167-515: Planet Her is the third studio album by American rapper Doja Cat . It was released on June 25, 2021, by Kemosabe Records and RCA Records . The album, titled after a fictional planet created by Doja Cat, is an amalgamation of pop , hip hop , and R&B styles. Lyrically, the album touches on femininity , solitude, romance, and sexuality, among other topics. The album features guest appearances from Young Thug , Ariana Grande , The Weeknd , JID , and SZA , with Eve and Gunna featuring on
334-447: A Billboard interview, Doja Cat stated that she is "in love with everything Nicki Minaj has put out into the world." On the song " Get Into It (Yuh) " from her third studio album, Planet Her (2021), she pays tribute to Minaj and borrows lyrics and rap delivery from her debut 2010 single " Massive Attack ". Critics noted that the album as a whole was largely influenced by Minaj, with The New Yorker noting that she "build[s] upon
501-528: A Satanist , and a member of the Illuminati . In mid-June 2023, she released the album's first promotional single, titled " Attention ", alongside an accompanying music video directed by Tanu Muino . The album's lead single, " Paint the Town Red ", was released in early August 2023 to commercial success, breaking a number of streaming records, and becoming her first solo song to top the charts in both
668-549: A pivot to video , introducing a new feature called "Reels". The intent was to compete with the video-sharing site TikTok . Instagram also added suggested posts in August 2020. After scrolling through posts from the past 48 hours, Instagram displays posts related to their interests from accounts they do not follow. In February 2021, Instagram began testing a new feature called Vertical Stories, said by some sources to be inspired by TikTok. The same month, they also began testing
835-522: A portmanteau of instant camera and telegram . Josh Riedel joined the company in October as Community Manager, Shayne Sweeney joined in November as an engineer, and Jessica Zollman joined as a Community Evangelist in August 2011. The first Instagram post was a photo of South Beach Harbor at Pier 38, posted by Mike Krieger at 5:26 p.m. on July 16, 2010. On October 6, 2010,
1002-420: A "healthy" relationship with his daughter and that her management team had tried to block all his attempts to contact her out of the fear that they "might lose her." Soon after her birth, Dlamini moved from Tarzana to Rye, New York , where she lived for five years with her maternal grandmother, an architect and painter. At the age of eight, Dlamini returned to California with her mother and brother to live at
1169-526: A "lightweight" version of the Explore tab. On May 11, 2016, Instagram revamped its design, adding a black-and-white flat design theme for the app's user interface , and a less skeuomorphistic , more abstract , "modern" and colorful icon. Rumors of a redesign first started circulating in April, when The Verge received a screenshot from a tipster, but at the time, an Instagram spokesperson simply told
1336-465: A 2000s blend of pop and R&B. The final track on the standard edition, " Kiss Me More " featuring American singer SZA , is a disco-influenced ode to kissing. It has been described as "breezy", "flirtatious" and "cheeky". Doja Cat first introduced the term "Planet Her" in August 2020 during the opening sequence of her performance at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards , where she impersonated a television commentator and stated "Performing live on Planet Her
1503-403: A 2015 song by Doja Cat titled "Dindu Nuffin" resurfaced. "Dindu Nuffin" is an alt-right term used to ridicule African-American detainees protesting their innocence. After apologizing, Doja Cat said that although the song was intended to flip the term's meaning, it was a "bad decision". Doja Cat denied that the song was a response to the death of Sandra Bland , calling the allegation "one of
1670-554: A March 2021 interview with V . On April 10, the song " Kiss Me More " featuring SZA was released alongside a music video as the lead single for the album. It received critical acclaim, and commercial success, spending nineteen consecutive weeks within the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, breaking the record for the most weeks in the top 10 by a female collaboration. The song peaked at number three and became Doja Cat's third top 10 hit. Later that month, Doja Cat performed
1837-510: A cover of the song " Celebrity Skin " by American rock band Hole , as part of a Taco Bell commercial in which she starred, and premiered it at the Super Bowl LVI . The cover contains reworked lyrics written by Doja Cat and Hole frontwoman Courtney Love . Later that month, her second collaboration with Tyga, entitled " Freaky Deaky ", was released as a single alongside a music video directed by Christian Breslauer. She contributed to
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#17327983405712004-827: A dozen countries, including double platinum in the United Kingdom from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), and platinum in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). " You Right " with the Weeknd was released as the second official single in tandem with Planet Her and its Quentin Deronzier-directed music video on June 25, 2021. The song debuted at number 11 in
2171-410: A duet with Canadian singer the Weeknd is a slow, seductive song inspired by classic 1990s R&B . It's been described as a "sexy, atmospheric slow-burn" driven by "slick and twinkling keyboards". Over the gentle trap beat and through pitched down vocals of "Been Like This", Doja Cat processes her shifting feelings for a partner after noticing how they've changed and become more toxic, making it one of
2338-502: A feed of the likes and comments made by users they follow. The change was made official in October, with head of product Vishal Shah stating that the feature was underused and that some users were "surprised" when they realized their activity was being surfaced in this manner. In October 2019, Instagram introduced a limit on the number of posts visible in page scrolling mode unless logged in. Until this point, public profiles had been available to all users, even when not logged in. Following
2505-438: A high register, as she sings "I just can't believe I got what I wanted all my life". "Get Into It (Yuh)" is a tribute to rapper Nicki Minaj , whom Doja Cat pays respect to by saying "Thank you Nicki, I love you!" towards the end of the song, and references her debut single " Massive Attack ". " Need to Know " is a "grinding sex jam" sung over an "icy" trap and R&B instrumental. Throughout the song, Doja Cat's "dense triplet flow
2672-560: A huge statement, not a political statement. It's just Planet Her , for girls". I wanted to kind of go outside of what I understood [or] what I knew as pop aesthetic or rap aesthetic [et cetera]. I wanted to quite literally travel outside of the planet. When it comes to the videos and choice of words and melodies and combinations musically, I wanted it to feel different. I wanted it to feel otherworldly. So, I just named it Planet Her . Creative director Brett Alan Nelson revealed that he initially felt worried when Doja Cat told him that she wanted
2839-480: A job, frequently making music and uploading it to SoundCloud . In late 2012, " So High " became the first permanent upload on her SoundCloud account. Doja Cat began her career in the Los Angeles underground hip-hop scene, performing at parties and cyphers, and connecting with rappers such as Busdriver , Ill Camille and VerBS, the latter of whom claims to have helped hone her craft and find her first gig. It
3006-493: A lack of success in driving adoption. In March 2020, Instagram launched a new feature called "Co-Watching". The new feature allows users to share posts with each other over video calls. According to Instagram, they pushed forward the launch of Co-Watching in order to meet the demand for virtually connecting with friends and family due to social distancing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic . In August 2020, Instagram began
3173-435: A limited release of only a few thousand CDs on Doja Cat's online store. A deluxe edition of the album was released two days later on June 27, to digital download and streaming formats. The deluxe edition was released on CD format internationally on December 10, 2021. An LP format of the deluxe edition was released on May 27, 2022. " Kiss Me More " with SZA, was released as the lead single off the album on April 9, 2021. The song
3340-638: A location via geographical tagging . Posts can be shared publicly or with preapproved followers. Users can browse other users' content by tags and locations, view trending content, like photos, and follow other users to add their content to a personal feed . A Meta-operated image-centric social media platform, it is available on iOS , Android , Windows 10, and the web. Users can take photos and edit them using built-in filters and other tools, then share them on other social media platforms like Facebook . It supports 32 languages including English , Hindi , Spanish , French , Korean , and Japanese . Instagram
3507-533: A lower self-esteem in users. The pilot began in May 2019, and was extended to 6 other markets in July. The pilot was expanded worldwide in November 2019. Also in July 2019, Instagram announced that it would implement new features designed to reduce harassment and negative comments on the service. In August 2019, Instagram also began to pilot the removal of the "Following" tab from the app, which had allowed users to view
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#17327983405713674-493: A medley of the songs "Say So" and "Like That". She was credited as a lead artist on the remix for Chloe x Halle 's song "Do It", which also featured City Girls and Mulatto , the following month. She was featured alongside Australian singer Sia on the track " Del Mar " from Puerto Rican singer Ozuna 's 2020 album Enoc , also released in September. The "Juicy" remix featuring Tyga was nominated for Top R&B Song at
