Music critics pass up reviewing major pop artists over fear of backlash

[NichuuB 43,788]

Luckily they didn't comment anything about gaga

[boyerased 2,848]

I guess there should be a middle ground, before reviewers were so dismissive of pop albums, that the kind of Sour or whatever Harry is releasing won’t get a high score. Now that the tide turned they’re trying to overcompensate. 
 

Edit: open the link and read the title. 

[huttont 5,037]

Who even reads these reviews? I just let the music speak for itself and use my own ears and opinions 

[Chesescake 3,784]

What's the attitude music critics had before these stan riot phenomenon begin? If I remember right, the majority of them always holding nasty attitude to every poppy catchy things teenagers adore.

Bullying and doxxing is wrong, it shouldn't shouldn't be held as an effective weapon by musician fans, but neither do critics have right to literally tear others down.

[Pennywise 35,842]

1 hour ago, Teletubby said:

K-Pop boy group BTS saw their new compilation album, Proof, enthusiastically praised as a “hopeful promise of an even brighter future” by Rolling Stone, even though most of the project felt like it was vomited out by an AI-powered pop-song generator. 

They chose violence and did NOT lie 

[Serial Chiller 8,044]

I've always maintained that music reviews (as in ratings and shits) are USELESS.

Reviews exist to give consumers an informed opinion so they can decide for themselves if they want a certain product. 

Film and game reviewers are necessary because the former takes away 2-3 hours of your commitment and the latter much more so, as well as being very expensive. 

Music, on the other hand, are so readily accessible, free, and can literally be consumed in minutes, that anyone can experience and formulate their own opinions.

Music reviews, what they are right now, only exist as bragging points for stans. When they aren't positive, the stans go on the attack. 

So of course reviewers can ONLY post positive reviews. 

Lame ass.

 

[RAMROD 105,790]

This is really bad for pop artists cos they won't get genuine reviews anymore that may or may not help them to do better next time.

Also, this part

1 hour ago, Teletubby said:

To browse the review section of NME’s website in 2022 is to witness a constant flurry of fawning four-out-of-five write-ups that tend to frame every other artist as a genius, and shy away from any criticism whatsoever of current superstars such as Beyoncé, Adele, Stormzy, Kendrick Lamar, Harry Styles and Taylor Swift.

 

is probably why some questionable pop albums released this year got a lot of 5 stars in reviews. These critics are not really being generous with it, they are just don't care. It's the "here's you 5 stars now leave me alone" kinda tingz. 

[JgHaus78 1,899]

Break my soul was not it for me either but I still have major hope that album is going to be great.

I’ll end my mini rant on this iconic line,

“**** the New York post” -LDR

[JgHaus78 1,899]

15 minutes ago, Serial Chiller said:

I've always maintained that music reviews (as in ratings and shits) are USELESS.

Reviews exist to give consumers an informed opinion so they can decide for themselves if they want a certain product. 

Film and game reviewers are necessary because the former takes away 2-3 hours of your commitment and the latter much more so, as well as being very expensive. 

Music, on the other hand, are so readily accessible, free, and can literally be consumed in minutes, that anyone can experience and formulate their own opinions.

Music reviews, what they are right now, only exist as bragging points for stans. When they aren't positive, the stans go on the attack. 

So of course reviewers can ONLY post positive reviews. 

Lame ass.

 

Summed up perfectly, music reviews only matter to me when it’s a monumental album that people know is going to be amazing. Naturally I want to know what they heard that I might have let go over my head. It’s always a good way to find the highlights of an album if you don’t want to commit to 1+ hours to dissect everything. I have certain reviewers I trust so that’s where I let my judgment be impressed. 

[Ziggy 10,828]

1 hour ago, InstantDejavu said:

The shade towards Break my Soul MADE MY DAY.

But it's scary to think that just because you have a different opinion about something as 'stupid' as music goes (it isn't even about politics or anything important), people would track all the info of you down to hurt you. I've seen them going as far as threathening to hurt their children.

Some of them go as far to find out where they live etc.

That's some plain crazy sh.t...I can't blame them one single bit for not wanting to review major artists their work.

 

On the other hand, I do like to correct reviewers myself when they get things wrong. Best example was a review by some magazine that reffered to Beyonce's new single as Break My Heart. Such mistakes gives me goosebumps. You're reviewing something but didn't even took the time to name the song correctly?! And we are to take such review seriously? But even then I just say it in a non threathening way to them that they made a mistake.

Yeah but that’s a different thing entirely and an editor should have caught that tbh. 

[Ziggy 10,828]

10 minutes ago, JgHaus78 said:

Break my soul was not it for me either but I still have major hope that album is going to be great.

I’ll end my mini rant on this iconic line,

“**** the New York post” -LDR

Break my soul is fine. It’s a fine song that plenty of gals could do. 
 

but a comeback after 5+ years? Girl cmon you need to show up more than THAT so hopefully the album tears it down

[Meat 18,962]

1 hour ago, NicoB said:

Luckily they didn't comment anything about gaga

UK publications absolutely adore Gaga 

[Red 95,469]

43 minutes ago, Serial Chiller said:

I've always maintained that music reviews (as in ratings and shits) are USELESS.

Reviews exist to give consumers an informed opinion so they can decide for themselves if they want a certain product. 

Film and game reviewers are necessary because the former takes away 2-3 hours of your commitment and the latter much more so, as well as being very expensive. 

Music, on the other hand, are so readily accessible, free, and can literally be consumed in minutes, that anyone can experience and formulate their own opinions.

Music reviews, what they are right now, only exist as bragging points for stans. When they aren't positive, the stans go on the attack. 

So of course reviewers can ONLY post positive reviews. 

Lame ass.

 

They have an use for the artist tho, to see what they need to improve (if the review is honest, that is.)

[nATAH 44,266]

the article title

[Dojo 19,365]

as they should tbh