With Zayn releasing... is the Anti era over?

Are people really doing Zayn vs Rih?

There's no competition towards each other.

Zayns song isn't even good

It just sounds like an explicit/electronic tinged 1D track

I always knew Zayn was going to give us a good bop since he is such a major Frank Ocean stan.

This is just another example of the older pop girls being pushed out in favor of younger stars.

Woo Rih stans already hating.

He's actually a ChrisT stan though?

Hence why Pillow Talk sounds far more like ChrisT song than a Frank Ocean one.

But wooooo. I knew Zayn was about to come through with a KING inspired R&B BOP

He stans for a majority of the R&B guys, sis. Franklin and Christopher inspiring the younger generations, kings.

This isn't pop but it sounds pop, if that makes sense. Pop music is changing.

Pillowtalk is cute, although it sounds like a Rih reject

The Guardian: 60/100
The Telegraph: 60/100
New York Times: 50/100
Slant: 50/100

Omg what if this gets a lower score than whatever her lowest score is

If "Same Ol' Mistakes" is the topic du jour, then it's the very same song (chord progression, melody, tone etc.) with Rihanna's voice.

Though it's a brilliant tune and Rihanna (surprisingly) took nothing away from it, "covering" an obscure song that's barely a year old and including it on a major studio release, with barely any deviation from the original, sort of leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I guess this is how it feels on the outside looking into the Hive. Add that to the fact that said major release has been an idea conceived for nearly four years, and has seen more push and pull than a textbook on ergonomics, and the move seems cheap.

Yah but he's literally like thee biggest TeamBreezy/ChrisT stan ever

It sounds nothing like Rihanna whatsoever in any way shape or form

yea maybe Madonna will try that too

lol Pillow Talk sounds like some 1D song, crap.