Jonathan Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Quote Halsey’s 2020 album, Manic, did almost 3m in activity and was the justification for an expensive re-up; 2021 follow-up If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, by contrast, has done just under 600k. Many gatekeepers considered that album, helmed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, to be a major misstep, an ill-fated attempt to be cool that alienated fans. Quote A $25m+ unrecouped position, according to the scuttlebutt, was the straw that broke the camel’s back with respect to an artist who hasn’t streamed strongly for the past few years. Halsey’s UMPG deal was also discontinued. LINK interesting read to say the least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squall Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Not surprised, the concept was bad and pretentious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alak96 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Not her best albomb also being her career-ending one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugden Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 and she was mad they were blocking her from releasing songs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityfolk Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 oh my... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalkThatRihanna Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 @Reverse Warholian OT: Manic was always the better album so no surprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebodybigheart Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 woah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyonday Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 if it's true then i'm not surprised Capitol wanted her to go more pop but kudos to them for following halsey's concept for love & power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanspears Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 $25m?! What are they spending the money on?? Am I missing something or???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 It’s called taking creative risks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgos Groove Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Why did they spend that much to begin with, on Halsey of all artists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vrx. Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Isn’t this the same number quoted for ARTPOP’s floppage? How does this figure always pop out? No way the promo cycles are that expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okgo Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 It's still crazy to me they let her go considering how much they've invested in her career overall (then again maybe that investment has always been bigger than her success?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugden Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, nathanspears said: $25m?! What are they spending the money on?? Am I missing something or???? she made a whole film for the album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeniceBeach Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Omg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugden Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, Vrx. said: Isn’t this the same number quoted for ARTPOP’s floppage? How does this figure always pop out? No way the promo cycles are that expensive the artpop one was fake tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fememeist Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 I’m surprised since the film looked not good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHiveMind Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, nathanspears said: $25m?! What are they spending the money on?? Am I missing something or???? The film for the album was sent to IMAX theaters around the world and that’s not free to do and it seems they didn’t make a profit which explains why the film was not release to streaming services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schhh Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Artpop teas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everyperfectsummer Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 And yet she was crying about her label forcing her to make some tik toks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Jacobs Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 And she had the nerve to call them out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fememeist Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 They were stupid for putting all their resources on the film and not enough for multiple singles, promotion, playlisting, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Monday Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Aside from a few good songs, it was really not worth the hype; I never watched the film, but from the looks of things it looks like not a lot of people did either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonicap Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Halsey was doing really good numbers on streaming after Manic, but this kind of investment is crazy considering that her success was not driven by a large and loyal fanbase. She could bomb at any moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K$Ellie Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 well it wasn’t a commercial album at all and definitely didn’t alienate her fans, pretty sure it’s considered her best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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