i think what happened is, she was all over the place with her album, first indie, then pop/seel-out, then latin, that she does not have any fanbase in the US
I bought it and the album is amazing my fave from this but as many have stated, long ass gap between albums, no promo, bad single choices. She deserves better than this
It's not like there was a 97% decrease since it was a bad album. NO ONE KNEW SHE WAS RELEASING ONE. I have not seen one spec of promotion in the US or Canada.
I love Nelly I can't believe this. I loved the singles but I would have had no idea if not for ATRL and I usually am pretty good at checking for new music.
It's not too crazy to believe. In those six years she did nothing to really withhold a fan base, nor did she really ever develop one to fall back on if she flopped.
I canīt at the comparisons. Nelly never was as big as Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry or Ke$ha in US. Her music was folk, r&b, pop, reggae, before she released Loose. People only stan for that era. But i donīt think the same people who loved Promiscous, Maneater, etc. are here for TSI or Folklore.