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Poll: Can Hilary Duff still sell?
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View Poll Results: Can Hilary Duff still sell?
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Yes, Hilary still has selling power.
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No, Hilary's time has past and she can longer sell.
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It depends on the time of promotion and music Hilary does.
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Member Since: 11/20/2010
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The same will happen with Selena Gomez, it's already been confirmed that the next season will be the last.
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I think Demi Lovato suffered a similar fate to Hilary in 2009. Except she suffered worse than Hilary.
Demi released her album, but when Miley released her EP and Selena Gomez & The Scene released their debut album, Demi was thrown out.
Yes, she got a video for Remember December, but it went nowhere because Hollywood Records focused on Miley and Selena. Remember December was competition with Naturally and Party In the USA. And ultimately, it lost.
Remember December didn't even chart on the Hot 100. Party In the USA became a #2 hit, and Naturally became a Top 30, but Remember December flopped.
At least Stranger charted. It was bad, but at least it charted.
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Originally posted by Stepfon
They have already done that Miley, they didn't care about CBT's release, they were more focused on Selena last year to me.
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I agree. They didn't even put her songs from Can't Be Tamed on the Radio Disney playlist. Only Selena.
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Originally posted by MusicLoverDude
At least Stranger charted. It was bad, but at least it charted.
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Any charting single for Hilary in the US is a good thing to me because she has never been a singles seller.
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Originally posted by Stepfon
Any charting single for Hilary in the US is a good thing to me because she has never been a singles seller.
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Well yeah.
I mean, Stranger did better than It's Alright, It's Ok by Ashley Tisdale 
Well, I like Stranger better than that song so I think I'm happy it charted better than that song.
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I forgot Jesse McCartney Hollywood Records don't support him at all.
As for Demi, I feel bad because she has a show on Disney and they still don't support her music career whatsoever and she happens to be the best vocalist on Hollywood Records.
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Originally posted by LightandDarkness
I forgot Jesse McCartney Hollywood Records don't support him at all.
As for Demi, I feel bad because she has a show on Disney and they still don't support her music career whatsoever and she happens to be the best vocalist on Hollywood Records.
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Yeah Jesse is dead to them.
And I don't get why they didn't support Demi. Camp Rock was huge on that channel, and Sonny With a Chance is doing good enough to where Sonny & Chad were a decent couple with a decent fanbase.
I guess they don't care.
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Hollywood Records is like a popularity contest. Their motto: "If you aren't selling, we aren't going to support you" They are very bias and money/success is the only thing that matters to them .They need to put more effort in balancing all the acts. I'm glad Hilary wasn't playing any games and left them and wasn't going to deal with this tom ****ery. While "Dignity" was a commercial flop, at least she left on a positive note, it was her best critically acclaim album and 2 singles charted on the hot 100 and scored her 4th #1 dance song on the charts!
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Yeah, if you look at the charts Jesse's last album should have easily outsold Dignity but I am pretty sure it sold in the realm of 300k. I am shocked Hollywood Records has lasted this long because they run their company of fads and Hilary should have gotten the best treatment because she brought the record company back from the dead with Metamorphosis.
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I HATE HOLLYWOOD RECORDS.
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Here's a list of known things they canceled on Duffster.
1. Little Voice - A "live" version of this was released to Australian markets, but an actual video was supposed to be filmed for this single. No synopsis available. Video canceled because Hollywood thought it would just be cheaper to release the "live" video. Had there been a new video, it would have still only been released in Australia, & possibly Europe.
2. Where Did I Go Right? - This was supposed to be the third single from "Metamorphosis." The video was to be set in winter, a lot of white & gray. There were to be flashbacks of her with her "boyfriend" & of them fighting. The video/single was canceled because the record company wanted to do cross promotion for her music & "A Cinderella Story," since they were releasing the soundtrack, they wanted new music.
3. Weird - A single was released in Spain, the video was supposed to be shot before 2005. No synopsis available, but it was supposed to be another "live" video with a storyline going on in between the performance shots. The video was canceled because Hollywood had been ready to give up on the era.
4. I Am - This was going to be released as a Disney Channel single. She?d be in room singing & there would have been real-life scenes like in "Fly." The video was canceled two weeks before shooting was to start, most likely because of the same reason as "Weird." It was originally going to be shot before 2005.
5. The Getaway - Thanks to fan's feedback & Canadian airplay, this was set to be released as a single. There would have been scenes in the video of Hilary?s character packing, performance shots & in a car. This was set to be shot in mid January of 2005. The only reason it was canceled was because of the decline of sales from the previous holiday week to a regular week. But all sales declined, so this was most likely canceled because Hollywood Record just wanted to give up on the era.
