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Post by Dylan :) on May 11, 2017 14:46:13 GMT -5
Woah, like Austin, I never realised how high Scars To Your Beautiful still was :O And it gained today! No wonder it is hanging in on the Hot 100 for so long, considering it isn't in the top 200 on Spotify and #136 on iTunes
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Post by forg on May 11, 2017 17:43:27 GMT -5
Does anyone know if one of those Bruno songs is planned to be released as a single? I'm betting VOTF. Also, I'm surprised that the radio isn't grasping Unforgettable. That's a radio-friendly track. And I want to see Humble. hit the top 10 solo baaad. That would be beautiful. A performance of VOTF was recorded to be aired during the BBMAs, so it's pointing to that. Yes Versace on the Floor! I love that song, not sure if that kind of sound can be a hit but who knows especially if Bruno Mars BBMA performance connects well |
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Post by 85la on May 11, 2017 23:12:32 GMT -5
It looks like it's gonna be hard for Castle on the Hill to reach the top 10. It's just been out for so long already, especially with the video, and people are probably tired of it already; they should have kicked promo in earlier if they wanted this to be the second single. It's looking like it might be an Unconditionally/When We Were Young type scenario.
Yes, Versace on the Floor would be a nice choice for Bruno's next single. Yes, it is different and maybe somewhat risky, but so was When I Was Your Man, and other slower-type ballads like Rihanna's LOTB now. I have a feeling though, that he's gonna continue the trend of choosing singles I don't like from his albums. Now that I think of it, WIWYM is the only major hit from one of his albums so far that I like (this excludes smaller hits and album tracks as well as collaborations on other artists' albums, many of which I like, like Uptown Funk, Young Girls, Young Wild and Free, etc.)
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2017 0:08:56 GMT -5
Wait... Does Billboard use mediabase for airplay data? If not, what does it use? And why is mediabase or the kworb AI update significantly higher than billboard's airplay data? For example, is That's What I Like more like 170m AI or 230m? Which one is closer to reality or if reality is just attributed to how "audience impression" is estimated, then which one is more professional? How could they just estimate how many people have just happened to hear the songs on the radio? Do they adopt some multipliers that somehow mirror the relationship between how many times a song's played and how many people is involved in that play?
So damn intriguing.
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Post by Baby Yoda Hot100Fan on May 12, 2017 0:39:31 GMT -5
^The answer is neither. According to Radio Songs: "This week's most popular songs across all genres, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music." According to Wikipedia, "Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, better known as BDS, is a service that tracks monitored radio, television and internet airplay of songs based on the number of spins and detections. The service, which is a subsidiary of Nielsen Corporation provides the basis for Nielsen Media publication Billboard in the United States ... determines the chart movement in Billboard's Hot 100 chart when combined with single sales from Nielsen SoundScan. Using a patented digital pattern recognition technology, Nielsen BDS captures in excess of 100 million song detections annually on more than 1,600 radio stations in over 140 U.S. markets (including Puerto Rico) ... Nielsen BDS also uses the service to track monitored airplay at satellite radio (Sirius XM), internet services (like Yahoo! and AOL) and audio networks (like Dial Global, Music Choice and Radio Disney)."
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Post by areyoureadytojump on May 12, 2017 9:43:58 GMT -5
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Post by Baby Yoda Hot100Fan on May 12, 2017 11:42:33 GMT -5
^But my guess is you have to pay Nielsen to get access there ... which is why is not publicly available information.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on May 12, 2017 12:15:59 GMT -5
^Yes.
Look under "Complimentary Weekly Format Charts"
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Post by kcdawg13 on May 12, 2017 14:47:41 GMT -5
So is Cyrus locked for a Top 20 debut next week? The video alone should give it a high mark, I'm not sure about digital sales yet. Airplay seems to be stable and rising.
Katy just dropped a controversial NSFW video for Bon Appetit, so we'll have to see how well it does by the end of the week. Right now would be the best time to discount the song. Airplay is certainly not helping it.
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Post by jenglisbe on May 12, 2017 23:17:51 GMT -5
Not sure where to post questions like this, but does anyone know how many weeks Mariah Carey's "Hero" spent on the 1993 Billboard chart year? I'm assuming it had a few weeks in 1993 since it hit #1 only a few weeks into the 1994 chart year, but maybe not?
