Name artists that were on the verge of becoming the next big thing but failed

[prézli]

10 hours ago, theKritik said:

Ashlee Simpson

Huh? Two albums went to #1. I wouldn't say she failed.

[prézli]

On 11/27/2024 at 10:05 PM, JoeAg said:

Natalia Kills

No, she had potential, but that's it.

[Radical Pessimism]

Rita Ora was promoted the next Rihanna back in 2012, but she failed to make any noise outside the UK. 

[Radical Pessimism]

On 11/28/2024 at 6:59 PM, thatsmydemi said:

Demi during the Tell Me You Love Me era seemed like she was finally about to blow up on the charts with SNS smashing, global hits and an arena tour selling out. Then we all know what happened. 

Such a shame for what happened to Demi. Although I might say it was an exciting times during 2011-2017 witnessing her getting bigger and bigger. Confident (album) was so good.

[Apostolis]

loreen

[AvadaKedavra]

Zendaya was definitely on track to become as big as Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato, but her label mistreated her, leading her to focus on acting instead. It was a great decision—acting has allowed her to shine, and the music industry can be incredibly tough to navigate. 

Chinna Anne Mclain. She was so talented but something traumatic happened to her in Disney and she went crazy christian
 

Zara Larsson had all the potential to become as big as Dua Lipa, but she lacks a clear vision and willingness to experiment. Additionally, her outspoken and extra persona turned many people off. All her social media controversies and the man hatin thing. 

Gayle.  I remember how everyone was hyping her to be the next big thing but then the industry plant thing was exposed and also i saw so many people calling her fat on tiktok and then everything was over for her. I feel really bad for her. Must suck to have all that love and suddenly nothing
 

Rina Sawayama could have been much bigger, but instead of carving her own path like she did with her debut, she went overly preachy and focused on "BTW" messaging for her second record. Unfortunately, the LGBTQ+ audience, who she tried to uplift, shifted away from supporting her. Now she's stuck in limbo, further complicated by her association with Matty Healy.
Hold The Girl

Kat De Luna. This lady is really as talented as Jlo-Shakira and has a great voice but i think her sound-lane was too ahead of the time in a more racist amerikka back then. Im totally sure she would be a  biggest star if she debuted in the landscape of today or 2017-2018. Gaga recycled some of her beats
Alexa Play Run The Show
 

Vanessa Hudgens had everything to become a major star, but the nude photo scandal completely derailed her music career. Hollywood withdrew support after the leak, and she had to self-fund the Sneakernight video and with the help of ecko too . She was even close to being dropped from High School Musical. It's honestly sickening how, instead of receiving support as a victim of revenge porn, Disney made her apologize and subjected her to public backlash.
 

Tinashe was on the path to superstardom, but her shift to pop alienated her R&B fanbase. Player wasn't strong enough, and the forced collaboration with Chris Brown hurt her credibility. RCA also did a poor job promoting her live performances, leaving her stuck in that weird joyride limbo releasing songs and songs but not doin too much with them. 
 

Sky Ferreira… we all know how that story unfolded.

Alyssa Bernal. So many labels wanted to sign her cause she was one of youtube top cover artists. She signed with pharrell but he just cashed out and dropped her real fast. She was promoted as a Latina Taylor Swift-Colbie Caillat.  Alexa Play Soaking Up The Sun

BoA. Her english crossover album was amazing but her korean label did nothing to promote her. They were not here for their superstar movin to america and dropping the label. Alexa Play I Did It For Love
 

Rosalía and Karol G lack the English fluency-vernacular and range necessary to achieve the kind of worldwide crossover success Shakira managed.  Theyre not as ambitious as Shakira too.

Birdy. I dont get what happened but so many hyped her as the next big thing in the alternative world back in 2011-2012
 

Porcelain Black had potential. She was signed to RedOne's label, and they thought she could be the next Lady Gaga. Unfortunately, the label was a mess, and all the artists under it flopped. Her career was shelved, and though she was reportedly problematic, it's still unfortunate how things ended.
 

