How did Nelly Furtado go from being "like a bird" to "promiscuous" in only a few years? For that matter, why?

Answer 1

I'm guessing the former persona stopped being lucrative, so she shook things up a bit.

Answer 2

It was time to move on. Her third album Loose was released in June 2006. It was named after the spontaneous, creative decisions she faced while creating the album. Three lead singles were released in different parts of the world: the Spanish reggaeton-influenced "No Hay Igual", the hip hop "Promiscuous" (featuring Timbaland), and the pop "Maneater". For the first time, Furtado worked with a variety of record producers and followed a more collaborative and commercial approach in creating the album. The album, mostly produced by Timbaland, showed her experimenting with a more R&B–hip hop sound and the "surreal, theatrical elements of '80s music". She has categorized the album's sound as punk-hop, which she describes as "this modern, poppy, spooky music" and stated that "there's a mysterious, after-midnight vibe to [it] that's extremely visceral". She attributed the youthful sound of the album to the presence of her two-year old daughter.

She wrote the song Promiscuous with Alabama rapper-songwriter and labelmate Timothy Clayton, aka MC Attitude. The singer described their teamwork as something she "had never done before", as she saw the writing process as "extremely freeing" due to the MC's different but characteristic approach and style. After all, he was the one who helped Furtado to experiment with interpreting the character of the "promiscuous girl", the main protagonist in the complex two-sided relationship that the lyrics of the song deal with. It topped the charts in the US and Canada and has gone top 5 in Australia. It features Timbaland who also worked with her on "Turn Off the Light".

Furtado also wanted the album to sound more like her demo tapes which she prefers over her finished albums. She recalls, "The cool thing is we did the mixes as we went. The whole album is a board mix theoretically. We didn't bring in the fancy mixer at the end". During the album's creation, she listened to several electro and hard rock musicians including System of a Down and Death from Above 1979 who influenced the rock sounds present on the album and the "coughing, laughing, distorted bass lines" which were kept in the songs deliberately.

Loose became the most successful album of Furtado's career, reaching number-one in several countries including the United States and Canada. Its singles, "Promiscuous" and "Maneater", reached number-one in the U.S. and Canada and the United Kingdom, respectively.

Answer 3

Because, sadly enough, many women cannot be seen for talent. Sooner or later, they, too, will succumb to the need to look and be known as "sexy." Apparently wholesome, intelligent, meaningful are not characteristics of any value on their own.

Answer 4

She was tryna get that paper and people like the promiscuos person more than the sweet little girl. I dont blame her she got more fame now, she rollin wit the big dawgs(Timbaland)

Answer 5

Successful pop artists need to change with the times by re-inventing themselves.
If they stick to their usual stuff, they become boring and forgotten.

Answer 6

no matter what nelly does to her self image she will always stay true to herself

Answer 7

It's called "Selling Out".
Sad but true.