Waiting Forever For Artists

[@ishaanchaturvedi885]

this man really made kendrick drop

[@alltales]

gah damn

[@zachasterisk]

on god

[@enshen2190]

That’s the power of the zeddy

[@ochiai3]

kendrick droppings yes i love kendrick droppings

[@azibbazli3367]

Legit

[@bciwanted2]

Tyler, The Creator easily has the best drop strats. Man's does the regular 2 years between albums, but is also still doing random shit like the Grinch soundtrack, features on his friends songs, producing, and when it comes album time he always has a dope rollout. The CMIYGL billboards where you called the number on it and it played the dialup he would use in the album was genius. He's around just enough to never leave you hanging but he also doesn't drop a lot of music until the album is ready. Best rapper out rn no lie

[@rowleyjefferson5539]

This so true. I also love how he teases an album and the finished product is out in a matter of weeks. It's a perfect way to build hype without leading his fans on.

[@HORCHATA777SUBSCriBE]

Yessss🙌🏻 he is my favorite and most trustworthy drops , he always delivers just the right amount of hype without it being saturated, he also always brings something new like a character.

[@seanthebeast300]

I like the consistency he provides

[@gwensosa10]

Yeah and I like how its 2 years so you actually dive into the music for a while that you never get tired.

[@katelewicki8733]

I AGREE!

[@andresgaona2]

for the frank situation i think he gets a pass. his younger brother died in a car accident the same time he was dropping those singles.

[@burritogamer3984]

yeah exactly he clearly had plans for an album rollout those silhouette poses for future songs... but he definitely scrapped that

[@myvettebeauty]

Yeah, I’ve seen so many ppl ignore that with him and it’s really messed up.

[@joann4369]

Yeah I think about his family from time to time, so sad

[@blue-rz2hq]

sza is legendary, ctrl is a full no skip album, deserving its recognition and every song shes on now after its (features) shes always carried

[@TheKaliMalia]

I do be skipping sometimes tho but its all love lol

[@blue-rz2hq]

@@TheKaliMalia you gotta like slow down and listen to it at least one time and it'll grow on uuu I swear

[@TheKaliMalia]

@@blue-rz2hq haha I love all the songs, I just dont always want them all everytime I listen to sza

[@sammythescrub5258]

honestly sza has never made a bad song or album

[@BoneappleG]

facts, ctrl is an album that will resonate for a lifetime

[@tobydexter2919]

Dropping a new album is probably the scariest thing ever for Rihanna, after her last drop was ANTI, and we haven’t had new music for 6 years. If the new album isn’t near perfection, it might really affect her respect in the music industry.

[@user-qi7xc9mx5h]

I doubt she really cares, Rihanna’s ear is nothing to be messed with. Remember how much hate ANTi got in the beginning. Now 6 years later and everyone is calling it one of the best albums of the decade.

[@kalync.8232]

Best album of the decade. Yeah who is saying that? Its her best album and it did great. Idk if she can top it tho and that probably why shes doing other shit.

[@21978027737032]

i don’t think she’ll ever drop again imo that was her retirement album maybe some features but lord knows

[@jasyw]

She doesn't care about her music anymore. She's like only focusing expanding her fenty empire. Lol she's dropping makeup and new skincare like there's no tomorrow instead

[@liza2444]

rihanna got pumped in the early days of her career, she has like eight albums from when she was 16-late twenties that is crazy and it was like one per yr and touring and all that shit. then she finished her contract and did anti, and that album hit when i was 16 and still hits now. it’s so good. i think she’ll come back but not for a while. she’s having a family and she’s on her fashion skincare beauty vibe. she’ll come back eventually, it’ll just be on her terms like it was with anti. then we won’t be complaining i’m sure.

[@JayStrozier]

I really hope artists are taking heed to this music series. You’re actually giving really good advice to artists that labels will not give them

[@yourmajesty7124]

You say that as if these artists are watching this dude’s KZbin videos lmao. They don’t gaf

[@scorpionqueen11]

@@yourmajesty7124 That and because they're on the label, they can't do shit about it anyway.

[@villainn]

@@yourmajesty7124 yea because artists definitely aren’t normal ass people that also watch KZbin.

[@oo4758]

@@scorpionqueen11 Stranger things have happened. The composer for the avengers film decided to change the music and make it more prominent in the last two films after he watched a KZbin video that criticized marvel music for not having identifiable themes. So you never really know what could happen.

[@villainn]

@@oo4758 right, and some artists even scout from KZbin. Usher scouted Justin Bieber all them years ago and Tyler, The Creator is carrying on that trend with the artists he’s helped sign to his label.

[@literaIIyshy]

I'm willing to wait my entire 20 somethings for a SZA album

[@chlo9900]

this was smooth asf 😩😩😩

[@gracelandtoo6240]

No way you just called Frank Ocean Blonde like Blonde dropped the album Frank Ocean and not the other way around lmfaoo

[@dreamingofthemoon]

Literally. Though I hope that when the time comes she will tour more than just the US. Us international fans are suffering🥲

[@layeng251]

@@gracelandtoo6240 this is so funny to me what the fuck

[@literaIIyshy]

@@dreamingofthemoon I'm fucked either way because I'm from the Caribbean, nobody comes here lmao 😭

[@jainilpatel1]

The one artist that is so connected with his fanbase and the reception of his music is The Weeknd. The guy is a master of crafting attention in the media, and zooming past expectations. Dawn FM was a fabulous sequel to After Hours, progressing musically, with a sweet-spot 2 year gap, progressing the story and his legacy. And this is coming from a fan of his oldest projects, he is sure Abel to stay relevant and change his fanbase's musical appreciation by experimenting with sounds. No wonder he's so popular, and will continue to be. The artist-fan connection is vital in such a saturated market, and he's a professional at it

[@Zaftheguy]

idk bc while i think dawn fm is probably the better album, after hours singles are still being played EVERYWHERE. like I haven't heard anything from dawn fm when going out in public but i'll hear save your tears constantly but I also gotta respect the amount of dedication he puts in his album cycles and aesthetic choices

[@SasuPlaying]

That's not even my kind of music, but I just respect The Weeknd and agree with all you've said

[@elasinger]

I like that able wordplay

[@santiagobauza4257]

@@Zaftheguy Dawn FM strikes me as an almost decidedly less commercial album than After Hours. That one had very defined ready-made radio singles that Dawn clearly doesn't, with a couple exceptions here and there. Abel clearly wanted to put the concept above all else, which is in detriment of current commercial practices. And I respect the hell out of that. But he could have probably done better had he given Dawn some more space from After Hours.

