Bradley 59,150 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 We all know it's not her fault that there is a pandemic and civil unrest, and she's deliberately staying silent music-wise because she wants to be respectful and sensitive, and I totally respect that. But I think that she can still deliver performances without seeming inappropriate. Gaga's last performances were Smile and The Prayer at One World: Together at Home, and her last time being on stage was Super Saturday Night. None of those performances are recent, neither are they Chromatica-related in any way. At first I thought it was the right thing to do for her to pull back from performing at Dear Class of 2020, but I don't see how Katy Perry and BTS were disrespectful and controversial for not pulling out: In fact, Katy has attended multiple shows and promoted her lead single, even if it's not as successful as Rain On Me: I don't know about you but to think that a pregnant woman decided to embark on a new album era when the last one wasn't even that successful, possibly giving birth to her daughter around the time she's about to drop an album? Without sacrificing performances AND also trying to keep it interesting with technology and experimenting with visuals, I have immense respect for Katy Perry and if her attitude is not a manifestation of true resilience and self-empowerment then I don't know what is. Katy isn't singing about empowerment only, she's doing it in front of us. And don't get me wrong, this is not meant to put down Gaga because we know she's a marketing genius, she utilised digital promotion effectively, and @Bobbylon deserves all the acclaim, it's just that I thought she could sometimes relax a bit and maybe not remove every single thing from her plate when something doesn't go exactly as planned. Thoughts? Also side question: Does she have anything ready for The Chromatica Ball? I mean how's the situation like in London and the USA right now? Weren't there news of resumption of movie/TV show production? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samma123 379 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 I think she has a lot planned but it's currently on hold due to what's going on right now .... I believe Chromatica will have it's re launch in the next few months Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley 59,150 Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 Just now, Samma123 said: I think she has a lot planned but it's currently on hold due to what's going on right now .... I believe Chromatica will have it's re launch in the next few months I mean next few months could mean July or November so... I think it's best to do it as soon as she can without discontinuing her work and passion for fighting against racism. She can do both. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adarsh Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 I have a feeling the era will fully restart at the end of July, just in time for VMA campaigning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derpmonster 22,412 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 She probably isn't in the mood for that at all. Her IG takeover of the nonprofits hasn't finished yet - she'll probably let that happen first and wait for some milestone bill to be passed. 26 minutes ago, Bradley said: it's just that I thought she could sometimes relax a bit and maybe not remove every single thing from her plate when there something doesn't go exactly as planned. Thoughts? She didn't outright cancel everything. Still went through with most plans despite COVID. The issue is when the police brutality problem sprung up, she's not someone who can just sit home and tune away from it. She cares too much and I respect the hell out of her for it. It's important to remember she's more than music. She's a person, not a pop music making machine. 26 minutes ago, Bradley said: Without sacrificing performances AND also trying to keep it interesting with technology and experimenting with visuals, I have immense respect for Katy Perry and if her attitude is not a manifestation of true resilience and self-empowerment then I don't know what is. Katy isn't singing about empowerment only, she's doing it in front of us. I wasn't gonna say this but since you brought it up, I will. Katy Perry has a sexual harrassment allegation against her, a very believable one by a man who was in the Teenage Dream video. The description seemed very on-brand for her. And good on her for keeping her gig up even when she's not doing well commercially but that is why I can't associate her with respect and empowerment. She's also not saying a whole lot about any of the important issues surrounding us at this moment and that's certainly not helping with the respect thing. You think it's evidence of resilience, I see desperation. 26 minutes ago, Bradley said: she wants to be respectful and sensitive She wants to be more than that. She wants to help bring about change herself and she's doing that. When she's silent, she's not sitting at home lounging. She's working with organizations. Before there was love, there was silence. Edited: the IG takeover already started, my bad Check out iTunes data & graphs at CHARTPOP.live Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryJaneHolland 77,348 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, Samma123 said: I think she has a lot planned but it's currently on hold due to what's going on right now .... I believe Chromatica will have it's re launch in the next few months How many times will this era relaunch? What she did for corona and what she is doing rn is so amazing, but you cant always put your career on pause. Both music and the activism can coexist at the same time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derpmonster 22,412 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, SourCandy said: How many times will this era relaunch? What she did for corona and what she is doing rn is so amazing, but you cant always put your career on pause. Both music and the activism can coexist at the same time Ma people have literally been on the streets every single day. She's a person. It hurts her to see it. It hurts me to see it. She won't stop until she does stuff. Sorry her "career" is not her priority 100% of the time when since 2016, she's toured almost nonstop with so many different shows and released a soundtrack and did extensive promo for that while she made and recorded Chromatica. There's more to life than dancing to pop music with your ass out at a club. There's more to Lady Gaga than promoting music. She released the album, we can enjoy it. But 16 new tracks is not enough for some. She hasn't put her "career on pause" before. This time it's obviously a bigger issue than she has seen in the past. Check out iTunes data & graphs at CHARTPOP.live Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samma123 379 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, SourCandy said: How many times will this era relaunch? What she did for corona and what she is doing rn is so amazing, but you cant always put your career on pause. Both music and the activism can coexist at the same time She would get dragged so much right for promoting an album with what's going on. The album