Billboard: Miley & 'Joanne': How Pop's Left-Field Stars Are Moving Toward A

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16 minutes ago, PaperIz said:

I mean Miley was always gonna make a more stripped down record eventually. She is the daughter of a country star. It's truly her roots. Joanne had nothing to do with it.

Agreed.  She's mellow and back with the love of her life, hanging out in Malibu with her man and her pigs and dogs and the ocean.  This is where her emotions are right now.

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1 hour ago, Perdid said:

Did they forget about Harry Styles too?

No. I take it they're discussing artists with a history of heavy pop music who are going lighter, softer and acoustic. Given Harry just released his debut album, I don't think he applies. None of the One Direction members have released music in line with their group releases.

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23 minutes ago, IndieKylie said:

No. I take it they're discussing artists with a history of heavy pop music who are going lighter, softer and acoustic. Given Harry just released his debut album, I don't think he applies. None of the One Direction members have released music in line with their group releases.

But harry was heavy pop before and rn he's going the Joanne way too, like this article says about Miley. Zayn wasn't ridin' the Joanne wave. The other bandmates, idk. I wasn't that interested on their projects- Haven't heard Liam and Niall was just boring (Even though it also feels he could fit Joanne rn) haha. I do understand what u say about them being new artists as a solo, so not being considered as past pop acts.

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Miley was bubblegum country until Joanne. Now she's all cowgirl hats and roots country. 

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Mandy Moore did it first in 2007 & 2009 👀 

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29 minutes ago, Perdid said:

But harry was heavy pop before and rn he's going the Joanne way too, like this article says about Miley. Zayn wasn't ridin' the Joanne wave. The other bandmates, idk. I wasn't that interested on their projects- Haven't heard Liam and Niall was just boring (Even though it also feels he could fit Joanne rn) haha. I do understand what u say about them being new artists as a solo, so not being considered as past pop acts.

You missed my point though. Billboard is comparing the most recent works of Miley and Gaga to their previous, in which there is quite a difference. For Harry, there is no comparison because he just released his debut album. Comparing his debut album to the work of One Direction is not viable either, as that is not representative of him as a solo artist. So while Harry, Gaga, and Miley are exhibiting similar trends, Billboard is making a comparison to earlier solo work in which Harry just doesn't apply. 

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She is always copying everything Gaga does ... Joanne 2.0