Maybe Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Gogetonthebus said: It's a tiny snippet but it's giving me "I Don't Think About You" more than anything so far. Hoping there's a hook with a bit more oomph in there for a lead single. Ew I hope it doesnt sound like that song. That's one of Kelly's worst singles.
Gogetonthebus Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 Just now, Maybe said: Ew I hope it doesnt sound like that song. That's one of Kelly's worst singles. It's not my favorite but she SINGS it and that's the energy we need from her
Baby Boy Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 1 hour ago, kylegfil_ said: I actually fully (respectfully) disagree - she has never released a ballad as a lead single, and I feel like Kelly has become known for her huge anthemic songs and people get tired of hearing the same sound over and over again. This is something that will be different for her, and though I am skeptical she will have enormous commercial success with the singles of this era, I think it may be her best shot at a slow burn success (like Already Gone) or minor hit. I don't want to hear her move back to her 'roots' - I want her to evolve. Just my two cents! Just adding my two cents. I don’t think she’s released a true anthem since What Doesn’t Kill You. So I don’t think people would be tired of one since we haven’t had it in a while. Actually let me correct myself, PLU was the last but it flopped. She went more pop with PBP & more soul with MOL. Other than that it was Christmas music. I think a big breakup anthem would be a nice change of pace but a ballad as well will be. Ballads as leads is just risky though. Especially when the artist hasn’t had a real hit in a while.
KCFan2014 Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 3 hours ago, RealityBites said: How is anyone able to judge the song off this clip? Lol okayyy This^ I'm excited!!!!!!
Heartbeat Song Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 I'm excited and I'm fine with it not being a smash. She doesn't really need to have huge hits anymore. Of course, it would be fun if she did. I'm just excited to listen to the album and hear some new material that isn't Christmas music. I'm super curious about the 2 collabs. Like, who is Steve Martin? It can't be the actor right?
RealityBites Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 10 minutes ago, Heartbeat Song said: I'm excited and I'm fine with it not being a smash. She doesn't really need to have huge hits anymore. Of course, it would be fun if she did. I'm just excited to listen to the album and hear some new material that isn't Christmas music. I'm super curious about the 2 collabs. Like, who is Steve Martin? It can't be the actor right? It’s definitely the actor. He’s a bango player. I’m sure it will be a fun tongue in cheek type of song. She mentioned there are some poking fun songs on album.
PieceByPiece_KC Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 I’m guessing the season finale of TKCS may be the chemistry release date.
Baby Boy Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 44 minutes ago, PieceByPiece_KC said: I’m guessing the season finale of TKCS may be the chemistry release date. When is the season finale?
Heartbeat Song Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 1 hour ago, RealityBites said: It’s definitely the actor. He’s a bango player. I’m sure it will be a fun tongue in cheek type of song. She mentioned there are some poking fun songs on album. When did she say that? And poking fun at what?
Sni2 Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 Just now, RealityBites said: It’s definitely the actor. He’s a bango player. I’m sure it will be a fun tongue in cheek type of song. She mentioned there are some poking fun songs on album. Every time people talk about Steve Martin and the banjo, I remember this segment on TCKS.
ATRL Moderator Bloo Posted April 4, 2023 ATRL Moderator Posted April 4, 2023 3 hours ago, Baby Boy said: Just adding my two cents. I don’t think she’s released a true anthem since What Doesn’t Kill You. Huh? People Like Us, Catch My Breath, Invincible, Broken & Beautiful, and I Dare You are all anthems. Regarding the song, I just want good music. I’m not worried about charts whatsoever. This can completely flop and so long as it’s good, I’ll be happy.
Admiral Bobbery Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 9 minutes ago, Heartbeat Song said: What does "most liked" mean? Most social media likes. So Facebook likes, twitter hearts, etc. Basically a measure of online buzz. Though, I'm not sure how accurate this particular tweet is but I'm not about to scroll all the way back to 2017 on Kelly's timeline to compare.
ATRL Moderator Bloo Posted April 5, 2023 ATRL Moderator Posted April 5, 2023 14 minutes ago, Admiral Bobbery said: Most social media likes. So Facebook likes, twitter hearts, etc. Basically a measure of online buzz. Though, I'm not sure how accurate this particular tweet is but I'm not about to scroll all the way back to 2017 on Kelly's timeline to compare. That account is notoriously wrong all the time. I wouldn’t take anything they say that seriously. On their last account, they blocked me because they said IDY was Kelly’s fourth song to claim the top spot on iTunes US chart and I said she’s had more than 4 (e.g., MLWSWY was one of the ones they didn’t account for).
