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Post by sundaymorningguy on May 6, 2014 14:26:16 GMT -5
I don't know I tried to give Problem a second chance, but it just comes across as a Jennifer Lopez reject. Hopefully, she has better material than this on the album.
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Post by The Upper Hand on May 6, 2014 14:42:05 GMT -5
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Post by surfy on May 6, 2014 19:52:35 GMT -5
Love her live performances, she always sings amazingly! And I think she is slowly maturing, I mean she just left Nick... the last thing we need is a full on SURPRISE I'm a f**king adult now #YOLO move like Miley did! It makes since too, she's trying to keep her younger fans, as well as gain older ones! Anyways, if she keeps doing what she's doing she will be fine! :)
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Post by toomuchboy on May 6, 2014 21:09:00 GMT -5
What 20 Y.O is wearing ribbons in her hair and rocking sun dresses like a 12 Y.O girl? Taylor Swift. Well, not so much ribbons in the hair, but she was acting like a 10 year old well into her 20's and that didn't hurt her sales.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 16:05:16 GMT -5
I think it's more complex than that she acts/dresses like a kid. I mean if we are to be honest with ourselves Katy Perry could rock the same hairstyle, clothes, and dance routines that Ariana has for her "Problem" performances and no one would blink twice, b/c Katy was 'introduced' to us as an adult. So we're fully aware that Katy is a grown woman who purposely juxtaposes her very adult breasts appearance with the very youthful aspect of her image for kicks. But when it comes to someone coming off a kid network, we are looking at young adults but we still see children (and most of their fanbase is still children so in some sense they should still appear fairly fresh and innocent). This doesn't sit well with most of us though because we feel too 'old' to be listening to kids, so we, the public, do this ridiculous mind-fuck thing where we call them out for still looking like a 12 year old girl one minute and say she's 'slutting it up' in her single cover the next. Ariana could not play up her sexiness for kicks b/c that isn't her vibe and even if it was people would say she's trying too hard, as it would be in such stark contrast to the 12 year old we insisted on seeing yesterday. We really don't give young girls in the spotlight the chance to grow up naturally, or if one does it's b/c it's Hilary Duff and she promptly falls off since there's nothing interesting for anyone to nitpick and clutch pearls about.
tl;dr Ariana was going to get dinged for not growing up quickly enough or be dragged for trying to grow up too quickly either way so I say just let the girl be, and hopefully Ariana's transition into an adulthood career will be smooth. I feel she came in with a slightly lesser-known name than the Disney girls so that might be to her advantage in the long run, b/c it will be easier for her to break the kiddie/Nick association without having to do something extremely overt like lick a wrecking ball/go to rehab/date effing Justin Bieber.
And her Ellen performance was pretty good imo, a definite improvement over her RDMA and iHeart performances. She maintained the old-school vibe that she has going on while still seeming current, and not like a kid playing dress-up in her mother's old clothes. So it's not like she's completely stagnant or not showing growth, she's just going to need a little more time than others to get to a certain point.
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Post by no apologist on May 7, 2014 16:15:49 GMT -5
What 20 Y.O is wearing ribbons in her hair and rocking sun dresses like a 12 Y.O girl? Taylor Swift. Well, not so much ribbons in the hair, but she was acting like a 10 year old well into her 20's and that didn't hurt her sales. Lies. Taylor has been on her grown and sexy for a minute now. And lets be honest, her look was never as childish as Ariana's. I am sure Ariana is well aware of the criticism about her look. That's why she's trying to change it.
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Post by no apologist on May 7, 2014 16:20:10 GMT -5
Anyhoo, when is the release date for the album? I hope it's soon and not months away. Midweek of June would be awesome. She should have just dropped it like Beyonce and made people buy the single with the whole album. LOL
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Post by Kurt on May 7, 2014 16:23:39 GMT -5
Anyhoo, when is the release date for the album? I hope it's soon and not months away. Midweek of June would be awesome. She should have just dropped it like Beyonce and made people buy the single with the whole album. LOL "Either August or September," according to Billboard.
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Post by Gray. on May 7, 2014 16:31:06 GMT -5
Her vocal performance was flaw-free, and I love how she has fun with Iggy's rap even when Iggy isn't there. Lol the shirtless men though, girl's doing the most of things.
