Rihanna will smash like always.

- There will be a point this year in which Drake plays some part in 6 songs all in the Top 100

aka next week :kink:

I think Yungblud could have a hit, he blends rock, pop and hip-hop very well and he hasn't been around long and already has a big fanbase.

He's also dating Halsey, so hopefully they collab :P

 

Edited January 4, 20196 yr by WhoOdyssey

I really really like Machine Gun although something like that feels a bit *too* left-field for the UK charts. I think he's in a great position to break through with something more commercial though!

Well 2018 predictions were a flop

Rihanna will smash like always.

 

Ummm the same Rihanna who almost did a Katy Perry till she stumbled on Work? Riiight

 

Little Mix will split. They are terrified of releasing a 2nd single. This smacks of late Spice Girls

Is this the 2019 predictions thread?

 

If so then I'll go:

 

2019 will be make or break for Cardi B and I'm leaning towards break or this being the beginning of the end. Way I see it now, I expect a brief resurgence with the image being 'the scorned woman striking out on her own', but either the music won't be as catchy or Offset and co will go out to deliberately sabotage her and the amount of toes she's stepped on so far will bite her in the bum, OR she may take a break to look after her kid and her mental health. She does currently have connection to Bruno Mars and some other figures tho, so she will need to leverage those to actually make friends.

I still believe her record label/team are out to exploit her more than look after her so it totally depends who she surrounds herself with.

 

Rihanna will come back in say...June, and smash. She will be bang on trend with the first single but the album will be more experimental - if she releases one. She might instead go for a slew of features or something else unorthodox. She now has a rep as a trendsetter she'll want to keep.

 

Beyonce will have a quiet year and might have another kid. Solange will release something new though and Bey might do some collabs or maybe an EP, or a high-profile cover or soundtrack song.

 

Britney will take the whole year off.

 

Gaga will drop LG6 in either the spring or autumn to rave reviews.

 

Azealia Banks will finally drop that second album to critical appeal but will continue to get slammed in the media and strike back to everyone on twitter. Maybe she'll get a radio show or some kind of niche media place like Nicki's Queen radio or Katie Hopkins column.

 

Drake will continue to strike while the iron's hot but maybe go back a bit to his roots. I predict a high profile collab with The Weeknd, and would tip off-chance collabs with Jorja Smith again, and SZA.

 

Ed Sheeran will drop something new towards the end of the year, maybe a soundtrack single.

 

Adele will drop a pop and positive experimental album with some really high profile producers. It will not do as well as her previous releases but will still smash and get her a US and UK #1.

 

Tinashe will keep trying but not really going anywhere.

 

The Spice Girls reunion will not go wonderfully although whatever they put their names to will sell. (Unless its music) I can see them wading into politics and getting a big backlash.

 

Nicki will have a pretty bad 2019 and may take a hiatus +/ social media blackout.

 

Katy Perry will continue to slowly rebuild her positive image with the public and come back with a big pop power ballad in the autumn or early winter which will be a top ten hit, but not #1, and follow up with an album in spring 2020.

 

Calvin Harris, Sam Smith, Mabel, Justin Bieber, Dua Lipa, Ariana, Anne-Marie and some rising stars from 2018 and 17 like Ava Max, maybe Sabrina Carpenter, Ella Eyre, Billie Eilish, and various of the grime artists that I don't recall the names of will have a decent year and moderate success.

 

M.O will try and make another comeback once that member gets out of prison but it Will Not Go Well.

Was going to make a 2019 predictions thread but this will certainly do!

 

My predictions...

 

1. Rihanna will return in the first half of the year & smash.

2. Ariana's album will be a surprise drop. We'll wake up one day and it'll just be there.

3. Ariana's album will come in Q1.

4. Beyonce will surprise drop another album

5. George Ezra will clean up at The Brits

6. Little Mix's remaining singles from LM5 will struggle, except for Wasabi which will do well

7. Lady Gaga's album will be pop and the fans will love it

8. Ed Sheeran will re-appear at the end of the year.

9. Ava Max will get at least one big (Feat. Ava Max) single, off the back of Sweet But Psycho's success

10. Charli XCX's album (which she's confirmed is happening) will inevitably flop :(

11. Dua Lipa will have a quieter year

12. Lizzo will have a hit in the UK

13. Tove Lo will come back towards the end of the year

14. Marina will return with a critically acclaimed album that won't be a huge success but better than Froot

 

 

 

 

Ed Sheeran will drop something new towards the end of the year, maybe a soundtrack single.

 

That might be happening, Bond theme apparently :( I heard his name was mentioned, but the movie is not out until February 2020. Also Dua Lipa was another name dropped to sing the Bond theme, it could be a collaboration with Ed -_-

2019 will be make or break for Cardi B and I'm leaning towards break or this being the beginning of the end. Way I see it now, I expect a brief resurgence with the image being 'the scorned woman striking out on her own', but either the music won't be as catchy or Offset and co will go out to deliberately sabotage her and the amount of toes she's stepped on so far will bite her in the bum, OR she may take a break to look after her kid and her mental health. She does currently have connection to Bruno Mars and some other figures tho, so she will need to leverage those to actually make friends.

