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Post by MiniMusic on Dec 11, 2014 12:46:02 GMT -5
Just a Little Bit of Your Heart is beautiful but I don't know if it would work as a single. Maybe as a one-off award show performance.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2014 13:22:34 GMT -5
Absolutely not as a single. No.
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Post by SHOOTER on Dec 11, 2014 14:08:42 GMT -5
She's yet to have a ballad for a single so I wouldn't be against it. TH was such a missed opportunity!
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Post by Active Aggressive on Dec 11, 2014 14:10:59 GMT -5
What the f**k is this s**t?
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Post by Caviar on Dec 11, 2014 14:11:03 GMT -5
"Best Mistake" screams summer so no.
My pick would be "Why Try". It's an anthem AND a "solo" single for the purists out there.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Dec 11, 2014 15:05:43 GMT -5
What the f**k is this s**t? Lol it's a make up artist who did his make up to look like Ariana Grande.
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Post by SHOOTER on Dec 11, 2014 15:23:09 GMT -5
...and never again in life should he ever...
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Post by surfy on Dec 11, 2014 16:10:21 GMT -5
I would love to see either "Be My Baby" or "Break Your Heart Right Back" next, but I legit don't care what they pick! I love the whole damn album!
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Post by Glove Slap on Dec 11, 2014 22:31:17 GMT -5
My vote for the 4th single is probably Hands On Me, but there's nothing left with the potential of the first 3. The singles so far have been absolutely flawless and transitioning perfectly. She's said she wants to do more electronic-type music due to how much she loved working with Zedd, and she's in the perfect place now. I hope she uses Break Free and Love Me Harder as a jumping point on the next effort.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2014 22:34:17 GMT -5
If she goes with another single, I want "Best Mistake". Only that and "Love Me Harder" have held up well for me.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2014 0:37:19 GMT -5
I personally can see some potential in all of OLT, BYHRB, BMB, and JaLBoYH, but it just depends on what they want to go with. I can only see one more single coming, two if maybe they consider "Bang Bang" a separate case, and BYHRB and BMB don't seem like appropriate last singles? I only suggested JaLBoYH because they might want to take a shot at marketing her towards the older crowd (the crowd that still buys physical albums) since all her other singles have been aimed at younger listeners. It reminds me of those slow ballads that have been popular lately, like "Stay," "When I Was Your Man," "All of Me," "Say Something," and "Stay with Me." And it's probably her most beautiful vocal on the album, too, imo. You mentioning Just a Little Bit of Your Heart made me look at the wiki page for some reason, and I didn't realize Harry Styles is the sole writer for that song. Nice! It is a beautiful vocal. The issue with it is timing, imo...I think any of her ballads could do well in the winter or early spring, but not so much in late spring going into early summer. So if they were even thinking of considering it, it has to be the fourth single, with a Grammy performance to start it off. But like Fancy said, they're probably going with "Best Mistake" as the ballad at single #4, and if a fifth single is even being considered they're likely not going to go with two ballads in a row (and again, the ballad for summer single thing isn't preferable). The one thing throwing off BM as a single is that she already performed it at the Grammy concert special so now she can't perform it again at the actual show...I wouldn't be surprised if, instead of performing her own song, she is asked to be part of a tribute.
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Dec 12, 2014 8:28:00 GMT -5
I dont think they'll go 5 deep from this album. I think they'll close out with Best Mistake, she'll be featured on a few tracks to keep her name out there through 2015, and she comes back with a new single in Q4 and a new album in Q1 2016.
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Post by MiniMusic on Dec 12, 2014 10:54:41 GMT -5
I think t would make the most sense to release Best Mistake as the final single, which will run through to like April. Then release lead single to next album in September and release the album November/December.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2014 16:14:45 GMT -5
She recently stated in an interview that she's aware of her enunciation problems, saying its always been a problem for her. She doesn't mind the criticisms either, because she knows they're not wrong.
Self-aware warble queen :'(
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Post by Glove Slap on Dec 12, 2014 19:30:52 GMT -5
She recently stated in an interview that she's aware of her enunciation problems, saying its always been a problem for her. She doesn't mind the criticisms either, because she knows they're not wrong. Self-aware warble queen :'( That's actually very commendable of her. A lot of acts just shrug off all criticism as "haterade" or whatever term they prefer, even if it's a legitimate one. I hope she does make attempts to improve her enunciation. I thought about trying to go see her in concert when she comes through NYC next year, and that was a significant reason why I opted to skip this particular tour. But I'd definitely see her live once she improves her technique and has a bigger contemporary catalog (i.e. more like the best stuff on My Everything rather than 90s/early 00s R&B tributes like her debut).
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2014 20:14:51 GMT -5
I don't dislike My Everything, but what highlights are left make me think she's better off holding on to her nostalgia. That isn't to say she can't update the sound a bit, but something in between this and Yours Truly-- another solid, but imperfect record-- would be perfect for her. The fact that she says she wants to do more electro bangers for the next album has me worried since those were some of her most forgettable cuts, unless we get an album of 'Break Free's. Then I'm not complaining.
