Monday, July 25, 2016

U2, Drake, Britney Spears To Perform At IHeartRadio Festival

With MTV Classic hitting the airwaves next Monday, there might be a special surprise for IHeartRadio Festival this September.


It looks like U2, Drake, Britney Spears and Sting will perform at the 2016 IHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas in September.

Now then, here’s what US News has to say about this. Take it away, US News.

“U2, Drake, Britney Spears to perform at iHeartRadio festival

U2, Drake, Britney Spears and Sting will perform at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas in September

July 25, 2016, at 9:09 a.m.

NEW YORK (AP) — U2, Drake, Britney Spears and Sting will perform at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival in September.

Sia, Billy Idol, Ariana Grande, Usher, Sam Hunt and Florida Georgia Line will also perform during the two-day event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sept. 23-24, iHeartMedia announced Monday.

Tickets go on sale Saturday. Pitbull, Zedd, twenty one pilots, OneRepublic, Cage the Elephant and Tears for Fears will also perform on the main stage.

The festival will also include its daytime performances, dubbed Daytime Village, at the Las Vegas Village. It will feature Sam Hunt, Panic! at the Disco, Alessia Cara, Troye Sivan, Hailee Steinfeld, Good Charlotte, Jeremih and Bryson Tiller.

The CW Network will air a two-day televised special on Oct. 6-7.”

Thanks, US Music. I believe that Britney Spears is gonna perform at the IHeartRadio Festival this September. I can’t wait to see her performing her new 2016 single, Make Me (Oooh). This is gonna be a bumpy ride.

What do you think?

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

I Want My MTV Classic Next Month

BIG NEWS ALERT, BIG NEWS ALERT, BIG NEW ALERT! This is a big announcement to make...

*taking a deep breath*

Whew. Anyway, Yesterday, I'm watching MTV Live and here's what happened...

Listen...

As you may know that VH1 Classic will be replaced by a new MTV family channel called MTV Classic. You know what's MTV Classic. Now then. let me explain.

MTV Classic is a new MTV channel that will launch on August 1 tying in to MTV's 35th anniversary. MTV Classic will be part of the MTV family which includes the original MTV, in which launched in 1981 35 years ago, MTV2, MTV Hits and, now, MTV Live. MTV Jams was also part of the MTV family. But it was replaced by BET Jams. But that's not all.

MTV Classic is coming to the US on August 1 since MTV Classic is now on UK and Ireland as well as Australia and New Zealand, Italy, and Poland and now it's coming to the US in 12 days. Sounds exciting, huh? I do belive that MTV Classic will air a combination of programming that VH1 Classic already has like Rock Fest and Live From Daryl's House as well as older MTV shows like Daria and Pimp My Ride. In addition, it might even include older music videos from 1979-2004 as well as today's music videos like Demi Lovato music videos. Pretty cool.

Since VH1 Classic will soon be replaced by MTV Classic at the start of August 2016, on MTV's 35th anniversary, MTV will now include 5 MTV series channels. MTV, MTV2, MTV Hits, MTV Live and now, MTV Classic will all be part of the entire MTV family. Soon, there might be an MTV streaming music service where you can stream music. This will be like Vevo and Spotify except with mostly mainstream music like pop music rather than the whole popular music industry like country music.

Wow, sounds like Viacom plans to rebrand VH1 Classic as MTV Classic on August 1, 2016, the 35th anniversary of the original MTV's launch. Here's what the promo said about MTV Classic.

"On August 1, The Revolution Begins Again" "I Want My MTV Classic"

Nice, it will be be here very soon in 12 days.

What do you think?

Monday, July 18, 2016

Fat Joe Goes All The Way Down

Sigh. Another stupid rap/hip-hop single that came out this year. This one is from Fat Joe and he released his stupid song called All The Way Up. What? All The Way Up? Really? All The Way Up sucks. I mean, look how stupid All The Way Up does. Well then, let’s talk about why I hate this song.


First of all, according to Wikipedia, ""All the Way Up" is a song by American rappers Fat Joe and Remy Ma featuring American rapper French Montana & Infared. It was released on March 2, 2016 by Terror Squad Entertainment and Empire Distribution, as the first single from their upcoming collaborative album Plata o Plomo. The song was produced by Cool & Dre and Edsclusive and recorded at Diamond District Studios in New York City, New York. " OK, what does have to do with the information? This has to do with the single. OK, let’s continue.

