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Right?? You can't even find a legal way to stream them (Spotify, Vevo, etc.). I know 1989's not hurting for exposure, but you'd think they'd want to make songs by an artist popular with teens/20somethings easy to find online. I don't understand their logic behind it.
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I thought Taylor specifically made a point to pull her songs from Spotify a month or two ago because she didn't feel like the compensation was fair? I think she did interviews about it. It's an understandable position but only one that's really viable for established artists who get tons of exposure otherwise.
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Why are we not talking about Charli XCX's new album She is the best thing in pop right now
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BOAT SHOWBOAT posted:Why are we not talking about Charli XCX's new album My taste in music tends to run more towards punk and post-punk, but goddamn if Sucker isn't fantastic, and I had "Boom Clap" stuck in my head for a week after that SNL performance.
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Yeah, Charli XCX owns. I think I like True Romance better, but Sucker is still good (except for Break The Rules, which loses points for the painfully juvenile lyrics).
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Dec 24, 2014 07:04
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What, you don't hate school and also rules?
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ExplodingChef posted:My taste in music tends to run more towards punk and post-punk, but goddamn if Sucker isn't fantastic, and I had "Boom Clap" stuck in my head for a week after that SNL performance. http://www.stereogum.com/1724898/watch-charli-xcx-play-snl/video/
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The MSJ posted:What, you don't hate school and also rules? Charli XCX is too good to be rehashing old Avril Lavigne materials 
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BOAT SHOWBOAT posted:Why are we not talking about Charli XCX's new album I was pretty disappointed. It just seemed rushed, and sloppy. Half the album was watered down pop punk, and the other felt like it was trying to recreate Fancy.
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Pops Ghostly posted:I was pretty disappointed. It just seemed rushed, and sloppy. Half the album was watered down pop punk, and the other felt like it was trying to recreate Fancy. This is how I felt. I love her stuff, but aside from the singles she already dropped prior to, everything new felt bland and not her.
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London Queen and Gold Coins are just so goddamn fun though. And Break the Rules is silly, but I find it endearing in its simplicity. True Romance is definitely a more complex album though, and better, it's a shame it wasn't more of a hit.
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This... isn't a remix?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8eXaXoUJRQ
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Hi, I have no idea what the best thread for this would be, but The Go! Team is putting out another album and the teaser sounds real real good. -> http://thegoteam.co.uk/ If there's a better NMD thread for this please direct me thataway.
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het posted:I thought Taylor specifically made a point to pull her songs from Spotify a month or two ago because she didn't feel like the compensation was fair? I think she did interviews about it. It's an understandable position but only one that's really viable for established artists who get tons of exposure otherwise. Yeah, she pulled them from most (all?) ad-supported streaming sites because they pay like poo poo (I think Spotify actually pays the best?). Some places pay more than others per stream but you still need an ungodly amount of streams for decent revenue. Obviously big artists have many sources of income but if you're an unknown (or even just 'mid-tier') you're letting people listen to your stuff for pretty much free. Even so I don't think the mass 'get everything off Spotfy and Youtube' that looks to be gaining steam is the best way to handle things. It's got to be better than people getting it off Piratebay, right? Like someone might listen to a song once but might link it to someone else who listens to it 10 times and links it to even more people? Or is it not even worth the effort? http://uk.businessinsider.com/pharrell-made-only-2700-in-songwriter-royalties-from-43-million-plays-of-happy-on-pandora-2014-12 posted:"Despite Pharrell's ubiquity, "Happy" made $2,700 in publisher and songwriter royalties from 43 million Pandora streams in the first quarter of 2014, according to an email from music publisher Sony/ATV CEO Marty Bandier obtained by Digital Music News. Also 'Sucker' isn't a perfect album but 'Sucker' the song is really good. I can't place it but it really reminds me of something. "Wow you're awesome." - Me, to Charli XCX
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I want Charli XCX to put out like an album of early 90's gangsta rap or something because her innate awesomeness is wasted on that album. It's like Marina and the Diamonds without the clever lyrics that actually made Marina interesting.
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kidcoelacanth posted:Hi, I have no idea what the best thread for this would be, but The Go! Team is putting out another album and the teaser sounds real real good. -> http://thegoteam.co.uk/ Oh wow, I thought they called it quits after Rolling Blackouts (which is a fantastic album- one of my 2011 favorites). I definitely like what I'm hearing from that teaser, so color me excited. The Go! Team probably appeal more to indie pop listeners than mainstream pop listeners, so the indie megathread is also a good place to post them.
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The Go! Team is probably one of the most creative and fun to listen to indie pop/rock bands I've ever heard, and that teaser sounds pretty great, so I'm excited for this 
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I love this like a love song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgT_us6AsDg
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Does this go here? She's not really mainstream but she's not indie. I've had this on repeat for several hours. It's not even a single. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acfopQfcer0
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Sucker's a good album. It's no True Romance but it's also not terrible. Once you move past the wannabe Joan Jett songs there's a lot of good stuff there (especially in the second half of the album). Best song? "Need Ur Love" hands down. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VseY33dLqDw The tragedy is Superlove isn't on the album. Good news is that Marina has a new album out soon though.
