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Post by jenglisbe on May 22, 2016 23:40:40 GMT -5
Rihanna has a good vocal performance and rolling f**king stone put out a piece saying she is channeling Whitney. Not my Whitney bitch . Maybe Whitney Cummings. Eh, all those sources are paid off these days.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on May 23, 2016 0:09:58 GMT -5
That BET shade is hilarious, but considering their MJ debacle... They had 3 days to put that one together but they made it up with all their other tributes! Nobody does a tribute better than BET They showed out for the Whitney tribute. You got Cissy up there making us all have an emotional breakdown as she soldiered on. I'm getting misty just thinking about that moment.
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Post by Future Captain on May 23, 2016 5:07:52 GMT -5
Overall, this is pretty great. Aside from Madonna (Dear god, what the hell is that?), everyone is either doing fine or great.
Still, I have a problem with Lukas' performance. He has good live vocal, and that's exactly the problem. When you sing bad songs with bad vocals, at least you get what you expect, but singing an awful song with good vocal is like covering s**t in gold.
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Post by missgenericnickname on May 23, 2016 5:12:32 GMT -5
Overall, this is pretty great. Aside from Madonna (Dear god, what the hell is that?), everyone is either doing fine or great. Still, I have a problem with Lukas' performance. He has good live vocal, and that's exactly the problem. When you sing bad songs with bad vocals, at least you get what you expect, but singing an awful song with good vocal is like covering s**t in gold. Billboard realized it's not a bad song at all?
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Post by Future Captain on May 23, 2016 5:14:15 GMT -5
Overall, this is pretty great. Aside from Madonna (Dear god, what the hell is that?), everyone is either doing fine or great. Still, I have a problem with Lukas' performance. He has good live vocal, and that's exactly the problem. When you sing bad songs with bad vocals, at least you get what you expect, but singing an awful song with good vocal is like covering s**t in gold. Billboard realized it's not a bad song at all? And? I think it's shit. You're free to think it's not, but it won't change my mind.
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Post by missgenericnickname on May 23, 2016 5:32:13 GMT -5
Billboard realized it's not a bad song at all? And? I think it's s**t. You're free to think it's not, but it won't change my mind. Ehh tbh when everyone thought he was good, I was like "he's done much better live"(from the ones I saw on Youtube
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Post by HolidayGuy on May 23, 2016 7:27:34 GMT -5
Her Madgesty sounded just fine, and it was a nice, simple tribute to her colleague and collaborator. And Stevie Wonder's participation was welcome- two of the most revered artists of all time sharing the stage, however brief- very nice. Thumbs up, Queen. Of course, those who are not fans of her will jump at the chance to try and say something negative at any opportunity- even for a tribute performance- but that goes with the territory when we're talking about a woman who's the pinnacle of performing artists.
I liked Rihanna's performance (I'd never heard the song before). The Celine Dion emotion was sweet/touching. Everything else... not so memorable. The opening had all the things you'd come to expect from a Britney Spars performance- but, I dunno, she just doesn't have the same spark/energy that she once had when performing.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on May 23, 2016 7:32:46 GMT -5
"the most" "of all time"? I understand playing her up but... n/m lol
I love Madonna. That's all.
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Post by Dammn Baby on May 23, 2016 8:39:34 GMT -5
Madonna was pitchy as f**k and should not have been anywhere near those songs. A great performance artist she may be, but if you strip her down to just a mic, she's no better than your average karaoke bar on a Saturday evening.
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Post by #LisaRinna on May 23, 2016 9:10:14 GMT -5
Terrible tribute. I didn't expect anything better.
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Post by DJ General on May 23, 2016 10:41:51 GMT -5
Awards were the lowest since 2012.
Billboard Music Awards (ABC) (8-11 p.m.) 2.9/9 8.87 million viewers
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Post by leonagwen on May 23, 2016 11:50:00 GMT -5
Madonna put on a good performance.Would have been better if more artists were involved with the tribute.Lenny Kravitz or Justin Timberlake could have performed an upbeat Prince song.Maybe they could have had Prince's band their or even Sheila E their.
