TeeeeHaaaaHoooo said:

The statement that "not one artist has gone platinum in 2014" is not true. The writer of the source article is either a lazy reporter or is being purposely deceptive. The RIAA's certifications are easily searchable in their online database. Enrique Iglesias, Santana, Romeo Santos, Jenni Rivera, Kanye West, Garth Brooks, Eminem, Miley Cyrus, Lorde, Daft Punk, Beyonce, Gerardo Ortiz, Prince Royce, and One Direction are just a few of the artists whose albums have gone platinum in 2014. This doesn't even include multi-platinum album certifications or 2014 platinum certifications of albums released prior to 2013.

Yes, not only does it mislead; it's blatantly untrue.

[Edited 10/16/14 13:14pm]

kitbradley said:

TeeeeHaaaaHoooo said:

^^

Soundscan doesn't award sales certification.

TeeeeHaaaaHoooo said:

MotownSubdivision said:

Frederick96 said:

Yes Beyonce's album is platinum plus...but it was released last year.

To be fair, it dropped 18 days before 2013 ended. It may as well have come out this year.

It still technically was released last year. There are a ton of albums that were released a month or weeks prior to the following new year.

This article is not accurate regardless.

Tuls101 said:

TeeeeHaaaaHoooo said:

The statement that "not one artist has gone platinum in 2014" is not true. The writer of the source article is either a lazy reporter or is being purposely deceptive. The RIAA's certifications are easily searchable in their online database. Enrique Iglesias, Santana, Romeo Santos, Jenni Rivera, Kanye West, Garth Brooks, Eminem, Miley Cyrus, Lorde, Daft Punk, Beyonce, Gerardo Ortiz, Prince Royce, and One Direction are just a few of the artists whose albums have gone platinum in 2014. This doesn't even include multi-platinum album certifications or 2014 platinum certifications of albums released prior to 2013.

I think this article is referencing actual Soundscan sales, not RIAA certs.

I think that's what the article meant to claim. According to soundscan, no artist album have scanned 1 million copies this year. The only album to do so was the Frozen soundtrack, which sold over 3 million this year. The #2 album this year, Beyonce, has scanned over 770.000 (but the bulk of its total came last year on the tail end of the year where it sold over 1 million). Beyonce's total by now has passed the 2 million sales mark.

Otherwise, the aformentioned albums by Enrique or Romeo Santos have not passed 1 million. According to the RIAA, platinum albums for latin albums are not using the same certified threshold than for non-latin albums.

I thought this was a technicality of "artist album" (Frozen does not fall under) + "2014" query yielding no hits, since the last ones to go platinum (Daft Punk, Lorde, Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, One Direction & Kanye West) were all released before January 1, 2014.

Yes, 2014 was a "stale-ass year"! Word to A$AP Yams!

Artists should focus more on touring.People are still willing to pay for a concert ticket.

SoulAlive said:

Artists should focus more on touring.People are still willing to pay for a concert ticket.

This is true, right down to the freshest local artist (comparing CD sales to ticket sales). Unless your act sucks.

This is no surprise, the album has become a niche thing in this digital and very fast world we're living in, there is stuff like Spotify instead of CDs now and most people don't seem to have the patience to listen to 10+ songs by the same artist.

You say no one artist but 63 have you said this year. Confusing.

Maybe just maybe if some of these record labels would stop trying to monopolize YouTube and Soundcloud and concentrate on finding people who have talent... their sales would be much better.

A lot of stuff being pushed out is horrible and kids know it. The good news is, artist / music/ singers are still in the world creating music. Its takes some searching and word of mouth to find them to even listen to their music.

"New Music" thread has been apart of this forum for 3 years. ID' and JoeBala have put a lot of effort and time in hooking us up to some new tunes and albums by some folks I've never heard of. We should have had a lot more folks listening, critiquing, and sharing new music there too. Yet, we've had upteem threads about the Weave One, Jackson's clan, and sister. Good grief!!

TD3 said:
"New Music" thread has been apart of this forum for 3 years. ID' and JoeBala have put a lot of effort and time in hooking us up to some new tunes and albums by some folks I've never heard of. We should have had a lot more folks listening, critiquing, and sharing new music there too. Yet, we've had upteem threads about the Weave One, Jackson's clan, and sister. Good grief!!

Their effort seems to go overlooked in favor of pop news.

TeeeeHaaaaHoooo said:

well, Taylor Swift is about 2 have a first week sales of her new album between 1.2-1.3mi

Hell, none of them deserve it, including Prince.

go2theMax said:

well, Taylor Swift is about 2 have a first week sales of her new album between 1.2-1.3mi

New pop fans, and her old country fans that don't realize they've just been burnt. Trust me, this will not happen twice.

Cinny said:

go2theMax said:

well, Taylor Swift is about 2 have a first week sales of her new album between 1.2-1.3mi

New pop fans, and her old country fans that don't realize they've just been burnt. Trust me, this will not happen twice.

Taylor has always been pop though.

MotownSubdivision said:

Cinny said:

New pop fans, and her old country fans that don't realize they've just been burnt. Trust me, this will not happen twice.

Taylor has always been pop though.

Not dance pop!

JoeTyler said:

JHC, compared to 2012-2014, 2008-2011 was even "KIND OF" interesting

please, everybody, recommend me THREE (just three, or at least two!) good albums (of any artist-any genre) of the post-2011 era, because the only thing I see when it comes to the 2012-2014 Post Adele's 21 era is a HUGE/EMPTY/STERILE BLACK HOLE OF NOTHING

thanks in advance

Ella Henderson - Chapter 0ne Deluxe version

I don't care what others think...but as for a young pop artist this an amazing album. I love every single track on that album and the girl has a voice that is beautiful.

You mentioned Adele...I'm not saying Henderson is a better singer. She is different, but can be compared as an singer that has that extra thing..just to lift things a bit higher.

Songs like, Yours, Missed, Mirror Man, Glow and Beautiful Unfinnished are highlights for me.

Check this out...what do you have to loose?

[Edited 11/2/14 15:25pm]

Cinny said:

MotownSubdivision said:

Taylor has always been pop though.

Not dance pop!

True. If I hadn't seen the video for "Shake It Off" when I first heard it, I probably still wouldn't know who was singing it. I have no issue with pop music or broadening your audience but there are better ways to that than how Taylor did it where she becomes part of the status quo and makes music that uses thew same producers and sounds as practically every other Top 40 song that gets shoved down our throats. What makes it worse is the praise she's getting for doing it. She was always overrated and while I have yet to listen to 1989, I have little motivation to with how the media unapologetically kisses her ass for joining the crowd.

I actually like "Shake It Off" but let's not act like it's a great song, much less some groundbreaking tune that solidifies Taylor as some kind of young legend who's changing the pop music landscape. Also, I see all these posts on here talking about how she's dominating right now and I'm being absolutely honest when I ask "How?".