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Freedom didn't have the most fortunate aging 

I'm scared to say what song on Lem aged the worst for me. I feel the downvote parade.

Edited August 5, 20233 yr by swtamira

11 minutes ago, swtamira said:

Weighing in a little late maybe, but Adele's music mainly consisting of power ballads and her performance style being what it is makes a lot of people think she is an A+ vocalist, she is not. That and her being way less controversial than Bey (a black woman that is better at everything than the white girls doesn't sit right with them) add to it as well. 

It sucks Beyoncé doesn’t have more ballads she set herself up to lose every time this conversation comes up. And when she does sing a powerhouse song she doesn’t give it her all. She’s half assing dangerously in love and hasn’t sang love in top ending in full since the lipped vma performance. Adele’s When We Were Young performance rehearsal on YouTube gonna eat her up every time until then. 

Edited August 5, 20233 yr by Fleahive

53 minutes ago, swtamira said:

Weighing in a little late maybe, but Adele's music mainly consisting of power ballads and her performance style being what it is makes a lot of people think she is an A+ vocalist, she is not.

This is just as reductive as only bringing numbers when talking about success. Yeah, she may not have the best technique, but I’ve never seen anyone being able to do an accurate impersonation of her tone and style (tone is the “impact” of the comparison). Like, she’s more than good enough to be considered a great vocal performer. Technique isn’t everything when some “mistakes” in your technique are part of your vocal style.

3 minutes ago, Draper. said:

This is just as reductive as only bringing numbers when talking about success. Yeah, she may not have the best technique, but I’ve never seen anyone being able to do an accurate impersonation of her tone and style (tone is the “impact” of the comparison). Like, she’s more than good enough to be considered a great vocal performer. Technique isn’t everything when some “mistakes” in your technique are part of your vocal style.

I'm not talking about technique. Her performances always have all the attention on the vocals, there's nothing wrong with that but its just more highlighted than with someone like Bey. She's great but not the best.

16 minutes ago, Fleahive said:

It sucks Beyoncé doesn’t have more ballads she set herself up to lose every time this conversation comes up. And when she does sing a powerhouse song she doesn’t give it her all. She’s half assing dangerously in love and hasn’t sang love in top ending in full since the lipped vma performance. Adele’s When We Were Young performance rehearsal on YouTube gonna eat her up every time until then. 

She's a perfectionist and too much of an overthinker, which causes her to be insicure from time to time. 

She rarely gives her all during a televised performance since she's afraid of messing up despite being aware of her God-given talent. A literal oxymoron. 

 

Now, virtually every single performance of hers has been outstanding since the DC days, they're exceptional indeed, but they're pretty average considering her standards. She tends not to show off, with some exceptions here and there (Stevie Wonder tribute, IIWAB @ Grammys, Chime For Change, Glastonbury, etc.). 

 

If it hadn't been for the amateur footage of her concerts during these years, now we all would be clueless about 90% of her real capabilities...

 

As an introvert I kind of relate to her though. She feels comfortable to give her best only when she's singing for us at her concerts. 

1 hour ago, Fleahive said:

Sandcastles is a bit cringe. Too many runs, girl just sing straight without doing the most. “That I couldn’t STAaAaAaAaAaAaAay BAY BEH BUUUUHHHHH” also that forced fake vocal crack is giving wannabe Sia. I thought we left her in 2014. 

it's supposed to give emotion tho, and I feel it 

3 hours ago, Shone Ai said:

That’s August 12 

why did i read the 4th   well… i just jinxed it didn’t i ? 

3 hours ago, nooniebao said:

 

 

 

Are we supposed to celebrate these sad streams?

 

we all RAN into that thread.

 

 

to sit and read weirdo behavior.

 

I just memorized the second verse of Cozy  That verse was eating me up. I got AHAP, Heated chant, Alien Superstar (rap verse) downnn. 
 

Im now ready for my show. 

1 minute ago, kimberly said:

we all RAN into that thread.

 

 

to sit and read weirdo behavior.

 

Ngl I moved slightly  But dear god that was creepy and disturbing. Wtf is wrong with people…

Idk that member but I hope they’re permabanned

 

45 minutes ago, Kristie Kuwa said:

Are we supposed to celebrate these sad streams?

 

What’s wrong with them? You’ll see sad streams soon enough 

 

 

5 minutes ago, Shelter said:

What’s wrong with them? You’ll see sad streams soon enough 

 

 

Dear lord we have the biggest crime of her career right here 

what thread did I miss, I’ve been doing domestic things like dishes and altering and laundry and shaving my coochie because i accidentally trimmed too short

 

Edited August 6, 20233 yr by cloudbusting

Witnessing the renaissance tomorrow 

38 minutes ago, cloudbusting said:

what thread did I miss

it was a messy thread by the now-banned user

 

 

second-wedding bridal gown vibes for D.C. opening act.

 

 

25 minutes ago, kimberly said:

it was a messy thread by the now-banned user

 

 

nothing of value lost i fear

Of course her streams are the pits. Her team hasn’t capitalized off an era since IASF. Lemonade really hurt her. I think this will be her numbers going forward, just under the radar of top 10 woman on streaming. 

I think the Rennie numbers aren't bad at all, she has three more tracks heading for 100 million streams

 

Heated will be there in a week or two, and she's consistently pushing 4 million streams a day a year after release. 

Someone PM me what that thread was about

1 minute ago, Lose My Breath said:

I think the Rennie numbers aren't bad at all, she has three more tracks heading for 100 million streams

 

Heated will be there in a week or two, and she's consistently pushing 4 million streams a day a year after release. 

!!!

 

don't compare her numbers to the white woman. on Spotify Global RENAISSANCE is the #2 album by a Black woman (only behind SOS). and Spotify is supposed to be her "weaker" platform.

 

she is never going to have 100 million monthly listeners. no streaming promo is going to change that. her identity turns off too many (ugly) people, compared to someone like the aryan princess. and she didn't come up in the streaming era like SZA, people already had their opinions by the time Spotify came around. it is what it is. she continues to raise the glass ceiling for both Black women and women over 40 in the industry. her 25+ year reign is unprecedented.

Doja Cat is supposed to be the main girl from the streaming era and yet both of her anticipated singles debuted around 2M. 
Break My Soul did 6M… So the potential and demand are there for her to have astronomical numbers. The problem with Bey is that her refusal to promote or even just send a song to radio hurt her songs’ longevity. People who aren’t chronically online probably think she retired to have kids with JayZ