February 24, 2025 • 39 mins
Today's episode - time to play a little game of speculation while we look at the upcoming comebacks or rumoured pop releases for this year - including Rihanna, Lorde, Lady Gaga, Lana Del Rey and Bruno Mars (and Taylor Swift of course). New artists seem to also be coming for the big spots with names like Addison Rae and Rachel Chinouriri being favoured by many. Tune in for more.
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Hey, welcome to the Overshare Pamphlet.
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My name is Rob and I'm the host of this month's show coming to you every Monday, 6am UK time.
And this is the last episode of the month of February, so we're done.
Fab is done. We are slowly getting into the warmer seasons, hopefully. I hope to God.
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But spring is almost here. Like, spring is a month away, which is so good to hear.
That's my favorite season anyway, so I'm ready. I'm ready to, like, you know, just be in a better mood.
Have more sunlight, you know, be out and about. But yeah. So today, what are we talking about today?
I think I had many, several different, like, different topics I wanted to talk about, but I had, you know, I watched The Monkey.
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Um, um, I was gonna- Perkins, whatever his name was, the director, with Theo James. And I thought of talking about that, but I think I didn't quite get the movie, maybe.
I don't know. I didn't really particularly enjoy it. I mean, I think it was funny, but allegedly there are so many, like, interesting callbacks to very famous horror movies and comedies and all that stuff.
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So I really don't think I have the material for that yet. Maybe later on, I don't know. But, um, so that was an idea that I scrapped.
Then I'm gonna talk about, like, well, I thought of talking about, um, um, what is it? Yeah, Hunter Schaefer.
I don't know if you've seen- Hunter Schaefer is the very famous actress coming out of Euphoria, Jules.
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But she is a very famous, you know, transgender, um, actress, and she spoke up recently about the recent changes in the US regarding, you know, gender designation and all that stuff.
And she basically, to keep it very brief, she renewed her passport, and she, of course, submitted her gender as being female.
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But with the new administration, the gender that is gonna be put on the passport, like any ID in the US, is gonna be the one that is assigned to you at birth.
So she got her passport back with an M on it. That's insane. Scary stuff.
But also, I was like, I cannot make an entire episode about that because there is so much stuff that, you know, Trump has done, you know, literally the past few weeks.
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So it would take hours and hours of, like, discussion. Also, I don't want to get too, too into that because, you know, it's a very sensitive topic.
And unless, you know, we get to really bad stuff, which is already happening to me here, but I won't be, you know, I won't be talking about that anytime soon.
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So, but instead, I think that's been on my mind for a bit and I really want to talk about it and I'm eager to talk about I think it's the right moment now was, you know, a little bit of a, well, I don't want to say necessarily prediction,
but just like a little bit of an overview of what is allegedly coming up in 2025 in pop music, in the pop music landscape.
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And I'm referring specifically to like, you know, who's going to be the next pop moment. Last year was such a breath of fresh air in terms of new blood being pumped into, you know, the pop landscape with Jordy XCX and Sabrina Carpenter and
the three main pop girls that have emerged as new artists, I guess. Well, roughly, we've been Sabrina and Charlie have been around for ages, but I think this is the first time they actually hit a new level of stardom.
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So that was very interesting. And so I've been thinking of like, what is going to be the next moment? Like, who's going to be the next big thing in 2025? And not necessarily in terms of like new artists per se, because I have a theory about that specifically.
But, you know, it's just nice to speculate on who's going to have a big project, who's going to have a big album, a big moment in 2025, who's going to be able to capture the attention of the general public like Sabrina and Charlie did last year.
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And so I had fun with it, to be fair. I made several, you know, points for different artists who are allegedly going back or have confirmed to be coming back or speculating, you know, on who's might be able to come back or something.
So and I also have a couple of, you know, quote unquote new artists that may be on the rise. But I'll get into that. I'll get into that later. So first off, songs of the week. And what do we have? If not, you know, we're talking about Sabrina Carpenter, but we have Sabrina.
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First off, her Short and Sweet Deluxe version dropped after the Grammys and I didn't really check it out until later on. I don't know exactly why, but her song Busy Woman is my jam.
And that's still, you know, perfectly fitting in the Short and Sweet soundscape and even in terms of like lyrics and content and humor and everything.
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So if you liked Short and Sweet, if you liked Juno, if you liked Espresso, if you liked Please Please Please, you would love this.
It has a bit of more of a country flair to it, flavor. But it's still incredibly fun. Lovely, you know, chorus, very catchy, very, you know, still ABBA-esque in some ways.
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I don't know, I feel like that's the sound that's been really popping off, what has popped off last year, both with like Sabrina and also with Chappell, I would say.
But yeah, I'm pretty sure you all know about this song anyways. But I mean, the lyrics are incredibly funny, like so smart as well.
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I think it plays off on an idea that is actually very cliche, but very normal for many people. Like you pretend like you don't really care about this person and like, you know, if you don't need my love, I'll pretend like, you know, I'll just don't give too shit about you.
But if you do need my love, I'll be there in two seconds. You know, like it's like that, you know, you pretend not to care about someone and if that person rejects you, then you're automatically being like, well, I don't really care about you anyways.
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But as soon as that same person gives you the slightest form of attention, you immediately switch and be like, yes, I knew it, I knew it. I'm gonna be there in two seconds. Give me two seconds and I'll be there.
So very relatable content, very relatable content. I loved it. So yeah, that was that was definitely something.
And you can definitely find these songs like we're wrapping up the playlist of Feb, so you can find it on the Overshore Roundflat Songs of the Week, February 25.
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So that's gonna be there. But yeah, Busy Woman, check it out. A lot of fun and also very surprisingly, very fun to jog to in that sense.
If you go jogging, this is surprisingly a good song to talk to, because it's like high tempo and it's like very like energetic in that sense in terms of rhythm and melodies and everything.
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So yeah, then I want to talk about Sugar Water Cyanide by Rebecca Black. Rebecca Black is still going and I'm so proud of it because she has been, you know, experimenting a lot with like hyperpop ever since she's seriously, you know, consider making music.
And this is so like Sophie, if you know what I mean, like Sophie, the Sophie in hyperpop like that reminds me so much of that genre.
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Like the very Sophie-coded type of like music in a sense. So yeah, like it reminds me a lot of like Oil of Every Pearls insides.
That sort of, you know, or immaterial a bit like immaterial by Sophie as well. It reminds me a lot of that.
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So if you like that vibe, I think this is like a song for you. Surprisingly very well produced. I love the vocals.
And when I listened to the song, I hit me immediately. I was like, she sounds so much like Addison Rae. I don't know why, but she does.
I think it's the same like falsetto type of singing and the same, you know, ingenue type of like, I don't know, like bascentral, I don't know, interesting stuff.
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But she reminds me so much of like the way Addison Rae sings as well.
And oddly enough, they're both the product of like, you know, viral moments on the Internet. So interesting, interesting stuff, interesting parallels.
Also need to address the big elephant in the room. Taimak Rae did release So Close to You What? And that's her third studio album, I think.
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And as expected, the quality of the music is hit and miss in the album. So that I also thought of doing a review of the album and then I would listen to it.
And I was like, I don't think I have too many good things to say about the album in that sense.
