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Post by nncountrykid on Jun 2, 2020 7:56:24 GMT -5
I quite like the songs she's recorded so far but I agree with some of the voice criticisms. She seems very shouty to me and lacks nuance in her voice. That's not to say that I think she sounds bad, because she doesn't, but you can tell especially with live performances that she's very underwhelming when she's not belting.
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Post by Jaymiee on Jun 2, 2020 9:06:47 GMT -5
I feel like she sounds alot like Miley sometimes too. I think just the deeper raspier voice reminds me of her, Ive heard a lot of people say she is a mixture of Miley and Carrie.
I am excited for her album to come out in a few weeks it will be interesting. I wonder how hard no touring and no in person promo will affect the album release
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Post by chloe6124 on Jun 2, 2020 9:42:19 GMT -5
It seems that they released the original to pop and not the remix.
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Post by jab820 on Jun 3, 2020 12:23:44 GMT -5
For people commenting on her sometimes shouty vocals (which I happen to agree with), check out this video of Gabby singing an Aretha Franklin song. It is a completely sound for her, and in my opinion, for the better. I hope she taps into this R&B/Soul sound even more.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 3, 2020 19:13:52 GMT -5
I love her vocals and heard Miley Cyrus in her voice from the first time I listened to "I Hope." That nasally raspiness is so reminiscent of Ms. Cyrus, someone who I always lowkey wished would record a country album (especially since she's given us teases with songs like "The Climb" and several songs on the Younger Now record).
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Post by rsmatto on Jun 3, 2020 21:45:27 GMT -5
It seems that they released the original to pop and not the remix. No, they released both.
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Post by jab820 on Jun 4, 2020 20:17:47 GMT -5
I just peeked over at the Pop Mediabase chart and this rose 52 to 45 this week. I wonder how well this can do as a crossover hit on Pop (rather than just Hot AC, which, for the record, has this in the top 30 already). Exciting!
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Post by lipe on Jun 20, 2020 10:59:44 GMT -5
Following the album release, it reached a new peak on Spotify all genre (#80). Wonder if it will get a new peak on Billboard Hot100 as well.
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Post by jessy on Jun 20, 2020 23:02:25 GMT -5
Gabby album is so good. Wouldn’t be surprised to see her sale 100k first week.
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Post by Juanca on Jun 21, 2020 0:36:03 GMT -5
I just peeked over at the Pop Mediabase chart and this rose 52 to 45 this week. I wonder how well this can do as a crossover hit on Pop (rather than just Hot AC, which, for the record, has this in the top 30 already). Exciting! Just FYI, this is already top 30 in the media base pop chart now: POP35 26 GABBY BARRETT I Hope f/Charlie Puth 2178 1313 865 6.889 HOT AC27 24 GABBY BARRETT I Hope f/Charlie Puth 1058 837 221 3.731 AC23 23 GABBY BARRETT I Hope f/Charlie Puth 122 100 22 0.306
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Post by recordyear on Jun 21, 2020 1:32:46 GMT -5
Gabby album is so good. Wouldn’t be surprised to see her sale 100k first week. Eh, based on first day streaming data I doubt she will hit 100k even with TEA and SEA. I think 20-25k SPS is more than likely (and knocking out Luke Combs at #1 on country album chart).
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Post by rsmatto on Jun 21, 2020 9:24:27 GMT -5
Gabby album is so good. Wouldn’t be surprised to see her sale 100k first week. Eh, based on first day streaming data I doubt she will hit 100k even with TEA and SEA. I think 20-25k SPS is more than likely (and knocking out Luke Combs at #1 on country album chart). Unless sales metrics change, the debut will almost certainly be 20-30k SPS range. That being said, TEA’s for “I Hope” alone will push the album to Gold/Platinum quickly based on airplay In the crossover realm.
