#i honestly have no idea when demi lovato released any of her albums so i claim artistic license to fuck shit up...

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💙 Thurs 1 Oct ‘20 💙

We MADE IT! By that, I OF COURSE mean the AMAZING iTunes chart jump that Walls had today, a full nine months after its release (like almost to the day!). It re-entered US charts sometime in the middle of the night at number 1084, and was picked up by an update account (HLDaily) on twitter - they urged new fans to go buy Walls if they had not already. And oh boy, did they! As of press time,  Walls has hit NUMBER ONE IN 17 COUNTRIES (including the US UK and India which did not hit number one at release time) and re-entered the worldwide iTunes charts at number 147, and I expect it will keep climbing. As Louis said: “Boom!”

To cap it all off, Louis came onto Twitter to express his surprise! Amongst many statements, he said, “Wow...You lot are fucking unreal”, and when told that he was at #1 in the US, he said “How!!!???? You guys are fucking mental”. He expressed similar excitement and disbelief when he was told that he was also topping iTunes charts in Brazil, India, Mexico, and the UK, though he mentioned that “it’s not about individual places. The overall support blows my fucking mind”. He did reply to HLDaily when a fan tagged them - Louis said that the whole thing was “mad”. Louis also announced that he’s been working on LT2 (!!!!!!!) - he’s written four songs in four days and is cooking “banger after banger”.  He said he will “probably” have a new single for us by 2021 - I was literally sobbing when I read this you have NO IDEA!!  Louis also admitted to “obviously” (lol) “stealing funny screenshots from fans” and to having gotten into basketball in the last few years. He says he will have more “social” causes (but not political ones) in his songs in future, and he recommended some music (BIG MOOD). To cap it all off, he said that we “really are” unstoppable and that we “really don’t fuck around, do we?” Ummm, NO! WE DON’T. My favorite tweet, though, was: “You’re all fucking amazing. Put me in such a good mood”.  Congrats, Louis, and I hope we see more golden days like this one very soon in the future! 

There was much speculation about what was driving this growth and whether his new label could be involved, because it seemed far fetched that a fan push could be so profound, but a look at iTunes numbers is useful for context. They don't allow access to their album unit sales, but you can find some info on single songs sales, so, to give some numbers: the song in the 200th spot in iTunes sale is Falling by Harry, and it’s sold 137 units in the last 24 hours. At 115, it’s Helen Reddy with 199 units sold - not a huge jump in units to influence the charts. But, when we get up to the top ten, number 6 is Justin Beiber, with 1444 units in the last 24 hours. In the number one for songs, you have Demi Lovato, who has sold 4803 tunes in the last 24 hours. If the album sales numbers are even mildly proportional (they are presumably smaller), it's clearly plausible as a fan effort that managed to hit just right and snowball. Arista, Louis' US label, posted in happy celebration but sure didn't take any credit, and whoever Louis' new mysterious UK label are they didn't spill the beans by weighing in but I'm sure they're patting themselves on the backs for their signing! A relatively small step in terms of sales numbers but a huge leap for fankind indeed.

And that’s not all - the sun himself peeked out from behind a cloud sometime last night in a pub in Oxfordshire. Louis was wearing a black hoodie (shocker) and a red baseball cap; the fan said he had a mask, but asked if she would prefer to take a picture with a mask on. She said no, and the picture features him, the fan, her friend, and her dog, who Louis called “a good little lad” (awwwww the way I ADORE him). They took a (not socially distanced) picture, and let me tell you THOSE EYES!!!! Ugh, I could also get lost inside of them. It was lovely to see him, at any rate, and I have a feeling we’ll be seeing a bit more of him in the coming months. 

And while we’re speaking of Golden (have you noticed a theme today, guys?) Golden was activated for radio play yesterday afternoon! This after all of those music video pictures we were getting really does seem to indicate a quick turnaround on the promo for this song, but first things first: we’re keeping an eye on the DYKWYA website to see when IT becomes golden-themed! Harry also finalized his Grammy submissions - they are: “Fine Line” as Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album, “Adore You” as Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Music Video (my Fish Video <3 <3), and “Watermelon Sugar” as Best Pop Solo Performance. Honestly, could this day GET ANY BETTER????? 

As it seems to be a business heavy day, we’ve got to mention that Zayn continues to be a presence on Instagram, promoting Better for Asian and Brazilian audiences, as well as a UK Spotify playlist that has added the song. Niall also continues to prove that he’s Very Much On Social Media by popping up in Julia Michael’s livestream and saying he needs to “go listen to the new song” and asking her to “do a dance.” She did, but oh for the days when we could see those two goofs doing dances together!

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Why Did I Get Married? (Camren)

Part Twenty Eight: Date #1 - You’re Perfection

Camila had recently released her first single ‘Perfect’ featuring one of her oldest friends in the music industry; Selena Gomez, from her third studio album; The Hurting, The Healing, The Loving, and her fans were going crazy.

She had intended to drop three singles; one from each of the stages on her album. They were the songs that resonated the most with her and she wanted to be able to convey visually, what she was feeling at the time. Her favourite one would have to be The Loving, in which she’ll release No Hay Nadie Más with Demi Lovato. This song was obviously about her love for her wife, and it would most definitely be her favourite to perform even though she hadn’t performed it just yet.

Before she and her wife were to have their dates, Camila decided to push harder with her album. She had done a couple interviews and did her very first performance of 'Perfect’. Camila even managed to snag Selena to perform with her despite her being on an indefinite hiatus.

She couldn’t wait to share her songs with the world, and Camila had hoped that she would be able to at least help one person, if they were in the same position as she was just a few months ago.

You know what they say, when words fail, music speaks.

***

As for the couple’s date assignment, Camila had been planning to take her wife out on a date for quite a while now, but she had never truly gotten around to it because of their both busy schedules. She had already asked Maggie and Ariana to babysit Isabella, while she and her wife continue to ignite the flame of their love.

“Are you sure you’re going to be okay?” Camila asked Maggie for the millionth time as though she hadn’t taken care of her niece on her own.

Maggie rolled her eyes playfully. “Camzii, it’s not like I’m going to give the kid alcohol and have her smoke weed. I’m not THAT much of a bad influence.”

“I actually think she’ll give her alcohol to drink though,” Lauren said as she descended the stairs. Meanwhile, Ariana was upstairs with Izzy, picking out a game for them to play when her parents left. “But not too much alcohol, she’s still a kid.” Lauren winked at her younger sister.

Camila crossed her arms and glared at her wife. “Really, babe? Really?”

Maggie laughed loudly and pinched her sister in law’s cheeks. “Aw you’re so cute when you’re pretending to be a good mother.”

“I am a somewhat decent mother!” Camila protested.

Izzy came running down the stairs, with Ariana trailing behind her. “Mama! Mummy!” She dove into Camila’s awaiting arms. “Hi.” She kissed her mother on the cheek, causing the woman to swoon. “Are you and mama going to leave soon?”

Lauren placed a kiss on top her child’s head. “Yes we are. Are you going to be good for your aunties?”

Izzy smirked devilishly and nodded. “I’ll only be good to aunty Ari because she brought me a new teddy and I like him a lot. I named him Ted.”

Yes. Ted as in that foul mouthed teddy bear.

Maggie gasped in faux hurt. “Are you insinuating that you don’t like me and would sell me to the cartel at any given opportunity?” She asked her niece who had no idea what she was talking about. The child just stared at her aunt in pure confusion. “Exactly what I thought! You wound me, Mini Me. To think you like my girlfriend more than me.”

