#diversify your playlists

[heartfeltletters-written]

Lianne La Havas by Lianne La Havas

part of my "diversify your playlists" initiative.

listen on spotify

listen on apple music

This is an insanely wonderful album. With an R&B sound, that draws clear but subtle inspirations from jazz, and soul Lianne is able to capture a unique sound that contrasts with her soft voice in this record. Through her lyrics, Lianne goes on a journey of self-discovering and healing during a breakup. She reminisces the good and the bad and comes to the consensus of the end.

Lianne shows her genius in the production of this album. It is soft but piercing and impactful, further driving the album's themes.

Fav tracks: Bittersweet, Please don't make me cry, Sour Flower

[alien-superst4r]

diversify your playlist - 2024

Alors pour celleux qui n'ont jamais vu le projet - je l'ai pas update depuis un moment - je partage des playlists d'artistes non blancs à découvrir et j'ai commencé à en faire selon les genres aussi.

& j'ai fait une nouvelle playlist dyp inspirée de mon post sur les albums de 2024, avec 2/3 chansons par projet afin que vous puissiez les découvrir plus facilement ! Les genres sont vraiment multiples, j'ai suivi exactement l'ordre des albums que j'ai mis dans ma liste mais hésitez pas à shuffle pour plus de surprises.

Le lien de la playlist : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2CaWxZ5NO1eGQZNHV3pQTp?si=0b822ae5809c4727

& pour les autres playlists, n'hésitez pas à naviguer le tag #dyp, mais je vais sûrement update certaines playlists et faire une masterlist que je posterai bientôt. (don't mark my words)

[crwbannwen]

My friend caught on that my special interest character rants have shifted to new characters recently.

I had to inform them that I was indeed cursed by a mutual with a new chronic hyperfixation.

(Please continue cursing me, I not-very-secretly enjoy it)

[roo-bastmoon]

Things needing immediate attention in MUSE era...

We have GOT to diversify streaming platforms. Last year as a present to myself I went ahead and purchased a premium family bundle (for 6 email accounts each) for YouTube/YT Music, Pandora, and Spotify--plus a premium Apple account hooked up to Stationhead, and I currently have free trials going for Tidal, Qobuz, and Amazon. Premium streams are essential for charts.

Every day I make clicking through playlists on all these platforms as part of my routine: before breakfast, at lunch, and before bed at a minimum.

We also need to be very diligent about voting. Once I sat myself down and took the time to download the apps, set up accounts, and watch a few YouTube tutorials about how to do it, it's actually pretty easy and usually only a once or twice a day sort of thing.

Then there are the polls that have unlimited voting. That is a numbers game, a war of attrition. So while I wait for my lunch to heat up? I vote. Stuck in a waiting room for an appointment? Voting. On the phone with someone who is just gabbing away? Uh huh, mm mhm, but clickity click, I'm voting the whole time. I aim to hit that Vote button about 100 times a day. All told, takes less than 5 minutes.

Also our boy just posted on Insta after 126 days of silence. Please interact with the story and show him the love!

All in all, I think we really need to get into a routine where we fire on all cylinders. Streaming parties, funding parties, outreach & hype parties... We are hyper-focused on Spotify and YouTube videos and that stuff is absolutely important, but it leaves too many gains on the table. Let's use every tool in the box, okay?

Finally, I want to wrap up this post with gratitude:

I know I encourage you guys a lot to push yourselves and work hard, and I don't mean to come off as your taskmaster, but rather as a cheerleader.

We took a mostly Korean song with an insultingly low level of promo, plus no ads, no playlisting, no radio, only one version, with less than a full week to chart, which dropped during a major US holiday -- and it's very likely it will land on the Hot 100. That is...outstanding.

If nothing else, Jimin will see that he's loved and appreciated and we have his back. Whatever the assholes online try to say about vpn and bots and other bullshit, it was your blood, sweat, and tears that gave Jimin his well-deserved seat at an otherwise unwelcoming industry table. I'm so grateful to you and to this community for that.