"The song's accompanying music video premiered on March 26, 2016 on Fat Joe's YouTube account on Vevo. Remy Ma's husband Papoose, DJ Khaled, Fred The Godson and Farid Bang make cameo appearances in the video. ", Wikipedia replied, "The song has so far peaked at number 27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It is Fat Joe's first top 40 hit since 2007's "I Won't Tell" featuring J. Holiday, as well as the first top 40 for Remy Ma and Infared as solo artists. In France, "All the Way Up" has peaked at #85, becoming Fat Joe's first chart entry in that country since 2002's "What's Luv?" featuring Ashanti. As of June 18, 2016, the song has sold 217,691 copies in the United States. "


OK, when I hear this one, the single looks stupid and unoriginal. It’s really more like a quick cash in where celebrities like Fat Joe makes a whole ton of money. It’s stupid. All The Way Up is so bad and I cannot stand that song. I wanna barf at this song. Blech!

You know it got worse, it got a stupid remix as well this time, according to Wikipedia, "The official remix features new verses by Fat Joe & Remy Ma including an additonal verse by Jay Z. Rappers Meek Mill, Fabolous and Jadakiss also recorded a remix to the song. Rapper Papoose, who is also the spouse of Remy Ma, recorded a freestyle as well. An official remix by David Guetta and GLOWINTHEDARK was released on 27 May 2016. A Westside remix was released featuring Snoop Dogg, The Game and E-40. A reggaeton remix is in the works which will feature Fat Joe, Daddy Yankee & Nicky Jam. "

What? Jay Z and Snoop Dogg and David Guetta too? Wow, talk about laziness. That’s why I don’t trust All The Way Up. Stupid Fat Joe and other stupid label primates like Meek Mill.


However, it nice to see a female rapper performing that stupid song. Why? Because I think she’s hot. That’s right, I’m talking about Remy Ma. I mean, look how hot Remy Ma is. That’s because Remy ma is hot. She has a nice butt. That’s why Remy Ma is hot.

Anyway, do yourself a favor, don’t listen to this song. It’s dumb and pathetic. Trust me, do not buy this lame single from Fat Joe. It can make you puke. Please don’t buy this. I mean it.

Friday, July 15, 2016

Music Stars Makes History At The Emmys

It's official, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Adele will headline list or music-related Emmy nominations as Beyonce's Lemonade gets 4 nominations while Lady Gaga's powerful anti-rape song, Til It Happens To You, featured in the documentary The Hunting Ground, also recieved a nomination. It looks like music's stars wil shine bright at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.


Anyway, it appears that Beyonce and Adele means more than just the possibility of winning another award at the 2016 Emmy nominations.

Both pop stars along with a useless celebrity are now one step closer to being EGOT winners - aka winners of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

Anyway, Beyonce is nominated for her third Emmy, for co-directing her HBO visual album and film Lemonade. That's because Beyonce is hot. Check out her butt and her breasts. That's why she's hot. Anyway, she has won 17 Grammys as a solo artist and three with Destiny's Child. OK, off to Adele. By the way, Adele is hot. Her breasts are hot just to let you know.

Adele is nominated for her first Emmy, for Outstanding Variety Special for Adele Live in New York City. The singer has two out of the four EGOT awards; she won her first and only Oscar in 2013, for her theme song to the James Bond movie Skyfall, and also recieved 10 Grammys since 2008. That's because Adele is hot. Especially her nice butt and her sext breasts. Oh boy I gotta love Adele's butt. Check out that nice butt Adele has. OK, here's what Consequence Of Sound has to say about this. Hit it.

"Beyoncé, Adele headline list of music-related Emmy nominations

Music's stars will shine bright at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

The nominations for the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were revealed today, and it looks as if some musical powerhouses are in good position to clean up at the television-based awards ceremony.

Among active musicians, British singer-songwriter Adele picked up the most nominations with five. Her Adele Live In New York City NBC broadcast event is up for Outstanding Variety Special, Outstanding Directing, Outstanding Hairstyling, Outstanding Technical Direction, and Outstanding Lighting Design/Direction.

Beyoncé’s powerful HBO short film Lemonade also cleaned up with four nominations, including Outstanding Variety Special, Outstanding Directing (Kahlil Joseph & Beyoncé Knowles Carter), Outstanding Production Design, and Outstanding Picture Editing.

What Happened, Miss Simone?, a Netflix documentary about Nina Simone, is up for awards in six categories: Outstanding Documentary, Outstanding Directing, Outstanding Cinematography, Outstanding Picture Editing, Outstanding Sound Editing, and Outstanding Sound Mixing. (The Liz Garbus-directed film also received a 2016 Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Film earlier this year.)

Lady Gaga‘s powerful anti-rape song “Til It Happens To You”, featured in the documentary The Hunting Ground, also received a nomination, though Gaga won’t receive an award for the win (it’ll go to co-writer Diane Warren instead).

