The Music Industry Posted June 22 Posted June 22 (edited) 2 hours ago, Prodigal Self said: LMAO the way this ***** is cheating the game BTS style "reign" Taylor had the #1 album in streams every single week since its release. The BTS comparisons you desperately try to push don't stick at all Edited June 22 by The Music Industry 2
Mr. Mendes Posted June 22 Posted June 22 9 minutes ago, Adivnoir said: In all seriousness I'm not sure who but, safe space? I'm not sure how this album is doing these numbers and please don't give me the usual same tired responses like at least with the last album you heard songs in the grander scene outside of her Stan's echo chamber. Anti Hero, Karma, Lavender Haze (IG) but for as big as these numbers are I'm not seeing anyone irl listen to the music. It's all kinda bizarre to me. Like are we really living in the same musical landscape as one another? Idk if anyone can really understand what I'm saying without taking it as a jab towards Taylor because it isn't. She has been highly successful and several of her songs in the past have made their marks the greater pop music scene of its time. For TTPD to be her biggest album commercially this far it feels very absent from the ear. no shade to her because clearly someone is listening, many someone's but yeah that's it. OT: IDK what will replace her whenever the next big mainstream act releases. And like a huge star not no Dula Peep Mess. (No shade to her). I mean to answer your question, yes I hear out in the world quite a bit. Fortnight is in heavy radio rotation, it has several songs playlisted, it's had two songs go viral due to trends surrounding a few of the lyrics, and the tour despite being in it's international leg still receives a great deal of attention due to livestreams (so much so there was an article recently written about it). I've said it before and I'll say it again: you're exposed to what you curate for yourself. If you're not immersed in the environments where someone's music is prominent and reaching an audience, then of course you're not going to feel like it's reaching what things in the past did. Music consumption is more compartmentalized now than it ever has been. Everyone has their musical spaces they fit themselves into and don't really step out of it. I have not one time heard Morgan Wallen's songs played in the musical spaces I go into, nor does anyone in those spaces mention him. But he's absolutely smashing and selling out stadiums, so I cannot really question the success. That must simply mean where he's finding his success is just not a space that I inhabit in regards to my musical interests and community. 8 1
fridayteenage Posted June 22 Posted June 22 25 minutes ago, The Music Industry said: Taylor had the #1 album in streams every single week since its release. The BTS comparisons you desperately try to push don't stick at all BTS on Streaming Songs: 0 No. 1 Hits maybe 0 is the same number as 8-9 to certain people 4
Gossip_Boy Posted June 22 Posted June 22 Zach Bryan is dropping July 4th and is rumoured Eminem is also dropping that week. It'll be an interesting battle between them and Taylor's 80th variant. 1
cat1867 Posted June 22 Posted June 22 1 hour ago, Adivnoir said: In all seriousness I'm not sure who but, safe space? I'm not sure how this album is doing these numbers and please don't give me the usual same tired responses like at least with the last album you heard songs in the grander scene outside of her Stan's echo chamber. Anti Hero, Karma, Lavender Haze (IG) but for as big as these numbers are I'm not seeing anyone irl listen to the music. It's all kinda bizarre to me. Like are we really living in the same musical landscape as one another? Idk if anyone can really understand what I'm saying without taking it as a jab towards Taylor because it isn't. She has been highly successful and several of her songs in the past have made their marks the greater pop music scene of its time. For TTPD to be her biggest album commercially this far it feels very absent from the ear. no shade to her because clearly someone is listening, many someone's but yeah that's it. OT: IDK what will replace her whenever the next big mainstream act releases. And like a huge star not no Dula Peep Mess. (No shade to her). her fandom has simply grown a ton in size due to midnights and the tour. she has had eras with the gp was on aboard but this one is less so. however, her fandom is literally more powerful than the gp so it doesn't matter. album is good enough that if you listen to it several times, you can convince yourself to like it ( i think it's great personally but i understand why it's divisive) but also music listenership is so fragment now due to covid that it's normal that you don't interact with taylor lovers so much.
Arrows Posted June 22 Posted June 22 3 hours ago, Adivnoir said: In all seriousness I'm not sure who but, safe space? I'm not sure how this album is doing these numbers and please don't give me the usual same tired responses like at least with the last album you heard songs in the grander scene outside of her Stan's echo chamber. Anti Hero, Karma, Lavender Haze (IG) but for as big as these numbers are I'm not seeing anyone irl listen to the music. It's all kinda bizarre to me. Like are we really living in the same musical landscape as one another? Idk if anyone can really understand what I'm saying without taking it as a jab towards Taylor because it isn't. She has been highly successful and several of her songs in the past have made their marks the greater pop music scene of its time. For TTPD to be her biggest album commercially this far it feels very absent from the ear. no shade to her because clearly someone is listening, many someone's but yeah that's it. OT: IDK what will replace her whenever the next big mainstream act releases. And like a huge star not no Dula Peep Mess. (No shade to her). All of this was said countless times on Atrl about Midnights too, and about folklore, evermore, Lover and rep as well. 1
duybeeGAshantiGA Posted June 22 Posted June 22 6 hours ago, dumbsparce said: Sabrina if she's still in Taylor's good graces I am afraid that Taylor is saving the Anthological physicals for Sabrina 1
SweetOreosOfHeaven Posted June 22 Posted June 22 I think Eminem or Gaga could debut with enough units to overtake her, however, she still has the Anthology vinyl to release and that is actually worthwhile for her fans to buy (unlike the turd versions she has been putting out). So if she her cult buys said turd versions, they will show up in droves for the Anthology vynil. I predict she will use those whenever the next big threat comes out, likely Eminem. Maybe Gaga could do it? But even then it'll be a tough battle since Taylor will just record a thousand versions with her farts and exclusive snot goo in the cd or something.