Baby Boy Posted April 5, 2023 Posted April 5, 2023 46 minutes ago, Bloo said: Huh? People Like Us, Catch My Breath, Invincible, Broken & Beautiful, and I Dare You are all anthems. Regarding the song, I just want good music. I’m not worried about charts whatsoever. This can completely flop and so long as it’s good, I’ll be happy. I corrected myself in the next sentence to add PLU. I also don’t really consider the rest of those anthems whatsoever. Maybe Invincible.
Baby Boy Posted April 5, 2023 Posted April 5, 2023 56 minutes ago, Admiral Bobbery said: Most social media likes. So Facebook likes, twitter hearts, etc. Basically a measure of online buzz. Though, I'm not sure how accurate this particular tweet is but I'm not about to scroll all the way back to 2017 on Kelly's timeline to compare. It’s accurate it just means very little. You don’t have to scroll, just go to hear profile and search “Love So Soft” it’ll bring up any of her tweets with those words. Love So Soft has 2k likes whereas Mine has 4K. Neither one a big figure, not to mention that her leads are so spread apart in years that it makes sense that this song would get more interactions than one from 6 years ago.
lyl94115 Posted April 5, 2023 Posted April 5, 2023 lol she's probably not getting a Smash hit single on the chart anyway. Might as well go with a different route and release whatever she really likes. I think Atlantic and her team are all aware of this on some level. I‘m just excited we are getting the new music.
RealityBites Posted April 5, 2023 Posted April 5, 2023 Balcony seats opened for the first two shows for Vegas.
KCFan2014 Posted April 5, 2023 Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) Why are some of you talking like you've heard the song and you know for sure it's not gonna smash lmao Yes she's about to be 41 and it's unlikely that she will dominate pop again but who really knows Edited April 5, 2023 by KCFan2014
kelli101 Posted April 5, 2023 Posted April 5, 2023 Because there’s a pattern of history dating back to pxp. Doesn’t matter how much she promotes it, good song or not, her music just doesn’t connect to the audience that makes hits, hits (streaming). If we were still reliant on iTunes then maybe. Saying that I can actually see this doing well if it gets tik tok. Pulling on the heart strings. Anyway- i hope that she releases a mv along side next week. But there’s been no hints of that going on. I remember with LSS we found tibits about the video in advance.
badbitch51 Posted April 5, 2023 Posted April 5, 2023 I'm purely speculating here but I think a double punch of ballads is actually a smart route to kick off the era. That way, they can hype the "divorce album," which is the main marketing plug for the album, for a couple of months and release RH as a single right before the album drops. She can wrap up TKCS, perform RH on the Voice, do her regular promo circuit (even though I hope we get deeper interviews this cycle), and plug the residency. Also, I think it'd be cool for her to do a Songs & Stories episode for the album to close out the TKCS season.
GermanKCfan Posted April 5, 2023 Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) The fandom has basically wanted to have another type of lead for years, now they're giving us a ballad you want an empowerment anthem? Like, really? It's the divorce album, they need to have that kind of song as the lead. Plus we're living in a climate where Driver's license kind of songs can smash hard, that is entirely different than 4-5 years ago, so let's wait and see. Trustfall is basically a good example here: They pushed for a "safe" kind of lead and heavily tanked, but Trustfall the song is doing somehow ok (at least it seems to give the album some legs which is exactly what I'd wish for for this era). Push the lead and promote the hell out of it in release week, then do Vegas, then take some weeks off and let the album have a bit of legs hopefully, then come back in fall promote single #2 and do some touring in summer 2024. That would be the ideal era imo. Edited April 5, 2023 by GermanKCfan
rmmas Posted April 5, 2023 Posted April 5, 2023 Album cover is out on pulse. It's gorgeous. Definitely one of her best
lyl94115 Posted April 5, 2023 Posted April 5, 2023 Definitely her best album cover since MD I am FLOORED. I get what she said it would look great on vinyl.
Sni2 Posted April 5, 2023 Posted April 5, 2023 OMG so much better than ANYTHING I'd have expected. The cover is amazing. It's like if the girl from My December grew up and became Florence Welch.
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