Where famous pop stars would live if they lived in metro Detroit

By Metro Times editorial staff on Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 4:48 pm

With a recent fake story that Rihanna was planning a move to Novi, we thought 'hmm, where would other pop stars live if they for some reason decided to move to Detroit?' We tackled the task of hypothesizing where the likes of Adele, Drake, and Miley would live, based solely on our pre-conceived and perhaps even bias and erroneous notions of areas in Metro Detroit, and boy was it fun. Let us know what you think or if you have any suggestions, and hey, you never know, maybe some of these stars will choose to be our neighbors.

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Adele- Grosse Pointe
Adele already lives the secluded life in some giant mansion in the English countryside, so she would love a giant mansion that looks over the water in Grosse Pointe. Plus, the town is secluded enough from the rest of the city that Adele could have tons of downtime to make her next album. (Photo via YouTube)

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Alessia Cara- Hamtramck
Hamtramck is super hip, y’all if you haven’t noticed. With tons of great dive bars and restaurant gems, it’s the perfect place for a new generation of youths to move to. Alessia Cara has that vibe going on so we can see her perfectly fitting in. (Photo via Wikipedia)

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Ariana Grande- Rochester
Rochester is just filled with girls who like fruity drinks, right? Ariana Grande fits that model perfectly. See also: Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Meghan Trainor. (Photo via Instagram)

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Bieber- West Side
Oh, Bieber. We don’t know what to do with you sometimes. After much discussion in the office, we decided that Bieber would tell everyone that he lived somewhere where he could have some street credit like the West Side, but he would actually live somewhere awful and Canadian like Sarnia. Goodbye, Beibs. (Photo via YouTube)

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Carrie Underwood- Armada
Or anywhere in northern Macomb county like Richmond or Romeo. Carrie would have a big ole house out in the country where her dogs/cats/horses can run wild. (Photo via Wikipedia)

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Drake- Windsor
Enough said. (Photo via YouTube)

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Ed Sheeran- Corktown
Corktown is full of Irish gingers who love to drink- just like Ed Sheeran! Okay, so he’s English, but close enough. This ginger would love all the bars and fantastic restaurants in Corktown. (Photo via Flickr, Eva Rinaldi Photography)

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Elle King- Downriver
If you missed Elle King when she was in town this past January, then you missed out on her potty mouth/don’t give a fuck attitude that reminds us so much of Downriver. Grungy and dirty in the best way possible. Courtesy photo.

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Lady Gaga- Ferndale
Yes, we all know that Ferndale is known as the gay neighborhood, but it also just seems a lot more progressive and welcoming than a lot of other neighborhoods and cities in metro Detroit. Gaga clearly loves the gay community (although most pop stars do), but Gaga is always willing to stand up for a fight, and she just seems so nice and warm. We think she would absolutely fit in living in cozy Ferndale. (Photo via Philip Nelson)

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Haim- West Bloomfield
LA rock trio and sister act Haim are tall, have long middle-parted hair, and look like they walked out of an swanky Topshop at all times. Plus, their Jewish heritage helps, too. They would fit in nicely with West Bloomfield. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

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Katy Perry- Downtown
Katy Perry seems to go wherever the spotlight may be, and downtown Detroit always has something going on. She would probably have a penthouse or loft in Cadillac Square so she could look down her window and see what is going on in Detroit that night. (Photo via YouTube)

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Lorde- Midtown
Midtown has always been crawling with college-aged youths hanging out around the bars and restaurants near WSU, but now more than ever does it seem like there is an influx of young hipsters living in Midtown. We think that Lorde would fit in perfectly with this new young Midtown aesthetic. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

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Miley Cyrus- Roseville
This one actually made us LOL. No disrespect to Roseville, but can’t you imagine Miley just thriving in Roseville? Hitting up dispensaries left and right and causing a ruckus. Making Macomb Mall her stomping ground. (Photo: ©2015/Dana Edelson/NBC)

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Rihanna- Belle Isle
We know you can’t technically live on Belle Isle, but we don’t think that would stop RiRi from purchasing Belle Isle and building her own Rihanna empire on it. And why Belle Isle? She grew up on an island so this just seems natural. (Photo via YouTube)

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Robyn- Canton
Pop Queen Robyn is from Sweden. Ikea is from Sweden. Ikea is located in Canton. You do the math. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

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Sia- Clawson
Clawson is great little small town with nice restaurants and good shopping, but no one ever goes there because it’s so damn small and no one really knows where it’s at. It reminds us of Sia in a way since you can never see her damn face when she performs! We think that Sia would enjoy the small town and seclusion that Clawson offers. (Photo via Wikipedia)

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Taylor Swift and co. - Royal Oak
Okay, so this is a no-brainer right? Taylor Swift and her #squad would thrive in the clubs and streets of Royal Oak. Can’t you just imagine them walking down Main St. with their long legs, flipping their long hair, and skipping the long lines at Fifth Ave? And then they shamelessly eat Leo’s Coney Island at 2 in the morning just like the rest of us. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

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The Weeknd- Eastern Market
The Eastern Market is filled with cool hipster artists who are doing things for themselves, DIY-style. The Weeknd kind of has that DIY-style aesthetic going on for him, right? Plus, he seems like the kind of guy that would love to buy local and fresh all the time. (Photo via Wikipedia)

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