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Post by Dylan :) on Aug 24, 2019 19:23:20 GMT -5
I want to like I Forgot That You Existed but it just reminds me way too much of Trouble by Iggy Azalea. As well as that, I actually really like It’s Nice To Have A Friend now, especially the church bell, but when listening to it I feel like I’m listening to a PG version of a song Melanie Martinez would perform
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Post by cjay on Aug 24, 2019 20:23:04 GMT -5
I’m really digging the album! I’m baffled by the first two single choices given all of the strong material. I kinda feel like Me! Was chosen because she needed to drastically change her imagine from the Reputation era. What works better than going all Disney and happy go lucky on us.
Anyway, I hope Cruel Summer, The Man and False God are future singles.
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Post by David on Aug 24, 2019 21:07:15 GMT -5
Anyone in the US want a free digital copy of the album? If you buy something from her website you get a code for 10 downloads, LOL.
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 24, 2019 21:56:55 GMT -5
Per her GMA interview, her contract states she’s free to re-record albums 1-5 starting November 2020.
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Post by ampersand on Aug 24, 2019 22:45:14 GMT -5
Everyone says Miss Americana is giving them Lana vibes, but all I hear is "Teen Idle" by Marina.
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Post by Choco on Aug 25, 2019 0:00:05 GMT -5
I'm rewatching the reputation tour and the transition from "Gorgeous" to "Style"  my interest level went from 0 to 100 in a beat. |
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Post by Snowbeast on Aug 25, 2019 0:15:45 GMT -5
She’s not missing a million. She’ll buy the 100,000 herself.
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Post by aussie1 on Aug 25, 2019 0:58:25 GMT -5
She’s not missing a million. She’ll buy the 100,000 herself. LMAO, the fact I can see her team actually doing this . |
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Post by Snowbeast on Aug 25, 2019 1:08:23 GMT -5
She’s not missing a million. She’ll buy the 100,000 herself. LMAO, the fact I can see her team actually doing this . To save her from the PR ridicule and “she’s over” headlines- money well spent. |
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Post by Choco on Aug 25, 2019 1:16:33 GMT -5
As Rihanna/Samsung and Jay-Z have proven, if that's done legally it won't count for SoundScan (i.e. it would be pointless). The album is probably reaching Platinum in a week anyways with the pre-release streams added to it's SPS total.
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Post by Snowbeast on Aug 25, 2019 1:21:48 GMT -5
As Rihanna/Samsung and Jay-Z have proven, if that's done legally it won't count for SoundScan (i.e. it would be pointless). The album is probably reaching Platinum in a week anyways with the pre-release streams added to it's SPS total. Lmao I forgot about that disaster. 460 albums sold first week. Talk about a rebound. |
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Post by kimberly on Aug 25, 2019 1:24:30 GMT -5
Alternative fact: when she sings "we're so sad we paint the town blue" in "Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince" she's referring to the night of 2016 elections
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Post by Choco on Aug 25, 2019 1:25:09 GMT -5
As Rihanna/Samsung and Jay-Z have proven, if that's done legally it won't count for SoundScan (i.e. it would be pointless). The album is probably reaching Platinum in a week anyways with the pre-release streams added to it's SPS total. Lmao I forgot about that disaster. 460 albums sold first week. Talk about a rebound. That was due to TIDAL's dumb ass putting up the album on their platform early. I meant the Samsung deal where they bought a million copies of it and gifted it to their users (helping it's RIAA certification but no the soundscan numbers). If I recall correctly Jay's last solo album did a similar deal (but I don't follow his career that closely so I don't remember the specifics). The label using any (legal) tactics to buy a few more copies won't help it. It's gonna be too far away from the million mark for them to fudge the numbers too (i.e. it's much easier to make 975k into 1m than 750k). |
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Post by born on Aug 25, 2019 3:19:08 GMT -5
Alternative fact: when she sings "we're so sad we paint the town blue" in "Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince" she's referring to the night of 2016 elections That’s actually what this line is about. And the whole song as well. |
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Aug 25, 2019 5:32:01 GMT -5
Lmao I forgot about that disaster. 460 albums sold first week. Talk about a rebound. That was due to TIDAL's dumb ass putting up the album on their platform early. I meant the Samsung deal where they bought a million copies of it and gifted it to their users (helping it's RIAA certification but no the soundscan numbers). If I recall correctly Jay's last solo album did a similar deal (but I don't follow his career that closely so I don't remember the specifics). The label using any (legal) tactics to buy a few more copies won't help it. It's gonna be too far away from the million mark for them to fudge the numbers too (i.e. it's much easier to make 975k into 1m than 750k). I've heard stories if labels in the 90s sending interns out to every record store in the NYC area to buy as many copies of a record as they could without triggering the bulk buy threshold with Soundsan. It would be even harder to do now with so few stores selling CDs |
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Post by matty005 on Aug 25, 2019 6:15:03 GMT -5
Alternative fact: when she sings "we're so sad we paint the town blue" in "Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince" she's referring to the night of 2016 elections I thought that line was about the 2018 midterms and the so called, "Blue Wave." |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2019 6:16:07 GMT -5
This is definitely a stronger album overall than Reputation. Cornelia Street is my favourite, closely followed by I Think He Knows. I’m really surprised by how underrated ITHK is on here, it’s really catchy, the one that always gets stuck in my head. I’m really hoping Lover as a single will have good longevity and I can see it being a smaller Perfect, because I doubt it’ll last that long. I think after Lover future singles could include, Cruel Summer, I Think He Knows, The Man (but it’s not as good as people are making it out to be) and Cornelia Street, I think that would work as a closing single for the era
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Post by Enigma. on Aug 25, 2019 6:58:18 GMT -5
I see the first two singles as a kind of "rebirth" phase of the darker Reputation era ("old Taylor is dead") to the comeback of "old Taylor". I think they worked pretty well in that sense that they left people baffled what comes next and they were pleasantly surprised. I think critics were at least.
