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Post by Choco on Jun 30, 2021 12:08:17 GMT -5
At this point I think it needs to be some sort of actual full studio project. Not a soundtrack collab, not an Xmas album, not some sort of live album... Go bolder than Smile, at this point she's free from any restrictions to keep her stuff commercial friendly.
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Post by Soundcl🕤ck on Jun 30, 2021 12:12:14 GMT -5
tbh, I'd like to hear rock/alt from her, maybe something like "If You Can Afford Me" and her older songs.
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Post by wjr15 on Jun 30, 2021 13:17:53 GMT -5
I think going a more rock influenced route would be her best option right now.
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Post by spiritboy on Jul 1, 2021 8:47:04 GMT -5
According to some newspapers, she arrived in Bodrum, Turkey with Orlando and the kids. There are some great coves there so i'm glad she's enjoying her summer with her family.
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Post by Soundcl🕤ck on Jul 3, 2021 18:38:54 GMT -5
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Post by Wave. on Jul 4, 2021 20:04:35 GMT -5
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Post by spiritboy on Jul 5, 2021 10:40:05 GMT -5
Queen was in my hometown the other day, visiting the ruins of ancient city Ephesus. I could've kept daddy Orlando busy while she visited the place where my fave Madge roamed free BC. :kii:
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Post by wjr15 on Jul 5, 2021 15:20:28 GMT -5
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Post by Soundcl🕤ck on Jul 5, 2021 18:51:11 GMT -5
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Post by kimberly on Jul 5, 2021 18:58:05 GMT -5
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Post by Fears in the Fire on Jul 6, 2021 1:16:15 GMT -5
Was the #8 peak this year around inauguration?
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Post by kimberly on Jul 6, 2021 1:50:37 GMT -5
Was the #8 peak this year around inauguration? yes, iirc. and the #29 peak in 2015 must be after Super Bowl.
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Post by Choco on Jul 7, 2021 14:11:37 GMT -5
I know it's technically an accurate tweet but I hate how these datapoints mislead people not familiar with the charts and the collapse of digital sales into thinking this is somehow more popular than ever, when in reality #29 in 2015 reached way more people than #8 in 2021. It's something most of those stan chart accounts do, especially when more relevant charts like Spotify aren't telling the story they want to feed stan Twitter.
It's not arguable though that she's got some timeless classics on her discography. Those royalties are gonna keep baby Daisy fed for life.
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Post by kimberly on Jul 7, 2021 17:18:43 GMT -5
I know it's technically an accurate tweet but I hate how these datapoints mislead people not familiar with the charts and the collapse of digital sales into thinking this is somehow more popular than ever, when in reality #29 in 2015 reached way more people than #8 in 2021. It's something most of those stan chart accounts do, especially when more relevant charts like Spotify aren't telling the story they want to feed stan Twitter. It's not arguable though that she's got some timeless classics on her discography. Those royalties are gonna keep baby Daisy fed for life. I agree that the collapse of digital sales makes it hard to gauge the reality of the situation on iTunes, though it is a partially accurate observation to say "Firework" gains popularity and solidifies itself as an Independence Day anthem year over year. 4th of July performance on Spotify:
2018: N/A 2019: #158 2020: N/A 2021: #75 weekly google search trends in the US:
Spikes indicate 2017, 2018, 2019, Joe Biden's Inauguration, and 2021. (only a small bump for 2020, probably because it wasn't a particularly patriotic-feeling summer.) Again, it's not that the song is more popular than ever, but it seems the song's connection to the holiday is stronger than ever & its annual performance spike on July 4 shows an upward trend.
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Post by Au$tin on Jul 8, 2021 23:06:31 GMT -5
I believe the inauguration performance definitely helped solidify this as a 4th of July perennial.
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Post by Choco on Jul 9, 2021 11:15:40 GMT -5
Yeah I'm not deniying it's status as iconic and it certainly re-ignites interest every year. I just hate how little context those accounts give to the raw data (iTunes peaks).
Katy seems well aware of "Firework's" icon status. I expect it to continue to be featured on her live performances from time to time.
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Post by kimberly on Jul 12, 2021 9:02:11 GMT -5
Independence Day impact:
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Post by wjr15 on Jul 23, 2021 18:47:13 GMT -5
I noticed that NBC is using “Electric” for one of their Olympic coverage commercials. I know it won’t do much but it’s nice to see her new songs are still being used for different things.
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Post by Caviar on Jul 23, 2021 19:08:38 GMT -5
Bring back “Rise”.
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Post by Dylan :) on Aug 26, 2021 11:14:06 GMT -5
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Post by wjr15 on Aug 26, 2021 12:34:06 GMT -5
Such a missed opportunity. Too bad the droplets/Smile era was so poorly handled.
Edit: I can't figure out why there is a surge in streams for HIH other than some tweets about a viral Tik Tok?
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Post by Wave. on Aug 26, 2021 13:46:50 GMT -5
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Post by Dylan :) on Aug 26, 2021 15:10:18 GMT -5
I think Cynthia posted some of these before but Bonnie McKee is currently posting some alternative Katy lyrics on TikTok if anyone is interested vm.tiktok.com/ZMRMpcQxw/
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Post by juanmiesk on Aug 27, 2021 11:05:26 GMT -5
Such a missed opportunity. Too bad the droplets/Smile era was so poorly handled. Edit: I can't figure out why there is a surge in streams for HIH other than some tweets about a viral Tik Tok? Yeah, it seems like the song has been gaining some (deserved) traction on TikTok. Yesterday it did 180k.
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Post by kimberly on Aug 30, 2021 15:30:24 GMT -5
where's the lie?
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Post by Caviar on Aug 30, 2021 16:24:14 GMT -5
Yup. People talk shit about Katy now but she was the ULTIMATE pop star. She’s def going to be a legend.
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Post by Wolfy on Aug 30, 2021 19:40:24 GMT -5
I made a video of all of Katy's singles.
What was the first single from Smile? "Daisies" or "Never Really Over?"
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Aug 30, 2021 21:40:39 GMT -5
Harleys in Hawaii deserves all that and more. I wish she would've kept that for the lead of her next album. It would've shown growth, maturity, a return to sexiness, and no camp. It's a shame they completely wasted it. Ugh.
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Post by circadian on Aug 30, 2021 22:24:28 GMT -5
Harleys in Hawaii deserves all that and more. I wish she would've kept that for the lead of her next album. It would've shown growth, maturity, a return to sexiness, and no camp. It's a shame they completely wasted it. Ugh. To this day I still can't understand why on earth they scrapped the HIH release and pushed Small Talk instead. Harleys is her best song since Dark Horse IMO and yeah, it deserved better.
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Aug 30, 2021 22:51:08 GMT -5
Harleys in Hawaii deserves all that and more. I wish she would've kept that for the lead of her next album. It would've shown growth, maturity, a return to sexiness, and no camp. It's a shame they completely wasted it. Ugh. To this day I still can't understand why on earth they scrapped the HIH release and pushed Small Talk instead. Harleys is her best song since Dark Horse IMO and yeah, it deserved better. no, they scrapped NRO and pushed Small Talk. HIH was just a random droplet after ST, I believe. Then Never Worn White.
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