[H-I-M]

Originally posted by Six

LOOOL as if getting signed was the difficult part y'all! STAYING on top is the true challenge. And she's nailing it so far. Stop being pressed. AS IF others didn't have it easier like the queen of BBB (Black Bareback Bottoms) Beyonce! At least Taylor didn't have to marry the devil to be the Queen. She turned herself into a GOD.

YES BEYHIVE I IZ TALKING ABOUT YOU YOU ****ING *****S WHO WHORSHIP THE MILCKING FAT COW THAT BEYONCE IS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GIMME THEM WPPPPP GIMME THE THING THAT I LOVE

[Kkamjong]

Originally posted by TayGod

Actually, it is quite easy for Taylor. She could bottle her breath and it would sell millions!

She doesn't have to work as hard as others (even though she probably does). I am just saying that she can earn lots of money just by looking pretty!

Are you joking? Taylor promotional campaigns are far bigger than any other pop star's today. She DOES work for her sales.

[spree]

If I had millions, I know my life would be a tad bit easier, lol. The delusion. Sure I would still have life problems, but to not even think about bills or rent or food or any of that....yea, life would be easier.

[katykater]

Originally posted by Miracle Whip

It's not hard for a rich white girl that had her daddy buy her a music contract and then got popular by making basic pop/country music

Off course it's much easier when her daddy bought her a team willing to work for her.

So she won't be exposed to label executives having other agendas/ideas about how she should be (let's turn her into another Avril Lavigne, another Kelly Clarkson), office politics,... or the type of people having no idea how to market her and tried to put her in limbo like Dr Luke is doing now with Kesha (if another label can unlock her potential, another label would wipe this label off the map).

Others spent like 7 bad years before finding the good years or some never got the chance to renegotiate contracts and never made money for themselves while the label snatched it.

And she built her fanbase/market in country. Conservative America is the other half of the market that is overlooked by film and music industry. By starting as pop country there, she doesn't see much competition there. Conservative parents are like, this pop country stuff is way less bad than what's on MTV, let's buy this for my kids.

It's a 50/50 divide between Democrats/progressive and Republicans/conservative, this means all pop stars combined are in 50% of the market and Taylor see no competition in the other 50% (that's also very convenient for competitionless country Grammys). She got her marketing right and retains fans during the transition to pop.

Originally posted by Katy Perry

I have nothing against her, I just don't think being a pop star is easy. She'll realize this one day.

Let's see what would happend when she is put under psychological stress, I can totally see her mind disintegrate with a big bang, even bigger than the meltdowns in August 2013.

Originally posted by alestevens

Economic status or not, Taylor still worked her ass off to get where she is. She was touring radio stations and performing and giving interviews at most of them. You act like her daddy bought her a career while she just seated on her couch, when in reality her dad apported a minimal part (3%) to kickstart an indie label and Taylor was doing everything else.

The point is not wasting years on labels, industry people having other agendas. Her dad bought that shortcut by getting her a team willing to work for her. And never risked the dangers of the industry like where Kesha ended up.

[eddytws]

What is this overreaction here... She is neither lying not bragging about that, she was asked if it's hard or not and she simply answered it.

[LCTV]

Originally posted by hardbrit

Also, she was born into a rich family. Her life ain't that hard and she didn't have to struggle to get a record deal since her family has money. But I understand her saying this since she doesn't know what REALLY working is.


That's why I stan for JLo, Britney, Selena, etc...People who worked from the bottom to get where they are today. I still like Taylor though.

Your family can buy a contract but it takes talent hardwork and time for people to actually take you seriously and shed the "ur only here because of ur daddy's check" image.

She toured every country radio station in the US for her debut to get them to play it.

[alestevens]

Originally posted by katykater

Off course it's much easier when her daddy bought her a team willing to work for her.

So she won't be exposed to label executives having other agendas/ideas about how she should be (let's turn her into another Avril Lavigne, another Kelly Clarkson), office politics,... or the type of people having no idea how to market her and tried to put her in limbo like Dr Luke is doing now with Kesha (if another label can unlock her potential, another label would wipe this label off the map).

Others spent like 7 bad years before finding the good years or some never got the chance to renegotiate contracts and never made money for themselves while the label snatched it.