“Everyone likes your girlfriend more than you, Maggikins,” Ariana said as she placed a chaste kiss on her girlfriend’s lips. “I’ll like to think that you like me more as well.”

Before the new couple could get even more cheesier than they already were, Camila and Lauren bid their daughter farewell and promised to be home in a couple hours. It’s not that the child was going to miss her parents, because she was going to be distracted. A sleepover with two of her favourite people? What more could a child want?

***

“You’re taking me to an art gallery?” Lauren asked in awe as she stepped out of her wife’s car. “Just when I thought going on a date with the most beautiful woman to ever walk this earth couldn’t get any better, it just did. ” She smiled brightly at her wife. Camila shut and locked her car, as she sidled up to Lauren, slipping her arm into her wife’s.

“Tonight is all about you, babe,” Camila kissed her wife’s cheek. “I just wanted to do something that I know that you’re going to like.”

Most of us know what love is and we know what it feels like to be in love. What some of us don’t know is what being in love feels like. To be loved by someone, and to know just how scared they are to lose us to someone else, just as you are to lose them.

You’re probably wondering, 'Will I ever experience this?’ And truth be told, I am no psychic, but I believe that there’s someone out there for all of us. You probably have not met the person yet, but you will one day.

Wait for it.

As they entered the gallery, Lauren’s eyes were bright with excitement. She hadn’t been there before. It was definitely high end, and the pieces were absolutely incredible. Lauren began explaining some of the pieces to her wife, who was hanging on to every word that she was saying. It wasn’t exactly a place Camila would go to, as she used to wonder why someone would spend so much of money on paint splattered on a canvas, but who was she to judge?

Camila and Lauren were walking around, examining all the various art pieces. Camila couldn’t help but feel extremely happy about being there. The glimmer in Lauren’s eyes was enough to make her heart soar. Who would’ve thought that after all these years, they would’ve still been together? Married with a child and the both of them being successful with thriving careers.

See, the thing about Camila and Lauren, despite there ups and downs, they still made it. You all would probably be shocked to know, that they did break up once many years ago, for a little over a month.

Forty five days to be exact.

Forty five excruciating days for the both of them.

It was over something so trivial; Lauren’s insecurities had always been a thorn in the site of their relationship, but Camila’s hotheadedness and belief that all good things in her life always leave, was one of the reason why they broke up.

They experienced a heartbreak that neither of them thought they were ever going to recover from or would work pass.

Heartbreak isn’t just about missing someone. It’s that feeling you get in your chest that makes you want to tear your heart out with your bare hands, hoping to stop your whole being from hurting.

It feels like your chest is being crushed and all you can do is stare up at the ceiling and think that you did this to yourself.

The worst part about a heartbreak is where the shock wears off, and you realise that you no longer have the person who you’re in love with. You try to hold everything back, but the pain is no longer under your control.

They’re gone.

They’ve left after they said that they wouldn’t have.

They stopped trying.

They don’t love you anymore.

The dam breaks with the rest of you breaking along with it. And this time, you have to pick the pieces up alone. You have to put yourself back together and pray to God, that you don’t end up in this position ever again.

I don’t get why we hang on to something that we know we’ll be better off without. We’re all scared to lose something that we never even had in the first place, so why is it always so painstakingly hard? Why can’t we just loosen our grips and let them go?

Is it really better to have someone who hurts you rather than being alone and having nothing?

Because honestly, it’s far easier to have nothing than to hold on to someone you never truly had in the first place.

“Like the Mona Lisa’s smile,” Camila whispered into Lauren’s ear, “I find your smile absolutely intriguing.”

Her wife turned to stare at her before bursting into laughter, “Oh…my….god, Camz.” She said in between laughs. “That was horrible.”

Camila pouted and punched her arm. “Okay, what about this one…” She paused for dramatic effect. “You must be an artist, because I find myself drawn to you.”

“Okay, I’ll like to think that one was somewhat better. E for effort.”

“More like, F for fuck you, Jauregui,” Camila rolled her eyes, and walked away from Lauren. “Stay away from me, I hate you right now.”

The photographer laughed and caught up to her wife, grabbing her hand to stop her. “All these priceless paintings, works of art, and the only true masterpiece here is you, amor.” Lauren said as she stared into the brunette’s eyes. “It’s how I feel every single time I see you. I don’t get how you can compare yourself to other women, when you’re literally the only one that has ever caught my eye.”

Camila blushed at her wife’s words, and reveled in her touch as Lauren ran her finger along her cheek. “Not even that bitch, Sarah who you liked back in high school, way before we got together?”

Lauren snorted. “Sarah has nothing on you, my love. You are complete and utter perfection. I remember the first moment I saw you, Camz. My heart was beating like this…” She brought Camila’s hand to her chest so that she could feel just how fast her heart was beating. “You have this crazy effect on me after all this time, and I don’t think I’ll ever want it to go away.”

One day, you’re going to meet someone who will fall in love with every damn inch of you. All your imperfections and flaws. They’ll love everything about you, even the things that you hate. They’ll fall in love with your mind, even the parts that terrify you.

Don’t let that person go.

The person you’re going to marry is currently walking the earth, living their own life and creating memories that you’re going to hear about in a couple years from now. They’re probably waiting for you to come into their lives and make memories with them too.

It may seem hopeless now, and you may lack the patience, but don’t give up. The best is yet to come.

We go through the worst to get to the best.

But just remember, at your best you still won’t be good enough for the wrong person, and at your worst, you’re always going to be worth it to the right person. You can go to the moon and back for the wrong person, and they’ll still have the audacity to tell you 'I never asked you to.’

You’re never going to have to chase the one who wants to stay with you.

Camila cupped Lauren’s cheeks and pulled her in for a kiss. Her green eyes portrayed shock until she realised exactly what was going on. The moment their lips touched, and every other time they kissed, their bodies were set ablaze with passion and longing.

Lauren kissed Camila back. Her lips moved skilfully against Camila’s as it always did. Camila’s hands moved from her wife’s face to the back of her neck, pulling her closer than they already were.

Camila brushed Lauren’s bottom lip with her tongue, seeking entry into her mouth to deepen the kiss, but green eyes pulled away, breathing heavily.

“We’re in public, Camz,” Lauren said, trying to regain her composure. “And as much as I’ll like to have you right here, right now. I don’t think that’s a good idea.”

The brunette smirked and placed a chaste kiss on her wife’s lips. “Why don’t we give the people a show? Let them see exactly what I’m blessed to have in my bed every…single…night,” Camila whispered seductively into her wife’s ear, teasing her. She knew just what sort of effect she had on her wife. But quite frankly, teasing Lauren was fun.

Lauren swallowed hard before moving away from the woman. “Have I ever told you how much I hate you?”

Camila laughed and sidled up to her wife yet again, wrapping her arms around her waist as they continued walking around the museum.

“Are you having fun?”

Lauren stopped walking and looked at her wife. “Is that seriously a question, babe?” Camila nodded. “Of course, I’m having fun. Everything is better with you. You know that.”

Camila shrugged, doubting her wife’s words a bit. “I know how much you loved going to art galleries when you were younger, and we never really went when we were dating…and I just…” She trailed off, not sure where she was going with this conversation.

“Amor…I am having fun. I love spending time with my favourite person,” Lauren kissed her wife lightly on the lips. “I love how you remembered how I liked coming to these places. And I love how it’s the two of us. What more can I ask for?”

Camila shrugged. “Maybe you would’ve wanted Izzy to be here?”

