How come chart sales very often seem proportional to the illegality/outrageousness of the singers behaviour?

 

Personally, I much prefer clean-cut singers like Katie Melua, Katherine Jenkins, Taylor Swift, Colbie Caillat, Kylie, etc - and before you say it, not just because they are all attractive... :rolleyes:

Edited June 9, 201114 yr by vidcapper

How come chart sales very often seem proportional to the illegality/outrageousness of the singers behaviour?

 

Personally, I much prefer clean-cut singers like Katie Melua, Katherine Jenkins, Taylor Swift, Colbie Caillat, Kylie, etc - and before you say it, not just because they are all attractive... :rolleyes:

 

Dos the lack of response mean you think the question was rhetorical? :)

It's clear from what's in the singles chart that it is mainly controlled by teenagers/young adults now, who on the whole prefer edgier kinds of artists. The kind of artists you like appeal more to the older generation, and as such they usually show up on the album chart.

 

I'm not saying you're old, I generally prefer the second category too. I'm just stating a fact.

It's clear from what's in the singles chart that it is mainly controlled by teenagers/young adults now, who on the whole prefer edgier kinds of artists.

 

Problem is, nowadays they tend to be edgier behaviourally, rather than musically - and when teenagers copy them... :(

 

I think the "edgier" artists do better because they're in the news all the time. People notice them more, so their songs get more attention.

 

Like Lady Gaga. Not so much now, but back in 2009, when listening to Showbiz news on the radio, it was literally like a daily update of what crazy outfit she wore the previous evening. It was ridiculous, but it was good promotion for Gaga. If she didn't wear such crazy outfits, she wouldn't have been in the news so much.

 

Or that Chris Brown incident recently. When he did that interview on that US TV show, and he was asked about the domestic violence case, and he got angry and smashed a window, because everybody was dwelling on the past, but he wanted to spread the news that he had released a new album. Now, he may be annoyed that he didn't get to promote the album in the interview, but let's face it, EVERYBODY knew he was about to release a new album after that! It's the best thing that could've happened with regards to getting the word out tbh.

 

Or Bruno Mars. In mid-2010, he's sort of an anonymous guy who sings hooks on hip hop songs. People like the songs, but nobody really knows much about him. He hasn't got much attention surrounding him (the lead artists, B.o.B and Travie get most of it), and he's about to launch his solo career. Then, he gets arrested for possession of drugs. Suddenly he's in the news, and everybody knows who he is!!

 

Those are just a few recent examples, but I think if you do outrageous things from time to time, it's a way of getting media attention, which is important if you want to be popular. I think songs such as What's My Name?, Someone Like You and Price Tag are shining examples of songs recently that have been massive hits accompanied with much media attention at the time.