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2017 23:20:16 GMT -5
Not sure where to post questions like this, but does anyone know how many weeks Mariah Carey's "Hero" spent on the 1993 Billboard chart year? I'm assuming it had a few weeks in 1993 since it hit #1 only a few weeks into the 1994 chart year, but maybe not? It debuted the week of 10/23/1993, spent 6 weeks in 1993 chart year |
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Post by .It'sGriffin on May 13, 2017 1:23:38 GMT -5
What do you think about Psy's two new singles?
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Post by Harx on May 13, 2017 1:30:55 GMT -5
What do you think about Psy's two new singles? Nothing They won't cross over, they won't go viral for longer than two days, who cares |
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Post by allow that on May 13, 2017 1:34:16 GMT -5
What do you think about Psy's two new singles? Definitely an incoming #1 on our hands. Yep, for sure. |
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Post by .It'sGriffin on May 13, 2017 2:12:05 GMT -5
What do you think about Psy's two new singles? Definitely an incoming #1 on our hands. Yep, for sure. Tbh, in a country where "Juju On Dat Beat" hit the top 5, "Watch Me" ended up in the YE top 10 and "Bad And Boujee" topped the chart... It is possible. |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 3:05:57 GMT -5
Wait... did Katy Perry just release Bon Appetit video hours ago??? And it's already almost 10 million views??? Is this song finally not gonna flop?
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 3:15:50 GMT -5
So... let me get this straight... 9 million views in 13 hours, Bon Appetit's nowhere to be found on iTunes top 100? Is it just really viral but no one cares to buy it? Like Anaconda 2.0
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Post by jayhawk1117 on May 13, 2017 3:57:55 GMT -5
Guess people saw the video for a song they never heard of and noped out so fast. Like to dislike ratio isn't that high for most music videos.
Honestly it's incredible that it can get nearly 10 million a day and STILL flop on iTunes. Revolutionary honestly.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 4:52:36 GMT -5
Yeah, I think Bon Appetit's probably the most damn fascinating case this year so far:
a) A poorly-received, horrendously-received song for which public should almost forget existed now got 9 millions youtube views after HALF A DAY of release and #1 trending, that's literally one of the most viral videos of 2017. The equally public-reject Bitch Better Have My Money and all got much less views with supposedly more controversy tho I know that was a long video
b) But then sales wise it's still bogged down at around #130-140 not even a big boost at al? Even the horrifying Anaconda song was #6 on digital song the video release week. Do public prefer to buy Anaconda over a big diva's return featuring a rap trio that just got big this year? Even Harlem Shake, which supposedly no one would take seriously, was basically driven by insane amount of 30-second memes with no hit music video at all got almost 300k sales the week it debuted while Bon Appetit struggled to get 10k, or even 8k a week. At least BA is a legit song with rap verse while Harlem Shake was just like a viral 30-second noise machine and how did public even find out that HS was a song instead of just 30 seconds of viral trendy noise? But still, bring it to 2017 sales standard it still way outsold Rise, CTTR, Bon Appetit combined.
c) Is Bon Appetit really that bad? At least its trap-inspired production and rap verses and the whole performance's solid imo. And I know it got 2.5/5 star rating on iTunes. But even the much loathed Body Like a Back Road (which I think it's a good song no kidding) that got a very high amount of dislike sold consistently well and played frequently on radio as a crossover hit. Bad and Boujee, Tunnel Vision and the Chainsmokers catalogue were pretty much just as panned by public opinion as the Katy Perry release, but interesting to see those became hits and Katy Perry just attracts so much flop
d) I don't even think Katy Perry quality-wise hit that much low. Her album review's consistently at 50-60% level which's like a failing grade since the day one of her success almost a decade ago. Prism's success was still pretty prominent, and after 3 years such a big name returned and her songs didn't decline in quality that much (Roar was no better than CTTR imo), what could it be that she seems to be at her career's end?
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Post by imbondz on May 13, 2017 5:46:12 GMT -5
CTTR and BA feel like 5th and 6th release off a Katy Perry album. Just not great songs. California Gurls and Roar were both great 1st singles.