And she built her fanbase/market in country. Conservative America is the other half of the market that is overlooked by film and music industry. By starting as pop country there, she doesn't see much competition there. Conservative parents are like, this pop country stuff is way less bad than what's on MTV, let's buy this for my kids.

It's a 50/50 divide between Democrats/progressive and Republicans/conservative, this means all pop stars combined are in 50% of the market and Taylor see no competition in the other 50% (that's also very convenient for competitionless country Grammys). She got her marketing right and retains fans during the transition to pop.

Let's see what would happend when she is put under psychological stress, I can totally see her mind disintegrate with a big bang, even bigger than the meltdowns in August 2013.
The point is not wasting years on labels, industry people having other agendas. Her dad bought that shortcut by getting her a team willing to work for her. And never risked the dangers of the industry like where Kesha ended up.

Her dad bought nothing, he aint no Bill Gates. He bought a 3% of a random label that was worth a pile of **** AFTER the fact that his daughter got signed. She still worked her ass off and had it harder than signing with a major label, no matter how much you try (and fail) to twist it. And most country stars today are not even going 2x Platinum, so your "conservative America" thing seems to ONLY apply for Taylor for some reason

[theREALslimSHADY]

the number of pressed people in this thread is too damn high!!!

[BlueTimberwolf]

3% is a fairly large stake. How do you know how much t was worth, or how much power her father wielded.

[katykater]

Originally posted by LCTV

Your family can buy a contract but it takes talent hardwork and time for people to actually take you seriously and shed the "ur only here because of ur daddy's check" image.

What's so hard to understand that without buying a contract, she would spent 2006-2011 being abused by labels, having albums shelved, being dropped, going from one depression to another, might locked away in limbo,... Before she maybe get her first song on the radio in 2012.

Privilege makes it a lot easier.

No just a check to a good running label. It was probably make or break for them to get the label started or to keep it alive. Then her dad is in position to ask whatever he wants.

She toured every country radio station in the US for her debut to get them to play it.

Like the others didn't toured radio stations or do daily DIY promo like video blogging.

[alestevens]

The deluded will remain deluded and there's nothing i can do about it. Goodbye

[CallumDavies]

I agree with her, things that are hard are working two jobs to feed a family, or being a single parent, or living on the poverty line - taylor is simply being humble about her privilege position

most people work out of necessity, pop stars work out of choice, they could all retire tomorrow and not have to lift a finger ever again in their lives

[Toxicity.]

omg is ATRL really trying to drag her for this?

did you prefer if she said it was the hardest thing in the world and that she hates her life?

It's not her fault she's the biggest pop star in the world

[Toxicity.]

Originally posted by M A R C

Other popstars like Rihanna, Gaga, and Beyonce had to work much harder to get where they are.

So i think they would disagree.

Not when Gaga and Beyonce grew up rich let's not.

And she's not even talking about that she's talking about life as a pop star and she DID work hard to get to where she is don't be dense

[Jacobdaniel]

The good sis Taylor and ha white privilege.

Rihancé could NEVAH.

[hausofandrew]

Originally posted by geddymonster

Well, she's only been a pop star for one era.

Red was a pop album imo.

[Exzime.]

Y'all are a mess. If she were to say "it's hard being a popstar" most of you will be fuming saying how she hasn't experienced actual hardships.

[Ashrock]

So what if her dad bought 3% of her label Scott Borcheletta gave her a music deal first off...after that her dad bought a part of Big Machine, he only invested in her daughter

[Somalian Hooker]

Probably because her standards aren't at the same level as some other popstars.

It's not like Taylor serves good (relatively speaking, she's no Bey or Gaga, or even a Rih-level vocalist) vocals or choreo every show, so I wouldn't expect it's that hard for her in the first place.

[chiliam]

The delusional in this thread is ridiculous.

I can say that Taylor`s success story is one of the most inspired one cause its not base on luck. Of course everybody need a little luck to be success. But the way she works so hard to get where she is at now, how smart she is when it comes to career choice, who the hell have the nerve to quit a major record deal with Sony/RCA. And choose a new indie label instead. Start at country star and become the queen of pop now. Write almost all of her songs, co-produce them, make every single decision with her career.

And ATRL still try to drag her over a mis-quoted and disrespect her because of the excuse her dad bought her everything. Its not true at all and even if that true no money can buy you millions of devote fans who willing to buy your music. If that the case then every rich girl can become a superstar now.