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Chart Listings: iTunes Music Downloads (April 20-27, 2010)
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Originally posted by Love is Love
I think Hard could've peaked in the top 5 on Pop but Def Jam released Rude Boy too fast. Hard didn't have much longevity b/c of Rude Boy.
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Rude Boy was released since Hard started losing spins on both Rhythmic and Urban radios. It was also out of the top 20 on itunes before Rude Boy was announced. Even if it made top 5 on pop, it wouldn't have peaked farther than #8 on the Hot 100 due to it peaking earlier on rhythmic and urban.
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This era is going too fast. If she isn't planning on giving us another single after R101 then she should at least slow down....I want to see her perform something in the summer
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Originally posted by RudeBoy
Only Rihanna fans want Fire Bomb as singles. Rude Boy was the only track from RaR that appealed to the mainstream public, even before it was officially released.
Wanna know why? Because nobody wants to be sad. Nobody wants dark music. Nobody wants ballads. All the people want to have fun, get drunk and have sex. They want to ease their minds off. That's why songs like TiK ToK and I Gotta Feeling got extremely huge, because they are the shape of today's successful music.
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You are 100% right.
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Originally posted by coldcaselove88
Alicia Keys performed "Unthinkable" and its #125 on itunes right now. Didn't move at all. With airplay. American Idol has never created hits, i wish people would just stop acting like she performed Rockstar, it has an adds date on radio, and a video and its not in the top 100 on itunes.
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Why can't she just release Fire Bomb?? The SMASH is there in her hand, just release it!! That poll on RD did nothing, FB topped the poll but the so-called Rihanna's Official fansite that's supposed to be linked to the label somehow failed to give an impact on the label's decision. I just can't
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Originally posted by coldcaselove88
Did they or did they not turn Rihanna into a global superstar in less than 3 years? Oh ok......
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Actually, they were on the road of ruining Rihanna's career. They wanted her third album to be like MOTS and AGLM. If it weren't for Rihanna fight to breakthrough and take her career with her own hands, GGGB could have never existed.
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Originally posted by coldcaselove88
Alicia Keys performed "Unthinkable" and its #125 on itunes right now. Didn't move at all. With airplay. American Idol has never created hits, i wish people would just stop acting like she performed Rockstar, it has an adds date on radio, and a video and its not in the top 100 on itunes.
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Originally posted by BeamMeUp
Rockstar 101 needs another push. Idol didn't help it because Rude Boy was still heating up the charts. Now is the perfect time to start her promo run for this song, but then again she is on tour.
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Originally posted by RudeBoy
Only Rihanna fans want Fire Bomb as singles. Rude Boy was the only track from RaR that appealed to the mainstream public, even before it was officially released.
Wanna know why? Because nobody wants to be sad. Nobody wants dark music. Nobody wants ballads. All the people want to have fun, get drunk and have sex. They want to ease their minds off. That's why songs like TiK ToK and I Gotta Feeling got extremely huge, because they are the shape of today's successful music.
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Rockstar 101 is about having fun and rebelling.
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Originally posted by RudeBoy
Only Rihanna fans want Fire Bomb as singles. Rude Boy was the only track from RaR that appealed to the mainstream public, even before it was officially released.
Wanna know why? Because nobody wants to be sad. Nobody wants dark music. Nobody wants ballads. All the people want to have fun, get drunk and have sex. They want to ease their minds off. That's why songs like TiK ToK and I Gotta Feeling got extremely huge, because they are the shape of today's successful music.
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Once again this is a VERY ignorant statement. I think you've forgotten the biggest hit of the decade "We Belong Together". Or "Don't Forget About Us". It is not about whether the song is sad or not, its the message. Photographs is really sad, but if it were released it would become a worldwide hit. Rockstar 101 appeals to all formats, Stupid in Love hugely appeals to the R&B community, Te Amo appeals to the latin community. There is something on this album for everybody, so you being a Rihanna "fan", have just completely lost respect because its obvious you don't have a mature view of rated R.
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Originally posted by RudeBoy
Actually, they were on the road of ruining Rihanna's career. They wanted her third album to be like MOTS and AGLM. If it weren't for Rihanna fight to breakthrough and take her career with her own hands, GGGB could have never existed.