Music-related shows up for Emmy awards include Vinyl (which probably won’t win) and Empire (which might). For a full list of the nominees, click here."


Thanks, Consequence Of Sound. Let's hope Beyonce and Adele gets to win an Emmy this year.

What do you think of this? Please sound off!

Britney And Katy Singles Were Both Dropped Right Now

This is it, the two female label primates, Britney Spears and Katy Perry were releasing 2 new singles today. First up, Britney Spears.

It appears that Britney Spears finally released her 2016 single, Make Me (Oooh) after a month of delay and so far, the single has reached number 1 on ITunes in the US. Finally. It's about time to bring back Britney Spears is popular in the US appearance. Anyway, here's what Britney Spears has to say about this tweet on her Twitter account.

#MakeMe featuring @G_Eazy now on @AppleMusic https://t.co/cGuJ0NQCPy pic.twitter.com/YYDWlW0vdH
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— Britney Spears (@britneyspears) July 15, 2016

Nice. And remember, Britney Spears is commercial, not natural, commercial. End of story. Let's continue.


Since there's set to be one seriously fierce battle in the charts as pop divas Britney Spears and Katy Perry both dropped surprise new singles on the same day.

So, pop music fans have been left giddy with glee as Katy Perry unveiled her new Rio 2016 single Rise, while Britney Spears released the first single from her forthcoming ninth studio album, Make Me (Oooh) which I mentioned earllier.

Anyway, as you all know that the original pop princess Britney Spears, 90s kids might say, is currently in the lead with her track sitting pretty at number one in the ITunes chart (as I already talked about earlier), hitting the top spot within hours of its release.

The relatively slow but beat-heavy and catchy track features up-and-coming rapper G-Eazy, and is Brit’s first new single since her collaboration with Iggy Azalea on Pretty Girls last summer.

Fans are chomping at the bit for her new album, too, which she’s also teased with bits of another new song Private Show and an eye-popping, sexy clip.

Here she goes! @britneyspears is number 1 on US iTunes! #MakeMe pic.twitter.com/ld7VLI3d4f

— Ivan Mijares (@ivann_gm) July 15, 2016

And it certainly looks like old (or young) Britney is back, as the cover for the single sees her looking incredibly ripped with THOSE famously toned abs on display in a skimpy white sheet-like outfit against a desert backdrop.

The music star was left incredibly humbled by Make Me’s speedy jaunt to the top spot on the charts, as she retweeted a grab of the list, adding: “This is an incredible feeling. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! #MakeMe.”

This is an incredible feeling. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! #MakeMe https://t.co/CFC5aH25ao

— Britney Spears (@britneyspears) July 15, 2016


So there you have it, Britney Spears has unveiled her new track Make Me (Oooh), her first since last year and the first from her ninth studio album.

Oh, one more thing. Britney Spears will be performing her new 2016 single at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. If she performs this one quite well, then this will reach number 1 on any US Billboard making it her first US number 1 in 5 years. OK, let's move on to Katy Perry.

Meanwhile, Katy Perry’s motivational number Rise, which will be used in US network NBC’s coverage of the Games, is also set for a rise in the charts reaching number 2 on US ITunes.

The up-tempo and typically Roar-esque song includes the lyrics: “When the fire’s at my feet again, and the vultures all start circling/They’re whispering, ‘You’re out of time,’ but still I rise.”

TOGETHER WE #RISE https://t.co/wP3dnMEdAx

— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) July 15, 2016

Speaking about her reasons behind the song, and its relevance to the Rio 2016 Olympics, she said: “This is a song that’s been brewing inside me for years, that has finally come to the surface.

“I was inspired to finish it now, rather than save it for my next album, because now more than ever, there is a need for our world to unite. I know that together we can rise above the fear – in our country, and around the world. Now then, here's what Katy Perry has to say about Rise.

TOGETHER WE #RISE (on @Applemusic now)

A photo posted by KATY PERRY (@katyperry) on Jul 14, 2016 at 8:22pm PDT


OK, it looks like Katy Perry has unveiled her new single for the Rio 2016 Olympics NBC coverage, Rise.

“I can’t think of a better example than the Olympic athletes, as they gather together in Rio with their strength and fearlessness, to remind us how we ALL can come together, with the resolve to be the best we can be.

“I hope this song can inspired us to heal, unite, and rise together.”

Katy Perry’s new single – her first since 2014’s This Is How We Do from her 2013 Prism album – has gone into the ITunes chart in the top 10, and is expected to head for the top five and it's going to reach number 2 there.

Which one's better?