I don't have much of a proper analysis in it because I think that's the entire point of the project is like very background digestible type of music.
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There's nothing exceedingly, you know, like mind blowing or like super catchy apart from Sports Card.
That song is a completely different matter. That is literally like made from God.
So that is probably going to be my most played song of the year already. I know it. But or at least as of nowadays.
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But yeah, so. The album is OK, is made, but there is a very interesting track on it.
I wouldn't say it's like necessarily like pop catchy in that sense, but it's actually very loud on the recorded like born to die type of song and beat and everything.
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It's called Purple Lace Bra and. I am impressed. The production is like what I really like about the song is so, so, so, so good.
It's very like born to die like even I think you have those like male like back back up shouts that are very typical of like born to die.
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And it's super good. I really like it.
Very sensual fits, I guess, with like the provocative theme of so close to what?
So I'm not mad about it. I'm not mad about it. I'm not mad.
But yeah, apart from that, I don't really have much to say about the album itself.
Apart from the fact that maybe like, you know, the video of what was it?
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I can't remember which song she put out as a new single, but that video was incredible.
Like the way she dances like no one is at Taemin's level in terms of dancing and practicing and everything.
So kudos to her for that.
Yeah, then Sari Grey put out her album Siam and it is what she's under Dirty Hit, which is the same label, I think, as Rina's Awayamas.
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You know, I think it's the same label as Rina's Awayamas.
So period. But I would say the project is very, very interesting.
I would say the very experimental, very cool and unusual type of music.
And overall, I think it reminded me a lot of of like FKA twigs, like Mary Magdalene, FKA twigs.
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And specifically the song I'm going to put on the playlist called Lying Back 22 is very Magdalene.
You know, FKA twigs, Magdalene type of vibes.
So it's like very experimental.
It's a very experimental ballad, I would say, like very, you know, dreamy and slow mo and sad type of production as well.
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But, yeah, it just reminded me so much of Magdalene, the album, Mary Magdalene, the album by FKA twigs.
So I would say it's a very adventurous type of listen, I would say.
So maybe you won't like it. It's a bit out there.
But it's just so interesting the way she combines like acoustic instruments with very interesting production and synths and like just this very dark mood throughout some of the songs.
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And also in the same song, the songs change tone and mood and emotion throughout the song itself.
And I think the album itself has a lot of like interesting connection between the songs in terms of sounds.
I think each song bleeds into each other, basically.
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So it's very cohesive as well as a sound.
So I'm very impressed. But this song is my favorite.
So period, period, period, period. So many songs, so many songs.
I still have another two.
I've seen your ex by Flower of Love.
Now, I don't know much about this artist. I know another song by her, which is Boys.
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But this one specifically was a new song that I just discovered recently.
I think it just came out very recently as well.
And if you like Sabrina Carpenter, if you like Macy Peters, if you like that sort of, you know, singer songwriter, but like make it cheeky and a bit humorous, then listen to this.
Even in terms of production and in terms of vocals and everything, it's very short and sweet, coded.
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It's very like, you know, you know, yeah, like Macy Peters code in a sense as well.
But it's just good, catchy song. I like the pre-chorus a lot.
And it's very unique in terms of perspective, the lyrics of this song.
Like she is saying that, you know, I've seen your ex and I get why you're like it's a song.
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From the perspective of the of the new girl, right?
You're dating this new man, like you're the new girl that this man is dating and you are about to break up with him.
And then suddenly you understand why, you know, you don't blame the ex.
Like you understand the ex and all that stuff.
Like I've seen your ex and I mean, no offense, but now I get why you're obsessed.
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You're trying to bark for me, quit your job for me, babe, go back to your ex.
You can't take the stress of dating somebody like me.
And then she starts like, you know, she calls him a low life, where is your pride?
Have a little class, you know, it won't last.
You're embarrassing yourself. Like it's crazy.
It's just really, really, really good.
Like she really goes for it. She like kills this fucking man.
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So, yeah, I am impressed.
Very impressed. Very catchy song.
I would really recommend if you really like Sabrina Carpenter again or Macy Peters.
This is your vibe.
If you like a little fun moment, like a fun little singer songwriter moment, this is it for you.
And then last but not least, this song, this next song is from Royal Models new album,
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Kansas Anymore. The song is Goodbye.
And this song is called Sally When A One Runs Out.
This song is very well, she's country, 100 percent.
But I think she's also 1975 coded.
I don't know why I think of that, but I think it reminds me so much of the 1975,
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the way he sings it, maybe the way the vocals are laid down and the melodies or whatever.
But it's just a very catchy country upbeat moment, like very carefree and fun song to jam to in a sense.
So congrats. I was very impressed by the song, honestly.
Like just the vibe captured in the song is quite good.
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And again, I'm not really a role model fan in that sense.
But hey, like and if it's true that he's touring with Gracie Abrams and I'm like, OK, interesting stuff.
Need to check him out. So. Yeah, these are the songs I spoke for way too long,
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but let me get into the real tea, the real tea, which is, of course, who is going to dominate 2025 in pop music.
That's the real, real deal here.
And I literally had to take notes because I'm like, you know, so many thoughts on this.
So let's get into. You know, I'm going to build a case for each of these people, basically,
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but I want to start off with the possible. Big comebacks, I think, personally, my my firm,
like, you know, conviction for this year is that it's not going to be like more so of a new artist type of year like last year was,
but it's more going to be a comeback of the big ones because I think also.
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Taylor specifically and Beyonce have reignited in these people an interest in coming back to music like in the I mean,
for the pop stars of the 2010s and 2000s.
So I think they everyone else has seen how successful you can be with a comeback if you do it right.
And some have failed, Katy Perry, but some may be succeeding very soon.
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And by that, I want to start off, of course, with Lady Gaga.
I think well, Day with a Smile was a good.
You know, come back in that sense, but it wasn't really it felt more like a Bruno Mars song,
if that makes any sense and more like a moment for him than for her specifically,
but definitely, you know, reignited some interest in her in Lady Gaga again.
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And I think it quickly brushed over the flop of what was Joker 2.
So we forgot about that immediately, thank God. And we moved on to music again.
I think Gaga was really planning to like invest everything on acting.
But I think with this project, new project coming up soon, Ma'am coming out with 7th of March,
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she is really, I think, going for it.
She's really like, you know, committing to it, even more so than Chromatica, I think.
And I think the beginning was a bit shaky because disease,
even though I'm one of the biggest supporters of that song,
I think people were a bit, you know, not really entirely on board with it because I think it's not necessarily.
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Like fitting with the current soundscape, the song itself,
but also that's the point with Gaga, Gaga as a vision, usually with our album.
So and usually her first singles are never the strongest ones.
But then with the second single or the third or whatever, everyone starts, you know.
Like, I think you can understand what she's going with it.
And she chose her lane again for this album.
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And it's a dark pop, dance pop, like OG Gaga type of album.
I cannot stress this enough.
This is like probably one of the most exciting comebacks ever.
And I've backed Lady Gaga to this for ages.
I was like, girl, why are you straying away from what made you famous in the first place?
Why are you doing that?
And I understand that she's like, you know, an adventurous type of person.
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She wants to try new things, you know, mention to new genres and all that stuff.
