The WORST of 2008

If you’ve been following this blog recently, or you know, living, you’ll have seen the spate of best-of-2008 lists. But I’ve yet to see a worst-of-2008 list, so I decided it’d be neat if I filled that vacuum. I’ve chosen the five worst things in music this year as I see them, but since I’m not completely negative, I’ll be sure to offer something I do like about each. These are ranked, by the way.

• Katy Perry: She has a great singing voice, an intriguing fashion sense and isn’t a bad guitarist at all. That said, her singles were the most annoying thing on American radio this year, and the full-length album is even worse. I mean, this woman’s ‘music’ is just offensive in every way. The worst thing about her though, is the title of her debut single. “Ur So Gay.” “Ur So Gay.” Really, Ms. Perry?


• Madonna: I suppose she’d had enough of all that unique, trendsetting, cutting-edge business, because her April album, Hard Candy, found her embracing Timbaland’s reject beats, generic pop lyrics and the most aggressively ugly album art I’ve ever seen. Congrats Madge, you are now a third-rate Nelly Furtado circa Loose!


• Lil Wayne: Enough said. As I said in the singles ranking, love that beat to “A Milli,” though that’s Bangladesh’s doing. But good ear, Wayne.


• M.I.A.: This is what she released as a follow-up to one of the decade’s best singles. Notice the video is basically an advert for her overpriced clothing line.
  
• Britney Spears: Circus is actually a pretty decent record (it’s no Blackout, though), but the lead single, “Womanizer,” was vile.

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