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Will Beyoncé's nuptials affect her album sales?

 

Apr 10, 2008 04:30 AM

 

NEW YORK–Jay-Z and Beyoncé, who reportedly wed last Friday, join a list of married music power couples that includes Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Nas and Kelis, and Faith Hill and Tim McGraw.

 

Of course, the couple hasn't confirmed the nuptials, but a friend told People magazine they wed at Jay-Z's Tribeca apartment. Workers erected a white tent atop the apartment building last Friday. Accoutrements reportedly included more than 50,000 white orchids.

 

Guests included Beyoncé's former Destiny's Child mates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, and Gwyneth Paltrow, People reported.

 

Other music husband-and-wife teams that preceded Jay-Z and Beyoncé have seen mixed post-marriage sales numbers.

 

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony both saw a decrease in album sales after they exchanged vows on June 5, 2004. Before their union, Lopez released three albums, which have sold a combined 8.1 million in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

 

Lopez's 2005 album, Rebirth, has sold 731,000 copies, while a pair of 2007 albums, Como Ama Una Mujer and Brave, sold 200,000 and 154,000, respectively.

 

Anthony released seven albums between 1994 and 2004, with combined sales of 2.5 million. Sigo Siendo Yo, released in 2006, has moved 151,000 copies, while his 2007 album, El Cantante, has sold 183,000.

 

Nas and Kelis have seen a decline since their January 2005 wedding.

 

In comparison, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw have seen steady sales since they married in 1996. Hill's two albums released before marrying McGraw have sold a combined 3.6 million. McGraw's three have sold 9.3 million.

 

While McGraw's biggest selling album is 1994 release Not a Moment Too Soon, with six million sold, Hill's is Breathe, with 6.5 million copies, released three years after her marriage to McGraw.

 

Like Hill and McGraw, Beyoncé and Jay-Z have achieved success working together. The pair collaborated on songs "'03 Bonnie and Clyde," which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Crazy in Love," which topped the chart.

 

from Billboard.

 

What do you think? does it effect sales, this article is sided more towards US sales btw :P

Edited April 11, 200817 yr by MikalWikal

It's an interesting read, but I don't see how marriage effects record sales. :lol: It just depends on the music.

Affect sales :P I guess it could. Britney always being in the press might be a factor in her sales given that she's not promoting, right? So if a marriage was always in the press and the articles said 'Beyonce's album is out next month' at the end, it could do.

the fact that beyonce has married jay z i think will do more good than damage to be honest

It can work both ways. It can work positively as the partner's fans can jump onto the fanwagon and buy an artists records. But, it can also affect sales negatively. Britney Spears for example; her careers almost gone, which i believe is a direct effect from her marriage to K-Fed.

It can work both ways. It can work positively as the partner's fans can jump onto the fanwagon and buy an artists records. But, it can also affect sales negatively. Britney Spears for example; her careers almost gone, which i believe is a direct effect from her marriage to K-Fed.

 

probs having kids might effect it more - there was an article in the press that was a bit like this - all to do with sexuality of music and how its fine just as long as the baby making aspect of having sex doesnt come into the eqaution

probs having kids might effect it more - there was an article in the press that was a bit like this - all to do with sexuality of music and how its fine just as long as the baby making aspect of having sex doesnt come into the eqaution

How do you mean???...i don't understand. :unsure:

In terms of Brit and K-Fed, true. Although K-Fed was downright responsible for Britneys career going a bit "crazy", he destroyed her. But Jay-Z and Beyonce have been together for years now, getting married is no different to what they where like say 3 years ago.

Maybe in the sense of more exposure=more sales.

her careers almost gone

 

:lol:

 

all major artists' sales are going down, whether married or not!!!!

Interesting read, but of course it doesn't :lol: Just an odd coincidence.

I'm sure Beyonce's going to have as much success, now she's Beyonce Carter, as she had as Beyonce Knowles.