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Post by lipe on Feb 7, 2022 15:07:42 GMT -5
It's so sad because even if they do the right thing and release "Good Ole Boy", it's still not guaranteed that it will work. Come on, when this was announced as a single we all felt like it was a 'safe' option to get a hit, especially being a duet with Jon Pardi. Her team even said no to Thinking 'Bout You and for what? and it was NOT the first time she released a single that should have no problem being a radio hit and then struggled at the 20s/30s/40s.
I'm just tired of her relasing new singles that make me think 'okay, this is good, this is her next hit' only for them to fail to do that. with that being said, "Good Ole Boy" is the natural next step. There are other songs that I feel like could do well on country radio if other artists sung it (I'm Not Sad Anymore, Written in the Bar, even On Top of the World if it was sung by Kelsea, and a couple more), but unfortunately probably wouldn't do much with her as she already released many songs as good or better than those.
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Post by zdm1998 on Feb 7, 2022 15:15:55 GMT -5
I do wish we would see Lauren moved to the upper positions of the chart. However I don’t want to seem ungrateful. I’m very happy radio will almost give Lauren’s songs a path to the top 30, when Mickey, Danielle, and Lindsey Ell all struggle even more.
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Post by bdrm87 on Feb 7, 2022 18:07:27 GMT -5
Is there any other artist who is consistently able to clear the majority of the panel with songs that peak in the high 20s? It just baffles me that she never has trouble getting adds, but most of those stations just refuse to play the songs. It makes no sense.
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Post by dwindeezy on Feb 7, 2022 18:38:28 GMT -5
Is there any other artist who is consistently able to clear the majority of the panel with songs that peak in the high 20s? It just baffles me that she never has trouble getting adds, but most of those stations just refuse to play the songs. It makes no sense. I’m curious about this too as most songs that I see get as many adds as Lauren’s songs peak at minimum Top 20. Yet they send her duets where she’s not leading to the top. It really makes no sense.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Feb 7, 2022 23:47:36 GMT -5
It went recurrent on Billboard so it’ll be tough for this one to come back, I think. It’s certainly been done before but that could be the mail in the coffin.
Personally, this is easily my least favorite single of hers (other than Barefoot and Buckwild, which we all should try to forget exists) so as much as I would’ve loved for her to score another hit, I’m not too sad this missed. Really, really hoping that she finally breaks through soon though. She’s too talented and likable to not be a star in the genre.
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Post by HeyHeyHey on Feb 8, 2022 0:00:23 GMT -5
It is such a bummer that this didn’t smash!
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Post by Juanca on Feb 8, 2022 12:18:04 GMT -5
Exciting to see her there! However I’m not sure if this’d translate into her chart performance. I thought that she’d get a breakthrough after her participation in Dancing with the stars. Actually, I thought she had a big connecting moment when she danced to The Other Side in memory of her father. Not only she danced beautifully but it was a very heartfelt and heart wrenching moment, and the song was great. I don’t think her participation was that well capitalized in the end though. I’ll always root for her as I think she’s got a great voice and good material, and she seems a very nice person. Hope next single is a hit.
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Post by CoJoFan on Feb 8, 2022 15:02:26 GMT -5
It is such a bummer that this didn’t smash! Amen to that! This song is a total jam!
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Post by jab820 on Feb 8, 2022 15:39:42 GMT -5
Has anyone else who closely watches her chart runs noticed that her singles tend to do really well (and sometimes peak) within 1-2 weeks of it eventually going recurrent? I realize that is the definition of a song peaking... but this is different: there is no push week involved, rather her songs will suddenly look like they're doing great and BOOM recurrent. This happened with Doin' Fine and Getting Good prior to it happening again here. Unless there's a silent baby push week that we never hear about, this is kind of weird.
