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[Wafflecakes]

Not the Navy clinging to the UK for receipts, poor dat

Lets see Stay even chart in the US or anywhere else

You know. Rihrih's success as a singles artist makes me wonder if some artists soon won't just do away with the album concept all together. It doesn't really make sense in the digital age. Plus.....forcing your fans (even if only 500k or so would have purchased your album) to buy the single on the radio just like everyone else could TOTALLY game the billboard hot 100 chart in their favor.

 

[Artemisia]

You know. Rihrih's success as a singles artist makes me wonder if some artists soon won't just do away with the album concept all together. It doesn't really make sense in the digital age. Plus.....forcing your fans (even if only 500k or so would have purchased your album) to buy the single on the radio just like everyone else could TOTALLY game the billboard hot 100 chart in their favor.

That's a good point when you consider how little money is made from singles and albums sales.

If only there was a way to test how an artist who only released singles would fare with touring, the biggest money maker.

 

[Mau ®]

Not the Navy clinging to the UK for receipts, poor dat

Lets see Stay even chart in the US or anywhere else

Moving the goalpost I see lol

Its ok. I'll just bookmark this too

*bookmarks*

 

[Galang]

Doing an album seems like the most satisfying thing an artist can do though, so I'm not sure how it would work in theory. I know some artists are already satisfied with just small EPs and releases, but eh.. to each's own I guess. I'd get bored quick.
I love the feeling of listening to a new LP and not having heard 90% of it.

 

[Dr. Malik]

You know. Rihrih's success as a singles artist makes me wonder if some artists soon won't just do away with the album concept all together. It doesn't really make sense in the digital age. Plus.....forcing your fans (even if only 500k or so would have purchased your album) to buy the single on the radio just like everyone else could TOTALLY game the billboard hot 100 chart in their favor.

Just releasing singles would damage your tours tho unless you already have a hefty discography

but then again albums sometimes don't sell tours

 

[Artemisia]

Just releasing singles would damage your tours tho unless you already have a hefty discography

but then again albums sometimes don't sell tours

 

[Trigger]

Marius trying to get that essay I C.

Doing an album seems like the most satisfying thing an artist can do though, so I'm not sure how it would work in theory. I know some artists are already satisfied with just small EPs and releases, but eh.. to each's own I guess. I love the feeling of listening to a new LP and not having heard 90% of it.

Yeah, I agree. I wouldn't want to see the album concept abandoned anytime soon.

 

[Styles]

Just releasing singles would damage your tours tho unless you already have a hefty discography

but then again albums sometimes don't sell tours

 

[Mau ®]

OMG You're now officially Stefan *.*

 

[Wafflecakes]

Marius trying to get that essay I C.



Yeah, I agree. I wouldn't want to see the album concept abandoned anytime soon.

I wouldn't either....still....I would be shocked if no one tried. Would give a lot more flexibility in that if your current material isn't working you can just drop into the studio and record something else (since they weren't forced into the time sink of making an album earlier). No more being stuck with whats on the disc in the short term (yeah EP's....but those generally don't happen till late in the cycle).

I don't think it will ever go that way in the mainstream industry.....just curious whether or not it would work.

 

[royalan]

Doing an album seems like the most satisfying thing an artist can do though, so I'm not sure how it would work in theory. I know some artists are already satisfied with just small EPs and releases, but eh.. to each's own I guess. I'd get bored quick.
I love the feeling of listening to a new LP and not having heard 90% of it.

One just has to look at how Japan does it. It's common for artists to release elaborate singles collections between official albums. Like Namie Amuro's flawless 60s 70s 80s.

I think Japan has a far superior model.

 

[DMeisterJ]

Not a very long run. 2 months before it passes it imo.

I suspect you are correct that they will almost certainly get on a yearly release schedule.....here's hoping at some point we get actual radio hits to go along with the album sales.....

I also hope they get into the Rihanna schedule. Partially for stan wars so there can be more on the yearly schedule, but mostly because it does seem to help rather than taking two years between albums and then coming back to a flop. (see: Ke$ha, Alicia, Xtuna). Maybe Rih's manager was right to compare her to an iPhone a few months ago. People buy $300 phones with diminishing returns on a yearly basis, so it shouldn't be that hard to convince them to spend 10-15 on a yearly basis for 10-15 new songs.

Rih is such a trailblazer.

 

[Styles]

OMG You're now officially Stefan *.*

OMG, I've just noticed.

Bless Modmei.

 

[Koodo]

The money-maker makes an appearance.

 

[Artemisia]

The money-maker makes an appearance.

that looks like its from an old performance

I wonder why it never surfaced until now

 

[DMeisterJ]

It's lips are so... big.

 

[Styles]

You guys are too fucking quick.

that looks like its from an old performance

I wonder why it never surfaced until now

It was discussed in the base thread over a month ago.