But I think this is the truth.
Chromatica felt like a bit of a return to form, but I think it was still a bit filtered and not entirely committed,
if that makes sense to me personally.
I like some of the Chromatica songs, but I think it was still too bright in terms of sound and everything.
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But this is the OG Gaga that we all fell in love with.
And I'm talking about the visuals.
Even already with like Dizzeez killed it.
And I think Dizzeez is actually an incredible song, just so good.
Vocals, just the way the song is built and everything, just incredible.
And then the production as well is just so fucking sick.
But I understand why maybe it's not really like, you know, people are not exactly well,
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did not like with it necessarily.
But I think what, yeah, when that happened, everyone started losing a bit of interest
and like everyone felt like the album was going to flop.
But as I said, the proper second single from this era came around, Abracadabra, after the Grammys.
And I think I can definitely say that that was probably the best choice ever made.
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That is the perfect single for this album and the perfect single for this moment in pop culture necessarily in that sense.
Because I think it combines two very interesting things.
The first of that is like, you know, the dark pop sound that made Gaga famous in the first place.
That's like a very, you know, it's like a blast from the past, basically.
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Even the video itself, like it reminds you so much of like the old Gaga.
People were saying like she's re-reading her own nachos and she sort of is, but also she's sort of not.
I think there's like a bit of a modern take on that.
And that's the other point I'm making here is that she managed to sprinkle in there in that single
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the more recent, you know, hyperpop, dance pop, brat, barosphere, I guess, influence on there.
And some people may argue that, you know, brat is also very much inspired by old Gaga stuff.
And that is definitely the case.
But also brat, you know, reintroduced dance pop in a more interesting way again for this time around.
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And I think Lady Gaga is the icon for recession pop.
So she had to dabble with that.
And Abra Gaba is literally a mixture of old Gaga and brat, if that makes any sense to me personally, in terms of sound.
The lyrics are definitely pure Gaga, like gibberish.
That just makes sense.
And that was the perfect single because people are really interested in the song.
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And I think it really recaptured the attention and everyone, I personally would say that everyone is very pumped for the album.
And I have a good feeling about it.
I think it's going to be a very good era for her and it's going to be massive.
So the only question is, how long can she drag it out?
Can she like make the entire year, the entire year about herself?
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March is an interesting time.
Usually all these moments like blossom truthfully, like more towards like, you know, April, May or like beginning of the summer.
That would be a good moment to define your year.
But still, I think if she plays her cards right and she releases some other singles or if she takes some notes from the remix album that brat made as well.
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So if she's able to extend, I guess, the era, the Mayhem era in that sense, then I would say yes.
Also, she recently talked about the telephone video like being left open ended in a sense.
And that she would, you know, there is a continuation that she wants to make eventually.
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She doesn't know when, how or whatever.
But girl, just do a remix of one of the songs and put Beyonce on it and shoot a video.
Like the idea is literally there.
I don't I'm literally telling you do it like you already put it out there.
People are, you know, fans are like losing their goddamn minds about that.
That there is there could be a continuation to tell the phone and stuff.
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And I think you can literally pull it off so easily with a remix album and put Beyonce on there.
And you know how that like that would be a moment, a moment.
So, yeah, I'm literally rooting for Gaga.
I'm so excited for her, so I can sense that she maybe is on, you know, on the good path
to like dominate 2035.
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And, you know, she's choosing the right strategy, I guess, to come back to music.
So kudos to her.
Rooting for her, 100 percent.
Then I was talking about like, you know, possible big stars coming back.
The one that really surprised me the most, I would say we have Rihanna recently going,
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you know, interviews and saying that she is actually pulling together an album.
And it was surprising also to her that she was able in these eight years or whatever
to put together an album and be so interesting.
And I was so surprised because that caught me so much off guard.
And I think if anyone can do like, I don't know necessarily like a surprise drop, but
like, you know, a mood check and a proper surprise album, it will be Rihanna.
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So if she actually releases something this year, it's going to be, you know, it's going
to be big.
It's going to be massive.
The hype behind this moment is just insane.
And people have been craving her music like hell.
So I don't think her moment is ever going to be, you know, passing by, you know, like
she's always going to be the moment.
Rihanna is a curator, like a mood curator, and she knows when to step in and what music
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to release and all that stuff.
So if that happens, girl, that's going to be a big, big moment for 2NE1HIVE, like a
big project of the year.
If that happens, I can see her like dropping it maybe in June or Summer.
And I hope she does because we've been starved for so long and people will be, you know,
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eating it up.
So that is definitely, I mean, I don't know what type of music she will make, like what's
the vibe, but if it's R&B, it will be great.
If it's like more pop, it will be great.
If it's more like off-road beats, she will kill him.
So Rihanna is coming back to take the crown, you know, so watch out, watch out, just that,
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just watch out, you know.
Now then we have Lana.
Well, I don't want to say allegedly, she confirmed the album is coming out in May, but you know
how Lana is, like she would change her mind, whatever, with Lasso.
Now I do wonder if we're getting tired of country music because she literally predicted
that, like she literally talked about it like two years ago or a year ago about it.
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And then everyone started doing country music and the moment came and went basically, I
would say.
So I don't know how that is going to be received, but in general, Lana is not anymore at least,
which has never truly been like a commercial artist shooting for the number ones or whatever.
So I wouldn't put it past her in that sense, so whatever.
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But she's going on a tour and that's interesting.
So I am curious to know what this album is going to sound like, if it's still going to
have some country elements or not.
I do want a good, low-low-rate album.
I cannot wait for that.
So I'm going to the concert, so I am going to be tuning in anyways.
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And Lana has a very potent fan base, so whatever she does, she's going to influence the culture
anyways.
So regardless of whether she's going to shoot to number one or not, she's still going to
make a lot of noise.
So that's going to be something to watch out for, I guess.
Now speaking of another, like, you know, cultural juggernaut in that sense.
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Lord, where the fuck are you?
Like you've been in the studio for so goddamn long and we still haven't heard a thing from
her.
We've heard from her mom saying that she's back in the studio, whatever, and all that
stuff.
Yeah, I get it, but also give us something, please.
And I'm excited to see what she's going to do.
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I really felt like with the Brat remix, like, girls are confusing the remix, I felt like
Lord was getting into a new bag.
Maybe that could have been very interesting and experimental for her, because that's not
usually what she does in terms of music and everything.
So if she was willing to do that, I think she was in the right headspace to experiment
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a bit.
And I'm so excited if that's the case.
So watch out for Lord, just saying.
Like again, I think she's in the same space as Lana and she doesn't necessarily deliver
a commercial moment, but I think culturally and pop culture-wise, she's going to deliver
an album that's going to be probably talked about for ages.
And you say what you want about Solar Power, but I think there's still some good gems in
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there.
I mean, we can only pray to get close to the melodrama, but yeah, if both Lana and Lord
release this year, I'm going to be fed.
So yeah, a lot of that.
A lot of that.
Then talking again about big names coming back, Bruno Mars, it's clear that he's hinting
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at coming back, I guess.
He's done three very successful collaborations with all women and have been very big in different
markets as well.
So I think he's giving up for a big return and Bruno Mars is going to dominate regardless.
