SonofBaldwin Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 You got to be willing to sell your wares at the dollar store: http://thatgrapejuice.net/2011/07/lady-gaga-addresses-commercially-unsuccessful-competitors/#more-40414 She is one of the only artists who has been able to score high sales figures despite being in the era of ’song leaks’ and illegal downloading. Now, Lady GaGa has given her thoughts on what she feels is the real reason some artists struggle to shift commendable units. Check out what she had to say below… On artists who blame piracy for low sales figures, she says: “I believe it is whole heartedly the obligation of the artist to create a wonderful album that speaks to that generation through the digital era and through the challenges that we’ve been put up against.” Going onto reveal: “People that blame things on piracy and blame things on music being stolen- this is just an excuse. It’s an excuse for artists not creating through all of that.” Whilst many a fan of ‘insert name commercially unsuccesful artist here’ may be rattled by these comments, Ms. Germanotta does have a valid point. For she herself is an artist who has faced continous ‘leaks’ and ‘illegal downloading’ yet is still one of the highest selling artists in the world despite debuting just three years ago. Even embarking on two record breaking tours in the space of two years whilst some of her contemporaries continue to serve as opening acts even after countless albums and support from well meaning fans. She is just one artist in a long list of performers which include Beyonce, Drake, Adele, Kanye West ,Nicki Minaj, Britney Spears and Chris Brown who have managed to chart with impressive figures even when faced with the tiresome issue of music piracy. Whilst some fan bases also choose to blame lack of label support for the shortcomings of their favourite artists, it is worth remembering that there is ultimately nothing a label can do if these fans know an artist has an LP out but choose not to buy it. Perhaps GaGa’s comments will inspire the marketing managers of struggling artists to find new and inventive ways to persuade music lovers to invest in their artists. For it is becoming increasingly obvious that it is the artists who embrace their fans the most, are the ones that have the most to smile about when the sales figures roll in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEqLk-nikWE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyna ♔ Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 ..... Gimme some receipts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil. Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Selling your album for the price of a McChicken sandwich helps as well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaldwin Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 Selling your album for the price of a McChicken sandwich helps as well.... #FamilyDollarTeas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil. Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 #FamilyDollarTeas And I love Lady Gaga, but she's speaking as a still relatively new artist....an artist that is still in high demand. Her words while somewhat true would be better saved until after her peak....and her CD is more than 3 cookies at McDonald's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dungeon Dragon Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 And I love Lady Gaga, but she's speaking as a still relatively new artist....an artist that is still in high demand. Her words while somewhat true would be better saved until after her peak....and her CD is more than 3 cookies at McDonald's. yes sexy I do agree with you but those 99cent CD's were only 400K out of 13 Million ..... she is definatly doing something right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatOtherFan Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Selling your album for the price of a McChicken sandwich helps as well.... #FamilyDollarTeas :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil. Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 The kids will NEVERRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 The kids will NEVERRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Mike ATE these hoes UP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Mike aint these hoes UP! With one album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.omner Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Go GaGa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatOtherFan Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 The lesser girls could never... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatOtherFan Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Mike ATE these hoes UP! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 yes sexy I do agree with you but those 99cent CD's were only 400K out of 1.3 Million ..... she is definatly doing something right thank you... subtract the 99 cent menu and she's outselling her peers.. first week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 this thread isn't about MJ.. she's not Gaga's peers... no one will top Thriller.. then again... that was 20 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aed05 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I agree with her in regards to the quality of albums. If the public thinks its worth the investment, they will buy your product. Katy, Adele and a few others have proven that. However, at the end of the day, piracy has taken a major bite out of the back end of the record industry. If it wasn't for illegal downloading, gaga would have sold 25 million records by now, instead of just 13 million. She should think about those numbers before she tries to shade her peers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedvelvet Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Lol she is one of the lesser girls. Shes desperate now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedvelvet Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 She hasn't even sold 13 million. It's all hyped nonsense. The fame sold about 6 million and the fame mobster sold about 3 million. The joke is they tried to make it sound more by combining the 2 albums, just like they tried with the tours. Also ofcourse she's going to have sales surge as a debut, but it's already falling. All her new songs havent even sold a quarter of her debut singles, and her album is hardly firing up the charts...like adeles is, and even her sales aren't that high, which proves gagas couldn't of been that impressive either. Her PR lies are even more ridiculous than Janet saying 'nothing' went to no.1. But ofcourse people believe anything the media tells them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Diva Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Selling your album for the price of a McChicken sandwich helps as well.... #FamilyDollarTeas And I love Lady Gaga, but she's speaking as a still relatively new artist....an artist that is still in high demand. Her words while somewhat true would be better saved until after her peak....and her CD is more than 3 cookies at McDonald's. :lmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaleidoscope Eyes Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I just wanna be free, I just wanna be me! And I want lots of friends that invite me to their parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 this thread isn't about MJ.. she's not Gaga's peers... no one will top Thriller.. then again... that was 20 years ago. blahblahblah...no one cares what you say when it's about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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