littlepotter 75,142 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Just now, fede ARTPOP said: Thats my point, only Gaga gets dragged and called FLOP with +200k opening sales. Well no one compared her to lana, they compared her to btw. Completely different chaeri pls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
n0ne 13,105 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Yasss Lana and Tyler. Weak Mill and Tidal can seethe "My people… need to let our bitchiness out. Otherwise, it turns to bile and poisons us" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Boy 3,247 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 1 hour ago, fede ARTPOP said: Thats my point, only Gaga gets dragged and called FLOP with +200k opening sales. Thats because Gaga is actually a heavy weight performer with sales and popularity. Comparing her to Lana makes no sense, Lana is not that sort of act, her profile is lower. Gaga should be compared to Taylor, Beyonce ect. these are mainstream acts who get major label distrubition and radio play. 200k for all 3 of those girls is infact, low for a first week. A #1 over 100k for Lana who isn't as much of a household name, barely gets radio exposure and is on her 4th album release is actually decent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Hollywood 37,364 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Talent has won once again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaxboy 5,468 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 I swear. If meek mill gets to the top by cheating then I can just smell all the hatred Tidal and Billboard will be getting. Spoiler I'm low key ready for the drama Spoiler But I'd be happier with my queen getting a number one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azelf550 990 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 TALENT ALWAYS WINS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIghtmareElm 2,606 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Hell yeah! I was hoping either Tyler or Lana would debut at number 1. Not Reek Shill. Tyler and Lana put out fantastic albums and deserve to debut at such high spots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryBlond 14,862 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 So, Tyler's moved up to #2? But his album's been out as long as Lana's. So, unless he started slow but then took a massive sales surge, what possibly made Tidal claim that Meek Mill was headed for #1? I know they're maybe factoring in this free streams nonsense but even so, wasn't Tyler anywhere close? This just makes Tidal look all the more suspicious. We've just had to take their word on everything they've said, there's not even any proof that Jay genuinely got that first week platinum verification. He was presented with that platinum plaque so quick it was almost as if he'd had it made specially weeks before the album was even released and was keeping it in reserve to whip out as soon as the charts were updated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBEY 57,109 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 4 minutes ago, StrawberryBlond said: So, Tyler's moved up to #2? But his album's been out as long as Lana's. So, unless he started slow but then took a massive sales surge, what possibly made Tidal claim that Meek Mill was headed for #1? I know they're maybe factoring in this free streams nonsense but even so, wasn't Tyler anywhere close? This just makes Tidal look all the more suspicious. We've just had to take their word on everything they've said, there's not even any proof that Jay genuinely got that first week platinum verification. He was presented with that platinum plaque so quick it was almost as if he'd had it made specially weeks before the album was even released and was keeping it in reserve to whip out as soon as the charts were updated. Apparently Tidal will report the streams to BB and maybe Meek will snatch the #1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryBlond 14,862 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 4 minutes ago, OBEY said: Apparently Tidal will report the streams to BB and maybe Meek will snatch the #1 If that does happen, I hope the s**t hits the fan. Once it gets out that free streams counted where they haven't counted before, the public aren't going to like it. Artists not on Tidal certainly aren't going to like it. They've been playing fair only to find out you could cheat on Tidal. Aren't there not rules in place that stop the sale of any piece of music less than $4.99 to stop 99 cent deals like Gaga's from ever happening again? Yes, I know that was brought in before streaming, but for a pure sale, surely it can't count? And I don't even know what's the deal with these free streams. Tidal isn't free. The whole thing's utterly confusing. If the worst does come to the worst, I hope BB can look into it and rectify it. They retracted the claim that Rihanna sold 1 million first week, I believe. They must realise by now that whenever a release causes an upset on the charts, it always involves a Tidal artist. I feel like Professor McGonagall in that scene from Half Blood Prince: "Why is it whenever anything controversial happens on the Billboard charts, the trail always leads to this streaming service?" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBEY 57,109 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 2 minutes ago, StrawberryBlond said: If that does happen, I hope the s**t hits the fan. Once it gets out that free streams counted where they haven't counted before, the public aren't going to like it. Artists not on Tidal certainly aren't going to like it. They've been playing fair only to find out you could cheat on Tidal. Aren't there not rules in place that stop the sale of any piece of music less than $4.99 to stop 99 cent deals like Gaga's from ever happening again? Yes, I know that was brought in before streaming, but for a pure sale, surely it can't count? And I don't even know what's the deal with these free streams. Tidal isn't free. The whole thing's utterly confusing. If the worst does come to the worst, I hope BB can look into it and rectify it. They retracted the claim that Rihanna sold 1 million first week, I believe. They must realise by now that whenever a release causes an upset on the charts, it always involves a Tidal artist. I feel like Professor McGonagall in that scene from Half Blood Prince: "Why is it whenever anything controversial happens on the Billboard charts, the trail always leads to this streaming service?" Yeah the $$ rule is for music u buy but there's no rule for streaming, so free streams count (people that use spotify free for example). apprently Tidal put the album on their front page and it plays for free and used bots to stream the album non stop according to HDD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryBlond 14,862 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 7 minutes ago, OBEY said: Yeah the $$ rule is for music u buy but there's no rule for streaming, so free streams count (people that use spotify free for example). apprently Tidal put the album on their front page and it plays for free and used bots to stream the album non stop according to HDD Oh, yeah, Spotify free. But I assumed because there was a free option for that site, it was a different case. But Tidal was always a payment based service. Until now, apparently. I'm afraid to go to the site in case I automatically start streaming the album by sheer virtue of entering. That's how bots work, after all. Ok, as I'm in Britain, it won't affect the US charts (I don't think, but those cheaters at Tidal will find a way around that, I'm sure) but I'm still wary. How fitting that they put the album up in this way on the week there just happens to be competition? It's all about coincidences and luck when it comes to this service. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsherdy10 7 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Omg I love Her! Reminds me of this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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