Artists Are Being Forced Into Your Spotify Playlists

It’s normal for artists to appear in your front page of Spotify. In fact, it’s expected. However, sometimes artists you’ve never listened to pop up in your front page with their new material while artists you listen to the most aren’t. Strange, huh?

Well, you’re not alone. Twitter user @FeelMeVikings tweeted;

“Is anyone here noticing the same thing?”

and included three pictures of tweets revealing this issue.

That’s not all. Another Twitter user @BlueIvysDoormat tweeted;

“Stupid Love and Never Worn White did not get recommended to me but this song did. I haven’t listened to Demo in probably over year now and I listen to Gaga and Katy almost every week. Sumin not adding up”

The typical song in question is Demi Lovato’s ‘I Love Me’ that dropped a couple days ago. The song has sold approximately 100,000 units globally as of a couple days after release, but it doesn’t change some serious suspicious activity going on here. The act has been labelled as “Poyola” by stan Twitter – the act of paying to have your song played more on radio & pushed on more playlists.

Katy Perry Announces Pregnancy In ‘Never Worn White’.

Katy Perry’s new single ‘Never Worn White’ was released on Thursday & shot up the iTunes charts.

In the music video, Katy shows off her pregnancy bump. Fans were ecstatic about the news, sharing their congratulations to Katy on the pregnancy. Katy tweeted out;

“love u guys so much. was a bit nervous about sharing something so personal like the song n the bump n I hv never gotten this much love n support, it’s overwhelmingly lovely. thank u 🥺♥️ #NeverWornWhite #babycat”

The song sold about 3,500 digital copies in the U.S. in it’s first two days & the music video has over 10 million views. We wish Katy the best with her pregnancy & motherhood.

Now Iconic Songs & Albums That Critics Bashed

Despite being hailed as legendary and iconic today by the general public, some songs & albums were criticized heavily for one reason or another. Just goes to show that even something can still make an impact if it’s negatively reviewed.

Bohemian Rhaposody (song) by Queen

Even though the tune is hailed as legendary & one of a kind today, it’s initial response was mixed. Critics complained about the song’s length – which stems around close to six minutes. One critic questioned the song’s ability to be played on radio. However, that didn’t stop the song from going 8× Multi-Platinum in the U.S.. The iconic song was later covered by Pop-Rock band Panic! At The Disco for the Suicide Squad soundtrack & got certified Gold in the United States.

A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out by Panic! At The Disco

Even though it’s hailed as one of the best debut albums of all time now & selling an estimated 4 million copies worldwide, the critics had a differing opinion. One critic complained about the lack of “sincerity, creativity, or originality.” Another said “This is a band in love with making a record — making a statement — but there’s nothing unique inside, neither in their formula nor the vaunted and sticky production.”

Music Box by Mariah Carey

Mariah had been a global icon for a while – but her 1993 Music Box album solidified that, selling over 32 million records according to Billboard in 2011. Mariah to this day sees moderate success, with her latest work Caution selling about 208,000 copies worldwide & Me. I Am Mariah selling over 300,000 copies worldwide. Despite Mariah’s success, critics still bashed her every chance they got. The album was slammed for being “boring” & “lifeless”. Mariah still ended up going diamond & selling over 8,035 million pure albums in the United States.

Led Zeppelin I by Led Zeppelin

The album that ended up selling 8 million copies in the United States & closer to 11,5 million units worldwide was heavily criticised for being too messy. One writer even stated it was: “as foppish as Rod Stewart, but nowhere near so exciting.”

Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded by Nicki Minaj

While the original Pink Friday album was met with positive reviews, the sequel was not met with equal praise. Nicki’s first album helped bring back female rap into mainstream & this follow up helped solidify Nicki’s Harajuku Barbie image further – even if some critics disagreed, giving it mostly mixed reviews.

Battle Of The Bands: American Bands’ Global Success

Alot of well known bands you could name at the top of your heads make it big in America. However, the rest of the world might have a different story to it. Do popular American bands have the same momentum worldwide as they do in the U.S.? This blog will focus on three popular U.S. bands: Panic! At The Disco, Twenty One Pilots, and Fall Out Boy.

Estimated Album Sales

Panic! At The Disco

A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, 3,6 million; Pretty. Odd., 0,9 million; Vices & Virtues, 0,75 million; Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!, 1,3 million; Death Of A Bachelor, 2 million; Pray For The Wicked, 0,6 million.

Twenty One Pilots

Twenty One Pilots, 0,3 million; Regional At Best, 0,06 million; Vessel, 3,5 million; Blurryface, 6,5 million; Trench, 0,76 million

Fall Out Boy

Take This To Your Grave, 1 million; From Under The Cork Tree, 3,2 million; Infinity On High, 2 million; Folie á Deux, 0,8 million; Save Rock & Roll, 0,6 million; American Beauty/American Psycho, 1,5 million; Mania, 0,6 million.

Fall Out Boy falls behind with 1,385,714 average albums. Panic! At The Disco comes in second with 1,525,000 average albums. Twenty One Pilots comes in first with 2,224,000 average albums.

Streaming

Panic! At The Disco

1,218,072,615 YouTube views; 5,909,942,996 Spotify streams

Twenty One Pilots

2,608,192,992 YouTube views; 8,497,128,617 Spotify streams

Fall Out Boy

2,165,280,805 YouTube views; 5,488,588,303 Spotify streams

Twenty One Pilots leads again with well over 11 billion streams across two platforms. Fall Out Boy comes in a far second with over 7,5 billion streams. Panic! comes in last in this category with over 7,1 billion streams.

Critical Acclaim

Panic! At The Disco: 68.6 average Metacritic score

Twenty One Pilots: 80.5 average Metacritic score

Fall Out Boy: 69 average Metacritic score

With all that out of the way – it’s safe to say Twenty One Pilots is the most successful American band globally. Hopefully they & the other bands listed keep growing in success & popularity.