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Discussion: Why is the Weeknd so Much Bigger Than Bruno Mars?
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Bruno has proven to be a touring force. Can we say that about Abel? It's too early to say that The Weekend is bigger (or more global) than Bruno.
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In regards to the songs, Bruno phoned it in because he's still eating off of Uptown Funk. BBTM was a great entry point for Abel in pop, but a real regression artistically. He has more to prove, and thus made a better song.
The Weeknd's image and persona are also a lot more intriguing than Bruno's "I'm your mom's favorite singer" shtick.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by IVY
The weeknd is doing much better than lets say Rihanna did this year, who even after 8 albums into her career can't open with big numbers, I mean work was a hit, but Anti was only able to sell 166,000 equivalent-album units in its first full-tracking week so does that make Able bigger than Rihanna?
Bruno might not be doing better than Able right now but I know this album will win him the race in the long term and will transfer his career into the next level especially with his WW tour..
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Sis, the difference is that neither Rihanna nor Abel needed two Super Bowl performances to open with 200k (estimated). Bruno on the other hand....
But continue to deflect from the topic at hand
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Originally posted by IVY
The weeknd is doing much better than lets say Rihanna did this year, who even after 8 albums into her career can't open with big numbers, I mean work was a hit, but Anti was only able to sell 166,000 equivalent-album units in its first full-tracking week so does that make Able bigger than Rihanna?
Bruno might not be doing better than Able right now but I know this album will win him the race in the long term and will transfer his career into the next level especially with his WW tour..
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Hmm I think you might be on to something, Ariana's last album debuted with higher #'s than ANTI as well, and Gaga's latest album will probably do the same. Does this mean that both Ariana and Gaga are bigger than Rihanna aka the biggest pop star?
OT: 24k Magic is #5 on ITunes
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Originally posted by ryanpittman97
Bruno has sold more records WW & In The US, The Weeknd has higher first week sales than Bruno & Starboy so far is doing better than 24K Magic (a 3 week old song btw) but that's about it, Joanne is predicted to debut with higher sales than ANTI, does this make Gaga bigger than Rihanna as well?
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You girls kill me with these weak attempts at a drag
Bruno is doing worse than Abel in sales and streaming. Both of these things are factual and current.
Bringing up ANTI and Joanne changes neither of these, especially when we all know those are reflective of two completely different circumstances.
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Originally posted by Fenty The Great
You girls kill me with these weak attempts at a drag
Bruno is doing worse than Abel in sales and streaming. Both of these things are factual and current.
Bringing up ANTI and Joanne changes neither of these, especially when we all know those are reflective of two completely different circumstances.
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He's doing worse than Abel in streaming but in sales they're pretty much neck and neck, Starboy is currently #4 on ITunes and 24k Magic is #5, Starboy is only higher because it has more airplay than 24k Magic. Starboy is doing better in streaming but 24k Magic is still growing. Bringing up Joanne and ANTI is completely relevant to this argument imo, you're shading/dragging Bruno for not being able to outsell Abel first week when Rihanna hasn't been able to outsell none of her female counterparts first week despite being around longer. It's apple and oranges, both Abel and Bruno are doing great.
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Originally posted by IVY
The weeknd is doing much better than lets say Rihanna did this year, who even after 8 albums into her career can't open with big numbers, I mean work was a hit, but Anti was only able to sell 166,000 equivalent-album units in its first full-tracking week so does that make Able bigger than Rihanna?
Bruno might not be doing better than Able right now but I know this album will win him the race in the long term and will transfer his career into the next level especially with his WW tour..
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What is this ANTI and Work were released together
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Originally posted by ryanpittman97
Bruno has sold more records WW & In The US, The Weeknd has higher first week sales than Bruno & Starboy so far is doing better than 24K Magic (a 3 week old song btw) but that's about it, Joanne is predicted to debut with higher sales than ANTI, does this make Gaga bigger than Rihanna as well?
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What is this pt 2, are you really comparing Starboy to Joanne and 24K to ANTI?
it's pretty obvious at this point that 24K isn't going to be bigger than Starboy, both songs already got promo, MVs and a lot of airplay and Abel is clearly doing better, in the US and WW. It's not like 24K needs more exposure to explode like LOOH back in the times.
Abel got big in 2015, we'll see if in the new streaming era where sales keeps going down Bruno will do better than him. They're not comparable atm expect for 24K/Starboy.
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Bruno is a supertar. Abel isnt. Call me when he performs at the Superbowl twice or has a song that has 1/4 the impact that Uptown Funk did
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Originally posted by ryanpittman97
Hmm I think you might be on to something, Ariana's last album debuted with higher #'s than ANTI as well, and Gaga's latest album will probably do the same. Does this mean that both Ariana and Gaga are bigger than Rihanna aka the biggest pop star?
OT: 24k Magic is #5 on ITunes
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I mean according to the OP's logic Ariana should be considered bigger than Rihanna's.
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Originally posted by ryanpittman97
He's doing worse than Abel in streaming but in sales they're pretty much neck and neck, Starboy is currently #4 on ITunes and 24k Magic is #5, Starboy is only higher because it has more airplay than 24k Magic. Starboy is doing better in streaming but 24k Magic is still growing. Bringing up Joanne and ANTI is completely relevant to this argument imo, you're shading/dragging Bruno for not being able to outsell Abel first week when Rihanna hasn't been able to outsell none of her female counterparts first week despite being around longer. It's apple and oranges, both Abel and Bruno are doing great.
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Ok, considered yourself cancelled. You literally don't make any sense.
Next?
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Originally posted by IVY
I mean according to the OP's logic Ariana should be considered bigger than Rihanna's.
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let alone the OP and the first week topic, we're not talking about that.
+ ANTI rollout was a total mess, leave that alone too
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by IVY
I mean according to the OP's logic Ariana should be considered bigger than Rihanna's.
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nnn you know what, the lil Gorillas are so embarrassing. Go stream 24K Tragic. Abel, Rihanna, and even Ariana clearly have more power without the Super Bowl than Bruno has with it.
A mess.
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The Weeknd's better
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Originally posted by Fenty The Great
Sis, the difference is that neither Rihanna nor Abel needed two Super Bowl performances to open with 200k (estimated). Bruno on the other hand....
But continue to deflect from the topic at hand
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Lets not kid ourselves, I mean it's not like Rihanna is known for opening with big numbers even when she has already released 7 albums before Anti and had several #1s on Hot top 100.
I mean you're asking in the thread title, why is the weeknd so MUCH bigger than Bruno? and he's not as simple as that, Bruno has 6 #1s, sold 60m digital tracks in the US, and has sold 9m equivalent-album units in the US alone.
And these numbers aren't even final yet and you don't know what it is going to happen year from now?
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His hair is full of secrets
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The Weeknd became very pop while bruno is much closer to funk
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He's so tall and handsome as hell
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because The Legnd is better.
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