[vonno]

Originally posted by lifeofpariah

Monday? Can't wait

Originally posted by MJ Boston

Monday?

But that's days from now. If you're done tallying you should start today

I for one could care less about graphics for the cover rate..

Patience, my dears, think of the meltdowns

[MJ Boston]

Originally posted by vonno

Patience, my dears, think of the meltdowns

It's already been like six weeks since we introduced the rate and it's partially my fault we had to wait so long because I was a flop procrastinator I just want the meltdowns to start nowwww

[vonno]

Yesterdays meltdowns werent enough? it'll be up soon when I've got a bit more time at work

[jpsketch]

Not Monday.

[EdgeOfAddiction]

Originally posted by vonno

Yesterdays meltdowns werent enough? it'll be up soon when I've got a bit more time at work

My meltdown is still continuing. From Kelly's flop cover to Britney headlining ATRL to her premiering on the XFactor to Rihannas new lead single coming monday. I'm about to have a heart attack.

[MJ Boston]

Originally posted by EdgeOfAddiction

My meltdown is still continuing. From Kelly's flop cover to Britney headlining ATRL to her premiering on the XFactor to Rihannas new lead single coming monday. I'm about to have a heart attack.

Luckily I don't care about any of that

But I will watch Brit on X Factor.

[MissBreakaway]

I thought Rihanna wasn't releasing an album this year? Anyway, this is off topic. For all we know, Kelly is releasing something

[MJ Boston]

My wish is for Kelly to release her Greatest Hits the same week as Rih's new album and have Kelly block ha from #1.

The meltdowns on ATRL would be so severe. The suicide prevention hotline would probably shut down and the kiiiii's I would get would be legendary.

Please give me an epic lead single Kelly

[jpsketch]

I thought Rih was taking a break.

[MJ Boston]

Originally posted by jpsketch

I thought Rih was taking a break.

Don't be #RIHdiculous. You can't use "Rih" and "break" in the same sentence unless separated by "does not know how to take a".

I wonder if they'll end up getting released the same week though. I do think Kelly's GH will drop in late November

[EdgeOfAddiction]

Kelly's never the one with smash lead singles. MLWSWY is the only one but the longevity of that song was horrible. And to think Kelly can outsell Rihanna in the day and age is priceless.

[jpsketch]

Originally posted by EdgeOfAddiction

Kelly's never the one with smash lead singles. MLWSWY is the only one but the longevity of that song was horrible. And to think Kelly can outsell Rihanna in the day and age is priceless.

Whatever her next release is, they really need to spend time and think about the singles. I'm tired of her having just one surefire smash on a record.

[MJ Boston]

Originally posted by EdgeOfAddiction

Kelly's never the one with smash lead singles. MLWSWY is the only one but the longevity of that song was horrible. And to think Kelly can outsell Rihanna in the day and age is priceless.

It's not like their debut sales were that far off. Talk That Talk debuted with 196k sales and Stronger debuted with 163k. Rihanna was riding the biggest hit of her career with WFL versus Kelly's moderate hit in Mr. Know It All. If Kelly were releasing her album going off Stronger, she probably would have sold over 200k, easily over Rih.

But I'm kidding about the GH blocking Rih. Greatest Hits aren't known to open with huge numbers.

If it were a brand new album, we could be in business then. Kelly's profile is much higher right now than it was when she released Stronger. I think she can pull in some really good numbers for her next real album if they don't wait too long and do it properly.

That's why I'm really excited for this GH if we get two really good singles. It's an awesome way to keep Kelly's name out there before her next album. We could have had a lull after Dark Side or maybe IFY if it just performed mediocre and then a year/year and a half to wait for anything new. In that time, the GP forgets about Kelly. With this, we could get two singles to keep her out there til springtime and then if the album comes out next fall, there's a little break but nothing major.

[EdgeOfAddiction]

Don't get me wrong but Kelly doesn't have the widest fan base compared to Beyonce or Rihanna. She'll make a solid 6 figure each release but it won't be greater than Rihanna's. The GP thought that WFL was apart of Loud and didn't even know TTT was released. AND Rihanna wasn't riding any wave with WFL till AFTER the album was released. WFL came out in September and didn't hit #1 till late November when TTT was already out.

Head to head with a new album, Kelly wouldn't top Rihanna unless Kelly was coming off of Breakaway with a sure fire hit. But even then, almost all of Rihanna's debut numbers were bigger than Kelly's.

[MJ Boston]

Originally posted by EdgeOfAddiction

Don't get me wrong but Kelly doesn't have the widest fan base compared to Beyonce or Rihanna. She'll make a solid 6 figure each release but it won't be greater than Rihanna's. The GP thought that WFL was apart of Loud and didn't even know TTT was released. AND Rihanna wasn't riding any wave with WFL till AFTER the album was released. WFL came out in September and didn't hit #1 till late November when TTT was already out.

Head to head with a new album, Kelly wouldn't top Rihanna unless Kelly was coming off of Breakaway with a sure fire hit. But even then, almost all of Rihanna's debut numbers were bigger than Kelly's.

Agreed about the GP thinking WFL being a part of Loud. This is the problem with her not taking a break tbh. The same will happen with her new single and will likely prohibit her from a #1 yet again with a Nov release

I do think Kelly's next opening sales will be bigger than Stronger's though because she's had more success this era and done higher profile things (Super Bowl, etc.). Plus the Grammy's in February I think this might be a good year for Kelly

[jpsketch]

Originally posted by EdgeOfAddiction

Don't get me wrong but Kelly doesn't have the widest fan base compared to Beyonce or Rihanna. She'll make a solid 6 figure each release but it won't be greater than Rihanna's. The GP thought that WFL was apart of Loud and didn't even know TTT was released. AND Rihanna wasn't riding any wave with WFL till AFTER the album was released. WFL came out in September and didn't hit #1 till late November when TTT was already out.

Head to head with a new album, Kelly wouldn't top Rihanna unless Kelly was coming off of Breakaway with a sure fire hit. But even then, almost all of Rihanna's debut numbers were bigger than Kelly's.

Hasn't Rihanna only hit over 200k once?

Stronger is the only album of Kelly's to sell under 200k.

[CriticalHit]

The fact is that Kelly has two #1 albums and Rihanna doesn't even have one.

[EdgeOfAddiction]

CriticalHit, do you really want to go there with me? Think about it, let it simmer and I'll let you leave unscathed. One giant era followed by three more era that has failed to sell 1 million isn't really something to brag about. Although Stronger is on it's way, but still. I'll leave that alone for now.

[MJ Boston]

Not to further this, but let's not forget that Kelly has had just about HALF the amount of singles Rih has had, features or otherwise. I'm sure if Kelly decided to go around to any and every producer just to get hits and put out double the amount of singles that she has now, she'd probably be just as successful if not more successful than the other girls. It's all about playing the game, and Kelly simply doesn't play it like others do. End of.

[Mhs90]

Originally posted by MJ Boston

Not to further this, but let's not forget that Kelly has had just about HALF the amount of singles Rih has had, features or otherwise. I'm sure if Kelly decided to go around to any and every producer just to get hits and put out double the amount of singles that she has now, she'd probably be just as successful if not more successful than the other girls. It's all about playing the game, and Kelly simply doesn't play it like others do. End of.

Exactly, I wish Kelly wasnt that lazy. We blame RCA for everything lacking in Kelly's career, but I dont see Kelly taking any initiative on her own to work with the greatest producers and DJs. she needs to move on from the "girl next door" image and do something different to increase her fan base (not saying sex image) .