Songwriter Bonnie McKee Made Her Own Album, 'Hot City,' 10 Years Ago. Now, She's Releasing It

[stewie_e]

It’s TIIIIIIME!!! My album ‘Hot City’ will FINALLY be yours on May 31st!! GET IN BITCHES WE’RE GOIN TO HOT CITY!! 😭💃🌴 https://t.co/r0l5LCaur6 pic.twitter.com/OYQ43oqUOb
- Bonnie McKee (@BonnieMcKee) May 13, 2024
You may or may not be familiar with the name Bonnie McKee, but you've definitely heard the songs she's co-written. Katy Perry's "Teenage

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[doriiansz]

ONTD, what shelved/unreleased album do you wish would be released today?

Christina Milian - Elope

Britney Spears - Original Doll

Someone's Ugly Daughter (Mariah's Version)

Q-Tip - The Last Zulu

Chromatics - Dear Tommy

Carly Rae Jepsen - Disco Sweat

Charli XCX - XCX World

[gimmemoarjosh]

So many songs eventually leaked from the 'Original Doll' and late 'In The Zone' sessions.

Not many were very good.

I am so much happier and content with 'Blackout.' Although, 'State Of Grace,' 'Sugarfall,' etc, should have been on the damn album.

And DO NOT get me started on 'Rebellion.' I think that is every ~true~ Britney stans kryptonite. 😠 😡 😤 😣 😾 🤬

[mayjailer]

people still think the original doll was a fully realized album in 2024?

[drownsodapop]

As a die-hard Britney fan and obsessed follower of The Original Doll since I was SIXTEEN....I genuinely believe this album is (mostly) a hoax by Britney herself... she recorded Mona Lisa as a fuck-you to Jive with the intention to take it to KISS FM. A lot of what we believe to be Original Doll tracks were either recorded for In The Zone or prelim stuff for Blackout. The people on tour with her for Onyx said Mona Lisa was really the only track they recorded in rehearsals like that.

I really loved that era of hers though, the ITZ rejects and Blackout prelim demos were IT

[floatinglately]

i know carly says she writes like 200 songs for every album and doesn’t release most of them because they’re bad and constantly writing is just her process to eventually get to the good ones but i’m like… come on carly…. let ME be the one to decide…. she cut the song that would have been the title track of dedicated from dedicated 😭 like i know her high standards for herself is how she’s so consistent but come on…

[mzgrottesca]

Emotion Side B is actually what made me finally "get" the CRJ thing. The cut songs actually resonated with me so much more than most of the final Emotion album.

[floatinglately]

interesting! i don’t feel this way about emotion but i DO feel this way about dedicated side B

[sassandthecity]

The Tame Impala/SZA album which could not be nearly as snoozy as Dua Lipa's new album

[mayjailer]

yes, because sza's discography is chock full of bangers