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My debut EP 'The Plea' is OUT NOW! All-streaming platforms link: https://ffm.to/thepleaep Spotify: Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/the-plea-ep/1759125404 Thank for all the love shared in this thread If you would like to share it on your social media, you can tag me at @matiasroden on Instagram, all links here: https://linktr.ee/matiasroden _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Original OP: Hi ATRL, So I've taken a midday cocktail to celebrate and I'm a lil tipsy, but I have something to share with you all. I love this website in all its messiness, there is so much music I've discovered on here, so many kiis I've had reading things, so many interesting corners of music and pop culture I've discovered thanks to ATRL. And I find it to be a really fun, positive community that is also very LGBT friendly (I'm ghey, obviously). And while I've been posting I've also been carrying a secret... I am a user of this website, but now there is a chance I will one day get a thread made about my new music I've been a songwriter for the indie pop scene in Vancouver BC for a while (I moved here from Peru when I was 18), and recently through an insane series of events I ended up getting an offer for a record deal from a local label. This label is 604 Records, owned by Chad Kroeger of Nickelback. This is the label that put together "Call Me Maybe". There are literally Diamond plaques on the wall of the label with Carly's face on it, it's surreal. They're distributed by Warner. They have COIN. Like I was shook the first time they invited me to their building, there's all these multi-Platinum plaques for Nickelback, Carly, Marianas Trench (Canadian icons for those who know), Coleman Hell and others. People talking about meeting Justin Bieber and Harry Styles like it's the most casual thing in the world So that happened. I had to get an (expensive ass) lawyer. It was a whole thing. I was so nervous it would fall through multiple times, like the tension was unbearable; this was all in my mind though because they couldn't have been lovelier and more supportive, it's more me being such a pessimist and not believing this could be happening to me. Like, I was struggling and hustling in the music scene for years. Doing songwriting workshops, singing back up, getting absolutely nowhere. So it was insane and surreal that they loved my self-produced demos so much that they wanted to fund a whole album and give a full record deal without ever having released music of my own And tonight the first single from my first album has finally been released. We put out a dark take on a Christmas song that they asked me to do late last year, but now they've finally confirmed the whole album is a go and this is the first single It's the most exciting day of my life in a way. I feel like Mariah in her memoir when she gets signed and can finally breathe a sigh of relief because her musical life is about to begin. As a proud and openly gay man the one thing I really would like with my music career, if I'm going to be given a platform and support and all that being signed to a big indie label means, is that I want to connect with my LGBT community. I want to get played in the clubs. I would honestly die happy if I ever see a drag queen or drag king do one of my songs. And I'm going to be pushing for gay acceptance/rights in my videos and music HARD. I'm going to use that record label coin to make some subversive gay art. The next video will be a gay themed video for a bop that's coming. I'm going to truly try to be the gay pop star that I never had growing up. This community that is my home means the world to me. So I'd rather start nowhere else than here, the internet's queer capital of pop music to start spreading the word about my music. So without further ado I would like to share my first (proper) single with you: "Great Escape" - a synth-pop bop about yearning to get out no matter what. I hope you like it. And I hope you will come with me on this journey EDIT: thank you so much for all the lovely messages and support!! This is the very beginning for me and it's so cool to see a whole thread of people talking about the song. I have a ton more music coming soon including another single next month and an EP early summer, I typically announce stuff on my Instagram first so feel free to give me a follow if you'd like to be the first to know, I'll also try some way of announcing it on here EDIT #2: Surprise! Brand new song and video out now!

She's warning them she's coming to sample another one of their songs No one is safe

ROM really is one of her best songs. Production, replay value, vocals, the Gaga lyrics. Everything is 10/10 and the release week was one of my favorite stan moments (I've been following her since Paparazzi). The fact that the entire experience would've been even better in a world without covid. Thinking about it makes me hopeful that she will give us a lot in her next pop era.

Sorry, I had to. Congratulations, I wish you all the success in the world. Will give you a stream tomorrow.

here we go again with the flamebait circlejerk... go take some poppers and ride a dick if you need a hit this bad ot: ending all your faves

Wanting your work to be successful and making charts your entire personality are two different things. Beyonce is gonna disappear for weeks if not months after this week

Kudos mama for saying that. For spilling.

We love Kirsten!

I don't know what's your point here, but I'm going to say the following. 1. The release date (4/11) was given by the user below, who is an insider in another forum which you really know well. 2. Their post was done on 3/26 at 1:53pm. ET, while yours was done the same date (3/26) at 2:06pm. ET, which was 13 minutes later. 3. Thank you for copying and pasting (lol!) my opinion and turned into an insight information which wasn't the case. I mean, I'm not an insider and I was just having a conversation with one of them about the song. 4. I can respect your idea if you're saying that "her label / team didn't expect how Houdini and Training Season performed the way they did, so now they're hoping new single on April 11 will do better." is your opinion because that's understandable, but if you're trying to imply that this is something that it was said behind, this isn't true because you're creating a false narrative over a simple idea. 5. I've just realized that I made a typo in my original post (re: writing double 'w' in 'anyway'), so I'm editing that there.

Piqué's cum really fried her brain, Jesus-

Girl. Taylor swift has no edge, if she were a geometric shape she'd be a circle

This is actually a really good article that makes interesting points on authenticity and how Bey's position in the industry influences the perception of her art. It doesn't stop me from loving the album, but I see where the author is coming from. Sadly, ATRL is going to turn this into fuel for stan wars, with OBHs going "See!!! It's a bad album!!" and the Hive dismissing the author's credibility.