[@kevacademia]

Ehh.. definitely respect your opinion tho 🙏🏿💙

[@edksiaw]

I actually think SZA has done a really good job lately of being in that sweet spot between gone too long and oversaturation. She dropped CTRL in 2017 (an album that I still revisit today as if it dropped last week) and was silent for a bit. But since 2020 it’s been a steady stream of features, singles, and leaks. Which has kept her fans fed juuust enough to keep them in anticipation without all the pressure of trying to outdo her previous album had it been radio silence all along. And everything she’s dropped has been a hit, so it also makes people more confident that her next album will be just as good. Like personally any album that has Hit Different, Good Days, I Hate You on it will never be a flop imo. I think that’s the sweet spot that I personally like seeing artists be in: take your time when it comes to albums but if you wanna drop a single or be on a feature here and there in between that’d also be great!

[@myfavoriteshirt]

Agreed! And the singles keep getting better. “I Hate U” sounds so fresh and is definitely a step up from good days and good days was a step up from hit different.

[@sakinaalia1067]

@@myfavoriteshirt I love her but I think good days is better than I hate you. I hate you gets a bit boring after a while since it’s so repetitive.

[@hyyhchlo]

yes!! also the collab with doja was great too!

[@myfavoriteshirt]

@@sakinaalia1067 It took me a long time to get into good days and tbh I only listen to the first verse. I heard I Hate U, while tripping lol so it really hits for me now and hit different is my car song.

[@felipe-cx5rh]

especially now that sza released ctrl deluxe

[@isobelf1837]

I feel like Lil Nas X is a great example of consistency without oversaturation. After the success of Old Town Road, the rollout for Montero was so imaginative and well-realised that the hype added to rather than took away from the experience. If he dropped new music constantly, we might become desensitised to the uniqueness of his artistic vision, or that vision might be diluted in the songs themselves. Even taking into account his recent break from social media, the quality of his existing work is high enough to keep us sated, looking forward to the next course without starving for it or losing our appetite altogether. I'm excited to see what he does next as an artist who's still relatively new to the game.

[@bethanyshapiro2876]

Agreed.

[@Gage162]

I mean seeing this a year later he has really fallen into irrelevance

[@rachelforbes4424]

kendrick definitely killing me waiting, but i also appreciate the time he puts into his craft, so i know its not for nothing

[@kimorayn1733]

Imagine its called Brother 2: Amaze Harder.

[@tss3393]

God, I hope this comment ages well

[@VinexAesthetics]

Trust me, when you analyze his music and find the Easter eggs within them you’ll definitely understand why he takes hella long time to write his songs

[@plicool]

Yea Kendrick always delivers. I'm happy to wait 🔅❤️

[@samt3412]

@@VinexAesthetics it took me like 6 months to understand King Kunta lmao

[@_Alimm]

I feel this way about Normani. When Motivation came out there was so much hype about her debut solo album even Beyonce co-signed she was up next then everything went silent for two years. No updates, no interviews, no lives, fed us nothing but IG model pics. Then pops up again with Wild Side and we're like FINALLY!! and sis deads us yet again smh. Her album is going to have to be incredible to live up to the wait.

[@aaronbob15]

I’m literally happy she’s releasing another single and we don’t have to wait a full year or more 😭. She better drop her album THIS year.

[@lissaz344]

Fr , Normani was running to be the next best preformer but doja already took the title

[@whitzala]

I feel like Normani is waiting out her contract, she is incredible can’t wait for a full album

[@ambriaashley3383]

Normani's production team has been sabotaging her I swear

[@dnicole4236]

She didn’t leave again after Wild Side. She dropped her new single Fair. It’s out now

[@yellowbentines]

i think i'm in the minority but i don't really anticipate any artists releasing new music, i'm just happy when they do. i have so much music to listen to already and a whole lot more left to discover

[@IVUSER]

That's a great mindset to have

[@kaleibigelow7611]

A person who appreciates actions of others but doesn’t expect them, amazing!

[@musicmeister1313]

Yoo fr. Same here man

[@fabledhorse356]

same there's so much I already listen to and so many artists I wanna try that I never really notice the wait with any of my favs

[@Beanbtch]

Right? Me too

[@WKitte]

stromae dropped racine carrée (one of the best albums ever) in 2013 and then *disappeared* because he got tired of being famous (edit: and also got a horrible reaction from a malaria medicine, including a serious depression; i just thought it might be a bit tasteless to not mention this), and then in 2022 he dropped a new album and it's so good i could cry. the wait was worth it, it sounds like the best parts of his earlier music but it has a new maturity to it. the darkness and humour are still there, perfectly balanced, but the sound is new and he's trying out new stuff musically. i also love how all the new music videos are filled with comments in different languages all saying "WELCOME BACK KING" bc yeah they're absolutely correct.

[@PamelaRubel]

Oh I was starting to think that he would never come back. Racine Carrée is literally one of the best album, and just him leaving after that was haaaaaard for fans. The new album is so good too!

[@b1g_m00n]

same here

[@Jane155-x6d]

Oh yeah, because I don't follow him closely the new album was a big surprise for me. So great!

