Post by nicki on Mar 31, 2015 14:22:57 GMT
I'm sure these will soon change but we really need to discuss this mess:
Paula Abdul
Abdul's singles were hits not because her singing was exceptional -- her voice is thin and transparent -- but because she worked with savvy producers who had a knack for picking songs with solid pop and dance hooks.
Christina Aguilera
After a four-year break, Aguilera returned with her fourth album, Bionic, in the spring of 2010. Bionic
proved to be Aguilera's first flop, earning decidedly mixed reviews,
generating no hits, and failing to go gold. It was followed by a second
stumble in Burlesque, Aguilera's first starring role on the big screen
which was greeted to mediocre reviews and lackluster box office.
Britney Spears
Spears was a superstar, drooled over in countless magazines, including a Rolling Stone cover that prompted immediate speculation about the still 17-year-old having received breast implants.
Brandy
The singer's fourth album, Afrodisiac, was released in 2004. Its
lead single, "Talk About Our Love," was produced by Kanye West and
peaked at number 36 on the Hot 100. Although the reviews were positive
overall, the album didn't sell as well as any of her previous releases and the singer subsequently split from her longtime label. In
December 2006, while driving on the San Diego Freeway, Brandy hit the
car in front of her -- an accident that killed the driver and caused a
four-car chain reaction.
Lady Gaga
As she was healing, she worked on her third album, Artpop. Preceded
by the Top Ten single "Applause" and the Top 15 follow-up "Do What U
Want" (the latter a duet with R. Kelly), Artpop was released in early
November 2013. The album explored familiar themes of fame, love, and
empowerment. It became a number one hit in several countries, including the U.S., although sales lagged behind Born This Way and The Fame.
Hilary Duff
During 2006, Duff worked on the films War Inc. and Material Girls,
and also found time to work on her fourth album, Dignity, which was
inspired in part by her breakup with Joel Madden. Dignity was released in spring 2007, inspiring favorable reviews from critics but relatively lukewarm sales from the public.
Katy Perry
She continued touring through the summer of 2009 (albeit without McCoy, whose boyfriend status had been revoked earlier that year) and found time to tape an installment of MTV Unplugged, which was released in November. Meanwhile,
she worked on a new album and started up a whirlwind romance with
comedian Russell Brand, eventually becoming his wife, a short-lived
marriage that would last for only a year. She would later begin an
on-again, off-again relationship with adult-alternative
singer/songwriter John Mayer.
Selena Gomez
Her return to music in 2013 with her fourth album -- but the first
credited to her as a solo artist -- also showed some stretching as she
added dubstep, R&B, and EDM to her sound. Stars Dance was released
in July of 2013. The rest of that year was a bit messy for her as
she ended up in rehab, fired her managers (who also doubled as her
parents), starred in the overwhelmingly reviled film Behaving Badly,
and parted ways with Hollywood Records.
Demi Lovato
In 2010, following a widely reported altercation with a backup
dancer, Lovato left a tour with the Jonas Brothers to enter a treatment
center for unspecified physical and emotional problems. After leaving
the facility in 2011, Lovato announced that she had been treated for
bulimia, among other issues, and had been diagnosed with bipolar
disorder.
Heidi Montag
She also began pursuing a career as a pop singer, with several songs
"leaking" online throughout the latter half of 2007 and 2008. An
official single, "Higher," was released through iTunes in 2008,
followed one year later by the dance hit "More Is More." Montag
continued funneling her own money into the recording of her full-length
album, Superficial, which was released in January 2010 after three
years of work and a reported sum of two million dollars.
Madonna
The year 2000 also saw the birth of Madonna's second child, Rocco,
whom she had with filmmaker Guy Ritchie; the two married at the very
end of the year. With Ritchie as director and Madonna as star, the pair
released a remake of the film Swept Away in 2002. It tanked at the box office, failing to crack seven digits, making it one of the least profitable films of the year. Her sober 2003 album, American Life, fared slightly better but was hardly a huge success; despite going platinum, it was her lowest-selling album to date.
Mariah Carey
However, the early 2000s weren't as kind to Carey. After signing an
$80 million deal in 2001 with Virgin -- the biggest record contract
ever -- she experienced a very public personal and professional
meltdown that included rambling; suicidal messages on her website; an
appearance on TRL where, clad only in a T-shirt, she handed out
Popsicles to the audience; and last but not least, the poorly received
movie Glitter and its attendant soundtrack (which was also her Virgin
Records debut). The film did poorly critically as well as commercially, making just under $4 million in its total U.S. gross.
