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Music News: Ciara's Fantasy Ride is due out in April
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Member Since: 2/21/2005
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Originally posted by 1-N-Only21
Getting Top 10 on iTunes doesn't reflect if your song is a hit or not anyway, so this BS.
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Member Since: 8/3/2006
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Originally posted by Reeces
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Keyshia Cole went Top 10 with "Let It Go" and didn't even crack Top 60 on downloads. There's plenty of cases, just because you don't shoot to the top of iTunes doesn't mean a song is gonna flop.
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Let me just mention one person whose two hit singles should be a reflection of the CiCi situation. I'ma put this into perspective for y'all:
Carry on.
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Member Since: 10/14/2007
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Originally posted by 1-N-Only21
BEW, Ciara has never been a big download artist, "Oh" was the #1 most played song in the country and didn't even go Top 10 on iTunes.
Getting Top 10 on iTunes doesn't reflect if your song is a hit or not anyway, so this BS.
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FAIL. I didn't say ciara hasn't hits. I said she is not a big name.
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Originally posted by Fercho
FAIL. I didn't say ciara hasn't hits. I said she is not a big name.
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A big name at Urban doesn't = downloads either.
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ATRL Senior Member
Member Since: 2/21/2005
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Quote:
Originally posted by 1-N-Only21
Keyshia Cole went Top 10 with "Let It Go" and didn't even crack Top 60 on downloads. There's plenty of cases, just because you don't shoot to the top of iTunes doesn't mean a song is gonna flop.
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True. Downloads reflect the song's popularity, though. They are more important than airplay.
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Member Since: 10/14/2007
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Quote:
Originally posted by 1-N-Only21
Keyshia Cole went Top 10 with "Let It Go" and didn't even crack Top 60 on downloads. There's plenty of cases, just because you don't shoot to the top of iTunes doesn't mean a song is gonna flop.
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She crack top 60 at least.
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Member Since: 10/14/2007
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Originally posted by Reeces
True. Downloads reflect the song's popularity, though. They are more important than airplay.
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You quote something that is the opposite of you are saying.
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Member Since: 8/3/2006
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Originally posted by Reeces
True. Downloads reflect the song's popularity, though. They are more important than airplay.
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Well, I mean, you can say that about a Pop artist. But with an Urban artist, it's a little different. Urban radio's audience doesn't tend to rush to iTunes to download music, but they make up for that because they usually by albums.
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Member Since: 10/14/2007
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Originally posted by 1-N-Only21
A big name at Urban doesn't = downloads either.
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I know what you're saying but come on she can't enter the top 90.
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Member Since: 2/9/2008
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Originally posted by 1-N-Only21
Well, I mean, you can say that about a Pop artist. But with an Urban artist, it's a little different. Urban radio's audience doesn't tend to rush to iTunes to download music, but they make up for that because they usually by albums.
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Weren't you the one saying that urban artists don't sell well and that Ci being able to sell 1M is a massive achievement?
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Member Since: 10/14/2007
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Originally posted by 1-N-Only21
Well, I mean, you can say that about a Pop artist. But with an Urban artist, it's a little different. Urban radio's audience doesn't tend to rush to iTunes to download music, but they make up for that because they usually by albums.
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Well, that's not true 100%.
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Member Since: 9/27/2005
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Originally posted by eli's_rhythm
Weren't you the one saying that urban artists don't sell well and that Ci being able to sell 1M is a massive achievement?
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Originally posted by eli's_rhythm
Weren't you the one saying that urban artists don't sell well and that Ci being able to sell 1M is a massive achievement?
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I never said "massive" I said it was great, and it is, 1.3 Million copies sold off 3 Urban singles isn't buying albums? Janet Jackson sold that when she went Urban a few years back and she was still very well relevant then.
Keyshia sells around 1.5 Million with her albums, it's great.
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Originally posted by 1-N-Only21
I never said "massive" I said it was great, and it is, 1.3 Million copies sold off 3 Urban singles isn't buying albums? Janet Jackson sold that when she went Urban a few years back and she was still very well relevant then.
Keyshia sells around 1.5 Million with her albums, it's great.
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How is that answering my question? You said iTunes sales aren't important for urban artists, because urban fans buy albums. But a few pages back you said urban artists don't sell albums.
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Originally posted by yuminari.
Honey, the music I listen to in no way reflects how I act to others. I'm classy, you're not, it's that simple. When you learn to respect someone and not call them out of their name all because they disagree with you, then you can talk.
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Proof?! You've only seen me font a couple times. If you make judgements about someone's character after only seeing a couple posts, then you're being IGNORANT, which is worse than being classless.
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Originally posted by eli's_rhythm
How is that answering my question? You said iTunes sales aren't important for urban artists, because urban fans buy albums. But a few pages back you said urban artists don't sell albums.
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Just leave it alone, ****. Y'all argue over the most POINTLESS stuff.
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Originally posted by HighPrice
Proof?! You've only seen me font a couple times. If you make judgements about someone's character after only seeing a couple posts, then you're being IGNORANT, which is worse than being classless.
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DEATH @ YOU talking about 'character'. You only need to disrespect my opinion once and call me a bitch to have no class. Proof enough in my book, and now I'm done with you. :heart:
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Member Since: 2/9/2008
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Originally posted by HighPrice
Just leave it alone, ****. Y'all argue over the most POINTLESS stuff.
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Oh please, go back to your hole.
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Member Since: 8/3/2006
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Originally posted by eli's_rhythm
How is that answering my question? You said iTunes sales aren't important for urban artists, because urban fans buy albums. But a few pages back you said urban artists don't sell albums.
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I NEVER SAID THAT. I said sales in Ciara's case were stronger with both Pop & Urban. While you're lurking...
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