Would Lorde be more popular if she hadn't taken such long breaks?

[NYC Monster 262]

Now, let me clarify: I don't think Lorde is unpopular because I myself am a huge fan and have been since her debut, but after debuting 8 years ago with Pure Heroine, she only has 2 albums to her name. Obviously people know who Lorde is, but could she have been a lot bigger if she hadn't taken such long breaks between albums? If she had released another album a year or two after Pure Heroine when she was still riding high on the coattails of that album, could she have been catapulted into a major household name like Taylor Swift or Ariana Grande? When people think of "main industry girls" they think of Gaga, Ariana, Britney, Rihanna, Bey, Taylor, but could Lorde have become a part of that category as well? 

Do you think it was a mistake to take a break after releasing PH? Since it was extremely popular and did well. Why do you think she decided to dip at the height of her career? 

[chromatic puzea 10,087]

yes she probably would be

but she takes her time with her albums and the wait pays off to her fans so i wouldn't have it any other way

[Mikolaj 11,635]

Career-wise it's a no-brainer, the answer is yes. But I imagine that she focuses on different things in life since she's seen massive success already. I think she has a healthy approach and doesn't pressure herself to put out an album. When she does, it won't do as well commercially as the first two, and that'll be okay.

[Bambino 24,164]

With the right song/music, she can be whatever she wants to be. The GP doesn't think of pop starts as seriously as we sometimes do.

[HuffsAhoy 7,433]

I'm honestly not sure if Lorde would ever be on the level of the other main girls. She brings something to the table none of them do, a kind of intellectual sophistication. 

[alsemanche 92,823]

Probably, but I don't think she wants to. I would much rather have her release amazing music every 4 years or so than have her throw song after song just to be more present and popular. 

[Rahrahbitchson 18,909]

2 minutes ago, HuffsAhoy said:

I'm honestly not sure if Lorde would ever be on the level of the other main girls. She brings something to the table none of them do, a kind of intellectual sophistication. 

The only correct aswer, melodrama was indeed a body of work, masterpiece, biggest crime and robbed at the grammys

[HuffsAhoy 7,433]

18 minutes ago, Rahrahbitchson said:

The only correct aswer, melodrama was indeed a body of work, masterpiece, biggest crime and robbed at the grammys

It really was a bigger travesty than BTW losing album of the year  But we know in our hearts that Melodrama was not only album of the year but THE album of a generation. 

[Guest]

She's always struck me as someone who creates music only when she absolutely feels she has something to say. Her songs never lack significant meaning.

[River 114,134]

I think she needed time to grow up and find herself first of all.

She's not like any other American 15 years old princess singer that grew up to their the 20s music that we are used to, she's not from the USA so the market is very different and very very far.

She can be pretty much forgotten by now or she can be break the market once again.. Kylie Minogue is the closest to her geographically and she didn't break it many times in the USA, so it's a risk to take, it's to nail it with the materials or to really fail.. or to bring the best song ever and the USA will just ignore it...

I can really understand why she's taking long breaks, it's a risk to create music to a market that may simply ignore your whole work just because you're not American.

 

[TimisaMonster 31,073]

From a simple marketing strategy yeah...even if she wasn't putting out original music she could have been on a few feature singles in the interim, but she has been gone for YEARS and she lives in a completely different country now so the music scene has honestly forgotten about her...

You don't even hear any of her music on radio...not a paparazzi shot...social media chats...nothing

When she comesback people will be like..."Who? Oh yeah!"

[Regina George 59,387]

1 hour ago, chromatic puzea said:

yes she probably would be

but she takes her time with her albums and the wait pays off to her fans so i wouldn't have it any other way

Basically this.. She is serving Adele aka waiting and gaining the momentum one record at the time. 

[VasilisVas 5,132]

Adele takes forever to release albums and she seems to  be out of the spotlight and stay to herself a lot, but yet she’s one of the most famous and loved artists out there. I don’t see why Lorde can’t have a similar destiny assuming her album is good and promotes it. Yes 

[holy scheisse 22,164]

1 minute ago, IHE said:

I called her fade on here years ago and got attacked but I was riiiiight. It's the Nora Jones curse. Never liked her, glad I don't need to hear her at parties anymore. Fad is over.

Her sound continues on in Billie eilish and even olivia Rodrigo and a million others tho

Lordes iconic and will never get enough credit for it ; much like Gaga tbmfh

[alsemanche 92,823]

6 minutes ago, IHE said:

I called her fade on here years ago and got attacked but I was riiiiight. It's the Nora Jones curse. Never liked her, glad I don't need to hear her at parties anymore. Fad is over.