https://newsroom.spotify.com/2020-12-01/the-trends-that-shaped-streaming-in-2020/
top 5 songs on spotify last year:“Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd“Dance Monkey” by Tones And I “The Box” by Roddy Ricch “Roses – Imanbek Remix” by Imanbek and SAINt JHN“Don’t Start Now” by Dua Lipa
top 5 artists on spotify last year:Bad BunnyDrakeJ BalvinJuice WRLDThe Weeknd
― ufo, Saturday, 16 January 2021 15:16 (three years ago) link
across all platforms including video, the top 10 streaming songs last year were (via nielsen):
1. Roddy Ricch, “The Box” (1.32 billion)2. Future featuring Drake, “Life Is Good” (1.035 billion)3. DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar” (863.95 million)4. The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights” (821.12 million)5. Jack Harlow, “Whats Poppin” (788.74 million)6. Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion, “WAP” (732.7 million)7. Megan Thee Stallion, “Savage” (612.03 million)8. Lil Mosey, “Blueberry Faygo” (593.01 million)9. Tones and I, “Dance Monkey” (570.48 million)10. Doja Cat, “Say So” (562.38 million)
for comparison to more traditional metrics, here's the top 10 radio and digital download titles via the same source
airplay:1. The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights” (3.81 billion)2. Post Malone, “Circles” (3.51 billion)3. Dua Lipa, “Don’t Start Now” (3.14 billion)4. Harry Styles, “Adore You” (3.07 billion)5. Maren Morris, “The Bones” (2.46 Billion)6. Maroon 5, “Memories” (2.45 billion)7. Gabby Barrett, “I Hope” (2.40 billion)8. Lewis Capaldi, “Someone You Loved” (2.28 billion)9. Lewis Capaldi, “Before You Go” (2.07 billion)10. Doja Cat, “Say So” (2.02 billion)
downloads:1. BTS, “Dynamite” (1.26 million)2. The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights” (580,000)3. Gabby Barrett, “I Hope” (351,000)4. Tones and I, “Dance Monkey” (339,000)5. Megan Thee Stallion, “Savage” (336,000)6. Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion, “WAP” (300,000)7. Jawsh 685 x Jason Derulo, “Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)” (299,000)8. Blake Shelton Duet With Gwen Stefani, “Nobody But You” (288,000)9. Post Malone, “Circles” (281,000)10. Maroon 5, “Memories” (264,000)
so yeah the top songs are overall still quite male-dominated but not to quite the extent that the top artists lists tend to be
― dyl, Saturday, 16 January 2021 18:24 (three years ago) link
(those are us-only stats, not worldwide)
― dyl, Saturday, 16 January 2021 18:28 (three years ago) link
https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9512983/olivia-rodrigo-drivers-license-number-one-hot-100-debut/
― one of the only artist who is genuine (morrisp), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 18:12 (three years ago) link
Many opinions from tsj https://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=29752― abcfsk, Friday, January 15, 2021 10:35 AM (four days ago) bookmarkflaglink
― abcfsk, Friday, January 15, 2021 10:35 AM (four days ago) bookmarkflaglink
i don't recognize any of the writers except Katherine which shows how long it's been since i read TSJ lol sorry contributors who are reading this post
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 20:16 (three years ago) link
I think Alfred was another, no?
― one of the only artist who is genuine (morrisp), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 21:46 (three years ago) link
yep!
We had a successful recruitment drive in December.
― meticulously crafted, socially responsible, morally upsta (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 21:57 (three years ago) link
finally listened to this song, streaming numbers v impressive and beguiling for such a boring song
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Wednesday, 20 January 2021 15:29 (three years ago) link
So now there’s like, an answer song? (I don’t know who any of these ppl are): https://variety.com/2021/music/news/sabrina-carpenter-drivers-license-olivia-rodrigo-skin-1234889998/
― one of the only artist who is genuine (morrisp), Saturday, 23 January 2021 04:04 (three years ago) link
Big feelings and nowhere to go: how Gen Z reinvented the power ballad
Olivia Rodrigo’s global hit Drivers License is the epitome of new-school pop songwriting, where sexuality is complex, emotions are specific and bombast is traded for intimacy
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/feb/19/olivia-rodrigo-drivers-license-gen-z-reinvented-the-power-ballad
― abcfsk, Friday, 19 February 2021 18:06 (three years ago) link
The sequel is out:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-04-01/olivia-rodrigo-new-single-deja-vu
― beer drops on my keytar (morrisp), Thursday, 1 April 2021 16:50 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cii6ruuycQA
― abcfsk, Thursday, 1 April 2021 18:01 (three years ago) link
I like it, but the vocal similarity to Lorde is more distracting on this one... also not feeling the distorted beat so much.
