Lorde unfazed by her music boxes not being eligible to count towards BB

[TaylorSwift 161,423]

Lorde has said that she’s unfazed by her ‘Solar Power‘ music boxes not being eligible to count towards Billboard chart positions.

She is releasing the record as a music box that contains various collectibles and a digital download of the album with 2 bonus tracks. The move means they won’t count towards the Billboard charts in the US.

Lorde has told The Wall Street Journal that she has “zero anxiety about it”, adding: “But I’m sure there is someone with a spreadsheet somewhere, who can point to the ways in which I’m making less money."

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[CyanLights 15,576]

Why doesn’t this count? It’s still an album sale, no? I couldn’t not care less about charts I just don’t get why this is?

[js4754394o9823 6,882]

fully digital one does count, but one with a code to it in a box doesn't? .-.

[erfaan 2,841]

BB not counting it is the stupidest thing I've ever heard

[CyanLights 15,576]

Just now, kukuryku666 said:

fully digital one does count, but one with a code to it in a box doesn't? .-.

Yeah it doesn’t make sense to me  

[alsemanche 97,728]

I'm confused as to why it doesn't count but I love that she give 0 f*cks about charts and profit 

[BleepBloop 10,316]

As she should be. Lorde has become the Annoying Gay Stan's worst nightmare, and that's another reason why I love her

[gabeoz 7,915]

9 minutes ago, CyanLights said:

Why doesn’t this count? It’s still an album sale, no? I couldn’t not care less about charts I just don’t I’d we stand why this is?

 

6 minutes ago, alsemanche said:

I'm confused as to why it doesn't count but I love that she give 0 f*cks about charts and profit 

Pretty sure it has to do with BB ban on counting bundles for the charts 

[CyanLights 15,576]

5 minutes ago, gabeoz said:

 

Pretty sure it has to do with BB ban on counting bundles for the charts 

That’s interesting - I wouldn’t really view this as a bundle but that’s just me  you would be getting the same stuff if it were a normal CD, if anything this is alternative packaging not a bundle 

[MonsterJay 1,545]

Didnt Travis Scott’s Tour Bundles cause a fiasco with Billboard (and Nicki Minaj). Thus they changed the rules because they deemed it unfair?

TL;DR- Scott added codes to tour merch and tour merch sold like crazy. Sales loophole blocked albums that week on billboard 

[thehanyo 4,251]

Maybe I'm just cynical, but this sounds like an excuse. If Solar Power was inside the top 10 on the Hot 100, she'd be singing a different tune.

[Stone S 1,133]

2 hours ago, thehanyo said:

Maybe I'm just cynical, but this sounds like an excuse. If Solar Power was inside the top 10 on the Hot 100, she'd be singing a different tune.

Says who? She’s never been a mainstream chart chasing artist so idk why you’d assume that

[thehanyo 4,251]

1 hour ago, Stone S said:

Says who? She’s never been a mainstream chart chasing artist so idk why you’d assume that

Literally just my opinion. You don't think she wanted Solar Power to be a hit at all? What kind of "indie" artist works with Jack Antonoff? I don't buy it, sorry.

[alsemanche 97,728]

4 minutes ago, thehanyo said:

Literally just my opinion. You don't think she wanted Solar Power to be a hit at all? What kind of "indie" artist works with Jack Antonoff? I don't buy it, sorry.

St. Vincent also works with Jack Antonoff and she's even less known and "successful" than Lorde. Just because Taylor topped the charts with Jack doesn't mean he doesn't work with indie or less commercial artists. Lorde literally never wrote for the charts and she's clearly said that she doesn't care about them, and I think her music is pretty reflective of that. She wouldn't have released any of the 3 singles from Solar Power if she were aiming for commercial success, nor would she have taken a 4 year hiatus away from everything and everyone. That's literally counterproductive for the charts. 

[COOOK 76,406]

15 minutes ago, thehanyo said:

Literally just my opinion. You don't think she wanted Solar Power to be a hit at all? What kind of "indie" artist works with Jack Antonoff? I don't buy it, sorry.

Not this as if Jack Antonoff is to music in 2021 what RedOne was in 2008...