fememeist Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Her debut album had two multiplatinum hits(Boo’d Up, Trip) and a moderate hit(Shot Clock) in the span of less than 2 years. She debuted with a top 5 BB200 album and it seems like she was building a solid foundation to be a main R&B girl like Summer and SZA. As a matter of fact, she probably had the biggest song out of the three back in 2018. What went wrong with the British songstress? It was crazy she was nominated for SOTY and she didn’t even get a Best New Artist nomination at the grammys too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamiyuuuu Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 To be honest I think she was just lucky. As much as I love her music (I love her second album), she doesn't have IT. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armani? Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Because DJ Mustard couldn't produce another hit to the same magnitude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talento Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Her career lowkey ended that day she couldn't name an Aretha Franklin song 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbiegrande Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 She’s just boring, sorry. Her tone is flat and isn’t suited for the type of RnB she wants to make. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterRun Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 16 minutes ago, Armani? said: Because DJ Mustard couldn't produce another hit to the same magnitude I think this is part of it. But also, it seems over the last couple of years that she’s been marketed to an older R&B audience (like touring with Mary J. Blige). I wish “Not Another Love Song” would’ve done better for her. I love that song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimberly Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 she didn't book hot collaborations like some of the other girls. she barely featured on anything. while SZA was booking hits with Kendrick Lamar, Maroon 5, Doja Cat etc. and establishing her name between Ctrl and SOS. plus, Ella Mai's hits relied on pop crossover factor more. once pop stopped caring, she kinda faded back. I don't mind though, I saw Ella live this year. she's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armani? Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 18 minutes ago, kimberly said: she didn't book hot collaborations like some of the other girls. she barely featured on anything. while SZA was booking hits with Kendrick Lamar, Maroon 5, Doja Cat etc. and establishing her name between Ctrl and SOS. plus, Ella Mai's hits relied on pop crossover factor more. once pop stopped caring, she kinda faded back. I don't mind though, I saw Ella live this year. she's great. Eh, she was never really a Pop crossover act Her biggest song on Pop radio peaked at #29 She probably just needs something more uptempo. Not Another Love Song & DFMU are too chill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitch Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 She waited too long between eras + her second album was a snooze. Shame because I really liked her first album and some of the songs from her EPs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armani? Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 She did have a huge slump though A 3X Platinum album to one that's struggling to go Gold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orange22 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Boo’d Up was overplayed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimberly Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, Armani? said: Eh, she was never really a Pop crossover act Her biggest song on Pop radio peaked at #29 wow, that's shocking to me! "Boo'd Up" felt like a huge pop hit here. that's interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoghon Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) Imma NEED Homegirl to fix her vocal styling a lil' (which can get monotonous) and she WILL scale those heights again Edited September 18, 2023 by theoghon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImsoLOUD Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 17 minutes ago, orange22 said: Boo’d Up was overplayed extremelyyyy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallucinate Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 in addition to everything that has been said in here, she just doesn’t have much presence as an artist/celebrity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orange22 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 1 minute ago, ImsoLOUD said: extremelyyyy It might still be on the radio right now… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrettyHurts Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 boring, no personality 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliMaraj Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 It's not the music because DFMU was one of the best R&B songs released last year. I think she lacks interest as a personality/entertainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolce Vita Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 she didn’t really have much of a presence outside of the songs that smashed for her sza and summer are more compelling i guess which is why their bases grew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultrablue Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 she's faceless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armani? Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Talento said: Her career lowkey ended that day she couldn't name an Aretha Franklin song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topaz Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 She played a festival in california recently and I was surprised people were louder for her than Kehlani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armani? Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, Topaz said: She played a festival in california recently and I was surprised people were louder for her than Kehlani I mean, she has bigger hits than Kehlani Kehlani's biggest song is Nights Like This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvadaKedavra Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 She's british. They drop their female singers real fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamianSolo Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 I really loved her first album a ton; I didn't find her second album to be nearly as memorable as the first. I think she still has a lot of potential, and I really do love her voice, but she just needs the right material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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