celeb news Forbes drags: “Dua Lipa’s New Single Is Off To A Very Disappointing Start In America”

[Kayseri Mantisi]

Thoughts about this new Forbes article?

 

Spoiler

Dua Lipa is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet right now. For nearly a decade, she’s been charting massive hits and seemingly becoming more and more popular. As she gets ready to deliver her highly-anticipated third album, her latest single is not performing as well as many of her most recent efforts. In fact, it's off to a slow, and rather disappointing, start in the U.S.

 

The British/Albanian pop singer released “Training Season” the day after Valentine’s Day. She had been teasing the tune for weeks, and she even performed a snippet of it at the Grammys in early February. The promotion was sky-high, and expectations were just as lofty.

 

“Training Season” debuted at No. 27 on the Hot 100, the all-encompassing ranking of the most-consumed songs in the U.S. That was much lower than some would have predicted–at least before they heard the tune. A bad beginning doesn’t necessarily define a track, and anything can happen after a launch.

 

Sadly, it doesn’t look like things are going to get better for “Training Season,” based on its performance this week. In just its second turn on the Hot 100, Lipa’s single has tumbled down the ranking. This frame, the tune appears at No. 61 on the competitive list.

 

It’s not unusual for new songs to slip in their second or third week on the Hot 100. Usually, interest in a just-dropped single is at its peak in the first few days after it hits streaming platforms and download sites. Superfans rush to buy and stream the cut to support their favorite singer, while many other curious listeners also give it a go. After that, consumption can drop off, at least for a while. It can take a while for a song to become a smash, especially as radio programmers feel out the new release and begin to place it into rotation.

 

Lipa actually has two other songs on the chart this week that are both much older, but which are still outpacing the latest release. Her own “Houdini” is down slightly to No. 24 on this week’s Hot 100. The lead single from her next album peaked at No. 11 and has now lived on the tally for 16 weeks. Her Barbie soundtrack single “Dance The Night” is also found above “Training Season,” even though it’s now spent 35 frames on the ranking. Currently, that former Grammy nominee sits at No. 46, and it’s also slipping.

 

Whether “Training Season” can turn around and reverse course is yet to be seen, though a drop of more than 30 spaces in one week on the Hot 100 doesn’t suggest a bright future. Anything can happen, but early performance may mean that this single might not end up ranking as one of her biggest, and she may choose to move on to a third single as the world prepares for a new collection.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/03/06/dua-lipas-new-single-is-off-to-a-very-disappointing-start-in-america/

[Psycho]

The lashings oh it was bad for her

[Supervillain]

This era is so

[illia]

This reads like one of ATRL’s bait threads

 

which one of y’all baguettes did this 

 

[Truth Teller]

All Dua Lipa singles were off to a disappointing start in America. Her music leans to European sounds and trends.

 

It's pretty clear from her interviews (and the decision to give the steering wheel to Kevin Parker and Harle) that they've accepted her status as a slow burner and aren't going for flashy smashes. I don't necessarily agree with that decision, career wise, but it ain't my career so who cares? Even if nothing on this album becomes a major US hit, she'll still be young, hot, cool and marketable in 2 years to try again with DL4, with a different sound

[Solaria]

The US is very fickle with UK popstars anyway. I love what DL3 is becoming and Houdini is my favourite Dua song, but imo they’re both not really songs with very strong hooks like DSN or Levitating. They rely more on their production, the attitude in Dua’s delivery and the atmosphere.

 

It’s very clear that this album will do great in Europe but it’ll probably be a very slow burner in the US. And honestly that is okay. Not every album can smash in the US

[shyboi]

she already owned the american market, she's up to new horizons 

[K@rm@]

It’s gonna end up becoming a hit  after radio is done with Houdini. Her singles have legs not sure why people are writing articles about the first few weeks of the chat performance it’s very rare for songs to be hit fright out the gate unless you’re Taylor or Drake.

[tost1]

Who needs the US when you're #12 on Spotify France 

Edited March 7 by tost1

[Just a Gay on ATRL]

Forbes picking on a woman in pop making fun and generally high quality pop music but never picking on the men who are BOMBING while also making mid to terrible music. Where’s this article for Ed or Shawn, whose last projects barely even charted or made more than a whisper of hype amongst Americans? 

[Aaron]

I had no idea Houdini was even charting let alone still top 25  

[KeshaSwift]

What’s up with Forbes being so shady lately? What a joke of a company or whatever 

[TCorey]

This faguette is a troll.    A Roger Friedman wannabe and basic ATRL poster.

