r/popmusic • • 18h ago

Discussion will olivia rodrigo's fanbase last?

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DISCLAIMER: I love Olivia Rodrigo. Have done since Driver's License. Drop Dead will definitely be my top song and I think YSPSFAGSIL is album of the year no question. On top of that, I admire her balls for being unapologetic about her stances. Do not take this as me slandering her because I think she deserves a better fanbase.

All that said, I think a chunk of her fanbase, at least online (which I know is not a 1-1 reflection of real life), aren't as much fans of her as they are haters of Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift. You open a video of the Unravelled tour and it's not uncommon for one of the top comments to be "Taylor Swift wishes she could do this!" or variations upon it. It's also not uncommon for Livie accounts to be the loudest when it comes to Sabrina Carpenter backlash (after the wine moms ad dudebros have had their fun). And I am not saying you have to be a fan of every artist in the world or even every pop girlie. But if your fave is on tour and your first thought it about another artist, you do have to ask yourself how much of a fan you are.

I think this part of Olivia's fanbase are trying to position her as the anti-Carpenter/Swift. The one who is In It For The Music, the One True Pop Girl who's just not like the rest. And I am not sure how long this can last. As Megan Thee Stallion said, "they're ot pro-you, they're anti-me".

I believe Olivia will go on to have a long and successful career, she's clearly only going from strength to strength. But I do wonder if this part of her fanbase will crumble away with nothing to sustain them, or worse, turn on her.


r/popmusic • • 14h ago

Discussion Core age audience of Olivia Rodrigo’s fanbase? what about Sabrina’s?

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Age ranges too


r/popmusic • • 12h ago

My Latest Obsession 😍 Any POPSTAR wallpapers? 👀

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I haven’t been able to find some HQ ones, if any at all!!!
Came someone link or send a couple of pics that would work?


r/popmusic • • 4h ago

Discussion Do you have a wind-down album?

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Do you have an album, artist, or playlist that you listen to when you’re getting ready for bed or trying to relax?

I put Taylor Swift’s albums Folklore and Evermore on one playlist. I’ll start playing it while I’m my night time shower and keep it on until I’m in bed.

I have been doing this when I’m stressed out since she released them during the pandemic, and over time I think part of the comfort is that it is so familiar.


r/popmusic • • 5h ago

Industry Discussion Jay Z is doing the halftime show of the Super Bowl 2027…………

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Confirmed


r/popmusic • • 19h ago

My Latest Obsession 😍 I guess I'll join the trend

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Honorable mention to Fine Line by Harry Styles and The Fame/The Fame Monster by Lady Gaga (and pretty much the rest of Madonna's discography...)


r/popmusic • • 20h ago

Playlist Sharing make assumptions about me baed on my top 9 albums

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r/popmusic • • 11h ago

Discussion Thoughts on my 9 fav albums ?

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r/popmusic • • 14h ago

HOT TAKE 😳 My 9 top albums

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ANTI
Unapologetic
Positions
Thriller
4
Stripped
1989
Believe
Dangerous Woman


r/popmusic • • 2h ago

Playlist Sharing My top 9 pop albums, what vibe do I give?

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r/popmusic • • 7h ago

Discussion Favorite non English albums?

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I love Red Velvet’s Reve Festival Finale, Nmixx’s Blue Valentine, and f(x)’s pink tape


r/popmusic • • 9h ago

Discussion Would Rihanna's single "Russian Roulette" and its accompanying album Rated R have been better received commercially (and critically to an extent) if they hadn't been released when dance-pop was the dominant trend?

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I think it's actually a very good album and has aged well minus "Stupid in Love" and "Photographs". "Firebomb" is a particular standout and one of the best ballads of her career, imo. "Rude Boy" really saved the album commercially, at least here in the US, but that's because it was an upbeat song that fit in better with what was dominating radio at the time. Rated R did get critical acclaim from some publications, but its reception from the public was lukewarm and I don't believe it received any Grammy nominations, unlike Good Girl Gone Bad or Loud.


r/popmusic • • 14h ago

OTHER My Top 9, in no particular order. Let me know what you think ⬇️

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I only stuck to one per artist otherwise Madonna would’ve probably taken about 3 spots.


r/popmusic • • 18h ago

My Latest Obsession 😍 My big 9 🤩

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r/popmusic • • 18h ago

Celebrity/Media Lana listening to Tate McRae, gives Woman $100 to escape abusive relationship

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Lana a saint with immaculate music taste. 👌


r/popmusic • • 22h ago

OTHER My 9 albums for theee trend.

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Hopping on the trend. Im 26 F from 🇺🇸