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Here to spread the agenda that Dick Grayson and Stephanie Brown vibe to "Me Too" by Meghan Trainor to previously unknown limits. Morning/skincare routine? Me Too. Doing make up for an event or to cover up bruises? Me Too. Getting ready after a shower? Bitch that mirror is getting cleaned so fast so they can sing to themselves in peace.
I simply am of the opinion that one of the greater experiences of this life is to vibe to girly pop music, and they both know it, and they're the king and queen on the subject.
the funniest part about being an ex-meghan trainor stan is that i randomly figured out that she has a mommy kink like two hours ago, which is something someone of an average intelligence could have deduced in like 2 minutes and not 6 years
Beyoncé met with and took pictures backstage at the iHeartRadio awards with celebrities like, Jennifer Hudson, Stevie Wonder, Cher, Neicy Nash & her wife Jessica Betts , Katy Perry, Meghan Trainer, and Chris Olsen. She was there to receive the Innovator award. (4/1/24)
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As mentioned in the previous poll, we're now seeing streaming services like Spotify taking over music consumption. Much like how Billboard had to adapt to individual retail sales in the 1950's, MTV rotation in the 1980's, Nielsen SoundScan in the 1990's, and YouTube views in the early 2010's, Spotify streams are now going to be incorporated more into Billboard's charts, with their album charts adapting to this shift in late 2014.
But before we welcome in another chart, 2014 is the year we'll also have to say goodbye to one. It feels like just yesterday we were talking about the rise of the ringtone. But as musical ringtones were starting to fall out of favor in the general public (with streaming people were growing accustomed to no longer having to pay 99 cents for a song -- they weren't going to pay 2 dollars for a snippet of one), Billboard's ringtone charts were retired in 2014, with Taylor Swift's Shake It Off as the final number 1 ringtone in America.
In 2014, we're seeing the continuing rise of retro-inspired production, with the neo soul of Pharrell Williams' Happy, the doo-wop pastiche of Meghan Trainor's All About That Bass, and the funk elements of Ariana Grande's Problem. And with Jason Derulo's Talk Dirty sampling its hook from Balkan Beat Box's Hermetico, it seems like this was a pretty good year for brass samples. Also fun fact about Happy, apparently that song was Pharrell Williams' tenth attempt at writing a song for the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack. Sadly, we will never hear those other 9 versions. Or else I would have put all of them on this poll.
Speaking of musical influence, we're also starting to see trap starting to rise in mainstream popularity. Trap music is a style of rap originating out of the southern hip-hop scene, notable for its 808 drums, snares, and triple-timed hi-hats. The origins of the style can be traced back to the 1990's during the rise of southern rap, with many trap acts coming out of Atlanta and Memphis. In fact one of the guest rappers on today's poll, Juicy J on Katy Perry's Dark Horse, is one of the pioneers of this style with his group, Three 6 Mafia. While Three 6 Mafia is associated with a variety of subgenres (gangster rap, horrorcore, crunk, etc), the trajectory of trap music can often be traced back to them. I don't usually give out homework on these polls, so instead I will just strongly suggest that you check out Mystic Stylez if you haven't already. We'll have to wait a few years until we see the explosive growth of the modern trap movement in the mainstream.