J1 students paused at the end of November to find out about what AHS students listened to, how they felt about it, and their thoughts about students Spotify Wrapped for 2023 and the Spotify Artist of the Year, Taylor Swift.
Attitudes ranged from full fandom to not that interested and over to angry. “I love her!! Her music is so great!” said Avery Barnes, 10th, with the same enthusiasm as a number of students 9-12.
“I don’t really care for her music, her fans annoy me a bit — I like some of her songs,” said sophomore Abby Iachini, an attitude similar to other sophomores like Jakob Vranick and Case Latore.
Freshman Jackson Shields said “I don’t mind her” while sophomore Sam Hustwit said “not good” and Richard Malsh said “I don’t like her.”
What were some other top listens?
Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Noah Kahan, Zach Bryan, Drake: sophomore Ella Piacenti
Lil Uzi Vert, Kanye West, Travis Scott, Gunna, Kendrick Lamar: sophomore Eli Gardner
Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen, Drake, One Direction, Olivia Rodrigo: sophomore Avery Barnes
Morgan Wallen, Zach Bryan, Nicki Minaj, Mac Miller, SZA: sophomore Abby Iachini
The Weekend, Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Drake, Beyonce: sophomore Bria Onyshko
“My top listen was Yeat”: Jakob Vranick
Lil Tecca: sophomore Case Latore
Rod Wave : Jackson Shields, 9th
The Beatles : Sam Hustwit, 10th
Lil Uzi Vert : Richard Malsch, 10th