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Post by upsidedown on May 23, 2016 12:24:35 GMT -5
Her Madgesty sounded just fine, and it was a nice, simple tribute to her colleague and collaborator. And Stevie Wonder's participation was welcome- two of the most revered artists of all time sharing the stage, however brief- very nice. Thumbs up, Queen. Of course, those who are not fans of her will jump at the chance to try and say something negative at any opportunity- even for a tribute performance- but that goes with the territory when we're talking about a woman who's the pinnacle of performing artists. I liked Rihanna's performance (I'd never heard the song before). The Celine Dion emotion was sweet/touching. Everything else... not so memorable. The opening had all the things you'd come to expect from a Britney Spars performance- but, I dunno, she just doesn't have the same spark/energy that she once had when performing. I just don't know what else people want. Is this not enough? Britney is held to a different standard than everyone else. giphy.com/gifs/bbmas--bbmas-2016-3oAt1JCbkk0iNRaBRSgiphy.com/gifs/bbmas-bbmas-2016-3oAt263wkurr6SVcA0giphy.com/gifs/bbmas-bbmas-2016-3oAt26UhhkeQrlWlY4Is that not enough 'energy'?
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Post by jenglisbe on May 23, 2016 12:26:08 GMT -5
I'm reading Celine lipped at least some of her performance. What's the 411?
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Post by carrieidol1 on May 23, 2016 12:45:05 GMT -5
I'm reading Celine lipped at least some of her performance. What's the 411? Looked live to me... Her vibrato was in sync with her facial and jaw movements. So if it was lipped, she's amazing at it!
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on May 23, 2016 12:46:25 GMT -5
I'm reading Celine lipped at least some of her performance. What's the 411? Even if she did, I wouldn't mind. She has shown many many times what an amazing powerhouse vocalist she is. EDIT: Gwen looked so weird last night.
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Post by HEADOFTHEPACK on May 23, 2016 13:48:56 GMT -5
Her Madgesty sounded just fine, and it was a nice, simple tribute to her colleague and collaborator. And Stevie Wonder's participation was welcome- two of the most revered artists of all time sharing the stage, however brief- very nice. Thumbs up, Queen. Of course, those who are not fans of her will jump at the chance to try and say something negative at any opportunity- even for a tribute performance- but that goes with the territory when we're talking about a woman who's the pinnacle of performing artists. I liked Rihanna's performance (I'd never heard the song before). The Celine Dion emotion was sweet/touching. Everything else... not so memorable. The opening had all the things you'd come to expect from a Britney Spars performance- but, I dunno, she just doesn't have the same spark/energy that she once had when performing. I just don't know what else people want. Is this not enough? Britney is held to a different standard than everyone else. giphy.com/gifs/bbmas--bbmas-2016-3oAt1JCbkk0iNRaBRSgiphy.com/gifs/bbmas-bbmas-2016-3oAt263wkurr6SVcA0giphy.com/gifs/bbmas-bbmas-2016-3oAt26UhhkeQrlWlY4Is that not enough 'energy'? Britney is held to a standard that she's set for herself by being so good in her prime. There's bundles of energy there and some great moments, but also lots of mincing around the stage pointing and flicking her hair which has become standard fare for her these days. Madonna wasn't as bad as I expected having read the criticism here - she sounded like she's sounded for years vocally and it was a sweet enough performance. Ariana and Rihanna were awesome.
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Post by kanimal on May 23, 2016 13:55:13 GMT -5
Awards were the lowest since 2012. Billboard Music Awards (ABC) (8-11 p.m.) 2.9/9 8.87 million viewers It's actually did slightly better than that. Up to a 3.1/9.6m in the time zone-adjusted fast nationals (may be adjusted some more in the finals). The regular fast nationals weren't as accurate in this case due to the live west coast airing. Your thesis still stands in terms of adults 18-49: the lowest since 2012. The viewership was the lowest since 2013.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2016 14:08:03 GMT -5
I'm reading Celine lipped at least some of her performance. What's the 411? You're still pushing this because you don't want to be wrong even after everyone else has made it clear that they don't care whether or not she did. You didn't provide a receipt for this reading (I just googled "Celine Billboard 2016 lipped" and found nothing of the sort, but in fairness I have no interest in searching the cobwebs of the internet for whatever you read so I stopped after the second page of results). And quite frankly you didn't even provide receipts for your original assertion, which is that she hasn't sung live "in years." She could lip-sync today and sing live tomorrow. You have no more info to prove yourself right than we do to prove you wrong so just drop it. Because again...no one else cares. That's the 411.
