With the Internet growing and moving at a fast pace, you don't have to rely on radio stations to know that a new song by any artist is out.
And like iHype said, her first week sales of her singles don't really say any of that. You are giving Rihanna WAY too much. She's a "fashion icon" and a global hitmaker, but that's where her so-called "power" ends. She is not on Beyonce's or Justin's level. She doesn't pull the type of coverage for her music as they do, hence why they could open up with 600,000-960,000 copies, but Rihanna has yet to hit the 300,000 mark first week with any of her albums.
and? That song sold 300K in a week without airplay. My point still stands.
She released the video and performed on the biggest Award Show of the Year, and Billboard changed the formula in the same week, your point doesn't stand.
Under any normal circumstance it wouldn't have skyrocketed Top 10. Show me another one of her songs skyrocketing to #3 without airplay since your point stands so much.
She released the video and performed on the biggest Award Show of the Year, and Billboard changed the formula in the same week, your point doesn't stand.
Under any normal circumstance it wouldn't have skyrocketed Top 10. Show me another one of her songs skyrocketing to #3 without airplay since your point stands so much.
300K in a week are enough to get you to top 10 And views always counted, it just counted more after that week.
300K in a week are enough to get you to top 10 And views always counted, it just counted more after that week.
Views were never counted before February 3, 2013 on the Hot 100. Hence why it did so well.
As I said she had a huge performance, music video release, and a formula change to her advantage all in 1 week. She just had crazy lucky circumstances.
If this was the norm and she was so 'powerful!11!1' why is this the only time it happened?
And views always counted, it just counted more after that week.
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