RETWEET for Katy Perry - #RISE

LIKE for Britney Spears - #MAKEME pic.twitter.com/lbj0h2wJlr

— Jordan Marqueses (@NewYorkBoi_) July 15, 2016


So it looks like Britney Spears and Katy Perry both return to the pop scene and drop singles the same night. That sounds intresting. Especially with Britney Spears and Katy Perry set for pop charts battle as they both drop surprise new singles on the SAME day. This means, 2 of the most prominent pop stars in the realm have gifted us with new singles this year as Katy Perry is again involved just like 2013, 3 years ago. Give us more Britney, pop music. Why? Because Britney Spears is not a thing in the past. Also, there's one little note that it feels very “on trend” for the pop scene in 2016, as Make Me (Oooh) is produced by Burns, feels of the same ilk as recent offerings from Selena Gomez or Zayn Malik. Also, the lyric “like you got a job to do” in which delivered with a perfect trademark Britney drawl echoing recent hits Work, by Rihanna, and Work From Home from Fifth Harmony! Let'em hear it.

What do you think?

Friday, July 8, 2016

New KP Lead Single Next Month?

Heads up, Katy Perry. A new single is coming next month.


That's right, a hot label primate will be releasing her 2016 single next month. So far, there's no information for the upcoming Katy Perry single. So I was thinking, it would be a Christian rock single with a touch of pop rock. That would be a 2016 Katy Perry single. Don't you think? I want Katy Perry's upcoming single to be different. No recreat the success of radio pop hits version of singles. Why? Because she keeps making big name producer version of radio hit so she can make money. We can all blame radio for killing the music business' chance to switch over to internet and streaming. Roar is a fine lead single off of Prism. But I hate singles misrepresent the album version of singles. I want singles to go by hit music represent the album. The only single that represent Prism is Unconditionally. Dark Horse, Birthday and This Is How We Do do not work well as singles and yet these singles misrepresent Prism. Why did Dark Horse become a huge hit? The singles are suppose to be the songs that represent the album. What was the music business thinking? Stupid Dark Horse/Birthday/This Is How We Do.

Anyway, I would like Katy Perry to evolve and try something new even though she is a singles artist. If she wants to stay singles artist, she has to evolve her sound in her singles discography and represent the album. No questions asked. I would be so cool to make it happen.

Come to think of it, if a lead single gets to be a single that will evolve Katy Perry's career, then that song will be a hit. But the song has to be different and not repeating the sucess of Teenage Dream/Roar. Just try something new and that song will be a smash hit. But please no having the same root that there is a disconnect between the albums and their misrepresentative singles and a disconnect between the artists' music and their image. Just evolve and try something new. Is that easy? That's why evolve and try something new represent hits.


Of course, Katy Perry isn't the only female pop singer to release her new album. Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and even Christina Aguilera will all release their 2016 albums this fall. Heck, Beyonce and Rihanna did that already. So why not these women too?

Now then, one more thing. Have Katy Perry perform that single in the 2016 MTV VMAs and let's hope that Katy Perry gets to be super hot and showing her sweaty butt. She needs to be hot and sweaty at the VMAs. Let's hope sex selling music could be the wrong direction in the music business. She needs to grow up and mature. Here's to rooting for you, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga.

Anyway, what do you think? What are your thoughts on Katy Perry's upcoming single for next month? Sound off below!

Friday, July 1, 2016

Kelly Clarkson Signs With Atlantic, New Album Released For 2017

I hope you all enjoy the 2016 BET Awards 5 days ago. Isn't the presentation great? I get to watch the BET Awards 2016 on MTV where there's really cool stuff. Especially Alicia Keys performing In Common as well as Fat Joe performing All The Way Up with beautiful Japanese women performing Japanese music beforehand.

Anyway, last Friday, 2 days before the BET Awards 2016, Kelly Clarkson has been teasing a big announcement all week, and to keep excitement high, she's done a series of Facebook live streams where she covered a different song and answered some fan question each day while trying her best best not to accidentally reveal the big news. But that's not all...


Whereas some smart fans figured it out anyway, after releasing 6 albums including her number 1 album, Piece By Piece (plus a greatest hits compilation and Wrapped In Red which was a holiday record), Kelly Clarkson is leaving RCA! She has now signed with Atlantic Records, where she'll have more of the creative freedom she's craved over the years. Nice, that means, she gets to try something new. So Kelly Clarkson left RCA and move to Atlantic Records so she will be releasing her next album in 2017. Let's continue.

