruses and earworms that will forever be stuck in your head. Now it’s just bland trap hip hop with house, I don’t know how to describe it but I hope we get an era of music that will be just like the 2000/2010’s decade. Edit: I noticed repetition on my comment so I apologize for that 🥲
@@monsterhanna6691 yeah true, especially Ava since she’s really great at making such great 2010’s inspired pop songs yet no one acknowledges it, making her more underrated
@@vicxiv I hate how when artists like Ava or Olivia Rodrigo come out and actually give nostalgic 2000s vibes like people WANT, they just bash them for "copying" the big artists of the 00s
if i can’t have love, i want power by halsey is a masterpiece. the fact that she dropped it without releasing any songs prior shows how much she values their art as a whole project. it’s my favorite thing ever and i hope it gets the recognition it deserves. halsey also has constantly interacted with her fans since day 1. they follow so many of us on twitter and we’re all really close. no other artist even comes close to the connection she has with their fans.
yasss i loved that album sm, been a fan since badlands and her music has improved sooo much. i loved manic but iichliwp is way more cohesive and the tracks on the deluxe version?? im talking about the demos of lilith, 1121 and honey! they're so amazinggg
@@monsterhanna6691 I'm not bashing anyone else though? All I'm saying is that, as far as fanservice goes, not one other industry does it better than K Pop with photocards, fancalls, lightsticks, albums with entire photoshoots etc
They have no respect for privacy though. Everything they do is recorded. Eating, sleeping, walking, everything. This much broadcasting has led to their rise so quickly
for me it's the deranged distorted music that is adding too much clutter to the system. Back in the day at least the record industry people would hear a song first to see if the quality before investing into a song release. The other problem is we all stream now instead of downloading so everytime we stream our eyes see more songs . I wonder in time how the trendy music of today will age. Aside from my rant Olivia, Billie, girl in red, Silk Sonic are some standouts of 2021
Nowadays it seems like you kind of don’t *need* a record label to even put out music. And that can be a good and bad thing. On one hand they’re good for funding your projects and distributing your music, but on the other hand they’re in it for the business, not necessarily the artist, so it’s easy for a record label to just say “we don’t want this song on your album, so it’s not gonna be on the album.” And that can also be detrimental. It’s a double edged sword, really.
Kpop is incredible. One group can be so diverse where they make songs in so many genres… the music is way different than I thought and there’s so many different styles… but bts award show performances are so much better than any Super Bowl halftime show I’ve ever seen… their concerts even… they’re like full shows not just the singing and rapping… there’s so much production put into their concerts… I love the shit out of them
i completely agree with the Kpop one, and mind you, before I got into it at around 2018 I was one of the people who constantly talked shit about it but these artists are giving us ERAS and MOMENTS like the pop girlies used to do back in the day .. especially the Kpop girls, they really go all out with EVERYTHING from the photoshoots to the concepts to the music videos and the performances, damn, even the physical albums and the packaging is more exciting than what the western girls are giving.. i really recommend getting into it for anyone who misses eras and moments in pop music.
i honestly like where music is at rn, the lack of music videos shows how artists are focusing ONLY on the music and letting the story speak for itself. i also love how many pop artists are trying out experimental folky & indie ballads. i honestly think some of the things from the early 2000s come off as very cheesy nowadays like ed sheeran is still doing music that sounds like it came from that era on his "=" album and that was horrible IMO.
This is why I’m glad Ari is in The Voice right now. She’s not dropping any music this year (except the deluxe for positions), she’s a newlywed, she’s not that active on twitter anymore, and she has other things to focus on like r.e.m beauty. At least with her being a coach on a singing competition, I feel like she’s already interacting with fans. Especially now that the live shows started. And we’ll be getting performances from the woman who runs pop!
additional opinion: music lost all personality when real instruments were replaced with synths/keyboard that sound like other instruments. BRING BACK REAL INSTRUMENTS
I personally disagree, I think that music is much more personal today because it’s much more accessible, meaning that there’s much more people making music as some hobby on their shitty laptop in their bedroom, and were so much better off for it, and if you deny that then idk look harder maybe.
@@saxx9088 i disagree. I think because everyone is making music in their bedrooms, everyone is taking inspiration from everyone else. so much originality is lost because people are just trying to replicate what is already there, from cheesy lyrics to repetitive instrumentals. and the rare occasion of a song being different, they blow up- then everyone starts trying to replicate them and the cycle repeats. i just feel being forced to go in a studio and record live instruments brought songs to life and having such quick access is only making music that would chart or stream well and less of music that is actually unique and personal and original
Synths were already in use way back in the 1970s and I don't think it's fair judgement that all of that music since then would be devoid of personality. It's amazing how making music is more accessible to everyone with technology. I mean real instruments have a wonderful quality in recordings but there is room for all kinds of instruments, real or not. Art is alive when it evolves constantly.
UO: SAWAYAMA by Rina SAWAYAMA deserves more credit than given. She gave EVERYTHING she had on that album. Vocals, BBE (bad b*** energy) punk rock, RnB, pop, and more. Songs like Dynasty, STFU, Chosen family, and Tokyo love hotel, deserve more. Love you Rina (and you too Ashley:))
YES ABOUT GROWING UP AND NOT HAVING THE TIME ANYMORE like i'm only in college but I definitely do not have the time to sit around and wait for every drop, interview, tweet, IG post... we have things to do guys and maybe some of you also need more hobbies (said with love
The Doja one it’s so true! I didn’t like her when she first appeared, but then I realized she is an ARTIST, A GOOD SINGER and A BEAUTIFUL PERSON. Other girls that have come up with her like Meghan aren’t in her same level now
Unpopular opinion: There are a lot of "bad" and toxic or mean artists in the mainstream that don't deserve it and a lot of really great artists that care about their fans soo much that aren't in the mainstream but should be cause they're just that dang good
doja is literally the only one in the industry rn that has amazing creativity , artistry, looks, interactions with fans, versatility etc. she is already future of music period
OMG DO A PART 2 LOL (I just finished watching) also Selena rly doesn’t deserve it I mean her tone is lovely and I feel like Selena Has some of the most hard hitting lyrics which is rly all that matters as long as Selena enjoys it and it conveys a message that makes u feel something then I don’t see no problem
Unpopular opinion: ppl talk too much about charts, awards, and record breaking. Being #1 is really not as important as having a happy personal experience with your music and like ur fanbase doesnt even need to be that big to make a living, maybe i say that as a musician that just cares about making enough to buy what i want. In the words of lorde that outwardly doesnt care about being "the top of the industry rn": "i can buy as many groceries i want" lmao
I'm sorry to say this and I kind of don't like my own idea but ,Tik tok needs to go. There are too many trends. These trends ruins things, like I have never seen so many trends in 2019- now. Everyone Is always doing things to be trendy. Kids stealing stuff from school, thinking it's okay to misbehave in class and drive everyone crazy because they saw it on tik tok. These stupid challenges that can cause serious injuries, new songs and old songs being used to make tik toks and then end up ruining them.I need to know who comes up with the idea to use a freaking Banger! and destroy it in a trend on Tik Tok, driving everyone insane because all you hear is that same sound over and over again.
