Final Edition of The Tortured Poets Department

[Versace 7,924]

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. 

[VasilisVas 5,039]

Once this album is out, I need her to disappear for at least 5 years before releasing anything new. 

[Babylon Dynasty 1,806]

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" 

[Rat Q 539]

ok

[Anderson123 36,445]

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. 

[MonSwiftAnton 3,712]

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. 

[nATAH 44,841]

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