Kelly Clarkson's first album with Atlantic will be something she's wanted to do since she was young: A soulful record. After covering songs by the like of Aretha Franklin and Ben E. King last week, it's no surprise that the Heartbeat Song singer wants to really delve into a genre that her voice was made for. Kelly Clarkson confirms that her soulful album should be out some time in 2017. So this mean, no more Kelly Clarkson making new videos on Vevo. Blame Warner Brothers Records for not uploading Warner Brothers music videos like Linkin Park music videos to Vevo. I'm sure Warner Brothers would sign a deal with Vevo so that way Vevo artists like Madonna will upload their Warner Brothers music videos like Nickelback music videos from Roadrunner Records to Vevo. Let's move on.


But that's not the only Kelly news! In line with all the fan requests she's been singing on Facebook last week, the pop star also announced a new website where fans can stream and download the songs she has covered on tour. KellyClarksonLive.com went live last Friday, and it includes 4 songs that you can stream or download for free: Creep by Radiohead, Fix You by Coldplay, I'd Rather GO Bline by Etta James and Ready For Love by India Arie.

On the last Friday or every month, Kelly Clarkson's team will add more songs and videos to the site for fans to stream, download, and enjoy. So please check out KellyClarksonLive.com now!

There's plenty of exciting stuff going on in the Kelly world. She just gave birth to her second child, a son named Remington, in April. That's about 3 months ago. Motherhood has led the pop veteran to an unexpected project: A children's book called River Rose And The Magic Lullaby will be released on October 4, and it will come with an original song by Kelly Clarkson. This will likely be her 2016 single. Just what I'm saying. Lol. She will also confirmed that she will go on a book tour around this time of its release. That's the same month Taylor Swift celebrating her tenth anniversary of her debut single that came out in 2006.

Kelly Clarkson will release her new soulful album at some point in 2017 and it will be her first album with Atlantic Records. The pop singer will also confirmed that she will release a country album in near future as well. It will be exciting to hear the new direction Kelly Clarkson's music goes!

So what do you think? Are you excited for Kelly Clarkson's first Atlantic Records album for 2017? What are your thoughts on Kelly Clarkson's first soulful album for 2017? Sound off below!

Rant: Avril Lavigne's Career Problems Towards Label Changes And Bratty Music After 2002

Hey guys, I hope you all been waiting patiently for Avril Lavigne's upcoming 2016 album as well as her 2016 single later this year.


14 years ago, in 2002, Avril Lavigne was one of the top-selling artists of the year and people even dressed like her. Let Go sold 5 million copies in the US and Complicated, Sk8er Boi and I'm With You were HUGE hits. Then, in 2004, Avril Lavigne started to go downhill in the US.

So far, Under My Skin, which sold 2 million copies in the US in 2004, is where Avril Lavigne's album sales started declining in the US as people have moved on from Avril Lavigne after 2003 and by 2006, Under My Skin sold around 3 million copies in the US in comparison as My Happy Ending was just a one-time hit single. By fall 2004, people moved on to other 2000s pop music from 2000-2004 like Beyonce and Kelly Clarkson.

Then in 2007, The Best Damn Thing album sold only 1.7 million copies in comparison and Girlfriend was just a one-time hit single despite Girlfriend is a definitive hit as 2007 music hated Girlfriend and stick with other 2007 music like Umbrella and No One. Since 2007, Girlfriend's success has damaged Avril Lavigne's career, Avril Lavigne's popularity and pop music playing Avril Lavigne at the same time. What happened? I'll tell you why Avril Lavigne is slipping after 2002, Avril Lavigne was just a fad. What the fart? Why Avril Lavigne was just a fad? Why? Why Avril Lavigne is only a fad killed Avril Lavigne's pop career since 2003? I guess pop music weren't interested in 2003-2015 Avril Lavigne like bratty songs and the only way is 2002. That's not the way Avril Lavigne was treated. It looks like Avril Lavigne is not very well managed because management is not interested in managing Avril Lavigne or her career since 2003 which kinda stinks because Avril Lavigne deserves to be a big pop star and yet her management screws up Avril Lavigne between 2003 and 2015. Blame poor management for screwing up Avril Lavigne after 2002 by putting in bad team in which screws up her post 2002 career like Avril Lavigne moving to RCA and bratty songs like Smile. Well then, here's how it goes.


In 2004, other singles like Britney Spears's Toxic from 2003 and Usher's Yeah are not only one of the most definitive pop songs of 2004, but certain 2004 hits like Kelly Clarkson's Since U Been Gone are one of the definitive pop songs of the 2000s... No one still remembers or cares about Avril Lavigne singles from Under My Skin like the top 10 Hot 100 hit single My Happy Ending because no one remembers or cares about most Avril Lavigne singles after 2002 including Under My Skin singles like My Happy Ending or bratty songs like What The Hell and Hello Kitty. Her singles off Let Go like I'm With You and Girlfriend are her definitive hits because Avril Lavigne singles after 2002 not named Girlfriend like Losing Grip and My Happy Ending are not definitive hits. Worse, even with My Happy Ending reached number 1 on the Top 40 Songs chart in 2004, no one uses or cares about My Happy Ending anymore that wasn't that big of a hit anyway as other 2004 music like 2003's Toxic, which was voted as the world's second favorite song of all-time in a worldwide 2006 poll conducted by Sony Ericsson with hundreds of millions of people since Toxic went Top 10 all over the world and won a Grammy and appears on decade end lists, trumps My Happy Ending. Well then, what really caused the label to screw up Under My Skin 12 years ago?

