Inquisitr: Rihanna flops with new single: She's no Taylor Swift

[LePetitGAGABLover 21,234]

​wait, ARTPOP had good music? :0000

​Gypsy, Dope, and DWUW. Don't be a smarta**.

[Creyk 16,949]

It really is Rih's fault.

First, she makes music that she knows is less radio friendly. Okay, she can do that. But then she does not promote the songs, and leaves the second single without a music video? She's so messy

[TimisaMonster 31,073]

The music sucks, the image is weird and ugly, TIDAL exclusive crap is hurting sales and promo, she isn't promoting her album...etc

 

 

[PartySick 144,361]

Tbh who actually does well in the charts these days? Katy Perry was the "big winner" of 2013 and her album went what... 4x platinum? 5? In the era of illegal downloads, free streaming services (hear that, Tidal?), and YouTube no one really kills like they used to. Plus the music on R8 is pretty bad so far...AO was the only one I really can tolerate, it kind of grew on me...kind of...BBHMM is just...awful...and 45S is boring at best. 

Look at me over here stating my opinion and stuff and pretending someone cares  

But yeah, best of luck to her. She best not yell at her fans anymore, and no more late shows 

[Arturo 40,746]

Lol and people have the nerve to compare ARTPOP with R8

BBHMM spent 2 weeks in the top 20 while DWUW spent around 8 non consecutive weeks in the Top 20.

 

also 45S is out of the top 20 in its 14th week while applause spent its last week in the Top 10 at this point in time. The eras are incomparable tbh

[maxthewonderdog 300]

Didn't she get dragged into the fiery pits of Hell in This Is The End?

 

She'll be fine in the long run.

[Whispering 18,865]

Tbh who actually does well in the charts these days? Katy Perry was the "big winner" of 2013 and her album went what... 4x platinum? 5? 

 

Actually, Katy wasn't the big winner of 2013. That honor goes to One Direction, with Eminem, Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars behind them. 

[PartySick 144,361]

Actually, Katy wasn't the big winner of 2013. That honor goes to One Direction, with Eminem, Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars behind them. 

​Tbh I don't even pay attention to male stars  I guess because there's no drama surrounding most of them and I eat drama up with a giant spoon

[Spock 20,290]

lmao

she wishes she was the Savior of the Record Industry and Voice of our Generation, Slaylor Swift

[mariomania1234 11,368]

​Okay. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

​Yes, because your opinion is the gospel. My opinion is that it takes a massive **** on all her contemporaries latest releases. :)

Some of us don't let the management of the era tamper are feelings about the music.

[Levine 22,130]

A pre-album rihanna's single is doing that bad. It's still unbelievable to me. 

[Koreku 2,387]

She needs to stop smoking weed all day and do something good for this era. This 'i dont care' attitude she has atm is the same attitude Gaga had in 2012-13 when she was smoking a lot of weed and it didn't end well.

[monketsharona 49,805]

Rihanna is definitely living her ARTPOP era... Though I think she should release her album as soon as possible !!! She's killing the hype because of the too long wait... 

[Tropico 4,145]

Can we all stop comparing R8 to GODPOP? Thanks. 

 

Obviously Rihanna is no Taylor. They have completely different target markets, music and aesthetic. They can't even be compard. Comparing Taylor and Katy is more fair. Comparing Rihanna and Nicki is more fair. Rihanna and Taylor? Mess. 

 

But yes, it's true: R8 era isn't doing so well. 

[boobtank 9,090]

The media are so quick to throw around the word 'FLOP' these days.