I still believe her record label/team are out to exploit her more than look after her so it totally depends who she surrounds herself with.

 

Here's hoping you're correct with your prediction of it being the beginning of the end.

My predictions (all based on the UK charts)

 

1. Arianas fifth album will break streaming records for most streams in a week by a female artist it will be her highest selling UK album.

2. Rihanna will then release her album what will come close to or break Arianas streaming record. It will be more of a commercial success than ANTi in the UK and will peak higher than #7. (Where ANTi peaked).

3. Beyoncé will surprise release an album what debuts at #1 but doesn’t sell as much as her past albums. The album will only be available via iTunes and physical sales and Tidal.

4. Lady Gaga will have another strong year. ASIB will remain in the top 40 for the majority of the year and her pop album will do better than both ARTPOP and Joanne in terms of longevity. Opening sales will be lower than ARTPOP however.

5. Madonna’s album will have critical acclaim and will go to #1 in the UK.

6. Bruno Mars will have the highest selling album by an international male.

7. The Weeknd will finally get a UK number one single.

8. Jessie J will feature on another artists single what will give her another UK hit.

9. Avril will release her best album in terms of quality but will only spend 4 weeks top 100.

10. Adele will dominate Q4 but will drop in sales from 25.

11. George Ezra will dominate the brits winning all major awards, Jess Glynne will win best female.

12. Rita’s Phoenix will remain top 40 most of the year between the 21-40 region. The album will spend longer than ORA in the charts despite its peak position.

13. Drake will achieve another #1 single but won’t release a full album or EP.

14. Tom Walker will have the highest selling debut album of the year by a male artist.

15. Ava Max will have another huge single.

16. Louisa Johnson still won’t release an album.

17. A Michael Jackson compilation album released in memory of ten years since his passing will go to #1.

18. A major artist will die at some point in the year causing their greatest hits to go to #1 and one of their biggest hits to trouble the top 20 on the singles chart.

19. P!nk will perform at Glastonbury and her tour will be a huge success causing her latest album to return to the charts as well as her greatest hits which will return to the top 40.

20. Chris Brown will have a fairly big year on the singles chart but his album won’t perform to well going top 10 based of high streams before falling out the top 75 after a month.

21. Cardi B will feature on many top ten singles as a featured artist but won’t go any higher than #25 on her own solo records or tracks where she is lead artist. Nicki will also achieve some top 40 hits as a feature but won’t achieve a top 40 hit where she is lead.

22. All 1D lads except Zayn will release an album. Harry’s will perform the best commercially and critically. Niall will outsell Liam.

23. Little Mix will announce break in Q4.

24. Didos album will go top 5 but no tracks will go top 75. The album will be a critical success.

25. Ed will try and become Christmas number one but won’t release a full album.

Edited January 7, 20196 yr by Jordan Lee

Rihanna will surprise drop her album all at once before the end of Q2 which will get record first week streams for a female artist. One of the songs enters at #1 and spends a few weeks there.

Ed will release a 3 track EP, which will take up the UK's top 3 positions for a month. At least one of the tracks will have a big UK rapper on it (Stormzy or Dave).

Cardi B will get a #1 single, either as lead or featured artist. Nicki Minaj meanwhile has an off year.

Stormzy will get a #1 debut single upon his return.

If Adele returns her comeback single will break UK streaming records.

Little Mix will announce their hiatus following a LM5 repackage in Q4.

Calvin Harris has another big #1 single.

Dua Lipa returns with a #1.

Justin Bieber has a big comeback with two #1 singles.

Taylor Swift goes back to her country roots which results in her comeback missing #1, but it is still a reasonably sized hit and has more longevity than 'Look What You Made Me Do'.

Drake releases a 'mixtape'/ 'playlist' which gives him a few top 10s but he is held off #1 by another big release.

The Greatest Showman soundtrack refuses to ever leave the top 10.

The Weeknd, Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar all have big eras.

Billie Eilish gets bigger and she gets a very big hit.

 

As for ex-1D members;

Harry Styles' comeback single will briefly make the top 20 on hype but it won't be Spotify friendly and won't last long. Album makes the top five but doesn't have much staying power.

Niall gets a big radio hit and the single spends a few weeks in the top 20. Album comes shortly after and makes top five. Subsequent singles underperform.

Liam's album eventually comes out and bombs, spending one week top 40. He gets one or two more top 40s from collaborations.

Zayn gets dropped following his album bombing and doesn't release anything of his own. He features on a soundtrack single or dance track that flops.

Louis continues to not release any music.

Reunion does not happen until 2020, when they (but probably not all five) will do a reunion tour/greatest hits album to mark ten years since their formation.

Yeah I'm gonna second on Little Mix announcing a break by the year's end. I'm also gonna say that Adele will release her new album this year - Q4, potentially Q3 to turn things on its head a little bit. I'm also gonna say that Kylie will enjoy a resurgence of some description post-Glastonbury.

