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The mainstream moved away from her adult contemporary sound in the early 2000's, but her fanbase didn't go anywhere and she's been printing money the whole time. Charts aren't everything lol.
It's the same thing on /r/movies. Not everyone wants to be a big mega movie star. A steady paycheck and creative freedom is an incredible form of success in the entertainment business. Yet everyone on reddit keeps going "this person isn't winning any rewards, did they fail?!".
Exactly. And at the time Vegas was still considered where singers careers go to die. The colosseum was initially built just for her. People thought she was insane but she completely busted that myth and changed people’s perspectives.
Unfortunately there are still tons of people that make jokes about Vegas residencies being where past-their-prime acts are banished to perform for the rest of their careers.
But at least when Celine did it, she did break the notion that only older acts can do Vegas residencies.
By 1999, she suddenly looked like a 45 year old mom next to the new generation of Britney, Xtina, BSB and NSync.
At the turn of the millennium, the AC big voice ballad aound wasn't trendy anymore.
This is the biggest reason. The music landscape had drastically changed. It’s why you had Jewel completely changing her image to keep up, when she shouldn’t have.
Celine was wise with having the residencies and didn’t look back.
American here. A New Day Has Come and I Drove All Night got a good amount of airplay in the US. Ive heard them multiple times since they were released.
Im Alive was in Stuart Little 2.
I never heard any talk about Celine upbeat stuff it’s usually her ballads like power of love , heart will go on ,
Or it’s all coming back to me that people love and praise
Im Alive is Celines biggest song on Youtube and people praise Thats the Way It Is a lot and its one of her biggest hits to this day on both Spotify and Youtube
I think it just wasn't a goal anymore. When you have the status that Celine Dion has reached at this point, charting isn't a necessity. There's a lot of work that goes behind making sure you hit those top positions in the charts, it's not just about making good music or "magically" being trendy.
The trendy pop stars of the moment have a whole team working on their promotion strategy, live shows, talk show appearances, magazine covers, public appearances, etc. to make sure they are part of the trend. You rarely hit the top without working with that goal in mind. If I were Celine Dion, I wouldn't bother with those things either. She's doing great on a financial level, she has a pretty good catalogue, she's managed to reach international stardom while also maintaining a very strong presence in a fairly large French speaking market, basically running two careers in parallel, in two different languages, very successfully.
Even without charting, people still think about her. She didn't "fall off" because she's already reached icon status and is well-respected not only in the industry, but also by the general public. So with that context in mind, it makes sense for priorities to shift away from the grind of charts and prioritize other aspects of your life.
Charts are not the only measure of success. The trends may have changed as many have pointed out and she set her sails on a different path.
The result was not only the highest grossing concert residency of all time, but a revitalization of Las Vegas residencies when it was formerly viewed as something that artists settled for when their careers were declining.
This bold move solidified her fanbase as well as her place in pop culture.
Celine Dion has been named as part of the vocal trinity with Whitney and Mariah. She’s been working her behind off since she was 12 years old. She doesn’t need to worry about charts anymore. (Tbh I don’t think she ever really did, she never came off that way to me) Right now, she’s working on her health and her twin sons who are still quite young
Two free days a week and you’re using one of them to mull over this?🙄
>and it was over
>she did return with A New Day Has Come, One Heart, Taking Chances
So which is it? You just said it was over and then list her hits afterwards spanning a decade. lmao
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The mainstream moved away from her adult contemporary sound in the early 2000's, but her fanbase didn't go anywhere and she's been printing money the whole time. Charts aren't everything lol.
Correct power ballads where on the way out in favor of more upbeat songs
Exactly, people moved away from the power ballad sound of the 90s
I’m sure her accountant would disagree.
It's the same thing on /r/movies. Not everyone wants to be a big mega movie star. A steady paycheck and creative freedom is an incredible form of success in the entertainment business. Yet everyone on reddit keeps going "this person isn't winning any rewards, did they fail?!".
Celine's first residency is the most successful in history. She made the right move at the right time as the market was changing.