We all know that Jimin is organic, authentic, and uniquely talented, and therefore isn't even in competition with anyone else. But we can still get him some good wins. What we do for him, we do out of love--not obligation or bragging rights. His music and his artistry are a source of JOY!

WE ARE OFFICIALLY IN OUR MUSE ERA!

We have two weeks to study up and get premium accounts and gather all our energy to support a whole album. How lucky we are to be so well fed and loved.

FIGHTING!

[the-woman-upstairs]

Honestly, all my schadenfreude over the public evisceration of James Somerton by Hbomberguy and Todd in the Shadows is tempered by the anger I feel at how much damage, pain, misinformation, and marginalizing one man was capable of accomplishing through the platform he built through plagiarism, blatant lies, and outright bigotry.

And frankly it sucks that it took the efforts of two other popular YouTube creators to bring him down when Somerton was clearly never good at hiding any of his horrific behavior. There were clearly women and trans/non-binary people who knew something was up with him and his “work” but were either harassed/doxxed by the fans he set on them or knew they didn’t have the same kind of clout/support to be believed over him.

It just boggles my mind how EASY it would have been for him to cite these sources and work with other queer creators on the platform to help create a wealth of accessible, comprehensive knowledge of queer media and history available to a younger generation. Because clearly, there’s a hunger in the younger generations of queer kids/people for that knowledge, the understanding of the past, how it informs the present and creates the future. But all Somerton did was steal from other creators, ones who either didn’t know their work was stolen or were given the run-around by Somerton instead of proper accreditation.

Instead of uplifting other people and their research, he selfishly stole and hoarded it, before regurgitating it and claiming it was all his own while also infecting some excellent analysis with awful, bigoted opinions, particularly geared towards women, trans people, or any type of queer he didn’t believe was the “right kind.” You know, like all the “boring gays” that “survived” the AIDS crisis.

I want to believe that this time we’ll learn to not take people at face value, just because they give the appearance of professionalism and sound authoritative on whatever subject is covered. Because that’s how dangerous misinformation is spread and taken for fact. Todd was absolutely on the money when he pointed out how it is important to document all the lies and plagiarism with Somerton because how many young people believed what he was saying? How many people watched his videos on the adult film industry or “bad gays” or Nazis influence on body image and walked away thinking they were learning something about their history? Far too many, I’m sure.

Though at least having these two videos to refer to can help people learn when to spot someone who’s being disingenuous in “teaching people something.” And that any person who claims to be the “only person” talking about an issue is mostly likely lying and trying to sell you something. Usually, their own brand. It’s far better to diversify the people you follow and the voices you listen to, and the playlist Hbomberguy made available is a great place to start.

But I also recommend seeking out some of the original sources yourself. There’s typically queer history books/memoirs in the nonfiction section of your local library. You can find the original Celluloid Closet documentary on Tubi, along with another interesting one, Do I Sound Gay? Disclosure, the documentary on depictions of trans people in Hollywood, is available on Netflix. And that’s just a couple of the top of my head. If you’re looking for queer films in general, Wolfe Video has so many available for purchase or even just to peruse and rent the titles later.

I do hope some good comes out of all this, even if the damage done by Somerton still lingers in online queer spaces (fingers crossed this means the end of Illuminaughtii and Internet Historian as well). It helps to be wary of people seeking to take advantage of the online spaces we now inhabit, but there’s still people and places across the internet that are doing good work and want to help educate people. They may not always be easy to find and may even require some effort on the part of the audience, but the end result of really learning something, discovering interesting research/work, or being part of open minded discussions is a worthwhile reward. And always something to be proud of.

[sandsorghum]

Nic, I come to ask…

What are your head canons regarding Higuruma’s music taste? 👀

omg chibi hiromi destressing with his lil juice box, how can any creature be so cute and sad at once - ahem

I think music is a conduit for Higuruma that lets him feel rather than directly express many emotions (as it is for so many) - in his specific case it's not because he's unable to articulate them per se, but his relationship to music is that it creates/curates a space where he allows himself to experience the depth and magnitude of feelings he normally doesn't. He doesn't get into impassioned monologues about his favourite artists but can easily (if you'll let him) talk at length about band lore and the evolution of their sound, his preferences for certain eras, the story behind the album art etc, peak geekery that way. The sort of thing that's borderline annoying if it weren't also so endearing and unexpectedly charming.

