BlackNBlue

No way. I don’t even like Ed Sheeran, but they both sound great and it’s got a great melody.

Beyoncé sounds so angelic on Ed Sheeran’s Perfect. I think she’ll give the song the push it needs to be number 1... could be wrong though.

You’re using one instance. Beyoncé also didn’t put her song on iTunes or list her video on YouTube. That’s self sabotage. She made a point of not needing hits. Who knows, maybe now she wants to go back to 2008 commercial Bey. However, the last few years she clearly went out of her way to prove herself as an artist and not just some generic pop artist. Listen, it’s not like Bey needs hits anymore. She can have hits if she wants, but she’s proven that she’s very capable of selling tour tickets and albums without them. It’s easy to forget that Bey has been in the industry for 20 years. She dominated the industry commercially for many years, and stated herself that she was growing tired of chasing after the next hit.

Interesting discussion going on in here. I very rarely comment and usually just lurk. However, quite a little bit of misinformation has made me sign in to comment. Beyoncé is not a singles artist out of choice. She has very purposefully sabotaged her own solo singles by not releasing them on iTunes, not listing her YouTube videos, and not releasing her new music on Spotify. I’m almost sure Formation would have been at least a number 2 hit had she released everything simultaneously. However, it was a Tidal exclusive and was actually only released on iTunes 3 month after official release. Beyoncé went out of the way after the 4 era to sabotage her own single success to prove a point that the ‘album’ was the most important thing. Drunk In Love was a hit, but could have undoubtedly been much bigger here in the UK, despite being number 2 in the US. It definitely felt bigger than its chart position in the UK. Beyoncé is probably one of the few ‘pop artists’ nowadays who can release an album and have it go to number 1, regardless of whether she’s had a hit lead single. I have no idea what will happen with Perfect. I don’t know why she’s doing these features. Is she trying to test the waters for her own release? Ed clearly says that he ‘got Bey to do a collab’ meaning he asked her, not the other way around. Maybe she just really like the song? Will she even be credited if it goes to number 1? Mi Gente was for Puerto Rico, so I don’t really count that. I liked her collab with Eminem (mainly her part due to her vocals), but it was pretty obviously not ‘hit material’. I’m looking forward to it because I like the song and Bey’s voice should sound really good on it. Hope you’re all good :)

No need to be passive aggressive.

Don't take me seriously lol.

YES ADELE! Won't she do it baby, won't she do it! Hallelujah, please the Lord Beysus Christ!

Surely, WUTB has to be the next single? All I Ask should have been the second single if anything over WWWY. Hello - SML - AIA - WUTB would have been a perfect strategy.

Sledgehammer is really awful.

SML now at #2.

Yes Sir, please Sir, three bags full Sir. Just kidding, will do in the future. Hadn't realised there was such a thread.

25 - #1 21 - #8 19 - #12 SML should shoot up to #3 anytime now.

Adele did amazingly at Glastonbury! I see her slaying the iTunes in both the singles and album charts. Happy for her! Hope SML can go at least top 10 this week!

12. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

That will easily happen. I foresee a top 10.

Erm, please. The idea that sales are dying is bull. People just don't want to buy the crap music many are putting out now. There are many artists that continue to SELL well.

14. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

Same :angry:

I never said Rihanna cared that she flopped. Did I?

You must not have much social experience if you can't handle a little bit of a fiery debate.

It's your*. And it flopped. It seems that people can't grasp the fact that Rihanna actually flopped. It's only downhill from here.

Please. Lighten up, buddy.

My God. Accept that it flopped and move on. Calling someone a troll because you can't find a better argument than 'but she gave free copies away', makes you sound like the troll. ANTi flopped globally apart from in the US. Sad huh?

I'm happy that you can accept that it flopped, yes. You have common sense and therefore I'm not mad at you. Get it?

People get away with saying the most ridiculous things on this site without being checked. How anyone can argue that ANTi didn't flop is kind of fun but also sad to watch.