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This is just my second full length Madonna album experience, the first being Ray of Light, and I'm actually blown away by this project. One Step Away, to me is like "classic" Madonna - in my top 3 of her discography up there with Bedtime Stories and Nothing Really Matters.

Initially in the Beyonce base I was on the side of defending him since the boycott was ended months before this announce…however, like one of the tweets in the OP said, you start to see a pattern. The Rick Rubin doc was the final nail in the coffin for me. The Carters are really insidious grifters.

The organizers of the Target Boycott formally announced its end months ago after meetings with the CEO. That matters.

All the uncemented legacy talk made me curious about an investment in Beyonce I made …and well, yeah, that legacy is set in stone.

Why shouldn't they? Outside of Bootylicious, if you just heard them, what's the difference? Those are Beyonce songs.

Göt2B sooner than 2027

Maybe this has already been discussed, but reading this makes me believe the staging for all 3 shows were designed at the same time…and somehow relate to the visuals filmed. She's discussing the Renaissance tour yet talking about the red cowboys that we only saw open the L.A. shows of the CCT a year later. Also the bit about geometry with RWT background and C-stage being a hole/circle followed by CCT's both being a triangle. The red cowboys representing redlining gradually changing from all red in the first shows to various time being red, white or/and blue to finally all gold. Her mind! https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/es-devlin-book-interview

Solo is implied by the title; A Star is Born is an OST, not a Lady Gaga studio album. Shallow is an undeniable classic though

"Credited to" is not the same as "solo", which is the topic at hand; that distinction belongs to Shania.

The trilogy getting its final act around Juneteenth would be kinda iconic

Beyonce doing this almost 20 years into her career highlights her impressive longevity

The way no one stopped to think he may not have been talking from experience is bewildering. Jay is the oldest hip hop legend that still carries some type of social currency. He could be speaking from mistakes he's made in the past. However, even with obvious missteps, his main point rings true.

On another note, what's the general feeling of Blue potentially being heavily incorporated in this (tour) outing? I know I'm more than likely in the minority, but I'd love for neicey to sit this one out this time.

…and your fervent defense of her is not? Oh. Ok.

Didn't see this one in the OP, or posted by anyone. But this was an album track, so not an officially released single. Edit: sample is around the :40 sec mark Don't want to bombard these threads with all the samples, interpolations and references you've unlocked from my memory lol….from dancehall (Beyonce whine) to all the NO bounce samples/interpolations I've gone back and listened to since finding your other thread.