Wow so Bowie's son dissed Gaga
Grace Jones dissed Gaga
Madonna dissed Gaga
Leonardo DiCaprio dissed Gaga + stole her moment at the Golden Globes + gave her dirty looks at the Oscar Lunch
Lana Del Rey dissed Gaga
Gosh LEGENDS really don't like her
Michael Jackson loved her.
Janet Jackson loves her.
Mariah Carey loves her.
Cher loves her.
Elton John loves her.
Bono loves her.
Sting loves her.
I wish the studio version of Formation had the "make that Texas bamaaaaa" part 2x like the vid The whole empty pool scene ended several careers
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I don't love that 1989 won but I agree with it, ugh. Albums that momentous, that are decent in quality, not amazing but good enough deserve the award. Same w Molester's Thriller
The way how monsters feel the need attack the person that was closest to Bowie, who is probably hurt the most by his loss and is still mourning just because he didnt kiss Gagas ass after the tribute ... How respectful...
Casey AnthoNEY is banned from the Grammys, stuck in Vegas for eternity and hasn't won an award in 11 years or been nominated for one in 6. Last award she was nominated for, she lost to Lady Gaga. So why is the Army trying it when their fave's last and only award was in an era before Lady Gaga was even thought of?
Gaga lost a Grammy last night, but Princess Gurney lost her human rights almost 10 years ago.
Methney fans... We get that your fave can't do anything anymore and you have nothing to look forward to, but that's not our fault.
Gaga twirling without losing her balance = dancing on par with Britney's prime, right? That's essentially what she did, wasn't it? It was just missing the bimbo hairflips.
Beyoncé is a black woman artist making black art for black women. She is not stealing from black culture or appropriating. She is not touching her toes in the stream of the various elements that encompass American blackness. No, she is creating work that speaks to an audience that might not receive the sort of mainstream, visually and sonically-enticing wisdom that Bey has perfected.
The snotty Bowie/Grace/Madonna crowd that dedicate their lives to "proving!" Gaga is somehow lessor. All 3 of those dead people have a lot of buttkissing on Gaga's part. If it weren't for her they'd all be forgotten and we'd be Brittany-fied and Katy-fied (whose influences include the prestigious teen bubblegum pop years and stop 15 years back).
Mike WiLL Made-It's production perfectly underlines each of Bey’s lyrics. The unnerving synth highlights each snap of a phrase (“I like my negro nose with Jackson 5 nostrils” and “I like my baby’s hair with baby hair and an Afro”) like a yellow highlighter, marking the bits and pieces of the song one will refer to when examining the Beyoncé canon as a whole. Like a low rumbling siren that never truly crests to a final loud blare, the song bounces just under the surface. This effect returns as Bey repeats that first verse—"My daddy Alabama/ Momma Louisiana"—as if to make sure listeners are considering the content. It’s a fun song, yes, but it’s also an important one. Never forget that.
This doesn’t feel like a fluke. It is on Bey’s most instrumentally-dense and trend-forward productions (with a strong pull to the trap genre of her native Houston) that Bey most explicitly speaks to her fans. Consider “Flawless,” the spine-tingling centerpiece of her self-titled album, which served a similar purpose, speaking directly to her female listeners (and centering herself alongside them). On “Flawless,” we were given an anthem that prioritized power—“I woke up like this” was not just a boast. It was also a declaration that one’s independence, spirit, and strength derives from birth. It is a natural process and quality, one that arises inherently rather than being nurtured over time. It was no surprise, too, that “Flawless” included a snippet of a speech from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on feminism; Beyoncé instilled in us wisdom and confidence. She is a queen, but also a mother, a sage in a pop music field severely lacking in perspective.
“Formation” expands on this narrative thread, encompassing a truer definition of Beyoncé: the artist. She references her “negro nose,” Blue’s baby hair and Afro, the Illuminati and the outright power of gaming and simultaneously overcoming the oppressions of capitalism. “I might get your song played on the radio station,” she says, centering her power in making the careers of others. Later, she says, “I go hard, Take what’s mine, cause I slay.”
The whole empty pool scene ended several careers
