Angelo Posted November 9 Posted November 9 The streaming era has caused "Disease" by Lady Gaga to flop. When I first listened to "Disease," I didn't find it appealing. I thought it was a messy song with no catchy hook. However, after listening to it 14 times, I began to appreciate it more. Unfortunately, by that time, the world had already moved on to 1828281 new singles that are released weekly. Do you think the streaming era puts grower songs at a disadvantage in becoming massive hits? 1 3 3
Popular Post ontherocks Posted November 9 Popular Post Posted November 9 (edited) Props to you for listening to it 14 times Edited November 9 by ontherocks 1 40 6
glitch Posted November 9 Posted November 9 I mean wbk this for years. It was so easy to get good debuts in the digital era when you could pre-order songs on itunes, and people could build up sales and promote their song before it had even been released.
Jude Posted November 9 Posted November 9 I think it's time for us to stop looking for excuses. I get some of us LMs are coping but charts aren't everything especially when you have already reached the legend status. The streams won't define how great Disease is and it did its job, it made us excited for the album. 7 1 1
Janet Posted November 9 Posted November 9 Fans need to stop seeing lead singles' performance as the ultimatum of an era's success 10 1
NewStanner Posted November 9 Posted November 9 It was never designed for streaming. It was a track designed to herald the old Gaga and get her back on Airplay presence. It's designed for speaker listening 1
Erreur2 La Nature Posted November 9 Posted November 9 There are many issues that come from streaming (numbers are easy to manipulate ; streams mostly come from young people ; artists do not have to promote anything anymore) but Lady Gaga's music performing badly has nothing to do with it. Disease is a cute song but that's absolutely not the type of music that Gen-Z listens to. It's loud, chaotic, all over the place, it screams, and the lyrics are about well... that's the polar opposite of what is successful these days. Now you have to release something soft, generic (or a collaboration) in order to get attention from those who stream on Spotify. 2
Princess Aurora Posted November 9 Posted November 9 (edited) I agree. Streaming ruined paying attention to detail. Edited November 9 by Princess Aurora
Komet Posted November 9 Posted November 9 It's coming in 2025, trust. It'll mimic a Don't Start Now-like trajectory shift
CherryBay Posted November 9 Posted November 9 9 minutes ago, Janet said: Fans need to stop seeing lead singles' performance as the ultimatum of an era's success They are. With out them era will be dead on arrival and that's a fact. You have to have a some sort of hit to give the upcoming era and album legs some gets lucky and get hit with second single just before album release but yeah if new isn't big music has to deliver
Angelo Posted November 9 Author Posted November 9 5 minutes ago, CherryBay said: They are. With out them era will be dead on arrival and that's a fact. You have to have a some sort of hit to give the upcoming era and album legs some gets lucky and get hit with second single just before album release but yeah if new isn't big music has to deliver Some with their 3rd single. Rihanna's "Rude Boy" during Rated R era & Beyonce's "Irreplaceable" during B'day era. 1
psychodiva336 Posted November 9 Posted November 9 To be honest I feel like now all albums should be dropped without any singles prior to their release, kinda like folklore or evermore. All singles seem to do lately is make the era messy, cause drama, set unrealistic expectations or ruin the hype, and divide fans
CherryBay Posted November 9 Posted November 9 10 minutes ago, Angelo said: Some with their 3rd single. Rihanna's "Rude Boy" during Rated R era & Beyonce's "Irreplaceable" during B'day era. Yes how many years ago… do not compare digital to streaming + TikTok 1
Windy Day Posted November 9 Posted November 9 37 minutes ago, Erreur2 La Nature said: There are many issues that come from streaming (numbers are easy to manipulate ; streams mostly come from young people ; artists do not have to promote anything anymore) but Lady Gaga's music performing badly has nothing to do with it. Disease is a cute song but that's absolutely not the type of music that Gen-Z listens to. It's loud, chaotic, all over the place, it screams, and the lyrics are about well... that's the polar opposite of what is successful these days. Now you have to release something soft, generic (or a collaboration) in order to get attention from those who stream on Spotify. that's not true. i think it's time to accept that it's impossible to predict what's going to be successful. bloody mary smashed a decade later and there's as much screams and dark chants... tons of chaotic and noisy hyperpop goes viral on tiktok... the spotify charts are full of old songs... disease could find success later... or maybe never... we just don't know because the market is hyper volatile and you can't predict what's going to be viral and when that said, disease will overtake gaga's boat mate's lead single that's been out for nearly half a year in total streams in just a few days so there's that
Windy Day Posted November 9 Posted November 9 (edited) 28 minutes ago, psychodiva336 said: To be honest I feel like now all albums should be dropped without any singles prior to their release, kinda like folklore or evermore. All singles seem to do lately is make the era messy, cause drama, set unrealistic expectations or ruin the hype, and divide fans i agree. billie dropped her album with 0 single and multiple songs ended up smashing and she promoted around the world so the era didn't feel short lived Edited November 9 by Windy Day 1
By the Water Posted November 9 Posted November 9 Girl, Gaga has been flopping since the end of the digital era. Let's not act surprised 4
DonnaSpring Posted November 9 Posted November 9 1 hour ago, Erreur2 La Nature said: There are many issues that come from streaming (numbers are easy to manipulate ; streams mostly come from young people ; artists do not have to promote anything anymore) but Lady Gaga's music performing badly has nothing to do with it. Disease is a cute song but that's absolutely not the type of music that Gen-Z listens to. It's loud, chaotic, all over the place, it screams, and the lyrics are about well... that's the polar opposite of what is successful these days. Now you have to release something soft, generic (or a collaboration) in order to get attention from those who stream on Spotify. why do we have to have music that gen Z likes? Their taste is awful 3
DonnaSpring Posted November 9 Posted November 9 1 hour ago, psychodiva336 said: To be honest I feel like now all albums should be dropped without any singles prior to their release, kinda like folklore or evermore. All singles seem to do lately is make the era messy, cause drama, set unrealistic expectations or ruin the hype, and divide fans no, Short and Sweet is the biggest era this year
Erreur2 La Nature Posted November 9 Posted November 9 1 hour ago, Windy Day said: that's not true. i think it's time to accept that it's impossible to predict what's going to be successful. bloody mary smashed a decade later and there's as much screams and dark chants... tons of chaotic and noisy hyperpop goes viral on tiktok... the spotify charts are full of old songs... disease could find success later... or maybe never... we just don't know because the market is hyper volatile and you can't predict what's going to be viral and when that said, disease will overtake gaga's boat mate's lead single that's been out for nearly half a year in total streams in just a few days so there's that Bloody Mary went viral on Tik Tok because of a Wednesday edit but barely made it to the Top 50. For the last part of your comment, congratulations for performing a bit better than Woman's World I guess ? 22 minutes ago, DonnaSpring said: why do we have to have music that gen Z likes? Their taste is awful I agree with you sis, they only like poems and songs that make you feel suicidal 2 1
psychodiva336 Posted November 9 Posted November 9 43 minutes ago, DonnaSpring said: no, Short and Sweet is the biggest era this year Likewise, Beyonce's self-titled and all of Taylor's surprise albums absolutely smashed records and topped the charts. Maybe it just depends on the artist and what they aim to do. I feel like for Gaga, a surprise release strategy could really work out in her favor.
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