Everything posted by TipToe
- Why was it so difficult for MPGs to go #1 in Japan (Oricon)?
- Beyoncé
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Stephanie Mills - "Lady Gaga is a culture vulture"
Calling her culture vulture makes all the sense in the world, she's known for being artsy fartsy and heavily inspired on the stuff their idols did, to the point she was a walking pastiche at some point. Her material is devoid of real essence, she's an avatar of real artists originality. And she won't acknowledge nor apologize (sincerely) since she's an entitled rich white woman, yes that's what she is.
- Britney's "Criminal" hits 1 billion streams. Surprised?
- How is Abracadabra aging for you?
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Why doesn't Diana Ross have any stans on here or very seldom talked about?
You don't see many Barbra Streisand stans either even tho i think she's been discussed far more than Diana around here. Still, it's the same effect, it's generational. Diana is from a different crop of divas, she probably didn't care much about updating her brand and fit in in the new generation's discmans/ipods/streaming etc. The average age of her fan base must be 58, these people will never know what an ATRL is.
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Can sales alone make you a legend?
It IS an important aspect for mainstream acts (hence labels pushing "the most yadda yadda of all time" titles and braggin' about Guinness book entries) but when you think about it most people have no clue about how many units the third alberm of said artist moved for example nor know exactly which singels were chart toppers and which were flops, they judge the artist's perceived importance mainly by how the media portraits them and especially by how ubiquitous that figure is. Let's take MJ for instance: the geepee could be oblivious about how many millions Thriller sold, they just know he was a huge seller, would that be enough if he wasn't such an adored artist that's cosplayed left and right and whose main classics left a huge impression and are still influencing people? In the end is more about the artist image and reputation, charts numbers will only tell how popular they are/were once etc. It's a cold stat and context dependent.
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Spice Girls' Say You'll Be There turns 30
Watching this video as a child and wishing to be Victoria was my gay awakening
- Whitney, Mariah, Mary or Janet: whose music are you deleting?
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Kelly Clarkson Store Drama: Kelly says store is lying; security footage released
it's always icky when a celebrity goes out of their way to put a target on a worker's work since most people that have poor experience with customer services just goes on about their day or try to complain directly to a manager without making a fuss. She has too much power and that little post could cost people's jobs, is that worth it? This kind of behavior is pretty much ego-driven and looks like a petty personal vendetta, she ain't worried about any one else but her. Get better, Karen Clarkson.
- Olivia Rodrigo uses her armpit sweat to fix hair
- Sexually transmitted diarrhea outbreak: gays in danger (again)
- Why were Xtina and Mariah ageist to Madonna?
- Bring Your Love aged well. Who agrees?
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Madonna - 'CONFESSIONS II'
I totally get you. I think most people, fans or not, would hate working with her. You can be a demanding boss without sounding like a whiny 'lil *****, we only excuse her moments because overall she's a bad big *****! It's entertaining but yeah, must sucks to works for her (unless she actually loves you and gives u gifts like she did for that jumper "cloud" guy)
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Madonna - 'CONFESSIONS II'
Repel charts >>> like a vaggie. YES I'VE SAID IT
- Is there anything you genuinely admire about an artist you hate?
- Albums that seem like they were going to be huge but end up a flash in the pan?
- Albums that seem like they were going to be huge but end up a flash in the pan?
- Why were Xtina and Mariah ageist to Madonna?
- What should Christina Aguilera do now?
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Does Taylor's music define this decade?
I don't follow Taylor career closely but i would say her defining style and sound were pretty much set in the last half of the 2010s. I don't see what could be so striking for her on this decade to make the zeitgeist about her once again. Yeah you could make a case her continuing success is remarkable and that from a marketing standpoint the music industry this decade would be very different without her but we should differentiate artistic and cultural influence from commercial power.
- Why were Xtina and Mariah ageist to Madonna?
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Madonna - 'CONFESSIONS II'
Where are you @YR. I demand an answer!!!
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Billboard: yes Madonna, yes AOTY
It's not random, it's political. You were saying an alberm need to tick at least a box and be "the most yadda yadda", that's simply not true. The AOTY winner only have to be acclaimed OR successful enough for the choice not appear super supsicous, everything else is based on backstage industry asskissing, favors exchanging, label bribe etc etc