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Post by Glove Slap on Dec 15, 2014 15:42:09 GMT -5
Were there any sales predictions for this? Out of all the recent high profile projects, I've been really interested in seeing how this one would open.
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Post by wavey. on Dec 15, 2014 15:42:53 GMT -5
Were there any sales predictions for this? Out of all the recent high profile projects, I've been really interested in seeing how this one would open. Haven't seen anything. I'm surprised.
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Post by ILLUSION on Dec 15, 2014 15:44:38 GMT -5
I'm going to say between 150-200k
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Post by think pink. on Dec 15, 2014 16:04:37 GMT -5
Predictions won't come out until tomorrow or Wednesday.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Dec 15, 2014 16:09:37 GMT -5
I detect no lies. I absolutely stan for this song.
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Dec 15, 2014 17:06:55 GMT -5
I can't at the Anaconda instrumental making the album!
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Post by SHOOTER on Dec 15, 2014 17:19:03 GMT -5
I peeped Mix-a-Lot's name credited on Anaconda in the liner notes but he wasn't included in the Grammy nomination. Interesting.
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Dec 15, 2014 18:29:40 GMT -5
I grabbed a copy from Target. There was a stack of them. 2 min later, they were ALL gone. I feel like one person bought the rest LOL. Meanwhile, the Target.com price wasn't honored so I had to go to customer service to fix it. The shit I go through for a dollar refund.
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Post by SHOOTER on Dec 15, 2014 19:10:55 GMT -5
She just tweeted that Alicia Keys' vocals are on "Buy a Heart" It contains excerpts from Un-thinkable (I'm Ready) according to the liner notes.
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Post by Au$tin on Dec 15, 2014 20:36:25 GMT -5
Very solid album. Definitely will consider purchasing it.
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Post by ILLUSION on Dec 16, 2014 6:45:56 GMT -5
I can't at the Anaconda instrumental making the album! It did?
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Dec 16, 2014 7:05:30 GMT -5
Yeah, I don't know if it was a glitch or not but it's pretty ridiculous. Edit: OMG that was the "production error" that caused Target to cancel all pre-orders. Yet, they had it on the shelves anyway. Wait...so when I said that someone came and bought all the remaining copies after I picked up mine, it was probably an employee removing it from the shelf. That probably also explains why it was priced inaccurately; it wasn't intended to be sold. What a mess. They better give free refunds! My theory is that, because CDs have a max capacity (80 minutes) and the CD comes to a total of 80 minutes with the abridged instrumental, they rushed it out the door so that it would not have to be pushed back again, knowing there was no room for the full version of Anaconda. As someone who prides herself on being a businesswoman, Nicki must be SEEEETHING.
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Post by ILLUSION on Dec 16, 2014 7:51:41 GMT -5
Worth noting that this is now #2 on iTunes behind D'Angelo's new record. Does this have a chance at a #2 debut?
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Post by Rocky on Dec 16, 2014 9:35:14 GMT -5
"The Crying Game" is like the best thing ever. The guitar... the vocals... the beat... I'm weak.
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Post by wavey. on Dec 16, 2014 9:50:54 GMT -5
Target fucking up. Is it a nationwide error?
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Dec 16, 2014 9:58:27 GMT -5
I saw on twitter that it was only non-US deluxe editions but as the girl at HMV told me, all they received were the deluxe editions and they all had the error. I don't know if stores that received them will sell them while waiting for the fixed shipment or if they'll send them back and, if available, sell only the regular edition. There was a sticker on the front directing me to download the single anyway.
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Post by skizzo on Dec 16, 2014 10:35:50 GMT -5
#15 in the UK midweek chart
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Dec 16, 2014 11:48:20 GMT -5
Yeah, like I said, my Target Deluxe also had the instrumental, so it's not just the overseas versions, as previously reported. I also explained why I think it happened, as it would have had to be on a double-disc if they tried to fit the standard Anaconda on the CD. The Target Deluxe version, with the 2 minute Anaconda instrumental, is 80 minutes, which is the limit for a CD. My question is: why didn't they know that when making the CD. It's NOT Target's fault LOL. They didn't make the CD. They're only a retailer. Anyway, she indirectly answered the question by providing a link to a free Anaconda download but it's still annoying that those who buy physical CDs got the shaft like this. In this case, there was no reason to pay for the physical either. There are no pics of her to speak of, outside of one collage of B&W candids. Edit: Some people are saying the link doesn't work (doesn't work for me), while others are saying it's the censored version on the link. What a mess. Instead of re-tweeting all the praise from her Barbz and posting one broken link, she needs to be explaining what happened.
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Post by wavey. on Dec 16, 2014 11:52:14 GMT -5
74 on Metacritic. I live. Pink Friday-68 Roman Reloaded-60 The Re-Up-72
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Post by think pink. on Dec 16, 2014 11:59:16 GMT -5
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Post by think pink. on Dec 16, 2014 12:40:04 GMT -5
Nicki Minaj (YMCMB/Republic) 155-165k sales / 170-180k SPS
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Post by Rican@ on Dec 16, 2014 12:42:50 GMT -5
I think those numbers are great for her.
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Post by think pink. on Dec 16, 2014 12:44:15 GMT -5
They are! Although I wonder what they would be like had she stuck with the original release date.
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Post by Rican@ on Dec 16, 2014 12:46:31 GMT -5
They are! Although I wonder what they would be like had she stuck with the original release date. Right. I think she will still manage to outsell another rapper too especially if she pushes all of those urban hits she have on this album.
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Dec 16, 2014 12:47:25 GMT -5
I was shocked at the P4K review, ngl. Only on Want Some More (MY JAM.) but yeah, her best so far. She brings all her styles to the table. I might even leave Anaconda's instrumental as an interlude. Maybe that was what they intended? LOL. Didn't she shade the song by calling it a novelty track anyway? :kii: Brrrrrrrrrr. #datnoisetho Whenever, I hear it, I burst out laughing.
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Post by Rican@ on Dec 16, 2014 12:49:23 GMT -5
I was shocked at the P4K review, ngl. Only on Want Some More (MY JAM.) but yeah, her best so far. She brings all her styles to the table. I might even leave Anaconda's instrumental as an interlude. Maybe that was what they intended? LOL. Didn't she shade the song by calling it a novelty track anyway? :kii: Brrrrrrrrrr. #datnoisetho Whenever, I hear it, I burst out laughing. Well "Anaconda" sounds great in the context of the album and feels like a "fun" song that anyone could bop too while playing the album. However, it feels embarrassing as a single and beneath her.
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Post by tamed09 on Dec 16, 2014 13:54:05 GMT -5
The optimism is good but I hope Nicki is ready to push the album because with those first week sales it's going to take roadwork to get to platinum. She has the records but is she going to keep promoting it because she's basically booked every show this past year.
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Post by think pink. on Dec 16, 2014 13:56:34 GMT -5
She has the doc coming out in January.
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Post by tamed09 on Dec 16, 2014 13:59:13 GMT -5
Yes I loved the one she did with E!
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Post by wavey. on Dec 16, 2014 14:03:15 GMT -5
The optimism is good but I hope Nicki is ready to push the album because with those first week sales it's going to take roadwork to get to platinum. She has the records but is she going to keep promoting it because she's basically booked every show this past year. I'm sure she'll push the campaign. I think that Target removal messed things up. Who knows. As long as she promotes.
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