[NX127]

Originally posted by T-Swizz

Those singles weren't part of ANTi's tracklist as far as I'm aware?
Promotional singles and albums are not one in the same, the same way Rise is trying promote KP4 (and failing miserably) but probably won't make it onto the tracklist

But somehow they count as a "promo" for an album that doesn't include them?

And Samsung deal counts as "marketing" but the copies given away through it don't count towards the album's total?

Whether they count or not, Rihanna still has been exposed to many more listeners and in more different ways. Beyst can keep her "p0wer" to make people pay more ", no one cares.

[GreasyBruce]

I was looking at the Hot 100 from the early 2000s and the amount of black women getting hits was astounding compared to now. Aaliyah, Macy Gray, Ashanti, Destiny's Child, Mary J. Blige, Janet, Mya, Blue Cantrell, Lil Kim, Eve all popular, relevant, successful. Nowadays it's literally Beyonce, Rihanna, Nicki, and everyone else is a struggle. And it's not like they're just not crossing over to pop while enjoying big careers in the urban world, urban radio is almost exclusively male and no one buys their albums.

[Skywalker]

Rihanna giving one of her best videos with BBHMM and then making the rest of the videos sloppy boring messes. I see u.

[Tom Vercetti]

BBHMM still fresh tbh.

[Skywalker]

ANTi really is good though, she and Beyoncé won this round. Kesha is out of business, Katy is flopping, and Godga has retired to become a Jazz legend (and future Rock FLOP). Guess Black Excellence is true.

[Schhh]

I heard FFS in a supermarket yesterday, and some lil girl next to me was singing it.

[Jezang Looz]

People that hate on RedOne trying to be edgy kiii

God it must be fun being delusional

[NewRihannaStan]

I like the Work and Kiss It Better videos. I don't see the hate ...

[GreasyBruce]

Originally posted by Schhh

Anti flopped.

Underperformance, not flop. It's going to finish with 600k+ album sales in America and 1.5m+ worldwide, with a BIG hit single and another successful follow-up despite being, by far, her least commercial album, and enduring a spectacularly botched launch. It's not a smash like Lemonade, but it's not a flop either. Plus Def Jam got paid for that extra 1m copies by Samsung, so they're making profit.

[Skywalker]

Chaos Angel will be so good, can guarantee that my dad will love it.

[B-Luke]

Glad BBHMM didn't make the cut, it would bring Anti down. AO could've been the album closer while FFS would be sitting comfortably somewhere in-between.

[Sunshine.]

Originally posted by NX127

Beyst can keep her "p0wer" to make people pay more ", no one cares.

One of the stupidest logic I've ever encountered on this site

[BabyCantYouSee]

Originally posted by Skywalker

Chaos Angel will be so good, can guarantee that my dad will love it.

I actually like the name Chaos Angel. Giving me Bloody Mary teas.

[GreasyBruce]

Originally posted by Skywalker

ANTi really is good though, she and Beyoncé won this round. Kesha is out of business, Katy is flopping, and Godga has retired to become a Jazz legend (and future Rock FLOP). Guess Black Excellence is true.

Yeah, they left behind the easy bake bops and have truly come into their own as artists, it's been amazing to watch. Can't wait for Ariana to join them in a couple of albums, she's already outdone their "sellout" eras (IASF & Loud) with Dangerous Woman.

[Jezang Looz]

Music, makes me, high

[s.mo]

1. Closer = 110k + 46M + 20.8M = 314
2. Cheap Thrills = 51k + 149M + 12.4M = 292
3. Cold Water = 67k + 76M + 18.9M = 291

I wouldnt mid closer going #1 even tho its a **** song but cw deserves to go #1

[T-Swizz]

Originally posted by NX127

But somehow they count as a "promo" for an album that doesn't include them?

And Samsung deal counts as "marketing" but the copies given away through it don't count towards the album's total?

Whether they count or not, Rihanna still has been exposed to many more listeners and in more different ways. Beyst can keep her "p0wer" to make people pay more ", no one cares.

Your logic is so patchy & inconsistent that it ALMOST explains why you could idolize someone like Rihanna
But yeah, promoting/hyping a brand, then releasing a product is done all the time, I'm not sure why it's this difficult to wrap your head around. Also, Beyoncé chose not to expose herself to a wider array of listeners.

There's a clear difference.

[GreasyBruce]

Halsey going #1 Poor SYG. I guess the GP have selected their new Queen. Lana her everlasting impact.

[Sunshine.]

Originally posted by T-Swizz

Beyoncé chose not to expose herself to a wider array of listeners/demographics.

There's a clear difference.

Right. But Rihanna didn't choose for her tour to do less than the DWT.

[Jaspurr]

The Chainsmokers get bigger with every single. Roses #6 -> Don't Let Me Down #3 -> Closer #1.

KINGS.