Originally Posted by
RanRan79
I'm not an Abba fan. I like a few of their songs, but not enough to collect their catalog, or even a hits compilation. Their global appeal can't be underestimated. I guess the easy answer to the question is "promotion". Apparently this Abba reunion has gotten great press around the globe. They have kept their name and their music front and center despite not being together. The stage play and the movie just secured their popularity with a new generation of listeners.
Except for this forum, I haven't heard a peep about Diana's releases. Good Morning America, the one that's on in the afternoon, often plays Diana's "Aint No Mountain High Enough" as it's signing off song. A couple of times they played Diana's "Thank You" as the signing off song. That's the extent of any relevance of Diana's new stuff that I've come across aside from SD. Where are the interviews? Where are the music videos? Believe it or not, music videos are even more relevant for success than they were 20 and 30 years ago. Radio is not what it used to be as far as popularity goes. So many people get their music online, and the music video has been one of the best promotional tools for that. I realize we're in a pandemic still, and even being vaccinated we should all use caution, but if she brought on the right person to handle it, Diana could have some great music videos that might [[MIGHT) get a good reception from the music buying public. She has enough money to have it done where she may not have to go out or be around a bunch of people to shoot her parts.
She could also do some performing from home. Patti Labelle has some great Youtube videos of herself performing from home. Diana could do that. This is always the frustrating part of being a Diana Ross fan. There's always these possibilities for her to do something big and worthwhile, but she falls back on doing the absolute least and hoping, I assume, for a big return. My fingers are crossed that she ultimately pulls out the big guns, goes hard, and ends up with a surprise runaway success. I'll keep my fingers crossed until it happens, or enough time has passed, and it doesn't.
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