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Post by felipe on Jun 2, 2020 21:50:10 GMT -5
Per Metacritic: songs in A minor - 78 HERE - 76 The Diary of Alicia Keys - 71 Girl on Fire - 69 The Element of Freedom - 67 As I Am - 66 Unplugged - 65 It's obvious why HERE was adored by critics. It was a very experimental/thematic and non-commercial album for her. RCA/Sony is making a HUGE mistake by postponing this album. Are they waiting so she can do LIVE television performances and promo? Jimmy Kimmel and Fallon ain't happening. Saturday Night Live ain't gonna happen. Hell, Good Morning America is not happening. She is losing all the massive promo and radio play that coincides with an album release. Judging from the songs that have been released so far, I seriously doubt she has a radio hit waiting in the wings. Not even a Khalid collaboration will change that. Release one final single now, drop the album before August (Grammy deadline), and get that Song Of the Year (Underdog) and R&B Song (Show Me Love) nominations. I don't know what they are waiting for? By the time they drop the album, half the songs will have been singles already. If they are included at all.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jun 13, 2020 14:56:49 GMT -5
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Post by think pink. on Jun 13, 2020 15:59:05 GMT -5
Easy win for Alicia.
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Post by Rican@ on Jun 13, 2020 18:18:39 GMT -5
Honestly, Alicia doesn’t have anyone she can compete within her contemporaries unless it’s Beyoncé even with her, it’s more preference so she wouldn’t be a match either.
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Post by George on Jun 14, 2020 14:34:28 GMT -5
What if she did a surprise drop of her album after this battle?
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Post by Rican@ on Jun 14, 2020 18:31:00 GMT -5
I wish.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jun 16, 2020 1:18:37 GMT -5
It would honestly be for the best if she did. John’s album drops the same day. Win/win.
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Post by Rican@ on Jun 16, 2020 9:30:59 GMT -5
New track dropping this Friday. It’s called “Perfect Way to Die.” The title scares me
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Post by Troublemaker on Jun 16, 2020 13:41:08 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Jun 16, 2020 17:13:16 GMT -5
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Post by PGriffin on Jun 17, 2020 9:51:19 GMT -5
^^^I hope this does not sound the way I think it will sound.
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Post by felipe on Jun 17, 2020 22:26:04 GMT -5
I don't think I'm able to not confuse it with her James Bond song.
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Post by spiritboy on Jun 19, 2020 6:28:26 GMT -5
Beautiful song.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jun 19, 2020 8:35:16 GMT -5
Honestly, Alicia doesn’t have anyone she can compete within her contemporaries unless it’s Beyoncé even with her, it’s more preference so she wouldn’t be a match either. The competition looks like a piano competition. I'm pretty sure Beyoncé can't read the English language, never mind sheet music.
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The album that never ends... I mean 'THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY' out now!
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Post by schnetzka on Jun 19, 2020 10:46:43 GMT -5
So, how many songs has she released from the album thus far? I feel like that number is getting up there.
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Post by Rican@ on Jun 19, 2020 10:56:36 GMT -5
So, how many songs has she released from the album thus far? I feel like that number is getting up there. 5 so far. You can say 6 for the live performance of “Gramercy Park.”
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Post by felipe on Jun 19, 2020 13:44:25 GMT -5
So, how many songs has she released from the album thus far? I feel like that number is getting up there. Assuming all these songs will even be on the album...
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Post by Rican@ on Jun 19, 2020 21:47:07 GMT -5
Alicia had no competition. She was playing at the beginning with John. Then straight kill him with hit after hit. John was busy playing features smh
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Post by SHOOTER on Jun 29, 2020 0:27:19 GMT -5
Performed Perfect Way to Die at the BET Awards.
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Post by felipe on Jun 29, 2020 11:57:12 GMT -5
She had a lot of promo last week for some reason. Is Perfect Way to Die an official single?
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Post by Sir Benji on Jun 29, 2020 14:08:38 GMT -5
I wonder if it is too ^ it’s a sad but beautiful song
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Post by Rican@ on Jun 29, 2020 14:32:56 GMT -5
The song grew on me a lot. I love the video a lot. I hope it isn’t a single; however, it is needed. I love how she’s writing from the mother’s perspective.
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Post by spiritboy on Jun 30, 2020 4:51:48 GMT -5
Sis, you should've at least given us a release date for the album. By the time it will be revealed, there will be no hype. Unless she has a secret weapon, a smash she's been saving.
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Post by Live Your Life on Jul 1, 2020 15:04:03 GMT -5
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Post by felipe on Jul 1, 2020 15:34:13 GMT -5
I don't get all that promo without an album or even an official single...
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Post by Rican@ on Jul 1, 2020 19:18:05 GMT -5
She had a lot of promo before everything happened. I have a feeling that album will be released soon.
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Post by felipe on Jul 1, 2020 22:05:52 GMT -5
Yeah, but this last week, after she released Perfect Way to Die, it's like every day I go to YouTube I see another interview or promo to a major outlet. If I didn't know better, I'd think she has an album dropping this week.
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Post by Sir Benji on Jul 2, 2020 11:26:05 GMT -5
They should just release the album sometime this month or the first week of August
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Post by SHOOTER on Jul 3, 2020 3:11:06 GMT -5
She is so pretty and her house is sick!
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