reacting to your UNPOPULAR POP GIRL opinions 🙄 *shocking*

[@emilykate0835]

4:05 tate mcrae 9:40 chappell roan 13:56 olivia rodrigo 18:29 beyonce 22:00 sabrina carpenter 28:27 dua lipa 32:35 lorde 38:03 addison rae 40:21 charli xcx 44:33 lady gaga 49:35 camila cabello

[@linz0727]

Out here doing the lords work!! Thank you!!

[@Mother_is_Mothering306]

OMG TY

[@marilynfossberg1819]

Tsm!!

[@gooddays6924]

Why not talk about Gracie Abrams

[@gooddays6924]

Didn’t he say on Twitter that he doesn’t like Gracie Abrams

[@theanti-veela-leprechaun]

The power of a pop girl is crazy. A week ago I hadn’t saved a single Chappell Roan song and now I would die for her.

[@honestlyali27]

i don't listen to like any pop music at all but chappell has been on repeat there's just something different about her

[@ilovekittens9987]

Literally I hadn’t heard of her and then the next day her album was on loop!

[@Leo-qw4gh]

Literally me haha

[@junainahrahman4156]

Chappel is magical. Once u start listening to her u cant go back. She is the only one who pulled me out of my TTPD loop.

[@singingwithbecca]

LITERALLY ME OMG ARE YOU KIDDING ME SHE'S ICONIC

[@sateliteschinos]

14:53 what you say about swifties not understanding how Taylor came to be Taylor is so true because most of the ones hating on Olivia weren’t even born yet when fearless came out 😭😭😭

[@Urlocalswiftie1989]

YES I LITERALLY PAUSED THE VIDEO THERE AND GAVE A FREAKING TED TALK ABOUT THIS TO MY STUFFED ANIMALS 💀

[@Ac_thelivie]

@@Urlocalswiftie1989 omg a teddy talkkk

[@dontnoticemesenpai6745]

Lmao he listed all the criticisms people have about Olivia and I literally went, “oh, so everything people said about Taylor Swift in 2008.”

[@flowersgrewbackasthorns]

no, i was born in between debut and fearless (got into her music very young at the end of red era) but i went back and did the research about how she came to be and the lore of the few years I wasn’t there for!! DO YOUR RESEARCH AND RESPECT PEOPLE!!!

[@Ac_thelivie]

@@flowersgrewbackasthorns the original commenter said ' the ones hating on olivia'

[@korkinalina]

I was watching a recent Sabrina's interview and noticed that she didn't mention miss Swift while answering about her early inspirations. Good for her, because fangirling did Olivia so dirty and started this unwanted comparisons

[@timarahmcintosh3592]

I thought exactly the same! Like she speaks about her so highly when asked a question specifically about Taylor but really opens herself to so many other artists when asked about inspiration.

[@yee3133]

it’s so sad tho cuz when olivia was expressing her love for taylor she truly meant it and she was only 17! sabrina is 25 now, so she’s more wise about what not to say. but ya i hate that olivia is still getting dragged for something she said when she was 17.

[@soaribb32]

Hm but do they have anything in common beside blonde and pretty? Not really. So of course Taylor isn't one of her references AND Taylor knew it, which is why she embraced her. Sabrina is no competition for her, unlike Olivia...who pretty much does represent the same thing Taylor did in the beggining.

[@korkinalina]

@@soaribb32 sabrina literally started her channel covering Taylor songs

[@korkinalina]

@@soaribb32 Sabrina literally started her channel covering Taylor's songs

[@Baby_duck4]

The fact that Beyonce and Lady Gaga being called pop star in the same level of Addison Rae is bananas

[@jailyndavis7137]

For the Bey and Taylor overrated comments I have to say that Beyonce has been around since the late 90s and is still a mainstream girl. I feel that she along with Taylor deserves their flowers and respect for still being huge 20 years and almost 20 years in an industry that toss women away when they hit their mid 30s.

[@hi_im_nix]

yeah, beyonce is iconic!!

[@lunawolf6288]

Agreed

[@maquelinemyojo3999]

This!!

[@shannonotoole9284]

Sabrina being with Disney is what really held her career back - she is blowing up bc she has better managers

[@amethysth2345]

Emails I Can't Send wasn't resonating either though. She has minor hits via tiktok and even those didn't start charting until Eras Tour and radio investment from her label. Espresso sounds like nothing like the majority of that album, she rebranded based on what people responded to at Eras with Feather and Nonsense. It was more than just Disney and even then she was still responsible for her own sound, which was all over the place. Promotion (via managers) isn't enough to blow up, you need the music to actually resonate. Espresso (and PPP, her current rebrand basically) has led to a bit more attention to Feather and Nonsense, her two minor hits that are of a similar nature to these new songs, but aren't impacting the rest of her catalogue in a major way, not even on EICS. Whereas Chappell's entire discography is being introduced to the public in a massive way because she wasn't known or v marketed but the music was always that strong, that good.

[@Scarlettperowl]

Many pop girls came from disney too tho, the thing that was keeping sab's career back was just that she didn't had found her sound yet, and that's ok

[@Didi_Online]

I'm surprised someone as resourseful as him didnt know or is not aware of the kind of contract that sabrina was stuck to on her disney era.

[@aliciavc4573]

​@@amethysth2345you are wrong, shortly after Sabrina signed with Island they were almost bankrupt and entered a phase of changing presidency and directives, so almost all the promotion of the eics era was money from Sabrina and her collaboration with Samsung, feather It had been exploding for months before the era tour, and since espresso it had a great increase in streams in her entire discography (not only in feather and nonsense which was something minimal because they had already been making between 1.8 M and 2M daily), if Chappell and Sabrina have more exposure now is because of everything they fought for the last two years to be heard and of course now they have more support from the record label, they will only continue to grow because of their great talent

[@lanadelreyisgay]

@@amethysth2345emails i can’t send didn’t initially resonate with people cause no one cared about sabrina’s music. after feather specifically blew up, people started checking out the album. and nonsense did very well before taylor even announced her as an eras tour opener

[@charlottebellas4166]

You nailed it with Chappell Roan. I’m not even in her demographic whatsoever, and I’m gagged at her talent. If she can handle this meteoric rise, she has unlimited potential and tons of runway.

[@benji-2die4]

Chappell's voice is really annoying, whiny, high pitched and nasally sometimes... her whole "vision" isn't the most groundbreaking thing and her music is Target/Hot Topic music store, at best... Gaga has talent, Chappell is just a hot minute trend. Wack

[@drawl13]

@@benji-2die4 calling her music “target/hot topic” is sooo crazy to me. when tf are you hearing cindy lauper + kate bush inspired explicitly lesbian pop at target

[@SN-bk5xj]

@@benji-2die4 i had to get used to her voice. Now i like her 😂

[@hi_im_nix]

​@@benji-2die4it's giving homophobic...

[@SailorViolence]

@@benji-2die4 its giving not answering back. Mediocre comment, as its user.

[@fotinik1259]

One thing I'll have to disagree on is Sabrina's ability in less fun tongue-in-cheek songs. Emails I cant send had some very impactful emotional moments for me. Calling out her cheating father on the album title track, how many things was a great breakup ballad and skinny dipping was one of my favourites. I love her leaning into her cute but sexy grown up persona but I don't think she should be restricted by this and her previous hits. Her best work derives from her self-confidence in saying random shit and I think it could work alongside with her more vulnerable artistic side.

