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Post by Daenerys on Jan 26, 2024 18:48:47 GMT -5
Let's be real the only reason this sparked on iTunes is because fans wanted to take Justin down a peg. I don't think Selfish is going to do anything Cruel Summer did. People aren't loving the song so much as they want to troll Justin, which is a cackle.
I will say that people still love Britney. Sending this anonymous know nothing song (which isn't even one of her best, even from the album its representing) to the top just because Justin released a similar song title is just so funny.
Sales are next to nothing, so I don't anticipate this doing any damage on the Hot 100. More reasons for RCA to push her back into the recording studio.
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Post by Choco on Jan 26, 2024 18:55:24 GMT -5
The fact that she can still get something like this... great. Actual new music could do some damage if they tried.
I don't think her heart is in it but I'm sure she's pleased about this iTunes thingy
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Post by Coco on Jan 26, 2024 20:02:09 GMT -5
The level of petty that I CRAVE. Crack that MFer in the face.
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Post by toxicbaby on Jan 27, 2024 0:03:48 GMT -5
I just loooooove the Britney Army, they are so amazing and ... kinda mean 😂😂
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Post by johnm1120 on Jan 28, 2024 0:29:39 GMT -5
Looks like Selfish got 182k streams on Spotify yesterday. She has also cracked 10 billion streams overall.
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Post by think pink. on Jan 28, 2024 7:18:08 GMT -5
It has made me want to revisit Femme Fatale. It’s been a minute.
“How I Roll” is still *chef’s kiss*.
We deserved a whole album produced by Bloodshy and Avant.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jan 28, 2024 14:20:04 GMT -5
LOL Selfish has always been one of Britney's weaker songs, especially during a period when I was obsessed with her albums all the way through and not just singles, but it's cute. I agree with How I Roll. That song is WILD.
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Post by wavey.✨️ on Jan 28, 2024 15:36:31 GMT -5
It has made me want to revisit Femme Fatale. It’s been a minute. “How I Roll” is still *chef’s kiss*. We deserved a whole album produced by Bloodshy and Avant. Love HIR. Up N Down is a slap too!
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Post by johnm1120 on Jan 28, 2024 15:38:32 GMT -5
Almost half a million streams since Friday. Would be wild if this hit the Hot 100.
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Post by upsidedown on Jan 28, 2024 15:38:44 GMT -5
Nearly 300K WW for Selfish yesterday on Spotify, just unreal lol
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Post by britneys on Jan 28, 2024 19:39:15 GMT -5
The song is still Top 3 on iTunes and increasing on Spotify. I think the media coverage has been helping. GMA even had a whole segment about how Britney beat Justin (as did TIME, TMZ, Billboard, etc). www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyPs6lWpf_AIt's a shame that RCA won't lift a finger.
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Post by Pink Pvssy on Jan 28, 2024 20:35:25 GMT -5
Is there a chance that this will enter the Hot 100?
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Post by Snowbeast on Jan 29, 2024 0:01:41 GMT -5
The song is still Top 3 on iTunes and increasing on Spotify. I think the media coverage has been helping. GMA even had a whole segment about how Britney beat Justin (as did TIME, TMZ, Billboard, etc). www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyPs6lWpf_AIt's a shame that RCA won't lift a finger. The woman has said she’s done with the music industry. It’s cute fans bought the song on iTunes, but RCA would be dragged through the coals as money hungry pigs if they tried a proper campaign.
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Post by think pink. on Jan 29, 2024 1:12:05 GMT -5
Uh…her Justin IG post…
Why are you apologizing 😭
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Post by wavey.✨️ on Jan 29, 2024 2:14:50 GMT -5
Britney flipped that infamous UNO card on the whole game. Did not expect that.
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Post by eyeofthestorm on Jan 29, 2024 4:08:29 GMT -5
I mean, I was a halfway expecting her to come and drag the fans for the Selfish campaign anyway, lol so I’m not even surprised.
It has been pretty clear she doesn’t want anyone involved in any sort of pettiness but herself. She stated she doesn’t want anyone else telling or spinning her narrative, and that includes the fan base. Despite spilling the beans in the book, she never actually said she hated him or wouldn’t forgive him eventually.
She’s going to continue to do the opposite of what people want or are expecting as long as she feels they are in her business.
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Post by toxicbaby on Jan 29, 2024 8:56:27 GMT -5
OMG her Instagram post 🤦♂️ 🤦♂️ 🤦♂️ WHYYYYYYYY is she apologizing to this piece of shit just whyyyyyy plus that's a slap in the face to all the army!!!!
