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Originally posted by All In My Head
This seems fake. The only artists making more money than them on Epic are Meghan, Future and maybe JLo, Travis Scott and DJ Khaled. A big label like Epic needs more than just 5 artists.
Another reason why I highly doubt this is fake is that they've literally moved 1.6m SPS copies of their album, and LA Reid is like THE biggest streaming supporter in the business and organized and attended a party when 7/27 reached 1 billion overall streams.
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Stats don't matter for a decision like this. LA put Toni and TLC in jeopardy back in the day, at their peak no less, so. 5H have no cemented brand. That's something J. Lo has even if she bombs regularly, so checks are always coming in for her. Travis/Future/Khaled are making him more money too. There's a bigger picture than one hit every now and then. 1.6m SPS comes from one hit. Organizing an event like that is to pull in supporters/promoters, yet Flex and That's My Girl will go on forgotten.
Camila leaving took a hit, even if she wasn't
the prominent member (a la Nicole from PCD). That's arguable anyway, since she's the one who successfully branded herself. They don't have consistency in hits, nor album sales. They're at nothing but a loss right now, no matter how optimistic you see things.
I imagine they'll get a 3rd album lead or buzz, and then discussions will arise like this. Assuming this is true, but it's not far fetched.