[@aliyahjeanjacques3069]

YESS

[@49ersNicholas]

Racine carrée hits so hard

[@АлександърСтойнов-ф2ч]

Taylor has the talent to make you feel like you have waited for ages for an album to come out but she just released her last album 3 months ago. Or the talent to oversaturate the internet with new albums and nobody get tired of it. Genius

[@zackari6063]

При этом она умудряется не провалиться с цифрами и всегда продаёт много копий. Гений

[@samt3412]

Trust me, I am very tired of Taylor Swift at this point.

[@u-x-m-a]

@@samt3412 cause she never goes out of style

[@LucasZero64]

I feel like The Weeknd strikes a good balance. He’s drops often enough that you don’t feel like you’re starving for music but there’s enough time in between releases that you’re still excited for each new project.

[@MyMessyMind]

Idk im personally feeling listeners fatigue from the weeknd. He's one artist i wish who would go on break. Also his latest album felt like a dry rehash of his previous hits.

[@Susanoo7108]

This is how I feel about Nate's videos. Sure, having regular releases would be cool but ngl, having a video drop out of nowhere after a long while (in KZbin time) is more exciting for me.

[@yagoldt6195]

Oh yeah absolutely. There's a lot of youtubers that I feel the same way about, I just know that if they dropped a new video a few times a week it just wouldn't hit the same way. And then there are others who when they don't keep up the schedule that they had already set for a long time it feels bad to not have the video drop as usual.

[@villainn]

ong I appreciate his videos more because of that

[@manzijoel5224]

No I literally came to comment this xd. Nathan's release schedule for a youtuber is far from regular--something I believe mught come at the cost of his channel growing massively--but my God do I enjoy watching him drop a certfied classic after being starved for an entire month.

[@himbokoopa]

honestly, i like it when youtubers barely upload and upload at completely random times, because i get way more excited when they upload another example of a youtuber that does something like this is bill wurtz, he barely uploads, but that makes me more excited when he uploads.

[@finalflash98]

i fuckin feel this so hard

[@waavhal]

As of March '22, Rihanna is the 19th most listened artist globally. She released a major project 6 years ago. Just gulp in the two sentences at the same time. It gives me goosebumps how influential Rihanna is. For some perspective, Billie Eilish is 20th most listened artist on Spotify despite dominating 2019-20 like nothing else.

[@lalat5899]

6 years ago !!! Wow. Iconic 🖤

[@sean-bh3if]

i mean, billie has 50~ songs

[@waavhal]

@@sean-bh3if you're right, I didn't think of that. but still it's mind blowing that rihanna can do nothing for 6 years and still be in the top 20

[@sean-bh3if]

@@waavhal you're right, i agree with that. it's incredible

[@KalamariFromTheParty]

This is insane. It’s probably why she hasn’t released anything. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it No point in over saturating herself/diluting her discography if it’s strong enough to keep her top 20 already

[@mojosodope8140]

An album that definitely killed me with the wait was Lorde’s solar power, especially cuz it got delayed for almost a year. And the overhyping was real- bcuz it seems like people don’t vibe with her music just cuz she grew up, got a life and found happiness.And she completely disappears between projects- no photos or features.

[@johncooper4874]

When Lorde dropped her new album Solar Power this year, people were just so against it claiming she’s flopped. I personally didn’t mind it but the only reason these people were upset is that it wasn’t a Melodrama 2. I also need Normani to actually give us a release date. We basically waited almost 3 years for a solo song from her and I’m not about to go through that again.

[@alexisc3658]

People really wanted LORDE to forever be 20 and sad. But I loved Solar Power because it feels like she is growing and maturing with me. Each album feels like a encapsulation of an age in someone’s life.

[@historia1740]

No people didn't hate solar power because it wasn't melodrama 2, they hated it because it was bad and not really worth the wait

[@intheskatepark]

@@historia1740 solar power wasn’t bad tboigh

[@liza2444]

i really liked solar power, not all of the songs are good and there are definitely some skips but she has some beautifulll songs in there two. stoned at the nail salon has such a great existential/romantic vibe to it. fallen fruit is great as well. solar power was such a great summer tune for me and my friends too. i personally liked the vibe better than melodrama, i never got into that album as much.

[@steff6146]

I love love Solar Power. I'll never get over how badly people made it seem, when in reality it is pretty good.

[@fissionabledolphin]

Can’t believe Kanye got us waiting for an album thats been already dropped

[@groverkiinmuppetborn714]

💀💀

[@swishdjr]

i cant believe we're waiting for Kanye to finish recording his lines

[@lalaalal7847]

But at least we got the leaks

[@Snay10]

Fr

[@maddoxcindy5017]

Carti got us waiting for songs that have been out for half a decade too

[@jenkeicher7512]

The emotions that Ye, Frank and Kendrick make you go through with either not releasing music or doing what Ye did…really makes you appreciate the album roll out from artist like The Weeknd and Tyler the Creator.

[@kaleibigelow7611]

Franks brother died, one of the main reasons he slowed down. It’s not all about what the audience wants, Frank obviously needed time away from producing and recording. Put it into perspective before you say how it impacts you

[@jenkeicher7512]

@@kaleibigelow7611 I'm aware of Franks brother dying in 2020. He was already spacing the albums out before his brother died...and I think you missed the point of my comment. So put that in perspective before giving me your input that I didnt ask for.

[@jadenmcfield553]

@@kaleibigelow7611 call me an asshole if u will but that’s not an excuse to just not release anything. i think he just out grew that creative aspect of his life and wants to go into modeling and design 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@l-_olvlo_-l]

@@jadenmcfield553 You're not an asshole just ignorant, a close family member dying is a perfectly valid reason to halt whatever operations you currently had.

[@h3llboyyy407]

AND j COLE!

