We interviewed Joe (r&b singer). He says he's going to be retiring from making music because it's not selling anymore.
Damn.
Oh NO!
Wow, major loss to the industry tbh.
It honestly is a major loss. Joe is amazing and still makes good music
Quote from: Buddha on October 29, 2016, 11:37:33 PM
We interviewed Joe (r&b singer). He says he's going to be retiring from making music because it's not selling anymore.
Damn.
It's sad.
I saw his album by accident, while on iTunes. There's been no promo.
I understand why he would say that.
I hope he continues to perform.
Quote from: Vonc2002 on October 29, 2016, 11:42:26 PM
It honestly is a major loss. Joe is amazing and still makes good music
Vonc always wanna come in the thread on the contrary
You move COVERT
Quote from: Vonc2002 on October 29, 2016, 11:42:26 PM
It honestly is a major loss. Joe is amazing and still makes good music
mmdsaghfdd
I was actually being serious this time
Yeah guys Joe is everything
Idk why y'all make a joke at every turn :uhh:
he's not
Im sure he loves music too much
he should sing Angel In Disguise with Bran at Soul Train though before he takes a break
Quote from: R on October 29, 2016, 11:50:19 PM
Quote from: Buddha on October 29, 2016, 11:37:33 PM
We interviewed Joe (r&b singer). He says he's going to be retiring from making music because it's not selling anymore.
Damn.
I saw his album by accident
dfhjklmvcbnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
When did he ever sell ,, he beetter take his ass On the road
Quote from: sadiddy? on October 30, 2016, 12:57:14 AM
Quote from: ANIMMAI on October 30, 2016, 12:53:36 AM
Quote from: R on October 29, 2016, 11:50:19 PM
Quote from: Buddha on October 29, 2016, 11:37:33 PM
We interviewed Joe (r&b singer). He says he's going to be retiring from making music because it's not selling anymore.
Damn.
I saw his album by accident
dfhjklmvcbnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
(https://uploadir.com/u/qndwwb1j)
wtf
Guys this past yr has not been easy on r&b acts
Cud we b more sensitive
Quote from: ANIMMAI on October 30, 2016, 12:53:36 AM
Quote from: R on October 29, 2016, 11:50:19 PM
Quote from: Buddha on October 29, 2016, 11:37:33 PM
We interviewed Joe (r&b singer). He says he's going to be retiring from making music because it's not selling anymore.
Damn.
I saw his album by accident
dfhjklmvcbnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
i hate y'all
:plzstop:
Quote from: Buddha on October 29, 2016, 11:37:33 PM
He says he's going to be retiring from making music because it's not selling anymore.
v
Aw no
My favorite male voice
Wow no one cares LMAO! Bye Joe!
He can always continue to tour.
Quote from: Pop on October 30, 2016, 01:07:40 AM
When did he ever sell ,, he beetter take his ass On the road
:dead:
Joe used to sell. His album My Name Is Joe went triple platinum.
So sad he is one of the best male voices in R&B!! Definetly in my top 3
One of the best R&B male singers
Quote from: Pop on October 30, 2016, 01:07:40 AM
When did he ever sell ,, he beetter take his ass On the road
He has more #1's on the Hot 100 than Mary
:udontlookok:
n
He ain't goin nowhere
Umm does he need the money? Why not release something for the fans every now and then
Quote from: Vonc2002 on October 29, 2016, 11:42:26 PM
It honestly is a major loss. Joe is amazing and still makes good music
!!!! i got the chance to see him live ihere in barbados and he sings DOWNE :gorlonfire: his last album Bridges was really solid besides i think he should do vegas he has 11 solid album of great material and people would actually pay to see this guy :stressed:
Joe: This music industry is very, very tough. I?ve done it for a very long time. I?ve had success in it and I?ve been very fortunate and I thank God for everything he?s blessed me with. Sometimes it becomes a point where you feel like maybe?and I don?t want to be too outside of thinking when it comes to it. I love the music 100%, but also I want everybody else to love the music as well. I guess it comes down to if you?re not as successful as sales and you look at the numbers, which can really be a huge, huge impact on whether you want to continue or not. It says to you that it doesn?t matter anymore what you do and bring out. No matter how much hard work you put into it, it?s almost like it doesn?t matter if you put out an album or not. We can deal with a song or two, but not sure about an album. I think that?s the hardest part. I?m a songwriter. I?m a producer. I?m a musician. When you put those energies and mix them together to try to create a project and it means so much to you and you?re so excited about the release, sometimes some people don?t get a chance to hear it. They don?t get a chance to pick it up. So it kinda leaves you in a place where you don?t know if you should continue. Should it be something I keep beating in the head? Of course I?d love to continue doing music if everyone wants to hear it. I don?t want to say definitely, but certainly the question has crossed my mind. I?m at a point now where I so want people if only they love it and feel it, to support it. I don?t want to force anyone. I?ll never forget when my man 50 Cent challenged Kanye West to that particular album they released in the same week. It became one of those ?If he wins, I?m out.? I?ve always wanted to win and be successful and make people happy. When they listen to the music, they find something that connects to their particular life. Hopefully, there?s a great success on this album, and I encourage everybody that wants to bring r&b back to a certain state where it used to be. I?m fighting for it. I want it to survive and be successful again. I want those of Ginuwine and Jodeci and so many of those dope artists considered to be dope by the masses. I don?t want this genre to get pushed to the side or be an unsung genre of music. Hip hop is the new pop. I can clearly say that right now. The influence that hip hop has, it?s the most popular music in any genre. They have reached and touched different cultures, everybody. I want r&b to be just like it was when it was Marvin Gaye and The Gap Band and New Edition. It was so many great performers and songwriters back then. I want to bring that particular love for what r&b is back into the fore front. If it?s at that point where nobody cares anymore, I don?t want to have to change who I am as far as going trap or switch up my lyrics to sell records. I don?t to sell records, I just want people to hear it and be open to appreciating it. We are at a point now where r&b is at a crossroads and somebody has to step out front and say they?re not going to let it go that route
