[Shame♥]

36 Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea - Pretty Girls 0.1859 0.1877 0.1881 0.1897 0.1919

The video really helped save this, but I don't know how much good a performance will do.

[lonnie]

Originally posted by conseeded

I suppose. There wasn't an over-saturation of female pop stars back then like there is now.

Hope she does happen though

Fergie
Gwen Stefani
Beyonce
Nelly Furtado
Shakira
Madonna
Mariah
Were all slaying while Rihanna was blowing up, it was more saturated then.

[youkneekorn]

Any R8 news? Is she dropping the album on Monday after her SNL performance tonight? The hype has all evaporated.

[CakeLike]

Is there a version or edit of Pretty Girls without Iggy. Not even a syllable from her would be ideal

[Willy.]

Originally posted by lonnie

Why does everyone use this excuse?
Tinashe, Zendaya, Ariana and now even Natasha? Is Rihanna some kind of "one hit wonder that blew up" legend?
Pon de Replay was the biggest digital song of 2005 and was only blocked from the top spot because of Mimi, ha (radio) power.

Yeah she was.

http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=30954

[iHype.]

Rihanna was kinda like a 1 time exception to the obvious 1 hit wonder scheme.

[Kworb]

Originally posted by lonnie

Why does everyone use this excuse?
Tinashe, Zendaya, Ariana and now even Natasha? Is Rihanna some kind of "one hit wonder that blew up" legend?
Pon de Replay was the biggest digital song of 2005 and was only blocked from the top spot because of Mimi, ha (radio) power.

No one thought Rihanna would become the star she is now. At the time she just seemed like another Lumidee. So yes she's the ultimate example of an apparent one hit wonder who ends up proving everyone wrong.

[lonnie]

Originally posted by Willy.

Yeah she was.

http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=30954

This thread

[iHype.]

So a famous Viner/Youtuber just came out in his new music video by kissing a man.

Him coming out by getting some Streaming Points too. A win win. Wonder how this will debut on Hot 100.

[slobro]

Payola existed before but those were under-the-table deals and weren't publicized like the Clear Channel hourly radio deals that BTW and other songs since then got

Does anyone have a list of songs that got the same CC radio deals since then?

Born This Way
You Da One
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Give Me All Your Lovin'
Your Body
Roar
Applause
Suit & Tie
Dance Again

[lonnie]

Originally posted by Kworb

No one thought Rihanna would become the star she is now. At the time she just seemed like another Lumidee. So yes she's the ultimate example of an apparent one hit wonder who ends up proving everyone wrong.

I didn't think she'd be a one hit wonder though, but I'm not going to complain about goddess proving the naysayers wrong anyway.

[Shaliydah88]

Originally posted by Willy.

Yeah she was.

http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=30954

YAS at my bitch proving ALL them fuglees wrong.

[lonnie]

Originally posted by slobro

Payola existed before but those were under-the-table deals and weren't publicized like the Clear Channel hourly radio deals that BTW and other songs since then got

Beyonce's label was exposed for this! And I only think it's payola if it's under the table.

[Duca]

Originally posted by Clump

I see Janet's coming back to make Madonna's era look successful.

[lonnie]

Originally posted by iHype.

So a famous Viner/Youtuber just came out in his new music video by kissing a man.

Him coming out by getting some Streaming Points too. A win win. Wonder how this will debut on Hot 100.

Who is this handsome man?
EDIT: Which one Is he? The queen with the crown or the handsome one?

[Shaliydah88]

Originally posted by iHype.

So a famous Viner/Youtuber just came out in his new music video by kissing a man.

Him coming out by getting some Streaming Points too. A win win. Wonder how this will debut on Hot 100.

If I was a pop star, this is how I would've done it. The kid is smart.

[BabyCantYouSee]

Janet has the powerful ISIS behind her back. Same with Zayn. Their next eras are going to be huge inshallah

[Sinister]

i heard someone call Flo Rida a one-hit wonder and explained it as him having one hit...disappearing and then coming back again with another

[iHype.]

Radio Deals & Payola have been existing since the early 90's, at the absolute latest. Ever since Soundscan's been monitoring radios there's been clear deals.

Radio deals are organized contracts where they play the song hourly.

Payola is unorganized deals, that involve individual stations -- radio hosts are bribed plane tickets, fancy items, and electronics to play a label's artist(s).

J. Lo had radio deals, AND was exposed for payola. Most of her career has been a flop, and the few years she was big, was due to label politics. She's kinda never actually had a 'real success' besides On The Floor.

[rihannafan]

Mad Mother****ing Max