 

Some of his other articles:

 

Justin Timberlake Misses The Hot 100 with his New Song 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/03/07/justin-timberlake-misses-the-hot-100-with-his-new-songbut-just-barely/

 

Megan Thee Stallion's Former No. 1 'Hiss' is Free Falling on the Hot 100 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/02/22/megan-thee-stallions-former-no-1-hiss-is-free-falling-on-the-hot-100/

 

Lil Nas X's Controversy Didn't Translate Into Commercial Success This Time Around

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/01/25/lil-nas-xs-controversy-didnt-translate-into-commercial-success-this-time-around/

 

Jennifer Lopez New Album is the Lowest Charting of her Career

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/03/01/jennifer-lopezs-new-album-is-the-lowest-charting-of-her-career/

[BloodLuster]

looks like Training Season is not the only thing that is over

 

[Erreur2 La Nature]

Who cares but success stans ? The music is fantastic lmao

[WildAmerican]

that article is so obviously AI'd too 

[ohwow]

who's the atrl queen working at forbes

 

[discosean]

This entire notion of a song peaking in it's first week otherwise it is considered a flop or an underperformance is absolutely ridiculous and it is destroying the music industry. Whatever happened to releasing a song, letting people discover and get familiar with it and like it and then it goes up the charts, peaks and then slowly descends all over a period of time. If a song's total run ends up being just 8-10 weeks, that is not going to help it really have any sort of longevity. 

[Donald]

Gay intern strikes again lol

[Kayseri Mantisi]

3 minutes ago, TCorey said:

This faguette is a troll.    A Roger Friedman wannabe and basic ATRL poster.

 

Some of his other articles:

 

Justin Timberlake Misses The Hot 100 with his New Song 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/03/07/justin-timberlake-misses-the-hot-100-with-his-new-songbut-just-barely/

 

Megan Thee Stallion's Former No. 1 'Hiss' is Free Falling on the Hot 100 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/02/22/megan-thee-stallions-former-no-1-hiss-is-free-falling-on-the-hot-100/

 

Lil Nas X's Controversy Didn't Translate Into Commercial Success This Time Around

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/01/25/lil-nas-xs-controversy-didnt-translate-into-commercial-success-this-time-around/

 

Jennifer Lopez New Album is the Lowest Charting of her Career

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/03/01/jennifer-lopezs-new-album-is-the-lowest-charting-of-her-career/

Wait so some people really get paid for what ATRLers do everyday for free here?

[Kayseri Mantisi]

19 minutes ago, illia said:

This reads like one of ATRL’s bait threads

 

which one of y’all baguettes did this 

 

 

8 minutes ago, Just a Gay on ATRL said:

Forbes picking on a woman in pop making fun and generally high quality pop music but never picking on the men who are BOMBING while also making mid to terrible music. Where’s this article for Ed or Shawn, whose last projects barely even charted or made more than a whisper of hype amongst Americans? 

 

6 minutes ago, KeshaSwift said:

What’s up with Forbes being so shady lately? What a joke of a company or whatever 

 

6 minutes ago, TCorey said:

This faguette is a troll.    A Roger Friedman wannabe and basic ATRL poster.

 

Some of his other articles:

 

Justin Timberlake Misses The Hot 100 with his New Song 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/03/07/justin-timberlake-misses-the-hot-100-with-his-new-songbut-just-barely/

 

Megan Thee Stallion's Former No. 1 'Hiss' is Free Falling on the Hot 100 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/02/22/megan-thee-stallions-former-no-1-hiss-is-free-falling-on-the-hot-100/

 

Lil Nas X's Controversy Didn't Translate Into Commercial Success This Time Around

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/01/25/lil-nas-xs-controversy-didnt-translate-into-commercial-success-this-time-around/

 

Jennifer Lopez New Album is the Lowest Charting of her Career

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/03/01/jennifer-lopezs-new-album-is-the-lowest-charting-of-her-career/

 

4 minutes ago, ohwow said:

who's the atrl queen working at forbes

 

 

3 minutes ago, Donald said:

Gay intern strikes again lol

Looks like this is the cutie faguette we're talking about. Thoughts? 

 

[Donald]

Just now, Kayseri Mantisi said:

 

 

 

 

 

Looks like this is the cutie faguette we're talking about. Thoughts? 

 

I love following charts should be the hint lol

JK!

[Bubble Tea]

Why are you all so mad about this article? Do you want endless pandering for all pop stars? Fake suck-ups at every opportunity? "Dance the night" and "Houdini" smashed but now she has a flop on her hands, it is what it is. 

[illia]

4 minutes ago, Kayseri Mantisi said:

 

 

 

 

 

Looks like this is the cutie faguette we're talking about. Thoughts? 

 

Any detectives here? We gotta track his username DOWN 

 

 

Edited March 7 by illia

[Just a Gay on ATRL]

2 minutes ago, Kayseri Mantisi said:

 

 

 

 

 

Looks like this is the cutie faguette we're talking about. Thoughts? 

 

NOT him. I recognize him from twitter. Lmao.

 

i guess at least he has picked on some of the men too. But idk. I wish people would leave Dua alone. Protect our new queen of harmless pop bops.