has been very positively received; I think fans and the GP will still invest in all the promo whether it's now or in August Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcphee 1,790 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 No. I really hope she doesn't. Reason being - without her team to do her styling - a majority of the base and stan twitter will do nothing but drag her for how she looks. Its not about the music to a lot of them and that much is clear, and its honestly just really frustrating to watch from the sidelines. on a side note I'm kinda living for the fact the album is serving so hard and she's just kinda released it like I don't mind her going a few more weeks before claiming ha, its building hype Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley 59,150 Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, derpmonster said: She probably isn't in the mood for that at all. Her IG takeover of the nonprofits hasn't happened yet - she'll probably let that happen first and wait for some milestone bill to be passed. She didn't outright cancel everything. Still went through with most plans despite COVID. The issue is when the police brutality problem sprung up, she's not someone who can just sit home and tune away from it. She cares too much and I respect the hell out of her for it. It's important to remember she's more than music. She's a person, not a pop music making machine. Don't bills take months or half a year to pass? I don't think she's waiting for that at all. Btw what do you mean the takeover hasn't happened yet? She's been posting a lot of content on the activism recently. There are like 30 Instagram stories or something. I mean we're not expecting her to hand her password to the organisations right? That was the takeover. But I didn't ask for her to stop the activism, she was slated to perform AND give a speech, not perform OR give a speech. Do you think it was insensitive for Katy to perform at the Graduation event? You can still care about someone without halting your work. WHen you said 'pop music making machine', that insinuated that I was demanding that she takes away her activism for human rights, which I did not. Nobody wants to turn her into a machine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 109,618 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Nah. I am not here for that Drag Race finale quality performance where everything is so limited. And I believe I am not the only one. I feel like it will be better for her to re-release CHROMATICA with bonus tracks when things get better, and start doing the promo on the road again. Usually repackaged album are cheap and lazy move. However, with the pandemic that caused many artists to suffer, I feel like this is the only time where it is going to be appropriate and tolerated. (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ✧*:・゚ dancin' until i'm dead (*´艸`*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagasicebath 2,340 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 7 minutes ago, derpmonster said: She probably isn't in the mood for that at all. Her IG takeover of the nonprofits hasn't happened yet - she'll probably let that happen first and wait for some milestone bill to be passed. The IG takeovers have been happening, so far she’s let 2 of the organisations she supported take over her stories, so I think she still has plenty still to go. I could be wrong but I don’t see her using her IG posts for album promo while her stories are being used for activism and promo for the organisations she’s donated to and whose work she supports. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley 59,150 Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 9 minutes ago, derpmonster said: I wasn't gonna say this but since you brought it up, I will. Katy Perry has a sexual harrassment allegation against her, a very believable one by a man who was in the Teenage Dream video. The description seemed very on-brand for her. And good on her for keeping her gig up even when she's not doing well commercially but that is why I can't associate her with respect and empowerment. She's also not saying a whole lot about any of the important issues surrounding us at this moment and that's certainly not helping with the respect thing. You think it's evidence of resilience, I see desperation. I don't get how Katy's promotion could be linked to sexual harassment but it seems like you have a problem with her? Also I've seen Katy posting frequent content about BLM so I dk what is 'a whole lot' or 'sufficient' to you. Like how much is enough? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Oak 7,686 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 11 minutes ago, derpmonster said: Her IG takeover of the nonprofits hasn't happened yet what are you talking about? her IG stories are full with them every day Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derpmonster 22,412 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Bradley said: Don't bills take months or half a year to pass? Not always. Not when things are this dire. Multiple emergency bills have been introduced and are expected to see their ultimate fate in weeks at most. 1 minute ago, Bradley said: Btw what do you mean the takeover hasn't happened yet? She's been posting a lot of content on the activism recently. There are like 30 Instagram stories or something. I mean we're not expecting her to hand her password to the organisations right? That was the takeover. Oh, I thought there would also be actual posts on her feed instead of just stories - if she did post, I may have missed it. 2 minutes ago, Bradley said: But I didn't ask for her to stop the activism, she was slated to perform AND give a speech, not perform OR give a speech. Do you think it was insensitive for Katy to perform at the Graduation event? You can still care about someone without halting your work. WHen you said 'pop music making machine', that insinuated that I was demanding that she takes away her activism for human rights, which I did not. Nobody wants to turn her into a machine. Are we sure she was slated to speak and perform? I do not think it was insensitive for Katy to perform but the thing is it has affected Gaga differently. She needs to find the right song to sing and maybe she doesn't even feel like singing - which would mean it has affected her badly. For LG to not want to sing, things have to be going under. It's one of the last things she'd ever give up. "I'll never write a song, won't even sing along, I'll never love again." - Like her dad possibly dying was one of the circumstances where she said she'd stop doing that. Trust me, I wanna hear her sing too. I just think it's important to respect her choices. She doesn't owe us anything. We have the whole album to listen to, it's been less than 2 weeks. Apologies for the implication. I'm not sure where "hating your work" comes from though. There's nothing that points to her hating her work. She has always said she's proud of everything she's done unlike Katy (who recently said she wishes she'd never do something like the Daisies MV again). Check out iTunes data & graphs at CHARTPOP.live Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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