Bubble Tea Posted April 10, 2022 Posted April 10, 2022 KIM PETRAS The legendary singer and songwriter Kim Petras arrived in L.A. from Germany knowing damn well USA pop needed saving, and she got to work. In August 2017 she exploded onto the scene with her smash bop "I Don't Want It At All" and went on to feature in Charli XCX's beloved TikTok anthem "Unlock It" with uber-babe Jay Park. She continued to spit out fire track one after another with HEAVENLY bops like "Hillside Boys", "Hills", her best song "Slow It Down" and her most well known smash (unless "Coconuts" has demolished?) "Heart to Break." She went onto to release her extremely beloved Halloween themed EP Turn Off The Light, Vol. 1 in October 2018 which had gays around the globe SHAKING to finally have their slutty, depressed version of the holiday solidified into pop history. This was followed up with the equally iconic Vol. 2 in 2019 with a third (and final) installment due around Halloween time 2022. Miss Petras found time to release her not-debut album Clarity in June 2019. It's sexy dance-pop album about being slutty, heart-broken and being successful and we had no choice but to stan when she dropped a new track every week leading up to its release, obliterating us with "Do Me", "Sweet Spot," "Got My Number" and all the other smashes we bust our bu*sies to. Kim then went quiet for a bit, featuring on a few random bops with Kygo, K/DA and the Studio Killers (ugh "Jenny" is SO GOOD!!!!!!!) before finally preparing her new era, deemed her official ~debut~ having signed onto Republic Records. Before that (I think) she did release a hot sultry bop "Malibu" to bide us through the earliest lockdown times when we were all locked indoors and miserable, but she did find a way to make the world a bit hotter for that period. Anyway, in recent times Kim has released her debut single as a major label artist "Future Starts Now" which is legendary but seems to have gone down like a cold cup of sick, so.... the label moved onto the super catchy, fun, silly and tittylicious "Coconuts" which at the time of writing is being furiously pursued as a TiKToK hit with a big-budget EMA 2021 performance and a recently released dance video. For Valentines 2022, Kim decided to randomly drop a 7-track EP titled **** Pop in the middle of the promo for what she's still somehow claiming is her debut album. That being said the music is fun, sexy and slaps so who are we to complain. March 2023 update: As we all know, the legendary album-that-never-was Problématique was regrettably scrapped by the label and she was sent back to the draw board. Eventually the whole album (except for a couple songs I think) leaked, and a whole second album (tentatively titled Candy) was also scrapped. WELP. All seemed dire for Miss Petras until the legendary "Unholy" era. Teaming up with Sam Smith, the pair released the mega-smash "Unholy" that promptly popped off on TikTok and flew over to the Billboard Hot 100 charts where it rocketed up to the very top, landing Kim her first major chart debut AND a multi-week #1 and multi-month #10 (I think IDK really lol) and held steady for MONTHS. Needless to say this single has LAUNCHED Kim into the mainstream and has enormously boosted her. Obvi the song was low key one of her worst songs, but alas the geepee ate it up and it helped give Kim so major cred and airtime so we must be not bite the hand that feeds us. There've been a few singles released that have flopped post-"Unholy" proving bunheads can't rest on their laurels and one hit does not a chart-queen make. That being said the unnecessarily panned "If Jesus Was A Rockstar" (one of her best songs) and "brr" (meh...) have both been cute, and now, as per usual, we are awaiting news of the ever elusive "major label debut album." August 2023 update: Eventually Kim and Republic finally managed to sort themselves out to actually officially start rolling out the album that would soon be announced as Feed the Beast, with the expected-to-smash-but-flopped-abysmally Nicki Minaj collab "Alone." The track was teased and hyped on TikTok and I think there was some genuine hype for the track because the chorus snippets promised an explosive Europop banger but alas, the verses took on a more trap-influenced low key beat so the chorus we'd already heard 10 times was actually the explosion and everyone fumed. Mercifully Bunheads still got their live, Kim had Nicki on her song which was major but alas it bombed. Moving swiftly on (not really, months later) Feed the Beast album was released in June 2023 and it had bops bops bops. The album made no noise though I fear, and a clear second single hasn't come through yet. Everyone knows it's a rushed compilation of Kim songs that neither fully caters to Kim's artistic desires, Republic records' smashing goals or what the fans want but anyway every song is a banger and Kim's "debut" album is here whether we like it or not, even though it's really like her third or maybe fourth album lol. Now we have the Feed the Beast tour to worry about because, with arenas booked across USA and Europe, and with no notable hit other than the approaching-a-year-old-banger "Unholy" (which everyone is sick of), there hasn't really been any promo of note so no one is too sure what's going on. Fingers crossed the tickets sell cause it's sure to be legendary.
Bubble Tea Posted April 14, 2022 Author Posted April 14, 2022 Aww yay - thanks for recreating this thread admins! Kimchella is right around the corner so I'm hoping that will include some unreleased bops and will get some single releases and album promo happening.
