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Poll: Gaga/Perry: whose next era is going to be bigger?
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Lady Gaga.
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120 |
55.81% |
Katy Perry.
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78 |
36.28% |
Equally big.
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7.91% |
Member Since: 6/15/2011
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Katy next album will be frontloaded for sure due to the hype left from this era but thats all about it. It will be another less successful Born This Way.
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Member Since: 8/30/2011
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Originally posted by TPG14
I thought we were talking about Gaga and Katy...?
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The two situations were comparable, though.
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Member Since: 12/16/2008
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Originally posted by Cheers
Gaga.
Katy doesn't sell albums, her tour is a dud and her single power is fading.
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Your facts are far from right
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Member Since: 5/18/2011
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Originally posted by CaptainMusic
Gaga came off a much bigger era and BTW didn't even sell half as much as the TF(M) did, just like usher's album coming off of Confessions only sold 2 million so no that's not true.
I just don't see how she could sell more albums considering all she had going this era but we'll see.
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Exactly, just because your previous era was big doesn't guarantee your next one's going to be especially when you go a completely different direction like Katy is hinting she may do on her next era.
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Member Since: 3/18/2011
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I consider, "Part of Me," to be Katy Perry's version of, "Alejandro," when comparing Gaga and Katy. It's the first single of both artists respective discography that wasn't exactly well-received (at least in comparison to all prior singles).
Katy is reaching the point of overexposure. Wide Awake is going to be the song that either proves that people just didn't like Part of Me, or it's going to show explicitly that people are growing weary of Katy.
That being said, Gaga has left the omnipresent eye of the public, and people are recovering from her 4 years of massive exposure. Anything Gaga is front-paged, and hyped with and without her + her label's help. So, her next era will most definitely have hype. It might not be the level of hype that Born This Way had (it could be more or less), but it will have plenty of hype.
And to be honest, with what I've seen from Gaga lately, and from what small subtle hints we've seen given to us (assuming what we're seeing are hints instead of delusional fans looking for something to cling to) Gaga will have a return-to-prime era.
So, I'd say Gaga will have the best era between the two. Gaga had her success, and Katy's had hers. It's only natural for Gaga to garner more success now that Katy's had her own.
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Member Since: 11/6/2010
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Originally posted by HausOfA-M
Good Girl Gone Bad Reloaded had three new tracks, it still gave the album a significant push. 'Part Of Me' has underperformed and the album has done nothing.
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Right. Let's not.
Most re-releases have 3-4 new songs and i distinctly remember one of the katy stans (i'm pretty sure it was Kats) saying teenage dream would outsell GGGB with the re-release.
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Member Since: 3/30/2011
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Originally posted by Allstar
And sorry, but Katy has peaked.
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Right. Part of me for example seemed pretty big when it smashed into the #1 spot but it was local and even in the US nothing compared to her 6 uber-hits.
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Member Since: 10/7/2011
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Originally posted by HausOfA-M
Good Girl Gone Bad Reloaded had three new tracks, it still gave the album a significant push. 'Part Of Me' has underperformed and the album has done nothing.
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And TD:CC hasn't? It's been in the Top 20 best-selling albums every week since it was released and has already pushed over 220k. Let's keep in mind this is coming from an era stretched nearly two years, only three new tracks, and a weak lead single.
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Member Since: 3/27/2012
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Originally posted by gagakyle
Hopefully Gaga. If Katy is more successful without resorting to countless remixes, etc., I won't be (as) upset.
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So I see you can't count to two...?
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Member Since: 10/7/2011
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Originally posted by CaptainMusic
Gaga came off a much bigger era and BTW didn't even sell half as much as the TF(M) did, just like usher's album coming off of Confessions only sold 2 million so no that's not true.
I just don't see how she could sell more albums considering all she had going this era but we'll see.
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Lady Gaga nor Usher sell like Katy does. Katy is, from what we can tell so far, slowly gaining in popularity and sales. She is far more consistent in her growth than either of those two situations, and going off that fact it only makes sense for her to sell more. But to each their own.
