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Post by MiniMusic on Jan 21, 2015 14:05:37 GMT -5
Ok speaking about background vocals on "Favorite", I LOVE in the last minute where Nicki is in the background singing "Oooh baby!" Her vocals sound so perfect and pleading there. Love
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Post by wavey. on Jan 21, 2015 14:14:24 GMT -5
LISTEN. IT IS FIRE.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 21, 2015 18:24:14 GMT -5
Background Vocals by: Candice Boyd of Compound University
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Post by wavey. on Jan 21, 2015 18:49:24 GMT -5
Actual Sales+Streams: Week 1:244,000-#2 Week 2:154,000-#2 Week 3:84,000-#2 Week 4:60,000-#3 Week 5:54,000-#6
596,000 to date.
Raw Sales:
W1:196,000 W2:105,000 W3:51,000 W4:34,000 W5:36,000
422,000 Raw Sales.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 21, 2015 18:54:00 GMT -5
Should cross 500k in 2-3 weeks and releasing TNISY to Pop should help sustain sales.
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Post by Kinney on Jan 21, 2015 19:15:40 GMT -5
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Post by ILLUSION on Jan 21, 2015 19:25:18 GMT -5
Very healthy sales. I am so proud of how this is doing 5 weeks out!
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Post by wavey. on Jan 21, 2015 19:58:30 GMT -5
She's right. Should've taken the Taylor route.
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Post by tamed09 on Jan 21, 2015 20:04:29 GMT -5
Catch 22 because if not for single streams Anaconda wouldn't be her highest peaking single. Taylor's demographic goes out to buy no matter what. Sometimes people stream and like what they hear and in return they go purchase.
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Post by wavey. on Jan 21, 2015 20:07:55 GMT -5
Catch 22 because if not for single streams Anaconda wouldn't be her highest peaking single. Taylor's demographic goes out to buy no matter what. Sometimes people stream and like what they hear and in return they go purchase. Yeah you're right. Dammed if she does, dammed if she doesn't .
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2015 20:57:51 GMT -5
Nicki has said (multiple times for the ones who can't hear it in the back) that she doesn't really care about chart peaks or competing with positions on the Hot 100. What she does care about is getting paid, which she clearly doesn't through streaming.
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Jan 22, 2015 8:55:20 GMT -5
Streaming favors her demographic. If she wants to cut her nose off to spite her face, that's fine, but she can stop acting like she's not making bank from a gold album, platinum singles & features, plus her massive streaming. If she wants a bigger slice of the pie, she can always buy herself out of her contract and go indie or self distribute.
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Post by wavey. on Jan 22, 2015 10:13:45 GMT -5
Streaming favors her demographic. If she wants to cut her nose off to spite her face, that's fine, but she can stop acting like she's not making bank from a gold album, platinum singles & features, plus her massive streaming. If she wants a bigger slice of the pie, she can always buy herself out of her contract and go indie or self distribute. She should. Nicki is in for 6 albums lol. --------------------------------------- Also: 19 16 16 12 Only, Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown 12 23 25 15 25 Bang Bang, Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj 3 61 61 59 5 Feeling Myself, Nicki Minaj Featuring Beyonce 43 62 58 52 20 Touchin, Lovin, Trey Songz Featuring Nicki Minaj 43 87 85 92 3 Throw Sum Mo, Rae Sremmurd Featuring Nicki Minaj & Young Thug 85 93 88 81 17 ***Flawless, Beyonce Featuring Nicki Minaj Or Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 41
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Post by ILLUSION on Jan 22, 2015 11:36:50 GMT -5
Interesting that Feeling Myself is charting on the Hot 100 while Truffle Butter is not charting but doing better on radio
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Post by josh on Jan 22, 2015 11:42:01 GMT -5
"Truffle Butter" is album only, while "Feeling Myself" is #56 on iTunes.
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Post by ILLUSION on Jan 23, 2015 8:17:22 GMT -5
"Truffle Butter" is album only, while "Feeling Myself" is #56 on iTunes. True. I keep forgetting that. How ridiculous to make that song an "album only" track. Maybe they'll release a fire remix.
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Post by ILLUSION on Jan 23, 2015 8:19:12 GMT -5
HITS Week 6 Predictions:
Sales only: Nicki Minaj (YMCMB/Republic) 30-35k SPS: Nicki Minaj (YMCMB/Republic) 50-55k
GET IT! ANOTHER consistent week! That will move her to near 650k in SPS and almost 500k in actual sales!
