Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia

[GP]

Jan 18, 2021 6:48:00 GMT -5 dremolus - solarpunk said:

Well considering most of Side B are singles we've already heard, I don't see there being much excitement for part 2

well I'm mostly excited for visuals, the cover, seeing the numbers, her promo for it etc... it's exciting to see her extending this and making it a full era. I'm even growing a lot to We're Good, Not My Problem is the worst song of her career tho.

[Deleted]

Jan 18, 2021 4:21:43 GMT -5 Troublemaker said:

Why can’t she just move on from this era? She already has 3 successful singles which is more than most pop girls can dream.
I just don’t want this to be like the 20/20 experience where the second half (b sides) is not as good as the first half.

I don't think this would be comparable to 20/20 Experience - 20/20 pt. II was a full album on its own and Justin himself never gave it the 'b-sides' label (which generally reads as 'stuff that wasn't quite good enough to make the cut the first time'). Ironically, Justin's biggest mistake was in trying to rush pt. II out too quickly when he should have sat on it for a bit longer. He got in a hurry and bungled the rollout, and meanwhile left multiple hits on the table with pt. I.

Future Nostalgia's b-sides is coming a little over 10 months after the original album - overall not overly long for an album era, streaming has just f**ked up our idea of how long an era can or should be now - and we're only getting four new songs, which is more comparable to Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection. The other four tracks are all previously released songs (the Levitating remix, Un Dia, Prisoner, and Fever). I think it is unlikely that we get more than one new single out of it.

[Choco]

I-

[Taylor.]

If It Ain't Me still slaps. Not My Problem sounds like a song rejected from Sweetener because it was too weird, even for Pharrell.

We're Good is okay... will probably grow.

[nightshade]

Jan 18, 2021 4:21:43 GMT -5 Troublemaker said:

Why can’t she just move on from this era? She already has 3 successful singles which is more than most pop girls can dream.
I just don’t want this to be like the 20/20 experience where the second half (b sides) is not as good as the first half.

NO.
Future Nostalgia forever or at least until we get a proper tour. I don't need her to do a Taylor thing where she has 3 albums of new material and hasn't performed songs from the oldest one.

[kimberly]

Jan 18, 2021 16:31:14 GMT -5 nightshade said:

Jan 18, 2021 4:21:43 GMT -5 Troublemaker said:

Why can’t she just move on from this era? She already has 3 successful singles which is more than most pop girls can dream.
I just don’t want this to be like the 20/20 experience where the second half (b sides) is not as good as the first half.

NO.
Future Nostalgia forever or at least until we get a proper tour. I don't need her to do a Taylor thing where she has 3 albums of new material and hasn't performed songs from the oldest one.

to be fair, the only song on Future Nostalgia that she hasn't performed live yet is "Good in Bed." But I get your point, I think a Future Nostalgia tour needs to happen. Her tour is still set to begin in September in the UK and I think she can definitely keep this up until then, especially considering how her hits take time to grow in popularity here in the US. Then hopefully she can tour the US in November or December, though we really don't know where we will be in terms of the pandemic.

[Choco]

I think touring is not gonna happen this year. The vaccine rollout has slowed down to a crawl.

But hey I'm hopefully gonna be proven wrong! I think this project deserves a tour. She had a lot of fun and got a lot of good press for her first tour.

[kimberly]

Jan 18, 2021 19:27:53 GMT -5 Choco said:

I think touring is not gonna happen this year. The vaccine rollout has slowed down to a crawl.

But hey I'm hopefully gonna be proven wrong! I think this project deserves a tour. She had a lot of fun and got a lot of good press for her first tour.

yeah I'm not very hopeful either. even if vaccination picks up speed, we don't know what's going to be possible in terms of gathering large crowds indoors. especially in the US.

[thezatch]

Give us Studio 2055 instead, Dula Peep!

[kimberly]

Kimmel interview:



- said she'd love to perform at the Grammy's
- talked about Instagram photos and how people thought she was pregnant, apparently (without mentioning pandemic criticism--Jimmy brought the photos up)
- no mention of Side B or new single

[Glove Slap]

She's killing the longer hair look. So much 70s Cher energy!

[GP]

the way I'm just sure she knows she's performing and she was already working on it, but prefered to not say anything

[Choco]

She is probably contractually obligated to not confirm it until the Academy does.

The sad thing about talk shows is that they're designed to be promo spots instead of actual, honest conversations. Would have loved to hear her side regarding the pandemic travels and pictures, but of course a late night show is not a place where one would find anything remotely controversial these days.

