Strawberry Bubble Posted June 3 Posted June 3 Back in the day, musicians faced competition regardless of how big they were. However, it seems that today, only a few artists consistently occupy the top spots. Is the streaming era to blame for this? What are your opinions? 2
dirrtydiana Posted June 3 Posted June 3 Nobody wants to put out their art just to be blocked by variants. See what happened to Billie 4
Pendulum Posted June 3 Posted June 3 you with your avi should not be the person threading this question, sorry 2 6 1
ImpressMeMuch Posted June 3 Posted June 3 Taylor Swift is to the charts as Walmart is to a small town - so yea, the market is fked 2 8 4
Gorjesspazze9 Posted June 3 Posted June 3 Taylor has no competitor. There is no big 3 for pop girls or boys. 2
Strawberry Bubble Posted June 3 Author Posted June 3 Just now, Pendulum said: you with your avi should not be the person threading this question, sorry Why? Are Swifties now prohibited from discussing certain topics?
Pendulum Posted June 3 Posted June 3 8 minutes ago, Strawberry Bubble said: Why? Are Swifties now prohibited from discussing certain topics? No, of course not. I just find it weird for a Swiftie to post this as Taylor fits the OP to the T.
JO1s Posted June 3 Posted June 3 Yeah taylor is making the American charts as boring as her music. 12 2 1
Patient Zero Posted June 3 Posted June 3 There's huge competition in the singles department. Eeven Taylor is getting punched there. 5 1
eli's_rhythm Posted June 3 Posted June 3 1 minute ago, Patient Zero said: There's huge competition in the singles department. Eeven Taylor is getting punched there. Yeah, I was going to say, chart points and the amount of movement in the top 10/20 are actually crazy right now. Album charts are of course less competitive because of streaming juggernauts, but songs are as competitive as ever.
ariananext Posted June 3 Posted June 3 There's crazy competition right now on the charts, for sure it's not only A-listers clogging the Top 10 like we were used to. Now thanks to social media and especially TikTok, everybody can get a hit song if it goes viral. 1
Taylena Posted June 3 Posted June 3 we're in one of the most competitive periods of chart history. you just say anything because your faves ain't up there.
The_Bling Posted June 3 Posted June 3 I think it's kinda more the fact that every song is now more faceless than ever. All artists kinda blend into one another, so succeeding in the market is a matter of whoever has the most support/money behind them, that's why big names will remain big names for a very long time and new artists have to find unconventional ways to stand out, it's all a convoluted mess 3 1
Virgos Groove Posted June 3 Posted June 3 (edited) We need a pop girl Like That/We Don't Trust You. Edited June 3 by Virgos Groove 4
goverm3nth0ker Posted June 3 Posted June 3 i think in the past (10s) singles and everything that has to do with it (videos, performances) were bigger than the album run itself, nobody talked about vinyls and stuff. now the album run seems way more important (with variants and versions) and thats i think it's reason. even taylor singles flops
pisuke Posted June 3 Posted June 3 In terms of quality it is a very interesting era, the worst and most uninteresting artist is the one who has the most success at the moment. In terms of quality, there is a lot of great music that deserves to be more successful, but we are living in the ******ed era of pop. 6
Wicked Posted June 3 Posted June 3 Pop artists are soft, there's nothing wrong with being soft it is what it is. Prince and MJ were creatively competitive. You either have that dog in you or you don't. Todays pop artists don't. They all seem scary as hell in that regard, they barely even state opinions on someone elses album cause they scared of stans online or looking like they don't "support the girls". 6
Josh Posted June 3 Posted June 3 3 minutes ago, Wicked said: Pop artists are soft, there's nothing wrong with being soft it is what it is. Prince and MJ were creatively competitive. You either have that dog in you or you don't. Todays pop artists don't. They all seem scary as hell in that regard, they barely even state opinions on someone elses album cause they scared of stans online or looking like they don't "support the girls". it seems like Madonna, Taylor, Beyonce are the only ones who have that fire in them. 1
UnusualBoy Posted June 3 Posted June 3 There's actually competition, the hot 100 has been strong for the past month, the b200 is not that much but there's still competition. 1
UnusualBoy Posted June 3 Posted June 3 12 minutes ago, Wicked said: Pop artists are soft, there's nothing wrong with being soft it is what it is. Prince and MJ were creatively competitive. You either have that dog in you or you don't. Todays pop artists don't. They all seem scary as hell in that regard, they barely even state opinions on someone elses album cause they scared of stans online or looking like they don't "support the girls". They've gotten lazy, they just drop and abandon her eras. You can say what you want about Taylor but she actually tries even after the album was released, more videos, remixes, etc. These girlies lack ambition and drive. 2
Rev8 Posted June 3 Posted June 3 It's a combination of stuff (but I wouldn't say least competitive? idk) big artists are able to boost their career more (esp when they have the funds and are able, with streaming for example) +having a fanbase, matters much more now also, the Drive is still important Drake and Taylor are constantly releasing, that's gold in this era others, prefer not to even play the game
Eternium Posted June 3 Posted June 3 They've turned album impressions into album consumption so it's given labels much more strength over the charts. Artists can also more easily manipulate charts by throwing songs on an already released album or lengthening their album. Morgan Wallen's Dangerous is now bigger on the BB200 all-time chart than any album except 21 and it's not even Diamond in consumption.
HarajukuPrincess Posted June 3 Posted June 3 12 minutes ago, Eternium said: They've turned album impressions into album consumption so it's given labels much more strength over the charts. Artists can also more easily manipulate charts by throwing songs on an already released album or lengthening their album. Morgan Wallen's Dangerous is now bigger on the BB200 all-time chart than any album except 21 and it's not even Diamond in consumption. Link to these receipts, please! I really would like to see the up to date version.
Virgos Groove Posted June 3 Posted June 3 (edited) 50 minutes ago, Wicked said: Pop artists are soft, there's nothing wrong with being soft it is what it is. Prince and MJ were creatively competitive. You either have that dog in you or you don't. Todays pop artists don't. They all seem scary as hell in that regard, they barely even state opinions on someone elses album cause they scared of stans online or looking like they don't "support the girls". We saw what hapenned when Courtney Love gave her (pretty mild) opinion on Taylor. Pop stans say they want drama, but most really don't. Imagine Billie pulling a Prince and saying "the only reason Taylor called her album TTPD was because Music for Guantanamo Sessions was too on-the-nose"... this place would explode. Edited June 3 by Virgos Groove 3
Tusk Posted June 3 Posted June 3 We are back in the late 90s/early 200s when singles weighed more than albums. Artists are releasing more stand alone songs than albums. I think songs are having more of an impact right now. Taylor's albums are the exception, obviously.
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