Oh this really intrigued me… cuz all of Columbia’s biggest artists (Adele, Harry & Beyoncé) are currently on tour and they usually work during/after album campaigns. I certainly don’t think they think she’s lazy.
I think Miley entered a premeditated agreement with them early on that she’s sitting this era out and that they would provide radio deals, playlisting and proper placement for ESV. I think this is only pertaining to ESV tho.
The album is on track to surpass 1M units in the U.S. before 2024 so no matter how much twitter stans wanna shout “it’s a flop!!!” that’s a success to me and a major step up from her last studio album. And they can keep building from there.
Their next goal should be to market Miley as an album artist her next album should be able to move units like sza. I don’t know how they’re gonna go about that but the material has to be solid. Oh and if her next album performs really well I think they’ll expect her to headline a really successful WW tour.