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Post by jessy on Jun 26, 2020 15:06:27 GMT -5
Gabby album Goldmine
#28 with 18,820 sold I really thought she sale a lot more. Really is a great Album that I hope can at least go Gold. I kinda thought she be as big as Carrie Underwood but I’m wrong based on these numbers.
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Post by lipe on Jun 26, 2020 16:08:22 GMT -5
I mean, you can't really think Gabby is gonna pull out Carrie Underwood's numbers after one single released. sales are declining a lot too, Miranda's last album sold less than 50k on the first week and she's one of the biggest artists on the genre, so it's impossible to expect 100k for Gabby.
Kelsea has a lot of hits and a way bigger fan base than Gabby and she sold 27k on the first week of her last album. Latest albums from Carly Pearce, Maddie & Tae & Lauren Alaina all sold less than 15k, so 18k is not bad for a debut album (although "I Hope" helped a lot with its streams)
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Post by Marv on Jun 26, 2020 16:29:42 GMT -5
.....To which you can add the fact that Carrie's debut single shattered numerous airplay records and wound up #3 for the year in 2006 @ Mediabase, with 'What Hurts The Most' edging 'If You're Going Through Hell (Before The Devil Even Knows)' by less than 400 spins to wind up #1 for 2006 in the closest year-end race of the past 25 years.
Gabby's career is off to a respectable start nevertheless.
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Post by raylatch98 on Jun 26, 2020 16:34:44 GMT -5
.....To which you can add the fact that Carrie's debut single shattered numerous airplay records and wound up #3 for the year in 2006 @ Mediabase, with 'What Hurts The Most' edging 'If You're Going Through Hell (Before The Devil Even Knows)' by less than 400 spins to wind up #1 for 2006 in the closest year-end race of the past 25 years.
Gabby's career is off to a respectable start nevertheless.
Um "Jesus Take The Wheel" was at #4 actually (you forgot "Your Man") countryaircheck.com/images/upload/file/12-2006/yearend.pdf
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Post by jessy on Jun 26, 2020 16:47:13 GMT -5
I just hope Gabby can have a long career. And not just he a flash in the pan. Gabby my favorite artist tied with kellie pickler. Unfortunately we may never get another Album from kellie pickler. So hopefully Gabby does very well long term.
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Post by recordyear on Jun 26, 2020 22:35:24 GMT -5
6k pure album sales only, which is really less than I thought. It's less than Ashley McBryde who is just having a hit recently.
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Post by jab820 on Jun 27, 2020 1:36:37 GMT -5
6k pure album sales only, which is really less than I thought. It's less than Ashley McBryde who is just having a hit recently. That does feel low... what's interesting is that the album sat #1 iTunes Country all week and #5 or #6 all-genre with some other pretty big albums dropping at the same time. Maybe just goes to show how low pure album sales are overall... It's also worth mentioning that Gabby has been a streaming artist. "I Hope" has been #1 Country Streaming for many weeks now and her other stuff always streams well. Like, I feel like Ashley McBryde's fanbase is more likely to buy than stream her album, where the opposite would be true for Gabby. Just speculation.
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Post by someguy on Jun 27, 2020 1:38:30 GMT -5
6k pure album sales only, which is really less than I thought. It's less than Ashley McBryde who is just having a hit recently. Disappointing numbers, for sure. Album sales are so low, true, but these are lower than expected.
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Post by jessy on Jun 27, 2020 6:26:08 GMT -5
Can a artist make It off streams alone? If she never sales well but always streams well would it be enough for a major label? Another thing I wonder how much COVID-19 played a role in sales I mean she couldn’t really be on the talk shows to promote it like would normally be the case.
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Post by chloe6124 on Jun 27, 2020 8:54:31 GMT -5
Not sure why everyone is surprised at sales. Yes covid hurt because she couldn’t do media. But she has a number one single and a platinum single. That is all that matters to me.
