Would Make Me have been a bigger hit if

[Brian.TheDog]

if it had been performed at the '16 BBMAs? 

 

Not replacing the medley she did, but maybe a 2nd performance. I think it would have cuz everyone would have been talking about it.

 

 

[MakeMySugarFall]

I think slightly, but the song in general didn't seem to resonate at a higher level for the GP.

[Domino]

I think so. People were at Britney interest saturation by the time MM finally debuted. If she had surprise blown everyone away with thher BBMA performance AND debuted even a snippet of her new song, imo it would have help considerably.

[heather]

Most likely. Make me suffered from poor planning and a botched music video that made fans give up on it.

[Light Yagami]

No because promoting in award shows, festivals and talk shows is a thing of the past... Many artists dont even do talk show performances anymore.

Katys superbowl failed to launch her songs high enough for a long period of time regadless of having 100 million viewers... So tiny audience award shows like VMAs and BBMA are insignificant promo.

 

massive promotion like that only works in your favour if you are a VERY respected and relevant artist which Britney is very far from being at this point. (And that list has less than 10 names in it)...

 

if you want to sell somewhat well then you need a brilliant campaign and idea which Beyonce is the queen of.

 

im glad Britney did all this promo this era because it confirmed what i just said and her team knows that, this was all given to the fans that kept whining she was flopping due to lack of promo and Larry proved them they wrong.

 

 

 

this is not 1999.... No artist has a fan base large enough to elevate the artist to crazy sales... Not even Adele... Most of her sales are from the general public and not her fans.

and as you know, the general public is not fond of Britney and dont let anyone tell you it aint so

[I_need_me]

Mmm I'm not sure, just the fact of performing it at the BBMA's wouldn't have been enough because it would've had the same effect as the VMA's. The real problem with Make Me was that everything went wrong, you know, the leaking, the huge promo gap right after the release of the song, the underwhelming video, how critiziced she got for lip-synching at the VMA's (although this was kinda dumb because duh, it's Britney, what did people expect?). So yeah, I feel like Make Me had a great potential because despite everything it still did decently, so if they had planned everything better it could've been a top 10 for sure! Maybe premiering it at the BBMA's, making a couple of appearances the following weeks, having a good MV and then the VMA's performance would've been a better plan, but who knows! 

[Joanhs]

4 hours ago, Light Yagami said:

No because promoting in award shows, festivals and talk shows is a thing of the past... Many artists dont even do talk show performances anymore.

Katys superbowl failed to launch her songs high enough for a long period of time regadless of having 100 million viewers... So tiny audience award shows like VMAs and BBMA are insignificant promo.

 

massive promotion like that only works in your favour if you are a VERY respected and relevant artist which Britney is very far from being at this point. (And that list has less than 10 names in it)...

 

if you want to sell somewhat well then you need a brilliant campaign and idea which Beyonce is the queen of.

 

im glad Britney did all this promo this era because it confirmed what i just said and her team knows that, this was all given to the fans that kept whining she was flopping due to lack of promo and Larry proved them they wrong.

 

 

 

this is not 1999.... No artist has a fan base large enough to elevate the artist to crazy sales... Not even Adele... Most of her sales are from the general public and not her fans.

and as you know, the general public is not fond of Britney and dont let anyone tell you it aint so

This so much..
people besides fans and americans don't give a shit about performing on random talkshows or whatever.. 
Why should a normal pop-listener in Zürick or Stockholm care about where Britney performed??
RIght now, I think it's a radio job, and a lot of radios think Britney is over.. So request! 

[Joanhs]

4 minutes ago, I_need_me said:

Mmm I'm not sure, just the fact of performing it at the BBMA's wouldn't have been enough because it would've had the same effect as the VMA's. The real problem with Make Me was that everything went wrong, you know, the leaking, the huge promo gap right after the release of the song, the underwhelming video, how critiziced she got for lip-synching at the VMA's (although this was kinda dumb because duh, it's Britney, what did people expect?). So yeah, I feel like Make Me had a great potential because despite everything it still did decently, so if they had planned everything better it could've been a top 10 for sure! Maybe premiering it at the BBMA's, making a couple of appearances the following weeks, having a good MV and then the VMA's performance would've been a better plan, but who knows! 

