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KURUSHITOVSKA

Pop is not only about voice, ido you think Gaga would have used those outfits back in the day if her voice was enough to be famous? And those who run around almost naked? That's why Adele is an exceptional case.

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Lord Temptation
58 minutes ago, KURUSHITOVSKA said:

Pop is not only about voice, ido you think Gaga would have used those outfits back in the day if her voice was enough to be famous? And those who run around almost naked? That's why Adele is an exceptional case.

Actually pop is rarely about voice anymore.

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Katsuki Bakugo
9 hours ago, Enigma said:

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Today I made a thread asking about how good of a singer Kesha is. And I realized the many popstars, specially most of today's popstars, are average singers. With the exception of Gaga, Beyoncé, Adele, Arianna, and Demi Lovato, everyone else's vocal abilities are very average. I mean you can't tell me that Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Kesha, Justin Bieber, Madonna, Ellie Goulding, Charlie XCX, Lorde, Miley Cyrus, and Rihanna are above average singers.

You missed Sia honey. She trumps Adele, Beyonce, Gaga, Ariana (its one n not two) and Demi. Sia is probably the best vocalist out atm! 

But honestly you frustrate me. 

Rihanna can sing and sing beautifully. Look at her diamonds x factor performance

Ellie Goulding is a wonderful brilliant vocalist, she is no Adele but she is brilliant in her own right and has brilliant control, pitch and tone. 

I seriously think you are deaf. Clean out your ears!!!

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There's so much more to being a popstar than just being able to carry a tune. Hell, if having a good voice was the only criteria, little old Betty who hits the karaoke every wednesday would be a superstar. That's like asking, why an expert tracer who can copy people's work down to finest detail isn't famous and hailed a star. It's why actors who can hit notes in a musical never go into music professionally, there is more to it. That "X-Factor".

I think it's sad people are obsessed with tearing down artists who just want to make cute bops that you can dance to or an artist with so much to say and yet they're criticised like they have to be perfect at everything. Gaga can't dance for a sausage, luckily the camera can fix that. Gaga's range used to be pretty patchy compared to other artists, luckily she had the capacity to improve it. Gaga had to change her entire image to stand out. Gaga's writing is hit or miss, luckily she has good writers around her who can steer her in the right direction.

If you want to pick apart artists, you can do it easily by focussing on areas they need help in. If you focus on what they're good at however, you will have a better experience.

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Lord Temptation
6 hours ago, Benji said:

There's so much more to being a popstar than just being able to carry a tune. Hell, if having a good voice was the only criteria, little old Betty who hits the karaoke every wednesday would be a superstar. That's like asking, why an expert tracer who can copy people's work down to finest detail isn't famous and hailed a star. It's why actors who can hit notes in a musical never go into music professionally, there is more to it. That "X-Factor".

I think it's sad people are obsessed with tearing down artists who just want to make cute bops that you can dance to or an artist with so much to say and yet they're criticised like they have to be perfect at everything. Gaga can't dance for a sausage, luckily the camera can fix that. Gaga's range used to be pretty patchy compared to other artists, luckily she had the capacity to improve it. Gaga had to change her entire image to stand out. Gaga's writing is hit or miss, luckily she has good writers around her who can steer her in the right direction.

If you want to pick apart artists, you can do it easily by focussing on areas they need help in. If you focus on what they're good at however, you will have a better experience.

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The hypocrisy of you saying how wrong it is to tear down other artists, but then you tear down Gaga. 

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Lord Temptation
6 hours ago, TheCountess said:

Because pop is more about image than talent. Simple as that. 

It makes people so angry when you point out that their idol can't sing. That the only reason why they stan for them is because they fell for their marketing. Everything from their attitude, clothes, their talk and their walk is carefully scripted by their record label and endorsements. Singing, let alon music, has very little to do with it.