[@LuizVitor]

Lorde was gone for 4 years until Solar Power, everyone was waiting for a melodrama kind of album, and she drops something really different from her other works and even her fans dislike the album, but I think that she prefered to make a album that she'd like and will be reflected herself in there, than making what just the public was expecting for her, and i think that’s kinda cool

[@maddoxcindy5017]

Solar Power is Sick idk what they’re all on lol

[@LuizVitor]

@@maddoxcindy5017 yeah, her fans still dont grow up like her 💀

[@floresgomezcarol447]

I loved Solar Power, it was different but still her

[@taylorcliff6609]

im from takapuna/auckland Newzealand and knew lorde when she was growing up. signing to UMG was probably the worst choice she made but over here you dont have a lot of choices. the indie route is 100x harder when the total population is smaller than most of the states in the US

[@_Alimm]

I personally love Solar Power

[@gugarainho1694]

The Weeknd is one artist that does that very well. After Starboy he started dropping once every 2 years, but the way he builds his hype is something else, with his aesthetic and features. After Dawn FM for example, the album is so good I don’t mind waiting for the next one

[@nickibenza6584]

Chance the rapper’s downfall has to be the most heartbreaking ones I’ve seen. I used to admire this man so much. His lyricism, his passion, his talent. From his early work, 10 day, acid rap, colouring book. To see his journey truly inspired me. I remember the first ever public KZbin video I made was for him (still on my channel). When his album came out, I spent months hyping it up. I told everyone I love to do a Spotify watch party with me. Holy fk that was the worst album I’ve anticipated to date. You can tell he only made majority of the songs to trend and get hype. Which he did (hot shower did blow up on tik tok). But he didn’t do anything that would set him apart from other rappers. The only tolerable song was we go high. That song had meaning, it had substance. I wish we didn’t live in an age where musicians only made music to trend (Justin Bieber - Yummy, is the prime example of this for me).

[@gato0082]

te: CTR🎙️he gonna come w/good ish... nxt. 👀👀👁️👀👁️artist r ppl🌿🎨too they dealin w/life thgs...

[@yourcommentisntfunnyv2709]

The album fantano gave a 0?

[@jadatheenword6354]

Literally especially when you love an artist and then they get big and only make music that will be trendy for TikTok. Megan thee stallion is a huge example of this for me because I fell in love with her when I listened to Tina snow. Her flow and writing was amazing I’d watch her freestyles and then as she got bigger I’d just watch the quality decline to songs like “body”

[@rimlix939]

Tyler, the Creator nails the wait time imo. Always 2 years between new projects, perfect amount of time to digest the music and let it embed itself in your life while still keeping fans hungry and guessing at what new sounds he’ll be making next.

[@lb2kxx]

yeah like The Grinch soundtrack, singles, features & producing

[@spaces67]

I think it’s so different with each artist. Like if Frank was dropping every year I’d be so put off but I’m totally fine with lil baby or drake constantly dropping something. I think it really depends on the type of audience and expectations the artist and their team cultivates around releases. I think both strategies work very well but I think it heavily depends on the audience the music is for and what kind of expectations have been set

[@Alan-rw3ez]

the longer the wait though the higher the pressure and expectation is.

[@CdoggsGaming]

It’s all different methods of success, if you read the 48 laws of power, you’ll see the base outline of how basically every type of artist can move in the industry. Obviously the books ideas apply to more than just the music industry, but a lot of these artist are aware of this book, and follow its ideals very closely. Social media is a mind game after all.

[@CdoggsGaming]

The reason I commented that, was to say the reasoning in that book explains why we are willing to wait for some artist while some can’t go 3 months without needing to tease more music. It’s all about how the artist personally operates on social media, how they’ve crafted their image. Like playboi carti, so much of his hype and fanbase revolves around his image and how he re invents it all the time, how he only says enough to the fans to make them wonder if music is coming. But from what I can see, music comes second to the image.

[@annechrystelleetemengono1858]

Exactly

[@kalebsomething_23]

Lowkey, this was a classic.

[@orancallaghan4288]

Instant classic, haven't even seen it yet

[@NatRealActual]

no nathan zed is releasing too many videos back to back I cant get hype for him anymore maybe if he waited a year to drop a video then it would be a classic

[@kalebsomething_23]

@@NatRealActual at least until Invincible season 2 comes out

[@luislozano6332]

If I dropped an album that made me a millionare I would just chill and have fun until I feel creative again so I release another masterpiece

[@moirochul]

Tyler does it perfectly, he drops every 2 years and never disappoints.

[@adrianacruz5330]

An artist that is absolutely killing me with the wait is PARAMORE! After Laughter was released almost 5 years ago and even though we've had two solo Hayley albums, i miss the band more than anything. I feel like (or at least hope so) that this is gonna be a case of an album that, even though the wait was excruciating, the payoff is going to be massive.

[@tailsmelv025]

Didn't they disband? 😳

[@kierrrac]

@@tailsmelv025 No and they never have. Just have had a lot of lineup changes

[@adrianacruz5330]

@@tailsmelv025 no!! they are very much together and working on their 6th album

[@tiinah5602]

It's been 5 years?! Howw is that possible

[@agnesnathalie]

Yes! They are working on Paramore 6 right now! It's such a wait man 😫

[@UNDERC0NSTRUCTI0N]

honestly tho sza being insecure about her AMAZING music and album is inspiring for any creative out there because think of all the art that you're sitting on that the world might love just because you're insecure about it...just release it (talking to myself as a producer)

[@sylvistream]

I personally like Tyler's "album every other year" method. It's been serving him well since, uh, Goblin I think lol. That might be a contractual thing but I personally like. It's a nice balance of letting his last project sit a little and also building just enough hype for whatever he's got next

[@Ashjohnsonm8]

Tyler’s probably the best with this, an album every two years with a couple singles and features throughout. And every album is always so different from the last

[@TB__-]

After 5 years, we can scratch Kendrick off the list.

