Maryy Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Britney's parts: New releases yesterday from Britney Spears and Carly Rae Jepsen illustrate ways to hold court outside of the pomp and circumstance that pop regency demands. Britney Spears is not spoken of with the hushed respect reserved for pop royalty, but she’s had a No. 1 single in the ’90s, ’00s, and ’10s, giving the lie to the notion of a short shelf life for stars of late ’90s bubblegum pop. Her only peers in that respect are Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera, fellow Mickey Mouse Club alumni whose singing careers outlived the death of TRL and the birth of digital piracy. Now, Spears lacks both Timberlake’s rep as a capable songwriter and a powerhouse voice like Aguilera’s. What keeps her afloat is tenacity, a network of diehards, and a keen sense of what’s new and hot. Her albums don’t always hit the mark, but they always notch a hit. But even amid the success of 2013’s goofy, charming “Work *****,” Spears’s last album, Britney Jean, garnered negative reviews and floundering sales. A two-year Vegas residency following its release gave rise to suspicion that the Louisiana singer was ready to embrace a future as a nostalgia revue. This summer, Spears’s return was hinted at over a tantalizing network of teaser trailers and surprise late-night appearances. In July, she sneakily used an ad for a new Kohl’s exclusive fragrance as a ruse to release the new single “Private Show.” Weeks later, she snuck into Jimmy Kimmel’s bedroom with a troupe of male dancers to wake him up by performing the woozy new G-Eazy duet “Make Me…” for a prank segment on his show. The hijinx helped: The song peaked at No. 17. Her new album, Glory, is out now, and its team of collaborators is savvy: Lady Gaga’s Artpop cohort Nick Monson, Norwegian electronic beatsmith Cashmere Cat, rising Swedish writer-producer duo Mattman & Robin, and T-Pain associate Young Fyre all provide sounds that match the triumph of the album title. “Just Luv Me” is a tropical house bop that’ll crush at radio when it’s ready. Spears tiptoes around her upper register for “Private Show” and comes away with a confident, soulful performance. The reward for the singer’s care in slipping out of her comfort zone while keeping her sights trained on radio is that Glory is one of her best outings in nearly a decade. (...) Britney Spears’s gravity-defying hit parade and Carly Rae Jepsen’s refusal to go out as a one-hit wonder are anomalies unique to the current state of the music industry. Glory made clever use of viral marketing to rekindle excitement in and outside of Spears’s fan base in the wake of worries she’d run out of steam. Emotion: Side B maintains Carly Rae Jepsen’s excellent batting average while zeroing in on an aesthetic that endears her to an audience that, yes, is smaller than the one she played to in her commercial peak but which seems interested in Jepsen the artist, not Jepsen the person who sang “Call Me Maybe.” full article here -> http://www.vulture.com/2016/08/how-spears-and-jepsen-stay-relevant.html i don't really get the comparison, tho... i've never heard about Jepsen since Call Me Maybe. DEAD @ them saying that X-Tina Aguilera is in the same line w/ Britney, when it comes to hits and success but sle Link to comment
BratzBitch Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Same about Carly like I knew she had a song after Call Me Maybe but I can't tell you what it was called Link to comment
NoGames Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 What a mess of a review. The constant disrespect for Britney's accomplishment is ******* ridiculous. Link to comment
Maryy Posted August 27, 2016 Author Share Posted August 27, 2016 Just now, NoGames said: What a mess of a review. The constant disrespect for Britney's accomplishment is ******* ridiculous. ikr? always putting Justin and Aguilera in a pedestal or smth... always bashing her personal conduct. Link to comment
Britneybbhmm Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 What an honor for this jepson gurl to be mentioned in the same article! Link to comment
Iamcharlesbass Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 6 minutes ago, BratzBitch said: Same about Carly like I knew she had a song after Call Me Maybe but I can't tell you what it was called She had the best pop album of 2015, seriously Link to comment
BratzBitch Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 2 minutes ago, Iamcharlesbass said: She had the best pop album of 2015, seriously I don't listen to every pop ******* that come and go Link to comment
Iamcharlesbass Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 1 minute ago, BratzBitch said: I don't listen to every pop ******* that come and go Me neither, I listen to critically acclaimed music, so Link to comment
AkiraLe Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 How Xtina with that powerful voice stay relevant in the industry? I don't get it. Thr author might travel from the past Link to comment
BratzBitch Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Just now, Iamcharlesbass said: Me neither, I listen to critically acclaimed music, so I listen to people that interest me, not because someone said it was good Link to comment
laurelhenessy Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 You'll be surprised that in some circles, Carly Rae Jepsen is considered a pop genius, the last vanguard of 'real pop music' that has been lacking in recent releases. A lot of artists have already moved away from pop, going for a more electronic, EDM-infused urban-pop sound. In the 2000s, it was all about R&B hiphop-infused pop music (thanks to Britney's ITZ and Blackout.) No one talks about JT in those terms even though he and Britney did the same thing almost at the same time. It was Britney's music that influenced fellow pop artists, specifically female artists, to pursue a more urban sound while most male artists are already doing the same thing even before JT came into the picture. Link to comment
Red_B86 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 1 hour ago, Britneybbhmm said: What an honor for this jepson gurl to be mentioned in the same article! Still kinda new to exhale and it's users but you guys always make me lmao Link to comment
centerthereturn Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 what the hell is vulture. Link to comment
Risebondagebarbiee Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Britney Spears’s gravity-defying hit parade and Carly Rae Jepsen’s refusal to go out as a one-hit wonder are anomalies unique to the current state of the music industry. WHAT????? How is Britney considered a one hit wonder like that flop Carly Rae?! I don't get the comparison at all. What kind of flop article. Link to comment
prettylittleliar_2214 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Carly is talented it's shame she isn't more popular. Christina isn't in the same league with britney or even the loathsome Justin when it comes to success but it's her own fault. She takes breaks that simply last too long and she lost all of her momentum. Link to comment
Britneybbhmm Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 24 minutes ago, Red_B86 said: Still kinda new to exhale and it's users but you guys always make me lmao True dat!! Link to comment
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