bibrose said:

Marketing is not the prerogative of Prince alone. All artists have a right to marketing their work and creative efforts. That is the only way that they can earn an income. What is Andy supposed to do? Create new music, and then not promote herself and her music? Prince was a walking billboard for his albums. He used his clothes to market NPG, and various albums. Andy has not done any wrong by offering her music to be downloaded for free. Prince also offered free downloads. Does that make him dishonest or the practice of free downloads is limited to Prince alone.

People who do not like Andy should stay away from her social media pages and not comment about her. She is not hurting anyone by marketing her music or promoting herself. It is blatantly unfair for certain Prince fans to direct their resentment about Prince having had a relationship with Andy, and giving her a platform to spring from. There are lots of women who are still mentally dating Prince who resent Andy because she had something they wish they could have had. It would be good for such women to be honest with themselves and get a life! Life is way too short for one to spend it on such negativity.

pinkcashmere23 said:

I've noticed over the past few weeks that Andy has deleted several of the photos of she and Prince from her twitter and she hasn't posted any more.She also didn't retweet the post from The Untitled magazine that mentions his name in the headline and used her own link to her Instagram post.She didn't talk much about him in the article but what she said about him was very nice.It seems she's beginning to distance herself a bit from him.I saw that Jamie Starr news on Youtube found an old interview she did in September 2015 and people were attacking her for a comparison the interviewer made of Prince and Michael,calling Prince a "miniature MJ," saying she should have corrected the man and defended Prince.Some were even acting as though Andy herself made the comment.Others criticized her for naming The Grand Progression as her favorite Prince song,saying she wanted to make it about her because she said he played it for her and she thought it was beautiful,something she has said since 2012.I thought she sounded very sweet and sincere.You could tell she still was tender toward him.She also said she was partial to Oui Can Luv and said that she and Prince did a few acoustic covers and she hoped they would be heard one day and a month later he released them briefly on Tidal.With her announcement Monday that she won't be doing as many Music Mondays,I wonder if she has read some of the criticism here and else where and decided to back off a bit.I hope she wouldn't allow a few naysayers to influence her decisions but it appears that may be the case.Some Prince fans were really enjoying connecting with her in that way and I hope she didn't let a few spoil it for those that were.She said her schedule was the reason but she always found a way to work around it before.She did say she would try to do a StageIt once a month and do a Music Monday every now and then.It seems a lot of fans like her and many consider her their favorite recent protege.Andy talked a lot more about him and their albums together in interviews when he was here than she does now..From what I have seen,it's painful for her to talk about him.She seems to have truly cared about him and I feel she's dealt with his passing with grace

I do believe that Andy is aware of some of the negative comments here and on social media, but I'm hopeful that she knows that the negativity is the exception to the rule...and it is par for the course. I didn't realize that she announced that she will be scaling back Music Mondays. That is unfortunate. I hope she won't let the haters win.

bibrose said:

Marketing is not the prerogative of Prince alone. All artists have a right to marketing their work and creative efforts. That is the only way that they can earn an income. What is Andy supposed to do? Create new music, and then not promote herself and her music? Prince was a walking billboard for his albums. He used his clothes to market NPG, and various albums. Andy has not done any wrong by offering her music to be downloaded for free. Prince also offered free downloads. Does that make him dishonest or the practice of free downloads is limited to Prince alone.

People who do not like Andy should stay away from her social media pages and not comment about her. She is not hurting anyone by marketing her music or promoting herself. It is blatantly unfair for certain Prince fans to direct their resentment about Prince having had a relationship with Andy, and giving her a platform to spring from. There are lots of women who are still mentally dating Prince who resent Andy because she had something they wish they could have had. It would be good for such women to be honest with themselves and get a life! Life is way too short for one to spend it on such negativity.

sharpieheartz said:

anangellooksdown said: Says the one who posts on threads about/involving Andy 95%.

FlyOnTheWall said:

I do believe that Andy is aware of some of the negative comments here and on social media, but I'm hopeful that she knows that the negativity is the exception to the rule...and it is par for the course. I didn't realize that she announced that she will be scaling back Music Mondays. That is unfortunate. I hope she won't let the haters win.

