The U.S. hates Bieber, Nickelback

2015-03-27 by Toondude | 62 Comments
Online newspaper Mic.com has just released the results of a consensus on the most hated musicians and artists in the United States. As it turns out, only two names appeared:

Justin Bieber and Nickelback.

Beiber came in at No. 1 with 27 states citing him as the worst musician (mostly within the coastal states), while Nickelback came in second with 23 states (mostly within the Mid-West), thus bringing the total to 50 states, the entire country of the U.S.. Despite this, many people don't have a specific reason as to why they hate them. Another consensus asked the question as to why, but most people just simply said, "they just suck," or "I don't know."

The article's writer Kate Beaudoin believes she has found the answer as to why in her statement on the last paragraph:

Bieber and Nickelback preoccupy the American music consumer, but not because of their music. Nickelback isn't an especially awful band, sonically speaking, but they're on Americans' minds because of the overwhelming consensus that they suck. As for Bieber, barely 21 and with only three albums under his belt, the public persona is just too easy to hate. Above all else, the data proves that when Americans think about music, what they really think about is image. So while we don't often agree on much, our mutual hatred brings us together.

So while we have our artists that we have a passionate hatred towards, perhaps even more than the Beebs and Kroeger, it is incredibly likely that these two are undoubtedly on our lists of the worst artists in the world today.

http://mic.com/articles/113796/this-map-reveals-every-state-s-least-favorite-musician

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Scoot
March 27th 2015
22185 Comments


this isn't news

Mutantsnowstorm
March 27th 2015
514 Comments


Is this supposed to be surprising?

demigod!
March 27th 2015
49583 Comments


nice to have some confirmation on this

BMDrummer
March 27th 2015
15096 Comments


lol they just suck

MO
March 27th 2015
24015 Comments


Canada hates Bieber, Nickelback

Funeralopolis
March 27th 2015
14586 Comments


there is a lot worse out there than bieber tbh

DoctorDoom
March 27th 2015
2987 Comments


I hate our healthcare system a lot more than these Canadian weenies. Would move to Canada for their system and the hockey.

NeroCorleone80
March 27th 2015
34618 Comments


Pretty sure every country does

Tunaboy45
March 27th 2015
18421 Comments


Fascinating, bookmarked

Funeralopolis
March 27th 2015
14586 Comments


good second comment

Gmork89
March 27th 2015
8602 Comments


"wow the news reporting on this site is just fucking top notch. quit posting clickbait horseshit like this and get back to the junz faggots"

Chad Kroeger sighting!


pedro70512
March 27th 2015
4169 Comments


Bieber's just an idiot who's made some terrible decisions. I don't hate him or his music, I just ignore them like they deserve. Nickelback actually has offensively bad music -- or, more specifically, offensively bad lyrics and offensively bland music. They don't have any excuses.

SomeSayShesNaive
March 27th 2015
535 Comments


The majority of these voters probably have never heard more than a few minutes of either band.

ChoccyPhilly
March 27th 2015
13626 Comments


"Another consensus asked the question as to why, but most people just simply said, "they just suck," or "I don't know."

Yeah, basically true. It's essentially "I hate them because you love them!"

sapient
March 27th 2015
2420 Comments


There are musicians much worse than either of these two

ChoccyPhilly
March 27th 2015
13626 Comments


But it's popular to dislike them tho

CaptainAaarrrggghhh
March 27th 2015
432 Comments


A bandwagon of hate is easy to jump on. But this is just an excuse to ignite more shitstorms between the fans of those two and their haters, and that would be caring too much. If you really hate them, ignoring them collectively would be the best thing to do. The best possible outcome for any offensively in-your-face self-promoting run of the mill BS is fading into obscurity.

Confucius
March 27th 2015
505 Comments


So does my country pretty much. In fact, Nickelback were here a few years ago and ended up not performing because the crowd wouldn't stop booing and throwing stuff at them.

Snowdog808
March 27th 2015
2930 Comments


this isn't news [2]. I hate the music of Bieber mostly because of the uninteresting songwriting/song structures, terrible vocals, and extremely watered down backup music, the same for Nickelback except to a lesser extent.


TheGreatQ
March 27th 2015
3003 Comments


nice to have some confirmation on this [2]

Snake.
March 27th 2015
25242 Comments


this isn't news [3]

TheAristocrat96
March 27th 2015
25 Comments


This just in, water is wet.

Spec
March 27th 2015
39371 Comments


BREAKING NEWS

Tunaboy45
March 27th 2015
18421 Comments


Chad Kroeger still sucks dick

KerfuffleinaHussle
March 27th 2015
1033 Comments


"Another consensus asked the question as to why, but most people just simply said, "they just suck," or "I don't know.""

You know why this is? People hate them because they are told to hate them. In the same way people like certain bands because they are told to like them. There is no way to prevent popular consensus from effecting music tastes. Even if you base your tastes around not being mainstream and bands that are "actually good," people at least in part listen to these "actually good" bands because all their anti-pop peers say they're "actually good." Just seems to be the way the world works.

