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Yoshifan823 posted:The only award on that list that I genuinely have a horse in the race is Ariel Rechtshaid for best producer because that dude loving rules. Ariel was cooler when he just a dude in The Hippos 
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Yoshifan823 posted:And now Miley is going on tour with Sky Ferreira and Icona Pop. That will be one hell of a show, that's for drat sure. From a while back, but holy poo poo I have to see this. I had no idea. e: Oh, also, just chiming in to say I really appreciate the non-US artists that pop up in this thread that I'd probably miss otherwise. foutre fucked around with this message at 18:53 on Dec 13, 2013 |
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Seriously. Nothing will change the fact that Mariah has more raw musical talent than anyone else who has ever graced pop charts that I can think of, and she wrote or legitimately cowrote the vast majority of her songs. I'm not even a big fan, but I have respect for her. Her voice is still insane, too.
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holy poo poo Beyoncé
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PUGGERNAUT posted:holy poo poo Beyoncé How the gently caress did she pull this off out of nowhere? 
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PUGGERNAUT posted:holy poo poo Beyoncé As someone who's never even been a fan of her really, yeah this album is a monster.
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Such a waste of Frank Ocean though. 
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holy poo poo this album and (most of) the videos are a masterwork. e: sources are saying this sold ~80k copies within the first three hours of release. That's unheard of. 
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Wandle Cax posted:I think it's awesome. No months of hype, no messing around, just here's a new album, surprise! Brilliant move. And apparently there are music videos for all the songs on it too. You have to admire such a brave move like this. And let's be honest, it's Beyonce. If anyone can pull this off, it's her.
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AndyP posted:And let's be honest, it's Beyonce. If anyone can pull this off, it's her. You'd figure someone somewhere would've spilled the beans. Crazy.
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I'm not that fussed about Beyonce but I do think it's super cool that a musician who is THAT big can still just release an album out of nowhere with no leaks at all. Props to Beyonce
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Bedtime Stories posted:holy poo poo this album and (most of) the videos are a masterwork. This album is incredible. By far the best album she's ever made imo. I don't even have time to go through all the music videos but the ones I've seen are incredibly well-done.
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PaganGoatPants posted:How the gently caress did she pull this off out of nowhere?
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I think it's funny how people are acting as though Beyonce has never done this before. Does nobody remember B'day?
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Humanist Manifesto posted:This album is incredible. By far the best album she's ever made imo. I don't even have time to go through all the music videos but the ones I've seen are incredibly well-done. I've had "Flawless" on repeated, because god drat that track and that sample. But yeah all the videos are really well done. "Drunk Love" is surprisingly adorable.
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I'm sure Beyonce's new videos are good and all, but I'm taking major points off "XO" due to it being directed by the mega-creep who directed the video for "Wrecking Ball". Sorry, but Terry Richardson disgusts me even before you get to the sexual harassment allegations.
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ZakAce posted:Sorry, but Terry Richardson disgusts me even before you get to the sexual harassment allegations. The allegations are one actual story (from a woman named Jamie Peck) with a bunch of tabloid-level bullshit piled on top. For example, the petition going around about him quotes a tweet from a blatantly satirical Twitter account rumored to be a school project by Scout Willis. They report it as: quote:In November 2012, Bruce Willis’ and Demi Moore’s daughter Scout tweeted that “last night Terry Richardson tried to finger me. I didn’t let him, obviously. But I did let him photograph me topless in the bathroom.” I dunno what he's really guilty of or not, but don't believe everything you read about famous or successful people. Lord Krangdar fucked around with this message at 04:43 on Dec 18, 2013 |
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I've been having a hard time squaring "Flawless" and the fact that Terry Richardson directed "XO." Especially when "XO" is such a great, playful celebration of the AA community. I don't even know what to do with that.
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FYI if you have iTunes and download the 12 Days of Gifts app, you get the new Lorde song for free. It's really good and I'm not even a Lorde fan.
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Lord Krangdar posted:The allegations are one actual story (from a woman named Jamie Peck) with a bunch of tabloid-level bullshit piled on top.
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PUGGERNAUT posted:FYI if you have iTunes and download the 12 Days of Gifts app, you get the new Lorde song for free. It's really good and I'm not even a Lorde fan. I swear every Lorde song was specifically designed to give me a headache. First it was the bass in The Royals, then the clapping in Team and now whatever that woo-woo thing is in her new single. I literally have the volume turned down so low that I can't hear her sing and the woo-wooing is still too drat loud.
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So I have no English sources for this, but apparently Justin Bieber's pulling himself out of the music industry after his new album's released. He said this in some radio interview he did. I am not a fan of him so I don't really care, but it's still a bit weird. He is wildly succesfull with a legion of rabid fans who will do everything for him. But I guess being a child-star becoming an absolute superstar is quite exhausting so I think it's for the better? fast edit: http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/17/justin-bieber-retires-power-106/ woops. not sure if it's a trustable source anymore now.
