Damn, did not make the Dirty Laundry connection, but good catch. And it really is an excellent song. I have to say though, I think she is probably more influenced by her sister in terms of artistic personality, but I wouldn't be surprised if Dirty Laundry affected her too.

She actually shot that video for "Blue" while touring Brazil (more specifically, Rio). Multitasking!

This album is fucking great. Can't wait to hear more work from Boots in the future. "Haunted" and "Blue" are among the best stuff Bey has ever done.

I disagree they are at odds. I think "Bow Down" was very misunderstood at the time. When it first came out, I thought Bey clearly intended something more along the lines of Kendrick's verse on "Control" than what came across for most. It felt like standing her ground against competition, but not necessarily putting…

It's one of my favorites this year.

I really loved "I Miss You" as well, but I think this one might be even better. Their voices also play beautifully off each other.

What @avclub-525f76574b3a2a5bcb4da793c92a16fb:disqus said. It's a way for artists that have reached a point in their careers where they have become so ubiquitous to release an album and avoid overexposure.

It's one of Drake's best features, I'd say. Very touching song. The Frank song is a huge highlight and one of the best in the album. They did not disappoint.

Only weak spot in the album. It would've been flawless without his lazy ass verse. When Drake starts to frequently overshadow him in other people's albums, it starts getting embarrassing. Seriously Jay, no one is gonna judge you if you stop doing these bad features. It's not like he needs the money, and if you can't…

Popstars like Beyonce? No, they really haven't. Even Justin had several weeks of build-up for his. Bowie is not really a popstar, and he is old, so it made sense that his album came out of nowhere. Radiohead sort of set all those people in motion, but I think that was rather different (and Radiohead can sorta get away…

I know a lot of people here will be particularly bitter or snarky about this, since it's a big mainstream star like Beyoncé. But it really is an incredible album. Easily her career-best, one of the best albums of the year. I don't care about marketing and release gimmicks when music is this good. I'm truly impressed…

I never downvote. You made me downvote, sorry. I love A Serious Man.

Nah, it was a conscious decision to move on from them. I followed the whole process. This was initially supposed to be a more r&b/hip-hop oriented album, which, for whatever reason, is why they brought Will.I.Am for (I know, I know…). The label however ditched a lot of the material Britney truly wanted, brought in…

No, it wasn't better. He just made it indie-ish. That's not necessarily better. Toxic is one of the best pop songs of the century. It needs no improvement. It sound like hyperbole, but I truly believe it's kind of a perfect song. And I say this even though I really disliked this new album. A lot.

To Britney's (only) credit, the album is sorta about how her last relationship that went sour. Her song "Perfume" is about her spraying her favorite perfume on her boyfriend's clothes so his ex (who she thinks he might be having an affair with) can smell her on him. That's actually surprisingly complex and human (for…

I do think the show is wasting the potential in Violet, especially given the circumstances right now. But I thought it was a good idea to put focus on Marjorie. Because it tells me they have decided where to take the voice of the show.

I don't know if I agree they have truly reconciled. Sure, they are not estranged anymore, but to me their relationship always feels like on the brink of falling apart again.

It makes sense if you consider this show has a running theme of young mothers making mistakes that leads to resentment and addiction.

This is very annoying. I'm trying to watch this video, but it just plays that stupid Geico commercial (which for some odd reason, I can't skip), and then just freezes on that. When I hit refresh, it just happens again and I don't see the video. Is it just with me?

I really like this post.