― beer drops on my keytar (morrisp), Thursday, 1 April 2021 18:22 (three years ago) link
i actually like it better than "drivers license," which i never really warmed to
'i hate to think that i was just your type' is a good line
― dyl, Friday, 2 April 2021 04:51 (three years ago) link
it's like a polished, major label version of like, 00s indie pop, which at least feels a little distinctive but fitting in with broader trends. i like it more than "driver's license" for sure
she's clearly going to continue to be huge
― ufo, Friday, 2 April 2021 05:24 (three years ago) link
I still don’t get it and I find her very un-charismatic. I’ve seen her a dozen times already and I can’t remember her face once the music video is over.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 2 April 2021 05:32 (three years ago) link
The beat gives me 2000s Dave Fridmann feels.
― beer drops on my keytar (morrisp), Friday, 2 April 2021 05:35 (three years ago) link
(Wasn’t Billy Joel referenced in another Zoomer anthem recently? Is he having a moment?)
― beer drops on my keytar (morrisp), Friday, 2 April 2021 05:37 (three years ago) link
https://pitchfork.com/news/olivia-rodrigo-details-debut-album-sour/
I liked the placeholder title (*O*R) and artwork a lot better:
https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/c2448614-0667-485d-b116-49a3187d7dcf.2e50766d10ee999d1be0fbc156e0f069.jpeg?odnWidth=612&odnHeight=612&odnBg=ffffff
― Yawnsomely Literal Cover Band (morrisp), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 20:46 (three years ago) link
that's channel purple
― voodoo chili, Tuesday, 13 April 2021 21:23 (three years ago) link
i don't really know where else to post this, but my daughter is into American Idol and so i watch it with her (and enjoy it! not trying to pretend otherwise) and i was just gobsmacked at the number of 15-year-olds who walked in and auditioned this season by playing a *good* song they wrote and performing it flawlessly, often on piano but sometimes on guitar. there are a whole army of Olivia Rodrigos on the way, i think.
― alpine static, Tuesday, 13 April 2021 21:41 (three years ago) link
good! bring 'em on
― Yawnsomely Literal Cover Band (morrisp), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 21:43 (three years ago) link
"(Wasn’t Billy Joel referenced in another Zoomer anthem recently? Is he having a moment?)"
oh maybe, I seem to regularly see him referenced on twitter by people younger than me without the derisiveness he justly deserves, so that would explain that.
― akm, Wednesday, 14 April 2021 01:27 (three years ago) link
this alternate (Target) artwork is godawful!https://target.scene7.com/is/image/Target/GUEST_c4984bd5-b5ac-4c4a-afbe-b8c0ce840257?fmt=pjpeg&wid=700&qlt=80
― Yawnsomely Literal Cover Band (morrisp), Wednesday, 14 April 2021 10:11 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgOl2bdevqM
this one's pretty good, hope she can keep things up for the album. my only complaint is the last chorus needed to be a bit longer!
― ufo, Thursday, 13 May 2021 21:10 (two years ago) link
I think it’s awesome, best one yet!She’s on SNL this weekend.
― Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) stan (morrisp), Saturday, 15 May 2021 02:29 (two years ago) link
I had not heard Drivers License until this week and goddamn that is a teenage anthem.
― Joe Bombin (milo z), Saturday, 15 May 2021 02:33 (two years ago) link
she needs to cover new ground lyrically lol
― dyl, Saturday, 15 May 2021 02:37 (two years ago) link
for the sake of balance i'll say i like "deja vu" more w/ each listen
― dyl, Saturday, 15 May 2021 02:38 (two years ago) link
It’s funny/cute how each song strategically has one (1) swear word.The chorus of this new song hits some 1995 sweet spot for me, man…
― Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) stan (morrisp), Saturday, 15 May 2021 02:47 (two years ago) link
(and the bridge into washed-out verse, before it all comes crashing in again, is a great move)
― Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) stan (morrisp), Saturday, 15 May 2021 02:49 (two years ago) link
I mean when you say "1995 sweet spot" do you mean something more diffuse or do you specifically mean this is like "You Oughtta Know," which it is, and Rodrigo directly says she wants the album to be like Jagged Little Pill
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 15 May 2021 03:26 (two years ago) link
I wasn’t thinking about album specifically (but I like this better than that!)The melody does remind me of something specific from around that time, but I can’t put my finger on it…
― Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) stan (morrisp), Saturday, 15 May 2021 03:29 (two years ago) link
I like almost nothing better than "You Oughta Know," I put it on after listening to "Good 4 You" and goosebumps all the way down my spine just like in 1995, jesus
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 15 May 2021 03:54 (two years ago) link
Has anyone heard any other stuff by this dude Dan Nigro – the indie rocker turned popsmith who’s co-writing and producing these tunes?
― Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) stan (morrisp), Saturday, 15 May 2021 07:04 (two years ago) link
much prefer "good 4 u" and its Juliana Hatfield moves to anything else she's released but I wish this style of vocal affectation would disappear
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 15 May 2021 10:39 (two years ago) link
yes ilxors have heard dan nigro's songs w/ sky ferreira two of which placed in our year-end polls iirc xp
― dyl, Saturday, 15 May 2021 18:36 (two years ago) link
plus another year-end finisher w/ caroline polachek "so hot you're hurting my feelings" (v good)
personally have also heard the conan gray singles (not good)
― dyl, Saturday, 15 May 2021 18:39 (two years ago) link
Gotcha, thx (xxp – Juliana Hatfield is a good reference point, btw)
― Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) stan (morrisp), Saturday, 15 May 2021 21:34 (two years ago) link
She sounded good on SNL! Yeah, she can sing.The band was a little lackluster… I guess Dan Nigro was the scrubby guy she hugged at the end (judging by this pic of him).
― Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) stan (morrisp), Sunday, 16 May 2021 05:47 (two years ago) link
Nigro says since working with Grey, his inbox is filled daily with new artists' pitches -- but Olivia Rodrigo immediately captured his attention. He quickly went on her Instagram and found a clip of a song called “Happier,” saying, “I just got the chills and I was like, ‘Oh my God, her voice is insane.’ I literally DM’d her that second and was like, ‘Hey, I think you're amazing. We should make music.’”
― Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) stan (morrisp), Sunday, 16 May 2021 05:50 (two years ago) link
I don't see that as creepy. She was applying for a job that he accepted.
― braised cod, Sunday, 16 May 2021 09:06 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiaCdUACJp8
― abcfsk, Sunday, 16 May 2021 10:41 (two years ago) link
sounds like "Misery Business" to me
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Sunday, 16 May 2021 14:26 (two years ago) link
I don't hear it
― abcfsk, Sunday, 16 May 2021 17:27 (two years ago) link
this new track is fucking excellent
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Monday, 17 May 2021 04:17 (two years ago) link
It's stupid good... like maybe the best song in this style I've ever heard. (After a weekend of listening, I have the subjective data to upgrade it from my initial "this is cool" assessment to "this is truly great.")
― Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) stan (morrisp), Monday, 17 May 2021 18:29 (two years ago) link
"good 4 u" was made 4 me
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 17 May 2021 21:40 (two years ago) link
second #1
https://i.imgur.com/ty8C7Vo.jpg
― abcfsk, Tuesday, 18 May 2021 13:59 (two years ago) link
album is pretty good! a very solid pop-singer-songwriter debut. she indeed really could use more lyrical range though lol
highlights are "brutal" with its elvis costello interpolation and "jealousy, jealousy"
― ufo, Friday, 21 May 2021 01:32 (two years ago) link
(I was afraid the “vampire” lyrical conceit would be corny & overdone; but if anything, it feels a little underdeveloped… and the “sold me for parts” line feels like a weirdly mixed metaphor? Maybe you’re meant to think of body parts…)
― Bittern Storm Over My Hammy (morrisp), Friday, 30 June 2023 06:03 (nine months ago) link
The little mall-EDM drop is a perfect bit of sonic branding
― Bittern Storm Over My Hammy (morrisp), Friday, 30 June 2023 06:24 (nine months ago) link
She sings “dream crusher” in the clean version. That’s pretty good, I thought they’d just drop out the f-word.
― Bittern Storm Over My Hammy (morrisp), Sunday, 2 July 2023 02:03 (nine months ago) link
"Vampire' is great, can't wait for this album
― Bee OK, Sunday, 2 July 2023 05:04 (nine months ago) link
V good song
― abcfsk, Sunday, 2 July 2023 15:33 (nine months ago) link
The added urgency of the drums towards the end seals the deal
― abcfsk, Sunday, 2 July 2023 15:34 (nine months ago) link
I made a thread for the new album (big achievement, I know): Olivia Rodrigo - Guts (Sept. 2023)
― Nonhuman biologics enthusiast (morrisp), Wednesday, 2 August 2023 01:50 (eight months ago) link
As great at Guts is, there’s something about going back to Sour… it just has that OG emo flava. Like your favorite band when they were young and just blowing up. I guess I “appreciate” it even more now, in a way…(Listening to it also gives me a “time-and-place” sense memory of the summer of 2020… which is obv a weird moment to feel any type of nostalgia for.)
