[rihannafan]

Originally posted by Shinning

Beyoncé having to get drunk just to socialize with her I feel you Queen

Would explain the elevator situation

[Shaliydah88]

Originally posted by Chemist

This is a cute pic and they don't look awkward for once

Rihanna looks surprised, like they just told her about Beyoncé's single sales.

[Sunshine.]

Beyonce is about the album.

If she wanted a hit, all she had to do was perform DrIL overseas.
And do a couple more performances in the US.

Everything about BEYONCE's singles happened organically. That's more can be said about R8's singles.
And yet... they're still struggling.

[collin]

Originally posted by rihannafan

That awkward moment when a lukewarm hit went #1 in more countries than any beyonce song.

Originally posted by Sunshine.

But you make a good point. Now let's look at Shakiii her album sales.

Shakira - 750.000

So will this be Rihanna's fate? A lukewarm hit and dismal album sales?

Has BEYGONCE outsold UnaPOTHEADgelic yet?
It was supposed to be her iconiqqueeeeee "FEMINIST." music-saving album

[Sunshine.]

Whew! Queen proving charts are for the new girls.

[Shinning]

Originally posted by collin

Has BEYGONCE outsold UnaPOTHEADgelic yet?
It was supposed to be her iconiqqueeeeee "FEMINIST." music-saving album

Yes it has.

[collin]

Originally posted by Sunshine.

Everything about BEYONCE's singles happened organically. That's more can be said about R8's singles.
And yet... they're still struggling.

WTF? This is the most FORCED argument I've ever heard a BeyHive say.
It gets more and more tragic every day What's "inorganic" about R8? uTry'd.

When struggling = outselling Beyonce's only hit (?) is pretty impressive IMO

[rihannafan]

Originally posted by collin

Has BEYGONCE outsold UnaPOTHEADgelic yet?
It was supposed to be her iconiqqueeeeee "FEMINIST." music-saving album

No

[rihannafan]

Originally posted by Sunshine.

Beyonce is about the album.

If she wanted a hit, all she had to do was perform DrIL overseas.
And do a couple more performances in the US.

Everything about BEYONCE's singles happened organically. That's more can be said about R8's singles.
And yet... they're still struggling.

So this is what the hive is reduced to now...

[Lein]

Originally posted by rihannafan

That awkward moment when a lukewarm hit went #1 in more countries than any beyonce song.

[RihannasVeryOwn]

The more Dior Rih wears the more I resent her ever getting that deal, like apart from the makeup she looked terrible at that Tidal event I still can't wait for the ad/editorial since Steven Klein is shooting it and she looks perfect but I'm still mad

[RihannasVeryOwn]

Originally posted by Sunshine.

Beyonce is about the album.

If she wanted a hit, all she had to do was perform DrIL overseas.
And do a couple more performances in the US.

Everything about BEYONCE's singles happened organically. That's more can be said about R8's singles.
And yet... they're still struggling.

She performed XO in the UK and it still flopped? She was performing all the singles on her tour (your only viable receipt left) yet they all flopped everywhere?

Like you're literally pulling arguments out of your ass how embarrassing

[Sunshine.]

Originally posted by collin

What's "inorganic" about R8? uTry'd.

Originally posted by Sunshine.

Can we talk about how BBMHH only sold 103k when it had been #1 on iTunes for a week.

Points to remember:
A. iTunes froze

B. The song was unavailable for purchase for some time



C. It got beat quickly by Bruno before the iHeart performance

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Even Tamar had better execution.

Rihanna's playing by the promotional rules of music. She's released two singles — the first was "Four Five Seconds" — before the release of her new album, and she's released those singles almost two months apart. She is also playing by the typical publicity rules, hooking up with an app for marketing and debuting her song on iHeart Radio.

More and more it seems like music's place in people's entertainment consumption is changing. Singles have taken the place of albums, and maybe soon snippets will take the place of singles. But "Bitch Better Have My Money" is a three-minute pop song with a standard structure and catchy hook. Rihanna even debuted it on traditional radio at 9 am, during rush hour on the East Coast.

http://www.vox.com/2015/3/26/8295415...-have-my-money

Rih stay trying to shove hits down our throat.

In contrast, DrIL was picked up by radio and the public. And XO was dropped by the radio and public.
Bey just let the pieces fall into place. Rihanna can't afford to do that.

[Sunshine.]

Originally posted by RihannasVeryOwn

She performed XO in the UK and it still flopped? She was performing all the singles on her tour (your only viable receipt left) yet they all flopped everywhere?

Like you're literally pulling arguments out of your ass how embarrassing

...when she should have been performing DrIL.

Anyway, most of the people who go to a concert most likely already own the music, sis.

Take my arguments any way you want. But it's obvious Rihanna is struggling in the only thing she's good at.
And she doesn't have the 4th quarter safety net. So we'll see what happens.

But I don't think it'll be good. There was a time when people didn't think Gaga could flop.

[Lein]

The Swiftes are mad . Can't wait ten years from now what will be left of her and her "legacy"

[rihannafan]

Hit me one more time it's so amazinggg

[Kworb]

But "Bitch Better Have My Money" is a three-minute pop song with a standard structure and catchy hook.

What in the world

[RihannasVeryOwn]

Originally posted by Sunshine.

Most of the people who go to a concert most likely already own the music, sis.

Take this as you want. But it's obvious Rihanna is struggling in the only thing she's good at.
And she doesn't have the 4th Quarter safety net. So we'll see what happens.

But I don't think it'll be good. There was a time when people didn't think Gaga could flop.

That's what we're all trying to do? Except you keep prematurely calling everything a flop before it's even had a chance, which is extremely embarrassing since everything your fave released was a flop too? Glass houses sis, and a surprise release doesn't exempt her from anything.

[RihRihGirrrl]

Originally posted by Kworb

What in the world

funny she didn't hilghlight that part

[Skywalker]

I'm so confused over how labels make money these days. Albums don't sell sans 1989, singles are hardly selling, and streaming just isn't making up for it. Are they just going to have to adjust grosses by inflation (or deflation) since most albums struggle to even reach gold now?