If everyone’s number one ranking isn’t the Loewe jumpsuit, you are disqualified.

Y’all ready to have a holly jolly Christmas?

 

21 hours ago, Cbreezy said:

Like @Draper.said, more bops pls. 

 

Yes, Rennie was an amazing, conceptual, and critically delicious return to "bops" and uptempos, but there's more ground she can cover. Mainly because it's been so long since she really went there-there. 

 

I've long felt the brand shift that she ushered in with Self Titled and has basically doubled down on ever since (see: edgy, stripped back, raw, and generally slower tempo) worked incredibly well and is vital to her artistic journey and current critical acclaim (Lemonade, for example)

 

HOWEVER...

 

As a career-long fan, that slower, ethereal, almost indie-like sound pre-Rennie is not what the masses think of when they think Beyonce. Nor are the songs released during that phase what they rush to play from her either (sans maybe Formation and DIL). 

 

Bey is at her most optimal when in her uptempo, catchy, uplifting, fierce bag sonically. IMO, it's a huge ingredient of why Rennie worked so well. It literally lifted moods, brought happiness, and had a life of its own. She's finally giving us POP STATR again, so not quite sure anyone is ready for her to pivot down dreary Lemonade lane again. 

 

She has her latter career to go the Jazz route, drop a full on ballad album, drop another EIL, so on and so forth. And I really think she'll play those cards when she doesn't want to be strapping herself into a leotard learning the latest viral dance. 

 

More than anything, a big joy of stanning Bey for me is how amazingly versatile she is. There are so many shapeshifts available when the time is right. 

 

But, in the here and now, she's realistically/probably in the latter phase of her "peak" as an all-out agile performer. So, she may as well max it out with material that befits that. 

 

IMO, rather than anything too drastic, she can still tick-box the "Pop girl transforms for an era" ish and keep it uptempo. If she can find a distinct enough point of difference from The Gift marketing-wise, I'd personally love to see her re-dabble with Afrobeats. Maybe anchor it in Amampiano for a fresher angle. It's a world away from Rennie, but crucially can still see her chart and get played on radio and in the clubs too...something we'd been missing for so long.

Exactly this. This is why as big as Renaissance was, nobody moved when "Delresto" came out. It's just another "Be Alive." The GP has rejected that sound repeatedly, but they'll eat up something like "Diva," "Formation" and "Video Phone" even if they are sonically un-Beyoncé at first.

This is SO random, but what if Bey released a disco winter themed xmas ep? Would yall gag?

 

1 hour ago, sillycilla said:

If everyone’s number one ranking isn’t the Loewe jumpsuit, you are disqualified.

And to be clear the GOLD one! Silver and red were cute but can’t compete! 

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1. Loewe golden body suit

2. Mugler bee costume (complete with original gloves)

3. David Koma dress in green 

 

HM: Renaissance orb outfit 

 

 

2 hours ago, sillycilla said:

I love this account.. ANYWAYS are we getting another tour????

 

 

The dj is so wack for just playing the album straight through. No live version mix ins, no mute, no nothing. Lazy as hell. Poor australians

1 hour ago, satellites.™ said:

This is SO random, but what if Bey released a disco winter themed xmas ep? Would yall gag?

 

I want a Christmas album from her tbh. Do it now for the kids, Giraffe  

7 hours ago, Fleahive said:

Not to sound like Diane Warren but it’s always awkward when people say they wrote a song, you go to the credits and see like 10 other people. Even Tina’s ex-stepson is on the credits lmao 

He works for Parkwood Entertainment as an A&R. He was also responsible for handling the "Heated" (demo), and getting approval from Donna Summer's estate / husband to make "Summer Renaissance". 

 

What Diane Warren can't comprehend is someone willing to grow musically by collaborating with a huge group of other talented writers, and then splicing and merging ideas as well as adding her own.  If Diane took her pride away for a second and adhered to that concept, she would definitely have some Oscars already. Instead.... she's being shady with Beyonce in the public eye but interpolating old Destiny's Child songs without giving credit.

 

Listen to the first verses:

 

5 hours ago, sillycilla said:

 

the crop on her makes it look like she has the #bangs again 

 

oh-

 

8 minutes ago, gisellecarter4 said:

oh-

 

Ivy Park

Probably for the December issue of Vogue. 

3 minutes ago, gisellecarter4 said:

oh-

 

If true, that's a smart way to begin teasing things: again invite Mr. Enninful to hear some songs, use the Vogue pages to illustrate the style mood-board for the next project, and end the interview with a hint as to who Ivy Park is collaborating with moving forward.

 

Maybe all three acts will be teased in the same manner? (British Vogue, Instagram Bio Change, Variety article, various NPR / BIllboard / GQ interviews with specific collaborators)

11 minutes ago, gisellecarter4 said:

oh-

 

Makes sense. She needs to start giving some details on the perfume and the haircare line and she’ll probably wear some Ivy Park. She always teases music in these things too, so there’s that.

5 hours ago, trainsskyscrapers said:

He works for Parkwood Entertainment as an A&R. He was also responsible for handling the "Heated" (demo), and getting approval from Donna Summer's estate / husband to make "Summer Renaissance". 

 

What Diane Warren can't comprehend is someone willing to grow musically by collaborating with a huge group of other talented writers, and then splicing and merging ideas as well as adding her own.  If Diane took her pride away for a second and adhered to that concept, she would definitely have some Oscars already. Instead.... she's being shady with Beyonce in the public eye but interpolating old Destiny's Child songs without giving credit.

 

Listen to the first verses:

 

Literally every art form (cinema, architecture, performance, etc. you name it) is getting more and more collaborative because it’s easier to go further with concepts when you have people with different backgrounds and skills. It’s so dumb to be against that. 

A music magazine when tho?

 

also I’m not getting my hopes up after the Interview disappointment

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Rafael Pavarotti also shot the RWT backstage feature for British Vogue, which was honestly iconic and got buried too quickly. Let me bring back some photos

 

Spoiler

 

 

 

 

 

 

Will probably just be film + parfume promo.

best case scenario : she’s revealing act ii and/or the visuals like she did for Ren

 

meh : it’s for new ivy park / hair care or whatever but at least she hints at the next album / visuals  

 

worst case scenario : she’s wearing some questionable outfits, doesn’t answer any questions & doesn’t

acknowledge the music or visuals

 

———————- Hell ——————-

 

she announces dates for her next tour : OTR III  

kinda random for them to post i’ll take it as a hint that a live album is coming with the film 

 

The way you can see that the Queen Mother was inspired by the iconic Mother of the House of Renaissance 

1 hour ago, ScorpiosGroove said:

best case scenario : she’s revealing act ii and/or the visuals like she did for Ren

 

meh : it’s for new ivy park / hair care or whatever but at least she hints at the next album / visuals  

 

worst case scenario : she’s wearing some questionable outfits, doesn’t answer any questions & doesn’t

acknowledge the music or visuals

 

———————- Hell ——————-

 

she announces dates for her next tour : OTR III  

worst case scenario: she reveals the CUFF IT dress from the Balmain collection and that's it 

Atlanta Pride was this weekend and the parade was today. Literally like every other float had something off Renaissance playing

the asmr trailer somehow gives me chills after seeing that other film illegally on youtube.