Charts Discussion - Pre-order 'A Star Is Born' soundtrack!

[Mulholland 1,052]

39 minutes ago, ryanripley said:

i like how they did the almost least with joanne but the album still did good

i wonder if that was intentional or genuinely bad management

like a tour bundle after the SB would have been amazing and the lack of spotify promo yet they did it for TC  

I think, in general, she wants to be doing less of the promotional rigamarole, and the Joanne era is a pretty clear compromise of her being out there... but pretty selectively. 

So it's deliberate, but they're also still kinda trying to figure out how to make it work? 'Cuz they certainly haven't perfected it. They're in a weird zone between how Gaga used to promote in 2008 - 2011 and how Beyoncé promotes now (by being mostly absent).

I get the impression they've been (maybe still are?) wary of streaming. I'm sure there are reasons why (my best guess is they'd rather get that pure sale $$$ even if it means her streaming numbers suffer), but hopefully they know it's an important platform to invest in going forward. It's not 2014; even Taylor Swift needs streaming for a hit, so no need to be precious about it.

And not doing bundles after the Super Bowl really does feel like one of those blatant, frustrating missed opportunities. Maybe they had their reasons, but it's things like that I hope they get on top of in time for LG6.

[LetsGetHigh 52,683]

I was just looking at the Greatest Showman. Opening weekend was just $9M when it's budget, oh yeah that's true, is $84M.  Went on to do $435M worldwide, how amazing is that? I hope ASIB gets the same longevity.

[nattuggla 21,721]

Word of mouth advertising is really powerful, especially in time of social media. Le'ts hope this could also help ASIB. 

[Supersonic 49,376]

1 hour ago, ryanripley said:

i like how they did the almost least with joanne but the album still did good

i wonder if that was intentional or genuinely bad management

like a tour bundle after the SB would have been amazing and the lack of spotify promo yet they did it for TC  

Some weeks ago I found out that Gaga and her team didn't get any money from Streaming until early 2017 when her new regnegotiated contract with Interscope kicked in. Keepin in mind that Gaga didn't receive a single penny from Spotify until recently and that tracks that are on Today's Top Hits are exempt from generating revenue (in exchange for the placement on the playlist), their half-hearted Spotify presence made sense. Like... why would Gaga, her team or her label bother to go all out on Spotify promo if they didn't get any money back in return? They're doing it for actual monetary profit and not just for stats so stans can argue about it on the internet. She's an artist, but also has to be a business woman.

I think The Cure was the actual first "mini era" where Gaga received Spotify royalities, so I guess that's why they were upping their game then.

[Supersonic 49,376]

Like.... we were all arguing about how frustrating it was to see Gaga not transition to streaming properly, but like imagine how frustrating it is watching streaming becoming the biggest metric of music consumption while you're stuck in a contract saying "you don't get any coins from that henny"

[LetsGetHigh 52,683]

I think she negotiated her contract before LG5 = Joanne. Makes sense why they didn't use Spotify a lot for Joanne to be honest... Hope they do it with ASIB.

[Supersonic 49,376]

8 minutes ago, LetsGetHigh said:

I think she negotiated her contract before LG5 = Joanne. Makes sense why they didn't use Spotify a lot for Joanne to be honest... Hope they do it with ASIB.

I think she was pretty lucky that she was able to negotiate that early, I think she had a 7-album contract with Interscope . Technically, A Star Is Born is her 7th release on Interscope (The Fame, TFM, Born This Way, ARTPOP, Cheek to Cheek, Joanne, ASIB), if Interscope HATED her they really could have said "let's talk about that in 2017/2018 again :)" and Gaga would have booked The Superbowl, Coachella and an upcoming smash hit film soundtrack without receiving any major royalities. I think this is also partly a reason why Gaga seldomly shows up in Forbes rankings of "best paid musicians" cuz she was stuck in a contract that was good but turned sh*tty over the years due to changing scape of the music industry.

[LetsGetHigh 52,683]

8 minutes ago, Supersonic said:

I think she was pretty lucky that she was able to negotiate that early, I think she had a 7-album contract with Interscope . Technically, A Star Is Born is her 7th release on Interscope (The Fame, TFM, Born This Way, ARTPOP, Cheek to Cheek, Joanne, ASIB), if Interscope HATED her they really could have said "let's talk about that in 2017/2018 again :)" and Gaga would have booked The Superbowl, Coachella and an upcoming smash hit film soundtrack without receiving any major royalities. I think this is also partly a reason why Gaga seldomly shows up in Forbes rankings of "best paid musicians" cuz she was stuck in a contract that was good but turned sh*tty over the years due to changing scape of the music industry.

What people forget is that, even though Gaga isn't pulling the numbers she did in 2009, she's still one of the most successful artists Interscope has. I'm sure Interscope wouldn't have let her go so easily honestly.

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This day was good.

[Arturo 40,746]

28 minutes ago, ViviLittleM said:

This day was good.

I wonder if she can make more from streaming in 2018 than she did in 2017. With ASIB hopefully it’ll work out.

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1 minute ago, Arturo said:

I wonder if she can make more from streaming in 2018 than she did in 2017. With ASIB hopefully it’ll work out.

Unfortunately we'll surely won't know because not a lot of touring. but maybe with luck she'll appear on the list

[VoldeLorde2 8,389]

Are y'all ready to stream I Want Your Love on the 28th?

[Arturo 40,746]

11 minutes ago, VoldeLorde2 said:

Are y'all ready to stream I Want Your Love on the 28th?

Already wasted all the streams i could give it on Soundcloud in 2015. Dont know her anymore.

[Edible Cloud 11,255]

In fact, for me "Heal Me" is more like "The Cure" cousin and not the sister. The real sister is more "Hair Body Face" (or "Is That alright" I do not know the real title) i think. But I would see good with the full-studio versions.

I like "Look What I Found" and "I Don't Know What Love Is" snippets

 

[VoldeLorde2 8,389]

I have yet to hear Hair Body Face. Is it pop?