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BEYONCÉ RETURNS: POPGAF OT XIII
- Thread starter Garrett Hawke
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Blood Diamonds
Banned
BLESS DADDY ZEDD
Coming on Friday
Garrett Hawke
Member
how tho?
Coming on Friday
I think Kesha was always able to release music, but just didn't want to because Luke gets a share or something? IDK
I'm just glad that she's able to put out new music.
Kesha slayed it at Coachella tho.
WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
Lemonade is the better album, plus has a very consistent flow. 25 has "Hello" and that is about it. People pretty much forget it came out. Adele will probably get "Song of the Year" unless something else comes out.
Soulscribe
Member
Beyonce crossed a threshold with Lemonade that no other contemporary has gotten close to hitting. She's become a respected legendary artist with a trademark style and a massive following. She consistently puts her mark on pop culture and somehow moves closer to the zeitgeist with every release. Lemonade has been talked about all over my social media, work, hell even my parents were talking about it. Her presence is an event <3
I love that her music became better (and popularity surged) when she became more comfortable being herself. The transformation from hollow pageant girl to a totally complex, brazen but sensitive woman is so refreshing. Listening to some tracks circa Dangerously In Love I'm like "wow this is not the same girl."
EDIT: I guess the question with 25 is where's the next single? When We Were Young had its little moment but since then it's been quiet on that front.
I love that her music became better (and popularity surged) when she became more comfortable being herself. The transformation from hollow pageant girl to a totally complex, brazen but sensitive woman is so refreshing. Listening to some tracks circa Dangerously In Love I'm like "wow this is not the same girl."
EDIT: I guess the question with 25 is where's the next single? When We Were Young had its little moment but since then it's been quiet on that front.
I guess that is true but I don't think I use Beyoncé's sex jams as much as other people.
Maybe that is why I like Lemonade so much.
Coming on Friday
Yes! Can't wait, she slayed the big notes when she did it live!
Send Your Love (To Your New Lover) is her next single. Not the biggest fan of it.
You Know Nothing
Member
The Lemonade trinitea:
Don't Hurt Yourself, 6 Inch, and Daddy Lessons.
Don't Hurt Yourself, 6 Inch, and Daddy Lessons.
ANBUcaptainACID
Banned
To be fair, her last album started off strong as well.
We all know how that ended.....
We all know how that ended.....
It was 600k, 300k and 300k wasnt it? After that it plummeted, this one is expected to sell less this week than Beyonce even with more days out
WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
Should have been the second single, more upbeat and fun than "When We Were Young"
Garrett Hawke
Member
the Beyonce shade is fantastic, y'all going on about how it'll only sell 600k etc while our faves are BLESSED if they even get 200k or so 😂
Blood Diamonds
Banned
lmaooo Blow Job opened with 107k??? the decline is REAL
but waiT there's more:
but waiT there's more:
ajnjanajlnsjsdnds
Fix-It Felix. Jr.
Member
They should stop encouraging this behaviour.
Majmun
Member
Soulscribe
Member
All Night is so gorgeous. 😊
Yup, top 3 for me.
Blood Diamonds
Banned
looks like champagne papi is coming soon. Let's see if she delivers
shits over everything everyone else's fave has ever released is what you meant to say
Soulscribe
Member
Not wrong
ok but why is work from home an honest bop
promoting misogyny and traditional gender roles smh... yet at the same time...
B/C they stepped their game up. I can't wait for the alber. The rumored Missy feature has me weak in the knees.
Late may. I'm going to fucking die when she plays 6 inches.
Already writing my will and obit
Leona Lewis
Banned
You don't even have to go back that far. Listening to some tracks like "Best Thing I Never Had" and other filler dreck from 4, there's just a chasm between then and now as far as telling a cohesive story (both lyrically and musically) across the entire album, singles potential be damned.
I feel Rihanna tried something similar, but only achieved musical cohesion through (ironically) Anti's unique eclecticism. Lyrically and thematically she's a mess.
Leona tried too, but her message of empowerment grew redundant as I Am progressed. Her perspective on the subject didn't evolve as the album went on, so there wasn't much of a journey to true discovery the way that Lemonade invites us to grow in perception alongside the hurt and confused Beyonce.
Garrett Hawke
Member
omg
kii
I liked their sweden exclusive album but they've been a mess since
kii
I liked their sweden exclusive album but they've been a mess since
Honestly, after so many flops, I'm beginning to wonder, too.
Icona Pop. They haven't topped their Swedish album, tbh
Garrett Hawke
Member
Icona Pop. They're pretty much only known for I Love It, and mostly thanks to Charli.
Garrett Hawke
Member
it's a shame tbh because their swedish album was pretty good but it never got released internationally. instead they stole some songs from the original one and made some new ones that were chasing their own I Love It sound, and the album came out a year later and flopped.
edit: Manners, one of their older songs, is good.
edit: Manners, one of their older songs, is good.
Garrett Hawke
Member
"this is what you came for"
not them KNOWING that people wanted smashes on anti
listening now