Again, anyone who is not a big Britney fan doesn't give a shit about gaps or video problems. Heck, most people don't even watch music videoes.. Thats just bad excuses for something that really IS NOT a problem!! There really isn't a problem, the song did well in our days, it got airplay, but really, it's just not what people listens to. No one likes Britneys music anymore, you can't force people into liking it, no matterif she performed everywhere..

[I_need_me]

19 minutes ago, Joanhs said:

Again, anyone who is not a big Britney fan doesn't give a shit about gaps or video problems. Heck, most people don't even watch music videoes.. Thats just bad excuses for something that really IS NOT a problem!! There really isn't a problem, the song did well in our days, it got airplay, but really, it's just not what people listens to. No one likes Britneys music anymore, you can't force people into liking it, no matterif she performed everywhere..

I don't know, if the MV and the promo had been better the song would've received more positive attention, and that positive attention is translated into things like more radio support, which means that more and more people would've had the chance to listen to it and maybe like it. We don't even need to talk about the GP, if everything had gone better casual pop listeners and people from other fandoms, who are more open to liking a mainstream pop song, could've supported the song aswell. I agree with the fact that people have prejudices against Britney and it's very hard for them to get over them and accept that they can like a Britney song, but I definitely think that all that's been said aren't just excuses, they're valid reasons!

[HeadstrongWolf]

Probably, tbh.

 

I find it a bullshit excuse that she didn't perform it then.

[M.E.]

1 hour ago, Joanhs said:

Again, anyone who is not a big Britney fan doesn't give a shit about gaps or video problems. Heck, most people don't even watch music videoes.. Thats just bad excuses for something that really IS NOT a problem!! There really isn't a problem, the song did well in our days, it got airplay, but really, it's just not what people listens to. No one likes Britneys music anymore, you can't force people into liking it, no matterif she performed everywhere..

 

I think they had valid points and all of those things contribute to MM not performing as well as it could have. Videos are important and can generate a lot of interest in the song.

 

However at some point we have to come to the realization that she just isn't as relevant to the GP now as she used to, because the audience has changed. I felt the switch a few years ago from our gen to the next gen. We're no longer in control, and the artists that we stan for are considered "too old" and they move on to the next best thing so fast these days. Britney is lucky to have lasted as long as she has, and still be as relevant as she is, but she ain't ever gonna be on top again like she used to, even if she were to dance better than she ever has and sing every word live with absolute perfect pitch. 

 

She could still be doing better than she is tho, if her team weren't so fucking clueless and she wasn't so slack.

[MakeMySugarFall]

1 hour ago, Joanhs said:

Again, anyone who is not a big Britney fan doesn't give a shit about gaps or video problems. Heck, most people don't even watch music videoes.. Thats just bad excuses for something that really IS NOT a problem!! There really isn't a problem, the song did well in our days, it got airplay, but really, it's just not what people listens to. No one likes Britneys music anymore, you can't force people into liking it, no matterif she performed everywhere..

This. I don't think people liked the song very much and making them watch or listen to it more probably wouldn't have changed that. WE, as Britney fans, can think the song is great and the GP can still not care. Which they didn't seem to.

 

Also, let's not overplay the importance of the BBMAs. Of the American award shows it ranks dead last or near last in viewership. It's impact would've been minimal imo. 

[Mrs Jared Leto]

it would have been a hit with the original music video ngl

[HannahLou]

Probably 

[NotSoLucky]

To be honest, I think the song just was just missing something. It was and still is a nice song and I enjoy listening to it. Would I really go out my way to look for it and listen to it probably not, Especially when I compare it to other lead singles 

[JoshLee]

Probably, it was a good song and the BBMA's were considered her "comeback" performance and I'm sure it would of topped the charts, but since it was delayed it kind of didn't work the problem was the music video killed it  also the VMA performance didn't really do it justice either  It's still a good song and I really like it, but yeah. The song isn't really a first listen and like it type song, it's more of a grow on you with time song