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Originally posted by Vin
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I hear you, man, but you're leaving out the most crucial element of all -- green. The money is the driving force. Single sales = fast money. Music corporations love, and I mean LOVE that quick cash-out single smash. And because of that, artists like Ke$ha and Katy Perry are not easily replaceable, as you stated -- that's why we haven't had a new major steady pop girl since Ke$ha. All we've had since Ke$ha are one-hit wonders and fads like Carly Rae Jepsen, or LMFAO, or Lorde or even Miley Cyrus (record labels LOVE huge fads like Lorde and Miley Cyrus, by the way. The quick cash is multiplied by 30).
...Vin
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You're forgetting that hit singles are also fads for the most part, not just the artist. No one will write home about Roar being a timeless classic for example, along side more than half of Katy's discography. Granted, she's well established and Irreplaceable ATM, so she's safe for another 5 years at the least.
See, selling 10 million singles will earn an artist like $2-3M in profits, while 2m in album sales will earn them at least $4-5+m in profits.
I can understand the desire and achievement it is to smash a single, but it will be a COMPLETE fail if it doesn't help the album go platinum, or give the artist enough recognition to at least go on a moderately successful WW tour.
It's sad one of my fave singles had to be involved in all this mess. 
even worse than obsessed and Austin powers 
