Versace 7,860 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 19 hours ago, sexy said: the major difference is these are not "10 versions of the same album" – they're different versions with different bonus songs, and it's a pretty brazen way to increase her first-week sales because the thinking is "diehard fans" will shell out the money to buy 4 copies. it's also telling that there are exactly 4 versions – i.e. the max number of copies that Billboard allows one person to buy of the same album before it counts as one sale. If she released one more bonus version, then a fan who buys all 5 versions would only count as one unit. If they buy all 4, that counts as 4 units. this is different than releasing a ton of alternate covers of the same album (which she also does, but I think people have less of an issue with that). In this case, she's purposefully avoiding releasing a complete body of work to boost her chart success, when she'll definitely release it all together after the album's already out and she's snagged another 1+ million debut week. You raise some good points and I don’t deny that sales could be an incentive. But I think in the grand scheme of things it remains a good thing for fans, collectors and for her commercial success as many pointed out. I don’t see a side getting harmed by it? And if chasing after commercial success is something to criticize, I fail to see why would any artist or label not capitalize on success by releasing multiple versions. I dunno I just feel there’s such a stigma or a “desperate” label thrown for artists who care about commercial success when it’s something heavily praised in other industries. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VasilisVas 4,982 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Once this album is out, I need her to disappear for at least 5 years before releasing anything new. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Dynasty 1,793 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 22 hours ago, Lucas said: Watch her release a new edition of the album 3 hours after after official release like she did for Midnights y'all better save your pennies, it'll be "limited" Strike a pose ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍💖 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat Q 539 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 ok "Hesperus is Phosphorus" Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson123 35,594 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 11 hours ago, VasilisVas said: Once this album is out, I need her to disappear for at least 5 years before releasing anything new. Rep Tv will probably come out within the next 3 months and then self titled tv. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonSwiftAnton 3,694 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 On 3/4/2024 at 10:59 AM, NATAH said: LFS and Chromatica do not have timed exclusive editions with a different bonus song on each the variations have the regular standard or deluxe tracklists get a grip But still they are made to be sold. There’s no need for attitude. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nATAH 42,279 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 4 minutes ago, MonSwiftAnton said: But still they are made to be sold. There’s no need for attitude. there is if you're gunna act a fool and lick the boots of a millionaire who has no business bleeding her fans dry mother, what must i do? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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