Jennifer Lopez
Lopez didn't waste time perfecting a sophomore effort, the
appropriately titled J.Lo, which was issued in early 2001. The
following year, Lopez released J to tha L-O!: The Remixes and This Is
Me...Then, which spawned another hit single, "Jenny from the Block." Although her high-profile romance with Ben Affleck created more headlines than her recording career,
her follow-up, 2005's Rebirth -- released just after she married
singer Marc Anthony -- was anticipated enough to debut at number two on
the Billboard 200 album chart.
Janet Jackson
when a gesture from Timberlake caused Jackson's costume to tear,
exposing her right, pierced breast on live television to hundreds of
millions of viewers.
suddenly everyone from pundits to politicians to the man in the street had an opinion on Janet Jackson's chest.
Letoya Luckett
Part of the original lineup of the superstar group Destiny's
Child, LeToya Luckett, who as a solo artist chose to go by her first
name only, didn't just sit around after she and Latavia Roberson left
the group shortly after the release of 1999's The Writing's on the Wall
(neither singer was seen in the "Say My Name" video, which came as a
surprise to both of them) She started up another group with
Roberson, Anjel, which dissolved before a record ever came out, opened
up an upscale boutique in her hometown of Houston, TX.....Her first
promotional single, "U Got What I Need," was released in 2004, followed
the next year by "All Eyes on Me" (that same year LeToya also appeared
on the Coach Carter soundtrack with her song "What Love Can Do"). In
the spring of 2006 "Torn" hit radios, eventually reaching number two
on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and in July her
self-titled debut -- which contained all of the singles she had
previously released -- finally came out.
Toni Braxton
The Heat was released in the spring of 2000, and entered the
charts at number two, matching the highest position held by Secrets.
Lead single "He Wasn't Man Enough" was a Top Ten hit (and an R&B
chart-topper), although the follow-ups "Just Be a Man About It" (a duet
with Dr. Dre) and "Spanish Guitar" didn't sustain the album's momentum
as well as one might have expected. A brisk seller out of the box, The
Heat eventually cooled off around the two-million mark, a disappointing
showing compared to her previous efforts, despite yet another Grammy
win for Best Female R&B Vocal ("He Wasn't Man Enough").
I wonder what the pimp and his bottom bitch's bios looked like.
Paula Abdul
Abdul's singles were hits not because her singing was exceptional -- her voice is thin and transparent -- but because she worked with savvy producers who had a knack for picking songs with solid pop and dance hooks.
Christina Aguilera
After a four-year break, Aguilera returned with her fourth album, Bionic, in the spring of 2010. Bionic
proved to be Aguilera's first flop, earning decidedly mixed reviews,
generating no hits, and failing to go gold. It was followed by a second
stumble in Burlesque, Aguilera's first starring role on the big screen
which was greeted to mediocre reviews and lackluster box office.
Britney Spears
Spears was a superstar, drooled over in countless magazines, including a Rolling Stone cover that prompted immediate speculation about the still 17-year-old having received breast implants.
Brandy
The singer's fourth album, Afrodisiac, was released in 2004. Its
lead single, "Talk About Our Love," was produced by Kanye West and
peaked at number 36 on the Hot 100. Although the reviews were positive
overall, the album didn't sell as well as any of her previous releases and the singer subsequently split from her longtime label. In
December 2006, while driving on the San Diego Freeway, Brandy hit the
car in front of her -- an accident that killed the driver and caused a
four-car chain reaction.
Lady Gaga
As she was healing, she worked on her third album, Artpop. Preceded
by the Top Ten single "Applause" and the Top 15 follow-up "Do What U
Want" (the latter a duet with R. Kelly), Artpop was released in early
November 2013. The album explored familiar themes of fame, love, and
empowerment. It became a number one hit in several countries, including the U.S., although sales lagged behind Born This Way and The Fame.
Hilary Duff
During 2006, Duff worked on the films War Inc. and Material Girls,
and also found time to work on her fourth album, Dignity, which was
inspired in part by her breakup with Joel Madden. Dignity was released in spring 2007, inspiring favorable reviews from critics but relatively lukewarm sales from the public.
Katy Perry
She continued touring through the summer of 2009 (albeit without McCoy, whose boyfriend status had been revoked earlier that year) and found time to tape an installment of MTV Unplugged, which was released in November. Meanwhile,
she worked on a new album and started up a whirlwind romance with
comedian Russell Brand, eventually becoming his wife, a short-lived
marriage that would last for only a year. She would later begin an
on-again, off-again relationship with adult-alternative
singer/songwriter John Mayer.
