Jeffrey Jung 19,680 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 When producer Diplo revealed July 12 that two songs he hoped would make it onto the next Beyonce album ended up on the cutting-room floor, it stoked chatter that the project is running months behind schedule. Like a record scratching to a halt, Beyonce, 31, is believed to have auditioned more than 50 songs for her much-anticipated fifth studio album but has decided to scrap them all and start over, a source tells The Hollywood Reporter. Among the writers potentially affected are Ryan Tedder, The-Dream, Sia, Diane Warren and Ne-Yo, whosaid in June that Beyonce was "still trying to figure out" a direction for the album. The singer's label, Sony-owned Columbia, had hoped to have new Beyonce music out by spring, which turned out to be a pipe dream. Now, it looks like a fall release may not be feasible. Columbia had its sights set on a big fourth-quarter bow by Beyonce, both to compete with high-profile releases by Universal Music's Lady Gaga and Katy Perry and to capitalize on her massive Mrs. Carter tour. "Beyonce has had some of the biggest hits of our format, and we're ready for the next," saysTom Poleman, president of national programming platforms at Clear Channel. But while the stage show goes on without new material -- save for a snippet of “Grown Woman,†the song most commonly heard as the soundtrack to a Pepsi commercial -- it wasn’t initially the plan to take a singer around the world for an ambitious eight-month trek (so far, 36 shows have grossed $55.6 million) while trying to juggle time in the studio. In turn, the label is getting increasingly more anxious as it looks back to the costly 2011 album,4. Recorded around the globe as she accompanied her husband, Jay Z, and his rap partner Kanye West for their own Watch the Throne sessions, Beyonce was given nearly complete autonomy over the finished product, which also was her first release since excising her father, Mathew Knowles, from her business dealings (she is now self-managed). 4 was her lowest seller at 1.4 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and it failed to produce a buzzy pop hit, despite decent positioning on the R&B charts. Poleman says he hopes for "another 'Single Ladies,' " which spent four weeks at No. 1: "Anticipation is high and expectations are, too," he says. A rep for the singer tells THR that "there was never an album release date" slated for Beyonce but that she is currently working on new music while multitasking her many business endeavors. cr: Billboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooyoung 1,427 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meth Krystal 18,630 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Noooooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero Kim Jaejoong 962 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Bow Down was shit so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Bear 4,825 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 This isn't an Xtina thread, please kindly re-direct that gif somewhere else ~ <3 Thanks. Bow Down was shit so good. I agree with this sadly. And Grown Woman got boring quickly.. plus the last minute and a half was just pathetic.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridesy 1,274 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I hope she rehashes the I Been On instrumental because it slays but the song however... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberly Lipington 3,562 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Fuck we better get a full version of Standing of the sun still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youchewflop 1,027 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 what is she doing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetweenYourThighs 2,958 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 B wtf tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuackingDuck 826 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 take all the time you need beysus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoon Mi Rae 283 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Omfg, beyonce needs more confidence and backbone because all the shit she released were on point. Fuck we better get a full version of Standing of the sun still. IA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumi 222 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 This is old and Diplo tweeted that it was blown out of proportion. By "record" he meant SINGLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooyoung 1,427 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 This isn't an Xtina thread, please kindly re-direct that gif somewhere else ~ <3 Thanks. What a redundant effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostituerad 15 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Good, all the snippets were trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~ PD Hercule Poirot ~ 1,868 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Her latest releases was a let down to me. She should take all the time she needs to make a great masterpiece once again. I'll wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
김민주 16,324 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Bless. Her music was sucking so bad. I hope this means they are scrapping it and actually making good songs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezebel 312 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 *Insert Exhale's "I Was Here" jokes here*, tbh. This is old and Diplo tweeted that it was blown out of proportion. By "record" he meant SINGLE That was just what started the rumors. Her label has now said that the album wasn't postponed/scrapped because "it was never fully expected this year," or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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