Lauren smiled. “Okay, I probably would’ve liked for the three of us to be together, I don’t like being without her, but tonight is about us.” She stared into her wife’s beautiful brown eyes, smiling to herself.

What a wonderful wife she had.

What a beautiful family they made together.

You may not be their first, their last or even their only. They loved before you and they might love again after you. But if they love you now, then what else matters?

Camila isn’t perfect, Lauren wasn’t either - and the two of them may never be perfect together. They’re going to fight, they’re going to tire of one another, but if Lauren can make Camila laugh, think twice and admit to being human and making so many dumb mistakes, shouldn’t she hold on to her?

Camila may not be thinking of Lauren just about every waking moment of the day, but she’s going to give Lauren a part of her that she had never given to anyone else before. A part of her that she knows that can be broken; her heart, but she’s going to give it either way.

Don’t hurt that person, don’t try to change them, don’t expect more than what they can give. Smile when they make you happy, let them know when they make you mad.

But most importantly, love them with every fibre of your being…if that’s what they deserve.

About an hour more passed. The couple had ended up spending a lot more time in the gallery than they intended. Mostly because they were enjoying each other’s company to the point that they lost track of the time.

Finally leaving the art gallery, Lauren had assumed this was it and they were headed home. However, Camila had one last thing planned for them.

A few minutes later, they pulled up to a lake, Camila shut off the car and grinned at her wife expectantly.

“…Are you planning on killing me and throwing me in the lake?” Lauren asked as she looked between her wife and the pool of water before them.

The singer rolled her eyes and scoffed loudly. “Wow. To think after all those crime documentaries I’ve watched, you’ll think I’m such an amateur. I am deeply wounded.” Camila shook her head sadly. “I would’ve used sodium hydroxide.”

Lauren’s eyes snapped back to her wife. “I…I married a crazy bitch.”

The other woman laughed loudly. She ran quickly to open the door for Lauren, and bowed dramatically. “M'lady.” Camila took her hand in hers and led her out of the car. “Wait here. Close your eyes and give me between five to twenty minutes to do what I have to do.”

Lauren laughed but did as she was told.

“Okay,” Camila said excitedly, “You can open your eyes.”

When Lauren opened her eyes, she was greeted to all of her 'little favourites’ spread out on the ground. There were three candles flicking, allowing a little bit of light into the almost dark sky. A bottle of wine, and a music player playing one of Lauren’s all time favourite songs that was titled 'Lady in Red’ by Chris DeBurgh. It was the song that the couple had shared one of their very first dances to at their school’s prom, and ever since then, it had became one of Lauren’s favourite song.

“Amor…” she breathed out in complete shock. “This…you…wow.” Lauren was trying to form a coherent sentence but her vocabulary had failed her.

Camila smiled. She pulled her wife in for a quick kiss. “I’ll take it that you like it?”

“Like it?” Lauren asked. “Camz, I love it. This is wow. Perfect. I love you. You’re literally the best wife anyone can ever ask for.”

The Argentinian singer bent her head and blushed furiously. “Stop it. You’re going to make me blush.”

Lauren laughed and wrapped her arms around her wife from behind. “You are literally heaven sent, Camila Jauregui. Heaven sent.”

They stayed like that, enjoying each other’s embrace as they looked out at the lake.

“We can literally go through hell and back, and I’d still want to be with you,” Camila rested her hand on top of her wife’s. “I’ll stick with you through the good and bad. Just please…” she turned so that she can look into her wife’s eyes, so that Lauren could have seen the sincerity in them. “…don’t let go.”

The photographer caressed her wife’s face, causing the woman’s eyes to flutter shut. “I promise you sweetheart.” She kissed Camila on her forehead. “I could take all the drugs in the world, kiss every girl that I meet, drink the strongest liquor all night long, but I can assure you this, my love…” she held Camila’s face in her hands. “I could never feel the same type high that I’ll feel, when  I’m with you.”

I hope you wake up to someone every morning, who loves you like you’re a flower and they’re so desperate to keep you alive. I hope they hold you all night long when you’re falling apart, whispering little things in your ear to ensure you that everything is going to be okay.

I hope you can dance with them in your kitchen, while your hair is in a messy bun, and you’re both waiting on dinner to be finished.

I hope they can make you laugh in a way no one else has ever done. I hope they can make your cheeks hurt, and your eyes tear up from laughing so hard. With your head titled back and every possible noise comes out of your mouth, and I hope you don’t cover it, but if you do, I hope they stop you. I hope they grab your hand and they bring it to their lips kissing it ever so lightly as they stare deep into your eyes.

Because fuck, everyone knows just how much you deserve it.

I hope you find someone who’ll accept you. I hope they accept that you won’t look your best during the mornings, and that sometimes you can’t help but talk endlessly about something that makes you happy.

I hope you find someone who loves every inch of you, and loves you even more on the days that  you can’t even love yourself.

I hope you find someone who makes you happy, even when you feel like sometimes life is too hard, and it’s just easier if you threw in the towel.

I hope you find someone to love you the way Lauren and Camila love each other.

And lastly, I hope that when it comes to a tough situation and there’s a choice to make; you being one of them, I hope that they choose you.

Every goddamn time, I hope that they choose you.

Because Camila chose Lauren.

And, every single time, Lauren chose Camila. It was tough, and most people would’ve given up, but what’s true love without a bit of disappointment?

What’s love if there isn’t any hardships?

Picture this, what if one day, Lauren had had enough of Camila and her shit? She had enough of Camila constantly pushing her away and she wasn’t willing to listen to what she had to say when she saw Lauren with Hailee?

“I did love you. I loved you so much that I couldn’t bear to breathe without you. You consumed my entire being, and maybe that’s why I let you treat me the way you did after all this time.”

Lauren would look at Camila, there would be tears threatening to fall, but she would try her best to hold herself together.

“I don’t know what sort of joy you got out of destroying me time and time again, but I pray to God that you find it within yourself to heal and not treat anyone the way you treated me. I waited for you. I wanted you. I tried to hang on, because I thought you were worth it.”

Camila would look away. Her heart wouldn’t be able to handle all the words that Lauren would be spewing at her.

“But one day, I simply stopped waiting around for you. I didn’t want to hear you say that you missed me anymore. But I fucking hope that you do. I hope that when you think of me, it’ll break your heart, because you would finally realise that I wanted to try.”

Lauren would say these words with a bite in her tone, the bitterness and the hurt would be surfacing.

“I hope you see me so happy that it hurts to the point that you begin to hate me for being happy without you. I hope you crumple to the floor and feel like the air in your lungs is being sucked out of you and you realise what you had and what you didn’t fight for.”

Lauren would approach Camila and hold her face in both hands, staring deep into her eyes, before their final farewell.

“Because I would’ve given you the world if you had asked me to.  I would’ve kept fighting if you told me to. But you didn’t deserve my energy. Fuck you.”

But that’s the thing about loving someone who loves you back, they’re willing to fight along with you for the sake of your relationship.

Remember the one destined to be with you, destined to love you would never have the desire to hurt you, nor leave you.

***

The front door to the to the Jauregui - Cabellos’ house opened slowly as they were assuming that their daughter was already asleep and the couple didn’t want to make any noise to wake the child. But to their surprise when they stepped into the mudroom, they heard the television and a voice resembling their daughter’s screaming the lyrics to her mother’s song, 'Havana’, also known as the song that Izzy very much didn’t like.

