Country King vs. Queen: Garth vs. Shania - who will prevail?
Jul 10, 2014 22:55:47 GMT -5
Post by ant on Jul 10, 2014 22:55:47 GMT -5
Garth Brooks - The best-selling country artist of all time. The best-selling artist in the United States of the Niselsen Soundscan era and the best-selling artist overall in the United States behind Elvis Presley according to the RIAA. Released his last studio album, Scarecrow, in 2001 which went 5x Platinum in the US and sold 11 million copies worldwide.
Today, Garth announced that he will be releasing his first studio album in 13 years by year's end, with the lead single dropping by the end of the summer. He also has a world tour planned, and a new record deal with Sony. For the first time, his music will be available digitally but exclusively on his new website (still no deal with iTunes or any other digital music retailer).
Shania Twain - The Queen of Country-Pop. The best-selling female country artist of all time. Her 1997 album Come On Over is the best-selling country album of all-time and the best-selling album by any female artist in history. Her last studio album, Up!, released in 2002 was certified Diamond (11x Platinum in the US) for sales of over 5.5 million copies of the double-disc album. In a new interview, Shania reveals that upon wrapping up her "Still the One" show at Caesar's palace in Vegas this summer, her priority is to head into the studio to begin recording her first new studio album in 12 years, that she's been writing for quite some time now. She also reveals that she is looking at dates for a tour. If she stays true to her word, we could possibly see a new Shania album in 2015.
Both of these artists have released Greatest Hits albums/compilations with some new singles to country radio since the last singles from their last albums finished their chart runs. But both have been out of the game for quite some time, and we know that albums sell quite differently today than they did in the 90s and early 2000s when these 2 artists were in their glory days.
Both Garth and Shania changed the way country music sounded back in the 90s, and faced a lot of backlash from traditional country music lovers for their contemporary sound. How do you think these artists will fare in today's music scene?
Whose comeback album do you expect to sell more? Will Garth's refusal to sign a deal with iTunes or any other digital retailer hurt his new music in the long run?
Although the poll specifically asks about album sales, feel free to discuss how you think Garth and Shania will be received by radio, fans, and overall commercial success upon their comebacks.
Today, Garth announced that he will be releasing his first studio album in 13 years by year's end, with the lead single dropping by the end of the summer. He also has a world tour planned, and a new record deal with Sony. For the first time, his music will be available digitally but exclusively on his new website (still no deal with iTunes or any other digital music retailer).
Shania Twain - The Queen of Country-Pop. The best-selling female country artist of all time. Her 1997 album Come On Over is the best-selling country album of all-time and the best-selling album by any female artist in history. Her last studio album, Up!, released in 2002 was certified Diamond (11x Platinum in the US) for sales of over 5.5 million copies of the double-disc album. In a new interview, Shania reveals that upon wrapping up her "Still the One" show at Caesar's palace in Vegas this summer, her priority is to head into the studio to begin recording her first new studio album in 12 years, that she's been writing for quite some time now. She also reveals that she is looking at dates for a tour. If she stays true to her word, we could possibly see a new Shania album in 2015.
Both of these artists have released Greatest Hits albums/compilations with some new singles to country radio since the last singles from their last albums finished their chart runs. But both have been out of the game for quite some time, and we know that albums sell quite differently today than they did in the 90s and early 2000s when these 2 artists were in their glory days.
Both Garth and Shania changed the way country music sounded back in the 90s, and faced a lot of backlash from traditional country music lovers for their contemporary sound. How do you think these artists will fare in today's music scene?
Whose comeback album do you expect to sell more? Will Garth's refusal to sign a deal with iTunes or any other digital retailer hurt his new music in the long run?
Although the poll specifically asks about album sales, feel free to discuss how you think Garth and Shania will be received by radio, fans, and overall commercial success upon their comebacks.
