Christina is now down to #14 in the midweeks.
How has christina pulled it off?
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Originally Posted by toanythingtaboo:
“I think the most frustrating thing about this era is that there just doesn't seem to be anything happening!”
“I think the most frustrating thing about this era is that there just doesn't seem to be anything happening!”
This "comeback" does seem very half-arsed in my opinion. Its as if she hasn't put any effort into it and expects to sell loads based on her name alone which annoys. She's hardly a living legend so the man hours still need to be put in.
Look at people like Rihanna, Beyonce and Gaga. They're constantly releasing singles, promoting, touring and ultimately selling. Christina needs to realise that the music business has probably changed since she's been away so she should follow these ladies' example if she wants her album to do well.
Where is she??? Aside from the live performance the other day has she done anything to promote this album???
Maybe she is planning something in the summer. If she doesn't pull her finger out it'll be too late and she'll end up in the same predicament as Mariah!
Maybe she is planning something in the summer. If she doesn't pull her finger out it'll be too late and she'll end up in the same predicament as Mariah!
Originally Posted by glyn9799:
“Where is she??? Aside from the live performance the other day has she done anything to promote this album???
Maybe she is planning something in the summer. If she doesn't pull her finger out it'll be too late and she'll end up in the same predicament as Mariah!”
“Where is she??? Aside from the live performance the other day has she done anything to promote this album???
Maybe she is planning something in the summer. If she doesn't pull her finger out it'll be too late and she'll end up in the same predicament as Mariah!”
She is performing at the NBA final tonight so that's big American promo for her as 25 million are expected to tune in. But she needs to do world promo.
They can still save this era but the 2nd single really needs to be put out A.S.A.P
She needs to get a new single sorted and then promote the hell out of it.
Get a great video shot and release it before she does the promotion rounds so the views grow with each appearance, not build hype and assume people will remember in 2 or so weeks time. That only works for Gaga.
Like I said before, people only really respond to singles when it comes to promoting an album. She's got peoples attention with all this coverage, now she has to do something with it or they'll just lose interest.
Her biggest mistake with this 'comeback' was assuming that her name would be enough. It doesn't work like that anymore.
Get a great video shot and release it before she does the promotion rounds so the views grow with each appearance, not build hype and assume people will remember in 2 or so weeks time. That only works for Gaga.
Like I said before, people only really respond to singles when it comes to promoting an album. She's got peoples attention with all this coverage, now she has to do something with it or they'll just lose interest.
Her biggest mistake with this 'comeback' was assuming that her name would be enough. It doesn't work like that anymore.
I think she needs to come over here and promote. The album still went to #1, despite the lead single not doing much.
Originally Posted by LoveBug.:
“I think she needs to come over here and promote. The album still went to #1, despite the lead single not doing much.”
“I think she needs to come over here and promote. The album still went to #1, despite the lead single not doing much.”
she does need to promote, her record company and christina to an extent need to stop being arrogant in believing that the album will sell on name alone. It doesn't work like that she's not released anything for 4 years!
Harsh, but true.
Quote:
“Between the unexpectedly soft first-week sales for her comeback album, Bionic, constant criticism from Perez Hilton and a barrage of Lady Gaga comparisons, it hasn't been an easy few weeks for Christina Aguilera.
While the negative press is nothing new (remember the public outcry over her explicit "Dirrty" video?), the less-than-stellar album sales, controversy over her sexed-up "Not Myself Tonight" video and the recent postponement of her tour are not adding up well. So what should she do next?
We decided to pose the question to some experts, all of whom seem to agree that Aguilera has bucketloads of talent — but also has her work cut out for her.
"She's still under 30, she still has a fantastic voice, but I think her time has passed. I don't know if it's because she went away for a while, or because she tried to do something different with this project, but it feels a little crass and calculated," Entertainment Weekly music critic Leah Greenblatt said. "From her choice of collaborators [The-Dream, Polow Da Don, Le Tigre] to her first single, it doesn't feel fully organic. What's missing so much with her this time out is that, while she can still sing the crap out of her songs, you don't get a sense of vulnerability, or even really know who she is."
"She just seems a little confused, and that's not like her, and it's not what we want from her," Julianne Shepherd, executive editor of The Fader magazine, added. "The image she's been projecting, she just doesn't seem comfortable doing it. She's always done vamping, but now it's like 'I'm wearing these insane PVC outfits and singing to this music that I don't relate to.' No matter what she says, I don't see her sitting around listening to old trance records."
Both agreed that Aguilera should essentially do her — focus on putting out the kind of songs that showcase her strengths — and stop chasing her competitors.
"I think honestly, she's trying to be a little too Gaga, and it's not working for her," Shepherd said. "She's such a talented singer that she doesn't need to do what everyone else is doing. It just seems too forced and too in the mold of the Gagas and the Rihannas of the world."
"She's very much into the concept of 'the future' on this album, but the first single doesn't sound like the future: It sounds like a song they'd play in a spin class, circa 1998," Greenblatt said. "When you look at the other girls on the pop charts, it doesn't feel fresh. It's not compelling enough to pull herself away from the field. If you look at something like Katy Perry's 'California Gurls,' it's a retro song, but it's fun. There's a heaviness to the Christina album. She may say she's having fun, but you don't believe her."