Probably he's the only man on this list basically, because he knows how to deliver at a successful
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moment.
Like literally the collaborations he's done felt so much like his songs and his projects
basically and they were successful as hell.
Like he knows what to pick.
So I would say, I mean, I think, you know, just something that is of course not a shocker,
but Bruno Mars is definitely someone to look out for.
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So yeah, now I also wrote in Doja Cat because I think things are switching again.
People are getting more interested in her again.
Like ever since Lisa collaboration, everyone has been talking about how Doja is just captivating
and she is one of the best performers of the newer generation, I would say.
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And well, Doja is already very well established.
Like she's not a new artist whatsoever.
So she's had many hits.
Her albums are just super successful.
So I think what's interesting about like, well, the previous era with Scarlett, I think
people had mixed feelings about her because of the stuff that she's had online.
But I think people have come around and they're, you know, giving her flowers because she
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is just so talented.
So whatever happens with her, hopefully she keeps her mouth shut and she just goes for
it and gives us something.
I'm not sure what she's going to give us in terms of like, if it's going to be a pop moment
or not, but either way, it's going to be big.
You know, it's Doja Cat, so it's going to be big.
I'm excited about that.
Very excited about that.
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So yeah, and to top it off, I guess in terms of the big names, Taylor Swift, we have to
talk about her, of course, because she is the moment.
Always and will forever will be.
I think we cannot discount Taylor doing something, of course.
I think rap TV and, you know, debut Taylor's version as well may very well be coming this
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year.
I think that's the entire plan, but I wouldn't be surprised if they're coming like later
on during the year.
I don't know what her plan was, but I think she's probably taking a break and stepping
out a bit because, you know, she's realized that people are, you know, always up her fucking
ass so she needs to like be missed.
And she is.
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She is missed.
So I am intrigued.
Rap, regardless, we all know it's going to be super successful.
She's going to devour.
So she's going to get that first spot, the number one spot on every chart, regardless.
So yeah, so that's another, of course, big moment of 2025, I believe.
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Now, in terms of quote unquote new artists or people on the horizon, that could have
potentially like a big moment.
I think people have been saying Madison Beer could have a big moment again, and I could
see that happening, but I don't know personally, because like I think the type of music that
she's made, she's making is.
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A bit too niche, maybe.
I mean, she has definitely her fans, she want a Grammy and everything else, so she's getting
recognized.
But I feel like I don't know how.
Like commercial it could be because it's not entirely like pure pop music or like pop dance
in a sense.
Like yeah, it's very much in his own lane, like house, whatever, or like EDM sort of
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vibe.
So if she progresses with that, I can see her like getting more attention in that department,
but not in the pop culture or like the pop music scape in a sense.
So so yeah, people have been talking about Rachel Shinri and I understand why.
I mean, I love her music, but I think also people have had enough of the singer-songwriter
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at the moment.
I feel like direction we're moving in is more like, you know, household names coming back
with fun music and very, you know, quirky and lighthearted stuff.
And I think Rachel Shinri has more of a singer-songwriter-y, like serious note than everything else.
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So yeah, which leads me also to the other point, Addison Rae.
Now I don't know how like big she could get because she's going to come back with an EP.
And you know, there's actually a smart choice for her because I don't think she can carry
an entire album by herself maybe, but I have to give her flowers because I love her music
so much.
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Like her recent releases have all been hits in my bedroom at least, but the soundscape
is very specific.
It's definitely Britney inspired, but also hyperpop on the other hand inspired and like
a bit of her own vibe as well.
Like she has this falsetto-y, I talked about it already last week with the high fashion
song that I talked about, her later single.
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They're all, all the singles like Aquamarine and like Pepsi, they're all very moody and
all very, you know, I don't want to say similar in production, but they're all in the same
space.
They all live in the same album, you know?
So I think she has the potential to give us the one of the best EP's of the year.
Just saying.
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I don't know how big it can get, but Diapepsi was a hit.
People loved it.
I mean, it wasn't climbing the charts.
It was, it went somewhere, but yeah, but I love like a high fashion is just, just incredible.
Like I love the production so much.
It's just so, you know, complex and rich and moody and just, you know, very, very intriguing.
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So I am definitely on the lookout for her, but again, I don't think she could reach,
because it's not, she's not really doing like catchy pop songs if that makes any sense.
So she's doing more like experimental stuff, which is good because she's finding her own
sound and she is, she seems to be proving to people that she is, that she is a tastemaker.
So I'm excited.
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I'm just excited for that.
So I'm really, really excited about that period.
Yeah.
Oh, also I forgot to mention maybe Olivia Rodrigo, who knows?
I wouldn't be surprised if she announces something and that she's coming back or whatever, because
Guts came out two years ago, to be fair.
So I think we're almost ready for a comeback for Olivia Rodrigo.
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Now this is going to be interesting because it really depends on what she's going to do.
Like if the sound is going to be the same again as Guts and what was it, Sour, then
I think she's going to start getting into the Lord type of lane, like not commercially,
necessarily forever successful.
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She's definitely going to make numbers a hundred percent or the Lana's basically, right?
Or the Avril Lavigne's, but she's going to be, you know, exploring more that genre of
music if that makes any sense.
Next she's going to go off as a classic or whatever.
But if she wants to dominate pop music, I think we're in need of a switch up of genre.
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I would love for her to like a proper pop moment, like enough with the punk pop stuff,
but just go for a pure pop music type of situation.
I don't know if she wants to do that or not, but that would be so much fun of her.
Like I would love to see that.
She's definitely great at doing ballads and one of her ballads would definitely hit.
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But you know, with Guts, I think we've all seen that the fans loved it.
The people, the youngsters, the Gen Z loved it, but I think she couldn't capture fully
the attention of the entire public.
You know, like she did that with Vampire, she got that number one, but then the rest
of the singles were okay, I guess.
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The album didn't have longevity, I guess, in that sense as well.
I felt personally that the album was really good.
I mean, at first I wasn't really fighting with it, but then eventually later I came
around it.
But I still think that he suffers a bit from, I mean, he's definitely better quality in
terms of writing and everything compared to, like it's a step up from Sour, but it still
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feels like it was in the same sphere.
So I would suggest not doing that again in terms of sound, maybe stepping a bit more
into the fun, but we already have Chapel Rowan for that.
So I wonder how the two of them are going to coexist.
So purely because of the Dan Nigro situation.
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So maybe I would also suggest collaborating with new producers to get a bit of a, you
know, different sound.
So we'll see what happens.
I'm excited, but I would love for her to do something a bit different in terms of sound
and production.
So we'll see.
But yeah, that's it, I guess.
Did I write anything else?
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No.
No.
That's you know, that's pretty much it.
I am excited to see what's going to happen here.
So we will be checking out later on during the year, I guess, if that some of these people
are going to actually make a hit or not.
But the closest one we're going to get soon is Lady Gaga's album.
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So say sorry for that, because if it's, you know, if it's that, we've heard the same
bits of other songs, so it seems like it's going to be a good, good album.
So I'm going to be reviewing that for sure.
But anyways, have a great week and I'll see you with the next episode in March.
First episode of March.
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Exciting stuff.
And yeah, period.
Bye guys.
