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You know, I've often wondered if the label drama, delays, etc., surrounding this whole era, was kind of a "result" or repercussions of that whole incident...

Those little notes!

Charli is freaking adorable... her little photo album on Twitter... EDIT: http://charlixcx.tumblr.com/photodiary

She seems to like Delicious too... it’s in just about all of her summer promo videos. The Queen has taste!! :flutter:

True, especially when you consider her number of songs that have much more “developed” hooks and phrasing... a few “gibberish bangers” are deserved and justified at that point!

...the more you know! I can understand the issue there (when it’s put that way), but when that wasn’t even the issue that Hayley presented? Idk, that’s problematic in itself... it almost seems like the “Hayley controversy” could’ve been fabricated in and if itself. And it’s pretty obvious that all the features were just thrown into the song to generate maximum buzz, so from a deeper angle, if Rita didn’t even write her own song and a bunch of men in suits did behind the scenes, that’s kind of the (broader) issue here, and within the industry I suppose. Sounds like there’s a few issues behind it... some stemming from others. Idk if that made sense, but I guess in summary (raises pitchfork), “let artists be artists!” Lol idk... But hey, it got its 50M some/odd views on YouTube alone, not counting everything else, so w/e...

That Hayley chick was way out of line... politicizing a potential massive hit, with big names, just to try to find a way to benefit from it herself. It’s like she wanted in on the hype and tried to make herself the “bigger person” In all of it. She had no argument, like it didn’t even make sense and all it did was cast a negative cloud on the song lol. Shameful honestly... sometimes you just have to call a spade a spade. Didn’t agree with her one bit... purely out for her own gain on that one.

You really have to hand it to her though and appreciate how much she’s fought to retain her artistry/integrity though... like yeah she’s apart of the “pop machine” but even still, pretty much everything she does screams authenticity.

Man, with all of the PC Music content there, you would’ve thought XCX3 would’ve been a done deal! lol

Exchange LA and SXSW 16 were basically the most iconic Charli XCX sets of all time!

”I blame it on your eh-eh-X-C-X... CHAAARLI!!” :defeated:

Right, I know it's fan-made... but it's just crazy someone would actually put the work into something like that lol. It looks great! What could have been...

I know I know, it was just funny how they were treating the album (...even though it is fake) like it was "sacred" or something lol.

Yeah, I mean I can definitely see and understand that a lot of the stuff that has leaked, Charli probably didn't want to release... some of the super "emo" or under-developed ideas, even stuff like TKO or Sticky... like it was probably just her having fun with some ideas, during some studio sessions, and nothing more... But her big fans love seeing that side of her too, so I guess it's a touchy subject? BUT... at the same time, it's kind of a different thing when there was an album draft that she was wanting to put out... XCX3, and the label said no, or whatever... delays... then the eventual leak, and they just outright canned it completely. THAT'S messed up... She wanted to put these songs out... and maybe stuff like RNR and Taxi at one point where she was even performing them as teasers to fans, and now they're just dead tracks lost in the shuffle. Again, it's like she probably wanted to release them at one point, couldn't, and they just went by the wayside... Songs like that could still do fairly well as far as the fanbase numbers are concerned. Lots of people want these tunes and the XCX3 album, which I still feel lots of people would buy if people were JUST. GIVEN. THE. CHANCE. TO... From a pure business standpoint, it makes no sense to have finished songs that were ready to go, and then just never put them to market. Frankly, I want to spend the money on them and support Charli, and listen to them with a clear conscience, but we don't even have that option. Anywhoooo... did anybody see this? https://twitter.com/yffaff/status/1036033738046615553 The rubber gloves!! :defeated: Like what if all these singles, mixtapes... EVEN the leaks and madness surrounding this 3rd album was all just apart of some SICK, vile marketing campaign to get the fans all whipped into a frenzy?? I mean, who would even go as far as to do this?!? It looks pretty official lol.

If BIOYL gets a release, so should RNR... I still don't get why songs like this can't be put up somewhere for all the stans to purchase... they don't need big promo, they don't need to go anywhere "big" or whatever. Stuff like this is where the die-hard fans could dig and look on their own account and officially purchase B-sides or demos that are solid, but maybe don't fit on a major release, or didn't "make the cut." But instead, these songs literally go nowhere and never see the light of day, or they leak... either way there's no money being made. Nor the label or artist benefits... so why NOT do something about it and find a way to benefit from it? People want Taxi, people want BIOYL, people want RNR... and so many more demos... take advantage of the "market demand." I've seen bands release numerous B-sides, demos, even super rough cuts that never would never otherwise escape the studio, to fans, on deluxe albums, even on their own "demos album," a literal album/collection of just demos. And it's like, just like that... BOOM, they're basically putting another product forward, with minimal effort, and making free/extra money. Idk... I don't get it.

I tried playing her for my brother... he "just really doesn't like her" but no solid explanation beyond that. As in like... why not? "I just don't." Funny thing was, a couple years ago, I played some of her older stuff after a night out drinking and stuff, and with a few drinks in him, he seemed to like it lol. I think I distinctly remember playing Grins. Then just recently put on some POP2 for him too when he was visiting. He didn't like it... I think he kinda has some weird "can't listen to female singers" complex though lol. He's a metal-head... but I mean, I kinda am too? Idk... Anyway, on a somewhat similar note... this will probably sound kinda weird, but I actually find some similarities with modern metal with her PC Music stuff tbh... Songs like Backseat (the outro), Tears, and Delicious and some of her stuff with "harder" elements... It's really outstanding, hard, progressive production. A.G. is dope. Charli is dope... I'm a life-long stan.

So why is nobody talking about Rrrring? Do it Do it Do it

Queen of making single word lyrics sound great... :defeated: Tears is one of my favorite "sleeper" Charli tracks ever!

So like... these were like, "official" unofficial leaks huh?

...CHARLOTTE, COME THRUUUU!! Any others?

”......TONIIIIIGHTT...” Those chipmunked vocals get me every single time lol so catchy. :defeated:

What if this rumored EP is like the “stronger” XCX3 tracks? I’d personal consider them as CTMP, Good Girls, DLW, and Waterfall... plus 1999 and idk... something else? :flutter: Please Charlotte!! :defeated:

You can hear some other girl telling her to calm down during the bridge too lmao... :toofunny:

Ummm... CTMP is definitely blue.

Vroom Vroom 2 feat RNR, Taxi, DLW, P4U... etc... :defeated: