Artists You Outgrew / Don't Listen to Anymore

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@Midnight's "Rihanna vs. Miley" thread inspired me to to start this discussion, as I once again realized that I don't really listen to Rihanna anymore despite being a huge fan back in the day. So, this got me thinking - what artists did you guys use to listen to that you don't anymore?  Here are my picks:

If y'all didn't know, Rihanna used to be THE pop girlie in my eyes. When I say I was obsessed with her, I mean it. In fact, the Good Girl Gone Bad tour was the 1st tour I ever went to, and GGGB was the 1st CD I ever bought. However, in recent years I've developed an appreciation for people that actually write their own songs, so I slowly but surely fell out of love with Rihanna. Plus, her more recent albums (namely, Unapologetic and Talk That Talk) weren't that great. ANTI was really good, but I had already moved on to other artists. 

Y'all gonna destroy my fraudulent azz for this, but I haven't listened to any of Brit's music in over a year. I don't even know why I participated in any of @Slayer's megarates. Consider this a coming out - I'm coming out as a complete and total fraud.  These days, I only use Exhale for pop music discussions and #FreeBritney updates. 

I've been a fan of Dula Doop for longer than any of you fads - I was obsessed with her debut album, which came out in mid 2017, and I had my eye on her before that because of Be the One and Hotter Than Hell. Her debut album was the soundtrack to my trip to Turkey, so I was extremely excited for Future Nostalgia. Obviously, I loved it as much as the next f@g, but by the time the repackage came around, I had already gotten over her because of all the overexposure and how much I had overplayed FN. I really didn't expect to grow bored of Miss Dula Doop, but I did... 

Ari was already on my radar during the Yours Truly era because of The Way, but it was My Everything that turned me into an actual fan. I freakin' loved that album, and Dangerous Woman was really good too (it hasn't aged that well, though). When it came to Sweetener and thank u, next, I didn't really vibe with her new direction, so I didn't even bother with the albums. I fell so out of love with Ari that I haven't listened to Positions either. I lowkey forgot that it even exists. 

I've been an avid fan of alternative pop girlies since Lana Del Rey burst on the scene, so I was obviously interested in Melanie as well. I gave Cry Baby a shot and adored it. I think Soap was the first song that caught my attention, but the whole album is brilliant and still holds up. However, it took her so long to release K-12 that I just lost interest. She showed 0 artistic growth - K-12 was the exact same thing (but less interesting), so I listened to it once and forgot about it. I've heard good things about the somewhat recent EP, but I couldn't be bothered. I bet most of her fans have moved on to Hillbillie Eyelash too. 

The way I lowkey deserve to get cancelled for this thread... Anyway, sound off, y'all. 

Edited May 17, 2021 by Midnight

[FemmeFataleBrit]

30 minutes ago, iAlwaysSingLive said:

@Midnight's "Rihanna vs. Miley" thread inspired me to to start this discussion, as I once again realized that I don't really listen to Rihanna anymore despite being a huge fan back in the day. So, this got me thinking - what artists did you guys use to listen to that you don't anymore?  Here are my picks:

If y'all didn't know, Rihanna used to be THE pop girlie in my eyes. When I say I was obsessed with her, I mean it. In fact, the Good Girl Gone Bad tour was the 1st tour I ever went to, and GGGB was the 1st CD I ever bought. However, in recent years I've developed an appreciation for people that actually write their own songs, so I slowly but surely fell out of love with Rihanna. Plus, her more recent albums (namely, Unapologetic and Talk That Talk) weren't that great. ANTI was really good, but I had already moved on to other artists. 

Y'all gonna destroy my fraudulent azz for this, but I haven't listened to any of Brit's music in over a year. I don't even know why I participated in any of @Slayer's megarates. Consider this a coming out - I'm coming out as a complete and total fraud.  These days, I only use Exhale for pop music discussions and #FreeBritney updates. 

