[3rd POV]
After the torturous day that was spent almost entirely doing paperwork, dealing with taxes, and other bullshit that she really would rather not be doing, Billie had finally had some free time the day after.
And with that free time, she had decided to spend her day deciding what she wanted to make next. At least, what she wanted to sing next. She had a few ideas, but not all of them were very suitable for her.
Mostly because they were simply not her style.
Which is why she decided to invite Haley over. It was Sunday, so it's a good time for her to come over. And she had finished her paperwork faster than she had initially expected, so she now had time.
Sitting on her couch in the living room, Billie looked over the songs she had narrowed it down to for herself. There was the next album she could do from Adele, which came after 19.
The album "21" which was by far the biggest and most well known of all of Adele's albums, and it really wasn't that close.
"Set Fire to the Rain" "Rolling in the Deep" and "Someone Like You" were the three songs that the album was well known for. With each of them hitting a little over two billion listens on Spotify. And that was just on Spotify, in total it was almost certainly far more than that.
They were basically her most well known songs. And thanks to that, Billie was confident that it would bring her even more success. At the very least, she was confident in getting multi platinum on the album, and maybe even better.
Besides "21" there was also a album that was a little less...well, feminine. The album of the artist "Alex Warren" that had only really blown up around when she had died in her past life.
The Album known as "You'll be Alright Kid", it was the album that had one of the most popular songs of the year in which she died, the song "Ordinary". She particularly liked it because it was just so...romantic. She thought it would be even more popular in this day and age then it was in the future.
Although the only downside was that he was a male singer. Meaning she would have to adapt the song to fit her tone and style. But she was confident in doing it.
But the question was...which one should she start with?
She didn't plan on actually uploading one until next year in February or so. But she would have to start the recording process, and eventually the music videos for certain ones.
As she looked over the two, Billie heard the doorbell ring and got up to answer the door, her face warming into a small smile as she saw Haley standing on the other side.
"Hey babe" Billie said, as she leaned forward and pecked her on the lips.
"Morning Billie. So, you said you wanted to talk to me about some new songs you've written?" Haley said, knowing that when it came to music, Billie tended to get to business, while still having fun and messing around when creating said music.
It was part of her entire style.
"Yep. I've got two options that I need to go through. But you've got even more than me. Thought I should write a few songs for you to look over and think of making. But it's up to you which one to go with. Any of them would be huge on the charts, trust me on that" Billie explained, her girlfriends eyebrows raising.
She knew what Billie meant by that.
They were basically the biggest names in the music industry right now thanks to their reveals. With her monthly listeners skyrocketing, while Billie's increased by a little bit. Billie was already one of the biggest on the planet right now, but just because she was the biggest, did not mean that she was the best.
Something that Billie made very clear.
Her end goal was to surpass the greatest pop artist of all time, and one of the greatest singers to ever grace the music industry, if not THE greatest of all time.
Michael Jackson
She wanted to become the "Queen of Pop" in essence. But she was far from reaching that level of stardom. To reach the level where people will literally FAINT just from seeing you in person.
Michael Jackson was the same man that could make cartels stop fighting in order to let him make a music video. He was known on every corner of the planet and was easily the most well known artist in the entire world, all the way until he had passed.
That is what she wanted to surpass.
There were others she wanted to surpass of course. Queen, Elvis Presley, The Beatles (And John Lennon), Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, David Bowie, and so many others that were some of the all time greats.
She was a long way away from that level. From that scale of popularity and stardom.
"Alright, lay them on me" Haley said as she sat down next to Billie, a coffee in her hands as she looked at the two small stacks of papers in front of her.
On each of them was song titles.
"Love you Like a Love Song" with the words "Album: When the Sun Goes Down".
But it was the second one that really got Haley's attention as she looked it over with interest. For on the second one it had the word...
"Chandelier"
And next to it, was the album name "1000 Forms of Fear".
The former was an early album of Selena Gomez, big, but not on the same scale as the other one.
For that was Sia's major breakthrough. And Chandelier was the biggest of those songs, and Billie was confident that it would be by far, the biggest of Haley's songs. But it was also not an easy song to sing, so she'd need to practice extensively in order to properly pull it off.
"So...which one do you like more?" Billie asked, as Haley looked at Love you like a Love Song, before staring at Chandelier.
"Chandelier. This one...I don't know, it just kinda calls to me? Is that weird?" Haley asked, as Billie shook her head.
"No, it's normal. It's your artistic intuition. Because you can see that this one...this one will be big. But, it will also be harder to pull off than anything you've done so far, are you sure you want to do this one?" Billie asked, wanting to make sure as Haley nodded.
"Yeah I'm sure. I...I think this one is perfect for me. A song that I can make my own, even if you are the one writing it" Haley replied with a small smile, staring at the small stack of papers.
Every instinct in her body was telling her that this song was going to be the start of something new for her. Something...special.
She just hoped this wouldn't be a mistake.
At the same time, Billie was inwardly very impressed that Haley noticed the difference between the two. That Love you like a love song, while good, was a rather cliche pop song. Not terrible, but not fantastic or anything.
But Chandelier? That was different. Harder to sing, more impressive, more...unique.
And that would make a huge difference. To show that Haley - HD - can do more than just cliche pop songs, but has a range, that she can sing just as good as any other artist in the scene.
But Billie just watched as she began to read the lyrics and explanations on the full album, inwardly having one thought on her mind.
'...Now I just gotta hope she can pull it off...'
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That's the end of the chapter!
Just a chapter of Billie and Haley talking with one another, and deciding Haley's next album. Which will be the one Sia got REALLY well known for. An iconic album that is going to catapult Haley further.
The next chapter is when Billie will officially start to take part in the Modern Family shenanigans, so be ready for that. And friendly reminder, we are currently in season 3!
Anyways, have a good day!