Elton John reveals Lola Young's next single is the biggest smash he's heard in years

[SHALLOW 16,386]

Didn't he criticize ARTPOP or something? 

[Roughhouse Dandy 11,283]

Lol because it sounds like one of his old songs. Love that

[Cody James 1,517]

I respect Elton for pointing me in the direction of Rina Sawayama 

[bpmMonkey 5,798]

ive become such a stan of hers! So excited for the album and that single 

Edited July 19 by bpmMonkey

[Zombiecat 16,608]

17 minutes ago, SHALLOW said:

Didn't he criticize ARTPOP or something? 

"ARTPOP was not a great idea. It was not a good album and I think she would admit that... I think she's a great writer. To me, she is (real name) Stefani Germanotta and I love her and I care about her - she's godmother to my two children. And I want her to go and make a kind of simple, fabulous, great song record. Maybe like (Carole King album) Tapestry, but her version."

[Defmix100 6,371]

1 hour ago, 27monster27 said:

Remember when he said one of the RedOne tracks from 2014/2015 reminded him of Bad Romance. 

FRANKENSTEINED 

[SHALLOW 16,386]

27 minutes ago, Zombiecat said:

"ARTPOP was not a great idea. It was not a good album and I think she would admit that... I think she's a great writer. To me, she is (real name) Stefani Germanotta and I love her and I care about her - she's godmother to my two children. And I want her to go and make a kind of simple, fabulous, great song record. Maybe like (Carole King album) Tapestry, but her version."

Terrible take

[banjosnap 365]

For me, Lola seems highly manufactured, which is fine in itself, but with her being so young and having the image she has which generates... comments... I worry for her sanity. I do not like her music or her presentation but it's unlikely that in her target audience so that's fine. It all just feels a bit.. exploitative.

[holy scheisse 22,254]

He seems to often latch onto the current young and trendy pop girly of the day lmao 

[NUTELLA 9,190]

2 hours ago, Zombiecat said:

"ARTPOP was not a great idea. It was not a good album and I think she would admit that..."

Love how honest he was here...

but then he made (arguably) the worst song on Chromatica with her lmao

[janetjackson 249]

8 hours ago, popkulture said:

I don't trust his taste in music anymore so him saying it's the biggest smash hit means nothing.

but I do think Lola is actually really great and has a phenomenal future ahead, no shade to her, I just hate when people hype up a song before it's released - they always end up being mediocre, similar to the hype around Dua's latest album which did not deliver to the hype that was raised. Anyways!

Same but I cherish him and his contributions. Also, his recent era with Britney and Dua was a cute way to celebrate his old catalog with newer tastes. I was a fan of that approach.

Edited July 20 by janetjackson

[janetjackson 249]

7 hours ago, banjosnap said:

For me, Lola seems highly manufactured, which is fine in itself, but with her being so young and having the image she has which generates... comments... I worry for her sanity. I do not like her music or her presentation but it's unlikely that in her target audience so that's fine. It all just feels a bit.. exploitative.

I don't necessarily think her schtick is exploitative but it's just that....it feels like in the same way we've always had these generational relatable characters that are at the very least partially manufactured to connect with youth....this is hinging on a mental health component. So yeah. The look, just like Avril, is highly stylized and curated = marketing.

And essentially the POLAR opposite of Gaga, who built her own brand and image around a team of her friends and fellow creatives. It was extravagant, otherworldly and kitsch. Higher levels of art in her followup singles. The highly stylized downtrodden vibe is prob why it reeks of inauthenticity.

Edited July 20 by janetjackson

[Monstermilo 4,483]

messy was undeniably catchy but only peaked at 14 

and honestly didnt smash as ppl thought it would.... if messy cant hit number one, i doubt this song will

[dynamite 58,781]

5 minutes ago, Monstermilo said:

messy was undeniably catchy but only peaked at 14 

and honestly didnt smash as ppl thought it would.... if messy cant hit number one, i doubt this song will

Seriously 14? I thought it was a global smash the way I saw it everywhere against my will 

[Monstermilo 4,483]

1 minute ago, dynamite said:

Seriously 14? I thought it was a global smash the way I saw it everywhere against my will 

ya abra peaked at 13 

sooooo abra is a bigger hit HAH lol 

but nah this song was huge in the UK, but it didnt smash as hard in other places