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Post by .It'sGriffin on May 13, 2017 6:00:04 GMT -5
Yeah, I think Bon Appetit's probably the most damn fascinating case this year so far: a) A poorly-received, horrendously-received song for which public should almost forget existed now got 9 millions youtube views after HALF A DAY of release and #1 trending, that's literally one of the most viral videos of 2017. The equally public-reject Bitch Better Have My Money and all got much less views with supposedly more controversy tho I know that was a long video b) But then sales wise it's still bogged down at around #130-140 not even a big boost at al? Even the horrifying Anaconda song was #6 on digital song the video release week. Do public prefer to buy Anaconda over a big diva's return featuring a rap trio that just got big this year? Even Harlem Shake, which supposedly no one would take seriously, was basically driven by insane amount of 30-second memes with no hit music video at all got almost 300k sales the week it debuted while Bon Appetit struggled to get 10k, or even 8k a week. At least BA is a legit song with rap verse while Harlem Shake was just like a viral 30-second noise machine and how did public even find out that HS was a song instead of just 30 seconds of viral trendy noise? But still, bring it to 2017 sales standard it still way outsold Rise, CTTR, Bon Appetit combined. c) Is Bon Appetit really that bad? At least its trap-inspired production and rap verses and the whole performance's solid imo. And I know it got 2.5/5 star rating on iTunes. But even the much loathed Body Like a Back Road (which I think it's a good song no kidding) that got a very high amount of dislike sold consistently well and played frequently on radio as a crossover hit. Bad and Boujee, Tunnel Vision and the Chainsmokers catalogue were pretty much just as panned by public opinion as the Katy Perry release, but interesting to see those became hits and Katy Perry just attracts so much flop d) I don't even think Katy Perry quality-wise hit that much low. Her album review's consistently at 50-60% level which's like a failing grade since the day one of her success almost a decade ago. Prism's success was still pretty prominent, and after 3 years such a big name returned and her songs didn't decline in quality that much (Roar was no better than CTTR imo), what could it be that she seems to be at her career's end? possibly the fact that people want more change now. The industry is more dynamic. People prefer different music now. People want music with more character. Let's look at the biggest acts in music right now: Bruno, Abel and Ed. All have big, musical personalities; Bruno is a fun-loving, a bit ego-centric retro styled chilled dude, Abel is a dark, cold, mysterious, sex monster and Ed is a nice guy that you could go to the pub with, the neighbourhood star, the warm and loving celeb that seems like a genuinely nice person. They seem to be someone else then just a musician. And now music is darker; even happy songs like iSpy and Shape Of You have darker undertones. On the other hand, we have Katy and Gaga. Both seem like only vocalists, like just who they are in their songs. And they don't implement the darkness at all (Gaga does try, though). That may be the problem. People are also moving on to new artists, especially on the female side. Lady Gaga and Katy Perry are now being replaced with Ariana Grande and Selena Gomez, while Usher is swapped with The Weeknd. People need change. It's just somethingg natural. |
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Post by jayhawk1117 on May 13, 2017 6:03:40 GMT -5
Yeah. They don't feel like "Hey I'm Katy Perry and I'm back to play the game" and more of "Here are some rejected tracks from previous albums." Chained and Bon don't feel as close to as large or an event as California Girls and Roar.
Honestly with the way things have been going with CALVIN Harris and how well received Slide, Heatstroke and Rollin', I'd just let Bon Appetit die quietly and let her Calvin Harris collab carry her, unless she has some big Calfornia Girls, Roar, Firework, etc level song on the album.
