How big of a break is too big of a break?

[Near]

3years? 4years? more? depends on starpower?

 

[allforyou]

I think anything over 3 years is too much

[Almost Home]

See: Christina Aguilera’s release pattern 

[HASHTAGPOW]

What’s that?

 

[Underclass King]

I consider 4+ years to be a really big break unless you’re someone like Adele.

[frozemmm]

really depends on the artist.

 

artists like Adele i feel benefit from 4-5 year breaks while Xtina for example could have been bigger competition to Britney in the 2000s if she released more often, tho Britney would have still come out on top 

[IamCY]

It really depends, but I think anything above 3 years is a big gamble. See Witness, she even had the Superbowl in between.

 

But then males have it better, JT was fine in 2013 and Bruno's comeback will probably be too, even though 5 years is WAY too long

 

 

[Enzolorenzo]

It depends tbh. Didn’t Sade release an album in 2010 after a 10 years break which turned out to be a big success? I feel like some artists might benefit from breaks.

[Bicassie]

Someone at the start of their career shouldn’t wait more than 2 or 3 years for their sophomore album!

 

a more established act can wait up until 5 years, but at that point things become more risky depending on the artist 

[xfreshkidxx]

12 minutes ago, Almost Home said:

See: Christina Aguilera’s release pattern 

 

[StrangerInTheDark]

Break makes no difference unless market is changing. Last few crucial times for pop stars to take a break were in late 00s amd mid 10s.

Edited February 23 by StrangerInTheDark

[sickening]

depends on your hold on the gp and how strong your fanbase is

[mxoonlight]

Anything more than three if you aren’t doing more projects, the demand for you is NOT that high

[Gabriel Florin]

Depends on artist. If you're an alternative artist like Fiona Apple, who can have 5-7 years gap between studio albums but always cames back with a bang, it doesn't matter. If you're a mainstream pop singer like Christina Aguilera, 5 year gaps are TOO MUCH 

Edited February 23 by Gabriel Florin

[Robert]

It depends but I think anything more than 3 years is generally risky

[Illuminati]

2015 - 2021

 

 

[Komet blu]

I think it largely depends on what kind of artist you are + who's your target audience + the general state of the industry, but anything over 5 years for someone who considers themselves a full-time recording artist is too much imo.

 

[istan4badgalriri]

Depends what the status of the artist is and whether they remain present in the public eye during their hiatus or just completely disappear.

[raven]

14 minutes ago, mxoonlight said:

Anything more than three if you aren’t doing more projects, the demand for you is NOT that high

[perpetual novice]

Depends on the kind of music you make.  If you are a popgirl and work with large teams of people and just release bops and stuff like that there's no reason to vanish for multiple years and expect success when you come back. If you're more of a singer-songwriter and need time to live your life to get the material you need to write an album then a handful of years is more reasonable

[Kiss It Better]

as others have said, it depends on the artists

someone like Katy Perry should release more often (2-3 years break is more than enough) while someone like Adele could take over 5 years break and do well

[Thinking Of You]

With streaming meaning everything today, two years at the most. 

[Artistofthedecade]

According to CM analysis 

 

3 i would say. Maybe even 2 years at streaming era. 

Edited February 23 by Artistofthedecade

[ATWK]

Depends on how you end your previous era and how you keep yourself in the spotlight. For example, JT took a 7-year break and still smashed while Katy took a 4-year break and flopped.

 

Like most people have said, anything over 3 years is pushing it.

[GreatestLoveofAll]

for pop stars like Dua or Ariana, anything over three years without any music is devastating. If your like Beyonce you can afford to take four, five year breaks because your versatile to do other projects and keep your name out there. Not that the other two cant but I don't see it working for them.