OmegaRidley Posted April 15, 2022 Posted April 15, 2022 10 hours ago, Tropical said: Aww yay - thanks for recreating this thread admins! Kimchella is right around the corner so I'm hoping that will include some unreleased bops and will get some single releases and album promo happening. She is performing 3 new songs
Soapysteven Posted April 18, 2022 Posted April 18, 2022 14 hours ago, OmegaRidley said: Damn **** pop does not sound good live I'm pissed YouTube only streamed 20 minutes of her set. **** pop was not it and she was strugglinggggg to dance/sing the ep.
jxxking Posted April 18, 2022 Posted April 18, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, OmegaRidley said: Damn **** pop does not sound good live It's true. Hopefully this will be the last time she performed it but I doubt it haha. They keep pushing this EP for whatever reason. Hit it From The Back sounds amazing though! I want it NOW. 21 minutes ago, Soapysteven said: I'm pissed YouTube only streamed 20 minutes of her set. **** pop was not it and she was strugglinggggg to dance/sing the ep. Same. Do we think/know if there will be a livestream for the set next weekend? Edited April 18, 2022 by jxxking
Kim Petrat Posted April 22, 2022 Posted April 22, 2022 every day she is getting obliterated on twitter more and more…i really do feel that if it wasn’t for her working with luke that she would 100% have hits by now and be widely loved by a lot of the people who **** on her now ? i hope she gets out of the contract one day and prospers
Bubble Tea Posted May 3, 2022 Author Posted May 3, 2022 On 4/22/2022 at 1:55 PM, Kim Petrat said: every day she is getting obliterated on twitter more and more…i really do feel that if it wasn’t for her working with luke that she would 100% have hits by now and be widely loved by a lot of the people who **** on her now ? i hope she gets out of the contract one day and prospers But it's kinda hard to say because all of her songs have been made (maybe except for her features?) by Dr Luke, so really we don't know what a Kim Petras track sounds like without him. I still don't know where everyone cares so much about her work with him but everyone else he works with gets a free pass? Anyway quite frankly I just enjoy the bops and forego the ethical and moral disputes around it. I'm not going to punish the most prolific transgender pop star for another man's alleged crimes. (I believe Kesha but the facts are, as far as the law is concerned, Luke has not been found guilty so it's odd to morally decide who is and isn't guilty when the evidence and hundreds of legal workers with complete knowledge of the case remain unsure).
Bicassie Posted May 25, 2022 Posted May 25, 2022 1 minute ago, PrismaticOwen said: kim's insta story the tracklist to what baby? SHE’S FINALLY COMING I HAVE A FEELING SHE’S DROPPING DURING PRIDE
Dear Reader Posted May 26, 2022 Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) I really hope we get something on Pride month… the drought is too much now Edited May 26, 2022 by PopA911
PrismaticOwen Posted May 26, 2022 Posted May 26, 2022 19 hours ago, Bicassie said: SHE’S FINALLY COMING I HAVE A FEELING SHE’S DROPPING DURING PRIDE omg that's actually possible she's been very active on insta too
Bicassie Posted May 26, 2022 Posted May 26, 2022 @RideOrDie @BlackoutZone @professor2000 @Supervillain is it true that she’s dropping something in june?
Dear Reader Posted May 29, 2022 Posted May 29, 2022 https://instagram.com/stories/ddlovato/2849006458514662951?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igshid=YzAyZWRlMzg= Demi Lovato having fun to Throat Goat
Freaky Prince Posted June 13, 2022 Posted June 13, 2022 Well seems like Republic didn't care it's Pride Month
Jan Posted July 7, 2022 Posted July 7, 2022 I have just listened to **** Pop. She needs to collab with Cupcakke.
Bubble Tea Posted July 10, 2022 Author Posted July 10, 2022 On 7/8/2022 at 3:49 AM, Jan said: I have just listened to **** Pop. She needs to collab with Cupcakke. Literally my favourite EP / album of the year. So good. "Horsey" is a cute little bonus track that may as well be on there.
Lady Claire Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 Kim said her new single is a collab. Idk if it's someone else ft. her or the other way round but new music is coming! I hope it's a DJ song ft. her, so it has more chances to get her name out there and maybe help her next solo single. Also, her Amazon music doc is out today.
iammadmat Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 9 hours ago, Lady Claire said: Kim said her new single is a collab. Idk if it's someone else ft. her or the other way round but new music is coming! I hope it's a DJ song ft. her, so it has more chances to get her name out there and maybe help her next solo single. Also, her Amazon music doc is out today. wow i didn't know she had a documentary coming out
iammadmat Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 Does anyone know where can i find her show at coachella? they cut it short so i never got to see it in full
Bubble Tea Posted July 20, 2022 Author Posted July 20, 2022 The Amazon Music doco is out - it's pretty cute! Doesn't really scratch behind the surface much, I don't feel like I learnt anything new but still enjoyed. 6 hours ago, iammadmat said: Does anyone know where can i find her show at coachella? they cut it short so i never got to see it in full I have a saved video of the live-streamed S1ut Pop part of her set - but I don't think the second half professional recording has ever been published. Just audience fan cams. Such a shame.
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