“Emilia Isabella Jauregui - Cabello!” Lauren’s voice boomed through the house, the child stopped singing immediately. When Lauren checked her watch, it was almost one in the morning. Upon further inspection, the couple saw that Ariana was fast asleep on the couch, her legs draped over her girlfriend’s lap, whilst Maggie was in and out of sleep next to her.

“…..yes, mama?” Izzy asked softly. “You’re…home…early.” The child said sheepishly as she realised that she was caught. Her bedtime was usually at eight thirty, and because she was up, chances of her waking up on time and fully rested tomorrow for school was very low.

Camila entered the room now and tossed a pillow at Maggie and another at Ariana. “Thanks for babysitting, Izzy, guys. Y'all are definitely hired for the next time.”

Maggie rubbed her eyes tiredly, Ariana not waking up as she was passed out like a bear hibernating for the winter. “Ugh. Hola, sister in law…and sister. How was y'alls date?” She asked oblivious to the fact that Lauren was fuming about her child being up at this hour.

The elder Jauregui rolled her eyes but before she could say anything, Camila butted in. “I thought you hated 'Havana’,” she smirked at her child who blushed and hid her face behind her hands. “AW! My baby loves my songssss.” Camila ran and scooped Izzy up into her arms. “You’re so precious. Mummy loves you very much,” she loved various kisses on the child’s face. “But you’ve been a bad girl and it’s time for bed now.” She brought their daughter to Lauren so that she can kiss her good night, as she carried her to bed.

Maggie stroked Ariana’s legs, to coax her to wake up, her eyes fluttered open slowly as she tired to decipher as to where she was right now. “So, you didn’t answer, how was the date?”

Lauren took a seat on her recliner, sighing heavily. “Why wasn’t Izzy sleeping?” She questioned Maggie and her girlfriend.

“She didn’t want to,” Maggie shrugged, as she kept stroking Ariana’s legs.

“So you let her stay up, almost five hours after her bedtime?” Lauren rubbed at her temples. “Okay, there is no need to be angry, clearly Camila isn’t angry. Deep breaths, Lauren. You just had an amazing night out with your wife, no need to murder your sister and future sister in law.”

Ariana piped up at the mention of her being the 'future sister in law’. “Ooh, I like the sound of that,” she clapped happily. “And we can buy a house next to you guys, so we can be neighbours! Oh my god, I can’t wait.”

“Calm down, babe,” Maggie laughed. “We haven’t even been dating for six months yet. How am I so sure you’re not a crazy bitch? Would I be willing to deal with you for the rest of my life?”

“But you didn’t deny it though,” Ariana sent her girlfriend a wink, and threw herself to lay back on the couch. “So, what did you and Milz do? Tell me all the juicy details.”

Camila descended the stairs. “I heard my name.”

Lauren laughed and patted her lap for her wife to take a seat. “These two terrible babysitters of ours want to know how our date went.” As the brunette found her place on Lauren’s lap; her hands instantly went around Camila’s waist, holding her close.

Camila craned her neck to look at her wife, expectantly. “Exactly, amor. How was our date?”

“It was amazing,” Lauren kissed Camila on the cheek. “The art gallery, the picnic, the company, everything was perfect.”

“Ew, an art gallery date.”

“Aw, an art gallery date!”

Camila laughed at her friends’ reaction. “I can’t wait to see what you have planned for me, baby. I want you to blow my mind.”

“Or blow your back out, either is fine,” Maggie said, laughing to herself, which earned a smack from her girlfriend. “Ouch.” She pouted. “Why are you so mean to me?” Ariana rolled her eyes playfully and gestured for Maggie to come closer, as she placed a tender kiss on the model’s lips, she sighed happily. “Yay! Much better.”

“You two are so sickeningly cute to the point that I find it utterly disgusting,” Lauren fake gagged. She gently patted Camila’s thighs so that she could stand. “Why don’t you two lovebirds go to bed? It’s late and I want y'all out of my house as early as possible.”

Camila punched her wife. “Hey, don’t be mean. We’ll need them to babysit Izzy for your date.”

“No, we’ll ask Dinah, Hailee, Shawn, somebody that’s not them.” The couple bickered as they climbed the stairs to their bedroom.

“All I’m hearing is how much you love me!” Maggie yelled after them.

***

Camila’s lips slowly disconnected from Lauren’s. But, she allowed Lauren’s hands to roam her naked body, as her eyes remained shut, she reveled in her wife’s touch. The hot water cascading onto their naked bodies, as they were pressed up against each other in the shower.

She could have felt Lauren’s pleasure rising, with every moment that they shared together. Camila opened her eyes slowly to look at the joy etched on her face, and she knew that very moment, she was completely and utterly in love with this woman that stood before her.

Lauren grasped the back of Camila’s neck and pulled her closer, connecting their lips. Camila could feel her erection against her stomach, as a smile found it’s way on her lips.

“I love you, Lauren Michelle,” the brunette murmured against Lauren’s lips.

She smiled. “And I love you too, Mrs Karla Camila Jauregui.”

“Now,” Camila whispered into Lauren’s ear. “Make love to me.”

“Your wish is my command.”

*** Wattpad: Commander_Camren

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Rules: Once you have been tagged you are supposed to write 92 truths about yourself. At the end, choose 25 people to tag!

I was tagged by the lovely @cuddlingsun who can finally tag people now!

THE LAST…  1. Drink: morocco mint tea

2. Phone call: to my dad

3. Text message: “or what do you want to buy” to bus

4. Song you listened to: currently listening to Something That We’re Not by Demi Lovato

5. Time you cried: idk...

HAVE YOU EVER…  6. Dated someone twice: HHAHAHAHAHAHAH no

7. Been cheated on:��well... I’m not sure about that one honestly, if ti happened like in the week before we broke up or immediately after but frankly, I don’t care

8. Kissed someone and regretted it: I mean I think I regretted that whole relationship but then I remember that I shouldn’t but I do though

9. Lost someone special: yes :(

10. Been depressed: yep

11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: oh my, yes

LIST 3 FAVOURITE COLORS: 12. deep, dark red

13. purple

14. soft pink

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU…  15. Made new friends: yes!!!!

16. Fallen out of love: no

17. Laughed until you cried: probably yeah

18. Found out someone was talking about you: no(?)

19. Met someone who changed you: it was more the situation that allowed me to change myself

20. Found out who your true friends are: no, happened earlier already

21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: hA nope

22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: I mean all of them?? (427) some more vague than others but why would I add people I don’t know

23. Do you have any pets: YES I HAVE A CAT AND HIS NAME IS BORIS AND I LOVE HIM AND I’M CURRENTLY MISSING HIM LIKE CRAZY

24. Do you want to change your name: no

25. What did you do for your last birthday: nothing, actually

26. What time did you wake up: 8.30 am, super early ew

27. What were you doing at midnight last night: watching a movie

28. Name something you cannot wait for: living on my own!!

29. When was the last time you saw your mother: monday, so 3 days ago

30. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life: the only thing that comes to mind right now is that I wish I could be a bit more alethic but I’m too lazy to start working out

31. What are you listening to right now: I Hate You, Don’t Leave Me by Demi Lovato

32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: yes, at least to two

33. Something that is getting on your nerves: so many people omg

34. Most visited website: probably tumblr lol

35. Elementary: In the last year have I.... elementary ???? what is this question

36. High School: same for this one... like???

37. College/university: I guess this is about what I’m doing and than it’s uni 38. Hair colour: brown

39. Long or short hair: short/middle length

40. Do you have a crush on someone: no

41. What do you like about yourself: my eyes, the fact that I’m not afraid to be myself, even around new people

42. Piercings: none

43. Blood type: I have no idea

44. Nickname: mas, mush, mushmush (I decided to just accept the latter two instead of fighting them)

45. Relationship status: single

46. Zodiac sign: pisces

47. Pronouns: she/her

48. Favourite TV show: idk about favourite but Sense8 and How To Get Away With Murder I think??

49. Tattoos: none (yet) 50. Right or left hand: right

FIRST…  51. Surgery: does me being born from a c-section count?? otherwise idk when my first surgery was... the only one I can remember is removing a mole when I was 12(?)