YES girl! Kpop catters so much more to fans. As well as the fact that there's ALWAYS new music being released! So it never gets stale or boring, we don't have to wait around years for a new album or project to be released
unpopular opinion: we don’t give Dua Lipa enough love and praise. Because she’s had so much success with Future Nostalgia, I’ve seen a lot of people saying that she’s basic, unoriginal, overrated, etc. She has ALWAYS been very talented as a vocalist and now a performer. Also give them credit: Future Nostalgia and The Weeknd’s After Hours worked together to revive pop music and bring back the disco 80s sound. I’ve been saying since Don’t Start Now came out that one day she will reach Taylor Swift level sales and numbers.
ugh every time I watch ur videos I just wanna smile! I love ur energy and u finally seem to be honestly happy and I love that for u girl this is all we wanted! ly queen
I think a very unpopular that needs to be talk about is artists denouncing the actions of their fanbase. I think they have a moral responsibility to shame their fans who say/do horrid things in their honor. Like some of these fan bases are actually disgusting. Like we will never know the true story of Jake and Taylor, and it’s really none of our business. And, I wish Taylor would publicly shame some of her fans for attacking Jake and his new love interest. Same for Olivia, she had to know her fans were being unbearable to Josh and she said nothing. It just seems unfair that all their business is out there for people to humiliate and decimate them. I’m not saying it’s their faults, I appreciate them writing for they feel and I know neither of them ever flat out say who their songs are about but they know investigative their fans are. And I think it’s time they speak up about the maltreatment their songs have caused the people on the opposite end of it.
Ohh ok. I don’t fault her at all, but I just think artists need to be a bit more vocal in dealing with the negative implications of Stan culture. It’s really gotten out of hand. At the end of the day, celebrity relationships are none of our business and we shouldn’t think we have the authority to bully, threaten, and drag people through the mud without knowing truly what’s going on.
@@pianomonstrosity I do agreee with you in what you are saying I’m a swiftie but I really think she should say stop to her fans because jake was getting literal death threats which is not ok
the way i agreed with every opinion she said 💀 another opinion: tinashe (and maybe even little mix) is putting in overtime and is still overlooked by the industry
Little mix is top 5 on western artist. The songs, the vocals, the performances, the energy. they give everything here and there but are paid dust. They are the standard for new girlbands, ppl need to put some respect on their name.
Lana Del Rey was one of the most impactful artists of the 10s, and single-handedly inspired a whole new generation of alternative/pop artists. The impact of her sound is still felt in modern pop music today. Don’t know how unpopular this is but she deserves the credit!
When you brought up calling all the monsters, I agree. Literally we get to October and want some Halloween music and I that comes to mind is that song and thriller. ☺️
Lauren is also getting back in the game. Like gurrrrrrrrlll prelude is living in my head rent free. And she literally goes live with her fans just have a convo with them. How many artists do that?
Ashley talking about Brandy and how they need to give her more recognition?! WE HAD TO STAN ON THIS ONE 🙌🏾. Totally agree with you on that! P.S. Did you know she's on a new show on ABC called Queens with Eve and Naturi (from 3LW) oh and just asking out of curiosity... but what's your favourite song/album from her?
i think u should do a deep dive into why don’t we. they recently came out with a single and they’re working on their third album. also their project that was released earlier this year (the good times and the bad ones) is amazing. and u should check out their 12/12 project as well as 8 letters
Katy Perry deserved so so so much better:(, her music was always incredible, especially Witness, the era everything started, and Chained To The Rhythm is something people ignored but says EVERYTHING we need to know, she had 9 #1s in only 6 years(2008-2014), and now can't reach the chart, like wtf, and just bc of a FUCKING HAIRCUT, peoplr used everything she does to make her crazy, on drugs, Ellen demons and Miley Cyrus demons shit... People wanted her to change, to change the sound, she DID, and those same people criticized her for that and said she should bring back the old sound, OK, she DID with Smile, and NOOW, they're saying it's nothing new or never heard before,(which makes me think that Smile should've came before Witness since it's sound is in between Prism and Witness)... Now people are defending her but like it's still that she isn't succesful, but at least she is HAPPY, so i guess that's what matters the most, but i really hope she'll blow everyone away with next music i have a weird feeling she is coming for next #1:) Also Artpop and Chromatica deserve WAY WAY WAYY MORE too
I feel like Halsey is one of the few artists that really did interact with her fans in a lot of ways throughout the pandemic. She's constantly interacting with fans on Twitter, talking about life and her music, while also releasing music, and other things like make up and a book in that period
@@linksey yo it’s not ab me, i loved red tv and all the vault songs (message in a bottle no. 1) and haven’t stopped listening to it since it came out, but as you said, no one has a long attention span and yes it’s not Taylor’ fault.
I can't imagine western artists doing a weekly show just for their fans. Like who are they even gonna play with? But I do think that Doja has that energy. She's a great performer and entertainer too.
@@moumuooo.o2283 Most K-Pop groups only relase twice (no pun intended not talking about the group TWICE) a year rookie groups (groups under 2 or 3 years old) might sometimes realese three times a year just due to the fact that they are trying to establish themselves in a SUPER competive industry, other than that their doing normal things an artist does & thats practicing or working on their new project or other jobs that they are obligated to do like model or hosting a show or acting on a K-Drama
@@musicreversed1113 they were literally forced by their old label cause they thought it selled best for them also little me, move, salute, confetti, sweet melody etc aint teen bubblegum pop except for black magic
doja cat really is one of the best artists rn and she truly is changing the game with the amount of versatility she brings to the table. it's completely mind blowing and refreshing to see that she has the ability to make songs sound so different yet unique. there's literally no one who sounds like her! btw I went to that festival from the video you showed and I completely fell in love with her. her stage presence and energy was everything I could of hoped for 😌
@@Stanislav_Orlov you throw that out there like it’s so simple. She signed before allegations came out and is under contract. Even if she were to leave his label one day. She will likely lose the rights to her music and never be able to perform her songs ever again.
@@polaricism2988 when kiss me more came out, everyone streamed that so much it even went viral on tiktok, and don't get me started on say so or like that. I have no problem with doja being popular but fans and general public should pay more attention to non-dr luke produced music instead of letting him top music industry again
@@J7nty shes not the greatest performer but when its just her standing still and singing then its so good. Her music touches people and thats what matters. Her power is in the connection not the choreography and I think thats okay! I'm fine and prefer an artist who strips it down.
"there is a difference between a singer and an artist" I have been saying this about Selena for YEARS. the reason she is as big as she is is because she makes good MUSIC, and you don't need to belt every lyric to be a good musician. The disrespect on her name is OFFENSIVE.
i just dont get why she is famous like she was a good actor but she doesnt have vocal ability and cant write songs her songs are generic so like what is she famous for? not just her tho theres so many like her theyre just made up to be famous and a money machine
Lyrics are the main thing you should worry about when being a artist. I'm sorry but people tune out on Selena because good production isn't gonna make you famous anymore.
@@shisexee That’s ridiculous. People listen to artists like Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande, etc for the catchy production and Melodies. Don’t give me this bs that artists are only about lyrics LOL! Production matters too! You all just like to drag Selena for no reason.
People discredit Olivia Rodrigo so much !! Ever since the Good 4 U x Misery Business legal scandal, i’ve seen so much slander online saying that she’s not creative/talented because of the paramore & taylor swift writing credits and it literally kills me because (besides 1sf3sb) she’s put in her own originality and taste to every song on SOUR. I understand someone just not liking her music bc that’s their opinion, but the amount of 25-40 year olds online dragging a 18 year-old for her debut album is tiring to see.
