A forgotten mess: How Applause lost the top of BB because of a wrong choice

[migamiga 12,101]

3 hours ago, VforVendetta said:

I never judged her though. (and it's not like Gaga has in not the person that makes sacrifices for her career ). It still remains a bad descision, it's a fact. It's one of th biggest mistakes of Gaga's career when it comes to management. (cause she lost her management obviously)

Tbh, even if she did perform Applause and it did go #1 there's a giant probability she would've been dragged for it (like how Dope is for being a top ten song via streaming on the YT awards). The song would probably drop dramatically the next week and it'll be the Amazon deal all over again. And even if it did hit #1, nothing about the era would've changed

[malazam 15,710]

15 million views in less than 2 days 

[Emvee 8,357]

Honestly wouldn't have minded it if she had sung Dope instead of wailing it. 

[chrismugler 944]

GUUUUUURL.....

 

 

 

[soundwave 193]

Not everything is about the hits.

[ゼレミ ノヴェリノ 370]

don't reopen these old wounds please

[Princess Die 1,864]

This performance basically sums up the ARTPOP era. She chose to perform Dope because that was how she was feeling. It's her doing what any true artist would do, and that's quite commendable. 

[FeedTax 280]

If only gypsy was the lead single the whole album wouldve been turned upside down

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8 minutes ago, Aaron said:

If only gypsy was the lead single the whole album wouldve been turned upside down

No please. Gypsy is an overrated mess.

[VforVendetta 2,024]

7 hours ago, F AM E said:

Tbh, even if she did perform Applause and it did go #1 there's a giant probability she would've been dragged for it (like how Dope is for being a top ten song via streaming on the YT awards). The song would probably drop dramatically the next week and it'll be the Amazon deal all over again. And even if it did hit #1, nothing about the era would've changed

Noone would have cared about it after a week and we all know it. Dragged or not, turning applause into a much wider hit may had turned the tides of the Era for good and we all know it as well.

[VforVendetta 2,024]

7 hours ago, malazam said:

15 million views in less than 2 days 

Ikr and the overall streaming was much bigger.

[Haroon 49,685]

This is another one of those instances for a musician when you're like "WHY ARE YOU PERFORMING THAT?  ", I totally felt the same way at the time, it was a great opportunity not harnessed to its full potential unfortunately  I'd be alright with it if the performance was really good like how I'm happy that Gaga chose to perform ARTPOP at Jimmy Kimmel instead of G.U.Y. (which was her new single at the time) because that performance was AMAZING, but the Dope performance here wasn't amazing so I personally don't think it was worth choosing over Applause  

[Guest]

Yes, ARTPOP was very messy in terms of management and execution and it remains my favorite Gaga album, but knowing how everything turned out (Gaga and Tony recording and touring the world, her finding true happiness and being awarded for being a true artist, scoring an AHS role, getting to meet Diane and sore an Oscar nomination) I wouldn't want it any other way. 

Sometimes you just have to fall to rise and I'm happy for Gaga. Plus, we're getting a kick ass record that she put her whole heart and mind into because of everything she has been through.

[rocketnumber9 6]

it should've been Venus!

[Gypsy Life 118,907]

Live performances didn't count for the Hot100 back then. YouTube had a deal with Billboard to incorporate the live performances views to their chart in order to promote the YouTube Awards, which were done for the first year at that time.

Gaga's team neither knew that the performance will be used as a commercial to promote the YouTube Awards, nor did they know the video views will count toward Billboard.