Neon Hitch's career stalled after her breakup with Benny Blanco. Her music with him was shelved, and her lack of seriousness toward her music career, along with a problematic reputation, didn't help.

Bonnie Mckee. She had a chance to be big in the early 2000s but her ballad lead single was such a borefest. Then she arrived to the electropop era but she needed a max martin or dr luke smash back then. Probably havin a bad label ruined her potential too.
 

Meghan Trainor's Thank You era deserved more. No was great, and Me Too was a bop. The album was fun overall, so it's puzzling why it flopped to me.

Austin Mahone had so much potential—to me he was hotter than Justin Bieber—and his music was catchy AF. But signing with RedOne was his big mistake. Poor label management and bad career choices hurt him. According to some gossip he likes his booty to be... and we are happy for that


 

Dev was gaining traction with her songs, but her career was derailed when she became pregnant.
 

Kiesza was steadily building her career and she was an amazing performer, but a traumatic car crash and resulting brain injuries tragically ruined her momentum. Alexa Play Dont Want You back
 

Hoku was essentially Hilary Duff before Hilary Duff. She had a hit on the Hot 100 with another dumb blonde, and her Legally Blonde song, along with the "burrito" track, were quite popular. However, the industry tried to force her into selling sex and compromising her values. She refused, choosing to step away from the spotlight instead cause she was a christian. They told her how she needed to *** some producer **** to get hits and she refused
Alexa Play Another Dumb Blonde


 

Edited yesterday at 01:09 PM by AvadaKedavra

[JoeAg]

On 11/29/2024 at 1:28 AM, Alldeezy said:

The Veronicas the way untouched became HUGE outside Australia to the point everyone knew the song but then idk what happened?  They are still quite big here but worldwide not so much

ugh yeah this makes me sad too  they were really serving pop perfection nonstop and I feel like This Love and Take Me on the Floor could've been cute stateside hits too! they deserved more than being international one hit wonders while being national hit makers. even Untouched deserved to have hit a higher peak on the charts, it felt WAY bigger here than #17

[ABeyBraith]

On 11/27/2024 at 5:19 PM, B-Luke said:

Kim Petras

Becky G

Natalie La Rose

Becky G has done exceptionally well in South America.

[JoeAg]

12 minutes ago, AvadaKedavra said:

Porcelain Black had potential. She was signed to RedOne's label, and they thought she could be the next Lady Gaga. Unfortunately, the label was a mess, and all the artists under it flopped. Her career was shelved, and though she was reportedly problematic, it's still unfortunate how things ended.

oh my god Porcelain  I remember back in the day she blocked me on twitter for defending Gaga when she was randomly shading her! she was honestly wild… I really liked This What Rock N Roll Looks Like and I still believe that it could've been a hit with the right promo! 

[AvadaKedavra]

1 minute ago, JoeAg said:

oh my god Porcelain  I remember back in the day she blocked me on twitter for defending Gaga when she was randomly shading her! she was honestly wild… I really liked This What Rock N Roll Looks Like and I still believe that it could've been a hit with the right promo! 

If im not wrong she was exposed as a trump suppoter.
Real sad cause all her electropop industrial songs are bangerz
 

[JoeAg]

another example of not knowing how to market an artist is Santigold

 

her first album remains really incredible. it's just true pop perfection, and L.E.S. Artistes and Lights Out both had hit potential, but I honestly don't see what her label was trying to go for in her debut era  like… the Converse campaign, the high budget and cool music videos, the actual live performance promo on big shows, the bud light commercials, the hype was all giving MPG, in addition to her background in writing songs for popstars. but then the weird release of her debut single as a double with Creator and L.E.S. Artistes and all the myspace hype was giving indie star realness. the truth is though, she had major label backing (similarly to Feist and Florence + the Machine). so idk, it really felt like she could've been the next big thing for a minute there too!

