Why Sabrina, Chappell and Charli are stars now?

[milotic2]

Sabrina, Charli and Chappell are suddenly stars. Why now? https://t.co/TkKlbGs3fa
- Los Angeles Times (@latimes) June 25, 2024
“Brat,” Charli’s sixth studio LP, debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, a career high for the musician. Reviews being uniformly positive. Charli’s sudden ascent is one of several this summer, others being Sabrina Carpenter

Comments

[mayjailer]

chappell won't last. charli's been a star. sabrina could go either way imo.

[pciam]

Just curious - why do you think Chappel won’t last?

I also think Sabrina’s long term success can go either way. This album will be a pivotal one for her imo.

[mayjailer]

i mean i could always be wrong, but i don't see her as an artist who will branch out beyond a certain point to keep things interesting for a broad audience. i can see her having cult success, similar to a marina, a carly rae, or a (deep inhale) melanie martinez.

[pciam]

Good point. Yeah - she could settle into a niche audience.

A lot of people are already comparing her visual “looks” and performance art to early Gaga, which I haven’t put much thought into yet whether I think that’s fair or unfair; but sustaining that kind of interest on the visual performance elements would be difficult long term.

I guess a lot of it would also depend on the music; she’s only had 1 album so far. I think she’s vocally talented so maybe that will help as well.

[tadpool]

I hope she does become a more cult/niche success tbh, I don't want the mainstream audience to stifle her creativity

[duchello]

Chappells star has been growing over the last year. Good Luck Babe accelerated that spike in popularity but even before that she was already selling out small/mid size venues and had a very anticipated (among pop devotees) debut album. Some of the songs have been around for years and she booked a ton of festivals this summer before GLB dropped. If she has a sophomore album up her sleeve and it has the impact of this last one she might just stick around.

[marsdiamonds]

I think Chappell still hasn’t reached her peak success and she will eventually hit the general public in the next couple years.

However, I also think she will end up settling with a more niche audience.

At the beginning of the year I was listening to her songs a lot but in a couple of months they felt tiresome, like a Marina Diamonds song I will only listen twice a year.

Maybe she will surprise me with future releases, but who knows.

[tankmachine]

chappell is fully giving pre-blowup gaga right now though

[mayjailer]

gaga understood marketing/publicity, chappell's already overwhelmed