Heidi Montag and her beau Spencer Pratt have fallen on hard times ever since The Hills stopped filming in 2010. Among their woes, both personal and financial, there have been threats of divorce exchanged between the two, they've gone economically bust, they've started Twitter drama, and worst of all is Heidi’s failed musical career. Some have forgotten that Montag is also a musician, but others remember Montag’s attempts between 2008 and 2010 to be taken seriously seriously as a singer and songwriter. While she tried to create a legitimate career for herself, the public felt it was too similar to the failed efforts of "musicians" like Kevin Federline, Paris Hilton, and Lindsey Lohan.
Montag has recorded 1 studio album, Superficial, 3 EPs, and 10 promotional singles. None of them ever quite took off the way that she needed them to. Although she made a return to music in 2019, it still hasn’t been enough to impress the critics, nor has it been enough to restore her hemorrhaging fortune.
7 Heidi Montag Was Never Well Liked Enough To Be A Popular Musician
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt were always the couple that people loved to hate, a common staple for reality television shows but none more so than The Hills. The Hills had a large audience of hate watchers, especially those who watched just to hate Spencer and Heidi. To have a career in music, a person needs an audience that likes you. Why Montag thought she could start a career from being the most unlikeable character on The Hills is a confusing question.
6 Heidi Montag's Work Was Panned By Critics
Critics were not kind to Montag either. Some publications went as far as to say that her album, Superficial, had “no depth, no life, and no emotion.” None of her singles landed in the top ten singles on the Billboard or Pitchfork charts.
5 Heidi Montag Is Bad At Long Term Planning, Just Look At How She Handles Money
In addition to the above factors, (low popularity, bad reviews, etc.) Montag is not a good planner and she and Spencer Pratt’s financial history demonstrates that. Practically overnight the couple went from a $10 million net worth to having less than $500,000 to their names, and that money is still dwindling. If Montag can’t plan her finances appropriately, the odds that she can intelligently plan her musical career are slim. Her music career in a way contributed to her financial decline because Montag spent $2,000,000 of her own money to record her album.
4 Heidi Montag Can’t Pick A Genre
While she originally started writing pop songs, like “No More” and “More Is More,”, Montag who recently decided to give music another crack in 2019, recorded “Glitter and Glory", which is a Christian pop song. Evidently, Montag thinks catering to the market for Christian music will turn her career around, however, her current finances demonstrate otherwise.
3 Heidi Montag Burned All Her Bridges
If her and Spencer’s behavior on the show wasn’t enough to alienate audiences and potential allies, their behavior since the show's end assured they had little to no friends left in Hollywood. For some reason, the two decided to start a feud with their former co-star Lauren Conrad via Twitter. Eventually, the pair apologized but fans felt it was too little too late. When trying to start a career in music, you need connections, friends, and allies, Montag seems to have none.
2 Heidi Montag Tried Doing Too Much At Once (Acting)
In addition to her poor planning, alienating behavior, and bad reviews, Heidi Montag also might have stretched herself too thin. While trying to start her singing career in 2009 she was also trying to start a legitimate acting career. She even auditioned for Michael Bay for the chance to replace Meghan Fox in Transformers 3. Like her music, her acting career never took off.
1 People Got Tired Of Heidi Montag And Spencer Pratt’s Antics
This might also explain why Spencer and Heidi are still in dire financial straits and unable to find work. After 4 seasons of The Hills and almost 10 years in the spotlight thanks to their antics and toxic back and forths, the public just isn’t interested in the drama of Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt anymore. Reality TV audiences seem more interested in stories like the Real Housewives series or Below Deck, which follow the lives of individuals and their careers, not the interpersonal drama of a clique of rich kids. People today want personal stories, not antics and random drama, and it seems all Montag is capable of providing her audience is antics and drama.
In conclusion, that is why Heidi Montag’s musical career failed. Audiences are tired of her, she makes bad choices, and critics tell the world that she just doesn’t have what it takes. With her money still hemorrhaging, Montag would be wise to pick a new career, and fast!
- Birthname
- Heidi Blair Montag
- Birthdate
- September 15, 1986
- Height
- 5′2″
- Birthplace
- Crested Butte, Colorado
- Current Spouse
- Spencer Pratt