[@leecameron8119]

I agree, that album was a full blown experience for me,in a sense of when I look back years later I won’t just remember the album itself but the era Sabrina created. This one will always be special to me.💌

[@ender-333]

ohh yesss she has some deep hitting songs. some other honorable mentions id like to add are: vicious, decode, lonesome, opposite, things i wish you said. she's so good at these fun pop songs but i do hope short and sweet has its emotion filled moments as well

[@leecameron8119]

@@ender-333 omg yes! You mentioned some of my favorites actually,I’m so happy Sab is finally getting the recognition she deserves but I do miss the more deep hitting songs,I also hope she doesn’t exclude that from her new era even if the more pop hit songs put her out there.

[@tahliacraig8978]

I also think with Sabrina’s rise happening when it did was due to her change in record label. I mean correct me if I’m wrong but it seems that way.

[@lexithevenin7823]

@@tahliacraig8978actually she was contractually bound to Disney for 5 albums and her first standalone album was emails I can’t send. Disney really hates promoting their artists, even when their art is so incredible.. hurts knowing that Sabrina is only recognized for her newest album when I’d argue her best work was from EVOLution and Singular acts 1+2

[@knara4078]

i hate people's obsession with charts

[@honestlyali27]

right and sales and numbers

[@jonasreich3607]

I agree. The swifties are obsessed with the charts, but it's taylor swift, she has a cult-like following (slay) and she is the biggest pop star in the world. Obviously she will be number 1. We have to look outside the top 10 to find the good stuff now

[@aravindrenmahenthiran6827]

I'm tired of it

[@nuggets3871]

Seriously. Anytime you even slightly question an aspect of Taylor, someone brings up her chart success. Boring and overdone.

[@aravindrenmahenthiran6827]

@@nuggets3871 period exactly like they be thinking they ate when they bring up charts like girl be fr

[@JLN876]

I'm a Chappell Roan fan and I do consider her almost like the 'second coming of Lady Gaga', HOWEVER, it's very erroneous to say that Lady Gaga was 'riding a wave' with The Fame. That album IS culture shifting, electro dance pop was not the sound of the time... Lady Gaga and others like Britney with Blackout were the ones to usher that era in.

[@Ggoldrushh9]

The disrespect for Gaga was wild lol.

[@elidagjika8741]

Fr

[@ihateavocados]

i wouldn’t say it was meant to be disrespectful, i can maybe see how you interpreted it that way, but i fully agree. gaga is an AMAZING artist, but her early albums weren’t meaningful, they were the same pop everyone else was doing

[@kensei4237]

It's not disrespect, it's just facts. Stay mad.

[@Ggoldrushh9]

⁠@@kensei4237hahahahahahaha you're hilarious

[@kensei4237]

@@Ggoldrushh9 thanks :)

[@csengebd8824]

The thing with Sabrina is, that her first albums were with Hollywood records, which means she had little to no control over the music. Even if she had writing credits on most of the songs, she did not have nearly as much freedom as she did with eics. She signed her record deal when she was like 14. Disney definitely took advantage of her young age. And when she signed with island records, they didn't even promote her, or just barely. They only really started promoting her after the fans made the nonsense outros big on tiktok. And then it became even bigger with the eras tour. Her fun, cheeky "humour" was always there, she just saw that she can really profit off of that so it seems like she leaned more into it with this next album. For which she's getting a ton of hate for, so that means it's working. People only hate on things that are making a noise, so I feel like she'd much rather have this hate than what she was recieving in 2020-21. I don't really see that the industry kept giving her chances, cause anyone who broke free of disney and hollywood records usually did much better with a new record label. I honestly wish you would go back and listen to her "disney" albums. They are still her songs, they just do not have that much vulnerability imo. Though, I will say, singular act 1 and 2 are more for me than emails i can't send was. I'm really just curious of what you think of those albums. Even if you end up hating them:)) I'm very excited of her new album tho, I hope we'll all love it, and can't wait to hear your thoughts on it(good and bad)

[@sinforoso.]

PREACH !!! her cheeky humor had always been there, but I think he just likes Olivia better and as far as everyone knows, most Olivia's stans don't f with Sabrina, which is, well, whatever, water doesn't mix with oil. Speaking of her cheeky lyrics, bad time or looking at me are really good examples, specially since they're not what disney was molding her to be/do with her early stuff. also about her branding, which is something that he seems to not notice is that she gave something simple yet remarkable: hearts! people see hearts in stuff and think of sabrina already, say a short blonde pop star and people will say sabrina.

[@tonieandrade2073]

@@sinforoso.I think she’s doing with hearts what Olivia has done with butterflies and the color purple

[@RedRed-bx4ct]

​@tonieandrade2073 OMG EXACTLY!! she really has great branding which makes her all the more recognizable amongst the many pop girlies

[@forevermore13]

Exactly!

[@tessatalkstoomuch]

Heavy agree on the lack of promotion she got. I’ve seen a lot of people say they had no idea she sang, but knew her as an actress. She’s always been an incredible performer, so the eras tour was just what she needed for promotion. I feel her performance capabilities are what set her apart and earn her the attention she’s been getting

[@elidagjika8741]

'Saying Chappell's music is more 'Interesting' than Gaga's,out of all the terms you could use,makes me think that you haven't listen to more than 5 of her songs.

[@2FullMoons]

Saying Gaga’s music was not that interesting at debut is crazy because she was one of the few artists pioneering the electronic dance take on pop at that time, not to mention the very relevant social commentary on fame after the whole Britney/early to mid 2000s celebrity culture. I enjoy Chappell but she does not hold a candle to what Gaga was doing during her debut, and I don’t see how it’s more ‘innovative’ when her latest release sounds like a Marina song off of The Family Jewels, from vocal delivery to some of the production choices. Maybe you’re revisiting Gaga’s work with a 2024 perspective instead of trying to understand the project for what it represented back then and how it impacted both the music scene and culture as a whole. Not to mention Born This Way, from subject matter to production, that album is unlike anything at that time and IMO an even more experimental album that ARTPOP ever was. I am getting lowkey Gaga hater vibes, hope I’m wrong.

[@KEVFRAGRANCE]

Yeah I’m a huge Gaga Stan. The fame monster, in my opinion is one of the her best work. Chromatica was more of an ode to little monsters. Her return to edm music , which was very well informed, production is amazing. Yeah I don’t agree with his opinion either. I remember seeing the impact of Born This Way , the promo roll out it was all epic. ARTPOP is an amazing album , although I can’t forget the hate she got. I also liked Joanne, it was different and nobody expect her to have a singer sing writer album. She does what she pleases. Not what people expect from her.

[@rqbecky]

I loved her pivot with Joanne, was surprised to see such hate for it

[@YBR_]

people don’t give born this way her flowers..it’s her most experimental album exploring different genres in it and some songs sound so off putting in a good unique way…btw should get the flowers tfm gets

[@diegodeleon5787]

Completely agree. Gaga was so huge almost instantly because what she was doing was so interesting and so different to what anyone else was doing. Truly a cultural shift. Chappell could well be on her way there but there really is no comparison.

[@2FullMoons]

@@ImJustinPineda I really don’t mind Gaga criticism at all if it’s realistic and not mean spirited, but he kept throwing small jabs at her for no reason at all. I agree, saying she can’t do pop music like she used to is crazy since she only released ONE pop album since 2013, the same with him saying she relays on her old hits for her Enigma shows when that happened pre Chromatica and she only had Joanne and ASIB as new material.... She has a small pop catalogue, what does he expect? And it’s rich of him to say she’s a confused artist ( about Joanne ) & that she can’t do music as she used to when his fav’s been releasing Lana Del Rey wannabe music for the past 4 albums... but ok...