3841-753: A metaphor for lesbian sex. Doja Cat is reported to be "eager to deflect interest in her personal life." She lived in a home in Beverly Hills, California , which she bought in 2021 for $ 2.2 million and sold in September 2022 for $ 2.5 million. She was in a brief open relationship with American musician Jawny from August 2019 until separating in February 2020. Despite not having formally come out or openly stated her sexual orientation , Doja Cat has hinted at queer themes, stating that she likes "people [she] can have sex with. And you can kinda have sex with anybody." In June 2020, Doja Cat donated $ 100,000 to
4008-477: A mobile check-in app created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger . On March 5, 2010, Systrom closed a $ 500,000 (equivalent to $ 682,200 in 2023) seed funding round with Baseline Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz while working on Burbn. Realizing that it was too similar to Foursquare , they refocused their app on photo-sharing, which had become a popular feature among its users. They renamed it Instagram,
4175-659: A modern reenactment of the song " You're the One That I Want " from the musical film Grease , as part of a campaign celebrating the launch of the Pepsi-Cola Soda Shop. Her first-ever gig as a television presenter, Doja Cat hosted the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony, where she also performed the songs "Been Like This" and "You Right". She won the awards for Best Collaboration (shared with SZA for "Kiss Me More") and Best Art Direction (shared with Saweetie for "Best Friend"), among nominations for Artist of
4342-597: A month before the album was released. In April 2021, shortly after confirming its title, Doja Cat said that Planet Her is her first album that "feels fully her own" and that as opposed to trying "to be a certain kind of pop star, she's simply embodying one". She said that like her previous record Hot Pink (2019), each song would be distinctly different from one another, yet there would be more cohesion on Planet Her as opposed to Hot Pink . Before its release, Doja Cat expressed her excitement about releasing R&B music and "exploring different lanes", ultimately describing
4509-734: A more innovative spot. Doja Cat in an interview, Billboard . Half of the album was written in Hawaii in February 2019, where Doja Cat was on vacation with her manager and co-writer Lydia Asrat, recovering from a recent breakup. Recording for the album mostly took place under the lockdown constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic , largely between Doja Cat and American record producer Y2K 's home studio, and The Sound Factory and Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles , California with American recording engineer Rian Lewis. Lewis claims that Doja Cat produced all her own vocals from inside
4676-536: A new feature allowing users to browse and post GIFs in their comments. That same month, Zuckerberg announced that Meta would start selling blue "verified" badges on Instagram and Facebook. On July 5, 2023, Meta launched Threads , a social network platform connected to Instagram that allows users to make public shortform blog posts comprising text, photos, and videos, as well as to converse with other users and reblog other users' posts. Threads aims to compete with Twitter . In December 2023, Instagram launched
4843-482: A performing arts high school in Los Angeles. She frequently skipped school to participate in online chatrooms. After becoming discouraged about her education and career path, Dlamini claims that she realized in eleventh grade that "performing and music was all [she] ever cared about." She eventually dropped out at age 16 while in her junior year, attributing this decision to her struggles with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), saying that "it felt like I
5010-608: A plan to keep the company independently managed. Britain's Office of Fair Trading approved the deal on August 14, 2012, and on August 22, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission in the U.S. closed its investigation, allowing the deal to proceed. On September 6, 2012, the deal between Instagram and Facebook officially closed with a purchase price of $ 300 million in cash and 23 million shares of stock. The deal closed just before Facebook's scheduled initial public offering according to CNN . The deal price
5177-483: A podcast titled "Close Friends Only" featuring conversations among celebrities. The first episode featured rappers Ice Spice and Doja Cat . Subsequent episodes in June and August of 2024 featured Reneé Rapp , Rachel Sennott , Megan Thee Stallion and GloRilla . In April 2022, Instagram began testing the removal of the ability to see "recent" posts from various hashtags. This change became permanent and system wide
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5344-525: A private storage area, out of visibility for the public and other users. The move was seen as a way to prevent users from deleting photos that don't garner a desired number of "likes" or are deemed boring, but also as a way to limit the "emergent behavior" of deleting photos, which deprives the service of content. In August, Instagram announced that it would start organizing comments into threads, letting users more easily interact with replies. Since February 2017, up to ten pictures or videos can be included in
5511-455: A rambunctious journey equipped with snappy lyrics, live video streams, outlandish outfits, and memorable viral moments. It's not just the music that gets her fans riled up, it's also her live performances which typically are infused with a touch of eccentricity." As one of the biggest and best-performing commercial artists of the 2020s decade, writers at Billboard expressed that "it'd be tough to name three artists of any kind who feel more like
5678-527: A result of the controversy, Doja Cat was declared the Milkshake Duck of 2018 by NME . In March 2020, she received backlash after saying on Instagram Live that COVID-19 was "only a flu" and that she was not scared of it. Later that October, Doja Cat was criticized for participating in Kendall Jenner 's Halloween and birthday celebrations during the COVID-19 pandemic . In May 2020,
5845-414: A romantic interest in or view favorably, as well as its #ManCrushMonday counterpart centered on men; and #ThrowbackThursday, in which users post a photo from their past, highlighting a particular moment. In December 2017, Instagram began to allow users to follow hashtags, which display relevant highlights of the topic in their feeds. The ability to search "Recent" hashtags was temporarily disabled during
6012-437: A selfie of her wearing a t-shirt that features alt-right comedian Sam Hyde on Instagram. The picture garnered widespread online backlash and she later deleted the photo, reposting a different selfie with Hyde's image edited out of the frame. Doja Cat has been noted for being versatile in her music. This includes her ability to sing, rap , and produce , as well as perform and dance. Often described as eccentric , she
6179-416: A sequential feed, with each post accessible to others for 24 hours. As of January 2019, "stories" are used by 500 million people daily. Instagram was launched for iOS in October 2010 by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger . It rapidly gained popularity, reaching 1 million registered users in two months, 10 million in a year, and 1 billion in June 2018. In April 2012, Facebook acquired
6346-637: A set at the Made in America Festival in Philadelphia . While suspended in the air at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony later that month, she performed "Been Like This" for the first time, followed by a solo version of "You Right" featuring her additional verse from the extended mix. Planet Her received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized score out of 100 to ratings from publications,
6513-492: A single post, with the content appearing as a swipeable carousel . The feature originally limited photos to the square format, but received an update in August to enable portrait and landscape photos instead. In April 2018, Instagram launched its version of a portrait mode called "focus mode", which gently blurs the background of a photo or video while keeping the subject in focus when selected. In November, Instagram began to support Alt text to add descriptions of photos for
6680-553: A skilled lyricist on "flippant and funny" topics rather than essaying weighty topics. He wrote that the album has "music with enough room for a degree of experimentation" but, however, was perplexed by how "an artist so evidently concerned with not taxing her listeners' attention spans" could get away with the "tedi[ous]" string of "insubstantial ballads". Craig Jenkins of Vulture described Planet Her as Doja Cat's best album to date and described her as "our new ice-cool pop-queen supreme". Gabrielle Sanchez of The A.V. Club wrote that
6847-435: A solo version of the same song in a medley with "Streets" and "Say So" at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards , where she won the award for Best New Pop Artist. The song " Need to Know " was released alongside a music video as the first promotional single from Planet Her on June 11, 2021. Doja Cat wrote that it was released in anticipation of the "more important" second single, which was confirmed to be " You Right " with
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7014-456: A square, 1:1 aspect ratio; since August 2015, the app supports portrait and widescreen aspect ratios as well. Users could formerly view a map of a user's geotagged photos. The feature was removed in September 2016, citing low usage. Since December 2016, posts can be "saved" into a private area of the app. The feature was updated in April 2017 to let users organize saved posts into named collections. Users can also "archive" their posts in
7181-454: A standalone video application. The application was shut down and removed from app stores in March 2022, citing low usage and a shift to short-form video content. On September 24, 2018, Krieger and Systrom announced in a statement they would be stepping down from Instagram. On October 1, 2018, it was announced that Adam Mosseri would be the new head of Instagram. During Facebook F8 , it