KatyPrismSpirit Posted June 22 Posted June 22 Zach Bryan for sure for 1 week only. I think TTPD might log a total of 13+ weeks at #1, maybe even longer
PoisonedIvy Posted June 22 Posted June 22 (edited) Yeah Zach Bryan, Eminem, Kendrick, Gaga, and maaaaaybe Katy can do 125K+. Halsey's a big if too. TTPD should be sub 100K by July as these artists begin to roll out their albums. Edited June 22 by PoisonedIvy
DevilsRollTheDice Posted June 22 Posted June 22 7 hours ago, Adivnoir said: In all seriousness I'm not sure who but, safe space? I'm not sure how this album is doing these numbers and please don't give me the usual same tired responses like at least with the last album you heard songs in the grander scene outside of her Stan's echo chamber. Anti Hero, Karma, Lavender Haze (IG) but for as big as these numbers are I'm not seeing anyone irl listen to the music. It's all kinda bizarre to me. Like are we really living in the same musical landscape as one another? Idk if anyone can really understand what I'm saying without taking it as a jab towards Taylor because it isn't. She has been highly successful and several of her songs in the past have made their marks the greater pop music scene of its time. For TTPD to be her biggest album commercially this far it feels very absent from the ear. no shade to her because clearly someone is listening, many someone's but yeah that's it. OT: IDK what will replace her whenever the next big mainstream act releases. And like a huge star not no Dula Peep Mess. (No shade to her). I say this in the least…idk mean(?) way possible, but I think a lot of this stems from main character syndrome. The algorithm knows us better than we know ourselves. It's pushing you things it knows you want to see. As a gay man in my 20s, my social media was flooded by Brat WAY more than HMHAS. However, HMHAS is obviously much, much bigger. If you search Taylor's hashtags on any social media app you can see how big the discussion reach is. Everything about TTPD has been mega-viral, even the hate.
brazil Posted June 22 Posted June 22 7 hours ago, Adivnoir said: In all seriousness I'm not sure who but, safe space? I'm not sure how this album is doing these numbers and please don't give me the usual same tired responses like at least with the last album you heard songs in the grander scene outside of her Stan's echo chamber. Anti Hero, Karma, Lavender Haze (IG) but for as big as these numbers are I'm not seeing anyone irl listen to the music. It's all kinda bizarre to me. Like are we really living in the same musical landscape as one another? Idk if anyone can really understand what I'm saying without taking it as a jab towards Taylor because it isn't. She has been highly successful and several of her songs in the past have made their marks the greater pop music scene of its time. For TTPD to be her biggest album commercially this far it feels very absent from the ear. no shade to her because clearly someone is listening, many someone's but yeah that's it. OT: IDK what will replace her whenever the next big mainstream act releases. And like a huge star not no Dula Peep Mess. (No shade to her). Her stans rabid streaming a 30 songs album
WildHeart Posted June 22 Posted June 22 3 minutes ago, brazil said: Her stans rabid streaming a 30 songs album 101M of them (Spotify only)?
SweetOreosOfHeaven Posted June 22 Posted June 22 12 minutes ago, PoisonedIvy said: Yeah Zach Bryan, Eminem, Kendrick, Gaga, and maaaaaybe Katy can do 125K+. Halsey's a big if too. TTPD should be sub 100K by July as these artists begin to roll out their albums. Katy will be very lucky to touch 100k imo. Smile opened with 50k. She'd have to double that. I actually think KP's new album will do worse than BRAT.
brazil Posted June 22 Posted June 22 31 minutes ago, PoisonedIvy said: Yeah Zach Bryan, Eminem, Kendrick, Gaga, and maaaaaybe Katy can do 125K+. Halsey's a big if too. TTPD should be sub 100K by July as these artists begin to roll out their albums. Katy over 100k? 1
Blue. Posted June 22 Posted June 22 7 hours ago, Mr. Mendes said: I mean to answer your question, yes I hear out in the world quite a bit. Fortnight is in heavy radio rotation, it has several songs playlisted, it's had two songs go viral due to trends surrounding a few of the lyrics, and the tour despite being in it's international leg still receives a great deal of attention due to livestreams (so much so there was an article recently written about it). I've said it before and I'll say it again: you're exposed to what you curate for yourself. If you're not immersed in the environments where someone's music is prominent and reaching an audience, then of course you're not going to feel like it's reaching what things in the past did. Music consumption is more compartmentalized now than it ever has been. Everyone has their musical spaces they fit themselves into and don't really step out of it. I have not one time heard Morgan Wallen's songs played in the musical spaces I go into, nor does anyone in those spaces mention him. But he's absolutely smashing and selling out stadiums, so I cannot really question the success. That must simply mean where he's finding his success is just not a space that I inhabit in regards to my musical interests and community. I also think that The Anthology is pretty much that: a recollection of various albums, and everyone is listening to one of those different albums. There are those that are listinening to the upbeat stuff (Fortnight, ICDIWABH, Down Bad), some people are more into dramatic Taylor (WAOLOM, TSMWEL, But Daddy In Love Him) and some other like me are using the more folklore/evermore tracks (Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus, ILIPW, I Hate It Here), so it really is as if she has three albums out. 1
dirrtydiana Posted June 22 Posted June 22 11 hours ago, HASHTAGPOW said: If this cracks anywhere near the top 20 Taylor PLEASE churn out 13 more album variants 1
Heldenzeit Posted June 22 Posted June 22 Last time I checked charts I was 15 years old or something. Who cares, who knows
liquiddiamonds Posted June 22 Posted June 22 Will she beat the record by the time Zach drops? I think that's what the team wants the most
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