No it wasn't me

But they might as well. This is a ****ing mess and it is pissing me off. This era is about to go down the drain if it's seriously being handled like this.

I'm a Rihanna stan since day one.
I bought all her CD's and have been gone to all her concerts in the Netherlands and Belgium.
And now people dare to call me a fake stan because I prefer Man Down over CKB?

Y'all are dumb kunts.

It's not about preferring Man Down over CKB. Man Down can be your favorite song in her entire discography, that doesn't mean it should be the 4th US single.

Anyone who is focused on the LOUD era and Rihanna's career should want CKB to be released next.

It has the biggest promotion she's had in a long time, with both an award show performance and a national campaign in Nivea. Anyone who wants a different song released when CKB has both of these going for it coming up is not focused on Rihanna's career.

A fan loves her music and wants their favorite songs released.
A stan loves the artist and wants the songs that'll bring the most success released.

There's a difference.

I can't at Chris.
We need to get on Rihanna's back (by tweeting her).

CKB >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

The same was said after Rude Boy was the #1 singles for 5 weeks and look what happened.

It's not negativity, it's genuine concern over how her career and era's are handled. I was around to see Rated R go down in flames. I'm not here for that happening with Loud, as well.

Come correct.

I'm so mad right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I haven't been this pressed for so long.

Who would have thought my own fave is the reason.

Why? Because I prefer Man Down over CKB? When was the last time Rihanna released something like Man Down? When was the last time ANY POPSTAR took a huge risk and release something like Man Down? I'm waiting.

anyways yassssss @ CKB winning the poll

I feel like I was Rihanna's first fan since 2005, I've stuck by her side, praising her...while some of y'all just got into her. ****, I thought Pon De Replay was getting Grammy nods.

I didn't say it will be the death of this era, but it very well could be. You obviously don't know how Death Jam operates.

They were ready to can the Rated R era after Hard "underperformed" by only peaking at #8. They released Rude Boy as a last ditch and final effort and it was only when it exceeded their expectations by miles did they decide to release a 4th single. I've said it a million times in this thread. All it takes is ONE underperforming release to cause Death Jam to pull the plug.

I never once said Man Down would flop. What I said it that it's a RISK - which it is. And in the 4th single of the Loud era, and with how DJ operates, we cannot afford a risk right now. CKB is a hell of a lot more likely to smash, so it should be released now.

What i'm mad about is that CKB has 2 huge promotions coming up and they are even CONSIDERING rendering them pointless. What the **** good does a award show performance and national campaign do when the song isn't even being released. It's a joke and a mess.

Ok.

There's a reason for that.

A risk isn't a good thing if the risk doesn't pan out.

But releasing Man Down as the next single? Even though she has a massive promo slot tonight performing CKB?

I want Man Down as a single, but after Californoa King Bed.