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Post by themagic on May 27, 2012 11:18:00 GMT -5
Love that interview. Explains a lot about why she changes her sound so much with each album and the massive change in Loose.
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Post by YoYoCanUSeeMe?! on May 30, 2012 10:48:01 GMT -5
Nelly Furtado Says 'Big Hoops' Inspired By Odd Future's 'Rawness' 'I was inspired by how dark it sounded and how heavy and visceral,' Furtado tells MTV News about rap collective.Nelly Furtado proclaims her allegiance to a major fashion accessory — hoop earrings — on her feel-good track "Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)." While she was influenced by her mall-rat youth when she sat down to make the track with producer Rodney Jerkins, it was also the antic-loving rap outfit Odd Future who sonically creeped inside her and totally shaped the record's sound. " 'Big Hoops' is a special tune for me for a few different reasons," Furtado told MTV News when she stopped by our office Tuesday to discuss the thumping anthem about loving your jewelry and, more importantly, yourself. "The state of mind I was in, I was actually listening to a lot of different music a few weeks before," she continued. "I think I was listening to Odd Future or something, and I was inspired by how dark it sounded and how heavy and visceral and how it made your blood feel things. And I just thought, 'Wow — that's really missing in music. We're missing that rawness, that energy and that power.' " When Furtado decided to embrace her own power, she crafted a tune that expresses who she is when she is onstage — full of bravado and holding her "sword," her microphone. "Hoops" also pays homage to the girl she was as a teen growing up in Canada, hoping to become pop star she is today. "I think music can tap into a lot of powerful emotions, and I think in the studio on 'Big Hoops' I tapped into a really powerful memory of being 14 years old, completely in love with hip-hop and R&B along with all my friends, and putting on my sister's big hoop earrings and heading down to the mall to hang out with my backpack and jeans," Furtado recalled. She also shared that, in addition to working on her looks back then, she was also "writing rhymes and hanging out and freestyling on the corner and feeling famous already, even though I clearly wasn't at 14." Despite not yet having fame and fortune, she explained, there was an emotion she felt then that she still feels now: "But I felt [famous], and I think when you're that age, you have your inner gumption already," she said. "So 'Big Hoops' taps into that power." "Hoops" is the lead single off her upcoming album, The Spirit Indestructible, out in September. It's her first English-language album since the chart-topping Loose, which she released in 2006. She dropped a Spanish-language album, Mi Plan, in 2009. www.mtv.com/news/articles/1686023/nelly-furtado-odd-future-big-hoops.jhtml?xrs=share_twitter
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Post by Keelzit on May 30, 2012 19:19:02 GMT -5
From what I've read there probably won't be another Maneater or Say It Right on the album :/ I'm still interested though because I always end up loving her albums. All Good Things still brings tears to my eyes so I hope there's something like that or at least a Picture Perfect.
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Post by YoYoCanUSeeMe?! on Jun 2, 2012 3:58:03 GMT -5
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Post by YoYoCanUSeeMe?! on Jun 2, 2012 12:13:14 GMT -5
Simply beautiful!
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Post by Nicolexo on Jun 3, 2012 3:45:15 GMT -5
Something feat. Nas is out, it's a B-Side to Big Hoops in the UK. edy7.tumblr.com/post/24303563966/jsuyama-something-feat-nas-nelly-furtadoIt's decent, I like it better than Big Hoops at least, because her voice is actually listenable lol + Nas's verse is hot. Still hope she has more impressive songs on the album though which I'm guessing she does since she let Something be a B-side.
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Post by YoYoCanUSeeMe?! on Jun 3, 2012 4:30:14 GMT -5
Love it!!!! I think it's hot! I love the instrumental sounds so cool. :)
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jun 3, 2012 8:05:43 GMT -5
This is definitely one of Nelly's strongest songs in her catalog. Salaam killed this beat. I really can't wait for this album. I wonder if this song will be released as a single at some point.
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Post by themagic on Jun 3, 2012 8:17:14 GMT -5
That song is hot. Will definitely be one of my favorites from her. Really liking the direction this album is going.
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Post by Dammn Baby on Jun 3, 2012 8:29:14 GMT -5
Sonically, "Something" reminds me of "Afraid" with its staccato beats.
It's a bit monotonous, though.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2012 11:58:30 GMT -5
Well it's better than "Big Hoops". The beat is very repetitive though.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jun 3, 2012 12:53:17 GMT -5
The beats for Maneater, Promiscuous and Say It Right were also repetitive, technically...as are most pop songs, unless you are listening to prog, I would say. I usually get turned off from random time signature changes and what not. For example, I could probably have done without the ending of Big Hoops, as much as people rave about it. Sometimes, you just gotta let a vibe ride out. I really dig the sound of this album so far based on what I have heard.
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Post by Sir Benji on Jun 3, 2012 15:30:21 GMT -5
"Big Hoops" is nearing the Top 20 on UK iTunes. It's currently at #22 and the EP is #17 on the iTunes album chart.
I hope it's able to reach a Top 20 peak on the UK singles chart.
