ryhanna 3,507 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Even though I'm a huge fan of Rihanna, I, too, cannot help myself from thinking of the possibility - given that UMG was alleged to be notorious in fabricating views on YouTube, which included videos from their flagship artists like Bieber, Gaga, and even Rihanna herself. Here's the article back in late 2012 with the news of YouTube stripping over 1 billion "fake" or "dead" views from UMG artists alone. Who knows if they still continue with this kind of tactics? Yes. It's just a bit fishy. I like Rihanna, and it may be the sheer amount of videos that she has that give them such popularity, but it just strikes me as very odd that even her most unknown videos have so many views. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monketsharona 82,701 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Still no specific date for DH... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VforVendetta 2,024 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Guys, has Magoo given us DWYW and Applause predictions for 5/7 days this week? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariano 958 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 It's either herself or her mom. I think she doesn't have one. Firstly was her Daddy, then they announced the split, then Bey managed herself during 4 era, and then they announced that she is with Jay Z now ...Mine ft. Drake is going to smash and of course Drunk In Love ft. Jay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy Life 118,907 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Yes. It's just a bit fishy. I like Rihanna, and it may be the sheer amount of videos that she has that give them such popularity, but it just strikes me as very odd that even her most unknown videos have so many views. Pour It Up gathered 40 million views in a week and still failed to enter the top 200 on iTunes. That's not even logical. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc 4,775 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Wait, Pour It Up had 40 million views first-week? Rihanna's stan-/fanbase is kinda small, so that's impossible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyStory 0 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 The problem is that teen girls are what's driving pop album sales right now. Let's use a little honestly in this situation and just admit that Gaga has been giving off the persona of a 50 year old grandma since BTW. She started out as this hip, cool, and fierce girl with star power. She's completely ditched that image. Just take a look below: No wonder girls are buying Prism. At least you could believe that Katy is even in her 20's. Who cares? Gaga could make radiofriendly and generic music like Katy, but it's just not her thing. Gaga is a true artist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy Life 118,907 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Wait, Pour It Up had 40 million views first-week? Rihanna's stan-/fanbase is kinda small, so that's impossible. Yes. It also failed to enter Billboard's Hot 100 despite the massive streaming They probably tracked the fake views and decided not to let it chart. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariano 958 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Pour It Up views weren't fake .... everyone on my FB Timeline were posting the song the whole week, from str8 guys to girls everyone ... the same on Tumblr .. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingMore 1,701 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Not that post STILL beeing qouted :rip: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariano 958 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 ikr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURA 2,890 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Rihsus has good videos. Pour It Up is, no doubt, one of the best videos that got released in 2013 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc 4,775 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 It'll be fun to see where Beyonce stands at the week-end charts with only iTunes WW, seeing as iTunes isn't big in selling albums in lots of countries. It might end up making iTunes more popular in selling singles/albums WW. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magoo 6 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Digital Sales Estimates for the new sales week from itunes figures (5/7 days) #Position, sales this week, song, artist, (change), [sales to date] #1 224K A Great Big World, Say Something ft Christina Aguilera (+2) [1.024] #2 180K Pitbull ft Ke$ha, Timber (-1) [1.389] #3 171K Eminem ft Rihanna, The Monster (-1) [1.595] #4 135K One Republic, Counting Stars (=) [2.407] #5 115K Passenger, Let Her Go (+1) [1.750] #6 111K One Direction, Story Of My Life (-1) #7 96K Lorde, Royals (=) [4.000] #8 82K Imagine Dragons, Demons (=) [2.239] #9 80K Ellie Goulding, Burn (+2) #10 68K Macklemore & Lewis ft ScHoolboy, White Walls (+3) #11 67K Justin Bieber, Confident (New) #12 64K Avicii, Wake Me Up (-3) [3.106] #13 64K Jason Derulo, Marry Me [0.581] #14 59K The Neighbourhood, Sweater Weather (+3) #15 58K Lady Gaga ft R Kelly, Do What U Want (+1) [0.484] #16 58K Tessanne Chin, Bridge Over Troubled Water (Voice Perf.) (New) #17 57K Katy Perry, Dark Horse (+5) [0.909] #18 56K Lea Michelle, Cannonball (New) #19 55K Katy Perry, Roar (-9) [4.070] #20 53K Miley Cyrus, Wrecking Ball (-8) [2.703] #35 34K Lady Gaga, Applause (-4) [1.947] I've not included X-Factor performances as it seems they don't chart close between #14 and #17 for DWUW Approx this week's sales for other Gaga songs: Gypsy 3.5K; PF 2.5K; TEOG 2.2K; JustD 2.1K; BadR 2.0K; LoveGame 1.8K; Venus 1.8K; BTW 1.7K Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaMyBlood95 9,915 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I am more interested in BEYONCE sales after this week.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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