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Poll: Bey vs Rihanna, who's the HBIC ?
View Poll Results: Who's the HBIC ?
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Beyonce
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40.79% |
Rihanna
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90 |
59.21% |
Member Since: 3/27/2012
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Originally posted by JessieJHeartbeat
You can argue about this until the cows come home but at the end of the day Rih is the one still topping the singles charts, which is - ultimately - the most accurate indication of relevance.
Touring and endorsements are all good, but not if people still won't buy your song.
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No, we're not discussing chart relevance. We are discussing HBIC. The one that is in charge, has more respect, etc.
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Member Since: 3/31/2012
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Originally posted by RudeBoyy
Beyonce less Sugared up, teeth ruining, unhealthy soda while Rih sells vita coco, which her face is on.
Someone who promotes healthy drinks to her fans > Someone who works with a company that used to put Crack in their soda just because they will promote her tour/Superbowl perfromance
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Every GREAT Icon has worked with Pepsi from Tina Tuner to Michael Jackson. Vita Coco WAS it worth 50 milli? Beyonce been with Pepsi for 10 years now. Can Rihanna hold a deal with a company for 10 years. Seems like she can't.
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Member Since: 6/22/2012
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Originally posted by Havoc
False
So? Only because of the video anthology.
Not really
So?
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Ummm bey makes a vid for everything, u releas videos to promote sooo either way she has more promotion because of her videos and more singles because if those videos she makes for every song got popular it would become a single with or without label reinforcement so I smell liesssssss
Also 4 hAd more promo than TTT and unapologetic combined
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Member Since: 8/9/2012
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Its so weird Beyonce has so many endorsements....
How artistic.
Rih has also worked with Samsung, HTC, Nivea and many more
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Originally posted by RudeBoyy
Rihanna;s Loud and GGGB sold 1.8 mil in the U.k, Talk That talk 1 million, Rated R/ a girl like me 400k and Music of the sun (which had 2 singles) 170k
4 sold 400k.
Does Beyonce's have 2 6 times platinum albums ANYWHERE?
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She has something better a Diamond album
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Member Since: 4/21/2011
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Quote:
Originally posted by JessieJHeartbeat
You can argue about this until the cows come home but at the end of the day Rih is the one still topping the singles charts, which is - ultimately - the most accurate indication of relevance.
Touring and endorsements are all good, but not if people still won't buy your song.
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It's the other way around. It's good to have people buying your 0.99$ singles, but it's even better when they're willing to pay 10$ for you album and 80$ for a concert ticket.
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Member Since: 8/9/2012
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Originally posted by PULSE.
She has something better a Diamond album
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Certified by who? The beyhive?
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Member Since: 6/22/2012
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Originally posted by PULSE.
She has something better a Diamond album
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Receiptsssssssssssssssssssssss
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Member Since: 3/27/2012
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I mean, isn't it clear that Beyonce is the HBIC, married to Jay-Z, Rihanna's creator?
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Who the hell makes money off of singles, except for songwriters? And the last time I checked, Rihanna generally isn't a principal writer for most of hers. Touring is the backbone of the music business. It's where the real money comes from. #ICANT at Rihanna fans trying to pretend a $1.29 single download from iTunes is more impressive than people who're willing to spend $250 on concert tickets.
Yeah, I guess that just goes to show how much one is worth in comparison to the other. Rihanna sells singles for quarters, while Beyonce sells tickets that are priced at 1/3 of the average American's paycheck. lol
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Member Since: 12/27/2011
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Quote:
Originally posted by JessieJHeartbeat
You can argue about this until the cows come home but at the end of the day Rih is the one still topping the singles charts, which is - ultimately - the most accurate indication of relevance.
Touring and endorsements are all good, but not if people still won't buy your song.
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Stay in your Hot 100 bubble, Navy.
And it's a lot more impressive when people are willing to spend $100+ to see you live than to pay for a dollar menu single.
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Member Since: 3/20/2012
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Originally posted by swissman
No, we're not discussing chart relevance. We are discussing HBIC. The one that is in charge, has more respect, etc.
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K I had no idea what 'HBIC' was.
Well tbh with you that is kind of stupid, because they are both respected. Beyonce is respected by critics, and - generally - by more mature listeners, and Rihanna is respected by millions of teenage girls out there.
And no one is 'in charge' tbh. They are just doing their thing.
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When Rihanna works full time she pulls in 58 million.
When Beyonce works full time she pulls in over 80 million, 3 years in a row.
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Originally posted by Rivington Reject
Stay in your Hot 100 bubble, Navy.
And it's a lot more impressive when people are willing to spend $100+ to see you live than to pay for a dollar menu single.
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I'm not Navy.
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Ya'll ****s stay seething. Ya'll are all insecure about your fave until you come to accept that they are BOTH head bitches in CHARGE in different ways. It dont matter who this, what that, they BOTH stay slaying, and if Beyonce is more popular in one aspect, Rihanna is in the other, or the other way around.
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Member Since: 3/31/2012
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Originally posted by RudeBoyy
Certified by who? The beyhive?
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She has a Diamond album in Brazil.
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Member Since: 8/9/2012
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Quote:
Originally posted by Rivington Reject
Stay in your Hot 100 bubble, Navy.
And it's a lot more impressive when people are willing to spend $100+ to see you live than to pay for a dollar menu single.
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You're right, artist who sell their music for 1$ get no respect from me.
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Member Since: 6/22/2012
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Originally posted by H-I-M
It's the other way around. It's good to have people buying your 0.99$ singles, but it's even better when they're willing to pay 10$ for you album and 80$ for a concert ticket.
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I mean y'all act like bey ( who I love) was really selling albums at this point.... Like 4 sales are not great....rih sales that yearly with no problem.....and if her tour dates were anything like her Atlanta date, no wonder they al sold out, they are ALLL small and she def not selling sinles sooooo bye ..........p.s in 2013 singles are 1.29
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Member Since: 12/27/2011
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Originally posted by JessieJHeartbeat
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Well considering you've been arguing for Rihanna half of this thread, I'd say you have a secret membership to the Navy.
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Member Since: 6/17/2011
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Most of Rihanna's money goes to her manager which is Bey's Husband. So imma go with King B
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