[Artemisia]

Plenty of physical copies were sold for more than 15.99, too.

[Doc]

Originally posted by Flare

Certain folk on ATRL are just daft.
Regardless, Beyonce made a lot of money in a short period of time just with an album. She doesn't need single success.

Also when people say "Pepsi footed the videos", it could have been apart of her contract or she used some of that money she got from them.

The whole thing is that, it shouldn't matter because it doesn't change the fact Beyonce made back almost 30 million in less than two weeks with one album

That's literally the only point the OP is trying to mess.
Which is why I'm side-eye at these girls in here like "oh! independent artist! itunes banners! 14 v 1! u do the math!!"
Like that's not the point.

[muddysquirrel]

Always nice to see album sellers doing well.

[satellites.™]

Originally posted by Superbitch

Omg lol



The fact people think this is accurate

Prove it wrong, I'm waiting.

[jax.]

DDD LOLLZZZZ.

"Singles are what truly matters"
"albums don't matter"
"Beyonce may have albums, but what about singles?"

#AlbumzMatter #MakinBankOffAlbumz

[NICHOLE]

Originally posted by simon

Her airplay has been skyrocketing this era without a Clear Channel deal though.

How many of the gerls in this thread can say that about their faves? I can't even say that about some of my other faves. Bey her radio power.

[Flanders]

[QueenBLadyG]

Originally posted by muddysquirrel

Always nice to see album sellers doing well.

Isn't it? All these other girls staining for these "singles". Stan for an album y'all!

[Harmonic Dreamer]

Originally posted by Mike91

I love Bey but you have to remember that some of that goes to the label too.

Obviously not TOO much since you don't know that PARKWOOD funded this project as far as the studio time and royalties and payouts and such. Not Columbia. Columbia has been acting as her distributor since 2008, much like they act as Adele and 1D's distributors as far as the US goes. The profits will be seen by Bey first and foremost.

[Harmonic Dreamer]

Originally posted by GeezusHaberdash

it should be obvious that the trade-off for an iTunes exclusive was that iTunes would put the banners up for her free of cost.

Simple economics 101.

[HandsOn]

Originally posted by Mike91

I love Bey but you have to remember that some of that goes to the label too.

We're talking about REVENUE, not profit.

[~Lexi~]

The math is that Maclemore got to keep all those dollars since he is unsigned.

Beyonce gets cents for each album she sells. She would be lucky if she got $1.29 per album.

[DripDrip]

I mean, are some girls getting so desperate to try to shade Beyonce at this point, they want to move to her singles

[satellites.™]

Originally posted by ~Lexi~

The math is that Maclemore got to keep all those dollars since he is unsigned.

Beyonce gets cents for each album she sells. She would be lucky if she got $1.29 per album.

Again, Beyonce didnt do her album through her label this time.

But that was never the point, the point was the 7x platinum single.

[Being Human]

[Sinvius]

Not these poor people trying to drag using "itunes banners" ch...

The point is that she doesn't need singles, she said it herself that she doesn't care about singles, I don't see why y'all do.

[KoreanDream]

Originally posted by Harmonic Dreamer

Simple economics 101.

i mean you could go to 1 day of economics and understand this concept
i mean come on

[Fruity]

Originally posted by KoreanDream

i mean you could go to 1 day of economics and understand this concept
i mean come on

The specifics of one particular exclusivity deal isn't "simple economics 101". Like maybe the banners were free but maybe they were just given for less, we really don't know until they say so.

[Mr.Marvelous]

Originally posted by satellites.™

Again, Pepsi paid for the banners.

The songwriters and producers get paid UPFRONT and will get royalties down the line, probably already are since the album sold so well.

Beyonce has writing credits on her music, meaning she gets paid, duh!

Macklemore still pays iTunes a cut, a bigger one than Beyonce I bet. Beyonce made her album through her own company, Columbia gets a baby cut.

And EVEN THEN, BEYONCE still will profit like 9x what Thrift Shop will, meaning she will win.

#end

Why is everything a competition with you guys?
Yes, #5 is doing really good, don't need to rub it in everyone's face.
Just be happy and move on, acting like y'all are getting a cut fffff

[6_INCH_HEELS]

Damn, it's Christmas. Y'all don't take a day off? LMAO