TheSupernatural
March 27th 2015
2213 Comments


this isn't news [4]

bloc
March 27th 2015
69947 Comments


Bieber is a good lookin dude though not gonna lie. I saw a poster of him for some perfume and was like damn

Relinquished
March 27th 2015
48701 Comments


thank you for that bloc, now dev's gonna get green and red

smokinboy420
March 27th 2015
30 Comments


justin beibel is gay n stupid but nickel ack is ok. and btw i dont care if hes gay im open minded

cirq
March 27th 2015
9362 Comments


Bieber cute af tho

Tunaboy45
March 27th 2015
18421 Comments


Didn't Bieber die from an OD?

MuhNamesTyler
March 27th 2015
6707 Comments


Old dong?

Beargyle
March 27th 2015
14 Comments


My God, stop circle-jerking hate for bands you don't like just because it makes you feel cool. Like the bands you like and ignore the ones you don't instead of pretending you have a truly objective reason to do so. Shit.

henryChinaski
March 27th 2015
5005 Comments


Reminds me to watch the Biebz getting roasted.

ShadowRemains
March 27th 2015
27730 Comments


classic cirq comment

Snowdog808
March 27th 2015
2930 Comments


My current most obvious 1s:

Bitchcraft
My World 2.0
Midnight Memories
I'm Not a Fan but the Kids Like It

And I would go lower if this site would let me.

NakedSnake
March 27th 2015
665 Comments


Breaking News: People only know how to function as Hive Minds!

Snowdog808
March 27th 2015
2930 Comments


We have to at least give them at least a little credit for not making crunkcore mainstream.

Mulva
March 27th 2015
34 Comments


Even though Canada is responsible for these two, we are also responsible for Rush, Counterparts, Liferuiner, and others if that's any consolation

NeroCorleone80
March 27th 2015
34618 Comments


You're not that bad yea

ExplosiveOranges
March 27th 2015
4408 Comments


"Another consensus asked the question as to why, but most people just simply said, 'they just suck', or 'I don't know.'"

lol

PlatonicMushroom
March 27th 2015
727 Comments


"also this is a well written news submission about relevant and vaguely interesting music information"

Yeah totally riveting, but isn't the journalist confusing 'consensus' with 'census'? Anyway 'poll' would be the most appropriate term imotbqh

MrCoffee
March 28th 2015
187 Comments


Jesus fucking Christ. Grow up.

Cygnatti
March 28th 2015
36017 Comments


"Yeah, basically true. It's essentially 'I hate them because you love them!'"

wouldn't it be "i hate them bc everyone else seems to hate them"?

chug73
March 28th 2015
4649 Comments


let the wonderful community put it's opinions in, we need them

SPRFanOf5H
March 28th 2015
874 Comments


bit surprising honestly, didn't know we were the only ones (aka the sputnik community) who hated Nickelback just as much

Beargyle
March 28th 2015
14 Comments


MrCoffee -- Amen, sir.

Snowdog808
March 28th 2015
2930 Comments


Rush, Exciter, and Voivod are enough for me to forgive Canada of these two horrid acts.

Dunpeal
March 28th 2015
4449 Comments


Bieber, a friend of Mayweather who has accompanied the fighter to the ring at other fights, told celebrity website TMZ.com that he would be part of the boxer's entourage for the long anticipated bout with Filipino ring icon Pacquiao in Las Vegas.

RadicalEd
March 28th 2015
9546 Comments


"You know why this is? People hate them because they are told to hate them. In the same way people like certain bands because they are told to like them. There is no way to prevent popular consensus from effecting music tastes. Even if you base your tastes around not being mainstream and bands that are "actually good," people at least in part listen to these "actually good" bands because all their anti-pop peers say they're "actually good." Just seems to be the way the world works."

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DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
March 28th 2015
18241 Comments


Nickelback really aren't that bad though. I don't enjoy their music, but they're good at what they do. Bieber on the other hand...

DustyTill
March 28th 2015
234 Comments


News at 11.

LepreCon
March 28th 2015
5481 Comments


Nickelback aren't the worst band ever nor are they good. Bieber is cancer in sonic form though

Parallels
March 28th 2015
10142 Comments


so we can now post random obscure blogs as official news articles?

okay got it

DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
March 29th 2015
18241 Comments


Thrilling reading.

BlueSwan
March 29th 2015
570 Comments


Hate is a strong word

DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
March 29th 2015
18241 Comments


It's a word I'd use on Bieber.

ChoccyPhilly
March 29th 2015
13626 Comments


Most people who dislike him don't even know why though.

LepreCon
March 29th 2015
5481 Comments


He makes shite music and he's a fucking douchebag.

owen
March 29th 2015
5146 Comments


Both are trash, but nowhere near the worst artists.
People who think this are just "born in le wrong generation" and listen to equally awful stuff from the 80's and 90's

Snowdog808
March 29th 2015
2930 Comments


NSync was annoying as hell but Bieber makes them look like nuclear physicists.

owen
March 30th 2015
5146 Comments


I have never been to Reddit
[spoiler]it was an ironic le[/spoiler]



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