Rihanna's out here getting #1s left and right, but no really cares for her. I don't see the point in "hit" songs other than promotion. Lemonade has tripled Anti's albums sales in the US and the FTW doubled the AWT gross in half the amount shows.
Rihanna's out here getting #1s left and right, but no really cares for her. I don't see the point in "hit" songs other than promotion. Lemonade has tripled Anti's albums sales in the US and the FTW doubled the AWT gross in half the amount shows.
Why would Bey focus on the small game?
Suuuure
If Beyst could still get a hit the Hive would brag about it 24/7. Hits are songs the public knows, it means your music is part of culture, part of the world. Lemonade is a huge album but it's only being listened to by the 2.6m people who bought it, whereas Rihanna's songs (she's had seven hits, almost an album's worth, in the last two years) are listened to by millions upon millions of people around the world.
I never knew him by name. I've heard of his song in A Goofy Movie.
He was really only a big deal for like a couple years in the Urban community in the 90's and then he fell completely off the map. So you probably wouldn't unless you're black.
Quality, Kworb. Not quantity. That's what builds an artist's legacy.
Chainsmokers could be LMFAO'd in the next two years and no one would remember their biggest songs as anything other than novelty hits. While Beyonce will still be releasing to great acclaim, impact, and, god willing, sales as well.
There are so many ways to consume music now, so going by the Hot 100 (The only area where Rihanna excels) is only a small part of the big picture. Formation was not a smash but is as equally known as Work.
Only being played on urban/rhythmic radio in the US (she gets next to zero international airplay since 2011) is pathetic for an ex-global superstar like Beyonce.
Considering she'll steal a large chunk of your publishing royalties, and US radio doesn't give airplay royalties (zero royalties from non-existent international airplay), "I might get your song played on the radio station" is very poor advertising for prospective songwriters.
As far as i'm aware, songwriters get royalties from terrestrial radio tho. But yeah, performers and labels see nothing from terrestrial radio (except for Taylor's label and their artists who actually get a share lmao)
He was really only a big deal for like a couple years in the Urban community in the 90's and then he fell completely off the map. So you probably wouldn't unless you're black.
