I know she loves her exclusive image and it works best for her, it would be amazing if for even just one era she let her guard down. It would be such a refreshing change

32 minutes ago, ShouldersSideways said:

I'm not sure she's hosting material if I'm being honest. But being the musical guest and showing up in a skit with Mya Rudolph as her would be cute.

another Hot Ones parody 

 

I wonder if Bey has seen that skit

11 minutes ago, swissman said:

Somehow I assume these two tracks are the first two on the album? I thought I saw that...anyway, if that is true, it's smart because we saw that I'M THAT GIRL was getting such a boost on release week for being the first song... maybe that can help propel it further on release week if the radio is not as strong.

 

 

Competition is pretty weak right now, anything above 200 points and she’s #2. 
 

The only songs that’s blowing up is Beautiful Things. I don’t see the charts changing too much, Ariana Grande might have something up her sleeve before her album release and Taylor Swift might release a lead single if she wants or wait until her album drops but apart from that it’s pretty open. Justin will also release but it’s flopping and JLo is a non event. 

 

2 minutes ago, trainsskyscrapers said:

Hmm.. can't think of a specific movie.

Nadia Lee Cohen is a BIG movie person, so I'm expecting it to be a film lovers' cult classic like "Pulp Fiction" or something.

 

Does Beyonce use it to escape from Studio 54 / NYC? That would be interesting if she walks up the stairs from the club (like the photoshoot), goes outside, and a taxi (usually sitting in front of a club) is the first vehicle she sees. If that is the case, I could see "16 Carriages" as her travel music to Texas (cutting in and out of her sitting in the same position at various ages on tour busses), with "Texas Hold Em'" starting when she gets to the billboard in the new trailer. 

Clear as day Paris, Texas reference so far

4 minutes ago, Saintlor said:

If the tour is called the Beyonce tour, does this mean she's doing a greatest hits tour instead of an act 2 tour?

Not sure. I'm assuming the Betty Black Tour advertisement people found in the various clippings of her newspaper "The Echo" is for the rock stuff/Act III, but we'll see. 

She lets her guard down in her music if you’d listen. Everything else is none of our business. 

5 minutes ago, Lose My Breath said:

Can I just say that I am SO happy we have another Spring album.  Something about getting new Beyonce is spring is nice

I honestly thought it would be next spring, this is the fastest release she’s done in between albums no? 

2 minutes ago, Triton said:

Competition is pretty weak right now, anything above 200 points and she’s #2. 
 

The only songs that’s blowing up is Beautiful Things. I don’t see the charts changing too much, Ariana Grande might have something up her sleeve before her album release and Taylor Swift might release a lead single if she wants or wait until her album drops but apart from that it’s pretty open. Justin will also release but it’s flopping and JLo is a non event. 

iirc Ariana said there are no more drops until the album is out, so it could be possible

1 minute ago, chaeyonce said:

 

Clear as day Paris, Texas reference so far

I saw that reference with the man in the red cap and tie in the trailer, but is a taxi involved in the film? 

Just now, Triton said:

I honestly thought it would be next spring, this is the fastest release she’s done in between albums no? 

Yep, between studio albums. 

 

The punch of one right after the other will really push her on streaming, too - it's a smart method

6 minutes ago, trainsskyscrapers said:

Hmm.. can't think of a specific movie.

Nadia Lee Cohen is a BIG movie person, so I'm expecting it to be a film lovers' cult classic like "Pulp Fiction" or something.

 

Does Beyonce use it to escape from Studio 54 / NYC? That would be interesting if she walks up the stairs from the club (like the photoshoot), goes outside, and a taxi (usually sitting in front of a club) is the first vehicle she sees. If that is the case, I could see "16 Carriages" as her travel music to Texas (cutting in and out of her sitting in the same position at various ages on tour busses), with "Texas Hold Em'" starting when she gets to the billboard in the new trailer. 

According to BeyLegion, Texas Hold 'Em is track 1 and 16 Carriages is the closer.

 

Just now, ariesgroove said:

 

We need spots 1 and 2

6 minutes ago, Saintlor said:

I know she loves her exclusive image and it works best for her, it would be amazing if for even just one era she let her guard down. It would be such a refreshing change

shes an old school celebrity. she lets her guard down in her art.

 

see: Lemonade, 16 CARRIAGES

2 minutes ago, ShouldersSideways said:

According to BeyLegion, Texas Hold 'Em is track 1 and 16 Carriages is the closer.

oh wow 16 carriages as a closer I'm not ready

1 minute ago, trainsskyscrapers said:

I saw that reference with the man in the red cap and tie in the trailer, but is a taxi involved in the film? 

Not a taxi, but a car and I don't think the fact that it's a taxi is of any particular importance

 

4 minutes ago, Triton said:

I honestly thought it would be next spring, this is the fastest release she’s done in between albums no? 

Yes, usually there is at least 2+ years in between (Lemonade+the carters+black is king) sometimes more

Less than two years? She has never done that before.

I knew dethroning Kanye was going to be hard. It was the same with the bms release. We had the drake album bomb  

1 minute ago, trainsskyscrapers said:

I saw that reference with the man in the red cap and tie in the trailer, but is a taxi involved in the film? 

No. The man looking up is obviously a nod to Travis since they’re wearing the same outfit.
 

Beyoncé’s hair on the 16 Carriages cover is giving Jane but that may or may not be a direct reference. Might be a mere coincidence.

 

i wonder if Nadia is going all in with the Paris, Texas or if she’s using other western movies as inspiration for this. I would love a nod to Johnny Guitar since it was one of the first westerns with a female lead and it’s just a f**king amazing movie.

 

2 minutes ago, ToraeGilt said:

I knew dethroning Kanye was going to be hard. It was the same with the bms release. We had the drake album bomb  

She has done well so far.  I really think Texas will hit #1 on AM

2 minutes ago, taemin said:

No. The man looking up is obviously a nod to Travis since they’re wearing the same outfit.
 

Beyoncé’s hair on the 16 Carriages cover is giving Jane but that may or may not be a direct reference. Might be a mere coincidence.

 

i wonder if Nadia is going all in with the Paris, Texas or if she’s using other western movies as inspiration for this. I would love a nod to Johnny Guitar since it was one of the first westerns with a female lead and it’s just a f**king amazing movie.

I'm betting on this 

To mend some expectations:

 

Top10 with a Country Song as a black female would be incredible. Just saying

Chart-wise, any word on what the songs may be looking at in terms of Hot 100 debuts?

Just now, Cbreezy said:

Chart-wise, any word on what the songs may be looking at in terms of Hot 100 debuts?

Probably will have a better idea tomorrow with the Spotify updates

Do we think Act 2 is gonna seamlessly flow one track into another ala Ren and that’s why she only released the opening and closing tracks?