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dead @ you making things up why are you pretending to be a rihanna fan?
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Originally posted by HarrySapphire
Why can't she just release Fire Bomb?? The SMASH is there in her hand, just release it!! That poll on RD did nothing, FB topped the poll but the so-called Rihanna's Official fansite that's supposed to be linked to the label somehow failed to give an impact on the label's decision. I just can't
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Have you ever considered maybe Rihanna doesn't wanna sing about you know who at this time in her life? Have you ever considered that they may be saving Fire Bomb for a fall release since it is summer-time and uptempo music will dominate the summer? Have you ever considered that Fire Bomb is not a good follow-up to Rude Boy?
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Originally posted by coldcaselove88
Once again this is a VERY ignorant statement. I think you've forgotten the biggest hit of the decade "We Belong Together". Or "Don't Forget About Us". It is not about whether the song is sad or not, its the message. Photographs is really sad, but if it were released it would become a worldwide hit. Rockstar 101 appeals to all formats, Stupid in Love hugely appeals to the R&B community, Te Amo appeals to the latin community. There is something on this album for everybody, so you being a Rihanna "fan", have just completely lost respect because its obvious you don't have a mature view of rated R.
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WBT was released in 2005. We are in 2010 now.
Oh, BTW, how is Mariah Carey's career going on nowadays? I've heard Def Jam are doing great releasing her same recycled material!
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Originally posted by coldcaselove88
Once again this is a VERY ignorant statement. I think you've forgotten the biggest hit of the decade "We Belong Together". Or "Don't Forget About Us". It is not about whether the song is sad or not, its the message. Photographs is really sad, but if it were released it would become a worldwide hit. Rockstar 101 appeals to all formats, Stupid in Love hugely appeals to the R&B community, Te Amo appeals to the latin community. There is something on this album for everybody, so you being a Rihanna "fan", have just completely lost respect because its obvious you don't have a mature view of rated R.
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Erm, WBT happened in 2005. Music has changed a LOT since then. What the song sounds like is just as important if not more important than the lyrics and message.
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Originally posted by Delicious
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I am. She said it in more than one interview.
The question is - Are YOU a Rihanna fan
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I still think R101 is a dark Urban track..
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Rockstar 101 is truly the defintion of a "fun" song. And I don't get why people call it dark. It is a rock-pop song about not caring about what people think & rebelling. People are going to love it a lot. No one I know dislikes the song one bit.
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Originally posted by RudeBoy
Actually, they were on the road of ruining Rihanna's career. They wanted her third album to be like MOTS and AGLM. If it weren't for Rihanna fight to breakthrough and take her career with her own hands, GGGB could have never existed.
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This is once again why i question your loyalty as a Rihanna fan. A Girl Like Me produced 3 top 10 hits and sold over 3.5 million copies. How were they ruining her career? Do you know how many artists have been in the game for years and still have zero control of their careers or image? Be THANKFUL they decided to take a CHANCE and let Rihanna take a chance with her image and music unlike most labels.
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Originally posted by coldcaselove88
Have you ever considered maybe Rihanna doesn't wanna sing about you know who at this time in her life? Have you ever considered that they may be saving Fire Bomb for a fall release since it is summer-time and uptempo music will dominate the summer? Have you ever considered that Fire Bomb is not a good follow-up to Rude Boy?
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Are you the same coldcaselove from RD?
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Originally posted by Love is Love
Rockstar 101 is about having fun and rebelling.
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R101 is about Rihanna feeling like a Rockstar. The non-fans people don't want the 'Rockstar' Rihanna. They want the 'Pop' Rihanna, the genre that made her so famous.
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Originally posted by RudeBoy
I am. She said it in more than one interview.
The question is - Are YOU a Rihanna fan
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*waits for you to post the videos of her saying THAT*
i cant @ somebody making a clone account of a rihanna fan
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Originally posted by MusicTalker
Rockstar 101 is truly the defintion of a "fun" song. And I don't get why people call it dark. It is a rock-pop song about not caring about what people think & rebelling. People are going to love it a lot. No one I know dislikes the song one bit.
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You're clearly lying sis.
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