IvysPartition Posted May 13, 2022 Posted May 13, 2022 I love how much y’all dragging Brandon. Twitter Nation about to lose it cause Billboard announcing last act today and it isn’t Norma. ?
Flare Posted May 13, 2022 Posted May 13, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, cliche_display said: I won’t harp but consistency is not having a marquee client whose releases you can barely help book anything for. Her fans had to campaign on twitter for her to get a VMAs spot for a top 15 song. Where was his “clout” then? Chloe released just one solo this year and yet she stays booked. All this praise for Brandon but It’s funny because Brandon himself is entirely inconsistent. So much so that recently Jacob Banks left him Bazzi left him Lauv left him and every artist managed under his failed company “Brandon Management” pre- Normani: Bonnie McKee Jahkoy Mighty Mike Aaron Fontwell Kolaj All left. Anitta’s saving grace is that she self-managed her career into Brazilian superstardom so he is hardly the common denominator. Brandon has had so much business fall through that it’s no surprise that Normani’s music career is where it’s at. Fair rollout was botched as the follow up to Wild Side. Finally someone exposes Brandon. He’s awful, but no one wants to admit it. The Anitta analysis was spot on too. My friend is a MEGA Anitta fan and he didn’t understand why Anitta was signing to S10 in the first place given how far she got self-managing. Brandon also mishandled Anitta big time. Evolver was not pushed by him and S10, and there was discussion that it would flop if it was a single. Anitta pushed for it, pushed to get Aliya Janell (who I wish would work with Normani for years now) as a choreographer for the video, and a viral challenge was born organically. Once it was already viral and smashing, Brandon made some moves with it. He’s relatively useless. Edited May 13, 2022 by Flare
Nefertiti0 Posted May 13, 2022 Posted May 13, 2022 Becky G wants to collaborate with Normani https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/becky-g-new-album-esquemas-mamiii-karol-g
popularmoonlight Posted May 13, 2022 Posted May 13, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Flare said: Finally someone exposes Brandon. He’s awful, but no one wants to admit it. The Anitta analysis was spot on too. My friend is a MEGA Anitta fan and he didn’t understand why Anitta was signing to S10 in the first place given how far she got self-managing. Brandon also mishandled Anitta big time. Evolver was not pushed by him and S10, and there was discussion that it would flop if it was a single. Anitta pushed for it, pushed to get Aliya Janell (who I wish would work with Normani for years now) as a choreographer for the video, and a viral challenge was born organically. Once it was already viral and smashing, Brandon made some moves with it. He’s relatively useless. Anitta did self manage, but that was when she worked mainly in Brazil and LatAm. That’s why it was possible. She needed a manager overseas. I don’t think Brandon is this useless person y’all think he is, he has plenty of connections. Normani simply doesn’t release music, that’s why nothing else happens Edited May 13, 2022 by popularmoonlight
Jared Posted May 13, 2022 Posted May 13, 2022 19 minutes ago, Nefertiti0 said: Becky G wants to collaborate with Normani https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/becky-g-new-album-esquemas-mamiii-karol-g Becky G feat. Normani and Cardi would be a bilingual slay.
ATRL Moderator Azulito Posted May 13, 2022 ATRL Moderator Posted May 13, 2022 I mean it's hard for her manager to do anything when she releases one song a year and cancels schedule appearances/performances
lovely88 Posted May 13, 2022 Posted May 13, 2022 (edited) Brandon clearly isn’t the best. Wildside rollout was messy. I don’t know why she had to beg to be on the vmas. She hd a few magazine covers but The Tommy Hilfiger Collab being scrapped was confusing. And the Jimmy Fallon show cancellation was terrible. Then no other performances after that. Fair isn’t much better she had the late night tv performance but no video. She did radio interviews which was good. But it’s just weird. Edited May 13, 2022 by lovely88
shelven Posted May 13, 2022 Author Posted May 13, 2022 I don't get why people are acting like we can't think Brandon's not a great manager and that he shouldn't be scapegoated as the source of all her problems when her biggest problem is her and RCA's refusal to put out any music. Sure managers may be in the room when the conversations about music releases happen, but ultimately that decision is RCA's. If they don't want to put something out, Brandon can't force them to. Does he often drop the ball on promo when she does put stuff out? Yeah. But she has a way more obvious problem than that, which is that she releases 1 song per year on average Like I promise you you've lost the plot if you think that I of all people am defending Brandon I just don't see the point of turning this into a Brandon hate circlejerk when her only music releases since July 2021 have been a slow R&B song and a feminist redux of Take Me Out To The Ball Game
Hidden Posted May 14, 2022 Posted May 14, 2022 3 hours ago, istersay said: I don't wanna be mean because I really like her but once again Normani showed zero personality, except the usual diva-esque one. If there was no Normani in this video she wouldn't be missed at all lol
Flare Posted May 14, 2022 Posted May 14, 2022 Not the Brandon defense squad arriving. As usual. Can’t critique her manager, can’t critique the label. Guess Normani’s music is just magical holding itself hostage, not using social media at all (not even a social media manager keeping the feed fresh), not doing any promotions, major brand deals start then we never hear of them again, etc. It’s all magically derailing itself. Maybe Normani is just blacklisted?