It appears that Arista is done with Avril Lavigne in 2003 after Losing Grip flopped because Arista was only promoting her just to let her work with The Matrix and make her hits like Complicated just to make The Matrix, not Avril Lavigne, becoming a selling point in 2002. So Avril Lavigne singles goes by hits was only meant for The Matrix to get her 2002 hits like I'm With You for the label. That's why Avril Lavigne is only a fad in 2002. Then by 2003, Arista moved on to Outkast's Hey Ya meaning that LA Reid has left to go to Def Jam before 2003 ended causing Arista unable to promote Under My Skin, her sophomore effort in 2004. This cause LA Reid and Arista unable to get interested in Under My Skin in 2004. So is Arista only get interested in Avril Lavigne just for 2002 and Let Go or else, she is getting screwed by spring 2004? Well then, beats me.

After Arista will have to get Avril Lavigne switch her label to RCA by early 2004, the record company really screwed up on Don't Tell Me as the lead single off of Under My Skin was a terrible first single choice. Of course, Under My Skin wasn't the only Avril Lavigne where her singles really got screwed up. In the 2010s, the label did the same thing for her fourth album, Goodbye Lullaby and her 2013 album except with 2 bratty songs, What The Hell and Smile killed Goodbye Lullaby and bratty songs like Here's To Never Growing Up killed Epic Records promoting 2013 Avril Lavigne like Let Me Go. Yep, Sony hates Avril Lavigne because Sony are anti-Avril Lavigne greeds and stick with Sony Music celebrities like Britney Spears, Beyonce and Pink. What was Sony thinking? I guess whenever Sony saw Avril Lavigne, the label damage her career by putting in bratty songs like Rock N Roll and whenever the label sent bratty songs to radio, radio rejects bratty songs like Hot and the label said, Avril Lavigne is not popular because bratty songs only appeal America-less places like Japan and America playing Avril Lavigne only appeal 2002 like Complicated. Wow, talk about why America hates Avril Lavigne like Girlfriend and stick with other pop music like Taylor Swift as well as 2002. Let's move on.

Back to 2004 where Don't Tell Me was maybe just a case of payola for an awful choice of 1st single. They have a lot riding on Avril Lavigne's comeback and with Pink having a successful album like Missundaztood and having a comeback flop like Try This. Good thing Pink's 2006 album, I'm Not Dead revived Pink's career in 2006 (unlike Avril Lavigne) and since 2008, Pink finally makes more big hits again thanks to hit songs from 2008-2016 like So What and Just Give Me A Reason. They don't want the same for Avril Lavigne. Can you imagine???

I really believe people have lost interest in Avril Lavigne, she was a short term fad. She was only popular in 2002 and after 2002 when I'm With You was sent to radio just in time for the holidays, Avril Lavigne is no longer popular in 2003 as Losing Grip flopped in 2003 and Arista moved on from her during that same year ignoring her upcoming second album before the label moved her to RCA by early 2004. Weird. Anyway, I really believe people have lost interest in Avril Lavigne because she was a short term fad. The rebellious girls who flocked to Avril Lavigne when they didn't want to be Britney Spears anymore have moved on from Avril Lavigne and found a new obsession like Kelly Clarkson and Beyonce... or maybe it's cool to be like Britney Spears again, who know. But Avril Lavigne doesn't seem to have much hype around her. It is as if number 1 but her "hard core" fans really care and it's sad because this is only her second album and she barely a mainstream artist anymore. By her third album, The Best Damn Thing (which came out in 2007), they will be saying "Avril who?"

They are really making Avril Lavigne do an enormous amount of promotion for this album, which was Under My Skin. That is a sign that they don't want this album to flop. A lot is depending on that second, which was My Happy Ending. If that song doesn't become a hit, then it feels like the album can be a flop even if it sold much the first weeks of its release. She is really good at doing rock songs and she deserves to have success but the more poppier songs that she is releasing as singles like My Happy Ending might not get people to see that. Some fans may have moved on or even back to Britney Spears. Avril Lavigne is the woman who is rebelious and does what she wants. She showed that on TRL on May 25, 2004.

