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Post by Koochie on Oct 25, 2023 13:54:01 GMT -5
Got my copy canāt wait for the drama Iām going to pretend wonāt effect me on an emotional level at all
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Post by slw84 on Oct 25, 2023 14:43:33 GMT -5
The certification update is delicious. Love this week. The audio bible has been released. RIAA certification updates. Allegedly 400k+ books sold so far. 25th anniversary for the Baby one more time video release...Blackout's anniversary around the corner. Wonderful.
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Post by Koochie on Oct 25, 2023 16:08:05 GMT -5
Got my copy canāt wait for the drama Iām going to pretend wonāt effect me on an emotional level at all I will never recover from this: āA girl from Pennsylvania named Christina Aguileraā
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Post by toxicbaby on Oct 26, 2023 6:19:11 GMT -5
I'm half way through the book and feeling completely devastated. Poor Britney she suffered A LOT but damn she's such a very strong woman
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Post by upsidedown on Oct 26, 2023 8:44:24 GMT -5
I will say, it's kind of disappointing though that the things that made the headlines are the more salacious parts (Justin, abortion, head shaving) while the truly disturbing things like aspects of the conservatorship and the treatment of Britney haven't made a dent.
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Post by eyeofthestorm on Oct 26, 2023 10:25:16 GMT -5
I'm so glad Lou and Robin's names are also in print permanently attached to Britney's painful ordeal.
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Post by thiagoserpa on Oct 26, 2023 22:14:43 GMT -5
I'm from Brazil... At some point in the book, Britney mentions a Brazilian guy she met at the Versace Party. We discovered the identity. The man's name is Thiago Mansur. Old publications of his speeches were associated with Britney. His current wife, in 2022, gave an interview and superficially commented on what happened between her husband and Britney. Imagem by 2003
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Post by toxicbaby on Oct 26, 2023 22:56:20 GMT -5
So now we can clearly conclude that Britney launched Justin's solo career and now with her book she is completely ending it ... SLAY QUEEN š¤
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Post by Ryan on Oct 26, 2023 23:06:17 GMT -5
It's random but nice to see RCA is doing something.
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Post by myhouse911 on Oct 27, 2023 2:01:57 GMT -5
So now we can clearly conclude that Britney launched Justin's solo career and now with her book she is completely ending it ... SLAY QUEEN š¤ Just imagine if Cry Me a River was the lead single, and not released three weeks after the album was out. She would have launched him even further.
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Post by upsidedown on Oct 27, 2023 10:46:18 GMT -5
It's random but nice to see RCA is doing something. What are those covers though lol
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Post by Ace on Oct 27, 2023 12:07:43 GMT -5
I will never recover from this: āA girl from Pennsylvania named Christina Aguileraā I burst out laughing LMAO
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Post by Daenerys on Oct 27, 2023 14:16:14 GMT -5
So now we can clearly conclude that Britney launched Justin's solo career and now with her book she is completely ending it ... SLAY QUEEN š¤ Just imagine if Cry Me a River was the lead single, and not released three weeks after the album was out. She would have launched him even further. I'm pretty sure the release strategy was intentional. Justin wanted to know if he could make it on his own first with LILY. CMAR was the trump card once it became clear he wasn't going to be able to stick the landing with the leftover Micheal Jackson Invincible tracks.
