The music trade is hard, even for already profitable celebrities.

When these celebs tried to launch music careers, their aspirations had been rapidly dashed by label execs, unimpressed followers, shifting music tendencies, lackluster (or simply plain laughable) releases and extra.

Properly-known stars together with Brie Larson and Emma Roberts discovered music of their teenagers within the 2000s, and so they had excessive hopes for pop stardom. Nevertheless, they in the end caught to appearing after changing into disillusioned by the challenges of the music trade.

Different well-known celebrities discovered average success with their music ventures early on—resembling Die Arduous icon Bruce Willis, who launched a random R&B album within the ’80s by Motown, in the event you can imagine it.

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Some stars fared higher abroad than within the States. For example, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Naomi Campbell grew to become pop stars in Japan, however had been by no means fairly capable of make a musical dent within the west.

In the end, all of those celebs found that it was finest to remain of their lanes, whether or not that meant appearing, actuality TV, modeling, professional sports activities or extra.

Beneath, discover out extra in regards to the many failed music careers of celebrities. You may be shocked to learn the way a lot of right this moment’s largest non-music stars as soon as tried their hand at singing for the plenty!