There are very few things to complain about on "Cheek to Cheek." At 16 tracks, the deluxe edition feels a bit long and Gaga's playful banter on "Goody Goody" conflicts with Bennett's singing.
However, Gaga makes up for any slight missteps by delivering the best singing of her career. Early on the recording process, Bennett predicted that Gaga would surprise people with the quality of her voice on "Cheek to Cheek." As is the case with most of the things he's done in his illustrious career, Bennett was absolutely right.
Tbh, you gotta remember that Billboard are more focused on pop music - so they'll see this the same as all these Gaga 'fans' who just want this era to end.
Just tweet Billboard to see if the review is a 60 or 70 because it is still showing up as three and a half stars. It's not MC's fault that BB put up two scores. MC has changed scores in the past, they sometimes create the scores without informing the author. Just let Billboard know. Of course, it's always possible that it IS three stars, in which case they need to correct it when they can.
We need one more review to be posted before we can see the actual score this is gonna be such a mess. At least the album is released in a few hours WW.