@ATRL Administration pls open SYG for a quick second

She was right. She isn't any of those things. Exibit A:

Rosalia

I don't trust people who dislike FLAMENCO. it's SO good.

Having immense success while being one of the most unremarkable artists ever.

All that time with Pique really did a number on her brain cells

One of the most-acclaimed artist/discography of our times One of the biggest artists of all time Her impact on the industry itself (streaming royalties, ownership of an artist's work) Contribution to liberating the female voice (in an emotional aspect but also on the subject of sexual harrassment/abuse) One of the most important pop culture moment of the 21st century through Taylormania Developing an audience in country music for teenage girls One of (if not the) biggest contributor to poptimism Strong influence on emerging artists

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5WHmjnNPZj/?img_index=1

I'm from the US and the answer is easily Christina Aguilera.

Legend

Houdini does NOT sound like it belongs on FN. like how is that a thing some of you think? it's like saying bad romance would fit on the the fame or born this way which – yes you can say that if you think just because something is "dark synth pop" it all sounds the same, but there's clear differences to the sound of each of the three albums. the same way houdini is serving pop bop with vintage (let's say psychedelic) inspiration, but just because of that, it doesn't sound like it would fit right next to don't start now, levitating and physical.

5623 pages, no album, 8 makeup drops, 1 migraine pill ads, since this thread opening. When will you fav...? She remains the center.

I compared the CD release to the digital release, and there are a couple differences in some songs. This is all I could hear by ear, and looking @ the waveforms, it's possible I missed some things. The major differences are in these 5 tracks: JOLENE - The CD version has an entirely different last chorus in terms of arrangement. Willie Jones has a lead vocal here, and even replaces some of Bey's lines with lines of his own from a male's perspective RIIVERDANCE - CD has an extended version with two extended hook/chorus areas after the second verse II HANDS II HEAVEN - CD has an extended version with an extended chorus w/ extra adlibs towards the end TYRANT - CD has an extended version with the full outro that has the whole bridge starting with "one by one, you hang them high..." SWEET HONEY BUCKIIN' - CD version is missing her spoken intro vocal before "HONEY" starts around 1:55, but still has the "she gon" line Outside of that, there are a few minor mix differences: PROTECTOR - CD version is missing the outro w/ her kids laughing LEVII'S JEANS - CD version has a shortened outro by 4-5 seconds DESERT EAGLE - CD version is missing the eagle call at the beginning from the "OH LOUISIANA" ending And some other songs have very minor mix differences, nothing I could discern by ear. Someone on here mentioned AMERICAN REQUIIEM had an alternate lyric, but I heard two different rips of the CD and couldn't pinpoint it, maybe I missed it?

Her team is working hard to maintain her smoke-and-mirrors impact. The Payola is next level

She's such a legend, both in spirit and her career. One of the very best actresses of her generation and deserves an Oscar more than several who have them but she has a VERY prestigious (perhaps even more prestigious) Cannes Best Actress instead. I just wish she acted more now, but family is her priority.

I hope his band takes off after Bey has covered them. They're really underrated.

mmm let me summon Ariani to help me overcome this challenge

He's a Stay at Home Arrest dad

dont know who this man is but that's a vampire name if i've ever seen one stay safe shakira

This is me... please come

Ava Max Stan's getting way too brave sit this one out

We can tell.

did Bentley get banned? that's why the era feels dead he hasn't had a meltdown in 2 pages

I'm finally ready to admit it. She is the artist of our generation.

I've been showing my love to Ari all the way in this place 'cause she dropped an instant classic 11/10 album, 'eternal sunshine', but you gotta give it to Bey, she just made a classic country, americana, folk, rock (progressive rock, post-punk, soft rock, alternative rock, pop rock, post-rock, art rock and a little bit of grunge and new wave), blues with a hot tinge of hip hop, and/or you know, like Bey said: "A Beyoncé album" which can pretty much be its own genre. But you know what? If we were to put in country, like she won the Innovator Award on the iHeart Awards, she innovated, she pretty much created a new genre (or two) so if I were to name it, it would be like: Post-country or Avant-garde country. She just put country in the Paris Fashion Week or New York Fashion Week of music. Also, if anyone thought 20-plus track albums in the streaming era were a commercial trick to get more numbers in the charts: Beyoncé, our beloved Queen Bey made a 27-track album run like f*cking Radiohead's 'OK Computer', like in f*cking (tracklist spoiler) "Amen"'s (last track) end, she left me wanting more. It also shocked me with how intricate (and also univeral-feeling) and powerful every second of this album is. If you were doubtful about her country influences, she just made an avant-garde country album like a veteran going experimental dropping a classic or like Billie dropping her WWAFAWDWG seminal widely-acclaimed alt-pop/synth-pop (with sprinkles of post-punk) album or even Nirvana's 'Nevermind' grunge/alt-rock classic. I really hope country legends (besides the ones in the album (Legend King Willie Nelson and Legendary Queen Dolly Parton)) give her her flowers 'cause she revitalized the genre (like a phoenix in the genre) with an instant classic that I'm sure will be a respected influence for country (and all genres) musicians. Beyoncé is history books talented and I'm so thankful of/to life for loving music with my life (and gifting me music) to be able to appreciate in full this classic work of art. I love you Bey! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this album.

Oh no! It was surely coming for #1 on the H100 otherwise!

outtakes

And how do you explain this:

The biggest pop star of all times First artist to have 4 AOTYs First artist to re record her entire catalogue Biggest tour of all times Biggest phenomenon since beatlemania Influenced a whole generation of artists

her hair might be fried but that brain works at least

Congrats, now make an album titled ATRL

This is just optics.