 

I also think that the two new songs by ABBA - whenever they appear - will be far bigger than anyone anticipated, even with the delay it has had so far.

That might be happening, Bond theme apparently :( I heard his name was mentioned, but the movie is not out until February 2020. Also Dua Lipa was another name dropped to sing the Bond theme, it could be a collaboration with Ed -_-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment...-the-bond-theme

 

Mikey from Years & Years may have let slip that it's definitely Dua Lipa. :P

Further predictions. UK CHART.

 

 

1. Camila Cabello will continue to be the most successful 5H girl. Album 2 and its lead single will both chart within the top 5.

2. Normani will have a successful single where again she is a featured artist. Her solo single without features will miss the top 75, and her album will flop despite receiving critical praise.

3. Cheryl will release a further two singles which will make the top 40. Her album will be teased but unreleased.

4. Dalton will be more successful than Rak-Su and Matt Terry with his post X Factor single.

5. The Voice UK still won’t produce a star. Last year’s winner Rutis album will make top 40 for one week before dropping out.

6. A film will be made regarding a deceased music legends life or disbanded group will be a big hit with its soundtrack and that artists discography having a large resurgence to a new audience.

7. Ellie Goulding’s album will become her lowest selling album.

8. Mark Ronson, Miley Cyrus and Gaga will record a duet what will go top ten.

9. Katy Perry won’t release an album but will revert back to her old image and style in terms of appearance.

10. Zara Larsson will fall foul of the second album curse.

11. Billie Eillish and Khalid will both have another big sleeper hit which doesn’t chart top 20 but stays in the chart for months.

12. The Weeknd will release another album which will be more like his earlier material. It’ll sell consistently.

13. Any singles from LM5 will feature a newly recorded version of the single with a rapper or a international artist, only female artists however.

14. Anne Marie will have a quieter year after a BRITs performance.

15. Jess Glynne will get that 8th UK #1 as a feature.

16. James Arthur will release an album which sells well over Q4 but only has one hit single from it.

17. Leona Lewis will comeback to bigger success than I Am but only slightly bigger.

18. Dua Lipa will have a number one album with her second album and her debut will still be in the top 100 year end.

19. Another young rapper will be killed causing them to take over Spotify for a week following the death.

20. Clean Bandits album will recover and eventually go top ten for one week.

21. Calvin Harris will release an album what goes top ten.

22. Sigrid, Marina and The Diamonds, Charli XCX and Kesha will all release albums what go top 40 for one week before dropping out.

23. Duffy still won’t make a return

24. Jax Jones will release a big summer single.

25. Coldplay will return with a #1 album.

Edited January 7, 20196 yr by Jordan Lee

Coldplay definitely won't be back next year - their manager said recently it would be 2020 at the earliest ;)

If Adele returns her comeback single will break UK streaming records.

 

An unexpected queen of streaming <3

My predictions...

 

1. Rihanna’s new album will sell more than ANTI but will only get 2 top 10 singles from it

2. Drake will release another album, mixtape or playlist

3. Ariana's album will come in Q2

4. Missy Elliott will finally release her long awaited album

5. Taylor Swift will suddenly drop an album

6. Mis-Teeq will reform

7. Mutya Keisha Siobhan will still fight for the sugababes name with no new material

8. Ed Sheeran will re-appear as features on 3 big hits this year

9. Ava Max will be a 2 hit wonder

10. Charli XCX's album won’t be released and another mixtape will take its place

11. Dua Lipa will release singles but no album will appear

12. Migos will split up

13. Either Tove Stryke or Astrid S will have a massive hit

14. Juice Wrld will have a massive hit album which will propel his debut album into the Top 40

15. Cardi B’s Sophomore album will be delayed numerous times until Q3

16. The Grammy awards will give in to pressure and start reflecting their nominations based on streaming

17. The Brit Awards will band an artist from performing live (due to a scandal)

18. A protest song will be backed to help remove Trump from office

19. Billie Eilish will have the 3rd biggest selling album of the year

20. A new music show will finally replace Top Of The Pops

21. Sigrid will feature on a rap artist song and that will push her album to sell more

22. Timbaland will be back with a vengeance and will introduce new artists to the forefront

23. Beyoncé wont release an album but will continue to jump on other people’s songs

Edited January 7, 20196 yr by soundseekerz

1. Ariana's album will be massive, but not critically acclaimed.

2. Cardi B's profile will get a lot smaller and she may not have any top 10 solo hits.

3. Miley Cyrus will release a new album along with a banger lead single and it'll outperform her last album.

4. Little Mix will have another top 10 hit, but a quiet year other than that.

5. Christina Aguilera will collaborate with a major artist, maybe Mark Ronson/David Guetta, and it'll do fairly well.

6. Leona Lewis will release and do better than I Am or Glassheart with a top 40 single.

7. Adele will tease a release but'll end up waiting until early 2020.

Don't get why people seem to think Cardi B is going to underperform this year.

She's got a new song coming out with Bruno Mars and someone else soon which will no doubt be a big top 10 hit.

Just because 'Money' isn't doing too well doesn't mean she won't get more big hits.