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Did "Shallow" save Lady Gaga from a Katy like decline?


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18 minutes ago, halcyonday said:

Chained to the Rhythm and Feels are both bigger. :sistrens:

You know you're lying

 

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I think Gaga's talent saved her, Katy can't relate.
 

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Just now, $ebert said:

You know you're lying

 

 :clack:

 

I think Gaga's talent saved her, Katy can't relate.
 

I'm "lying* cuz you're a hater?

 

Million Reasons was top 10 in 4 countries.

 

CTTR was top 10 in 25+ countries. 

 

Feels was top 10 in 30+ countries. 

 

Both CTTR and Feels have way better sales across the globe than Million Reasons. 

 

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YouTube: 

 

Chained to the Rhythm > Feels > Million Reasons

 

Spotify:

 

Feels > Million Reasons > Chained to the Rhythm

 

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I think so tbh. Because Gaga was completely forgotten about in 2014, 2015 and 2016. I literally forgot she existed in these years. Then the Superbowl came and ASIB followed. Both of these helped her career and elevated her again. It gave her career some legs again. Katy didn't have a boost like this (yet) post Witness. 

 

But time will tell. Die with a Smile is really doing well but will it translate into success for LG7? Cause Chromatica was a success because of the goodwill she had from ASIB and the Ariana feature (just keeping it real). Now with the negative reception to Joker and Harlequin missing the top 10, there might not be similar goodwill this time. 

 

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38 minutes ago, Almighty Gaga said:

Before Shallow, there was Million Reasons, which outsold and outstreamed every Katy single since 2014.

even surprise coachella song "the cure" outpeaked any katy song since cttr (minus NRO and feels) :gaycat4:

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Joanne sold more than Witness even before the Super Bowl. Gaga has never had a Witness. 

 

I think Gaga would've somehow come back from the floppage even without Shallow. She has the fanbase and the talent. Katy's can't have a Shallow because she has a miniscule fanbase and the GP is completely over her. 

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1 hour ago, halcyonday said:

I'm "lying* cuz you're a hater?

 

Million Reasons was top 10 in 4 countries.

 

CTTR was top 10 in 25+ countries. 

 

Feels was top 10 in 30+ countries. 

 

Both CTTR and Feels have way better sales across the globe than Million Reasons. 

 

MR.jpg

CTTR.jpg

Feels.jpg

 

YouTube: 

 

Chained to the Rhythm > Feels > Million Reasons

 

Spotify:

 

Feels > Million Reasons > Chained to the Rhythm

 

You got something to add?

 

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Yes, I'd add that you have a lot of free time you should invest that in finding a job :deadbanana2:


You're right they were bigger, not as big as Shallow or DWAS tho, hopefully Katy can get a hit with her new album and the heavy promo. 
 

Shallow solidified Gaga as an amazing and talented singer, also gave her first Oscars :clap3: Talent always win.

 

Anyways, #ThanksCalvinHarris #ThanksPharrell #ThanksSkipMarley

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2 hours ago, sunbathinganimal said:

her talent saved her from a Katy like decline yes

Period

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Interesting that you're framing this as if she needed any of this. Gaga has already had a career many artists would kill for and that's before Shallow or ASIB. She has more awards than most artists will ever hope to achieve, and is sitting on a nice chunk of change with a big ole rock on her finger and a fiance who isn't jealous of her. She has nothing left to prove, she can just have fun with making her art, and maybe try and go for EGOT if she gets bored.

 

Anyways as people have pointed out, talent always wins.

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1 hour ago, $ebert said:

Yes, I'd add that you have a lot of free time you should invest that in finding a job :deadbanana2:


You're right they were bigger, not as big as Shallow or DWAS tho, hopefully Katy can get a hit with her new album and the heavy promo. 
 

Shallow solidified Gaga as an amazing and talented singer, also gave her first Oscars :clap3: Talent always win.

 

Anyways, #ThanksCalvinHarris #ThanksPharrell #ThanksSkipMarley

I already have a job. You should find one too cuz I can find you in every Katy related thread. :heart2: 

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1 minute ago, halcyonday said:

I already have a job. You should find one too cuz I can find you in every Katy related thread. :heart2: 

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Regardless, GaGa was never going to experience a Katy-like decline because she had talent and industry respect in a way katy never did. The opportunities she's had (oscars performances, grammy tributes, ASIB) have come more from the industry than her popularity or marketability. It's the reason that even her more commercially successful peers haven't been able to attach themselves to true prestige work in the way she has. 

 

Even once her commercial career is over the industry respect she has will prevent her from the embarrassment of a 143-level flop, at least at a reputation level.

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2 minutes ago, Fromi said:

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Regardless, GaGa was never going to experience a Katy-like decline because she had talent and industry respect in a way katy never did. The opportunities she's had (oscars performances, grammy tributes, ASIB) have come more from the industry than her popularity or marketability. It's the reason that even her more commercially successful peers haven't been able to attach themselves to true prestige work in the way she has. 

 

Even once her commercial career is over the industry respect she has will prevent her from the embarrassment of a 143-level flop, at least at a reputation level.