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Post by josh on May 7, 2014 16:41:39 GMT -5
Anyhoo, when is the release date for the album? I hope it's soon and not months away. Midweek of June would be awesome. She should have just dropped it like Beyonce and made people buy the single with the whole album. LOL "Either August or September," according to Billboard. Better be August at the latest, especially if this turns out to be as big as it's shaping up to be. If it does become really big, the album should drop late June/early July, imo.
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Post by no apologist on May 8, 2014 10:52:19 GMT -5
Anyhoo, when is the release date for the album? I hope it's soon and not months away. Midweek of June would be awesome. She should have just dropped it like Beyonce and made people buy the single with the whole album. LOL "Either August or September," according to Billboard. Oh my god, why? That's too far away. that's year a part from her debut.
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Post by Wavey✨️ on May 8, 2014 10:56:09 GMT -5
They'll most likely have a second single out before that.
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Post by no apologist on May 8, 2014 10:57:07 GMT -5
They'll most likely have a second single out before that. Yeah, but if the song is taking off so well why wait that long? Who's to say the next single wont completely bomb like Baby I? And by then Problem will be a thing of the past.
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Post by Wavey✨️ on May 8, 2014 11:08:36 GMT -5
They'll most likely have a second single out before that. Yeah, but if the song is taking off so well why wait that long? Who's to say the next single wont completely bomb like Baby I? And by then Problem will be a thing of the past. You know what, I was thinking that before I quoted you. I guess really it all depends on Problem's longevity to determine that.
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Post by no apologist on May 11, 2014 18:17:50 GMT -5
She looked kinda slutty at Wango Tango. And I kinda like it. She does need to work on her live performances though.
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Post by Hashtag Pow on May 11, 2014 21:35:01 GMT -5
They should call the album PROBLEM. Cause if she's coming as hard as she is with the lead single, she indeed will prove to be one.
The only thing I need from her now is to be in a painful, long-term relationship. That will give her the ability to EMOTE, as well as some real life shit to draw from in the music.
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Post by Fat Ass Kelly Price on May 11, 2014 21:44:51 GMT -5
She seems uncomfortable on stage. This seems to be a recurring problem with her live performances for me. I don't know if it was the outfit, but she definitely looked uncomfortable at Wango Tango. I like the effort she's making with choreo, but stage presence has to also come from within. "Right There" and "The Way" were a snorefest, and she didn't know what to do with herself outside of the choreographed portions in "Problem."
She's trying though. She just needs to loosen up a bit. I'm not sure what's happening. Pre-"The Way" she seemed much more at home on stage.
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Post by Hashtag Pow on May 11, 2014 21:58:06 GMT -5
I don't think SHE'S uncomfortable. I just think she's uncomfortable to look at.
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Post by Fat Ass Kelly Price on May 11, 2014 22:00:14 GMT -5
Watch how often her arm goes to cover her midriff. Idk...she just seemed uncomfortable imo.
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Post by Hashtag Pow on May 11, 2014 22:46:20 GMT -5
Probably more with the wardrobe than performance anxiety. She performed at her usual level IMO. She DID give me a little Billie Frank after she got her record deal, though. I had more of an issue with that awful weave at Wango Tango than anything else. I can handle a good singer who can't dance. Her vocals don't fail. Whitney and Mariah's dancing were both laughable too.
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Post by Live Your Life on May 14, 2014 11:35:12 GMT -5
A new song called "Ain't About What You Got" was registered at ASCAP, written and produced by the same team that did "Problem."
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Post by Wavey✨️ on May 14, 2014 12:05:31 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2014 5:48:58 GMT -5
She released the full length studio version of "Boyfriend Material" (a leftover from Yours Truly).
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Post by josh on May 15, 2014 6:35:48 GMT -5
It's cute.
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Post by no apologist on May 15, 2014 17:15:59 GMT -5
PLEASE stay away from that sound on your new album girl.
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Post by surfy on May 15, 2014 18:52:57 GMT -5
Is that bass from "Mercy"??? I love that! But definitely don't put this on the new album! I still like it though! :)
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Post by gbaby on May 29, 2014 22:42:06 GMT -5
So...when is this video scheduled for release?
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Post by The Northern Star⭐ on May 30, 2014 10:12:18 GMT -5
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Post by jdanton2 on Jun 1, 2014 7:08:42 GMT -5
next single might be with Zedd.
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