3 hours ago, Godontop said:

 

The perfect emojis to describe this album rollout thus far  may this fall be kinder to us bees as we hibernate!

The rollout is a disaster, as a matter of fact, there's no rollout. Getting angry with people saying that is a choice and weird. And to wave BMS going #1 as a card to prove something is even weirder because the song went #1 both weeks in part because Chart Hive organized streaming parties and bought multiple copies. Funnier even so because most of you were looking down on people asking to do just that. 

The way Bey had no problem going back to the booth and doing extra petty vocals for BMS Queen Remix but somehow has a problem sending a mail to RIAA or whoever and confirming single #2 and sending it for adds is literally SENDING me  

She must be allergic to success, theres no other explanation. Thats why shes in Croatia right now, to deal with her ongoing rash these past few weeks. She hates us for that. "I love u deep" is a code for "f u faguettes". It all.makes sense

Anyway Heated is probably my 6th or 7th favorite song now,  the layering vocals in the bg during the outro,  the yadadada that she does in the bg during the verses,  the random lalala,  oulala during the verses. The most fascinating thing about the songs is all she says in the background throughout the song and of course that phenomenal outro. 

And of course my faves : "fan me off"  "I'm hot hot hot like stolen Chanel put me up in jail"  "wake up pretty" "Uncle Johnny". 

Edited August 23, 20224 yr by BnPac

Heated is top 3 for me since release. I could listen to it on repeat all day. 

Heated actually entered her top 10 on Spotify,  I think it’s the first time? 

Also Virgo's Groove is pulling ahead of the other tracks it was grouped with because of streams first week. 

AS will cross 40M streams before the end of the week. 

The way the GP is using every single song for their IG reels I’m so happy

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The company “has decided to eliminate the practice of counting albums bundled with merchandise and concert tickets on its album and song charts altogether,” according to yesterday’s report. Under these new rules, “all albums bundled with either merchandise or concert tickets must be promoted as an add-on to those purchases in order to be counted on the charts.” Albums that are “baked in[to]” the cost of a ticket or merchandise bundle with an undisclosed standalone price will no longer count. 

 

Additionally, Billboard will no longer allow physical albums or singles bundled with digital downloads to be reported as digital sales. The physical album or single must be shipped before it can be counted toward the charts. 

That's what I was talking about,  so the CDs counts if you add it as an option or "add-on"  when selling tour tickets. I hope they do this, I'm sure her physical sales will show an increase. 

I can't stop playing America has a problem  

 

The lower part of the album is the best 

 

I'm sure i have played All up in your mind, America has a problem and Summer renaissance atleast 100 times 

3 minutes ago, Santhosh said:

The lower part of the album is the best 

Agrihd. That run from Heated up to Pure/Honey.  It would be Virgo’s Groove up to Pure/Honey if only Move wasn’t… in the way.

8 minutes ago, Daydream said:

Agrihd. That run from Heated up to Pure/Honey.  It would be Virgo’s Groove up to Pure/Honey if only Move wasn’t… in the way.

Make a playlist and remove that sore thumb 

Unpopular opinion I guess but the first half is much better than the second 

 

After weeks of listening to the album from start to finish I now find myself skipping the part from Move to AUIYM the most. The final 1-2-3 punch of AHAP - P/H -SR is what saves it. 

 

ITG is the track that grew the most on me. Was one of my least favorites at first but now I love it, especially as an intro. The teaser sealed the deal. I agree with the one user who said the sample should've stopped when she starts singing though. 

24 minutes ago, AxelFox said:

Unpopular opinion I guess but the first half is much better than the second 

 

After weeks of listening to the album from start to finish I now find myself skipping the part from Move to AUIYM the most. The final 1-2-3 punch of AHAP - P/H -SR is what saves it. 

 

ITG is the track that grew the most on me. Was one of my least favorites at first but now I love it, especially as an intro. The teaser sealed the deal. I agree with the one user who said the sample should've stopped when she starts singing though. 

Im with u on that 100%. I do like me some Thique from time to time tho, but the section post VG till AHAP is not giving as much as the rest. Only Heated and sometimes Thique are serving 

Its interesting to see different opinions about the order of the songs. Imo the 2nd half of the album is so much stronger. 

I've heard so many people not taking the time to listen to the whole thing because in their opinions the first 4-5 songs are "terrible". 

These opinions mostly come from non-fans who just listen to Single Ladies, Halo & Irreplaceable. Also a friend of mine was shocked and said that "she doesn't make mainstream music anymore" lol

Edited August 23, 20224 yr by CoralBlue

14 minutes ago, CoralBlue said:

she doesn't make mainstream music anymore" lol

Tbh she doesn't. 

ST (minus PH, XO, Blue), Lemonade and in particular Ren are very experimental.

Still some of those songs can be hits so the GP is just lazy. 

 

Where is the visual? Didn't they drop the teaser like 2 weeks ago? The hype is gone by now

7 minutes ago, Sept said:

Where is the visual? Didn't they drop the teaser like 2 weeks ago? The hype is gone by now

What visuals tho? We already got all there is. I mean they didnt include a release date for a reason. See u in 2023

22 minutes ago, Sept said:

Where is the visual? Didn't they drop the teaser like 2 weeks ago? The hype is gone by now

If they could make The Gift go back to the Top 10 a whole year later with the visuals for BIK…I’m not so sure why the base is worried about the hype disappearing. RENAISSANCE is much better received than The Gift was 

Edited August 23, 20224 yr by Ari29

14 minutes ago, Ari29 said:

If they could make The Gift go back to the Top 10 a whole year later with the visuals for BIK…I’m not so sure why the base is worried about the hype disappearing. RENAISSANCE is much better received than The Gift was 

TG and its botched up release should NOT be the bar we are trying to pass

Edited August 23, 20224 yr by *-ChriZ-*

6 minutes ago, *-ChriZ-* said:

TG and its botched up release should NOT be the bar we are trying to pass

There are a LOT of parallels between TG and REN, some of the tracks even sound like they could’ve been from TG sessions….I’ll just leave it there.

 

I don’t say much in base but it’s been a lot of critiques about a “botched” or “messy” roll out that spawned a number 1 album and single where both have spent multiple weeks in the upper region of the charts. That to me doesn’t come across as messy, botched or unplanned. 

She's pleased both the art hive and chart hive this era. She delivered her best album ever. And scored a #1 single and #1 album. I don't see what the problem is personally. 

16 minutes ago, Daydream said:

She's pleased both the art hive and chart hive this era. She delivered her best album ever. And scored a #1 single and #1 album. I don't see what the problem is personally. 

Longevity or the lack therefor because of not caring post album drop.

1 hour ago, *-ChriZ-* said:

What visuals tho? We already got all there is. I mean they didnt include a release date for a reason. See u in 2023

The Gift tea

 

Is she gonna be at the VMAs? I hope she has a performance planned