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Post by thiagoserpa on Oct 27, 2023 14:53:17 GMT -5
I'm from Brazil... At some point in the book, Britney mentions a Brazilian guy she met at the Versace Party. We discovered the identity. The man's name is Thiago Mansur. Old publications of his speeches were associated with Britney. His current wife, in 2022, gave an interview and superficially commented on what happened between her husband and Britney. Imagem by 2003 its not him. That happened in 2002. He was 12 lol. This 2003 article mentions some involvement with Britney. virgula.me/famosos/thiago-mansur-desfila-no-masp-em-sampa/"The all-good model Thiago Mansur (the one with the frills with Britney, remember?) was a few days ago participating in an event in support of the Zero Needs campaign, promoted by ABIT and which aimed to generate jobs in the textile chain, with the formation of waste collection and recycling cooperatives." (DECEMBER, 2003) This website, also published in 2003, says he was born in 1982. Although many Brazilian portals today say he is 38 years old (which does not coincide). virgula.me/famosos/conheca-mais-sobre-o-todo-bom-thiago-mansur/
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Post by myhouse911 on Oct 27, 2023 16:41:14 GMT -5
Just imagine if Cry Me a River was the lead single, and not released three weeks after the album was out. She would have launched him even further. I'm pretty sure the release strategy was intentional. Justin wanted to know if he could make it on his own first with LILY. CMAR was the trump card once it became clear he wasn't going to be able to stick the landing with the leftover Micheal Jackson Invincible tracks. Regardless of strategy - which hello, all major artists have one... he was selling just fine with 730k+ total in the first three weeks. This narrative that he used Britney for his solo career is strange. Did CMAR hurt - absolutely not, quite the opposite since music videos were of importance at the time - and my sarcasm aside from my original comment, had it been released first, those numbers would have increased significantly. However, let's not forget he was part of the biggest boy band at the time, and he was the most popular member, and additionally, people liked HEARING the single. Also, to add to your MJ leftovers comment; RYB was very much on par with CMAR chart positions worldwide, if the fans didn't like it it would have flopped regardless of CMAR's success. It helped keep Justified inside the top 50 for almost 4 months after it was released to radio. Honestly, this re-writing of history is beyond ridiculous.
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Post by Daenerys on Oct 27, 2023 18:27:08 GMT -5
Not sure why there is a comparison between RYB and CMAR? CMAR's success obviously paved the way for RYB to chart better as a follow-up. CMAR has aged poorly, but it's still seen as one of Justin's biggest singles and is a top track for him in the streaming era. Its success was obviously correlated to the controversy generated by the video, which was always Justin's intention. It's also the top performing, and highest ranking single from his debut for those same reasons. I also believe it was only after CMAR was released that Justified was able to scan platinum.
Regarding Justin's sales, he opened with less than a quarter than his band's most recent album at the time when there was only a year separation. He had all of the hype behind him from the biggest boyband of all time, back then, yet he was blocked from the top spot which he was supposed to snag easily by a rival male artists soundtrack album (Eminem). Similarly, his debut single which was highly hyped and anticipated due to all the reasons you wrote stalled outside the top 10. Those are all indicators of a softer opening then what he imagined or was comfortable with to start his solo career. For those reasons it's obvious why he used Britney throughout his campaign to inject interest in his album as his promotional strategy went into the holiday season, deep winter of 02' and new year of 03'. It's not surprising that he dropped the music video the week of Thanksgiving/Black Friday.
It's not ridiculous to notice all those factors and come away with the fact that he used Britney for his debut.
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Post by Choco on Oct 28, 2023 2:14:27 GMT -5
Daenerys came with some receipts and I'm here for it.
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Post by Koochie on Oct 28, 2023 8:20:59 GMT -5
Guys intentionally misleading the public by destroying his exās reputation was just a sales strategy everyone founds their solo career on a bed of lies itās chill!!! I'm pretty sure the release strategy was intentional. Justin wanted to know if he could make it on his own first with LILY. CMAR was the trump card once it became clear he wasn't going to be able to stick the landing with the leftover Micheal JacksonĀ Invincible tracks.Ā Regardless of strategy - which hello, all major artists have one... he was selling just fine with 730k+ total in the first three weeks. This narrative that he used Britney for his solo career is strange. Did CMAR hurt - absolutely not, quite the opposite since music videos were of importance at the time - and my sarcasm aside from my original comment, had it been released first, those numbers would have increased significantly. However, let's not forget he was part of the biggest boy band at the time, and he was the most popular member, and additionally, people liked HEARING the single. Also, to add to your MJ leftovers comment; RYB was very much on par with CMAR chart positions worldwide, if the fans didn't like it it would have flopped regardless of CMAR's success. It helped keep Justified inside the top 50 for almost 4 months after it was released to radio. Honestly, this re-writing of history is beyond ridiculous. Iām gonna throw you a pity like for this one because youāre gonna need it
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Post by think pink. on Oct 28, 2023 8:45:33 GMT -5
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Post by bat1990 on Oct 28, 2023 13:02:22 GMT -5
I keep thinking about the book days later. I put on a Britney playlist while cooking and was thinking about her discussing Adderall. I also realized there were also no comments on Circus or Femme Fatale. Do we know if the former is made up of BO leftovers? Koochie Have you finished yet? I keep checking to see if there's a review drop from you. EDIT: Unrelated - but a comment for the Blackout anniversary. I wish my favorite song from this album would get a worldwide release one of these days.