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HYPERCRUSH

justin bieber, rihanna and miley cyrus CAN sing and quite well so! you're so judgemental that I won't be able to argue with you however

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HEARTHUNTER
8 hours ago, DeathofSamantha said:

You missed Sia honey. She trumps Adele, Beyonce, Gaga, Ariana (its one n not two) and Demi. Sia is probably the best vocalist out atm! 

Rihanna can sing and sing beautifully. Look at her diamonds x factor performance

Ellie Goulding is a wonderful brilliant vocalist, she is no Adele but she is brilliant in her own right and has brilliant control, pitch and tone. 

I pretty much agree with what you're saying, but stating that Sia is the best vocalist out there is absolutely subjective. I can totally understand and tell why, her high belts are extremely beautiful, emotional and powerful, but her singing varies a lot. I think this may be the reason why you like her.

Rihanna has a beautiful voice... I wish she could stop smoking pot, do vocal rest and train her voice. Now she's kinda ruining it and not taking care of it at all!

I 100% agree on Ellie though, even if lately, her latest music doesn't give her much room to expose her amazing vocals, except 3 songs on her last album.

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Being a successful popstar is about so much more than being a good singer. This is why shows like The Voice can't produce major stars. Because they judge completely on the voice, despite the fact that stars are made precisely because of all that superficial stuff like looks and star quality. If a good voice was all it took, the charts would look very different and big voices wouldn't have dropped in sales. You can have wonderful singers that have no star quality. You can have average singers with amazing star quality. The music industry and the public favour star quality. Admittedly, no matter how good a singer is, if they don't have a certain "magic" about them, I'm not all that interested.

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Katsuki Bakugo
22 minutes ago, HEARTHUNTER said:

I pretty much agree with what you're saying, but stating that Sia is the best vocalist out there is absolutely subjective. I can totally understand and tell why, her high belts are extremely beautiful, emotional and powerful, but her singing varies a lot. I think this may be the reason why you like her.

Rihanna has a beautiful voice... I wish she could stop smoking pot, do vocal rest and train her voice. Now she's kinda ruining it and not taking care of it at all!

I 100% agree on Ellie though, even if lately, her latest music doesn't give her much room to expose her amazing vocals, except 3 songs on her last album.

I like her because she is the best vocalist out atm it is simple as that. She carries emotion like no other artist and writes lyrics like no other artist, they may seem tired and over used themese etc but deep down they are so powerful. 

That and she is from my home town! 

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2 hours ago, Lord Temptation said:

The hypocrisy of you saying how wrong it is to tear down other artists, but then you tear down Gaga. 

Me giving an example of how EASY it is to tear someone down is not me actually hating on Gaga.

I love Gaga's dorky dancing and my peak in stanning was when her vocals weren't as great as they are today... she's a loveable but fierce dork. She is our dork. <3

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Lord Temptation
37 minutes ago, Benji said:

Me giving an example of how EASY it is to tear someone down is not me actually hating on Gaga.

I love Gaga's dorky dancing and my peak in stanning was when her vocals weren't as great as they are today... she's a loveable but fierce dork. She is our dork. <3

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Gaga is many things to many people. But people change. And Gaga is one of those people. She is defo a massive dork at heart, though. I love that she is unafraid to show the world her emotional intelligence. It's extremely sexy.

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2 minutes ago, Lord Temptation said:

Gaga is many things to many people. But people change. And Gaga is one of those people. She is defo a massive dork at heart, though. I love that she is unafraid to show the world her emotional intelligence. It's extremely sexy.

At the end of the day, we're all here for the ride... it just so happens that on the Gaga ride there's a blindfold! What comes next you may love or be indifferent to!

She's still a lovely person at heart, no matter what we like or dislike :nick:

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Lord Temptation
4 minutes ago, Benji said:

At the end of the day, we're all here for the ride... it just so happens that on the Gaga ride there's a blindfold! What comes next you may love or be indifferent to!

She's still a lovely person at heart, no matter what we like or dislike :nick:

True. Gaga the artist, some will love, others will hate. Or feel unmoved. But Gaga the human being (or humanitarian), she is so strangely wonderful.

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