[@RedSunset47]

I really think Lady Gaga is a very revolutionary artist. It sucks how people recieved artpop back then. It is a very amazing experimental risky album that has aged amazingly.

[@shaunathornton8032]

As an elder millennial, I have to say that Olivias music makes the awkward 15 year old in me still feel seen. I am excited to see what else she produces.

[@shaunathornton8032]

@@Jasmine-k9m2b I think they do rage differently. Taylors rage is very justice based in way. Olivias rage has much more grey in it, which is interesting.

[@mewichigo3410]

Same! I didn't think I'd like Olivia's music as a 32 year old but it really takes me back to when I was first listening to Fearless & Speak Now as a teenager. You're never too old to appreciate music anyway :)

[@Mar1293]

@@Jasmine-k9m2b The comparison between them makes no sense when people think Olivia is copying Taylor. I love Taylor but there is an “edge” as she would say that Olivia naturally has. Olivia is Alanis Morissette/Fiona Apple. Taylor is Joni Mitchell/Shania Twain. Two completely different artists/source material. I think the Swifties just refuse to admit the girl is very talented lol. Vampire is a really well written song.

[@karenvalentino3412]

100% and this is from a septuagenarian who grew up on the angst and artistry of Joni, CSNY, Stevie and others. It’s a winning formula because a woman of ANY age can relate. We have all screamed silently or loudly about how women are treated in our culture. I love me an angry you did me wrong song.

[@hi_im_nix]

REAL!! like i saw olivia's music and it made me kinda feel seen, as an awkward 15 year old!!

[@KatieKiki1111]

Also Sabrina was only 13 when she started her music career so she's been finding her identity as an artist over the years.

[@sebastiangeorge6394]

You must have been very young when Gaga came onto the scene….she legit CHANGED pop culture at the time. I love Chappelle Roan very very much too, she is a femininominon, but Lady Gaga was truly a MOMENT. If you were there when she did 4 outfit changes at the 09 VMA’s and then the Paparazzi performance. Everyone tried to be Gaga from 08-12. Please I implore you to do a deep dive into Gaga, and I mean alll of her performs, and you might like what you find. EDIT: I just noticed I spelled my favorite artist’s favorite artist wrong 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@elidagjika8741]

He was born in 96 so he would've been around 11-12 actually,so old enough,but TBH I agree with you,even though I love Zach.

[@geraaver]

Agree 100%

[@danielv5410]

I was 12 so around his age and I remember the chokehold Gaga had on my little gay self. I recently just dug out her debut CD from my storage shed while looking for something. It was such a sentimental moment lol

[@olnbgy4444]

Everyone was talking about telephone video after it was released

[@quinroseman111]

i personally think sabrina didn’t have an idea of self before EICS purely because of Hollywood Records… like they gave my girl nothing but a radio disney award and zach sang interview

[@lexithevenin7823]

THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THIS OMFG

[@holly289]

THE TATE MCRAE IMPERSONATION WAS TOO ACCURATE ZACH😭😭

[@forevermore13]

FR 😭

[@es-jm5fg]

😭😭😭😭literally almost choked on my bagel when I heard him

[@NateSullivan813]

UNPOPULAR OPINION : when taylor does the rerecords i wish she would put the vault songs in the tracklist where she would put them if it made the album, or rearrange the tracklist entirely

[@fightingdragonswithyou.]

I agree!!!

[@lewispowell6015]

Completely agree

[@Glimglum1]

I wish she did that to red (i felt like the album needed a better tracklist)

[@jonasreich3607]

I actually disagree. To listen to the album in a different prder takes away from the initail listening experience. For exanple, when i listened to 1989 TV at midnight on october 27 i was excited for the next song that i knew.

[@stardustmelody2709]

That’s like colorizing old black-and-white movies. Art should be left in its original form. What about making Mona Lisa blonde? Would that be ok? I know Taylor had to change each OG song enough to make it legal to re-record. That was done our of necessity.

[@richmaxmchalliwchester1984]

Sabrina is truly interesting case. To me she feels like if certain parts of Pop Taylor, Ariana and Selena were picked and mixed together and there you have Sabrina. You can see it in her lyrics, her singing style and even music itself. I personally like her a lot but i understand why people think of her as inauthentic and fake.

[@christianalvarado334]

The way you perfectly encapsulated the hate that Olivia Rodrigo has been getting even before she debuted. We really need to take care of our pop girlies

[@asherlong6015]

Zack is in his unpopular opinionologist bag

[@lauracgc]

Im so glad that i got to know Chappell before she blew up. Not in a gatekeeper way, but I’m glad I could appreciate her songs before they were everywhere. I’m so happy for her but I hope the pressure doesn’t get to her too much. It’s a big burden to be so adored by a wide audience in such a short time, despite working for so long!

[@InMyRedEra13]

'theater kid energy, but make it cool." lmao

[@florencelafontaine1487]

I read this at the exact time he said it I am shoooook

[@mai_cello]

Sameee!! ​@@florencelafontaine1487

[@aimdog2000]

I’d love to hear your opinion on Madison Beer and why she hasn’t been able to make it to the mainstream like the other pop girls around her age like Olivia Rodrigo, Tate McRae, Billie Eilish and more recently Sabrina Carpenter.

[@itssmehailey]

yes omg!! I love madison beer

[@lena9724]

i feel like she’s more like an influencer now/ ig baddie

[@richmaxmchalliwchester1984]

I think partly it´s because her label failed her: She had 3 chances to go mainstream with Selfish, Reckless and Make You Mine recently and her label did nothing to get her through finish line.

[@ShelleBaby]

Maybe if she changed her look. There is that hollywood hair theory. Sometimes artist get overlooked when they look basic.

[@walkingtheline1729]

To me she really has instagram face. I like her albums but if you put her in a line with other ig models it would be hard to tell them apart.

[@Kookoo3-rb7rl]

“Men shouldn’t make music anymore” i immediately liked the video

[@faaaduma6876]

Haha! Savage af😂

[@JLX1373]

misandry

[@ellaskye13]

what about harry styles and niall horan😭

[@sateliteschinos]

I feel like men just don’t commit to making good pop music anymore because they’re more concerned with being perceived as male and not getting their gender roles compromised

[@tslexus1989]

I'm a straight male and I admit that women do it so much better with music. I can't listen to mainstream music by men anymore.

[@billnaileismymotherrrr]

Honestly being a swifte myself i sometimes feel so sorry for all these new artists that these mindless ppl hate just for taylor. Guys taylor would never want that so stop

[@itssmehailey]

same!!

[@BeMoreAwareGodWatches]

I disagree. Her behavior shows that she absolutely would approve of this. And she does. By trying to dominate the charts. And doing it in an unhinged way.

