5 hours ago, family.guy123 said:

Who is DDG and what is this 

Halle's boyfriend. He's a rapper and Youtube vlogger

5 hours ago, MingYouToo said:

what she hasn't mastered is pop rock. Dont Hurt Yourself is just one out of many, I want her to go full on Paramore on us. I hate the divorce angry cheated rock music she made with Jack White, give us pop rock BOPS queen!

Hell nah **** that pop rock bs, I WANT THE ANGRY ROCK, BRING IT ON GISELLE

Bet already kind of did that whole pop/rock thing on the I Am… side of IASF. I’d put IIWAB into that category

I don't know why the girls keep saying Rock either. I like her various flirtations with it, but not for a whole album. I lowkey think it would come across kinda gimmicky too and also be too sharp a shift from her main audience.

 

That said, I'd love something anthemic in sound like this (disregard the artist): 

 

 

It's big, loud, different from her core sound, but also works alongside it. 

 

I've always said: rather than a verbatim "Country" album, I want something all-encompassing like a homage to the "South". It will all at once allow her to play with sounds like the song above to Country to Gospel and more. All in a cohesive and forward-thinking way. 

Speak for yourselves. I'd love to hear an album from her inspired by Prince (Rock era), Jimi Hendrix, Tina Turner, Metallica and Iron Maiden. 

 

Rock does suit her voice lmao. 

16 hours ago, satellites.™ said:

@Keith

 

I like this.

An album full of Sex on Fire's would be immaculate. Sorry for your tastebuds if you don't agree

3 minutes ago, mariposa said:

An album full of Sex on Fire's would be immaculate. Sorry for your tastebuds if you don't agree

No it wouldn't plus she would never do that. 

Not the hos about to get it in for Valentines Day

17 hours ago, PrettyHurts said:

Act II is RODEO. The country, blues, rock, southern hip hop inspired masterpiece 

This is what I'm expecting too.

29 minutes ago, Pepo said:

Speak for yourselves. I'd love to hear an album from her inspired by Prince (Rock era), Jimi Hendrix, Tina Turner, Metallica and Iron Maiden. 

 

Rock does suit her voice lmao. 

Omg yess  i would dieee

42 minutes ago, Pepo said:

Speak for yourselves. I'd love to hear an album from her inspired by Prince (Rock era), Jimi Hendrix, Tina Turner, Metallica and Iron Maiden. 

 

Rock does suit her voice lmao. 

Maybe she can book a soundtrack for a movie that is rock inspired like she did with afrobeats and The Gift.

15 minutes ago, Keith said:

No it wouldn't plus she would never do that. 

This.

 

And the Chart Hive in me thinks is Rock is the type of genre to explore when she's less concerned about the commercial side of her career. 

 

How much Rock or Rock-inpsired music do y'all see on the charts today? 

 

I dunno about y'all but I'm very invested in her having commercial success. 

 

While I'm nowhere as nit-picky about her recurrent streams as others, Ren and it's hyper commercial sound + its attached tour is doing wonders for her catalog and streaming pull overall. Doing anything super random or left NOW will impact that IMO. There's a science to why Cuff It and Ren etc are all slaying, and it's in its universal, mass-appealing core.

29 minutes ago, Keith said:

Maybe she can book a soundtrack for a movie that is rock inspired like she did with afrobeats and The Gift.

Ok, now THIS. I'm with. A side-project. 

Did they send Ivy Park to the fitness girls on TikTok? I just started using that app and I see so many of those videos. If she didn't, that's dumb. Like really dumb. A huge wasted opportunity.

3 hours ago, Cbreezy said:

I don't know why the girls keep saying Rock either. I like her various flirtations with it, but not for a whole album. I lowkey think it would come across kinda gimmicky too and also be too sharp a shift from her main audience.

 

That said, I'd love something anthemic in sound like this (disregard the artist): 

 

 

It's big, loud, different from her core sound, but also works alongside it. 

 

I've always said: rather than a verbatim "Country" album, I want something all-encompassing like a homage to the "South". It will all at once allow her to play with sounds like the song above to Country to Gospel and more. All in a cohesive and forward-thinking way. 