I've been a fan of Dula Doop for longer than any of you fads - I was obsessed with her debut album, which came out in mid 2017, and I had my eye on her before that because of Be the One and Hotter Than Hell. Her debut album was the soundtrack to my trip to Turkey, so I was extremely excited for Future Nostalgia. Obviously, I loved it as much as the next f@g, but by the time the repackage came around, I had already gotten over her because of all the overexposure and how much I had overplayed FN. I really didn't expect to grow bored of Miss Dula Doop, but I did... 

Ari was already on my radar during the Yours Truly era because of The Way, but it was My Everything that turned me into an actual fan. I freakin' loved that album, and Dangerous Woman was really good too (it hasn't aged that well, though). When it came to Sweetener and thank u, next, I didn't really vibe with her new direction, so I didn't even bother with the albums. I fell so out of love with Ari that I haven't listened to Positions either. I lowkey forgot that it even exists. 

I've been an avid fan of alternative pop girlies since Lana Del Rey burst on the scene, so I was obviously interested in Melanie as well. I gave Cry Baby a shot and adored it. I think Soap was the first song that caught my attention, but the whole album is brilliant and still holds up. However, it took her so long to release K-12 that I just lost interest. She showed 0 artistic growth - K-12 was the exact same thing (but less interesting), so I listened to it once and forgot about it. I've heard good things about the somewhat recent EP, but I couldn't be bothered. I bet most of her fans have moved on to Hillbillie Eyelash too. 

The way I lowkey deserve to get cancelled for this thread... Anyway, sound off, y'all. 

… so who do you listen to?

[FemmeFataleBrit]

Honestly, I still listen to Britney’s music and I’m a massive fan and I watch interviews and YouTube analyses about Britney but I’m not as huge a fan of her music as I was when I discovered her. Last year, she wasn’t even in my top 5 (she was number 6). I love her but I’ve already listened to all her songs and the only way I’d see her rank going up is if she released new music (she already has a higher rank this year just because of matches and swimming in the stats)!

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7 minutes ago, FemmeFataleBrit said:

… so who do you listen to?

I think my top 3 would have to be Madonna, Lily Allen, and Carly Rae Jepsen.  I also love Marina and the Diamonds, Taylor Swift, Poppy, Caroline Polachek, Ellie Goulding, Lady Gaga, and Lorde, just to name a few.

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7 minutes ago, FemmeFataleBrit said:

Honestly, I still listen to Britney’s music and I’m a massive fan and I watch interviews and YouTube analyses about Britney but I’m not as huge a fan of her music as I was when I discovered her. Last year, she wasn’t even in my top 5 (she was number 6). I love her but I’ve already listened to all her songs and the only way I’d see her rank going up is if she released new music (she already has a higher rank this year just because of matches and swimming in the stats)!

What were your thoughts on Matches and Swimming in the Stars? I gave them a few illegal spins because I was curious, and SITS was really cute. In contrast, Matches was super boring, IMO. 

[Midnight]

I still like pretty much most of the artist I've always loved, however I haven't enjoyed recent releases from Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Avril Lavigne, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry, Kesha, Lady Gaga and now even the untouchable Latin Queen Thalia  ( just released that awful Desamorfosis album ) and yes even Britney ( Britney jean and Glory )so that does tend to make me pay less attention to them and effecttively yes I do play them less, but I'll still check them out, I haven't given up yet.

 

 

 

Spoiler

@iAlwaysSingLive featured so you can get cancelled with a hit thread 

 

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4 minutes ago, Midnight said:

I still like pretty much most of the artist I've always loved, however I haven't enjoyed recent releases from Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Avril Lavigne, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry, Kesha, Lady Gaga and now even the untouchable Latin Queen Thalia  ( just released that awful Desamorfosis album ) and yes even Britney ( Britney jean and Glory )so that does tend to make me pay less attention to them and effecttively yes I do play them less, but I'll still check them out, I haven't given up yet.

Knowing my track record, watch this thread flop despite the feature. Either way, the cancellation has been long overdue, tbh.  Shame you didn't enjoy Chromatica. I wasn't obsessed with it at first, but since it's short, it has a lot of replay value and easily became one of my top albums of 2020.  Same goes for Madame X - I hated it at first, but now it's probably among my top 5 Madge albums.  In my opinion, Witness is better than people give it credit for, but Smile was a bland mess. As for the rest, I haven't seriously listened to any of their latest albums, but based on critics' reviews, the mid/late 00s girlies do be putting out some of their most mediocre work (except Kelly - I've heard many good things about Meaning of Life). 