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Post by dwindeezy on Feb 8, 2022 15:49:26 GMT -5
Has anyone else who closely watches her chart runs noticed that her singles tend to do really well (and sometimes peak) within 1-2 weeks of it eventually going recurrent? I realize that is the definition of a song peaking... but this is different: there is no push week involved, rather her songs will suddenly look like they're doing great and BOOM recurrent. This happened with Doin' Fine and Getting Good prior to it happening again here. Unless there's a silent baby push week that we never hear about, this is kind of weird. Not even just those two songs, pretty much all of her singles 2 weeks before peaking and suddenly dropping/going recurrent has this sort-of push making us believe it may be finally taking off then just hits a wall. It’s almost seems like once it looks like they’re finally pushing the song, it peaks within 2 weeks. I think that’s why we get so disappointed when they don’t become hits. Chart watching for her is so exhausting and honestly disappointing.
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Post by lipe on Feb 9, 2022 11:36:43 GMT -5
Exciting to see her there! However I’m not sure if this’d translate into her chart performance. I thought that she’d get a breakthrough after her participation in Dancing with the stars. Actually, I thought she had a big connecting moment when she danced to The Other Side in memory of her father. Not only she danced beautifully but it was a very heartfelt and heart wrenching moment, and the song was great. I don’t think her participation was that well capitalized in the end though. I’ll always root for her as I think she’s got a great voice and good material, and she seems a very nice person. Hope next single is a hit. I don't think these type of reality shows help the artists career that much. Dancing with the Stars did nothing to Jana Kramer or Kellie Pickler (and Kellie won). "The Other Side" performance was a big moment, and it translated to a big boost on sales - it spent two weeks on the top10 of Billboard Country Digital Sales. But I guess that's just as far as it could go. "Beyond the Edge" probably won't do much for her either (and it's most likely not what she's aiming anyways) but I'm so excited to see it as well.
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Post by jab820 on Feb 9, 2022 15:23:33 GMT -5
I think Lauren Alaina is smart putting her energy into other ventures because she is aware that she is not a radio sweetheart. After 11 years of pushing radio singles with very few escaping the top 30, she has been smart to expand her brand. The Billboard article from last week (how ironic that the week after being the feature story, she goes recurrent) that she has purposefully pursued acting, reality TV, and writing along with music. Take this well developed figure and add the Opry membership, she's set for long term success. We care about radio here on Pulse because that's what we are all here to talk about; she is clearly not as hung up about it. In a recent podcast she talked about how she is proud of how well she streams despite her single peaks. She is not oblivious to any of this and is perhaps more cunning in crafting her artistry/public persona than we have given her credit for, continuing to be one of the more fascinating artists in the genre.
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Post by zdm1998 on Feb 9, 2022 16:08:45 GMT -5
I think Lauren Alaina is smart putting her energy into other ventures because she is aware that she is not a radio sweetheart. After 11 years of pushing radio singles with very few escaping the top 30, she has been smart to expand her brand. The Billboard article from last week (how ironic that the week after being the feature story, she goes recurrent) that she has purposefully pursued acting, reality TV, and writing along with music. Take this well developed figure and add the Opry membership, she's set for long term success. We care about radio here on Pulse because that's what we are all here to talk about; she is clearly not as hung up about it. In a recent podcast she talked about how she is proud of how well she streams despite her single peaks. She is not oblivious to any of this and is perhaps more cunning in crafting her artistry/public persona than we have given her credit for, continuing to be one of the more fascinating artists in the genre. What podcast was that? I’d love to hear it.
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Post by dwindeezy on Feb 9, 2022 16:28:08 GMT -5
I think Lauren Alaina is smart putting her energy into other ventures because she is aware that she is not a radio sweetheart. After 11 years of pushing radio singles with very few escaping the top 30, she has been smart to expand her brand. The Billboard article from last week (how ironic that the week after being the feature story, she goes recurrent) that she has purposefully pursued acting, reality TV, and writing along with music. Take this well developed figure and add the Opry membership, she's set for long term success. We care about radio here on Pulse because that's what we are all here to talk about; she is clearly not as hung up about it. In a recent podcast she talked about how she is proud of how well she streams despite her single peaks. She is not oblivious to any of this and is perhaps more cunning in crafting her artistry/public persona than we have given her credit for, continuing to be one of the more fascinating artists in the genre. EXACTLY!
