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Okay, so I thought I liked the new Ashlee Simpson single, "L.O.V.E." right? But then I realized that she's not so much singing the verse as she is "half-talking" it y'know? Sure the chorus is catchy but she's supported by like ten lead vocali-.. I mean, "background singers." So yeah, my love for L.O.V.E. has changed. (like that? love for LOVE?)

Now that I've made my judgment, read what Billboard Magazine, the most prestigious music industry publication in the world had to say:

"Ashlee Simpson's husky, tuff-girl brand of music stands in stark contrast to her public image as a half-witted diva in training. But even without the tabloid fodder, she remains the day's most contrived pop star, unconvincing in a live setting and a seeming puppet of her writers and videoclip directors. Latest single "L.O.V.E." sets a new low, with its grating sing-songy rap and daffy inference of street cred. The repetitive chant of the chorus and Simpson's affected hand-waving intonation prove once and for all that she is perhaps the whitest girl on the planet. The "Underground Mix" featuring Missy Elliott only stands to make Simpson's performance all the more incongruous."

YIKES! Buh-bye Ashlee! I predict 2006 to be the year the Simpson family drops off the pop culture radar.
posted by Tim at 5:42 PM