[@cuteasabutton8025]

@@BeMoreAwareGodWatcheseven if she wasn’t putting out variants she would still be on top because of her streaming numbers. at this point, taylor is in a different stratosphere than these other pop girls. she would dominate without even trying but i would never penalize an artist/label for trying to get to the top… it shows that they care about their art and know the impact it can leave on our culture rn. this is coming from a fan who only bought 2 cds for my car btw. no vinyls, no other variants, no digital copies. the only person who would even come close to taylor’s numbers in sales and charting would be olivia and she would still not be able to reach taylors numbers bc she’s only been in the industry for like 5 years??? taylors been doing this for 2 decades at this point…. her fanbase is bigger than we can comprehend p.s. u can get her music for free on youtube so really there’s no reason to even buy it in the first place. a lot of the ppl that do buy it are collectors who have the funds to do so (who also collect other artists music)

[@sateliteschinos]

Oh sweetie Taylor would want it. And she has definitely done it already. Open your eyes, she might be a great artist and have a genuine love for her craft, but before everything she is a businesswoman.

[@annas9230]

I am not so sure about that. I am a swiftie and I love Taylor, but all those digital versions of ttpd have been absolutely insane. I don't think Taylor should have to take a step back so other artists can have a moment. I've been seeing this being discussed a lit and it is just ridiculous. You would never ask this of any other big artist. If a song is good enough it will do well, weather Taylor is realising something or not. Look at espresso being #1, because it is the song of the summer. If a release is not doing well people are so quick to blame Taylor and swifties, but it might just not be as good as people think it is. I do believe Taylor has a genuine fear of being replaced. She literally has songs about and talked about how Hollywood loves to push women out and replace them once they reach a certain age. I think it scared her a bit when people called Olivia the next Taylor. Taylor loves what she's doing and wants to keep doing it without getting replaced. The comparison also wasn't fair to Olivia, because she is her own person and not just someone's follow up. I don't approve of swifties throwing hate on Olivia. She is a very talented young artists. I do think it is a shame that people love to compare female artists so much, and can't just appreciate that they are being fed great music from different sides. Wow, this has gotten way longer that I wanted to. Anyway, just my 5 cents.

[@userabc222]

When new pop girls come out ppl compare them to legends way too quickly and it makes ppl mad when everyone just needs to give them room to find themselves their sound/style/image like obviously Tate isn’t Britney but maybe one day she could be similar like give her time everyone is too quick to hate or too quick to praise them to a delusional level like it creates too much pressure for them.

[@henrywayne5724]

Honestly you're pretty spot on about Beyoncé lol. I'm often in awe of how much of a visionary she is but the few moments she allows herself to be vulnerable (Lemonade, the RENAISSANCE documentary, and some song on CC like PROTECTOR) usually shine through. On Sabrina, you're definitely right about her massive year being calculated. Her two massive songs are getting autoplayed to oblivion on Spotify. The girl is talented, don't get me wrong, but damn... That bring said, my unpopular opinion is that she's pretty much a main pop girl. Please Please Please is pretty much her deja vu.

[@stardustmelody2709]

I really like the video to Please, Please, Please. It's nothing special but it's fun and it makes me smile. Same with Expresso. And can we take a moment to recognize Sabrina’s fashion?

[@lexithevenin7823]

Seriously her fashion is no joke. You should watch the music video for “almost love,” this is the first time I saw her blonde Hollywood waves with red lipstick, as well as the micro mini skirt, and it really cemented her as an adult artist in my eyes. Hell, listen to her music on all her albums, and watch the videos, because it’s really interesting to see her growing up and evolving. God I’d give anything to listen to the music on EVOLution for the first time again….

[@edi165]

Espresso is not Sabrina's best work. I feel like a lot of people hating on her haven't given emails I can't send a proper listen. There are so many underrated tracks on it that are far superior to all because I liked a boy: things i wish you said and skinny dipping for example. She was a slow rise to fame for reasons outside her talent

[@lunawolf6288]

My favorite one from Sabrina is feather and nonsense

[@kayziofficial]

Not even just Emails I Can’t Send. She’s been giving us her best work for years. Exhale, Sue Me, Paris, Pushing 20

[@edi165]

@@kayziofficial I agree, on purpose and on my way also come to mind

[@kayziofficial]

@@edi165 On Purpose is my second favorite song of hers

[@dramatictoons9303]

Tornado warnings!!

[@mollzzz8]

Unpopular opinion- the bridge of “us” by Gracie ft Taylor is literally gobbledygook poetic word salad

[@nuggets3871]

I agree. It makes zero sense

[@katherinefrazer6168]

The whole song feels like a poorly written Taylor dupe

[@firealphaplayz7064]

Ugh Gracie’s “quirkiness” with the close up lyric videos is disgusting, and not all her songs are that good

[@vvieites001]

@@firealphaplayz7064disgusting is a bit dramatic lol why?

[@firealphaplayz7064]

@@vvieites001 I didn’t mean to sound hateful, I love some of her music so much, but it’s just so close up lol, might have been cooler if it was at least singing to each word and not just the title

[@maryem9225]

what you said about Taylor supporting female artists when they are non threatening to her is spot on! Exibit A: Gracie Abrams and Us

[@sateliteschinos]

As soon as Olivia started being successful and threatening to Taylor she accused her of leeching and became estranged with her. And once Katy stopped being a threat she “reconciled” with her. Taylor is truly a menace and I still like her as an artist, but the average swiftie needs to stop treating her like she’s an angel and a girls girl.

[@sateliteschinos]

Oh, and the fact that she tried to (and successfully so) block both charli xcx and Billie Eilish from the charts when they proved to be a threat to her #1 spot, instead of congratulating them publicly like she’s done with people like Gracie or Lana. And we know Billie and Charli have been friends with Taylor at some point… but she probably doesn’t care about that.

[@shelleygoodwin6371]

​@thelakes6477 I can agree with you fully there except I don't see why anyone would have an issue with her being like that 😅 it's great to get along and be supportive of each other, but at the end of the day they are her competitors and they aren't her real friends. Maybe that's just my skewed view cause it takes a while for me to consider someone really a friend, because my standards for friends is that we show up for each other and back each other and at the end of the day most aren't willing to do that

[@junainahrahman4156]

@@shelleygoodwin6371 I agree. Why should Taylor just sit around and let others "have their chance" at #1 ? People always bring feminism into it but I think its more misogynistic to declare women are not allowed to compete. They act above charts and grammys but the moment their faves don't win them, they have a meltdown.

[@imawakemymindisalive13]

who’s afraid of little old me is NOT satire 😂

[@jessenemick]

I’m sorry but you shading Gaga like you did saying Chappell has more interesting music than Gaga ever has made me cringe like she has 1 album out you can’t make that comparison babe sorry you are so wrong lol

[@mindgardens258]

Agree! Loved this video and this was the only opinion I disagree with. The Fame Monster album alone was so revolutionary when it came out. I see Chappell potentially becoming as big as Gaga, but only time will tell what music she creates moving forward.

[@leyehwilliams617]

I kinda took notice that the only girl he really likes is olivia

[@Junelily89]

​@@leyehwilliams617 same... Olivia is good but as for me her lyrics are so basic, her music is more fun because of the beat not her lyrics, if I over played her songs, it feels boring. The only song I like is deja vu.

[@KEVFRAGRANCE]

His Gaga take was all wrong. Like he didn’t get anything right Other than ARTPOP is great. She literally got the superbowl gig during the Joanne era 😭 like what? That album wasn’t made to be a comercial success either way. Nobody wanted a singer/song writer album from her, she does what she wants. If she wanted to be a main pop girl on top she could.

[@leyehwilliams617]

@@KEVFRAGRANCE THIS like she paved the way for artists like chapell

[@cattd00]

you’ve GOT to do a part 2, I feel like there is so much that went down that we really want you to cover.

