She should just have waited until early 2020 then she should have released My Oh My as the lead single

I think Lady Gaga didn’t release LG6 lead in 2019 because Shallow was still charting and didn’t want it to overshadow the new song. Camila should’ve done the same and delayed her romance era

I think people are tired of her. She just kept releasing songs until one smashed, and surprise: No one cared. She should’ve let Señorita die, and wait for a while until people were excited to see her again. This whole era just seems rushed, even visually, it’s nothing we haven’t seen already, she just seems lost artistically.

Actually Liar and Shameless were released exactly the same day but Camila didn’t promote any song until months later and then she released Cry for me a week later Easy and decided to promote those songs instead of Liar or Shameless then she announced the cover album and the track list along with Living proof and suddenly she stated promoting that song. I mean this era was a total mess

she should've waited until Valentine's Day to release Romance, it would've done AMAZING at that time

I think My Oh My should be the lead single

I think that "Señorita" was too much, the song is everywhere, everytime and it feels really old right now, people are boring of the same artist and even with the over expose relationship between Camila and Shawn, it's like we are sick of see them or listen to them, plus the promotion of this era is really weak and poor.

Her old Tumblr account resurfacing isn't exactly helping this era become something either.

I think she just overexposed herself. People got tired of hearing her voice. If you’re releasing music constantly people will get tired of you. I don’t think her career is necessarily “over” but I do think she’s already declining commercially very early into her career. There wasn’t a mass interest for Romance like there was for her first album. No one was really excited aside from her die hard fans. 54k pure sales isn’t AWFUL, it outsold tell me you love me by Demi lovato, but only 86k with streams is kinda unfortunate given that señorita is a huge song and is on the album and it’s basically the only song most people are streaming from Camila

Shes having more success with duets and features rather than her own solo stuff like Senorita, South of the Border, Find U Again etc. Too much stuff out there which is overshadowing her own album.

Personally I believe one of the main reason why her first album was so big is because her management was still riding the fifth harmony wave. Her breakup from fifth harmony was so dramatized and talked about in the media that people just had to look and listen to what she was doing now as a solo artist. Her first album did have quite a few really catchy song but her dramatic leave from 5h definitely caused her album to get so much hype and attention.

She already messed up the Camila era by not releasing She Loves Control as a single, it was a summer smash waiting to happen

Ugh, she should've promoted Shameless like crazy, that song is so slept on.

the plagiarism alone had twitter cancel her album, and the situation about her using racial slurs and the cheap apology had her whole persona canceled. i dont even know how she's gonna pay the 'arena tour', its too soon for arenas, girl sit down.

You should talk about Katy Perry's new era, it's flopping even worst than Witness ;(

The whole era was super rushed too. It gives way more reason to think that Camila and Shawn's relationship ain't real.

1. She should got all her demons off the internet the day she got signed/clean slate. 2. She should have released new music at the top of year 2020. 3. “My oh My” or “Should Have Said It” should have been the 1st single

the rollout was AWFUL! and it's a shame bc the album is very good. They did the rollout for CC1 so well ! Idk why they wanted to try this new method of not having a specific lead single for CC2 ?!.... My Oh My seems to be taking off. So I've got my fingers crossed for that

the layout of romance was ALL wrong. i know camila mentioned she wanted to release multiple songs before her album for whatever reason, but it was so messy. i listened to liar and shameless and then i just stopped caring because she released a new song every week. i think that's what happened to a lot of people. they just didn't care anymore. there was no more hype. also, you can tell that camila wasn't planning on having señorita on her album, but since it did so well and liar didn't, she decided to add it last minute to give the album streams. the entire romance era so far is just so messy. to be honest, señorita kind of ruined it. it was just too big. i personally think it was a mistake for her and shawn to have performed it at the ama's, because it obviously overshadowed her other performance of whatever song she did (sorry i just dont remember lol). camila needed to let señorita die off at the end of summer and should have waited until early next year to start her romance era, so that way people could get and break from her and then become re-interested. she should've dropped a stronger lead single in like february and then released the album in like may or something like that. PLUS, all the r*cist comments resurfacing did her NO favors. now EVERYONE's mad at her (as they should be - what she did was disgusting) so NO ONE will stream or buy her music.

it doesn't help that her racist and shady past is coming back to haunt her again either.

