ButterflyBones

Leaking is bad and all, but this is going to end up with some teenager being doxxed and harassed over leaks most people aren't even listening to. It's not like Melanie is going to give them a cookie for this, either, so.. 
 
Also, as far as the "buying an NFT just to troll Melanie" goes, yeah that's dumb and petty, but did she think NFTs we're going to attract normal people from her fanbase? Of course it was going to be the obsessive weirdos who would do something like this to get her attention.
 

You're not wrong, but I honestly doubt Twitter staff is going to do anything past disabling the account. That person also wouldn't have been selling leaks if so many fans weren't shelling out $100s for unreleased like crazy people.
 
That fact is, even if they have their accounts taken down, they'll find a way to make new ones, or someone else will take their place. It sucks, but it's just the time we're living in. Hopefully in the future artists will learn to accept that this isn't something they can stop, and start working on upping their security instead of waiting for leaks to surface and getting angry.

Leaking is bad and all, but this is going to end up with some teenager being doxxed and harassed over leaks most people aren't even listening to. It's not like Melanie is going to give them a cookie for this, either, so.. 
 
Also, as far as the "buying an NFT just to troll Melanie" goes, yeah that's dumb and petty, but did she think NFTs we're going to attract normal people from her fanbase? Of course it was going to be the obsessive weirdos who would do something like this to get her attention.
 

Leaking is bad and all, but this is going to end up with some teenager being doxxed and harassed over leaks most people aren't even listening to. It's not like Melanie is going to give them a cookie for this, either, so.. 
 
Also, as far as the "buying an NFT just to troll Melanie" goes, yeah that's dumb and petty, but did she think NFTs we're going to attract normal people from her fanbase? Of course it was going to be the obsessive weirdos who would do something like this to get her attention.
 

I'm not going to lie, I personally like the "they covered their ears, my love" breakdown the most, but overall the V4 demo sounds best and seems pretty much finished. I'll be interested to see what changes between now and it's release. Out of any of the leaked tracks, I think Sirens is the least likely to be scrapped.

I'm not going to lie, I personally like the "they covered their ears, my love" breakdown the most, but overall the V4 demo sounds best and seems pretty much finished. I'll be interested to see what changes between now and it's release. Out of any of the leaked tracks, I think Sirens is the least likely to be scrapped.

This M&G was so strange. It's a prime example
of how obsessive and uncomfortable so many of her fans can be. Half the questions being asked were questions that anyone with common sense would realise were rude(mostly about her unreleased or upcoming songs), and she seemed like she wasn't even very interested or involved in the conversation. Not that it's hard to see why, but what a weird mess.

It was definitely awkward. Most of her responses seemed rushed, and like I said, uninterested. I also just find it funny that this is how so many artists and their fans interact now online, spamming each other and talking to each other like it's a chat board. I didn't expect Melanie to go into in-depth responses and spend hours talking with people, but she could've come across as more "involved" here? Idk. Her fans in the chat were being so embarrassing though, it's not like she owed them an actual conversation. I'm definitely starting to believe these were a bunch of kids who used their parents credit cards to buy an NFT, lol..

This M&G was so strange. It's a prime example
of how obsessive and uncomfortable so many of her fans can be. Half the questions being asked were questions that anyone with common sense would realise were rude(mostly about her unreleased or upcoming songs), and she seemed like she wasn't even very interested or involved in the conversation. Not that it's hard to see why, but what a weird mess.

It was definitely awkward. Most of her responses seemed rushed, and like I said, uninterested. I also just find it funny that this is how so many artists and their fans interact now online, spamming each other and talking to each other like it's a chat board. I didn't expect Melanie to go into in-depth responses and spend hours talking with people, but she could've come across as more "involved" here? Idk. Her fans in the chat were being so embarrassing though, it's not like she owed them an actual conversation. I'm definitely starting to believe these were a bunch of kids who used their parents credit cards to buy an NFT, lol..

It was definitely awkward. Most of her responses seemed rushed, and like I said, uninterested. I also just find it funny that this is how so many artists and their fans interact now online, spamming each other and talking to each other like it's a chat board. I didn't expect Melanie to go into in-depth responses and spend hours talking with people, but she could've come across as more "involved" here? Idk. Her fans in the chat were being so embarrassing though, it's not like she owed them an actual conversation. I'm definitely starting to believe these were a bunch of kids who used their parents credit cards to buy an NFT, lol..

It was definitely awkward. Most of her responses seemed rushed, and like I said, uninterested. I also just find it funny that this is how so many artists and their fans interact now online, spamming each other and talking to each other like it's a chat board. I didn't expect Melanie to go into in-depth responses and spend hours talking with people, but she could've come across as more "involved" here? Idk. Her fans in the chat were being so embarrassing though, it's not like she owed them an actual conversation. I'm definitely starting to believe these were a bunch of kids who used their parents credit cards to buy an NFT, lol..

This M&G was so strange. It's a prime example
of how obsessive and uncomfortable so many of her fans can be. Half the questions being asked were questions that anyone with common sense would realise were rude(mostly about her unreleased or upcoming songs), and she seemed like she wasn't even very interested or involved in the conversation. Not that it's hard to see why, but what a weird mess.

This M&G was so strange. It's a prime example
of how obsessive and uncomfortable so many of her fans can be. Half the questions being asked were questions that anyone with common sense would realise were rude(mostly about her unreleased or upcoming songs), and she seemed like she wasn't even very interested or involved in the conversation. Not that it's hard to see why, but what a weird mess.

I agree. I'm honestly over Cry Baby after nearly 8 years, and at this point I only have Soap and Sippy Cup on my playlist. K-12 never really had my attention to begin with. It felt underdone, and didn't have that "listen over and over" factor that Cry Baby had.
 
