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Celeb News: Azealia to leak album starting 04/15
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She's gonna get sued.
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Originally posted by keyboardhero35
I know everyone here is likely gonna trash the **** out of her but you have to understand the way this industry works. If you are not hot, then the record label is not going to invest their time and resources. the way it works is that Azealia Banks has a niche audience - the gays (just stereotyping) and hipsters. These are the people who are going to buy her music, and the label has said that they haven't found that commercial single but the thin about Azealia is that she is an artist she doesn't make commercial music she makes the music that she wants to make. unfortunately (many of my friends are struggling artists who are trying to get signed), the way it works is that the record labels want people who are going to get them money and back when 212 came out they all thought that azealia would be able to give them those commercial smashes. You know what i say? I say more power to her for pulling an angel haze and leaking her record because honestly these labels don't know **** about real music- all they care about is raking in the dough.
I honestly hope it all works out for her because i really think she's talented, and I don't think it's fair FOR ANY ARTIST if the label continually shelves their record just because they haven't recorded music they THEY deem commercially fit. What does a record label CEO know about how a song is going to do commercially, Most of the time these record label people are not musicians themselves so they don't understand the way art is supposed to be made. Art/music is supposed to be made for the musician, and not just for commerciality. Broke with expensive taste, is going to be good (if we ever do get to hear it, because it's distinctly Azealia. END RANT
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Let me bump this from the bottom page for your efforts didn't read it tho
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Why would she talk about a release date for a leak? the label will snatch her before she gets the chance.
Unless this is being backed by her label like someone in this thread said.
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obviously she's scaring her label or they are giving her permission to "leak" it. Anyways I'm excited for new music!!!!!
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Originally posted by keyboardhero35
I know everyone here is likely gonna trash the **** out of her but you have to understand the way this industry works. If you are not hot, then the record label is not going to invest their time and resources. the way it works is that Azealia Banks has a niche audience - the gays (just stereotyping) and hipsters. These are the people who are going to buy her music, and the label has said that they haven't found that commercial single but the thin about Azealia is that she is an artist she doesn't make commercial music she makes the music that she wants to make. unfortunately (many of my friends are struggling artists who are trying to get signed), the way it works is that the record labels want people who are going to get them money and back when 212 came out they all thought that azealia would be able to give them those commercial smashes. You know what i say? I say more power to her for pulling an angel haze and leaking her record because honestly these labels don't know **** about real music- all they care about is raking in the dough.
I honestly hope it all works out for her because i really think she's talented, and I don't think it's fair FOR ANY ARTIST if the label continually shelves their record just because they haven't recorded music they THEY deem commercially fit. What does a record label CEO know about how a song is going to do commercially, Most of the time these record label people are not musicians themselves so they don't understand the way art is supposed to be made. Art/music is supposed to be made for the musician, and not just for commerciality. Broke with expensive taste, is going to be good (if we ever do get to hear it, because it's distinctly Azealia. END RANT
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Originally posted by Dollas n Diamonds
Let me bump this from the bottom page for your efforts didn't read it tho
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Thank you,
It just makes me so mad, because through all of the crazy lyrics, I see a real artist in Azealia Banks i mean YUNG RAPUNXEL who would think of something like that? These labels don't know jack **** about how to treat people who have an artistic vision, because record labels these days are so used to dealing with puppets who have all their music written for them, and all the production done for them. They are used to getting their way and dictating the way music is made. When a true artist is making an album, the label does not usually like it, because that means that they are going to have to fight the artist for creative control.
It's no shade against any artist who does not write and produce their own music, but Labels are more apt to like those types of artists because they are moldable, the label can project any type of marketing and vision that they want on these artists because their creativity is not as big as an artist who already has a creative vision, writes, and produces their own work.
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Azealia ha endless ATRL impact
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Coming for that twitter leak verified 1,000+ downloads
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Originally posted by keyboardhero35
I know everyone here is likely gonna trash the **** out of her but you have to understand the way this industry works. If you are not hot, then the record label is not going to invest their time and resources. the way it works is that Azealia Banks has a niche audience - the gays (just stereotyping) and hipsters. These are the people who are going to buy her music, and the label has said that they haven't found that commercial single but the thin about Azealia is that she is an artist she doesn't make commercial music she makes the music that she wants to make. unfortunately (many of my friends are struggling artists who are trying to get signed), the way it works is that the record labels want people who are going to get them money and back when 212 came out they all thought that azealia would be able to give them those commercial smashes. You know what i say? I say more power to her for pulling an angel haze and leaking her record because honestly these labels don't know **** about real music- all they care about is raking in the dough.