Rock is so broad of a genre, you're probably thinking of it in linear terms. And anything she does is going to be through her own lens and certainly not be one genre, so I wouldn't worry about that. I mean Rennaissance wasn't a collection of David Ghetta/Calvin Harris sounding songs. 

I just love love love Renaissance sooo much, such an amazing album and I can’t wait for my date of the tour.

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2 hours ago, Cbreezy said:

This.

 

And the Chart Hive in me thinks is Rock is the type of genre to explore when she's less concerned about the commercial side of her career. 

 

How much Rock or Rock-inpsired music do y'all see on the charts today? 

 

I dunno about y'all but I'm very invested in her having commercial success. 

 

While I'm nowhere as nit-picky about her recurrent streams as others, Ren and it's hyper commercial sound + its attached tour is doing wonders for her catalog and streaming pull overall. Doing anything super random or left NOW will impact that IMO. There's a science to why Cuff It and Ren etc are all slaying, and it's in its universal, mass-appealing core.

Honestly I wouldn't over think it. XO also sounded super commercial and flopped into oblivion. The most important thing is that Bey makes music that she's inspired to make. The biggest album tracks are ITG and Alien, neither sounds like anything on radio tbh. Albums are albums and single are singles, so I wouldn't conflate the 2, Cuff it doesn't represent Rennaissance as an album

And before anyone says ITG is only big because its the 1st track, the 1st tracks off Lemonade and The Gift are nowhere near the most streamed album cuts.

She’s not here to follow the trends and release radio friendly music. She’s not Katy Perry 

 

If you wanna be successful in the long run you gotta do things no one else does and make risks. She’s been doing it for the last ten years and look where it’s gotten her. What’s great and appealing about ALIEN SUPERSTAR is that it’s different. It stands out. That’s why it’s getting half a million streams a day. And you wanna stand out. She’s in the place where she’s able to experiment and she should do it, as long as the music is great and has her signature twists. It’ll always pay off 

If she were to try pop rock, I could see her doing something like Dionne Farris:

 

 

or this classic:

 

Or y’all could just listen to her old **** (That’s Why You’re Beautiful).

18 minutes ago, Otter said:

And before anyone says ITG is only big because its the 1st track, the 1st tracks off Lemonade and The Gift are nowhere near the most streamed album cuts.

Lemonade wasn’t immediately available for streaming (which is where that “first track” boom usually comes from) and the first track on The Gift is an interlude 

 

But I do agree with you, ITG is defying the odds.

12 minutes ago, tachiwaka said:

If she were to try pop rock, I could see her doing something like Dionne Farris:

 

 

or this classic:

 

Or y’all could just listen to her old **** (That’s Why You’re Beautiful).

Magic is one of my favorite songs I would love for her to do something like that. That being said who knows if she’s doing another album act lol, we shall see. It could be it’s own separate thing

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A mix of rock and soul would be good 

4 minutes ago, tachiwaka said:

Lemonade wasn’t immediately available for streaming (which is where that “first track” boom usually comes from) and the first track on The Gift is an interlude 

 

But I do agree with you, ITG is defying the odds.

Bigger is the first song I'm referring to. It's outstreamed by most other album tracks like FYW, DJealous Me, JAR ARE E, Water etc

Essentially if ITG wasn't appreciated, you would see it be overtaken by a lot of other songs but the only songs to manage that are Alien and Energy. 

My 2 day ban is over. My God, its truly comical how little Monsters report others for trolling. The jokes write themselves

 

Anyhow, my personal update:

 

- YAS at AHAP getting close to AS when it comes to daily streams. Ive been streaming it nonstop this week and I hope it goes viral and pulls a natural 3rd single choice 

 

- Regarding the Rock discussion: Yall should know whatever genre shed go for, shes gonna serve variety and shes gonna Beyonce-fy it. I have no doubt in mind shed nail it and give us anything from a Tina Turner Rock-Pop song to DHY's sister to Sex on Fire to RocknRoll a la Tina and Ike. Beyonce has range and musicality that is beyond exquisite.

 

- Regarding Rennie favs: To me its Virgos Groove, BMS, Cuff It, America Has a Problem, and Pure/Honey. All serving EXCELLENCE!