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I wonder if "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" could surprise #1 if "Taste" goes to ACR and label requests a reset? Either way interested to see if it gets much of a boost after Billie's SNL performance. Amazon: 1. Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - "Die With A Smile" 2. KSI - "Thick Of It (feat. Trippie Redd)" 3. Myles Smith - "Stargazing" 4. Gigi Perez - "Sailor Song" 5. Chappell Roan - "HOT TO GO!" 6. Chappell Roan - "Good Luck, Babe!" 7. Hozier - "Too Sweet" 8. Teddy Swims - "Lose Control" 9. Noah Khan - "Stick Season" 10. Benson Boone - "Beautiful Things" 13. Billie Eilish - "WILDFLOWER" 14. Billie Eilish - "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" 16. One Direction - "What Makes You Beautiful" 19. One Direction - "Story of My Life" (+76) 37. One Direction - "History" 41. One Direction - "Night Changes" (+67) 46. JADE - "Angel Of My Dreams" 47. Liam Payne - "Strip That Down (feat. Quavo)" 50. Linkin Park - "The Emptiness Machine" 58. One Direction - "Steal My Girl" 72. Liam Payne & Rita Ora - "For You" 74. One Direction - "One Way or Another" 81. One Direction - "Best Song Ever" (+128) 86. One Direction - "Perfect" 95. One Direction - "Drag Me Down" 108. Lady Gaga - "Happy Mistake"

Probably my favourite episode this week. Soa just shone so bright! Loved her :wub: Her lip sync vs Athena was my favourite of the season and her final lip sync vs Gala was so good too. I just love the way Soa moves. And as much as I love Gala I wish she cleaned up some of her tricks (and secured her wig tight) - they can be a bit messy. If she did that she would be such an unstoppable force. I also thought Eva beat her in the lip sync as it was clear she didn't know the words. It was really nice for all the queens to come together and be supportive of one another and the various ESL queens get mini-redemptions with their lip syncs.

Really loving FKA Twig's - "Perfect Stranger". I realise it's likely not to do anything but would love if it managed to chart at some point!

Come on Charli, get that US #1 just in time for the grammy voting season *_* I feel like she could be a dark horse at the upcoming Grammys.

Week 4 1. Rileasa Slaves (7-4-4-1) 2. Kyran Thrax (2-7-2-2) 3. Kiki Snatch (8-11-8-3) 4. Actavia (4-10-6-4) 5. Charra Tea (12-9-3-5) 6. La Voix (3-8-7-6) 7. Marmalade (5-2-5-7) 8. Chanel O'Conor (9-3-9-8) 9. Zahirah Zapanta (11-6-1-9) 10. Lill (1-1-11-10) Elminated: Saki Yew (6) Dita Garbo (10-5-10)

Really enjoyed the epsiode. The only thing I would change is putting Chanel in the bottom over Marmalade. Thought other than that the judging was pretty fair. I thought Zahirah would do a lot better both in the challenge and lip sync which is a shame :( Glad Lill stayed though!

I thought this was a hoax when I saw the news. So sad :( R.I.P. Even more sad if he did commit suicide. Social media can be such a cruel place.

Its streaming has been quite stable and this year has been regularly in the top 200 chart on global spotify (+ various country-specific charts) and should pass 2 billion streams early-mid 2025. Frequently her most streamed song, interchanging with "Set Fire to the Rain" & "Someone Like You".

I have to say Just May. I saw her a little while ago hosting and she was actually really good/funny. Would like to see her back for an All Stars/Vs The World at some point where the first episode or two are a comedy/acting challenge I think she could do really well at those.

It is the theme song for The View so not surprising. Nice to have a song from Leona but I am really missing her :snif: 9 years since her last studio album :snif:

I didn't think Alyssa won at all. In fact I thought she would be bottom with Tessa... I thought Kitty's was the best/should've won. With Nelly top and Kween safe. I did think the lip sync was quite good! Probably the best of the season in terms of both queens doing well. I thought Tessa did better than Kween though. I'm not really sure who is going to win the season. I could see them crowning Alyssa if she does do well in the final. Given the online reactions and such I doubt Kween will be crowned the winner. I think it'll likely be Kitty vs Alyssa for the crown unless Nelly destroys the final episode.

Kinda wish the wins were spread out slightly differently. Wish we would get a UK season at some point when it's not an obvious 2 person race. Would love a final 4 which are neck and neck in wins/track records at some point!

I don't like this? Inferior to the original and I don't think Ariana really adds anything.

Not to mention Teddy Swims & Benson both have 3 songs in the top 100 on the current singles chart and Gracie with 2. They are producing hits/singles with longevity which will translate better into album sales.

