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FKA twigs Releases Album "Against the Front"
Length: 59:45
Genre: Alternative
Artist: FKA twigs
Producer: FKA twigs
Writer: FKA twigs
Title: Against the Front
1. Alternate Universe
2. Grip
3. Bourgeois
4. White Elephant
5. Feeling of Acrimony | 6. Insidious
7. From Behind
8. Gamma RayZ
9. Penetration
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FKA twigs released her debut album under banks Records to the world's surprise today. As a Christmas treat to her fans, FKA twigs decided it was best to release her album now, immediately after releasing the single. With the release of "Feeling of Acrimony" earlier today, people felt that was all FKA twigs had in store for the day, but boy were they wrong. FKA twigs dropped the album out of nowhere and didn't say a word about it. After you refreshed iTunes, you see banners all over advertising the new alternative album
When asked about the release FKA twigs told Billboard "I felt it was the time. I feel it IS the time. This is my time to share the art I have been continuously working on. I have been slaving over the recording studio giving my music my all and I feel I need to share it. After being locked away and prevented the release, I feel that I now must put it out. Since I am now free and under a better label, it is my time to show the world what I've been cooking up"
Billboard then asked twigs about the success of the album to which she replied "I don't care about the success. As artists, we are to make art. We are to make music. I am not here to bring you top 40 hits. I am here to bring you good music. I hope that's what I bring. I just hope the fans love it" And the fans DO love it, with 4.9 stars out 5 on iTunes, the album has been acclaimed by almost everyone. "In the upcoming week please be on the look out. Visuals for the album WILL be coming." In the meantime, be sure to purchase Against the Front on iTunes or at your local music store. Be sure to also purchase the single, Feeling of Acrimony on iTunes as well.
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because why the **** not
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Wait at FKA Twigs coming and snatching everyone's weave like that
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Not Jax. pulling a Beyonce, good luck with that. But good choice to snatch a #1 album.
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It's a shame she'll never be my primary label artist
Do tour dates count as articles?
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Not Jax. pulling a Beyonce, good luck with that. But good choice to snatch a #1 album.
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I mean, who else is releasing an album this week besides Justin and his Greatest Hits?
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I mean, who else is releasing an album this week besides Justin and his Greatest Hits?
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Bella could tbh
It'd be successful because of the drama between her & her bf
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I mean, who else is releasing an album this week besides Justin and his Greatest Hits?
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Debuting at #2 ain't bad, Justin scores #1 after #1.
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Bella could tbh
It'd be successful because of the drama between her & her bf
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Debuting at #2 ain't bad, Justin scores #1 after #1.
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i'm expecting #2 but hey oh well! I mean considering Justin will probs do a bunch of stadium performances (which twigs could nevuh) i would be shocked if I don't end up #2
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Miley Cyrus - D.U.I.
Artist: Miley Cyrus
Title: D.U.I
Release Date: December 26, 2014
Writers: Miley Cyrus, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Shellback, Benny Blanco.
Producers: Max Martin, Shellback, Benny Blanco.
Label: Rebuilt Records
Genre: Pop
Length: 3:41
“D.U.I.” also known as “Dancing under the influence,” is a song by American recording artist Miley Cyrus, taken from her to be announced fifth studio album set to be out in 2015. It was released on December 26, 2014 by Rebuilt Records as the lead single from the album. The song was written and produced by Max Martin, Shellback and Benny Blanco, with additional songwriting provided by Cyrus and Savan Kotecha. “D.U.I.” is a an uptempo dance-pop and elctropop with an electro beat song that talks about Miley being under the influence of music.
Background
In 2013, Miley Cyrus left Hollywood Records after signing a record contract with RCA Records, through which her fourth studio album Bangerz was released on October and spawned two top ten singles on the US Billboard Hot 100, giving Cyrus her first ever Grammy nomination. Cyrus kickstarted her Bangerz Tour in 2014, announcing plans to record a new album where she wrote “half of her new record backstage,” effectively putting her film career hiatus.