I don’t really get it cause other than more guitar and drums than most pop songs I don’t think Misery Business sounds that alike and she literally asked Taylor to sample her music.
That's kinda of pathetic to pick on an 18 year old she's still a new artist and from I heard of her songs she has potential to get better and idk why people are acting like she's the only who's sample a song many other artists have done it or sometimes straight up copy off of someone else
I'm also really confused on that. I haven't seen this much stupid plagiarism allegations on an artist before. And almost all of those cases are so stupid musically
Honey, wait for the Taylor's 'all too well' 10 minutes long version as a short movie to be dropped literally now 🍁 Edit: Also Avril Lavigne seemingly going back to her two firsts releases vibe with her new music video and I'm here for that early 2000 pop-punk energy 🤟 QUEENS 👑👑
u spilled so hard abt doja. the way she has performed say so ten million times and is still able to make it new and interesting every single time shows how diverse and fresh she is as an artist.
I find it so stupid that people get upser at reactors for "being too positive". I get some people are like that to the point of not expressing their real opinions so that people don't get upset, but some of y'all really get mad at people for just enjoying music, like...?
Just like with movie reactors. "Oh, they haven't seen this before and keep getting excited over something. That automatically means they're faking it!" It's just so fucking stupid.
i think why we got so much music this year / why its kinda becoming over saturated is because litterally everyone has released an album this year ( if not last year )because we are finally seeing what quarntine inspired for all them. like every major artist that has been slient for years ( cough adele, cough lorde ) dropped something. so it's nice to get music from everyone but i think having litterally every major artist drop this year was almost too much for everyone
What's wrong with a variety? Also, not EVERYONE is a fan of those artists or likes that kind of music. I listened to about 30+ albums last year--and not just from last year--and it was a great distraction.
@@monsterhanna6691 i'm not saying it's wrong or bad by any means haha. some of my favorite albums of all time have been released this year ( happier than ever, sour, IICHLIWP, solar power, planet her, ect ) but i'm just saying that the music scene feels so saturated right now because EVERYONE has dropped something. which again, isn't a bad thing. it's just now it feels like a new album is dropping every month so we don't even have time to digest past albums because it's just release after release after release after release. yk?
Yes, Doja Cat is one of those once in a lifetime stars. The reason we like her so much is because she gives us the early 2000s/2010s girlys vibe that we have been missing. She gives her all and we all appreciate that. The same goes for the K-pop industry they give their all and us fans support them for that.
i can never get behind the typical "there isn't good music anymore" or "this isn't a good time for music" trust me, if y'all get away from the radio/Spotify charts/Tik Toks and actually start searching for quality music, you'll find TONS of it
you are sooo right about justin and purpose but the person who we should be paying respects to is SKRILLEX!!! he produced most of purpose and did the damn thing
@@yujin4038 he peaked because he is JUSTIN BIEBER, My World and Believe are Justin's 2nd and 3rd biggest eras with an amazing international success without Skrillex there
Kinda unpopular opinion: Halsey is one of the best artists in the game rn. Their songwriting ability is otherworldly and they never fail to feed us with their eras and visuals. They have come so far as an artist and improved their vocal ability so much and are one of the best performers out there rn too. And I’m tired of people not giving Halsey the credit that they deserve!
Not an opinion just a fact: No matter how much you may love her or hate her… Taylor Swift has carried the music industry on her back for so many years. She can pull off country, alternative, indie, and pop. Put respect on Miss Taylor’s name. Thank you and GOODBYE
ive been saying this for a while, i literally dont even listen to her music but the effort she puts into every single project is astonishing. she is DOMINATING the music industry wether you like her or not.
@@brrrr2237 honestly though Swifties aren’t toxic and I really do love them and I love taylor but they are pretty annoying. They will bring taylors name into a video that has nothing to do with her😭
"if you don't know everything your not a true fan" 'listen some of us are adults, we got bills we got shit to do' LITERALLY!! Like I wish that I could follow every thing about the artists that I love but I simply do not have the time anymore, and that doesn't mean that I don't love them any less! It annoys me so much when people get high and mighty about stuff like that
I’m a relatively new Arianator (I’ve been one for about a year and a half now), and, while I’ve probably listened to 90% of her songs, including some of her more obscure songs, and have kept up with just about everything new she’s done since I’ve joined, I haven’t had the time to go and watch most of her past performances. After all, I already know what the songs sounds like. Will the live performances be that worth my time to watch when I’m a senior in high school?
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I don't know why everyone forgets about Bruno Mars when talking about successful male artists. The success of the 24K Magic era was literally insane, he even won album of the year at the grammys. He has never had an unsuccessful release.
he literally has more diamond hits than any other male artists and they’re all impactful and iconic yet nobody gives him the credit like 💀 he definitely the prince of pop
@@armando5994 fr. and he's also killing it with silk sonic.
i think because he doesnt have a big fanbase, he’s more local i guess
@@leonardoversace1557 he is DEFINITELY not local, he is 1000x more "international" than Shawn Mendes, Harry Styles, Lil Nas X, 5SOS, he just doesn't have a huge online presence and him not releasing an album in 5 years since stan culture has soared doesn't help :) Bruno has a HUGE fanbase, he's broken 4 Guinness World Records, and I mean man just look at his wiki page he holds so many Billboard records.... "Six of his singles are counted among the best-selling singles of all time".
@@sp0ngeb00b7 i mean i get it but i aint ever seen a bruno fan acc😭
"The Cheetah Girls could write 'Let It Be', but The Beatles could never write 'Cinderella'" - Ashley Ippolito, 2021
put it on my gravestone
I discovered a few weeks ago that the song "Cinderella" was actually from a girl group named Play. My childhood was an entire lie lol
I loved the play version for years and just found out this year that the original version is by a group called i5. I was shook lol. Their version is on youtube if you want to hear it.
Just facts
But the cheetah girls didn’t write Cinderella lol
-TikTok is ruining the music scene. Maybe this isn’t unpopular but it has to be said. These songs rely on a catchy line and hope people will use them and get viral. Boring.
-Kpop artists work too damn hard and deserve better treatment from their managers and labels.
-Normani needs to change her label. dropping one single and disappearing after it is doing a lot of damage to her longevity.
-Little Mix is one of the most underrated girl groups in history despite them being the most consistent in their performances and vocal abilities.
-Same people who cringed at one direction are now Harry styles sluts.
-Taylor is the best songwriter of our generation and NOTHING can change my mind. This woman has had a lot of success but is artistically underrated with her vision and creation ability.
Thanks for coming to my TedTalk
i agree with literally all of these, especially the one about tiktok, harry styles, and taylor swift.
- while i don't mind tiktok as a platform for skits and comedy and stuff like that, artists shouldn't have to be depending on it for their songs to chart or get successful.
- yeah, i watched the blackpink documentary recently and it really made my heart break realizing that a lot of kpop artists like them are probably going through the same things.
- yes. just yes. she has so much potential, but she isn't using it!!!
- definitely. the lyrics of their songs aren't excellent, but they're still good, and their vocals are just out of this world.
- exactly!! but that might have been because his singing and lyricism has really matured since one direction. still doens't change ths facts though, the people who hated on one direction are now stanning harry styles.
- i stand with this one the most. people keep saying that she uses merch and stuff to promote herself, but there's a reason she got famous that stands out the most, and that is her songwriting ability!! the all too well 10 minute version just proves it, people aren't saying they cried listening to it for nothing. and folklore and evermore mainly focused on her lyricism, and i'm so happy about that, because it just proved to the haters that she didn't get famous for nothing.
glad to see someone that shares so many of my opinions!!