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Jan 23, 2015 13:44:15 GMT -5
Eh, maybe it's because I don't love Truffle Butter but the relegation of Super Bass to bonus track is even more baffling.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Jan 23, 2015 13:51:50 GMT -5
Eh, maybe it's because I don't love Truffle Butter but the relegation of Super Bass to bonus track is even more baffling. It's Birdman's methodology. I, for one, hate it. They did the same with Mirrors and The Motto from Wayne and Drake respectively and Still Got It with Tyga.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2015 14:51:51 GMT -5
Streaming favors her demographic. If she wants to cut her nose off to spite her face, that's fine, but she can stop acting like she's not making bank from a gold album, platinum singles & features, plus her massive streaming. If she wants a bigger slice of the pie, she can always buy herself out of her contract and go indie or self distribute. She should. Nicki is in for 6 albums lol. Jesus. That's a lot. (eta: it just occurred to me to ask is this six albums left, or six that were in the original contract? The latter would not be as bad, I guess, that would mean she only has three left.) I would have said Nicki does not have enough money to buy herself out of her contract regardless, but she definitely does not have the money for that. That isn't shade to her either; pretty much no label artist could do it unless that artist owns a chunk of a business herself. It's just obvious math - give or take some negotiating, the buyout for her contract is going to be valued the estimated profit* the label thinks it would make if she were to stay with them. And seeing how well she has done before and is still doing now with Pinkprint, that is a lot of foreseeable profit even when you factor in the likelihood of diminishing returns with each album. (*some labels would even argue that a buyout should be set at the estimated revenue, shooting the price up even higher.) Even if an artist is getting paid (in the sense that she's earning millions and doesn't run herself into debt with foolishness) that artist is still only receiving a small piece of the overall pie she's earned for her label. So a statement like 'oh she could just buy her way out if it's so bad' is woefully blithe when the fact is, the artist is the last paid and the lowest paid...if Nicki sees $2 million from Pinkprint that means the label made at least $10 million if not more. So guess which number times 6 they're going to throw at her if she wants out right now? Another major label could possibly afford to buy her out (though a smart label would not buy out someone with so many two albums left), and it wouldn't necessarily be a bad move for her to try to finagle a move from the YMCMB umbrella to being directly signed to Universal. But no way can Nicki do it on her own. Literally not possible. I'm not really a fan of Nicki as a person but in general I don't think she's wrong to complain if she feels she isn't receiving what she deserves, and I think any truly business-minded person is going to have the mentality that even receiving 99.99% of what you've earned is not acceptable. Same reason I had no problem with Taylor's diva fit over Spotify - at the end of the day it's all motivated by greed, so I don't know why it's okay for the suits behind the scenes to be greedy but the entertainers should be quiet and happy with whatever slice they can get. Being happy with whatever you get is how some of these people end up with a dry purse and a wet behind and trying to release albums on Kickstarter. ijs. ------------------ Wow, that is a pretty big digression from the reason I came in here. I was just curious how many viewers her documentary got.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 23, 2015 15:01:51 GMT -5
I don't think the documentary ratings have been disclosed.
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Post by tsr on Jan 23, 2015 15:33:56 GMT -5
"Favorite" is quickly becoming my favorite from the album. Damn, Jeremih was a great addition.
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Post by wavey. on Jan 24, 2015 15:51:14 GMT -5
..and NOW THE PEOPLE
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Post by ILLUSION on Jan 24, 2015 19:24:28 GMT -5
Some recent updates:
- “Only” sold 56,096 downloads this week for a total of 727,606 - "Only" has dropped to #2 on Urban Mediabase, ending it's streak at #1. "Truffle Butter" is now Top 20. - "Truffle Butter" is now available for single purchase on iTunes and currently sits at #25 overall - There is a new version of The Pinkprint available for purchase on iTunes that includes The Pinkprint Movie. It cost $19.99.
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Post by think pink. on Jan 25, 2015 11:35:30 GMT -5
The "Feeling Myself" video is being shot today! They shut down highway 59 in Texas for it!.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Jan 25, 2015 13:51:10 GMT -5
Even though this is easily her best album, I'm still not completely on board with it, 1/3rd of it is just meh.
But YES at the success she is having. After such a shaky start, she is selling like a boss and radio is tripping over themselves trying to pick a single. I just need Pop radio to stop being twats and get with it already. This is the perfect time to start working more Urban material in the mix.
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Post by ILLUSION on Jan 25, 2015 22:16:37 GMT -5
Can we just take a minute to bow? Current iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap Singles chart:
#1 - Truffle Butter #3 - Only #9 - Feeling Myself #11 - Throw Some More (feat. Nicki Minaj)
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Post by wavey. on Jan 25, 2015 23:11:20 GMT -5
Bish is snatching rn. She keeps bringing us suprises. I'm here for it though. I'd wish she go back to the Breakfast Club. Squash that bull.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2015 23:17:53 GMT -5
Good to see Truffle Butter selling well. That's probably my favorite urban single of hers since "Beez In The Trap".
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Post by Rican@ on Jan 25, 2015 23:31:19 GMT -5
I'm impressed how she turned this era around and actually selling. She puts in the work and it is paying off.
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