[@braaogs6]

14:23 my unpopular opinion: swifties overall have been creating such a hostile community lately that makes it really hard to relate to them or integrate to their community as an outsider who just enjoys pop music. they've been making everything more competitive than it's supposed to be and their urge to protect taylor has been doing her more damage than any good. at some point they should recognise their evil and harmful acts as a community. is just mean and unfair. let olivia, billie, chappell and sabrina shine

[@chrisdick2305]

I agree with your general sentiment, but Billie should not be lumped in with these other "pop girls" except in terms of her massive popularity. She has always been in her own alt - pop lane. She has nine Grammys and two Oscars at age 22. Carpenter and Roan aren't in that universe. She is neck and neck with Swift for female with most monthly listeners on Spotify with far fewer songs. And What was I Made For was the first song in twenty-five years to win the Grammy for best song and the Oscar.

[@oliviacompas]

honestly in so surprised on your Sabrina takes!! this era of hers feels the most authentic to me. i went back and listened to her previous work recently, and everything is completely different, even down to the way she sings. i feel like she’s finally developing her creativity and learning how to curate an actual project outside of just the tracks. before it just seemed like she was singing about whatever and doing whatever. it feels like shes really starting to embrace her personality, and its definitely shining through in her music. watching her in interviews and then listening to her newer stuff im like yeah, that’s definitely her. her idgaf attitude, and effortless confidence just feels so her. it just took her a while to find herself like it does for everyone in life. she definitely deserves respect for staying at it for this long, and putting in the work to make it happen

[@SkinnyAbe408]

I’m sorry but Chappell’s music is more innovative than Gaga’s?????? HUH?? LMFAOOOOO She has 1 album out…………

[@theswiftologist]

thats my truth

[@MrCells10]

​@@theswiftologistThat truth is a lie😂

[@matteobuda9430]

@@theswiftologist nothing truthful about that. You can think and believe what you want but Chappell doesn't hold a cadle to Gaga.

[@Fujcchhxs]

Olivia is receiving so much hate cause of being compared to taylor . I wish she never mentioned taylor as her inspiration....

[@iiamdiifferentt]

i know swifties are always dragging because she doesn't talk or interact with their fave anymore...

[@Fujcchhxs]

@iiamdiifferentt exactlyyyyyy which i give the right to her they say she was begging for attention when she took pictures with taylor so she stopped and now they are angry why they don't interact anymore:/

[@hi_im_nix]

i don't think liv should stop interacting with taylor at all. i think the real fans of liv and taylor will support her.

[@cocomarie-qq9lz]

@24kgoldplatedvermeil so you think that's a valid reason to hate on her?

[@isplongklong]

@24kgoldplatedvermeil Thankfully, your opinion on Olivia is a minority one. Olivia is the darling of respected critics and singers/songwriters in the industry for a reason. She has won multiple awards for a reason. Not only is she impossibly gorgeous, multitalented, vocally-gifted, and charismatic, she is a brilliant songwriter and has already reached superstardom after just two albums, and before even hitting age 21. Like it or not, she is here to stay. More power to her! And I love how versatile Olivia is. She can compose and sing in various genres, whether it be ballad, folk, country, alt-rock, rap, British boy band, cinematic, you name it. And contrary to what you wrote, she doesn't only do rock and angsty diaristic music. Have you even listened to her 5 new songs on Guts Spilled? Each one is a different genre and my all-time favorite is "Scared of My Guitar." It is reminiscent of the sublime works of Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Janis Ian, and all the brilliant female singers/songwriters of the 60s and 70s. The lyrics are deceptively simple but profoundly cut straight through to the heart. And the melody, her singing, and acoustic guitar playing truly tug at the heartstrings.

[@imkummerenimsong-wi1nj]

When will people give gaga her flowers🙁

[@Alexa_Lexi5005]

People picking on Olivia Rodrigo makes my stomach turn like stop it I'll cry rn!! 😭 She literally writes all her music & people KNOW that, it's all peronal. It's not like they are just catchy pop songs with no depth at all. There's emotion in her songs. I do wish she'd get out of this Paramore phase she's in & stick to lighter singing it seems to be more her element but ofc if she did that the toxic swifties would say she's "trying to be like Taylor again"

[@isplongklong]

Olivia's "Scared of My Guitar" is reminiscent of the sublime works of Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Janis Ian, and all the brilliant female singers/songwriters of the 60s and 70s. The lyrics are deceptively simple but profoundly cut straight through to the heart. And the melody, her singing, and acoustic guitar playing truly tug at the heartstrings. I would love to see Olivia explore this direction deeper.

[@emmmma143]

As a girl the same age as Olivia, has known about her since we were both 13 and grown with her, and is a huge swiftie; it seems people don’t realize olivia being the new ‘Taylor’ in the sense that a generation of young girls are going up with diaristic music from a young girl the same age…that’s not a bad thing? There doesn’t have to only be one? I love both artists (though I am swiftie through and through, over half my life) and respect they have a similar perspective on creating music. We’re getting good music out of this, both are doing the damn thing, at different stages. It’s so narrow minded to pit them against each other.

[@amalinaa04]

“Paramore phase” her music is 90s inspired, she’s inspired by the 90s grunge scene, and riot grrrl which predates paramore, also if you’ve been following her for awhile you’d know that she’s always loved rock music, even in her Disney days she rant about how much she loved the white stripes and veruca salt, rock music has always been her element, so idk why you’re making it seem like somebody forced her to make “paramore music” mind u her music sounds nothing like paramore💀 she’s making the music she personally wants to make, it has nothing to do with Taylor😭😭

[@pumpumrin]

nah her rock music is the best side of her

[@amalinaa04]

@@pumpumrin exactly these people have no taste😭

[@CantRelateToDesperation]

Congrats on 100k! I feel like a big reason that Sabrina’s discography feels all over is that Sabrina was in a five album contract with Disney for her first 4 albums and emails I can’t send was her first album with Island records, where she could really start putting her own vision into her music.

[@Chris-g9i]

14:03 Thanks for calling out the insanity of hateration regarding Olivia. Her lyrics are so mature. I‘m 32 and it’s crazy how much this very young girl made me feel seen. Not necessarily in those songs that you personally consider bangers, but Grudge, Vampire and Making the Bed put words to some really messy feelings of mine. Also, I saw Guts live and it was indescribable. Whoever said she wasn’t a good performer should book a head CT to figure out what’s wrong with their eyes and ears.

[@tslexus1989]

I think what people have a hard time understanding is that most of Taylor's music sticks because IT'S SO GOOD. Her music is what I have on repeat, along with people like Lana or Olivia. If I hear Dua or Tate or Sabrina on the radio I can bop, but it doesn't have that bite that the writing has from those three that I want to hear.

[@ruizdy]

I would love a part 2. There are so many pop girls nowadays! And your opinions are so insightful and intelligent

[@hey_itsbeej]

That is genuinely so wild because Joanne is my favorite Gaga album!!

[@leathebarbie]

@24kgoldplatedvermeilit’s always the swifites that stanned her when she was country like im sorry but if ur main idol was a country singer you don’t get to speak on pop music just bc she transitioned to pop. He doesn’t get it. He gagged over “karma is a cat” 😹😹😹

[@NcDm-b3j]

Also totally agree about everything you said about Charli as a stan of hers, both her faults and her strengths, I hope you can review Brat in one of your videos!