Producer Benny Blanco stated that “D.U.I.” was originally written with American recording artist Kesha in mind before offering it to record producer Shellback who pitched it to Max Martin who then ultimately offered it to Cyrus after she heard the demo in a studio session. Cyrus said that “this could feature Britney” but later felt that the song didn’t need any collaboration. Max Martin mastered the final track with Cyrus adding her input into the song. After rumored lyrics for the song surfaced on the web, Cyrus commented in her twitter account on December 24, 2014 “That’s not the real lyrics, but it is called DUI.” with the cover art for the song attached to the tweet, which features Cyrus’ mouth and her signature tongue move. The demo version of the track started leaking later that day which made the label rush the release and premiere it on the radio on December 25, 2014. On December 26, 2014, the single became available for purchase on iTunes, accompanied with Miley Cyrus being the special guest DJ for iTunes radio. The song remained an iTunes exclusive purchase for a week, until January 2, 2015. “D.U.I.” was made available for streaming both on Spotify and Youtube during the release date with the official Lyric video being released later that week.
Composition
“D.U.I.” is a an uptempo dance-pop and elctropop song, with an electro beat in the elements of trance and Eurodance. It is written in the key of C minor and Cyrus’ vocals span two and a half octaves, from the low note of G2 to a high C#6, and followers the chord progression Cm—Gm—G#m—A#m.
The song opens with Eurodance synths with whispers of the letters DUI with drums & bass kicking in and a repeated loop of Cyrus’ vocals rise, building up to the verse. Cyrus opens the verse with very breathy and high goals, in lyrics such as “I see myself gasping for air, I know I shouldn’t but I just don’t care.” The verse collides with the pre-chorus and filtered big synths play with Cyrus saying “Stop the beat ‘cause this is where I get off.”
Lyrically, the track talks about Miley being hypnotized and under the influence of good music, referencing the same track as the music. Cyrus stated that “D.U.I.” explains “my relationship and love with music”.
Critical reception
The song received acclaim from critics, who appreciated its overall production and originality. Becky J of the New York Curse called it “amazing”. Taylor Spears of Entertainment Weekly provided a favorable review, writing that the beat was questionable but “infectious”, adding that it reminded him of Madonna’s “Confession On A Dance Floor” 2005 effort. Lady Perry from Rolling Stone gave the song five stars of five stars, saying “It describes my love for music in a really fitting way, made me love music even more” and describing it as a “bubblegum guilty pleasure with edgy production elements to it.” Selena Lovato of Digital Spy said that the song is defiantly a Max Martin production, but it was different. Austin Bieber of The Independent felt that the track proved that Cyrus has a place in the pop industry, stating that “the track perfectly fits her timeline of her career and puts her above her opponents.” Perez Hilton described the song as “uplifting pop gem” saying that “it’s a real good transition from Bangerz and people will root for her, but you can still twerk to it.”
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There’s been little activity from Taylor Swift in the music world. That was until today, Christmas day, that the singer decided to tweet that she had a “little something” coming for them, meaning her fans. Many speculated that it was new music while other suggested that it was a glimpse of one of Swift’s many upcoming films. The new music claims caused cynics to attack, putting down the optimists, stating that there’s no way Swift had any time to work on new material as she’s been filming a new film in South Africa for the past month.
It all turned out to be quite contrary to what these cynics were expecting as Swift tweeted an iTunes link and Target link that directed fans to a page that contained a brand new album for pre-order. That brand new album was a compilation album, an album with twenty-one tracks separated into two parts, or two discs. That compilation album was Taylor Swift’s very first greatest hits album titled, Yours: The Greatest Hits. Yours: The Greatest Hits is an album that’s an Target and iTunes exclusive.
The album consists of Taylor’s biggest hits to date, including all eight of her number one hits, along with her other hits that managed to make an impact on the charts. Other songs included an outtake or two from every one of her recorded album sans a brand new song recorded specifically for the album, titled Too Good To Lose, which features Taylor’s longtime friend Justin Bieber.
Speaking about the album in an exclusive interview yet to be aired, Swift stated, “A Greatest Hits album is something I really never thought I’d do. I feel that most of the Greatest Hits albums I’ve come across are just released by the artist to scrape in some money, not really to please the fans or offer something worth while, you know? I feel that they can be done in a tasteful way so I tried to my best at doing that. Instead of just putting two new tracks on an album and using an unreleased photoshoot for the album cover and spread, I recorded two or three new tracks, took one of the best outtakes from each album in the past few years I’ve made and put it on there. I also rerecorded some of the songs, did a whole new photo shoot for it, and even gave them a DVD that contains exclusive intimate performances with most of the people I’ve collaborated with over the years. I didn’t want to half ass my greatest hits. I wanted the fans to be content with it, I wanted it to be the perfect balance between old and new material.”