[@pizzleuniverze]

kendrick, sza, and frank all got me in a chokehold waiting for a new album

[@lalaalal7847]

I feel like it'll be extremely underwhelming by the time they do. Maybe Frank puts out a timeless album

[@MichellBollinger]

@@lalaalal7847 I genuinely believe Frank is unable to put out anything that’s not full of incredible lyrics, top tier production, emotions overflowing throughout the entire thing with perfect themes included

[@dreamingofthemoon]

Samee

[@marsrover5898]

i went back and listened to The Weeknd’s interview for Starboy (an album i LOVE) with zane lowe and he talked about cancelling shows, singles, etc to focus on finishing the album and said “i’m not stopping anytime soon” and actually delivered on that promise. I appreciate the level of saturation he’s employed, the music is good but he isn’t overdoing it like 2016 Future (god mc but he did a little much). He’s one of the few artists that had a successful year during lockdown, has been consistently dropping music, and it hasn’t tarnished his brand or quality. Not every artist can do that, but the rate he’s going is something i really rock with

[@SuperMustache555]

I've been really enjoying Rex Orange County's release strategy. He went silent for a few years after the last album, and then came back with a finished album releasing tomorrow, a tour, and three consistently good features proceeding it. Whoever's doing his marketing has it on lock

[@lovelyPink464]

and the album is sooo good 😩 gotta love rex

[@smartaleck05]

I was just thinking that... plus he and Tyler, the Creator have done some collabs over the few years, including on ROC's new album, so they're both doing it right when it comes to balancing music releases....loving the new album btw

[@KalamariFromTheParty]

I didn’t know he released a new album so thank you for commenting this, about to go check it out 🤩

[@Simon-om3st]

Tyler has one of the best strategies. Dropping every 2 years while his music style changes so much.

[@dragonballsuper1519]

That's what Michael Jackson used to do, he would drop a MONSTER of an album then disappear for YEARS. The whole planet anticipating his return, meanwhile in the aftershock the entire industry would change their sounds and visuals to match MJ, while multiple genres died (disco) or were born (hip hop) in between those album gaps. And once the industry labels got a inside scoop about his imminent return they would shift, speed up or delay the album release dates of their artists just so they wouldn't have to compete with Michael Jackson lmao.

[@11MJR]

Nathan your music commentary videos are FLAWLESS. I already know this one gon be a classic like 1 minute in 🧑🏾‍🦼

[@Jystic]

My friend dropped some knowlege that changed the way I look at this: instead of being a huge fan of a couple of artists and just dying for a new album or single that turns out to be not what you expected, be a fan of 30-50 artists and discover more and more artists that you like. this gives you a bigger music data base if I may and you wont be waiting years for a new album from all of them. this can also help underground artists get more listeners and help them out by boosting them up in the charts or whatnot. i have started going through the album picks spotify gives me and ii haven't been disappointed once this past month I have been doing it. I've learned to stop hoping for new albums and rating them bad or mid. instead I stay on the positive side and thank the lord for music that is already or almost better than the other music that I want.

[@pitbull635]

well duh everyone already does that. if u think there are seriously some people that solely listen to 4-5 artists u are delusionallll (sorry if this comes off as rude i didn’t mean it to be)

[@Igoheh]

I am a fan of 30-50 artists but that don’t change that I NEED that new Kendrick

[@Jystic]

@@Igoheh true

[@pedro6720]

It helps

[@jakincordova]

Lil Nas X really has the best marketing strategies, he releases singles at the same time as his controversial music videos, leaves the right amount of time between each single and the album, and gets a bunch of people mad at him in exactly the way he wants them to be mad at him.

[@-Teague-]

1. Be a good artist 2. Be a bad person 3. Do so both publicly and often 4. Profit

[@gezi0752]

@@-Teague- “bad person” huh?

[@-Teague-]

@@gezi0752 he goes out of his way to do messed up stuff and stir controversy just to get his name on headlines. I genuinely don't think he takes morals into account, sorry

[@gezi0752]

@@-Teague- “messed up stuff” what specifically?

[@-Teague-]

@@gezi0752 I don't follow him that closely but if you didn't hear about the shoes thing idk what to tell you lol

[@jelllycake2825]

Mitski is literally amazing so her taking a break then coming back and dropping an album was worth the wait because shes just that good

[@Grace-mb8tb]

I feel Lana Del rey falls into the category of making music pretty much every year but each album is beautifully crafted and clearly a lot of passion is put into each one

[@opuimor]

Disagree, i can appreciate her music and artistry, love her songs and a some albums but i lowkey think she works on new music too often. Its starting to feel a little bland , and she kinds is just pumping out albums that aren't memorable and repeating the same things she already does. Blue banisters is not memorable , it has a few songs that you can listen to more than once but after a while you really forget about it. Same with chemtrails, her last good album was norman. Too little music is bad and too much music isn't good either. She is starting to lose her spark and all her songs are starting to sound the same . She is releasing a lot of fillers , no true works of art .

[@thefoxwhocriedwolf]

@@opuimor lmao bro I just discovered Lana last year and I actually agree with you! I’ve seen her last albums and looked at the newest one. And felt like if bored with it, like there was not as much passion in the music as usual. I don’t know a lot of times I can feel when an artist doesn’t put as much passion in the music as usual. Just a general feeling. For me it’s similar to Ariana Grande. Her newest effort felt underwhelming to me. Something was missing when I listened to it and I don’t go back to the project often. Like they should take more time on the music and live life a little so they don’t just get stuck in the same zone when they make songs.

[@aliyahjeanjacques3069]

Agreed

[@blank4106]

@@opuimor didn't age well also chemtrail is pretty good

[@izukusnotebook490]

SZA by farrrr, she be dropping the songs that blow up on Tiktok n then forget to hype the rest like Nightbird and Joni were STUNNING but because nobody talks abt them, even she doesn’t😭😭 drop the album girl😭😭

[@graapejuicee8935]

Full version of Joni will be on the album

[@davidfc7136]

Glad I'm a Taylor Swift fan, we've been getting FED the past couple of years.

[@KawaiiGlitterful]

remember before we waited like 2 years in between albums? now we just live in fear

[@davidfc7136]

@@KawaiiGlitterful Seriously. I'm excited to see what direction she goes in after the re-recordings.