[Radical Pessimism]

52 minutes ago, AvadaKedavra said:

Zendaya was definitely on track to become as big as Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato, but her label mistreated her, leading her to focus on acting instead. It was a great decision—acting has allowed her to shine, and the music industry can be incredibly tough to navigate. 

Chinna Anne Mclain. She was so talented but something traumatic happened to her in Disney and she went crazy christian
 

Zara Larsson had all the potential to become as big as Dua Lipa, but she lacks a clear vision and willingness to experiment. Additionally, her outspoken and extra persona turned many people off. All her social media controversies and the man hatin thing. 

Gayle.  I remember how everyone was hyping her to be the next big thing but then the industry plant thing was exposed and also i saw so many people calling her fat on tiktok and then everything was over for her. I feel really bad for her. Must suck to have all that love and suddenly nothing
 

Rina Sawayama could have been much bigger, but instead of carving her own path like she did with her debut, she went overly preachy and focused on "BTW" messaging for her second record. Unfortunately, the LGBTQ+ audience, who she tried to uplift, shifted away from supporting her. Now she's stuck in limbo, further complicated by her association with Matty Healy.
Hold The Girl

Kat De Luna. This lady is really as talented as Jlo-Shakira and has a great voice but i think her sound-lane was too ahead of the time in a more racist amerikka back then. Im totally sure she would be a  biggest star if she debuted in the landscape of today or 2017-2018. Gaga recycled some of her beats
Alexa Play Run The Show
 

Vanessa Hudgens had everything to become a major star, but the nude photo scandal completely derailed her music career. Hollywood withdrew support after the leak, and she had to self-fund the Sneakernight video and with the help of ecko too . She was even close to being dropped from High School Musical. It's honestly sickening how, instead of receiving support as a victim of revenge porn, Disney made her apologize and subjected her to public backlash.
 

Tinashe was on the path to superstardom, but her shift to pop alienated her R&B fanbase. Player wasn't strong enough, and the forced collaboration with Chris Brown hurt her credibility. RCA also did a poor job promoting her live performances, leaving her stuck in that weird joyride limbo releasing songs and songs but not doin too much with them. 
 

Sky Ferreira… we all know how that story unfolded.

Alyssa Bernal. So many labels wanted to sign her cause she was one of youtube top cover artists. She signed with pharrell but he just cashed out and dropped her real fast. She was promoted as a Latina Taylor Swift-Colbie Caillat.  Alexa Play Soaking Up The Sun

BoA. Her english crossover album was amazing but her korean label did nothing to promote her. They were not here for their superstar movin to america and dropping the label. Alexa Play I Did It For Love
 

Rosalía and Karol G lack the English fluency-vernacular and range necessary to achieve the kind of worldwide crossover success Shakira managed.  Theyre not as ambitious as Shakira too.

Birdy. I dont get what happened but so many hyped her as the next big thing in the alternative world back in 2011-2012
 

Porcelain Black had potential. She was signed to RedOne's label, and they thought she could be the next Lady Gaga. Unfortunately, the label was a mess, and all the artists under it flopped. Her career was shelved, and though she was reportedly problematic, it's still unfortunate how things ended.
 

Neon Hitch's career stalled after her breakup with Benny Blanco. Her music with him was shelved, and her lack of seriousness toward her music career, along with a problematic reputation, didn't help.

Bonnie Mckee. She had a chance to be big in the early 2000s but her ballad lead single was such a borefest. Then she arrived to the electropop era but she needed a max martin or dr luke smash back then. Probably havin a bad label ruined her potential too.
 

Meghan Trainor's Thank You era deserved more. No was great, and Me Too was a bop. The album was fun overall, so it's puzzling why it flopped to me.

Austin Mahone had so much potential—to me he was hotter than Justin Bieber—and his music was catchy AF. But signing with RedOne was his big mistake. Poor label management and bad career choices hurt him. According to some gossip he likes his booty to be... and we are happy for that


 

Dev was gaining traction with her songs, but her career was derailed when she became pregnant.
 

