Billboard Article About "pretty Girls" And What It Means For Britney And Iggy.

[Shredzeers]

Full Article: http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6501956/britney-spears-iggy-azalea-new-single?utm_source=twitter

 

 
"Obviously, Spears is at a different phase in her career as Azalea -- her legacy is much more secure, she has enough hits to pack a Las Vegas show and she has the luxury of taking her time with new music instead of abiding by hyperspeed release expectations. Still, Spears' most recent album, 2013's Britney Jean, became her first since 2001's Britney to not produced a Top 10 hit on the Hot 100 chart, and three years have passed since Spears' last hit single, the Will.i.am collaboration "Scream & Shout." In a 16-year career brimming with smashes, Spears is experiencing a semi-extended Hot 100 absence."

 

 

Interesting insight. 

[Caroline77]

"Spears is locked in to her Planet Hollywood show through the end of 2015, but is currently in negotiations about extending the show through 2017. If that happens, a new Britney album -- and another collection of potential hits -- could be very far away. Veteran pop divas like Mariah Carey, Shakira, Fergie andGwen Stefani have recently learned how difficult it can prove to reconnect with Top 40 radio after taking an extended break between album projects. If Spears doesn't follow up Britney Jean until 2017 or 2018 (that would be 20 years since "…Baby One More Time" was first released), she would be in jeopardy of joining that list, and returning to a pop scene that doesn't know what to do with her comeback attempt."

 

I see they are also really pumped about a Vegas extension and the album being "not a priority"   even billboard already see her has a potential hasbeen. But Vegas is great for her career as some said, right 

[heather]

Britney doesn't care about being number 1 and selling millions of copies/being on top of the charts anymore, so really all the speculation is pointless. She'll stay in Vegas where she's happy, make/release music when she wants and actually enjoy her life

[Ariana Grande]

They're just stating what we already knew Britney doesn't give a fuck about #1s anymore, even if it means her legacy will get tarnished.

[PopMusicJunkie]

This article is everything, dead on.    

 

So that's what "Pretty Girls" could mean for Azalea and Spears if it takes off: a quick fix to a rocky few months for the new star, and a stopgap success in a recording drought for the icon. Neither singer needs the song (which we're still a month away from actually hearing) to be a chart-topper, but if "Pretty Girls" works, two artists searching for a win could be celebrating together, just in time for the start of summer.

 

 

I'm hoping this is exactly what "Pretty Girls" does.  If the song is good all criticisms and ill-conceived notions will fall by the wayside for both artists.  This song is probably one of the most eagerly anticipated songs of the summer, hopefully it will define it.  

[Shredzeers]

Well the article was more about the future of her career and what the single means. At least thats what i got out of it. At the end they talk about the implications of it being a hit and suggest that if it is a hit its more likely for her to release more albums as opposed to singularly concentrating on vegas. 

[PopMusicJunkie]

Britney doesn't care about being number 1 and selling millions of copies/being on top of the charts anymore, so really all the speculation is pointless. She'll stay in Vegas where she's happy, make/release music when she wants and actually enjoy her life

 

Did you read the article tho?  Then what's the point of being on a discussion board if not to have discussions about all aspects of her career positive or negative?  Of course she cares, wasn't it Britney that tweeted she'll follow ppl back if "Work Bitch" hit number 1 on iTunes?  Like any other pop artist (or management team), she cares about having her music received well and not languishing on Billboard's bubbling under charts.  

[heather]

Did you read the article tho? Then what's the point of being on a discussion board if not to have discussions about all aspects of her career positive or negative? Of course she cares, wasn't it Britney that tweeted she'll follow ppl back if "Work Bitch" hit number 1 on iTunes? Like any other pop artist (or management team), she cares about having her music received well and not languishing on Billboard's bubbling under charts.

Britney didn't tweet that, her social media team/management did. Britney's made it clear her career is not her top priority so no, she doesn't care about being number one. Sure she cares about her music doing well, and it has. Number 2 (or in Britney jeans case 4) isn't bad or a has been. She won't be number one forever and that's ok. She's got different priorities and that's ok too.

[POMNEY :3]

Well I guess it's true

Can't wait for it

 

 

 
Love you Uniland

[Shredzeers]

It being a hit might lead them to get the ball rolling in a serious fashion on B9 and I think thats something we all want 

[PopMusicJunkie]

Britney didn't tweet that, her social media team/management did. Britney's made it clear her career is not her top priority so no, she doesn't care about being number one. Sure she cares about her music doing well, and it has. Number 2 (or in Britney jeans case 4) isn't bad or a has been. She won't be number one forever and that's ok. She's got different priorities and that's ok too.

