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Post by TomX on May 18, 2024 19:54:42 GMT
She did say in that GH tour interview only 3 months ago that she loves working with Travis and that they still write, so I don’t think she’s switching labels, at least not for this next album. She’s still on their roster and tagged as an artist on their Instagram. Plus, even if the album gets delayed/redone, we know for certain it was planned to be released under his label. The stories are still under highlights on her profile. My guess is that if this happens, it probably won’t be for this next album but for the one after that. But honestly, I really hope she doesn’t move into the Sony/Rca which is the worst of the music industry. No artist who was there left on good terms, and it would be a really silly move of her to venture into the lion's den again.
I wish she stays at DTA. It’s good enough for what she needs. She can’t just switch labels on every single album. I’ve never seen an artist doing that before…
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Post by oneofthoseguys on May 18, 2024 21:15:49 GMT
When I meant “for a streaming era” I meant that it was good for today’s standards given how everything revolves around it and artists don’t promote their music as much anymore.She got to be on a lot of TV shows and do plenty of interviews, at least twice the promo she did for HAW, not to mention she got to be back at major award ceremonies again, like the Grammys and MTV Awards, plus the dozens of magazine covers she shot. We got a super complete merch bundle with the singed CDs, vinyl variants, cassettes, clothing and so on. So yes, DTA played a huge role in this, along with Warner/Universal who were in charge of the distribution. As I mentioned, I don't see much of a difference from HAW. Certainly, LS was a way of a better era and that can cloud our judgment. For HAW, she had a lot of TV appearances and magazine features, some even bigger ones like Billboard, as well as a better global coverage in other countries than US, Canada and UK imho. You're correct about the physical aspect, but this was also influenced by the release context of LS. Back in 2019, variants and signed editions weren't as prevalent, and she simply adapted to the current trends, with her team being more attuned to them. I wouldn't discount her or her new team just to credit the label. HAW also saw 5 songs promoted from the album, inclusion in soundtracks, and placement on major Spotify playlists, among other things. But the era was chaotic, the timing of everything was terrible and the project was also messy and terribly planned. When I suggest her moving to a larger label, I mean one capable of handling her status. I'm not implying she should be on a label that wouldn't give her freedom, but a better distribution on streaming platforms could definitely benefit her, considering she already manages other aspects like interviews, TV shows, magazines etc, cause she already does it even in between album releases. Last year she did some magazines and nothing music-related happened. This was totally planned by her team, not the label. 100% agreed. BMG is famous for having legacy artists on their catalogue like Evanescence and Aerosmith, providing them creative freedom. If you read the HAW letter written by her for the single announcement, you will that she doesnt seem so sure about touring and promo because of her health at that time. Her team did a terrible plane about promo during that era. HAW was done when the single was announced. I believe it was her decision to release the album only in 2018 because of the tour. Its not like she needed big investments to promote her music, not with her loyal fanbase and good numbers. She could've recorded unplugged performances for the album promo and dropped it on her youtube channel, for example. It's streaming era guys, and BMG put money for her songs on big Spotify playlists, for example. She algo gave a ton of interviews saying that she wasnt determinate to promote her work constantely as she did in the previous years of her carrer. Maybe her contract with BMG was for one record only and she decided to change for DTA because of her trust in Travis Barker.
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Post by BogoGog24 on May 18, 2024 22:08:00 GMT
Her contract with BMG was only for one album, after that she went to a major label but we don’t know which one. LS was delayed so they could get her out of that deal and sign her with DTA.
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Post by 𝑺𝒖𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒕 . 𝑪𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒉 ★ on May 19, 2024 4:03:14 GMT
Her manager right now is still Nano Tissera, whom takes care of the band All Time Low. I think it's still safe to say that Lauren Bates is her assistant too, and her main hairstylist. Avril's brother takes care of her security on his end. There's also one blond haired woman who takes care of Avril's dressing room on tour, even though i never knew her name.
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Post by shessolucky on May 19, 2024 12:10:24 GMT
I saw one or two women with dark hair following her around to film or make pictures on tour. I think they also slept on the bands bus.
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Post by Anti on May 19, 2024 12:33:28 GMT
Her contract with BMG was only for one album, after that she went to a major label but we don’t know which one. LS was delayed so they could get her out of that deal and sign her with DTA. And pretty sure it was just a distribution deal…it was actually an indie album.
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Post by shessolucky on May 19, 2024 12:47:33 GMT
Where is this contest anyway? I havent seen it. Couldnt it just be that these headphones or what ever are from Sony?
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Post by gabbox on May 19, 2024 18:04:34 GMT
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Post by biggerwow on May 19, 2024 18:21:27 GMT
^ underated look the witchy one from GYWYL
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Post by BogoGog24 on May 19, 2024 19:53:04 GMT
There's also an Under My Skin X sticker on the TV
And is the pink guitar in the corner the same one from the HK video?
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Post by Razorqo21 on May 19, 2024 20:25:20 GMT
Keyboard referencing WTH?
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Post by Razorqo21 on May 19, 2024 20:42:12 GMT
oh now I watched music video by Gwen Stefani (Let Me Reintroduce Myself) and thinking how cool it could be if Avril can do something similar like put one new song on GH album then do music video and reference her all music videos somehow in that one music video if she like referencing nostalgia she should do that especially for GH tour... So missed opportunity
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Post by shessolucky on May 19, 2024 22:06:23 GMT
The boombox could be referencing HTNGU
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Post by oneofthoseguys on May 19, 2024 22:38:08 GMT
oh now I watched music video by Gwen Stefani (Let Me Reintroduce Myself) and thinking how cool it could be if Avril can do something similar like put one new song on GH album then do music video and reference her all music videos somehow in that one music video if she like referencing nostalgia she should do that especially for GH tour... So missed opportunity I'm done with references of her previous work, I mean, she's doing it since 2013 when her career had only 11 years. The best part of nostalgia is performing old songs, which she doesnt seem so interested except if it was a single
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Post by blackmage on May 19, 2024 22:53:26 GMT
I think self-references are nice if they can create a sense of an Avril-verse, like Taylor has done several times. But nostalgia-only references are just cute and enough at this point. They're nothing new, as she did it so many times.
Now it's time for her to reinvent herself a little bit.
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