HDD: Madonna's Rebel Heart drops out of Top 15 in second week

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He deserves more for this album, but slay! I'm waiting to get a physical copy.

[TimisaMonster 31,073]

Poor industry where this is a great opening week number

 

Good for him and his success tho

 

[Arturo 40,746]

Poor industry where this is a great opening week number

 

Good for him and his success tho

 

​Even big albums were debuting with this 10 years ago. This is fine.

It's sad when people consider 100k+ good.

[TimisaMonster 31,073]

​Even big albums were debuting with this 10 years ago. This is fine.

It's sad when people consider 100k+ good.

Like Madonna and her fans

 

[Morphine Prince 106,169]

Happy for him. It's an amazing album.

[faux 2,190]

[willmcclure72 34]

Why do rap albums seem to sell so much? I thought hiphop was pretty local

[uo111 5,265]

Why do rap albums seem to sell so much? I thought hiphop was pretty local

​It is. Local to the US that is.

But the US has pretty much the largest consumer population in the world.

Country music is local too in that regard.

[Whispering 18,865]

Why do rap albums seem to sell so much? I thought hiphop was pretty local

Less access to a personal computer for the target audience, tbh. Spotify and stealing the music isn't as easy or an option really. 

[SIRE 75]

Less access to a personal computer for the target audience, tbh. Spotify and stealing the music isn't as easy or an option really. 

What kind of stereotype. Not all people who listen to rap live in the ghetto.

Hip Hop fans are always more loyal than pop fans. That's how it's always been  

[monketsharona 81,659]

Not Kendrick selling more than twice Rebel Heart's 1st week ^^

Congrats to him !!

[MikeGoneGaga 86]

hip-hop fans are so loyal 

nicki better get them back 

That they are. For example, I know a few people who have pre-ordered and are getting the physical. They know it's about the support, whereas a lot of pop fans are fine with the youtube downloading and spotify instead. What'd Nicki do to lose them? (I don't follow her much.)​

 

Like Madonna and her fans

 

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Less access to a personal computer for the target audience, tbh. Spotify and stealing the music isn't as easy or an option really. 

That...I just...what kind of stereotyping...no.​

[SIRE 75]

That they are. For example, I know a few people who have pre-ordered and are getting the physical. They know it's about the support, whereas a lot of pop fans are fine with the youtube downloading and spotify instead. What'd Nicki do to lose them? (I don't follow her much.)​

 

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That...I just...what kind of stereotyping...no.​

Nicki lost some of her rap fans with pop hits like Super Bass, Starships and Turn Me On and really got backlash for her second album Roman Reloaded which was basically 50% pop, 50% rap.

[Whispering 18,865]

What kind of stereotype. Not all people who listen to rap live in the ghetto.

Hip Hop fans are always more loyal than pop fans. That's how it's always been  

Not a stereotype. There are studies done by the music industry thst show this is a fact. Same goes for Country albums. 

I have lived in a city my entire life, where 65 per cent of the population is not white. Schools here struggle with the fact that many children in the inner city do not have personal computers at home. They have to take different approaches for research papers and assignments than they do for schools in the wealthier sections of the city. These inner city schools are 90 to 95 per cent made up of kids from minority groups. ( not saying that there aren't tons of white kids or minority kids with PCs buying the CD or listening on Spotify too, because there are!)

There was also a study done by Country radio stations a couple of years back, that showed that their listening audience was less likely to have a computer in the home than the general population. That's why they are more likely to buy a CD than download singles or steal music. There are less Country fans, but they sure do buy some CDs, when you look at the ratios of overall music buyers.

For the record, this contributes to the numbers...it is not the only reason why the popular artists in these two genres seem to be beating the odds somewhat in this terrible music climate. There are several factors involved. 

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