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Originally Posted by realtalk92
I agree Adele is an exception. However, her exception still shows that in this new generation of music and pop stardom, a singer with no "pop star" qualities can still become a superstar for her "voice" and "music" alone. Adele is a superstar because of her TALENT not because of ANYTHING else. No gimmicks, no stripping butt naked on stage, no booty bounce... none of that.
I also I disagree with your opinion on Janelle.
The reason why Janelle is not as famous is because for one thing she is on one of the most sh!ttiest labels known to man (Bad Boys) and she is being managed by one of the most the sh!ttiest business managers known to man (Diddy) who has jacked up alot of promising careers.
The MAJOR reason why she isnt as famous is because the industry simply won't promote her. Ive listened to all her music and although her production is complicated and she is very artistic, she has made some radio friendly songs that if the industry promoted it they could have easily been semi successful or successful on the radio.
So how can the masses not like her if she hasnnt even been given a chance? "The Electric Lady" debut at number 5, which is pretty darn good for an album that received 0 promotion besides two music videos at the time of its release. So people respect Janelle as an artist. She actually has a pretty nice size following for someone who isnt as famous as her peers and she is very critically acclaim. If the industry promoted her, man she would be huge. She has everything there to be a superstar. (Looks, good singer, good dancer, good songwriter, good performer, interesting, artistic, different etc)
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The thing about is that even though she is signed to Bad Boy Records they have been doing really good by her. They have left her alone creatively and haven't been too intrusive in that regards so they aren't ruining her career any. She has the artistic freedom of someone that isn't signed or that's on an indie label but while being on a bigger label.
It's not even about the industry promoting her. She's doing well all on her own and getting Grammy nominations it's just that she doesn't have that big of a fan base and it's not because people don't know her or hear her material because they DO.