13 minutes ago, nooniebao said:

Hmm just like some had suspected lol. I wonder why it never came out?

I always had that as a theory, and I stand by thinking there would be a Candy Paint teaser by the end. Why would they hire such a high energy choreographer for Fair?  

14 minutes ago, nooniebao said:

Hmm just like some had suspected lol. I wonder why it never came out?

Probably because of the poor reception to the song. 

 

Really wish she had a Pharrell, Timbaland, Babyface, Darkchild on board as her EP

On 2/28/2023 at 7:15 AM, livelikemusic said:

Surprised Keep Cool/RCA have not dropped her yet, or forced an album out.

 

On 2/28/2023 at 9:51 AM, dominickmcintee said:

she hasn’t been with keep cool since 2021

8 minutes ago, NEUTRON said:

Probably because of the poor reception to the song. 

 

Really wish she had a Pharrell, Timbaland, Babyface, Darkchild on board as her EP

Only Darkchild has adapted to current trends tbh. I have a lot of issues with the Justine Skye album Timbaland executive produced a couple of years ago tbh. 

I honestly don't know if she being this silent is because

1. She's busy preparing the comeback with Candy Paint

2. It's a PR move to build more hype when she comes back

3. She doesn't care.

Honest question… Do any of you think she can recover from this? This silence/lack of presence is wild and really concerning.. 

3 hours ago, nooniebao said:

Hmm just like some had suspected lol. I wonder why it never came out?

To me, it's because Fair didn't perform as well as they thought and they didn't see any purpose in releasing a video for it. 

4 hours ago, nooniebao said:

Hmm just like some had suspected lol. I wonder why it never came out?

She literally mentioned it in an interview. Why there was ever doubt about it beats me, but clearly RCA axed that and any other plans she had. 
 

 

2 months till May!

Her recent follows on Instagram are two RCA execs from the label’s marketing department.

11 hours ago, zeta said:

I honestly don't know if she being this silent is because

1. She's busy preparing the comeback with Candy Paint

2. It's a PR move to build more hype when she comes back

3. She doesn't care.

That type of tactic only works when an artist is truly established, which is not the case for Normani.

On 2/28/2023 at 12:51 PM, dominickmcintee said:

she hasn’t been with keep cool since 2021

Oh see, I did not know this. Good on her, then.

9 hours ago, nooniebao said:

Her recent follows on Instagram are two RCA execs from the label’s marketing department.

The only good news I can firmly say is that 90% of the time, Normani only follows people she just met in real life. Like during the movie, there was some kind of tap dancing duo she followed and they had some IG stories during the production which confirmed they were on set. 

 

So, maybe the big RCA meetings are happening and Normani is finally dropping late spring to summer. Fall tour or whatever the plan from last year was. 

21 hours ago, popularmoonlight said:

 

I don’t even like the song that much but I would have liked to SEE IT 

On 2/22/2023 at 9:14 PM, EnoughSaid said:

The candy paint producer 

 

 

 

the delusion of stans screaming conspiracy and sabotage can rest, it’s really her 

What a mess.  They’re just publicly clowning on her. I was going to say she’s maybe waiting to have the album finished before she pushes the next single but… uhh, girl, answer the calls. 

18 hours ago, Flare said:

The only good news I can firmly say is that 90% of the time, Normani only follows people she just met in real life. Like during the movie, there was some kind of tap dancing duo she followed and they had some IG stories during the production which confirmed they were on set. 

 

So, maybe the big RCA meetings are happening and Normani is finally dropping late spring to summer. Fall tour or whatever the plan from last year was. 

I remember they did have a big meeting around February/March last year that was allegedly album and marketing related, so you could be onto something. 

Her album title tweet is going viral (again). It's really been almost 5 years.

4 hours ago, popularmoonlight said:

I remember they did have a big meeting around February/March last year that was allegedly album and marketing related, so you could be onto something. 

They keep doing this every year. When will it end? 

5 hours ago, Flare said:

They keep doing this every year. When will it end? 

It's never stopping, at least not until the album comes out, if it ever does!

On 3/5/2023 at 3:53 PM, collin said:

What a mess.  They’re just publicly clowning on her. I was going to say she’s maybe waiting to have the album finished before she pushes the next single but… uhh, girl, answer the calls. 

It’s sad. Yet I continue to listen to Wild Side daily! I would love a Starrah and Tommy produced album still. But she really has fumbled a lot 

Did anyone see her recent IG story? I wonder where she is - especially if that’s in a studio of a producer who clearly has worked with a slew of R&B and Hip-Hop artists. 

29 minutes ago, Crank_It_Up said:

Did anyone see her recent IG story? I wonder where she is - especially if that’s in a studio of a producer who clearly has worked with a slew of R&B and Hip-Hop artists. 

Probably Mike Will Made It

I know this has been dissected before but I still can't believe they actually thought that Fair would be a hit and a good release after Wild Side, no one wanted a slow song from her, who sanctioned that? It completely killed all the momentum that she built, it was such a misstep... 

 

Really hope whatever direction they go in next has 2 fast urban pop songs, anyone know about what's coming up?

6 hours ago, Crank_It_Up said:

Did anyone see her recent IG story? I wonder where she is - especially if that’s in a studio of a producer who clearly has worked with a slew of R&B and Hip-Hop artists. 

Yup she's in the studio. Why do you think it's Mike Will Made It @nooniebao?

 

3 hours ago, TheFlyingRobot said:

I know this has been dissected before but I still can't believe they actually thought that Fair would be a hit and a good release after Wild Side, no one wanted a slow song from her, who sanctioned that? It completely killed all the momentum that she built, it was such a misstep... 

 

Really hope whatever direction they go in next has 2 fast urban pop songs, anyone know about what's coming up?

I kinda understand what they tried to do. Labels these days think artists need to release personal, vulnerable songs because they think that's what sticks (they're 100% wrong) so they might have thought she needed her moment like that. You can see Chloe's label is making her do the same thing. Release vulnerable emotional songs thinking that's what sticks. But clearly, for Normani, that wasn't going to work unless they were ready to release an up tempo song very soon after. We should've gotten Fair and literally 3/4 weeks after Candy Paint, there would be a storyline happening. She would've had the opportunity to release more than one song in a short period and actually spark interest in her album. 

Can she get out of the studio? Unless she’s finishing up N2 and N3 I think she’s recorded enough!