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just be annoying then.

I'm not being a nerd. I'm just not going to discredit a spoken word album just because it's not a basic bitch music album. Spoken word albums (especially ones produced by Jack Antonoff) deserve to be counted. Also, respect Lana's opinion about her own body of work, damn it

Okay, well, that's your choice. Think of it any which way you like. But facts are facts. And the artists herself has spoken.

Now, why would you count Paradise as an album when it says EP on it? Lana has 9 music albums, one of which is a spoken word album. That's why OB has "9th album" on the cover. She doesn't mean Paradise since it's an EP, she doesn't mean AKA because it never got released properly and you can't even find it on iTunes. She means OB, BB, CC, Violet, NFR, LFL, HM, UV, BTD - nine. She also has an EP (Paradise) and some unreleased albums and EP under different names.

The problem is that it IS A SPOKEN WORD ALBUM. Lana herself referred to it as an ALBUM. Google and the world of the internet at large has classified it as an ALBUM. Yet some twats out there still don't think it's an album or are debating it. What fresh hell.

just watched May December by Todd Haynes - spectacular. As good as Oppenheimer or Flower Moon. Natalie Portman gives probably my favorite performance of 2023.

a spoken word album counts as an ALBUM how many times are gonna go over this?? 😫

I'm okay with his voice. It fit really well on Margaret. It's just that the song (Alma) seems like it's been made in a few hours, like most of these collabs Lana's churning out. The only collabs I appreciate in the last few years (outside of Ocean Boulevard) are Snow on the Beach and Hollywood Bowl. Everything else is throwaway.

she should drop the AKA re-relase before this year ends. The fans would lap it up, and it would close off the year on a strong note, and do another boost for her streams. Then she should focus on producing a new BANGER of an album

she should have made a song for Priscilla. Coppola even asked her. And the film is apparently one of her best. :(((

i'm with you on this. As much as i love jack + lana, it's time to mix it up. definitely bring back emile. But also mark ronson justin parker and max martin. We need another banger of a record Even lipa is making music with parker now

yeah it's fine. Has a heartbeat. Don't think i'll play it again tho

dubai either. i just hope it's sth you can listen to. The jon batiste stuff and the one with that girl were both recycle bin-ready

dude wait for the track before judging

At least it doesn't sound like a boring piano ballad. I'm happy with just that. Let's see how the song plays out.

Thank you. Exactly what I would have said. No geofuckingpolitical goals justify the slaughter of 5,000 children. Israel needs to be trailed for crimes against humanity. And that's the bottom line and everything that matters. And to limelight, "creating a human corridor" to banish an entire population into another country, as if that country (Egypt) belongs to them? Only sadistic lunatics would think this is acceptable. Fyi the reason why Egypt doesn't want them is because they're poor af and can barely survive themselves. Note: I was in Cairo only a month ago, and couldn't believe that some 17 M people live in those conditions. The influx of Palestinian would be an economic nail in the coffin to them. So, no, this corridor isn't an option. And no, neither the appallingly sad history of Gaza, nor anyone's interest justify in any way what is happening over there right now.

My point of view makes sense everywhere. I'm European but I live here yeah. Also, are you really one of those who thinks that 10,000 civilians died because of a hunt for Hamas? Newflash: Israel couldn't care less about Hamas or the hostages. They're ethnically cleansing Gaza. Get with the program! So, yes, they CAN stop. But they want the land, and the natural gas, so they won't. Have you been living under a rock?

1 Bn in direct "aid" to Israel during a genocide isn't about "diplomacy". It's about supplying weapons. "A ceasefire now would be the same as losing." - Say what now? You mean killing 10 K more civilians would be considered as a win? Are you in any way implying that what they're doing is a good, reasonable thing? Please consider your phrasing. But, yes, I do agree that the international pressure won't do much. America killed, what, 1 million Iraqis under the pretense of weapons of mass destruction, which they never found. If they decide to commit genocide, there's no stopping them. The world can shout and scream, but it isn't going to do much.

Yes, it is if those brown people are backed and funded by the predominantly white Americans and Europeans. The Israelis are being used by Americans and others to fulfil their colonialist, economic interests. Otherwise, they would've called for a ceasefire. Surely, you can put 2 + 2 together?

She most likely wasn't allowed to have Y&B on Paradise as it belonged to the Gatsby soundtrack. Same reason why Watercolor Eyes wasn't on BB. The SS remix she wasn't involved in at all, so I don't think that was even an option. Also, please let's not have Say Yes to Heaven on her new album, the song is 10 years old.

candy neclace isn't really pop duo. the song didn't even get radio play. she has no chance of winning that category. snow on the beach, if it was nominated - maybe. alt album is her only chance imo

over taylor swift and sza etc? no way all she neeeds is one anyway. If they snub her for all 5, after snubbing her like 5 times already, there will be hell to pay!

