androiduser 7,438 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 because pop music is based on the melody and production instead of the vocal performance, and because pop stars are based primarily on their looks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Temptation 11,209 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 26 minutes ago, androiduser said: because pop music is based on the melody and production instead of the vocal performance, and because pop stars are based primarily on their looks. 26 minutes ago, androiduser said: because pop music is based on the melody and production instead of the vocal performance, and because pop stars are based primarily on their looks. Notice how pop stars have to be attractive to get record deals, but artists can be (and usually are) not so universally attractive, yet artists always get models and celebrities wanting to sleep with them? Looks drive the music business, but as we all know, looks can be deceiving. Cue photoshop, make up artists and flattering stage lighting. Anyone can look good once they start throwing money at you . You don't even have to be a decent singer or be attractive. Just be ready to say yes all the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alestevens 115 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Because most popstars have another strenght that makes them stand out despite their "average" vocals. Let's look at Taylor Swift, for instance. When she started out she was a cute girl with a guitar, singing Country songs that she wrote herself, but she didn't have that good of a voice. Still, she wrote her own songs to fit her vocals the best they could. She promoted hard via My Space and created her own fanbase that she was close with even before releasing her debut single. She had a strong following and was creating enough word-of-mouth for her debut single to have some momentum. Then, she promoted her debut single a lot, travelled her way to basically every country radio station in existence and did a lot of edits of the song to name-drop whichever radio station in it, and tried to cause the best reaction possible among every person she met along the way. She then released her second single, which one of Scott Borchetta's contacts within the industry offered him to give it a try at Pop Radio to see what happens, so they remixed it to Pop and sent it, with the song making the Top 20 at Pop Radio. At this point, the songs and the album were already selling nicely due to the previously mentioned word-of-mouth, radio success, her hard-working nature and how relatable the songs were. Then, she released a third single, her first uptempo after 2 slow songs, and it did wonders for her, becoming a huge #1 hit on Country radio. Then they released it to Pop and it also reached the Top 20. Again, the song sold nicely and it pushed the album even more. The campaign had another 2 singles, Picture To Burn and Should've Said No, both of which did well in Country radio but were not sent to Pop Radio In the meantime, she also released a Christmas EP to get her name on there a bit more By the time it came down to the first release off Fearless to come out ("Change"), she already had a lot of momentum built with strong iTunes sales and a multi-platinum album under her belt. Change became an instant success, becoming her first Top 10 on the Hot 100 based on strong iTunes sales on the first week. Then she released Love Story (the actual lead single) and it ended up being huge, not only in the US but it also expanded her brand to the UK, Australia, New Zealand and several Asian countries, while also giving her moderate success accross Europe. When Fearless came out, people were already expecting it to open with big numbers due to all the momentum that she and her team carefully built for the last 2 years. This era was a big multi-format success, and she promoted, re-released and did everything she could to milk the era for all it's worth The whole point of this essay is that, despite lacking a wide vocal range, she knew how to write relatable songs, catchy melodies, play instruments and, over all things, she was really invested into her career: from Day 1 she envisioned being huge as a musician, and she did everything in her power to do it, despite her limitations! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riot Poof 2,236 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 26 minutes ago, alestevens said: Because most popstars have another strenght that makes them stand out despite their "average" vocals. Let's look at Taylor Swift, for instance. When she started out she was a cute girl with a guitar, singing Country songs that she wrote herself, but she didn't have that good of a voice. Still, she wrote her own songs to fit her vocals the best they could. She promoted hard via My Space and created her own fanbase that she was close with even before releasing her debut single. She had a strong following and was creating enough word-of-mouth for her debut single to have some momentum. Then, she promoted her debut single a lot, travelled her way to basically every country radio station in existence and did a lot of edits of the song to name-drop whichever radio station in it, and tried to cause the best reaction possible among every person she met along the way. She then released her second single, which one of Scott Borchetta's contacts within the industry offered him to give it a try at Pop Radio to see what happens, so they remixed it to Pop and sent it, with the song making the Top 20 at Pop Radio. At this point, the songs and the album were already selling nicely due to the previously mentioned word-of-mouth, radio success, her hard-working nature and how relatable the songs were. Then, she released a third single, her first uptempo after 2 slow songs, and it did wonders for her, becoming a huge #1 hit on Country radio. Then they released it to Pop and it also reached the Top 20. Again, the song sold nicely and it pushed the album even more. The campaign had another 2 singles, Picture To Burn and Should've Said No, both of which did well in Country radio but were not sent to Pop Radio In the meantime, she also released a Christmas EP to get her name on there a bit more By the time it came down to the first release off Fearless to come out ("Change"), she already had a lot of momentum built with strong iTunes sales and a multi-platinum album under her belt. Change became an instant success, becoming her first Top 10 on the Hot 100 based on strong iTunes sales on the first week. Then she released Love Story (the actual lead single) and it ended up being huge, not only in the US but it also expanded her brand to the UK, Australia, New Zealand and several Asian countries, while also giving her moderate success accross Europe. When Fearless came out, people were already expecting it to open with big numbers due to all the momentum that she and her team carefully built for the last 2 years. This era was a big multi-format success, and she promoted, re-released and did everything she could to milk the era for all it's worth The whole point of this essay is that, despite lacking a wide vocal range, she knew how to write relatable songs, catchy melodies, play instruments and, over all things, she was really invested into her career: from Day 1 she envisioned being huge as a musician, and she did everything in her power to do it, despite her limitations! And that's why many musicians (not just pop stars) are acclaimed despite not having an above-average voice. I'm not a woman. I'm not a man. I am something that you'll never understand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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