6. Do You Want Me - Always planned as the third single from Hilary's self-titled album. Due to the cancellations of the other songs, this didn't have a chance at being released.
7. Untitled Song - This was meant to be on "The Perfect Man" soundtrack. I'm sure all the fans would have loved this song, I'm not revealing this title for legal reasons but it was some of Hilary's best work. She recorded this in a rush because she was busy at the time. Hilary had also co-written it. Hollywood canceled it because it was recorded last minute, & plans for "Most Wanted" had already been finalized. So they decided to just wait for "Wake Up" to be released.
8. Break My Heart - Definitely a big disappointment. The video was to be set in a school. Plus a few performance shots in the school & some singing shots in a classroom by herself. Hilary was actually leaning to this song being released but Hollywood thought "Beat Of My Heart" would have been a better release. Obviously they were mistaken.
9. Supergirl - This was going to be released in February/March 2006. There were going to be lots of colors, especially orange. A lot like a commercial. Canceled for unknown reasons.
10. Material Girl - The video was supposed to be a modern remake of the original. Canceled in favor of "Play With Fire."
11. Never Stop - While mainstream was sent "With Love" as the first single from "Dignity," Hollywood was planning on releasing this as the first single for Disney Channel & Radio Disney. Hilary did not want to be affiliated with Disney any longer so the they canceled the video & released "With Love" to Radio Disney only.
12. Dignity - Was to be a radio single a month after "With Love" was released. A video was being planned as well. Canceled in favor for "Stranger."
13. Danger - This was going to be the second/third European single from "Dignity" (depending on where you lived). Set in a club, there would be some scenes of Hilary singing on the stage. Some really gorgeous face shots were planned as well. Dance scenes as well. As for the storyline, there'd be a man following her around the club & cornering her during the third verse in the bathroom. It sounded like a good video. The video was canceled because Hollywood had already given up on the era. It was originally supposed to be shot sometime in between July 9th & July 20th & Hilary was really excited for it. It would have been her most provocative video yet.
14. Gypsy Woman - Was set to be the third single from "Dignity." The video was going to be pretty dark, VERY glamorous. There would have also been a dark break & Hilary would have had curly hair throughout the whole video. The full synopsis is top secret, I don't know anything about the storyline, just the overall feel. Canceled because Hollywood have given up on the era. It was supposed to be shot in the same timeframe as "Danger." Between July 9th - July 20th. A TRL appearance to premiere the video had been set in August. But that was canceled as well. Hollywood would have sent this for adds in September.
15. Reach Out - The full synopsis was not available for this as well, but Hilary was supposed to be in front of a black background with her hair flying in some scenes. The video was also centered around blue colors. Canceled for now. A song may be released in the future, no word on whether the video would be different from the original one they chose.
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Originally posted by zach
I HATE HOLLYWOOD RECORDS.
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Me too 
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There would have been scenes in the video of Hilary?s character packing, performance shots & in a car.
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WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED. 
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OMG I will never forgive the company for never get Gysy Woman, The Getaway and Where Did I Go Right?
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Originally posted by Strangergab
OMG I will never forgive the company for never get Gysy Woman, The Getaway and Where Did I Go Right? |
IKR?!?! IT MAKES ME SOOO MAD TOO.
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Hollywood Records gave up on "Hilary Duff' self titled album after ONE single.....  Just because it didn't have the same appeal/success with Metamorphosis, it still sold moderately well it's first week of release.
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Originally posted by zach
Here's a list of known things they canceled on Duffster.
1. Little Voice - A "live" version of this was released to Australian markets, but an actual video was supposed to be filmed for this single. No synopsis available. Video canceled because Hollywood thought it would just be cheaper to release the "live" video. Had there been a new video, it would have still only been released in Australia, & possibly Europe.
2. Where Did I Go Right? - This was supposed to be the third single from "Metamorphosis." The video was to be set in winter, a lot of white & gray. There were to be flashbacks of her with her "boyfriend" & of them fighting. The video/single was canceled because the record company wanted to do cross promotion for her music & "A Cinderella Story," since they were releasing the soundtrack, they wanted new music.
3. Weird - A single was released in Spain, the video was supposed to be shot before 2005. No synopsis available, but it was supposed to be another "live" video with a storyline going on in between the performance shots. The video was canceled because Hollywood had been ready to give up on the era.