Urgh I agree so much with you, especially the Little Mix and Normani ones ffs
Taylor swift the best songwriter?🤔 have you listened to cupcakke?🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Kpop idols don’t have labels because they are not singers, they have companies (and that’s way worse)
Yesssss! Little Mix is criminally underrated, and Taylor deserves soooooo much more respect for her songwriting skills!
tbh taylor swift has really dominated the music industry during covid. like sis is really feeding us and being so creative i love it
taylor is the music industry
reputation is becoming my whole personality
Is this really unpopular though?
@@kwilesvolleyball2028 mood
I disagree, in 2020 so many superstars with the exception of like justin bieber and ariana grande released albums. Adele, ed sheeran, beyonce, Drake, postponed their albums and era's. Folklore although is a lyrically good album, the female artist relevancy thing has been affecting her albums, for years now taylor has been releasing her albums with merchandise and tour bundles, with promotion and remixes or delas with discount retailers to get her sales hence she has never had highest selling album globally
Taylor, Doja and Halsey have been my top three artists for almost the whole year. No one is doing it like them rn.
Also women are fucking DOMINATING the music industry more than the men imo
Absolutely! There are probably only two men i listen to regularly compared to like the twenty women lmao, nobody does it like them
I mean except Taylor nobody can even stand along side Justin bieber at this point and time so just correct yourself by saying “their are dominating usa and not the world” cause all the worldwide fanbase and especially asia belong to Justin bieber nobody gives a shit about doja in Korea or China where bieber is charting at #1 beating blackpink and other groups for the no1 spot and also nobody’s beating the weeknd in the US at this point so just 2 male artists are enough to end all your so called “dominating women” get your facts right
@@ksachith4739 I said dominating the music industry not the world. Maybe read correctly before needlessly attacking someone for their opinion
Correct no lies detected.
i agree only i would add billie eilish. happier than ever was just **chefs kiss**
not an unpopular one but one that definitely needs to be discussed is that female artists get shamed and hated for writing and singing about their oast relationships, and everyone always tries to link their music to their exes but when make artists do that, people never question it, and even go as far as to start a hate train for that woman who broke their fave’s heart..
now let's be real, not even the pandemic stopped kpop idols from giving their fans the energy that needed to be given, you get new music every 4-6 months, vlives, a bunch of entertaining stuff, dance practices + the immaculate performances on the weekly shows... western artists could never
exactly?? like im not expecting everyone to go out and do something every week when they cant see their crews or whatever but DAMN. give your fans SOMETHING
@@ReactsByAsh the least they can do is tweet something or do a q&a on social media like??? y'all are not dropping any music or got promo so what else are you doing?
Some of them K-Pop artist are literally having bare minimum time to rest. Hence Mark and Haechan from NCT. The gap between their comebacks on their sub-unit is very tight. Don’t even say anything about many “active” idols out there who is constantly filming reality shows, or just a basic vlogging contents every single day just to keep us fans feed up and updated with their activities on daily basis.
@@d.f.danial9125 key word you just used “some” there’s also some that are not forced into exhaustion …. Any genre can have problems … but that isn’t the point. Surely you don’t think western artists would be exhausted from communicating with their fans at least once a month ? This person literally brought up just posting to twitter once in awhile lol nobody’s asking for anything crazy. Western artists make albums like 2-3 years later … surely some communicating with their fans in this time period isn’t asking too much 🤦♀️
@@blarmy827 some western artists communicate with the fans tho during pandemic.
another unpopular opinion: just because you like lesser known artists and bands does not make you or your music taste unique 😻
thats pretty popular tho most people like underrated srtists to feel validated and egotistic
I have a take: we all like music from the 2000's and early 2010's that much because we were all younger, some of us were kids, and we have good memories of not being an adult and having to worry so much about life. It's all plain nostalgia for music we associate with a simpler time when we were happy, nostalgia for a life and feel that honestly, we'll never gonna have again.
Me too and i know that in ten years we all gonna say that we missed the early 2020 songs
I wish I can unread this but it is 100% true and it hurts that we can’t go back to those times and the only thing we got its in fact is music.
i agree with this. i remember a lot of trashy early and mid 2000s music fondly and jam to it for nostalgia's sake. the 2010s music is my peak notalgia music though because i was so obsessed with western pop and artists from ages 10-15 (aka 2010-2015)
Less of a take and more of a widely known fact
But at least we can revisit it and we still have old-school songs from artists today; i.e., Ava Max.
Lets try with this one: "evermore" is more a realistic album with adult situations and where such deep aspects of life are touched, and that's the reason why it didn't get the hype and praise "folklore" got, by the fans or the media. "folklore" seems like a daydream album, almost unrealistic (except for epiphany).
to be honest, taylor didn't really give time and publicized evermore and it deserved, imo it's just a good as folklore but she jumped right into fearless era
Evermore is the better album too. it didn't get the attention it deserves
How is folklore unrealistic? People relate with a lot of its lyrics and stories.
@@iamshraddhakhedkar I agree, I relate to folklore more than evermore, still love them both tho
Evermore will always be my favorite
"There is a difference between a singer and an artist." So true
This is true
9:51 i think bruno mars had a great era when he released his 24K album. he dominated with 24K magic, versace on the floor, that’s what i like, and finesse
here are some of my opinions :)
1. Taylor and Lorde are some of the best lyricists/song writers of the past decade or more
2. just because an album is successful doesn't mean its good music and nowadays is all about making the next big record instead of making good authentic music
3. Nicki paved the way for rap music now a day especially when it comes to female rappers
I agree except for three, yes she’s influential however most of the inspiration and influences SHE got was from Lil Kim and missy elliot
agreed with all, especially #2. Lorde kinda fell off tho.
Lorde? The girl has 3 albums and one of them is just bad...
Please don’t forget Lana Del Rey 😭
Add Lana and we’ll be good
Rosalía is one of the most versatile artists and I feel that she barely gets credit. She writes, produces and is an incredible vocalist, and her performances are amazing. She puts her heart and soul into all of her projects. Her second album El mal querer is a masterpiece that everyone should listen.
@@tomasperez7841 you should listen to Dolerme and A palé
OMG THIS yesss, everyone should listen to El Mal Querer
@@lenasanz5544 it is a masterpiece and It still blows my mind how she made experimental flamenco mainstream
I hope Ariana actually starts interacting with fans in social media for her next era. I actually didn't mind her being away during positions. She was doing a lot of business ventures outside of music and was developing personal relationships while continuing to heal. I actually think a massive break from fans is what she needed. She needs to drop of the face of planet earth to make people anticipate her next album. I think her also taking a break can also build artistry and do something new. Like she's taking this time to literally build businesses, improve her acting, etc, so I hope she's improving her writing and regaining creativity.
i just know ag7 is gonna be THAT GIRL
Also my unpopular opinion: I don’t care for interaction with my favorite musicians. I think people take these platonic relationships waaaay too seriously and as an artist I would be totally creeped out. I don’t mind an artist focused on their craft and having a mysterious aura instead of engaging on social medias
agreed
sameee agree 100%
I kinda agree to this on some extent !!!
Same all around. My favorite artist is Beyoncé and she'll give us glimpses but shes not always turning on ig live and streaming all night. She at home minding her business or out and about minding her business and I love that
I knowww. It is very weird to see that people are desperate to have a response from their idol and when that happens they thank them and have an orde of mutual congratulating them. when the artist just interacted like a normal person. Idk...