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RevKrule posted:Sucker's a good album. It's no True Romance but it's also not terrible. Once you move past the wannabe Joan Jett songs there's a lot of good stuff there (especially in the second half of the album).
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Josh Lyman posted:I know she's 22, but I'm still a bit uncomfortable with this sexed up Charli XCX. im v. comfortable with sexy girls personally RevKrule posted:
Average career score: 76 http://www.metacritic.com/person/charli-xcx Average career score: 62 http://www.metacritic.com/person/marina-and-the-diamonds Given that both make almost the same sort of music, what is the double-standard at work here? It seems like critics kept saying that Marina was 'trying too hard' to be clever with her lyrics and music, which seems like a strange way of saying that the bitch needs to stay in the kitchen and not offer up anything actually challenging that doesn't fit into a predefined pop category. Mermaid Autopsy fucked around with this message at 21:27 on Jan 1, 2015 |
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Josh Lyman posted:I know she's 22, but I'm still a bit uncomfortable with this sexed up Charli XCX. She's maybe slightly at best more sexed up now than she was for her last album. See also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsqNvy9v93s I'm honestly most happy she's mostly dropped the chunky shoe bullshit personally.
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PUGGERNAUT posted:and Taylor Swift's New Romantics, which is annoyingly impossible to find online... I just finally got my hands on this song. It rules so much and I'm surprised it wasn't on the album as a normal track
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I got the deluxe album for Christmas from my brother.  I think I like Wonderland more, though. But the beginning of the chorus is really great.
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Tay is seriously the most adorable. I like that not only has she put her dating life in the background, she's doing so by just being a kind, giving person. I have no idea how much downtime she has, but the fact that she spends some of it stalking her fans and then sending personalized notes and gifts and even just commenting on Instagram posts is such a cool thing. Plus look at those loving cats they are the most adorable cats It's also brilliant marketing, if you want to be a cynic. She's engendering fans for life by taking even the tamest interest in their lives. One little internet interaction with a person from someone they respect and love will make that person that much more likely to follow you to the end of the world.
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Yoshifan823 posted:Tay is seriously the most adorable. I like that not only has she put her dating life in the background, she's doing so by just being a kind, giving person. I have no idea how much downtime she has, but the fact that she spends some of it stalking her fans and then sending personalized notes and gifts and even just commenting on Instagram posts is such a cool thing. Plus look at those loving cats they are the most adorable cats Honestly, considering what Taylor's done earlier before she started doing this, it wouldn't surprise me if she's doing it simply because she's an incredibly good person. Fake edit: Taylor's quickly becoming my favorite artist in the pop music world. Sorry Gaga 
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I'm probably late to the party, but man, Sam Smith's album is great. I'm pleasantly surprised with how diverse the sound is across the album. While I like the songs of his they play on the radio ("Stay With Me", "I'm Not the Only One"), I was worried the whole thing would be mostly the same. I really wish they'd make "I've Told You Now" into a single.
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Sia's just released a video (other than her own one) for Elastic Heart which has the same dancer from Chandelier and also has Shia LeBeouf You can find it here
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Spiteski posted:Sia's just released a video (other than her own one) for Elastic Heart which has the same dancer from Chandelier and also has Shia LeBeouf I loved Chandelier but this was hard to watch and not in a good way. edit: I read the first comment on the page, and the interpretation actually makes me appreciate it more. Sorry for flip flopping but I didn't give it much of a chance.
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Admiral Goodenough posted:I'm on the same weird discovery trip, her Spanish albums are great. I can't stop listening to Antes De Las Seis, it makes me want to clench my fists soulfully to my chest. Cool thanks  That's one hella live performance
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So the best song of the year is already out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXSJvDMxGFM
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Wow, that's actually pretty great.
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PUGGERNAUT posted:So the best song of the year is already out: This is a great song. Are there any album releases to look forward to this year from major pop artists? I think Rihannas' to release one this year, but I haven't really cared about her since the Loud album.
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Stalins Moustache posted:This is a great song. Madonna's new album is coming out in March, and it's shaping up to at least be better than MDNA was.
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Stalins Moustache posted:This is a great song. I guess that depends on your definition of a major pop artist. People like Ellie Goulding, Marina, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Carly Rae Jepsen, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson are releasing albums this year with a lot of TBAs and unconfirmeds hanging around. There's bound to be a good one in there. Speaking of Ellie here's a song from a movie and it's not half bad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=725WlG1idPc
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I am way too excited for new Carly Rae Jepsen music.
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PUGGERNAUT posted:So the best song of the year is already out: Just came on here to post this, and knew you had posted it before I even clicked the link.
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Sprat Sandwich posted:Speaking of Ellie here's a song from a movie and it's not half bad.
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Zochness posted:Just came on here to post this, and knew you had posted it before I even clicked the link. You should turn on the "Show video embedded in posts with the [video] tag?" settings in the forum options, weirdo.
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