Both Greenblatt and Shepherd singled out the M.I.A. collaboration "Elastic Love" as a potential game-changer, a song that perhaps best sums up whatever it was Aguilera was hoping to achieve on Bionic, and one that might reinvigorate a public that's grown tired of more of the same old pop. And both added that Christina should get back to basics (the title of her last album, as it happens), or maybe line up a new collaboration or two.
"She's got to re-calibrate her image, like do a fun video that treats sexuality as a garnish, not the entire meal," Greenblatt said. "If she reins herself in and releases the right single, things might be OK. There are plenty of artists who hit it big with the second, third single, and she's definitely big enough for that to happen here. People want her to succeed, she just needs to give us an iteration of herself that people like."
"I think that, maybe if she steps back a bit, tries to ease our of where she's going, and trusts herself more, she will probably be okay. I think it's just a bump in the road," Shepherd added. "Or maybe she should collaborate with all of Young Money. That would probably work too."”
“Between the unexpectedly soft first-week sales for her comeback album, Bionic, constant criticism from Perez Hilton and a barrage of Lady Gaga comparisons, it hasn't been an easy few weeks for Christina Aguilera.
While the negative press is nothing new (remember the public outcry over her explicit "Dirrty" video?), the less-than-stellar album sales, controversy over her sexed-up "Not Myself Tonight" video and the recent postponement of her tour are not adding up well. So what should she do next?
We decided to pose the question to some experts, all of whom seem to agree that Aguilera has bucketloads of talent — but also has her work cut out for her.
"She's still under 30, she still has a fantastic voice, but I think her time has passed. I don't know if it's because she went away for a while, or because she tried to do something different with this project, but it feels a little crass and calculated," Entertainment Weekly music critic Leah Greenblatt said. "From her choice of collaborators [The-Dream, Polow Da Don, Le Tigre] to her first single, it doesn't feel fully organic. What's missing so much with her this time out is that, while she can still sing the crap out of her songs, you don't get a sense of vulnerability, or even really know who she is."
"She just seems a little confused, and that's not like her, and it's not what we want from her," Julianne Shepherd, executive editor of The Fader magazine, added. "The image she's been projecting, she just doesn't seem comfortable doing it. She's always done vamping, but now it's like 'I'm wearing these insane PVC outfits and singing to this music that I don't relate to.' No matter what she says, I don't see her sitting around listening to old trance records."
Both agreed that Aguilera should essentially do her — focus on putting out the kind of songs that showcase her strengths — and stop chasing her competitors.
"I think honestly, she's trying to be a little too Gaga, and it's not working for her," Shepherd said. "She's such a talented singer that she doesn't need to do what everyone else is doing. It just seems too forced and too in the mold of the Gagas and the Rihannas of the world."
"She's very much into the concept of 'the future' on this album, but the first single doesn't sound like the future: It sounds like a song they'd play in a spin class, circa 1998," Greenblatt said. "When you look at the other girls on the pop charts, it doesn't feel fresh. It's not compelling enough to pull herself away from the field. If you look at something like Katy Perry's 'California Gurls,' it's a retro song, but it's fun. There's a heaviness to the Christina album. She may say she's having fun, but you don't believe her."
Both Greenblatt and Shepherd singled out the M.I.A. collaboration "Elastic Love" as a potential game-changer, a song that perhaps best sums up whatever it was Aguilera was hoping to achieve on Bionic, and one that might reinvigorate a public that's grown tired of more of the same old pop. And both added that Christina should get back to basics (the title of her last album, as it happens), or maybe line up a new collaboration or two.
"She's got to re-calibrate her image, like do a fun video that treats sexuality as a garnish, not the entire meal," Greenblatt said. "If she reins herself in and releases the right single, things might be OK. There are plenty of artists who hit it big with the second, third single, and she's definitely big enough for that to happen here. People want her to succeed, she just needs to give us an iteration of herself that people like."
"I think that, maybe if she steps back a bit, tries to ease our of where she's going, and trusts herself more, she will probably be okay. I think it's just a bump in the road," Shepherd added. "Or maybe she should collaborate with all of Young Money. That would probably work too."”
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/164...hristina.jhtml
It's quite embarrassing so far, in the UK at least:
1 > 29 > 45.
Out of the top 40 in 2 weeks.
Beyonce's album is actually higher in the chart than Christina's and that's been out since November 2008!
1 > 29 > 45.
Out of the top 40 in 2 weeks.
Beyonce's album is actually higher in the chart than Christina's and that's been out since November 2008!
What do you expect when she does absolutely no promo or even released a follow up single?
Nobody seems to know about this album.
I'm pretty sure fans got the single to #12 considering how quickly it jumped up the charts and subsequently dropped before anyone really took notice.
Same goes for the album. Fans got it to #1, and after they rushed out to buy it...it also dropped before anyone really took notice. It was luck that album sales were so poor that Bionic sold enough to be on top.
Nobody seems to know about this album.
I'm pretty sure fans got the single to #12 considering how quickly it jumped up the charts and subsequently dropped before anyone really took notice.
Same goes for the album. Fans got it to #1, and after they rushed out to buy it...it also dropped before anyone really took notice. It was luck that album sales were so poor that Bionic sold enough to be on top.
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