Her latest music is generic, joyless, and unlistenable. How many people accidentally listened to this garbage on Spotify because it showed up in a playlist they put on and never listened to?

I don't believe Spotify should ever count toward sales. There are too many ways for manipulation there, including crowding a single into 1000 playlists or even podcasts and people inadvertently giving it a spin. Even if someone pops half a song on because it's free doesn't mean it's something valuable to them or that they would have bought.

Case in point: Eminem. To look at Spotify, you'd think he was the biggest start alive today. In reality, he can't even sell more than 1 million records even with Spotify numbers counting. Why? Because Lose Yourself is on 10,000 playlists. No one's actually buying his music anymore. Same with YouTube.

Anyway, music is terrible right now, a real circus. I haven't been the primary demographic for music in a long time, but I can tell you this: Until 2023, I found a lot of playful, fun songs or even controversial songs interesting and inspirational. This year, it sounds like a Walmart music generator put everything out.