Deacon 5 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 omg, iam noticing that all these big acts started flopping hard after their 3rd studio album. example, JLo, 5 cent, Avril Lavigne, Christina Aguilera. can gaga survive this, or will she dissapear with her 4th album. i wonder if record companies notice this. iam scared. The transition between the third and fourth album is an important time. Led Zeppelin's third album was torn apart by critics, but then their fourth album IV is often referred to as their masterpiece. Madonna's third album True Blue is her best selling studio album and she followed that up with Like A Prayer, which is seen as her masterpiece. Britney ripped her audience in half with her third album, but followed it up with In The Zone, which finally gained her critical acclaim. So it definitely goes both ways. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhonyguy04 3 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) this album is the moment of truth. everything rides on this!! iam excited but scared. i will pray for gaga!!! Edited June 21, 2012 by jhonyguy04 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InGagzWeTrust 0 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 this album is the moment of truth. everything rides on this!! iam excited but scared. i will pray for gaga!!! feeling the same, I'm so anxious about this whole next album thing :giveup: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo 40,746 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) I'm sure she'll do fine. Her manager Troy Carter means business. He knows what he's doing. And Interscope knows what they're doing too. They learned not to rush single eras and not to hype up the album too much. Edited June 21, 2012 by Archuro52311 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just A Holy Fool 2,456 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) How close is Katy to topping iTunes? I really hope Carly Rae can cock-block her :laughga: Edited June 21, 2012 by Just A Holy Fool Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhonyguy04 3 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I really hope Carly Rae can cock-block her or lights or titanium, lol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlop 4,773 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I'm not worried about Gagas next album. BTW was the album that mattered when it came to critic acclaim and sales. And if you consider TFM being her sophomore album, then she's fine. BYE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just A Holy Fool 2,456 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 or lights or titanium, lol. I don't think they have enough momentum yet to pass Katy before she peaks. :ohno: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 13,044 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Some of you are so melodramatic :toofunny: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltface 177 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Some of you are so melodramatic Dont you care that Gaga's career could be over!? :laughga: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad 32 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 CHER LLOYD - Want U Back: 16.327 (+ 0.958) Ew, is Cher Lloyd really happening in the US? :nails: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausofmike 127 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Ew, is Cher Lloyd really happening in the US? U can thank Ryan peacrest for that one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Americano 31,061 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 (edited) I'll agree that Lady Gaga's next album will be a test of her sustainability in the industry. The fourth album era (or third LP for her) is always really a defining moment, along with the album that follows. You're beyond the introduction phase so you need to flex different colors and show you can stand the wind of change as years go by. What Gaga did with Born This Way was establish that critical acclaim and experimental edge BEFORE her fourth era/3rd LP, so she can actually play it a bit safer and not have to stick her neck as far out as Christina/50 cent/etc. She jumped a step in the usual industry set-up. She moved way ahead of past artists by fracturing/scaring some of her fans away earlier on in her career, while she had the hype and momentum to rebound. If she did that with a later album, that may have not been the case. (Christina) She probably figured "I can lose some wind and some fans now while the media keeps chasing me around, but who knows where I'll be 2 years from now." Now, after a rather rocky album era and some backlash, she's still seen as the top b---h in music and can do whatever she wants with her 4th era. That's a great luxury. Edited June 22, 2012 by Americano Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oyemiamor 40 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Predicted sales for the week, seems like Justin "fever" has cooled off. Earlier in the week they predicted upwards of 500k. *Justin Bieber (Island/IDJ) 400-425k *Kenny Chesney (Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville) 190-210k *Fiona Apple (Epic) 65-70k Usher (RCA) 50-55k Adele (XL/Columbia) 50-55k Rock of Ages (WaterTower) 45-50k *Smashing Pumpkins (Martha's Music/EMI Label Services) 45-50k One Direction (Syco/Columbia) 40-45k Rush (Roadrunner) 27-30k Alan Jackson (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 25-28k Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 24-27k Josh Turner (MCA Nashville) 23-27k *Dirty Heads (Five Seven) 20-23k Now Country 5 (UMe) 20-23k Carrie Underwood (19/Arista Nashville) 18-21k Lionel Richie (Mercury Nashville) 18-21k John Mayer (Columbia) 18-21k Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Americano 31,061 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 (edited) Predicted sales for the week, seems like Justin "fever" has cooled off. Earlier in the week they predicted upwards of 500k. *Justin Bieber (Island/IDJ) 400-425k *Kenny Chesney (Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville) 190-210k *Fiona Apple (Epic) 65-70k Usher (RCA) 50-55k Adele (XL/Columbia) 50-55k Rock of Ages (WaterTower) 45-50k *Smashing Pumpkins (Martha's Music/EMI Label Services) 45-50k One Direction (Syco/Columbia) 40-45k Rush (Roadrunner) 27-30k Alan Jackson (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 25-28k Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 24-27k Josh Turner (MCA Nashville) 23-27k *Dirty Heads (Five Seven) 20-23k Now Country 5 (UMe) 20-23k Carrie Underwood (19/Arista Nashville) 18-21k Lionel Richie (Mercury Nashville) 18-21k John Mayer (Columbia) 18-21k Did you see his NBC special ratings tanked too? Bieber is gonna be irrelevant after this album. And hey, Usher stuck in there a bit like we had hoped! Not impressive, but not bad either. Also worth noting, not trying to start a stan war, but Teenage Dream and Talk That Talk are both doing pretty ****ty sales wise despite big singles. Edited June 22, 2012 by Americano Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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