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Post by kimberly on Aug 10, 2022 0:18:03 GMT -5
She puts out music and they don't support it. She doesn't put anything out and they drag her. in my defense, "Fair" was my 25th most-listened song of the year before BeyoncΓ© released her album lmao. I do like her music when she puts it out but this "one song a year" thing isn't sustainable. if you don't deliver some body of work for people to be a fan of, they won't be fans for long. unless she wants to be an instagram model and socialite full time, lol. I throw my shade, but I honestly don't know what's going on behind the scenes. Are we impatient, or she's just inconsistent with no clear direction? I used to feel this way, but it's been 4 years in the making... no updates, no rants about her label, no real teasers of unreleased music... no real "live" performances for her last two songs, only lip syncs... surely she has some fault in this, if not most of it? I don't like comparing them but ChlΓΆe said her album's in limbo as well (she tweeted she "doesn't know when it's coming out anymore"), but she's been on multiple collabs, released a third single, performed live several times (as recent as this weekend when Summer Walker brought her out at her show, plus festival dates and such, and a great BET performance), and continues to tease unreleased songs from her upcoming project. as far as we know, Normani doesn't even HAVE a project. she's been "perfecting" for years now.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Aug 10, 2022 9:07:41 GMT -5
I legit don't understand what is going on, she had a big Urban hit with "Wild Side." Why not release the album off of that? If they're waiting for some huge elusive crossover smash to launch her, then they can continue to gamble on that and let her waste away.
She's a new artist, her first album doesn't need to a be a blockbuster. This is about putting out a body of work, performing and promoting it, forming an identity as an artist, going out on a club tour and as a supporting act, building a fanbase and a following. Like this isn't rocket science. I think she and RCA are stuck on launching her as a headlining star right off the bat and that's not in the cards for her anymore.
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Post by Choco on Aug 10, 2022 9:35:37 GMT -5
"Fair" got supported by her fans, as shown by the relatively OK iTunes numbers it had for a couple days.
She just doesn't have a fanbase (yet?). She hasn't even dropped an EP to build one. You can't say the album is coming for years, drop some bomb ass pics every two months and expect people to check out the 1 single a year, specially if it's a bore like "Fair".
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Post by think pink. on Aug 10, 2022 10:33:48 GMT -5
She also said the album was gonna be released this Summer. That certainly didnβt help things.
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Post by Glove Slap on Aug 10, 2022 10:37:40 GMT -5
Wild Side was a supported hit. Supported enough to get an album onto services.
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Post by Wave. on Aug 10, 2022 10:58:59 GMT -5
Just a thought- do yall think the label is trying to model her career after Camila's?
Maybe "model" isn't the word, more like "mirror".
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Post by Ty on Aug 10, 2022 11:01:50 GMT -5
Camila will never have the same level of support from the Urban audience like Normani has from the get go. I think they've been, more like Ling-Ling analyzed, waiting for the "Crazy in Love" moment to launch her album; and that strategy is not serving her well.
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Post by think pink. on Aug 10, 2022 11:15:49 GMT -5
I donβt think itβs RCA waiting for that moment, itβs Normani.
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Post by Ty on Aug 10, 2022 11:39:16 GMT -5
In all seriousness, this is the type of music Normani should be making for her debut album. MNEK recreated that throwback 90s girlgroup sound, which can appeal to both Urban and Pop audiences.
Stella even has a voice very similar to Normani's:
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Post by think pink. on Aug 10, 2022 12:56:42 GMT -5
Ty What was the Dua Lipa tea/diva drama?
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Post by Ty on Aug 10, 2022 13:22:27 GMT -5
Ty What was the Dua Lipa tea/diva drama? Oopsie sorry Normani was a feature on her song "If It Ain't Me" ( thread) but her team withdrawn from the collaboration. The solo version was then released as part of Future Nostalgia's deluxe version. About her diva episodes...another Pulser hinted at it earlier in this thread, but also there are other (indirect) testimonies on Reddit like this and this.
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Post by think pink. on Aug 10, 2022 15:15:12 GMT -5
Thanks!
Iβm dying to know why they withdrew that collaboration π.
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Post by Wave. on Aug 10, 2022 15:27:35 GMT -5
She would a fire pop/r&b hybrid. The material is there!
Maybe they don't want her to focus only on Urban..
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Post by #brayden on Aug 10, 2022 16:51:43 GMT -5
I doubt RCA is to blame for all of this. Somewhere along the way I think she bought into Twitter hype that she had it and was destined for BeyoncΓ© level superstardom after 5H ended. "Motivation" eventually gave her a taste of reality and I'm guessing she didn't like that taste much. Hasn't she since come out saying she doesn't like "Motivation" and/or regrets releasing it? How convenient. I'm sure she wouldn't have said that if it was a huge hit and launched her.
It seems Normani only likes playing the game when she's winning/successful... and I'm guessing "Motivation" and "Wild Side" didn't win enough for her 'next BeyoncΓ©' level standards. She needs to set some realistic expectations for herself as an artist and put in the work.
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Post by gbaby on Aug 11, 2022 8:45:09 GMT -5
Y'all really think she has this much say? I don't think she's able to call shots like that just yet. If Halsey, who has had substantially more success than Normani, still can't call the shots, then Normani almost certainly can't.
Either way, I'm happy to root for her when we finally get the album in 2028.
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Post by kimberly on Aug 11, 2022 16:07:10 GMT -5
working with Tommy Brown:
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Post by kimberly on Sept 7, 2022 15:05:40 GMT -5
all 4 are bops but she drops 1 song per year and still skipped 2020 π
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Post by think pink. on Sept 7, 2022 16:37:15 GMT -5
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Post by Caviar on Sept 7, 2022 23:54:41 GMT -5
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Post by kimberly on Sept 24, 2022 22:09:35 GMT -5
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Post by Wave. on Nov 6, 2022 20:33:29 GMT -5
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Post by Ty on Nov 6, 2022 23:07:08 GMT -5
Idk what is new but girl your music ain't.
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Post by think pink. on Dec 8, 2022 12:42:50 GMT -5
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Post by Choco on Dec 9, 2022 11:23:04 GMT -5
Yeah, another year went by with nothing. Maybe that Fair song was this year? I don't remember and it got two spins from me before I forgot it existed. Even SZA and Rihanna came back and still nothing from Normani.
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Post by HamedM1 π on Dec 9, 2022 13:19:30 GMT -5
Yeah, another year went by with nothing. Maybe that Fair song was this year? I don't remember and it got two spins from me before I forgot it existed. Even SZA and Rihanna came back and still nothing from Normani. Yep she dropped Fair at the start of the year, lipped the one performance of it she did at Jimmy Fallon, and then called it a year. I still just wanna know who at RCA thought Fair was gonna be a hit and singleworthy. Other then that, she was on Calvin's "New To You" and that was solid but nothing particularly remarkable nor a single that got a push.
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Post by Ty on Dec 9, 2022 15:06:44 GMT -5
Whatever happened to "Candy Paint"?!
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Post by HamedM1 π on Dec 9, 2022 16:40:31 GMT -5
Did some looking around for anything and apparently we got some new leaks showing up titled "Insomnia", "Runaround", and "Somebody Else", these all sound pretty good and would actually be great if finished and put together for an EP.
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