So you telling me... we rode her bra strap all these months and chica is just now getting around to selling a million copies of Good Girl Gone Bad?
According to the SOHH assessment of the album charts... Rihanna, after 34 weeks, is just now going platinum.
See that is some bullshit. Def Jam coulda gave Bobby Valentino another single, they could have kept Christina Milian... they could have given Janet Jackson a better video instead sinking all this time and attention into a chick who -- is pretty as hell-- ain't really worth her weight.
That's a damn shame... and all it took was her changing her haircut 3 times and like 5 music videos, a publicity stunt involving Jay Z and Beyonce and a broken toe. DAMN SHAME!
And speaking of album charts... Alicia Keys is almost 3x platinum after only 11 weeks and Mary J. Blige just made platinum after about 6 weeks.
In the singles area... Janet's "Feedback" slipped from 51 to 56. Hmmmm guess she's not that chick after all... but wait... check out the best parody of "Feebdback" to hit the internet and after just three days online -- it's collected close to 140,000 clicks-- it's bound to be a bigger success than the original.
show ya love for Britney Houston...
It's a damn shame when a drag queen stunts harder than a pop queen. I'm just saying...
FILE THIS UNDER, STILL WAITING ON THAT NEW MARIAH!
That's right. The promotional masterminds at DefJam have done it again. Great job team. They could've split that budget between Ghostface's, Beans', and Free's albums and made triple the profit in the same amount of time it took to get that crap over. Not hatin, just sayin.
How are you gonna hate on a Bitch?? Thats so LAME
that janet parody shit is as gay as fuck ,and people who enjoy that shit must take up they ass straight up.
Lol @ rihanna doing that Kellis thing bet most of her sales are from over sees.
I love Trannies Blacktgirls.com fall back on the drag queen jokes! Trannies are so damn sexy!!! I'd fuck the shit outta Ru Paul
Rihannas album was decent. wow....the fans r throwing Janet under the bus! She needs to quit while she's ahead...
anyway Rhythm nation still gets heavy rotation 2 decades in...love u Janet
Congrats to Rihanna! That's a good look. And I said it. Didn't I say it, PageBlack? "Feedback" is not what it is. Bring on the next single. Next video. Next album. Matter of fact, just bring on the Retirement awards and shit...
TO U HATERS, FEEDBACK IS JUST FINE, IT ONLY DROPPED ONE SPOT, JANET IS GOING TO SHOW YALL WITH FEEDBACK AND HER ALBUM, JUST KEEP TALKING!! I LIKE WHEN HATERS GET SHUT DOWN!! I LIKE IT, JUST KEEP TALKING!! WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR YALL IN A FEW DAYS!!!
Chuck this one up to LA REID again. Jay's gone, so who yall gonna blame now? Even when he was pres I was saying how LA REID is the devil.
They gave this bitch 5 videos! They should have given her 2, given Beans one more vid, give Freeway some vids and hook up Ghost with at least 2, that would have been 3 guaranteed minimum GOLD plaques, in return meant 4 successful projects. But what does LA REID do? Fuck that bastard
....why do people go on about album sales when everyone knows cd sales are in the toliet...if an artist sells gold now days it's the exception and no longer the rule...even major artists have to WORK an album for a while to MAYBE accqure decent sales anymore...and besides, let's just hope your favorite acts produce quality instead of quantity and not the other way around...
DAMN SHE SOLD MORE THAN DA HOLE NEW YORK AND LEST COAST PUT TOGETHER SO DON'T HATE
Well at least she is persistent, got to give her that. But why all the hype, I'll never understand.
Well at least she is persistent, got to give her that. But why all the hype, I'll never understand.
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Wow.... JS ladies and gentleman.... JS!
I think Janet has just lost touch with the fans that grew up with her. Most of her fans are now in there 30's and 40's and she still bringing out these heavily choreographed dance videos to a generation of kids who could care less about her. She need to take a step back, slow down a bit and try to figure out what her fans really, really want from her.
Rihanna sold well overseas as well...def jam put money into her because she has global appeal.....I'm not stannin for Rihanna, but the chick does have a Marc Jacobs bag named after...she's doin somethin right
I'm not stannin for Rihanna, but the chick does have a Marc Jacobs bag named after...she's doin somethin right.
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And I ain't mad at that. She's a bad chick... but this is the music business... or maybe not. LOL!
It's obvious how RIhanna got 5 singles but only JUST selling a mil now. Her Sugar Daddy made things happen.
As for Miss Janet - I really am surprised at the level of flopping she's reached.
She's done.
^^^ Big whopeedeedoo she got a bag named after her. Write her down as a legend!
With all that Def Jam muscle behind her, i have no idea why Rihanna is just going platinum. Her 12 singles were just as good as anyones. She has the sex appeal, the second biggest song of the year. She might have just got the US plaque, but i know she's holy overseas. Rihanna could prolly give a fuck, she's still rich.
That Janet single is cool, but it aint no blockbuster. What are people expecting from her? Janet will do Rihanna numbers. Face it, in this new generation, she don't have the same clout as she use to. Her people should be happy she's going 1x plat.
