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Post by no apologist on Mar 8, 2014 16:55:33 GMT -5
Don't you have a flop to save yourself? Girl bye. Sick of you. You really in your feelings about Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas huh? Her middle name though.  |
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Post by chalvvvvvvic on Mar 9, 2014 20:38:26 GMT -5
I'm liking the album a lot more now. If they ever pushed a single at Pop, "Don't Tell Me No" would've been a good choice. So catchy. I agree. I can't stop playing "Don't Tell Me No". It's easily one of my favorites from the "BraveHeart". |
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Post by Asylumer on Mar 10, 2014 11:18:46 GMT -5
The first four songs on the album are garbage, but it oddly begins to pick up very nicely towards the middle. The song she did with French Montana screams "summertime single." They'd be idiots to not release it.
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Post by George on Mar 10, 2014 11:48:18 GMT -5
Really good interview. She said she might sign with a major label for the next album. Really LOVE this interview a LOT. This one's also pretty good as well: |
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Post by SHOOTER on Mar 10, 2014 11:55:34 GMT -5
The Woman You Love could've replaced Runaway on the album and That's What We Do could've been one of the bonus tracks at least.
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Post by George on Mar 10, 2014 13:25:22 GMT -5
HDD has posted their sales report for last week with 29.37% in:  She's currently at 10,053! I wonder if she can crack the 20-30k mark once everything's reported? |
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Post by igotit on Mar 10, 2014 13:47:09 GMT -5
HDD has posted their sales report for last week with 29.37% in: She's currently at 10,053! I wonder if she can crack the 20-30k mark once everything's reported? Hits shows Ross at 81k and they predicted him to sell 160 so i tink most likely ashanti will double wat she currently has so she will stick be in the 18-21 k prediction they gave her |
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Post by highvoltage23 on Mar 10, 2014 19:29:16 GMT -5
The Woman You Love could've replaced Runaway on the album and That's What We Do could've been one of the bonus tracks at least. I agree. I like Runaway but I think TWYL should be on the album. TWWD doesn't really fit the "sound" of the album but it should have been a bonus track. It's currently one of her most played tracks on Spotify. She could have kept "Bonafide Survivor" and "Never Too Far Away" (I hate this song, always have lol) |
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Post by nardy08 on Mar 10, 2014 21:07:40 GMT -5
DATE: 03/10/2014 15:50:14
NOW IN: 56.52%
LW TW artist / album label sales index
-- 1 RICK ROSS DEF JAM/IDJ 103,948
MASTERMIND
-- 2 PHARRELL WILLIAMS COLUMBIA 74,065
G I R L
2 3 FROZEN WALT DISNEY 68,595
SOUNDTRACK
-- 4 LEA MICHELE COLUMBIA 30,843
LOUDER
-- 5 ELI YOUNG BAND REPUBLIC NASHVILLE 24,662
10,000 TOWNS
5 6 BECK CAPITOL 23,726
MORNING PHASE
7 7 ERIC CHURCH EMI NASHVILLE 22,732
THE OUTSIDERS
10 8 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 19,225
BEYONCE
9 9 NOW 49 NOW 19,158
VARIOUS ARTISTS
11 10 LORDE REPUBLIC 18,147
PURE HEROINE
1 11 SCHOOLBOY Q TDE/INTERSCOPE 17,207
OXYMORON
-- 12 DAVID NAIL MCA NASHVILLE 15,629
I'M A FIRE
-- 13 ASHANTI EONE 15,122
BRAVEHEART
-- 14 AMERICAN AUTHORS MERCURY
Pretty close to her projected at just 56% in…..depending on which retailers are left, she could very well end up over her 18-21k.
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Post by George on Mar 11, 2014 14:10:06 GMT -5
She could have kept "Bonafide Survivor" and "Never Too Far Away" (I hate this song, always have lol) "Bonafide Survivor" made it as a Target bonus track (with "RIP"), while "Never Too Far Away" made it as an iTunes bonus track (with "Perfect So Far"). Anyone know how "Perfect So Far" sounds? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2014 16:19:34 GMT -5
Perfect So Far is ok. The Woman You Love and THWD would've been better bonus tracks, I only like RIP of the 4 she actually released.
Braveheart debuts at #12 with 23,000 sold. Not bad, all things considered. She definitely could've gotten up to 30k with a single at radio and stronger promo.
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Post by chalvvvvvvic on Mar 12, 2014 10:16:49 GMT -5
Congrats to Ashanti for scoring her 5th Top 10 album with 28K copies. Go Shanti!
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Post by think pink. on Mar 12, 2014 11:14:17 GMT -5
Wow, almost 30k on a indie label, no single at radio or promo. Had she had all those things I think she could have pulled 50-60k.
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Post by nardy08 on Mar 12, 2014 12:46:06 GMT -5
Go Ashanti for selling almost 40% more than her original projections! And top 10 debut record remains !!
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Post by Gray. on Mar 13, 2014 9:01:55 GMT -5
I'm very impressed by those numbers for both an unpromoted indie project and the quality of this album.
