yASSsss 35,510 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 A POP STAR IN SEARCH OF A CONSISTENT STYLE While Perry seemingly has not had a lot going on lately, when we do see her she’s usually mirroring her Top 40 peers in their low-key diva aesthetic scale-back. Across the board, gimmick has been traded in for high fashion or retro glamour (here’s looking at you, Lady Gaga), particularly as female artists increasingly gravitate toward what’s #natural. (Within reason. Nobody’s showing up anywhere without concealer yet, save for Alicia Keys.) As she assures interviewers that her music is genuine, it’s hard to believe it can entirely be so, particularly when her style varies with every event and indicates that she might be figuring herself out. (Where there’s no consistency, there’s usually questioning.) Which is fine and healthy and normal, but also terrible to go through while being compared to the perfectly on-brand likes of Taylor Swift, Adele, or Beyoncé. All on top of having to write a record that will contend with the spoils of the last year or two. But maybe it doesn’t have to — at least not in the realm of the Top 40 we’re familiar with. We’ve watched artists stray from their comfort zones before, so maybe this is Perry’s cue to do the same. After all, Taylor Swift broke away from country. Zayn quit One Direction. Lady Gaga crooned along with Tony Bennett. And at one point, Perry herself was on Warped Tour, appealing to fans of pop-punk who championed her enough to make “I Kissed A Girl” a 2008 phenomenon. She’s always stood on her own, why is why seeing her break from her gimmick to try to fit into pop’s current aesthetic landscape seems wrong. If candy canes and whipped cream bras were what she loved, that should be enough. (I mean, hello: Dolly Parton’s always been Dolly Parton.) And if not, that’s fine too. But her red carpet choices just seem to shout, “OK, now what about this? Does this work?” Which is the only thing you can’t do right now in pop. Genres be damned, the universal rule is confidence — everybody we all like and listen to is aware of who they are and who they want to be (even if we don’t like it). That means Perry better be plenty sure of the same as her next album draws closer. It’s not about whether she can compete or contend with her contemporaries, it’s about her ability to speak up for herself. It’s about her deciding who she wants to be, and being it. It’s about showing up on that stage (or on that red carpet) and coherently declaring her tastes. Katy Perry’s comeback isn’t dependent on her fitting in or manipulating herself to carve out space among an army of Grammy winners, but she does need to create her own narrative and her own rules, and then follow them. An interesting read.read the full article here- http://www.mtv.com/news/2887372/katy-perry-style-identity-crisis/ Call me by your name and I'll call you by mine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanripley 86,575 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 i want her to be GONE https://goo.gl/xMgMvJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViviLittleM 3 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 A dark album full of ballads Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy Life 118,907 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Retire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzily 14,543 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Whatever Witness is, I want her to be that. Tears in the rain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KURUSHITOVSKA 20,451 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Go away, let talented people be in the bussiness, you can work at McDonalds ¿Qué currículum tiene ésta tarántula? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Gaga 22,930 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Retire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
homomo 23,883 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 It's so funny how y'all drag her down. I hate her music; however, I don't feel the need to scalp her, just because she doesn't live up to what I like. If Katy likes what she's doing, that should be all that matters. 0110100001100101011011000110110001101111 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinzo 9,639 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 a talented singer not a karaoke one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlondeQueenOfGGD 25,454 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 My slave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaMyBlood95 9,915 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 I want her to be an adult. And I am dead serious. She needs to take over her career (if she knows how to), to stop trying to be appealing to the young generations and to the gp and just start singing for herself. Only then I will start to respect her as an artist. As a person tho, she seems really sweet and it's a shame there is this whole "Gaga VS Katy" thing.. I wish they'd make a duet and shut everyone down lol the meltdowns would be epic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix 17,395 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 she can be what she wants idc about her 💎 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanWinchester 41,390 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 I want her to stop using Gaga in any way to be successful. That's all. Flyin' like a 1000 Doves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roomingfree77 244 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Happy and confident.. * Throws some BP/ Hugs* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdAstra 2,649 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 This is exactly like the articles (albeit a lot less harsh) that were written about Gags during the ARTPOP era. I get their point with her style being a mismatch of current trends but at the same time they act like she needs some major change in order to have a comeback...when did she ever leave, to be honest? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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