Soulman is right. Def Jam spent millions on this chicks non-singing career and yet she just now goes platinum after all these months. I can see why Def Jam fired Jay cause he didn't know when to give up. Rihanna should just stay on top of Chris Breezy's johnson if she wants to stay in the media, I don't see her having the same success with another album without Jay's help.
I said it all along, that Janet single is wack. Bring on the next song and video, and put back the album release date.
As for Riri she is ok.
Umbrella has sold over 8 million world-wide.
Her album has sold more than 3.8 million albums worldwide according to wikipedia (smh to the stans who may be lying). So she is doing ok.
This post specifically cracks me up because my girl A. Keys doesnt even have to be in the limelight to sell a mil a month..take notes R&B girls
Yeah Janet really needs to fall back. That awful video for the so-so song has us original fans scratching our heads. We are all in our 30's and 40's now and honestly, watching her still dance and show off her body when most of us are dealing with our kids' high school drama makes us feel that much more disconnected from her. I don't know what she needs to do but what she's doing is not it. Scratching my head here...
As big as Umbrella was the album should have went platinum a long time ago. It goes to show she is more hype than substance.
She's nearing in on four mil worldwide.....thats where the scrill went
Def Jam messed up on the singles releases. "Shut Up And Drive" should have been just an international single and "Don't Stop The Music" should have been the second single. "Breakin' Dishes" should have been the third single then "Hate That I Love You". She would have sold 2.5 million copies in the US guaranteed, but it appears that she is better off as an international artist who is doing pretty good in the States.
I am surprised ti took Rihanna that long to go platinum but it is a music business and no one is selling crazy numbers. These are the days we are living in. I thought Good Girl Gone Bad was a really hot pop album until Britney came along with Blackout! lol! Just kidding Rihanna's cd was hot. As far as Janet goes I don't understand because it is going up on all the othe Billboard charts except Hot 100. The song is hot and the video is hot as well. I am 31 and been riding with Janet since I was 10 and she has nothing left to prove to anyone. I just want her to be more visible as far as her promotion is concerned. She can't just put something out and fall back. Times have changed. But who knows what she has in store. I am always rooting for her. She laid it down for alot of these females out here and you know there names.
if you americans would stop critisizing and putting down rihanna maybe GGGB album would have gone platinum a long time ago...stop hating and give the girl some support like the whole world is.
Let me just tell u somthing GGGB has gone platnum long time ago 3 months I would say ok The album is great Umbrella was the #1 song of the year and all of her singels have made it to top 10 and Dont Stop the music its olmast # 1 she is an amaizing acterss and I do have to agree that in USA her album has not sold alot ( I dont know why its amaizing album) but overall she has sold World Wide olmost 5 million coppies and Alicia Keys album is selling like crazy why , No One is the only song that is good on the album and MJ her song faild to enter top 40 radio and her album sales are sliding down as well , Rihanna is amaizing she is going to rule the Grammyies and Janet Jackson people are over her she is done she aint Mariah Carey which new album drops April 1 cant weit lol
Why you gotta hate on artists who are just doing what they want to do. Janet's single is great. Rihanna's music is great. I like both. Why we gotta choose who's better? Janet has been where Rihanna is going and no need to compare.
If you enjoy the music, then enjoy it. Whether J sells 8 Million or 8 copies, if I like the CD, its gonna be in my CD changer. My taste in music is not going to depend on those who their only reason to hate on someone is their numbers or feel threatened cuz someone else other then their favorite is putting something out worth listening too....
there's a lot of room at the top,
Next.
So after you spent weeks riding 'Feedback' you down it because it's not shooting up the chart. Dumbass. Either you like it or you don't. And the bitch is still THAT CHICK.
I've been dying to know this since i first heard that album name, what makes Rhianna thinks she's bad? cuz she cut her hair? wears black nail polish? no, sweetie. You cant just go "bad', that's just how people are, you either are bad, or good. I liked her when she first came out, i bought her album and everything, i respected her because she wasnt trying to be someone she wasnt. Publicity stunts these days...
Come on man....I am actually glad Rhianna has had staying power...That was how the industry use to be when they groomed and developed artists, so don't hate on her...I bet she will be around a little while longer than most of these 1 hit wonders....Also, as a business, it makes perfect sense for Def Jam (part of a global company) to put out 5 videos for someone that can get 4 million world wide rather than 2-3 videos for 500,000 units...u do the math....I still don't think you get it..the new business is global sales, not just the damn US....
As for Janet, I don't think she is worried either, she does what she wants for fun and she is still killing them at 42....She will do a mil here and a few more mil overseas this time, so once again...why is she worrying and I don't think this is a flop because unlike 20 y.o. and Damita Jo (both still sold a mil); she is getting attention and will be touring which will def get her some sales and $$$$...Why do people say retire at 42...What will you be doing at 42..wait until you get laid off and someone asks you to retire...u think about it....LOL If that is what you enjoy doing, you do it until you ready. Now, I don't think she does it for the sales or accolades, it is for the fun...Hell, she is the 7th richest woman in entertainment, part owner of a bank, and doesn't even pimp herself with commercial endorsments in the US......Do your thing Janet..i aint made at you.....