justinxx

This is all over the place … it sounds like she was trying to make two different albums and that Bass Persuades was a single the label forced her to tack onto it. But I know that's not the reality … which makes this worse.

Also will add that for this billionaire ass *****, $2 million is like $200 for the rest of us.

She needs to try emigrating and living the expat life somewhere … it sounds like she'd be so much happier

It was a different time/she might've not had her own cell phone. She prob only had a few seconds to call her mom from a pay phone and have her pass along the message (there were lines/not enough pay phones for survivors that day)

So I guess she won't be getting her own talk show to replace Kelly?

Good for Beyonce. I also didn't realize Usher and Chris Brown's tour did so well.

There must be something about the personality type it takes to be a famous musician and dating serially. Ariana, Taylor, JLo, I'm sure others, too, that cannot be single/are always in love with someone new.

It's just not a great song. But the day 1 numbers show that at least there's interest … unfortunately the second single will need an explosive start to get around the lead being DOA. Either way, I'm excited for the album might sound like based on this direction … just hoping for better music.

Agree … the video is great. Conceptually I like that the song is her Slave 4 U, but I find it very noisy. The only catchy part is the kids don't want to dance.

Liberation was solid and deserved more success. But understandable that no one cared for her after the abomination of Lotus … truly such a blemish on her discography.

Taylor would do well because she's white and middle America-y enough to appeal to everyone.

But how did that end for him? I don't think it'll be a campaign breaker (it'll be the fact that she's a woman).

Yeah men who do this … it's just irresponsible. At least in his case and De Niri's case there will be trust funds after they die.

But for Beyonce this is the equivalent of another artist's press tour. A remix pack!? In Beyoncé's language, that's like hosting SNL.

Wow fantastic believe it's been two decades. This album still goes so hard; I had a hard CD in my car until this year (my car got totaled, not that I stopped listening to the album).

He's an amazing director, especially if you look at what he does with a music video budget. He's managed to do something really interesting with Ariana's work and keep the music videos about a third narrative when the music is really about her relationship with men and fame.

Call me a prude but some things need to be left to the imagination…

Wow Matt is a very secure man … good for him

"Get in trouble" for what exactly?? He hasn't said anything she doesn't say anytime she's asked about it.

Is it camp if they're taking themselves so seriously though?

I swear it seems like this woman is trying to retire in 5 years. I know she seems to support a lot of her family members, but she has so much acting/singing/performing talent that I feel she'd benefit from focusing on those things instead of these little hosting gigs … but obviously no idea what her financial situation is.

Same it's my number 1

Her live performances over the past couple of years make it seem like she's really lost all control … which is sad because she had a once-in-a-generation gift. She could easily make GREAT music with the right producers though, considering half of the music industry can't sing live. Like, if Selena Gomez can have a singing career Leona could, too, with her new voice. But not releasing an album for a decade in your 30s really is the nail in the coffin. If she does release again it will probably chart for a week in the UK and that will be that.

Still mad that tour got canceled because it also overlapped with a bunch of concurrent events that ended Leona's career stateside OT: Bionic felt like a bigger flop because she was following up a massive album … a larger fall from grace (like its second week in the UK)

I've only listed once and right now it's at a 5 for me. It, sadly, feels like a lot of noise to me. But, I'm a big fan … so I'm sure I'll listen to it 10 more times and it'll be a 8. But this is probably her least I've enjoyed an album of hers off of a first listen since 2016.