Lemonaade

I was just about to say the same lol. Like her last four albums (although unfairly and overdramatically considered her worst albums) still all debuted with over 100k+ except MC, which still hit #1 mind you. Like people need to stop rewriting history that Madonna was crying tears because the chronically online portion of her fanbase cries about her last few albums being "trend chasing" when she meant to do that because she wanted to appeal to more people.

I can't believe it either, but she really earned this achievement. She worked her 68 yo ASS off and worked harder than every other pop girl

Don't get me wrong, GOE is a BOP and a half but it doesn't really represent what the album sounds like?

If 143 is any indication, it won't work

What are some examples of albums that had front loaded/big debut weeks but ended up being flops in the long run?

I think back then the studio key was too high for what she felt comfortable singing live in. On the new tour they lowered the key to actually fit her voice and I think she's really been enjoying this whole tour

Bionic is amazing. Can't say the same about the other one

We need Mystic Man, Weakness, My Love Was Always There and You were My Home!!

Shes got me like nobody p-p-p-pokerface

Ya, but atleast it's not she didn't want to earlier. She said it was an issue with rights. She probably had to get the licensing/masters part figured out before she could legally release anything, but anyway we still don't know if or when they'll be released, so we'll have to see

I think about this often and I almost wonder if Beyonce's streaming stats are lower than her contemporaries because she releases under her own label and doesn't rely on the same streaming push that major labels like Interscope (Gaga) or Warner (Madonna) have. Cause her pure sales and touring numbers are bigger than Gaga and Madonna, streaming is literally the only metric she lacks in

If true, she will def be including the rock album tracks. She been teasing those tracks for 8 years now

Given the snippets so far and cover, I wonder if she's abandoning uptempos on this one and leaning into an album of HTIMYLM

Where's single #2?

until her fans need to create a spreadsheet to keep track of them, there's not enough yet