2 minutes ago, Leptine said:

Other than having the right music, releasing at the right time and having the right spotlight are still factors for start a music era in the best way.

 

There will always be interest on a Gaga release, after 4 years from her last release, there is definitely hype and curiosity to know what she's doing next.

Yeah, that’s the point I was trying to make. People are interested in what big stars are doing, whether it connects is different. 

2 minutes ago, Album Leak said:

And how much did ASIB help Chromatica? 

Enough that Chromatica had one of the biggest female debuts on Spotify. 

 

Just now, hausofbryan said:

Enough that Chromatica had one of the biggest female debuts on Spotify. 

 

and going from 48M to 15M in 7 days was just enough to prove how useless it was

This is all irrelevant, since we know Gaga will release her single the Tuesday after Taylor’s album release and then release a music video directed by the Haus on the Thursday of the following charting week. 

Just now, chosensparkles said:

and going from 48M to 15M in 7 days was just enough to prove how useless it was

Or that it didn’t connect with people, which is literally the point I was making.  

1 hour ago, hausofbryan said:

She’s actually one of the very few pop girls that’s scored a hit in every single studio album cycle. Most have eras with no hits. I’d rather not the year of Joker be the first.  

Example ?? 

 

Literally every successful mpg has atleast a hit in each studio albums 

Just now, Santhosh said:

Example ?? 

 

Literally every successful mpg has atleast a hit in each studio albums 

No way.  I’m not going to start listing eras because that’s just asking for stan wars in the base. 

The issue with chromatica is lack of substance in the songs 

 

Like most of the songs are repetitive, chorusless, loud, severly watered down and catered to radio.

 

She needs to write more.

 

1 minute ago, hausofbryan said:

No way.  I’m not going to start listing eras because that’s just asking for stan wars in the base. 

Just list some dude ... because I can't think of anyone

Just now, Santhosh said:

Just list some dude ... because I can't think of anyone

I implied one artist in the last page, lol

I agree with @Album Leak. Her music brand is not as known as it used to be, it's gonna be interesting to see what her team is planning to change that. Fortnite was a really good start.

 

I'm not joking when I say that most of my friends (who are not gay  or really into pop music) don't even know she released Chromatica, and probably think her last album was Born This Way.

 

With that said, she is still a huge force and can pull huge numbers just by hype + her huge fanbase interest. She has no truly flop albums (except for Love For Sale).

1 minute ago, Santhosh said:

The issue with chromatica is lack of substance in the songs 

 

Like most of the songs are repetitive, chorusless, loud, severly watered down and catered to radio.

 

She needs to write more.

 

That’s what made Chromatica confusing. It was very obviously made for radio songs, and then they didn’t release half of those tracks. And SL/ROM both did well on global radio, even if being 10/11 on US Pop, so there was no reason to throw in the towel. But alas.. Water under the bridge now. 

Just now, hausofbryan said:

I implied one artist in the last page, lol

doesn't she has 2 streaming hit with her last studio album ? ( technically ) 

25 minutes ago, Album Leak said:

Why would Gaga's comeback be a '' moment '' though? Her last THREE albums have only been moderate successes and she has lost a lot of the GP support and interest she once had, and her career as a musician has taken somewhat of a backseat to her acting career in recent years. Furthermore it has not been THAT long since her last big release.

 

If Gaga is to have a MOMENT, the music will just have to click with the GP.

This is objectively not true. Chromatica was a commercially bigger era than Joanne, her catalog's streaming power has grown year over year since 2020, and ASIB's behemoth success counts as part of her music success.

 

Most artists LOSE commercial viability as their careers progress so it's actually pretty remarkable that she's been consistent in her ARTPOP-Joanne-Chromatica run.

 

I'm not saying she's guaranteed a huge splashy moment on the charts with LG7 but c'mon she's not f*cking Nelly Furtado.