[@NcDm-b3j]

42:53 is so true lol when Crash came out and hyperpop fans were disappointed with the more commercial sound of her singles she was so mad blocking and responding left and right, but a few months after the actual release she was already saying she couldn't even listen to some of the songs on that album without wanting to gag lol

[@MiniKitty27]

i've been a fan of Sabrina since her Disney days and i think part of the inconsistency, so to say, with Sabrina stems from being under Disney and not being able to get out of that until only a few years ago. each new album she released was more experimental than the previous one and iirc years ago in an interview she's said that she's been trying to find her sound. honetly though she's always been undermarketed so i'm glad she's getting her flowers rn edit for clarification

[@lexithevenin7823]

Have you listened to “Fall Apart” by her yet? If you haven’t I 100% recommend it. It’s not exactly a hit but it is adorable and she’s tiny and her acting is so cute. Plus she scrubbed it off her own platform so anything you find of it, no matter how underground it seems, it is real. She was 11 when she released it, and it’s not marketed at all in the slightest, which is honestly the way it should be, as she was so young. But it is a little gimmick I love to show all the people who let me rant about my feelings about her fame

[@MiniKitty27]

@@lexithevenin7823 BRO HOLY SHIT I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT THIS SONG THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER!!! I was so obsessed with this song in middle school omg it's so cute

[@lil_cheeseburguer]

My unpopular opinion is that Ariana Grande's new album eternal sunshine is her best album to date. I'm not really an arianator but I really liked the overall project

[@izzyisabrat]

not an unpopular opinion round these parts! eternal sunshine is my fav album of the year for me so far. i wouldn’t call myself an ari fan but omg that album is so goodddd

[@alick7825]

I've literally never cared about Ariana but I came around for eternal sunshine. The presentation is peak

[@kayziofficial]

Idk. I still stand on Thank U, Next being her best album

[@-r-4134]

I just can’t get with her new voice technique. I really miss her old voice that she had on TUN and positions. It’s just tooo sweet and flowery now

[@Faisal-hi7ln]

his opinions on gaga literally swifties opinions on gaga. this take was shit he seems like a true hater and i really don't like calling anyone that but like he literally didn't miss a beat on repeating everything haters will always say about her (fad, 2010's act, madonna wannabe, chromatica was carried by ariana, she relies on her old hits) which is all a complete lie or an exaggeration, and this opinion isn't unpopular at all and he knows this because that's what swifties wants everyone to believe. i've always sensed a weird vibe from him whenever he brings up gaga

[@theswiftologist]

So don’t watch. No one asked you to be here

[@thanhtam75g]

​@@theswiftologistNo one asked you to give your shitty biased hater opinion on Gaga either. And yet here we are 😒

[@elidagjika8741]

Geez calm down.I don't agree with him on Gaga but I don't have that rage explosion you had.

[@Faisal-hi7ln]

@@elidagjika8741 oh sorry if i seemed angry to you, because i wasn’t… don’t know how i can help you tho

[@aditipankaj3553]

CONGRATULATIONS ON 100K! this is my fav pop culture channel

[@skyofbob]

the olivia section ATE

[@Illyriamars]

I've been aware of Sabrina for pretty much her entire career because I watched Girl Meets World -- a few songs from her Evolution album made it onto my wrapped in the year that it came out because it was a staple in my workout rotation. I always knew she had the potential to be huge, but it's been so interesting to watch her finally figure it out. She was making really bland and straightforward pop songs, but the first one that connected with audiences was Nonsense, which was also the first song of hers that really felt like it had... any personality. She's becoming kind of a comedy diva, which puts her in her own lane. I can almost guarantee that every song of hers that will hit huge in the mainstream will have a strong element of that cheeky humor.

[@charlottebellas4166]

Maybe it’s not so much that Olivia is a competitor of Taylor’s, but more that she doesn’t really need Taylor’s help. Olivia is doing just fine on her own. Taylor tends to take under her wing those who could benefit most from her experience and the exposure she provides. Which only makes sense. You don’t usually extend a hand to someone who doesn’t need it.

[@brandonjklol]

Yes, however to go from talking about her to never mentioning her again is weird😭😭

[@charlottebellas4166]

@@brandonjklol Ok, true. I’m sure Olivia having to give Taylor writing credit on 2 of her songs may have something to do with that. I think I read somewhere that Olivia considered that a hard business lesson to learn.

[@davisfinney7526]

I mean... I think Olivia did get help from Taylor's name being mentioned in the start and did make her a competitor to Taylor. She kept bringing up Taylor and her music kept getting compared to Taylor's so there was no way for it not to be competition. I don't think the competition would really create bad blood, but I think it does make Taylor hesitant to get involved. I think Taylor's also might be scared off of Olivia, because (while there isn't as much hate as taylor gets) olivia has a higher concentration of hate, especially when becoming popular. There was a lot of hate towards her because of taylor, hate towards joshua basset and sabrina carpenter from her fans and it all made her very polarizing and not appealing to become close to.

[@amethysth2345]

@@davisfinney7526Her song went number one on global spotify BEFORE taylor ever commented on her instagram and most people didn't even know who she was, so that isn't true. She got asked about Taylor a lot after she got noticed by Taylor, but that doesn't really lead to a song being #1 on the hot 100 for eight weeks straight. She was definitely influenced by Taylor for her first album in the way most of the singers of her generation are, but it isn't fair to think this helped her in the way exposure from opening for Taylor on the biggest world tour of all time would. Taylor never even shouted out SOUR, not even the music she got credit for.

[@anonloki3]

​@charlottebellas4166 one of the songs definitely needed to be credited because she took the melody of new years day she said Taylor's team allowed her to use it in her debut

[@popfanse]

I disegree with your opinion on Sabrina, her team and her contract with Disney held her back, because she has had the talent and the discography to become a pop girl since singular act1 album and she had and has a pretty solid fanbase since her Disney girls

[@LauraUnás-e6q]

Your understanding of Olivia's art 🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼

[@sarasilva7105]

Congratulations on being in the HBO documentary “bad blood” i was so surprised i screamed when i saw you! 😊

[@jubilee4]

What!? 😲😲

[@tayluvofficial]

He is????! OMG.. ❤

[@Clara_taylorsversion]

What?!

[@itspricila]

cool, in what context?

[@roxUyolo]

@@itspricilaform what I’m seeing it’s about Scooter Braun

[@NcDm-b3j]

I think Chappell uses a lot of throwback styles and she's really good at reinventing other artist's and era's styles but using 2024 friendly lyrics, a lot of her stuff is very Cyndi Lauper, Super graphic modern girl is SOOOO Born this Way era Gaga and Good Luck Babe is a 1980s Kate Bush song DOWN (it's truly her greatest song imo). But I agree she's probably the most talented vocalist among pop girls right now and I hope she can develop her own sound more, she has a hungry energy that a lot of pop girlies lack

[@NcDm-b3j]

Also my inner hater is always reflexively reticent to accept an artist that's being touted as an icon out of nowhere and suddenly being pushed by everybody, but there's obviously a reason Chappell is blowing up she is talented!

[@Panda-pp4qm]

I agree that her sound isn't the most original, but she's still trying to find her sound!! Her music reminds me the most of Cyndi Lauper, but a reinvented version like you said. Chappell Roan has sooo much potential it's crazy. I remember Gaga got a lot of flack back then for "copying" Madonna, but she has solidified her own sound throughout her career. I'm seated for Chappell Roan and out of all the pop girlie's I personally find her the most interesting.