Stay safe.
Be skinny.
Be ready for spring because she's right around the corner.
I'm telling y'all.
Yeah.
Have a great week.
Bye.
Hey, welcome to the Overshare Pamphlet.
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My name is Rob and I'm the host of this month's show coming to you every Monday, 6am UK time.
And this is the last episode of the month of February, so we're done.
Fab is done. We are slowly getting into the warmer seasons, hopefully. I hope to God.
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But spring is almost here. Like, spring is a month away, which is so good to hear.
That's my favorite season anyway, so I'm ready. I'm ready to, like, you know, just be in a better mood.
Have more sunlight, you know, be out and about. But yeah. So today, what are we talking about today?
I think I had many, several different, like, different topics I wanted to talk about, but I had, you know, I watched The Monkey.
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Um, um, I was gonna- Perkins, whatever his name was, the director, with Theo James. And I thought of talking about that, but I think I didn't quite get the movie, maybe.
I don't know. I didn't really particularly enjoy it. I mean, I think it was funny, but allegedly there are so many, like, interesting callbacks to very famous horror movies and comedies and all that stuff.
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So I really don't think I have the material for that yet. Maybe later on, I don't know. But, um, so that was an idea that I scrapped.
Then I'm gonna talk about, like, well, I thought of talking about, um, um, what is it? Yeah, Hunter Schaefer.
I don't know if you've seen- Hunter Schaefer is the very famous actress coming out of Euphoria, Jules.
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But she is a very famous, you know, transgender, um, actress, and she spoke up recently about the recent changes in the US regarding, you know, gender designation and all that stuff.
And she basically, to keep it very brief, she renewed her passport, and she, of course, submitted her gender as being female.
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But with the new administration, the gender that is gonna be put on the passport, like any ID in the US, is gonna be the one that is assigned to you at birth.
So she got her passport back with an M on it. That's insane. Scary stuff.
But also, I was like, I cannot make an entire episode about that because there is so much stuff that, you know, Trump has done, you know, literally the past few weeks.
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So it would take hours and hours of, like, discussion. Also, I don't want to get too, too into that because, you know, it's a very sensitive topic.
And unless, you know, we get to really bad stuff, which is already happening to me here, but I won't be, you know, I won't be talking about that anytime soon.
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So, but instead, I think that's been on my mind for a bit and I really want to talk about it and I'm eager to talk about I think it's the right moment now was, you know, a little bit of a, well, I don't want to say necessarily prediction,
but just like a little bit of an overview of what is allegedly coming up in 2025 in pop music, in the pop music landscape.
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And I'm referring specifically to like, you know, who's going to be the next pop moment. Last year was such a breath of fresh air in terms of new blood being pumped into, you know, the pop landscape with Jordy XCX and Sabrina Carpenter and
the three main pop girls that have emerged as new artists, I guess. Well, roughly, we've been Sabrina and Charlie have been around for ages, but I think this is the first time they actually hit a new level of stardom.
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So that was very interesting. And so I've been thinking of like, what is going to be the next moment? Like, who's going to be the next big thing in 2025? And not necessarily in terms of like new artists per se, because I have a theory about that specifically.
But, you know, it's just nice to speculate on who's going to have a big project, who's going to have a big album, a big moment in 2025, who's going to be able to capture the attention of the general public like Sabrina and Charlie did last year.
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And so I had fun with it, to be fair. I made several, you know, points for different artists who are allegedly going back or have confirmed to be coming back or speculating, you know, on who's might be able to come back or something.
So and I also have a couple of, you know, quote unquote new artists that may be on the rise. But I'll get into that. I'll get into that later. So first off, songs of the week. And what do we have? If not, you know, we're talking about Sabrina Carpenter, but we have Sabrina.
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First off, her Short and Sweet Deluxe version dropped after the Grammys and I didn't really check it out until later on. I don't know exactly why, but her song Busy Woman is my jam.
And that's still, you know, perfectly fitting in the Short and Sweet soundscape and even in terms of like lyrics and content and humor and everything.
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So if you liked Short and Sweet, if you liked Juno, if you liked Espresso, if you liked Please Please Please, you would love this.
It has a bit of more of a country flair to it, flavor. But it's still incredibly fun. Lovely, you know, chorus, very catchy, very, you know, still ABBA-esque in some ways.
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I don't know, I feel like that's the sound that's been really popping off, what has popped off last year, both with like Sabrina and also with Chappell, I would say.
But yeah, I'm pretty sure you all know about this song anyways. But I mean, the lyrics are incredibly funny, like so smart as well.
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I think it plays off on an idea that is actually very cliche, but very normal for many people. Like you pretend like you don't really care about this person and like, you know, if you don't need my love, I'll pretend like, you know, I'll just don't give too shit about you.
But if you do need my love, I'll be there in two seconds. You know, like it's like that, you know, you pretend not to care about someone and if that person rejects you, then you're automatically being like, well, I don't really care about you anyways.
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But as soon as that same person gives you the slightest form of attention, you immediately switch and be like, yes, I knew it, I knew it. I'm gonna be there in two seconds. Give me two seconds and I'll be there.
So very relatable content, very relatable content. I loved it. So yeah, that was that was definitely something.
And you can definitely find these songs like we're wrapping up the playlist of Feb, so you can find it on the Overshore Roundflat Songs of the Week, February 25.
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So that's gonna be there. But yeah, Busy Woman, check it out. A lot of fun and also very surprisingly, very fun to jog to in that sense.
If you go jogging, this is surprisingly a good song to talk to, because it's like high tempo and it's like very like energetic in that sense in terms of rhythm and melodies and everything.
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So yeah, then I want to talk about Sugar Water Cyanide by Rebecca Black. Rebecca Black is still going and I'm so proud of it because she has been, you know, experimenting a lot with like hyperpop ever since she's seriously, you know, consider making music.
And this is so like Sophie, if you know what I mean, like Sophie, the Sophie in hyperpop like that reminds me so much of that genre.
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Like the very Sophie-coded type of like music in a sense. So yeah, like it reminds me a lot of like Oil of Every Pearls insides.
That sort of, you know, or immaterial a bit like immaterial by Sophie as well. It reminds me a lot of that.
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So if you like that vibe, I think this is like a song for you. Surprisingly very well produced. I love the vocals.
And when I listened to the song, I hit me immediately. I was like, she sounds so much like Addison Rae. I don't know why, but she does.
I think it's the same like falsetto type of singing and the same, you know, ingenue type of like, I don't know, like bascentral, I don't know, interesting stuff.
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But she reminds me so much of like the way Addison Rae sings as well.
And oddly enough, they're both the product of like, you know, viral moments on the Internet. So interesting, interesting stuff, interesting parallels.
Also need to address the big elephant in the room. Taimak Rae did release So Close to You What? And that's her third studio album, I think.
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And as expected, the quality of the music is hit and miss in the album. So that I also thought of doing a review of the album and then I would listen to it.
And I was like, I don't think I have too many good things to say about the album in that sense.
I don't have much of a proper analysis in it because I think that's the entire point of the project is like very background digestible type of music.
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There's nothing exceedingly, you know, like mind blowing or like super catchy apart from Sports Card.
That song is a completely different matter. That is literally like made from God.
