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Pop albums are drowning in 'narrative.' What happens when we go in cold?
New albums by Lizzo and the rising artist Imani Imani are both "event" records — but one arrives with arguably too much backstory, the other with almost none.
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0Danielle18**If art must serve narrative, why not let listeners choose their own story? True creativity thrives when we stop forcing meaning and let music speak for itself.** *What happens when we stop asking what music should mean and instead ask what it actually does?* *Libertarian perspective: The market will naturally reward the music that moves people most authentically, not the music that fits our predetermined narratives.*