I honestly hope it all works out for her because i really think she's talented, and I don't think it's fair FOR ANY ARTIST if the label continually shelves their record just because they haven't recorded music they THEY deem commercially fit. What does a record label CEO know about how a song is going to do commercially, Most of the time these record label people are not musicians themselves so they don't understand the way art is supposed to be made. Art/music is supposed to be made for the musician, and not just for commerciality. Broke with expensive taste, is going to be good (if we ever do get to hear it, because it's distinctly Azealia. END RANT
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I definitely am aware of how major labels need something that is a commercial hit and whatnot before wanting to guarantee a release (I managed a musician who is now on an indie label in NY and she is only guaranteed 2 singles that have to reach a certain sales cap before they'll even talk about a full-length) but I find it hard to believe that her album hasn't been released strictly due to lack of commercial appeal. I can imagine her attitude, the fact that she has become increasingly difficult to work with and the fact that she is kind of a loose cannon has very likely contributed to her difficulties getting on the same page as the label. I love her music (sans ATM Jam), but her public presence as a musician has lost me a bit with her on a fan level. I will definitely be buying her album if it's ever properly released, and will certainly be downloading a leak if she goes forward with this, but as an artist in the public eye -- even just for the "gays and hipsters" -- she's gonna have to work on her messy attempts at self-promo.
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Originally posted by brandnewdrew
I definitely am aware of how major labels need something that is a commercial hit and whatnot before wanting to guarantee a release (I managed a musician who is now on an indie label in NY and she is only guaranteed 2 singles that have to reach a certain sales cap before they'll even talk about a full-length) but I find it hard to believe that her album hasn't been released strictly due to lack of commercial appeal. I can imagine her attitude, the fact that she has become increasingly difficult to work with and the fact that she is kind of a loose cannon has very likely contributed to her difficulties getting on the same page as the label. I love her music (sans ATM Jam), but her public presence as a musician has lost me a bit with her on a fan level. I will definitely be buying her album if it's ever properly released, and will certainly be downloading a leak if she goes forward with this, but as an artist in the public eye -- even just for the "gays and hipsters" -- she's gonna have to work on her messy attempts at self-promo.
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I didn't even bother talking about her attitude- but regardless of the way she conducts herself, as long as Universal can make money off of her, or any artist for that matter - than they will. It really doesn't matter because they chose to invest their money in her at the beginning. All those festival gigs she does- they still get a big cut over the money she gets from those, so while she doesn't even have an album out, it's not like Universal isn't getting a return on their investment. I am sure that her attitude has probably contributed in some way to the album not being out but then again any press is good press..
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Originally posted by keyboardhero35
I know everyone here is likely gonna trash the **** out of her but you have to understand the way this industry works. If you are not hot, then the record label is not going to invest their time and resources. the way it works is that Azealia Banks has a niche audience - the gays (just stereotyping) and hipsters. These are the people who are going to buy her music, and the label has said that they haven't found that commercial single but the thin about Azealia is that she is an artist she doesn't make commercial music she makes the music that she wants to make. unfortunately (many of my friends are struggling artists who are trying to get signed), the way it works is that the record labels want people who are going to get them money and back when 212 came out they all thought that azealia would be able to give them those commercial smashes. You know what i say? I say more power to her for pulling an angel haze and leaking her record because honestly these labels don't know **** about real music- all they care about is raking in the dough.
I honestly hope it all works out for her because i really think she's talented, and I don't think it's fair FOR ANY ARTIST if the label continually shelves their record just because they haven't recorded music they THEY deem commercially fit. What does a record label CEO know about how a song is going to do commercially, Most of the time these record label people are not musicians themselves so they don't understand the way art is supposed to be made. Art/music is supposed to be made for the musician, and not just for commerciality. Broke with expensive taste, is going to be good (if we ever do get to hear it, because it's distinctly Azealia. END RANT
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Is she planning to leak it in segments or something?
M.I.A's and Angel's IMPACT
She should really do this though, BWET keeps getting shelved to the point where she loses all the aTENTtion
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she really is innovative
Announcing a leak date is unheard of
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As far as I'm aware she has the rights to all her material, everything on iTunes is credited to "Azealia Amanda Banks" so legally I'm not sure how much trouble she'll get into. Saying that I know little about the subject. Anyway whatever, leak the Lone tracks first Azealia
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Originally posted by keyboardhero35
I know everyone here is likely gonna trash the **** out of her but you have to understand the way this industry works. If you are not hot, then the record label is not going to invest their time and resources. the way it works is that Azealia Banks has a niche audience - the gays (just stereotyping) and hipsters. These are the people who are going to buy her music, and the label has said that they haven't found that commercial single but the thin about Azealia is that she is an artist she doesn't make commercial music she makes the music that she wants to make. unfortunately (many of my friends are struggling artists who are trying to get signed), the way it works is that the record labels want people who are going to get them money and back when 212 came out they all thought that azealia would be able to give them those commercial smashes. You know what i say? I say more power to her for pulling an angel haze and leaking her record because honestly these labels don't know **** about real music- all they care about is raking in the dough.
I honestly hope it all works out for her because i really think she's talented, and I don't think it's fair FOR ANY ARTIST if the label continually shelves their record just because they haven't recorded music they THEY deem commercially fit. What does a record label CEO know about how a song is going to do commercially, Most of the time these record label people are not musicians themselves so they don't understand the way art is supposed to be made. Art/music is supposed to be made for the musician, and not just for commerciality. Broke with expensive taste, is going to be good (if we ever do get to hear it, because it's distinctly Azealia. END RANT
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Originally posted by Attitude
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She's gonna get sued.
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Angel Haze didn't get sued.
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