So that is probably going to be my most played song of the year already. I know it. But or at least as of nowadays.
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But yeah, so. The album is OK, is made, but there is a very interesting track on it.
I wouldn't say it's like necessarily like pop catchy in that sense, but it's actually very loud on the recorded like born to die type of song and beat and everything.
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It's called Purple Lace Bra and. I am impressed. The production is like what I really like about the song is so, so, so, so good.
It's very like born to die like even I think you have those like male like back back up shouts that are very typical of like born to die.
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And it's super good. I really like it.
Very sensual fits, I guess, with like the provocative theme of so close to what?
So I'm not mad about it. I'm not mad about it. I'm not mad.
But yeah, apart from that, I don't really have much to say about the album itself.
Apart from the fact that maybe like, you know, the video of what was it?
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I can't remember which song she put out as a new single, but that video was incredible.
Like the way she dances like no one is at Taemin's level in terms of dancing and practicing and everything.
So kudos to her for that.
Yeah, then Sari Grey put out her album Siam and it is what she's under Dirty Hit, which is the same label, I think, as Rina's Awayamas.
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You know, I think it's the same label as Rina's Awayamas.
So period. But I would say the project is very, very interesting.
I would say the very experimental, very cool and unusual type of music.
And overall, I think it reminded me a lot of of like FKA twigs, like Mary Magdalene, FKA twigs.
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And specifically the song I'm going to put on the playlist called Lying Back 22 is very Magdalene.
You know, FKA twigs, Magdalene type of vibes.
So it's like very experimental.
It's a very experimental ballad, I would say, like very, you know, dreamy and slow mo and sad type of production as well.
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But, yeah, it just reminded me so much of Magdalene, the album, Mary Magdalene, the album by FKA twigs.
So I would say it's a very adventurous type of listen, I would say.
So maybe you won't like it. It's a bit out there.
But it's just so interesting the way she combines like acoustic instruments with very interesting production and synths and like just this very dark mood throughout some of the songs.
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And also in the same song, the songs change tone and mood and emotion throughout the song itself.
And I think the album itself has a lot of like interesting connection between the songs in terms of sounds.
I think each song bleeds into each other, basically.
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So it's very cohesive as well as a sound.
So I'm very impressed. But this song is my favorite.
So period, period, period, period. So many songs, so many songs.
I still have another two.
I've seen your ex by Flower of Love.
Now, I don't know much about this artist. I know another song by her, which is Boys.
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But this one specifically was a new song that I just discovered recently.
I think it just came out very recently as well.
And if you like Sabrina Carpenter, if you like Macy Peters, if you like that sort of, you know, singer songwriter, but like make it cheeky and a bit humorous, then listen to this.
Even in terms of production and in terms of vocals and everything, it's very short and sweet, coded.
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It's very like, you know, you know, yeah, like Macy Peters code in a sense as well.
But it's just good, catchy song. I like the pre-chorus a lot.
And it's very unique in terms of perspective, the lyrics of this song.
Like she is saying that, you know, I've seen your ex and I get why you're like it's a song.
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From the perspective of the of the new girl, right?
You're dating this new man, like you're the new girl that this man is dating and you are about to break up with him.
And then suddenly you understand why, you know, you don't blame the ex.
Like you understand the ex and all that stuff.
Like I've seen your ex and I mean, no offense, but now I get why you're obsessed.
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You're trying to bark for me, quit your job for me, babe, go back to your ex.
You can't take the stress of dating somebody like me.
And then she starts like, you know, she calls him a low life, where is your pride?
Have a little class, you know, it won't last.
You're embarrassing yourself. Like it's crazy.
It's just really, really, really good.
Like she really goes for it. She like kills this fucking man.
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So, yeah, I am impressed.
Very impressed. Very catchy song.
I would really recommend if you really like Sabrina Carpenter again or Macy Peters.
This is your vibe.
If you like a little fun moment, like a fun little singer songwriter moment, this is it for you.
And then last but not least, this song, this next song is from Royal Models new album,
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Kansas Anymore. The song is Goodbye.
And this song is called Sally When A One Runs Out.
This song is very well, she's country, 100 percent.
But I think she's also 1975 coded.
I don't know why I think of that, but I think it reminds me so much of the 1975,
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the way he sings it, maybe the way the vocals are laid down and the melodies or whatever.
But it's just a very catchy country upbeat moment, like very carefree and fun song to jam to in a sense.
So congrats. I was very impressed by the song, honestly.
Like just the vibe captured in the song is quite good.
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And again, I'm not really a role model fan in that sense.
But hey, like and if it's true that he's touring with Gracie Abrams and I'm like, OK, interesting stuff.
Need to check him out. So. Yeah, these are the songs I spoke for way too long,
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but let me get into the real tea, the real tea, which is, of course, who is going to dominate 2025 in pop music.
That's the real, real deal here.
And I literally had to take notes because I'm like, you know, so many thoughts on this.
So let's get into. You know, I'm going to build a case for each of these people, basically,
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but I want to start off with the possible. Big comebacks, I think, personally, my my firm,
like, you know, conviction for this year is that it's not going to be like more so of a new artist type of year like last year was,
but it's more going to be a comeback of the big ones because I think also.
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Taylor specifically and Beyonce have reignited in these people an interest in coming back to music like in the I mean,
for the pop stars of the 2010s and 2000s.
So I think they everyone else has seen how successful you can be with a comeback if you do it right.
And some have failed, Katy Perry, but some may be succeeding very soon.
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And by that, I want to start off, of course, with Lady Gaga.
I think well, Day with a Smile was a good.
You know, come back in that sense, but it wasn't really it felt more like a Bruno Mars song,
if that makes any sense and more like a moment for him than for her specifically,
but definitely, you know, reignited some interest in her in Lady Gaga again.
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And I think it quickly brushed over the flop of what was Joker 2.
So we forgot about that immediately, thank God. And we moved on to music again.
I think Gaga was really planning to like invest everything on acting.
But I think with this project, new project coming up soon, Ma'am coming out with 7th of March,
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she is really, I think, going for it.
She's really like, you know, committing to it, even more so than Chromatica, I think.
And I think the beginning was a bit shaky because disease,
even though I'm one of the biggest supporters of that song,
I think people were a bit, you know, not really entirely on board with it because I think it's not necessarily.
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Like fitting with the current soundscape, the song itself,
but also that's the point with Gaga, Gaga as a vision, usually with our album.
So and usually her first singles are never the strongest ones.
But then with the second single or the third or whatever, everyone starts, you know.
Like, I think you can understand what she's going with it.
And she chose her lane again for this album.
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And it's a dark pop, dance pop, like OG Gaga type of album.
I cannot stress this enough.
This is like probably one of the most exciting comebacks ever.
And I've backed Lady Gaga to this for ages.
I was like, girl, why are you straying away from what made you famous in the first place?
Why are you doing that?
And I understand that she's like, you know, an adventurous type of person.
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She wants to try new things, you know, mention to new genres and all that stuff.
But I think this is the truth.
Chromatica felt like a bit of a return to form, but I think it was still a bit filtered and not entirely committed,
if that makes sense to me personally.
I like some of the Chromatica songs, but I think it was still too bright in terms of sound and everything.