Go away and quote everyone who has more than me :deadbanana2:  i can assure you no one did these comments in a few months :heart2: 

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In a way, I think so.  I mean they were both declining as pop stars and needed something to fall back on, but Gaga venturing into acting was a much better move in the long run than Katy doing American idol.  

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3 hours ago, RussianRoulette said:

First it was Bradley, then Ariana and now Bruno. But I have a feeling I'm forgetting someone.

I pity GaGa's assistant so many birthday cards and thank you notes to send all year:noparty:

:bibliahh:

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Honestly I think they're on the same level in terms of potential to succeed and Gaga still had a number one with Chromatica so she's doing great. Katy could also be doing better if she had picked a better collaborator, idk maybe Bruno Mars, instead of working with a known rapist. When you do clownery…

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gaslighting gaga's success wont make katy less flop btw..

 

thank god the whole world left katy in 2014, unlike some of her 15 stans here that still stuck in 2014 :heart2:

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5 hours ago, mrpartyrocker said:

Oh come on, don't be a fool!! When did anyone think Gaga was talentless? Yes, the sound of music brought her more respect because it was the first time she took a step back from outrageous performances, but I doubt anyone thought she couldn't sing pre artpop. 

Middle-aged people definitely treated her like she was just a gimmicky/talentless popstar until her pivot. She was prejudged and stereotyped for years.  
 

Some people can't see (or hear) past the aesthetics. Miley also experienced something similar before her rebrand. 

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6 hours ago, halcyonday said:

Chained to the Rhythm and Feels are both bigger. :sistrens:

Million Reasons is bigger than any song Katy Perry has released as a lead artist since 2013. :giraffe:

Spotify Streams

Million Reasons: 885M

 

= = = BARRIER = = =

 

Never Really Over: 703M

Chained To the Rhythm: 585M

Harleys In Hawaii: 551M

Swish Swish: 424M

Bon Appetit: 298M

When I'm Gone: 290M

This Is How We Do: 276M

365: 249M

Birthday: 224M

Daisies: 222M

Con Calma Remix: 177M

Rise: 172M

Smile: 126M

Small Talk: 125M

Cozy Little Christmas: 115M

Woman's World: 40M

Lifetimes: 27M

I'm His, He's Mine: 12M

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6 hours ago, Daglazzo said:

Girl

ok cause i thought i was trippin when i read that

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6 hours ago, Josh said:

Did people not think that Gaga was talentless pre-ARTPOP? The Sound of Music performance was the first time the GP ever knew she could actually sing without gimmics

no. gaga can sing live and play an instrument, something she did from the jump. she performed with elton john at her second grammys. lets not.

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Keep whacking that user :clap3:

 

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Naysayers have been saying something/someone saved Gaga for a decade at this point. 
 

The Oscars performance saved her, the Super Bowl saved her, ASIB/Bradley/Shallow saved her, Rain on Me/Ariana saved her, Bruno saved her. 
 

At a certain point everyone needs to realize that these are not just things or collabs magically happening to her. It's her talent that makes her performances/projects successful + what makes respected and talented collaborators want to work with her. No one and nothing is "saving" Gaga; her career has stayed strong on her own merits

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4 minutes ago, lustforyou said:

Naysayers have been saying something/someone saved Gaga for a decade at this point. 
 

The Oscars performance saved her, the Super Bowl saved her, ASIB/Bradley/Shallow saved her, Rain on Me/Ariana saved her, Bruno saved her. 
 

At a certain point everyone needs to realize that these are not just things or collabs magically happening to her. It's her talent that makes her performances/projects successful + what makes respected and talented collaborators want to work with her. No one and nothing is "saving" Gaga; her career has stayed strong on her own merits

Exactly. I don't understand how so many OGH seem to run with the idea that she's just gotten "lucky" since 2017. Someone gets lucky once, maybe twice — there has to be a point where you look at the bigger picture and realize there's no way someone can get this lucky for this long. They've been saying so many things are "saving" her for so long that it objectively cannot be luck at this point. The common denominator to all these things is her, and that has to mean something at this point unless you have an agenda against her.

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16 hours ago, RussianRoulette said:

Million Reasons was flopping until it got performed at the Superbowl

The Super Bowl doesn't guarantee an artist a hit. Countless new songs have been performed there by headliners and failed to receive the boost that Million Reasons received. Plus, the song endured. It still receives 200-300k streams a day, and that's more than some #1s from 2016-2018...

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Gaga has never flopped so hard with a studio album like Katy so no. Artpop is a mega success compared to Witness.

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16 hours ago, halcyonday said:

I'm "lying* cuz you're a hater?

 

Million Reasons was top 10 in 4 countries.

 

CTTR was top 10 in 25+ countries. 

 

Feels was top 10 in 30+ countries. 

 

Both CTTR and Feels have way better sales across the globe than Million Reasons. 

 

MR.jpg

CTTR.jpg

Feels.jpg

 

YouTube: 

 

Chained to the Rhythm > Feels > Million Reasons

 

Spotify:

 

Feels > Million Reasons > Chained to the Rhythm

 

You got something to add?

 

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Yes. 

 

Feels - thank you, Calvin!

 

CTTR - Less streams than MR despite its colossal Spotify deal

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