Taylor Swift enters UK album race alongside Charli xcx and Bon Jovi

[Ziggy 10,723]

15 hours ago, JazmineRice said:

I feel like people don’t realize what she’s doing. She’s using her power and presence to change and alter how music can be purchased. This will be helpful for up-and-coming and future artists that are struggling to make a living or build their platform or foundation. She is setting the new norm and people are hating it, as most people hate new and successful things. But many will benefit moving forward from this form of selling product. She is actively rearranging the discourse of the music industry on sales and consumption

By making it cheap, bland, and churned out? By consciously blocking other people from rankings on the chart? You need to take a step back. It’s like Lana said, she wants this more than anyone. That’s all there is to it. She’s not being some maverick for the industry, she just wants to win no matter how poor the product she’s shilling is

[Axl Jax 527]

I really liked her after the reuptation era and especially after I found out about the scooter braun situation. I now think she's a sociopath! I thought this when she released on the same as Billie but now I can't even say I'm surprised with this

[Pennywise 35,841]

[TEANUS 12,380]

19 hours ago, JazmineRice said:

I feel like people don’t realize what she’s doing. She’s using her power and presence to change and alter how music can be purchased. This will be helpful for up-and-coming and future artists that are struggling to make a living or build their platform or foundation. She is setting the new norm and people are hating it, as most people hate new and successful things. But many will benefit moving forward from this form of selling product. She is actively rearranging the discourse of the music industry on sales and consumption

I’d say by pretty shamelessly continuing these tactics to keep newer, smaller peers from getting the top spot would be the exact opposite of empowering “up-and-coming and future artists” no?? She really got some people thinking she’s not just a greedy narcissist from every angle wow

[JazmineRice 806]

11 hours ago, Ziggy said:

By making it cheap, bland, and churned out? By consciously blocking other people from rankings on the chart? You need to take a step back. It’s like Lana said, she wants this more than anyone. That’s all there is to it. She’s not being some maverick for the industry, she just wants to win no matter how poor the product she’s shilling is

Honey, the product is good. It doesn’t become not good when you’re mad at it

[JazmineRice 806]

7 hours ago, TEANUS said:

I’d say by pretty shamelessly continuing these tactics to keep newer, smaller peers from getting the top spot would be the exact opposite of empowering “up-and-coming and future artists” no?? She really got some people thinking she’s not just a greedy narcissist from every angle wow

That’s all judgement on her business tactics. She’s allowed to do as much as she can for her company. Ambition is okay. From a business standpoint she’s excelling. And her personal and socially, she actually is also excelling there.  She’s kind, supportive and loving to other artists. Look at Madonna. She didn’t excel in business in the last 10 years but she did say mean things about Gaga, and that had a much bigger effect on Gaga and her career than anything Taylor’s done to boost her business and brand. M was not supportive. Taylor is winning on all regards and people are hating her for it. This woman can’t win, it’s a good thing she doesn’t care what you or I think. Tell me where the lie is….

[ALGAYDO 29,914]

3 hours ago, JazmineRice said:

She’s kind, supportive and loving to other artists.

By actively blocking any female artist that dared to release a new album?? She’s kind, supportive and loving because she can’t stand another female having the spotlight even for one week? Girl like…..  Taylor is the exact opposite of what you’re saying she is sis 

[BillieGOAT 5,126]

On 6/13/2024 at 5:14 PM, JazmineRice said:

I feel like people don’t realize what she’s doing. She’s using her power and presence to change and alter how music can be purchased. This will be helpful for up-and-coming and future artists that are struggling to make a living or build their platform or foundation. She is setting the new norm and people are hating it, as most people hate new and successful things. But many will benefit moving forward from this form of selling product. She is actively rearranging the discourse of the music industry on sales and consumption

omg i had to go back in the thread to make sure this post was even real 💀

Taylor Swift has taken the art of self-expression and has made a habit squeezing every penny out of it (which is one thing).. but she’s now taking the opportunity to BLOCK other WOMEN from having accolades & success by mass-releasing lazy editions of her album ?? Like how is that making way for ANYYYYY other artist? Bffr

Edited June 15 by BillieGOAT

[Sugar Baby 757]

