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Old 03-10-2012, 08:50
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So without being biased (Yes, I mean you Alexandra Burke fans ), who's the biggest artist in the world right now?
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Old 03-10-2012, 08:59
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I'd have to say P!nk
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Old 03-10-2012, 09:28
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I'd say Rhianna or One Direction going by sales
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Old 03-10-2012, 09:46
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I would say its a toss up between Adele, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and One Direction.

Rihanna certainly seems to take over the worlds itunes better than the others so I think she currently edges it.
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Old 03-10-2012, 09:48
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At this exact moment I'd say One Direction, Rihanna, Pink or Katy Perry
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Old 03-10-2012, 10:00
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Adele is going to have the biggest selling album WW for 2 consecutive years (and by a huge margin). The only time that has been done before was MJ with Thriller. She just may also have the biggest selling single this year WW all while resting and pregnant in her Brighton residence. Is this question actually open for debate?
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Old 03-10-2012, 10:18
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Adele (and I feel she could be even bigger if she toured and did more interviews etc but she tends to hold herself back), Rihanna, Katy Perry and One Direction. In that order.
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Old 03-10-2012, 10:42
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I agree, Adele, One Direction, Rihanna. On a slightly lower tier Lady Gaga would perhaps just edge into it based on hype, and tour sales, and having a new album coming, as would Nicki Minaj just because of the sheer amount of things shes on.
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Old 03-10-2012, 10:47
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Adele.
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Old 03-10-2012, 10:47
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Old 03-10-2012, 11:14
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Tricky question....I know that some Country and Western stars shift huge amounts of records and are massive in the States but aren't that well known over here, for eg tickets for Kenny Chesney concerts outsold Lady Gaga's last year . Then you have the bands who's tour revenues dwarf record sales, artists like U2 who apparantly grossed over $250,000,000 in 2011/12 without releasing a record, Take That and Bon Jovi weren't far behind. If we were to go on media coverage alone I guess bands like One Direction would be in with a shout but to name them biggest artists in the world might be stretching it a bit.

Taking all things into consideration I would go for U2, Coldplay with Muse and The Killers somewhere in the top 5 for bands and Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Rhianna and Adele for single artists.
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Old 03-10-2012, 11:18
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In the world RIGHT NOW its probably between Adele, Lady Gaga and Rihanna. I wish it was Beyonce though. She's always under the radar then pops out of no where.
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Old 03-10-2012, 11:28
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On the very top tier of Popstars you have the Superstar three - Gaga, Rihanna and Katy Perry, and then you just have Adele as the mother ****ing domintrix of current music sales.

At this very second though if we're going to be ultra specific then Rihanna as she's the only one with a single and album out / coming out ... well until Friday. And One Direction.
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Old 03-10-2012, 11:31
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Probably Rihanna.
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Old 03-10-2012, 11:39
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Mumford and Sons just sold 600k of their album in the first week in the US. They would have to be up there.
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Old 03-10-2012, 11:40
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Well in terms of pop artists: Adele (albums/singles), Gaga (albums/touring), Rihanna (singles), Katy Perry (singles) and One Direction (singles/hype), in that order.
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Old 03-10-2012, 11:44
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Female superstars:

Rihanna/GaGa
Katy Perry
Adele
Taylor Swift

Males:
One Direction
Mumford and Sons (about to have the biggest first week sales in the US in 4 years )

And after that i guess its all relative.
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Old 03-10-2012, 11:48
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So without being biased (Yes, I mean you Alexandra Burke fans ), who's the biggest artist in the world right now?
What's the criteria?

Single sales?
Album sales?
Touring stats?
Youtube stats?
All of the above?
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Old 03-10-2012, 12:05
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Gangnam style dude!
... or rihanna
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Old 03-10-2012, 12:07
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Definitely Rihanna, Adele, Taylor Swift and One thingy.

Even in the US i'd actually rank Taylor higher than Rihanna. When it comes to releasing a new song or album, Tayor Swift always just shoots straight up Itunes to #1. She has a huge following
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Old 03-10-2012, 12:16
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Definitely Rihanna, Adele, Taylor Swift and One thingy.

Even in the US i'd actually rank Taylor higher than Rihanna. When it comes to releasing a new song or album, Tayor Swift always just shoots straight up Itunes to #1. She has a huge following
I'd agree and in the UK RiRi can release old mcdonald and its another platinum disc so its all ralative as to where you are geographically so its difficult to determine the overall Big Popstar
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Old 03-10-2012, 12:23
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Oops I forgot Bieber aswell.
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Old 03-10-2012, 12:40
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Correct.
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Old 03-10-2012, 12:52
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Adele definitely.

But also Justin Bieber, One Direction, Taylor Swift, Drake, Rihanna and Katy Perry are very popular atm.
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Old 03-10-2012, 13:20
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I'd have to say P!nk
I'm quite shocked that other than you, only one person has mentioned her. The Truth About Love just went to number 1 in 8 countries (she got her first US no 1 album with it) and top 5 in 8 others.
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