7348-436: A string of "funky," "fun" and "upbeat" tracks and towards the second half, the tempo mostly slows down for the more "introspective" tracks and Doja Cat "drifts from her usual raunchy lyricism to try out lovesick lullabies and heartbreak ballads, allowing the music to slow and a newfound vulnerability to emerge." The opening track, " Woman ", is "an empowering, unabashed ode to womanhood and feminine diversity" which also explores
7515-512: A suburban teenager, as well as the artists her mother exposed to her as a child, such as Fugees , Erykah Badu , Jamiroquai , Earth, Wind & Fire , Black Eyed Peas , Seal , Tupac , Aaliyah , DMX , India Arie , and TLC . The Hindu culture of her childhood as well as Japanese culture have also been noted as sources of inspiration for Purrr! (2014) and other aspects of her early career. In an interview with Big Boy , she stated her admiration for Janet Jackson and Prince . As
7682-403: A teenager in 2012, Doja Cat gained her stage name from one of her cats as well as her favorite strain of marijuana , stating, "I was heavily addicted to weed and weed culture , so when I began rapping I thought of the word 'doja' and how it sounds like a girl's name." She has since expressed slight disdain towards the name and the persona that it carries, stating in November 2021 that "my image
7849-569: A valuation of $ 500 million (equivalent to $ 656,100,000 in 2023). Joshua Kushner was the second largest investor in Instagram's Series B fundraising round, leading his investment firm, Thrive Capital , to double its money after the sale to Facebook. On April 3, 2012, Instagram released a version of its app for Android phones, and it was downloaded more than one million times in less than one day. The Android app has since received two significant updates: first, in March 2014, which cut
8016-532: A varied set of identity-swapping performances in a way that feels like a natural mark of her studied, eclectic talents rather than an exercise in chasing trends." Safy-Hallan Farah of Pitchfork described Planet Her as "a kaleidoscope of pop versatility that benefits greatly from a market that currently values eclecticism . It feels both premeditated and casual, well-crafted yet trenchantly frivolous." Farah wrote that Doja Cat "entertains and enthralls with minimal effort, especially in her delivery" as she "skates" on
8183-478: A while amid what she describes as a "creative limbo", which was influenced by her record labels not paying her much attention, as well as the effects of "finding herself" and smoking too much marijuana . Her first major commercial release in four years, Doja Cat released the song "Roll with Us" in February 2018 following a brief hiatus. The following month, she released "Go to Town" as the lead single from her debut album, with an accompanying music video. " Candy "
8350-502: A year later, and now hashtags can only be used to see a selection of curated content from "top" users. These changes are ostensibly an attempt to hinder the spread of misinformation, while Instagram has also repeatedly stated that hashtags do not help posts get views. In April 2024, Instagram announced that they would start testing new tools "within weeks" to fight sextortion , a form of blackmail involving intimate pictures sent online. On August 2, 2024, Turkey blocked Instagram after
8517-423: Is Doja Cat. Enjoy!". In late December 2020, she began subliminally teasing the album on Twitter by repeatedly tweeting the phrase "Planet Her 2021" over the course of a few weeks. On January 5, 2021, Doja Cat followed eight musicians on the platform and subsequently tweeted "Following them for a reason. Guess why.", alluding to imminent collaborations with the followed artists. The title of the album, Planet Her ,
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#17327983405718684-431: Is also famed for her absurdist online personality and stage presence. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including one Grammy Award from sixteen nominations, five Billboard Music Awards , five American Music Awards , and five MTV Video Music Awards . She is one of the biggest commercial artists of the 2020s according to Billboard , and was included on the 100 most influential people in
8851-409: Is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Los Angeles , California , she began making and releasing music on SoundCloud as a teenager. Her song " So High " caught the attention of Kemosabe and RCA Records , with whom she signed a recording contract prior to the release of her debut extended play, Purrr! in 2014. After a hiatus from releasing music and
9018-410: Is believed to have "irrefutably proved" to her record labels that Doja Cat was a marketable artist, which led them to start paying more attention to her. A remix version of Doja Cat's song "Juicy", from the deluxe version of Amala , added a verse from American rapper Tyga and was released alongside a music video in August 2019 as the lead single from her second studio album. Following the release of
9185-431: Is known for her absurdly humorous personality and posts on social media platforms. Bryan Rolli of Forbes wrote that "Doja Cat's aloof, irreverent, chronically online persona masks a tireless work ethic; she sings better, raps faster and dances harder than many of her peers, all at once." In an article for Okayplayer , Robyn Mowatt noted that "as a singer, rapper, songwriter, and entertainer Doja has led her fans on
9352-460: Is layered over futuristic disco production. "I Don't Do Drugs" featuring American singer Ariana Grande was described as a "masterclass in the airy R&B vibe" found in most of Grande's work. Its "candy-coated" production is driven by "whimsical xylophone " and "exploding bass". "Love to Dream" is a wistful space-age pop and R&B ballad driven by a downcast, distorted guitar lead and Doja Cat's high "crystalline falsetto" vocals. " You Right ",
9519-418: Is not a planet for women nor a " feminist thing". The music videos for the singles from the album all occur on different locations on the planet, and aim to explore the respective aspects of these locations and what they mean. In an interview with iHeartRadio , she described the album as the most visually captivating project she has ever done, and noted that, because the album focuses on relationships, "it's not
9686-568: Is uncomplicated and morally good, where the feminine is divine and it's summer year-round." Rolling Stone described the planet as an "exquisitely strange and spectacularly camp world" and noted that "there's a bit of cheeky, sci-fi B movie references in the presentation but the content [of the album] itself is pristine pop fun." By reflecting the everyday into science fiction contexts that incorporate video game, comic book and cyberpunk imagery, Doja manages to conquer these landscapes, her psychedelic qualities on full display. This manages to solve
9853-688: The Billboard 200 after moving 109,000 album-equivalent units . It additionally topped the Billboard Top R&;B Albums chart, and in the following week, propelled up to number one on the US Top R&;B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and remained at number two on the Billboard 200 after moving 68,000 units. When the album spent a third consecutive week at number two, it became the first album to spend its first three weeks at number two on
10020-620: The 1992 film adaptation . The two had a brief relationship after meeting in New York City where Dumisani performed on Broadway, but he was too busy on tour to spend time with Amala and her brother. He said that he left his family in the US for South Africa out of homesickness, in the hopes that they would join him there, yet Dlamini has suggested on multiple occasions that she is estranged from her father, stating that she "never met him." Her father has denied these claims, claiming that he has
10187-627: The 2020 Billboard Music Awards . In October 2020, Doja Cat was featured on American singer Bebe Rexha 's single " Baby, I'm Jealous ", the lead single from Rexha's second studio album, Better Mistakes . She performed a burlesque -themed medley of "Juicy", "Say So" and "Like That" at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, inspired by Chicago and Moulin Rouge . That same month, Doja Cat performed both "Baby, I'm Jealous" with Rexha and "Del Mar" with Ozuna on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Live! , respectively. Doja Cat
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#173279834057110354-539: The 46th People's Choice Awards . She additionally won both New Artist of the Year and Favourite Soul/R&B Female Artist at the 2020 American Music Awards ceremony, where she performed "Baby, I'm Jealous" with Bebe Rexha. On December 24, 2020, Doja Cat released a series of videos on her YouTube channel named "Hot Pink Sessions" where she performed three songs twice with two different "looks". On December 31, 2020, Doja Cat performed "Say So", "Like That", and "Juicy" at
10521-571: The 65th Annual Grammy Awards , where she also earned nominations for Record of the Year ("Woman"), Best Pop Solo Performance ("Woman"), Best Music Video ("Woman"), and Best Rap Performance ("Vegas"). Doja Cat was made the subject and namesake of the song " Doja " by British rapper Central Cee , which was released in July 2022 and achieved global success, becoming the most streamed UK rap song on Spotify . Doja Cat later began sharing her experiences of career burnout , expressing her disdain for "unnecessary" obligations, while admitting that she
10688-587: The Billboard 200, while its lead single " Paint the Town Red " became her most successful song to date, as it marked her first solo number-one on the Hot 100 among eight other countries. Described by The Wall Street Journal as "a skilled technical rapper with a strong melodic sense and a bold visual presence", Doja Cat is known for creating videos and performances which achieve virality on social media platforms such as TikTok . Well-versed in Internet culture, she
10855-517: The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in early September 2021, denoting 60,000 sales in the country. On the Irish Albums Chart it debuted at number four and remained in this position for another two weeks, before peaking at number 3 in its fourth week. With over 1,510,000 album-equivalent units sold in the US in 2021, MRC Data ranked Planet Her the biggest R&B album of the year and sixth best-selling album overall. According to
