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Poll: Is Katy ABOVE Gaga now?
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Yes. New Queen of Pop.
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No. Gaga's impacT >>>
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No.
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Yes .
Most people are missing the point of this thread its "is Katy above Gaga NOW? " . Its not asking about previous sales,previous acclaim, who will be remembered , who made more memorable songs before,all of those are irrelevant. This is about who's more succesful now ,OVERALL sucess or bigger previous hits are off-topic
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Member Since: 4/3/2012
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Gaga will always be better and more superior than her.
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Member Since: 3/6/2011
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Originally posted by pabloanxiety
Yes. She already sold 3x more records than Gaga during the BTW/TD eras and her album sales were pretty close, PRISM has the critics, the airplay, the views, the album and the single sales.
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Reality check: PRISM has a 63 on metacritic. It is Katy's highest score ever and coming off her most successful era ever (her previous metacritic high was 52, if you don't recall). When Katy takes risks with her artistry, music, and image, becomes one of the most hated and polarizing figures in the world, and names her album something that garners large expectations and controversy like "Born This Way" or "ARTPOP" (instead the basic and safe "Teenage Dream" and "Prism") and takes on music critics that often critique her image and persona more than the actual music and still manages a 61 on metacritic then she and her fans can talk about "having the critics" and being more than just a popstar. Being as commercially viable, pretty, and likable is Katy's career goal--when everything you do caters to the largest audience possible and avoids any chance of controversy and risk-taking, should her fans be really all that ecstatic about a 63 on metacritic?
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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Obviously, numbers don't lie. She's been bigger ever since the start of this era.
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Originally posted by longjohn9898
Reality check: PRISM has a 63 on metacritic. It is Katy's highest score ever and coming off her most successful era ever (her previous metacritic high was 52, if you don't recall). When Katy takes risks with her artistry, music, and image, becomes one of the most hated and polarizing figures in the world, and names her album something that garners large expectations and controversy like "Born This Way" or "ARTPOP" (instead the basic and safe "Teenage Dream" and "Prism") and takes on music critics that often critique her image and persona more than the actual music and still manages a 61 on metacritic then she and her fans can talk about "having the critics" and being more than just a popstar. Being as commercially viable, pretty, and likable is Katy's career goal--when everything you do caters to the largest audience possible and avoids any chance of controversy and risk-taking, should her fans be really all that ecstatic about a 63 on metacritic?
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Don't waste your time, the question is 'IS KATY ABOVE GAGA NOW?' and since she's selling more albums, singles and her album got better reviews, yes she is.
I don't care if you agree with the critics or not.
You see Katy as bubblegum generic pop, i see Gaga as a try hard always doing cheap dance songs.
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Originally posted by longjohn9898
Reality check: PRISM has a 63 on metacritic. It is Katy's highest score ever and coming off her most successful era ever (her previous metacritic high was 52, if you don't recall). When Katy takes risks with her artistry, music, and image, becomes one of the most hated and polarizing figures in the world, and names her album something that garners large expectations and controversy like "Born This Way" or "ARTPOP" (instead the basic and safe "Teenage Dream" and "Prism") and takes on music critics that often critique her image and persona more than the actual music and still manages a 61 on metacritic then she and her fans can talk about "having the critics" and being more than just a popstar. Being as commercially viable, pretty, and likable is Katy's career goal--when everything you do caters to the largest audience possible and avoids any chance of controversy and risk-taking, should her fans be really all that ecstatic about a 63 on metacritic?
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63 still is a better score than 61, no matter what excuses you came up with.
Gaga isn't more than just a popstar either. She isn't doing art she thinks, and lost her pop appeal, it's a shame but she can't even have a pointed album title anymore.
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Member Since: 8/16/2010
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Quote:
Originally posted by longjohn9898
Reality check: PRISM has a 63 on metacritic. It is Katy's highest score ever and coming off her most successful era ever (her previous metacritic high was 52, if you don't recall). When Katy takes risks with her artistry, music, and image, becomes one of the most hated and polarizing figures in the world, and names her album something that garners large expectations and controversy like "Born This Way" or "ARTPOP" (instead the basic and safe "Teenage Dream" and "Prism") and takes on music critics that often critique her image and persona more than the actual music and still manages a 61 on metacritic then she and her fans can talk about "having the critics" and being more than just a popstar. Being as commercially viable, pretty, and likable is Katy's career goal--when everything you do caters to the largest audience possible and avoids any chance of controversy and risk-taking, should her fans be really all that ecstatic about a 63 on metacritic?
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Reality check: 63 > 61
And lol at being more commercial meaning a higher metacritic score
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Member Since: 11/11/2011
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Originally posted by A Little Unruly
It's like a modern-day retelling of Snow White.
After years of being subjugated by the Evil Queen (Gaga) and living in her shadow, Snow White (Katy) finds help and strength in the form of seven little dwarfs (Californiagirly, Teenagedreamy, Fireworkey, Extraterrestrialey, Lastfridaynighty, Partofmey and Wideawakey), returns to the kingdom that belongs to her and takes her rightful place as the radiant queen of beauty, generosity and life.
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SCREAMING
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Why are Gaga's fans so delusional? PRISM sold more, got better reviews, Roar did much better WW...
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Member Since: 3/29/2012
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Comercially (as of right now) yes, but never say never.
She might have a bigger fall from grace than Gaga in the future, so I wouldn't get too cocky.
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