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4 hours ago, ganesh said:
I think Bill was good on challenging Will when he said the democratic party could also produce a Trump.
I thought that was a pretty bad, almost petulant response by Bill. I think George didn’t slam him like he could’ve. George’s point that Democrats could wind up nominating someone like Trump is kind of proven by Bill Clinton, whose transgressions were mostly forgiven at the height of his popularity because Democrats liked his agenda. One could even argue that it wasn’t until the nadir if the Clintons’ political influence that the Democrat Party felt comfortable making treatment of women any significant part of their electoral strategy.
And if one were to be truly petty, Bill Maher should look no further than his enduring success. Within the last year or so, he’s called Milo Yiannopolous, a gay man, a fag to his face, and referred to himself as a House N-word and his largely Democrat fan base forgave him and he got to keep his job. So George Will was absolutely right.
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They were delusional too. The report was careful to say there was no evidence of partisan bias that affected investigatory decisions, or something to that effect. But that text mixed in with all the other texts where he and Page was discussing the election point to a clear bias, not just puffery from a guy trying to get laid. If it was nothing, it wouldn’t have initially been redacted in the original transcripts of their texts.
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For Bill to say Peter Strzok’s text to Lisa Page was just him trying to make the sex hotter between them is, like, some high-level delusion I doubt even Trump could even reach. He may need to put down the joint permanently if he really believes that.
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Okay I hate to sound shallow but it through me for a second to see Kelly without make-up. At first I was like, “who is this?!” Kelly scared the shit out of me.
I just came to say Vonzell Solomon (S4) was featured in a video for Glamour Magazine for their series where artists watch fans cover their songs. She sang a version of Beautiful by Christina Aguilera and Christina saw and complimented her on her voice. Vonzell really hadn’t sged a day. I wonder why they didn’t bring her back for the finale a couple of years ago.
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Well, some of this is equilibrium. Not within Country, but within music in general.
I think about half of the male Country artists probably should be trying their hand at pop music, if they should be viable artists at all. Not to knock anybody's hustle, but some of these male Country artists seem like songwriters-who-can-sing, not "stars". Think someone like Cole Swindell. Nothing wrong with him, good songwriter, nice-looking guy, very little on-screen or on-record personality. But he's a star in Country. And while I like him just fine, I think Luke Bryan has gotten WAAAAY overexposed. Luke Bryan seems like a husband and father who gets up to sing at with the weekend band at a BBQ. And you realize, oh wow, he has a decent voice and he's kinda funny and charismatic. But: he's still somebody's husband.
I blame some of this on Sam Hunt's body-like-a-back-hoe head ass. Ever since he got big with the most non-Country Country record in the last five years, everybody wants to include drum loops and hip-hop cadences in their shit. STOP THAT.
And I will say, for the gals, they need to find another Miranda Lambert (never have gotten the big deal there, but I acknowledge it exists) or Carrie. Watching CMT, there's a parade of pretty girls with nice voices out there. It works for keeping Country alive, but I realized after seeing Carrie's video for "Cry Pretty" -- a song I'm only lukewarm on -- what the issue is. There aren't any stars out there. Carrie sings her ass off on that song, and it sounds big and powerful. That's what you have to do to get people's attention.
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I’m late to the party, but I think they canceled Roseanne not so much because of the tweets, but because it gave them an out.
I don’t think ABC was all that excited to get back in bed with Roseanne; I think the rest of the cast being corralled for the reboot made them green light it. When they say how big it was, I think they wanted a reason to bail because ABC wants to hold all the cards, so to speak. They know with a hit show like that they would have to pay up and Roseanne would be more difficult to deal with because she had a hit show. Plus, I don’t think they want another situation where they’re blamed for being political when canning a show like they were with Last Man Standing. So they pounced on her comment about Valerie Jarrett as a reason to prevent a headache.
My guess is, if they really want to continue without her, they’ll probably give her whatever she wants to keep the show more or less intact.
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I’ve long thought that women are keeping the tempo in Country. I watch a lot of CMT’s music video channel. I’m always impressed how many women in Country don’t seem to crack the mainstream. Instead, you have to deal with any-port-in-the-storm Bebe Rexha and likable but frustratingly ubiquitous FGL.
Anyway, late last night I came across this song:
It's a sweet little song...the kind of song that always has a place in Country. More of this on Country radio and fewer of the bros, please.
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Y’know, as far as teen pop goes, I gotta say I think Jessica Simpson had everyone beat:
Teen pop perfection right there.
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Ugh. Here’s Carrie’s next album cover:
This is the second WACK album cover for Carrie. This is like a bad early-90s album cover. It’s like they’re trying to make her seem younger. Carrie you are a grown ass woman. I don’t even know if your damn album should be called Cry Pretty. This is just tacky. It’s gonna sell like hot cakes, but girl. The fake crying causing your Halloween makeup to run glamour shot is fucking late. I’m sorry.
