HOW DOES ADELE DO IT
"AN ADELE THANKSGIVING: 3.5M IN SIGHT
Adele’s 25 continues to surge, up 25% from Tuesday. Forecasts now put the megastar’s new set at 3.5 million for her debut week—leaving prior sales records in the dust—and possibly as much as 6m for the season.
The latter benchmark would mean she was more than halfway to the RTD sales on 2011’s 21, which happens to be #5 at iTunes as of this writing (25 remains at #1, of course, as does “Hello” on the singles side).
Will Target alone, with its exclusive deluxe CD edition of the album, move as much as 900k this week? Hold onto your turkeys and stay tuned."
I didn't come here to be patronised
I came here to be condescended
>>60630931
I saw a whole stack of her CDs at Costco
It looked like literally no one took a single one
But...why?
Worldwide:
Long standing record holder for the most prestigious prize of them all, fastest-selling album Worldwide goes to Japanese artist Hikaru Utada with her 2001 album Distance selling a fraction over 3 million (3,002,720) with 99.99% of sales in Japan.
Adele has so far sold 3m~ in the US, expected to be 3.5m by the end of today. Not only smashing the WW record but also beating Utada's record of most albums sold in a week in a single territory.
Add on the UK 800k~ Canada 300k~ Australia 300k~ Brazil 200k~ France 150k~ And the other 100+ countries the Album has gone #1 in and you're looking at a projected 6m+ WW debut. That doesn't just beat the last WW record, it doubles it.
sad thing is she isn't gonna do shit to help other lesser known artists with this money
shes like
really fat
>>60631010
>was going to respond to this
>look at tripname
>realize your whole gimmick is bait
>>60631042
bravo :)
>>60631010
That's exactly what she does at XL, she's singlehandedly financing the output of every single artist there
her fanbase is the entire woman demographic, pop stars only appeal to young teen girls and /mu/ poptimists who don't pay for music
fatty
>>60631098
>pay for music
>be fat white non threating female
>appeal to all demographics
>sing about being a fat loser so other fat loser women will buy
>release album strategically on black friday before thanksgiving
>make really bland soul music that sounds all the same
There have been countless super-popular songs that I haven't liked, but could still appreciate what made them so appealing. This is the first time I'm legitimately confused. I've heard Hello a dozen times in the past two days and I just don't get it.
>>60631011
she really isn't that fat anymore desu, still overweight I guess tho
>>60631160
this desu senpai
I don't hate pop music or people who exclusively listen to it, but I can't get behind Adele's success.
>>60631136
Is it autism?
>>60631160
Her first album is very good, it's also surpisingly sincere for a pop album, it also has a nice atmosphere.
Hello is pure shit though
>>60631160
Hello is literally just "hey guys, Adele here. Here's something exactly like my other songs to remind you Im still relevant"
https://youtube.com/watch?v=4KlB0XepFFI
>mfw
why is it called 25 when she's 27?
>>60631433
Age is a social construct dummy
>>60631433
mind your own fucking business m8 wtf stop caring a woman's age you fucking bigot
>>60631433
They probably did market tests and 25 was probably the most likely to sell
how is adele selling more than fucking taylor swift
>>60631457
*caring about
fuck I'm so angry with you ageist nazis
>>60631433
This forced meme is cancerous
>>60631466
because she's more relatable to the every-day woman
>>60631466
because nobody can relate to taylor anymore and her songs aren't that good
>>60631466
Because Taylor is shite.
>>60631503
>Implying Adele's songs are better than Taylor's
>>60631528
They probably are.
>>60631466
im pretty sure all taylor sings about is how fucking awful guys are and cheating/etc
Hello gets even more boring as it builds up
>>60631528
They are m8, not beter than early taylor's though, but early taytay is dead and buried
>>60631542
Not really. Taylor's songs are at least catchy.
>>60631542
They actually are. The hits anyway.
>>60631583
How about I hit your face faggot.
>>60631571
Alrighty then.
>>60631571
at least Adele can write a song about forgiving a guy instead of keying the fuck out of his car
>>60630931
she's got like every mainstream demographic in her favour
>>60631571
m8 set fire to the rain is probably adele's worst single and it's a thousand times catchier than anything from 22 or bad blood
>inb4 shake it off
hello
>>60631614
>ALLIGATORS GONNA GATE GATE GATE GATE GATE
>POTATOES GONNA TATE TATE TATE TATE TATE TATE
>SKATERS GONNA SKATE SKATE SKATE SKATE SKATE
>>60631466
Most of the people still naive enough to buy albums are older, and guess which of the stars is more appealing to an older demographic?
If you're a fan in the UK watch this http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06pyvw0?ns_mchannel=YT&ns_source=bbc_one&ns_linkname=description_link
She seems nice and I get chills listening to her tbqh.
