So, she's not trying because she doesn't promote it?
This is why ATRL is a mess.
The fact that she has CREATED the self-titled, means she's more driven than ever. The process of recording the album, creating the visuals, shooting videos for ALL the songs.
THAT is how you judge her if she's still on it or not.
she has delivered a true masterpiece, and a game-changing album. THAT's how you make an impact. Not by spending 2 years promoting it, just so it can sell more copies and you can make more profit out of it.
I'm not even a Hive member, but i have MAD respect for this woman, and especially for that album. She literally SHAT on the charts, the sales, the promo strategies, the radio deals. Basically, everything wrong with the music industry, where mediocre songs and artists get played to DEATH on the radios, because of payola, radio deals, labels paying money e.t.c.
What she did was the definition of ARTISTIC.
She's literally 'Music, not the bling', without having to say it publicly, just so she can gather attention and respect, when in fact, she's not all that. (not Beyonce, you know who i'm taking about).
Girl, stop trying so hard you're gonna drive yourself insane. Anyways, each and every Beyonce album since 1997 has been certified platinum, which is difficult to get, not everybody has that.
It's honestly soooo frustrating. And then we wonder why the music industry is sinking.
People with so little talent are celebrated by the media, radios, awards e.t.c. as Jesus 2nd coming just because they bought themselves a few #1s with mediocre songs, while REAL, TALENTED, artists, real MUSICANS are being kept away from the GP just because they don't oblige to the label's needs, or they don't follow their rules and stereotypes.
What happened to the old days when it was just about real, quality music?
This is why i respect Beyonce so much. She is the biggest star on the planet. She created a masterpiece with Beyonce and a true game changer. She could have followed the trend and release everything as planned by labels. A radio premiere, a few performances, i-tunes release, 2nd single before the album, album release, tons of promotion, interviews, e.t.c. But she decided to BREAK the rules, and just drop and album and let the MUSIC do the work. Because, at the end of the day, that's all that matters. The MUSIC
It's honestly soooo frustrating. And then we wonder why the music industry is sinking.
People with so little talent are celebrated by the media, radios, awards e.t.c. as Jesus 2nd coming just because they bought themselves a few #1s with mediocre songs, while REAL, TALENTED, artists, real MUSICANS are being kept away from the GP just because they don't oblige to the label's needs, or they don't follow their rules and stereotypes.
What happened to the old days when it was just about real, quality music?
This is why i respect Beyonce so much. She is the biggest star on the planet. She created a masterpiece with Beyonce and a true game changer. She could have followed the trend and release everything as planned by labels. A radio premiere, a few performances, i-tunes release, 2nd single before the album, album release, tons of promotion, interviews, e.t.c. But she decided to BREAK the rules, and just drop and album and let the MUSIC do the work. Because, at the end of the day, that's all that matters. The MUSIC
All of this flaming hot tea is just too much for ATRL
To me she been trying and doing much more musically with her last two albums than ever before. Every performance from her STILL seem to be 110% of herself.
If we're just talking about the no promo thing then yeah. However chances are that it was just part of ST marketing. But I guess we will see what she does for Bey6.
Beyoncé has worked her azz off to get where she is today, she has earned the right to be more picky with her career and do whatever she wants. I agree some things don't make sense from the outside looking in, but it's all her choice. I love how she has the freedom and control over her career, very very very very few have control.
People saying she's "above" promoting and doing interviews. **** outta here with that nonsense. MJ and Madonna were still performing their songs and conducting interviews at the heights of their peaks, so why shouldn't she?
And she used a different marketing ploy for ST than her previous efforts, but doesn't mean that she hasn't been trying. Filming nearly 20 music videos and performing the entire album from start to finish at an award show isn't effort? Please.
Even now, Adele already participated in several interviews before 25 came out and she's been promoting her album just like how every other pop star does, and y'all are gonna try deluding me or anyone else into thinking that she's bigger than Adele?
Girl, stop trying so hard you're gonna drive yourself insane. Anyways, each and every Beyonce album since 1997 has been certified platinum, which is difficult to get, not everybody has that.
