alien superstore Posted August 14 Posted August 14 Break My Soul is SO. GOOD. We're desensitised at this point but holy crap she ate with this one 6 3
alien superstore Posted August 14 Posted August 14 1 minute ago, Lose My Breath said: They absolutely were sending Church Girl to radio though, it was listed on All Access Kinda convinced the only reason Parkwood changed their mind is because all corners of the hive dragged her to hell and back once it leaked / because Cuff It was organically shooting up to the Top 10
Lose My Breath Posted August 14 Posted August 14 9 minutes ago, alien superstore said: Kinda convinced the only reason Parkwood changed their mind is because all corners of the hive dragged her to hell and back once it leaked / because Cuff It was organically shooting up to the Top 10 I'm still so confused about it, because Cuff It was already moving when All Access listed a radio release date for Church Girl, like it was a surprise at all I really do think the fan base had something to do with it, all of the outrage had to have had some impact lol Not to mention, it isn't 2006, Church Girl wasn't going to go anywhere
ScorpiosGroove Posted August 14 Posted August 14 (edited) 2 hours ago, Kristie Kuwa said: And yet, the streams remain at 150k per day. Can it be historic when, quite frankly, no one gives a ****? "a watershed historic moment" that no one even bothers to listen to but I'M the dense one anyways, the album still sounds great, is still being paid dust and its creator is still old and boring. that should cover our daily topics Edited August 14 by ScorpiosGroove
alien superstore Posted August 14 Posted August 14 I don't think this pic ever got the kudos it deserved. Absolutely stunning. 1
Kingdom Posted August 14 Posted August 14 https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2024-peoples-choice-country-awards-nominations-list-zach-bryan-beyonce-1235752506/ Beyonce got 17 nominations
Cbreezy Posted August 14 Posted August 14 6 hours ago, alien superstore said: Break My Soul is SO. GOOD. We're desensitised at this point but holy crap she ate with this one It's literally everything! It's explosive from the get-go and yet still builds into this epic blissful crescendo. I live for an "I'm back" bop too and BMS defines that. Random but relevant: it's yet another textbook example of how stan culture can be so fickle and ridiculous. The girls gagged initially. Yes, some recoiled at how "on the nose" Dance/uplifting it was, but the general consensus was great. Then the album came along and with nothing being "as" left of her genre playground as BMS, all of a sudden it was "BMS=meh". I also think that with Bey no longer doing the 'single 1, single 2, album release' rollout, there's a natural gravitation to the sensory overload of "new" that is the rest of the album's songs. So, IMO, many parked BMS on the side the second Rennie arrived. Of course, everyone is entitled to like what they like, but I always chuckle at the flip-flopness in stan-land. Not just with Bey, but in general. 2
mons†er Posted August 14 Posted August 14 5 hours ago, alien superstore said: Guys can we be for real for a second. Ya Ya would never have worked for a presidential campaign. It's far too focused lyrically on Beyonce as an individual and is honestly too anti-American. Freedom perfectly balances the metaphors with the refrain and is ultimately optimistic about the state of things. As the official song of Kamala's race, Freedom will become synonymous with the anti-Trump message. Sure, it won't go number 1, but pushing it onto American radio will see the song basically act as an advert for Kamala. Everytime people hear it, they'll think of her, and she'll become inseparable from the message of the song...freedom. It's not a waste of time to push the song to radio if you're effectively campaigning for Kamala whenever it gets played. This is bigger than CC. This is about western democracy lol. Nothing about YA YA is anti-American, she literally says 'we gotta keep the faith' while saying 'VOTE' at the end. The song is more so about how America has treated Black people while paying homage to those before her who help advanced the movement through music such as Aretha, Stevie and the other artists from the chitlin circuit. it actually would've been better. But imo, all it shows is how out of touch with today's society Kamala's Team is. 2
kimberly Posted August 14 Posted August 14 8 hours ago, Lose My Breath said: They absolutely were sending Church Girl to radio though, it was listed on All Access All Access has not always been 100% reliable. They could have seen "Church Girl" playlisted on Spotify and said "this must be the next single." If I recall correctly the alleged "impact date" kept moving until it was removed from the "coming soon" section. There is no way to confirm that was Parkwood's doing, lol. All Access also went out of business and got bought out last year. They're clearly not doing great.
kimberly Posted August 14 Posted August 14 8 hours ago, Lose My Breath said: They absolutely were sending Church Girl to radio though, it was listed on All Access All Access has not always been 100% reliable. They could have seen "Church Girl" playlisted on Spotify and said "this must be the next single." If I recall correctly the alleged "impact date" kept moving until it was removed from the "coming soon" section. There is no way to confirm that was Parkwood's doing, lol. All Access also went out of business and got bought out last year. They're clearly not doing great.