She should’ve made senorita the LEAD. it didn’t even fit on shawns album (which came in 2018) but it fit in with the Latin sound of camilas album. Then she should’ve released Shameless around September as the ONLY other single before the album, promoted that, then released the album in October or November. December is not a good release month ( unless an artist is huge like Beyoncé in that case it doesn’t matter)

she has A LOT of claims of plagiarism against her so far this early in her era which is turning people off of her because she’s now being called “unoriginal” by a lot of people. And now with all this racist stuff catching up with her... yikes

I'm so sorry for her.... for me the album is so good, and I don't think this lack of success is due to the songs. It might be just for the bad promotion, it was actually a mess. Liar could've been a hit but señorita was still smashing it, as you said. Shameless is a good song but it's not the smartest choice for a first/second single etc. I think My oh my could save this tragic era, at least I hope so.

Am I the only one who was actually excited for romance? I was not actually her fan but I just randomly listened to her songs and liked them. I really loved the album; I love all songs in it. It's one of my fav albums released this year (along with lover and thank you next). But I do agree her promotion was very bad. As you said she should have waited till next year or something. She should have first released my oh my and then shameless. Those songs would have worked so good as singles.

camila used the same pattern when releasing singles for her first album though, she released crying in the club, i have questions, omg, and then havana, when havana was the one to take off, it was the only one to make the album. i think she was trying to replicate the same pattern but none of them took off like havana because they didn’t have enough time, explaining why senorita made the romance track list. i think it was all really rushed as far as the promotion aspect.

Lack of creativity, plagiarism, a forced cringey relationship and racism are why she flopping. And that's on n-word 💅🏻

I think the problem is Camilla really doesn’t inspire very much reaction out of the general public. She hasn’t done a good job of setting her own unique selling point which means she inadvertently comes across as bland and blends with the dozen other female pop stars.

I think the problem boils down to bad PR : 1. The relationship w shawn was great for Señorita but it was timed so poorly everyone speculated it was just a stunt plus the rumours regarding shawns sexuality. 2. The album is BORING and the singles are too. Liar was not a bad choice for a single but poorly timed and tbh as soon as i listened to it I noticed the Karma similarities. However pop music is basically a recycling bin of old sampled melodies and beats so I let it slide. Immediately came Shameless and Easy which were...ok? There is nothing new to them. We have seen Camila do great ballads but these songs had nothing original going for them. And the whole album has this problem. It’s a corny muddy mess of cheesy lyrics with no track exploring the darker sides of love and attraction, etc. Sonically they arent too different either. It also tries very hard to sound sincere and it just feels fake. Like the romance stunt. 3. The era itself had a very rushed artistic vision that did nothing to improve on the adapted material. Inspiration is great but if you don’t build on it...the project will seem dated. And this is what happened. 4. Never addressing the feud with normani until it was too late. Camila is very easy to target on twitter bc of all these allegations of racism as well as being seemingly unaware of her poor dancing abilities. When compared with normani and framed as the aggressor, she becomes the perfect target for bandwagon hate.

She wasn’t accused of calling Normani the N word she DID do it!

There's definitely some truth to the plagiarism claims. The comparisons to Pang and its aesthetics are plain to see. Obviously it's not Camila herself behind it, but this era's creative directors and graphic artists etc - but unfortunately for Camila, whether it was directly her or not, it all reflects on her character and artistry. Anyways, stream Pang by Caroline Polachek.

Camila seems to really like doing double singles tho, she did the same with her first album I personally really like this album, also that jimmy fallon performance of my oh my was one of the best performances I’ve seen in a while

All of her lead singles overshadow the following singles and album. Havana and señorita were so big all the other songs didn't have a chance to shine

“Accused” of calling Normani a racial slur? She did! Being racist turns a lot of people off and people aren’t going for the “i was just a teenager” excuse especially now that information is so easily accessible.

