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Question about album and single releases in Japan

Our articles on album and single (music) suggest that songs that are released on singles are generally first released on albums, with the more popular or promotion-worthy songs earlier or later being releases on singles. This is mostly the case in the Western music market. In Japan however it seems to be the reverse: most artists first release singles, then later on the A-sides of these singles (together with new album-only songs) are compiled into albums. Why does Japan do the reverse way of releasing singles or albums instead of what the Western music industry does (i.e. single → album instead of album → single)? Our articles related to Japanese music or to music releases in general do not elaborate on this. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 01:38, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

I don't understand your premise, particularly the phrase "earlier or later" which seems to contradict your first point. In the West, most artists release one or two singles first, then the album (probably containing those songs), then maybe one or two further songs from the album as singles. --Viennese Waltz 08:47, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

Asking because it seems like, with many Western pop artists, they seem to release an album first, then release singles containing some of that album's songs. In Japan it tends to be the reverse: J-pop artists release singles first then they're later compiled in an album. Also, in Japan, at least with anime music (not sure about mainstream Japanese music since I don't follow that much), it seems like releasing songs initially released in an album on separate singles seems rare. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 09:30, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

But that's not what you wrote in your question. You wrote "with the more popular or promotion-worthy songs earlier or later being release[d] on singles". What I'm saying is, that is correct – in the West, some singles are released before the album comes out, then some more after. --Viennese Waltz 10:04, 19 January 2018 (UTC) edit: Oh wait, when you say "earlier or later", do you mean "sooner or later", i.e. only after the album has come out? If so, that is not correct. --Viennese Waltz 10:06, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

IndyCar and Las Vegas?

It has been just over six years since Las Vegas was dropped from the IndyCar, have there been any publicly-disclosed plans or thoughts about it returning to the calendar? Considering the Texas speedway (which is owned by the same company) remains on the calendar as of 2018, and the owner initially wanted the initial three-year deal with IndyCar to pursued (although the contract was bought out). I tried looking for information about IndyCar and Las Vegas, but the most recent news dates I could find dates back to 2012, and I haven't read any rumors about any potential comeback, so are there no publicly-known discussions.

Also, as a side-question, have there been no proposals to revive the $5 million challenge that IndyCar held in 2011? Or is that out of the books? Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 05:31, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

Not a direct response to the primary question, which as a follower of indyCar is of interest to me also, but here's a link to a succinct explanation of why IndyCar dropped the Las Vegas Motor Speedway as a venue after 2011. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.200.41.3 (talk) 01:48, 20 January 2018 (UTC)