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Whats Rihanna highest IFPI entry as a lead or solo artist?
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In the music industry, there have long been comparisons to Madonna thrown around - a pop single here, a fashion look there - but to encompass the scope and success, and global fame of Madonna? That's another league entirely.
Figures came out this week that Rihanna is now the most watched artist on YouTube, with her official channel RihannaVEVO reaching more than 3.47 billion views, nudging aside Justin Bieber who was considered the king of social media.
It's an impressive achievement in its own right. But it also seemed to cement Rihanna as the female artist who has achieved the near impossible - genuinely replicating the global and musical reach of Madonna, but in her own way, with her own sound.
Similarities between Rihanna and Madonna as performers cannot be denied, writes Christine Sams. Photo: Getty Images/AP
It's to an entirely different generation of course. At a time when the internet rules all else.
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But the similarities between the two women are quite striking: their prowess in harnessing the power of music clips, combined with genuine star power and sexual allure (and their enjoyment in showing it).
We won't even go near the troubled relationships, or the bad film roles. (Although Madonna was ultra-cool in Desperately Seeking Susan, it was all downhill from there. Rihanna's cameo role in Battleship was not exactly groundbreaking).
For both women though, it is the music - and truly great songs - which keep fans coming back for more.
You often hear older music fans, some groups of men in particular, rubbish Madonna's most-loved pop songs as though they were nothing more than a bubbly, meaningless slice of the 1980s. But there are millions of people who can sing them word-for-word to this day. Or leap to their feet at a dancefloor when they hear the opening chords. To deny the power of that is deluded.
The same will happen with Rihanna's songs. Sure, her break-out hit Umbrella felt like a one-hit wonder (although it strongly defined her distinctive sound which followed) but her 2011 release We Found Love (recorded with Calvin Harris) is one of the most compelling songs released in the last decade.
Rihanna is undoubtedly the musical icon of her generation. Her sound, her clips, her videos, her look - they are viewed and copied and talked about by millions of fans worldwide, every day.
Madonna would be proud.
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Originally posted by Nippy'sReceipts
Her label obviously doesnt care about investing in her as an album selling artist. Her promo is awful & her eras all burn out after the second/third single. Its clearly all about the hits. The demand is there for new Rihanna music so she just supplies the market with what they need every Thanksgiving holiday.
If she was a big album seller, she probably would be able to take a break but she has to work 2x as much to keep up with the other gurls. Gaga, Bey, & Rih have all sold in the 20-30m range but Gag/Bey didnt need 7 albums to do so.
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Well since there's no album this November she's obv taking a break. There will be more demand and hype next time she releases and she'll sell more
Hopefully this will make her realise she doesn't need the yearly releases
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Britney can't even walk out of her house without sucking her dad **** for him to give her permission. Gaga is ugly. Rihanna wins 
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Originally posted by Oshiish
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Mnnn yup. The Navy begged, cried and harassed Pollstar to change Rihanna's tour receipts. They were convinced it was going to happen.
Pollstar didn't change anything.
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Originally posted by MrDeeds
SMASH 'EM |
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Whats Rihannas average per album sales?
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Originally posted by Duca
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Janet's a perfect example of not being credited for impact, but making it. Making impact can't be denied as it's objective, being credited for it is subjective. Just this year her iconic 1993 Rolling Stones cover was imitated twice that I know of (must be more this year though) Kerry Katona and Lady Gaga. Her songs are still covered to this day, and artists still copy her performance style without even knowing they are - IMPACT. The Ms Janet Jackson If Ya nasty line is more iconic than most things our faves have done as shown by it being splashed in pop culture everywhere.
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Originally posted by santos
41 million albums???? Rihanna???????
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This inflaTed ass figure. Her two best sellers sold about a combined 17 mil. That leaves 24 mil unaccounted for. Her other 5 albums would have had to sell almost 5 mil EACH to make 41 mil.
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Originally posted by SOS
Take Back The Night
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True Love
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Take Back The Night has a video
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This black lady in our office was just saying how much she loves P!nk and her favorite song by her is "Sober."
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Originally posted by TheVoiceXtina
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The impact
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Originally posted by Last Boy on Earth
Britney can't even walk out of her house without sucking her dad **** for him to give her permission. Gaga is ugly. Rihanna wins |
Her sons probably hope she does an MJ soon, they'd have a better life without her
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Originally posted by Jolie's Lips
Mnnn yup. The Navy begged, cried and harassed Pollstar to change Rihanna's tour receipts. They were convinced it was going to happen.
Pollstar didn't change anything.
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Idiot.My emails were responded immediately and they didnt have any source of confirmation.They accepted themselves.
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These girls take breaks and build all the hype possible and can't even get a top 10 or go #1 on Itunes, can't even do more than decent album numbers and they promote their ass off, the only ones who are working 2x harder are them, Rihanna announces her lead single 1 week before it is released, does 3 or 4 performances, sits down and watches her albums and singles sell just by her name, everyone who isn't braindead knows her album sales would be much higher if she released and treated her eras like the other girls but do you
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Why couldn't it be Rihanna instead?
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Originally posted by Oshiish
Whats Rihannas average per album sales?
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What is Gaga total album sales ww? What about Rihanna?
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Originally posted by SOS
Take Back The Night
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True Love
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Everyone is spending their money on the album:
He has three songs charting in the worldwide top 40 right now so it will take a while for it to take off + he has yet to acknowledge its release.
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Originally posted by Oshiish
Oh..d fdhvf;dif
Thats it!?
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Nope, that isn't it, Pollstar made up numbers because according to them her team didn't give them her numbers, don't be surprised when the final number is bigger than the BWTB 
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Originally posted by EloiseheartsRiRi
Idiot.
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Personal insult,
Gran Gran Dolly his ass.
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