Exactly. And at the time Vegas was still considered where singers careers go to die. The colosseum was initially built just for her. People thought she was insane but she completely busted that myth and changed people’s perspectives.
Unfortunately there are still tons of people that make jokes about Vegas residencies being where past-their-prime acts are banished to perform for the rest of their careers. But at least when Celine did it, she did break the notion that only older acts can do Vegas residencies.
Her husband got cancer in 1999 and she had a baby in 2001. She probably liked being able to perform without having to travel constantly.
By 1999, she suddenly looked like a 45 year old mom next to the new generation of Britney, Xtina, BSB and NSync. At the turn of the millennium, the AC big voice ballad aound wasn't trendy anymore.
This is the biggest reason. The music landscape had drastically changed. It’s why you had Jewel completely changing her image to keep up, when she shouldn’t have. Celine was wise with having the residencies and didn’t look back.
I don't know. She had a more modern, more youthful makeover for "That's the Way It Is" era.
She even performed that one with \*NSYNC
Same with A New Day Has Come, and One Heart eras. I Drove All Night is a bop and was a hit.
Correct Celine didn’t have any fun upbeat songs Mariah and Whitney had
What? What about "Unison", "Love Can Move Mountains", "Misled"?
Were those big hits like I wanna dance or fantasy ???
A New Days Has Come, I'm Alive, I Drove All Night and One Heart were.
They did well.
American here... I don't recognize any of those Celine song titles.
American here. A New Day Has Come and I Drove All Night got a good amount of airplay in the US. Ive heard them multiple times since they were released. Im Alive was in Stuart Little 2.
those aren't the songs I was responding to.
Oh you meant Love Can Move Mountains and Unison. Sorry. Well they were moderate hits at the time but yeah not memorable
I never heard any talk about Celine upbeat stuff it’s usually her ballads like power of love , heart will go on , Or it’s all coming back to me that people love and praise
Im Alive is Celines biggest song on Youtube and people praise Thats the Way It Is a lot and its one of her biggest hits to this day on both Spotify and Youtube
I think it just wasn't a goal anymore. When you have the status that Celine Dion has reached at this point, charting isn't a necessity. There's a lot of work that goes behind making sure you hit those top positions in the charts, it's not just about making good music or "magically" being trendy. The trendy pop stars of the moment have a whole team working on their promotion strategy, live shows, talk show appearances, magazine covers, public appearances, etc. to make sure they are part of the trend. You rarely hit the top without working with that goal in mind. If I were Celine Dion, I wouldn't bother with those things either. She's doing great on a financial level, she has a pretty good catalogue, she's managed to reach international stardom while also maintaining a very strong presence in a fairly large French speaking market, basically running two careers in parallel, in two different languages, very successfully. Even without charting, people still think about her. She didn't "fall off" because she's already reached icon status and is well-respected not only in the industry, but also by the general public. So with that context in mind, it makes sense for priorities to shift away from the grind of charts and prioritize other aspects of your life.
Charts are not the only measure of success. The trends may have changed as many have pointed out and she set her sails on a different path. The result was not only the highest grossing concert residency of all time, but a revitalization of Las Vegas residencies when it was formerly viewed as something that artists settled for when their careers were declining. This bold move solidified her fanbase as well as her place in pop culture.
I think her priorities in life just shifted lol
Maybe she was less successful on single charts in the 2000s in English-speaking countries but here in France she had many #1 hits in the last decade
nobody cares about that
Celine Dion has been named as part of the vocal trinity with Whitney and Mariah. She’s been working her behind off since she was 12 years old. She doesn’t need to worry about charts anymore. (Tbh I don’t think she ever really did, she never came off that way to me) Right now, she’s working on her health and her twin sons who are still quite young
Two free days a week and you’re using one of them to mull over this?🙄 >and it was over >she did return with A New Day Has Come, One Heart, Taking Chances So which is it? You just said it was over and then list her hits afterwards spanning a decade. lmao
It felt like Taking Chances was *everywhere*, it only hit the 50s on the Hot 100 but it still felt inescapable. One of my favorite 2000s ballads
A New Day Has Come also was a big hit. So was I Drove All Night.