Kiesza was steadily building her career and she was an amazing performer, but a traumatic car crash and resulting brain injuries tragically ruined her momentum. Alexa Play Dont Want You back
 

Hoku was essentially Hilary Duff before Hilary Duff. She had a hit on the Hot 100 with another dumb blonde, and her Legally Blonde song, along with the "burrito" track, were quite popular. However, the industry tried to force her into selling sex and compromising her values. She refused, choosing to step away from the spotlight instead cause she was a christian. They told her how she needed to *** some producer **** to get hits and she refused
Alexa Play Another Dumb Blonde


 

So many good 2010s artists were mismanaged

[HarajukuPrincess]

51 minutes ago, AvadaKedavra said:

Zendaya was definitely on track to become as big as Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato, but her label mistreated her, leading her to focus on acting instead. It was a great decision—acting has allowed her to shine, and the music industry can be incredibly tough to navigate. 

Chinna Anne Mclain. She was so talented but something traumatic happened to her in Disney and she went crazy christian
 

Zara Larsson had all the potential to become as big as Dua Lipa, but she lacks a clear vision and willingness to experiment. Additionally, her outspoken and preachy persona turned many people off. All her social media controversies and the man hatin thing. 

Gayle.  I remember how everyone was hyping her to be the next big thing but then the industry plant thing was exposed and also i saw so many people calling her fat on tiktok and then everything was over for her. I feel really bad for her. Must suck to have all that love and suddenly nothing
 

Rina Sawayama could have been much bigger, but instead of carving her own path like she did with her debut, she went overly preachy and focused on "BTW" messaging for her second record. Unfortunately, the LGBTQ+ audience, who she tried to uplift, shifted away from supporting her. Now she's stuck in limbo, further complicated by her association with Matty Healy.
Hold The Girl

Kat De Luna. This lady is really as talented as Jlo-Shakira and has a great voice but i think her sound-lane was too ahead of the time in a more racist amerikka back then. Im totally sure she would be a  biggest star if she debuted in the landscape of today or 2017-2018. Gaga recycled some of her beats
Alexa Play Run The Show
 

Vanessa Hudgens had everything to become a major star, but the nude photo scandal completely derailed her music career. Hollywood withdrew support after the leak, and she had to self-fund the Sneakernight video and with the help of ecko too . She was even close to being dropped from High School Musical. It's honestly sickening how, instead of receiving support as a victim of revenge porn, Disney made her apologize and subjected her to public backlash.
 

Tinashe was on the path to superstardom, but her shift to pop alienated her R&B fanbase. Player wasn't strong enough, and the forced collaboration with Chris Brown hurt her credibility. RCA also did a poor job promoting her live performances, leaving her stuck in that weird joyride limbo releasing songs and songs but not doin too much with them. 
 

Sky Ferreira… we all know how that story unfolded.

Alyssa Bernal. So many labels wanted to sign her cause she was one of youtube top cover artists. She signed with pharrell but he just cashed out and dropped her real fast. She was promoted as a Latina Taylor Swift-Colbie Caillat.  Alexa Play Soaking Up The Sun

BoA. Her english crossover album was amazing but her korean label did nothing to promote her. They were not here for their superstar movin to america and dropping the label. Alexa Play I Did It For Love
 

Rosalía and Karol G lack the English fluency-vernacular and range necessary to achieve the kind of worldwide crossover success Shakira managed.  Theyre not as ambitious as Shakira too.

Birdy. I dont get what happened but so many hyped her as the next big thing in the alternative world back in 2011-2012
 

Porcelain Black had potential. She was signed to RedOne's label, and they thought she could be the next Lady Gaga. Unfortunately, the label was a mess, and all the artists under it flopped. Her career was shelved, and though she was reportedly problematic, it's still unfortunate how things ended.
 

Neon Hitch's career stalled after her breakup with Benny Blanco. Her music with him was shelved, and her lack of seriousness toward her music career, along with a problematic reputation, didn't help.