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Irish Joe posted:I swear every Lorde song was specifically designed to give me a headache. First it was the bass in The Royals, then the clapping in Team and now whatever that woo-woo thing is in her new single. I literally have the volume turned down so low that I can't hear her sing and the woo-wooing is still too drat loud. "It drives you crazy getting old".
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This is pretty funny. Oh Katy... her actual voice isn't too awful. http://gawker.com/lip-sync-malfunction-forces-katy-perry-to-use-her-own-v-1485152636
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fuseshock posted:This is pretty funny. Oh Katy... her actual voice isn't too awful. I think it's very awful. Her performance on the UK X-factor final a day after that was horrendous also. At least she was singing live.
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fuseshock posted:This is pretty funny. Oh Katy... her actual voice isn't too awful. I expected this to be way worse. A lot of pop stars lip sync/use backing tracks when doing dance heavy performances. You can actually see that she's completely and rather awkwardly breaking her choreography so she has more breath. I don't think this is even a thing. weekly font fucked around with this message at 13:29 on Dec 20, 2013 |
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Irish Joe posted:I swear every Lorde song was specifically designed to give me a headache. First it was the bass in The Royals, then the clapping in Team and now whatever that woo-woo thing is in her new single. I literally have the volume turned down so low that I can't hear her sing and the woo-wooing is still too drat loud. Strange, I found the mastering to be very laid-back; it's not even brickwalled or anything. But I've accepted that everything these days is designed to sound good only when played at maximum volume on an iPhone. fuseshock posted:This is pretty funny. Oh Katy... her actual voice isn't too awful. The TV show was supposed to play an instrumental backing track, but played the regular CD version instead; she's been singing these same songs live on TV for months now quote:Katy Perry was singing live at the NRJ Awards saturdy night in Cannes, but regrettably the wrong mix has been played accidentally which over-rode Katy's live vocal feed on-air fat the beginning of her performance of “Roar”. TF1 & NRJ would like to apologize to NRJ double award winner Katy Perry for this technical problem beyond our control. http://nrjmusicawards.nrj.fr/actus-4524/article/306363-communique.html Don't ask me why I'm unironically defending her performances though Edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qxWGmEtnSQ Self-deprecating mic flub humor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eGe0KM7_D8 Damage-control acoustic for your inner housewife Mermaid Autopsy fucked around with this message at 01:55 on Dec 21, 2013 |
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Mermaid Autopsy posted:
I am not a great fan of that song in general. But that's a really good performance. Still drives me insane the way she em-pha-si-ses that word. To me, it just sounds so... aggravating.
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Spiteski posted:I am not a great fan of that song in general. But that's a really good performance. Ugh I feel the SAME way. Makes the song to where I can't even give it a chance.
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Spiteski posted:Still drives me insane the way she em-pha-si-ses that word. To me, it just sounds so... aggravating. Same. I can't even listen to it for that reason.
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Spiteski posted:I am not a great fan of that song in general. But that's a really good performance. Yeah it's not the most lyrical of words.
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I like to imagine that she's singing about the magical land of Uncun-Dyshunali.
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ninjahedgehog posted:I like to imagine that she's singing about the magical land of Uncun-Dyshunali. That made me laugh more than it should have. Heard XO from Beyonce for the first time on the radio tonight, and thoroughly loved it. Is the rest of her album worth dropping the money on? I hear only good things so far, but Drunk In Love was bollocks.
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It's a pretty good album, i think it's a bit overrated (the hype really made people freak out) but it is still really solid. Pretty Hurts (and the great video) , Haunted (same-- awesome video) , Blow, Partition, rocket, xo and flawless are my favorites. Drunk in love irritates me, no angel has some elements i like but it doesnt do much for me, jealous is filler , mine is boring, superpower is meh. Heaven is good, but i usually skip it. Blue is a cute song but i usually skip it too.
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somnambulist posted:It's a pretty good album, i think it's a bit overrated (the hype really made people freak out) but it is still really solid. Pretty Hurts (and the great video) , Haunted (same-- awesome video) , Blow, Partition, rocket, xo and flawless are my favorites. Drunk in love irritates me, no angel has some elements i like but it doesnt do much for me, jealous is filler , mine is boring, superpower is meh. Heaven is good, but i usually skip it. Blue is a cute song but i usually skip it too. I might just drop the money for it. It's a pretty huge tracklist when I really think about it. An album with more than 5 great songs is pretty much worth it I guess. Thanks for the run down.
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the truth posted:There aren't five great songs, maybe two (XO and Pretty Hurts). I entirely disagree with this sentiment. I really think Pretty Hurts is one of the weakest songs on the album. It sounds too much like female rock songs from the early-mid 2000's. And there are more than two good songs from the album. I like pretty much all of them except for Mine and Pretty Hurts.
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