Carly Rae Jepsen Fans Think She's Sending Them Hidden Messages

The theory that Dedicated would be getting a Side B extension started on the Reddit forum for pop music fans, r/PopHeads, when a user noted that Jepsen had been liking tweets related to the topic of new music. "Last known like from a user without verification was 2015," the poster commented in the title about the more formal nature of Jepsen's Twitter usage. From there, conspiracy theories about a new release were boundless in the thread, but the excitement was warranted — I mean, the Side B for Emotion did give us the timeless bop, "Store."

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A full-on fan meltdown didn't occur, however, until Jepsen posted a video celebrating the anniversary of the release of Dedicated on Sunday to her Instagram. After cycling through an assortment of fonts spelling out the album's title, the video wishes a "Happy Birthday" to the record before fading and leaving a lone, blinking letter "B."

"True Jepsies know what that 'B' means," one user commented under the video, with an entire mob of fans concurring and practically chanting for a follow-up to the 2019 album of intricately-crafted love songs. The singer hasn't made any official announcement besides the apparent teases at a new era, with her last release being the Valentine's Day-ready single, "Let's Be Friends."

Watch the full anniversary message for Dedicated, and decide for yourself — is Carly Rae Jepsen sending us a message that we'll get a new album during quarantine?

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