This doesn't make any sense. Gaga has written brilliant pop songs and so deserves to be praised for them. Jason Derulo has written trash and so he doesn't deserve praise.

If your fave has written their own music they deserve extra praise for not being a label controlled puppet

I guess ATRL's mindset is to value the product and not the creator. Like I said before, if an artist's strength is not in their voice, then they need to downplay the role of vocals in their work. If you can create good music but not sing it well, then you should avoid live performances and not credit yourself as a vocalist.

JL getting himself conveniently banned during Maleficent release week. I guess I'll have to represent the Saint.

But even if Maleficent bombs she still wins in the department that ATRL cares about the most: looks. "My fave is like so much prettier than yours and her hair is longer and more brushable!"


^that Maleficent purple against black is a nice touch. Good job, ELLE!

And why do y'all make it seem as if your favorites make any better music than the vocal divas? They don't.

Isn't he a dancer with recording contract?

Rihanna IS talented she just hasn't perfected her talent.
The other pop girls Gaga, Bey, Brit, Pink have been performing since they were children.

Rihanna has tons of good performances anyway, she just needs to spend more time and effort to put on a great show.

You mean a label controlled puppet that can be sold by Akon who is a pedophile that dry humped a 15 year old on stage only to end up working with Terry Richardson and R Kelly? I see a pattern

Poll: Bigger era: BEYONCÉ or The 20/20 Experience

If I had a pair of wings
I'd pick you up and fly you far away from here
And we'd fly so high up in the sky
Where the stars are so clear

How can being born to two aesthetically pleasing parents be a talent?

Kii at talent being a skill now. Check your definitions.

You are making it sound like a bad thing. We are literally telling you Music not the bling. Judge MUSIC, as in the song as the finished product that it is not the creator or the amount of octaves

Celine has no acclaimed songs or albums

Mariah has no acclaimed songs or albums

Whitney has no acclaimed songs BUT her debut album was semi-acclaimed

Same logic: How can being born with vocal cords that make pleasing sounds be a talent?

Whitney's debut was acclaimed.

One or two songs being acclaimed doesn't make Britney an acclaimed artist either.

Critics don't matter either

Gaga's vocals are hardly the reason people stan for her anyways. It is (or should I say was) the catchy songs, looks, videos, performances and the larger than life persona surrounding her that drew them in.

Who cares about vocals lol!

I find writing important but whit these popsatrs nobody knows if they really write or not