[PhreshIn]

Originally posted by FatShady

Has anyone ever noticed how bad Rihanna is at winking?

Winking is hard I'm bad at it too

[Horus]

We don't have any hints about what now vid and I'm really pressed.
I don't wanna see anything like CKB type of video.
I'm here for something really emotional!!
That's the only way for the song to be huge!

[Cain]

Does anyone know why Rih's US sales are always so low?
Like I just saw Rude Boy and What's My Name? haven't even reached 3 million copies.

Luckely she's global so that balances out things.

[AlienFugitive]

Originally posted by MrBillyBrhtd

We don't have any hints about what now vid and I'm really pressed.
I don't wanna see anything like CKB type of video.
I'm here for something really emotional!!
That's the only way for the song to be huge!

As long as the video has a story and great visuals, I'm here for it.

[TobeGrierson]

Originally posted by Cain

Does anyone know why Rih's US sales are always so low?
Like I just saw Rude Boy and What's My Name? haven't even reached 3 million copies.

Luckely she's global so that balances out things.

I think in US pop airplay transcends to huge sales. WMN and RB both have huge airplays but 1/3 of that were from urban. Hence, they did not have any longevity in sales. Urban drops songs very fast. In case of WMN, it had to compete with OG at that time. Had they given long, proper and separate time to smash, both songs could've been huge (like OG 4M and WMN 3M).

[Cain]

Originally posted by TobeGrierson

I think in US pop airplay transcends to huge sales. WMN and RB both have huge airplays but 1/3 of that were from urban. Hence, they did not have any longevity in sales. Urban drops songs very fast. In case of WMN, it had to compete with OG at that time. Had they given long, proper and separate time to smash, both songs could've been huge (like OG 4M and WMN 3M).

Oh okay, thanks for explaining.
I'm not sure how I feel about Rih's urban cred, I mean I guess she has more fans because of it but I wonder how she would do if she would just go 100% pop.

[TobeGrierson]

Originally posted by Cain

Oh okay, thanks for explaining.
I'm not sure how I feel about Rih's urban cred, I mean I guess she has more fans because of it but I wonder how she would do if she would just go 100% pop.

I've been following the chart since Rated R and her urban songs usually has higher airplay but lower sales. Meanwhile her pop songs sell more. A good example is the MD/CKB. MD reached the top 10 in urban but it doesn't even reach the Top 40 in Itunes while CKB reached only top 20 in Pop yet sold more than MD.

Rihanna started as an urban girl. And I can't imagine her being a pop-only artist. I think she loves urban so much (as evident to her past 4 albums). She will never shake urban off.

Also urban audiences bring in album sales while pop audience bring in single sales. That has been the case most of the time. Lots of rapper benefit from this. Her albuns wouldn't cross that 1M mark without her urban fanbase.

[Cain]

Originally posted by TobeGrierson

I've been following the chart since Rated R and her urban songs usually has higher airplay but lower sales. Meanwhile her pop songs sell more. A good example is the MD/CKB. MD reached the top 10 in urban but it doesn't even reach the Top 40 in Itunes while CKB reached only top 20 in Pop yet sold more than MD.

Rihanna started as an urban girl. And I can't imagine her being a pop-only artist. I think she loves urban so much (as evident to her past 4 albums). She will never shake urban off.

Also urban audiences bring in album sales while pop audience bring in single sales. That has been the case most of the time. Lots of rapper benefit from this. Her albuns wouldn't cross that 1M mark without her urban fanbase.

I know but for some reason I feel she's more lazy because of it.
Like she knows she'll cross that 1 million point in the US eventually and have #1 song and that's that.

If she had a Teenage Dream era her album sales would be through the roof.

[Tuxedo]

2,7M in singles is still good

If WN video will premiere before the PIU...

[Invader]

So does anyone know what the merchandise is on the diamonds world tour

[BajanBeauty]

Originally posted by Cain

I know but for some reason I feel she's more lazy because of it.
Like she knows she'll cross that 1 million point in the US eventually and have #1 song and that's that.

If she had a Teenage Dream era her album sales would be through the roof.

I see your point but Rih will never be your traditional Pop girl like Katy. The closet thing we got is a LOUD album.
- But if you pay attention to Rih when she tweets lyrics or when there videos of her hanging with friends there is always rap music in the background.
So taking urban out of her music would be like taking the reggae influences out of her songs. Never gonna happen.

[TobeGrierson]

At Rihanna being dubbed as insecure by dumb/uneducated/hateful persons.

[buckingfastard]

this thread is dead as **** ....hell even pink thread is more active than navy

so to start things off can we atleast list names of people in navy here on atrl
its me
wazzup
bajan beauty
PhreshIn
dothisanymore
tobe
rihanna fan

i can only remember them can someone add names ...

[MikeFenty]

Originally posted by Cain

Does anyone know why Rih's US sales are always so low?
Like I just saw Rude Boy and What's My Name? haven't even reached 3 million copies.

Luckely she's global so that balances out things.

Because compared to her peers. she always has 10 singles out at the same time, which causes less demands for her songs and cuts their longevity.


Rihanna will never leave urban, it's who she is.

[DoThisAnymore]

Also WMN is like less than 100k away from 3m If I remember correctly

[rihannafan]

Originally posted by katyperryismylife

Just watched Battleship and I actually loved it. I don't get why people do the most with it and say that it's such a horrid movie when it was quite enjoyable from start to finish

Also, why is everyone trashing Rihanna's performance here? She did good imo and really delivered her character's spunky persona

It's not a bad movie and her role didn't require much acting skills anyway.

[BajanBeauty]

Originally posted by TobeGrierson

At Rihanna being dubbed as insecure by dumb/uneducated/hateful persons.

LOl yeah I went and there and wrote two paragraphs now I'm suddenly upset.
- The hive is probably still in there tryna drag me and Rih

[Cas]

The thread is dead because we already covered every possible subject numerous times. Also, we have lives.

[BajanBeauty]

Originally posted by buckingfastard

this thread is dead as **** ....hell even pink thread is more active than navy

so to start things off can we atleast list names of people in navy here on atrl
its me
wazzup
bajan beauty
PhreshIn
dothisanymore
tobe
rihanna fan

i can only remember them can someone add names ...

Wasn't there a really long list going around in here when registration opened. And now theres like 4 of us.
Did everyone get banned.

& You guys can call me Nikkie if you don't feel like typing Bajan Beauty all the time.

[rihannafan]

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