One Album Wonders: Label Conflicts & The Rise of Streaming

Usually, when an artist has been around for a while, they have several albums to their name. Yet, there are some artists who've been around for years, yet sometimes only have one album to their name. The rest of their discography is usually made up of singles and mixtapes. In some cases, the artist is fighting to get their sophomore album out and in others, they just can't seem to figure out what direction they want to take. In this video, I'll do a deep Dive into Cassie (Cassie), Cardi B (Invasion of Privacy), SZA (Ctrl), and Azealia Banks (Broke With Expensive Taste) , and talk about some of the reasons why they still only have one album to their name. In some cases, it seems to be the record label (like with SZA's struggles with RCA nad Top Dawg), but in cases like Azealia's it seems like it's hard to get antoher album out when drama takes precedence in your career. Also, with the rise of streaming, albums are less profitable for artists, and several release multiple singles so that they can put music out in the moment, and keep fans entertained. Are we finally witnessing the end of albums, or at least the traditional album cycle?

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