[@KawaiiGlitterful]

@@davidfc7136 oh gosh yea these rerecordings are buying her so much time to work on ts10, i heard shes been working on it since evermore. very excited

[@blackmilk1000]

A great move was to get two albums out (before the rerecordings) that were indie and had only one single each. It gave fans a lot to process while waiting for the rerecords and also, did not oversaturate the market because it was not pushed to radios and did not have that pop-appeal that her other albums had. Absolutely brilliant. Keeps fans happy while giving the public time before TS10.

[@davidfc7136]

@@blackmilk1000 Very smart on Taylor's part.

[@jesus.e126]

I think the hype for the next Fran Ocean album will be one of the most hyped things of all time. This may be the reason Frank is scared to drop it. Such a high bar to please. But wow I can’t even imagine the amount of hype if he announces it

[@sosmooth13]

I’m not a fan of Taulor Swifts music but she does a good job of staying relevant and supplying content for her fans. She’s been topping charts since I’ve been in high school, and there are times where after I’ve listened to her music that I wonder why.

[@nikitac.9336]

i want Beyoncé to drop a solo album so baaaad it's been almost 6 years since her last (although i really love the other projects that she released since then)

[@thefoxwhocriedwolf]

I have not really heard anybody saying this but I definitely agree! I sort of miss Beyoncé’s solo music. I think every artist should try a more personal and solo approach once and a while so they can explore their craft in every way that’s true to themselves.

[@shaiyanomamo3705]

Same. I'm excited to see where she is going with her music. I'd love to hear great instrumentation and soul, kind of Stevie Wonder'esque. However, while I think everybody agrees that Beyonce is an icon, I am not sure if B7, whatever it will be, will be as commercially successful as her previous solo projects (I hope it will). All her little projects since the Lemonade era (incl. Coachella in this) haven't really garnered that much hype. People weren't really that crazy about Everything is Love or The Lion King album. "Be Alive" didn't really create any sort of buzz (she of course didn't promote it at all and I honestly don't think that the song was that exciting). While Beyonce is a superstar, a Queen, who put out genre-bending, uber-successful albums in the 10s, she didn't really have that many radio/streaming hits in the last decade. I think the last real hit-single people remember was Drunk in Love in 2014. All that said, the music industry has changed so much, there is a whole new generation out there who only know Beyonce as a legacy act, an icon, but not as the hot artist of the moment (like she was in the 2000s).

[@mq6845]

uhmmmm....

[@mickey1090]

Well we getting it!!!!

[@nikitac.9336]

@@mickey1090 IM SO EXCITED YO

[@fayz-dayz]

I agree with everything you said, but i have something to add. I too was one of those people who gets high expectations when an artist drops an album. But in doing so, I end up ruining the whole listening experience for myself. Nowadays I don’t have any expectations when I first hear it, but instead allow myself to fully listen to the artist. What are they trying to say? Why did they choose to create this song this way? Idk, maybe this will help for anyone who gets disappointed after album hype🤷🏾‍♀️

[@spaces67]

If there’s an artist I love I won’t listen/watch any promo, if there are singles I MIGHT listen to one or two, and on release day I block all the reviews and takes and let it sit for a week and then jump in when everyone done being loud as hell. I’ve found that even if it’s a bit extreme it really helps me create such a unique listening experience and keeps others out

[@maddoxcindy5017]

It definitely helps. I went into Solar Power, Scaled and Icy, Donda, The off season and Dawn FM with zero absolutely zero expectations no matter the hype or what the artists dropped before that and each album has blown me away. We often like to think that every song is gonna hit like a drug the way Blinding Lights does for example, yet we often forget that thoughtful artists are all gonna hit you in a different way and spot with their music, and if you only leave a gap open for it that doesn’t exist while closing off all the others you’re most definitely gonna be disappointed

[@fayz-dayz]

@@spaces67 yesss, i do this too! I like going into it blind. Unless I REALLY love the artist I haven’t heard from in a while, I’ll listen to the first single they put out and wait until the album😄

[@fayz-dayz]

@@maddoxcindy5017 mmm, yes. Well said👏🏾👏🏾

[@yuckluck2]

Jhene Aiko keeps me on edge. She is very visual with her lyrics, endless quotables and sets a vibe with her music. I'm fiending for more projects from her.

[@nicolughausen4880]

She is so good + fine asf

[@emmabales3468]

we've been so blessed lately, it's a zed renaissance

[@JuiciferPandoraRex]

zednaissance

[@pshshshvf]

I feel the same about frank ocean like sure, more music from him would be nice but i’m perfectly content with what we’ve got. Blond never gets old for me.

[@smithvasanthakumar136]

I can only assume that Kendrick announced his new album after watching this video. Thank you Nathan!

[@tristang2287]

Shoutout Tyler the creator perfect album rollouts perfect time between albums

[@keimaari]

the infinite replay value of frank's catalog > him dropping consistently

[@JordanNMusic]

SZA has been killing me 🙃 Ctrl was out in 2017… IT’S 20-FREAKIN-22 and still no album 😭 just singles (which I’m not mad at but damn)

[@irfaandavids6158]

Adele is one of those artists that can go on a hiatus for years even a decade and then come back and blow up charts, sales and streams!👌🏻

[@dr.manhattan5308]

I discovered this channel earlier today through this video and Kendrick announced his album the same day 😭😭😭😭 Crazy coincidence

[@j.t.fletcher2214]

Blond is so good I been listening to it since it was released and I remember feeling like I rediscovered it once I listened to it at 21 it felt like something different even now it's a new experience every time I listen to it from a new place.