Week 3 1. Zahirah Zapanta (11-6-1) 2. Kyran Thrax (2-7-2) 3. Charra Tea (12-9-3) 4. Rileasa Slaves (7-4-4) 5. Marmalade (5-2-5) 6. Actavia (4-10-6) 7. La Voix (3-8-7) 8. Kiki Snatch (8-11-8) 9. Chanel O'Conor (9-3-9) 10. Dita Garbo (10-5-10) 11. Lill (1-1-11) Elminated: Saki Yew (6)

Really great episode and thought both trailers were funny. Even Dita made me laugh a few times, I thought she did OK! Also maybe I'm delusional but Zahirah was by far my favouritte in the challenge, made me laugh so many times :lol: I actually thought she was going to be in the top despite the runway when she wasn't called as safe :lol: The lip sync was a bit underwhelming although I thought Dita was better in the lip sync. Kiki's tricks felt out of place and a lot of the time her face was away or not showing properly? Dita definitely gave a tigher lip sync in terms of lyrics/mouth movements. Perhaps my delusion continues :lol: Was hoping to see more of Dita, but alas I think I'm going to be sad at any queen being eliminated now with how much I like the cast. Really looking forward to the rest of the season! :wub:

I thought the episode overall was quite good and the judging fair for the most part. My favourite part was during the walk through with Ru with Miranda shading Kitty 3-4 times :lol: It was great to see Nelly win a challenge! I actually thought Kween & Soa were the strongest/most deserving of the win, but after Kween's outburst I'm happy Nelly won. Like wtf? I think I would've had Tessa in the bottom 2 over Kitty to be honest. Even though Kitty was basic I thought she did the family resemblance better. Although honestly they're calling out Kitty for being basic but Alyssa was just as basic to me? :lol: Poor vanity :( I really liked the outfits but Gala's hair and make-up was not great. Kitty won the lip sync although not by much - was a rather boring lip sync to be honest. Ru was probably more laughing at how sloppy Kitty's death drops were :lol:

Week 2 1. Lill (1-1) 2. Marmalade (5-2) 3. Chanel O'Conor (9-3) 4. Rileasa Slaves (7-4) 5. Dita Garbo (10-5) 6. Zahirah Zapanta (11-6) 7. Kyran Thrax (2-7) 8. La Voix (3-8) 9. Charra Tea (12-9) 10. Actavia (4-10) 11. Kiki Snatch (8-11) Elminated: Saki Yew (6)

Such a great 2nd episode! The drama of it all! :lol: Love the chemistry the cast has - perfect mix of shade amongst them. Sad to see Saki go :( I hope she gets a call back for a season, even if a vs the world, to get another chance to shine. Haus of Zen's looks though... *_* Omg stunning and by far the best. I LOVE the drama of Chanel being so cocky then Ru making the top 3 lip sync only for Lill to then win :lol: The top 3 lip sync was a little disjointed but Lill definitely did the best - I kinda wish the camera was just focused on her :lol:

Halloween is on a Thursday. Halloween release with a music video please? *_*

Billie Eilish - "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" Apple Music: #4 (+3) Spotify - #3 (Up ~10k streams week-on-week in total so far) Youtube (27-28/9) - #4, 337,518 views (new peak) Amazon #11 (+5) Don't think it'll be enough for a reset (unless label request). But the music video release has boosted the song a bit. Linkin Park's "Heavy Is The Crown" youtube views have been really great so far. Currently #1 for the new week (27-28/9) with 891,770 views. Will hopefully help the song climb into the Top 20 in the upcoming chart.

Honestly I hope it's a case of budget being a bit better than predicted and that we'll see improvements over the next few years. One thing I have disliked is the right-wing bots out in full force everywhere. :rolleyes:

From what was being said, most of the queens had never met each other beforehand which further dilutes the season. A lot of the time with the All Stars franchises you can bring back rival queens or queens from the same season or queens that have worked with each other extensively outside the show. So you can create narratives more naturally from the get-go. But that's a lot more difficult with global all stars as there isn't really any prior history of the queens meeting/working together to try and create those storylines.

I think with the AS2 run Alyssa had it was a perfect storm of things. Her story line with Phi Phi, the double win of her & Tati to eliminate Phi Phi and come back in the competition then the Rolaskatox f***ery that kept Roxxxy all the way to the end. If you took out Roxxxy I don't think Alyssa was going to make it much further against the likes of Katya, Alaska & Detox anyway. Plus some of Alyssa's funniest moments are usually unintended and were from her bouncing off other queens. We saw it a little bit with Tessa this season, but I think the issue is being on a season with so many ESL queens it becomes harder for Alyssa to have the same type of impact as she did on her previous seasons if that makes sense?

I'll take Lill for the win!