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Post by jayhawk1117 on May 13, 2017 6:23:19 GMT -5
Yeah. They don't feel like "Hey I'm Katy Perry and I'm back to play the game" and more of "Here are some rejected tracks from previous albums." Chained and Bon don't feel as close to as large or an event as California Girls and Roar. Honestly with the way things have been going with CALVIN Harris and how well received Slide, Heatstroke and Rollin', I'd just let Bon Appetit die quietly and let her Calvin Harris collab carry her, unless she has some big Calfornia Girls, Roar, Firework, etc level song on the album. Off Topic - But looks like the US is one of the last countries that Despacito hasn't dominated yet, but give it a week. |
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on May 13, 2017 10:57:36 GMT -5
Guess people saw the video for a song they never heard of and noped out so fast. Like to dislike ratio isn't that high for most music videos. Honestly it's incredible that it can get nearly 10 million a day and STILL flop on iTunes. Revolutionary honestly. iTunes AND Spotify. This will re-chart next week only on video streams - not even sure how many are US v. World. |
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Post by @DiegoMarcondes_ on May 13, 2017 12:35:39 GMT -5
MEDIABASE - 2 Days Update
TOP 20
1. BRUNO MARS - That's What I Like: 225.735 (- 0.226)
2. ED SHEERAN - Shape Of You: 208.674 (- 4.497)
3. THE CHAINSMOKERS & COLDPLAY - Something Just Like This: 170.380 (+ 3.888)
4. KYGO X SELENA GOMEZ - It Ain't Me: 132.271 (+ 0.634)
5. JAMES ARTHUR - Say You Won't Let Go: 126.312 (+ 2.469)
6. ZEDD & ALESSIA CARA - Stay: 120.366 (+ 3.135)
7. ALESSIA CARA - Scars To Your Beautiful: 86.594 (+ 0.053)
8. JULIA MICHAELS - Issues: 82.769 (+ 0.851) ▲
9. SAM HUNT - Body Like A Back Road: 81.261 (- 0.261) ▲
10. MAROON 5 - Cold f/Future: 80.000 (- 3.083) ▼
11. CLEAN BANDIT & ANNE-MARIE - Rockabye f/Sean Paul: 74.898 (- 3.155)
12. DRAKE - Passionfruit: 74.603 (+ 0.272)
13. RIHANNA - Love On The Brain: 72.580 (- 1.672) ▼
14. KENDRICK LAMAR - Humble.: 70.525 (+ 2.887) ▲
15. THE WEEKND - I Feel It Coming f/Daft Punk: 69.508 (- 3.162) ▼
16. LUKE COMBS - Hurricane: 69.031 (+ 0.799)
17. ED SHEERAN - Castle On The Hill: 67.791 (+ 1.659) ▲
18. ZAYN/TAYLOR SWIFT - I Don't Wanna Live Forever: 66.758 (- 2.002) ▼
19. ADELE - Water Under The Bridge: 66.489 (- 0.815) ▼
20. DJ KHALED - I'm The One f/Bieber/Quavo...: 63.993 (+ 6.017)
Others and curiosities:
THE CHAINSMOKERS - Paris: 63.451 (- 3.983)
MAROON 5 - Don't Wanna Know f/K. Lamar: 63.200 (- 1.643)
BRETT YOUNG - In Case You Didn't Know: 62.213
CALVIN HARRIS - Slide f/Frank Ocean/Migos: 61.815 (+ 1.087)
FUTURE - Mask Off: 61.643 (+ 2.509)
HARRY STYLES - Sign Of The Times: 46.914 (+ 0.706)
CHILDISH GAMBINO - Redbone: 45.078 (+ 2.268)
LINKIN PARK - Heavy f/Kiiara: 42.920 (- 0.498)
LUIS FONSI & DADDY YANKEE - Despacito f/Justin Bieber: 42.781 (+ 3.041)
IMAGINE DRAGONS - Believer: 41.976 (+ 1.949)
HALSEY - Now Or Never: 36.136 (+ 0.137)
TRAIN - Play That Song: 35.450 (+ 0.921)
SHAWN MENDES - There's Nothing Holdin' Me...: 33.036 (+ 1.975)
LADY GAGA - The Cure: 23.707 (+ 0.868)
JASON DERULO - Swalla f/N Minaj/Ty Dolla $ign: 21.662 (+ 0.774)
MACHINE GUN KELLY - At My Best f/Hailee Steinfeld: 19.536 (- 1.022)
CHARLIE PUTH - Attention: 18.765 (+ 2.033)
MARTIN GARRIX & DUA LIPA - Scared To Be Lonely: 17.282 (+ 0.486)
CHRIS BROWN - Privacy: 16.538 (+ 0.435)
DNCE - Kissing Strangers f/N. Minaj: 13.042 (+ 0.081)
NIALL HORAN - Slow Hands: 11.040 (- 0.015)
MILEY CYRUS - Malibu: 11.032
CHEAT CODES - No Promises f/Demi Lovato: 7.753 (+ 0.317)
PARAMORE - Hard Times: 6.568 (- 0.074)
KATY PERRY - Bon Appetit f/Migos: 5.584 (- 0.389)
MIRANDA LAMBERT - Tin Man: 4.366 (+ 0.185)
HAILEE STEINFELD - Most Girls: 3.649 (- 0.125)
FOSTER THE PEOPLE - Doing It For The Money: 2.489 (+ 0.121)
THE WEEKND - Reminder: 3.618 (+ 1.240)
NOAH CYRUS - Stay Together: 1.793 (+ 0.204)
HAIM - Want You Back: 1.060 (+ 0.290)
BRUNO MARS - Too Good To Say Goodbye: 1.055 (-0.015)
LANA DEL REY - Lust For Life f/The Weeknd: 0.858 (+ 0.003)
CLEAN BANDIT - Symphony f/Zara Larsson: 0.781 (+ 0.100)
TINASHE - Flame: 0.616 (+ 0.039)
HARRY STYLES - Carolina: 0.245
BRUNO MARS - Versace On The Floor: 0.202 (-0.002)
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Post by .It'sGriffin on May 13, 2017 12:47:09 GMT -5