AW is too out there to win this category. It also has the lowest streaming numbers pretty much of all the nominees. I've said this before and I'll say it again, best alternative album is her best shot.

Yep. It's all about the territory, natural gas, and future trade corridors. There's a lot of money in Palestine for Israel and their allies to share. Billions. It has nothing to do with religion, the "promised land" or Israel claiming what's theirs, nor their "right to self defence". It's just white colonialism all over. Oil is lower in supplies, and natural gas is the new oil. What they can unearth in Gaza could last humanity for another 125 years. Natural gas is also more environmentally friendly so this ticks a lot of the greenwashing and other ESG goals that everyone has to abide by. These countries are performing an act of ethnic cleansing so that Israel can take over the land, reap its economic benefits, and then share it with the US, Uk, France, and so forth. Israel is already giving out licenses to companies to look for the natural gas off their Mediterranean coast. More about all of this here: https://www.planetcritical.com/p/everybody-wants-gazas-gas Natural gas a well as the potential trade corridors that Isreal can create through Gaza is why the US, Uk and so on are sitting idly and watching the genocide play out. This genocide is in everybody's interest. This is very sad and shocking, but it's a truth now obvious to everyone. Now, here is the interesting part: I've heard from folks familiar with the history and the region that Israel knew that the concert massacre of their people by Hamas was coming that day. Just think, all those Israeli soldiers out there, during war times, with huge walls, apartheid and a shit ton of weapons, but the Israeli army was NOWHERE in sight to protect their own civilians from Hamas? Yeah right. The concert-goers were used as scapegoats, so that Israel would get the "full right" to "defend itself", meaning: kill the civilians, continue their ethnic cleansing, and further displace the Palestinians. Bit by bit, the Gaza borders will move, and Israel will take over completely. Now, what Elon Musk pointed out the other day is that Israel didn't realize that Hamas knew that their concert massacre is going to kick off the bloodshed. They also knew that Muslims around the world, as well as Christians, would see it on freewheeling socials, recognize it for what it is, and retaliate against Israel en masse. And now, the whole world is siding with Hamas, seeing their narrative, and recognizing the Israeli atrocities for the very first time. Despite them going on for decades. So, while Israel is getting its land and moving ahead with its territorial and financial goals, they're losing international support and more and more "Hamas"-style enemies are being born day by day. What's more, people all around the world have started learning about Israel, seeing what its doing, and noticing what its goals are. So, while Palestine may have lost 11,000 people, it won a lot in terms of international recognition. Now everyone with a brain, understands that not only Palestine is a victim of Western colonialism - the entire world is. The problem is, what do we all do with this information? What does one do when they learn their own government is funding a genocide in the Middle East for the sake of natural gas and money, in tandem with other governments? Natural gas which isn't even that much better than oil, only moderately so. Ony about 30% less carbon dioxide emission than oil. Basically, they will kill and displace Palestinians, take their land and get the gas - just so they can keep filling their pockets while killing the planet more and more. What I've personally learned from all this is: 1. There is no such thing as human rights. There are only powerful countries and poor countries. The rules don't apply if you have the powerful countries in your corner 2. America is once again at the heart of crimes against humanity and their biggest supporter and funder. This keeps on happening, and your own citizens are funding it. It's fucked up 3. America would rather fund a war and then sort out its messed up healthcare system 4. Europe too is all about financial interests 5. The UN as an institution is pretty useless 6. Ireland has more balls than anyone in Europe in terms of speaking the truth 7. England's new Prime Minister is already corrupt, a goner 8. Israel is literally a made up, small country, but they have so much power and so many lobbyists that they can perform ethnic cleansing while the whole world is watching. Oh, and they have nuclear powers as well 9. Social media can be used for more than narcissism. It can be a powerful tool for unearthing the truth and exposing our governments 10. Most of the stuff we get from the media is a complete lie. Even articles in reputable magazines like New York Times or the Wall Street Journal. In fact, especially in those publications This list goes on and on. There's so much to unpack, and discern, and I can totally understand why everyone is so shocked and distressed. If you're feeling anxious right now (I know I am!), well, you're not alone The time for political and social activism is now, guys. We not only need to learn what we can do to to help the Palestinian cause, but we also need to stop our governments from making decisions on our behalf. Our planet is at stake. I'm on Elon Musk's team. Electric cars should be the way forward, and Big Oil or Big Gas, need to be stopped at every cost.