[Anvarie]

Anyways





This makeup and hair was perfect

[ShouldersSideways]

^ yes she was on fire that night.

[Triton]

"Mine" could have been a hit like "Sweet Dreams", it would have caught on, specially with a radio edit. Urban would have played it like crazy and it would have leaked over to mainstream/pop.

I've actually been hearing more and more Beyonce songs at my local pop station.... yesterday it was Single Ladies and today they played Drunk In Love and Crazy in Love within one hour or so... it might have to do with the tour but she's not coming within 1,000 miles of my city

[aaronsmithjune1]

I kinda see where she's coming from with the whole anti single success campaign, because she's had a lot of song the GP knows

No no no
Bills bill is billis
Say my name
Jumpin jumpin
Independent woman
Survivor
Bootylicious
Crazy in love
Baby boy
Naughty girl
Me myself and I
Check on it
Irreplaceable
Beautiful liar
If I were a boy
Halo
Single ladies
Sweet dreams
Telephone
Run the world
Love on top
Drunk in love
Flawless

She has a lot of well known songs , the problem is she doesn't perform them. It would be nice to see her perform all them on the tour. DC work is a huge part of her legacy, and she shouldn't just let so many of these huge hits go forgotten.

I didn't post anything from the DF because it feels the whole era has been forgotten. Sorry.

[swissman]

RTW was a hit in the clubs but the GP had no clue what it was.
It only charted in the UK at like 100 or something.

People just didn't like it. It wasn't that it was too soon.

[Demiboyx]

Originally posted by MiaBella

The air of superiority does become annoying. No one is wrong for wanting her music, in all capacities, to be successful. No one is asking her to ***** herself out to radio stations or doing B'Day/IASF level promotion. But for the fans and the GP, more is received and appreciated by an artist when they do make the time to communicate outside of an album and tour. No matter who you are, no matter how big you become, nothing will change that.

Bey has had several top 20s since 4, who's message (aside from Best Hit She Never Had) has had more meaning and substance than a lot of songs that make it into the top 10 and #1. How do you expect the world to fully embrace your work when you deny them the ability to fully take it in? Formation's message would resonate even louder if people could find it on YT.

All of this

I thought her new team would have handled the Formation release properly, but private on YouTube, really???

[swissman]

Originally posted by Demiboyx

All of this

I thought her new team would have handled the Formation release properly, but private on YouTube, really???

I wonder if that has more to do with TIDAL exclusivity rather than poor management.

[ShouldersSideways]

Originally posted by swissman

I wonder if that has more to do with TIDAL exclusivity rather than poor management.

Why bother putting it on YouTube at all if that's it

[*-ChriZ-*]

maybe she wanted to force people to check her website in order to come across her tour dates + maybe she's going to officially upload the second Formation video on YT (in case the rumors are true)?

As always, I believe Bey has a plan, especially when it's intended like this.

[Crimson18]

Formation's release was not an incident of poor management. It's very obvious that Bey did not want to make any money off of this or have it slay the charts. Because the message was so much bigger than that.

She probably would have just put it on Soundcloud like she did Bow Down if it wasn't for TIDAL.

She did everything in her power to make sure that it did not chart, and I respect that for this song.

She is not an idiot. She's been in the business forever. She knows she was sabotaging the song's chances of being a hit and she did that PURPOSELY.

I don't think that necessarily has to translate to the whole album. As far as the album goes, I'm pretty sure that it'll be on iTunes for purchase pretty quickly as well as on TIDAL obviously.

[*-ChriZ-*]

Originally posted by Crimson18

Formation's release was not an incident of poor management. It's very obvious that Bey did not want to make any money off of this or have it slay the charts. Because the message was so much bigger than that.

She probably would have just put it on Soundcloud like she did Bow Down if it wasn't for TIDAL.

She did everything in her power to make sure that it did not chart, and I respect that for this song.

She is not an idiot. She's been in the business forever. She knows she was sabotaging the song's chances of being a hit and she did that PURPOSELY.

I don't think that necessarily has to translate to the whole album. As far as the album goes, I'm pretty sure that it'll be on iTunes for purchase pretty quickly as well as on TIDAL obviously.

I think so too.

[SaDaré]

Originally posted by Crimson18

Formation's release was not an incident of poor management. It's very obvious that Bey did not want to make any money off of this or have it slay the charts. Because the message was so much bigger than that.

I dont see how a human being using logic couldn't figure this out on their own.
She didnt do what people thought she was doing. Which was use the message, New Orleans incident, BLM movement in Black History month for financial gain. She gets even more respect for that.

[ShouldersSideways]

I don't care about Formation not being on iTunes. I understand it. And everyone knows it now anyway which I love.

I think that's all some of us want when we talk about singles. For everyone to get to hear her music and appreciate her the way she deserves to be appreciated. at the end of the day I'm happy either way bc she has been steadily putting out amazing music for 20 years (with IASF being an exception I guess)

[giRLbye.]

Originally posted by swissman

RTW was a hit in the clubs but the GP had no clue what it was.
It only charted in the UK at like 100 or something.

People just didn't like it. It wasn't that it was too soon.

i certainly had never heard of the Major Lazer song until RTW came out

[Nemo]

Ughhhhh it's crazy how much watching Bey perform through a computer screen can affect me I swear I can literally just spend all day watching performances of her and not tire of it or get bored. And no matter how many times I watch many of those performances, most of them still make me feel the same magic that I felt the very first time watching them! Most of the time while watching her performances I don't, can't, rather, simply just watch them while remaining completely composed. I am almost always doing some combination of just shaking my head in admiration and/or disbelief, cuffing my hands over my face, saying things like "oh my God, oh my God, oh my God" out loud -- or things that don't make even make any damn sense --, moaning/making noises because I'm at a loss for words... And you know when you cry without actually crying? Like without tears, but your breathing and stomach mimic the patters of crying. Well, that. Although there have been countless times that she has brought me to tears throughout the years as well.
Ugh I'm sorry for that. The things she does to me is just, ugh, I truly am unable to explain 100% in words. I just got super emotional and had to vent somewhere about it. And I figured where else better than to people who might understand what I'm talking about and not just think I'm a lunatic.. I mean at least I'm hoping you guys know what I mean at least to an extent. Otherwise this is a bit awkward. But yeah, this is why Beyoncé is my fave. Forever and always. I can't imagine there being any other celebrity in the world who makes me feel how Beyoncé does; who is as important to me than Beyoncé is. I simply just cannot. Nobody can even close to match the extremes that Beyoncé is able to make me feel. And I know one thing for sure, I would not have any other way.

[Dessy Fenix]

Originally posted by Nemo

Ughhhhh it's crazy how much watching Bey perform through a computer screen can affect me I swear I can literally just spend all day watching performances of her and not tire of it or get bored. And no matter how many times I watch many of those performances, most of them still make me feel the same magic that I felt the very first time watching them! Most of the time while watching her performances I don't, can't, rather, simply just watch them while remaining completely composed. I am almost always doing some combination of just shaking my head in admiration and/or disbelief, cuffing my hands over my face, saying things like "oh my God, oh my God, oh my God" out loud -- or things that don't make even make any damn sense --, moaning/making noises because I'm at a loss for words... And you know when you cry without actually crying? Like without tears, but your breathing and stomach mimic the patters of crying. Well, that. Although there have been countless times that she has brought me to tears throughout the years as well.
Ugh I'm sorry for that. The things she does to me is just, ugh, I truly am unable to explain 100% in words. I just got super emotional and had to vent somewhere about it. And I figured where else better than to people who might understand what I'm talking about and not just think I'm a lunatic.. I mean at least I'm hoping you guys know what I mean at least to an extent. Otherwise this is a bit awkward. But yeah, this is why Beyoncé is my fave. Forever and always. I can't imagine there being any other celebrity in the world who makes me feel how Beyoncé does; who is as important to me than Beyoncé. I simply just cannot. Nobody can even close to match the extremes that Beyoncé is able to make me feel. And I know one thing for sure, I would not have any other way.

I swear Beyonce could make an entire TV series out of her performances and I'd actually stay up, warm up some popcorn and watch it as if I'm actually at a concert

[Nemo]

Originally posted by swissman

RTW was a hit in the clubs but the GP had no clue what it was.
It only charted in the UK at like 100 or something.

People just didn't like it. It wasn't that it was too soon.

Girl what? It peaked at #11 in the UK

Originally posted by ShouldersSideways

I don't care about Formation not being on iTunes. I understand it. And everyone knows it now anyway which I love.

I think that's all some of us want when we talk about singles. For everyone to get to hear her music and appreciate her the way she deserves to be appreciated. at the end of the day I'm happy either way bc she has been steadily putting out amazing music for 20 years (with IASF being an exception I guess)

You guessed wrong. Repent.

[Temporal]

Originally posted by Nemo

Girl what? It peaked at #11 in the UK



You guessed wrong. Repent.

Wait, you think IASF is...good?

[Dessy Fenix]

Yeah I'd say IASF is good. Better than most filler-filled albums.

[Anvarie]

A joke