Quote from: BEST OF ME on October 30, 2016, 09:14:59 AM
He can always continue to tour.
s
Nah ... he can't bby
Nobody going to a Joe show
Unless it's at the local Sizzler on a busy night
And I love Joe :dead:
Quote from: Annie on October 30, 2016, 09:56:35 AM
Umm does he need the money? Why not release something for the fans every now and then
I think that's what he's been doing but the fans just aren't buying :dead:
(http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltaclfD9hm1qi0i2i.jpg)
This was the last Joe album i listened to. It was really good.
Now Joe's voice is among the tops
I always put him over sTank
You can't duplicate his tone, power, and runs and range
I wonder if they'd let him into a Vegas show. Is Mimi still there? She needs to hook her friend up
Quote from: BENTLEY! on November 01, 2016, 01:58:03 PM
Quote from: BEST OF ME on October 30, 2016, 09:14:59 AM
He can always continue to tour.
s
Nah ... he can't bby
Nobody going to a Joe show
Unless it's at the local Sizzler on a busy night
And I love Joe :dead:
:dead:
He was just at Howard Theatre and played to a sold out crowd. He can still BOOK theatres.
Quote from: BEST OF ME on November 01, 2016, 02:09:53 PM
Quote from: BENTLEY! on November 01, 2016, 01:58:03 PM
Quote from: BEST OF ME on October 30, 2016, 09:14:59 AM
He can always continue to tour.
s
Nah ... he can't bby
Nobody going to a Joe show
Unless it's at the local Sizzler on a busy night
And I love Joe :dead:
:dead:
He was just at Howard Theatre and played to a sold out crowd. He can still BOOK theatres.
And whenever he comes to the UK his shows have a good turn out.
Quote from: Buddha on November 01, 2016, 01:55:10 PM
Joe: This music industry is very, very tough. I?ve done it for a very long time. I?ve had success in it and I?ve been very fortunate and I thank God for everything he?s blessed me with. Sometimes it becomes a point where you feel like maybe?and I don?t want to be too outside of thinking when it comes to it. I love the music 100%, but also I want everybody else to love the music as well. I guess it comes down to if you?re not as successful as sales and you look at the numbers, which can really be a huge, huge impact on whether you want to continue or not. It says to you that it doesn?t matter anymore what you do and bring out. No matter how much hard work you put into it, it?s almost like it doesn?t matter if you put out an album or not. We can deal with a song or two, but not sure about an album. I think that?s the hardest part. I?m a songwriter. I?m a producer. I?m a musician. When you put those energies and mix them together to try to create a project and it means so much to you and you?re so excited about the release, sometimes some people don?t get a chance to hear it. They don?t get a chance to pick it up. So it kinda leaves you in a place where you don?t know if you should continue. Should it be something I keep beating in the head? Of course I?d love to continue doing music if everyone wants to hear it. I don?t want to say definitely, but certainly the question has crossed my mind. I?m at a point now where I so want people if only they love it and feel it, to support it. I don?t want to force anyone. I?ll never forget when my man 50 Cent challenged Kanye West to that particular album they released in the same week. It became one of those ?If he wins, I?m out.? I?ve always wanted to win and be successful and make people happy. When they listen to the music, they find something that connects to their particular life. Hopefully, there?s a great success on this album, and I encourage everybody that wants to bring r&b back to a certain state where it used to be. I?m fighting for it. I want it to survive and be successful again. I want those of Ginuwine and Jodeci and so many of those dope artists considered to be dope by the masses. I don?t want this genre to get pushed to the side or be an unsung genre of music. Hip hop is the new pop. I can clearly say that right now. The influence that hip hop has, it?s the most popular music in any genre. They have reached and touched different cultures, everybody. I want r&b to be just like it was when it was Marvin Gaye and The Gap Band and New Edition. It was so many great performers and songwriters back then. I want to bring that particular love for what r&b is back into the fore front. If it?s at that point where nobody cares anymore, I don?t want to have to change who I am as far as going trap or switch up my lyrics to sell records. I don?t to sell records, I just want people to hear it and be open to appreciating it. We are at a point now where r&b is at a crossroads and somebody has to step out front and say they?re not going to let it go that route
m
c
Aww damn
"Sweet Lady" is my mess
Quote from: Gilgamesh. on November 01, 2016, 02:11:08 PM
Quote from: BEST OF ME on November 01, 2016, 02:09:53 PM
Quote from: BENTLEY! on November 01, 2016, 01:58:03 PM
Quote from: BEST OF ME on October 30, 2016, 09:14:59 AM
He can always continue to tour.