00:14 and i OOP
idk what people think I mean when I say “hmm, it’s fine but it’s not my favorite” WE’RE GONNA STAY RESPECTFUL
like would you rather me say this is garbage, don't listen to it, and spit on your face ??? LIKE WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME ???
“The music industry has been kinda blah”
Aurora fans: “When will she figure it out?”
I really agree with Ash on the part where she said 2000’s/2010’s music was really the best years of music and she wasn’t kidding. I really miss songs like Teenage Dream and such on the radio since music back then just made you want to dance and forget about problems. And note the catchy choruses and earworms that will forever be stuck in your head. Now it’s just bland trap hip hop with house, I don’t know how to describe it but I hope we get an era of music that will be just like the 2000/2010’s decade.
Edit: I noticed repetition on my comment so I apologize for that 🥲
Nothing "bland" about it. Also, "I miss this kind of music." Lady Gaga, Ava Max, Katy Perry etc.- "Are we a joke to you?" 😂
I can agree with you on Melanie Martinez
@@monsterhanna6691 yeah true, especially Ava since she’s really great at making such great 2010’s inspired pop songs yet no one acknowledges it, making her more underrated
@@vicxiv I hate how when artists like Ava or Olivia Rodrigo come out and actually give nostalgic 2000s vibes like people WANT, they just bash them for "copying" the big artists of the 00s
@@edensylvester13 exactly!! They aren’t totally copying but just giving kinda similar vibes
if i can’t have love, i want power by halsey is a masterpiece. the fact that she dropped it without releasing any songs prior shows how much she values their art as a whole project. it’s my favorite thing ever and i hope it gets the recognition it deserves. halsey also has constantly interacted with her fans since day 1. they follow so many of us on twitter and we’re all really close. no other artist even comes close to the connection she has with their fans.
yasss i loved that album sm, been a fan since badlands and her music has improved sooo much. i loved manic but iichliwp is way more cohesive and the tracks on the deluxe version?? im talking about the demos of lilith, 1121 and honey! they're so amazinggg
The way I could write an essay about how K Pop does so much more for fans than western music ever has
ALL these artists are amazing and it's not their fault that you don't appreciate their work.
@@monsterhanna6691 I'm not bashing anyone else though? All I'm saying is that, as far as fanservice goes, not one other industry does it better than K Pop with photocards, fancalls, lightsticks, albums with entire photoshoots etc
fr tho the contents that they give to the fans like vlives, shows and comeback stages
They have no respect for privacy though. Everything they do is recorded. Eating, sleeping, walking, everything. This much broadcasting has led to their rise so quickly
@@payalshishodia oh yeah there’s definitely issues that come with certain parts of that industry
for me it's the deranged distorted music that is adding too much clutter to the system. Back in the day at least the record industry people would hear a song first to see if the quality before investing into a song release. The other problem is we all stream now instead of downloading so everytime we stream our eyes see more songs . I wonder in time how the trendy music of today will age. Aside from my rant Olivia, Billie, girl in red, Silk Sonic are some standouts of 2021
Nowadays it seems like you kind of don’t *need* a record label to even put out music. And that can be a good and bad thing. On one hand they’re good for funding your projects and distributing your music, but on the other hand they’re in it for the business, not necessarily the artist, so it’s easy for a record label to just say “we don’t want this song on your album, so it’s not gonna be on the album.” And that can also be detrimental. It’s a double edged sword, really.
what falls under the label of “deranged and distorted” ?
@@jarynm2011 when the bass is so compressed the sound clips the audio volume threshold , usually a tiktok edit trend
love that peppa t-shirt, love u ash💕
GOTTA REP THE QUEEN!
Literally scrolled to find the shirt comment, took way too long imo
Kpop is incredible. One group can be so diverse where they make songs in so many genres… the music is way different than I thought and there’s so many different styles… but bts award show performances are so much better than any Super Bowl halftime show I’ve ever seen… their concerts even… they’re like full shows not just the singing and rapping… there’s so much production put into their concerts… I love the shit out of them
Selena voice is not the strongest, but it's so unique and her tone is beautiful, sometimes it moves me more than those big vocally songs
i completely agree with the Kpop one, and mind you, before I got into it at around 2018 I was one of the people who constantly talked shit about it but these artists are giving us ERAS and MOMENTS like the pop girlies used to do back in the day .. especially the Kpop girls, they really go all out with EVERYTHING from the photoshoots to the concepts to the music videos and the performances, damn, even the physical albums and the packaging is more exciting than what the western girls are giving.. i really recommend getting into it for anyone who misses eras and moments in pop music.
female artists are in general underrated and contantly pit against each other but they make so much better music
I'd say that's true in general, but when it comes to pop, female artists are definitely more popular than male artists.
i honestly like where music is at rn, the lack of music videos shows how artists are focusing ONLY on the music and letting the story speak for itself. i also love how many pop artists are trying out experimental folky & indie ballads. i honestly think some of the things from the early 2000s come off as very cheesy nowadays like ed sheeran is still doing music that sounds like it came from that era on his "=" album and that was horrible IMO.
ash (10:51): albums dont need to be an hour long.
taylor: hold my red (taylors version) album and its 2 HOURS AND 10 MIN
Here's mine : evermore is better than folklore and it is extremely underrated
I think we all collectively agree that folklore is the better album as a whole, and evermore has better songs, more diverse and has versatile songs.
As a huge swiftie ,YESsSsS!!!!! Scream it out loud for the people in the back
agreed!!!
Evermoorrreeee Stannn here too 😍
This is why I’m glad Ari is in The Voice right now. She’s not dropping any music this year (except the deluxe for positions), she’s a newlywed, she’s not that active on twitter anymore, and she has other things to focus on like r.e.m beauty. At least with her being a coach on a singing competition, I feel like she’s already interacting with fans. Especially now that the live shows started. And we’ll be getting performances from the woman who runs pop!
additional opinion: music lost all personality when real instruments were replaced with synths/keyboard that sound like other instruments. BRING BACK REAL INSTRUMENTS
Listen to Silk Sonic (album out november 12). They heavily focus on real instruments and that feeling older music captured.
I personally disagree, I think that music is much more personal today because it’s much more accessible, meaning that there’s much more people making music as some hobby on their shitty laptop in their bedroom, and were so much better off for it, and if you deny that then idk look harder maybe.
@@saxx9088 i disagree. I think because everyone is making music in their bedrooms, everyone is taking inspiration from everyone else. so much originality is lost because people are just trying to replicate what is already there, from cheesy lyrics to repetitive instrumentals. and the rare occasion of a song being different, they blow up- then everyone starts trying to replicate them and the cycle repeats. i just feel being forced to go in a studio and record live instruments brought songs to life and having such quick access is only making music that would chart or stream well and less of music that is actually unique and personal and original
Synths were already in use way back in the 1970s and I don't think it's fair judgement that all of that music since then would be devoid of personality. It's amazing how making music is more accessible to everyone with technology. I mean real instruments have a wonderful quality in recordings but there is room for all kinds of instruments, real or not. Art is alive when it evolves constantly.
@@John-nl6ji in the 70s syths were paired with real instruments. now every instrument on every song fake.