Me too.She announced it at the beginning of her FB Q&A Monday.For awhile she would make it up the next day if she missed Monday but she stopped that recently as well.She said she would probably not do another one until January and she would have to check her schedule for future MMs.She did say she has another project coming up that will be taking up most of her time that she will be announcing shortly.She is still listed as a performer for Nothing Compares 2 Prince in Australia so that may be what she was referring to.She talked like it was another acting project though.From what I've seen most commenters on her social media are very positive and supportive.It's just a few negative comments on message boards and I would hope she wouldn't let them bother her.

pinkcashmere23 said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

I do believe that Andy is aware of some of the negative comments here and on social media, but I'm hopeful that she knows that the negativity is the exception to the rule...and it is par for the course. I didn't realize that she announced that she will be scaling back Music Mondays. That is unfortunate. I hope she won't let the haters win.

Me too.She announced it at the beginning of her FB Q&A Monday.For awhile she would make it up the next day if she missed Monday but she stopped that recently as well.She said she would probably not do another one until January and she would have to check her schedule for future MMs.She did say she has another project coming up that will be taking up most of her time that she will be announcing shortly.She is still listed as a performer for Nothing Compares 2 Prince in Australia so that may be what she was referring to.She talked like it was another acting project though.From what I've seen most commenters on her social media are very positive and supportive.It's just a few negative comments on message boards and I would hope she wouldn't let them bother her.

I hope she will never try to distance herself from Prince. To do so, I think, would risk alienating Prince loyalists. After all, many of us, like myself, might have never heard of her otherwise. I do understand, however, that weekly Music Mondays could not last forever. I hope she will continue to do the shows when she can.

Here is the story behind the recording of Donny Hathaway's iconic yuletide anthem, "This Christmas."


https://www.newyorker.com...-christmas

FlyOnTheWall said:

Here is the story behind the recording of Donny Hathaway's iconic yuletide anthem, "This Christmas."


https://www.newyorker.com...-christmas

Great article! Thanks for sharing!

FlyOnTheWall said:

pinkcashmere23 said:

Me too.She announced it at the beginning of her FB Q&A Monday.For awhile she would make it up the next day if she missed Monday but she stopped that recently as well.She said she would probably not do another one until January and she would have to check her schedule for future MMs.She did say she has another project coming up that will be taking up most of her time that she will be announcing shortly.She is still listed as a performer for Nothing Compares 2 Prince in Australia so that may be what she was referring to.She talked like it was another acting project though.From what I've seen most commenters on her social media are very positive and supportive.It's just a few negative comments on message boards and I would hope she wouldn't let them bother her.

I hope she will never try to distance herself from Prince. To do so, I think, would risk alienating Prince loyalists. After all, many of us, like myself, might have never heard of her otherwise. I do understand, however, that weekly Music Mondays could not last forever. I hope she will continue to do the shows when she can.

I agree.I came to know of her through Prince as well.I bought UnFresh before Superconductor and loved it.Andy seems to realize that a lot of her supporters are Prince fans and she seems to appreciate that.She may have just felt there were too many tweets about him.I also get the feeling she doesn't want anyone to think she's leaning on her time with him or using him in any way.She doesn't mention her work with him in her bios on Twitter or IG.You can tell that she wants to make it on her own and really she's getting more attention for PP3 than she did working with Prince.I hope she continues Music Monday too since so many were enjoying it and she seemed to as well.

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anangellooksdown said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

Exactly. And there's nothing manipulative about it. The same is true for her StageIt concerts. There is no minimun ticket price, but some will choose to give freely because they understand that she and her musicians are putting in work.

Is Andy like your long-lost daughter or something? I don't get it. What does stanning for her do for you? Is she a figment of yourself in your mind? Like, you're trying to stand up for yourself but Andy is a stand-in for you? Hey! wait! Maybe that's were the word "STAN" comes from! Stand-in = Stan! Yes! I see it now! Boy, I'm good.

These petty and mean-spirited attacks of Fly need to end! It is childish bullying of the worst kind! Fly has as much right as you do to be on this board. If she chooses to stan for Andy -- so be it. She is not hurting anyone. Andy worked with and had a relationship with Prince. Fans who want to celebrate the music they created together and their relationship have a right to do so. If you do not care for Andy just away from all posts concerning her. Your mean-sprited attacks of Fly are just petty and becoming really annoying! Please stop it! I will keep standing up against any cyber-bullying that takes place on this board!

pinkcashmere23 said:

anangellooksdown said:

FlyOnTheWall said: Is Andy like your long-lost daughter or something? I don't get it. What does stanning for her do for you? Is she a figment of yourself in your mind? Like, you're trying to stand up for yourself but Andy is a stand-in for you? Hey! wait! Maybe that's were the word "STAN" comes from! Stand-in = Stan! Yes! I see it now! Boy, I'm good.

