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Discussion: Beyonce no longer trying?
Member Since: 2/2/2014
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I just wanna know why artists like Katy go all out each era and promote while Bey is sitting at home planning her next tour. What's the point of putting in a ton of effort to make albums and then not putting in a ton of effort to promote your work?
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Member Since: 5/7/2009
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I mean she clearly does not have to do alot any more.
She outlasted all the 90's girls.
And she can keep up tour wise and earnings with the top current girls so.
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Member Since: 2/4/2012
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filming 20 videos is definitely trying and the surprise release was a marketing strategy. all the other stuff was always matthew and not her.
and with the rtw promo blitz mess + the success of adele and bruno, i think she realized the music will sell itself if it's what the people want to hear
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
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How many times will threads like this be made?
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Member Since: 8/13/2012
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except she tried a lot? she made a video for every song, she was on tour for 3 years, she sent lots of songs to radio, top notch promo at superbowl, vmas, grammys... etc. what else was she supposed to do?
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Member Since: 1/13/2012
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She realized she won't eclipse Britney's sales ever, so there is no point in trying.
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Member Since: 3/31/2012
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Originally posted by easy HME
Well she was always overshadowed by some of her peers,so what's the point ?
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She and Pink are the only females from her peers still having big success, and only one from her peers with a $200M+ Tour, and earned $115M in one year, worth more, can still go 2x platuim. Overshadowed? Wrong word.
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Originally posted by MaRy
except she tried a lot? she made a video for every song, she was on tour for 3 years, she sent lots of songs to radio, top notch promo at superbowl, vmas, grammys... etc. what else was she supposed to do?
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This is a good example
Pretty Hurts pop radio release canceled, Flawless remix release butchered, Partition almost went top 20 and people love this song no promo, 7/11 released on her personal page and would've broken the vevo record if released on her vevopage. There were tons of missed opportunities this era because she wasn't trying.
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Member Since: 3/31/2012
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Originally posted by Aleks
She realized she won't eclipse Britney's sales ever, so there is no point in trying.
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Her 18 year career already has. She can still tour the world, while others are having a hard time filling up 2k seat casinos.
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Member Since: 5/7/2009
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Originally posted by Aleks
She realized she won't eclipse Britney's sales ever, so there is no point in trying.
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Right, thats why she went on a stadium tour instead of accepting the casino deal she was offered.
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Member Since: 7/24/2008
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So, she's not trying because she doesn't promote it?
This is why ATRL is a mess.
The fact that she has CREATED the self-titled, means she's more driven than ever. The process of recording the album, creating the visuals, shooting videos for ALL the songs.
THAT is how you judge her if she's still on it or not.
she has delivered a true masterpiece, and a game-changing album. THAT's how you make an impact. Not by spending 2 years promoting it, just so it can sell more copies and you can make more profit out of it.
I'm not even a Hive member, but i have MAD respect for this woman, and especially for that album. She literally SHAT on the charts, the sales, the promo strategies, the radio deals. Basically, everything wrong with the music industry, where mediocre songs and artists get played to DEATH on the radios, because of payola, radio deals, labels paying money e.t.c.
What she did was the definition of ARTISTIC.
She's literally 'Music, not the bling', without having to say it publicly, just so she can gather attention and respect, when in fact, she's not all that. (not Beyonce, you know who i'm taking about).
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
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Originally posted by Anvarie
This is a good example
Pretty Hurts pop radio release canceled, Flawless remix release butchered, Partition almost went top 20 and people love this song no promo, 7/11 released on her personal page and would've broken the vevo record if released on her vevopage. There were tons of missed opportunities this era because she wasn't trying.
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The BEYONCÉ era is over, love. Get over it.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Originally posted by PULSE.
She and Pink are the only females from her peers still having big success, and only one from her peers with a $200M+ Tour, and earned $115M in one year, worth more, can still go 2x platuim. Overshadowed? Wrong word.
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Besides touring,she got owershadowed in every other aspect by someone. Even after Superbowl,million magazine covers,multiple brand deals that she was face off,etc.
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Originally posted by J a y
Why waste your time building a rocket to the moon when you are already on the moon.
Edit: Actually, scratch that - Beyoncé is the moon, ya get me bro?
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This
She has been working so much for almost 20 years, she's still working but she taking more time with her family. Yes, I wish she would promote more or perform more on TV shows, but there's nothing wrong with laying low
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Member Since: 5/7/2009
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Originally posted by MaRy
except she tried a lot? she made a video for every song, she was on tour for 3 years, she sent lots of songs to radio, top notch promo at superbowl, vmas, grammys... etc. what else was she supposed to do?
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- which you had to pay to see.
- she only sent out 1 song this era to radio out side of the US
- the 0 songs off self titled she performed at the superbowl sure slayed
- vma 6 months after the album released sure helped in between
So we had the grammy's
Aside from , morning shows,radio talk shows,specials,magazines talking about the record.
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Originally posted by Anvarie
I just wanna know why artists like Katy go all out each era and promote while Bey is sitting at home planning her next tour. What's the point of putting in a ton of effort to make albums and then not putting in a ton of effort to promote your work?
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Katy Perry needs it, as do many other artists.
The only artists, besides Bey, that can sell music with name alone are Taylor Swift and Adele. Bless the latter for being humble and rather delusional to think she needed to bother leaving her house to promote 25. She could've stayed at home!
Taylor specifically: Didn't a track, consisting of thirty second silence, hit #1 on iTunes somewhere? Swifties will have the t. You can't buy that kind of trust in your buyers. They see these names and click buy without even knowing what the **** it is.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Originally posted by Trent W
BEYONCE's marketing album plan was the definition of trying
She was just smart enough to avoid looking desperate to be on top.
My respect for her.
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She avoided looking desperate to be on top?
If dropping a surprise album and buying every single ad space on itunes isn't desperation then I don't know what is.
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Member Since: 2/2/2014
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Originally posted by JonginBey
The BEYONCÉ era is over, love. Get over it.
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Never, drunk in love and partition could've gone number 1 tbh
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Originally posted by PULSE.
Her 18 year career already has. She can still tour the world, while others are having a hard time filling up 2k seat casinos.
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It is hilarious you think Britney can't tour. Britney's last world tour was a huge success.
Britney simply does not want to tour anymore because of her kids. Las Vegas gave her children and herself the stability she has been wanting.
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Member Since: 3/31/2012
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Originally posted by easy HME
Besides touring,she got owershadowed in every other aspect by someone. Even after Superbowl,million magazine covers,multiple brand deals that she was face off,etc.
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Female Artist Of The Decade & RIAA Artist of The 2000s.
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