[swissman]

Originally posted by RightAsRain

Well not bigger than adele!! I'm just saying rihanna could have been at least 5 times bigger than she currently is! The comparison with Adele is not what I focused on in my reply!

5x bigger? She's already one of the biggest stars on the planet. And ANTI is really the only era that was truly mishandled.

[Sunshine.]

Originally posted by Digitalism

That would make sense if she didn't promote(ala radiohead's kid a era, which wasn't promoted and didn't have a single officially released nor an official music video) But she promoted the hell out of drunk in love and she performed formation at the superbowl.
If that was promo for the album why doesn't she perform multiple songs like adele did with 25
That assumtion exist because everything points towards what I said.

She performed Drunk In Love at the Grammys.
She performed XO at the Brits
She performed the entire album at the VMAs.

Sounds like album promo vs single promo to me.

[BlooRiverAnimal]

Y'all a mess.

[RightAsRain]

Originally posted by swissman

5x bigger? She's already one of the biggest stars on the planet. And ANTI is really the only era that was truly mishandled.

Yeah 5x bigger! There is no reason why someone with her catalogue of hits and history shouldn't have 5x the sales numbers she currently has! ! With taylor/beyonce's planning and dedication I imagine she could pull in more numbers!!

[Homebrand]

Omg do yall not got over arguing about the same thing over and over again my god

[Digitalism]

Originally posted by Sunshine.

She performed Drunk In Love at the Grammys.
She performed XO at the Brits
She performed the entire album at the VMAs.

Sounds like album promo vs single promo to me.

the VMAs were several months apart
XO was the european single and it flopped
She still sent the singles to radio and she promotes the singles. She did the nicki remix for the single release
She cares a lot about singles which is totally fine

[pieuxvu]

Again, why are we comparing Beyonce's FREE SONG ( which wasn't sent to radio) to Rihanna's biggest hit ft Drake ?

Originally posted by Digitalism

the VMAs were several months apart
XO was the european single and it flopped
She still sent the singles to radio and she promotes the singles. She did the nicki remix for the single release
She cares a lot about singles which is totally fine

Do you know the Nicki remix was release on Itunes 6 months later?

[M A R C]

Originally posted by pieuxvu

Check your Itunes.

No, when did Rihanna herself compare the two songs?

[Heirloom]

Because Bey is a album artist !

[Digitalism]

Originally posted by pieuxvu

Again, why are we comparing Beyonce's FREE SONG ( which wasn't sent to radio) to Rihanna's biggest hit ft Drake ?



Do you know the Nicki remix was release on Itunes 6 months later?

But that proves my point she releases the single remix send it to radio and then she doesn't release it on itunes. Why ? because that way she can save face if it doesn't reach #1

[Eternium]

Formation is a single. It is available for purchase, has a video, has been sent to radio, etc.

And the answer is Drake. Plus Work is poppier and from a younger female known for her radio power. Formation remains the better song and video.

[One Nation]

Originally posted by Summertime Love

What is the point of having this thread now? It seems ridiculous and is fishing for arguments. Both songs have peaked on that format.

The question was WHY Rih a pop artist blocked Bey R&B royalty from the top spot.

[JonginBey]

Originally posted by Eternium

Formation is a single. It is available for purchase, has a video, has been sent to radio, etc.

And the answer is Drake. Plus Work is poppier and from a younger female known for her radio power. Formation remains the better song and video.

Formation became available for purchase last Saturday (Tidal) and on iTunes this past Monday. It had already peaked on radio before then (no, it wasn't sent to radio), etc.

I agree with the part in bold, though

[pieuxvu]

Originally posted by M A R C

No, when did Rihanna herself compare the two songs?

She liked a post which shaded Formation.

Originally posted by Eternium

Formation is a single. It is available for purchase, has a video, has been sent to radio, etc.

And the answer is Drake. Plus Work is poppier and from a younger female known for her radio power. Formation remains the better song and video.

Originally posted by JonginBey

Formation became available for purchase last Saturday (Tidal) and on iTunes this past Monday. It had already peaked on radio before then (no, it wasn't sent to radio), etc.

I agree with the part in bold, though

+ The video is still unlisted. I believe that MV should have had more than 200M views if she didn't hide it.

[OnikaChrist]

The reason Work blocked Formation on Urban is because of Drake.

[MrLovett]

Originally posted by One Nation

The question was WHY Rih a pop artist blocked Bey R&B royalty from the top spot.

And that has been answered. It had a radio deal, Drake on it, was actually sent to radio and it was officially released as a single. That's pretty damn obvious. Why you compared one of Rihanna's biggest hits to Beyoncé's free song, God knows.

[Bey'Knight]

This is so pathetic. Why not compare work to "thats how you like it" while you're at it since yall are really thirsty for some validation. Maybe next era Bey will pay radio to play her songs and give you that petty competition u are desperately seeking

[Rayaine]

Because work was bigger & is better

[LEMONADE]

Originally posted by gerardsuxx

Beyonce can't have hits anymore

Beyonce cant have hits yet Formation blew up the charts (once LEMONADE released) after already being released for free.



Also, Formation wasn't sent out to radio or like I said above .. for sale.
People need to get it in their heads .. Beyonce doesn't care about single success anymore.

If you want to hear her music you need to buy the album and see her on tour.
She's in charge of her content and her approved platforms are how you get her music.

[1989]

Drake.