People saying she's being panned. -___- She hasn't even received a "red" review yet on MC and Rolling Stone and Billboard have yet to be added. It's very mixed to mildly positive.
I knew this would happen the minute I heard Problem. Its clear she was going for a more pop-sound with this album which was obviously going to bring down the Metacritic score. Her final score will probably be in the 60s
What songs are specifically being slammed by the critics? JaLBoYH?
None of the individual songs are being slammed (I've seen several reviewers saying they like that song) but I think some are turned off by the lack of cohesion.
I haven't had time to hear the whole album but One More Time is flawless and that alone deserves an 80+ I am sure she didn't disappoint. I cannot wait to hear it in full
I'm not even an Ari stan but My Everything gave me life. Metacritic scores aren't the end of the world. Also, considering most of the eligible publications are ones that generally don't care for pop music like the stuff on ME, I'm inclined to think the current score is a little biased.
Her first album was better IMO. She was giving me 90s light poppy R&B a la Shanice and Mariah. But Only 1 and Break Free are my bops. I am just going to download those songs. Pretty disappointed.