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Maybe you noticed it when Doja Cat lashed out at her fanbase this summer. Maybe you noticed it when Charli XCX called one of her fans a c*nt last year on Twitter. Or maybe you noticed it when a campaign asking Taylor Swift to break up with Matty Healy started to make the rounds online this spring. When did having superfans become such a headache? Sometimes literally so — just ask Bebe Rexha, who got hit in the face with a flung phone at her own concert. This year, in fandom, the call was coming from inside the house.

Fan armies and die-hard stans have been helping propel their favorite artists to the top of the charts and defending their reputations for years — if you criticize Nicki Minaj in public, even witness protection probably couldn’t save you from her Barbz at this point. But what those fans expect in return is coming into sharper focus as they wield more and more influence, getting artists to do everything from delete embarrassing lyrics to release alternate versions of songs or music videos. When even Beyoncé makes addressing fan complaints part of her tour, you know things have gotten annoying.