[GP]

Jan 19, 2021 15:06:11 GMT -5 Choco said:

She is probably contractually obligated to not confirm it until the Academy does.

The sad thing about talk shows is that they're designed to be promo spots instead of actual, honest conversations. Would have loved to hear her side regarding the pandemic travels and pictures, but of course a late night show is not a place where one would find anything remotely controversial these days.

this was probably to promote the GRAMMYs but it was clearly cancelled and they just carried on talking abt stuff

[Mike]

She needs to get rid of him.

[Choco]

They're being so careless. I still think it will ultimately not matter much for her, but the fact that we keep seeing pics, people keep getting mad... it might turn into something bigger soon.

Dua girl we wanna stan but make an effort sis.

[schnetzka]

Originally I backed Dua up because I was hoping she would take all necessary precautions if she was going to travel. But this is getting ridiculous. It is not difficult to not break protocol. Her boyfriend knows she is in the public eye and that his actions reflect back on her. Now that the story is out there, I wonder what he'll do.

[m450n]

this girl getting on my nerves fr

[Choco]

The replies lmaoooooooo

[Lost In Musical Reverie]

She's really doing herself no favours by sharing all these pictures of parties and vacations. It really comes across as very tone-deaf, especially as the pandemic is reaching a new peak in so many countries.

Not to mention there's not a single mask in sight in any of those pictures. We all know the majority of celebrities live in their little privileged bubble, but having her promoting health safety at the beginning of the first lockdown (and even later in that skit with James Corden) was very hypocritical.

Honestly, even if I still love her music, I fully understand if some have completely soured on her after this frequent display of ignorance. Sure, she's not the only celebrity living their rich lifestyle right now, but she's bringing all attention to it by posting about it.

[GP]

she finally posted about Rolling Stone

[GP]

Jan 21, 2021 13:11:54 GMT -5 Codex said:

Her BF breaking UK quarantine rules after their Mexico trip 😭 maybe we were wrong about them being responsible in Mexico

www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9172097/Anwar-Hadid-throws-work-shoots-London.html#comments

the link you showed talks about "work"... seems like it wasn't breaking any rules no?

[Juan Carlos]

Jan 22, 2021 11:24:26 GMT -5 GP said:

Jan 21, 2021 13:11:54 GMT -5 Codex said:

Her BF breaking UK quarantine rules after their Mexico trip 😭 maybe we were wrong about them being responsible in Mexico

www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9172097/Anwar-Hadid-throws-work-shoots-London.html#comments

the link you showed talks about "work"... seems like it wasn't breaking any rules no?

Independently if someone has to work or not after they were in another country and arrives to another, they need to quarantine themselves for two weeks at least to prevent if they are infected or not.

With this premise, Anwar didn't isolate for two weeks in London after he was in Mexico and he went to work days later, so this is the reason why Codex points out that he broke these rules.

[Glove Slap]

Jan 22, 2021 7:53:40 GMT -5 Choco said:

The replies lmaoooooooo

I mostly see 'te amo', but the first one sent me.

[GP]

Jan 22, 2021 11:58:43 GMT -5 Juan Carlos said:

Jan 22, 2021 11:24:26 GMT -5 GP said:

the link you showed talks about "work"... seems like it wasn't breaking any rules no?

Independently if someone has to work or not after they were in another country and arrives to another, they need to quarantine themselves for two weeks at least to prevent if they are infected or not.

With this premise, Anwar didn't isolate for two weeks in London after he was in Mexico and he went to work days later, so this is the reason why Codex points out that he broke these rules.

ugh duh didn't think it through. Hate that anti vax privileged crackhead moron douchebag

[Choco]

And tbh the Anwar "work" thing was a photoshoot so what's the excuse for the crew not wearing masks. Year II of the pandemic is about to start, we should all know these (new) rules by now.

[Dammn Baby]

I feel she has really shown her ass with these endless pandemic privilege travel shoots. Like, read the room, girl. Even if you're traveling and partying all the time, you don't have to post it on social. Many of us have followed all the rules and have been very intentional about not putting others at risk with our behaviour. I work with immunocompromised people, and this is insulting. It just feels like she lacks any sense of responsibility or maturity. She just doesn't care, and that's ugly (much like her boyfriend).

People have been cancelled for far less, and I think she should really give that some thought if she wants to have a long career, because this shit is not endearing. All it's going to take is one pic that goes viral in the wrong way.

[GP]

There's a date for the Moonlight Edition oop

[Choco]

Which one of you locked her inside bc she's finally home.

[spiritboy]

Jan 28, 2021 7:10:13 GMT -5 GP said:

There's a date for the Moonlight Edition oop

Finally, when?