#it's all... :|

[louehvolution]

I don't know if it's an uo but I don't think Matt Vines is a good manager. He seems to live in his comfort zone and I believe he has never had a client with a fanbase. It's clear from the promo so far that he, Louis and BMG were hoping the fandom alone would bring the song success. Louis' emphasis on co-dependency with fans does more harm than good because most fans don't know that to be successful artists need gp support. And this image of him being a nice guy (a dad) as marketing isn't working

Anon 2: #this actually has to be the least promo he's ever had... ? I feel like I have to bring up DLIBYH promo [...] It was probably the saddest single release I've ever seen. However, that fact does not erase that although BMG is getting Louis some interviews and performances in the US, it's still not enough. He deserves so much better. Literally, just the bare minimum would be a tremendous improvement and they can't even muster up enough respect or effort for that. It's so disappointing. Nothing has changed.

Hi, anons. I don’t even count DLIBYH as a proper single release, to be honest, though it should have been. There was also Miss You US promo: one MRL interview—and they never played the song.

It's been two and a half years since Louis last released music, and Walls got minimal, substandard promo. In the intervening time, despite a record breaking livestream concert—exclusive went to a 1D and Eleanor blog—organizing his own festival, and a successful world tour… people at large have not heard his music or about him beyond 1D and fatherhood headlines.

Louis needed and deserved a strong relaunch, with not just good promo, but in fact extraordinary measures considering the amount of artistic erasure and belittlement to overcome.

Like, BTM on a list from radio host in Z100 and instead of talking about the song what he does is beg Louis to get 1D back together. There’s a culture of disrespect for Louis as an artist, that needs to be countered. What is his team doing to work towards having him known as a credible solo artist and securing a long term career?

We aren’t even reaching bare minimum at this point. Not one UK performance—and from what he said in an interview it doesn’t seem like there were plans for more UK promo. GMA performance is great, but he needs more. Corden’s is the usual—and I’m not sure he will be performing. A dozen listening parties for fans in random cities will not expand his audience at all.

Every artist who’s done F1 takeover includes their song(s), but not Louis’ playlist—and while Louis can be retiring and love boosting other artists, he is an artist doing promo, he wants his music to be heard like everyone else. He’s proud of his music, and doing radio takeovers before has played his own songs. He celebrates charting like every other artist—including indie ones—but we’re at the point people think he’s sabotaging himself. And charting and sales do matter in order to have a solo career, as he’s expressed and demonstrated he wants more than anything.


Seems out of character for Louis—known for checking in and thanking fans constantly—to do nothing for the end of tour or new music. However the pattern of his socials being inactive during promo season is nothing new.

Matt Vines should know what he’s dealing with as he’s been around for years now. BMG had over a year to research and prepare, teased for months how excited they were about what was to come—but this is it? So discouraging if they were not only incompetent but also eager to be lazy?

Louis talks about studying artists and the market—as far back as choosing EDM as the best entry route into the market. He knows how things work. His words and actions speak of ambitious hopes and dreams for his career: he loves performing to big crowds and selling out venues, he has a multiple album plan and wants to keep touring; he wants to expand his festival. He is well aware of the lack of support and roadblocks from the industry, and while he’s been mistreated and hurt, and it cannot but have taken a toll, if he has persisted, I do not believe he is throwing away promo opportunities and refusing to engage a wider audience and diversify his fanbase. He’ll make himself go through Lorraine, to his detriment—press about 1D and fatherhood proven useless—but won’t go on Graham Norton for instance? It makes no sense. Who would choose to remain dependent on an a precarious fanbase, and why do promo at all unless you want more people to hear your music? And whatever psychological damage he’s sustained after years of abuse, there is a team of professionals behind him who are supposed to be working in his best interest.

This promo won’t even build towards a better future if it’s just a repeat of what led to this situation in the first place.

I just want his faith in the future to be rewarded. Want him to continue feeling confident in himself as an artist, motivated, feeling worthy of good things; to see him shown the respect and recognition he deserves; for him to be able to continue doing what he loves and does so well for decades :(

[sadclowncentral]

the city where we live doesn't allow public barbecues so my brother fucking welded a grill to a handcart and now hosts "chill and grill sessions" where he sends all his friends his live location so they can hunt him down on their bikes with sausages in their backpacks while he carts it around evading the police like some sort of barbecue vigilante, grilling on the run. i have never been prouder of him

[omegasmileyface]

realizing that sticking to the "do it bad" "do it scared" mentality implies theres also a "do it bored"

[mossmittens]

[thenameisgul]

[marisatomay]

This Pride I hope that all of you never ever forget that no amount of sanitizing your sex life or sanding down of your LGBT edges will make bigots accept you. So, don’t debase yourself by capitulating an inch to them, especially in ways that throw your fellow community members under the bus.

[queerstudiesnatural]

reminder that donating just a few $ to gofundme campaigns actually helps, you don't have to donate huge amounts if you don't have the funds, every little bit is useful. give $10, $5, even $1. it all adds up. don't scroll past because you think you can't help. help in your own capacity. donate a dollar. share and speak up.

[shobiolovechild]

there are 2 kinds of mangaka when drawing: the ones that hate woman and the ones that love woman

And, guys...

i think ryoko kui really loves woman.

[yayawantstodraw]

I apologize for calling Macklemore cringe

[mayhemchicken-artblog]

in the hour or so it took me to draw this op turned reblogs off

EDIT: reblogs are STAYING OFF. op was right and correct and i have never regretted making a post as much as this one. if you want to reblog my art you can reblog something else from my blog. or commission me, lord knows i deserve financial compensation for the nightmare this post has put me through

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Knowledge Revenge.

[stimmingandstruggling]

more good news from tiktok: they’ve started blocking celebrities.

they’re calling it block party 2024. just blocking and ignoring countless celebrities who havent said shit about palestine. influencers, actors, anyone who went to the met gala, whatever, they’re getting blocked. and people keep talking about how cathartic it is, how good it feels, how they never realized they could DO that. there was some kind of subconscious law against blocking famous people, but it’s broken, and people are LOVING it. and it’s WORKING. a social media/digital advertising coordinator was talking about how ad companies are PANICKING, because they can’t accurately target anymore. so many big influencers, including fucking LIZZO started talking about palestine the MOMENT their follower counts started going down. and the best part? no one is forgiving them. lizzo posted a tiktok asking people to donate to palestinian families, and all the comments just said you’re a multimillionaire. put your money where your mouth is. blocked.

i feel like i’m witnessing the downfall of celebrity culture, right here right now. people are waking up.

[femalefemur]

me @ my mutuals

[churroach]

Looking respectfully

[flower-tea-fairies]

You should be furious that people trying to escape genocide in Gaza, Sudan, Congo all need raise an absurd amount of money just to survive

You should be furious at how these people went through atrocity after atrocity and still need raise tens of thousands of dollars to get away

You should be furious at this insidious thing that completely encapsulates how capitalism feeds off of blood

[miniaturecatmentality]

guys I just found the greatest video on the internet