The fact on whether it was appropriate to call the cops or not is irrelevant. All you are doing is casting aspersions as to whether the person calling the police is racist, which to this point there is no proof. I'm not defending the cops but I don't think it's right to start blaming the person calling the police until there is definitive evidence. No point in fueling that fire.
Only started making my way through this but slightly disappointed not to see "Let's Be Friends" make it on here. Obviously wasnt during the same recording sessions but hate to see it just sit out there as a loosey.
As one of the now many to have listened to the leak I can confirm that the album is great. Regarding whether it'll be the best pop album of the year it definitely has the power to subdue any competitors. Lady Gaga is still way too up her own ass to provide any real competition. Save for Ariana or maybe RiRi putting out something Dua is going to rule the rest of the year.
Not sure there's anything wrong with her asking nicely for people to stop. If she was bringing legal stuff into then I could throw share but it all seems pretty innocuous.
They have every right to impersonate and she has every right to ask them to stop. Who the f cares.
Can we all just give up caring about Demi Lovato already. Yea she can belt but the music is always so boring. If her career wasn’t buoyed so much by her volatile personal life I’d doubt anyone would care about her music.
As a thin person, I object to the fact that I am a freak. Most people have very little idea what they are eating and how much of it, i.e. calories. I'm not saying counting calories and working out regularly are effortless tasks but it's also not something relegated to the elite.
Selena Gomez's album does sound realized and self-assured and it's a pretty fine album but it and she are devoid of any identity. She's been in the spotlight forever and it's still very hard to understand who she is outside of Beiber's ex. I still have no idea who she is as a pop star or person. When you compare her to her contemporaries, such as Taylor and Ariana, it's hard to get excited about anything she puts out because it's hard to get excited about her as person.
As much as I love her I really wish she would do something edgy and full on crazy in order for her to really be taken as a Pop Star. She’s still a bit too safe. Like it gives her this presence as if she was only recently in an all-girl group and is now going solo.
The problem is that she’s using her stature and privilege to gain public support on a matter that should be very private. Yes, the contracts probably suck for artists but there’s basically zero percent for the public to do to inact change. This is something that can only solved between the artists and labels. But what’s she’s doing is trying to use her power to incite her mob and essentially use bully tactics to get her way while at this same time acting as the victim. It’s her disingenuousness that is making this whole thing so ugly.
It says a lot when 2 Chainz basically has been erased from the consciousness. Not just saying for end of year stuff --- Rap or Go to the League got no press here when it came out.
She's batting 100 in my book so if some (or all) of these singles don't end up on LP3 I'm not gonna be worried. I regretfully didn't not start listening to her until recently but I have a strong feeling she's going to be our next Megastar on the same level as Beyonce.
Curious to see if Culture II is worthy of a Premature Evaluation and by that if Migos has risen that far in the ranks to justify it. Crazy to think Culture came out 1 yr ago tomorrow.
Really wish something was written about Beach House 3, which is really good. The only thing Tom seems to like to write about Ty is the lothario similes that preface his name. The R&B landscape is pretty tough to shine through if your name isn't Frank Ocean but I think Ty deserves his due.
I have absolutely loved St. VIncent ever since I first heard "Paris is Burning" way way back ago. My one minor rub during this is time is that there always seemed to be not necessarily a facade but a kinda mask that she keeps with her music. Glad to see she's getting more personal and it's definitely showing on the way she let's loose towards the back end of the song
At this point you need an interesting backstory to elicit a BNM, at least for established indie bands.
Look at Fleet Foxes's Crack-Up, which I believe is equally as good as Painted Ruins, and one could easily argue that both Fleet Foxes and Grizzly Bear are equals in the indie spectrum---top tier but maybe not up there with Radiohead, Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, et al. But there was a more interesting backstory with Robin Pecknold 's hiatus vs the Grizzly Bear guys. The hiatus was only a year apart but Robin had the whole going back to college thing along with rise of former member, FJM, to stoke interest. Grizzly Bear just took a while to make a new album, which doesnt have the same cache.
I actually think Glory is ridiculously good. People will write it off for all the same tired reasons:
Does she write the songs---no.
Can she sing---no
But it is impeccably produced, very consistent, and straight up bangs. Is she Taylor, Ariana, or CRJ---no. But this is definitely the best Britney, front to back, that we've ever had.
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