[@elinmedelberg]

I feel like Beyoncé needs to drop and album asap because everything is love and the gift do not count as Beyoncé albums in my mind, her last album was Lemonade and that dropped in 2016, please give us new music

[@Kirbystare1992]

She might have not have inspiration 🤷🏾‍♂️ I think if she just did singles and features she’d be fine

[@Daniela-xj4fj]

The gift is a soundtrack for Black is king movie so yh that’s definitely not part of her discovery. Same thing with EIL. So yh i agrée she as well hasn’t dropped anything since 2016

[@tinaye8638]

Umm personally I think even though the gift was a collaborative album, beyonce really gave a lot in that album. And it's such a beautiful and unique piece of art.

[@pratyusha..]

@@tinaye8638 I truly don't understand the dismissive attitude towards The Gift. I mean, I'm desperately waiting for B7, but The Gift was really, really good. And I really liked EIL too.

[@katiek2135]

lorde is a great example of making people wait. she won't be spotted for 3 years in between albums- she went to frickin antartcia. people never know what to expect with her new music because she's in such different stages of her life when she writes albums that they seem like different genres. always works so well for her solar power is a classic

[@danka1167]

Solar Power is definitely not a classic. All that hype and it didn’t perform well, critic wise, fan wise and just commercially

[@cchh1]

Solar Power was cute but definitely not a classic. The hype died down after a week and there was no follow up single. I just wish she came in with something more impactful after being gone for so many years.

[@DaraOrtiz]

as long as the artist is putting out music that they are proud of and are putting their genuine heart into they’ll be ok in my book

[@kcu9948]

There are so many people consuming without thought, uncritically. It's rather transparent who's just looking for a vibe that matches their whatever party bio-rhythm, and who's taking these in as art rather than product. For those who churn through music without taking into an artist's growth as a person as well as an entertainer and condense it down to "MID", I hope a critique isn't all they're making. And I hope they're opening themselves up as much as they're trying to dissect a soul letting someone in to their human experience. Great Vid

[@chaghetti]

Florence & the machine is finally releasing a new album after like 3 or 4 years. I was fine with waiting for them. Doja going to need to hurry up tho. I’m trying to inhale new music from her on a weekly basis.

[@kimorayn1733]

I know whacha mean on Doja, I sat through a French Montana song to make sure I didn't miss anything not on Insta (& I didn't btw)

[@adiabadic]

swear this feels like the longest drought in music history

[@pimp2570]

Me agree, no A$AP, no Frank Ocean, no Kendrick Lamar and no SZA 💀

[@sum-uji]

you really hit us with the "is there somebody else" amazing

[@MYNAMEISKLAY]

We should respect artists who take their time creating art. If Kendrick thinks that the current album he is working on isn't up to his standards, he - as the artist - has the ability to continue working on it until completion. Those who fault artists for "holding onto music" are the same people who'd fault an artist's latest work for not living up to expectations. Let them take their time if time is needed.

[@-Teague-]

This is a very wise and well thought out comment. I don't have anything to add to it I simply wanted to thank you for your contribution to the discussion.

[@MYNAMEISKLAY]

@@-Teague- Thanks brother. Have a good night!

[@-Teague-]

@@MYNAMEISKLAY you too! Thanks right back!

[@clairekarakozoff6729]

bro why is no one talking about that ad placement the transition was CLEAN

[@realmackle]

I agree on chance. His ACAB verse was absolute fire, he's definitely showing wilingness to go back to his roots and I'm excited to see whatever he puts out this year.

[@Ali91694]

Griselda is also really consistent with their drops as well, everything they’ve released has been really good and it just shows that you don’t need to take a long time to create quality albums

[@koreajawn6827]

DOOTDOOTDOOTDOOTDOOTDOOTDOOT BOBOBOBOOM!!!

[@OncleSpenny]

When i get 12 albums in a year and theyre all better than someone ive waited 5 years for, it gets really hard to not get spoiled

[@Elemtree]

My view on if the wait was ever truly worth it depends how re-watchable/timeless the project was.

[@adellabosey5337]

When it comes to Frank i think he is the type of artist that will create when he is REALLY inspired, but if nothing is moving him then he doesn’t want to create just for the sake of releasing new music.

[@riri7536]

And i love that. Like i want his raw creativity, something he himself would listen to too. Not something he produced for the sake of other people, you know? I don’t mind waiting for good music from him

[@caranook]

I’m a massive blur fan, I saw them in 2009 and 2013. However, it’s torture being a fan of them because they have been broken up since 2003. They have released two albums since then, one in 2015 and a new one is finally coming out later this year. But god, the waiting game is real. You never know if they will perform again, or release any new music. It’s been eight years since their last tour and album, and I feel like I’ve been waiting that whole time!

[@waldyrmatheusjorgeliberato4167]

The saturation trilogy was legit a lightning in a bottle. It was soo cool to have it all and the fact that there was so much of it made ir better. It was like locking trough the álbuns and clips and finding only BANGERS. Shit was wild

[@EayuProuxm]

That transition into the ad was IMMACULATE. Nathan Zed always the best.

[@tr83ey23]

This is literally all of us right now waiting for Nathan to drop the next 🔥 video.

[@HotlineMok]

One excellent example of waiting long, but also making the wait worth it and signifying growth in music, that I always refer to and think about when it comes to this, is Aly & AJ's Ten Years. Album was literally dropped in 2018 once everybody had forgotten about them, their last album was literally a Disney teen star album, and everyone had just written them off as such, like Ashley Tisdale, Miranda Cosgrove, etc etc. Then they come and BUST thru the doors with a no-skip album after 11 years of hearing nothing from them besides from the few shows and movies they acted in. And it was AMAZING. The entire album has no skips, and even propelled them to have a sustainability to continue their music, go on tours and festivals, and consistently drop amazing albums, INCLUDING A Touch Of The Beat, which is honestly one of my Albums of The Year for 2021. I could write an essay on their comeback honestly because its, THAT GREAT.

[@joaquimdeandradecamargo1278]

TRIBE CALLED QUEST, they released after almost 20 years one of the best albums ive ever heard (we got it from here..)