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Post by Koochie on Oct 28, 2023 14:45:02 GMT -5
Koochie Have you finished yet? I keep checking to see if there's a review drop from you. Prob Monday. Still catching up on life and shit. From what little Iām hearing (actively avoiding any spoilers after the JT abortion bombshell) Iām not going to be, uh, happy with the second half, but not because of the writing. Itās fine? Literary reviews arenāt my thingā I defer to dbhmrā but I will say that I think a lot of what Britney directly contributed to the book was left (mostly) intact. What she does and doesnāt detail, the pacing, and etc. are very āstream-of-consciousnessā in the same way her Instagram captions are, but translated by the worldās most accredited linguists so the average person can read it. So far, itās authentic and self-aware, which is what a memoir should be.
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Post by think pink. on Oct 28, 2023 17:17:39 GMT -5
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Post by eyeofthestorm on Oct 28, 2023 20:17:53 GMT -5
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Post by Daenerys on Oct 28, 2023 22:13:53 GMT -5
I actually wouldnāt be surprised if she had enough material for a second book, once all the legal cases are resolved. Apparently they took out around 30 or so pages, of the first version of the book. She could easily expand further on the conservatorship, seeing as she was under it for nearly a decade and a half, and is now going through tons of court cases. Given how well this is selling, a second bite of the apple probably looks good for Gallery Books. They could probably do a packaged set with her perfume bundles next time.
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Post by ampersand on Oct 28, 2023 22:32:11 GMT -5
Do we know how many copies the book has sold so far? I know someone mentioned a 400k sales number, but I'm wondering now where it's at.
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Post by It's me, bitch. on Oct 29, 2023 3:29:32 GMT -5
Gone already. What was it?
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Post by #LisaRinna on Oct 29, 2023 7:27:22 GMT -5
I am so happy for Britney for WINNING. We love a Queen!
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Post by eyeofthestorm on Oct 29, 2023 9:09:51 GMT -5
Gone already. What was it? The caption said āhumor is everythingā then āvolume 2 released next yearā (roughly) Iād take it with a grain of salt.
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Post by bee on Oct 29, 2023 10:40:10 GMT -5
Not sure why there is a comparison between RYB and CMAR? CMAR's success obviously paved the way for RYB to chart better as a follow-up. CMAR has aged poorly, but it's still seen as one of Justin's biggest singles and is a top track for him in the streaming era. Its success was obviously correlated to the controversy generated by the video, which was always Justin's intention. It's also the top performing, and highest ranking single from his debut for those same reasons. I also believe it was only after CMAR was released that Justified was able to scan platinum. Regarding Justin's sales, he opened with less than a quarter than his band's most recent album at the time when there was only a year separation. He had all of the hype behind him from the biggest boyband of all time, back then, yet he was blocked from the top spot which he was supposed to snag easily by a rival male artists soundtrack album (Eminem). Similarly, his debut single which was highly hyped and anticipated due to all the reasons you wrote stalled outside the top 10. Those are all indicators of a softer opening then what he imagined or was comfortable with to start his solo career. For those reasons it's obvious why he used Britney throughout his campaign to inject interest in his album as his promotional strategy went into the holiday season, deep winter of 02' and new year of 03'. It's not surprising that he dropped the music video the week of Thanksgiving/Black Friday. It's not ridiculous to notice all those factors and come away with the fact that he used Britney for his debut. When he performed LILY on the VMAs, didn't people not take him seriously? He had a plan. Even the fact that he wrote and released CMR making it sound like he broke up with her because she cheated when he did via text is messed up. These are the moments I still wonder why she didn't say anything. Back to the book. I finished it in less than 24 hours. I hope now she finds some happiness and peace and the world isn't so cruel to her. The only thing I wished she touched on more was how much freedom she had when making her earlier albums including why her voice changed. It would be interesting to know if she had to fight for songs to be on an album or a certain single to be released.
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Post by Dreams on Oct 29, 2023 12:14:28 GMT -5
I just got done reading her book. My heart still aches for what she's been put through. I have always thought of her as such a pure, kind soul. I hope with all my heart that she finds true happiness and stability. She deserves nothing less.
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