Taylor Swift's "Folklore" now holds biggest female debut on Spotify (79M)

[OMonster 14,675]

5 minutes ago, Pennywise said:

Is it just me or did Taylor flop (compared to her own work tho) with catering to gheys with Lover and went immediately back to gp and straights 

It didn't 'flop' (since, iirc, it was the biggest worldwide record last year in the West) - but it was a major artistic regression. I mean, the fact 'ME!' and 'You Need To Calm Down' come from the same woman behind folklore is shocking. Lover had some great tracks (Cornelia Street, Death By A Thousand Cuts, Miss Americana, Daylight) but it was dragged down by over simplification that you'd expect from a 16-year-old... not an almost 30-year-old.

folklore, on the other hand, is extremely mature. I'm almost surprised she released an album like this so, relatively, soon into her career. I thought we'd be hearing these songs from Taylor in her forties or something - not now, and right on the back of her most generic album yet. It's a real curveball in comparison to pretty much everything (minus a few Red tracks and Safe & Sound) she's put out in 10 years. 

[DiamondKing 24,548]

16 minutes ago, Blastertoyo said:

Fixed 

the biggest reason why it debuted so high is because no one knew it was folk 

 

The album is called folklore, people knew what to expect 

[Wet Fire 7,643]

Congrats 

[Blastertoyo 22,728]

4 minutes ago, DiamondKing said:

The album is called folklore, people knew what to expect 

With no lead single and no announcement except some black and white photos that show it could very well have been 

[Lord Temptation 11,209]

Folk kween confirmedT 

[LastNight 5,935]

This is amazing and so well deserved, it’s a beautiful album and the surprise drop was genius.

I’m honestly in awe over Taylor: her star power and her industry pull (along with her massive songwriting talent) is just incredible. She’s one of very few artists where I anticipate their next move; truly a force to be reckoned with and I’m glad we have a star like her in this day and age. Along with Gaga and a couple of others, she really knows how to keep her audience on their toes. 

[Juanjo 2,151]

Congratulations, Taylor!  Omg, she deserves all this success! 

[jorja 1,149]

As it should! that album is incredible 

[Mister G 10,430]

Taylor is now the queen of inventing folk and surprise releases 

[Pop Music 20,540]

QUEEN 

now stream betty and the last great american dynasty 

[Sumeet 456]

2 hours ago, MANiCURE1295 said:

thank U, Next is far superior but go at it Spotify 

 

Congrats Taylor! Definitely not my cup of tea but this is impressive!

TUN is a disgrace for me.worst album by Ari but to each their own. 

[ROHKEUS 677]

It's an amazing album, her best after a long time if not her best period. I'm in love with it. Exile made me cry so much. I don't even know why Reputation and Lover still exists after that 

So yes, well deserved. And t u,n is one of the worst Ariana albums and is nowhere near Folklore imo.

[xoxojohnwayne 574]

suddenly loves folk... yup im a folkwhore

[flopheart 1,865]

How much Gaga did?

[Thomas P 18,479]

2 hours ago, Ryusei said:

NO 1M+ DEBUT? OVER!!

It’s this argument that sends me 

And then they’ll say that Taylor flopped for her own standards, but I’m here like, bitch when your fave sells 830k in their first week I’ll remember to let you know how bad they flopped