11022-550: The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), it was the tenth best-selling album of the year on all platforms worldwide in 2021, despite having a limited physical release. Doja Cat received eight nominations at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards , six coming from the album, including Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Planet Her ; Song of the Year , Record of
11189-570: The Windows 10 Mobile app was discontinued, though the mobile website remains available as a progressive web application (PWA) with limited functionality. The app remains available on Windows 10 computers and tablets, also updated to a PWA in 2020. To comply with the GDPR regulations regarding data portability , Instagram introduced the ability for users to download an archive of their user data in April 2018. IGTV launched on June 20, 2018, as
11356-405: The booth "with impeccable precision and intention," and that "every harmony, every massive stack, every backing vocal in a character voice... those are all her ideas, 100%." Doja Cat previewed the album tracks "Payday", " Ain't Shit " and "Love to Dream" while on Instagram livestreams in April 2020, May 2020 and May 2021 respectively. She recorded the final vocals for the opening track, " Woman ",
11523-429: The demo song "Unisex Freestyle" to SoundCloud in late June 2020. At the 20th BET Awards , Doja Cat was nominated for two awards, Best Female Hip Hop Artist and Video of the Year . In August 2020, her song " Freak ", which had been on SoundCloud since 2018, was officially released on digital platforms. Doja Cat won the award for Push Best New Artist at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards , where she also performed
11690-421: The 2020 U.S. elections, to prevent the spread of misinformation. In 2022 this was again tested on some users, and in April 2023 the ability to search recent hashtags was removed entirely. Now, users are only able to see a curated selection of "popular" posts using a given hashtag. Instagram said that this is to prevent abuse and so that hashtags do not help users gain views, but it has been noted that using hashtags
11857-592: The 2020s so far than Doja Cat." Doja Cat has received many accolades throughout her career, including one Grammy Award , five Billboard Music Awards , five American Music Awards (AMAs), five MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), and six iHeartRadio Music Awards (including four Titanium Awards for 1 BILLION total audience spins). Instagram Live Instagram is an American photo and video sharing social networking service owned by Meta Platforms . It allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters , be organized by hashtags , and be associated with
12024-625: The Instagram iOS app was officially released through the App Store . In February 2011, it was reported that Instagram had raised $ 7 million (equivalent to $ 9,357,057 in 2023) in Series A funding from a variety of investors, including Benchmark Capital , Jack Dorsey , Chris Sacca (through Capital fund), and Adam D'Angelo . The deal valued Instagram at around $ 20 million. In April 2012, Instagram raised $ 50 million (equivalent to $ 65,610,000 in 2023) from venture capitalists with
12191-566: The Justice for Breonna Taylor Fund, in support of Taylor's family. In January 2024, Doja Cat's mother Deborah Sawyer filed for a temporary restraining order against her older brother, Raman Dalithando Dlamini; who has allegedly been physically and verbally abusing both Doja Cat and their mother. Sawyer was previously granted a restraining order against her son back in 2017. She is dating actor Joseph Quinn as of August 2024. During an interview with Billboard , Doja Cat revealed that she
12358-669: The Sai Anantam Ashram, a commune in Agoura Hills , and practiced Hinduism for four years. While living at the commune, Dlamini started wearing head-covering scarves and singing bhajans at temple, yet disclosed how she felt like she could not "be a kid" during her time there. Her family then moved to Oak Park , where she started attending dance lessons and experienced a "sporty childhood", often skateboarding and visiting Malibu for surf camps. Dlamini and her brother were also subjected to racial prejudice as some of
12525-605: The Top 40 Hip-Hop/R&B Albums chart, where it stayed at number one for yet another week. It spent eight consecutive weeks in the top 3 of the New Zealand Albums Chart , reaching number one its eighth week charting. In the United Kingdom, Planet Her debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart where it remained for another week before dropping to number five in its third week. It was certified Silver by
12692-604: The United States and the United Kingdom, among several other countries and the Billboard Global 200 chart. The album's title was later revealed to be Scarlet in mid-August 2023. The second promotional single, " Demons ", was released in early September 2023, alongside a music video directed by Christian Breslauer and co-starring American actress Christina Ricci . Scarlet was released to mostly positive reviews on September 22, 2023, and debuted within
12859-507: The United States, Australia, and Ireland, and peaked within the top 10 in Canada (No. 10), New Zealand (No. 6), and the United Kingdom (No. 9). " Need to Know " was initially released as the first promotional single from the record on June 11, 2021, after having been announced two days earlier. After gaining traction on TikTok, it impacted rhythmic contemporary radio as the album's third single on August 31, 2021. Its corresponding music video
13026-488: The Weeknd's After Hours til Dawn Tour . In 2018, Doja Cat sparked controversy on social media when her Twitter history revealed a continuous usage of the word " faggot ". In a tweet from 2015, she used the word to describe hip hop artists Tyler, the Creator and Earl Sweatshirt . Doja Cat initially defended her past remarks but later issued a series of apologies for her words and has since deleted her tweets. As
13193-550: The Weeknd. Doja Cat officially announced the release of Planet Her and revealed its tracklist and album art via social media a few hours before the release of "Need to Know". The album was released to generally positive reviews, and opened at number two on the Billboard 200 where it remained for another two weeks, becoming the first album to spend its first three weeks at number two on the chart since The Pinkprint (2014) by Nicki Minaj in January 2015. Elsewhere, it topped
13360-474: The Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Kiss Me More" featuring SZA ; and Best Melodic Rap Performance for "Need to Know". "Kiss Me More" also won in the "Best Collaboration" categories at the 2021 American Music Awards , the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards , and the 2021 MTV Europe Music Awards . The album received a nomination for Album of the Year at the BET Awards 2022 . Subsequently, "Woman"
13527-460: The Year , Video of the Year and Best Visual Effects . It is the first time in history where a nominee in the Video of the Year category hosted the ceremony in that same year. Doja Cat was praised for her presenting abilities, with Pitchfork noting that she "reinvent[ed] award-show hosting". Doja Cat was featured on the song "Scoop" from Lil Nas X's debut studio album Montero (2021), which
13694-557: The Year and Performer of the Year at the 2022 XXL Awards . She received nominations for eight awards at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards , the most for any female artist. "Kiss Me More" won the award for Best Pop Duo Performance , while her other nominations included Album of the Year ( Planet Her and Montero ), Record of the Year ("Kiss Me More"), Song of the Year ("Kiss Me More"), Best Pop Vocal Album ( Planet Her ), Best Rap Song ("Best Friend") and Best Melodic Rap Performance ("Need to Know"). In February 2022, Doja Cat released
13861-512: The age of 17. This deal also came with a temporary artist management partnership with Roc Nation . In August 2014, Doja Cat released her debut EP, Purrr! , described as "spacey, eastern-influenced R&B" by The Fader . "So High" was repackaged and released as her solo commercial debut single prior to the EP's release, and was later featured on the Fox series Empire in the third episode of
14028-438: The album as "unbelievable". However, in 2023 Doja Cat ended up describing the album, along with the previous outing Hot Pink , as "mediocre pop" and "a cash grab". Doja Cat has explained that Planet Her is "the center of the universe" where "all races of space exist and its where all species can kind of be in harmony there". She noted that by naming the album Planet Her , she was "just trying to be cute" and clarified that it
14195-414: The album received an average score of 76 based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Rolling Stone wrote that despite it being her third record, Planet Her "feels like a debut". Exclaim! wrote that it has "no skips" and that it "showcases many sides to Doja but remains cohesive". The New Yorker expressed that it brings her "genre fluidity into perfect synthesis, building upon
14362-403: The album tracks "Ain't Shit" and "Get Into It (Yuh)" had amassed 655.7 thousand and 176.4 thousand user-created videos on TikTok. Doja Cat performed a solo version of "Kiss Me More" for the first time at Triller 's inaugural Fight Club event in April 2021. At the 2021 Billboard Music Awards in May 2021, Doja Cat and SZA performed the song together. Doja Cat again performed a solo version of
14529-559: The album's stable run on the Billboard 200, Billboard writer Kyle Denis said " Planet Her and its singles have unequivocally solidified Doja Cat as one of the defining pop stars of [ Generation Z ] era", bolstered by the TikTok appeal of her music, her "A-list" collaborations, "exciting" television performances, and social media presence. In Australia, Planet Her opened at number 3 where it remained at for another two weeks, while dethroning Call Me if You Get Lost on its second week on