s
Nah ... he can't bby
Nobody going to a Joe show
Unless it's at the local Sizzler on a busy night
And I love Joe :dead:
:dead:
He was just at Howard Theatre and played to a sold out crowd. He can still BOOK theatres.
And whenever he comes to the UK his shows have a good turn out.
Right. I don't know Bent' talkin' about :dead:
Quote
R&B singer Joe debuts at No. 2 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (dated Dec. 3) with his 12th studio album, #MYNAMEISJOETHOMAS, selling 17,000 copies in the week ending Nov. 17, according to Nielsen Music. It marks his 16th career entry and 11th top five-placing set on the 51-year-old list.
Joe arrived on the Billboard charts in 1993 when his first album, Everything, reached No. 16 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It?s his only studio effort to miss the top five of the chart. He earned his first Billboard Hot 100 hit that year with ?I?m In Love,? from the debut set, peaking at No. 64.
His subsequent 11 studio albums have all debuted in the top five on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, beginning with his sophomore set, All That I Am (No. 4 debut and peak on the Aug. 16, 1997-dated chart). Since that first week in the top five, he has earned the most top-five debuts of any R&B act in that span of time (R. Kelly follows with nine top-five debuts since Aug. 16, 1997).
Joe?s Top Five Debuts on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums:
Title, Debut Position, Peak Date
All That I Am, No. 4, Aug. 15, 1997
My Name Is Joe, No. 1 (one week), May 6, 2000
Better Days, No. 3, Dec. 29, 2001
And Then?, No. 4, Jan. 3, 2004
Ain?t Nothing Like Me, No. 1 (one week), May 12, 2007
Joe Thomas, New Man, No. 3, Oct. 11, 2008
Signature, No. 2, Aug. 1, 2009
The Good, The Bad, The Sexy, No. 2, Nov. 5, 2011
Doubleback: Evolution of R&B, No. 4, July 20, 2013
Bridges, No. 3, July 12, 2014
#MYNAMEISJOETHOMAS, No. 2, Dec. 3, 2016
All of the above albums peaked at their debut position.
The new album also launches at No. 1 on the R&B Albums chart. It?s his third straight No. 1 debut on the list, which launched in 2013 (many years after Joe?s chart career began back in 1993).
Not a bad track record or feat for an artist that wants to retire.
I don't wrong him TBH.
People will praise u and your talent but don't support when the time comes.
so just because it isnt selling like he wants, he quits?
seems like he doesnt really love his job then
Quote from: Warren Summers on November 23, 2016, 09:42:46 AM
so just because it isnt selling like he wants, he quits?
seems like he doesnt really love his job then
!!!
If all creative people stopped making art because it isn't selling there would be very little art
Quote from: BENTLEY. on November 01, 2016, 02:06:39 PM
Now Joe's voice is among the tops
I always put him over sTank
You can't duplicate his tone, power, and runs and range
he SINGS
Quote from: Gilgamesh. on November 01, 2016, 02:01:54 PM
(http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltaclfD9hm1qi0i2i.jpg)
This was the last Joe album i listened to. It was really good.
his last album is actually good honestly this guy never made a "bad" album
I've always been a fan of Joe's music but he is one artist that needs a break from recording.It seems like he releases an album every year.
I liked Doubleback. Joe releases too frequently for me and every album gives the same
His new album is wonderful.