Closed after 10 minutes. Bless the mods.

 

[botty]

The money-maker makes an appearance.

Lovely.

 

[DMeisterJ]

You guys are too fucking quick.

It was discussed in the base thread over a month ago.

I see the squints' stans trying to keep information about how slutty she is out of the spotlight

 

[Majmun]

labia MAJORA indeed

 

[Trigger]

Ain't nothing wrong with a little camel toe. It happens to everyone at some point.

 

[Majmun]

Chrsitna Milian still has the hottest cameltoe EVER

NSFW?

 

[botty]

Beyonce's impact.

 

[DMeisterJ]

Beyonce's impact.

You mean Michael's impact

 

[Majmun]

More like Joker's impact

 

[Artemisia]

More like Joker's impact

 

[Trigger]

More like Joker's impact

#death

 

[botty]

More like Joker's impact

oop

 

[Dr. Malik]

Not her trying to get attention and getting escorted away

Is this the new look for her new era? I like it the Japanese influence makes her look less local

 

[cory64]

The Being That Formerly Appeared As Janet Jackson

I don't go in this thread to have nightmares

 

[royalan]

What's wrong with these Janet pictures? I think she looks stunning, tbh...

 

[botty]

I don't go in this thread to have nightmares

Sorry, I wasn't aware of your Coulrophobia. <3

 

[Artemisia]

Can you feel it? She is seething. I envision readings of epic proportions.

 

[DMeisterJ]

What's wrong with these Janet pictures? I think she looks stunning, tbh...

You also defended this

The fact that you can't see what's wrong with Janet is unsurprising. You couldn't see what was wrong with that.

 

[Trigger]

What's wrong with these Janet pictures? I think she looks stunning, tbh...

Her make-up has this like weird powder look. It doesn't look even to me at all. I'm no make-up expert tho. She does look otherwise flawless.

 

[cory64]

What's wrong with these Janet pictures? I think she looks stunning, tbh...

She's fallen into the uncanny valley

 

[Aguila]

What's wrong with these Janet pictures? I think she looks stunning, tbh...

Yes, get on ha good side.

 

[Wafflecakes]

She's fallen into the uncanny valley

Essentially this.


It almost looks human....but not quite. This is not a new phenomenon though..... I have thought she looked hideous for a decade or so.

 

[Dr. Malik]

Sorry, I wasn't aware of your Coulrophobia. <3

She's fallen into the uncanny valley

I have thought she looked hideous for a decade or so.

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnng

my work here is done

 

[Wafflecakes]

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnng

my work here is done

 

[Mau ®]

Cant wait to read the essays tbh kiiii

 

[botty]

I don't blame Marius for wanting to conjure up Icicle. With the Madonna stans buzzing around and all...

 

[Artemisia]

I am so here for 1D to be dragged in essay format

 

[Bladenic]

Icicle hasn't posted in weeks though.

 

[royalan]

She's wearing a lot of shimmer powder, but other than that Janet looks amazing. Better than most if your faves look NOW, lets not even talk about what they'll look like when they're her age.

Her body is banging.

Outfits are slamming.

Hair is sexy and sophisticated.

Janet makes all if your faves look like wrecks.

 

[botty]

She's wearing a lot of shimmer powder, but other than that Janet looks amazing. Better than most if your faves look NOW, lets not even talk about what they'll look like when they're her age.

Her body is banging.

Outfits are slamming.

Hair is sexy and sophisticated.

Janet makes all if your faves look like wrecks.

I wonder why they couldn't fix her make up so she has a solid pale skin tone like Beyoka.

 

[cory64]

She's wearing a lot of shimmer powder, but other than that Janet looks amazing. Better than most if your faves look NOW, lets not even talk about what they'll look like when they're her age.

Her body is banging.

Outfits are slamming.

Hair is sexy and sophisticated.

Janet makes all if your faves look like wrecks.

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

grandmamadge is like 8 years older and looks more effortlessly good for her age.

 

[Wafflecakes]

She's wearing a lot of shimmer powder, but other than that Janet looks amazing. Better than most if your faves look NOW, lets not even talk about what they'll look like when they're her age.

Her body is banging.

Outfits are slamming.

Hair is sexy and sophisticated.

Janet makes all if your faves look like wrecks.

I suppose if you look at it from the angle of "god (or her plastic surgeon) took a great deal of artistic licence with human anatomy when designing her face".......... then I can suppose I could call her "sexy and sophisticated"........

Spoiler

First and last time I will suggest there is anything sophisticated about her

 

[Crumpet Trumpet]

Speaking of pale skin, the American Country awards are on. Carrie Underwood just picked up female artist of the year, beating Taylor Swift.

 

[Cynosure]

OMG, I've just noticed.

Bless Modmei.

bye popGAF, I'll see you again in [OT4]