Rotunda Posted February 16 Posted February 16 Just now, Lovett said: Numbers so good I may start believing that Jay is buying them like the haters say 8
Machete Posted February 16 Posted February 16 The way I was convinced this era would be the bomb of all bombs and ruin the mini-streaming goodwill she built up with Renaissance She really gagged tf out of me I can't- 2 8
Lose My Breath Posted February 16 Posted February 16 12 minutes ago, Lovett said: I wouldn't be surprised if this does well in Asia
Mean Trees Posted February 16 Posted February 16 Beyonce needs to start paying attention to Asia again. She hasn't really cared since I Am Sasha Fierce.
Kalmanta Posted February 16 Posted February 16 I know it’s way to early to tell, but I think this is gonna reach 1B streams on Spotify before Cuff It. 1
Cbreezy Posted February 16 Posted February 16 1 hour ago, FLAallday said: IMO, this is the most exciting week we have had in the BeyHive since the surprise drop of ST. not to discredit the music she has released in between, it’s all been top tier, but the WAVE we have been on this week is truly something different MTE! After the gaggery of the Act II announcement, I've been trying to properly articulate the "why" of it all. As in why I'm perhaps my most gagged since ST and I think I have it now. ST was and remains the gag of gags. But I'd say after that, the "surprise drop" became the expectation. So, while the perfect alignment of Formation - Super Bowl 2016 was amazing and another "moment", it pretty much signaled that a "new Beyonce album" was near and it was. Thus, IMO, making the Lemonade rollout less of a gag. Because, after ST, it was almost a guarantee that the new precedent for Bey releases necessitated a) a surprise drop and b) a long-form visual. Over the years, we've seen her repeat that card and also innovate it to varying degrees of success. Having followed her from the first DC single to now, the gag-gag returned with the BMS drop. It was so totally unexpected in terms of the tea we were receiving at that time, the fact no one had any inclination that a full album was locked, loaded, and ready to unleash, and the Rennie era at large totally flipped any concept of how a Bey rollout goes now. E.g. the tour coming a whole year later. THIS, though, is more surprising because of: * The Verizon Commercial: Bey doesn't "do" this kind of brand deal anymore. Or so we thought. As such, her going so big and all out was totally unanticipated. To think we assumed it was Veeps lol. * The Song: who tf would have thought we'd ever hear anything like Texas Hold Em from a... Beyonce? Even with the Country rumors, it's such a divergence from the norm and yet works. * Act II announcement: we debated for almost two years what the acts meant only for her to swoop in (after trolling that she would be slowing down with that line in the tour movie), only to spill at the most random time. Like, we have a whole new album around the corner and had no clue whether said album even existed. * Texas' Success: it's random af, but such a thrilling ride! 4
family.guy123 Posted February 16 Posted February 16 The acapella made me realize how versatile the song is. You could put any genre of beat over it I’m sure. Reminds me a bit of jumpin jumpin 1
Green Posted February 16 Posted February 16 45 minutes ago, PrettyHurts said: is this good? It's good but if it's just 100k units that's not enough for a #1 this week
FLAallday Posted February 16 Posted February 16 1 hour ago, PrettyHurts said: lemonade exists You missed my point but go off pooks!
Lovett Posted February 16 Posted February 16 (edited) 28 minutes ago, illia said: Is it doing better than BMS at this pace? First four days on Spotify (filtered) Break My Soul [Day 1] WW: #5 – 5,145,450 / US: #2 – 1,990,829 [Day 2] WW: #7 – 4,347,114 / US: #3 – 1,590,862 [Day 3] WW: #8 – 3,711,665 / US: #5 – 1,220,238 [Day 4] WW: #9 – 3,866,020 / US: #5 – 1,232,612 Texas Hold 'Em [Day 1] WW: #4 – 4,537,700 / US: #2 – 2,369,210 [Day 2] WW: #6 – 4,334,604 / US: #2 – 2,164,659 [Day 3] WW: #6 – 4,414,484 / US: #2 – 2,143,818 [Day 4] WW: #5 – 4,484,105 / US: #2 – 2,002,864 Edited February 16 by Lovett 4
nooniebao Posted February 16 Posted February 16 49 minutes ago, Kalmanta said: I know it’s way to early to tell, but I think this is gonna reach 1B streams on Spotify before Cuff It. Depends on how much CUFF IT benefits from act ii tbh.
AintNoOtherMe Posted February 16 Posted February 16 People are hungry for real music and she delivered that!
