I think regardless of what your personal opinion is on Smoke Break, the song signified a different sound, which I think contributed to the overall success of the album. That was my whole point. The song might be boring, but the topic was a little controversial and had people talking.My sentiments exactly.
Yeah also noticed they removed āDrunk & Hungoverā from the main Apple Music playlist it was in today. Not a coincidence that happened the week OOTT was pulled, the D&R era is over.Her active listeners on Spotify dropped signifcantly, too, which also indicates a pull back on general promotion in playlists, etc. The era is over.
Kind of feel the same way. This chart run was causing me a lot of stress and anxiety lol. Hoping Carrie takes note that this era didnāt connect, and after taking an extra long break, she comes back ready for a better era with a new soundYeah also noticed they removed āDrunk & Hungoverā from the main Apple Music playlist it was in today. Not a coincidence that happened the week OOTT was pulled, the D&R era is over.
For some weird reason, Iām kind of relieved. Time to distance herself from this era/theme that didnāt work, rebrand, hopefully collect her 29th #1 this fall with the Cody duet, and come back next year with something country and undeniable.
This sounds like UMG doesn't know what they're doingOOTT was sent recurrent on Billboard this week, further proof it was outright dropped by UMG (several songs have been allowed to stay on the chart for one drop week when the song had collapsed, even if they lost 800K that week)
This week, Jon Pardi/Luke Bryan's song was sent recurrent by Billboard despite UMG still trying to promote it.
So two songs sent recurrent by the same label in a week, that were still being promoted one week ago
Iād disagree. Look at that Nate Smith who had a 10 week #1 (which I never heard), and Zach Bryan who has only reach the country airplay top ten once, but has a Hot 100 #1. Whoās selling out arenas in record time?Unfortunately, in the country music scene, radio matters. Not other genres, and I wish it was that way, but thatās what all the important people care about
It matters to the suits in the industry, I never said it mattered to fans who go to shows.Iād disagree. Look at that Nate Smith who had a 10 week #1 (which I never heard), and Zach Bryan who has only reach the country airplay top ten once, but has a Hot 100 #1. Whoās selling out arenas in record time?
Radio doesnāt matter.
I really wonder why Carrie was so removed from this era. it could be said she wants more down time, but she does Vegas, and thatās having to be away from home at least 3 nights a week for a month at a time. So why not just use that time to promote the album or something. Her lack of effort makes me wonder if she didnāt even like this album lol^^ she wasn't there when the album launched. All her TV appearances, the few that there were, were prerecorded. She did next to nothing to promote the album. Just like she did zero to promote the deluxe version. It's okay to say Carrie didn't live up to her end of the bargain.
no one is saying umg didn't make mistakes ( I do believe in 2022 there were still supply chain issues btw) but so did Carrie.
They're not the consumers though. The public consumes the music and produces the profits, not the suits. I'd rather Carrie make music that connects to the fans than to the label heads.It matters to the suits in the industry, I never said it mattered to fans who go to shows.
and many fans do care about radio success, but of course, that doesnāt equal career success