14696-603: The album), outperforming "You Right", which was intended to be the "more important single". The track " Woman " had started gaining popularity on TikTok in August 2021 after a dance challenge was created by Tracy Joseph. This brought the track to re-enter at the US Billboard Hot 100 at 84, peaking at #7 in May 2022, the third top 10 from the album; a sleeper hit. and debut on the UK Singles Chart at 26. It earned even higher chart placements across Europe. It
14863-424: The album, before it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . She was featured on a remix of the Weeknd 's single " In Your Eyes " in May 2020, as well as on the single "Shimmy" by rapper Lil Wayne from the deluxe version of his 2020 album Funeral . In June, she was featured on the single "Pussy Talk" by the rap duo City Girls . She released the music video for her single " Like That ". She also uploaded
15030-501: The annual Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve show. According to sales in the United States, Billboard ranked Doja Cat at number five on both the Top New Artists of 2020 and Top Female Artists of 2020 charts. After her on-demand audio streams in the U.S. increased by 300% from 2019, Rolling Stone ranked her at number one on their list of the ten biggest breakthrough artists of 2020. Forbes named Doja Cat "one of
15197-549: The app's launch it had used the Foursquare API technology to provide named location tagging. In March 2014, Instagram started to test and switch the technology to use Facebook Places . In June 2015, the desktop website user interface was redesigned to become more flat and minimalistic , but with more screen space for each photo and to resemble the layout of Instagram's mobile website. Furthermore, one row of pictures only has three instead of five photos to match
15364-501: The app. However, Instagram discontinued this version of Threads in December 2021, mainly due to most of its features being rolled out on Instagram itself, as well as low usage compared to other social media applications. Threads was not well-received among Instagram's user base. Since its launch, only approximately 220,000 users globally downloaded the app, which represented less than 0.1% of Instagram's monthly active users, indicating
15531-572: The appeal of both the pop-star spectre and syrupy production; everything on Planet Her is contained and refined, but never polished to a fault. She inhabits different characters and moods, her voice never wavering or coming across as too thin for what she attempts." Alexis Petridis of The Guardian described Planet Her as a "light, summery, really well-produced and impressively concise record" with "music that plays to Doja Cat's strengths. She can genuinely sing as well as rap – she doesn't sound out of her depth duetting with Grande," noting that she's
15698-685: The backlash from an incident that occurred during her time in Paraguay . The artist was in Paraguay for the 2022 Asunciónico festival which was eventually canceled due to severe weather conditions. After the cancellation, fans reportedly gathered outside the hotel she was residing at in order to get a glimpse of Doja Cat. She did not come outside to meet with her fans and was consequently accused of being rude and apathetic. She did not post anything involving Paraguay on social media, leading fans to express frustration about her lack of acknowledgement. She
15865-465: The change, after viewing a number of posts a pop-up requires the user to log in to continue viewing content. That month, Instagram launched a separate app known as Threads. Similar to Snapchat , the app allowed users to communicate through messaging and video chats. It was integrated with Instagram's "Close friends" feature, so that users could send images, photos, and texts privately to others, and also had Instagram's photo editing system embedded into
16032-465: The chart since The Pinkprint (2014) by Nicki Minaj in 2015. Planet Her spent another five weeks within the top 5 of the Billboard 200 with over 55,000 units earned each week; it re-peaked at number two in its eight-week on chart, moving 1,000 units less than Billie Eilish 's Happier Than Ever (2021). On March 21, 2022, Planet Her became the first album by a female rapper in history to spend 33 weeks in Billboard 200 ’s Top 10. Commenting on
16199-427: The chart. On March 30, 2018, Doja Cat's debut studio album Amala was released through RCA and Kemosabe Records, and included the three singles. Its release was largely uneventful, as it was ignored by critics and failed to chart in any market. Doja Cat has since expressed strong disdain toward the record, claiming that it doesn't entirely represent her as an artist and that it isn't a "finished album" since she
16366-533: The charts in New Zealand, and landed in the top 5 in countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Norway and Ireland. Doja Cat guest starred as the temporary romantic interest of American rapper and comedian Lil Dicky in the second season of the TV series Dave , which premiered on June 16, 2021. On September 10, she was announced as a Pepsi ambassador and starred in an advertisement in which she performs
16533-436: The deluxe edition. Doja Cat served as Planet Her 's executive producer alongside frequent collaborator Yeti Beats . Both worked with producers Al Shux , Dr. Luke , Aaron Bow , Rogét Chahayed , Mayer Hawthorne , Kurtis McKenzie , and Y2K , among others. Five singles were released in support of Planet Her: " Kiss Me More ", " You Right ", " Need to Know ", " Woman ", and " Get Into It (Yuh) ", all of which charted within
16700-399: The divide between Afro-futurism 's darker side and suburban leisure's levity: Doja Cat sees the future as the possibility for utopia and connects it to its roots in current iconography. Planet Her is primarily a pop , hip hop , and R&B record. It incorporates musical elements from a wide range of genres, such as afrobeat , reggaeton , hyperpop , and pop-rap . The album opens with
16867-549: The era was a firm restart for her career, and the most "refined, chiseled" representation of herself. Her escapist fantasy worldview is reflected in the music by its upbeat production style. The record was inspired by drastic lifestyle changes including an "illuminating" acid trip which made her quit smoking cigarettes and marijuana. Her 2021 song " Naked " contains a tongue-in-cheek sexual reference that refers to bisexuality in that she "like[s] bananas and peaches", while her 2019 single " Bottom Bitch " can also be interpreted as
17034-687: The file size of the app by half and added performance improvements; then in April 2017, to add an offline mode that allows users to view and interact with content without an Internet connection. At the time of the announcement, it was reported that 80% of Instagram's 600 million users were located outside the U.S., and while the aforementioned functionality was live at its announcement, Instagram also announced its intention to make more features available offline, and that they were "exploring an iOS version". On April 9, 2012, Facebook, Inc. (now Meta Platforms) bought Instagram for $ 1 billion (equivalent to $ 1,312,000,000 in 2023) in cash and stock, with
17201-444: The final shot as it was her initial idea and felt set on it from the start. Although it appears as if she is flying in the image, Doja Cat claims that she is submerged in rock after having fell from space, but said that it is "left for your interpretation". Insider interpreted through the album's music and lyrics that "Planet Her" is a place where "midday skies are streaked with pink and orange" and where "following your sexual urges
17368-432: The late XXXTentacion 's fourth studio album, Bad Vibes Forever , however the song was ultimately scrapped when the album tracklist was completely revised for its posthumous release in December 2019. She later released the single " Boss Bitch " as part of the soundtrack for the 2020 film Birds of Prey . In January 2020, " Say So " was sent to radio to become the fourth single off of her album Hot Pink . The song
17535-431: The mobile layout. The slideshow banner on the top of profile pages, which simultaneously slide-showed seven picture tiles of pictures posted by the user, alternating at different times in a random order, has been removed. In addition, the formerly angular profile pictures became circular. In April 2016, Instagram released a Windows 10 Mobile app, after years of demand from Microsoft and the public to release an app for
17702-440: The most awful rumors that I've ever encountered." She took to Instagram to address accusations after footage began circulating of her on Tinychat in a chat room saying " nigger ". She apologized to those offended and said she should not have been on certain chat room sites, although she maintained that she had never been involved in any racist conversations. Frequent users of the chat room later came forth and revealed that
17869-450: The most popular on the platform often highlight a specific day of the week to post the material on. Examples of popular trends include #SelfieSunday, in which users post a photo of their faces on Sundays; #MotivationMonday, in which users post motivational photos on Mondays; #TransformationTuesday, in which users post photos highlighting differences from the past to the present; #WomanCrushWednesday, in which users post photos of women they have
18036-401: The most reflective on the album. "Options" featuring American rapper JID is a "solid rap song" which features 808s . " Ain't Shit " was noted to feature Doja Cat's "rapped eye rolls", a "falsetto refrain ", and a "fed up attitude of the opposite sex". The sparkly, midtempo production on "Imagine" combines a trap bassline with traditional East Asian music. The penultimate song, "Alone", recalls
18203-487: The name of a location. Users can set their account as "private", thereby requiring that they approve any new follower requests. Users can connect their Instagram account to other social networking sites, enabling them to share uploaded photos to those sites. In September 2011, a new version of the app included new and live filters , instant tilt–shift , high-resolution photographs, optional borders, one-click rotation, and an updated icon. Photos were initially restricted to