Bonnie Mckee. She had a chance to be big in the early 2000s but her ballad lead single was such a borefest. Then she arrived to the electropop era but she needed a max martin or dr luke smash back then. Probably havin a bad label ruined her potential too.
 

Meghan Trainor's Thank You era deserved more. No was great, and Me Too was a bop. The album was fun overall, so it's puzzling why it flopped to me.

Austin Mahone had so much potential—to me he was hotter than Justin Bieber—and his music was catchy AF. But signing with RedOne was his big mistake. Poor label management and bad career choices hurt him. According to some gossip he likes his booty to be... and we are happy for that


 

Dev was gaining traction with her songs, but her career was derailed when she became pregnant.
 

Kiesza was steadily building her career and she was an amazing performer, but a traumatic car crash and resulting brain injuries tragically ruined her momentum. Alexa Play Dont Want You back
 

Hoku was essentially Hilary Duff before Hilary Duff. She had a hit on the Hot 100 with another dumb blonde, and her Legally Blonde song, along with the "burrito" track, were quite popular. However, the industry tried to force her into selling sex and compromising her values. She refused, choosing to step away from the spotlight instead cause she was a christian. They told her how she needed to *** some producer **** to get hits and she refused
Alexa Play Another Dumb Blonde


 

Such thoroughness in this post    

[AvadaKedavra]

1 minute ago, Radical Pessimism said:

So many good 2010s artists were mismanaged

Spill it hennie! All that talent wasted. 

To be fair the market was oversaturated with popgirls in the early 2010s. Electronic and Alternative ones. 
And the industry only allows like 3-4 new pop girls max to be big in the charts. The rest are goin to the sidelines
They selected Gaga,Kesha,Rihanna,Katy,Adele,Lana...and pushed em.
The best time to breakthrough as a popgirl is when there's no one in the landscape. 
We were annoyed of how there was such a big drought of pop girlies in this last 2 years and our prayers were listened
Now we have the bratz doll of pop (sabrina), the bull of pop (chappel) and tate and tyla have a chance to be real big too

[Robyn.]

On 11/27/2024 at 6:32 PM, Robburro said:

had the biggest female album on spotify now she's opening for miss Tasty McTasty

 

We don't talk about her downfall enough 

 

It's crazy how she smashed out of the gate with her first album and became a Khia right after  like there was no transition whatsoever

[GAGAISTHEBESTYA]

On 11/28/2024 at 12:20 AM, AmericanIdol said:

Lady Gaga. During her first era it looked like she was going to become the next Madonna but ended up as Cindy Lauper.

You seriously cannot be saying with this as your avi

[Robburro]

1 hour ago, Robyn. said:

We don't talk about her downfall enough 

 

It's crazy how she smashed out of the gate with her first album and became a Khia right after  like there was no transition whatsoever

that's epic records for you

[Blackout2006]

3 hours ago, AvadaKedavra said:

Rosalía and Karol G lack the English fluency-vernacular and range

Why? I saw her on the Chicken Shop Date episode featuring her, and her English was very good, it's just accented. 

[BeyIridescent]

keri hilson

[harwee]

Hailee Steinfeld

Dove Cameron

[ICLDXU4HS]

I think Rita Ora is probably the best example from like the last 15 years. She was off to a cute start and for a hot minute it really seemed like she was coming. That first era was not exactly high quality overall, but it had its moments and was a decent introduction to her. Could have been the Music of the Sun/A Girl Like Me before the Good Girl Gone Bad. 

 

They completely failed at branding her and making her cool and giving her some edge, though. I remember how she got clowned daily for her tacky fashion for years. She just kinda gave cheap knockoff while you had Rihanna constantly serving bad ***** fashion icon. 

 

And then those mid Jessie J'd songs they tried to launch her second album with were the nail in the coffin. 

 

 

[Aaron]

Camila Cabello. Fell flat on her face after all the hype and promise she showed from like 2016-2018

[superben]

Charlie Puth tbh

[CBC]

Madison Beer