base talk Is “Houdini” a flop?: The Megathread!

[Tistotal]

This is literally serving “Extremely stable, which is a very good sign” 

hope this ends better than that atrocity, at least Houdini is a good song

[tjspy]

I didn't know it was allowed to create a topic with a lie as statement in here 

 

[Digitalism]

49 minutes ago, Anti-Hero said:

I know you are not talking about Taylor, she has one of the biggest hits this year 

idk somehow she was the first thing that pop up in your head when I said no smash hits
But there are like 3 fan bases that fit the criteria in here 

[skankle]

Warner underestimated the number of brown envelopes to Spotify it would take to save Hasbeeni. No worries, I'm sure they'll correct their mistake soon enough!

[Hustler]

6 hours ago, Squall said:

Who exactly?  

It’s an hyperbole. Not that deep, yet still valid to a big extent.

[AvadaKedavra]

i told you all in the official thread of the single and i was downvoted



The song is a little weird; the hook is strange and feels a bit too repetitive. Tame Impala is an amazing artist himself but not the best pop producer. "Perfect Illusion" produced by him was bad, the video of the song interesting but  feels too low budget. Danny Harle is great, but his productions are too experimental for single material; they're better as album tracks.
 

Dua should be working on something more European, like Housey-Bubblegum-Eurodance or R&B-Dancehall. If she wanted to move away from disco, that was the direction to go — something more Nelly Furtado-like or very European and funky.
 

I seriously don't get why she went psychedelic. Where's the appeal in that? I don't know if that's a good concept; I'm confused. Not a big fan of the kaleidoscope one too
When i think of psychedelic i think of Dead Petz by Miley Cyrus and i get worried.

She's Dua. We stan her because she gives us dance bops, similar to Rihanna or Katy (but edgier). Still, I have hope in the album. Let's wait.
we are judging too fast. 

One of the reasons why she got so big in the Future Nostalgia era is that she had the best direction with people stuart price. 
 

For artists, it's always hard to match the power-frenzy of the sophomore; so, I don't blame her
"Don't Start Now" was just too good. That song has such a beautiful and interesting structure — violins, cowbells — such a perfect comeback track
. It's not easy to match something that good.
 

At the same time, it's very important for Dua to experiment and move in new directions. This song is a good experiment; it mixes disco with strange electronica.
I will give her a Thumbs-Up for trying to evolve and not staying in the same. Artists repeating themselves are so boring
Is great how she's back with new beautiful hair and with touches of that disco sound but different.  Her dancing in the vid is amazing too

 

Edited November 12, 2023 by AvadaKedavra

[Havoc]

No one knows who she is.

[BryceG]

Dua should have come back with something edgier.

 

Perhaps something like this?

 

 

[makeme]

1 hour ago, Love Again said:

She has a podcast in which she has shared her opinions on everything from lifestyle, to politics, to social issues, to art, etc. She’s also very outspoken about stuff that she believes in i.e Palestine. She has more than enough personality. 
 

Y’all think personality is what Doja is doing on Twitter 

The way Doja is always catching strays in your posts/threads 

[Peak Now]

 

Edited November 12, 2023 by AndThenTheCocaine

[Oktober Knight]

It's giving "The GP not clicking with Levitating, why?" 

 

[Frozen99]

Quote

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"freefalling"  she's always about longevity, like just be quiet and eat your food.

[Anti-Hero]

43 minutes ago, Digitalism said:

idk somehow she was the first thing that pop up in your head when I said no smash hits
But there are like 3 fan bases that fit the criteria in here 

Cause you are an OTH and all the hearts on your post is from OTH 

[bad guy]

A bad idea right, get him back, and Can’t Catch Me Now experience

 

 

[Magdalene]

eh worst comes to worst future nostalgia was her my everything and this song is her focus, cvnty video that is appreciated but the song is too reminiscent of past hits to stick around on the charts 

[jjmed59]

and this is why she didnt expand her sound. her and her team are smart. not many really know who dua the celebrity is. the best she could do is become the queen of retro/throwback pop. maybe next era she can experiment a little more but rn shes just too faceless for that.

 

also its great that her hits grow over time and in some cases outperform high debuts in the long run; however that has zero to do with her star power and everything to do w her releasing catchy radio music that her team does its job of promoting and pushing. i hope to see that change w future eras.

Edited November 12, 2023 by jjmed59

[Young Volcanoes]

the spotify and us radio checks haven't cleared yet 

[Ron Ng]

The GP doesn't know who this girl is

[Gayoncé]

The one peep pony's attempt at having a career in music is completely dependant on Spotify ads and playlisting, as well as radio payola. It takes time for those to kick in, so it is not surprising that the song is bombing.

[ParisxHilton]

You guys are silly. Just wait until the payola hits 

[orange22]

TTH Residency VS. Christmas Freeze - who will win?

 

 

 

[Erotic]

Todays top hits is still sleeping 

[orange22]

38 minutes ago, bad guy said:

A bad idea right, get him back, and Can’t Catch Me Now experience

***** 

 

 

[Ron Ng]

3 hours ago, burninredhot said:

I honestly don't get it. Even Katy had the gp waiting and had big debuts during TD and Prism eras. What does Dua lack to never score a smash right out of the gate 

They're different. Katy was a big celebrity back then, the GP loved her and checked for her new music. Dua Lipa on the other hand just relies on radio and playlisting, she's not a big pop star

[John Slayne]

7 hours ago, Hot Volcano said:

Proving once again she is relying on heavy radio airplay and major Spotify playlists?

and what about it? it works, her hit songs have insane streams. there are many radio hits that never went anywhere when it came to sales and streams