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Radical Optimism debuts with less than 16m streams. What's next?


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Illusion 2.303m
These Walls 2.153m
Houdini 2.144m
Training Season 2.129m
End Of An Era 1.402m
Whatcha Doing 1.163m
Falling Forever 1.097m
French Exit 1.02m
Maria 0.892m
Anything For Love 0.846m
Happy For You 0.833m

TOTAL: 15.97m

Well it's official, Radical Optimism is a devastating bomb. After the hype of Future Nostalgia, it failed to crack more than 16m streams.

 

How can Dua recover? What direction should she try for her next album? What can be done? 

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The album is cute but it's a bit of a letdown after such a long wait (and Dua's statements before release :skull:). She needs to release the deluxe ASAP, then do a few one-off singles throughout the rest of the year, and ideally come back with a new album next summer (or 2026 at the latest), one that commits fully to either the experimental direction this album was allegedly going for OR the pop perfection of FN (maybe go back to those producers too, idk). Her new management is also fumbling hard. The six month leadup to this album was NOT IT. It worked for FN but the music industry was in a much different place then. This should've had a much quicker rollout.

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this isnt even official pls

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It's end of an era

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What a bummer for her.

 

Personally I've been having a lot of fun with the album over the day. Can't wait to have it be the soundtrack to my summer. :gaycatina1:

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This might become the new golden standard for a flop album. Witness debuted at #1 with 180,000 units. Will this even crack 50,000 units?  

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opening act on eras tour

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Being an American Idol judge 

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tour and new album next year. 

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12 minutes ago, KatyPrismSpirit said:

this isnt even official pls

when the official number is even lower then what

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i agree, either commit to the psychedelia experimentation or stick with pop, this seems so half-baked.

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Wait is that real?! :rip:

 

EDIT: Actually, isn't that just the partial numbers? 

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Only 800k more streams than Romance? Say sike…

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Her Radical Optimism could mean N-E-Thing

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2 minutes ago, Klein said:

Wait is that real?! :rip:

 

EDIT: Actually, isn't that just the partial numbers? 

Its what some "spotify insider" on atrl predicts the numbers to be. 

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She kinda fumbled the bag lowkey.

 

I was expecting a Massive Attack, Mezzanine serve but that vibe was nowhere to be found :chick3:

 

She's a liar, your honor.

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She should remember she's a Madonna, not a Lorde. 

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Wait until September :duca:

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It's sad but that's what she gets for being dumb and changing managers

 

:clack:

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Numbers won't be out for at least 3 more hours. So what is this? 

 

:suburban:

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not the best track on the album getting the least number of streams i- :rip:

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Real numbers will be out in around 3-3.5 hours 

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it's what she deserves for not releasing french exit and happy for you as singles

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