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[twobear]

the gaga oscar performance was good but like, anyone with pipes could have performed it, pretty much

so it was a good performance, but it wasn't a good gaga performance

 

[royalan]

Gaga's best performance of anything within the last year was her Stevie Wonder tribute. She slayed that.

 

[Vazra]

Azealia Banks in ‘Playboy': ‘I Hate Fat White Americans!’

 

[Floridian]

She has yet to top her 2009 MTV Paparazzi performance.

 

[twobear]

She has yet to top her 2009 MTV Paparazzi performance.

she probably never will tbf

it was too perfect a confluence of time and space for her to have the chance to

 

[Blood Diamonds]

Good Kid, m.a.A.d city remains unbothered IMHO.

In other news, Nicki snatched Tinashe from Iggy's tour. LOL

Good for Tinashe
Is Nicki not gonna do any more singles for The Pinkprint? The Crying Game deserves a chance ;__;

 

[Yado]

Good for Tinashe
Is Nicki not gonna do any more singles for The Pinkprint? The Crying Game deserves a chance ;__;

So many good songs on there and she released the weak ones.

 

[Floridian]

she probably never will tbf

it was too perfect a confluence of time and space for her to have the chance to

She had everything to her advantage. The audience, the buzz, the choreography, the voice, the controversy. It was all there.

 

[<+)O Robido O(+>]

Janelle Monáe wants the world to know that Wondaland Records, the singer-songwriter-producer's new venture with Sony Music Entertainment's Epic Records, is not merely a record label—it's a movement.
Wondaland is "a joint dream in which a group of artists set out to swim towards a boat all together—and in some ways, I'm a lifeguard," says Monáe, 29, the Kansas City native who grabbed our attention in 2010 with her critically hailed debut, The ArchAndroid, and who would go on to become a face of Procter & Gamble's CoverGirl, alongside Katy Perry and Pink.

What inspired you to start the label now?
Monáe: In general, I was inspired to start Wondaland Records after seeing there was a big absence of female entrepreneurs in the music industry who understand how to develop and market innovative artists, artists who truly care about community and redefining the creative waters in the music industry.

What do you see as the greatest challenges marketing music today, and how are labels and artists working through those?
The Internet has changed everything, as we all know. From free downloading to album leaks to streaming to social media, the entire ecosystem and business model of music has undergone massive disruption and change. That said, folks are consuming and sharing and following more music than ever and we just have to find new ways to monetize that experience. We at Wondaland have faith that new business models can be built around streaming, touring, online chatter and commerce etc because people genuinely love and need new music in their lives. So we're pushing our artists to go back to the basics: say something innovative and universal with a wonderful melody, get your live performance caliber up to the status of your heroes and do it consistently, and you'll have nothing to worry about.

More at the link above.

 

[Blood Diamonds]

So many good songs on there and she released the weak ones.

I know... i mean, Only and Pills & Potions? Those are literally the weakest tracks on the album. Terrible choices.

 

[Mau ®]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXS1cpSwwbQ
Watch it now, she did great.

That was amazing. I can see why people raved about it.

I can also see what Roy and the other dude mean.

I think what comes through is that she was very passionate about it and you can tell she's a natural.

 

[You Know Nothing]

Still haven't given into Onika her Stinkprint.

 

[Vazra]

Robido is doing the lords work with news today. XOXO

 

[cory64]

Still haven't given into Onika her Stinkprint.

It's her best alber. The singles are completely unrepresentative of most of the runtime.

 

[Mau ®]

Still haven't given into Onika her Stinkprint.

I refused to do so because Anaconda was so vilE.

But I was so bored yesterday doing data mining that i gave it a chance.

I don't regret it. The first half up until Only is really good IMO.

 

[cory64]

I refused to do so because Anaconda was so vilE.

But I was so bored yesterday doing data mining that i gave it a chance.

I don't regret it. The first half up until Only is really good IMO.

Get into her transcendent carpe diem anthem The Night Is Still Young

 

[<+)O Robido O(+>]

Prince Gets 'Too Funky' at Floor-Shaking Hit and Run Tour

The splits are gone and the high, spiky boots replaced with metallic wedges that flash red in the heels. And his lascivious moments are toned way down, limited to three derriere wiggles and, for a second, what looked to be a simulated wanking. But at the first of four Louisville shows kicking off his Hit and Run USA tour, Prince, 56, proved that neither age nor reported hip problems have dulled the seismic live performances that have helped define his decade-spanning career

"Kentucky, let me tell you how this is gonna go," Prince, conservatively dressed in all black, said upon taking the stage. "Have you ever heard nine hits in a row?"

After a prolonged greeting that made the Palace Theatre's floor shake, Prince picked up his black, leopard-strapped Vox guitar and paced the stage, playing with such ease and abandon that the instrument seemed almost an appendage. "Leave the lights off," he instructed the crew. "This is too funky." Here are the night's five best moments:

1. The Reinvention of "Little Red Corvette"
Originally a glib pop song, "Little Red Corvette" became a sultry prelude to seduction, slowed down with only one thing in mind. Prince opened with a growl, jumped to a silky, Michael Jackson-tinged falsetto, screamed before launching into a bump-and-grind and followed it all with an achingly emotive guitar solo. "Can't nobody do it like Prince do," he crowed.