What are era-adjusted sales?
>>60632130
>still naive enough to buy albums
what exactly is naive about buying music? how in the fuck would an artist you like continue to make music, or even know that their music is liked in the first place, if everyone just pirated shit?
>>60633253
im guessing adjusted to population increase/decrease? im probably wrong but thats the only thing that makes sense
she's fat and a woman
most of america is fat and a woman
muh equality and shitz
muh pop music sucks today le wrong generation
muh adele is deep
fuck you
>>60630931
Not bad for a fat ginger lass
Adele is the pure definition of a true and raw artist. I love her so much! So glad she is back to take her throne :)
>>60630931
Adele "McDonalds" Adele
Adele "McDonalds" Adele
Adele "McDonalds" Adele
>>60633300
>muh pop music sucks today le wrong generation
that doesnt even fit with the rest of what you said
>>60633428
Maybe not with the adele being fat shit, but people think they have some refined taste if they like adele because she is so good unlike the rest of today's music, i fucking hate pretentious people, go read the fucking comments under hello
>>60631007
being an utada fan for the majority of my life, this makes me sad
>>60633502
>reading the comments
for_what_purpose.webm
>>60633502
oh ok, i thought you meant something else. that is stupid though, shes no 'deeper' than any other commerical pop artist
would you fuck her? i might i'm not sure desu
I find myself growing increasingly bitter when I listen to pop songs about relationships and realizing I can't relate in the slightest
am I on track to becoming an /r9k/ fag in the next 5 years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0jKEOkN3gk
who /chills/ here?
>>60633583
>shes no 'deeper' than any other commerical pop artist
exactly
same as with lana del rey
>>60633577
to prove my point, pic related
muh real women
fuck this faggot earth, hope isis nukes it
>>60633624
meant to post this one soz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45A6R9L7T04
it's HD
>>60631010
No love for her genius label mate jai paul :(
hello
>>60633677
it's me
>>60631010
what is XL?
>reads trip
oh
>>60633640
>she doesn't have to be there showing her boobs/ass
i wonder if all of her fans realize that the only reason she doesnt market herself like that is because she is fat
also
>i'm so glad her album broke the record in sales because the music industry needs to be fixed
>implying that rehashing the same stupid heartbreak song 20x is what the music industry needs
>>60631557
literally the only thing adele sings about is recovering from breakups
>>60633728
well it's either a heartbreak songs or dozens of "party sex tonight baby" songs
>>60631466
>be fat
>be mediocre pianist
>have slightly above average voice
"SHE'S A REAL MUSICIAN!!!!!! NOT LIKE THESE OTHER "ARTISTS" WHO USE AUTOTUNE"
>>60633640
ngl he kind of has a point there, I'd rather take her kind of pop than the usual rnb-ish shit
>>60631483
it's not when her/it other albums are correlated with its/her age
>>60633787
But it's the same stuff? What's the difference between her and Taylor Swift? Okay, you might say now that you didn't mean Taylor, but I'm gonna assert it either way.
Once again, I'll mention Lana Del Rey, it's all marketing and image. It's the same shit in a different packaging as the saying goes here.
I mean, I don't have anything against people listening to it, but that pseudo-deep-intelectual shit annoys the fuck out of me.
>>60633799
her next album is either 31 or 33
I personally dislike Adele's songs. I don't hugely dislike her as an artist and I understand why she sells. That said, why the fuck is /mu/ making such a huge deal out of this new album? It's about as bland as you can get and there's nothing remotely interesting about this other than "omg look how much it sells!"
Hell, most of the defenders on this board seem to only ever bring up "it's sold a lot" as their argument.
If I wanna hear about Adele, I can turn on the radio. If I wanna talk about Adele, I can approach literally any white woman anywhere. So can you. You'll probably have a better conversation too.
>>60633856
>pseudo-deep-intelectual shit
yeah thats what bothers me too. worst offender of this is twenty one pilots, their newest album was an obvious attempt to appeal to all those 13 year olds who think theyre ~alternative~ and 2deep4u
>>60633784
>triggered
The way normies pick up on this stuff infuriates me
Literally everyone wants the new Adele album because they think that's what it's cool to want. It's all just an act to seem normal, fit in, and win more fucking freinds
What kind of music even is it?
>>60631084
>>60633715
Is XL an independent label?
>>60633856
It annoys me as well m8 but I bet football fans feel the same way when I say something stupid about it; these guys just don't care about music
Back to the point: it's definitely not the same, take for example the way adle deals with the breakup and how the weeknd does it, it's definitely not the same, both lyrically and sonically.
In this case the packaging IS the content, it's a very shallow kind of music after all, let's not forget that there are exceptions but they're pretty rare desu.