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Yeah, I’ve heard more people say the staging was bad.
I re-listened to Fall In Line and it ugh, it sounds a little worse than I thought. It’s just so disappointing. And In hindsight, the song kinda blows too. Christina has had this ugly duckling, underdog syndrome thing since she was 21. This is a song for Pink or Lorde or Halsey or Alessia Cara or somebody like that. Not for diva bitches like Christina and Demi.
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18 minutes ago, UYI said:
No Free Your Mind from En Vogue? Damn, that sucks.
I agree. I would’ve wanted to hear Don’t Let Go but that probably would’ve been too heavy for the show closer.
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Okay, I was wondering why Tyra was here.
Ed? I know it’s your thing, but you can’t brush your hair when you get on TV? I’m just saying. Look like you have a mama that cares about you always looking like you rolled out of bed late for school.
Oh, Salt-N-Pepa. Back when rap was fun party music. Remember when En Vogue used to sing? Like, in a good way? Aww, Kelly! I want Kelly to host everything always.
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Andy Cohen? I’m not trying to be mean, but who are you looking at? Aww man. Camila won for Hosanna Punana.
Love you, Kelly.
Man, I’m tired of B2Korean, y’all. BeijiNSYNC is not giving me life, not even with the trap rapping. I’m happy little Asian girls, and grown women and gay men, have a boy band to cheer for, since 1D is defunct, but come on. Why does it seem like they multiply and subtract on stage? They go from 5 to 7 to 6 back to 7. I don’t get it.
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Oh, so Kelly is performing? Eh. She should’ve done “Move You”. But Kelly can sing, though. Even if this sounds like deep album cut from a Meghan Trainor album.
Heh, hey Simon. Pharrell always seems like he’s in a competition with Kanye to see who can be weird, corny, and desperate for attention.
I like this song, but My problem with Camila is she keeps doing these “pop star” songs when I’m not really sure she’s that “good” yet. I need verification she’s a good-at-singing person before I accept these slinky, five-note songs about her punana or whatever she’s moaning about it.
I keep wondering who’s the male model they keep panning to, but then I remember it’s Derek Hough. So, he’s A Thing now?
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Dude. Body Like A Back Hoe won? Ugh.
Now Macklemore and Kesha. Two artists who started off a punchlines and turned into respectable artists. I will say, they seem like nice people. It’s nice to hear Kesha on key. Her performances of Praying have been a little problematic, to say the least.
4 minutes ago, UYI said:Janet Jackson forever.
And once again for those in the back:
FUCK YOU, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE!
Lol. Janet got the last laugh. Justin’s Super Bowl performance was widely panned and so was his latest album, that barely went Gold.
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Hey Bruno. Why do you have sunglasses on indoors?
One thing I have to say about Janet Jackson is that she’s always managed to look sexy in a womanly way. I’ve never gotten the female female impersonator thing from her. Except now.
Did Janet get work done up about the eyes? The one drawback with Janet: I dare y’all to tell me what she’s saying. And I hate when females perform in what essentially a big shirt. Come on, Janet! That is the source, baby.
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Maren Morris and her stank face. I love that Maren tends to dress like a Thot-pocket Just Because. She has a cute shape, but this song works because of how de-sexualized it is compared to most pop songs. Maybe wear pants and what girls would call a cute top next time, Maren?
Dang, Mila Kunis with the Mom bob. Weird seeing her not hot.
Taylor has such an adult woman voice. She sounds like she’s been through it.
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Oh, DJ Khaled. You anti-cunnilinguist you.
Woow, really J. Lo? So you just gonna do the Nuyorican version of Bitch Better Have My Money in my face? Of course Cardi is on this song. I mean, this is so Rihanna-fied, I cant even...
This is like Blurred Lines Pt II.
Kelly, shut up! Real soon, y’all. LOL.
TI? Uh, they let you leave the state even though you on papers? Dang.
You know what’s funny? If Post Malone was a heavy set white chick, he and 21 Savage would make a cute couple, in a domestic-incident-on-COPS sort of way.
Prayers and blessings to kids in the school shooting in Santa Fe, TX. Why is it that every time an awards show has to have a Captain Planet moment they have to get Khalid? I’m surprised they didn’t get Logic up there to do a freestyle.
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I don’t get BTS. It’s like fifteen of them and every time I see them people are going crazy. Like, I don’t even understand what they’re saying.
I like Ed Sheeran, but he’s reaching the point of oversaturation. It’s like having a talented young guy busking right outside your job and like two or three times a week he’s standing singing his songs of love and devotion. Ed, take the year off and think which mathematical symbol you’re going to name your next album.
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Rebel Wilson is great.
Nick Jonas seems like he works harder on his body than he does on his music. I’m just saying. Dude is yoked, but when’s the last time a song of his gave you life?
I...kinda can’t believe Chainsmokers won another award too. That fifteen minutes isn’t up yet.
