It Feels Weird That Katy Flopped So Hard

[Delulu Rogers 6,377]

Well she was on top of her game with prism so what goes up must go down. That being said I didn't expect her to do this badly so I think it was a combination of her new look, weak singles, controversial comments, and the fact that the gp is not her for pop girls atm. 

[Yuuri 21,636]

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[theahsfan 13,595]

4 minutes ago, M Monstre said:

Well first of all, she's not "one of the worst singers out there". I think she has a pretty good voice, and I think it works well with what she does.

 

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Just now, theahsfan said:

 

I'm not saying that she has a great voice

I'm saying that it's good for what she does. On upbeat, pop, dance tracks like Firework, Teenage Dream, I Kissed a Girl, and songs like that, I think her voice fits well with that kind of stuff.

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2 minutes ago, ChrisC said:

Well she was on top of her game with prism so what goes up must go down. That being said I didn't expect her to do this badly so I think it was a combination of her new look, weak singles, controversial comments, and the fact that the gp is not her for pop girls atm. 

This too. I think Katy is one of those artist that relies on having hits for her eras to be successful. 

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and this reminded me of , no one knows her in the museum 

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3 minutes ago, Runway said:

 

Isn't that what constitutes a flop era ?  

Sales, her streaming is actually pretty good.

[AmericanGUY 4,609]

i remember people would say she's the next MJ for having 5 #1's from one album. did MJ ever have a decline a lá Katy's? 

@PartySick, the iconic MJ stan, do you know?

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4 minutes ago, Lanius said:

I think it's mostly because she's about to be 33. Singing about trash bags, kissing girls and fireworks was cute at 26. But at 33 she comes off like she's desperately trying to appeal to the kids and most people find her uncool. Her sex appeal was a big part of her image too. but since our society discard women after they turn 30 and she cut her hair people don't find her hot anymore. She's more like that mom from mean girls who lives vicariously through her daughters.

 

Oh yeah, Her going to so hard for Hillary turned A LOT of people off. I've seen so many people drag her for being a Hillary supporter.

Yeah, there's a lot of reasons. The industry right now, American politics, American culture, sexism, vanity, her being obnoxious, her music showing no evolution, etc etc.

I wish her well tbh. I like her a lot and she's a nice person (now). 

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19 minutes ago, Kermit said:

CTTR - 300+M views

BA - 190+M views

Swish Swish audio video - 30+M views

Swish Swish lyric video - 10+M views

Flopped?

 

Yeah. Nah.

 

At least she's releasing music to her fans.

 

Let's not treat her how the Kats treated Gaga during ARTPOP.

How did Kats do during ARTPOP era? Sorry I started following Gaga from C2C era. 

[Justin Drew Bieber 25,317]

U know someone flopped when the only receipts are bought YT views LMAO!!

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1 minute ago, Galagala said:

How did Kats do during ARTPOP era? Sorry I started following Gaga from C2C era. 

ARTPOP didn't do well compared to Born This Way, and Prism was basically a smash album so you could probably guess it's funny dragging the Katycats now though given that Joanne did better than Witness.. karma's not a liar

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10 minutes ago, FATCAT said:

Sales, her streaming is actually pretty good.

1989 out streamed her a day after its release  

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19 minutes ago, AmericanGUY said:

i remember people would say she's the next MJ for having 5 #1's from one album. did MJ ever have a decline a lá Katy's? 

@PartySick, the iconic MJ stan, do you know?

I mean, kind of. Though his albums all set records until Invincible so

Thriller (1982) - Best selling album ever (and still is )
Bad (1986) - Most #1 singles ever (until Katy )
Dangerous (1991) - Fastest selling album ever (I believe that's been beaten too)
HIStory (1995) - Best selling two-disc album ever (and still is )
Blood on the Dance Floor (1997) - Best selling remix album ever (and still is )
Invincible (2001) - ...an album

Then he canceled his 2001/2002 tour due to 9/11 and fell away from the public eye due to the second round of accusations...so yeah, I'd say he had a fall from his former popularly  Though it was from such a height that Invincible was considered a "failure" despite it going platinum multiple times over within a year

Artists loose popularity over time, it's nothing new and it's a rule that applies to every artist sooner or later 

Edit: Although I TOTALLY disagree with this whole "she's the female/next MJ" thing  One record being matched means nothing. If anyone is the next MJ, it's someone like Gaga or Beyonce because their artistry is more similar to Michael's (sells well but is also meaningful) while Katy tends to be more commercial...which isn't a bad thing, it's just a thing