In reply to BubblePopElectric.

My thoughts exactly.

In fact, I recently made a Gwen Stefani/No Doubt playlist on Apple featuring their entire singles discography alongside Gwen's 3 solo albums.. the breadth of their/her hits is quite stunning to hear dating back to early 93-94.. Same goes for the 20-year vets you listed above. They're legacy acts at this point. They're not as pressed to find hits on the Hot 100 catered to the average 15-16 year old. If they can, it is an exception. What all these legacy acts are doing is making albums to generate more exposure for their brand. Be it touring, reality show judge,films, TV, fashion etc. The days of relying solely on Hot 100 placements for acts such as Britney, Gwen, J.Lo, Mariah, Janet faded a looong time ago and that is OK. It happens to every mega pop star at some point. Name one it didn't?