[Icannot]

Originally posted by Bwerde

I think Rihanna is a singles driven artist. If the hits are there then the albums and the rest of the machinery will be fine. If they aren't, she may be in trouble. But there's no signs the his are slowing down.

Let's hope she keeps those yearly releases up.

[Artemisia]

Originally posted by Bwerde

I think Rihanna is a singles driven artist. If the hits are there then the albums and the rest of the machinery will be fine. If they aren't, she may be in trouble. But there's no signs the his are slowing down.

Rih's flop era will be a sight to see.

[Ri_Ri_Rock]

Ciao Bill, do you know is Rihanna releasing new music this year?

[Violet]

Hey Bill. what's your opinion on the disney girls trio, Miley, Demi and Selena? who is your favorite and do you think any of them could end up as impactful as people like Britney, Christina or JT?

[DavidSMateus]

Bill i'd still like to now what changes at Epic were you talking about - if you can talk about it. If not, I'd like to understand why are they releasing a music video 10 days apart from the iTunes release... I don't get it

[CarterTax]

Originally posted by Bwerde

I think Rihanna is a singles driven artist. If the hits are there then the albums and the rest of the machinery will be fine. If they aren't, she may be in trouble. But there's no signs the his are slowing down.

This is tea. I don't think that it's exclusive to Rihanna that the single is an important cog in the machine, but I wholeheartedly agree.

I'm also glad you clocked the tea that Rihanna and her success show no signs of slowing down. Let these girls know she's here to stay

[umich]

Good morning, Bill!

Could you briefly explain how easy/difficult it is to assign "weights" to certain musical eras when tallying the all time Hot 100 songs lists? I think it's interesting to know seeing as the digital era cannot accurately be compared to the pre-digital era (in terms of single sales). Thanks!

[beyvarotti]

Kia ora Bill
Do you think that Royals has the potential to be the next Kiwi classic 'How Bizarre' by OMC in the terms of topping the hot 100?

[ChapStick]

Do you foresee JoJo being able to recover from the issues she has had with BlackGround? What would you do in her situation? She is young, and music has changed a lot since she was 13.

[Codex]

Bill, do you believe in ageism? In other words, Madonna/Mariah/Jennifer Lopez doing badly on radio because of their age, or early Justin Bieber doing badly because of how young he was? Or do you think the material is at fault?

[TinkerbellClap]

Hello Bill!

Is it true that 100 views on YouTube count as 1 copy sold?

And, the official audio on VEVO for Applause has been unlisted, it had 12.8M views before hand, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bHhpufKRjs, did those views count for Applause's first week?

Thank you

[PulseBeat]

Hi Bill!

Who are your favorite R&B acts? Past and present day?

[Nippy'sReceipts]

Do you think Adele being embraced so warmly was partly the publics knee-jerk reaction to Gaga and the overly eccentric pop landscape that soon followed? She was the antithesis of the pop trends at the time because she served minimalism & balladry instead of eccentricity and dance songs.

Do you think Gagas flamboyance hurts her from connecting to people outside her core audience?

[Nippy'sReceipts]

Also do you think Beyonces remarks during the start of the 4 era about bringing soul back to Top 40 and not pandering to radio trends has hurt her radio power? Has it made her less endeared by radio programmers?

I have long suspected the comment has hurt her, and her snide remark during her documentary about not kissing radios ass kind of semi-confirmed that hunch I had. I would imagine radio execs wouldnt like being chastized for the content that makes the airwaves. I dont think they should be crossed as the good people over at DJ Recordings show.

[BLaCKPoWeR]

Originally posted by Willy.

Bill, do you see Urban music ruling the Hot 100 in the same vein that it did in the mid-2000s?

Bill REFUSES to answer this question. .

[Mike91]

Originally posted by BLaCKPoWeR

Bill REFUSES to answer this question. .

You can't really answer that question though. Reviving a genre of music, or causing it to have mainstream appeal again, requires the right artist with the right material.

[Eternium]

This has been causing a lot of controversy lately:

Originally posted by Examiner

An iTunes rep tells us that had Gaga's numbers not been goosed by several fans buying as many as 300 copies each, numbers would have been far worse. "In the United States, 'Applause' is set to sell between 200,000 and 250,000 copies this week. But without the multiple purchases, sales would probably be between 170,000 and 200,000. I've never seen any artist so desperate to inflate their numbers," the rep tells us.

I don't necessarily believe the quoted article (they let their hatred for Gaga blind their reporting), but it sparks the question: Does iTunes put limits on purchases? We know Soundscan only allows one album to be bought per receipt, but are digital sales the same way? Traditionally, fans will "gift" singles when they first come out to increase artist exposure and raise sales. Does this actually affect sales, or are we better suited just sharing Youtube links?

Also, how do you pick which artists to pit against each other in sales updates? They're always hysterical and spark a lot of controversy. Is there a way we could let Billboard know we want to see more of this; like maybe Britney vs. Beyoncé, or something like that? Do you guys have an email where you take requests?

[jose168]

Originally posted by Eternium

This has been causing a lot of controversy lately:

I don't necessarily believe the quoted article (they let their hatred for Gaga blind their reporting), but it sparks the question: Does iTunes put limits on purchases? We know Soundscan only allows one album to be bought per receipt, but are digital sales the same way? Traditionally, fans will "gift" singles when they first come out to increase artist exposure and raise sales. Does this actually affect sales, or are we better suited just sharing Youtube links?

Also, how do you pick which artists to pit against each other in sales updates? They're always hysterical and spark a lot of controversy. Is there a way we could let Billboard know we want to see more of this; like maybe Britney vs. Beyoncé, or something like that? Do you guys have an email where you take requests?

billboard only counts one sale per person, if you buy the song 10 times, it'll only count once. I think gifting counts however

[Blues]

Originally posted by Eternium

This has been causing a lot of controversy lately:

I don't necessarily believe the quoted article (they let their hatred for Gaga blind their reporting), but it sparks the question: Does iTunes put limits on purchases? We know Soundscan only allows one album to be bought per receipt, but are digital sales the same way? Traditionally, fans will "gift" singles when they first come out to increase artist exposure and raise sales. Does this actually affect sales, or are we better suited just sharing Youtube links?

Also, how do you pick which artists to pit against each other in sales updates? They're always hysterical and spark a lot of controversy. Is there a way we could let Billboard know we want to see more of this; like maybe Britney vs. Beyoncé, or something like that? Do you guys have an email where you take requests?

They only count one per person. Don't trust examiner, anyone can write an article there not reliable whatsoever.

[Typhlosion]

Originally posted by Hector

He answered that a few days ago. He said "Toxic" first and then "Circus" second.

Omg thanks dude i checked the first page and i can't find it. Awesome!