Juanlittlem 41,508 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 1 hour ago, Illuminati said: Expect different album variants/covers too Different variants/covers aint the same as releasing a whole ass album with just a voice note extra song to count as a full album sale. That's the cheap part of the variants. It's one thing to do a regular + deluxe version + different variants (make it vinyls colors or cover pictures) where you can just choose one (or multiples, idc what people spend their money on). And to add to that you can also see how even if those regulars she's smart enough to do it so you have to buy multiple copies to complete something (1989 TV having each version a number on the back so you could form 1989) or Midnights having 1/4 of a clock in each version, so you had to purchase all four to complete the clock 'cause as a fan, of course you don't want to miss that. Dejare de quererte cuando un pintor sordo pinte el sonido de un pétalo al caer en el suelo de cristal de un castillo que no existe. 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illuminati 15,756 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 6 minutes ago, Juanlittlem said: Different variants/covers aint the same as releasing a whole ass album with just a voice note extra song to count as a full album sale. That's the cheap part of the variants. It's one thing to do a regular + deluxe version + different variants (make it vinyls colors or cover pictures) where you can just choose one (or multiples, idc what people spend their money on). And to add to that you can also see how even if those regulars she's smart enough to do it so you have to buy multiple copies to complete something (1989 TV having each version a number on the back so you could form 1989) or Midnights having 1/4 of a clock in each version, so you had to purchase all four to complete the clock 'cause as a fan, of course you don't want to miss that. This just goes back to what I was saying about coming up with excuses. "Well it's different under these super specific conditions" and then eventually Gaga or someone you look up to ends up doing the thing you criticized others for and the bar for what's acceptable shifts. The variants replaced another cheap practice that Gaga, among many artists, heavily used last album cycle, which was merch bundles. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepsami 17,690 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 At the end of the day we will be buying the variants and we WILL say 'Thank you Gaga!' 2 12 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachinko 9,898 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 I have purchased all the variants! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 46,972 Posted October 31 Author Share Posted October 31 (edited) 5 hours ago, Illuminati said: This just goes back to what I was saying about coming up with excuses. "Well it's different under these super specific conditions" and then eventually Gaga or someone you look up to ends up doing the thing you criticized others for and the bar for what's acceptable shifts. The variants replaced another cheap practice that Gaga, among many artists, heavily used last album cycle, which was merch bundles. Disagree still. A deluxe, or live version, or remix with a featured artist has been a thing for decades and is constantly done, and it is giving u something a little different at least. Releasing 20 versions of something with virtually no change tho is very much a Taylor specific thing Lets be honest for a sec. Most of us did not criticize Taylor when she released the first variant so were not hypocrites. We started criticizing her in mass when she kept doing it over and over So absolutely its different Edited October 31 by Economy Typo 2 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastNight 5,678 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 Is there an easy way for non-US monsters to contribute to help with digital sales? I don’t mind chipping in for a few more downloads if there’s a way to do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnglerfishbraBENUS 5,509 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 crazy if you think about how we’re going to look back on this next week (election week) and see that the number 1 song is Die With A Smile 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlittlemonster 463 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 43 minutes ago, LastNight said: Is there an easy way for non-US monsters to contribute to help with digital sales? I don’t mind chipping in for a few more downloads if there’s a way to do it. Someone shared a guide for this the other day - can anyone link it here? But you can also use a VPN to help with streaming/YT views etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahrahbitchson 17,319 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 (edited) The Swiftiefication of Mother Monster! OUT Feb 2025 Edited October 31 by Rahrahbitchson Quizás bastaba respirar, sólo respirar, muy lento...💙 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenWonder 3,694 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 Any updates on how close we are at the moment? I think I heard we needed 22k in sales three days ago. And I think we did 11k that first day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagabro 267 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 All 4 variants secured 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitherz 2,109 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 y’all this must be a TIGHT race. mama is posting actual purchase links on her story lmaooo 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfarabello 547 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 Final hours of the tracking week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfarabello 547 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 4 hours ago, tlittlemonster said: Someone shared a guide for this the other day - can anyone link it here? But you can also use a VPN to help with streaming/YT views etc. Is this the one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfarabello 547 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 3 hours ago, SevenWonder said: Any updates on how close we are at the moment? I think I heard we needed 22k in sales three days ago. And I think we did 11k that first day. Digital Sales Data reports 9318 sales in the last 24 hours (4 versions combined). 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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