She could honestly never have a #1 single or platibum album ever again and she'd still be regarded as a legend and the defining star of our generation. She and her label know that and they're happy. Any promo she does is for the fans mostly since we're the ones that brag about things like that.
It cracks me up to see people calling the surprise release a great "marketing plan", or "desperate for sales"
In reality, that was such a HUGE risk, one of the biggest made by any pop star, ever. I remember it took over 24 hours for her to appear on iTunes and so many, some even in this thread, said it was because "no one cared", which was believable because of the way she released with no notice or promotion.
She didn't promote her album AT ALL prior to release, I don't care that some biased posters think otherwise, this is a huge reason as to why it was a risk. Who releases an album without a lead single, or a lead video, or a radio release? No one in the pop world.
She released the way she did because she has a fond love of music, not single success, or celebrity like many pop stars, she wanted people to respect her music and listen to it the way it should be listened to.
Her album was a kiss-off to the horrible issue the music industry is currently facing with piracy, or with label control, or with consumption. This was her answer to all of that and she delivered it with an amazing body of work in a very risky, but successful way.
It's honestly soooo frustrating. And then we wonder why the music industry is sinking.
People with so little talent are celebrated by the media, radios, awards e.t.c. as Jesus 2nd coming just because they bought themselves a few #1s with mediocre songs, while REAL, TALENTED, artists, real MUSICANS are being kept away from the GP just because they don't oblige to the label's needs, or they don't follow their rules and stereotypes.
What happened to the old days when it was just about real, quality music?
This is why i respect Beyonce so much. She is the biggest star on the planet. She created a masterpiece with Beyonce and a true game changer. She could have followed the trend and release everything as planned by labels. A radio premiere, a few performances, i-tunes release, 2nd single before the album, album release, tons of promotion, interviews, e.t.c. But she decided to BREAK the rules, and just drop and album and let the MUSIC do the work. Because, at the end of the day, that's all that matters. The MUSIC
It's honestly soooo frustrating. And then we wonder why the music industry is sinking.
People with so little talent are celebrated by the media, radios, awards e.t.c. as Jesus 2nd coming just because they bought themselves a few #1s with mediocre songs, while REAL, TALENTED, artists, real MUSICANS are being kept away from the GP just because they don't oblige to the label's needs, or they don't follow their rules and stereotypes.
What happened to the old days when it was just about real, quality music?
People saying she's "above" promoting and doing interviews. **** outta here with that nonsense. MJ and Madonna were still performing their songs and conducting interviews at the heights of their peaks, so why shouldn't she?
And she used a different marketing ploy for ST than her previous efforts, but doesn't mean that she hasn't been trying. Filming nearly 20 music videos and performing the entire album from start to finish at an award show isn't effort? Please.
Even now, Adele already participated in several interviews before 25 came out and she's been promoting her album just like how every other pop star does, and y'all are gonna try deluding me or anyone else into thinking that she's bigger than Adele?
She's not """above""" it but if she doesn't want to she doesn't HAVE to...she just can't be bothered sometimes
And a lot of promotional stuff is shrouded in industry politics that bey doesn't really want to play into anymore
She would rather focus on what she feels is important which is delivering QUALITY CONTENT..and she does it very well
It's honestly soooo frustrating. And then we wonder why the music industry is sinking.
People with so little talent are celebrated by the media, radios, awards e.t.c. as Jesus 2nd coming just because they bought themselves a few #1s with mediocre songs, while REAL, TALENTED, artists, real MUSICANS are being kept away from the GP just because they don't oblige to the label's needs, or they don't follow their rules and stereotypes.
What happened to the old days when it was just about real, quality music?
This is why i respect Beyonce so much. She is the biggest star on the planet. She created a masterpiece with Beyonce and a true game changer. She could have followed the trend and release everything as planned by labels. A radio premiere, a few performances, i-tunes release, 2nd single before the album, album release, tons of promotion, interviews, e.t.c. But she decided to BREAK the rules, and just drop and album and let the MUSIC do the work. Because, at the end of the day, that's all that matters. The MUSIC
All OF this TEA. Let me go and buy "BIG FAT LIE" in support of Nicole