Paris Hilton’s “Infinite Icon” may have aimed for adoration, but it’s falling far short of winning listeners’ hearts. On Sept. 6, Paris Hilton released her first album in 18 years. Due to Hilton being one of the heirs of the multi-billion dollar company, Hilton Hotels, her album definitely didn’t go unnoticed. The album had a poor reception from reviewers around the world, although Sputnik Music’s review was one of the most notable, giving the album a 2.3/5. Given that Hilton doesn’t have a knack for singing, this rating is most definitely deserved.

The album focuses on Hilton’s life story, featuring her diagnosis of ADHD in the song “ADHD,” as well as her marriage and family. Hilton received inspiration to write her album as a means to “save pop music,” which she ended up failing to do. Although she didn’t perform well on this album, she still showed drastic improvement from her previous album, “Paris.” Hilton also talks about her family life in “Legacy,” which further conveys the theme of her life story.

The album has most of its flaws in its lyricism. The lyrics are bland and tacky, not leaving a lasting impression on the audience. The song “ADHD” features the verse “Got in a plane, got in a car, I’m still tired,” which doesn’t really stick with listeners. In addition to this, Hilton features many popular artists like Sia in “Fame Won’t Love You,” yet still fails to create a lasting impression on listeners. Additionally, Hilton’s song “Without Love” lacks novelty due to focusing on the played out ideas of being in love with another, but the love not being reciprocated. In fact, this is a theme that many songs in the pop genre have, showing that Hilton is a follower, rather than a leader.  

While lyricism is also a major flaw, Paris’s overuse of auto-tune has led fans to criticize her work harshly. Not only this, but fans also criticize her for using her celebrity status to enter the musical industry, rather than showcase her musical talent, which she lacks. Due to these reasons, her album has been lost in competition with other artists.

The album still has good parts, though, including its deeper meaning and how she overcame problems life threw at her. Hilton talks about her negative relationship experiences in the song “Chasin’,” which is hinted in the verse “I gave you all my time, my energy, but all along, you lied to me.” This gives the album a small sense of originality, which isn’t reciprocated in the rest of the album. In addition to that, Hilton’s song “BBA” which features Megan Thee Stallion, has a catchy beat and vibe to it that was made by Myles Avery and other names like Alex Frankel . Although the album doesn’t show a variety of good features, it still outperforms other albums by famous names like “Young Genius” by Lil Mabu, which held a lot of anticipation from rap fans and pop fans alike. According to AOTY, Lil Mabu’s album only got a 12/100 while Hilton’s album received a score of 43/100, which is a significant difference.

In “Infinite Icon,” Hilton displays little to no originality in her music, while also not leaving a lasting impact on the listener. Although she had many popular artists to feature on her album, she still wasn’t able to convey her message to her audience properly. All in all, the low rating of a 2.3/5 was deserved. If this album showed me anything, it was that Paris Hilton didn’t get a warm “Welcome Back.”