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Originally posted by zzmyth
To be honest.... and its not coz Im a Rihanna stan....
1- This is only based in the US numbers
2- Rihanna's tour gross is incomplete (11 shows reported and she did 30)
3- This didnt take into account endorsements or deals (armani, vita coco, Reb'l Fleur)
4- Rihanna's numbers are not strong in the US... and even with incomplete numbers... 8M $ in a single year is more than ok.
5- Rihanna's tour grossed 90M $ (which is more than any other popstar last year, BUT Taylor Swift)
6- Rihanna sold +6.000.000 albums last year alone WW...
7- Rihanna sold +25.000.000 singles last year alone WW....
I doubt she made less than 50M $ last year
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All of this!
Remember this list
http://www.billboard.com/features/to...05641362.story
of Billboard’s top 25 tours of 2011 that Rihanna wasn’t even on, even though that last BB list ranked WW tours?
Then like a month and a half later, Pollstar released their year-end report and Rihanna had grossed 90M from touring.
So, obviously, Billboard only goes by what’s reported to them, and if only a fraction of her shows in the US are reported, then that’s going to be reflected in her sales figures. So, let the pressed reach and shade Ri, if they like
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“People gon’ talk whether you doing bad or good”