― cellaring potential (morrisp), Wednesday, 31 January 2024 06:00 (two months ago) link
Whoops… I’m being told in my earpiece that the album came out in 2021. My sense of time is messed up!
― cellaring potential (morrisp), Wednesday, 31 January 2024 07:15 (two months ago) link
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-guts-tour-reproductive-rights-fund-4-good-1235614854/
“The fund will directly support community-based nonprofits that champion things like girls’ education, support reproductive rights and prevent gender-based violence,” continued the “Vampire” singer, noting that Fund 4 Good tables with resources for fans will be set up at all of her Guts tour stops. Rodrigo also reminded fans that a portion of the proceeds from her ticket sales will go toward the Fund 4 Good, as well as the National Network of Abortion Funds in North America. “Thank you so much for supporting this cause that I care so deeply about,” she added. “I can’t wait to see you all on tour.”
Rodrigo also reminded fans that a portion of the proceeds from her ticket sales will go toward the Fund 4 Good, as well as the National Network of Abortion Funds in North America. “Thank you so much for supporting this cause that I care so deeply about,” she added. “I can’t wait to see you all on tour.”
Your move, T-Swizzle.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 26 February 2024 21:35 (one month ago) link
Opening night of her tour sounds like it was pretty cool (here's a somewhat floridly written review).
― Sony's Sports Walkman Universe (morrisp), Monday, 26 February 2024 21:48 (one month ago) link
(Points off for the writer coyly hinting at a potential hidden message in song sequence... it displeases me for the spectre of Taylor to seep into every corner, as if it's always a necessary angle... no offense, Josh! :-P)
― Sony's Sports Walkman Universe (morrisp), Monday, 26 February 2024 21:53 (one month ago) link
he said he saw a dad with a ‘Dad Idea, Right?’ shirt on.
Levelled-up Dad, right there.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 26 February 2024 22:37 (one month ago) link
What in God’s name do you people hear in this generic shitmusic? Just the blandest pop music I’ve heard in quite some time with high school poetry lyrics. Granted I’ve only heard the “You’re a… dreamcrusher” one and “Get Him Back”, but still. WORST CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ARTIST EVER OF THE DECADE EVER.
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 29 February 2024 01:44 (one month ago) link
Those capital letters are cute
― poppers fueled buttsex crescendo (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 29 February 2024 01:57 (one month ago) link
Go Girl!
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-hands-out-condoms-morning-after-pills-guts-tour-1235851618/
In a social media post, a fan who attended the St. Louis tour stop shared a photo of two emergency contraceptive pill boxes. On top of them was a purple, square sticker that read, “Funding abortions? It’s a good idea, right?” seemingly a reference to Rodrigo’s song, “bad idea right?”In addition to providing contraceptives at her shows, the singer-songwriter also has National Network of Abortion Funds tables set up at each tour location.
In addition to providing contraceptives at her shows, the singer-songwriter also has National Network of Abortion Funds tables set up at each tour location.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 14 March 2024 15:23 (one month ago) link
...or not.
https://variety.com/2024/music/news/olivia-rodrigo-abortion-funds-not-allowed-distribute-plan-b-condom-1235943079/
Organizers tell Variety that after widespread media attention, local abortion funds were told Thursday afternoon that they were no longer allowed to hand out free emergency birth control pills and other reproductive health resources at the concerts.According to three sources at local abortion funds, that decision came from Rodrigo’s team and was relayed over Slack by the National Network of Abortion Funds, which partnered with the pop star to set up booths at each of her North American tour stops. Jade Hurley, the communications manager for the DC Abortion Fund, says the NNAF said Rodrigo’s team preferred they no longer pass out lubrication, condoms and Plan B because “children are present at the concerts.”“The reality is that youth have sex, and youth need access to birth control and emergency contraception,” Hurley tells Variety over the phone. “What we’re doing is completely legal in all 50 states.”A representative for Rodrigo did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
According to three sources at local abortion funds, that decision came from Rodrigo’s team and was relayed over Slack by the National Network of Abortion Funds, which partnered with the pop star to set up booths at each of her North American tour stops. Jade Hurley, the communications manager for the DC Abortion Fund, says the NNAF said Rodrigo’s team preferred they no longer pass out lubrication, condoms and Plan B because “children are present at the concerts.”
“The reality is that youth have sex, and youth need access to birth control and emergency contraception,” Hurley tells Variety over the phone. “What we’re doing is completely legal in all 50 states.”
A representative for Rodrigo did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 16 March 2024 00:29 (one month ago) link