If I would be a female legitimately half of the update would have gotten me wet. Especially Redbone and Humble.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 13:17:44 GMT -5
Definitely an incoming #1 on our hands. Yep, for sure. Tbh, in a country where "Juju On Dat Beat" hit the top 5, "Watch Me" ended up in the YE top 10 and "Bad And Boujee" topped the chart... It is possible. how dare u put bad and boujee w/ dat trash |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 18:15:59 GMT -5
If I would be a female legitimately half of the update would have gotten me wet. Especially Redbone and Humble. What? |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 18:33:26 GMT -5
Yeah, I think Bon Appetit's probably the most damn fascinating case this year so far: a) A poorly-received, horrendously-received song for which public should almost forget existed now got 9 millions youtube views after HALF A DAY of release and #1 trending, that's literally one of the most viral videos of 2017. The equally public-reject Bitch Better Have My Money and all got much less views with supposedly more controversy tho I know that was a long video b) But then sales wise it's still bogged down at around #130-140 not even a big boost at al? Even the horrifying Anaconda song was #6 on digital song the video release week. Do public prefer to buy Anaconda over a big diva's return featuring a rap trio that just got big this year? Even Harlem Shake, which supposedly no one would take seriously, was basically driven by insane amount of 30-second memes with no hit music video at all got almost 300k sales the week it debuted while Bon Appetit struggled to get 10k, or even 8k a week. At least BA is a legit song with rap verse while Harlem Shake was just like a viral 30-second noise machine and how did public even find out that HS was a song instead of just 30 seconds of viral trendy noise? But still, bring it to 2017 sales standard it still way outsold Rise, CTTR, Bon Appetit combined. c) Is Bon Appetit really that bad? At least its trap-inspired production and rap verses and the whole performance's solid imo. And I know it got 2.5/5 star rating on iTunes. But even the much loathed Body Like a Back Road (which I think it's a good song no kidding) that got a very high amount of dislike sold consistently well and played frequently on radio as a crossover hit. Bad and Boujee, Tunnel Vision and the Chainsmokers catalogue were pretty much just as panned by public opinion as the Katy Perry release, but interesting to see those became hits and Katy Perry just attracts so much flop d) I don't even think Katy Perry quality-wise hit that much low. Her album review's consistently at 50-60% level which's like a failing grade since the day one of her success almost a decade ago. Prism's success was still pretty prominent, and after 3 years such a big name returned and her songs didn't decline in quality that much (Roar was no better than CTTR imo), what could it be that she seems to be at her career's end? possibly the fact that people want more change now. The industry is more dynamic. People prefer different music now. People want music with more character. Let's look at the biggest acts in music right now: Bruno, Abel and Ed. All have big, musical personalities; Bruno is a fun-loving, a bit ego-centric retro styled chilled dude, Abel is a dark, cold, mysterious, sex monster and Ed is a nice guy that you could go to the pub with, the neighbourhood star, the warm and loving celeb that seems like a genuinely nice person. They seem to be someone else then just a musician. And now music is darker; even happy songs like iSpy and Shape Of You have darker undertones. On the other hand, we have Katy and Gaga. Both seem like only vocalists, like just who they are in their songs. And they don't implement the darkness at all (Gaga does try, though). That may be the problem. People are also moving on to new artists, especially on the female side. Lady Gaga and Katy Perry are now being replaced with Ariana Grande and Selena Gomez, while Usher is swapped with The Weeknd. People need change. It's just somethingg natural. I'm not convinced that Bruno, Abel and Ed all have that distinct personalities, and I think that Gaga's personality is much more memorable and big than Bruno, Abel