 

The article is a fair, unbiased pros/cons about the upcoming single for both artists.  You should read it.  Nonetheless we're lead to believe Britney, most often then not, tweets everything herself.  (Just like how Myah Marie's vocal covers on the majority of Britney Jean are supposed to be Britney and we're not to be none the wiser.)  I wasn't even disputing her family coming first, as it should, but it doesn't mean she doesn't care if her music doesn't top the charts.  Whenever one of her projects underperforms, she (and her team) back off and it's paid dust like they never happened.  If "Pretty Girls" doesn't hit, it'll be the same thing.  Actions speak louder then words, especially in the world of pop.      

[heather]

The article is a fair, unbiased pros/cons about the upcoming single for both artists. You should read it. Nonetheless we're lead to believe Britney, most often then not, tweets everything herself. (Just like how Myah Marie's vocal covers on the majority of Britney Jean are supposed to be Britney and we're not to be none the wiser.) I wasn't even disputing her family coming first, as it should, but it doesn't mean she doesn't care if her music doesn't top the charts. Whenever one of her projects underperforms, she (and her team) back off and it's paid dust like they never happened. If "Pretty Girls" doesn't hit, it'll be the same thing. Actions speak louder then words, especially in the world of pop.

I don't know why you keep assuming I haven't read the article when I have. It's obvious to anyone with a brain cell when Britney is tweeting and when it's her team. There's a difference between being desperate for a number one and wanting your music to do well. Britney "does it for fun" her own words, so if it doesn't do well Britney's not going to lose sleep, or her standing as a legend in the business. If it does it's just another success to add to her many. Britney's career isn't riding on a single doing well, she's more than established herself in the business

[I_need_me]

It's a good article, I like how they kept it real without being rude to any of them. I really REALLY hope the song becomes a hit. I mean, I don't care about sales and neither does Britney, but I would love to see our girl on top, where she deserves to be 

On a bottom line, the photo of Britney that they used is flawless, much better than the one from the Intimate Event in NY that they've been using in every article about her 

[PopMusicJunkie]

I don't know why you keep assuming I haven't read the article when I have. It's obvious to anyone with a brain cell when Britney is tweeting and when it's her team. There's a difference between being desperate for a number one and wanting your music to do well. Britney "does it for fun" her own words, so if it doesn't do well Britney's not going to lose sleep, or her standing as a legend in the business. If it does it's just another success to add to her many. Britney's career isn't riding on a single doing well, she's more than established herself in the business

 

Your first comment in this thread was already on the defense, like you hadn't read it, there is nothing in the article to warrant a "all speculation is pointless" stance.   Of course her legacy is still intact (one of the major points in the article) but if she is going to continue releasing "great singles over albums" (Larry words), "Pretty Girls" will either make or break that transition.  Britney may "do this for fun" but she has an entire empire of individuals that she employs and earn their income thru Britney Inc.  In actuality, Britney only has so much say, in the eyes of the law she's still a child.  

[heather]

Your first comment in this thread was already on the defense, like you hadn't read it, there is nothing in the article to warrant a "all speculation is pointless" stance.   Of course her legacy is still intact (one of the major points in the article) but if she is going to continue releasing "great singles over albums" (Larry words), "Pretty Girls" will either make or break that transition.  Britney may "do this for fun" but she has an entire empire of individuals that she employs and earn their income thru Britney Inc.  In actuality, Britney only has so much say, in the eyes of the law she's still a child.  

Yeah, and I still stand by that opinion. Speculation is pointless when the artist herself isn't desperate for that number one. Do I see and understand the point the writer of the article is making? Absolutely. Do I think it matters to Britney's future in the business whether the single does well or not? Absolutely not.

[PopMusicJunkie]

Yeah, and I still stand by that opinion. Speculation is pointless when the artist herself isn't desperate for that number one. Do I see and understand the point the writer of the article is making? Absolutely. Do I think it matters to Britney's future in the business whether the single does well or not? Absolutely not.

 

We shall see once "Pretty Girls" makes it's debut. Like I said, she certinaly isn't recording material for it to bomb.  Britney also said she "always sings live."  Let's not play that game, what Britney says is usually the opposite of what she means.    

[heather]

We shall see once "Pretty Girls" makes it's debut. Like I said, she certinaly isn't recording material for it to bomb.  Britney also said she "always sings live."  Let's not play that game, what Britney says is usually the opposite of what she means.    

There's a difference between "I always sing live" and Britney saying she's doing what she does for fun. It's obvious fun for Britney because if she cared about being number one and topping the charts she would promote much harder than she does. Like she did in the past. You said it yourself, actions speak louder. Her actions show she's not concerned with topping the charts, and therefore this single, good or bad, will not make or break her.

[PopMusicJunkie]

There's a difference between "I always sing live" and Britney saying she's doing what she does for fun. It's obvious fun for Britney because if she cared about being number one and topping the charts she would promote much harder than she does. Like she did in the past. You said it yourself, actions speak louder. Her actions show she's not concerned with topping the charts, and therefore this single, good or bad, will not make or break her.