Selena Gomez
Her return to music in 2013 with her fourth album -- but the first
credited to her as a solo artist -- also showed some stretching as she
added dubstep, R&B, and EDM to her sound. Stars Dance was released
in July of 2013. The rest of that year was a bit messy for her as
she ended up in rehab, fired her managers (who also doubled as her
parents), starred in the overwhelmingly reviled film Behaving Badly,
and parted ways with Hollywood Records.
Demi Lovato
In 2010, following a widely reported altercation with a backup
dancer, Lovato left a tour with the Jonas Brothers to enter a treatment
center for unspecified physical and emotional problems. After leaving
the facility in 2011, Lovato announced that she had been treated for
bulimia, among other issues, and had been diagnosed with bipolar
disorder.
Heidi Montag
She also began pursuing a career as a pop singer, with several songs
"leaking" online throughout the latter half of 2007 and 2008. An
official single, "Higher," was released through iTunes in 2008,
followed one year later by the dance hit "More Is More." Montag
continued funneling her own money into the recording of her full-length
album, Superficial, which was released in January 2010 after three
years of work and a reported sum of two million dollars.
Madonna
The year 2000 also saw the birth of Madonna's second child, Rocco,
whom she had with filmmaker Guy Ritchie; the two married at the very
end of the year. With Ritchie as director and Madonna as star, the pair
released a remake of the film Swept Away in 2002. It tanked at the box office, failing to crack seven digits, making it one of the least profitable films of the year. Her sober 2003 album, American Life, fared slightly better but was hardly a huge success; despite going platinum, it was her lowest-selling album to date.
Mariah Carey
However, the early 2000s weren't as kind to Carey. After signing an
$80 million deal in 2001 with Virgin -- the biggest record contract
ever -- she experienced a very public personal and professional
meltdown that included rambling; suicidal messages on her website; an
appearance on TRL where, clad only in a T-shirt, she handed out
Popsicles to the audience; and last but not least, the poorly received
movie Glitter and its attendant soundtrack (which was also her Virgin
Records debut). The film did poorly critically as well as commercially, making just under $4 million in its total U.S. gross.
Jennifer Lopez
Lopez didn't waste time perfecting a sophomore effort, the
appropriately titled J.Lo, which was issued in early 2001. The
following year, Lopez released J to tha L-O!: The Remixes and This Is
Me...Then, which spawned another hit single, "Jenny from the Block." Although her high-profile romance with Ben Affleck created more headlines than her recording career,
her follow-up, 2005's Rebirth -- released just after she married
singer Marc Anthony -- was anticipated enough to debut at number two on
the Billboard 200 album chart.
Janet Jackson
when a gesture from Timberlake caused Jackson's costume to tear,
exposing her right, pierced breast on live television to hundreds of
millions of viewers.
suddenly everyone from pundits to politicians to the man in the street had an opinion on Janet Jackson's chest.
Letoya Luckett
Part of the original lineup of the superstar group Destiny's
Child, LeToya Luckett, who as a solo artist chose to go by her first
name only, didn't just sit around after she and Latavia Roberson left
the group shortly after the release of 1999's The Writing's on the Wall
(neither singer was seen in the "Say My Name" video, which came as a
surprise to both of them) She started up another group with
Roberson, Anjel, which dissolved before a record ever came out, opened
up an upscale boutique in her hometown of Houston, TX.....Her first
promotional single, "U Got What I Need," was released in 2004, followed
the next year by "All Eyes on Me" (that same year LeToya also appeared
on the Coach Carter soundtrack with her song "What Love Can Do"). In
the spring of 2006 "Torn" hit radios, eventually reaching number two
on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and in July her
self-titled debut -- which contained all of the singles she had
previously released -- finally came out.
Toni Braxton
The Heat was released in the spring of 2000, and entered the
charts at number two, matching the highest position held by Secrets.
Lead single "He Wasn't Man Enough" was a Top Ten hit (and an R&B
chart-topper), although the follow-ups "Just Be a Man About It" (a duet
with Dr. Dre) and "Spanish Guitar" didn't sustain the album's momentum
as well as one might have expected. A brisk seller out of the box, The
Heat eventually cooled off around the two-million mark, a disappointing
showing compared to her previous efforts, despite yet another Grammy
win for Best Female R&B Vocal ("He Wasn't Man Enough").
I wonder what the pimp and his bottom bitch's bios looked like.
). If my catalog was available on Tidal and I saw some mess like this I'd make them change it immediately. It's one thing to discuss career highs and lows as it relates to singles and albums - I'm fine with that. But I think it should be done with some sort of professionalism and tact, especially since the company mascot claims that this venture is supposed to be one that respects artists and their work.