4. I Am - This was going to be released as a Disney Channel single. She?d be in room singing & there would have been real-life scenes like in "Fly." The video was canceled two weeks before shooting was to start, most likely because of the same reason as "Weird." It was originally going to be shot before 2005.
5. The Getaway - Thanks to fan's feedback & Canadian airplay, this was set to be released as a single. There would have been scenes in the video of Hilary?s character packing, performance shots & in a car. This was set to be shot in mid January of 2005. The only reason it was canceled was because of the decline of sales from the previous holiday week to a regular week. But all sales declined, so this was most likely canceled because Hollywood Record just wanted to give up on the era.
6. Do You Want Me - Always planned as the third single from Hilary's self-titled album. Due to the cancellations of the other songs, this didn't have a chance at being released.
7. Untitled Song - This was meant to be on "The Perfect Man" soundtrack. I'm sure all the fans would have loved this song, I'm not revealing this title for legal reasons but it was some of Hilary's best work. She recorded this in a rush because she was busy at the time. Hilary had also co-written it. Hollywood canceled it because it was recorded last minute, & plans for "Most Wanted" had already been finalized. So they decided to just wait for "Wake Up" to be released.
8. Break My Heart - Definitely a big disappointment. The video was to be set in a school. Plus a few performance shots in the school & some singing shots in a classroom by herself. Hilary was actually leaning to this song being released but Hollywood thought "Beat Of My Heart" would have been a better release. Obviously they were mistaken.
9. Supergirl - This was going to be released in February/March 2006. There were going to be lots of colors, especially orange. A lot like a commercial. Canceled for unknown reasons.
10. Material Girl - The video was supposed to be a modern remake of the original. Canceled in favor of "Play With Fire."
11. Never Stop - While mainstream was sent "With Love" as the first single from "Dignity," Hollywood was planning on releasing this as the first single for Disney Channel & Radio Disney. Hilary did not want to be affiliated with Disney any longer so the they canceled the video & released "With Love" to Radio Disney only.
12. Dignity - Was to be a radio single a month after "With Love" was released. A video was being planned as well. Canceled in favor for "Stranger."
13. Danger - This was going to be the second/third European single from "Dignity" (depending on where you lived). Set in a club, there would be some scenes of Hilary singing on the stage. Some really gorgeous face shots were planned as well. Dance scenes as well. As for the storyline, there'd be a man following her around the club & cornering her during the third verse in the bathroom. It sounded like a good video. The video was canceled because Hollywood had already given up on the era. It was originally supposed to be shot sometime in between July 9th & July 20th & Hilary was really excited for it. It would have been her most provocative video yet.
14. Gypsy Woman - Was set to be the third single from "Dignity." The video was going to be pretty dark, VERY glamorous. There would have also been a dark break & Hilary would have had curly hair throughout the whole video. The full synopsis is top secret, I don't know anything about the storyline, just the overall feel. Canceled because Hollywood have given up on the era. It was supposed to be shot in the same timeframe as "Danger." Between July 9th - July 20th. A TRL appearance to premiere the video had been set in August. But that was canceled as well. Hollywood would have sent this for adds in September.
15. Reach Out - The full synopsis was not available for this as well, but Hilary was supposed to be in front of a black background with her hair flying in some scenes. The video was also centered around blue colors. Canceled for now. A song may be released in the future, no word on whether the video would be different from the original one they chose.
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Child, this list has been out for years and everytime I see it, I cringe at how they really ****ed Hilary over. The Getaway would have ******* on everything Hilary had released at that point. The queen wanted to throw shade at their asses so bad at the TRL Finale but she kept it really classy. That is why she isn't doing music now, she doesn't want to be screwed again, we all know the TRUE tea.
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If METAMORPHOSIS have had another 3 singles the album as it deserved, minimum had sold 10 million copies  
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As her singles, I would have released...
"Why Not"
"So Yesterday"
"Come Clean"
"Where Did I Go Right?"
"Little Voice"
"Fly"
"The Getaway"
"Do You Want Me?"
"Someone's Watching Over Me"
"I Am"
"Our Lips are Sealed"
"Wake Up"
"Beat of My Heart"
"Play with Fire"
"With Love"
"Stranger"
"Gypsy Woman"
"Dignity"
"Reach Out"
"Holiday"
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Originally posted by Stepfon
Child, this list has been out for years and everytime I see it, I cringe at how they really ****ed Hilary over. The Getaway would have ******* on everything Hilary had released at that point. The queen wanted to throw shade at their asses so bad at the TRL Finale but she kept it really classy. That is why she isn't doing music now, she doesn't want to be screwed again, we all know the TRUE tea.
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I ****ING HATE IT!!
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