Because Carly is not a threat for their big stars, while Katy is a main pop girl who ended careers. Also, Carly's music is 80s-inspired and sounds more fresh than Katy's 2010s.
Literally came to say this.
Trust me if Carly was massive and she had her own fanbase who got cocky and showed off their favs success, she'd have tons of people pressed like Katy.
Because Katy has to face the opinions of millions while Carly's music is only heard by about 50,000 gays. Ironically, Katy has more stans than Carly has listeners and I would argue her music is more acclaimed just from the mere fact that more people actually like it as opposed to hipsters posting about Carly on a blog
Maybe because Katy started out more alternative and her biggest hits are all produced by Max Martin or Dr Luke, it feels less authentic.. Katy is a good writer but Carly’s songs have stronger lyrics and structure and all around solid quality.. all of TD was made for the charts, half of Prism was.. she still has given us amazing songs like Ghost, Love Me, Walking On Air and many more pop songs that dont feel as watered down by factory hit producers
Carly probably really benefits from her humility—putting out great music and then just letting it speak for itself—whereas Katy is always trying to convince us that her songs mean more than they actually do. If she just embraced that she is a shallow pop diva, it wouldn't be so easy to make fun of her through the lens of hubris.
Carly probably really benefits from her humility—putting out great music and then just letting it speak for itself—whereas Katy is always trying to convince us that her songs mean more than they actually do. If she just embraced that she is a shallow pop diva, it wouldn't be so easy to make fun of her through the lens of hubris.
Katy is by far more humble than her peers The bolded part is simply not true.
Anyway, Carly is a better writer and her productions are definitely better than Katy's if we're being honest.
Katy's lyrics
Carly has better lyrics and melancholic delivery
Her album is very consistent and cohesive (even Kiss !) while Katy usually take some inspiration from trend (Trap in Dark Horse, bhangra in Legendary Lovers)