In the end, 2004 music is not into My Happy Ending despite the song reached top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2004 because 2004 music prefers other 2004 singles like Lean Back. I guess 2004 was a weak year for Avril Lavigne because Avril Lavigne was only a fad and 2004 albums is not into the number 1 album, Under My Skin killed Avril Lavigne's 2004 music like Nobody's Home. So here's how it goes.


After Under My Skin sold less copies than Let Go in the US by 2004, RCA had no interest to Under My Skin era like My Happy Ending during that year and stick with 2004 Kelly Clarkson like Breakaway and by the time Avril Lavigne got to her third album, The Best Damn Thing, in 2007, she was ready for a change. The Best Damn Thing was a stylistic 180 from the first 2 records: Avril Lavigne suddenly sported pink streaks in her blonder hair, wore sparkly dresses and skirts, and had traded in her combat boots and Vans for heels. The lead single, Girlfriend, was a cheerleader chant of girly pop mixed with punk. Though many of Avril Lavigne’s earlier fans abandoned ship, Girlfriend went on to be Avril Lavigne’s first #1 on the Hot 100 radio charts and the first YouTube video by any artist to surpass 100 million views. It was hugely successful, but also marked a clear change in Avril Lavigne’s career.


Fast forward to late 2009 where Avril Lavigne was going through a divorce and had written a new album full of softer ballads, acoustic tunes, and somber lyrics. It was called Goodbye Lullaby and it was the opposite of The Best Damn Thing as the fourth album more akin to her debut album in many ways. But her label wasn’t having it. RCA wanted to bring back Avril Lavigne's bratty songs instead because they wanted Avril Lavigne to recreate the success of Girlfriend. So after months of fighting and holding out, Avril Lavigne finally was forced back into the studio with hit producers like Max Martin to make more bratty songs for radio like What The Hell. Finally, in 2011, Avril Lavigne was able to release Goodbye Lullaby. While much of it like Wish You Were Here was as she had originally envisioned it, the album was offset by 2 try-hard bratty singles, What The Hell and Smile. Bratty songs version of Avril Lavigne singles like What The Hell killed Goodbye Lullaby and damage the fact the mellow songs that show maturity and depth Goodbye Lullaby should've released as singles making Goodbye Lullaby lost Goodbye Lullaby singles reached number 1 on any Billboard charts. It was confusing marketing: The singles suggested that Avril Lavigne was still in her bratty phase and hadn’t evolved, yet the album – for those who actually listened – did show maturity and depth.

Avril Lavigne didn’t keep her frustrations to herself. She posted the following statement on her website in November 2010:

"I just wanted to fill you guys in. I’m done with my 4th record! Well, actually I have been done for a year and now my record company have finally decided to release it. OMG. How nice! Thanks guys.

I have been dying to get back out on the road and do what I love the most … PLAY MUSIC. I know you guys have been waiting for a long time … and so have I, but not by choice. I have been sitting with this record for a year now. It’s really special to me. I have produced a couple tracks alone for the first time, written solo, with friends, I have pushed myself and I feel proud.

In saying all that, this has been a really difficult record for me to create and to release. Not only is this the most meaningful and special record I have written, it is sincere, honest and close to my heart. But for the first time I experienced a bunch of bureaucratic BS. People do their best work when they are doing what they want, love and is natural for them, not when you are forcing them to be something that they are not.

From the beginning of my career my message has always been to be yourself and stand up for what you believe in. Follow your heart.

My first single off this record is called: “What The Hell.” This song is the least personal song to me off this album. It’s a fun and funny anthem. It has a broad message about personal freedom. It is the most pop track on the record."

In the end, Goodbye Lullaby did not sold well in the US charts in 2011 because bratty songs like Smile killed Goodbye Lullaby and lost Goodbye Lullaby singles goes by number 1s. Stupid bratty songs like What The Hell. Avril Lavigne tries to evolve and make something different, but RCA can only allow Avril Lavigne to make copy and paste 2007 music version of bratty songs since bratty songs were released as single causing the label forced her to make sounded like she was cashing in on the success of Girlfriend. This cause Avril Lavigne stuck with bratty songs she wasn't interested in. That's why radio are not into bratty songs and stick with other pop music in the early 2010s like Katy Perry. Anyway, fans wanted Avril Lavigne to evolve, but the only singles Avril Lavigne has to make is bratty songs because pop music aren't into Avril Lavigne's bratty singles and not accepting the fact Avril Lavigne has to evolve. Artists has to evolve has to be celebrities like Lady Gaga and not going by good pop stars including Avril Lavigne. Avril Lavigne wants 2010s hits/number 1s/try something new, but the label can only accept Avril Lavigne record bratty songs and released as singles and recent Avril Lavigne singles flopped on the radio across the US and stick with other music like Nicki Minaj because it's still a business and Avril Lavigne's bratty singles only appeal other countries like Japan, not the US. Anyway, RCA has parted ways with Avril Lavigne, and she ended up with Epic Records, where she thought she’d have more creative control.