I get that she was going for a cohesive sound, but the beats don't have the standout quality that the first album had. The lyrics took a tumble in quality too, and the album ended up as more of a soundtrack to the film than an actual standalone LP.
 
It also seems like she got tired of her own act a couple of years ago, and has been wanting to move on but wasn't fully ready to or didn't know how. I think this is a great way to do it, keeping the character and having her "transform". We'll of course have to wait and see where she goes from here, but I'm almost sure it'll be a big refresher from where she's been for nearly a decade now.

I agree. I'm honestly over Cry Baby after nearly 8 years, and at this point I only have Soap and Sippy Cup on my playlist. K-12 never really had my attention to begin with. It felt underdone, and didn't have that "listen over and over" factor that Cry Baby had.
 
I get that she was going for a cohesive sound, but the beats don't have the standout quality that the first album had. The lyrics took a tumble in quality too, and the album ended up as more of a soundtrack to the film than an actual standalone LP.
 
It also seems like she got tired of her own act a couple of years ago, and has been wanting to move on but wasn't fully ready to or didn't know how. I think this is a great way to do it, keeping the character and having her "transform". We'll of course have to wait and see where she goes from here, but I'm almost sure it'll be a big refresher from where she's been for nearly a decade now.

I agree. I'm honestly over Cry Baby after nearly 8 years, and at this point I only have Soap and Sippy Cup on my playlist. K-12 never really had my attention to begin with. It felt underdone, and didn't have that "listen over and over" factor that Cry Baby had.
 
I get that she was going for a cohesive sound, but the beats don't have the standout quality that the first album had. The lyrics took a tumble in quality too, and the album ended up as more of a soundtrack to the film than an actual standalone LP.
 
It also seems like she got tired of her own act a couple of years ago, and has been wanting to move on but wasn't fully ready to or didn't know how. I think this is a great way to do it, keeping the character and having her "transform". We'll of course have to wait and see where she goes from here, but I'm almost sure it'll be a big refresher from where she's been for nearly a decade now.

I agree. I'm honestly over Cry Baby after nearly 8 years, and at this point I only have Soap and Sippy Cup on my playlist. K-12 never really had my attention to begin with. It felt underdone, and didn't have that "listen over and over" factor that Cry Baby had.
 
I get that she was going for a cohesive sound, but the beats don't have the standout quality that the first album had. The lyrics took a tumble in quality too, and the album ended up as more of a soundtrack to the film than an actual standalone LP.
 
It also seems like she got tired of her own act a couple of years ago, and has been wanting to move on but wasn't fully ready to or didn't know how. I think this is a great way to do it, keeping the character and having her "transform". We'll of course have to wait and see where she goes from here, but I'm almost sure it'll be a big refresher from where she's been for nearly a decade now.

I agree. I'm honestly over Cry Baby after nearly 8 years, and at this point I only have Soap and Sippy Cup on my playlist. K-12 never really had my attention to begin with. It felt underdone, and didn't have that "listen over and over" factor that Cry Baby had.
 
I get that she was going for a cohesive sound, but the beats don't have the standout quality that the first album had. The lyrics took a tumble in quality too, and the album ended up as more of a soundtrack to the film than an actual standalone LP.
 
It also seems like she got tired of her own act a couple of years ago, and has been wanting to move on but wasn't fully ready to or didn't know how. I think this is a great way to do it, keeping the character and having her "transform". We'll of course have to wait and see where she goes from here, but I'm almost sure it'll be a big refresher from where she's been for nearly a decade now.

her released material aged like complete shit. Soap, MPH, & Pity Party will forever remain iconic tho. I can really only groove to her unreleased these days (including SOME mm3 songs). i hope to one day see her traverse this concept holding her back and just go back to making music that is broad enough that it COULD fit together but doesn’t necessarily require a narrative, like around the Dollhouse EP era

I feel like Melanie is quickly becoming a case study in "shit to not do as an artist".
 
I'm glad she's getting the money she needs, but there were better and more honest ways to do it. If her ambition wasn't higher than her budget after barely passing 2 albums in 8 years, this probably wouldn't happen to begin with.
 
She's also been making comments about "being broke" since she made her first million and started purchasing designer clothes, so sorry if my sympathy is low this time around. I get it when it was the dollhouse video, but an entire movie? That's a bit much to ask from your fans.

She'd have to get her label to approve it first, and let go of her "vision" of only having certain songs and albums released. I don't see it happening any time soon if it hasn't already, but it would be nice to see. She'd make a lot more money that way than selling bracelets.

I feel like Melanie is quickly becoming a case study in "shit to not do as an artist".
 
I'm glad she's getting the money she needs, but there were better and more honest ways to do it. If her ambition wasn't higher than her budget after barely passing 2 albums in 8 years, this probably wouldn't happen to begin with.
 
She's also been making comments about "being broke" since she made her first million and started purchasing designer clothes, so sorry if my sympathy is low this time around. I get it when it was the dollhouse video, but an entire movie? That's a bit much to ask from your fans.

I feel like Melanie is quickly becoming a case study in "shit to not do as an artist".
 
I'm glad she's getting the money she needs, but there were better and more honest ways to do it. If her ambition wasn't higher than her budget after barely passing 2 albums in 8 years, this probably wouldn't happen to begin with.
 
She's also been making comments about "being broke" since she made her first million and started purchasing designer clothes, so sorry if my sympathy is low this time around. I get it when it was the dollhouse video, but an entire movie? That's a bit much to ask from your fans.

The part that weirds me out is that she doesn't even make the beads, or disclose where they come from or even what material the bracelets and charms are made of. You could be paying $400 for a plastic beaded bracelet just because she put it together. Like, girl, just put up a GoFundMe, lol. Or a Patreon, Lord knows plenty of people would throw their whole wallet at her just to have more content