Indigenous actress and ‘Northern Exposure’ star Elaine Miles was approached by ICE.
After showing her tribal ID and attempting to call the number on the card, an agent called it “fake” and tried to take her phone before leaving her alone.
@demismonarchy You know that dude sucks balls but you suck too because apparently it's okay to be racist if it's against Indians. You know exactly what you were doing when you chose a picture of slum in India to do this. I'm actually so disappointed. You have the same nasty spirit as a him.
“It’s Not That Deep” could become Demi Lovato’s first album without a song entry on the Billboard Hot 100, as Island Records didn’t send any songs to radio or make any effort to promote them.
The songs “Let You Go” and “Sorry To Myself” are holding steady and slowly growing on Spotify and TikTok, but as Billboard itself once said, a spark doesn’t turn into a fire on its own.
They’re going to let these songs die just like they did with “Fast”, “Here All Night” and “Kiss.” Demi said she doesn’t care about charts, but it’s clear she misses having a hit on the radio. It’s really sad and frustrating to see the label’s lack of effort this era. I’m sure that if they actually tried, Demi would be happier and more excited. She literally sold out Madison Square Garden and they’re still blind to it. Meanwhile, artists from the same label have two or three songs on Today’s Top Hits, and Demi hasn’t been on that playlist since 2021.
Demi deserves better.
Billboard journalist wrote a piece on the promotion and rollout of Demi Lovato’s new album “It’s Not That Deep”. Highlighting how no singles were sent to radio, no TV appearances, or performances etc..
"My issue isn't really with Demi at all. It's more that I feel like the album rollout was kind of mishandled. I feel like they could've sent something to the radio stations. Maybe they wouldn't have bought into it, but they could've tried. I think they could've gotten her on a late-night show, maybe two, let the public see her. It just felt kind of quiet, you know? The imagery sold well online, for sure—we got the whole new era vibe and all that. But now it's about selling the music, and they didn't give her the chance to do that because she didn't show up anywhere the public could see her for, like, three weeks before the album dropped.
To be fair, I think the fact that she didn't perform at the VMA is kind of absurd. These days, anyone can get a slot at the VMA. That was ridiculous. 'Fast' was literally nominated, and still, nothing. It was kind of insane. I really don't have any complaints about Demi. I just think this album had real potential because there was genuine interest in her comeback when it all started getting teased. People were excited, like, 'Yeah, let's give her her moment, her space.' The energy was there, and they just dropped the ball. And I'm not happy about that.
When 'Fast' came out, there was a ton of online buzz. And then it just… fizzled. If I had to guess what happened, I'd say her team thought: 'Look, excitement, great, it'll grow on its own.' But that's not how it works. It's a fire—you've got to stoke it, keep it going. They could've done more. Still, I'm glad she seems to be having fun. That's basically it. And she looks stunning."
Billboard claims Demi Lovato was sabotaged by her own team during the “It’s Not That Deep” era:
"My issue isn't really with Demi at all. It's more that I feel like the album rollout was kind of mishandled. I feel like they could've sent something to the radio stations. Maybe they wouldn't have bought into it, but they could've tried. I think they could've gotten her on a late-night show, maybe two, let the public see her. It just felt kind of quiet, you know?
The imagery sold well online, for sure — we got the whole new era vibe and all that. But now it's about selling the music, and they didn't give her the chance to do that because she didn't show up anywhere the public could see her for, like, three weeks before the album dropped.
To be fair, I think the fact that she didn't perform at the VMA is kind of absurd. These days, anyone can get a slot at the VMA. That was ridiculous. Fast was literally nominated, and still, nothing. It was kind of insane.
I really don't have any complaints about Demi. I just think this album had real potential because there was genuine interest in her comeback when it all started getting teased. People were excited, like, 'Yeah, let’s give her her moment, her space.' The energy was there, and they just dropped the ball. And I'm not happy about that.
When Fast came out, there was a ton of online buzz. And then it just… fizzled. If I had to guess what happened, I'd say her team thought: 'Look, excitement, great, it'll grow on its own.' But that's not how it works. It's a fire — you've got to stoke it, keep it going. They could've done more.
Still, I'm glad she seems to be having fun. That's basically it. And she looks stunning."