5. Prince Gets Emo
"Nothing Compares 2 U" and "Purple Rain" have lost none of their searing, soul-ripping power, mostly because Prince still lives their lyrics. On the former, he looked as if he might burst into tears, holding a hand over his heart and passionately trailing his fingers down his face. On the latter, the Jehovah's Witness assumed Christ-like poses, raising his arms as if ready for the crucifix. His lip curled and his face contorted in pain when his guitar wailed and pleaded. He frequently covered his eyes as if it were all too much.

 

[Soulscribe]

Probably nothing. Thing is, Christina likely wouldn't try to sing it in faux-opera voice. She'd sing in her natural voice, which is what Gaga should have done.

The offensive thing about Gaga's performance was she attempted to sing it like Julie Andrews, only what she ended up actually doing was singing in this inconsistent, overly affected way that she couldn't sustain and kept falling in and out of throughout the performance. From a "this is how this would be performed in a Broadway setting" perspective, the performance was pretty bad. And usually pop stars don't get held to such a ridiculous standard when performing showtunes, but Gaga was clearly going for that.

Honestly I'm reading this and thinking that anyone could find something to complain about if they really dug deep. It was a lovely respectful performance and she had the balls to sing the medley in Julie's key which is difficult regardless of your technical proficiency. And Julie loved it, and so did everyone that wasn't you, Sondheim and general Debbie Downers. She couldn't do those songs justice singing in any of her affected "Gaga" tones, and it wouldn't have felt as special. She embodied the whimsy of Julie's voice and execution and I respect anyone for going for it the way she did.

 

[royalan]

Honestly I'm reading this and thinking that anyone could find something to complain about if they really dug deep. It was a lovely respectful performance and she had the balls to sing the medley in Julie's key which is difficult regardless of your technical proficiency. And Julie loved it, and so did everyone that wasn't you, Sondheim and general Debbie Downers. She couldn't do those songs justice singing in any of her affected "Gaga" tones, and it wouldn't have felt as special. She embodied the whimsy of Julie's voice and execution and I respect anyone for going for it the way she did.

But she didn't embody the "whimsy" of Julie's voice, that's the whole problem. She sang half of it in fake-opera voice, and the other half in her natural "Gaga" voice that you now claim is affected, too. It was mess to anybody who knows how these songs are usually performed, which is why she should have sang it how "Gaga" would have sang it. It would have been special then, not a cheap knock-off of Julie. She wouldn't have invited the comparison, then.

EDIT: This is what the song sounds like with someone who naturally carries that type of voice. Truly effortless, and not labored to the point that you're cutting off the ends of phrases: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33hvuob9AyQ

 

[Touchdown]

Justin Bieber is getting roasted.

 

[Vazra]

Queen of All Media Wendy Williams talking about Mariah new music.

Watch it Touchdown.

 

[Yado]

Justin Bieber is getting roasted.

Spit?

 

[royalan]

Queen of All Media Wendy Williams talking about Mariah new music.

Watch it Touchdown.

I kinda agree with Wendy in a sense. As much as I enjoyed MIAMTEC (surprisingly enjoyed it, actually), I don't want another Mariah album in the same vein as the last few we've gotten. I don't want more rappers with excessive features, no more Mariah singing about dudes being thirsty and Candy Bling and all that Forever 21 shit.

If she makes another album, I want something more reflective of where Mariah actually is at this point in her life.

 

[<+)O Robido O(+>]

From Beyoncé to Kendrick Lamar, artists are increasingly forgoing release dates for surprise album drops. Here's how calendars became irrelevant.

I can't think of September 11, 2001 without thinking of Jay Z. For reasons so obvious it's embarrassing to list them, history will remember that date for two crumbling towers, thousands of lives lost, and a world forever changed. But before the flames and the rubble, 09/11/01 was the release date of The Blueprint, Jay Z's sixth album, the one designed to have once and for all sealed his status as the self-proclaimed king of New York and, by cultural extension, the greatest rapper alive.

When Beyoncé dropped her self-titled album out of thin air and glitter that Thursday night two Decembers ago, it was immediately identifiable as a game-changer. It's not that others hadn't released albums with no warning or with unconventional release plans: Radiohead's 2011 record King of Limbs was dropped as a surprise; back in 2012, Frank Ocean put Channel Orange on iTunes a week earlier than it was expected; My Bloody Valentine released a surprise reunion album out of seemingly nowhere early in 2013; Death Grips did the same just a couple of weeks before Beyoncé.
But Beyoncé, whose career is an economy in itself, was a greater signifier of the shift that is afoot. In the year since BEYONCE, dropping an album with no release date has become known as "pulling a Beyoncé." Since her, others have done it: Skrillex, D'Angelo, Björk, and Drake, all mainstream artists in their own right, have released albums without first promoting a release date months or even weeks away. And more have said that they intend to do the same.