Higuruma was born in the early 80s (?) so a kid that grew up when cassette tapes were phasing out into walkmans; still very much an analog period, listening to the radio or hanging out at record stores would've been the way he'd discover new music. There's particular prerequisites to that process; one's actual physical presence and committed attention to (hopefully) well organised catalogues in the shops, so just because of that, as a teen he'd have been hemmed in to listening to the genres he already gravitated to. It would diversify quite a bit once streaming became more mainstream with the internet in the early 2000s, when he would have been in his mid20s.

Genre-wise Higu's heavy rotations would be

In his early to late teens: Grunge, alt+prog rock, punk, smattering of garage rock

Early to mid 20s: post-punk, jap hiphop, jazz rap, bit of electronica

Late 20s to 30s: indie rock, modal jazz, RNB, eclectic oldies

I've assembled some playlists but I don't necessarily think of all the artists or music here as his mainstays but more the type of sound and lyrics he'd like, based on his age and mood (some of them wouldn't fit chronologically anyway hahah). I assume he'd have mainly listened to the japanese equivalents of the more internationally recognisable bands in these compilations. Higu would also have had western influences but mostly during his college years!

Anyway here's what he listens to when

He wants to regress to his youth

He's having struggles/nostalgia for his ideals

He's commuting after a long day

He's making dinner for/with a lover

Thanks for the fun ask @tsukimefuku! (I'm sorry it became so longwinded but Im insane about this man)

[crimeronan]

Have you posted your OC playlists anywhere? Can we seeeeee?

haha, i have not! they're works in progress and not fit for The Public yet.

crucially, i'm currently working my way through two veeery long playlists by musicians of color to diversify my music taste. because most of my go-to artists are white dude rock and white woman indie & it's like. EGREGIOUS to have race be so intrinsic to both devin & ruby's characterization n then have their playlists be mostly white artists.

however! in the meantime i will give u a song on each playlist that is, in fact, by a Black artist:

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sol: daughter by beyonce, as mentioned.

"i'm the furthest thing from choir boys and altars. if you cross me, i'm just like my father. i am colder than titanic water"

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ruby: saints and shadows by godfather of harlem ft. emeli sandé

"i work all night, my oil is burning, and i close my eyes, my heart is bursting. and when the saints come see the shadow that they slaved from still burns"

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devin: stand up by shea diamond, tom morello, & dan reynolds

"everybody stares like i'm just my gender, i'm a living soul with my own agenda. tell me how you are the priest and the prosecution, how you love a god who loves executions?"

-

nova: i put a spell on you by renée elise goldsberry & brandi carlile

"not only selling ads, they're selling you and me, and slowly hacking our psychology. tracking what we want to see, who we want to be, preying on our fragile vanity"

-

ty for asking!

[corpsepng]

Pls make a list of books you recommend to aspiring writers<3

Ok. Aspiring/burgeoning writer starter kit:

In writing anything you officially become a writer so that’s step one haha, no need to aspire too much. BUT. I’m going to soapbox for a bit using this ask as an excuse love u kissing u etc. So. This will barely be about books, but sort of the recipe of what I (personally and subjectively) think will help anyone who wants to grow their craft. (I know because I've been writing seriously for 14 years)

The act of writing is the best practice you can get but having a well from which to draw on creatively and skill wise in order to DO that practice is the trickier part. And sometimes we can be found lacking because we’re either NOT refilling that well enough, consciously enough, or only with the same sorts of things so it gets stagnant. This is a long one so I’ll shove it under the cut haha.