nooniebao Posted May 14, 2022 Posted May 14, 2022 57 minutes ago, Flare said: Not the Brandon defense squad arriving. As usual. Can’t critique her manager, can’t critique the label. Guess Normani’s music is just magical holding itself hostage, not using social media at all (not even a social media manager keeping the feed fresh), not doing any promotions, major brand deals start then we never hear of them again, etc. It’s all magically derailing itself. Maybe Normani is just blacklisted? Her recent (as in tonight) likes and retweets make it seem like she’s the one holding the single back ddd:
Camilitau.u Posted May 14, 2022 Posted May 14, 2022 6 minutes ago, nooniebao said: Her recent (as in tonight) likes and retweets make it seem like she’s the one holding the single back ddd: She’s afraid her album is going to flop because she’s being blackballed behind the scenes
popularmoonlight Posted May 14, 2022 Posted May 14, 2022 If I were in her feet, I’d def be scared to release a long awaited debut album lol
halfhabibi Posted May 14, 2022 Posted May 14, 2022 16 minutes ago, popularmoonlight said: If I were in her feet, I’d def be scared to release a long awaited debut album lol She needs to just drop it. Who cares if it flops? It'll still advance her career. Look at Chloe x Halle. Ungodly Hour flopped but JUMPSTARTED them into the eyes of the public
shelven Posted May 14, 2022 Author Posted May 14, 2022 30 minutes ago, popularmoonlight said: If I were in her feet, I’d def be scared to release a long awaited debut album lol Never releasing a debut album is infinitely more embarrassing than releasing a flop debut album so she truly has nothing to lose at this point
popularmoonlight Posted May 14, 2022 Posted May 14, 2022 The insider I’ve talked about in here a few times posted a tweet saying “hate when the label delays things..” , there you go, we’re getting nothing this month
popularmoonlight Posted May 14, 2022 Posted May 14, 2022 42 minutes ago, halfhabibi said: She needs to just drop it. Who cares if it flops? It'll still advance her career. Look at Chloe x Halle. Ungodly Hour flopped but JUMPSTARTED them into the eyes of the public 29 minutes ago, shelven said: Never releasing a debut album is infinitely more embarrassing than releasing a flop debut album so she truly has nothing to lose at this point I def agree with you guys. Just ******* drop, what else is there to lose at this point? sorry double post
nooniebao Posted May 14, 2022 Posted May 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, popularmoonlight said: The insider I’ve talked about in here a few times posted a tweet saying “hate when the label delays things..” , there you go, we’re getting nothing this month Yeah, I think we all had a hunch lol. Did they mention as to when it’s delayed?
popularmoonlight Posted May 14, 2022 Posted May 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, nooniebao said: Yeah, I think we all had a hunch lol. Did they mention as to when it’s delayed? You were right noonie They didn’t mention anything else. I asked tho, i’ll update if they say something else
nuclear Posted May 14, 2022 Posted May 14, 2022 14 hours ago, Camilitau.u said: She’s afraid her album is going to flop because she’s being blackballed behind the scenes Stop that blackballed nonsense. There is absolutely no reason for Normani to blackballed. The only people blackballing Normani is Normani and her incompetent team.
Flare Posted May 14, 2022 Posted May 14, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, nooniebao said: Her recent (as in tonight) likes and retweets make it seem like she’s the one holding the single back ddd: Oh lord. Anyways, the single probably is coming in the next couple weeks. She was acting like this before Motivation too (liking all these dramatic tweets). Normani (her label, team, ALL of em) has to realize, one single is not going to make her hot. She needs to go back to back to back with the bops, visuals, and build a brand/world people can get lost in. It’s similar to that award show discussion we had the other day. The music industry is a lot more about quantity than quality these days. Artists who keep dropping/promoting and don’t let one or two flops hold them back, see the benefits long term (meaning, they can at least fill a theatre tour, still get big brand deals, get to crossover into TV/acting, etc.). People who don’t drop, get forgotten or lose hype. It’s that simple. Play the game or get left behind. Edited May 14, 2022 by Flare
EnoughSaid Posted May 14, 2022 Posted May 14, 2022 17 minutes ago, Flare said: Oh lord. Anyways, the single probably is coming in the next couple weeks. She was acting like this before Motivation too (liking all these dramatic tweets). Normani (her label, team, ALL of em) has to realize, one single is not going to make her hot. She needs to go back to back to back with the bops, visuals, and build a brand/world people can get lost in. It’s similar to that award show discussion we had the other day. The music industry is a lot more about quantity than quality these days. Artists who keep dropping/promoting and don’t let one or two flops hold them back, see the benefits long term (meaning, they can at least fill a theatre tour, still get big brand deals, get to crossover into TV/acting, etc.). People who don’t drop, get forgotten or lose hype. It’s that simple. Play the game or get left behind. Well we know she reveres artists of the 90s when you could leave and come back after big gaps but even then they’d release a full project. When the Motivation video dropped every artist and fan base was watching her, that was a great start no matter what she says about the song or video. She had everyone’s attention. Even with the peak it had (even then they messed up promo) had she kept going and gave us some of the tracks she had been working on then with visuals showed the audience she was here to grind she would have popped off by now or cultivated a larger following. I understand what she said to Ebro when Fair dropped about not releasing during the motivation era but I still think that was a big mistake for her overall. anyway I’m here and still hungry for this album chile, if Normani is still in this she’ll do what she has to do if not oh well
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