June 2, 20205 yr Author so.. what point are you trying to make? :unsure: Read again and try to understand. :rolleyes:
June 2, 20205 yr The point isn't to stop people hating each other instantly through this one act. It is about awareness and encouraging her fans to spend their money on this cause for a day. And I have no idea why other artists are being mentioned: everyone is treating this differently. The fact that SO MANY people will have been visiting her site this week is all the more reason to close it because then more traffic will be directed to the BLM appeal!
June 2, 20205 yr I think you need to seriously rethink your priorities when your primary concern in a move that's raising awareness about police brutality is how it will affect Lady Gaga's album sales.
June 2, 20205 yr Could we possibly close this thread now, it’s disgusting that someone is valuing album sales so much when Gaga is just showing solidarity
June 2, 20205 yr Read again and try to understand. :rolleyes: i’ve read each post you’ve made + at this point i don’t think you even know yourself. if you’d stop posting your tone deaf rants + bothered to read the numerous posts which have explained rather clearly + eloquently why lady gaga has taken this stance then you may learn something about the bigger picture. it’s also really not for any of us to explain to you why the pop industry hasn’t closed down for the day - that’s totally insignificant. i think it may be time for you to log out for a while x
June 2, 20205 yr Everybody here playing the good guy and nobody has answered me why Beyoncé, Taylor, Katy and 90% of the shops of the rest of the artists in the music industry are still open, while Gaga self-boycotts in the middle of a week of album release that she worked for 3 long years. Stop the hypocrisy. :rolleyes: Your posts are absolute ludicrous (and yes I have been reading from the charts forum as well). 1) Just because other artists don't stop selling their products doesn't necessary mean Gaga has to as well. 2) You obviously are reading things from the outside. Who is to say these artists don't do things behind the scene to contribute to the "Black Lives Matter" movement? 3) Gaga has ALWAYS valued her beliefs in spreading kindness through various different acts. What she is doing is demonstrating that despite the whole comeback for her (which she values a lot as it's her work of art), it merely is a minor thing compared to what is happening right now in the US. Your stance is basically "oh just because everyone is doing/not doing it then I should/shouldn't either". May I remind you that she postponed her comeback for Chromatica due to the COVID-19 issue and raised a lot of money for the cause. Should she also disregard that and continue with releasing her album on the previous date? Oh because some artists didn't postpone then Gaga shouldn't as well, right..? Long story cut short: EVERYONE DOES THINGS DIFFERENTLY Like seriously..
June 2, 20205 yr Author i’ve read each post you’ve made + at this point i don’t think you even know yourself. if you’d stop posting your tone deaf rants + bothered to read the numerous posts which have explained rather clearly + eloquently why lady gaga has taken this stance then you may learn something about the bigger picture. it’s also really not for any of us to explain to you why the pop industry hasn’t closed down for the day - that’s totally insignificant. i think it may be time for you to log out for a while x If you think I'm going to stoop to your level, you thought wrong, I'll just give you a laugh. hahaha :rolleyes:
June 2, 20205 yr Author Your posts are absolute ludicrous (and yes I have been reading from the charts forum as well). 1) Just because other artists don't stop selling their products doesn't necessary mean Gaga has to as well. 2) You obviously are reading things from the outside. Who is to say these artists don't do things behind the scene to contribute to the "Black Lives Matter" movement? 3) Gaga has ALWAYS valued her beliefs in spreading kindness through various different acts. What she is doing is demonstrating that despite the whole comeback for her (which she values a lot as it's her work of art), it merely is a minor thing compared to what is happening right now in the US. Your stance is basically "oh just because everyone is doing/not doing it then I should/shouldn't either". May I remind you that she postponed her comeback for Chromatica due to the COVID-19 issue and raised a lot of money for the cause. Should she also disregard that and continue with releasing her album on the previous date? Oh because some artists didn't postpone then Gaga shouldn't as well, right..? Long story cut short: EVERYONE DOES THINGS DIFFERENTLY Like seriously.. And what exactly are Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and most of the artists doing? Stop doing long texts, this is not twitter for you to show off. :angel:
June 2, 20205 yr Author Could we possibly close this thread now, it’s disgusting that someone is valuing album sales so much when Gaga is just showing solidarity She's just afraid of being canceled by the militants, so much so that she starts the pronouncement with "I'm afraid to say anything". That's not her choice, she was forced to do that.
June 2, 20205 yr Author I think you need to seriously rethink your priorities when your primary concern in a move that's raising awareness about police brutality is how it will affect Lady Gaga's album sales. Even if she closes her shop for a day, will that really make the population aware? Stop the war between the police and the black population? Diminish cases of racism? No, it won't, and while she's self-boycotting in the middle of the release week of her new album, 90% of the music industry is still selling its stuff as if nothing was happening. Edited June 2, 20205 yr by Adelita
June 3, 20205 yr Author The point isn't to stop people hating each other instantly through this one act. It is about awareness and encouraging her fans to spend their money on this cause for a day. And I have no idea why other artists are being mentioned: everyone is treating this differently. The fact that SO MANY people will have been visiting her site this week is all the more reason to close it because then more traffic will be directed to the BLM appeal! Don't you understand why I include other artists? I'll tell you why. If the situation were the opposite - Beyoncé and other artists paralyzing their shop and Gaga continuing to sell her stuff -, everyone would be wanting to take Gaga to the guillotine. Stop the hypocrisy.