Kristie Kuwa Posted February 16 Posted February 16 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3WKaYVPpKH/?igsh=MWJrYnVoNGc2cTVuZw== Make sure yall save people that way guys!
swissman Posted February 16 Posted February 16 (edited) 1 hour ago, Cbreezy said: ST was and remains the gag of gags. But I'd say after that, the "surprise drop" became the expectation. So, while the perfect alignment of Formation - Super Bowl 2016 was amazing and another "moment", it pretty much signaled that a "new Beyonce album" was near and it was. Thus, IMO, making the Lemonade rollout less of a gag. Because, after ST, it was almost a guarantee that the new precedent for Bey releases necessitated a) a surprise drop and b) a long-form visual. While we were not gagged per se that Lemonade turned out to be an album or a visual album, I don't think that's actually what she was trying to gag us with. What she did try to gag us with however, CERTAINLY gagged us and as hard if not harder than ST: The entire Jay-Z-Cheating-Scandal post elevator made it to be one of the GAGGIEST pop culture moments of all time, imo. Watching it live, at least, you had no idea what was going on... if she was announcing a divorce, or what... it was like watching your favourite dramatic TV show that is crossed with Entertainment Tonight and not knowing what to do, say, or feel. Plus the incredible statements of Black feminism that really dove into the topic and let them simmer rather than just spelling it out like in ST... the visual and sonic metaphors and the clear upgrade of ARTISTRY plus the genre shifts themselves... Don't Hurt Yourself?! DADDY LESSONS? The moment I heard the zydeco I was sold and gagged all at once. And not to mention, The Formation World Tour kicked off only three days after the album came out. And on the eight day after the album release, after all the speculation and slight political backlash and discourse, she was at the Met Gala. It was such a gaggy time. All in all, imoST gagged us with a new idea, quality and an abundance of videos (and sexy ones at that) but imo Lemonade had far more gags up its sleeves, especially considering we kind of thought we might know what to expect, but we didn't. Hold Up alone was gaggier than anything on ST visually. Edited February 16 by swissman 3
Fleahive Posted February 16 Posted February 16 Does anyone else think the outro is the best part of the song? It’s such an eargasm like the alien superstar outro. Starting with the boots spurs part and final lyrics. 2 1
State of Grace. Posted February 16 Posted February 16 I love the song but I'm shocked at the stability/smashery, the public really said **** your gay **** to BMS i- 1
Kalmanta Posted February 16 Posted February 16 5 minutes ago, Fleahive said: Does anyone else think the outro is the best part of the song? It’s such an eargasm like the alien superstar outro. Starting with the boots spurs part and final lyrics. The Instrumental version solidified that for me too. The added piano
shark_heather Posted February 16 Posted February 16 6 minutes ago, State of Grace. said: I love the song but I'm shocked at the stability/smashery, the public really said **** your gay **** to BMS i- Yeah Also nowadays it all comes down to tiktok Texas is pretty viral and its quite heterofriendly 1
Cbreezy Posted February 16 Posted February 16 Just now, swissman said: While we were not gagged per se that Lemonade turned out to be an album or a visual album, I don't think that's actually what she was trying to gag us with. What she did try to gag us with however, CERTAINLY gagged us and as hard if not harder than ST: The entire Jay-Z-Cheating-Scandal post elevator made it to be one of the GAGGIEST pop culture moments of all time, imo. Watching it live, at least, you had no idea what was going on... if she was announcing a divorce, or what... it was like watching your favourite TV show that is crossed with Entertainment Tonight and not knowing what to do, say, or feel. Plus the incredible statements of Black feminism, the visual and sonic metaphors and the clear upgrade of ARTISTRY plus the genre shifts themselves... Don't Hurt Yourself?! DADDY LESSONS? The moment I heard the zydeco I was sold and gagged all at once. All in all, imo it was ST gagged us with a new idea, quality and an abundance of videos (and sexy ones at that) but imo Lemonade had far more gags up its sleeves. Hold Up alone was gaggier than anything on ST visually. Love ya, but I'mma have to respectfully disagree with pretty much all of this lol. I'm not a Lemonade-drinker... at all. I live for the Bey brand just as much as her music, so I'll forever appreciate the Lemonade "era" for the true elevation it did for her brand and historical edit. In many ways, the Lemonade era "had" to happen. It legitimized the "critics-darling" glow that she got from ST (rather than ST being seen as a one-time deal) and cemented her as a cultural icon (vs just a rump-shaking chart-topper)...particularly thanks to the social backdrop and her leaning in heavy to her Blackness. However, as a stan that has followed her from her first DC single to now, I continue to be perplexed at how the "least" sounding Beyonce album is the album supposedly most emblematic of her best work. It's solid, with some real gem moments, but for it to be deemed as "definitive" is hella ironic to me. But, hey, music is all subjective. More direct to your point, I don't think **another** surprise drop that took a lot of its cues from ST (e.g. long-form visual that skewed edgy and darker) qualifies as more of a gag than the template it built on...even with the cheating / Becky angle. Especially as she and Jay played the latter so politically and non-descript that it's anyone's guess if it was storyline or fact. In general, I think total shock and awe (ala ST and now Act II) will always hit harder than a pre-heads-up, which is essentially what Formation was to the Lemonade drop.
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