Stevie Nicks Disappointed With Sales Of Her Latest Album

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Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

But she is a big act. The fact that she participated in the best selling group studio album of all time is not to be taken lightly. The fact that her band can sell out 15,000-seat arenas means she's a "big act." No, she's no Taylor Swift or Beyonce in today's world, but if you use Stevie's own past accomplishments as a benchmark, she is a big act, and sales of IYD fell well short of that benchmark.

OK. So she's a big *oldies* act - a *nostalgia* act. Like The Stones or Heart or any other number of bands and performers who are essentially has-beens. Many of them still sell out arenas, but cannot sell albums. Many of them also have fans who are convinced that music "isn't good anymore" and they only like the songs they know, from the past; check out Stevie's setlist - she perpetuates this.

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

What is this- the 1990s? Are videos on "rotation" anywhere? Does anybody really listen to the radio anymore? I agree that being in the public eye (premieres, social media, parties, paparazzi, etc.) is crucial for maintaining ones relevance in today's hyper-connected age, but that is tantamount to selling your soul. Quite simply, she's just not that kind of girl; she's not going to compromise her integrity/privacy just to get a few more hits on YouTube. Yes, ten years between studio albums is excessive, but she was still out there touring every year and offering retrospective packages of her work in the interim. And her continuous ubiquity on album rock and AAA format radio is unquestionable. It would be dishonest to say that suddenly she became a non-household name during those ten years.

Yes, videos are on TV. I watch them every week on NewNowNext. I find dozens of great artists, newer and older, this way. If videos and radio didn't matter, they wouldn't be so critical to the success of new acts. Every day there's a story about so-and-so's video in the entertainment media. I would not consider her a household name today, and if I were her manager I'd make sure she knew that that type of recognition comes from constant effort. You can't rest on the laurels of your past if you want to continue being successful. This is true of any profession. 10 years between albums? She could have released FIVE albums in that time period. Even 6 years between albums is too many years.

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

I honestly don't think she cares about the money. But she does care about sales because it is some kind of a metric on the quality of her album and the degree to which her fans did or did not embrace it. She wanted everyone to love it because she was so proud of it. Plus I'm sure there is a side of her that wishes she could go all in yer face to the naysayers who were telling her not to bother recording new music for the past ten years. Alas, the commercial reception of IYD only validated what they've been telling her; that has to sting.

I didn't mention money, but, obviously sales are important to her, or she would not mention them. Stevie equates sales *quantities* with success, but like I said, I believe it is because she is comparing herself today to herself yesterday. That needs to stop.



I love Stevie's music, and I don't want anyone to think I'm knocking her. I think IYD was one of her best albums, ever. I don't care how many albums she sells - it's not relevant to me as a fan. But reality is reality - name recognition, sales, radio, videos - these things matter - but all that aside, Stevie is not as big and popular *anymore* as she likes to think she still is. Being a legend doesn't mean you will sell a lot of albums. That's OK - I don't appreciate her any less than when she was selling millions.