thinking about music as a product isn't fair imo so when people say "the free market always wins - sales = quality" is extremely stupid

the comparison we should be making (since music is an art form) is the difference between kitsch and high art

so just bc kitsch is mass produced and is produced to be popular that makes it better than a single piece by Monet?

I know this thread is lowkey about CLB and this s*** is getting corny but CLB = kitsch

Because they don't

Didnt read. Drake>kendrick and kanye get over it

Cope

op lost lmao

harry potter and avengers yes

unironically

Stop trying to find unobtrusive ways to continue this drake vs Kanye bullshit

WHY TF ARE SO MANY FANS CONCERNED WITH SALES

Because if it doesn’t favour the narrative it doesn’t matter

Because it isn't

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So you listen to music to fit in.
Gotcha

H&M (and I wear H&M)

Exactly, the merits of art are irrelevant to me. If the new trend was listening to bowel movements, I would do the Tik Tok bowel movement challenge.

this isnt even true 💀💀

unless you mean the highest week which still doesn't disprove the point.

why does the opinion of 10 white people outweigh the majority?

bruh these casual listeners do not understand music at all

they look at sales and Instagram followers. He's popping we rocking type beat...

S*** movies make more than good movies. Same for music. Casuals just want something that’s catchy and they can “vibe” to. Not saying all music that sells the most isn’t good, but if you look at history; the artist that sold most in an era usually end up being looked down upon in the next few decades

what we really need to reckon with is that "sales" /=/ "popularity" esp now that units moved is so intangible

the depth of interest and devotion people have for a work of art or artist is, i think, a relatively empirical measure of quality-as-it-exists, and is yet hard to quantify (altho BTS fans have demonstrated it pretty well)

You are a top tier poster, G. Bout to become my only follow. Congrats

The Godfather was a massive box office hit when it came out and has definitely made an incredible amount of money over its 50 years of re-releases home video sales and cable broadcasts so i don't think that's a good example of sales not /=/ quality

but of course, if someone saw the godfather not knowing anything about its fame and financial success, they would recognize its quality, and that gets closer to the ineffable nature of quality

yes

There is a cost advantage to McDonald’s over higher quality burgers, though. It takes the same amount of time and money to listen to anyone’s music, so there is equivalent cost and the choice is simply up to the listener.

This is a better example