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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 23, 2020 13:56:54 GMT -5
Now projected to debut at #4 with 55-60k SPS (45-50k sales).
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Post by Sir Benji on Sept 23, 2020 14:35:39 GMT -5
Did she trend higher 👀 Ok Alicia come thru!
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Post by bat1990 on Sept 24, 2020 12:37:56 GMT -5
These are always fun and she is quite chatty as usual.
Also, idk what she did but her voice sounds so much clearer and stronger than it did between 2012-2016. She was sounding hoarse and straining so much so I'm not sure what happened, but I'm glad she's back to her full powers.
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Sept 24, 2020 12:46:48 GMT -5
Yeah, I have noticed that her voice sounds great, especially off-the-cuff or live, for the last couple years now.
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Post by felipe on Sept 25, 2020 16:07:49 GMT -5
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Sept 25, 2020 20:18:33 GMT -5
Alicia is one of the few people I could listen to talk for hours. She is SO well-spoken and also serene. I love Zane Lowe in general (he does his homework and truly respects the artist) but this interview was fantastic. Also, this is one of my favorite albums of hers officially.
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Post by Wave. on Sept 27, 2020 19:02:18 GMT -5
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Post by Rican@ on Sept 27, 2020 19:28:39 GMT -5
I’m impressed. Really good numbers! Beating HERE and the highest opening for pure sales for a R&B artist too
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Post by myhouse911 on Sept 27, 2020 19:48:27 GMT -5
Good numbers for her, but there was a ticket bundle so I'm assuming that's why she beat Here's debut numbers.
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Post by Rican@ on Sept 27, 2020 20:18:54 GMT -5
Good numbers for her, but there was a ticket bundle so I'm assuming that's why she beat Here's debut numbers. I don’t think that’s accurate because I didn’t see one or not major enough to do numbers.
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Post by myhouse911 on Sept 27, 2020 20:22:02 GMT -5
Good numbers for her, but there was a ticket bundle so I'm assuming that's why she beat Here's debut numbers. I don’t think that’s accurate because I didn’t see one or not major enough to do numbers. Well, it's literally what billboard posted.
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Post by Rican@ on Sept 27, 2020 20:41:53 GMT -5
I don’t think that’s accurate because I didn’t see one or not major enough to do numbers. Well, it's literally what billboard posted. I know. I had to read it again because it felt out of place and lazy inaccurate writing. Especially when she has been promoting all of that week.
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Post by myhouse911 on Sept 27, 2020 22:54:08 GMT -5
Well, it's literally what billboard posted. I know. I had to read it again because it felt out of place and lazy inaccurate writing. Especially when she has been promoting all of that week. But you don't actually know if it's accurate or not (and neither do I). However, I will assume Billboard wrote a credible and accurate article, and she likely did have a bundle from when her tour was initially announced and tickets went on sale. It does sound like it wasn't an outrageous percentage of her pure sales, though.
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Post by spiritboy on Sept 28, 2020 4:20:09 GMT -5
What if she had ticket bundles? It's not like she's a touring force so these numbers are still impressive for her.
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Post by myhouse911 on Sept 28, 2020 14:23:31 GMT -5
What if she had ticket bundles? It's not like she's a touring force so these numbers are still impressive for her. I didn't say she was a touring force, although I think she would sell out smaller venues easily, like 5-6k. I also didn't say that her numbers weren't impressive.
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Post by Caviar on Sept 28, 2020 14:29:10 GMT -5
What if she had ticket bundles? It's not like she's a touring force so these numbers are still impressive for her. I didn't say she was a touring force, although I think she would sell out smaller venues easily, like 5-6k. I also didn't say that her numbers weren't impressive. Your initial post implied she only outdid her last album because of the bundle when in fact the impact was very minimal.
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Post by myhouse911 on Sept 28, 2020 14:45:47 GMT -5
I didn't say she was a touring force, although I think she would sell out smaller venues easily, like 5-6k. I also didn't say that her numbers weren't impressive. Your initial post implied she only outdid her last album because of the bundle when in fact the impact was very minimal. Yes, that's correct. Considering no one knows how many albums were sold from this bundle, I'm not sure why there's an attempt at a argument here on whether it was minimal or not. Her bundle as per Billboard, stated "Alicia’s album sales were bolstered by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer with her upcoming U.S. tour, which was slated to begin on July 28, but has since been postponed to 2021." I guess I should have assumed she sold 9k more in pure sales this era simply because she is more popular now than she was four years ago. I'll know better for next time.
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Post by Rican@ on Sept 28, 2020 14:53:36 GMT -5
Your initial post implied she only outdid her last album because of the bundle when in fact the impact was very minimal. Yes, that's correct. Considering no one knows how many albums were sold from this bundle, I'm not sure why there's an attempt at a argument here on whether it was minimal or not. Her bundle as per Billboard, stated "Alicia’s album sales were bolstered by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer with her upcoming U.S. tour, which was slated to begin on July 28, but has since been postponed to 2021." I guess I should have assumed she sold 9k more in pure sales this era simply because she is more popular now than she was four years ago. I'll know better for next time. Again, this era was better promoted than HERE era. It was literally, here’s the album and stopped all promotion for that album. With this one, she has been going since last year this year. Personally, I thought the comment was weird when Billboard could spoke about her jam packed promotion train for the album release. I expected this one to do better because she was backing this music. FYI HERE album was old music to her. She basically recorded the album before giving birth to her second son in 2014 so I understand her lack of interest on pushing it. And stupid people didn’t make In Common the hit it deserved too.
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Post by spiritboy on Sept 29, 2020 3:18:32 GMT -5
She really delivered a good album and i'm happy for its success. Perfect Way To Die is such a beautiful ballad.
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Sept 29, 2020 8:25:02 GMT -5
Yeah, Perfect Way to Die (problematic title and all) has grown on me. I can hear it in my head.
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Post by felipe on Sept 29, 2020 22:47:33 GMT -5
Just noticed the album has a 77 at Metacritic, her best since Songs in A Minor (78).
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Oct 14, 2020 19:42:09 GMT -5
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Post by kimberly on Oct 14, 2020 23:17:51 GMT -5
Barbz struggling on the tl
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Post by spiritboy on Oct 15, 2020 12:44:28 GMT -5
ALICIA is a fantastic album, in fact her best in years.
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Post by SHOOTER on Oct 16, 2020 3:04:43 GMT -5
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Post by Rican@ on Oct 17, 2020 15:34:28 GMT -5
I didn’t care too much for the Billboard performance, and honestly, I wanted her to perform something else too.
Anyway, I know this album isn’t selling; however, I hope we get videos for most of the songs. This album can be worked for a couple of years. Every collaboration on the album should get a single release, IMO.
Hell, even Show Me Love hasn’t gotten old with me. That song is up there with some of her best known ones for me. I can’t pick which collaboration is the best because each one brings a different vibe. Icould say “3 Hour Drive” has gotten most plays between them, that production is stellar. Sorry, I forget “Wasted Energy” is a collaboration, that has the most play from me.
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Post by felipe on Oct 31, 2020 18:02:28 GMT -5
New song with Brandi Carlile:
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Post by kimberly on Nov 7, 2020 16:11:47 GMT -5
this gave me goosebumps! how I wish I could be in New York rn 😩❤️
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