Dr Fudge 8,339 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9644636/adele-30-industry-changed-since-last-album/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2-FklSOlX6uEGDCAI-RaV-N7s9_IrNeUE5ZJg3bqdrJJfG5iaiFaQr5W8  I thought this was a pretty insightful piece and confirmed a lot of the different changes we’ve observed for Gaga through releasing Joanne, ASIB, Chromatica, and most recently Love For Sale. Also the article featured a small shoutout to Shallow as being one of very few songs to lead the charts without the reliance of big dance beats or as an R&B tune.  I totally forgot that 25 sold over 3 million records in its first week. Naturally the sales will be far less now, but still interesting to see how it fairs since it’s Adele. Been a cuff touple, a puff bupple, a tough couple of years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagaloo911 12,959 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 So ready for the REAL music industry to come and stomp on the wannabe one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dojo 19,365 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 That was an amazing read, i love how they complimented Dua Lipa and FN Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson123 31,137 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 I'm so excited to see what Adele's 30 and ABBA's Voyage sound like. November can't get here soon enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastertoyo 22,728 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Would have been nice of them to mention TikTok and how it’s affected the longevity, consistency, diversification (and consequently over-saturation) of hit songs  and kpop (in contrast to Adele’s ballad style + rise of more international acts) please enlighten me to death Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryBlond 13,286 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 All very valid points and it will be interesting to see what her longest ever gap between albums means for her sales and longevity of singles. It's good she got with the times and will make it all available on streaming from day 1 because she could get away with restricting it from streaming for 7 months back when streaming was a new concept but that won't fly in 2021, we expect music to be available on every streaming service simultaneously with it being on physical, download and YouTube release and if it's not, your sales will suffer, that's just a fact. Taylor missed out on 2 #1 singles in the UK with her 1989 album purely because she didn't make them available on Spotify so Adele's team will have to take note of these harsh realities. And definitely ballads are very hard sell these days, even in the cold months. One day, I'd like to see Adele take the risk of putting out music in the summer months to prove that good ballads will still sell in the summer but clearly, she and her team and are too scared to try that. Honestly, it's hard to imagine any other ballad being as big or bigger than Driver's Licence, I feel like that was the big ballad hit of the year and there's only room for one. And even though music videos for every single aren't as imperative as they used to be, Adele would really benefit from releasing more. She released 3 for her debut album but only released 2 per album ever since, not even a proper video for Skyfall, meaning she only has 7 official music videos after 13 years in the business which is insane. She'll naturally still slay but it won't be as impressive as last time. The question is just how less impressive it'll be and I really can't call it. Less impressive for her standards, naturally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future Lovers 5,503 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 3 hours ago, Blastertoyo said: Would have been nice of them to mention TikTok and how it’s affected the longevity, consistency, diversification (and consequently over-saturation) of hit songs They did, there was a section about TikTok and it's impact at the end. They didn't deep dive into it, but they did mention it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z 17,851 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 I think this article is a bit amateurish, sounds like it was written by a GGD member, from the points with no recieps to the ones that are not related to 25 at all "Million-selling first weeks are an endangered species" — how is that related to 25 or any other album in any way?  Edit: my bad, I thought it was about how 25 changed the industry lol, it's about how it's changed since then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlingNotTheMusic 25,965 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 This is really interesting and made me think about Chromatica a lot. I wonder what LG8 will be like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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