So we've been hearing for about a month now that Beyonce and Lady Gaga have collaborated together on a remix for Beyonce's craptacular "Video Phone." Details on the remixed version of the song and the accompanying music video were kept under wraps for quite some time until MTV announced last week that they were going to premiere the video November 5th at 5:30 pm online and on MTV.
Beyonce decided to add this remix to the re-release of "I Am... Sasha Fierce", which, of course, will be released on "The Date Of the Doomsday Divas" (11/23/09). Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, & Rihanna will all be releasing albums, re-releases, and greatest hits compilations alongside Beyonce on the day that might destroy the music industry. Given that the remix has not actually been released (on radio or on iTunes), fans have been ripping their hair out, breaking out into hives and wetting their pants in anticipation of the song and video.
Well, Beyonce and MTV have gone and f***ed up real bad. 5:30 pm came and went. A statement was issued saying that the video would premiere at 8 pm. 8 pm came and went. Shortly afterward, a statement was released saying that they could not premiere the video due to technical issues and that the video would premiere later in November. That's right... they were vague... they couldn't even give a date regarding when the video would premiere! That was an EPIC FAIL on your part, MTV and Beyonce! Bloggers went ape shit, fans cursed MTV and Beyonce on websites, and I don't think anyone is pleased about playing "The Waiting Game" again.
So I've got an idea, how bout since the video couldn't be premiered, why not release the single on the radio and on iTunes?? Hmm, there's a thought. I was one of the fans who was super excited, but to have to wait all over again for the video to premiere, simply to hear the song to begin with... much less watch the video, is ridiculous. Wanna know what's even more ridiculous? MTV jumping the gun and building this widget counting down to the premiere of the video:
Oops. Get your shit together, MTV. If not you, then get it together, Beyonce. And if that's not it, then get it together, Matthew Knowles. Wait a sec, who do we blame for this mishap?? Certainly not Lady Gaga. She's probably chillin', having a drink, smoking a cigarette, and feeling up on somebody's disco stick since this doesn't fall on her whatsoever.
(This is a guest post by Bitternut Crunch!)