We all know when Camila get's it right, she's onto one of the biggest smashes of the year! but.. Romance was a hard listen for me, the falsetto on alot of the songs was a little uncomfortable on my ears. I don't think it suited her tone or brought out her strengths. I still see her more in her element in Spanish vibes and working with producers looking to push the boundaries within that genre. I like Camila has a human, i think she doesn't have those artistry abilities like Taylor and Lana have to build strong concepts, songwriting and melodies in an entire embodiment of work. I think time can help but it doesn't come naturally for Camila so i hope on the third album she realizes its very important for her to surround herself with people that know how to work her strengths :)

The fact that her first songs were released on a Thursday says a lot. And none of them were performed till months later

Good album bad promo and her racist past didn’t help at all. Simple.

The resemblance to Caroline Polacheks album artwork with hers really makes me mad. Caroline took YEARS to create her album and make it one of a kind and then Camilla just comes out of no where creating an album in a couple months where she does barely any of the producing or songwriting and flat out copies Caroline’s hard work. (Edit) at least Caroline’s album is good and not radio trash. Srry not srry

When Lil bad X made islamophobic comments at 18, people said “He changed and grew.” But when Camila says remarks at 14 she’s labeled racist for life?

Plus, she only performed at SNL before her album released so there was not alot of hype and after her album released, when she went on interviews, most of the interviewers ask her about her pr more than about her album so the attention was more about her pr than her album.

I personally feel it was all based on lack of consistency. Havana has a very specific style and sound and it worked. People liked it. She should have developed a consistent sound based on that before she started branching out. You have to establish a base so that everybody knows you and your sound before you go wild and experiment. That way when you do experiment people know your voice and your aesthetic and you’re not just a memory or “that Havana girl”. Consistency is key.

Honestly she dropped SO MANY singles that when her album got released there were only a few songs we haven’t heard

Being honest, if she doesn't sell more than 1 million units of Romance (even though if you buy a ticket for the tour, you get one album copy) in the next 6 months. Her career is in danger.

Her team rushed her into being the “next big thing,” and quite frankly, i don’t think anyone cared from the beginning. If I’m looking for someone new and exciting, I’m not looking at Camilla. The racial slurs don’t help either. Bye girl.

To be honest I really liked Romance and the visuals she served so far BUT she made mistake by releasing too much songs which weren't that good for example Easy is a bad song in my opinion, she also made bad choice on how she decided the singles My Oh My, Should've said it should have been the 2 first singles

My oh my could be big if she keeps promoting it well and releases a music video it could help this era alot

This just feels like a mix of bad management (what with the singles being released too fast and it being leaked), the copycat thing, and people digging up stuff that happened when she was a teenager when she clearly has learned and grew from the issue. I still hope the album does good enough to get a third album and maybe her team will learn from this.

Thank you for talking about this! I’ve been thinking about this a lot because of the horrible promotion and decisions like I wanna know who’s idea it was to put out FIVE single before the record even came out, with almost no promo for any of them plus they were all kinda weak tbh. She’s trying too hard to push herself out there, shame it was so rushed

You need more subscribers!! I love your channel and content sm!

THANK YOU for pronouncing her name correctly!

I didn’t know about any of these much less that they were “singles” 😭

Thank you for your refreshing approach in your videos. I can feel a genuine interest in investigating the diverse factors and reasons. A flop can mean a drop in sales, and it seems like this is a recurring pattern for a lot of artists. But at the same time a commercial flop does not mean that a creation is a flop. I think the real measure is not commercial, but spiritual, and only the artist can feel whether they were genuine and honest with their art or not. Creating based on what others want, results in losing touch with our soul, purpose and mission AND THAT IS A FLOP. Seems like a lot of people just love criticising what artists and creators create because they cannot create original content. So what is a flop, really? It is purely a matter of perception!!! Anyway, I am not a fan, I was sharing my general point of view. But I love the song Living Proof.

Please Talk about Victoria Justice, Miranda Cosgrove and Big Time Rush :3

Karma thats whats going on

I think this album is pretty good. I actually enjoy every song even though some of them have the same vibe as her old songs but that's okay to me bc the lyrics are unique and they describe specific moments in her life and that's kinda cute and nice. I can personally tell that she put effort into these songs so that's why i like this album. The thing is that the promo is very weird. She is performing liar,easy, living proof, shameless and my oh my all in once in different shows and i think thats pretty bad. She should have put her first single( my oh my in my opinion) in 2020 bc people are sick of her and the reason is Señiorita. She should promo that song and then drop the album after 2-3 months to hype the fans and then drop a promotional song like shameless and then after 4-5 months the next single for example liar and it should continue like that. Now it's just a mess. Many songs were released before the album and many people were disappointed bc we only heard 4-5 new songs in the album. The rest of them were already known and performed so it wasn't that exciting for the fans. Anyway she's really talented i hope the label treat her better

