Eh, Bruno is probably bigger amongst older audiences, but for younger people (by “younger” I mean like 30 and under) I think Weeknd is definitely bigger

Ed Sheeran is closer to Bruno than Weeknd is if we’re being real here

he might even be bigger than both

The pitchforks for Weeknd on here are genuinely crazy where did this come from

See the goalposts getting moved all around and every which way

Sabrina either got amazing or trash p****! No in between!

used to be in like 2014-2018

not anymore

Ed's last two albums were catastrophic flops. He's been on a decline since 2021.

Fans of “girls and gays” type pop music have never liked Abel

Yep. Bruno also amazes with how he is always guaranteed a mega hit with every return back to the scene. It's unlike anyone else. Not even Drake and Taylor Swift have pulled that off. Dude takes 3-5 years off whenever he wants and returns with a mega smash like it's nothing every single time. I know a lot of his peers resent that he has that kind of pull and power.

My bad, you said he's only successful in the US and nowhere else.

this is the real goalpost moving

“ok but weeknd is bigger among younger people” lol

I never said this either

You couldn't be more wrong. This ain't 2017.

I’m not moving the goalposts at all. They’re both megastars that appeal to two completely different demographics. It’s not crazy to say that one’s bigger amongst one crowd and the other another

today i was scrolling tiktok and every 3rd video had that APT song

I’m talking historically

I can say the same about Timeless

To which you’ll say, it’s because of Carti

To which I can say, APT is only on TikTok because of Rose

Bruno and Abel are both massive and global

I just think Abel dropping constantly (AH, Dawn, The Idol + features and Starboy resurgence) might be hurting the new era. There's a sense of fatigue rn. But he will be fine

Ed was incredibly popular 2014-2019 yes, but so was Bruno Mars. Bruno had generational hits in 2010, 2015, 2017, 2021 and 2024. He's outlasted Ed.

A take with some common sense and logic behind it

Convenient excuses.

the snippet that they use on tiktok is the chorus which Bruno sings.

i haven't heard Timeless but I know that's just my algorithm

Excuses for what exactly

He got multiple songs with Lana Del Rey and Ariana Grande

and their fans still don’t like him lol