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Chart Listings: Mediabase & Radio Formats (March 27-April 3, 2011)
Member Since: 12/12/2008
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Originally posted by Chris101
7th #1 on POP,no? And with only 8 singles and all as a lead artist.
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video phone? Chillin?
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Originally posted by Sept
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he said lead artist sis
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Originally posted by Sept
video phone? Chillin?
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Do you know what does "Lead artist" mean?
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Member Since: 6/25/2008
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This is pointless.
GaGa might not get as much support as Rihanna in Rhythmic but she gets enough of that with her songs.
Same goes for HAC and Katy.
Urban, well, her songs are not really Urban, neither of Rihanna, Britney or Katy are gettin' some major Urban support so no need to get into it.
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Member Since: 6/25/2008
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And come on, bitchin' about only gettin' 120M and not 135M?
Some artists who deserves that level of success don't reach even 10% out of that.
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Member Since: 3/13/2011
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Originally posted by L/\DY G/\G/\
I dont see why he would need to go to NHB/SYG. He is discussing mediabase numbers and isnt doing it in a flamebaiting way.
Even if people do not like Born This Way, her other songs havent even topped overall 120 AI. I just find it strange where other artists can easily get the support of HAC/AC (katy perry) and rhythmic(Rihanna) but for some reason Poker Face/Just Dance/Bad Romance couldnt be 125-130 AI radio hits. I mean, Tik Tok, Firework(135 AI), etc. were all able to reach high AIs and its def. not out of question that Just Dance/Poker Face/Bad Romance were at least as equally as popular as those songs
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My advice to Stefani is if she wants more AI , to do songs that dont all sound similar (making songs solely to get a pop #1 since dance is pop radio), and branch out and take a risk Her next single is a dance song. She releases dance exclusively. I've yet to hear a ballad, or any other out the box sound for her singlewise. Katy Perry, Beyonce and Rihanna all have released different sounding songs.
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I actually have to agree here.
GaGa's singles are typically the same - hot dance song that is really only targeted at the mainstream pop audience. That's not really a bad thing, but if GaGa wants more play outside of that, she will have to make more songs that appeal to other audiences. It makes perfect sense.
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Originally posted by clairebear23
My advice to Stefani is if she wants more AI , to do songs that dont all sound similar (making songs solely to get a pop #1 since dance is pop radio), and branch out and take a risk
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Are you saying that Born This Way sounds like her other singles? Or Born This Way,with lyrics like don't be a drag,just be a queen & no matter gay,straight or bi,lesbian,transgendered life isn't risky enough for radio?
Anyway,Gaga doesn't need huge AI to stay more than 1 week at #1 on BB 6 weeks at #1 on BB.
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Bad Romance was out-of-the-box
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Gaga takes risks, and they end up paying off (e.g. Born This Way).
Rihanna barely takes risks. And when she does, they don't pay off (e.g. Rockstar 101).
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Originally posted by MusicTalker
Bad Romance was out-of-the-box
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still was dance pop though
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Originally posted by Glamophonic
Gaga takes risks, and they end up paying off (e.g. Born This Way).
Rihanna barely takes risks. And when she does, they don't pay off (e.g. Rockstar 101).
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Umbrella, Hard, Rude Boy, Ballads like Take A Bow......What ellllse.......Dance hall (1ST single) , ........Whats My Name (urban island) , California king bed (country, Pop)., pure dance ( OG and Disturbia) I just named at LEAST 6 different genres , all different sounding.
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Oh geez
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Originally posted by Cap10Planet
I actually have to agree here.
GaGa's singles are typically the same - hot dance song that is really only targeted at the mainstream pop audience. That's not really a bad thing, but if GaGa wants more play outside of that, she will have to make more songs that appeal to other audiences. It makes perfect sense.
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Definitely. Its just my theory.
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God, stop fighting .. Please if you want to talk about who is better in Airplay, or whatever.. Please get out of this thred
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Originally posted by Glamophonic
Gaga takes risks, and they end up paying off (e.g. Born This Way).
Rihanna barely takes risks. And when she does, they don't pay off (e.g. Rockstar 101).
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I think he means to do something else outside of hot dance track, not creativity.
Let's face it. "Born This Way" may have been a risk if we were talking about the lyrics, but production wise, it contains a dance beat, which made it more accessible to pop radio. If it were a ballad, it probably wouldn't have done as well.
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Member Since: 1/10/2010
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Quote:
Originally posted by Glamophonic
Gaga takes risks, and they end up paying off (e.g. Born This Way).
Rihanna barely takes risks. And when she does, they don't pay off (e.g. Rockstar 101).
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I can add Russian Roulette to that list.
But what does that mean? I can only take from there that whatever Gaga releases its going to be played.
So the support from radio for Rihanna is not there always.
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Originally posted by clairebear23
[COLOR="Blue"]Umbrella, Hard, Rude Boy,, ........Whats My Name (urban island) , . ( OG and Disturbia)[ /COLOR]
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Yes,Rihanna does make songs with a different sound,but those are not risks.
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Member Since: 3/13/2011
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Originally posted by Chris101
Yes,Rihanna does make songs with a different sound,but those are not risks.
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Stepping out of your comfort zone, doing things people donnt know you to be, is called a risk. Many paid off, some didnt. (Russian Roulette (US), Rockstar 101 , for instance) . So dont understand whats funny
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We can even say SM was a risk. As far as lyrics for America. America is not comfortable with overt sexuality. She risked her promotion (not being able to perform it) and lyrics as being too racy for the radio. It wasnt censored like it was in other countries. But it has paid off.
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