[@deletingyoutube2306]

That's how Kendrick gon be😂

[@remyfritz8797]

I’ve been watching your videos since the beginning of my high school and now I’m graduating college. It’s been so so cool watching this channel grow and progress into what it is now. There were *several* hot minutes when I was worried that you wouldn’t come back but I’m so glad you did! And with consistency too! Every video is a banger! Thanks for continuing to put out good content

[@wild1531]

Tyler been doing it great with the perfect album marketing and waiting every 2 years so far with no missed dates

[@TheAimeeRT]

As a kpop fan, I'm eating well, but what's scary is when a group does actually take a break, especially over 18 months. Not many people release an album after that amount of time because the group has just silently disbanded. Otherwise, I love that there's constantly new music and sometimes the longest I have to wait between albums can be as short as 4 months, but it comes at the cost of artists being overworked and me being broke.

[@m20047]

the only group that doesn’t constantly drop music but yet still maintains the hype is blackpink. they haven’t released music in like 2 years which is very unexpected for a kpop group, having 2 years in between releases for western artists is normal or even longer it just kinda shows how crazy the kpop industry is expecting a comeback every 4 months, i feel so bad for twice their company is constantly milking them for money giving them comebacks as frequently as possible, those poor girls must be so tired and overworked.

[@kevinross6235]

@@m20047 The members of Twice said they like working but even then, at some point you're going to feel tired dropping 2-3 albums a year

[@sofiaa2482]

Sounds like capitalism

[@tweaksheavycloudbutnorain5617]

@@kevinross6235 of course they'd say they like working if asked, they don't really have the option to say they don't

[@m20047]

@@kevinross6235 ofc they’d say that though, i doubt they’d say they’re unhappy. let’s not forget that 2 members had to take breaks for mental health/ other reasons. working that hard nonstop has to take a toll on their health

[@1Dubbelman]

The GOAT of not dropping music is D'Angelo though. Went away for 14 years with great features here and there but no other studio release. Came back with Black Messiah (2014), to me, the best thing he ever made. I'll argue that To Pimp A Butterfly probably wouldn't have happened without that album. The black and white cover art, the focus on analog sounds and musicianship, the throwback yet modern trippy feel. The content in the lyrics. I feel like those albums are connected, maybe I'm just making that connection but I'll die on that hill.

[@uglysegura9616]

@Random Username yea was probably gonna say the same thing and more than likely had atleast the majority of the album don’t before that ..but who knows

[@fayz-dayz]

I’d rather wait 5 years for a well thought out album than 1 year with a rushed/cash grab project.

[@tropical9913]

Disagree lmao. Kendrick made DAMN. in less than 2 years. And that album has plenty of loose quality songs (Humble, Dna, Element, Loyalty, Duckworth etc.).

[@fayz-dayz]

@@tropical9913 you’re right, im saying id rather someone take their time with an album than feel pressured to rush it

[@timilehinanako9116]

Waiting for nathan to drop the next video!!!

[@HenryThe12]

Speaking of saturation, just look at what Arca did with her "kick" series of albums. Jesus, *four* albums in less than a week? And they're all different *AND* good? That's a feat, I must say.

[@kekemmayie7775]

no because let's talk about that. like i haven't even processed them all. they're all so good.

[@loddyda]

Brooo it’s so hard to make good art especially when you’ve set your own bar so high. The anxiety of following up great work makes it difficult to be satisfied with what you’re doing. Artists should be able to take as much time as they can to create, they don’t owe any of us anything at all.

[@wickedly4]

Honestly I'm waiting on Taylor Swift's next album re-release. I need to get hyped over new songs again!!

[@therandomname69420]

We're definitely getting something from her this year, whether it's a re-recording or an actual studio album and also calm down, Red(Taylor's Version) came out in November last year.

[@bornunderpunches]

VIDEO HASN'T EVEN BEEN UP FOR A MINUTE AND IT'S A CLASSIC

[@AikiraBeats]

I wonder when Beyonce, Frank Ocean, and many more artist will release their music. As much as I don't mind waiting for the music, since I know these artist will bring amazing products. But the wait is so long, that I'm not even sure I would be excited for it anymore.

[@TheThirdPew]

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[@gabrielcaro]

Brah

[@sleep6837]

@Nathan Zed I enjoy the scent of woodchip vomit. Exquisite.

[@carlosroo5460]

Mmm... You smell like chicken.

[@Bandstand]

Leaving this here so i get notified of the shit show this thread will eventually become

[@fortuneaniyi8601]

@@Bandstand ahaha wise bro, let me do the same. Love your videos btw, discovered so much music because of it.

[@Sy-xi9bb]

ive been waiting for sza and frank and kendrick since 2017 im about to cry

[@darkskinwhite]

the way you make them miss you without forgetting about you is by being great. nobody is gonna forget about kendrick, possibly ever but definitely not in this decade.

[@BeccaP007]

I remember hearing this man Sampha’s album years ago for the first time and absolutely LOVED and resonated with it… he has not been back since smh

[@eatatjoes6751]

That's how I feel about movies, man. They hyped up Dr. Strange and his Multitude of Madness for so long that by the time the movie did come out I hated Dr. Strange.

[@Buhket]

the movie isn't even out yet, what???

[@jaelncampbell4479]

@@Buhket he coming from the universe where it did drop lmao

[@peekabooicancu]

Right?! IDC about strange. I'm over it.

[@jennyneon]

Waiting forever for a Nathan Zed & a Frank Ocean album.

[@levi1475]

I love that you aren't afraid to cut in so many copyrighted songs to your videos, it really makes them. Also I see you with the sponsorships Nathan!!

[@joetwodogs]

Then there's bands like King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, who've released 20 albums in 10 years (5 of them in 1 year) all varying in styles and the fans go wild every time! They've mastered the over saturation to the point where they can't go wrong

[@cringeproof100]

I feel like artists can only do this if they're switching up their style expertly like King Gizzard does

[@driftydrafty]

2 seconds in and we are in for a CERTIFIED BANGER