1 minute ago, Santhosh said:

doesn't she has 2 streaming hit with her last studio album ? ( technically ) 

I guess — Maybe I worded poorly, I meant more of obvious hit singles that chart well on the Hot 100/get big radio airplay globally/not ones that ended up having some moderate streaming success later. Since if we used that measure, almost all of Gagas albums have a bunch of hits that we wouldn’t consider hits regularly.

1 minute ago, Aden said:

This is objectively not true. Chromatica was a commercially bigger era than Joanne, her catalog's streaming power has grown year over year since 2020, and ASIB's behemoth success counts as part of her music success.

But if you want to talk about impact 

 

Chromatica did nothing to her brand while Joanne literally gave her new fanbase and the album cover is more recognizable.

Mwaah   . 2009/11

 

Edited February 23, 20242 yr by Punch

Rat invaded our base yall 

 

 

15 years into Cher's career she wasn't even close to Gaga's 15 year record sales(actually Gaga's surpassed her career totals too but thats unrelated) and through every up and down of her career she was known as a LEGENDARY recording artist first and foremost who also was huge in other forms of media too. When the material was CORRECT and she felt like promoting, Cher got the biggest hits she ever put out 25 and 34 years into her career respectively.

 

 

Gaga is one of the most famous people to have ever lived and could fake her death tomorrow or release 19 flop albums in a row and come back with a #1 single/album in 20 years if she wanted to. We've seen girls who were formerly much more powerful on charts than Gaga either become completely irrelevant or just give up on music, idek why we're still discussing her staying power when we're already 15 years in and her catalog is currently being revered by a generation that wasn't even born when it released.

Edited February 23, 20242 yr by Sheep

That’s what some of y’all sound like, tbh. 

 

But anyway. One week until her single.

 

8 minutes ago, hausofbryan said:

I guess — Maybe I worded poorly, I meant more of obvious hit singles that chart well on the Hot 100/get big radio airplay globally/not ones that ended up having some moderate streaming success later. Since if we used that measure, almost all of Gagas albums have a bunch of hits that we wouldn’t consider hits regularly.

I understood what you were saying. MPGs may get quick lil hits every era but Gaga has managed one huge/outstanding hit per album cycle (Applause giving her new radio milestones, MR with its longevitiy, ROM being the first #1 female collab and Grammy win, etc.)

 

And like it was pointed out, Gaga is one of the most famous figures on Earth and history. Famous doesn't always equal popular. She's never going to get Taylor/Drake-esque popularity but she will always have it in her to create huge pop moments based on her name, recognition, acclaim, and creativity.

 

This is not the year to downplay her being only a few months away from starring in a blockbuster film.

8 minutes ago, Santhosh said:

Rat invaded our base yall

There's always rats lurking

11 minutes ago, Aden said:

I understood what you were saying. MPGs may get quick lil hits every era but Gaga has managed one huge/outstanding hit per album cycle (Applause giving her new radio milestones, MR with its longevitiy, ROM being the first #1 female collab and Grammy win, etc.)

 

And like it was pointed out, Gaga is one of the most famous figures on Earth and history. Famous doesn't always equal popular. She's never going to get Taylor/Drake-esque popularity but she will always have it in her to create huge pop moments based on her name, recognition, acclaim, and creativity.

 

This is not the year to downplay her being only a few months away from starring in a blockbuster film.

Yeah. I get it’s not her music career, but from buzz/fame, she’s about to have another peak since ASIB with JFAD — Which will easily be one of the highest grossing films of the year and the biggest of her acting career so far. She’s made the choice to not only focus on music, and that’s just reality like Cher did, so it’s silly to discredit it. 

 

When we look at her likely peaks a year from now:

 

TF/M (2009) -> BTW (2011) -> ASIB (2018) -> JFAD (2024)

 

Two will be from her acting talent.

Edited February 23, 20242 yr by hausofbryan

And no, I don’t see LG7 leading to another peak, but maybe I’ll be wrong.