[Me. I Am Salman]

I found a similar thread elsewhere and thought it was true. I mean what even is music lately apart from generic club bangers and Happy

None of the pop queens seem to be caring about their eras lately (interviews, promo, award show performances, material-wise etc) and they don't seem to be dominating anymore. Katy and Miley are an exception but it's still not the same.

I mean just compare these eras to
-2008/2009 with Circus v I Am.. Sasha Fierce v The Fame v One of the Boys v Rated R
-2010/2011 with LOUD v Femme Fatale v Born This Way v Teenage Dream v 4

Unapologetic had a really good first 2-3 months but then it went all messy and no promo

Britney Jean is one of the worst albums of all time and definitely not knee's main priority because of the Vegas residency

Artpop has also had a messy era with barely any promo for GUY/no DWUW video; people haven't a clue what gaga is doing right

Lotus was quite a poor album and was over in about 2 months

BEYONCÉ was great at the start but 4 months in and she has only done ONE performance in the US and two overall... touring and going on holidays this era. However it's a very good album

opinions??

[Brother Leon]

Beyonce doesn't need to constantly promote. She just lives her life and puts out music...the others I'm not sure about.

[Samm]

don't worry Sheezus is coming to save all this mess

[Pete.]

Not the Vegas residency being the only good thing to go to

[Smithy]

Bey was on tour as soon as her album dropped and by the time she finished a couple of weeks ago there weren't any big tv shows to perform on, which is the same for most the girls

Gaga and Xtine had/have really bad management (idk if Xtina changed hers) gaga going MIA 3 weeks after the album dropped pretty much killed all of its momentum which is why GUY is flopping s0b

Britney's album just seemed like something put out to earn some money and to shut the fans up, literally no thought had been put into it

Katy is the only on being successfully, but even then it's not a massive success and it's not really surprising with such basic generic music

[Jordan.]

What about Kesha Rose?

[Saph]

IA the pop queens have been messy these last couple of years

[Smithy]

-writes 7 page essay on where everyone went wrong-

[Samm]

Katy bring the only successful one is disappointing, Prism was shit

[Jake.]

I can't argue with you. It just hasn't been the year for music for pop queens. You know that things aren't going well just by looking at the album sales. Everything from the last year has been mediocre.

[Jake.]

And even Katy hasn't blown the world away. She's had these hit singles but album sales wise she's hardly racing in front.

[Samm]

things this are looking good tbh, with lily's album and gwen & fergie both working on new albums

[Smithy]

Nothing from Lily's albums has been on par with her last album yet though :/ and just because they're working on them doesn't mean they'll be good

[Jake.]

Originally Posted by Smithy

Nothing from Lily's albums as been on par with her last album yet though :/ and just because they're working on them doesn't mean they'll be good

I concur, the stuff I listened to the other day was great and Our Time is brilliant

[Saph]

tbh I dont think Fergie or Gwen will have that much impact unless their music is amazing

We need a new fresh pop girl to light the fire under everyone's asses

[Niall]

Beyoncé has hardly been lacklustre. She's been the exact opposite if anything.

But the others. All of them seem to have just put out really generic, paint by the numbers music in a desperate bid to get chart success only it's not working so well. I think Artpop was the worst offender for that, claiming to be this big brash and high concept piece with innovative music when it was really just a set of like 9 derivative-as-fuck house tracks plus a ballad. I mean I expected something half-assed from the others but not Gaga so much really.

But yeah. Lazy is the word I'd use to sum up all the recent releases. Lazy, lazy, lazy.

[Samm]

Originally Posted by Smithy

Nothing from Lily's albums has been on par with her last album yet though :/ and just because they're working on them doesn't mean they'll be good

Everything that has been brought out is amazing imo better than her last album

[Saph]

ngl the beyonce album is overrated af, B'day remains unscathed

Youtube video

[Pete.]

I think BJ is a great album or am I blinded by the fandom

Alien and Passenger slayed

[Samm]

BJ made me un stan

[Saph]

BJ is a good album, but not by Britney standards, its her only album that has more than 1/2 fillers imo

If it were a Lindsay/Miley album or something it would be better

[Niall]

Originally Posted by Saph

ngl the beyonce album is overrated af]

Saph you blaspheme. Go and wash out your mouth with soap this instant.

[Saph]

It is though #justicefor4

[reece(:]

Fergie, Lily, Gwen, Rita, Khia, Rih, Anastacia and Pixie are all coming to smash

I agree with all these flop albums, Shakira's was pretty dire

[Saph]

I didn't even bother with shakky