>>60634050
>the fat jarboe
oh you
Is this Amy Winehouse?
>>60634003
depends
it's not owned by the big three major labels(universal, warner, sony), but it's one of the biggest indie labels
>>60634050
lel
is this Amy Winehouse?
>>60634004
>it's a very shallow kind of music after al
Yeah, that's what I aimed at.
and I get your football analogy, but these people go around and act like they care about music which brings me to what this anon said: >>60633984
It's just a way to fit in and that's annoying.
>>60634050
Is this Amy Winehouse?
>>60634084
on the other hand, it's definitely smaller than rough trade, warp or 4ad
>>60633502
>read the fucking comments
that's where you went wrong anon.
>meal
>food
just for old times sake ;)
>>60630990
this to be quiet honest. units shipped isn't the same as units sold.
>>60634170
Why? I knew someone would point this out, but sort them out so it shows the newest ones
>>60630931
>an adele thanksgiving
how many turkeys is that?
Lol they literally launched the album to coincide with the busiest shopping periods of the year for thanksgiving and christmas.
This album is going to be bought buy lazy people as gifts for others and played on rotation at thanksgiving dinners and christmas lmaooooooooo marketing
>>60634211
Stabbing an old rusty knife into your eye-socket hurts the same way as stabbing a brand new knife into your eye-socket does.
>>60634310
New knife is slightly less painful, no?
>>60634334
Yes, but at the end of the day there's still a knife in your eye. It's just a newer knife. But that knife too will rust and join the ranks of old rusty knives in your eye.
>>60630931
25 and she looks 50, lmao
All it proves is that rock/metal/punk/indie music is dead/dying
>>60635092
She's actually 27 so I don't fucking know why she titles her albums like that
>>60630931
>be 27
>titles album 25
Sia and Adele are the only talented musicians in pop right now. You can't even prove me wrong because it's a fact.
>>60635592
>Sia
weird music videos to be honest
>>60635592
>musicians
They're vocalists
>>60635282
If you think metal is dying, you're not part of the scene.
why is Lil Wayne rapping over a bunch of Drake and Future instrumentals, is this for real?
Lil Wayne is irredeemable, Young Thug is leagues ahead right now.
OFFICIAL 25 POWER RANKINGS
GOD TIER
When We Were Young
Remedy
All I Ask
Million Years Ago
OKAY TIER
Send My Love
River Lea
Water Under The Bridge
Sweetest Devotion
Hello
I Miss You
FILLER TIER
Love In The Dark
>>60630990
I saw a gigantic stack at my local record store. I almost asked them why, but then I realized it would be rude.
>>60636220
wrong thread and also
>what is a mixtape?
you fucking idiot
>>60633784
she doesn't play piano what are you talking about, also her voice isnt above average you savage
Adele is a middle of the road, desexualized, safe - and most importantly, incredibly talented - pop-soul vocalist. Yes, she weighs more than any other pop artist (female, natch), and therefore a lot of women relate to her, but I think more of it has to do with age, and how disconnected the silent majority is from the current industry. Adele's music doesn't have any fancy tricks, just vocal balladry, but her voice is enough to garner the affection of, say, Michael Buble fans.
So you have the michael buble demographic joining in on a market that tends to be dominated by a younger audience.She appeals to high schoolers, soccer dads who like Etta James, your sunday school teacher, probably a third of the current american congress.
>>60633784
i literally cannot think of a better vocalist alive than adele right now
put any other singer in front of her songs, and they become generic trash that no one cares about. hello would be such a stupid fucking song if it wasn't for her belting that shit out like it's the apocalypse.
>>60633784
she doesn't play piano.
and which current female vocalist would you raise as superior?
>>60637598
i mean she's good but best vocalist alive? come on...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR4jSPFtVB4
>>60631204
Adele isn't pop, retard.
>>60633753
Not true but what do you know?
>>60638340
>most popular musician alive
>not pop
alright
>>60638366
You really have low IQ...
Is /mu/ butthurt of Adele's success because she's not anorexic like Taylor Shit?
That's it? I mean, just look in the mirror, most of you are probably twice as big and smelly losers still high school.
>>60638382
>Since the mid-1950's pop music has usually been identified as the music and the musical styles that are accessible to the widest audience. This means the music that sells the most copies, draws the largest concert audiences, and is played most often on the radio.
haha ok.
>>60631084
No she doesn't XL is damn near the most successful label of the last 25 years, there dance music output has sustained them that whole time, Adele was just a lucky strike by someone
REPORT THIS THREAD
IT IS LITERALLY VIRAL MARKETING
>>60638409
Tumblr feminist spotted
>>60637626
Frances Quinlan
>>60631416
>Gays are people
Try and defend that opinion after watching this video
>>60638630
>Projecting
Wew lad
