FourFiveSeconds is accessible?!?

 

Maybe if you've recently had a lobotomy.

70. Omi - "Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)"

 

Pleased to see this looking to debut at #1/2, but they really need to just release it - it's missing out on the potential for so many sales.

 

It's stupidity, I always thought this about preorders but in this era of streaming becoming stronger and downloads falling it doesn't make sense to hold a single back for weeks on end - it is detrimental to sales. You just have to look at the performance of say LMLYD and King. King would have sold a lot more with a release even 2/3 weeks earlier than 1/3.

It's stupidity, I always thought this about preorders but in this era of streaming becoming stronger and downloads falling it doesn't make sense to hold a single back for weeks on end - it is detrimental to sales. You just have to look at the performance of say LMLYD and King. King would have sold a lot more with a release even 2/3 weeks earlier than 1/3.

 

And how do you quantify that? Both songs have been absolutely massive hits and are doing extremely well. They will also sell huge numbers overall in the longrun too.

I think the thing I hate more about the record industry these days (I've long bored everyone to death with the merits of OA/OS for a healthy record industry) is the accelerated release cycles and tendency for albums to be preceded by a new single or 'album cut/buzz single' every couple of weeks. It totally devalues the medium, kills off any momentum a single is likely to build-up, and blitzes the casual record buying public with an overload of new music. It also renders the campaign inert by the time the album is released with nowhere for it to go.

 

This is encapsulated well by the current Kanye West and Rihanna album campaigns, but possibly even better by Marina & The Diamonds which has successfully launched an album which sold 9,955 copies.

FourFiveSeconds is accessible?!?

 

Maybe if you've recently had a lobotomy.

 

How is it not? It's current chart longevity would suggest its got a pretty wide appeal.

 

This is encapsulated well by the current Kanye West and Rihanna album campaigns, but possibly even better by Marina & The Diamonds which has successfully launched an album which sold 9,955 copies.

But it's also allowed her to gain her first Top 10 album in the US, selling over 40,000 with very little radio support/lack of big name.

I think the thing I hate more about the record industry these days (I've long bored everyone to death with the merits of OA/OS for a healthy record industry) is the accelerated release cycles and tendency for albums to be preceded by a new single or 'album cut/buzz single' every couple of weeks. It totally devalues the medium, kills off any momentum a single is likely to build-up, and blitzes the casual record buying public with an overload of new music. It also renders the campaign inert by the time the album is released with nowhere for it to go.

 

This is encapsulated well by the current Kanye West and Rihanna album campaigns, but possibly even better by Marina & The Diamonds which has successfully launched an album which sold 9,955 copies.

 

I don't see how the current Kanye West or Rihanna campaigns are at all an example of what you're talking about? They've had a total of 2 songs released each (3 for Kanye if 'FourFiveSeconds' is on his album as well but I don't think it will be). And the songs that have been released are all proper singles.

08. Rihanna - Bitch Better Have My Money (Also #02 on Album Chart)

15. Taylor Swift - Style [The only way this could go top 10 is if she promoted on The Voice)

20. Kygo Feat Conrad Sewell - Firestone

41. Iggy Azeala Feat Jennifer Hudson - Trouble

45. Meghan Trainor - Dear Future Husband (Stalled)

64. Ariana Grande - One Last Time

75. Maroon 5 Feat Nicki Minaj - Sugar

89. One Direction - Night Changes

99. Cheryl - Only Human

102. Carly Rae Jepsen - I Really Like You

144. Madonna - Ghosttown [Hanging around rather well tbh]

But it's also allowed her to gain her first Top 10 album in the US, selling over 40,000 with very little radio support/lack of big name.

 

She sold her album to her close fan base, I hardly see that as an achievement personally.

She sold her album to her close fan base, I hardly see that as an achievement personally.

 

I fully agree with you.

29. Rihanna - Bitch Better Have My Money

 

somehow the single is also charting on the album charts at #3.

Looks like it's only on the singles chart now.

7. Bitch Better Have My Money - Rihanna

She sold her album to her close fan base, I hardly see that as an achievement personally.

In the UK, yes. But, in the US, it was a big step up from the last two albums.

127 Jessie Ware Champagne Kisses

608 Jessie Ware Champagne Kisses

 

Hoping this charts top 200. 3 weeks on the Radio 1 A list didn't even see You & I (Forever) make the top 200, so I'm very happy with the performance of this so far.

4. Bitch Better Have My Money - Rihanna

I think the thing I hate more about the record industry these days (I've long bored everyone to death with the merits of OA/OS for a healthy record industry) is the accelerated release cycles and tendency for albums to be preceded by a new single or 'album cut/buzz single' every couple of weeks. It totally devalues the medium, kills off any momentum a single is likely to build-up, and blitzes the casual record buying public with an overload of new music. It also renders the campaign inert by the time the album is released with nowhere for it to go.

 

This is encapsulated well by the current Kanye West and Rihanna album campaigns, but possibly even better by Marina & The Diamonds which has successfully launched an album which sold 9,955 copies.

 

Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift did rather well following this strategy. It seems to work well more often than not from what I can see.

03. Rihanna // Bitch Better Have My Money

04. Chart Killers // Lay Me Down

 

It really does fuck me off how Rihanna just releases any old shit and people lap it up. This is ATROCIOUS.

 

She could just fart into a microphone and people would buy it just because it has her name on it.

It really does fuck me off how Rihanna just releases any old shit and people lap it up. This is ATROCIOUS.

 

She could just fart into a microphone and people would buy it just because it has her name on it.

 

Or maybe people have different opinions to you on what's good and what's not?

TBF, they have to buy it (it ain't streaming yet, is it?) before they judge whether they like it or not. You've got to remember anything she releases now (which isn't soundtracks :lol:) are ANTICIPATED and the first brand new RiRi songs, since 2012! She's the biggest star on the planet right now. FFS is a huge song (success wise) so the demand for RiRi is higher than ever right now.

 

Just imagine if this was a US based forum and we were talking about the US iTunes charts the way we do the UK ones? :lol: The amount of Taylor/Ariana/Selena etc... songs that go to number 1 on iTunes there. This site would melt down haha.