single Dua Lipa - "Houdini"

[jijie101]

2 minutes ago, katara said:

People need to give it up expecting instant smashes from her. I think it will never happen since she always tries something new for her leads so it always takes time for the GP to get comfortable with her material. She is gonna serve a Rihanna who never had an instant smash with her 8 albums. 

 

Just like with Rihanna it will pay off hugely in the end since she is already collecting huge mega smashes that become classics. 

You know very well that's not the reason why she can't get instant smashes She's just not that interesting as an artist. She's much bigger than she was before FN and STILL needs tons of promo to get hits is very alarming. Her name is not powerful, and it will probably never be, it is what it is.

[seanbworth]

3 minutes ago, jijie101 said:

You know very well that's not the reason why she can't get instant smashes She's just not that interesting as an artist. She's much bigger than she was before FN and STILL needs tons of promo to get hits is very alarming. Her name is not powerful, and it will probably never be, it is what it is.

With this logic I can use Drake as an interesting artist whose song that went No. 1 with SZA on first week is currently sitting at No. 70 on the charts. Two big massive names on a song, both of which have really strong support bases. Is the problem with Drake still lack of interest despite ‘smashing out the gate’ ? Surely that’s the only explanation for why people who tend to smash out the gate always fall off after a month tops.

[Kristie Kuwa]

49 minutes ago, SayIt said:

What is a ODH? Does that mean her management?

Obsessive Dua Hater 

[Kristie Kuwa]

48 minutes ago, jijie101 said:

You know very well that's not the reason why she can't get instant smashes She's just not that interesting as an artist. She's much bigger than she was before FN and STILL needs tons of promo to get hits is very alarming. Her name is not powerful, and it will probably never be, it is what it is.

You cant say that with a straight when she has 5 of the biggest hits of the last 5-6 years

Edited November 18, 2023 by Kristie Kuwa

[KatyPrismSpirit]

58 minutes ago, SayIt said:

What is a ODH? Does that mean her management?

[Geraldine]

1 hour ago, katara said:

People need to give it up expecting instant smashes from her. I think it will never happen since she always tries something new for her leads so it always takes time for the GP to get comfortable with her material. She is gonna serve a Rihanna who never had an instant smash with her 8 albums. 

 

Just like with Rihanna it will pay off hugely in the end since she is already collecting huge mega smashes that become classics. 

something new? yall are seriously DELUSIONAL. dua always releases the same type of dance pop... be for real

[jijie101]

20 minutes ago, Kristie Kuwa said:

You cant say that with a straight when she has 5 of the biggest hits of the last 5-6 years

And STILL doesn't have a sizable fanbase Those hits were faceless after all 

[Rabbit]

6 minutes ago, jijie101 said:

And STILL doesn't have a sizable fanbase Those hits were faceless after all 

She’s so “faceless” she secures massive movie deals, smash collabs, sell out world tours and multiple billion stream global hits 

 

Aren’t her two albums the top two streamed female albums in Spotify history? How does that prove her facelessness? Oh wait “payola” right? You losers have an excuse lined up for everything 

 

Houdini isn’t connecting out the gate. It happens. It happened with Stupid Love, Happier Than Ever etc. Maybe it never will. She’ll get over it and apparently you never will! 

[BlackoutZone]

This thread being top 10 biggest threads since the ATRL wipe and half of every page is ODH fuming. Y’all don’t see how embarrasing you sound on the daily?

[SpaceOddity]

"Aw, why don't we have hard working popstars anymore? This generation is so boring and lazy, pop is dead"

*popstar makes fun unpretentious pop and promotes*

"Generic, faceless, same old same **** that needs payola and promo to smash lol"

 

Most of this forum is braindead. 

[tjspy]

 

Soon you'll get better 

[bjorn]

6 minutes ago, tjspy said:

 

Soon you'll get better 

South America said NO 

[Digitalism]

1 hour ago, katara said:

People need to give it up expecting instant smashes from her. I think it will never happen since she always tries something new for her leads so it always takes time for the GP to get comfortable with her material. She is gonna serve a Rihanna who never had an instant smash with her 8 albums. 

 

Just like with Rihanna it will pay off hugely in the end since she is already collecting huge mega smashes that become classics. 

I've been saying this since before FN

But even Dua stans insist on her smashing from the start and it's not surprising since some of Rih stans used to act like that back in the day too 

It's just not the same strategy. This is aiming for the GP. Drake and Taylor aim for a one week at #1 then plummeting to make their stats look better. 

[Digitalism]

5 minutes ago, bjorn said:

South America said NO 

You don't know much about latin america don't you?
This is the highest or second highest non spanish song on most countries 

[Hot Volcano]

2 hours ago, katara said:

People need to give it up expecting instant smashes from her. I think it will never happen since she always tries something new for her leads so it always takes time for the GP to get comfortable with her material. She is gonna serve a Rihanna who never had an instant smash with her 8 albums. 

 

Just like with Rihanna it will pay off hugely in the end since she is already collecting huge mega smashes that become classics. 

thanks for the cuckle, needed it!

[KatyPrismSpirit]

i really wonder why ODH hate dua so much  like she’s literally the least problematic, down to earth and sweetest pop girl out there. 

[bjorn]

5 minutes ago, Digitalism said:

You don't know much about latin america don't you?
This is the highest or second highest non spanish song on most countries 

[Digitalism]

6 minutes ago, houdini said:

i really wonder why ODH hate dua so much  like she’s literally the least problematic, down to earth and sweetest pop girl out there. 

I mean it's not like they are real. Most of the hate comes from that one Camila stan and those troll or dupe accounts 

[Kristie Kuwa]

20 minutes ago, bjorn said:

South America said NO 

South America is poisoned with Swift atm. The curse of the 21st century

[OnlyManInTheWorld]

The song seem to not be clicking with the GP, which is sad, because it’s amazing and you can tell she really wants to succeed  Ambitious people just never win and ones like Jack Harlow take the cake by constantly posting random videos with their dogs on TikTok

[makeme]

This is where stanning just gets annoying. The song is great and its performance won't change my mind. 

[QueenofCopyPaste]

Its called "Houdini" 

 

What y'all expect

 

 

It literally could be a turn off for some English speakers 

[raven]

i’ve been saying this is gonna be her dangerous woman era - a more mature sound, managed by a parent, moderately well performing lead after a super smash era… we just need to wait till her second and third singles cause that’s when the real bangers/hits are coming 

[Danial]

1 minute ago, raven said:

i’ve been saying this is gonna be her dangerous woman era - a more mature sound, managed by a parent, moderately well performing lead after a super smash era… we just need to wait till her second and third singles cause that’s when the real bangers/hits are coming 

Well maybe you’re right  

[Dante Silva]

Anything female fronted, with its roots in the Disco genre is always going to alienate straight, white, regional male radio DJ’s across the U.S. and bring out their patriarchal instincts. I have no doubt they are demonstrating their ‘soft power’ by minimizing plays of the song and therefore its impact.