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Post by Choco on Jan 29, 2024 9:39:40 GMT -5
I hated reading that. Wtf
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Post by wavey.✨️ on Jan 29, 2024 9:50:12 GMT -5
I mean, I was a halfway expecting her to come and drag the fans for the Selfish campaign anyway, lol so I’m not even surprised. It has been pretty clear she doesn’t want anyone involved in any sort of pettiness but herself. She stated she doesn’t want anyone else telling or spinning her narrative, and that includes the fan base. Despite spilling the beans in the book, she never actually said she hated him or wouldn’t forgive him eventually. She’s going to continue to do the opposite of what people want or are expecting as long as she feels they are in her business. Gotta respect it. I know a few of us here specifically are like wtf, but she wants peace, and she has to protect it. (But we also know she wouldve tore his ass up in a post🤭)
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Post by Dreams on Jan 29, 2024 10:53:32 GMT -5
She is just... 🤦♂️
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Post by Leigh on Jan 29, 2024 11:43:43 GMT -5
To be fair, it’s must be all so complex and complicated for her. We don’t just feel one way about a situation all of the time. Maybe she was pressurized into writing more scandalous memories in her book that she’s now regretting sharing? Maybe the process of retelling her story made her angry in that moment and now she’s feeling some guilt about it. All a very natural mix of emotions and they’re her own emotions to feel.
I’m not sure how it’s a slap in the face for all the army - have they just replaced the role of conservatorship with themselves? I thought Britney was free now to own her emotions and actions 🤷🏻♂️
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jan 29, 2024 12:16:15 GMT -5
To be fair, it’s must be all so complex and complicated for her. We don’t just feel one way about a situation all of the time. Maybe she was pressurized into writing more scandalous memories in her book that she’s now regretting sharing? Maybe the process of retelling her story made her angry in that moment and now she’s feeling some guilt about it. All very natural mix of emotions and they’re her own emotions to feel. I’m not sure how it’s a slap in the face for all the army - have they just replaced the role of conservatorship with themselves? I thought Britney was free now to own her emotions and actions 🤷🏻♂️ 100000000% this. Bingo. Stan culture continues to be the most bizarre and psychologically damaged plague that we have infecting society. While I don't think she needed to apologize, Britney is a polite Southern woman to her core. She probably really does feel bad because now she is seeing someone she loved with all her soul being raked over the coals by deranged fans when she most likely has already forgiven him and just wanted to tell her story with as much honesty and vulnerability as possible. It's not like she was spewing vitriol at Justin in her book - just simply recounting a personal account of events. I support her wholeheartedly in her efforts to heal and if she wants to enjoy Justin's music, good for her. I've actually always thought Britney has good taste in music and I don't disagree here.
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Post by Daenerys on Jan 29, 2024 17:51:33 GMT -5
After reading her memoir I said before that Britney reminds me a lot of Beyonce, and how she deals with relationships. I still think that's the case. Had Justin not broken up with her, she probably would have stayed with him in perpetuity. Her viewpoint on that relationship is just incredibly skewed. Not surprising when put in context with the life she has lived, her family members, and all that she has suffered.
Justin was probably the only relationship she experienced where she wasn't providing for him, she probably misses the idea of being in an equal relationship. She's always been blinded by the fact that he was always competing with her.
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Post by Eqbk on Jan 29, 2024 21:50:02 GMT -5
Britney is such a sweetheart and it's one of the many things her fans and others love about her but it's just not that serious. While I didn't participate in downloading it myself, I don't really look down on fans who did and I certainly won't care if they still want to keep going even after Britney's post. The Britney fan base are not the first group to organize download days or streaming parties and it's certainly not the only one that's had some pettiness attached it either.
Britney is free to have her say on the matter and her fans are free to continue to bring attention to the superior "Selfish". It's just a bit of fun and won't really affect Justin's career in the grand scheme of things. The effect of a couple of Britney fans being petty pales in comparison to all the self-sabotage he's done to his career anyway.
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Post by Ryan on Jan 30, 2024 9:42:39 GMT -5
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Post by toxicbaby on Jan 31, 2024 17:22:04 GMT -5
She deleted her post about Justin's new songs 😂😂
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Post by britneys on Jan 31, 2024 18:02:10 GMT -5
10k pure sold so far this week, outselling Justin
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Post by eyeofthestorm on Jan 31, 2024 18:14:55 GMT -5
^ Sales from the 25-28 are missing from that article, provided the dates are correct. Dunno if it makes a difference, but I thought the 25-28 would have been the biggest sales period because that's when it first hit #1.
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Post by Ryan on Feb 1, 2024 5:12:49 GMT -5
She's always going to be the bigger and better person.
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Post by britneys on Feb 1, 2024 7:31:39 GMT -5
So he's still the same asshole as always. Hope she drags him to hell and back.
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