[@user-fe8uq9zp2g]

yeah i enjoy his opinion but i dont think chappell really shifted anything to be honest. she seems lovely from interviews and im happy to see her success. also lady gaga had big hits her debut chappell has one?

[@Panda-pp4qm]

@user-fe8uq9zp2g I def agree, but she has a lot of potential. She has a great voice it kinda has a twang or yodel quality to it which I find rlly interesting (kinda reminds me of Marina and the Diamonds). I think her voice is very versatile and she can blend her voice into a lot of diff genres, kinda like Paul Mccartney. I rlly enjoyed her debut album, the lyrics are so funny and the vocals are really passionate. She just needs to figure out sonically what music direction to go into bc rn she's drawing from too many diff artists. I think Olivia Rodrigo has this problem as well. Her music is well written, but it's not the most original sound. I think Chappell will eventually find her sound. Charli XCX did a 360 (lol) and completely reinvented her sound and has a distinct hyperpop/club sound which is super unique to her.

[@Panda-pp4qm]

@user-fe8uq9zp2g I think "Good Luck Babe" is Chappell's most well known song, but I don't think she has a hit song yet.

[@favOriTe-v6e]

I love Chappell Roan but I HATE how people act as if her music was innovative. It's really not.

[@leathebarbie]

Exactly this is why we don’t accept pop opinions from people who stanned Taylor before 1989 😹 they just don’t get it

[@forevermore13]

I also like Chappell, but the way her fans act like she invented pop music really irks me 😬 After watching Sabrina’s cover of Chappell’s “Good Luck, Babe!”, I commented that I liked Sabrina’s version better and instantly received a ton of hate comments because apparently, we can’t have different opinions anymore 🤷‍♀️

[@kittyinpink]

Thank you for introducing me to Chapell when you and Madeline mentioned her at the beginning of the year on your podcast😘 It has been so much fun to be seated for her this year 🫰

[@alexandrite61]

Even back in her Fifth Harmony days, I still couldn't get why Camila was the stand-out member, and it made less and less sense as she went solo. The appeal only dwindled with all of her tacky relationship antics and racist past. There just isn't a lot about her, both as an artist and a person, that draws me to her.

[@ramonajavier5938]

I agree with everything you say because I also can't get into her because of this same reason but also, I'm not a huge fan of the tone of her singing voice although I will say that I feel like what works for her as an artist is when she makes music gear towards her Latina roots I feel like that is where she shines compare to what she trying to do now with her music I feel like if she pull a Becky g she would be successful as an artist which is going from making music in English to making music in Spanish and targeting the Latino audience I think would really help her career and take her far

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

Agreed I remember when fifth harmony was in their prime and the main girls that caught my eye were always Dinah, Lauren and Normani, all of their beauty and the standout talents they had specifically how unique each of their voices were. Camila only caught me bc of her charisma on stage something that can’t be denied she is a very charismatic performer but besides as well as her being a pretty girl (BTW all of those girls were/are pretty and beautiful)

[@lostintamsui]

Zach you are the only person i can sit through 1 hour of straight talking and i love every minute of it

[@ToYourWishes-hi4el]

AAAAH NEW VIDEO AND PODCAST ?! Literally serving today thank you

[@sherry1414]

Chappell's music better than Gaga???? Ummmm. C'mon

[@theswiftologist]

make your own video!

[@PolaG11]

I know ! Now he will say that Taylor is better than Madonna or something like that

[@sherry1414]

@@PolaG11 lol agreed!

[@sherry1414]

@@theswiftologist I respected your opinions until you started being biased. Taylor’s success got to your head as well.

[@asirb]

The big difference with Taylor and other pop artists is that you still want to go back and listen. Considering the vast catalogue that Taylor has the fact that there are more songs that you want to revisit (even if those aren't the best) in comparison with other artists really tells why she is where she is.

[@nathanieljohnson5908]

You mean other "modern pop artists". Because we still have Madonna and Mariah Carey

[@asirb]

@@nathanieljohnson5908 don't be annoying per context it's induced to be compared to the ones mentioned in the video

[@nathanieljohnson5908]

@asirb LOL you weren't being very specific with your words but ok. Even then, Taylor does not have that difference over Beyonce, who was obviously mentioned in the video

[@asirb]

@@nathanieljohnson5908 boring

[@aaliyahfoster2705]

Also, Taylor started off as a non-popstar too. She fostered a whole generation of young country listeners when the whole industry then was just Carrie Underwood and Jason Aldean (pre-Tr*mp bootlicker era) battling it out to claim their "turf". So she still has a broader reach in the U.S. at least because she built it from the beginning. It's exactly the road Morgan Wallen is doing as a singer/songwriter and crossing over into more of a pop-country direction now.

[@lasong781]

Your point on Sabrina was really interesting but I will add that in regards to her changing her brand several times that she’s grown up throughout those albums. She was 15 when her first record was released so it’s understandable that her brand and how she presented herself would too (I mean I didn’t really know who I was as a teenager or how to present myself) so it makes sense that she now seems more confident and has a more define sense of self/brand (she’s 25). Also if u watch her interviews I think her humor reflects her fun songs like espresso. So to me she doesn’t seem inauthentic. I DO agree that I want her to be more deep in her songwriting, I love EICS but I think she was trying to ride the wave of fun flirty pop songs like nonsense out as she saw that was most popular (ex with feather that’s why it was a single) but with please please please I see hints of her experimenting and showing her variety while still being cheeky in her lyricism. I hope her new album shows who she is as an artist and not just hits for radio

[@rachel-po5rm]

quick note that the nonsense outros had been going viral since her own tour. The Philly one especially was all over my feed. Also Sabrina was under contract with disney when disney was losing the ability to make stars. I think people are really downplaying how much her career was hindered by the disney contract she signed at 14

[@ZEEMACHINEMUSIC]

The way you’re forgetting the fame monster existed with that comparison, like wow

[@theswiftologist]

tfm was not her debut. the fame was! that's why they are compared! hope that helps x

[@GenZComicReviewer]

I have already pre-ordered Sabrina's new album and I'm so optimistic. Especially since it's confirmed that Jack antonoff will be on a lot of the tracks.

[@purdybby]

This is make or break her stardom

[@the_piano_nerd4960]

So far it’s been 2/2 for me. Fingers crossed!

[@Dojafish]

​@@purdybbyFOR REALS

[@loverlykylie]

short n sweet will be sabrina’s SEVENTH album. she was a slooooow rise

[@queenabby6452]

6th actually

[@leahscontemporary]

Yeah with first 5 were when she was in a slave contract with Disney

[@emsdl]

Maisie Peters is the most overlooked and underrated new pop girl out of all of them. I love the good witch so much

[@fightingdragonswithyou.]

Omg yess!! Sadly from what I’ve seen most people on this channel don’t like her, so this is definitely an unpopular opinion :( but personally I love her music so much!!

[@lewispowell6015]

The Good Witch is maybe the closest album to Taylor’s RED I’ve ever listened to. Will age very well.

[@alexandrite61]

Maisie has a way of writing lyrics, especially in TGW, that really reminds me of Taylor (in a good way). If she had opened for The Eras Tour, I'd argue she'd be on her way to being as successful as Gracie and Sabrina.

[@Adouglasses]

The fact that this is an unpopular opinion makes me needlessly sad. I’ve been a ride or die Maisie peters fan for years, got to see her in concert on her debut album release day. Truly love her music so much .