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Post by YoYoCanUSeeMe?! on Jun 4, 2012 7:54:46 GMT -5
BH #15!!! up up UK is stanning for Nelly :) USA could never
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2012 8:25:22 GMT -5
Is this still coming out in two weeks?
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Post by Legenderry on Jun 4, 2012 10:28:17 GMT -5
No, it's been pushed back to September 18th as of now.
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Post by YoYoCanUSeeMe?! on Jun 4, 2012 12:49:24 GMT -5
Exclusive interview: Give it some NellyWhen the trappings of success led to an on-stage breakdown, singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado walked away from her career. Fast forward six years and Prince Harry’s pop princess is back… ‘I know how many women around the world will envy me for having a letter from Prince Harry,’
'I’m a bit of a hippie, I need to escape. My husband laughs at me, because I take myself off to the woods'
‘I have met Prince William and Prince Harry, who are so sweet. Harry was the one who invited me to perform at the Concert for Diana, and was up dancing during my song “Say it Right”. And there’s going to be a real fanfare for the Jubilee in Canada – we still love the Queen and the Royal Family’
‘I was not prepared for the scrutiny that fame would bring. If I had been a celebrity at 16, I would have been misbehaving so badly’Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2151587/Give-Nelly.html#ixzz1wqdGThh5Read more: www.mailonsunday.co.uk/home/you/article-2151587/Give-Nelly.html
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Post by YoYoCanUSeeMe?! on Jun 9, 2012 3:58:28 GMT -5
Nelly Furtado - Big Hoops Home Made
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Post by themagic on Jun 9, 2012 7:31:15 GMT -5
Lol i like it more than original.
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Post by YoYoCanUSeeMe?! on Jun 9, 2012 8:53:45 GMT -5
Nelly Furtado Opens Up About Eclectic New AlbumBy ROLLING STONEJUNE 8, 2012 8:00 AM Nelly Furtado stopped by the Rolling Stone studio recently to chat about her forthcoming album, The Spirit Indestructible. "It's been about two or three years in the making, but usually when you spend that much time, it ends up being something you're quite proud of," she says. "I think it's important to take breaks between albums, to live life and experience things, because my albums are so personal. The album sounds, though, incredibly fun, and it's sort of a juxtaposition of a lot of things – playful vocals with really heavy beats. There's this innocence with this sort of wisdom." Furtado also raved about her collaboration with Passion Pit's Michael Angelakos and recounted her experience of returning to the stage at the Billboard Music Awards. Read more: www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/nelly-furtado-opens-up-about-eclectic-new-album-20120608#ixzz1xIuoLKe4
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Post by YoYoCanUSeeMe?! on Jun 19, 2012 6:52:27 GMT -5
Nelly during "The Spirit Indestructible" video shoot!! TSI will be released in July as the official second single!!! Can't wait! Many pics and videos here furtadonelly.blogspot.it/
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Post by Legenderry on Jun 19, 2012 13:28:07 GMT -5
Looks like Parking Lot will be one of the next singles too, probably the US single I'm guessing.
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Post by allow that on Jun 19, 2012 14:49:40 GMT -5
My standards and expectations for his album have dropped to a bare minimum, which is greatly unfortunate since I spent much of the late 00's eagerly tuned in for news on the phantom follow-up to Loose. I hope I can salvage an album track or two from this, if nothing else.
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Post by YoYoCanUSeeMe?! on Jun 20, 2012 14:20:45 GMT -5
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Post by Love Plastic Love on Jun 20, 2012 17:40:14 GMT -5
My standards and expectations have flown through the roof. It sounds like it will be an AMAZING cd. However, it will flop which is sad. I guess my expectations for sales have gone down while my expectations for quality have gone up.
I am a tad surprised they aren't rushing her back to the studio to record Dr. Luke Kesha/Katy/Britney/Nicki Part 483 that everyone would cream themselves for though.
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Post by J@r3d on Jun 20, 2012 17:59:14 GMT -5
My standards and expectations for his album have dropped to a bare minimum, which is greatly unfortunate since I spent much of the late 00's eagerly tuned in for news on the phantom follow-up to Loose. I hope I can salvage an album track or two from this, if nothing else. You've only heard two songs (which were great) from the album, what kind of mess?
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Post by J@r3d on Jun 20, 2012 18:00:01 GMT -5
Nelly Furtado @nellyfurtado Looking forward to the first live performance of my song "Spirit Indestructible" today here in Gothenburg @mtv_Sweden #mtvworldstage
YESSSSSS.
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Post by Keelzit on Jun 21, 2012 3:05:12 GMT -5
My expectations have been lowered too not because of the songs but mainly of the whole 'theme' the album seems to have. I'm not here for self-empowerement, ethnic kind of s**t. I want Loose Nelly which is something that we might get afterall based on the new picture above. Fingers crossed
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Post by Mpol on Jun 21, 2012 3:57:27 GMT -5
You want a person, a GENUINE artist, to rehash shit she did SIX years ago?
No. Not my Nelly she is better than that.
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Post by themagic on Jun 21, 2012 5:15:25 GMT -5
<3
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