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Member Since: 10/17/2011
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I think Gaga have peaked yet, so I supose that Katy will have a more succesful era
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Well an era is inexorably intertwined with touring (>), album sales(>) and single sales
Thus , Gaga .
A seemingly unsuccesful era is making people wonder what direction she will follow next , causing massive hype for her next body of work , which in all honesty will be the first turning point in Gaga's meteoric rise to the fame.
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Member Since: 6/15/2011
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Originally posted by Ra2
I consider, "Part of Me," to be Katy Perry's version of, "Alejandro," when comparing Gaga and Katy. It's the first single of both artists respective discography that wasn't exactly well-received (at least in comparison to all prior singles).
Katy is reaching the point of overexposure. Wide Awake is going to be the song that either proves that people just didn't like Part of Me, or it's going to show explicitly that people are growing weary of Katy.
That being said, Gaga has left the omnipresent eye of the public, and people are recovering from her 4 years of massive exposure. Anything Gaga is front-paged, and hyped with and without her + her label's help. So, her next era will most definitely have hype. It might not be the level of hype that Born This Way had (it could be more or less), but it will have plenty of hype.
And to be honest, with what I've seen from Gaga lately, and from what small subtle hints we've seen given to us (assuming what we're seeing are hints instead of delusional fans looking for something to cling to) Gaga will have a return-to-prime era.
So, I'd say Gaga will have the best era between the two. Gaga had her success, and Katy's had hers. It's only natural for Gaga to garner more success now that Katy's had her own.
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That's all what I want to say. Many people say GaGa is fading just because BTW era has stalled and MTN flopped. But that just makes her comeback more exciting since people want to know what she will do next to save herself. And since Katy is having her prime time, people will just expect too much so Katy has to play her cards right if she doesnt want to flop.
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Originally posted by CaptainMusic
(i'm pretty sure it was Kats) saying teenage dream would outsell GGGB with the re-release.
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Lies. Let's not talk about claiming what other members said or saying delusion things. Out of all people.
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Member Since: 8/19/2011
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Originally posted by Giacobbe
So I see you can't count to two...?
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Did I say "countless remixes like she did in her last era?" No.
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Originally posted by Kats
And TD:CC hasn't? It's been in the Top 20 best-selling albums every week since it was released and has already pushed over 220k. Let's keep in mind this is coming from an era stretched nearly two years, only three new tracks, and a weak lead single.
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That's the point which kinda 'worries' me. It's not like PoM was any weaker commercially than a song like CG or LFN: it was there, ultra-catchy, with exceptional tv promo and was a frontloaded mess. 220K is nice, but I think everyone expected a little more.
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The whole "came off of a big era" argument is ********. Look at Rated R, 4, BTW and I'm sure I could provide more examples. If people are not feeling your music or you as an artist that era, it doesn't really matter what you did the era before.
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Member Since: 6/15/2011
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I would love to witness their next lead singles to be released on the same date. and if they take the first two spots )
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Member Since: 10/24/2011
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I don't think Katy has peaked. Of course, she will never have 5 #1s (or six) from the same album again. But there are many more aspects that matters: tours, album sales, awards, etc.
I think they'll be very big, but Gaga bigger overall. Slightly, tho. But if she's working with Zedd and writing an album analyzing the decay of the blonde pop star, expect her material to SLAY ala Paparazzi.
The same can be said for Katy, if she's taking a more mature way ala E.T. she'll improve a lot too.
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Member Since: 3/11/2012
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Gaga said BTW was for her real fans so I think she will make a more commercially appealing album this time. I think she will have successful singles but maybe not #1 in the US like Katy could. I am hoping Katy will have a darker theme so she could be critically acclaimed. No more candy pop music, I want something artistic, dark and serious from her.
I predict Gaga will have much greater single success then this era and she'll keep her album sales high.
Katy will not be as successful with singles as TD era but I think her album sales are gonna go up.
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