[@sarahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

i’ve been getting into maisie peters and she truly is sooo overlooked!! there are so many incredible songs on the good witch. the first time i ever listened to it all the way through, i immediately decided to buy it on cd. i wish i had got tix for conan because maisie is the opener for the north american dates

[@dinimadikizela]

unpopular but popular opinion, we need a pop girl of colour!

[@the_piano_nerd4960]

I want this for Normani. She’s got such a great voice

[@hilariparsons9937]

I think Tyla is doing great right now! I wish there were more, but if I could pinpoint a rising one right now it would be her

[@burnt.norton]

@@enchantedgoldrushtbh it’s way more complex than that. aside from the blatant discrimination, there’s literally hundreds of talented black female artists that are forced into other genres based off racial biases. chloe bailey recently talked about this

[@Cat_Braceletsৎ]

YES

[@Talia778]

they are all white, it’s scary 😭😭

[@Carlosavila14]

Saying that Chappell roan has better music than Gaga is a choice

[@the_piano_nerd4960]

YES! Finally someone with love for Lemonade. It’s one of my favorites of all time too!!!! Such a special album

[@elii.k89]

i’d love to know your opinion on melanie martinez. i don’t know if she counts as a pop girl, but she’s really doing the most right now with her tour and really doesn’t get enough appreciation for it

[@Hermionee-Jean-Granger]

Congrats on 100k!! Your channel is my unwinding place. It's so engaging and refreshing and fun!! I love it here!! Thank you :)

[@elidagjika8741]

I love you Zack and I love Chappell but saying her music is more interesting and more original than Gaga's is honestly the shallowest thought you've had.If Chappell was straight and her songs were about boys, she'd literally be not standing out so much.And I love her music & her debut album,but the reason she's so well-known about it it's mostly because of the lesbian factor.Gaga managed to stand out without that.Her symbolisms,dark thematics,visuals and everything,were an unrepeated phenomenon.Her vocals and instrumentals too.Just listen to Monster,Dance In The Dark,Alejandro and compare them to HOT TO GO,Good Luck Babe,or Suoer Graphic Ultra Modern Girl and tell wich one's more original and stands out the most in a world of the same use of representation.

[@edensanchez5903]

But what also made Gaga popular in the first place was her loud activism for the lgbt community.. haven’t both of them used music to express being comfortable in their sexuality? And no shade to Gaga I love her but the reason some people might agree with this is because unlike Gaga who sometimes used sexuality as a performative thing Chappell roan actually expresses authentic sapphic love. Both Gaga and Chappell roan are very talented and completely different in the first place. If I was to compare her to any pop girl it would be early Katy Perry because they have a similar sound and if u play my kink is karma by Chappell roan and think of Katy Perry while listening to it u would literally think Katy was singing the song lmao

[@elidagjika8741]

Yeah but we talking about if her music is interesting or not.Gaga's symbolism, lyrics & sound win that round no doubt.

[@Justagorl-z4m]

i started tearing up during the chappel bit. I had no idea she had to go through so much hardship and struggle to get to where she is now. anyone else would have had the dream crushed and forget about it. She said no...and kept fighting for her dream. Thats really inspiring and makes her so amazing in my eyes. She deserves the fame shes getting rn!

[@hasinipunsara6390]

See I think there is hypocrisy in the way ppl talk about artists when they don't blow up immediately. The same thing is viewed differently when it succeeds than when it doesn't work out. Taylor Swift reinvented herself multiple times but Sabirna 'tried to be a lot of different Sabrinas'.

[@rays_choice]

Yes. I hate the word authentic so much because it really discredits the work the artists puts in to perfect the work

[@hillarylevi6149]

The way you articulate what's been subconsciously bugging me about Solar Power for YEARS in the space of few minutes is why I return again and again. Thanks for another great video!

[@shar3859]

I'm so happy for your success Zach! I really love & appreciate how you can be both level-headed journalist and hilarious engager with pop culture, but what I really love at the end of the day is that you're a fan of Taylor and you being a journalist and commentator like in this video only gives more flavor to your love for Taylor Swift

[@KylieNail]

As a long term fan of Sabrina who has watched her grow as an artist, I feel as if EICS was her first honest album given she finally left the Disney label and was beautifully honest and very her. I think now that she’s gained a bigger rep, her label now has needed her to secure some hits, having her produce good but more standard generic pop with espresso and please please please, having them released as singles. I think the rest of the short n sweet album will be more her and honest like EICS was.

[@itspricila]

olivia is one of the only new wave of pop girlies i'm totally on board with. She has the vocals, has the pop punk sound I enjoy, and has the relatability/ songwriter connection

[@sarah_marie16]

It crazy because I saw Chappell open for Olivia in march of this year and I really like her music but I was one of a few people doing the hot to go dance now her crowds are huge and I can’t turn a corner without hearing her name

[@sunnshyne86]

Zack!! 2 things - 1. Congratulations on 100K subscribers! 2. I just sat down to watch the TS/Scooter Braun documentary and fell off my couch when I heard your voice. I don’t know you in “real life” but it’s been a joy to watch others see and acknowledge YOU. (I am not a you tube person, I don’t subscribe to channels but I check for your new videos every few days…) Your insight/ability to understand and deconstruct TS lyrics blows me away. Anyway, congratulations!

[@cece6652]

That Gaga take… you can’t be fr

[@ryansullivan8452]

best critique i’ve ever heard tbh!! thoughtful pop culture to a T! but very true about the move to legacy making post IASF. too many people want sell outs and my girl will never!!

[@imk3879]

Been struggling these past few days and these videos and the podcast are such a good break, congrats on 100k!!

[@solitaireclaire]

Disagree a little with the Solar Power take. Lorde was (seemingly) intentionally trying to make something that wasn’t mainstream to put herself in a much smaller niche. She doesn’t like the attention that the big pop records gave her and that style no longer felt true to her in this time of her life. “The Path” directly references the trauma of being a teen pop star and the rest of the album purposely diverges from the sound that made her one. It was a flop in sales, but intentionally. It was her saying “I’m doing this now, take it or leave it” and she was fine and probably happy when most people left it. (I am a Lorde stan, so I know I’m biased but I love her)

[@d.4273]

A swiftie talking about gaga's music not being interesting. I have to laugh

[@theswiftologist]

enjoy your interesting music! x

[@d.4273]

@@theswiftologist enjoy your basic white b

[@gretahoo]

Seated for the Chappell roan video

[@kevinlove6974]

The disrespect for THE LADY GAGA HERE is offensive. Jesus. Do y'all listen to yourselves 😂?! Lame!!

[@alexnicole6806]

Chappell Roan is my queen. I can’t wait for a Chappellologist video!!

[@lautaylorsversion-e4y]

CONGRATS ON 100K KING!!! you totally deserve it, thank you for all the critical thinking and hard work💖💖

[@alexreax1230]

I may not be in good company here but I feel so touched you defended Olivia so fiercely, it really raises my respect for you. I went to 3 Olivia concerts this year and I was blown away by her performance, thank you for defending her artistry and deserves it and the girl is only 21!

[@alvintigers9485]

When discussing Tate he said that her ballads aren’t that good but that’s what got her started. You broke me first was a massive song during the pandemic.

[@abbymcgurk9231]

so glad to see a pop girls video!!! Hoping to see some little mix recognition