This is honestly such a weird cultural divide ?
I think it's no secret to anyone that western artists, even the ones with big fandom, don't sell albums anymore. And, if they do, that's because they have a big fandom in China or Japan.
Do we know why that is ? Sure, streaming replaced physical sales, but when you're fan of an artist you should want to support them, right ? Like, I do have Billie's album, I do have Taylor's album.
So what's the deal ?