 

Contractually she can't perform outside of PH tho.  Hence why she actively promotes on all her social media platforms with links and follows.  "She" (along with her team) cares.  Her actions:  she wanted to work with the (then) hottest rapper in the game, Iggy, on a song that is meant for the clubs.  There is no difference, those words came from her mouth.  Just as there are ample videos of Britney not always singing live there are just as much of her not seemingly "do[ing] it for fun" either.  This is a moment for her and her team knows it, they're drumming up a lot of publicity for this not to be.

[heather]

Contractually she can't perform outside of PH tho.  Hence why she actively promotes on all her social media platforms with links and follows.  "She" (along with her team) cares.  Her actions:  she wanted to work with the (then) hottest rapper in the game, Iggy, on a song that is meant for the clubs.  There is no difference, those words came from her mouth.  Just as there is are ample videos of Britney not always singing live there are just as much of her not seemingly "do[ing] it for fun" either.  This is a moment for her and her team knows it, they're drumming up a lot of publicity for this not to be.

There is no proof of that. Everyone implied it from Britney's lack of promotion via a performance and one article that didn't come right out and say "Britney can't perform outside of ph." In fact no one from Britney's team has ever said those words. Sure it's a moment for her, just like every new release is a moment for her. But every new release will not make or break Britney as far as her career goes. This single, if it under performs isn't going to shoot Britney into "hasbeen land" will it push back future singles and an album? Maybe. None of us can predict the future. And so what if it does? She's already said an album isn't her priority, and she's clearly happy performing in Vegas. My point remains as it has since I started commenting here, all this speculation is pointless because Britney will remain successful, whether that's a number one single or not.

[PopMusicJunkie]

There is no proof of that. Everyone implied it from Britney's lack of promotion via a performance and one article that didn't come right out and say "Britney can't perform outside of ph." In fact no one from Britney's team has ever said those words. Sure it's a moment for her, just like every new release is a moment for her. But every new release will not make or break Britney as far as her career goes. This single, if it under performs isn't going to shoot Britney into "hasbeen land" will it push back future singles and an album? Maybe. None of us can predict the future. And so what if it does? She's already said an album isn't her priority, and she's clearly happy performing in Vegas. My point remains as it has since I started commenting here, all this speculation is pointless because Britney will remain successful, whether that's a number one single or not.

 

You can try and discredit this article all you want, the VP of Caesar Entertainment and tour director were interviewed, but it was stated flat out that she is only allowed to perform in Vegas. (Along with how she is singing live too!)  This moment is vastly different: she is coming off a very underwhelming era where most of the material was incomplete, received very poorly and wasn't even sung by her. "Pretty Girls" will set the stage for whether or not if it's even worth releasing new singles or just have her coast off her legacy in Vegas.  But like the article states, which you keep bringing up like it's brand new info, she'll still have her legacy but this song will greatly benefit both her and Iggy.  This is a discussion board, NO speculation is pointless. Period.    

[heather]

You can try and discredit this article all you want, the VP of Caesar Entertainment and tour director were interviewed, but it was stated flat out that she is only allowed to perform in Vegas. (Along with how she is singing live too!)  This moment is vastly different: she is coming off a very underwhelming era where most of the material was incomplete, received very poorly and wasn't even sung by her. "Pretty Girls" will set the stage for whether or not if it's even worth releasing new singles or just have her coast off her legacy in Vegas.  But like the article states, which you keep bringing up like it's brand new info, she'll still have her legacy but this song will greatly benefit both her and Iggy.  This is a discussion board, NO speculation is pointless. Period.    

Like I said, there is nothing in that article that says Britney CAN'T perform outside of Vegas. In fact it says North America, so if Britney WANTED to perform OUTSIDE of the US/Canada she is more than welcome to do so. I'm not even going to entertain your comments about "wasn't even sung by her" because that's absolutely ridiculous. That's your opinion about the single, I, however, don't agree with it and no matter what you try to say will convince me otherwise. I don't disagree that the song, if it does well will benefit Britney. I do disagree that her career/standing in the business is reliant on it being a hit.

[PopMusicJunkie]

Like I said, there is nothing in that article that says Britney CAN'T perform outside of Vegas. In fact it says North America, so if Britney WANTED to perform OUTSIDE of of the US/Canada she is more than welcome to do so. I'm not even going to entertain your comments about "wasn't even sung by her" because that's absolutely ridiculous. That's your opinion about the single, I, however, don't agree with it and no matter what you try to say will convince me otherwise. I don't disagree that the song, if it does well will benefit Britney. I do disagree that her career/standing in the business is reliant on it being a hit.

 

 

JFC... I'm bored now.  Nite, honey.  

[Shredzeers]

I didnt mean to start a fight 

[heather]

I didnt mean to start a fight 

It was a good article I just disagree with some of what it and popmusic were saying