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Which Pop Stars Need to Return to Their Roots?


And we’re not talking about hair.

On her new record, Mayhem, she’s back to the rock-influenced dance tracks that defined her early career, caterwauling about someone “putting paws all over me” on “Zombieboy” and making “Paparazzi”-esque moves on “Perfect Celebrity” by belting about the glamorous violence of fame. Justin Bieber hasn’t released an album since his 2021 record Justice, which took him away from the R&B he loves and back into pop (it also, for some reason, included a sample of an MLK speech). No, we’re talking about Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus, her second album with Hollywood Records, which showcased her ability to sing in multiple styles and characters.

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