sillynate 6,170 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Anyone else find it odd that lately, most lead singles are announced and released without any info on the actual album? If I remember correctly, a few years ago the artists would announce a lead single and album together. But now they just announce the lead then go some time until they announce the album. PI was released before we knew LG5 was called Joanne. Rihanna released 3 singles before announcing Anti. I think Britney did it with Make Me and Glory. Beyoncé with Formation and Lemonade. Marketing scheme? 2015-16 trend? Discuss Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC 1,942 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Yeah, I have noticed that but not sure why that is. Maybe it is some kind of marketing scheme.. who knows? Overall I do kind of miss the old days of how albums were released though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterdino 31,991 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Those 3 singles from Rihanna are not a part of Anti tho Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul 687 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 For some of those artists it's just so they could backtrack and say it wasn't associated with the album if it wasn't successful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Surrealist 27,470 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 6 minutes ago, paul said: For some of those artists it's just so they could backtrack and say it wasn't associated with the album if it wasn't successful LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacify Him 9,073 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Free single? The real lead isn't out yet? idk but this got me hyped I’m getting on your nerves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleks 3,946 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 14 minutes ago, VenusAsABoy said: Free single? The real lead isn't out yet? idk but this got me hyped How's PI free? We don’t really need to talk too much, show each other what we know 🦋 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacify Him 9,073 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Just now, Aleks said: How's PI free? A tease is what I mean. I’m getting on your nerves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlepotter 75,147 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 1 hour ago, paul said: For some of those artists it's just so they could backtrack and say it wasn't associated with the album if it wasn't successful Rise teas chaeri pls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenniferella 2,774 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 3 hours ago, paul said: For some of those artists it's just so they could backtrack and say it wasn't associated with the album if it wasn't successful That's the exact reason "I have been writing LG5 since I was 13" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duella Dvil 10,517 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Artists have been doing this for a long time. Hell not every single is necessarily always correlated with an album in the eighties. Often times it is a marketing scheme to draw interest, "hmm what concept could this song go with" it's not new www.instagram.com/theduella666 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alextruper17 8,908 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Ariana Grande changed the title. Does it count? Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryBlond 14,881 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 So they can claim it was just a buzz single if it underperforms, while secretly re-working the album it was intended to be on. Because if the lead single is released but then axed from the final cut due to poor sales, it can derail an entire album's concept, even if all we all know about it is the title. Particularly if it's a concept album. It's best to keep the album's themes and title a complete secret until the lead is proven to be a success, so the label has the go-ahead to proceed as planned. These days, when albums are more difficult to sell than ever, its become necessary to have this get out of jail free card. It's shady, but it's a good backup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismugler 944 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 12 minutes ago, StrawberryBlond said: So they can claim it was just a buzz single if it underperforms, while secretly re-working the album it was intended to be on. Because if the lead single is released but then axed from the final cut due to poor sales, it can derail an entire album's concept, even if all we all know about it is the title. Particularly if it's a concept album. It's best to keep the album's themes and title a complete secret until the lead is proven to be a success, so the label has the go-ahead to proceed as planned. These days, when albums are more difficult to sell than ever, its become necessary to have this get out of jail free card. It's shady, but it's a good backup. inb4 Gaga / Interscope announce the first single off Joanne next month B.B.A. / Music Lover / Human. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illuminati 15,922 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 4 minutes ago, chrismugler said: inb4 Gaga / Interscope announce the first single off Joanne next month Gaga wouldn't be so messy now cause she's continuing to promote PI through interviews, etc. She did however backtrack with Hair, Venus, Beautiful Dirty Rich. Those weren't leads though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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