The recipe:

Study craft

Broaden horizons 

Diversify consumption

Consume with intention

Apply with reference

1) Study craft: this is the easiest to make sense of, right? I want to get good at writing so I read books about writing yada yada. Whatever you’re writing, it’s made up of a lot of moving parts, and you can dedicate time studying EACH PART, but figure out what you have the least experience with, or the most difficulty with, and start there. Also, before I go on to preach about why you shouldn’t solely stake your growth on some dusty old books, here’s some dusty old books I recommend:

The Elements of Style (strunk/white/kalman) (really quick and abbreviated advice, read every bit of this but remember: rules are important to know so you can decide which are worth following and which are in need of breaking for the pursuit of your goals. And nobodies perfect, or editors wouldn’t have a job)

Bird by Bird (Anne Lamott) (excellent work about fostering a process, important for everyone who finds themselves a little lost on how to just. Start)

Wonderbook (Jeff Vandermeer) (I haven’t read this one but knowing Vandermeers work this is on my TBR and I KNOW it’s going to be enlightening)

How to Read Literature like a Professor (Thomas C. Foster) (perfect for those who can see others stories working but unsure how to make their own work, I personally didn’t read much of this one but this will help people to more critically engage with what they’re consuming)

Save the Cat Writes a Novel/Joseph Campbells Hero’s Journey/On Writing and Worldbuilding/etc (all of these are on structure and craft in a concrete sense), I would recommend either choose one OR getting the abbreviated/digestible versions through YouTube because a lot of these can repeat themselves. I’m working on a playlist of writing craft/structure videos that I found helpful, so keep an eye out for that)

So. Studying craft should be a multidisciplinary process. Articles online, videos on niche media, books on craft or copying things from your favorites, looking for yourself in the movies you watch or fiction you read. Punctuation, prose, structure, rhetoric, character, world building, pacing, etc. Unfortunately, no matter how seasoned you become as a writer, you will always be learning new things about the craft itself.

It should be fun and I honestly feel like an enlightened little scientist when I see something that really cracks the open the magic for me (ex: scenes that serve more than one purpose are OF COURSE going to be more engaging that scenes with only one purpose- duh) (of COURSE magic systems should have a cost) (of COURSE the characters cant always win OR always lose)

2) Broaden horizons: consuming fiction and studying it is key to knowing how to reproduce it. We start with the training wheels of imitation before we ride away full speed into truly unique original storytelling. But the most impactful and thought-provoking stories are more than just fiction, so you need to know more than stories. Science, history, art, craft, math, music, cooking, psychology, religion, whatever!

Everyone always parrots “write what you know”, but what you KNOW can expand to influence what you write- so keep learning new things all the time and for fun, because you never know what could help your story. Your knowledge is not limited to experience alone, and research is your best friend. ASOIAF was so loved because George RR Martin loved not only fantasy, but British history. The Folk of the Air series is so loved because Holly Blacks special interest is faeries.

Note: this does not mean the study of OTHER PEOPLES trauma and experiences in an appropriative way, rather, become worldly. Because sure, knowing what a gunshot feels like adds realism, but I don’t care about realism if I don’t care about your characters or world. Science fiction is the best example of this: so many of those stories stick with us generationally because they’re pointing a lens back at humanity, asking big philosophical questions with science, which is something that touches us all.

But it doesn’t even need to be Big and Thematic like that. My dear friend @chaylattes has a project where she’s applied her love of plants to the world building AND plot, and has INVENTED whole plant species that enriched their work with something so exclusively Chay. No one else could write Andromeda Rogue because Chay, with specific interests and knowledge, put that specificity into the story.

3) Diversify consumption: surrounding yourself with more of the same means you’re going to regurgitate the same, derivatively. To be a hater for a moment: I can tell within the first chapter if someone only reads/watches one kind of media (m*rvel, fairy smut, grim dark nonsense, etc), and it’s distracting. When I read that derivative work, I’m not thinking about THEIR story. All I can think of is the people who did it first, and better.

Alternatively, the best work draws on the unexpected. Fantasy work taking notes from horror, science fiction including humanistic romance, romance with elements of mystery. RF Kuangs work feels so smart because she’s literally a PHD candidate who’s reading of academic writing. Cassandra Clares work is so interpersonally messy and hard to look away from because she watches a lot of reality television. 

