Discussion: RH's first week included tour bundling. - Page 3

UnusualBoy

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Originally posted by Bang Up

So the rumors of her poor ticket sales are true?

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Originally posted by Remixed

yes

Educate yourself, girls

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Originally posted by Starstruck.

http://www.billboard.com/articles/co...nna-number-two

SupremeGoddess

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Originally posted by iHype.

Off-Topic sir.

You asked in the OP if it would have done less than 100K and I gave you a response.

Cheetos

I don't get it. I bought my tickets yesterday so shouldn't I have the option to get the album?

Starstruck.

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Originally posted by iHype.

No one is salty. People were genuinely curious as to whether touring bundles were being included due to supposed glitches, and most assumed they didn't. However, thanks to HDD (and Billboard as pointed out) we know they were included, so a thread was very informative to those who were questioning. Whether Billboard already said it or not earlier still doesn't change the fact it's true, so what's wrong with this informative thread?

Off-Topic sir.

Then why were people saying "116K WITH TOUR BUNDLING? AAHHH HAHA KIII"?

Everyone knew they were included, certain stans just like to pretend they are surprised.

Delilah.

and at 106k that puts it at exactly double me i am mariahs first week sales

Sahn

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Originally posted by iHype.

Yay @ this showing Empire really did deserve their #1 since they had the most actual pure sales, and most SPS sales.

That would've made sense if the people that bundled the album wouldn't have paid over $200 for a ticket.

hausofandrew

WHAT? WTF?

Rusty

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Originally posted by Bang Up

So the rumors of her poor ticket sales are true?

That's the headline I get from this news. Apparently not all dates are on sale in the US though? If they are, then

It's a much bigger drop from MDNA's ticket bundles than I ever imagined even without the Super bowl.

iHype.

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Originally posted by Starstruck.

Then why were people saying "116K WITH TOUR BUNDLING? AAHHH HAHA KIII"?

Everyone knew they were included, certain stans just like to pretend they are surprised.

I didn't know tbh. Thanks for informing me with the article.

I'm reading it now.

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http://www.billboard.com/articles/co...nna-number-two

Comparably, Madonna's last studio set, 2012's MDNA, started with 359,000 copies sold.

Madonna employed the concert ticket/album bundle offer again for Rebel Heart, but with a twist. Unlike the MDNA tour -- which saw all its U.S. dates on sale before the MDNA album was released, thus helping first-week sales -- only a handful of the Rebel Heart tour dates are on sale. Thus, sources say the Rebel Heart concert ticket/album offer has so far spurred less than 10,000 in sales.

Wow. Thanks for alerting me of this. I'm very educated on her sales now.

Shelter

iHype.

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Originally posted by Sahn

That would've made sense if the people that bundled the album wouldn't have paid over $200 for a ticket.

Exactly.

The ticket-bundling isn't an actual representation of an album purchase, as people logged on TicketMaster to purchase tickets of her tour, not Rebel Heart, which was automatically given with the purchase of the ticket. Empire had a higher amount of people actually buying the album, and actually consuming the album.

Sahn

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...which saw all its U.S. dates on sale before the MDNA album was released, thus helping first-week sales -- only a handful of the Rebel Heart tour dates are on sale.

Hm.

Delilah.

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Originally posted by iHype.

Exactly.

The ticket-bundling isn't an actual representation of an album purchase, as people logged on TicketMaster to purchase tickets of her tour, not Rebel Heart, which was automatically given with the purchase of the ticket. Empire had a higher amount of people actually buying the album, and actually consuming the album.

no it wasn't

Komet blu

The definition of tragique.

Yzma

Bang Up

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Originally posted by UnusualBoy

Educate yourself, girls

Right, we already know Empire debuted at #1.

But here's the thing, when the first week's sales were coming out and Madge stans weren't happy with them, they were the ones saying "THE BUNDLING COUNTS FOR THE SECOND WEEK SO THAT THE SECOND WEEK WON'T SEE A HUGE DROP" but now that she's only selling < 25k second week, they're going back on that and saying "DUH, EVERYONE KNOWS THEY COUNTED FOR THE FIRST WEEK".

Madge stans are causing the confusion with their flip-floppy excuses for poor sales.

Starstruck.

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Originally posted by Sahn

Hm.

And it grossed $300M, which is difficult to get, not everybody has that.

Go RH tour!

iHype.

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Originally posted by Zephyr.

no it wasn't

It was automatically included in the ticket purchase is what I meant. You didn't have to download, but every single ticket still came with an album code. That's not people actually buying the album, or spending money on the album. It's them buying a ticket, and getting a gift with it.

It's exactly the same as going to McDonalds, getting a Kids Meal, and automatically having a toy that comes with it. Makes no sense it should even be counted, it's like trying to count sales for toys that automatically come with every single Kids Meal. At the end of the day people are buying the meals, and because they want food just as they are buying the tickets because they wanna see her on tour, not to own Rebel Heart's mp3.

Timber

Tbh I don't care, all the gifs in here a cracking me up though!

Eternium

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Originally posted by Remixed

This album's sales are just tragic.

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Originally posted by Yzma

The only people with the right to laugh at Madonna's sales are Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley and Beatles fans

The Little Monsters need to check themselves in this thread

I'll take Gaga over Madonna any day but you're just setting Gaga up to get dragged when her third studio set did less than 2M WW. Promote online kindness.