She needs to **** off already 

[JazmineRice 806]

4 hours ago, ALGAYDO said:

By actively blocking any female artist that dared to release a new album?? She’s kind, supportive and loving because she can’t stand another female having the spotlight even for one week? Girl like…..  Taylor is the exact opposite of what you’re saying she is sis 

You’re forgetting that these artists CHOSE to release music after her. You’re also forgetting that you’re calling her unkind and mean based on her releasing more product 😂…. that’s not mean, honey. That’s business. And you’re forgetting that more product for an industry and more engagement with consumers helps the industry as a WHOLE. That’s how all artists down the line are benefited. Few suffer now so that many can benefit later. You’re seeing the small picture and Not the big picture. She’s bringing awareness to album and product purchase as well as new iterations of music in new forms. I’m not saying Taylor Swift isn’t greedy, but I am saying that demonizing her decisions is unfair, cruel and judgmental….and all for what? 

[JazmineRice 806]

4 hours ago, BillieGOAT said:

omg i had to go back in the thread to make sure this post was even real 💀

Taylor Swift has taken the art of self-expression and has made a habit squeezing every penny out of it (which is one thing).. but she’s now taking the opportunity to BLOCK other WOMEN from having accolades & success by mass-releasing lazy editions of her album ?? Like how is that making way for ANYYYYY other artist? Bffr

…..You’re forgetting that these artists CHOSE to release music after her. You’re also forgetting that you’re calling her unkind and mean based on her releasing more product 😂…. that’s not mean, honey. That’s business. And you’re forgetting that more product for an industry and more engagement with consumers helps the industry as a WHOLE. That’s how all artists down the line are benefited. Few suffer now so that many can benefit later. You’re seeing the small picture and Not the big picture. She’s bringing awareness to album and product purchase as well as new iterations of music in new forms. I’m not saying Taylor Swift isn’t greedy, but I am saying that demonizing her decisions is unfair, cruel and judgmental….and all for what?

[IHE 559]

Ok I lied. Something happened on a second listen and it hit different. I’m so confused. 

[SimonBaetens 6,703]

stream Sympathy Is A Knife

 

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2 hours ago, JazmineRice said:

…..You’re forgetting that these artists CHOSE to release music after her. You’re also forgetting that you’re calling her unkind and mean based on her releasing more product 😂…. that’s not mean, honey. That’s business. And you’re forgetting that more product for an industry and more engagement with consumers helps the industry as a WHOLE. That’s how all artists down the line are benefited. Few suffer now so that many can benefit later. You’re seeing the small picture and Not the big picture. She’s bringing awareness to album and product purchase as well as new iterations of music in new forms. I’m not saying Taylor Swift isn’t greedy, but I am saying that demonizing her decisions is unfair, cruel and judgmental….and all for what?

Delusion, convince yourself. 

[River 104,763]

2 hours ago, JazmineRice said:

…..You’re forgetting that these artists CHOSE to release music after her. You’re also forgetting that you’re calling her unkind and mean based on her releasing more product 😂…. that’s not mean, honey. That’s business. And you’re forgetting that more product for an industry and more engagement with consumers helps the industry as a WHOLE. That’s how all artists down the line are benefited. Few suffer now so that many can benefit later. You’re seeing the small picture and Not the big picture. She’s bringing awareness to album and product purchase as well as new iterations of music in new forms. I’m not saying Taylor Swift isn’t greedy, but I am saying that demonizing her decisions is unfair, cruel and judgmental….and all for what?

how tf does it helps the industry?

she's not generating new pure sales, it's just her fans re-buying these weekly bonus track variants.

It's like if you open a store and only your family buys there to support you

And like are you expecting other artists not to release their music just because Ms. Taylor Greed released an album? the album was released weeks ago, if it can't maintain #1 with 1-2 variants, than it's a damned flop.. the fact that she needs to release these weekly variants just proves that she's NOT a good business woman, that the GP didn't like the album and it's a certificate flop. making your fans buy it over and over is not success.

Nobody in their sane mind wants 50+ single bonus track variants, we barely can make it with regular and deluxe, only a few here will engage to this tactic if Gaga will do it too with LG7.