Genre is less a set of cages to lock yourself inside of and more so the sections of a great big fictional playground- and you need to start playing. Rules, again, are guidelines that can be bent for the sake of your stories. I predominantly write scifi/fantasy/horror but some of my favorite stuff is literary fiction, historical nonfiction, thrillers, and poetry.

And if you can’t bring yourself to read different genres, it takes significantly less effort to WATCH different genres. Television and film are stories too, and can absolutely be learned from. 

4) Consume with intention: this is easier said than done. I, embarrassingly, admit that I did not have any reading comprehension skills until I was at least 19. I was consuming, but I wasn’t thinking a damn critical thought, just spitting it back out in a way that sounded smart.

Critical thinking skills (I say, on the website that historically lacks such a thing) are a muscle that needs to be exercised just as often as your writing muscle. Reading new work, studying craft, learning new shit- none of it matters if you can’t APPLY it all to a story. One can take a clock apart to learn how exactly it ticks, but it won't tell time like a watch until you put it back together.

The key is asking questions, all of the time about everything. That whole “why the curtains were blue” nonsense comes to mind, but if you want to be a good writer, (edit: a writer that cares about whether or not their work is vapid imitation of better work) learning to ask WHY the curtains are blue really does matters.

Ask why in ALL stories you consume, including your own. Why do Ghibli films make me feel calm? (Motifs of undisturbed nature, low stakes plots and quiet scenes of reprieve between action, characters that care about one another and aren’t afraid to show it) Why do I fly through a Gillian Flynn novel but take 8,000 years to read other books? (Concise descriptions, realistic but evocative premise, witty voice, contained and fast paced plot, an abundance of questions driving the mystery leading up to a satisfying crash of answers at the end) Why were the curtains blue, the coffee cup chipped, and the lipstick stain on the rim red instead of purple or pink? And why did the colors matter at all when the scene is about a father at a kitchen table? (You tell me!) Answers may vary.

You can put the work into learning the answer at the source (ie: listening to authors talk about their own work), or through the external interpretations of a critic (proceed with caution here), sure. These are even good when learning HOW to think critically if you don’t even know where to start. But your growth as a writer depends on your ability to answer your OWN questions. 

(Why do I feel tense in this scene? Is it because the character says they’re sweating and struggling to breathe? Is it because I’ve been told the monsters close? Is it because the sentences are getting shorter and the author keeps repeating descriptions of that monsters massive bloody teeth coming closer? Or is it because I know the gun in her hands has no bullets because another character already tried what she’s about to try?)

(Why do I feel sad in this scene? Is it because the characters mom just died? Is it because the character can’t even verbalize that sadness to others? Is it because none of the other characters seem to care enough to ask? Is it because of the wilted flowers in the corner? Or is it because there are daisies in the bouquet, and those were the moms favorite?)

I can nod and smile at 1000 opinions about “why X did Y and the end of Z” or “why X is Y and not Z” but how I felt when I consume something, how I was affected and how it made ME PERSONALLY answer my critical questions, that’s what’s important. That���s how we manufacture gay subtext in everything, because sometimes gay is a feeling as opposed to a fact.

Also, if those subjective answers are inconsistent among readers/viewers, the writer likely had their own intentions a little muddled. So, and I know I’m getting tangential but stay with me: romance. You know how you’re supposed to feel happy or convinced that the people falling in love are like, in love? And want to put yourself in that position or whatever? I CANNOT consume most romance media because it all comes off as categorically terrifying to me. I ask myself why the characters are doing what they do, reacting the way they react, saying way they say, and none of it feels romantic. I want to file a restraining order, and that’s the failing of the author, who did not make enough conscious choices in their work and accidentally created horror while writing their color by numbers trope slop of a “romance” novel. 

5) Apply with reference: is like taking all your ingredients and finally cooking. You want people to notice and respect when you add certain literary devices, descriptions, character choices, but not to the detriment of your work. Shows like stranger things are popular but divisive because their intertextuality and reliance on nostalgia bolster an otherwise unoriginal idea. They weren’t trying to reinvent the wheel, they were writing a love letter to Stephen Spielberg, and are riding that wave into the ground. But the fairy dick renaissance doesn’t feel nearly as palatable as season one of stranger things did because a lot of times they aren’t using the ingredients in their own way, rather, following the recipe to a T and selling it as new. Food really is the perfect metaphor and sorry in advance because I’m really going to run with it here lol. 

