[MikeFenty]

Originally posted by !Blue!

Wasn't she the most pirated artist in 2012 aswell

Since 2010 actually.

[buckingfastard]

!Blue! sis your number of posts makes me wanna jump of my bed
I just reached 1000 being here for a year and a half

[MikeFenty]

Originally posted by ✘Panthera✘

Rih coming for that Summer Smash. I can feel it.

The same feeling you had when you thought Fading would be a single?

[!Blue!]

Originally posted by MikeFenty

Since 2010 actually.

ddddd such a mess

[DILF $]

Originally posted by MikeFenty

Since 2010 actually.

Global queen.

[MikeFenty]

Well Marooner5 and buckingfastard must get they life somehow.

[DILF $]

Originally posted by MikeFenty

The same feeling you had when you thought Fading would be a single?

Originally posted by MikeFenty

Well Marooner5 and buckingfastard must get they life somehow.

Mess.

[BajanBeauty]

Damn for 3 years straight
I wouldn't be surprised if some fans are illegally downloading her music but Rih has a lot of successful collections so the Navy does support her
- her being pirated constantly IMO shows that a lot of people are casual fans of her. Rihanna makes good music and people enjoy it

[Legendtina]

need new music from my queen.

[MikeFenty]

Originally posted by BajanBeauty

Damn for 3 years straight
I wouldn't be surprised if some fans are illegally downloading her music but Rih has a lot of successful collections so the Navy does support her
- her being pirated constantly IMO shows that a lot of people are casual fans of her. Rihanna makes good music and people enjoy it

Or that the Navy is filled with poor people from 3rd world countries which also demonstrate how global she really is.

[BajanBeauty]

Am I the only one that gets the feeling Rih is not even thinking about R8. Like I doubt she even started working on it.

- I wonder how she's gonna build up hype. Tweet or IG pics of hints. Drop some behind the scene clips?

[HumanitySector]

Hype before Rated R

That teaser they released

[WeFoundWill]

Originally posted by BajanBeauty

Am I the only one that gets the feeling Rih is not even thinking about R8. Like I doubt she even started working on it.

- I wonder how she's gonna build up hype. Tweet or IG pics of hints. Drop some behind the scene clips?

She and her team did an amazing job with "Unlocked" and "Rihanna 7", hopefully they do something like this again.

[MikeFenty]

She really needs to put her social media to work to hype the Navy up.

Like someone posted awhile back in here. They could put up a contest for the Navy to design the lead single cover and stuff like that... I mean the Navy really has artistic people. They could do LOADS with Rihanna social power to hype up an album.

[HumanitySector]

If she's going to hype it, then the first single better be crazy good aka on Diamonds level of quality and fresh sound

[MikeFenty]

Also they should something like Road To Talk That Talk again it was actually an amazing documentary and it was well received for a simple youtube video.


Road to talk that talk should have been aired not the mess that was 777TOUR.

[HumanitySector]

I think Rihanna was slay Loved Me Back To Life, did you know that she was given to chose between Diamonds and LMBTL? I am glad she choose Diamonds and LMBTL went to Celine Dion but she would slay that song.

[BajanBeauty]

Yes I remember the Rated R teaser. I hope R8 has an intro song.
But they really need to use social media to her advantage!

- Now would y'all rather the hype be built up gradually over time (months) or be done in the same month the lead single or album is dropped?

[Santaus]

Originally posted by BajanBeauty

Damn for 3 years straight
I wouldn't be surprised if some fans are illegally downloading her music but Rih has a lot of successful collections so the Navy does support her
- her being pirated constantly IMO shows that a lot of people are casual fans of her. Rihanna makes good music and people enjoy it

Exactly. That's why she's such a force on services like Youtube and Spotify, too.

Originally posted by MikeFenty

Or that the Navy is filled with poor people from 3rd world countries which also demonstrate how global she really is.

I guess on some level, yes, but I think it's also the lack of means rather than just the money. Still, albums are definitely costly when you put it into perspective.

[WeFoundWill]

For the lead, she should go with a simple pop song this time (something like XO, just a bit better and not that messy).
I hope she takes a risk with the 2nd single this time, I could imagine her release something like Wait Your Turn or Skin

They should basically copy the Rated R concept, just with a mainstream lead