The album hit iTunes for pre-order right away and is expected to hit Target’s shelves at midnight next week. Swift will face competition from friend and male equivalent commercially wise, Justin Bieber. Speaking about it, Swift laughed, “If this album doesn’t go number one, I’ll live. It’s a greatest hits album, it’s for the fans. Plus, I’m pretty sure I’ll have many more weeks to try to get it number one. For now, i’m focusing on just pleasing my fans and promoting the single.” The Greatest Hit’s lead single, Style, a Max Martin and Johann Shellback produced Miami vice sounding track, will be released to radio tomorrow and is quickly zooming up the iTunes charts.
Disc One:
01. Serenity
02. She Loves You Better Than I Do
03. Girl With The Red Lipstick
04. Time After Time (w/ Justin Bieber)
05. Moonlight
06. I Swear (w/ Eric Saade)
07. Rebels (Remastered)
08. Loving The Wrong Way
09. Swarovski (Alternate Version)
10. Lose Me In The Dark
11. Born Into Sin
12. Gunshots (w/ Zendaya)
13. Loverboy
14. Cathedrals
15. Style
Disc Two:
01. Nylon
02. Seven Wonders (Flatwood Mac Cover)
03. The Proposal
04. Too Good To Lose (ft. Justin Bieber)
05. Harvard Smiles
06. Lipstick on His Collar
07. Hold On (Tom Waits Cover)
DVD:
01. Style (Music Video)
02. Too Good To Lose (Live Studio Performance w/ Justin Bieber)
03. Gunshots (Live Studio Performance w/ Zendaya)
04. Style (Live Studio Performance)
05. I Swear (Live Studio Performance w/ Eric Saade)
06. Coven 13 (Short Film)
07. Hold On (Live Studio Performance)
Promotional singles:
Harvard Smiles
Written and Produced by Taylor Swift
Lipstick on His Collar
Written and Produced by Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff
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Sorry to be annoying but I NEED SOMEONE TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON THIS BOOKING SITUATION. Do we go whenever and where ever we want? Can we not go for the same slot if someone already has? Can u go even if someone has "called" it. The game looks so good but this is only my 1st time so I'm only just starting to figure it out.
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Sorry to be annoying but I NEED SOMEONE TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON THIS BOOKING SITUATION. Do we go whenever and where ever we want? Can we not go for the same slot if someone already has? Can u go even if someone has "called" it. The game looks so good but this is only my 1st time so I'm only just starting to figure it out.
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Girl just write the articles you want d
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not two greatest hits albums in one week.
@ausdaniel just write articles about performances. if someone said they did it before then just change the venue to avoid conflict.
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Didn't see this thread
Probably couldn't play much anyway because of school but it would've been nice to do a few articles or w/e
I see that Britney has already been taken though & it's probably better that I don't play lol
Hope y'all are having fun
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not two greatest hits albums in one week.
@ausdaniel just write articles about performances. if someone said they did it before then just change the venue to avoid conflict.
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king and queen of cal are both due for a GH. they gon slay 2gether!
dd ironically we were both planning to release one before we even found out one another was releasing one
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now i was good for #2 but not #3.. lemme get to work work.
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Vanessa Hudgens sets the record straight on a Tell All Note
Vanessa Hudgens and ShoTime just announced it, she is back soon with new music and a new record deal. The multi threats talented woman is really happy where she is now, and said 2014 was not her year for music, that's why she cancelled her last album, last minute. She confessed everything to her fanclub on a letter via her website that she called the Tell All Note.
I'm really sorry for the last album, but after a while during the recording sessions, I was so tired, I sat down and talked to my manager and told him : 'my music is pointless, it has no interest, I don't have any inspirations.'
He was calm, very calm, he listened to all my words and told me. 'If you're not happy nor focused on this project, we can always call the label and pull the plug.'
Next thing you know I was enjoying some times off with my fiancée and friends, reflecting on my career, and I told my label, that my head was not on music. We cancelled the era last minute and they ended my contract.
The singer talked about every little things in her note about her music career and all the doubts she had for a moment.
I felt during a long time, really far behind my competition. I was in a race that I was sure to lose, so when I was recording that album, all my fears and doubts came back, I could be focused on my music. I was writting songs but they didn't made any sense, I was accepting every demos and songs but wasn't really into them.
Cancelling the album and taking times for myself was the best decision.
Vanessa finished her tell all note by saying : This time everything has changed. I took the time to get inspired and do my own thing. I found the good people around me. I'm ready this time.
S he's now in Paris working on her album, with Kanye West, and is schedule to come out in 2015. She also said that she already picked the first single and shot the music video for it. And can release it anytime soon.
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Now hold the HELL on
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