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Originally posted by STMG23
It was a departure, yes. But I don't see how it was drastically different. There are many songs that might very well be on the previous album and even that was Pop. Sellout =/= Departure. Every artist evolves.
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If you don't like that definition, I'll just use yours:
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Originally posted by STMG23
Selling out means to change in order to sell more, right? Be more commercial.
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Shakira drastically changed both the style of her music and her personal style in attempt to fit in with what was on trend, thus an attempt to be more commercial. Unfortunately, it did not work for her and it turns out that she's preferred when she keeps it to her natural style.
Obviously every artist evolves, but if you look at the rest of the albums, there's something very Shakira-esque about them all while She Wolf could have been performed by any generic pop girl.