

Unlike the standouts from Kendrick Lamar's "Black Panther" soundtrack, without the conjoint viewing experience, "Shallow" loses its poignancy and power. Thusly, "Shallow" has already nabbed a well-deserved Golden Globes nomination for best original song.īut, in this way, "Shallow" is best heard and experienced within the context of the film. It matches the mood of " A Star Is Born" to a T it's seamlessly woven into the ebbs and flows of Ally and Jack's relationship. "Shallow" (co-written by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, and Andrew Wyatt ) is one of the biggest and most popular songs for a movie soundtrack in recent memory - and for good reason. "Shallow" is performed by Ally (Lady Gaga) and Bradley Cooper (Jackson Maine). It's certainly not the album of the year. It's an album comprised of mediocre songwriting with catchy hooks and some well-placed, high-profile features.

"Beerbongs & Bentleys" reflects this attitude. "If you're looking for lyrics, if you're looking to cry, if you're looking to think about life, don't listen to hip-hop," he said last year, which is something a person would only say if they're benefiting from a layered, historically significant genre that they fundamentally don't understand, a person who's ignorant about black music and culture. He has explicitly warned his fans not to expect "real s-" from him. Giving the irresistible "Rockstar" a record of the year nomination makes perfect sense.īut Post Malone doesn't offer the kind of nuanced, relevant, boundary-pushing music that we've come to expect from rappers at the top of their game - and he doesn't want to. To be sure, Post Malone has a talent for hit-making.

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