Literally thank u for making this I haven’t even watched it yet but like clicked INSTANTLY

She better pull an ariana and release another album NOW

Y’all if she wasn’t a cute girl nobody would tolerate her, her voice just isn’t hitting (imo, I know some people like her) and she’s getting into scandal after scandal I cannot believe people let her be the most famous one of all the girls formerly in 5H

*it doesn’t help that the album is mainly forgettable, only two-four songs out of the entire album aren’t...*

She released too many singles and they had a lack of promotion. Plus every time she went on a show to perform, she did señorita. My Oh My should’ve been the lead single. Plus it’s a tik tok song. So that will give it some boost. Plus the entire racism scandal is hurting her. She needs to address it without the use of text but a public face to face video.

I think her team let her have too much creative control. Yes good for her but her team should know when to put up limits. Pushing living proof as a single and giving it 3 promo spots was a terrible idea when half of her own fans didn’t even like the song and given that it would never connect with the General public

Twitter is toxic 💯

I think she’s trying to release songs quickly because she doesn’t want to become irrelevant, like the mistake Katy Perry made, by being in a long hiatus. I saw another video that was talking about Camila also, about how when releasing 2 singles in a short time, you’re setting up for failure. Honestly, feel bad for Camila, it’s like 365 all over again. Informative video, keep it up.

She never let senorita die down, it was so rushed

Can you please talk about fergie's 2017 album double dutchess

*Normani gets bullied and harassed by racist Camilizers* Lauren: *Writes an entire novel to defend her* Camila: yOu dOnt hAve tO hAte on sOmebOdy tO sUppOrt mE Maybe that's why she flopped.

Hey all! Just letting anyone watching know I accidentally stated "Liar" and "Shameless" were released a day a part, when they were released on the same day. "Liar" was ANNOUNCED September 4th (alongside "Shameless"), but both released September 5th. I got the dates of the announcement and release mixed up, my apologies all - thank you for bringing it to my attention! Secondly, in regards to Camila's racism, I want to say I did not intend to skim over it nor have it appear I don't care about it. Racism is a very sensitive subject, and a very serious matter. The only reason it was not further elaborated on in this video is because once her tumblr had surfaced, I had finished the video and was only able to include a headline. I promise there was no intention to skim over it.

sayin' this as a complete nooby in how the #industry works: I love how informative these videos are. I have never before in my life thought (or even cared) about singles / promotional releases, and how the campaign surrounding the music affects it, and that whole thing of when to release, why, how, that's so interesting, I don't actually understand it or get it yet, but it's another face of the music industry that's actually very important and I'm learning to care and pay attention to it. As for the album itself, I actually loved it. I've found it diverse, engaging and with a particular texture that I can't define, it sound big and bold, and the tracklist pretty much flows seamlessly (not without its bumps).

This album is so good artistically , its so raw and full of emotion , but the managment was terrible , she should’ve waited till senorita died and used my oh my as the first single , and should have let it grow till the 2nd single , the managment is is not doing their job well wtf

Really just rushed and brushed through her r*cism. It's really funny what people are willing to let sly through to support her. She made a whole blog to let out the most ugly feelings she had about not only Normani but the Black Community. She is reaping exactly what she deserves especially because this is not her first offence either! "Funny how it all goes down, dont be sorry when it all falls down its like 'Oh my god I think its Karma.' "

I feel so bad for her cuz honestly this album is amazing and i feel like everyone didn't really listen to it properly or gave it the attention yhat it deserved

She realeased shameless and liar at the same time In my opinion romance should have been released like March 2020 and then the tour in like July It all seemed rushed My Oh My Should’ve been the lead single

Camila is no Taylor Swift to sell out stadium tour.Taylor did stadium tour after her 4th album. Even Ariana being a big artist now does Arena tours . Her team is digging her own grave by not giving her time to grow.