I support most of those who were loved by Prince and were supported by him.I also love Sidibe,Shelby,Liv,Sheila and Natalya.He introduced me to many artists I would not know about otherwise and I'm grateful for that.I like Judith's album and I support her and her projects as well.As I said before,I stan for no one in particular.I love Andy no more than I do the others.I became interested in her music after she was introduced to us through Prince.I continued to support her and her projects after she left him as did he.I also acknowledge that she seemed to be special to him and he was one of her biggest supporters.

[Edited 12/11/17 9:01am]

Pink -- there is absolutely no need for you to explain yourself to a cyber-bully. Just ignore the childish mean-spirited taunting posts. Just stay above it! You, Latin, Fly and Sharpie are all genuinely nice people who do not deserve the disrespect and cyber-bullying you are being subject to. Bullies are cowards who hide behind a computer in cyber space to attack innocent people who just want to share information about a much beloved artist. Stay focused on why you joined this group and ignore irrelevant mean-spirited posts. Blessings!

pinkcashmere23 said:

bibrose said:

Marketing is not the prerogative of Prince alone. All artists have a right to marketing their work and creative efforts. That is the only way that they can earn an income. What is Andy supposed to do? Create new music, and then not promote herself and her music? Prince was a walking billboard for his albums. He used his clothes to market NPG, and various albums. Andy has not done any wrong by offering her music to be downloaded for free. Prince also offered free downloads. Does that make him dishonest or the practice of free downloads is limited to Prince alone.

People who do not like Andy should stay away from her social media pages and not comment about her. She is not hurting anyone by marketing her music or promoting herself. It is blatantly unfair for certain Prince fans to direct their resentment about Prince having had a relationship with Andy, and giving her a platform to spring from. There are lots of women who are still mentally dating Prince who resent Andy because she had something they wish they could have had. It would be good for such women to be honest with themselves and get a life! Life is way too short for one to spend it on such negativity.

I've noticed over the past few weeks that Andy has deleted several of the photos of she and Prince from her twitter and she hasn't posted any more.She also didn't retweet the post from The Untitled magazine that mentions his name in the headline and used her own link to her Instagram post.She didn't talk much about him in the article but what she said about him was very nice.It seems she's beginning to distance herself a bit from him.I saw that Jamie Starr news on Youtube found an old interview she did in September 2015 and people were attacking her for a comparison the interviewer made of Prince and Michael,calling Prince a "miniature MJ," saying she should have corrected the man and defended Prince.Some were even acting as though Andy herself made the comment.Others criticized her for naming The Grand Progression as her favorite Prince song,saying she wanted to make it about her because she said he played it for her and she thought it was beautiful,something she has said since 2012.I thought she sounded very sweet and sincere.You could tell she still was tender toward him.She also said she was partial to Oui Can Luv and said that she and Prince did a few acoustic covers and she hoped they would be heard one day and a month later he released them briefly on Tidal.With her announcement Monday that she won't be doing as many Music Mondays,I wonder if she has read some of the criticism here and else where and decided to back off a bit.I hope she wouldn't allow a few naysayers to influence her decisions but it appears that may be the case.Some Prince fans were really enjoying connecting with her in that way and I hope she didn't let a few spoil it for those that were.She said her schedule was the reason but she always found a way to work around it before.She did say she would try to do a StageIt once a month and do a Music Monday every now and then.It seems a lot of fans like her and many consider her their favorite recent protege.Andy talked a lot more about him and their albums together in interviews when he was here than she does now..From what I have seen,it's painful for her to talk about him.She seems to have truly cared about him and I feel she's dealt with his passing with grace

I certainly hope that Andy does not allow evil cyber trolls, who have too much time on their hands, to derail her plans. She had done really well keeping up her spirit. We did not know Prince personally and we are devastated by his passing. She knew him and spent lots of time with him. Her pain must be so much worse than what fans have felt. She has nevertheless conducted herself with such grace and dignity. I wish her the very best in her career and for the future.

bibrose said:

pinkcashmere23 said:

I support most of those who were loved by Prince and were supported by him.I also love Sidibe,Shelby,Liv,Sheila and Natalya.He introduced me to many artists I would not know about otherwise and I'm grateful for that.I like Judith's album and I support her and her projects as well.As I said before,I stan for no one in particular.I love Andy no more than I do the others.I became interested in her music after she was introduced to us through Prince.I continued to support her and her projects after she left him as did he.I also acknowledge that she seemed to be special to him and he was one of her biggest supporters.