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Post by SHOOTER on Mar 13, 2014 12:28:00 GMT -5
27.67k is the exact figure. Good job regardless! I still hope IGI takes off on radio.
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Post by braveheart on Mar 13, 2014 19:36:06 GMT -5
via Entertainment One
Grammy Award winning, multi-platinum, singer/songwriter, actor and author Ashanti has topped the Billboard Independent Chart at number one with her new album, Braveheart (Written Entertainment/Entertainment One), which was released last week. The album has also debuted top 10 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, marking her fifth consecutive top 10 album.
Ashanti’s latest single, “I Got It” featuring Rick Ross, is climbing the urban radio charts now, while her song “Early In the Morning (feat. French Montana)” is iTunes’ best selling R&B single (as of March 8th). She will perform her latest single on the Queen Latifah show April 9th and for Good Morning America on April 18th. Ashanti will also sing the National Anthem at the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title fight between fighter of the decade, Manny Pacquiao and undefeated two-division world champion, Timothy Bradley Jr., April 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
She is currently writing music for the soundtrack and score of the forthcoming film Tupac, to be released by Morgan Creek in 2015.
Late last year, Ashanti received the 2013 Soul Train Award for Best Independent R&B/Soul Performance for “Never Should Have,” a previous single featured on the forthcoming Written Entertainment/eOne release “Braveheart.”
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Post by nardy08 on Mar 13, 2014 21:58:39 GMT -5
via Entertainment One Grammy Award winning, multi-platinum, singer/songwriter, actor and author Ashanti has topped the Billboard Independent Chart at number one with her new album, Braveheart (Written Entertainment/Entertainment One), which was released last week. The album has also debuted top 10 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, marking her fifth consecutive top 10 album. Ashanti’s latest single, “I Got It” featuring Rick Ross, is climbing the urban radio charts now, while her song “Early In the Morning (feat. French Montana)” is iTunes’ best selling R&B single (as of March 8th). She will perform her latest single on the Queen Latifah show April 9th and for Good Morning America on April 18th. Ashanti will also sing the National Anthem at the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title fight between fighter of the decade, Manny Pacquiao and undefeated two-division world champion, Timothy Bradley Jr., April 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is currently writing music for the soundtrack and score of the forthcoming film Tupac, to be released by Morgan Creek in 2015. Late last year, Ashanti received the 2013 Soul Train Award for Best Independent R&B/Soul Performance for “Never Should Have,” a previous single featured on the forthcoming Written Entertainment/eOne release “Braveheart.” It's too bad the Good Morning America spot is happening a month after album release…….it could have done quite nicely for sales had it been during release week. |
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Mar 14, 2014 19:04:04 GMT -5
I'm loving this album more and more everyday! FIRST REAL LOVE is such a tune!!
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Mar 16, 2014 15:40:56 GMT -5
Ashanti's new album has got me listening to her old albums and I love COLLECTABLES!!! too bad it has one of the worst album covers ever.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2014 19:10:18 GMT -5
I haven't listened to Ashanti in decades (Foolish is the shit!), I peeped parts of her new album and I see her voice is still paper thin. There was nothing on there that grabbed me or urged me to listen to it again. Just a throwaway album by a throwaway singer, she still looks good though.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Mar 18, 2014 2:19:46 GMT -5
I haven't listened to Ashanti in decades (Foolish is the s**t!), I peeped parts of her new album and I see her voice is still paper thin. There was nothing on there that grabbed me or urged me to listen to it again. Just a throwaway album by a throwaway singer, she still looks good though. You should check out FIRST REAL LOVE, DON'T TELL ME NO, SCARS, 3 WORDS, EARLY IN THE MORNIN, I GOT IT. Those are my favorites at least. I love her voice on FIRST REAL LOVE....sounds like Xtina!!! |
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Post by SHOOTER on Mar 18, 2014 11:36:36 GMT -5
With 71% of sales reported for this week, she's at 1,833 sold.  |
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Post by George on Mar 18, 2014 12:01:27 GMT -5
With 71% of sales reported for this week, she's at 1,833 sold. Man, I hope the album stablizes! |
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Post by braveheart on Mar 18, 2014 14:50:43 GMT -5
Sells 8,000 copies this week....not bad....wait till Soundscan numbers are in though....HDD said ashanti sold 23k last week and she ended up selling 28 k
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Post by braveheart on Mar 18, 2014 16:09:36 GMT -5
Sells 8,000 copies this week....not bad....wait till Soundscan numbers are in though....HDD said ashanti sold 23k last week and she ended up selling 28 k ASHANTI PERFORMING SCARS WITH LIVE BAND !!!!!!! |
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Post by braveheart on Mar 18, 2014 16:17:37 GMT -5
ASHANTI PERFORMS CHAKA KHAN !!!!!!!! '' SWEET THING ''
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Mar 19, 2014 3:47:27 GMT -5
I can´t get I GOT IT and FIRST REAL LOVE outta my head!!!
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Post by think pink. on Mar 19, 2014 10:44:27 GMT -5
Those were great performances, she sounded good. "Scars" is such a great record.
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Post by think pink. on Mar 19, 2014 15:25:29 GMT -5
She get's Chaka's approval   :) |
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