Okay, I’m here for all the hollering, but Demi leave the low notes to Christina, and stop over shooting your voice. This is an interesting song with bad production. It should be more haunting than histrionic. And I was a little disappointed those coats didn’t come off, but I remembered the lyrics. Not great, but that’s my baby so I have to forgive her. I want her to practice it a few more times
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See what I mean? Khalid is a big ball of nothing. Normani? Aww shit. She was lip-syncing but she was giving it to me, though. Gone head, baby. I know y’all were glad that fake performance worked out.
Ugh, John Legend. Is this the Billboard Awards of Essence Fest? Heh, Brett Young knows this song. He kinda seems like a big ball of nothing, too, but that makes me like him a little bit.
No the hell he aint sexy, Kelly. Stop lying.
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The role of Shawn Mendes will be played by a Scared Sad Vocoder. What is with the weird goat quality of homeboy’s vocals? I like this song and I’ve come around on him, but this was kinda bad.
And of course they make his performance about Taylor Swift, because she’s there and is standing up.
I figured she was gonna win something if she showed up. I’m glad she didn’t act fake surprised. Camila was acting real basic, wasn’t she? Like, bitch you performed last year. Relax.
Ciara? Why are you here?
The Beyonce Topic
in Music
So I've heard Everything Is Love. Ugh...
I'll say this: as an album for the Summer, this mostly works. I'm not a fan of every song (it's only nine of them), but it works for what it's supposed to be. The first single "Apeshit" manages to sound dated and even though Quavo ad-libs on the track and you might think his contribution is muted, it sounds like a Migos record. Still, it's good as turn-up music.
The album also works to tie up the Lemonade/4:44 trilogy. The songs kind of addresses certain portions of Jay and Bey's celebrity narrative, usually in a blythe, seemingly unbothered kind of way. It's nice that they're at least notionally aware of what their detractors say about them.
All that said, this album doesn't make Beyonce look good at all. I mean, I'm actually a little concerned for her and her career going forward. I know they're supposed to be this power couple and the standard for Black Excellence or whatever, but they're not in the same place in their careers by a long shot.
This album and the above video makes Beyonce look very...common. Common in the way Effie said it to Deena in Dreamgirls. Common in the way Rihanna's pretty common. I know Beyonce has built up a reputation over her two-plus decades in the business as polite and ladylike, so to hear her adopt this B-girl, round-the-way-chick mien and start mean-mugging the camera and swearing is kind of a thrill, but this album just makes Beyonce look and sound like another thotty. When she says in "Don't Hurt Yourself" that Jay Z would "watch my fat ass twist, boy ... as I bounce to the next dick, boy" it felt real. She sounded hurt, vindictive, cathartic, and like she was really airing her id as a faithful wife who was betrayed. On "Apeshit" when she talks about "reversing on the dick skrrt", she sounds like somebody's mama who is about to embarrass herself. I remember after her self-titled album came out where she wore this "naked dress" with a side ponytail to the Met Gala. I remember how the entire time she looked...not very comfortable. She looked a little desperate. It's not that she looked bad in it. Beyonce's a beautiful woman with a beautiful figure, but compare her with someone like J. Lo or even Kim Kardashian (who gets some shrapnel on this album) who wear skimpy outfits but sort of maintain a certain presence while doing so and Beyonce just looked a little ridiculous. Add to that the more sexualized tone her music and image took in general and it just made me think there was something else going on.
My suspicions were partially confirmed when she said she tried to be softer and prettier and less awake on Lemonade. I was like maybe that was her way of coping. Getting Jay Z to notice her and how sexy she could be.
But this makes her look desperate in a slightly different way. She looks desperate to keep her husband. I don't know if Beyonce is trying to come off harder to take some of the heat off Jay Z, because a lot of her fans aren't really feeling him for cheating on her, and they're not really checking out this tour because he's a big part of it. I don't know if Jay Z expressed in therapy that he felt she didn't support him enough or that she ruined his image by releasing Lemonade, or what. But Beyonce sounds angry and atonal and mirthless on this album called Everything is Love. Even in that video, she barely smiles once. Why are you mean-mugging so much?
Let me say this -- and I mean no offense by this whatsoever although if you've been watching some of the reactions on Twitter and YouTube you know I'm kinda right -- if Lemonade was for her female fans, this album is mostly for her gay male fan base. The emphasis on rapping, the cussing, the shade at unnamed side chicks and Spotify and The Haters, the raunchy lyrics, the "I'm A Boss/Bow Down/Get On My Level" lyrics, the mawkish lyrics about love -- the queens love that. There's nothing wrong with her keeping her fan base happy and if that's where she is artistically, but it's not especially endearing to everyone else. Bey, you're almost thirty-eight years old with three kids and rumor is you're pregnant with a fourth -- you're not Cardi B. People accept that kind of boss talk from Jay Z because he made a career on it, but even those people kinda want Jay Z to sit down and raise his kids at this point.