ShouldersSideways Posted August 14 Posted August 14 2 hours ago, mons†er said: Nothing about YA YA is anti-American, she literally says 'we gotta keep the faith' while saying 'VOTE' at the end. The song is more so about how America has treated Black people while paying homage to those before her who help advanced the movement through music such as Aretha, Stevie and the other artists from the chitlin circuit. it actually would've been better. But imo, all it shows is how out of touch with today's society Kamala's Team is. The GP, particular non-Beyonce fans, are not dissecting lyrics though. The last thing a presidential candidate wants to do is have to explain a campaign song and why they chose it. Freedom is straight forward. There's no reason to muddy the waters when you don't have to. 2 1
yonsé Posted August 14 Posted August 14 11 hours ago, Kristie Kuwa said: And yet, the streams remain at 150k per day. Can it be historic when, quite frankly, no one gives a ****? y'all sound like swifties. streams are not the end all be all of cultural significance, which is beyoncé's priority post 2013
yonsé Posted August 14 Posted August 14 2 hours ago, mons†er said: Nothing about YA YA is anti-American, she literally says 'we gotta keep the faith' while saying 'VOTE' at the end. The song is more so about how America has treated Black people while paying homage to those before her who help advanced the movement through music such as Aretha, Stevie and the other artists from the chitlin circuit. it actually would've been better. But imo, all it shows is how out of touch with today's society Kamala's Team is. freedom is a much more optimistic song than ya ya. "whole lotta red in that white and blue" (a lyric about the blood of Black bodies being the foundation of the country) is not exactly a lyric a presidential hopeful trying to appeal to wide audiences is going to use. its quite radical coming from her. freedom is neutral in comparison. its about fighting for what's right, while ya ya is a critique of america through a Black lens. she's already got the Black community's vote, she's not going to use a song that will alienate moderates. this is politics not pop music. 2
Chris Posted August 14 Posted August 14 All this talk of Renaissance but still no visuals. You guys are sick.
Aethereal Posted August 14 Posted August 14 On 8/6/2024 at 2:51 AM, Lose My Breath said: But where is @Lovett? You okay sis? I believe Lovett was banned. But it's been more than 3 months, possibly he does not want to comeback.
SashaDevachelli Posted August 14 Posted August 14 I mean I don't like the fact that she's promoting an old song over CC but logic trumps emotion, and Freedom is the best choice for Kamala's theme song and it would be difficult to incorporate any CC song for her campaign, There's no point in debating that. I wish she performed Yaya at the Olympics ugh that would've been perfect. Actually, I wish did ANYTHING rn, get up on a stage granny this is lame and tired
ShouldersSideways Posted August 14 Posted August 14 1 hour ago, SashaDevachelli said: I mean I don't like the fact that she's promoting an old song over CC but logic trumps emotion, and Freedom is the best choice for Kamala's theme song and it would be difficult to incorporate any CC song for her campaign, There's no point in debating that. I wish she performed Yaya at the Olympics ugh that would've been perfect. Actually, I wish did ANYTHING rn, get up on a stage granny this is lame and tired Isn't Kobe's memorial her last true live televised performance?
yonsé Posted August 14 Posted August 14 (edited) 10 minutes ago, ShouldersSideways said: Isn't Kobe's memorial her last true live televised performance? yes. unless you count that disney singalong snapchat she sent during the panny the oscars was the last performance period, but pre-taped obv fingers crossed for LA28 Edited August 14 by yonsé
Space&Time Posted August 14 Posted August 14 Maybe some of us remember At Last being a special moment during Obama's campaign/inauguration. It's that, but it could be bigger this time. Even if the song doesn't make it to the top 40 on radio, it getting spins is basically a Kamala ad at this point. The effort behind radio ads for Freedom is not centered on Beyoncé or her benefit. Similar to how Beyonce didn't center anything around CC for her benefit, so it's on brand. BTW Freedom works flawlessly as the campaign anthem particularly in this climate where our rights are on the line. The song sounds even better in today's context than it did in 2016. 3
Draper. Posted August 14 Posted August 14 (edited) Do we even have any single rumor of her booking stadiums for next year? I just checked and we already had confirmation of the Renaissance tour happening by this time during the Renaissance era. Edited August 14 by Draper.
mons†er Posted August 14 Posted August 14 4 hours ago, yonsé said: freedom is a much more optimistic song than ya ya. "whole lotta red in that white and blue" (a lyric about the blood of Black bodies being the foundation of the country) is not exactly a lyric a presidential hopeful trying to appeal to wide audiences is going to use. its quite radical coming from her. freedom is neutral in comparison. its about fighting for what's right, while ya ya is a critique of america through a Black lens. she's already got the Black community's vote, she's not going to use a song that will alienate moderates. this is politics not pop music. And isn't politics meant to be thought provoking? Pop music isn't meant to be as deep as atrl makes it. YA YA is being realistic, I know a lot of you don't have the bandwidth to WANT to process politics and actually deep dive (I'm the same way) but to say YA YA wouldn't work is foolish.
ShouldersSideways Posted August 15 Posted August 15 47 minutes ago, mons†er said: I know a lot of you don't have the bandwidth to WANT to process politics and actually deep dive (I'm the same way) but to say YA YA wouldn't work is foolish. Just because we have a different opinion than you doesn't mean we're lacking the bandwidth to process politics. Ya Ya just wouldn't work as effectively as Freedom. It's not really something that requires a deep dive. It's actually pretty surface level. 3
yonsé Posted August 15 Posted August 15 59 minutes ago, mons†er said: And isn't politics meant to be thought provoking? Pop music isn't meant to be as deep as atrl makes it. YA YA is being realistic, I know a lot of you don't have the bandwidth to WANT to process politics and actually deep dive (I'm the same way) but to say YA YA wouldn't work is foolish. If you're trying to appeal to a mass audience to get as many votes as possible, no. in addition to the lyrics about B's black identity that would alienate white voters, the sexualized lyrics (put your lips on my lips and strum me like a guitar) are also not appealing to conservative audiences. she is trying to win votes from republicans. not sure how being risky and thought-provoking helps her out there freedom is basic in its message, ya ya is too layered for most Americans to understand? I think you overestimate the intelligence of the voter base. 1
SashaDevachelli Posted August 15 Posted August 15 This is all fine and dandy but don't let this distract you from the fact that we're going to get radio silence until Mufasa drops and then drops another soundtrack that 5sos will out-stream, which will then be closely followed by act iii- Everything is Still Love Part 2 (On The Run) Doom is upon us sisters, may god have mercy on our souls
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