[csybeyking]

DRAG THEM BEY!!!

[Jaxsin]

Originally posted by NaviHoe

I see someone is pressed about the low performance of 4's singles sales.

Upset?

[Monster Boy]

King B spilled the true tea.

[MusicTalker]

As much as I see her standpoint of "artistic integrity" & taking time between records, people like Rihanna's pace has really benefitted their career. Rihanna is where she is because of her pace. Heck, when someone like Flo Rida can get where he is today just based on his pace of new music, you know that the strategy is effective.

So, there's pros/cons to both sides. She's right though : the music industry nowadays is extremely fast-paced & fickle. You have to keep up.

This is why I don't mind Rihanna's release strategy anymore. 1D is going to do an album a year as well, & I'm sure it will be of massive benefit to their sales.

[SaDaré]

I dont see the lie. A bunch of meaningless singles

[jafet]

Originally posted by orlandoe

Where can I watch the DOC. because I don't have HBO

+1

[Drais.]

Originally posted by Clump

Not really sure where she's going with this. Or who she's talking about.


Explain?

She was talking about the current state of the music industry and how some artists are focused on selling single after single instead of making a true body of work.

[Scandal & Media]

Oop

[Andre]

Originally posted by RudeBoy93

I'd rather here Rihanna's 7 burned out albums then her flop album 4!! And she isn't WHITE so she can stop wearing that blonde wig and bleaching her skin!!

I don't think she was talking ONLY about Rihanna though.

It's how the market is shaping to be. Album sales are going down and single sales are going up, what do you expect? Manufactured acts are obviously going to follow the market, labels dont wanna lose money. Why invest so much in a down hill market?

Receipts:

Digital tracks

2011: 1.27 billion
2010: 1.17 billion ↑
2009: 1.16 billion ↑
2008: 1.07 billion ↑
2007: 844.1 million ↑
2006: 582 million ↑
2005: 353 million ↑
2004: 141 million ↑
2003: 19.2 million

Compact Discs
2011: 223.5 million ↓
2010: 239.9 million ↓
2009: 294.9 million ↓
2008: 360.6 million ↓
2007: 449.2 million ↓
2006: 553.4 million ↓
2005: 598.9 million ↓
2004: 651.1 million ↑
2003: 635.8 million ↓
2002: 649.5 million ↓
2001: 712.0 million ↓
2000: 730.0 million ↑
1999: 648.1 million ↑
1998: ~578 million ↑
1997: 504.6 million↑
1996: 448.4 million

[Honey]

Beyoncé didn't lie at all. What she said is especially true for a certain pop gurl.

[MM3]

Originally posted by NaviHoe

I see someone is pressed about the low performance of 4's singles sales.

Yet 4 snatched 3m WW with NO hits. Rihanna has to cater to pop radio just to get that total.

[ChrisRTW]

fffff
The navy is a bit upset
I mean she said no names and the fact y'all thought of your fav like that is just..

[satellites.™]

Originally posted by NaviHoe

I see someone is pressed about the low performance of 4's singles sales.

Originally posted by RudeBoy93

I'd rather here Rihanna's 7 burned out albums then her flop album 4!! And she isn't WHITE so she can stop wearing that blonde wig and bleaching her skin!!

[Androgyne]

Her comments have a few people SEETHING in here

[NaviHoe]

Originally posted by Jaxsin

Upset?

About what? About that girl speaking her mind? Nah.

[Toxicity.]

Idgi She's not talking about Rihanna because Rihanna's albums actually sell. It's not Rih's fault her singles are massive too.

[theo.]

Well, we live a microwave society. Everything is quick.

[Ice Cream Skies]

I might agree with B more if her first 3 albums weren't the definition of 3 singles + filler.

If she's trying to shade Rih, I feel sorry for her, because Rih has more consistency to her albums than B does. Only 4 was truly GREAT. B'Day was good, but now Rih has, like, 5 great albums, so...

[Cap10Planet]

I don't know why y'all assume she's talking about Rihanna, when there are a ton of other singles artists out there who are far off from Rihanna.

She's talking about today's music industry, and if anyone sits up here and tries to shame her for speaking the truth, then you are hypocrites. We have all talked about how today's music scene in singles-driven.

[Rogue]

And she is not lying one bit.