TTT is easily the worst of the last 4 albums she released. Even the basic LOUD sweeps it up. TTT is a good album, but not great. Either way 59 is too low, 65 is more accurate
Some people give too much importance to Metacritic and the critics. That doesn't even matter for the Grammys because they are different people who have their own opinions and they don't let metacritic scores to influence their own choices.
Maybe but there are music critics who actually vote at the grammy so their opinion counts.
- She's putting out albums yearly.
- She didn't write a song on her own.
- She hired nearly all of the best producers in the industry.
- She's being overly sexual.
- The theme of TTT is too reminiscent of Loud's theme; there's not a clear evolution.
TTT is easily the worst of the last 4 albums she released. Even the basic LOUD sweeps it up. TTT is a good album, but not great. Either way 59 is too low, 65 is more accurate
Weren't you a big fan of S&M? That's the most basic song on Loud.
It's a bit surpising since BTW got received so well (and some of the songs are controversial), but Rihanna doesn't have the advantage of having an image like GaGa's. GaGa can sing about hookers, putting her whiskey mouth on someone's blonde south & somehow it works for the critics. She's not judged as a ****. Critics are probably listening to TTT like, "what a ****".
They see GAGA as an musical genius and see Rihanna as an hitmaker. Hence why she can get away with more and be seen as "great".