I'm not a Camila fan and I don't follow her music at all, but I remember for a while I was just seeing her singles online. I remember thinking, "isn't this a lot?" Because I didn't see any of them topping charts

She needs to apologize to the public in a real video apology first!! There's no just forgetting what she did! She needs to make her racial past right now, by apologizing properly to the people she has hurt, and shows real remorse!! Til then, I hope people stay awat from her music. I was a #1 fan of Camila, but until she makes this right in a genuine manner, I am done with her and her music, and I hope everyone else feels the same!

Honestly am tired of her, she’s had her five minutes of fame. Put someone who’s less manipulative and generic to the spotlight.

I think due to her playing the SAME cards she did with “Camila” that people lost interest, whenever an artist tries to use the same formula on an album, the album suffers. She should not have included Senorita, being as Shawn used it to hype his album, if she released a different first single (I.E. My Oh My, Cry For Me, First Man, either a bop or a ballad, to catch the listeners attention.) in December not November, Senorita should’ve died out. Her idea for listing was alright, but I think that she could’ve done better, like the slower songs put first to build up to the more catchy up-beat songs, since she wanted to make you feel the album. The videos could’ve been better as well, the looks were good but the Liar video shouldn’t have cut the song off in parts, it was also not too fitting for the song, I get she was a literal liar in the video, but her dying when she speaks the truth is a bit dramatic. Shameless video was alright, I didn’t care for Living Proof’s video, it wasn’t suiting for the song In my opinion.

I also think the album is mediocre. It's not bad at all, she sounds great, production is mostly good and the lyrics are not bad either...but it's just too lackluster. There's no flavor to most of the songs. They all sound the same, and it's not a good sound...there's nothing that stands out besides shameless, this love and maybe my oh my. But the only song I REALLY REALLY like is shameless. It's such a shame (no pun intended) for her to downfall this bad cause I do think she's talented but this entire era & album felt rushed and i feel like she just took advantage of señorita's success and thought the album & the singles were going to be as succesful if she released it at that moment so she rushed everything. I get that every artist in the music industry wants to sell, but that should not be the priority and sadly I think Camila's priority in her entire career is to sell and that's it. And look how it went: really bad. She just should've waited until next year or maybe until she was artistically in a good place to give us the best she could offer, cause I'm SURE this isn't the best she can offer.

hey what did you talk about "the spring" televised opportunities?? at 8:33???

good video, could you please make one about harry style's "fine line" era?

And those racists comments aren’t helping her

She should’ve waited till señorita died then released liar (preform it and promote it) then wait a couple of months until shameless (more promotion) instead of releasing 4 songs that were in señorita’s shadow and hoping one is a hit. I feel like she rushed all of this out, which wasn’t in her favour. The leak was something completely out of her hands though.

I was waiting for this so early.....

Y’all better be working on that Kelly clarkson meaning of life album lol ;) I subscribed to you cause you commented on my comment hah so I hope you make it. I agree with a lot of what you said here in this video I was kinda surprised considering her first album has sold so many units as of right now. I saw the projected sales when it came out so I was like woah what happened.

Personally, I love Romance. I think as a whole, this body of songs presents a dynamic narrative that chronicles the recent evolution of Camila's views on love, as well as her own romantic life. However, as you mentioned in your video, I think the timing of the singles was the album's Achilles' heel. Apart from not coordinating well with the runaway success of Señorita, if you look closely at the timeline, five singles were released within the span of TWO months. That is insufficient time for any single, regardless of its quality, to make a significant impact on radio or listeners. I know it's common practice for artists to put out promo singles to help create buzz for an album, but I think Camila and her team should have stuck to one or two radio singles at the most and given the public a chance to warm up to these songs. Using the example of her self-titled debut, part of the reason Havana was such a huge success was because it was a sleeper hit. Initially, it wasn't even a radio single, just a promotional one. However, its positive reception on streaming platforms led to a gradual buildup that resulted in the song being repackaged as the album's lead single. In this way, the single's release was much more organic, as it actually reflected what her fans - and the public at large - was truly interested in at the time. Perhaps for subsequent singles on Romance, a similar approach should be taken. Camila and her team can look at what songs are resonating with people digitally and then translate this to a broader marketing campaign. That being said, Havana was a MONSTER of a hit single and most recording artists are lucky to even score one in their entire career. The double-edged sword of such success is that it will undoubtedly cast a shadow over all future works by that artist and the public (both fans and critics) will constantly hold them to such an anomalous standard. I hope Camila's tour does well because I think she is a promising artist with much to offer. Thank you again for this well-crafted content!

