Billboard Artist 100: Rihanna Flops While Taylor Swift Is On Top

[Enhsa 2,043]

Billboard Artist 100: Rihanna Flops While Taylor Swift Is On Top

In terms of music, 2015 has been a disastrous year for Rihanna. Her two latest singles “B*tch Better Have My Money” and “American Oxygen” have failed to attract the listeners she is used to while many question why her record company keeps delaying her new album. Besides not scoring hits at Billboard, Rihanna has also suffered a huge backlash for her outfits and the one she wore at the 2015 Met Gala produced some really harsh venom from commenters.

Despite high profile performances, Rihanna is only at No. 19 this week on Billboard’s Artist 100 chart. Rihanna lags way behind Ariana Grande (16), Nick Minaj (13), Meghan Trainor (7) , Taylor Swift, who is No. 1 for the 25th week. Billboard describes Swift’s achievement.

“Swift scores her record-extending 25th week atop the Artist 100. As her new Kendrick Lamar-assisted single ‘Bad Blood’ re-enters the Hot 100 at No. 53 following the premiere of its celebrity-studded video at the start of the Billboard Music Awards Sunday (May 17), she gains by 8 percent in overall activity on the Artist 100.”

Meanwhile, a controversial petition asking Barack Obama to force “racist” radio stations to play Rihanna’s single “American Oxygen” has garnered only 32 signatures after a full week and has been mocked by other websites. Denzil Blackwood of Miami, FL is one of the fans who have signed the petition at Change.org in hopes of helping Rihanna’s flop.

“I am signing because it is true, they are racist radio station out there… who only play black people music if it is talking about money bi*ches and violence, song like rihanna’s that address race in this country barely get to be heard over the radio; and that need to be change.”

Rihanna has teased a new song called “Only If for a Night” for her Christian Dior ads, which the Telegraph describes as edgy. The newspaper notes that Rihanna has taken over for French actress Marion Cotillard and joins Charlize Theron, Natalie Portman and Jennifer Lawrence in becoming a brand spokesperson. Rihanna is actually the first woman of color to pose for Christian Dior.

Let’s hope that Christian Dior doesn’t drop Rihanna as she has become far less profitable than she has in the past. The petition her fans built up to help Rihanna only seems to hurt her brand rather than help it. Rihanna hasn’t commented on her poor record sales or her fans’ petition, but she may be forced to soon. Let’s hope the second half of 2015 is a better year for Rihanna than the first half.

http://www.fnewsfeed.com/billboard-artist-100-rihanna-flops-while-taylor-swift-is-on-top

[Enhsa 2,043]

i see she gettin so much hate

[darkchylde 14,857]

Does this "artist chart" even matter? I feel like Taylor's been on top of it ever since it was created.

[Alii 2,039]

Rihanna her ARTPOP era. Only the icons recieve so much hate. 

[Didymus 34,379]

"In terms of music"

In terms of COMMERCIAL success. ****ing idiots.

[Serendipity 7,821]

I feel so bad for Riri

It feels like Rated R all over again

 

Very unprofessional of Billboard, when she smashes they'll be back to loving her-hypocrites

[darkchylde 14,857]

I feel so bad for Riri

It feels like Rated R all over again

 

Very unprofessional of Billboard, when she smashes they'll be back to loving her-hypocrites

​That's what they do. They did it with Gaga too. Billboard is not a music journalism site anymore, they just jump on whoever's hate bandwagon they find profitable.

[Sexxx 5,623]

Riri the new Gaga  

[Dangerous Man 9,245]

The ARTPOP era media backlash is REAL on R8, and the album is not even released yet.

The album might not even scan gold on its final run since Rih's album sales were effect of her singles success.

 

[monketsharona 80,347]

I still rememember the comments here saying this year would be a huge year with a lot competition : for the moment the only one who slays is Taylor Swift... Rihanna, Madonna and Nicki Minaj didn't really shine for the moment. And Adele is not expected to release anything. Probably the same for Lady Gaga and Katy Perry.

[Kayla 7,595]

What annoys me about things like this is they're bashing Rihanna for being number 19. Sure, she's had higher numbers before and her most recent work isn't as successful as her previous, but for ****'s sake the woman is number 19 on a list of the 100 top artists. Competing with every other artist in the world, she is number 19. 

That's not a flop, that's a feat. Person writing this article probably didn't even have the 19th highest GPA in their high school graduating class. 

[Fiona Apple 13,006]

Poor Riri 

[Fiona Apple 13,006]

What annoys me about things like this is they're bashing Rihanna for being number 19. Sure, she's had higher numbers before and her most recent work isn't as successful as her previous, but for ****'s sake the woman is number 19 on a list of the 100 top artists. Competing with every other artist in the world, she is number 19. 

That's not a flop, that's a feat. Person writing this article probably didn't even have the 19th highest GPA in their high school graduating class. 

​Huh? She is only competing with the mainstream artists that also have singles out or are promoting their albums. So #19 is not really good

[Kayla 7,595]

​Huh? She is only competing with the mainstream artists that also have singles out or are promoting their albums. So #19 is not really good

​Sorry, I should have said every other Pop artist. 

But still, out of all the people putting out pop records, she's on the list. Sure, only the mainstream ones make it to the top, but technically they're competing with other artists trying to make it, right? 

My problem is we're like "Oh! Rihanna is flopping at 19!" But the list is Top 100. If you've made it to 19, you're at least in the 25th percentile, which for any other industry is considered a success. (or, for example, being in the top 25th percent of your graduating class) They bash Rihanna for being #19, yet there are people sitting at #100 who aren't being called flops, despite being at the very BOTTOM of the list. (And I would still even argue that making it to the Top 100 is a success- I'd be stoked if I was anywhere on that list)

[Iwontell 7,312]

"4 5 seconds" had a pretty decent performance - so to simply deem the whole thing a flop is a bit unfair - and every big artist goes through it...Taylor will be in the same position, if not a worst one (bc the bigger you get, the more ppl want to bring you down), in a few years...

 

EDIT: on the other hand, I remember some Rihanna hardcore fans being really ****ty to Gaga during the whole ARTPOP mess (and even Riri's brother making some veiled derogatory comments on twitter)...so what goes around...