UO: SAWAYAMA by Rina SAWAYAMA deserves more credit than given. She gave EVERYTHING she had on that album. Vocals, BBE (bad b*** energy) punk rock, RnB, pop, and more. Songs like Dynasty, STFU, Chosen family, and Tokyo love hotel, deserve more. Love you Rina (and you too Ashley:))
Unpopular opinion: Tinashe is the best R&B artist right now, and Sabrina Carpenter deserves to be a main pop girl
exactly, exactly
i fully agree with this
Sabrina Carpenter is a horrible writer, which is frustrating because her voice, presence and personality are so great.
@@neutralman9124 she’s a great writer but idk why her singles lack
@@neutralman9124 have you not heard her originals?🤨 She's a really great writer
also cinderella from the cheetah girls is a cover, a swedish girl group "play" wrote and recorded the song before the movie even came out
i love when Ash is just so tired at the end of a video and she’s all “like, subscribe... idk... do the damn thing”
YES ABOUT GROWING UP AND NOT HAVING THE TIME ANYMORE like i'm only in college but I definitely do not have the time to sit around and wait for every drop, interview, tweet, IG post... we have things to do guys and maybe some of you also need more hobbies (said with love
you're right when you said kpop artists "care" in a certain way more for their fans and provide more interaction with them then western artists
than*
The Doja one it’s so true!
I didn’t like her when she first appeared, but then I realized she is an ARTIST, A GOOD SINGER and A BEAUTIFUL PERSON.
Other girls that have come up with her like Meghan aren’t in her same level now
OMG ATEEZ at 4:14 !!!!! . Also i agree with everything that you said especially about Doja Cat being the future of music ,bc MAN SHE'S SOMETHING ELSE
Unpopular opinion: There are a lot of "bad" and toxic or mean artists in the mainstream that don't deserve it and a lot of really great artists that care about their fans soo much that aren't in the mainstream but should be cause they're just that dang good
The NOSTALGIA that hit me when you started playing off those 2015 bieber hits... say what you will, that was a moment
10:50 red tv entered
😂😂😂 2 hours. We don't mind tho 😈
doja is literally the only one in the industry rn that has amazing creativity , artistry, looks, interactions with fans, versatility etc. she is already future of music period
Yes Doja is the future! And I personally think Lil Nas X too!
Don't get too brave since Beyoncé is right there.
Her lyrics seem kind of simple, though.
OMG DO A PART 2 LOL (I just finished watching)
also Selena rly doesn’t deserve it I mean her tone is lovely and I feel like Selena
Has some of the most hard hitting lyrics which is rly all that matters as long as Selena enjoys it and it conveys a message that makes u feel something then I don’t see no problem
Unpopular opinion: ppl talk too much about charts, awards, and record breaking. Being #1 is really not as important as having a happy personal experience with your music and like ur fanbase doesnt even need to be that big to make a living, maybe i say that as a musician that just cares about making enough to buy what i want. In the words of lorde that outwardly doesnt care about being "the top of the industry rn": "i can buy as many groceries i want" lmao
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I'm sorry to say this and I kind of don't like my own idea but ,Tik tok needs to go. There are too many trends. These trends ruins things, like I have never seen so many trends in 2019- now. Everyone Is always doing things to be trendy. Kids stealing stuff from school, thinking it's okay to misbehave in class and drive everyone crazy because they saw it on tik tok. These stupid challenges that can cause serious injuries, new songs and old songs being used to make tik toks and then end up ruining them.I need to know who comes up with the idea to use a freaking Banger! and destroy it in a trend on Tik Tok, driving everyone insane because all you hear is that same sound over and over again.
You included THE Choi San from ATEEZ love you for that
and the Victorious music TRUE I still revisit that at least once a year
YES girl! Kpop catters so much more to fans. As well as the fact that there's ALWAYS new music being released! So it never gets stale or boring, we don't have to wait around years for a new album or project to be released
And you really never know what kind of sound to expect. I love that about kpop.
I needed this today, thanks for everything mom
unpopular opinion: we don’t give Dua Lipa enough love and praise. Because she’s had so much success with Future Nostalgia, I’ve seen a lot of people saying that she’s basic, unoriginal, overrated, etc. She has ALWAYS been very talented as a vocalist and now a performer. Also give them credit: Future Nostalgia and The Weeknd’s After Hours worked together to revive pop music and bring back the disco 80s sound. I’ve been saying since Don’t Start Now came out that one day she will reach Taylor Swift level sales and numbers.
I was waiting for a comment like this 👏
ugh every time I watch ur videos I just wanna smile! I love ur energy and u finally seem to be honestly happy and I love that for u girl this is all we wanted! ly queen
The way she's not reacted to "Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land" by Marina made me worry Ash was gonna admit to not liking Marina's music 👀
I think a very unpopular that needs to be talk about is artists denouncing the actions of their fanbase. I think they have a moral responsibility to shame their fans who say/do horrid things in their honor. Like some of these fan bases are actually disgusting. Like we will never know the true story of Jake and Taylor, and it’s really none of our business. And, I wish Taylor would publicly shame some of her fans for attacking Jake and his new love interest. Same for Olivia, she had to know her fans were being unbearable to Josh and she said nothing. It just seems unfair that all their business is out there for people to humiliate and decimate them. I’m not saying it’s their faults, I appreciate them writing for they feel and I know neither of them ever flat out say who their songs are about but they know investigative their fans are. And I think it’s time they speak up about the maltreatment their songs have caused the people on the opposite end of it.
Hey Olivia’s team never let her talk about it and restricted her but she recently dropped her management team she will probably speak out
Ohh ok. I don’t fault her at all, but I just think artists need to be a bit more vocal in dealing with the negative implications of Stan culture. It’s really gotten out of hand. At the end of the day, celebrity relationships are none of our business and we shouldn’t think we have the authority to bully, threaten, and drag people through the mud without knowing truly what’s going on.
@@pianomonstrosity I do agreee with you in what you are saying I’m a swiftie but I really think she should say stop to her fans because jake was getting literal death threats which is not ok
Agreed. Taylor swift is absolutely responsible for the mob she sends after anyone who dares not call her perfect
the way i agreed with every opinion she said 💀
another opinion: tinashe (and maybe even little mix) is putting in overtime and is still overlooked by the industry
Little mix is top 5 on western artist.
The songs, the vocals, the performances, the energy. they give everything here and there but are paid dust. They are the standard for new girlbands, ppl need to put some respect on their name.
i listen to calling all the monsters DAILY that song is just perfection
need a part 2 and *NOW*
When Ashley said “Girl I’m tryna catch a bag.” … I felt that
Girl everything from the Cheetah Girls slappsssss
Lana Del Rey was one of the most impactful artists of the 10s, and single-handedly inspired a whole new generation of alternative/pop artists. The impact of her sound is still felt in modern pop music today. Don’t know how unpopular this is but she deserves the credit!
Yes! I agree, lana’s music really did wonders in the 2010s alternative scene and she definitely paved the way for lorde, billie and other alt artists
As an NCTzen, I can't relate to the idea of my faves doing nothing through covid. They on their 6th release this year already!
When you brought up calling all the monsters, I agree. Literally we get to October and want some Halloween music and I that comes to mind is that song and thriller. ☺️
I love that, plz do 2nd part,
And you're almost right about all of that
Lauren is also getting back in the game. Like gurrrrrrrrlll prelude is living in my head rent free. And she literally goes live with her fans just have a convo with them. How many artists do that?
Ashley talking about Brandy and how they need to give her more recognition?! WE HAD TO STAN ON THIS ONE 🙌🏾. Totally agree with you on that!