[Edited 12/11/17 9:01am]

Pink -- there is absolutely no need for you to explain yourself to a cyber-bully. Just ignore the childish mean-spirited taunting posts. Just stay above it! You, Latin, Fly and Sharpie are all genuinely nice people who do not deserve the disrespect and cyber-bullying you are being subject to. Bullies are cowards who hide behind a computer in cyber space to attack innocent people who just want to share information about a much beloved artist. Stay focused on why you joined this group and ignore irrelevant mean-spirited posts. Blessings!

Thank you,I appreciate that.Blessings to you as well!

anangellooksdown said:

pinkcashmere23 said:

We were discussing the actual EP and the production of it.The thread was made to discuss the EP which we were doing.

Whatever. ^^^ my father says entire world wars could be stopped by using that word ^^ P

Perhaps he should have added "respect" and "consideration of the feelings of others"! Both would serve you very well in life! Being rude and disrespectful to others is nothing to be proud about! Be well!

bibrose said:

anangellooksdown said:

FlyOnTheWall said: Is Andy like your long-lost daughter or something? I don't get it. What does stanning for her do for you? Is she a figment of yourself in your mind? Like, you're trying to stand up for yourself but Andy is a stand-in for you? Hey! wait! Maybe that's were the word "STAN" comes from! Stand-in = Stan! Yes! I see it now! Boy, I'm good.

These petty and mean-spirited attacks of Fly need to end! It is childish bullying of the worst kind! Fly has as much right as you do to be on this board. If she chooses to stan for Andy -- so be it. She is not hurting anyone. Andy worked with and had a relationship with Prince. Fans who want to celebrate the music they created together and their relationship have a right to do so. If you do not care for Andy just away from all posts concerning her. Your mean-sprited attacks of Fly are just petty and becoming really annoying! Please stop it! I will keep standing up against any cyber-bullying that takes place on this board!

Thanks, bibrose!! Your observations mean a lot.

bibrose said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

GoldenParachute said:

Prince was one of Andy's biggest supporters.His tweet congratulating her on being presented the Independence Excellence award in November 2015 is still up and it's clear he was very proud of her.He cared for her and it seems several of his fans sensed that which may be why so many went to her FB when he passed, offering their condolences and support.Some fans are supporting her because they know he did.Shelby J did a FB Live the other day about one of the shows in Canada in 2011 and she was so happy for Andy and her success,telling her followers to go see PP3.She stressed the importance of supporting those in the Purple Family and their projects.She seems like such a genuinely sweet person and I see why Prince loved her so much.Her nickname for Andy is 'Lil Mama' and she seems so proud of her!

Please discuss the EP

https://mysoundposter.blo...istmas-ep/

[Edited 12/25/17 7:56am]

[Edited 12/25/17 7:58am]

pinkcashmere23 said:

Latin said:

pinkcashmere23 said:

https://mysoundposter.blo...istmas-ep/

Thank you for sharing pinkcashmere23.

You're welcome.

Quit bumping the thread

Latin said:

Check out the article published by Las Vegas Informer entitled "French DJ GOTTA Spreads the Holiday Cheer with New EP Release By Pitch Perfect 3’s Andy Allo": http://lasvegas.informerm...andy-allo/

Good article! I didn't know he was such an accomplished musician and that he produced Andy's cover of Hello by Adele.I'd forgotten about that.He did a great job with this EP and I like his sound.

[Edited 12/28/17 10:44am]

Latin said:

Andy has shared the following sweet reflection on 2017 and wishes everyone a Happy New Year: "Reflecting on how incredible this year has been. I appreciate the obstacles as much as I appreciate the triumphs. 🙏🏽So grateful for you all who continue to join me on this journey. Love you! ❤️ Tell me something good about your 2017... #happynewyear" Check out the nice photo that she posted: https://www.instagram.com...W3LMDH1fY/

Very sweet! I saw from the pic she posted on Twitter that she was at the Sugar Bowl last night in New Orleans.