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Post by pnobelysk on Jun 27, 2020 16:27:39 GMT -5
Even with sales being bad, 6k is pretty awful. So far I hope has sold 250k+ pure sales which is totally respectable. The fact that only 6k of that (roughly I know it’s not an exact science) bought the album isn’t great.
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Post by jessy on Jun 27, 2020 21:04:11 GMT -5
Question about sales vs streams. Do the label make just as much off streams as they do sales? Like can a artist make a career off of just streams alone?
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Post by recordyear on Jun 27, 2020 22:17:38 GMT -5
Question about sales vs streams. Do the label make just as much off streams as they do sales? Like can a artist make a career off of just streams alone? I mean, what does it tell you when an artist only has songs that stream well? Doesn't a diehard fan want to support the artist as much as possible by buying albums, going to concert, etc.? So in this case the artist does not have many diehard fans and so it is easier for him/her to flop in the future.
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Post by jessy on Jun 27, 2020 22:21:11 GMT -5
Question about sales vs streams. Do the label make just as much off streams as they do sales? Like can a artist make a career off of just streams alone? I mean, what does it tell you when an artist only has songs that stream well? Doesn't a diehard fan want to support the artist as much as possible by buying albums, going to concert, etc.? So in this case the artist does not have many diehard fans and so it is easier for him/her to flop in the future. Makes since but I’ll be honest. I have Apple Music subscription for the purpose of not buying music. Pay $16.04 a month for any album any song any artist unlimited play. Unfortunately that’s the age we live in.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 27, 2020 23:00:43 GMT -5
Question about sales vs streams. Do the label make just as much off streams as they do sales? Like can a artist make a career off of just streams alone? I mean, what does it tell you when an artist only has songs that stream well? Doesn't a diehard fan want to support the artist as much as possible by buying albums, going to concert, etc.? So in this case the artist does not have many diehard fans and so it is easier for him/her to flop in the future. But even 'diehard' fans just aren't buying albums anymore, at least not like they used to. Streaming is the behemoth now, and it's actually a lot more promising that she is excelling at streaming right now in a time when country artists are still lagging a bit behind other genres in that department. Streaming is only going to continue to grow and she's ahead of the curve, and I just don't see where those album sales #s are at all concerning when sales are down so low and becoming less relevant to an artist's ability to succeed. I'd be less optimistic about her future if she had poor streams but stronger album sales, because it would indicate she's not connecting with very many people except the ones who were going to support her anyway. "I Hope" was a hit that went beyond just people being fans of Gabby, and if she can keep getting widespread appeal like that with her stuff, her sales will pick up some in time anyway. Also, unrelated, but with "The Bones" having peaked on CHR and beginning its descent and "I Hope" still just taking off over there, I hope that in the coming weeks there might (finally) be a chance that Gabby can snatch the #1 on HCS chart from Maren!
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Post by Naos on Jun 27, 2020 23:44:56 GMT -5
Like can a artist make a career off of just streams alone? I mean, that's most hip-hop artists now.
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Post by christinafazz9 on Jun 28, 2020 7:53:21 GMT -5
I just hope Gabby can have a long career. And not just he a flash in the pan. Gabby my favorite artist tied with kellie pickler. Unfortunately we may never get another Album from kellie pickler. So hopefully Gabby does very well long term. Nevertheless, she had released few standalone singles here and there after The Woman I Am and all of em quite good.
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Post by rsmatto on Jun 28, 2020 10:25:43 GMT -5
Even with sales being bad, 6k is pretty awful. So far I hope has sold 250k+ pure sales which is totally respectable. The fact that only 6k of that (roughly I know it’s not an exact science) bought the album isn’t great. Except you can’t buy the Physical CD hardly anywhere and then if you stream the music, you really don’t need to buy the album digitally unless you’re a “dinosaur” like me. So, really, 6k pure album sales is decent, given these factors. — The album is likely to be Close to gold based of S+S numbers from “I Hope” crossover pop success alone. So, look for it to easily get there if she has two more moderate hits.
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