Every once in a while, a musical artist will decide to depart from their usual style and release something in a different genre. What are your thoughts on artists changing genres?
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People may love it or hate it, thereâs no in-between 
I get why people who were fans of an artist when they first started out would be upset, because they often want the artist to continue making the same style of music they originally fell in love with. But fans who had never heard of an artist until they switched genres probably love that and wouldnât want them to switch back.
Itâs like when Post released the âice cold in Siberiaâ song last month. I donât like it because itâs not the style of music that made me start liking him. Itâs just a very generic, boring song. I think he can really make a great pop/rock/R&B song, or the ones where he mixes different genres, so going back to this 2016-style of hip hop kind of disappointed me. However, other fans didnât like it when he released Hollywoodâs Bleeding, which is the album that Circles is on, and complained that âHeâs becoming a male version of Taylor Swiftâ. That comment annoyed me because I LOVE almost all songs from the HB album. And Iâve read other comments about people who donât like him because he switched from hip-hop to mainstream. I just think that an artist should make the music they feel like making at that moment, without being criticized for âgoing mainstreamâ.
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Honestly, if I like it I will listen to it if I donât like it I wonât, itâs as simple as that 
I listen to songs, not artists if that makes sense. I just listen to songs that I like, regardless of who made it.
Also, in general I think itâs fun when artists explore something new and have a new way to express themselves. I like to be surprised and changing the vibe of the music can definitely do that.
Art changes and evolves, as do the tastes of most people. Some people change with their favourite bands or they at least give different sounding stuff a chance, but some people just prefer to listen to early stuff. Both are valid, what isnât valid is calling every band who dare change their genre a âsell outâ.
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Doesnât bother me. I understand people may be used to a certain genre but they need to be considerate, what if the artist is maturing or needed a change?
For instance, I understand why Hayley Williams no longer want to sing Misery Business live anymore (I love the song, donât get me wrong), sheâs all grown up now and sl*t shaming is wrong!
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Yeah not only has she said she doesnât like the s*ut shaming, sheâs also stated that she was young and angry when she wrote about that situation, itâs not how she feels anymore so she doesnât wanna sing it.
Personally I do like the song, as do many people, but Iâd never be one of the people demanding her to do it live.
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True that. I can honestly relate because when I was 17, I used to write something like that but now Iâm 27, I donât sl*tshame in my poems. I do mention it but I just write about why itâs wrong.
Misery Business is very popular now because people say that Olivia Rodrigoâs Good 4 U sounds like it.
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The chorus has a similar sound but there are some obvious differences 
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Hahaha yeah, itâs a little similar.
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Yes! I hate this, to be honest. Or âthey stopped making music in that genre because they only did it to make profitâ. As if singers canât have different tastes in music as they get older. Why hasnât anyone considered that maybe they just arenât into the same style of music as they were when they were younger?
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Exactly!!!
For example, Aaliyah was a hip hop artist but she was into metal music. Itâs not necessary for the artist to stick to one genre, itâs cool when they wanna expand their taste in music.
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