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Post by jenglisbe on May 23, 2016 14:10:17 GMT -5
I'm reading Celine lipped at least some of her performance. What's the 411? You're still pushing this because you don't want to be wrong even after everyone else has made it clear that they don't care whether or not she did. You didn't provide a receipt for this reading (I just googled "Celine Billboard 2016 lipped" and found nothing of the sort, but in fairness I have no interest in searching the cobwebs of the internet for whatever you read so I stopped after the second page of results). And quite frankly you didn't even provide receipts for your original assertion, which is that she hasn't sung live "in years." She could lip-sync today and sing live tomorrow. You have no more info to prove yourself right than we do to prove you wrong so just drop it. Because again...no one else cares. That's the 411. If you didn't care, then you wouldn't have bothered replying.
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Post by BDGeek on May 23, 2016 14:27:39 GMT -5
Her Madgesty sounded just fine, and it was a nice, simple tribute to her colleague and collaborator. And Stevie Wonder's participation was welcome- two of the most revered artists of all time sharing the stage, however brief- very nice. Thumbs up, Queen. Of course, those who are not fans of her will jump at the chance to try and say something negative at any opportunity- even for a tribute performance- but that goes with the territory when we're talking about a woman who's the pinnacle of performing artists. I liked Rihanna's performance (I'd never heard the song before). The Celine Dion emotion was sweet/touching. Everything else... not so memorable. The opening had all the things you'd come to expect from a Britney Spars performance- but, I dunno, she just doesn't have the same spark/energy that she once had when performing. I just don't know what else people want. Is this not enough? Britney is held to a different standard than everyone else. giphy.com/gifs/bbmas--bbmas-2016-3oAt1JCbkk0iNRaBRSgiphy.com/gifs/bbmas-bbmas-2016-3oAt263wkurr6SVcA0giphy.com/gifs/bbmas-bbmas-2016-3oAt26UhhkeQrlWlY4Is that not enough 'energy'? Not to mention a 34-year-old mother of two is not going to dance with the same energy she had when she was 20. The fact that she still dances as well as she does after all she's gone through is nothing short of a miracle.
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Post by Dreams on May 23, 2016 14:29:17 GMT -5
I'm reading Celine lipped at least some of her performance. What's the 411? Looked live to me... Her vibrato was in sync with her facial and jaw movements. So if it was lipped, she's amazing at it! According to her stans, she lipped to a pre-recorded track.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2016 15:04:56 GMT -5
Could we not have called Chaka khan to wow us on stage during the Prince tribute. That's all im saying.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2016 15:13:46 GMT -5
Why do people act surprised. We all know Celine has been lipping for the last decade or two but who cares?? She has already shown she can sing. She has sung live and done it well. She has nothing to prove. Kudos to Celine for miming so perfectly and not looking a fool doing it. I never understood why we worry about Celine lipping but not at the fact that 95 percent of these singers now have never sung a note. Ever.
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Post by #LisaRinna on May 23, 2016 15:16:07 GMT -5
Looked live to me... Her vibrato was in sync with her facial and jaw movements. So if it was lipped, she's amazing at it! According to her stans, she lipped to a pre-recorded track. I mean if it's her own stans saying it..
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on May 23, 2016 15:27:32 GMT -5
But whose voice did she lip sync too?
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2016 15:34:25 GMT -5
But whose voice did she lip sync too? I'm pretty sure it was her gloriously crystal clear voice.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on May 23, 2016 15:39:10 GMT -5
I want jenglisbe to answer since they clearly have the answers.
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Post by #LisaRinna on May 23, 2016 15:39:12 GMT -5
But whose voice did she lip sync too? I'm pretty sure it was her gloriously crystal clear voice. That's true. But it's true for everyone who lips anyway then. It becomes a matter of whose voice is better
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2016 15:42:38 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure it was her gloriously crystal clear voice. That's true. But it's true for everyone who lips anyway then. It becomes a matter of whose voice is better My thing is this if I know you can sing you can get away with lipping. If all you do is lip because you can't sing then you get dragged to the carpet. If you sing live and still sound like shit then you get dragged too. I know who can sing. Celine has shown that. Leave queen Celine be.
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