and Ed combined imo. The Fame era tho shallow, established her as beyond queenly persona and huge controversy that it travels way faster than millions of album sales. But I don't think you can associate Ed with "big" or some huge energy that owns a whole floor that shatters boundaries. No way. Bruno's debut has literally never been that sensational and his fans are hardly the loudest, and like you said, Abel is too "cold, mysterious" to be "big" or that focusing on "musical" part of it, meaning the dark night bedroom vibe of his music is way to sullen that actually sucks the "dynamic" part of the industry. And seriously? They don't implement the darkness at all? "Poker Face", "Lovegame", The entirely The Fame Monster and Born This Way era is almost the textbook example of "dark and abysmal with or without depth", and can make people tremble and shatter in queenly justice that almost turns any established religion scene to cult-like roar in another dimension and Katy Perry's I Kissed a Girl, ET, Dark Horse were all fueled with boundary-pushing or deep space-vibed immediately evocative of dark images to me. Lady Gaga's one song in her earlier career, Katy Perry's one album is darker and have more personality than Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars and Abel's entire discography combined. In this case those guys are actually the boring ones. Really really boring. Now that upon reflection, I think the real problem is simply CTTR, Bon Appetit are bad songs. Period. |
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Post by jenglisbe on May 13, 2017 18:42:12 GMT -5
I'm not convinced that Bruno, Abel and Ed all have that distinct personalities, and I think that Gaga's personality is much more memorable and big than Bruno, Abel and Ed combined imo. The Fame era tho shallow, established her as beyond queenly persona and huge controversy that it travels way faster than millions of album sales. But I don't think you can associate Ed with "big" or some huge energy that owns a whole floor that shatters boundaries. No way. Bruno's debut has literally never been that sensational and his fans are hardly the loudest, and like you said, Abel is too "cold, mysterious" to be "big" or that focusing on "musical" part of it, meaning the dark night bedroom vibe of his music is way to sullen that actually sucks the "dynamic" part of the industry. And seriously? They don't implement the darkness at all? "Poker Face", "Lovegame", The entirely The Fame Monster and Born This Way era is almost the textbook example of "dark and abysmal with or without depth", and can make people tremble and shatter in queenly justice that almost turns any established religion scene to cult-like roar in another dimension and Katy Perry's I Kissed a Girl, ET, Dark Horse were all fueled with boundary-pushing or deep space-vibed immediately evocative of dark images to me. Lady Gaga's one song in her earlier career, Katy Perry's one album is darker and have more personality than Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars and Abel's entire discography combined. In this case those guys are actually the boring ones. Really really boring. Now that upon reflection, I think the real problem is simply CTTR, Bon Appetit are bad songs. Period. I usually put "personality" in with pop culture impact and agree with you in that sense. Having said that, Bruno Mars is on his third straight album to produce multiple hits including #1s. He's also written hits for other artists and guested on hits for other artists, and he performed a well-received Super Bowl halftime show. He has solidified himself as having a terrific career, even if it's downhill from here. Ed Sheeran could still go either way a bit. His second album did a lot better than his first, which is a good sign, and his third album got off to a strong start with a huge lead single. "Castle on the Hill" doesn't seem to be having much impact, though, so the next single will be key for him (especially in the U.S.). Lady Gaga did make more of a pop culture impact than those guys, but in terms of her relevance in music, she's been on the decline since the Fame/Fame Monster era. That isn't the type of trajectory the true legends in music have. Her personality isn't helping her in that sense. |
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