While ‘Me’ – the Brendon Urie-assisted lead single from Taylor Swift‘s yet-titled seventh LP – entered record books for a historic jump on the Billboard Hot 100 (click here to read more), the song’s admittedly not been greeted with the fanfare of many of her previous album kick offs.
In an attempt to turn the tide and possibly make up for the backlash of her 2019 Billboard Music Awards performance labeled ‘Mayochella,’ the 29-year-old thought to spread a little of that ‘Me’ magic to the good folks over at ‘The Voice’ on Tuesday (May 21).
Bringing Brendon along for the ride, the colorful outing saw Swift and the Panic at the Disco star rock the showing with pyrotechnics and a host of other distractions eye-catching visuals. Keen to see how she fared? It awaits inside:
[photo courtesy: NBC]
The song was dropping on the charts. By next week it would’ve been out of the top 10. She needed to do something.
Taylor Swift is now where Katy Perry was with Witness…no longer the “it” pop girl (those are Ariana, Halsey and Cardi at the moment). Taylor like Katy was accustomed to having hits with her name alone and although she has a broad fan base the hype around her isn’t what it used to be and the public is into newer and younger artists. I’m curious to see how Gaga and Rihanna fare too…will they be played along Ariana and the younger girls or will they be grouped with X-tina, Britney, Justin and P!nk as “too old” for pop radio
Gaga has already transitioned her aesthetic to the next adult level, so she doesn’t have to worry about any of that.
And Rihanna does? Lmao
Of course Rihanna has way more reasons to worry than Gaga at this point. Just like SMH pointed out, Gaga HAS ALREADY DONE IT. Rihanna still is in that place of pop music and nothing else. And it has never looked good for her because she lacks the talent to go beyond once she gets older.
Gaga is far ahead from them and she always was as an artist, and the fact that she can also be in a lead movie and do different things she will be just fine.
Rihanna has recently been interviewd saying she has turned down lead roles until she finds the right one. She has done movies and have received praise and has had 2 number 1 movies. For a side gig she’s doing fine in that department!
Rihanna has already been transitioned to adult music Love on the Brain Stay Diamonds and countless others. Just stop Gaga has had one hit song in the last 7 years and y’all swear she’s the top well she’s not sorry!
looks like she’s competing with Beyonce to see who can put more distractions on stage…
She’s starting to fade just like her other white peers ……Only girls not phased are Rihanna and Beyonce. Those two women are more then music stars they are cultural icons they ain’t going nowhere
Gaga has been just fine and that is because she can transition into anything. so many people complained about Gaga not sticking to the same sound but that would’ve destroyed her career if she never matured as an artist. Her movie was very successful and she will be fine while katy, taylor and rest are struggling.
Datredd please!!! LOL Gaga will ever outlast Rihanna. What are you smoking? And stop putting Rihanna in that place that belong to the biggest sellers cause she´s never been. Leave the buble. You are worse than those Beyonce fans that in the past they thought she was the biggest thing ever after Michael Jackson LOL
Rihanna has destroyed Gaga in both album and single sales. Gaga doesn’t even come close please Rihanna is way bigger then Gaga stop lying to yourself
You really wanna downplay Rihanna’s success like forreal? Lmao She’s the highest selling, digital artist ever, 14 number ones 34 top 10s (only behind Madonna) she’s the most streamed female artist ever top radio artist of the last decade um is only behind Adele and Taylor in record sales for females the last decade and on top of all that she’s one of the most pirated artists ever like stop it
Shocked to find out ole Taylor swift has been experiencing a sales decline all this time i was under the impression reputation sold 10 million copies considering she is always put in the same league as a Adele only to find she sold less than 5 million ww and the same as Beyonce lemonade in the USA 2x plat interesting indeed.
Don´t force it. I don´t understand how she could beco,me a big seller and grammy worthy (biggest mistake by the grammys ever), but one thing this Taylor girl is not… is a flop in America. She truly is not. She´s second to Adele for the past 10 years in America.
Why do you constantly reply to my posts? I don’t find anything you write to be credible or interesting. FUCKOFF!!!
Taylor is suffering from the fate of all female pop stars in the music insudtry she is getting older and is peeking to her expiary date. Soon you going to see her going from sold out world tours to has-been city (Vagas)
I don’t know who that guy is, but he sure is annoying. And Tay’s too old for that ish. Plus, the song has no substance whatsoever! Go introspective, back to your “country” roots. Unlike fickle pop, country fans are loyal and won’t buy less the older you get.
Releasing a song with this guy (who I had not seen in my entire life till now LOL) was both a good and a bad decision. Good because it seems people like him and because he adds the punch. Bad because performing next to him Taylor looks like a talentless 11 year-old girl. He totally steals the show each and every time.
You got a point. He’s just too … uh … smarmy? *pukes in plane paper bag*