P.S. Did you know she's on a new show on ABC called Queens with Eve and Naturi (from 3LW) oh and just asking out of curiosity... but what's your favourite song/album from her?
My favorite album from Brandy would be, "Never Say Never"; my all-time fav song from her is, "Angel in Disguise." :)
The flow into the ad, get that bag sis
unpopular opinion: streams and charting doesn't mean that the songs are good
i think u should do a deep dive into why don’t we. they recently came out with a single and they’re working on their third album. also their project that was released earlier this year (the good times and the bad ones) is amazing. and u should check out their 12/12 project as well as 8 letters
Awww I missed your content on this channel ! You’re so funny !!
Dr. Luke and his artists like Doja, Saweetie and Kim Petra’s don’t deserve the credit and acclaim they’re getting.
Katy Perry deserved so so so much better:(, her music was always incredible, especially Witness, the era everything started, and Chained To The Rhythm is something people ignored but says EVERYTHING we need to know, she had 9 #1s in only 6 years(2008-2014), and now can't reach the chart, like wtf, and just bc of a FUCKING HAIRCUT, peoplr used everything she does to make her crazy, on drugs, Ellen demons and Miley Cyrus demons shit...
People wanted her to change, to change the sound, she DID, and those same people criticized her for that and said she should bring back the old sound, OK, she DID with Smile, and NOOW, they're saying it's nothing new or never heard before,(which makes me think that Smile should've came before Witness since it's sound is in between Prism and Witness)...
Now people are defending her but like it's still that she isn't succesful, but at least she is HAPPY, so i guess that's what matters the most, but i really hope she'll blow everyone away with next music i have a weird feeling she is coming for next #1:)
Also Artpop and Chromatica deserve WAY WAY WAYY MORE too
Random opinion, the fashion and music industry use eachother to shape eras and trends. Please tell me this makes sense.
I feel like Halsey is one of the few artists that really did interact with her fans in a lot of ways throughout the pandemic. She's constantly interacting with fans on Twitter, talking about life and her music, while also releasing music, and other things like make up and a book in that period
totally agree with you! Just wanted to let you know Halsey goes by they/them pronouns. No hate, just for next time :)
@@bhagyasreek4654 Halsey goes by both she/her and they/them 🙂
@@bhagyasreek4654 halsey goes by both they and she. both are acceptable for her.
@@929er13 Oops my bad thanks!
Exactly! And halsey had a baby… but is still doing more than most other artists
Ash: Albums don’t need to be hour long
Taylor Swift: okay, tomorrow I am releasing two hrs long red tv with a ten minute ling song, enjoy
Edit: long*
And few 5 minute songs, and all in all 2h 10 min album
@@umbee2284 y’all just have short attention spans, that’s not Taylor’s fault
I LOVE TAYLOR FOR IT
@@umbee2284 nah it was perfect 😭
@@linksey yo it’s not ab me, i loved red tv and all the vault songs (message in a bottle no. 1)
and haven’t stopped listening to it since it came out, but as you said, no one has a long attention span and yes it’s not Taylor’ fault.
I can't imagine western artists doing a weekly show just for their fans. Like who are they even gonna play with? But I do think that Doja has that energy. She's a great performer and entertainer too.
And she interacts with fans.
@@Slm99 I wanted to add that too. Like the way she does insta lives shows how chill she's with her fans.
Yeah but but most western artist dont want to work every single day filming music videos every month and releasing music they are not wanting.
@@moumuooo.o2283 Most K-Pop groups only relase twice (no pun intended not talking about the group TWICE) a year rookie groups (groups under 2 or 3 years old) might sometimes realese three times a year just due to the fact that they are trying to establish themselves in a SUPER competive industry, other than that their doing normal things an artist does & thats practicing or working on their new project or other jobs that they are obligated to do like model or hosting a show or acting on a K-Drama
I get some people are workaholics, but having to work that often should not be standard.
Opinion that us just right: Little Mix is the group everyone would be stanning if they had the promotion they deserved
YES YES YES 👏 This comment👏👏
that and if other mixers didn't compare them to other groups 24/7
And if they hadn't have teen bubblegum pop songs as their most popular singles
@@lizbazzy5 gg stans have little mix in their mouth every time but when mixers mention a gg for once in a while yall be having a tantrum
@@musicreversed1113 they were literally forced by their old label cause they thought it selled best for them also little me, move, salute, confetti, sweet melody etc aint teen bubblegum pop except for black magic
Ash thinking of this idea:
Also ash while thinking of it: "I want to be like messy"
Ashley's sponsors becoming as smooth as Dylan's
dylan and ash are the two best commentary channels by far 😌
immagine a collab. What a mess. 😂
i miss dylan reacting to music 🥲
@Hannah Witt rip dylan will not participate 🙏🏼 😔
Our parents
doja cat really is one of the best artists rn and she truly is changing the game with the amount of versatility she brings to the table. it's completely mind blowing and refreshing to see that she has the ability to make songs sound so different yet unique. there's literally no one who sounds like her!
btw I went to that festival from the video you showed and I completely fell in love with her. her stage presence and energy was everything I could of hoped for 😌
y'all are way too chill about her working with a rapist
@@Stanislav_Orlov She's locked in a contract with him and signed it before everything happened. There is literally nothing she can do.
@@Stanislav_Orlov you throw that out there like it’s so simple. She signed before allegations came out and is under contract. Even if she were to leave his label one day. She will likely lose the rights to her music and never be able to perform her songs ever again.
I agree with u but what I don't like is that TikTok has been overplaying her songs, just like it did to Olivia Rodrigo's songs :'((
@@polaricism2988 when kiss me more came out, everyone streamed that so much it even went viral on tiktok, and don't get me started on say so or like that. I have no problem with doja being popular but fans and general public should pay more attention to non-dr luke produced music instead of letting him top music industry again
you definitely spilled about selena. she’s literally so hated for nothing and she’s so talented idc what other people say.
AGREEE
She can’t perform and most of her live performances are bad
Her music is mostly good but she’s not good enough live to be the whole package.
@@sabrinaveras8570 mostly good help
@@J7nty shes not the greatest performer but when its just her standing still and singing then its so good. Her music touches people and thats what matters. Her power is in the connection not the choreography and I think thats okay! I'm fine and prefer an artist who strips it down.
"there is a difference between a singer and an artist" I have been saying this about Selena for YEARS. the reason she is as big as she is is because she makes good MUSIC, and you don't need to belt every lyric to be a good musician. The disrespect on her name is OFFENSIVE.
Yes! I hate it when people shade artists just because they can’t hit certain notes or because they use auto tune. It’s so annoying! 😡
i just dont get why she is famous like she was a good actor but she doesnt have vocal ability and cant write songs her songs are generic so like what is she famous for? not just her tho theres so many like her theyre just made up to be famous and a money machine
@@swish1611 again as people have said you don't need to belt every lyric to make good music
Lyrics are the main thing you should worry about when being a artist. I'm sorry but people tune out on Selena because good production isn't gonna make you famous anymore.
@@shisexee That’s ridiculous. People listen to artists like Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande, etc for the catchy production and Melodies. Don’t give me this bs that artists are only about lyrics LOL! Production matters too! You all just like to drag Selena for no reason.