But labels don’t learn their lessons quickly. After working with more rock-oriented songwriters from Evanescence and Nickelback, in mid 2012, Avril Lavigne was ready to put her 5th record out. But there was some stalling, and the label decided they wanted some more bratty songs first instead of original materials that should be hit singles. Instead of dragging out the fight like last time, Avril Lavigne went back to the studio.


In November 2013, Avril Lavigne’s eponymous 5th album was released, and it was even more confused than Goodbye Lullaby had been. It sounded more like two dissimilar EPs rather than a cohesive album: One half was bratty songs like Here's To Never Growing Up; the other half was songs that was introspective, mature, and showed growth like Let Me Go. Guess which songs Avril Lavigne originally intended to release.

Ultimately, Avril Lavigne was a failure as the album was even less successful than Goodbye Lullaby. Although Avril Lavigne put on a happy face, by the end of it she seemed dissatisfied with how things had gone and by 2014, Epic Records had no interest to Avril Lavigne like bratty songs and moved on to Meghan Trainor and Fifth Harmony. By summer 2014, Avril Lavigne revealed she was writing new music that was “less pop.” The question remains: will her label try to recreate 2007 again, or will they accept that her music isn’t for teens anymore?


We can all know that the label had no control over Avril Lavigne because labels like Sony will not involve around Avril Lavigne and stick with radio like Call Me Maybe and celebrities like Britney Spears. It looks like 2002 is still the peak of Avril Lavigne because not only Complicated is still the peak of radio playing Avril Lavigne singles, but also, Let Go is still the peak of Avril Lavigne albums and I'm With You is the still the peak of Avril Lavigne singles all at the same time. So, let's talk about how Hidden Jams Music talks about why label damaging Avril Lavigne's career after 2002 and the label only accept the singles her label forced her to make sounded like she was cashing in on the success of Girlfriend has ruined Avril Lavigne's career after 2002. Take it away, Hidden Jams Music.

"The Main Problems with Record Labels

These are just three diverse case studies that illustrate the complexity of artists versus record labels. It’s not always clear who’s to blame for the problems that arise, although I would argue that in general artists should be allowed to release the music that they choose. Singers, musicians, writers – they’re all creators, and their job is to create. To write and perform songs that are meaningful to them, that convey important feelings or messages in whatever form comes naturally. Most artists perform best when they are expressing honest emotions from the heart, not when they are forced to make music that they don’t like.

In the end, the main problems with many record labels can be boiled down to a few key issues:

Record labels want to recreate the past. They are stuck in the past and too afraid to move forward. When something works, their instinct is to milk it for all it’s worth, even as it becomes clear that it’s time to move on. Moreover, they can’t see trends for what they are: Trends. By definition, trends never last. They are a flash in the pan, and trying to make a trend stick around longer than it’s supposed to never works. It is foolish to follow trends and it is foolish to force artists to stay in the same place, spinning their wheels as their fans move on to a fresher style of music.

Record labels can’t see the future and what it could hold. In all their obsession with looking at the past and trying to follow the same formulas to success, they don’t anticipate new trends and new styles that could have a bigger and longer lasting impact. No one saw grunge coming. Instead, it grew naturally in the underground Washington scene and suddenly exploded on the world in the early ’90s from left field. Of course this is an exceptional example, but even smaller shifts in music taste should be anticipated. Forge ahead and make the future before it surprises you.

Record labels don’t nurture their artists as much anymore. In the past, artists were given time to develop their style and build a solid fan base. Record labels saw the longterm payoff instead of just instant gratification. This is why artists like Bob Dylan were able to became successful in the first place and remain household names to this day. Artists need time to grow their fan base, but they also need room to experiment in their music. No one wants to hear the same song over and over again… unless it’s AC/DC. Artists need to evolve and grow as their fans do.

Remember: Record execs are business people. Artists are creative. You do your job, they do theirs. Singers, musicians, and writers should be allowed to do what they’re meant to do: Create music and develop new sounds and styles. Who knows, it may stick. Likewise, business people are meant to make that music successful, not to drastically change how the music sounds."

Thanks, Hidden Jams Music. Will Avril Lavigne stopped making bratty music and switched over to try something new? Can Avril Lavigne try something new bring back number 1s and represent hit singles? Find out next time.