[MX3]

I was obsessed with Avril lavigne from her debut up until goodbye lullaby. I went to every tour, I dressed exactly like her and styled my hair like her IN EVERY SINGLE ERA. I had the black underneath and then went to blonde (which I still am) and got pink clip-in extensions during TBDT era too. 

ANYWAYS....when her self-titled came out I just wasn't as into the music. Ever since then, I check for her and like a few songs here and there on each album but I definitely feel like I outgrew her.

[thebritmaster]

I don’t even like pop anymore  Britney is the only celebrity I care about. Hollywood annoys the crap out of me and the music industry is rigged and sleazy. Yes I’m getting old 

[On_Mah_Raydah]

I loved Born to die from Lana, everything after that was one big snooze fest. Not a fan of any song of hers anymore

[mythology]

Lady Gaga.  Her music went to ****

[Midnight]

3 minutes ago, iAlwaysSingLive said:

Knowing my track record, watch this thread flop despite the feature. Either way, the cancellation has been long overdue, tbh.  Shame you didn't enjoy Chromatica. I wasn't obsessed with it at first, but since it's short, it has a lot of replay value and easily became one of my top albums of 2020.  Same goes for Madame X - I hated it at first, but now it's probably among my top 5 Madge albums.  In my opinion, Witness is better than people give it credit for, but Smile was a bland mess. As for the rest, I haven't seriously listened to any of their latest albums, but based on critics' reviews, the mid/late 00s girlies do be putting out some of their most mediocre work (except Kelly - I've heard many good things about Meaning of Life). 

Well I did like about 5 songs from Chromatica  but it's just not there for me, as for Madame X, not one song honestly, and that whispering at the beginning of Medellin was the cherry on top  Witness was okay but Smile  

 

Madame X is actually the only Madonna album I don't like btw.

 

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4 minutes ago, Midnight said:

Madame X is actually the only Madonna album I don't like btw.

 

When MDNA exists? 

[Alestaos]

• Lady Gaga
• Ariana Grandes (i loved her first 3 albums, tho her singles like 7rings are bops),
• Avril Lavigne (under my skin is still a great album)
• JLO
• Justin Timberlake
• Lana Del Ray
• Miley Cyrus
• Rihanna

 

 

 

[Midnight]

1 minute ago, iAlwaysSingLive said:

When MDNA exists? 

Yes  I love MDNA  

 

But mostly becuase it has one of the most beautiful songs EVER which is Falling Free   honestly at first I didn't really like it ether but over time it grew on me. The album is a mess but I just like it for what it is  I mostly loved the attitude she served in that album/era

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14 minutes ago, mythology said:

Lady Gaga.  Her music went to ****

I can see how all of her post-BTW albums could be divisive, but personally I love all of them (except Cheek to Cheek because I couldn't care less about cover albums). 

[Rojo]

Madonna

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2 minutes ago, Midnight said:

Yes  I love MDNA  

 

But mostly becuase it has one of the most beautiful songs EVER which is Falling Free   honestly at first I didn't really like it ether but over time it grew on me. The album is a mess but I just like it for what it is  I mostly loved the attitude she served in that album/era

I love Falling Free as well. Masterpiece and Best Friend are great too, and I totally see what you mean with your comment about her attitude, seeing as how it's a breakup album. I mean, **** **** alone...  But it has too many cringy songs for an album that long, so I cannot sit through it. 

[lustwecantcontrol]

Brandy 

Leona Lewis 

Rihanna 

Keisha Cole 

Danity Kane

There were points in time when I would’ve listed Rihanna, Leona, and Danity in my top 5 favorite artists but now I barely listen to them.
 

I would list Shania Twain and Celine Dion too, but there are a couple songs from them I still listen to quite often even though they fell out of my top artists list long ago. 

 

[lustwecantcontrol]

17 minutes ago, iAlwaysSingLive said:

When MDNA exists? 

You forgot Hard Candy too!