If a record could do numbers like Beyoncé's, which sold more than 800,000 in just three days, or Drake's, which sold 500,000 in its first week, then why even bother announcing a date months in advance?

 

[twobear]

but BEYONCE influenced nobody!!!!!!!!!! and they call it pulling a U2 now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Floridian]

Beyonce: Queen of setting trends.

 

[Vazra]

I kinda agree with Wendy in a sense. As much as I enjoyed MIAMTEC (surprisingly enjoyed it, actually), I don't want another Mariah album in the same vein as the last few we've gotten. I don't want more rappers with excessive features, no more Mariah singing about dudes being thirsty and Candy Bling and all that Forever 21 shit.

If she makes another album, I want something more reflective of where Mariah actually is at this point in her life.

I agree. Mariah shouldn't be trying to be catching up with the younger artists when she could be doing her own thing and still having her playful touch. Also she has a huge repertoire and live of it if she wanted to just work with that. Also no shade but since her vocals are not the same maybe try working with what she can actually do instead of doing stuff on the album she wont be able to replicate as well live. I love Mimi but she needs to know better.

 

[You Know Nothing]

but BEYONCE influenced nobody!!!!!!!!!! and they call it pulling a U2 now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not too much on Roy.

 

[twobear]

the kylie thread reminded me of the fishcherspooner remix of come into my world

a slay

 

[Floridian]

but BEYONCE influenced nobody!!!!!!!!!! and they call it pulling a U2 now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But Beyonce couldn't clearly have taken notes on U2 or Radiohead & actually studied them because she can't even read.

 

[royalan]

but BEYONCE influenced nobody!!!!!!!!!! and they call it pulling a U2 now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kiiiii that Beyonce's impact can only be detected in an album release gimmick she pulled almost 2 decades into her career.

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Anyway, I don't necessarily think this is the end of the traditional album release strategy, but I think people will start being smarter about their promo. Because one thing is true, the world has moved on past months-long promo lead-ups to album releases. Nobody wants to sit on a lead single only for the album to drop with the second (or third) single months later. There's too much competition, the world moves too fast, and attention spans are too short for that to be a viable strategy anymore.

Artists should stop putting out singles until they're ready to drop the album.

 

[Touchdown]

Queen of All Media Wendy Williams talking about Mariah new music.

Watch it Touchdown.

Her advice for Mariah: Be photographed on some dates.... yeah no. She's never been photographed on a date in her life, even pics of her and Tommy out and about were very rare, that's not her.

Word on the street is that she's working on a remake of her number 1's album to coincide her Vegas stint. I'll be here for all of it of course.

 

[Floridian]

Nowadays there are so many albums that are either leaking earlier than expected or coming out on itunes out of nowhere. It's totally unpredictable, but in a way i'm okay with it.

 

[<+)O Robido O(+>]

Imgur user Photoshops images of celebs with dwarfism

 

[Floridian]

Imgur user Photoshops images of celebs with dwarfism

She looks like a female dwarf character from World of Warcraft

 

[You Know Nothing]

Who is Natalia Kills? Everything you need to know about the acid-tongued New Zealand X Factor judge

[ h e l p ]

 

[Vazra]

Get that promo Natalia

 

[Floridian]

 

[twobear]

Kiiiii that Beyonce's impact can only be detected in an album release gimmick she pulled almost 2 decades into her career.

on the CONTRARY, the fact that 'CHANGED THE WAY MUSICIANS RELEASE MUSIC' will be a mere FOOTNOTE to beyonce's lifetime achievements is the TRUE kiii here

 

[The Flop]

Why do I constantly find myself running back to "Elastic Heart" by Sia (SOLO version) I use so much. It gives me so much life.

 

[Vazra]

Why do I constantly find myself running back to "Elastic Heart" by Sia (SOLO version) I use so much. It gives me so much life.

Cause the song is good?

 

[The Flop]

She has yet to top her 2009 MTV Paparazzi performance.

This is so true... time to put my stan card away.

Spoiler

JK, Slay me [G A G A]

 

[twobear]

chandelier and elastic heart are like spine tinglingly good

 

[Vazra]

Natalia's favorite tweets
And ya'll say this wasn't planned.

 

[The Flop]

chandelier and elastic heart are like spine tinglingly good

No lies spotted.

 

[3phemeral]

Why do I constantly find myself running back to "Elastic Heart" by Sia (SOLO version) I use so much. It gives me so much life.

Ain't nothin' wrong widdat.

Get into tha' live performance.

And there's a non-solo version?

 

[Partition]

Who is Natalia Kills? Everything you need to know about the acid-tongued New Zealand X Factor judge


[ h e l p ]

12. She’s cited her musical influences as Kate Bush, Alanis Morissette and Gwen Stefani.

[ r i p ]

 

[Vazra]

[ r i p ]

Flawless taste.

 

[Floridian]

[ r i p ]

She forgot one current pop star.

 

[Blood Diamonds]

Ain't nothin' wrong widdat.

Get into tha' live performance.

And there's a non-solo version?

the hunger games version has the weeknd iirc