2 hours ago, Axelios said:

Gaga never took any risks with her music.

ATRL always rewriting history.  

taking risks does not somehow equal a good artist lol

I mean she does, she did go from country to pop (tho I guess that was an easier option since Pop does better than country, however most of the USA charts are country artists so maybe not)  but she did take a risk dropping those boring folk albums (that people seem to like the most from her) so idk i feel like that was a risk at itself.

 

 

She’s switched sounds and genres (even when it was all but guaranteed it’d be a successful career move) more times than most of ATRL’s faves. That alone qualifies her as a risk taker in my book.

2 hours ago, Johnny Jacobs said:

if they were super successful with the previous ones then yes.. i do.. it makes sense.

 

not many have done that and stayed as successful

 

 

…and Taylor has done this, multiple times in fact, so then you agree, she is a risk taker 

4 minutes ago, Headlock said:

…and Taylor has done this, multiple times in fact, so then you agree, she is a risk taker 

no 

 

 

28 minutes ago, Helios said:

I mean Born this way was literally a gay anthem in 2011 when there was still a lot of backlash against the LGBT in the US. At that point she was arguably one of if not the biggest popstar on the planet and she completely changed her image and sound. You cant tell me that the Born this way album wasnt a risk coming from the fame.  Taylor can not and would not ever do something like that. Her music and image is far too safe.  

That's just pandering to her main audience at the time. I wouldn't call it a risk. And sonically, BTW was not a huge departure from her previous output.

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13 minutes ago, Johnny Jacobs said:

no 

 

 

“Switching producers after success is a risk”

*Taylor does so multiple times*
”No not like that”

 

Can you at least attempt to have a point 

Absolutely not, and it's fine. She calculates her every move thoroughly and remains on top.

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2 hours ago, chiliam said:

her risks are paying off doesnt mean she didnt take risk.

Name one country star that successfully transfer to become a pop star like that. Even Shania couldn`t do it.

 

Shania never tried to go full on pop. Up was a country pop album 

Shes taken a small risk id say but none were huge. I mean country to pop was a risk (not a huge one) but still a risk. Most artists have taken some sort of risk whether it was big or small.

5 minutes ago, Headlock said:

“Switching producers after success is a risk”

*Taylor does so multiple times*
”No not like that”

 

Can you at least attempt to have a point 

no

No, but she's a good business woman

the only risk she took was probably saying yes on the phone with kanye

33 minutes ago, Headlock said:

Can you at least attempt to have a point 

 

27 minutes ago, Johnny Jacobs said:

no

Cool, good talk 

i still don't get why moving from country (a local genre) to pop (a more mainstream, global genre) is a risk, can someone explain this to me?

 

folklore/evermore was def a risk that paid off though, yes

1 hour ago, Helios said:

I mean Born this way was literally a gay anthem in 2011 when there was still a lot of backlash against the LGBT in the US. At that point she was arguably one of if not the biggest popstar on the planet and she completely changed her image and sound. You cant tell me that the Born this way album wasnt a risk coming from the fame.  Taylor can not and would not ever do something like that. Her music and image is far too safe.  

It was 2011, not 1981  

All of those self-empowerment anthems were popular at the time (We R Who We R, Perfect, Firework, etc.) 

How did she completely change her sound? The lead single was electropop, like her other previous hits. 

Music wise no and no, going from country-pop to pop isn’t as game changing as some of you are making it up. However, she takes risks from a business perspective like the Spotify thing, the re-recordings, etc.

Taylor does take risks but they are usually well planned and end up paying off. She's a very intelligent woman.

1 hour ago, Helios said:

I mean Born this way was literally a gay anthem in 2011 when there was still a lot of backlash against the LGBT in the US. At that point she was arguably one of if not the biggest popstar on the planet and she completely changed her image and sound. You cant tell me that the Born this way album wasnt a risk coming from the fame.  Taylor can not and would not ever do something like that. Her music and image is far too safe.  

It is a gay anthem but nothing risky coming from Love Game, Bad Romance and Alejandro (the same for Born This Way album). You can't tell me, that Judas and Alejandro couldn't be on the same album. And when did she changed her image and sound beside shortly for Joanne (but not really, because the tour, Super Bowl and third music video were her style).  And Lady Gaga was never the biggest popstar on the planet.

15 minutes ago, UnusualBoy said:

Music wise no and no, going from country-pop to pop isn’t as game changing as some of you are making it up. However, she takes risks from a business perspective like the Spotify thing, the re-recordings, etc.

Of course it is. How many country singers could crossed successfully to pop by not losing their fanbase and having one of the most successful pop eras with their 5th album ?

47 minutes ago, Kiss It Better said:

i still don't get why moving from country (a local genre) to pop (a more mainstream, global genre) is a risk, can someone explain this to me?

Because she risked alienating her core fanbase and no popstar had her commercial pull at the time when she made the change in the US. Prism, Artpop, Bangerz were all much less successful than Red.

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I consider these as some of the risks that Taylor took in her career:

 

Business:

The withholding of her music from Spotify during her peak (1989) when streaming was taking off.  Her deciding to re-record all her music instead of negotiating with the buyer when history has proven that re-recording your catalogue isn't really profitable.  However, in both cases, it worked out in her favour.  She is now the biggest female artist on Spotify and her re-recordings have been incredibly successful.  I think this is a statement on her ability to adapt and her skills as a businesswoman.

 

Musically:

The switch from country to pop. When Shake It Off dropped, many were confused and surprised at the sudden change in sound and demeanor of Taylor herself.  Many (including Taylor and her team) felt that she would lose a huge portion of her country fanbase and was wondering if country radio and awards would blacklist her.  I'm sure she lost some fans (I personally know people who were turn off by her 1989 era because "she has changed"), but the amount of pop fans that she received made up for it and she got even bigger.  It was a risk that paid off.

 

Politically:

These are not risky for other pop girls, but considering Taylor and what/who she has always been associated with, these were risky of her to do: Breaking her silence.  Coming out as a democrat, supporting democratic candidates, calling out Trump, denouncing white supremacy, campaigning for pro-equality and LGBT+ issues during the Republican administration.  These clearly cost her a lot of support from non-progressives but it was a risk that she was willing to take to uphold her values.  I think that her remaining Republican fans just brush off her political stance and like her for her non-political music.

37 minutes ago, gustavothehuman said:

Taylor does take risks but they are usually well planned and end up paying off. She's a very intelligent woman.

This. She takes risks, but she's not reckless (which is for the better).

7 hours ago, Heirloom said:

She saves Dubstep from obscurity with I Know You Were Trouble, so yes 

honestly this. i started seeing her with a new light after that song