Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga \”Shallow\”
“Shallow” is the comeback hit where Gaga basically says, “Hey, pop stardom? I just wanted to take another look at you!” After nearly capsizing her career with Joanne, she gets it right here. Oscar contenders Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper team up for an edge-of-glory power ballad, holding the spotlight with just acoustic guitar and their voices. (Mostly hers, but he holds his own.) Like the rest of A Star Is Born, “Shallow” is a classic-rock fantasy where the Nineties never ended, yet somehow that’s why it fits so perfectly into 2018.
Drake \”In My Feelings\”
“Shallow” is the comeback hit where Gaga basically says, “Hey, pop stardom? I just wanted to take another look at you!” After nearly capsizing her career with Joanne, she gets it right here. Oscar contenders Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper team up for an edge-of-glory power ballad, holding the spotlight with just acoustic guitar and their voices. (Mostly hers, but he holds his own.) Like the rest of A Star Is Born, “Shallow” is a classic-rock fantasy where the Nineties never ended, yet somehow that’s why it fits so perfectly into 2018.
3. Camila Cabello
After the slow-burning piano grind of “Havana,” Camila switches gears for a gigantic electro ballad that proves this girl can handle any kind of song. In “Never Be The Same,” she’s an infatuation junkie who can’t stop going back to the wrong lover, because she just can’t get enough. For the big climax, Camila gasps for breath over the classic “Be My Baby” drum hook — somewhere, Ronnie Spector must be proud.
