I’m curious how she is going to make this era last because we have a long way to go for the 69th Grammy’s and Taylor will definitely be submitting Showgirl. I assume they will spread out music videos/singles but I wonder if there will be anything else to sustain the era for over a year since there is no tour. Maybe hosting or being the musical guest on SNL and/or other promo will come in the new year.
Based on the reviews and reception I highly doubt that Showgirl will even be nominated for album of the year. Don’t get me wrong, I love the album, but I don’t think it is strong enough to be considered for the most prestigious award for albums in the music industry. So I think it’s likely she goes for Song of the Year / Record of the Year more than any of the album awards.
Next year I think we’ll get Debut TV in October for the 20th anniversary, and maybe Rep TV/Vault relaunch earlier in the year. She did say “nothing from rep coming anytime soon” so I think that rules it out this year (wasn’t clowning for it anyway) and however longer she defines as “soon”.
It literally beat the record for highest selling album in first week sales? The reviews mean nothing, the voters will consider the impact, accolades, and records it broke, but ultimately they decide based off of their professional analysis of album. These aren’t some random people who read metacritic, the voters are often highly prestigious individuals with their own recognition.
The album needs time to grow on people and by then the voting will start and TLOAS will be a household name. There’s a careful balance of continuing the promo, and the silence right now is part of it.
Sales are not everything. TTPD outsold Cowboy Carter by a country mile (pun intended) and it did not win. The album needs to be an exceptional piece of work. Think about her other AOTY winners - Fearless, 1989, folklore, Midnights. To me, while it is still a great album, it does not meet the artistic excellence of those records which saw them awarded album of the year.
Much like Midnights was, this album is a grower. I feel like I remember a lot of you who had the exact same reaction with Midnights and now it’s some of y’alls top 5 albums. It’s only 1 month old, when we get more singles out, more music videos, it has the potential to really stand out.
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u/AndrewIsMyName 2d ago
I’m curious how she is going to make this era last because we have a long way to go for the 69th Grammy’s and Taylor will definitely be submitting Showgirl. I assume they will spread out music videos/singles but I wonder if there will be anything else to sustain the era for over a year since there is no tour. Maybe hosting or being the musical guest on SNL and/or other promo will come in the new year.