[Javan]

Originally posted by Ina Garten

its hard for an urban black chick to be global. you think snooty europeans in france and italy and germany are gonna listen to hood **** like drunk in love? it's just the truth. beyonce makes very americanish music, it's very culturally niche. nothing wrong with that.

That's a nice way of putting it. This is Rihannas world after all.

[Cupcake.]

Originally posted by Ina Garten

its hard for an urban black chick to be global. you think snooty europeans in france and italy and germany are gonna listen to hood **** like drunk in love? it's just the truth. beyonce makes very americanish music, it's very culturally niche. nothing wrong with that.

but Rihanna is huge in europe? (just cuz her music is better it doesn't mean it's less urban)

[Ascension]

Why shade ring tones when at one point, ring tones cost twice and sometimes three times as much as digital tracks? It's just as valid a receipt as a single just going by way of sheer numbers and another marker of interest in the song. Ringtone sales are of course becoming obsolete, but that doesn't negate what sales were made when it was booming.

[QueenBeyoncé]

Originally posted by .aR

Beyonce holds the record for having the highest selling foreign female song ever(halo-2.3M copies) and she is the highest selling foreign female since GAON in South Korea started. She has also succeeded in albums with Dangerously in love being certified 8x platinum. She has sold MORE singles in South Korea than in the UK.

Not including Collabs she has 4 million-multi million sellers in South Korea and even random tracks such as Honesty have sold almost 1m copies in South Korea. Lay Up under Me (a random bonus track) sold 106,671 copies in a week to debut at #1 on the international digital charts.

For example during 4 era almost 1/3 of her single sales were from South Korea,(Love on Top and BTINH sold the same in South Korea as they did in U.S. For example)

Brazil:
7th best selling international artist of all time
Halo holds the record for highest selling single ever,no 1 on all time chart both overall and international and also holds the record for being the longest no 1 in Brazilian history.
I Am...Sasha Fierce certified diamond

Spain:
Amor gitano holds the record for being the highest selling single of all time in Spain both international and overall.It is no 1 on Spain all time charts and holds the record for the longest no 1 in Spanish history. It is certified 24x platinum.

Phillipines:
Dangerously in love certified 2x Diamond, highest selling foreign female album ever.13th best selling album in Filipino history overall.

Canada:
Check on it ringtone sales certified 16x platinum

South Africa:
I am...Sasha fierce certified MULTIPLATINUM(equivalent of diamond)

Singapore:
Dangerously in love certified MULTIPLATINUM(equivalent of diamond)
This is just some,only 10x platinum and above achievements have been recognised

She has multiple 100+ million grossing tours and the 4th highest grossing female tour of all time in the world. Even if you take away the US leg of The Mrs. Carter Tour. It still grossed more globally than some stars on atrl's full world tour.


Thank you Musihive from Popfn for the receipts.

You better book'em!

[.aR]

Originally posted by Cupcake.

but Rihanna is huge in europe? (just cuz her music is better it doesn't mean it's less urban)

Only her EDM tracks are huge e.g. Only Girl, We Found Love. Something Bey never makes.

[Wafflecakes]

Originally posted by QueenBeyoncé

The largest retailer in the world.... #1 in 111 countries with NO WARING, fast-selling album ever in the largest retailer in the world (WORLD record), the 4th highest grossing female tour of all time in the world. And did it without releasing new material says different.

If all you have to do is be #1 for a short period of time on itunes in a country to be global there, then I guess everyone global.





Sorry, sis, but being global is about long term accomplishments. Not flash in the pan gimmicks.

[Nemo]

Originally posted by QueenBeyoncé

The largest retailer in the world.... #1 in 111 countries with NO WARING, fast-selling album ever in the largest retailer in the world (WORLD record), the 4th highest grossing female tour of all time in the world. And did it without releasing new material says different.

Local!!!!

[idkher]

Originally posted by .aR

Only her EDM tracks are huge e.g. Only Girl, We Found Love. Something Bey never makes.

Not when Diamonds is her biggest European hit

+ BBHMM performed better in Europe than any single from self titled

[QueenBeyoncé]

Originally posted by Waffles O'Brien

If all you have to do is be #1 for a short period of time on itunes in a country to be global there, then I guess everyone global.





Sorry, sis, but being global is about long term accomplishments. Not flash in the pan gimmicks.

Do all what? Drop an album out of the blue with no singles, no promotion leading up the release? Lets make sense here shall we. If it was that easy why haven't the "global" girls done it?
If she was "local" then it would have only went to #1 or charted in one country right? Not chart at all in the others right?

Yes, long term accomplishments. #1 in 111 countries. $340M in a year of touring, 4th highest grossing female WORLD tour of ALL TIME. 3rd most streamed female in the WORLD and all done in her 17th year of her career. Skyscraper being built in AUS inspired her and her music (Ghost). You know long term accomplishments. Point to an artist 18 years in doing it.... I'll wait....

[Bad Influence]

Originally posted by Ina Garten

its hard for an urban black chick to be global. you think snooty europeans in france and italy and germany are gonna listen to hood **** like drunk in love? it's just the truth. beyonce makes very americanish music, it's very culturally niche. nothing wrong with that.

Ina's Tea>>>

[cancer]

Originally posted by Deuces

But did they lie tho?

Yes, they did.
Being global has nothing to do with race.
But keep using that excuse.

[Vine101]

Originally posted by Ina Garten

its hard for an urban black chick to be global. you think snooty europeans in france and italy and germany are gonna listen to hood **** like drunk in love? it's just the truth. beyonce makes very americanish music, it's very culturally niche. nothing wrong with that.

Go easy on them

[Tena]

Local acts don't go grossing $230 million in ticket sales with one tour, having #1 iTunes album in 110 countries, having 4.3 billion views on her vevo channel, causing media frenzy everywhere she goes

[Timber]

The fact that she can gross more than anyone outside the US (besides Madge, she better watch out) $150M and $79 in US without a new album is very telling.

The only reason she appears NOT to be global is because she only released 1 song to Pop and the rest of the world. The songs she released to urban all went #1 on urban radio.

If she released pop songs like the other girls did, she would destroy!

[QueenBeyoncé]

How many of the "global girls" have Diamond albums outside of the US? I'll wait.

How many of the "global girls" have a 200M+ global tour gross? I'll wait.

[Rainsford]

Originally posted by Ina Garten

its hard for an urban black chick to be global. you think snooty europeans in france and italy and germany are gonna listen to hood **** like drunk in love? it's just the truth. beyonce makes very americanish music, it's very culturally niche. nothing wrong with that.

The tea.

[Blue Jeans]

Urban = local
Most people outside US don't use this genre
She needs another pop album like IASF. She will slay the whole world with it again

[RedRed]

Nah these delusional stans and their definition of global is "Europe" lol dont bother explaining to these gurls

[suneclipse121]

She's never been local. That's stale shade.

You cant be local and gross $200 million on a WORLD tour.

[ToxDuris]

Slaying those Nokia charts