52. Piercing: I have none

54. Sport: I did dancing for a few years

55. Vacation: Portugal when I was 3 or four. maybe I went somewhere earlier just in The Netherlands, but idk about that

56. Pair of trainers: no clue

57. Eating: ???

58. Drinking: IDK

59. I’m about to: be even more unproductive and probably either gonna watch some netflix or play league

60. Listening to: Up by Olly Murs and Demi Lovato (I’m listening to Demi’s album ok)

61. Waiting for: Liam to release hiS FUCKING NEW SINGLE ALREADY LIKE GODDAMNIT

62. Want: to have my own place where I can take my cat with me

63. Get married: we’ll see about what the future holds

64. Career: psychologist is the dream

YOUR TYPE…  65. Hugs or kisses: hugs but also kisses on the forehead and stuff I think

66. Lips or eyes: eyes but also lips so like both

67. Shorter or taller: taller because I’m already so small

68. Older or younger: older

70. Nice arms or nice stomach: idc, but I guess arms?

71. Sensitive or loud: sensitive

72. Hook up or relationship: relationship

73. Troublemaker or hesitant: rather a bit of both; troublemaker but hesitant in the right situations y’know

HAVE YOU EVER…  74. Kissed a stranger?: no

75. Drank hard liquor?: yea

76. Lost glasses contact/lenses: nope

77. Turned someone down: yes

78. Sex on first date: nO

79. Broken someone’s heart: maybe?? although I couldn’t imagine me breaking someone’s heart

80. Had your heart broken: by books? yes. by relationships? no.

81. Been arrested: no

82. Cried when someone died: yes

83. Fallen for a friend: no

DO YOU BELIEVE IN…  84. Yourself: yes

85. Miracles: I think so, yes

86. Love at first sight: Not love, maybe attraction which can be mistaken for love

87. Santa Claus: ....no

88. Kiss on the first date: well it would depend on the person and how I’m already feeling towards them

89. Angels: yes!

OTHER… 90. Current best friend’s name: I HAVE MORE BEST FRIENDS OKAY AND THEY’RE NAMES ARE HANKA, JOSKA, KIKI, AND BUSRA (in no particular order, placing the names like this just sounds nice in my head)

91. Eye colour: brown (lmao I love how eye colour is under “other” but hair colour isn’t)

92. Favourite movie: Pitch Perfect, my forever go to movie

I’m tagging @laurantofvere @johnlock-for-ever @if-we-could-only-turn-back-timee @ledzeppelinmoms @cookiesandcaffeine (I mean not like I’ve ever seen you guys do these things but whatever)

[pyxiscetus]

Bechloe Week 2018 Day 3- Drunk Texting

It’s still Wednesday somewhere...

Post-PP1, really short one shot...

Will be posted to AO3 after vacation. AO3 Link

“What the hell happened last night?”

Beca looked up from her phone, to see Chloe standing at the foot of the staircase, hand rubbing her forehead with eyes squeezed shut.

Stacie snorted back a laugh as Beca smacked the taller girl.

“Dunno, Red why don’t ya tell us?” Amy grinned as Chloe squinted a glare in her direction.

“Becaaaa, please?”

Beca sighed at the begging. She was a hopeless case when it came to Chloe and pleading.

“Here.”

Beca handed over her phone, so Chloe could read the texts from last night that Beca had received.

Perpetual Sunshine: Friday 21 October 2132 - Becs!!!! This Halloween party is so CRAZY! You should def come out!

Grumpy Cat: Friday 21 October 2132 – Not gunna happen chlo I have to study for this math test…

Perpetual Sunshine: Friday 21 October 2133 – D: D: D: D: fine! Study hard!!!!

“At least I encouraged the studying, right?”

The Bellas laughed at the sheepish expression on Chloe’s face as Beca just raised an eyebrow.

“Oh, you did more than that, Chlo. Keep reading it gets better.”

Perpetual Sunshine: Friday 21 October 2241 – IM DRUNK AND EXCITED!!!!!!

Grumpy Cat: Friday 21 October 2243 – I’m afraid to ask why…

Perpetual Sunshine: Friday 21 October 2243 – Demi Lovato is coming out with a new ablum!!! BEcs! That ablum is goona roock!!!!!  

“Wait! Demi Lovato has a new album coming out?! How did I find out about that?”

Beca snorted as she stood from the couch to prepare a cup of tea for Chloe. “Honestly? I have no idea. I had to google it, but you were right she has an album set for release next year.”

Chloe trailed after Beca still reading through the texts she had sent. “How drunk was I last night?”

“Smashed. When I picked you up I had to carry you to the car.”

“You picked me up? Oh no! Beca, I’m so sorry, I know you were going to go to Jesse’s after studying.”

Beca shrugged with a small smile at Chloe, “No problem, dude.”

Perpetual Sunshine: Friday 21 October 2359 – Beeeecaaaaaaaa

Perpetual Sunshine: Friday 22 October 0003 – Guess waaaht????

Grumpy Cat: Friday 22 October 0015 – The terror is strong but what?

Perpetual Sunshine: Friday 22 October 0016 – ur so beautyful

Perpetual Sunshine: Friday 22 October 0018 – Jedd doesntt tell u enough an it breaks my haert because u are

Perpetual Sunshine: Friday 22 October 0023 – BecA??? Do u kno I lobe u?????

Perpetual Sunshine: Friday 22 October 0023 – Cuz I dont tgnik u do

Perpetual Sunshine: Friday 22 October 0024 – But I wnat u to cuz I do, u dwsrvw the beest in luge

Perpetual Sunshine: Friday 22 October 0025 – I lobe u

Grumpy Cat: Friday 22 October 0025 – I’m coming to pick you up. Stay there, please.

Perpetual Sunshine: Friday 22 October 0025 – Ok

Silence echoed in the kitchen as Chloe stared at her drunken text confession. Hundreds of possibilities running through her head on how Beca took it.

“Stop panicking, Chlo.”

Beca’s voice halted her thoughts as she looked up from the phone. A smile that Chloe had only ever seen directed at her graced Beca’s lips as a sparkle twinkled in midnight blue eyes.

“Jesse wasn’t happy that I bailed on him last night. Said that I spent more time with you than him, my boyfriend. And that if that wouldn’t change then maybe I needed to re-evaluate my partner choices. We broke up.”

Chloe reached out for Beca, pulling her in for a hug. “I’m so, so sorry Beca… I should have been here for you last night!”

Beca pulled back slightly, smile still in place. “It’s okay, Chlo. I needed the time alone. And,” Beca shrugged, “I realized that he was right. I was dating the wrong person…”

Chloe’s breath stopped, eye flicking between Beca’s trying to determine what was happening.

“I’d like to take you out on a date, Chloe. If you meant what you texted me?”

Chloe couldn’t process what Beca was saying. ‘No way… Beca did not just-’

“Uh, Chlo? Um, if, you know you weren’t serious I’m sorry, like I thought-”

Chloe pressed a kiss to Beca’s lips, silencing her ramble. She’d waited over a year to do that.