18370-675: The nature of the chatroom was not specifically racist, and claimed that Doja Cat never said anything discriminatory in their conversations. Doja Cat's 2020 performance of " Say So " at the MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony was criticized when some viewers noted that the guitar solo in the performance was identical to the one in Plini 's 2016 song " Handmade Cities ". The following month, Plini reported that he received an apologetic message from Doja Cat through social media. In March 2022, Doja Cat threatened to quit music due to
18537-407: The only mixed-race children in the area. As she grew older and moved away from the ashram, she attended breakdancing classes and joined a professional poplocking troupe, with whom she competed in dance battles throughout Los Angeles while still attending high school. Her aunt, a vocal coach, had given Dlamini singing lessons to help her audition for Central Los Angeles Area New High School #9 ,
18704-441: The performance. Throughout July and August 2021, music video network company Vevo conducted a series of Doja Cat performances of songs from Planet Her , all filmed on a set with gold structures amongst a Californian desert ; her performance of album track "Ain't Shit" was published on July 3, followed by a performance of "Love to Dream" on July 6, and then "Need to Know" on August 6. Doja Cat performed six Planet Her tracks during
18871-443: The platform deleted posts from users offering condolences for the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh . On November 25, 2024, Instagram announced the introduction of the ability for users to share their locations with their friends via DMs (direct messages) for up to one hour. This new feature is only available in select countries. Users can upload photographs and short videos, follow other users' feeds, and geotag images with
19038-462: The platform. The platform previously had a beta version of Instagram, first released on November 21, 2013, for Windows Phone 8 . The new app added support for videos (viewing and creating posts or stories, and viewing live streams), album posts and direct messages. Similarly, an app for Windows 10 personal computers and tablets was released in October 2016. In May, Instagram updated its mobile website to allow users to upload photos, and to add
19205-415: The pop-rap legacy established by her predecessor Nicki Minaj ," noting that "Doja relishes stimulation, from paydays to addictive intimacy." The New York Times described the record as "outlandish, eccentric, lustrous, mercenarily maximalist pop". Brandon Yu of Mic wrote that Planet Her "crystallizes her effortless, playful energy into a delightfully shape-shifting work. [...] she manages to execute
19372-573: The pop-rap legacy established by her predecessor". She has also named Lauryn Hill and Busta Rhymes as some of her biggest influences. While speaking about Busta Rhymes, she stated: "if I hear a beat Busta Rhymes would absolutely kill, I'll use my voice to do a flow similar to his." Additionally, Doja Cat has cited Rihanna , Beyoncé , D'Angelo , Missy Elliott , Christina Aguilera , Pharrell Williams , and Lil' Kim as major influences. She draws inspiration from her background engaging in online activities and delving into subcultures as
19539-702: The problem as possibly being DNS -related. On March 17, 2022, Zuckerberg confirmed plans to add non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to the platform. In September 2022, Ireland 's Data Protection Commission fined the company $ 402 million under privacy laws recently adopted by the European Union over how it handled the privacy data of minors. After being trialled in mid-2022, Instagram introduced Notes in December 2022. This feature allows users to share updates as short text posts of up to 60 characters with certain people, who can then reply to them using messaging on Instagram. In February 2023, Instagram introduced
19706-473: The publication that it was only a concept. On December 6, 2016, Instagram introduced comment liking. However, unlike post likes, the user who posted a comment does not receive notifications about comment likes in their notification inbox. Uploaders can optionally decide to deactivate comments on a post. The mobile website allows uploading pictures since May 4, 2017. Image filters and the ability to upload videos were not introduced then. On April 30, 2019,
19873-463: The record "lacks the originality Doja made her name on" as she "loses herself in the pop space" with "predictable, uninspired sounds". Cinquemani of Slant Magazine felt that, other than "Kiss Me More", the rest of the album "leans heavily" on contemporary sounds, making it "hard to differentiate it from any number of other recent R&B efforts". In the United States, Planet Her became Doja Cat's highest-charting album as it debuted at number two on
20040-471: The record to "feel space age ", however he explained further: "We're doing a style of futurism that feels fresh. We don't know what our actual future holds, so we are making what Doja Cat's future is." The album cover was shot by American commercial photographer David LaChapelle . It finds Doja Cat "floating in a sea of outer space". Her body is covered with sparkles. There were a number of different photographs taken amongst different sets, yet Doja Cat chose
20207-585: The record's "impeccable" production. She noted that above all else, Doja Cat's "candy-sweet melodies are the star" of the record. Using "Ain't Shit" as an example, Nick Levine of NME wrote that Doja Cat's lyrics "possess a plain-speaking power," while stressing that "it's not so much what she says, but the way that she says it." Beats Per Minute described Planet Her as "the type of pop album there should be more of: both playful and psychedelic, rich in intelligent production, and filled with charismatic and chameleonic performances," noting that Doja Cat "understands
20374-565: The release of Planet Her and Independence Day , American live music company The Day Party hosted a Doja Cat concert at Coney Art Walls in New York City on July 4, 2021. It was here where she performed five songs from the record, notably debuting "Get Into It (Yuh)", "Ain't Shit", "Need to Know" and "Woman". On July 10, she continued to celebrate the album release at a private nightclub in Miami , where she notably slipped and fell while on stage and earned praise for playing it off and carrying on with
20541-437: The release of the remix, the song reached a new peak of number two on the Billboard Hot 100. In early 2021, Doja's song " Streets " became a sleeper hit after live performances of the song went viral on TikTok . TikTok also spawned a viral challenge which uses a mashup of "Streets" and " Put Your Head on My Shoulder " by Paul Anka . This caused the song to enter the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 16. Doja Cat
20708-442: The remix, the song debuted at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Doja Cat's first entry on the chart, and ultimately peaked at number 41. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) would later award the song a platinum certification in the United States. The song's success led to Amala debuting for the first time on the Billboard 200 chart that same month. In October 2019, Doja Cat released "Bottom Bitch",
20875-563: The removal of ability to share feed posts to stories. In March 2021, Instagram launched a new feature in which four people can go live at once. Instagram also announced that adults would not be allowed to message teens who don't follow them as part of a series of new child safety policies. In May 2021, Instagram began allowing users in some regions to add pronouns to their profile page. On October 4, 2021, Meta services suffered their worst outage since 2008, bringing down Instagram, Facebook , and WhatsApp . Security experts identified
21042-403: The second single from her second album. This was followed by the release of the single " Rules " alongside the announcement of her second studio album Hot Pink . Hot Pink was released on November 7, 2019, to generally favorable reviews. The album would eventually peak at number 9 on the Billboard 200. Doja Cat was meant to feature on a track titled "Broward Coward" from an early version of
21209-650: The service for approximately US$ 1 billion in cash and stock. The Android version of Instagram was released in April 2012, followed by a feature-limited desktop interface in November 2012, a Fire OS app in June 2014, and an app for Windows 10 in October 2016. Although often admired for its success and influence, Instagram has also been criticized for negatively affecting teens' mental health, its policy and interface changes, its alleged censorship , and illegal and inappropriate content uploaded by users. Instagram began development in San Francisco as Burbn ,
21376-469: The show's first season. In mid-2015, Doja Cat temporarily signed to OG Maco 's label, OGG. Following the signing, in late 2016, Maco and Doja Cat collaborated on the song "Monster", from Maco's 2017 mixtape, Children of The Rage . She had started experiencing writer's block , which led her to decline American singer Billie Eilish 's offer to feature on what would later become her popular 2017 single " Bellyache ". Doja Cat would stop releasing music for
21543-467: The single " Say So "; its remix featuring Nicki Minaj topped the Billboard Hot 100 . Her third studio album, Planet Her (2021), spent four weeks at number two on the Billboard 200 and spawned the top ten singles " Kiss Me More " (featuring SZA ), " Need to Know ", and " Woman ". Her fourth studio album, Scarlet (2023), adopted a hip hop -oriented sound and peaked within the top five of
21710-443: The single version of "Mooo!" was released onto digital platforms later that month as the lead single from the deluxe edition of Amala . This was followed by the release of the second single, " Tia Tamera " featuring Rico Nasty , and its accompanying music video in February 2019. The full deluxe edition of Amala was released on March 1, 2019, and featured the bonus tracks "Mooo!", "Tia Tamera" and " Juicy ". The success of "Mooo!"