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But this is the OG Gaga that we all fell in love with.
And I'm talking about the visuals.
Even already with like Dizzeez killed it.
And I think Dizzeez is actually an incredible song, just so good.
Vocals, just the way the song is built and everything, just incredible.
And then the production as well is just so fucking sick.
But I understand why maybe it's not really like, you know, people are not exactly well,
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did not like with it necessarily.
But I think what, yeah, when that happened, everyone started losing a bit of interest
and like everyone felt like the album was going to flop.
But as I said, the proper second single from this era came around, Abracadabra, after the Grammys.
And I think I can definitely say that that was probably the best choice ever made.
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That is the perfect single for this album and the perfect single for this moment in pop culture necessarily in that sense.
Because I think it combines two very interesting things.
The first of that is like, you know, the dark pop sound that made Gaga famous in the first place.
That's like a very, you know, it's like a blast from the past, basically.
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Even the video itself, like it reminds you so much of like the old Gaga.
People were saying like she's re-reading her own nachos and she sort of is, but also she's sort of not.
I think there's like a bit of a modern take on that.
And that's the other point I'm making here is that she managed to sprinkle in there in that single
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the more recent, you know, hyperpop, dance pop, brat, barosphere, I guess, influence on there.
And some people may argue that, you know, brat is also very much inspired by old Gaga stuff.
And that is definitely the case.
But also brat, you know, reintroduced dance pop in a more interesting way again for this time around.
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And I think Lady Gaga is the icon for recession pop.
So she had to dabble with that.
And Abra Gaba is literally a mixture of old Gaga and brat, if that makes any sense to me personally, in terms of sound.
The lyrics are definitely pure Gaga, like gibberish.
That just makes sense.
And that was the perfect single because people are really interested in the song.
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And I think it really recaptured the attention and everyone, I personally would say that everyone is very pumped for the album.
And I have a good feeling about it.
I think it's going to be a very good era for her and it's going to be massive.
So the only question is, how long can she drag it out?
Can she like make the entire year, the entire year about herself?
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March is an interesting time.
Usually all these moments like blossom truthfully, like more towards like, you know, April, May or like beginning of the summer.
That would be a good moment to define your year.
But still, I think if she plays her cards right and she releases some other singles or if she takes some notes from the remix album that brat made as well.
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So if she's able to extend, I guess, the era, the Mayhem era in that sense, then I would say yes.
Also, she recently talked about the telephone video like being left open ended in a sense.
And that she would, you know, there is a continuation that she wants to make eventually.
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She doesn't know when, how or whatever.
But girl, just do a remix of one of the songs and put Beyonce on it and shoot a video.
Like the idea is literally there.
I don't I'm literally telling you do it like you already put it out there.
People are, you know, fans are like losing their goddamn minds about that.
That there is there could be a continuation to tell the phone and stuff.
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And I think you can literally pull it off so easily with a remix album and put Beyonce on there.
And you know how that like that would be a moment, a moment.
So, yeah, I'm literally rooting for Gaga.
I'm so excited for her, so I can sense that she maybe is on, you know, on the good path
to like dominate 2035.
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And, you know, she's choosing the right strategy, I guess, to come back to music.
So kudos to her.
Rooting for her, 100 percent.
Then I was talking about like, you know, possible big stars coming back.
The one that really surprised me the most, I would say we have Rihanna recently going,
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you know, interviews and saying that she is actually pulling together an album.
And it was surprising also to her that she was able in these eight years or whatever
to put together an album and be so interesting.
And I was so surprised because that caught me so much off guard.
And I think if anyone can do like, I don't know necessarily like a surprise drop, but
like, you know, a mood check and a proper surprise album, it will be Rihanna.
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So if she actually releases something this year, it's going to be, you know, it's going
to be big.
It's going to be massive.
The hype behind this moment is just insane.
And people have been craving her music like hell.
So I don't think her moment is ever going to be, you know, passing by, you know, like
she's always going to be the moment.
Rihanna is a curator, like a mood curator, and she knows when to step in and what music
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to release and all that stuff.
So if that happens, girl, that's going to be a big, big moment for 2NE1HIVE, like a
big project of the year.
If that happens, I can see her like dropping it maybe in June or Summer.
And I hope she does because we've been starved for so long and people will be, you know,
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eating it up.
So that is definitely, I mean, I don't know what type of music she will make, like what's
the vibe, but if it's R&B, it will be great.
If it's like more pop, it will be great.
If it's more like off-road beats, she will kill him.
So Rihanna is coming back to take the crown, you know, so watch out, watch out, just that,
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just watch out, you know.
Now then we have Lana.
Well, I don't want to say allegedly, she confirmed the album is coming out in May, but you know
how Lana is, like she would change her mind, whatever, with Lasso.
Now I do wonder if we're getting tired of country music because she literally predicted
that, like she literally talked about it like two years ago or a year ago about it.
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And then everyone started doing country music and the moment came and went basically, I
would say.
So I don't know how that is going to be received, but in general, Lana is not anymore at least,
which has never truly been like a commercial artist shooting for the number ones or whatever.
So I wouldn't put it past her in that sense, so whatever.
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But she's going on a tour and that's interesting.
So I am curious to know what this album is going to sound like, if it's still going to
have some country elements or not.
I do want a good, low-low-rate album.
I cannot wait for that.
So I'm going to the concert, so I am going to be tuning in anyways.
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And Lana has a very potent fan base, so whatever she does, she's going to influence the culture
anyways.
So regardless of whether she's going to shoot to number one or not, she's still going to
make a lot of noise.
So that's going to be something to watch out for, I guess.
Now speaking of another, like, you know, cultural juggernaut in that sense.
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Lord, where the fuck are you?
Like you've been in the studio for so goddamn long and we still haven't heard a thing from
her.
We've heard from her mom saying that she's back in the studio, whatever, and all that
stuff.
Yeah, I get it, but also give us something, please.
And I'm excited to see what she's going to do.
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I really felt like with the Brat remix, like, girls are confusing the remix, I felt like
Lord was getting into a new bag.
Maybe that could have been very interesting and experimental for her, because that's not
usually what she does in terms of music and everything.
So if she was willing to do that, I think she was in the right headspace to experiment
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a bit.
And I'm so excited if that's the case.
So watch out for Lord, just saying.
Like again, I think she's in the same space as Lana and she doesn't necessarily deliver
a commercial moment, but I think culturally and pop culture-wise, she's going to deliver
an album that's going to be probably talked about for ages.
And you say what you want about Solar Power, but I think there's still some good gems in
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there.
I mean, we can only pray to get close to the melodrama, but yeah, if both Lana and Lord
release this year, I'm going to be fed.
So yeah, a lot of that.
A lot of that.
Then talking again about big names coming back, Bruno Mars, it's clear that he's hinting
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at coming back, I guess.
He's done three very successful collaborations with all women and have been very big in different
markets as well.
So I think he's giving up for a big return and Bruno Mars is going to dominate regardless.
Probably he's the only man on this list basically, because he knows how to deliver at a successful
(29:53):
moment.
Like literally the collaborations he's done felt so much like his songs and his projects
basically and they were successful as hell.
Like he knows what to pick.