“I would love to go on a date with you.”

Beca smirked. “Are you sure you wouldn’t ‘lobe’ it?”

Chloe shook her head at the teasing. It was totally worth it.

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Most celebrities are extremely public figures. We know almost everything about them and their lives. We follow their lives in newspapers, online and on TV. We know all the latest gossip pertaining to them and most of us discuss them and their lives with our friends. Some of these celebrities are musicians and some are actors. Others are just public figures that are constantly on TV but who don’t seem to have any real talents. Of course, when it comes to real celebrities (those who actually do something) we follow their careers and their new releases. But no one can deny that their private lives are usually more interesting than their careers. And if suddenly one celebrity becomes boring, we swiftly move on to another. Of course, this affects their ratings and their careers. As a result, some celebrities feel like they must perform shocking publicity stunts to keep their fans’ interest. But to work, these publicity stunts have to seem like they are genuine, and not planned. Fake relationships are probably the easiest type of publicity stunt to fake. And they are effective: who isn’t interested to find out that their favorite celebrity is dating someone new? Other great and effective publicity stunts include feuds and leaks. But to be effective, all publicity stunts have to be outrageous. And of course, it is best to keep these PR stunts a secret. Once the public finds out that they were staged they may become angry at the celebrity, or worse, lose interest.

#1 Joe Jonas’ & Demi Lovato’s Relationship It is said that Joe Jonas’ and Demi Lovato’s romantic relationship was nothing more than a publicity stunt. According to anonymous sources, Disney publicists asked Joe Jonas if he could date Demi Lovato so as to better the ratings for the 2010 Disney Channel original movie Camp Rock 2. Joe apparently thought it was a great idea but forgot to tell Demi that their whole relationship was just for show. Supposedly Demi eventually found out that Joe was using her for publicity purposes only and had a mental breakdown. After Joe and his father revealed to Demi that the whole affair was just an act, Demi felt totally used. It is said that Demi really did love Joe, so finding out that he had only gone out with her for the press and ratings was heartbreaking.

#2 Charlie Sheen’s Meltdown In 2012, the actor Charlie Sheen supposedly suffered a mid-life crisis and had a huge meltdown. So what happened? Sheen said some mean things about his boss and got suspended from the TV show Two and Half Men. His drug abuse combined with his unpredictable behavior forced his ex-wife to seek legal help in restricting Sheen’s access to his children. All of this would have made any other man want to hide from the world, at least temporarily. But not Sheen. Instead, he invited a porn star to share his new bed with him and his former nanny. You’d think the world would hate him. But when Sheen set up his twitter account he instantly accumulated 1.5 million followers. So was his meltdown just a mishap in his life or a clever PR stunt?

#3 Paris Hilton’s Leaked Tape In 2003, Paris Hilton’s sex tape leaked. The footage of the sex tape was three years old at the time it leaked and was rather grainy. It showcased Hilton and her former boyfriend Rick Salomon having steamy sex. The tape was 27 minutes long and was downloaded by thousands of people. A deal was made between the Hilton family and Marvad Corp, a porn company, to stop any copies being made of the footage but obviously the deal was not very successful. Paris was supposedly embarrassed by the tape but some claim that the leaked tape was just a publicity stunt. Although most would be embarrassed by a leaked sex tape, the New York Post gossip columnist Richard Johnson claims that Paris is thick-skinned and that if anything, she benefited from it. In fact, because the tape was leaked before the premiere of Paris new reality show, many claim it was all just a PR stunt.

#4 Nicki Minaj’s And DJ Khaled’s Engagement In 2013, DJ Khaled proposed to Nicki Minaj on MTV. Nicki then proceeded to wear the diamond engagement ring. However, many were skeptical whether the engagement was real. And it turned out, they were right to have doubts. In fact, shortly after the supposed engagement, Nicki came clean saying that she never thought the proposal was real even though she was “shocked like the rest of the world” during the proposal. But at the same time, Nicki was supposedly “cracking up laughing with the rest of the world ‘cause Khaled is a master at what he does’. Nicki revealed that the engagement was just a PR stunt to promote the song the pair was working on, “I Wanna Be With You”.

#5 Kanye West Interrupting Taylor Swift Kanye West caused quite a stir during the 2009 MTV Music Video Award ceremony. When Taylor Swift won the Best Female Video category (for “You Belong With Me”) she was called on stage to accept her reward. Her video “You Belong With Me” beat Beyonce’s video “Single Ladies”. Obviously, Kanye did not think it fair. Just as Swift started her acceptance speech, West jumped on stage, took the microphone from the shocked Swift and announced that Beyonce deserved the award more than Swift. He said, “Yo Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’ll let you finish, but Beyonce has one of the best videos of all time. One of the best videos of all time!” Both Swift and the public were shocked but rumor has it that Kanye’s little speech was nothing more than a PR stunt.

#6 Katy Perry Supporting Hillary Clinton In 2016, Katy Perry was determined to ensure her fans (and not just them) would turn up on election-day and would vote for Hillary Clinton. Katy said she’d vote naked in the upcoming election and even made a video with the American humour site “Funny Or Die” in which she encouraged everyone to “roll out of bed and come to the polls in whatever state you wake up in”. Katy supposedly sleeps naked, so she was going to roll out of bed and vote in the nude. Perry’s stunt was driven by good intentions, no doubt, but she did get something out of it herself – lots of publicity and a renewed interest both in her career and her private life.

#7 Lil Wayne’s Feud With Birdman In 2014, Lil Wayne made a public announcement that he doesn’t want to have anything more to do with Birdman and Slim’s label. Lil Wayne (or Weezy) tweeted to his fans that his new album, Tha Carter V, which was due to be released on December 8th, won’t be released because Birdman and Cash Money refuse to release it. Lil Wayne even went so far as to say he was a prisoner of the situation. However, many took the situation to be nothing more than a publicity stunt intended to generate more sales when the album eventually did get released. Neither Birdman not Lil Wayne has confirmed that their feud was a publicity stunt however, and to this day, the public’s opinion is divided on the issue.

#8 Kim Kardashian’s Robbery In 2016, Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint. Five masked men supposedly tied her up in the bathroom of her Paris apartment and stole jewelry worth £7.8 million. Kim Kardashian often flaunts her jewelry and her wealth both on social media and on her TV show Keeping Up With The Kardashians. So perhaps it is no surprise that she was eventually robbed. However, some claim that the robbery was just a PR stunt. They point out that the robbery happened at a very opportune moment – just as the next season of Keeping Up With The Kardashians was about to go live. The ratings for the TV show had been falling so an exciting story was needed to get the bored viewers to tune into the show once again.

#9 Buckcherry Leak Their Own Music In 2008, someone had apparently leaked the American rock band’s Buckcherry’s upcoming single “Too Drunk…” The single was leaked on BitTorrent before its official release date, and hundreds of people had downloaded it. The supposedly shocked and upset bandKimye Vogue Cover  then had a press release during which they discussed the awful incident. During the press release, the band also said, “Honestly, we hate it when this shit happens, because we want our FANS to have any new songs first”. The statement of Buckcherry’s members seemed quite genuine. However, sometime later it was revealed that it was in fact Buckcherry’s band manager who had leaked the new song in an effort to garner attention. What a sneaky PR move.

