ViviLittleM 3 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Monday, April 25, 2016 LEMONADE SALES POUR IN (UPDATE) Beyoncé's new set, Lemonade (Columbia), became available for download on iTunes and Amazon Sunday night; it hit #1 on the iTunes album chart early Monday morning after sitting one slot below The Very Best of Prince. “Formation,” previously unavailable for download, is #1 on the singles chart, while “Hold Up” is #2, “Sorry” is #3, “6 Inch” featuring The Weeknd is #4, “Freedom” f/Kendrick Lamar is #6, the Jack White-assisted “Don't Hurt Yourself” is #7, “All Night” is #9 and “Pray You Catch Me” is #10. The album is now expected to hit 475-525k in album sales and 575-640k SPS. Physical product is due on 5/6. Tidal will have a permanent exclusive on the streaming front. There is, sources say, no plan to take the album wide on that platform. The exclusion of Spotify, and other streaming services with freemium tiers, is the latest manifestation of Sony's windowing efforts to limit free access, following the success with Adele's 25, which was kept off streaming services except for single "Hello." It resulted in astronomical sales. Tidal has experienced a huge bump in visibility of late, as Bey's splashy album drop (with attendant HBO opus) follows the explosion of interest in Prince's music following his untimely death. Tidal also has an exclusive on streaming of Prince's prodigious catalog. Indeed, since Lemonade was served, Tidal has become the most downloaded music app in the U.S., surpassing Pandora and Spotify, and is one of the top apps worldwide. How this big spike will translate into subscriptions remains to be seen, but the streaming field looks different now than it did just a few days ago. Meanwhile, reports also say Lemonade instantly became one of the most pirated albums on torrent sites like The Pirate Bay. This follows a similar surge in piracy for another Tidal exclusive, Kanye West's The Life of Pablo. Will the album's availability as a legal download (unlike Pablo) stem this tide? http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=300809 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monarch 140 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Someone knows how to use PAYOLA Spoiler JK JK Spoiler THE hype for that album was huge tho Spoiler QUEEN OF PAYOLA IMO SLe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopThatArt 2,193 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Sure. Right. Go see A Star is Born Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinzo 9,639 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 i think TIDAL will end up happening for real... and if the product is good and has good quality it's fine i guess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SychosSoChic 9,995 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 5 minutes ago, ViviLittleM said: Tidal has experienced a huge bump in visibility of late, as Bey's splashy album drop (with attendant HBO opus) follows the explosion of interest in Prince's music following his untimely death. Tidal also has an exclusive on streaming of Prince's prodigious catalog. Indeed, since Lemonade was served, Tidal has become the most downloaded music app in the U.S., surpassing Pandora and Spotify, and is one of the top apps worldwide. I don't ****ing believe it Life ain't Hollywood for any one of us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViviLittleM 3 Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Just now, SychosSoChic said: I don't ****ing believe it on the app stores right now, not overall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic 11,922 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Impressive sales/streams but Tidal can't happen! The hardest thing in this world is to live in it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SychosSoChic 9,995 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Just now, ViviLittleM said: on the app stores right now, not overall This can't actually be happening Life ain't Hollywood for any one of us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slayer 9,227 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I don't understand why they can't put these albums on the premium versions of these streaming services? I can understand not wanting to give it away for free, but I'm paying money for Spotify and I don't think it's fair to expect people to switch services and lose all their playlists etc, just because of some greedy exclusivity deal. I downloaded Tidal just to listen to Beyonce's album, but at the end of the free trial I'm deleting it and will continue to do that with every album that they make exclusive to their service. If they want to play a game, then I'm perfectly happy to play it too. I love judas SO MUCH but I canʹt look like a copycat of JLO!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mich 397 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 30 minutes ago, ViviLittleM said: Tidal has become the most downloaded music app in the U.S., surpassing Pandora and Spotify, and is one of the top apps worldwide. I hope Tidal enjoys their 90 days of spotlight.....until everyone's free trial expires and it falls back into the abyss of music On topic: I'm one of the very few who was slightly disappointed with Lemonade, but I love that it's getting such positive reception! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayonse 6,525 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 queen keeps winning no more parties in LA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariano 958 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 19 minutes ago, SychosSoChic said: I don't ****ing believe it why not ? this can easily happen, but it's just a spike. This is like saying "Lady Gaga becomes the most talked about artist in the world" after the Oscars last year, even tho it was just a spike and happened for a few days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackoajl 434 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 The power of Beyonce My new single #Tregua available on your favorite streaming service Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Down from her 617k in sales in 3 days from Beyonce I wonder if this means Beyonce's lost a chunk of fans or if its just sales declines in the industry The album sales are on par with Bieber Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViviLittleM 3 Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Billboard: Beyonce's Lemonade album is heading for No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, according to industry forecasters. The set, which was released on April 23 through Parkwood/Columbia Records, could sell around 450,000 copies (or more) in the week ending April 28, and earn 550,000 equivalent album units. If it starts at No. 1, it will give Beyonce her sixth chart-topper, and continue her hot streak atop the Billboard 200: all five of her previous studio albums have debuted at No. 1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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