When I eat a meal, first of all I know I'm eating food, so don't try and trick me into thinking otherwise or I'll only get annoyed. I want to be able to taste all of what’s in front of me, spice, salt, sweet, bitter, etc and know what what you said you've fed me is really actually truly what I've eaten. One ingredient, or writing choice, shouldn’t overpower another, or surprise me so much I can’t take another bite. I shouldn’t try something you call “sauced and baked yeast patty garnished with fermented milk and smoked meat” and think “this shits pizza” because you didn’t even try to jazz it up more than what the instructions on the digiorno box said. I also shouldn’t bite into something you call a pizza and only taste bread because you really like bread and forgot that a pizza is more than just bread. 

But inversely, avoiding all ingredients gets you weird, nary inedible shit like charred milk reduction with lamb mist or whatever. Show me you have knowledge in your genre by referencing it AND remixing it, show me that you studied craft by foreshadowing properly or pacing well, show me you’re more than an AI writerbot by deepening your work with your unique and human influence, show me you read broadly by adding surprising ingredients, and show me that you mean every word you write because you made the curtains blue instead of yellow, and topped your pizza with pepperoni instead of pineapple.

Congrats on making it all the way through my rambling, hope I made sense and that this helped!

[solarwynd]

hello! i've never properly streamed for any song before, and i want to do that with Who. i've seen a lot of talk around it and does spotify premium counts toward premium streams? is there a right way to stream on spotify? sorry if those questions are a bit dumb,, i've been trying to look for information on twitter but everyone seems to have different opinions on how to stream there

All premium accounts count towards premium streams, yes.

It’s important not to loop on spotify. So if you’re using a playlist make sure there’s at least 2-3 fillers in between WHO. No more than that. And an efficient playlist should have x20 of WHO in there to maximize the daily account streams.

WHO

Filler #1

Filler #2

WHO

Repeat.

*also it’s best to use short songs as fillers as well as songs from other artists, not just Jimin. Make sure to diversify. Make sure you’re interacting with your playlist too, don’t just keep them running.

[gemthievery]

6! 10! 22!

6. What’s your favorite candle scent?

I have 1 (one) candle and its pink hibuscus

i like vanilla scents though too... i havnt sniffed enough candles in my life

10. When was the last time you laughed so hard you cried? (or just felt really good afterwards)

You know i dont think its happened in the new year yet, which is weird because im pretty inclined to cry laughing as often as possible. Runner up contenders off the top of my head are when val said something super raunchy out of nowhere while we were watching hxh (wish i could remember what) and when trog showed crystal starfox nipple on stream and immediately yelped and turned the stream off. OH also when tiktok went down and you sent me the copypasta about it. That was pretty funny

22. Name of your favorite playlist?

Can you believe. My own personal playlist is called "rob radio". I'd say its my favourite just because i throw everything in there and im terrible at diversifying hehe

[blitzwhore]

Tagged by @grownupchangeling (and other people in the past, but I forgor 🙈)

Rules: pick a song for each letter of your URL and tag that many people.

Let's see! I'm gonna share songs that aren't in any of my HB playlists to diversify a little <3

B. before I Go - Guy Sebastian

L. Last Ride Of The Day - Nightwish

I. Imaginary Friends - VOILA, The Violet

T. Te Espero Aquí - Pablo López (this is actually pretty Divorce Era Stolitz-coded)

Z. Zitti E Buoni - Maneskin

W. Winner - Conan Gray

H. Halfway Right - Linkin Park

O. One Of Your Girls - Troye Sivan

R. Rocket - Cody Lovaas

E. Eat Your Young - Hozier

And... I don't wanna tag 10 people for a non-fandom game 🙈 but if you're reading this and want to do this, consider yourself tagged! Tag me on your post so I can see 👀😍

[gynii]

hello gay and eastern european people in my computer!! i'm asking for song recommendations for a playlist i'm working on

i need to diversify the languages on here, as it's pretty much exclusively russian and hungarian rn. if you've got any suggestions from those language, I'll still take em, but i'm mostly looking for other slavic languages + romanian. i will also take english songs from eastern european artists that fit the mood.

the edgier and more emo the song is the better. if it sounds like a teenager wrote the lyrics, even better! distorted vocals and mean sounding guitars are very appreciated, though i will also take melancholic acoustic songs

please reblog with links or send me an ask with your recs!

