-She is critically-acclaimed and makes albums/songs for various audiences...from the moody alt-r&b of her mixtapes and Aquarius to catchy urban tracks like 2 On.
Aquarius has an 80 on MetaCritic and made the year-end best lists of:
Billboard 3 The 10 Best R&B Albums of 2014
Complex 48 The 50 Best Albums of 2014
Cosmopolitan 6 The 20 Best Albums of 2014
The Guardian 26 The Best Albums of 2014
Pitchfork Media 36 The 50 Best Albums of 2014
Rolling Stone 3 20 Best R&B Albums of 2014
Spin 8 The 50 Best Albums of 2014
Stereogum 40 The 50 Best Albums of 2014
Vibe 19 46 Albums from 2014 That Are Actually Worth Your Money
Vulture 27 The 32 Best Pop Albums of 2014
-She is the best dancer out there at the moment and has amazing live vocals:
-And she's funny and has a quirky but sweet personality:
-Has incredible visuals (see any music video)
-Writes all of her songs and has produced a large portion of her work
She really hasn't done anything different and her music quality has went down since her mixtapes. It's funny that she switched to a more mainstream sound to be more successful but Ii had the opposite effect
She really hasn't done anything different and her music quality has went down since her mixtapes. It's funny that she switched to a more mainstream sound to be more successful but Ii had the opposite effect
She didn't really beyond Player and Superlove, though. Party Favors, Ride of Your Life, and the songs she performed on the tour are all evolved versions of her own sound.
I want more Amethyst-esque songs on Joyride...and for RCA to not be a mess.
This is true. Unfortunately, she's had bad Management and people don't appreciate talent
2-On should've smashed harder than it did and given her even more exposure; Aquarius is a masterful album. That and Amethyst alone are enough to make people into stans tbh.
Its really sad that she's having to compromise what made her good in the first place; With all of the skills she has, she could easily be a urban-ish popstar, which is what I think her label wants her to be (e.g. Player, Superlove) but she should stick to what she excels at, which is alt-r&b, urban music. Her production, lyrics, vocal style, everything just fits that style to a T.