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Post by 𝓲𝓽'𝓼.𝓰𝓿 on Aug 25, 2019 7:30:39 GMT -5
Highlights of the album (excluding the first three singles)
1. Cruel Summer
2. The Man
3. Daylight
4. Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince
5. I Forgot You Existed
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Post by deepston on Aug 25, 2019 7:44:31 GMT -5
Spotify First-Week WW Streams
Day 1: 54,830,823
Day 2: 39,874,893 (-27%)
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Post by ClevelandRox on Aug 25, 2019 7:46:16 GMT -5
I Think He Knows is my current favorite. 💕
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Post by MiniMusic on Aug 25, 2019 8:14:30 GMT -5
Anyone in the US want a free digital copy of the album? If you buy something from her website you get a code for 10 downloads, LOL. Yes I do PLEASE! I still use an iPod LOL |
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Post by tryexp on Aug 25, 2019 8:23:31 GMT -5
Anyone in the US want a free digital copy of the album? If you buy something from her website you get a code for 10 downloads, LOL. Yes I do PLEASE! I still use an iPod LOL So I'm in the UK, pre-ordered the album (deluxe) and it still hasn't been shipped, and no digital download code...which is slightly annoying given how easy it is to download music these days. |
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Post by David on Aug 25, 2019 8:45:28 GMT -5
Any other US Swifties want a digital copy of the album? DM me :)
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Post by weaver on Aug 25, 2019 9:00:30 GMT -5
I've only had time to do a quick run through of the album but I think I really like it. I hope Cruel Summer can become a single, and the title track is gorgeous.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2019 9:47:04 GMT -5
US Spotify 2nd day:
1(=) Lover 1,933,704 -26%
2(=) The Man 1,604,262 -33%
4(-1) Cruel Summer 1,453,330 -36%
5(-1) I Forgot That You Existed 1,414,676 -37%
6(=) Paper Rings 1,198,474 -30%
8(+3) You Need To Calm Down 1,167,011 -22%
10(-5) I Think He Knows 1,117,310 -36%
11(-4) Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince 1,110,756 -35%
12(-3) Cornelia Street 1,045,418 -33%
15(-5) London Boy 1,024,223 -33%
16(-4) The Archer 985,156 -31%
18(-5) Death By A Thousand Cuts 944,855 -33%
21(-2) ME! (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco) 827,904 -25%
22(-7) False God 818,397 -35%
23(-9) Soon You’ll Get Better (feat. Dixie Chicks) 817,209 -38%
24(-7) Afterglow 816,381 -31%
31(-9) Daylight 685,130 -33%
34(-11) It’s Nice To Have A Friend 659,588 -35%
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Post by David on Aug 25, 2019 9:50:09 GMT -5
At a quick glance it looks like people are enjoying "Paper Rings" - I have to say, I'm definitely one of them! Very fun song :)
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Post by deepston on Aug 25, 2019 9:55:04 GMT -5
I made up my mind. These are the best tracks for me: Cornelia Street - False God - Daylight It might be my favorite album of hers  |
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Aug 25, 2019 10:41:29 GMT -5
Anyone in the US want a free digital copy of the album? If you buy something from her website you get a code for 10 downloads, LOL. Yes I do PLEASE! I still use an iPod LOL Sis, is this why you still haven't given us an iconic reaction video. I need to see you sitting in your room swaying LOL. |
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Post by Exclusive on Aug 25, 2019 11:18:42 GMT -5
I'm really loving the album more. The highs like "Afterglow", "False God" "The Archer" dismiss all the lows "ME!" etc... It's probable now on par with "1989" and "reputation" for my favorites.
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