#10 Kimye Vogue Cover In 2014 Anna Wintour admitted that putting Kim Kardashian and Kanye West on the cover of Vogue was a PR stunt. Even though Vogue is a magazine that is considered by most to be the fashion bible, it can’t completely ignore mass appeal. At the end of the day, it’s important to sell as many copies of the magazine as possible. The Kardashians are always at the center of attention, so placing them on the cover of Vogue was a strategic choice. Wintour admitted so herself – putting someone of questionable taste level on the magazine cover is bound to generate a lot of talk, which is what the magazine is aiming for. According to Wintour, “if we just remain deeply tasteful and just out deeply tasteful people on the cover, it would be a rather boring magazine. Nobody would talk about us. It’s very important that people do talk about us.”

#11 Joaquin Phoenix The Rapper In 2009, the actor Joaquin Phoenix shocked the world when he announced that he had decided to quit his acting career. Instead, he was going to take up hip-hop. Phoenix claimed that hip hop would be his new career. Sounds a bit nuts, doesn’t it? However, it turned out that his strange declaration was just a PR stunt. The stunt was performed in anticipation of the new documentary produced by Phoenix himself and Casey Affleck. The fake documentary was supposed to “explore celebrity and the relationship between the media and the consumers and the celebrities themselves.” Neither Phoenix nor Affleck admitted that Joaquin’s claim that he was about to embark on a hip-hop career was just a stunt until after the film was released.

#12 Kanye West’s $53 Million Debt In 2016, Kanye West tweeted that he was $53 million in debt. He even asked the billionaire Mark Zuckerberg for $1 billion investment which Kanye said he would use to fund his projects. This revelation shocked his fans who couldn’t believe that their beloved rapper was in financial difficulty. But, it turns out, Kanye wasn’t actually in debt. Kanye owns several businesses (his clothing line, for example) and has invested in a few others. Kanye is said to be worth millions. And his supposed debt? Well, according to an insider, Kanye “is a master in marketing and is doing everything he can to generate interest in his albums, Tidal and his clothing line… He will make millions and millions more from all this attention.”

#13 Sex Pistols Crash The Queen’s Silver Jubilee In 1976, the Sex Pistols sailed up the river Thames during the long-awaited Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee with the intention of crashing the celebration. They blared their single, “God Save the Queen” and were promptly arrested by London’s constabulary who invaded their boat and put an end to their ridiculous stunt. The stunt was arranged by Malcolm McLaren, the band’s manager. That day he was arrested with a few others on board the boat. While the PR stunt certainly garnered a lot of attention, it also hurt the band – The Sex Pistols were unable to get any music gigs in England due to the ban that was issued on their band. Maybe they should have thought out their stunt better.

#14 Actress Rebecca Lim Retiring It seems that one of the best PR stunts that celebrities can pull are those where they claim they are retiring. The actress Rebecca Lim knows this well. Recently, she told her fans that she was retiring. Her exact words were, “Yes, I am retiring. I know you may have questions for me and I will answer them real soon. Meanwhile be happy for me.” Lim’s fans were taken aback. But just as soon as they got used to the idea of their favorite actress retiring, Lim came back with a video in which she said “Nope I am not leaving my job. I love it too much. I have however signed a retirement plan with NTUC Income. And it is a relief to know that I am saving a little each day for my future.” This kind of publicity for the insurance company did not sit well with Lim’s fans.

#15 John Lennon And Yoko Ono In 1970, the activist Michael X contacted John Lennon and Yoko Ono asking if they would be interested in supporting the Black House, a home for disadvantaged teenagers and young adults. The Lennons agreed to help Michael X out. But the Lennons weren’t going to go the usual route of donating money. Instead, they decided to barter their recently cut off hair for Muhammad Ali’s boxing shorts. The hair was to be auctioned off and the raised money was to go to the Black House. And the boxing shorts were to be used for raising money for the Lennons peace campaign. John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Malcolm X gave a press conference on February 4th, 1970.

Source: TheRichest

[deathlessdepression]

My 2016 “Wrapped”??

Wow, I only posted on my blog two times in the last year, pathetic (haha). Recently, to be honest, I’m guilty of completely forgetting about this for a time. With that said, it doesn’t mean I haven’t been listening to music. It just means I haven’t been listening to any new artists or bands; remaining true to the whole concept of this blog.

Anyways, last year Spotify killed it with its My Year in Music (you can travel back in time to an earlier post where I posted about my 2015 year in music based on Spotify and Last.fm statistics). This year nobody is really happy about Spotify’s 2016 Wrapped website and their complimentary decision of: your “Wrapped” year of 2016, delivered via Emails. I too am in the same vote. I have no idea what they were thinking. Seriously, what made them think this was a good idea? #SuperFail (haha). At least Spotify allows you to connect your Last.fm account. Regardless, I love my listening stats and this year will be no different.

Last year Spotify started things off with the first track I listened to for 2015. However, this year using Last.fm: the first track i listened to was an acoustic version of “Crazy” by A Skylit Drive.

Spotify was kind enough to include how many times I even listened to my top artist... last year. Yep, but, thanks to Last.fm:

Rihanna (181 Scrobbles)

Problem (154)

50 Cent (145)

Young Buck (102) M.I.A. (122)

3 Doors Down (108)

*Yeah, you read that correctly Young Buck has six less scrobbles than 3 Doors Down because Young Buck should be replaced with M.I.A. with 122 scrobbles.*

1) I scrobbled Rihanna 315 times (since 2011) including one time this year. Which means I scrobbled her the most in 2016 compared to the last five years. Most of those scrobbles were in the months of February and March with 64 scrobbles and 43 scrobbles respectively. I believe I started listening to her discography but, never finished until last year. Now I’m all caught up. 2) I scrobbled Problem a fair amount the last two years (before 2016) but in 2016 I decided to listen to his discography which is the reason he placed so high on my top artist chart. More than half of those scrobbles took place in April with 90 scrobbles; more specifically April 14th with 84 scrobbles. I have a total of 283 scrobbles for Problem including one from this year. 3) Wow, here is an artist you won’t see on most people’s top charts. I listened to 50 Cent 325 times including two times this year. I scrobbled him the most last year with 20 more scrobbles compared to the year 2013. 50 Cent released a particular track titled “I’m the Man” in December 2015 and I scrobbled it throughout the following year of 2016. That is a damn good song and it deserves a special shout out. 4) For the 4th top artist let’s talk about the correct artist that should be represented: M.I.A.. So, I have a total of 144 scrobbles from her and you can guess which year most of those scrobbles took place. I listened to her discography in April within three days; more specifically April 11th – 13th with a total of 58 scrobbles. Then later on in the year she released AIM in September which I was hyped about since I heard her track “Borders” another song worthy of a special shout out. 5) Finally, we have 3 Doors Down. I wonder how my cousin would react to this. I scrobbled 3 Doors Down 205 times (none this year… so far). I’m starting to see a pattern here, All my top artist seem to be ones that I’ve listened to their discographies during the year of. It makes complete sense though because it’s an extension of scrobbles from a singular artist. Like a huge boost, with no other scrobbles from other bands or artists. And honestly, sometimes it can be just a little overwhelming. Anyhow, the majority of scrobbles took place in February, specifically on the 6th and 7th with a total of 65 scrobbles.