June 3, 20205 yr If the situation were the opposite - Beyoncé and other artists paralyzing their shop and Gaga continuing to sell her stuff -, everyone would be wanting to take Gaga to the guillotine. Stop the hypocrisy. The fact of the matter is that the situation isn't the opposite, so it's a moot point to be making! Why fixate over a scenario that hasn't happened? I know I'm just reiterating what others have said, but this isn't about what other artists or labels do or don't do. This is a statement and a gesture of support from Lady Gaga. She evidently wants to divert attention to Black Lives Matter, and she must feel that her album sales are relatively very unimportant right now. There'll be a lot of people who see her message, some may pause to read it & think about her words - maybe even feel motivated to do more. If it's any consolation, I noticed Carly Rae Jepsen's US store has been turned off to support Black Lives Matter - her label has joined the cause: https://shop.carlyraemusic.com
June 3, 20205 yr And what exactly are Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and most of the artists doing? Stop doing long texts, this is not twitter for you to show off. :angel: What they're doing is nothing of your concern (whether they are contributing to the BLM or not). YOU need to stop judging others as you are unsure of the entire scenario yourself yet you already have implied others are doing nothing. Whether Gaga would get back lash or not remains a mystery as she has NOT gone down that path so I think you should put your worries to something else that is more constructive and not lose sleep over a few dozen sales.
June 3, 20205 yr She's own lock for no.1, it doesn't really matter. It's to shown solidarity for the black community right now. As a little monster, you shouldn't be so ignorant to these issues just because you want more sales for your favourite artist. Who cares? She's worth 300 million, do you think she really cares about sales?
June 3, 20205 yr Author The fact of the matter is that the situation isn't the opposite, so it's a moot point to be making! Why fixate over a scenario that hasn't happened? I know I'm just reiterating what others have said, but this isn't about what other artists or labels do or don't do. This is a statement and a gesture of support from Lady Gaga. She evidently wants to divert attention to Black Lives Matter, and she must feel that her album sales are relatively very unimportant right now. There'll be a lot of people who see her message, some may pause to read it & think about her words - maybe even feel motivated to do more. If it's any consolation, I noticed Carly Rae Jepsen's US store has been turned off to support Black Lives Matter - her label has joined the cause: https://shop.carlyraemusic.com So many words and you haven't even found a decent answer. About Carly, nobody cares about her, I want positioning from the BIG artists, not from an indie artist one hit wonder with no impact and no fans. Carly's store, being open or closed, doesn't sell anything at all, proof of that is that the last year she appeared in the US and UK charts was 2015. Stop trying to hide the lack of awareness of your fav artists and try to pretend that Gaga hasn't sacrificed herself in the middle of the release week of her brand new album, for most artists who are only worried about getting likes on twitter with empty words, while they keep pocketing rivers of money on their online stores. ;) Edited June 3, 20205 yr by Adelita
June 3, 20205 yr Author What they're doing is nothing of your concern (whether they are contributing to the BLM or not). YOU need to stop judging others as you are unsure of the entire scenario yourself yet you already have implied others are doing nothing. Whether Gaga would get back lash or not remains a mystery as she has NOT gone down that path so I think you should put your worries to something else that is more constructive and not lose sleep over a few dozen sales. Yes, it is my concern, as a music consumer, to expect positioning from mainstream artists who say they are "engaged" with the cause, they are opinion makers, so they should rather act incisively in combating everything they find harmful, which is not the case here, since Beyoncé, Katy, Taylor, Minaj and many other artists continued to sell their stuff in the middle of this chaos, without giving a f**k about the movement for fighting racism and for equality of races in all aspects and spheres. Most of you would be eating Gaga alive if the situation were reversed, so I wonder why you don't protest and demand a real attitude from these mentioned artists + many others, cause Gaga sacrificed herself in the middle of the week of the release of her new record, while the rest of them kept making rivers of money while just playing cool on social media and speaking words that people had expected to read. Change your tone when you come for me, because at no time have I been rude to you and I didn't give you the freedom to talk to me that way. You don't know me and I want respect, everyone has the right to express themselves in different ways, as long as it is with respect. If that's not the case, I think I'd better stop accessing this forum before I become alienated like most here, I don't like virtual dictatorships at all. :angel: Edited June 3, 20205 yr by Adelita
June 3, 20205 yr Author She's own lock for no.1, it doesn't really matter. It's to shown solidarity for the black community right now. As a little monster, you shouldn't be so ignorant to these issues just because you want more sales for your favourite artist. Who cares? She's worth 300 million, do you think she really cares about sales? It is not ignorance, it is reality, many here would be breaking Gaga's bones if the situation were the opposite. Why only Gaga has to come out damaged in the middle of the release of her new album, while 90% of the artists are not paying attention at all? To make nice text on twitter anyone does, I want to see who (relevant and with current releases) has the courage to lose a few million dollars to this cause like Gaga. Can you give me some names?
June 3, 20205 yr Author Gaga isn't Jesus, she can't do everything herself. If she helps, all the big artists have to help too, no false moralism here.