So I would say, I mean, I think, you know, just something that is of course not a shocker,
but Bruno Mars is definitely someone to look out for.
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So yeah, now I also wrote in Doja Cat because I think things are switching again.
People are getting more interested in her again.
Like ever since Lisa collaboration, everyone has been talking about how Doja is just captivating
and she is one of the best performers of the newer generation, I would say.
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And well, Doja is already very well established.
Like she's not a new artist whatsoever.
So she's had many hits.
Her albums are just super successful.
So I think what's interesting about like, well, the previous era with Scarlett, I think
people had mixed feelings about her because of the stuff that she's had online.
But I think people have come around and they're, you know, giving her flowers because she
(31:01):
is just so talented.
So whatever happens with her, hopefully she keeps her mouth shut and she just goes for
it and gives us something.
I'm not sure what she's going to give us in terms of like, if it's going to be a pop moment
or not, but either way, it's going to be big.
You know, it's Doja Cat, so it's going to be big.
I'm excited about that.
Very excited about that.
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So yeah, and to top it off, I guess in terms of the big names, Taylor Swift, we have to
talk about her, of course, because she is the moment.
Always and will forever will be.
I think we cannot discount Taylor doing something, of course.
I think rap TV and, you know, debut Taylor's version as well may very well be coming this
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year.
I think that's the entire plan, but I wouldn't be surprised if they're coming like later
on during the year.
I don't know what her plan was, but I think she's probably taking a break and stepping
out a bit because, you know, she's realized that people are, you know, always up her fucking
ass so she needs to like be missed.
And she is.
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She is missed.
So I am intrigued.
Rap, regardless, we all know it's going to be super successful.
She's going to devour.
So she's going to get that first spot, the number one spot on every chart, regardless.
So yeah, so that's another, of course, big moment of 2025, I believe.
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Now, in terms of quote unquote new artists or people on the horizon, that could have
potentially like a big moment.
I think people have been saying Madison Beer could have a big moment again, and I could
see that happening, but I don't know personally, because like I think the type of music that
she's made, she's making is.
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A bit too niche, maybe.
I mean, she has definitely her fans, she want a Grammy and everything else, so she's getting
recognized.
But I feel like I don't know how.
Like commercial it could be because it's not entirely like pure pop music or like pop dance
in a sense.
Like yeah, it's very much in his own lane, like house, whatever, or like EDM sort of
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vibe.
So if she progresses with that, I can see her like getting more attention in that department,
but not in the pop culture or like the pop music scape in a sense.
So so yeah, people have been talking about Rachel Shinri and I understand why.
I mean, I love her music, but I think also people have had enough of the singer-songwriter
(33:44):
at the moment.
I feel like direction we're moving in is more like, you know, household names coming back
with fun music and very, you know, quirky and lighthearted stuff.
And I think Rachel Shinri has more of a singer-songwriter-y, like serious note than everything else.
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So yeah, which leads me also to the other point, Addison Rae.
Now I don't know how like big she could get because she's going to come back with an EP.
And you know, there's actually a smart choice for her because I don't think she can carry
an entire album by herself maybe, but I have to give her flowers because I love her music
so much.
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Like her recent releases have all been hits in my bedroom at least, but the soundscape
is very specific.
It's definitely Britney inspired, but also hyperpop on the other hand inspired and like
a bit of her own vibe as well.
Like she has this falsetto-y, I talked about it already last week with the high fashion
song that I talked about, her later single.
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They're all, all the singles like Aquamarine and like Pepsi, they're all very moody and
all very, you know, I don't want to say similar in production, but they're all in the same
space.
They all live in the same album, you know?
So I think she has the potential to give us the one of the best EP's of the year.
Just saying.
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I don't know how big it can get, but Diapepsi was a hit.
People loved it.
I mean, it wasn't climbing the charts.
It was, it went somewhere, but yeah, but I love like a high fashion is just, just incredible.
Like I love the production so much.
It's just so, you know, complex and rich and moody and just, you know, very, very intriguing.
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So I am definitely on the lookout for her, but again, I don't think she could reach,
because it's not, she's not really doing like catchy pop songs if that makes any sense.
So she's doing more like experimental stuff, which is good because she's finding her own
sound and she is, she seems to be proving to people that she is, that she is a tastemaker.
So I'm excited.
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I'm just excited for that.
So I'm really, really excited about that period.
Yeah.
Oh, also I forgot to mention maybe Olivia Rodrigo, who knows?
I wouldn't be surprised if she announces something and that she's coming back or whatever, because
Guts came out two years ago, to be fair.
So I think we're almost ready for a comeback for Olivia Rodrigo.
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Now this is going to be interesting because it really depends on what she's going to do.
Like if the sound is going to be the same again as Guts and what was it, Sour, then
I think she's going to start getting into the Lord type of lane, like not commercially,
necessarily forever successful.
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She's definitely going to make numbers a hundred percent or the Lana's basically, right?
Or the Avril Lavigne's, but she's going to be, you know, exploring more that genre of
music if that makes any sense.
Next she's going to go off as a classic or whatever.
But if she wants to dominate pop music, I think we're in need of a switch up of genre.
(37:06):
I would love for her to like a proper pop moment, like enough with the punk pop stuff,
but just go for a pure pop music type of situation.
I don't know if she wants to do that or not, but that would be so much fun of her.
Like I would love to see that.
She's definitely great at doing ballads and one of her ballads would definitely hit.
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But you know, with Guts, I think we've all seen that the fans loved it.
The people, the youngsters, the Gen Z loved it, but I think she couldn't capture fully
the attention of the entire public.
You know, like she did that with Vampire, she got that number one, but then the rest
of the singles were okay, I guess.
(37:50):
The album didn't have longevity, I guess, in that sense as well.
I felt personally that the album was really good.
I mean, at first I wasn't really fighting with it, but then eventually later I came
around it.
But I still think that he suffers a bit from, I mean, he's definitely better quality in
terms of writing and everything compared to, like it's a step up from Sour, but it still
(38:10):
feels like it was in the same sphere.
So I would suggest not doing that again in terms of sound, maybe stepping a bit more
into the fun, but we already have Chapel Rowan for that.
So I wonder how the two of them are going to coexist.
So purely because of the Dan Nigro situation.
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So maybe I would also suggest collaborating with new producers to get a bit of a, you
know, different sound.
So we'll see what happens.
I'm excited, but I would love for her to do something a bit different in terms of sound
and production.
So we'll see.
But yeah, that's it, I guess.
Did I write anything else?
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No.
No.
That's you know, that's pretty much it.
I am excited to see what's going to happen here.
So we will be checking out later on during the year, I guess, if that some of these people
are going to actually make a hit or not.
But the closest one we're going to get soon is Lady Gaga's album.
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So say sorry for that, because if it's, you know, if it's that, we've heard the same
bits of other songs, so it seems like it's going to be a good, good album.
So I'm going to be reviewing that for sure.
But anyways, have a great week and I'll see you with the next episode in March.
First episode of March.
(39:37):
Exciting stuff.
And yeah, period.
Bye guys.
Stay safe.
Be skinny.
Be ready for spring because she's right around the corner.
I'm telling y'all.
Yeah.
Have a great week.
Bye.
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