*No top albums from Spotify.*

*Last year Spotify had top 5. Now I’m blessed with only top 3. To top it off, according to Last.fm the only track in the right spot is “Cry” by Carly Rae Jepsen but, instead of crossing things out I’ll just talk about what you see.*

“Cry” by Carly Rae Jepsen (13 Scrobbles)

“Love on the Brain” by Rihanna (5)

“Poison & Wine” by The Civil Wars (7)

1) “All That” by Carly Rae Jepsen was my top track of the year 2015 and yet another Carly Rae track tops my yearly charts. The song is actually from the E•MO•TION: Side B EP so it’s no wonder I would love it so much. This individual track didn’t get much praise critically but, it definitely stuck out on a personal level. The first time I heard it I listened to it an additional 3 more times. 2) After I first heard this track I scrobbled it and additional 2 times adjacently with another track from the same album: “Kiss it Better.” By the end of the year, “Kiss it Better” had the same amount of scrobbles as “Love on the Brain.” 3) I really love “Poison & Wine” and scrobbled it a total of 16 times (since 2011). With seven nearly being half of the total. I actually listened to it three times on April 23rd.

Top 5 Genres: *According to Spotify*

Pop Rap

Pop Punk

Screamo

Metalcore

Rap

The first three genres showed up on my top five back in 2015.

Alright, so that’s curtesy of Spotify. Now I want to split this post with similar statistics based off Last.fm and do some comparisons:

*Keep in mind that these statistics represent Jan. 1st – Dec. 1st because… Last.fm.*

I moused over September so you could see the total amount of scrobbles for that month (3,505). Coincidentally, that was the same month I posted about Whitney Peyton. I scrobbled an average of 113 songs a day that month. On September 19th I scrobbled 250 songs. That average 45 scrobbles per day hasn’t changed ever. I scrobble more songs than that multiple times daily but, it still never changes.

*There’s a tooltip near “98th Percentile” that states: “You listened to more artists than 98% of other Last.fm users.*

My Top 15 of 2016:

In 2015 The Game made my Top 5 artist with 182 scrobbles, mostly because I listened to all the albums that weren’t previously available when I listened to his discography back in 2012. I also mentioned that he dominated my entire listening history and that still remains true with 741 scrobbles. Papoose was my number one scrobbled artist in 2015. Last year, I only scrobbled him 62 times. Messy Marv and 2Pac did make the top 50 and Duffy barely made top 100. 36 Crazyfist, Young Buck and 40 Glocc are among the list of artist where I listened to their whole discography last year.

*Tooltip: “You listened to more albums than 99% of other Last.fm users.”*

My Top 15 albums of 2016:

Carly Rae Jepsen’s E•MO•TION was my number one scrobbled album with 61 scrobbles in 2015. Last year, it barely made the top 15 with 30 scrobbles. The E•MO•TION: Side B EP was actually 16th with 29 scrobbles; tying with Santigold’s 99¢, She is We’s War, and Creed’s With Arms Wide Open: A Retrospective. In 2015 Lana Del Rey’s Honeymoon was top 2 and AWOLNATION’s Megalithic Symphony was top 3, neither made the top 100 last year. Dead Sara’s Pleasure to Meet You made top 4 and last year it was top 3 with 36 scrobbles. I like Dead Sara and I love that album, I’ve already listened to it once in full this year. Duffy was also on the top 5, she made top 4 last year with 35 scrobbles. I also love Duffy, glad to see her at the top again. :) Dead Sara and Duffy almost matched the same amount of scrobbles as they did in 2015. B.o.B’s Elements album reminds me of when I first started listening to him and his early mixtapes before I made an account with Last.fm and Spotify was nonexistent. AWOLNATION did make the top 10 with a new album and it is really good.

*Tooltip: “You listened to more tracks than 99% of other Last.fm users.”*

My Top 15 Tracks of 2016:

None of the songs from the top 5 in 2015 made the top 15 last year. Meaning last year’s top 5 is completely fresh. However, Carly Rae Jepsen Dominates 2015 and 2016. Earlier I mentioned how 50 Cent’s “I’m the Man” was a good track and it made my top 3 last year. The Judds’ “Cry Myself to Sleep” is a really good song too, I remember how that song would just pop into my head and with the ease of Spotify I can searched it and played it. I believe that this has happened more than once for this exact song, at least twice. I scrobbled it three times in July and at least once the following months. Another song I scrobbled three times in July was The Word Alive’s “Battle Royale.” It is a good song, but I think this one just got lucky based on Spotify RNG and was played more often than usual or something; I also like it enough not to skip it. Chief Keef’s “Hate Bein’ Sober” made top 4 in 2015 from the album Finally Rich. “Hallelujah” is another song from that album that made top 10 last year. Demi Lovato keeps improving and maturing beautifully in a musical way. I hella love her song “Body Say” it’s so sexy, I mean is there really any other word to describe it? If she keeps making songs like that I would anticipate her next album as much as I did Carly Rae Jepsen’s album. In fact, now that I think about it, I really want her to make an album that evolves around that song. Finally, the other song I mentioned that was worthy of a shout out: M.I.A.’s “Borders,” the controversy from the result of the music video and her response made the song that much more great. Not to mention the current situations in politics at the moment, this song just seems to address that not just currently, but in general.

*I tried to mouse over the highest amount while also showing that it is obviously the highest.*

This is one of the most unique statistics available. Apparently, I scrobbled the most music at the stroke of midnight (haha) with a total of 793 scrobbles from 12:00AM to 1:00AM.

No mouse over tooltips pop up this time but, this is also another distinctive statistic because of the way it is presented, as a pie chart. What makes this unique is clear proof that I like all genres and apparently almost equally. However, if we combine Rock and Post-Hardcore and Hip-Hop and Rap together, it looks like I favored the Hip-Hop and Rap genres more last year.

Fridays are my preferred day to listen to music with a total of 2,774 scrobbles last year. This actually doesn’t surprise me because Spotify releases new music every Friday. There are other websites I could go to listen to new music daily but, I love Spotify and it’s so simple because it automatically scrobbles to Last.fm.

Look what we have here, proof that I haven’t been discovering new music. 98° is nothing new; I was listening to them in the 90’s along with all the other Pop R&B sensations. All those new albums were from artist I’ve already heard before and they released new music last year. Same goes for New tracks.

Here is more proof that I scrobble a single artist listening to their full discography back to back. See how the dates for problem and his album Mollywood 3: The Relapse are on the same day. I just checked, that album does have 37 total tracks (not including short skits that I choose not to scrobble). Also, remember earlier in this post when I mentioned that I scrobbled "Cry" four times?

August 27, 2016 was actually a Saturday, if you were expecting a Friday so was I. Digging a little deeper, Whitney Peyton and AWOLNATION took up the majority of the 2,792 scrobbles during this 19 day listening spree. I scrobbled an average of 139 scrobbles a day during this streak. I wanted to avoid posting the Listening History graphs because when you look at them they don’t represent accurate dates but, when you click on them they do take you to the correct days. (For instance, the 19 days took place between Sep. 7th – Sep. 25th and the graph says Sep. 6th – Sep. 24th, but if I click on Sep. 6th it will actually take me to Sep. 7th and 7th will take me to the 8th and so on.) By the way Sep. 18th Sep. 19th has exactly 250 scrobbles. And that’s 2016... “Wrapped.”

My Top Songs of 2016:

Song Choice: Carly Rae Jepsen – Cry

*Unofficial (Fan-Made) Music Video*

Explanation for Song Choice:

Just like in 2015, Carly Rae Jepsen has earned another special recognition on my blog with another chosen song choice. It’s interesting how my #1 song of 2016 is by the same artist from 2015 and the E•MO•TION: Side B EP; the complimentary side B of the album of the year of 2015. I really like this song because it’s E•MO•TIONAL (hehe), atmospheric, calm, sensual, and beautiful; probably even a little relative. Songs like this really make me want to experience it in a concert setting surrounded by strangers who possibly feel the same way.