[Gangsta4alife]

Originally posted by QueenBLadyG

I can't with y'all not understanding what the man meant.... You can lead a horse to water, but you can't force it to drink...

IKR

Originally posted by Fanik

I also think he dislikes her somehow

And where is the evidence for you to come to this conclusion??

[Alvajay]

Originally posted by Fanik

the question is who is able to sell 3-6 M albums without having a hit in these days

bey went platinum and was #1 Album with no hit single and that was her "flop" album

[readingrainbro]

Would Mr. Bill Werde lie?

[umich]

Originally posted by satellites.™

Timberlake opened with a million without a hit single just recently.

Suit & Tie wasn't a multiformat radio hit?

[Cain]

Originally posted by satellites.™

4 for instance has no hit singles and it still sold 2.1 million worldwide by the end of 2011.

Had she actually has a chart hit or two, it probably would have been closer to 4 million.

Exactly, most album sales come from the GP and not from one's fanbase, the more the GP is aware of your latest work (this is what singles are for), the more they will buy it.

It's all about being connected with the outside world really, the fans are there to provide more awareness and for a good start, but from there on, it's up to the GP.

[QueenBLadyG]

Originally posted by Fanik

BTINH was a decent hit, no?

+ her singles obviously had some effect on the album ..

I CAN'T! NOW Beyoncé had a "decent" hit from 4, when it's usually always a "FLOP" and "hitless"! The excuses!

[NEZ]

Originally posted by Fanik

I also think he dislikes her somehow

I think rihanna is a guilty pleasure artist. She has all these negatgive connotations associated with her.

[Alvajay]

Originally posted by QueenBLadyG

I CAN'T! NOW Beyoncé had a "decent" hit from 4, when it's usually always a "FLOP" and "hitless"! The excuses!

Exactly now its a "decent" hit

[Fanik]

Originally posted by satellites.™

Timberlake opened with a million without a hit single just recently.

suit and tie? and i doubt he would have had longevity in the long run without hit singles

[NEZ]

Anyway, Bill basically said all she cares about are smash singles. I see nothing wrong with that. Most artists care about having hit singles too, they just aren't able to deliver as consistently as Rihanna.

[MusicTalker]

Originally posted by satellites.™

Timberlake opened with a million without a hit single just recently.

Suit & Tie was a nice-sized hit way before 20/20 came out.

[rihannabiggestfan]

Originally posted by delightfulpeeks

All artists sell more if they have more hit singles though?

Lol ikr, the same can be said for anyone, for example 4.

It sold less than her usual because of lack of hit singles.

Same with Born this Way and Try This and My December and One of the Boys and Goodbye Lullaby...

[QueenBLadyG]

Originally posted by nezLaos

Anyway, Bill basically said all she cares about are smash singles. I see nothing wrong with that. most artists care about having hit singles too, they just aren't able to deliver as consistently as Rihanna.

I mean it works for her. If it ain't broke, why fix it?

[Kworb]

Originally posted by satellites.™

Timberlake opened with a million without a hit single just recently.

Suit & Tie was a hit in the US.

And even so, his comeback hype was due to having successful singles in the past.

You mentioned 4, that album managed to sell 3 million because it followed a successful era with successful singles. But due to 4 having no hit singles to drive the sales, the total still dipped more than 50% compared to the previous era.

If a pop artist doesn't score any hit singles, they slowly fade away. It's true for every one of them.

[Miracle Whip]

Originally posted by Cain

Exactly, most album sales come from the GP and not from one's fanbase, the more the GP is aware of your latest work (this is what singles are for), the more they will buy it.

It's all about being connected with the outside world really, the fans are there to provide more awareness and for a good start, but from there on, it's up to the GP.

[Fanik]

Originally posted by Alvajay

Exactly now its a "decent" hit

yes decent top 20 hit never said it was a flop

+ it was #3 in the uk so

[Kula]

yes, and she likes it

[rihannabiggestfan]

4 hasn't sold 3 million yet, I've heard it's at 2.8/2.9m

[MusicTalker]

Is it really a revelation to anyone that she's a singles-driven artist? That's entirely true. Singles-driven =/= singles artist in the definition ATRLers define "singles artist". Most people define Pitbull, Flo Rida, Enrique Iglesias as singles artists. Huge inbalance of single to album sales. Rihanna would struggle without hits but almost all popstars would, and her album sales are miles better.

[Bey'Knight]

Originally posted by nezLaos

Anyway, Bill basically said all she cares about are smash singles. I see nothing wrong with that. most artists care about having hit singles too, they just aren't able to deliver as consistently as Rihanna.

Yeah Rih never struck me as someone whose in the biz for the passion of it. If the entire music industry became a crumbling flop, Rih would be the 1st to jump ship