DevotionHURTS wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 11:00 am

ringthealarm wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 10:56 am

DevotionHURTS wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 12:47 am

Lol @ Lotus or Liberation being left field...

What part of Your Body was avant-gard? Fall in line was a classic pop ballad.

I obviously meant Accelerate and Fall in Line. In what world is Fall in Line a classic pop ballad?

Fall in line is a classic female duet. Correct me if I'm wrong, but even the Grammy's agree. Weren't they nominated in pop collaboration?

Kitana wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 1:17 am

ringthealarm wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:43 pm

DevotionHURTS wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:08 pm

This. She should stay left field, avant-gard, as she has always been.

It is part of her brand by now.

Y'all are delusional. She came back with two left-field releases in two completely different genres and both got ignored. She needs a song that sticks with the general public that can gain her some traction, one that could maybe gain some new fans and remind some old fans.

She can maybe still get a hit song and I’d love more bangers from her, but I don’t think that should be her primary driver or else her art will suffer; just look at her peers like Jennifer Lopez who desperately clings to trends and whose record sales have continued to decline nonetheless.

DevotionHURTS wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 12:47 am

ringthealarm wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:43 pm

DevotionHURTS wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:08 pm

This. She should stay left field, avant-gard, as she has always been.

It is part of her brand by now.

Y'all are delusional. She came back with two left-field releases in two completely different genres and both got ignored. She needs a song that sticks with the general public that can gain her some traction, one that could maybe gain some new fans and remind some old fans.

Lol @ Lotus or Liberation being left field...

What part of Your Body was avant-gard? Fall in line was a classic pop ballad.

DevotionHURTS wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:08 pm

Kitana wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:46 pm

Chintheory wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:37 am Ugh, one of my closest friends was finally able to reveal that she worked on the show, helped cast the dancers, and an artist she manages helped with the costume design. She said X is such a pro and super sweet, but it breaks my heart to say this, my friend revealed that X mentioned a few times that she’s been feeling like she’s “Washed up.”

Which sounds absurd to me because she’s an icon. But she’s also human. Just made me sad to hear that.

Aww that’s so sad to hear, but not surprising tbh. I always felt like she put off a follow-up to Lotus for so long because she was afraid of flopping again. Same thing with touring. The Voice came with a high salary and primetime exposure with relatively little effort, so it was easy for that to become her main gig for a while. I can see why she’s so grateful for the support at her live shows in recent years.

I truly think she just needed a better team surrounding her and giving honest, constructive feedback. Hollywood Bowl was the perfect venue to highlight her status as a living icon. She should be cementing her legacy as a touring force and making more ambitious music than ever before, not chasing chart success to stay “relevant”.

This. She should stay left field, avant-gard, as she has always been.

It is part of her brand by now.

Buffy wrote: ↑Wed Jul 14, 2021 9:41 pm Why doesn’t she have a single out to promote this? She’s literally the only major pop star from recent times you didn’t have a single out for this event!

love&music wrote: ↑Wed Jul 14, 2021 6:46 pm

ringthealarm wrote: ↑Wed Jul 14, 2021 4:59 pm In 2018 she couldn't sell out one show at the Greek Theatre (5.8k capacity), so I'm proud that she's selling okay for the Bowl (17k capacity x 2 nights).

*Edit: 17k not 13k, I got the info wrong

In 2018 it was like 95% sold, I was there....

MaCK. wrote: ↑Wed Jul 14, 2021 5:59 pm

ringthealarm wrote: ↑Wed Jul 14, 2021 4:59 pm In 2018 she couldn't sell out one show at the Greek Theatre (5.8k capacity), so I'm proud that she's selling okay for the Bowl (13k capacity x 2 nights).

You smoking dick if u think she has 4,000 unsold tickets on either night! On the Hollywood Bowl site there's approximately 2500 unsold on Friday and approximately 1000 Saturday. The bowl seats over 17k.

MaCK. wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 5:42 pm

ringthealarm wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 3:39 pm

MaCK. wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 2:28 pm

The tickets in Garden and Terrace sections are very much so inflated on stubhub and seatgeek.

No one's looking at those tix when those sections are basically empty right now and you can get regular priced tickets.

Speak for yourself. & those sections are not basically empty. There are alot of tickets available on stubhub in those sections. Most fans want to sit close.

MaCK. wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 2:28 pm

ringthealarm wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 2:16 pm The tickets are not inflated or expensive lol. It's actually so cheap. If I were in LA I'd go in a heartbeat. Even though personally I hate the Bowl because unless you're in the box seats or the front sides, you're way too far from the stage.

Our girl has trouble selling tix in the U.S. It's a fact. Her team should focus more on demand generation and building up her popularity again.

The tickets in Garden and Terrace sections are very much so inflated on stubhub and seatgeek.