21877-434: The song " Ain't Shit " as a single under the title "N.A.S", but this release failed to materialize. She had previewed the song on another Instagram livestream in early April 2020, and it soon gained traction on the video-sharing platform TikTok . With its continued success on the platform following the album's release, it became the highest-charting non-single, debuting at 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100. As of August 19, 2021,
22044-431: The song within a medley at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards later that month. During a solo virtual concert as part of American Express 's "Unstaged" campaign in June 2021, SZA performed her verse from the song as well as the introduction and chorus usually sung by Doja Cat. She performed it in the same manner during a solo virtual concert as part of Grey Goose 's "In Dream" campaign on July 2, 2021. To celebrate both
22211-407: The songs "Best Friend" with Saweetie, "Rules", "Streets" and a solo version of "Kiss Me More" at Triller 's inaugural Fight Club event . On April 23, 2021, Doja Cat launched an NFT marketplace titled "Juicy Drops". In May 2021, Doja Cat won the award for Top Female R&B Artist at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards , where she performed "Kiss Me More" with SZA. Later that month, she performed
22378-430: The soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann 's biographical film Elvis (2022) with the song " Vegas ", released on May 6, 2022, as its lead single. In June 2022, the track " I Like You (A Happier Song) " by Post Malone featuring Doja Cat was released as the third single from the former's fourth studio album, Twelve Carat Toothache (2023). The track would later earn Doja Cat a nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at
22545-479: The thoughts, emotions and woes of being a woman. It's a bright, sexy and high-energy afrobeat song. In the lyrics, Doja Cat also details how patriarchy often tries to create competition by putting women against each other. The next track "Naked" features a reggaeton rhythm and is led by a "sultry" and "high-energy" vocal performance. Both "Woman" and "Naked" are driven by steel drums and pulsing bass. The third track, "Payday", celebrates Doja Cat's wealth and fame in
22712-550: The top 20 of the US Billboard Hot 100 . It reached number one in New Zealand and spent four non-consecutive weeks at its peak of number two on the US Billboard 200 chart. Landing inside the top ten of thirteen countries, it finished 2021 as the world's tenth best-selling album that year. Planet Her was positively received by most music critics, who praised the sonic versatility and vocal deliveries. The album
22879-626: The top 5 in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. Doja Cat then embarked the opening North American leg of her first arena tour, The Scarlet Tour , featuring rappers Doechii and Ice Spice as supporting acts. A deluxe edition of the album, Scarlet 2 Claude , was released on April 5, 2024 and was named after the Claude Frollo character from The Hunchback of Notre Dame . The deluxe edition features collaborations from American rappers ASAP Rocky and Teezo Touchdown . Doja Cat has cited Nicki Minaj as her biggest influence. In
23046-438: The top breakout stars of 2020" while including her on their annual 30 Under 30 list. Doja Cat was the fourth most- Googled musician of 2020 in the United States. On January 7, 2021, Doja Cat was featured on the single " Best Friend " by rapper Saweetie , and appeared in the accompanying music video. The following week, Doja Cat appeared alongside Megan Thee Stallion on the remix of " 34+35 " by Ariana Grande . Following
23213-415: The uneventful rollout of her debut studio album, Amala (2018), Doja Cat earned viral success as an internet meme with her 2018 single " Mooo! ", a novelty song in which she makes humorous claims about being a cow. Capitalizing on her growing popularity, she released her second studio album, Hot Pink , in the following year. The album later reached the top ten of the US Billboard 200 and spawned
23380-830: The visually impaired. They are either generated automatically using object recognition (using existing Facebook technology) or manually specified by the uploader. On March 1, 2021, Instagram launched a new feature named Instagram Live Rooms, which lets four people go live together. In May 2021, Instagram announced a new accessibility feature for videos on Instagram Reels and Stories to allow creators to place closed captions on their content. In January 2011, Instagram introduced hashtags to help users discover both photos and each other. Instagram encourages users to make tags both specific and relevant, rather than tagging generic words like "photo", to make photographs stand out and to attract like-minded Instagram users. Users on Instagram have created "trends" through hashtags. The trends deemed
23547-564: The working title of Hellmouth. Prior to this, she had asserted that the album would be "predominantly rap", a callback to the musical style of her earliest works, and an effort to diverge from the "pink and soft things" and "pop and glittery sounds" that she has become noted for, notably denouncing her previous two albums as "cash grabs" and "digestible pop hits". She also adopted a darker aesthetic and appearance, which she described as " punk ", "experimental" and "manic", while some fans deemed these changes " demonic ", and accused her of being
23714-480: The world by Time in 2023. Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini was born on October 21, 1995, in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles , California . Her mother, Deborah Sawyer, is an American graphic designer of Jewish heritage, and her father, Dumisani Dlamini , is a South African performer of Zulu descent, best known for starring as Crocodile in the original Broadway cast of the musical Sarafina! and
23881-466: Was heavily addicted to alcohol as well as chain smoking when growing up and considers quitting cigarettes to be "one of the biggest challenges of [her] life." She has amblyopia . In May 2022, Doja Cat opened up about her nicotine addiction on Twitter , and revealed that she required lancing of an infected tonsil caused by vaping and intended to pursue a tonsillectomy , consequently canceling her summer festival run and her opening act slot for
24048-664: Was also accused of being more enthusiastic with fans from other countries such as Brazil compared to her behavior with Paraguayan fans. Because of the backlash the artist released a series of tweets where she claimed she was not sorry and she would quit the music industry, she then changed her Twitter username to "I Quit." The artist did not quit music or Twitter and returned two days later with tweets expressing appreciation towards her fans. In July 2023, Doja Cat faced backlash for Threads comments suggesting that she does not appreciate her fans, for which she lost over 250,000 followers on Instagram. On October 6, 2023, Doja Cat posted
24215-593: Was also revealed at the same time. After announcing the release of this song as a promotional single on June 9, Doja Cat then used social media to announce the album's release date and reveal the artwork and track listing on June 10. The album was made available for pre-order on June 11, the same day "Need to Know" was released. Planet Her was issued worldwide on June 25, 2021, at midnight local time , by Kemosabe and RCA Records , Doja Cat's third to be released under this contract. The standard edition has only yet been released on digital download and streaming formats, with
24382-523: Was announced that Instagram would, beginning in Canada, pilot the removal of publicly displayed " like " counts for content posted by other users. Like counts would only be visible to the user who originally posted the content. Mosseri stated that this was intended to have users "worry a little bit less about how many likes they're getting on Instagram and spend a bit more time connecting with the people that they care about." It has been argued that low numbers of likes in relativity to others could contribute to
24549-469: Was compared to the $ 35 million Yahoo! paid for Flickr in 2005. Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook was "committed to building and growing Instagram independently." According to Wired , the deal netted Systrom $ 400 million. In November 2012, Instagram launched website profiles, allowing anyone to see user feeds from a web browser with limited functionality, as well as a selection of badges , and web widget buttons to link to profiles. Since
24716-526: Was complete and "all ready" for release. She also told iHeartRadio in December that it has a number of features and collaborations, and that each song has a "different kind of vibe" to one another. I think in the beginning, I was just trying to be solid and be what a pop artist already was: what I'd seen on TV and what I thought was the right thing to do. But as I move on into this Planet Her era, I want to introduce things to people as opposed to just re-create and rehash. It's just more inspiring to start from