Get her in the studio with Disclosure, and you'd have a dream team.
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Post by The Upper Hand on Dec 13, 2014 7:05:38 GMT -5
She recently stated in an interview that she's aware of her enunciation problems, saying its always been a problem for her. She doesn't mind the criticisms either, because she knows they're not wrong. Self-aware warble queen :'(
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Post by Dreams on Dec 13, 2014 11:52:19 GMT -5
I think the next single should be either "Best Mistake" or "Be My Baby" (just one of those two, as far as feature-singles go) and then close out the era with "One Last Time". Get her in the studio with Disclosure, and you'd have a dream team. Mhmmm. I like this idea.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2014 15:26:24 GMT -5
The one thing throwing off BM as a single is that she already performed it at the Grammy concert special so now she can't perform it again at the actual show...I wouldn't be surprised if, instead of performing her own song, she is asked to be part of a tribute. Last year Lorde performed Royals at the nomination concert and the ceremony, so it's unlikely but not impossible for Ariana to do the same thing. Hopefully not though because Best Mistake would be DOA...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2014 15:36:25 GMT -5
I'd be happy with "Break Your Heart Right Back," "Be My Baby," or "Hands On Me," but I'm expecting "One Last Time" or "Why Try".
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Post by Live Your Life on Dec 13, 2014 18:08:57 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm sure they already have her booked for a "Why Try" performance at the Grammy's in February.
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Post by Live Your Life on Dec 13, 2014 18:22:16 GMT -5
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Post by divasummer on Dec 14, 2014 1:35:10 GMT -5
I finally got around to buying this last week. I immediately Loved "One Last Time, Hands On Me and Be My Baby" along w/the 3 singles. I also liked "Best Mistake and Break Your Heart" a lot. "Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart and Why Try" are decent enough as well. I will probably get into "Why Try" more after a few more listens. However right now it reminds me of "B's "Halo", a Leona Lewis song and the chorus reminds me of something that would get played on Hot AC first. I know that description probably doesn't make any sense. Maybe because the chorus reminds me of something that may come off a Nico&Vinc or One Republic album track.
About Bette's comments. Didn't she say Ariana looks like a little girl trying to be sexy? That's probably why she used her as an example. I even feel awkward at times when she's trying to act sexy. Maybe Bette feels similar. I think she hopes others aren't trying to encourage or make her act that way because it doesn't look/feel natural at times.
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Post by jdanton2 on Dec 14, 2014 10:55:35 GMT -5
Ariana can not help that she is small which makes her seem younger than she is . so if she wants to act sexy she should and i actually think she is .
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Post by Fat Ass Kelly Price on Dec 14, 2014 11:29:27 GMT -5
She recently stated in an interview that she's aware of her enunciation problems, saying its always been a problem for her. She doesn't mind the criticisms either, because she knows they're not wrong. Self-aware warble queen :'( It's cute that she's acknowledging it, but I call her bluff on it always being a problem for her. I've heard her Broadway and Victorious recordings. It only became a problem for her when adopted a more R&B influenced singing style. So, I'm thinking it's intentional (to a degree).
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2014 13:27:39 GMT -5
She recently stated in an interview that she's aware of her enunciation problems, saying its always been a problem for her. She doesn't mind the criticisms either, because she knows they're not wrong. Self-aware warble queen :'( It's cute that she's acknowledging it, but I call her bluff on it always being a problem for her. I've heard her Broadway and Victorious recordings. It only became a problem for her when adopted a more R&B influenced singing style. So, I'm thinking it's intentional (to a degree). The idea that she can do it on the spot and is choosing not to doesn't make a lot of sense to me (that's how I'm interpreting your post, anyway). If she's aware that it's one of the biggest criticisms she faces, why not just stop then if it's that easy? Yet her live performances are still suffering from the same issues. Admitting she has enunciation issues doesn't mean she hasn't been able to overcome it before. ETA: that isn't to say I don't thin she can improve, but then I don't think that's what she was discussing either. Just that she has a problem.
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Post by Glove Slap on Dec 14, 2014 13:34:23 GMT -5
I definitely think she's capable of improving her enunciation. Hopefully, the tour next year will help her.
I think she definitely improved her stage presence this past year, so she's slowly growing into her true potential. I really think she could just keep getting more massive and become a Rihanna/Katy Perry level artist to the public with the next album.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Dec 16, 2014 1:40:37 GMT -5
Ariana's albums, MY EVERYTHING and CHRISTMAS KISSES are available for 1,99 on the Xbox Music Deals app.
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Post by Snowbeast on Dec 16, 2014 3:54:24 GMT -5
One Last Time is the obvious 4th single for me. Safe, but it's a great song.
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Post by Live Your Life on Dec 16, 2014 14:36:13 GMT -5
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