• Canaconda@lemmy.ca
      4·
      39 minutes ago

      Her father, Scott Swift, was a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch and notably purchased a 3% stake in Big Machine Records, the label that first signed Taylor, contributing to her initial success.

      Like all billionaires she inherited everything.

  • underscores@lemmy.zipEnglish
    51·
    15 hours ago

    I was sharing music with a friend and their reaction upon being shown an artist (not even listening) was "ew less than 100k monthly listens”

    bro? is this your metric for good music ? how many people listen to it on Spotify ?

    if this is how avg ppl see music it explains a lot about top 40 charts

    • nile_istic@lemmy.world
      11·
      8 hours ago

      Funny, cuz lots of the ones who say “ew less than 100k listens” will also say they’re not into pop music. Wondering what they think “pop” is short for lmao

    • M137@lemmy.world
      16·
      11 hours ago

      It’s sadly a very common thing and applies to just about everything. “It’s not popular so it’s automatically bad”, I’m just glad I’m not forced to be around people like that too often.

      • Dozzi92@lemmy.world
        2·
        30 minutes ago

        Oddly enough, I’m on the opposite side. Popularity ruins good things. I’m probably just bitter and cynical though. And that’s also not to say that there aren’t things with massive popularity that are also good.

      • MonkRome@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        43 minutes ago

        My mother in law used to refuse to eat in an empty or nearly empty restaurant. On the logic that if it’s empty it must be bad. Never mind that the reason a restaurant is empty often has more to do with location than quality, or that it’s packed for dinner and empty at lunch or vice versa.

    • hardcoreufo@lemmy.world
      3·
      10 hours ago

      I remember getting made fun of in middle school for listening to Nevermind, you know just a landmark in rock music because it was at the time almost 10 years old. Sigh.

  • 0ops@piefed.zipEnglish
    104·
    18 hours ago

    I don’t listen to music with a calculator

    TOOL fans in shambles

  • AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    41·
    13 hours ago

    Personally the more popular an artist or band is, the less likely I’ll enjoy their music.

    This is broadly speaking and not universal, there are big exceptions like radiohead, massive attack, aphex twin, BICEP and tool, but for the most part, if something is in the charts, I’m probably going to hate it

    • wavebeam@lemmy.world
      8·
      14 hours ago

      Yeah! Sabrina is way better than Taylor!

      ~ I don’t actually hold this opinion. I don’t actually give a fuck at all. But I do like them both just fine ~

    • BurntWits@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      13 hours ago

      Which is supposed to be the better album?

      I don’t listen to either artist and don’t care for either of them from what I’ve heard on the radio and at malls so I’m not the best person to judge. I’m curious what your thoughts are though (and what the general consensus is).

      • JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        5·
        13 hours ago

        I mean It is just a matter of opinion if course, but I think the common consensus was that this was not Taylor’s greatest work, and Manchild is one of if not Sabrina Carpenter’s biggest song right now.

        I personally was never the biggest fan of modern pop music but it’s been starting to grow on me.

        • BurntWits@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          12 hours ago

          Ah, good to know, thanks. Not sure I’ll ever need the info but I’m always curious on what’s popular, even if it’s not something I’m interested in. I know of both artists but don’t know much music from either and don’t care to. But it’s cool to see what’s seen as better or worse by the general fanbase.