[Fabian]

Originally posted by WeFoundWill

The video so controversial and most of y'all are not even seeing it

mte

American Life all over again

[Dollas n Diamonds]

Can I also say shout out to rih for not just touching on black racism issues but also ww1 and irish/italian and east asian.

i feel like the only thing that was missing was a more prominent prescience of brown people/ muslims in light of the ISIS tragedies

[swissman]

Originally posted by Shakira Stan

I feel bad for Rihanna because her most anticipated era is ruined because
of Tidal. This video could easily get over 20 million views on VEVO.

Do you mean 20 million in a day? Or just in general? Because as nice as this video is, it's usually scandalous videos that break the record, not political, message driven ones. Aside from that, the video doesn't have a lot of replay value.

Anyway, you guys are making a big deal about Tidal and all that. Did it ever occur to you that she maybe doesn't care about all those streaming points, etc. Maybe she's doing this for the statement and not the gains she would get from doing it.

[RihRihGirrrl]

The video hits the nail on the head tbh...The American Dream is a struggle for some and unattainable for others

[RomanNavy]

This was the best scene.
Ugh just..... beautifully done

[minho]

Really great video and the song itself has immensely grown on me.

[Lord_Byron28]

Originally posted by Trent W

Fans are not affected by Tidal, is just her

Rihanna is risking too much! The other artists are putting leftover content, and she's completely ruining the hype of the entire era and album for this service.

I hope she realizes this ASAP because the only one really affected is gonna be her.

TIDAL needs to die ASAP for her sake.

She is the only one with an era just starting up. I guarantee you, you are going to see Kanye do the same thing with his music and Jay and Bey are in between album cycles right now.

Also it would be far more detrimental to her career if Tidal failed.

[konaa]

at her becoming a SJW. Poor ATRL. Y'all will never win.

Really nice video though. Putting my Tidal subscription to good use.

[Trent W]

This video reminds me a lot to American Life from Madonna, but this one is slightly superior since Madonna's had all the intention to be controversial, this one seems more natural.

I hope that if this is a single she doesn't erase it from the world like Madonna did, but well in this day and age that is impossible.

[Devon]

Originally posted by RomanNavy

This was the best scene.
Ugh just..... beautifully done

[materialboy]

Originally posted by Rihinvention

wqare
tshdf;

[elliotis19]

I can't stop crying!

OMFG!

[Drayb]

Why did this fukking video make me cry. By far MY FAVORITE. If you're American, you get it. It touches so many things. This is powerful.

[materialboy]

this wont break the record and she will receive a backlash but who cares ?

[Cola.drinker]

Originally posted by swissman

Do you mean 20 million in a day? Or just in general? Because as nice as this video is, it's usually scandalous videos that break the record, not political, message driven ones. Aside from that, the video doesn't have a lot of replay value.

Anyway, you guys are making a big deal about Tidal and all that. Did it ever occur to you that she maybe doesn't care about all those streaming points, etc. Maybe she's doing this for the statement and not the gains she would get from doing it.

She could make a bigger statement if actually GP could see it.

[Dollas n Diamonds]

Originally posted by Dark Miracles

It's a little confusing? She's proclaiming "this is the new America, we are the new America" while clips of big (mostly awful IIRC) events in US history are shown. It's kinda like she's saying America is a sullen country.

Anyway the chorus keeps growing me, it's really too bad the production is so horrendously off because the song had potential.

thats because it is. current America is all but a police state, more people were killed by police in the peak Ferguson month than were killed by police in Canada in 5 years

[MadelineXPepito]

The fact that she made THIS video an exclusive
When it looks like it's meant to be OUT THERE, a statement
I'm so so so glad she didn't make it a Lana-del-esque glorification of US. It complimented the song well. Rihanna ha Earth Song.

[rebel]

Originally posted by RihannaFanKenn

Why are there people saying lama's impact?
I havent seen one lama in the video

Amazing video, speechles!!!

[Rihinvention]

Originally posted by RihannaFanKenn

Why are there people saying lama's impact?
I havent seen one lama in the video

r u ****ing srs

[Cobra]

This is her bra-less era i see.