Mirrion Rizzons 9,946 Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 14 hours ago, River said: He was still on SNL and was like sturday's sweetheart and he did a surprise comeback so the gp supported him + S&T was another straight male anthem so it was successful.. Â on another note, did you see the recent pic that floated online of his Timber? Â omg no I will investigate now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimisaMonster 31,073 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Well the music was actually fresh, well produced, and radio friendly! People last remembered him for Future Sex/Love Sounds and people and his fans were hyped! Also from what I recall he did a decent promo campaign and was performing on tv, award shows, and radio was playing him like crazy so it helped sales Plus...back then people bought more albums for all their faves  Stream my new single, 💜"Heartbeat"💜, on Spotify! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LateToCult 36,468 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 He didn’t disappear from the public eye the entire time, he was doing prominent acting gigs for movies people at least heard of, and the music was good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryBlond 13,300 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Above all else, it was a case of the public just having better attention spans at the time. Xtina took a similar length of break between 2002 and 2006 with her album and she also came back strong. The further you go back in time, you'll notice that long breaks didn't hurt an artist that much. But music has such an instant gratification element surrounding it now. Streaming has made music more accessible, artists are putting out random songs between albums (usually collabs) to keep their name out there, rappers are dropping mixtapes between every album, there are so many more artists to choose from now other than the ones the media spoonfed us. I was a teenager back when JT was big and I can assure you that we only listened to artists who we knew existed because the media told us they did. There wasn't many options for tracking down indie artists unless you were some kinda music nerd or at the very least, an adult who had connections to the right outlets. But the youngest ones just relied on magazines and music channels to tell us which artists were around and who was cool. But now with so many options out there to find artists that you like with no media influencing you, it's made the charts change so much. We no longer have to listen to what the media tells us and because the choice of artists is now so wide, it's easier to forget about the older names. Honestly, by this point, JT seems so old to me and I'm only 28. Goodness knows how old he appears to teenagers today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudbusting 1,548 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 19 hours ago, ReginaGeorge said: LMAO that album is amazing and you saying it’s bad is just not realistic.  I dont knoww I just never liked it! his other two albums are classic tho! sorry if you love it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley 55,030 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 He's one of the very few male performers who could perform live and deliver great pop songs. He's always been huge, he's the Beyonce of N-SYNC, his albums did great, it's expected his 7-year hiatus would make the public miss his musical endeavours just like how the anticipation was so huge for Born This Way. And he wasn't forgotten, and was definitely not a one-hit wonder, so not releasing new music didn't make the public forget him, it only created more anticipation for the next one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockPop 7,747 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 A lead can carry an album. A 1-2 punch will carry it to heights. Ask Prism. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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