In reply to I STAN(D) IN LINE FOR HYDROQUINONE).

Most music "fanatics" are people aged 13-27. This is the age group that "stans" for their favorite artists and consume everything they put out.

After age 27, most music consumers 28-39 are just casual listeners, meaning buying or consuming music is not of importance anymore. Career advancement, family life and money management becomes more important. This group will only buy music if it's really good and if they even hear it in the first place. This age group probably won't listen to the radio as much and are usually less open to "new" styles of music as their musical tastes are pretty much set in stone.

Listeners over the age of 40 will hardly ever buy music. They are concert ticket buyers and will go and see their favorite artists live rather than buy anything new from them. Again...they don't want new, they want tried and true.

The problem Brandy faces is after 2000, she took too many breaks between albums. Thus, she began to lose her fan base and she failed to gain as many new listeners as the newer artists like Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Rihanna etc. So now, in order for her to really sell records, she has to find a way to connect with the younger listeners who are less familiar with her sound. BUT, if she decides to tour, her loyal fan base will always follow and her tours will probably sell out because they want old Brandy more so than new Brandy.