[alien-superst4r]

diversify your playlist

rock girlies, i got you! 

J’avais déjà fait des playlists mettant en avant des artistes non-blancs pour éventuellement faire découvrir des pépites souvent ignorées parce qu’on sait toustes que les inégalités rampent également dans le milieu de la musique. 

Je reviens avec une playlist ambiance rock, qui met majoritairement en avant des artistes noir.e.s parce qu’on n’oublie pas qu’iels ont inventé le rock, ainsi que quelques petites pépites d’ailleurs. 

Je suis par ailleurs ouverte à toute suggestion pour ouvrir les horizons de cette playlist. 

J’espère que vous l’apprécierez !!  

rock’n’roll is black

[heartfeltletters-written]

What a devastating turn of events by Rachel Chinouriri

I'm gonna start recommending albums because y'all's music taste makes me want to commit atrocities. No, Taylor Swift is not the only artist on planet earth pls diversify your playlists

listen on spotify

listen on apple music

Anyway, this week I bring you this beautiful debut album by the Brit indie artist Rachel Chinouriri. She was able to mix r&b/rock/pop in this masterfully crafted album. She addresses topics such as grief, eating disorders, self-love, identity, and racism. The production works with her voice in a way that makes her feel witty and almost comical without making fun of the topics she's talking about. It was such a joy to listen to this record.

Also pls let's appreciate the cover art !!

Fav tracks: Garden of Eden; The hills; My blood

I'm not making a specific blog for this bc I'm lazy. Pls recommend me your fav albums

[roo-bastmoon]

Battle Plans for the next 4 days...

Guys, we're doing really, really well with only one version. But now is the time when lots of folks get back into work routines, or get complacent with their playlists due to fatigue.

We have GOT to buy from all stores, in addition to iTunes. And we need to BUY THE TRACKS SEPARATELY for BB200. If you need help with purchasing, JiminFunds is open. If you don't need help, please donate to JiminFunds.

If you order physicals online now, they will only ship in time for Week 2. So for now, you need to concentrate on either buying in person or digital sales. Don't neglect these stores, and remember that the BTS store has THREE DIGITAL ALBUM VERSIONS!

We have also GOT to diversify streaming platforms in addition to Spotify. I get it's a tough economy, but free trial premium streams count and you can go make a free account right now on Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, Qobuz, Tidal and Pandora. We HAVE to use YouTube and YouTube Music. There's no way around it; it's necessary for charting. There's no reason not to take advantage of a free trial-- they remind you to cancel before you get charged!

Later on today we are going to get remixes and we MUST use them correctly. Stream the album top to bottom. Then the remixes. Use Face and other songs as filler. Switch accounts and keep going.

We also need to vote. This is the last chance for Jimin to get a Countdown trophy before they close up shop for the Olympics and, surprisingly, the competition is super high (because we don't have tons of versions). So every single vote matters now. Download the Mnet app and just take 1 minute out of your day to vote, please:

My friends, we've done so, so well with our enthusiasm and hard work. So much better than we thought possible. The general public has embraced Who on social media; top playlists are ranking it high in public lists; and even some radio stations are picking it up. Muse is doing so well that the company is actually gonna give us remixes and put in the effort.

Now is time to be focused and precise. No distractions. No bullshit. Stay sharp, puppykitties.

Discourse can come later. Right now, we have a real chance to make history for our boy.

Do it for Jimin.

Love, Roo

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Okay, listen, I need your help. I feel like I’m always listening to the same stuff, so I’m looking to diversify my playlists a bit more. What have you been listening to lately? Any new bands or artists blowing your mind? A song you can’t get out of your head? Lay it all on me!