Dash_inthedark
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One insta photo dump and tour rumours did this. The way it will skyrocket when she announces the album Everyone is missing her smBillie has an immaculate discography . So herI just remembered the Live at the O2 she released in 2022. Such a great live too, I loved the HTE era sm and that show was so perfect! But I saw someone say somewhere that it's no longer available on Apple Music. Is that true? (I don't use AM so I'm not sure).I'm so happy she recorded the show so people who couldn't be there can see how amazing she is live. I cannot wait to see her on the stage again.I think 2–3 years between albums is the sweet spot if you want consistently high-quality music. Releasing every year is creatively very difficult unless an artist is going through a major life event or an unusual creative peak, but those are exceptions not the rule. An album's release–promotion–tour cycle can easily take 2 years, and it's normal to need another year to actually write the next album. Very few artists can write properly while touring, and recording, production and post-production take months anyway. Even prolific artists need time between eras if they want to consistently put out great work imo. OT: Between the choices, I'd prefer 4–5 years, though only established artists can really afford to be inactive for that long. For newer artists, being away that long is risky ppl might forget about them or simply lose interest. On the other hand established artists releasing every year risk creative burnout and overexposure, and eventually people can start turning against them.I had a bit of free time today and been digging a bit more about the album timeline There's an interview with FINNEAS from October 2025 where he says they'd been working on some stuff. We also know she was on tour between September '24 and November '25, with a few breaks, and had a small studio traveling with her, so it's possible she cooked up some first drafts on the road. But definitely by the end of 2025 they were actively starting to work on it. Then in a November 2025 Rolling Stone interview, FINNEAS said: "Billie is doing her last few weeks of her world tour, and then we're back in [the studio] making some new Billie stuff." The ELLE interview with Billie from April 2026 was the first time she talked about the album. She was asked directly if BE4 was on the way, and she said: "Oh yeah, we're more than halfway." Then, on May 6, Smallzy asked Billie to elaborate, and she confirmed: "we are halfway through making it and I am loving it." She also said it was "literally not coming out for a goddamn ******* year" and that there was still much to do. In that HERO interview in July this year, FINNEAS confirmed they were still working on the album and still writing brand-new songs, while also finishing parts of existing ones. With all we know by now I'd say the most likely release window could be March–May 2027 if everything goes to plan. She'll probably do some promo for a few months and announce the tour for 2028. With some luck, she might also do a few summer festivals like she did with HTE. It also makes sense to release it around that period because Bell Jar movie will probably come out September 2027 (Toronto and Venice festivals are around that time and Sarah Polley has premiered her films at both), and she'll likely be busy for a bit with premieres, promo, interviews, etc. Then, hopefully, she'll be campaigning for awards at the end of the year and awards season will be full force January-February 2028. One thing is for sure after all this drought 2027 is gonna be a HUGE YEAR for Billie stansHe said it now but was not surprising since they did this with HMHAS too. They've been leaning more into using real instruments for a while. Even though they initially make the songs just the two of them, they'll add instruments later. I really want some snippets too. I can't wait to know what the BE4 sound will be. The only snippets we got (that I can remember) was late 2024 while she was on tour and she said she was only playing around but sounds greatGorgeous song and an instant classic. Till the day that I die ❤Baby is back and looking gorgeous as usual