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Post by jab820 on Feb 9, 2022 21:39:27 GMT -5
I think Lauren Alaina is smart putting her energy into other ventures because she is aware that she is not a radio sweetheart. After 11 years of pushing radio singles with very few escaping the top 30, she has been smart to expand her brand. The Billboard article from last week (how ironic that the week after being the feature story, she goes recurrent) that she has purposefully pursued acting, reality TV, and writing along with music. Take this well developed figure and add the Opry membership, she's set for long term success. We care about radio here on Pulse because that's what we are all here to talk about; she is clearly not as hung up about it. In a recent podcast she talked about how she is proud of how well she streams despite her single peaks. She is not oblivious to any of this and is perhaps more cunning in crafting her artistry/public persona than we have given her credit for, continuing to be one of the more fascinating artists in the genre. What podcast was that? I’d love to hear it. I am almost certain it was on the Talk to Chuck podcast, but I could be wrong. It was a more recent podcast. The conversation about streaming was brought up because she was discussing how her label allows her to put out full length albums because she streams well. And, she is right. Her along with Maddie & Tae (and hell, even Danielle Bradbery) stream quite well considering their radio success. Granted, almost nobody in country is streaming well enough to compete with other genres (with exceptions going to Kane, Wallen, Maren, and some others) but it's still worth noting that some of these artists with only decent radio success are able to maintain their record deals because they can pull in streams.
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Post by dwindeezy on Feb 10, 2022 3:13:13 GMT -5
What podcast was that? I’d love to hear it. I am almost certain it was on the Talk to Chuck podcast, but I could be wrong. It was a more recent podcast. The conversation about streaming was brought up because she was discussing how her label allows her to put out full length albums because she streams well. And, she is right. Her along with Maddie & Tae (and hell, even Danielle Bradbery) stream quite well considering their radio success. Granted, almost nobody in country is streaming well enough to compete with other genres (with exceptions going to Kane, Wallen, Maren, and some others) but it's still worth noting that some of these artists with only decent radio success are able to maintain their record deals because they can pull in streams. I listened to that Talk to Chuck podcast and though it didn’t have the convo about the streams thing, it had a lot of great stuff in there. I’m extremely happy with how confident and comfortable she is now in herself and her voice. She’s damn right she’s one of the best vocalists in the genre lol. I completely agree that I think she’s been carefully crafting her career and though I think radio may not be her priority, it seems her plan is hoping with her hardwork diversifying her career, it’ll all align when it’s due. And I think that time will be soon.
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Post by juanchi on Feb 16, 2022 8:12:40 GMT -5
wouldn't the Opry ceremony have been a perfect opportunity for her to debut her next single? ... maybe instead of singing one beer
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Post by Troublemaker on Feb 16, 2022 9:03:07 GMT -5
wouldn't the Opry ceremony have been a perfect opportunity for her to debut her next single? ... maybe instead of singing one beer Honestly when it comes to Lauren Alaina and her career choices, I have more questions than answers
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Post by darko on Feb 17, 2022 11:15:07 GMT -5
wouldn't the Opry ceremony have been a perfect opportunity for her to debut her next single? ... maybe instead of singing one beer Honestly when it comes to Lauren Alaina and her career choices, I have more questions than answers Can her team be as clueless as it seems. They seemed caught off guard that GOH suddenly hit a wall. They most likely are not prepared to release anything at this moment. They seem always a day late etc. I compare her management to Jimmie Allen's team. Talk about making him a star over really nothing tangible but a few mediocre hits. He is one of the so-so male talents out there yet his team is launching him effectively.