She was overexposed so people wanted reasons to not like her.

Do you or anyone else think that her relationship with Shawn Mendes is also affecting her career? Whether it’s publicity or not it’s like they’re shoving it down everyone’s throat and it’s turning people away.

Idk I feel like there’s a disconnect with the new album. Cause all the singles were thrown in our face along with Shawn mendes romance which is what the whole album is about and it feels like there was this whole length of time inbetween that we are missing between albums.

I love her and her songs! my fave are living proof and Liar! Besides Senorita!

I’m sensing a “I’m not doing so well on my own. It was fun and glad I got to experience time on my own. But oh hey Lauren, Normani, Ally & Dinah. Does Fifth Harmony want its 5th member back so we can release our 4th album now? Lol

Great video bro, I feel bad for what's been happening this era for her BUT it's not over. She still has plenty of potential for a healthy career and there's still hits awaiting on the album, namely My Oh My which should dominate this winter/spring and then Should've Said It which can be a big hit next summer. And as much as I've loved all the promo singles she only should've put out Liar...there were TOO MANY songs with all different vibes for her fanbase to focus on these past few months. Don't know what to say for the tour tho...she's still a new artist and having a few #1's doesn't mean she and her team should've been gunning for arenas...

Could you please talk about liberation by xtina, how rihanna never flops, lana del rey's consistency, dua lipa's potential in the industry, summary of this decade (fave albums, songs, mv, etc.) etc.

The same thing that was going on with her “racist” era.

Camila’s career is definitely not over, it just feels like Romance is rushed and the fact 6 singles were released before the album feels messy, Romance is also a brilliant album and I really enjoyed it honestly, that being said she’s for sure still got a solid career and needs to take a long break with her next era 💖

In my opinion, I believe it started in her first album. She had a had a lot of hype and buzz from Havana being a smash which made the 2nd single, Never Be The Same a top 10 hit. What ruined her was releasing that awful song with Pharrell, Sangria Wine. The song was not even in her album. The song was a massive flop and the GP wasn't here for it. The hype she had died down quickly. Because every other single off that album flopped. The GP was no longer interested in her. She should've released an actual 3rd single right after Never Be The Same. Consistency is the key when you look at pop girl's first album. Which is why Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Kesha did so well in theirs. In my opinion, Senorita was big because of Shawn Mendes not her. Shawn has a massive fan base and the latin wave sound was still poppin it was bound to be smash.

I know it wasn't 2020 yet when this video was released but... + because of COVID-19, the Romance Tour cancelled which possible did affect Romance in one way or another.

I know this is an old video, but I am Camila fan and I’ve been wondering when she will release new music. So I decided to come back to re-watch this video to see what was wrong with the “Romance” Era My thoughts are that her label relied on the fact that Camilla released two singles at the same time once before “OMG” and “Havana” and figured that one of the songs would skyrocket or at least semi-sky rocket like Havana did. In my opinion, you can’t always rely on the same thing to work all the time. Also, I think that “Liar” and “Shameless” are great songs. But, to be honest they don’t exactly sound like big singles, And “Liar” didn’t sound like a good first single because there was too many songs that sounded like it at the time. I think Camilla should’ve released “My Oh My” as the lead single since it features DaBaby and he was getting really popular at the time. Then, she should’ve released “Living Proof”as it was a unique sounding song and people sometimes lean towards songs that sound different. Also, she could’ve waited until Valentine’s Day to release the album “Romance” so the title could tile along with the day. Let the success of the album grow, and then release more singles.

my oh my is really catchy and shouldve been the lead single in my opinion. as u said, the promoting was very rushed, and the album was very rushed as well. nevertheless some songs are really good and ppl should give them a listen. her performances have also been top notch

I think all the singles she had put out before the album release were so not well put together. I felt like she was all over the place and it was a mess in my opinion. It was too much.

Did she release any videos for these singles I feel nowadays u need to drop single and video same day I had no idea of these so glee but my oh my

Tbh the whole album kinda felt like the same sounds .... like it's all more like a Havana but they changed the arrangement of it also there was also so many reasons that it went like that