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Originally posted by Dämon
Well, I have yet you to see any of your other guesses that ended up being correct. You're always bumping your Gaga posts, and nothing else. In that case, that wouldn't mean "90% accuracy" (not even close) so you might as well hit me up with a complete list or something?
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Going backwards chronologically, the major events were:
Gaga losing the Oscar
- This was a GIVEN, but no one wanted to see it.
They're not going to give a popstar an award for just being a pop star. TIHTY was Oscar bait-y, attached to an unknown documentary, and not even a good song. But after the mess with Rihanna, I kinda knew i had to trust my gut instinct and stick to my guns despite all the "official" predictions putting Gaga way in the lead in some places.
Rihanna flopping
- Literally no one saw any of that coming. This was where I encountered the most resistance. But for 2 years, since I tracked the performance of CRTFY, I knew her flame was twindling and that a flop in her name was overdue.
PRISM v ARTPOP
- Everyone had their stake in Gaga. Even a lot of the Katy Kats begging the Monsters to let Katy alone cause she was known for debuting with low-ish numbers. And Gaga was the "album seller". I could see that iceberg from a mile away and knew where I stood.
BEYONCE's performance after 4
- Something else no one saw this coming. While I didn't know the magnitude of the ensuing success, I knew it would outpace 4 for very obvious reasons. Yet, an unpopular opinion based on it "flopping". She can only go down from here they said, she's over, etc.
Britney being erased
- In 2011, with HIAM and TTWE being more successful than anything off
4 it was an unpopular opinion on ATRL that Britney was pretty much done, then Britney Jean.
...and some other things in between.