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Post by dwindeezy on Feb 18, 2022 2:29:54 GMT -5
If I were her team, I would really create a strong strategic plan with her next single regarding it's roll out and promotion. I do believe that radio is ready to give into her but at the same time she is competing with a lot of strong releases from not only male but more female artists now who are also streaming strong like she does. With her growing overall mainstream presence, IG and TikTok following (in which she is utilizing more and it's reflecting in follows and views), they need to figure out how to leverage that and build buzz around a single before/as they're sending it to radio. Like she streams decently and gets solid Spotify support so I'm not even worried about that. For example, remember how she slightly trended with Good Ole Boy on TikTok for a second and it shot to like top 40 on Country itunes? She needs that kind of strategy right now in the way of keeping a single actively pushed on other mediums with the way this landscape is now. When I think about it, there is never any real buzz around her singles, even her lead singles.
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Post by dwindeezy on Mar 17, 2022 16:48:29 GMT -5
Lauren has now reach one billion streams just on Spotify today. That can't be a common occurrence for country artists i don't think. Wonder what the next move will be for her as it's clear her streaming numbers are very impressive even with the lack of radio.
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Post by SHOOTER on Mar 17, 2022 19:41:34 GMT -5
Not sure of the cumulative total but she’s the eighth female country artist to cross that threshold.
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Post by jab820 on Mar 22, 2022 17:30:25 GMT -5
While the consensus seems like "Good Ole Boy" will be next, if we get anything at all, I would actually root for "If The World Was A Small Town". Easily one of my favorite songs of hers.
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Post by Tylerjamesnerd on Mar 22, 2022 19:13:49 GMT -5
Not sure of the cumulative total but she’s the eighth female country artist to cross that threshold. do you know who else has?
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Post by SHOOTER on Mar 23, 2022 2:12:46 GMT -5
Not sure of the cumulative total but she’s the eighth female country artist to cross that threshold. do you know who else has? Carrie Dolly Kacey Kelsea Maren Miranda Shania Pretty sure The Chicks have done it, too.
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Post by zdm1998 on Mar 23, 2022 5:56:39 GMT -5
I feel like the album era is most likely over. I figure we probably would’ve gotten a single announcement by now.
It wouldn’t surprise me if she tries to relaunch on a new label soon, as there have been talks believing she might have parted ways with UMG (see the record labels & artists rosters section for more detail.)
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Apr 4, 2022 20:08:48 GMT -5
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Post by austin on Apr 8, 2022 9:18:53 GMT -5
She has been majorly mishandled for awhile now, so assuming she lands somewhere else this can't be anything but at minimum net neutral for her but I also understand why the label would be done with her, too. She doesn't do anything unless its a feature. I see it from both sides. I wish her luck in finding her next home, her voice is so strong.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Apr 8, 2022 9:49:16 GMT -5
While Lauren hasn't had a ton of solo radio success, she's had healthy streaming stats (especially compared to her radio success) and definitely has a presence on social platforms that far outpaces some artists who have had much more radio success than her (1M IG followers, which is almost double what Scotty or Carly Pearce have). Plus her recent Opry induction could give her some momentum too. I definitely think with a team that makes her a top (if not the top) priority, she could really finally breakout. I still think she'll announce signing with Triple Tigers soon, which I think is a perfect fit for her.
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Post by darko on Apr 8, 2022 10:33:43 GMT -5
She has been majorly mishandled for awhile now, so assuming she lands somewhere else this can't be anything but at minimum net neutral for her but I also understand why the label would be done with her, too. She doesn't so anything unless its a feature. I see it from both sides. I wish her luck in finding her next home, her voice is so strong. I do not think the label was done with her she left them. The comment "She doesn't do anything unless it is a feature is incorrect. She did a lot of duets because she was pursued after by other artist. A lot of them were so good that everyone wanted to release them as singles. That didn't work for sure. I think if you read Billy Dukes tweets about this it is spot on. She and her label were always just behind the latest trends and situations. It sounds like she has a lot going on and will be just fine.
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