MARINA is back and better than ever, and the promo for M6 has finally begun. We might not know a lot about the album just yet. But we do know an announcement is coming as soon as January 31st with more information! What we do know so far is enough to have us chomping at the bit for more. We knew our Queenie was up to something when she started announcing festival dates left and right. Not to mention the teasing she’s dropped here and there. Like the whiteboard with song titles that alluded to a potential Meg Thee Stallion collab, put in a pin this one for later.

We might not be 100% sure what MARINA has up her sleeves, because who could ever predict the moves of a mastermind? But we have our predictions and dreams for this new era, so let’s buzz right in!

M6 Tour Announcement

You’re probably going, well duh! But maybe not duh! MARINA has been very transparent and vulnerable about her chronic illness in recent years. She’s opened up about how touring has affected her, her body, and her mental well-being while also shedding light on the disease she lives with every day. So we think this tour might not be as big as other tours. And it might even be a bit more spaced out than most tours. We don’t think it’ll be Eras Tour level, with solely weekend shows. But we’d love to see a tour schedule that gives her the time she needs to recharge between each show. And let’s be real, we love to see her on stage where she belongs!

Very Strategic Marketing & Merchandise

Diamonds will recall the rollout for FROOT, the “FROOT of the Week” releases, the scented vinyls, etc. And who could forget The Archetypes videos that nearly bankrupted her label but bring us joy every day? These are just slivers of the insane marketing, merchandise, and world-building MARINA has brought to life in the past. But now she’s on her own label, Queenie Records, so the opportunities are endless. We don’t doubt she’s going to take full advantage of this, especially when it comes to the marketing, promo, and rollout of this new era.

The limited promo we’ve gotten today is giving a very celestial and ethereal aura. Running off of that and other emojis/posts MARINA has shared leading up to this specific promo, we imagine this era is going to have a lot to do with metamorphosis. MARINA has posted a lot about butterflies, cocoons, and overall growth and evolution. Both in general and in cryptic posts while teasing that she’s been crafting this new era. We’re anticipating cosmic energy for sure.

Collabs!

MARINA rarely collabs with other artists on her albums. There are a good amount of collabs in her discography, but they’re normally b-sides, remixes, or released in between album cycles, and not on her album itself. In fact, it’s so rare that Love & Fear is the only album to feature a collab on the main tracklist. Don’t worry, we love and respect ‘Baby’ here.

As we said earlier, MARINA posted a behind-the-scenes photo of a whiteboard she was clearly using to work on the M6 tracklist. Fans worked out that on this whiteboard was a collab with none other than Meg Thee Stallion within the first 5 tracks. So not only are we getting possibly the collab of the year, but our money is on it being a single!

Advocacy

One of the many things we love about MARINA is the way she is so vocal about what she believes in and how she shows up for the communities around her. In her recent interview with PLASTIK magazine, MARINA spoke about how disheartening it was to see so many of her fellow artists remain silent during the ongoing genocide in Palestine. We love that this could not be her, and she continues to speak up for those who need their voices amplified.

With that being said, we see this era holding a lot of moments of advocacy. MARINA has never shied away from talking about what’s going on in the world on her albums, re: ‘To Be Human,’ ‘New America,’ ‘Savages,’ etc. So we’re excited to see how she brings that advocacy to life in the M6 era.

What are some of your predictions and hopes for M6 and this new MARINA era? Let us know in the comments below! Or you can let us know on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter!

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