▁have ▁to ▁find ▁some ▁better ▁hit - m akers ." ▁She ▁compared ▁the ▁work , ▁including ▁" Like ▁a ▁Champion ", ▁to ▁R ih anna . ▁August ▁Brown ▁from ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁" the ▁kind ▁of ▁album ▁one ▁makes ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁if ▁you ▁want ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁pop ▁sugar ▁of ▁the ▁Disney ▁t ween ▁cab al ▁but ▁mix ▁in ▁some ▁broken ▁glass ▁and ▁a ▁club ▁bath room ▁nose ble ed . ▁Its ▁produ ctions ▁are ▁root ed ▁in ▁today ' s ▁pop - ED M ▁default ▁mode ▁[...] " ▁Natal ie ▁Pal mer ▁from ▁Entertainment wise ▁took ▁perspective ▁of ▁other ▁critics ▁and ▁comment ators , ▁saying ▁the ▁album ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁pra ised ▁for ▁" try ing ▁something ▁new ". ▁She ▁discussed ▁"' St ars ▁Dance ' ▁isn ' t ▁what ▁you ▁would ▁expect ▁from ▁a ▁girl ▁who ▁was ▁once ▁a ▁Disney ▁prin cess . ▁Many ▁often ▁go ▁for ▁the ▁b ubble g um ▁pop ▁or ▁the ▁angry ▁rock ▁ch ick ▁but ▁the ▁ 2 1 - year - old ▁has ▁opt ed ▁for ▁an ▁ed g ier ▁genre ▁and ▁a ▁unique ▁sound ." ▁ ▁Matthew ▁H orton ▁from ▁Virgin ▁Media ▁awarded ▁the ▁album ▁two ▁stars . ▁He ▁critic ized ▁her ▁" lack ▁of ▁person ality " ▁in ▁most ▁songs ▁and ▁felt ▁her ▁vocal ▁ab ilities ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁" does n ' t ▁help ". ▁He ▁concluded ▁saying ▁" It ' s ▁all ▁too ▁ident ik it , ▁[ and ] ▁could