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Originally posted by Shelter
Even with huge streaming added like Drake's, he ain't even close to what artists were doing in 2008.
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And those artists in 2008 weren't doing anything compared to what Adele did and she released in 2015. I fail to see how it's Britney's fault that she focused on the stronger metrics of 2008 whereas Beyonce purposefully avoided single sales and streams to push a smaller metric (album sales) that seemed more profitable. How is it Britney's fault Bey picked profit over availability?
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Originally posted by Shelter
Circus was not huge for 2008. Its huge for sales today. I don't think it's fair to compare tbh. Sales have died and touring has only gotten bigger since then.
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Today's leading metric is streaming and Britney's album sales were more impressive than Lemonade's streaming. Singular songs like "Work From Home," "Ain't Your Mama," "I Took A Pill In Ibiza," "El Perdedor," etc. all outstreamed Lemonade even with TIDAL inflating streaming figures for its artists.
When you convert to SPS, there is no contest.