Originally Posted by DarrenPop:
“I dispair with humanity after reading this thread, full of contradictions and lack of actually music business knowledge, and not very many facts.
So here are some facts:
She's had 1 album so far, of which it sold 3 million in the UK alone.
That same album had 2 number 1 UK singles.
I will never let you hasn't be released in the UK or USA charts yet (don't understand why the OP assumed that it flopped in the US without even checking the release date)
Your comparisons to her and Rihanna, Beyoncé etc are berzerk. They have had more albums, singles, tours and overall exposure. Plus, in comparison, Rihanna's first album 'Music Of The Sun' had ZERO UK or US number 1 singles. Pon De Replay was #2 which means, based on your own theory RITA's deut was more successful then Rihanna's.
Why wouldn't her label give her exposure? That's what they are employed to do and Rita is very marketable.
I think it's insane that you are actually saying "she has no fans", "she doesn't have her own sound", "nobody likes her". It just sounds childish and stupid. clearly she does have a market. Otherwise, she wouldn't have sold any records.
You also said Rihanna was more respectable because she worked her way up! Are you serious? Rihanna is as manufactured as they come! Her whole career has been down to great marketing and PR! If you don't see that, then you are clearly an idiot.
Also, I'm not a massive fan of her, but I'm not an idiot and can see that she is popular and very marketable plus her music is good! RIP was one of the biggest selling songs on that same year! It's still a great track.”
Don't label statements as facts if they aren't actually facts.
- her album hasn't even sold 300,000 copies in the UK alone let alone 3 million. She probably hasn't even sold 3 million records worldwide.
- it's been released in the US as far as I know and it's yet to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. It may do in future but it hasn't now.
- Rihanna's debut went top 10 in the US while Ora didn't even chart. Pon De Replay went to #2 in both the UK and US - Rita hasn't had a hit there to date. Rihanna's debut was more successful overall.
- Don't label other people idiots just because you can't make a point using actual facts and valid points.