24883-400: Was confirmed in an interview with American magazine V in March 2021. The existence of the track " Kiss Me More ", featuring SZA , was confirmed in the same interview. In the following month, Doja Cat revealed that the song " You Right " with the Weeknd would serve as the second single from Planet Her in a cover story interview with Billboard . The existence of the track " Need to Know "
25050-522: Was constantly partying or high on marijuana during its recording. She claims it was also rushed in order to meet deadlines from the record labels who paid it "almost no support". In August 2018, Doja Cat self-published the homemade music video for " Mooo! ", a novelty song with absurdist lyrics in which she fantasizes about being a cow . The video promptly garnered viral success as an internet meme , attaining over three million views in one week. Due to popular demand following this viral success,
25217-464: Was directed by duo Miles & AJ and features cameo appearances from Canadian musician Grimes and American actress Ryan Destiny . With little to no airplay, the song debuted at number 29 on the Billboard Global 200 as well as within the top 40 of countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It eventually peaked at number eight in the United States, becoming Doja Cat's fourth top ten hit (second from
25384-517: Was during this time that she met producer Jerry "Tizhimself" Powell, who had stumbled upon her SoundCloud account. He introduced her to record producer Yeti Beats , who invited her to record at his studio in the neighbourhood of Echo Park , which also served as "an oasis of sorts for Doja to escape from the turmoil at home". Yeti Beats then connected her with Kemosabe Records , an imprint of RCA Records , where she signed under label executive Dr. Luke and his publishing company Prescription Songs at
25551-608: Was eventually released as the fourth single, impacting Italian contemporary radio on October 1, 2021, and US rhythmic contemporary radio on January 11, 2022. The song " Get Into It (Yuh) " followed a similar resurgence with choreography from TikTok user David Vu, which helped it re-enter the Hot 100 at number 75. It was sent to Italian radio stations as the fifth single from the album on March 11, 2022, as well as US rhythmic contemporary radio on March 29, 2022, and US contemporary hit radio on April 5, 2022. While on Instagram livestream in August 2020, Doja Cat hinted at her plans of releasing
25718-408: Was featured on the album track " Motive " from Ariana Grande 's 2020 album Positions , which peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming both her highest debut and second-ever top 40 entry. Doja Cat performed a metal rendition of "Say So" at the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony, where she also won the award for Best New Act . She won the award for The New Artist of 2020 at
25885-513: Was no longer enjoying her career. Doja Cat continued to publicise her frustrations during a South American festival tour in March 2022. After an incident involving Paraguayan fans, which followed a storm that prompted the cancellation of her scheduled show, she posted to Twitter: "Everything is dead to me, music is dead, and I'm a fucking fool for ever thinking I was made for this... This shit ain't for me so I'm out. Y'all take care." In early 2023, Doja Cat began teasing her fourth studio album with
26052-454: Was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards . Doja Cat released her second studio album Hot Pink in November 2019, and spent most of 2020 promoting its singles. In August 2020, she told MTV that her then-untitled third studio album would incorporate multiple music genres and that each song had its own "personality". Later in September 2020, Doja Cat revealed that her third studio album
26219-422: Was nominated for three awards at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards : herself for Best New Artist and "Say So" being nominated for Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance . In 2021, she was placed on " Time ' s 100 Next" list, which highlights 100 emerging figures, with her write-up being penned by American rapper Lil Nas X . Doja Cat revealed the title of her third studio album, Planet Her , in
26386-524: Was nominated thrice at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards (as the song was a sleeper hit) for Record of the Year , Best Pop Solo Performance , and Best Music Video . Planet Her appeared on many year-end best-of lists of 2021 ranked by critics and publications. Sales figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Doja Cat Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born October 21, 1995), known professionally as Doja Cat ( / ˈ d oʊ d ʒ ə / ),
26553-452: Was originally distinguished by allowing content to be framed only in a square (1:1) aspect ratio of 640 pixels to match the display width of the iPhone at the time. In 2015, this restriction was eased with an increase to 1080 pixels. It also added messaging features, the ability to include multiple images or videos in a single post, and a Stories feature—similar to its main competitor, Snapchat , which allowed users to post their content to
26720-420: Was originally released alongside the album in November 2019, but gained wider popularity through the video-sharing platform TikTok . She performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in February 2020. The next day, she released the music video for the song, directed by Hannah Lux Davis . The solo version of "Say So" peaked at number five on the Hot 100, becoming her first top-ten single, and
26887-400: Was released as the album's second single that same month. The track would later become a sleeper hit after a "dance challenge" on the video-sharing platform TikTok went viral in late 2019. The single consequently charted in countries such as Australia, Canada and the United States, with the latter having the song peak at 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 , making this her first solo entry on
27054-429: Was released on December 3. According to Billboard , Doja Cat closed 2021 as the bestselling female R&B and hip-hop artist in the US, and the fourth bestselling female artist overall, additionally placing six songs on the year-end Hot 100. Planet Her was also the sixth best-selling album in the US, and the fifth most streamed album globally on Spotify in 2021. In 2022, Doja Cat won the awards for Female Rapper of
27221-696: Was released on September 17, and then on the song "Icy Hot" from American rapper Young Thug 's second studio album Punk (2021), which was released on October 15. That same month, she reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Songwriters chart for the first time in her career, and also became the first rapper to place three top 10 songs on the US Mainstream Top 40 , with "You Right", "Need to Know" and "Kiss Me More". She featured alongside Saweetie on French Montana 's song " Handstand " from his fourth studio album They Got Amnesia (2021). The music video for Planet Her 's fourth single, " Woman ",
27388-666: Was serviced to contemporary hit radio , rhythmic contemporary radio and adult contemporary radio formats in the United States, as well as on contemporary hit radio formats in Russia and Italy. It topped the charts in New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore, and also reached the top 5 in over a dozen countries such as the United States (No. 3), Canada (No. 5), the United Kingdom (No. 3), Australia (No. 2) and Ireland (No. 2). The song also became Doja Cat's second-ever song to reach number one on both Billboard 's US Rhythmic and Top 40 radio charts. It has been awarded certification status in half
27555-514: Was stuck in one spot and everybody else was progressing constantly." Doja Cat has described life after dropping out of school as "messy", claiming that she slept on the floor and spent "all night and day" browsing the internet, looking for beats and instrumentals from YouTube which she downloaded and used to create her own music. After becoming fascinated with internet culture and websites like eBaum's World and Myspace , she taught herself to sing, rap and use GarageBand while at home without
27722-471: Was the most streamed song of 2020 by a female artist in the United States. In May 2020, following the release of a remix of "Say So" featuring Nicki Minaj , the single topped the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first number-one single for both artists and the first ever female rap collaboration to peak atop the chart. In March 2020, Doja Cat was set to embark on the Hot Pink Tour in support of
27889-456: Was the pothead hippie girl, and I'm not that." Doja Cat's music has been described as hip hop , pop , R&B , and pop rap . When asked about her legacy, Doja Cat revealed that in future she would like to be remembered for her versatility in not only music but also visual art and dance. Her second full-length studio album, Hot Pink , is built with her own beats as well as a series of videos written and conceived by her. She claimed
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