Jennifer Lopez went from J.Lo to J.Lo, Katy Perry was a fallen idol, and Justin Timberlake couldn’t get his sexy back.
Here are the five worst songs of 2024, from a tragic sequel to a hip-hop flop and a cringe-inducing collaboration.
1. Jennifer Lopez, “Dear Ben, Pt. II”
What a difference a year makes. J Lo There was a lot of pressure on then husband Ben Affleck. On “This Is Me… Now”, the disastrous sequel to 2002’s “This Is Me… Then”, which was also about his “Gigli” co-star. There was even a “Dear Ben” sequel that no one saw former mrs affleck Desired. It was like “Dear God” – a sad sign that their marriage was doomed.
2. Ice Spice, “Think You the S—-t (Fart)”
“Do you think you’re a bitch?/You don’t even deserve to fart,” raps ice masala On this single – from the Bronx MC’s debut album “Y2K!” Se – He tried hard to be clever, but ultimately became a fool. Totally stinky, this tune goes straight into the toilet.
3. Katy Perry, “Woman’s World”
after Leaving “American Idol” Perry seemed determined to remind us why she became a pop idol, but His “143” LP There was nothing about “Roar”. And they didn’t do themselves any favors by releasing “Woman’s World” as the first single in July. What was supposed to be a female-empowerment anthem turned out to be a problematic misfire co-written and co-produced by Dr. Luke — the same hitmaker with whom Kesha claimed she had sexual relations and emotionally abused herTalk about the tone-deaf.
4. Jason Derulo and Michael Bublé, “Spicy Margarita”
Prior to 2024’s “Nu King”, Derulo had not released an album for nine years. And “What to say” The singer collaborated with everyone from Nicki Minaj and French Montana to Adam Levine and meghan trainor In random frustration. But this duet with Bublé is possibly the strangest pairing: an EDM-pop interpolation of the Dean Martin classic “Sway” with all the flavor sucked out of it.
5. Justin Timberlake, “Drowned”
Following their comeback single “Selfish” barely reached the top 20, “Drown” Timberlake’s first album since 2018 was a failed rescue attempt for “Everything I Thought It Was”. It wants to be another “Cry Me a River” or “What Goes Around… Comes Around,” but it’s a tired retread that couldn’t stop the sinking feeling for a once infallible singer whose LP flopped. was done a dwi arrest,