Unpopular opinion: mainstream only accepts r&b from pop artists and not actually r&b artists
YES
People discredit Olivia Rodrigo so much !! Ever since the Good 4 U x Misery Business legal scandal, i’ve seen so much slander online saying that she’s not creative/talented because of the paramore & taylor swift writing credits and it literally kills me because (besides 1sf3sb) she’s put in her own originality and taste to every song on SOUR. I understand someone just not liking her music bc that’s their opinion, but the amount of 25-40 year olds online dragging a 18 year-old for her debut album is tiring to see.
I don’t really get it cause other than more guitar and drums than most pop songs I don’t think Misery Business sounds that alike and she literally asked Taylor to sample her music.
it's funny bc most of the 40 year old men saying she's talentless have never picked up a guitar in their lives lol
That's kinda of pathetic to pick on an 18 year old she's still a new artist and from I heard of her songs she has potential to get better and idk why people are acting like she's the only who's sample a song many other artists have done it or sometimes straight up copy off of someone else
Don't 25-40 yo people don't have a job? I'm pretty sure most of them don't care
I'm also really confused on that. I haven't seen this much stupid plagiarism allegations on an artist before. And almost all of those cases are so stupid musically
“if music from the 2000 was released today they would be taken as a joke”
Jesy nelson found crying
When Ash talked about it, I immediately remembered about Jesy, but I like song, but yes, a lot of people, when I saw, talked that they don't like it
Oof
Oo lmaoooooo
That's because it's a remake
you spilled
Honey, wait for the Taylor's 'all too well' 10 minutes long version as a short movie to be dropped literally now 🍁
Edit: Also Avril Lavigne seemingly going back to her two firsts releases vibe with her new music video and I'm here for that early 2000 pop-punk energy 🤟
QUEENS 👑👑
Honestly the fact that Dylan is in it is going to make it x100 times better
Omg thank you for this information!
Wait OMG, I literally forgot it's dropping tomorrow eeeek
@@MarissaCooperButPoor WDYM, BESTIEEE???
@@denizenicoleobordo550 Dylan O'Brien and Sadie Sink are starring in the short!! 😍😍
“45 minute album is enough”
taylor swift dropping a 2 hour long album on friday😃
no she did that to hurt me, i just know it.
I was thinking that as soon as ash said it.
@@ReactsByAsh good luck bestie
Btw, how are you doing after RED TV Ash? Hahaha
u spilled so hard abt doja. the way she has performed say so ten million times and is still able to make it new and interesting every single time shows how diverse and fresh she is as an artist.
I find it so stupid that people get upser at reactors for "being too positive". I get some people are like that to the point of not expressing their real opinions so that people don't get upset, but some of y'all really get mad at people for just enjoying music, like...?
also even if they are faking positivity, why is that such a problem that they need to attack them for it? it's annoying but not a huge deal honestly
Right. They mad when reactors being too positive, then also mad when reactors being honest. Like???
Just like with movie reactors. "Oh, they haven't seen this before and keep getting excited over something. That automatically means they're faking it!" It's just so fucking stupid.
i think why we got so much music this year / why its kinda becoming over saturated is because litterally everyone has released an album this year ( if not last year )because we are finally seeing what quarntine inspired for all them. like every major artist that has been slient for years ( cough adele, cough lorde ) dropped something. so it's nice to get music from everyone but i think having litterally every major artist drop this year was almost too much for everyone
What's wrong with a variety? Also, not EVERYONE is a fan of those artists or likes that kind of music. I listened to about 30+ albums last year--and not just from last year--and it was a great distraction.
@@monsterhanna6691 i'm not saying it's wrong or bad by any means haha. some of my favorite albums of all time have been released this year ( happier than ever, sour, IICHLIWP, solar power, planet her, ect ) but i'm just saying that the music scene feels so saturated right now because EVERYONE has dropped something. which again, isn't a bad thing. it's just now it feels like a new album is dropping every month so we don't even have time to digest past albums because it's just release after release after release after release. yk?
adele has not dropped her album yet and i would say no major mainstream artist has actually done anything, it’s been very dry
Ehh 2020 was even better in music releases.
Literally the only hibernating artists that didn’t release music during the pandemic are Rihanna and Beyoncé
Yes, Doja Cat is one of those once in a lifetime stars. The reason we like her so much is because she gives us the early 2000s/2010s girlys vibe that we have been missing. She gives her all and we all appreciate that. The same goes for the K-pop industry they give their all and us fans support them for that.
i can never get behind the typical "there isn't good music anymore" or "this isn't a good time for music"
trust me, if y'all get away from the radio/Spotify charts/Tik Toks and actually start searching for quality music, you'll find TONS of it
And even in the charts now, it’s not bad music, it’s just music these people aren’t used to and they find new things scary
Fr
Truer words have never been said!
support small artists! you will find gems
Absolutely
Little Mix is criminally underrated and they deserve so much more success
yesss, like they’ve got everything that makes a good artist
THANKK UU alsoo i hate that the only reason they have finally got recognition they deserve is because of miss jesy nelson like their music slaps
YESSS little mix are such underrated queens. they deserve so much more
PERIOD. If they toured US in 2013 they could have conquered the industry easily
Yes they really do
you are sooo right about justin and purpose but the person who we should be paying respects to is SKRILLEX!!! he produced most of purpose and did the damn thing
OK TRUE!!!
that’s why he peaked in that era
plus the writers (ed and julia did that!)
@@TheZiBuKs definitely, but it was skrillex who helped push justin into that new genre/sound
@@yujin4038 he peaked because he is JUSTIN BIEBER, My World and Believe are Justin's 2nd and 3rd biggest eras with an amazing international success without Skrillex there
Kinda unpopular opinion: Halsey is one of the best artists in the game rn. Their songwriting ability is otherworldly and they never fail to feed us with their eras and visuals. They have come so far as an artist and improved their vocal ability so much and are one of the best performers out there rn too. And I’m tired of people not giving Halsey the credit that they deserve!
For real!
i completely agree
YESS
SHOUT
Yes yes YES
Not an opinion just a fact: No matter how much you may love her or hate her… Taylor Swift has carried the music industry on her back for so many years. She can pull off country, alternative, indie, and pop. Put respect on Miss Taylor’s name.
Thank you and GOODBYE
True.
yes.
I don't even like her and I will say you're right.
ive been saying this for a while, i literally dont even listen to her music but the effort she puts into every single project is astonishing. she is DOMINATING the music industry wether you like her or not.
nothing but facts
The way Taylor wasn't mentioned in the video but she still is dominating the comment section😭
Bruh- it's hilarious 😭✋
bc yall r annoying n loud
@@brrrr2237 ok? deal with it
@@Taylorc0de so loud
@@brrrr2237 honestly though Swifties aren’t toxic and I really do love them and I love taylor but they are pretty annoying. They will bring taylors name into a video that has nothing to do with her😭
"if you don't know everything your not a true fan"
'listen some of us are adults, we got bills we got shit to do'
LITERALLY!! Like I wish that I could follow every thing about the artists that I love but I simply do not have the time anymore, and that doesn't mean that I don't love them any less! It annoys me so much when people get high and mighty about stuff like that
Thank you like I don't have time to know everything about artist which shouldn't
I’m a relatively new Arianator (I’ve been one for about a year and a half now), and, while I’ve probably listened to 90% of her songs, including some of her more obscure songs, and have kept up with just about everything new she’s done since I’ve joined, I haven’t had the time to go and watch most of her past performances. After all, I already know what the songs sounds like. Will the live performances be that worth my time to watch when I’m a senior in high school?