To all of you saying Judas...
I was a fan back then (not a stan or LM or whatever) and I didn't know this forum and didn't care about anything just her music so I had no idea about the controversy or the release... just like the GP
I think everything started after TFM people just didn't care anymore or at least not like they used to and when she came back with BTW she threw the rest off especially with those horrible costumes and cheekbones... and of course that GRAMMY performance you're all forgetting with her in the vessel and all that **** ! People just got tired of her trying way too hard for music that's not as good.
I think her looks and personality seemingly aging 20 years since TFM hurt a lot as well
The looks part isn't her fault, but there's no reason to act like a 50 year old out of touch internet hall monitor and act/talk like a granny all the time
Releasing BTW after the huge TFM era. It was completely different and she alienated her fanbase. She could have revived herself with ARTPOP but she's been forcing this "art" image and she comes off as really fake, plus the music videos this era haven't been as interesting as her earlier ones.
The messy ARTPOP era and her ego got in the way of her career. She could have redeemed herself after the BTW era, but clearly her pretentiousness was too overwhelming for the GP.
I think her looks and personality seemingly aging 20 years since TFM hurt a lot as well
The looks part isn't her fault, but there's no reason to act like a 50 year old out of touch internet hall monitor and act/talk like a granny all the time
This is a very good point no one has mentioned, she looked like a 45 year old in all the BTW era, she didn't look like a 20 something which she was and that also pushed even more people away.
ARTPOP's music genre (but not with that album title -.- ) should have followed TFM, while BTW should have been her 4th album.
If Artpop would've been her 3rd album, she would be in a better place right now, she would've declined because quality sucks but she would be in a better place than now.