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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2011 20:29:12 GMT -5
Ty. I personally don't think any worldwide number will ever be 100% accurate. Some countries don't even really have any type of counting or soundscan. Mediatraffic even admits this though they say that they don't include certain countries so sales could be even higher. It is a good estimate and nothing else. Sometimes people cite shipped or sold and mix them up though and I do wish we could standardize that somehow. Like, Rihanna has shipped 6 million+ for Loud, but sold around 5. Gaga has shipped 7-8 but only sold 5. You can see the same with pretty much every artist. I mention both of them because I feel like correcting fans every time I see one of them say "Gaga sold 7 or 8 million!" or "Rihanna sold over 6!" because it is shipped and not sold. There are shipped numbers labels brag about and then (to some) more accurate sold numbers. However, they aren't necessarily more accurate because the label is paid for them.The label cares what they are paid for and not necessarily what happens afterwards UNLESS what happens afterward results in needing more shipments or if they grossly over-shipped. I wish we could designate which one we are talking about or at least commonly refer to one and not the other (shipped and sold) but I guess that isn't realistic. I am hoping Gaga eventually hits 6 million SOLD and 8 certified. I think that will be a more than decent showing for her and really in recent years only beaten by Adele and maybe Coldplay or someone else I am forgetting recently. I agree. It's a bit of a pet peeve to me too when when people mix up figures with what they actually are. Sold/Shipped is one aspect, but I also find the whole Albums Sold/Records Sold to be another big issue. Like when article say such and such has sold over 100 million albums when it's records and when they use her singles total (about 60 mil right?) as how much records she's sold. And yeah, Rihanna has actually sold about 5.9 million WW I believe (per mediatraffic) but her label shipped 8 mil just like Gaga's.EDIT: oh nvm. Anbaric already beat me to it. But yeah, I think it's better when people just use records sold. The number is always better and it causes less confusion than singling out albums and singles. |
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Post by Black Jesus on Nov 25, 2011 21:27:31 GMT -5
GaGa did such a good job directing her special. It was directed very well!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2011 23:34:28 GMT -5
thanks for the ratings post! :)
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Post by ALEX GONE WILD on Nov 26, 2011 23:17:50 GMT -5
Hopefully 'Born This Way,' and 'The Edge Of Glory' get some nominations for a Grammy. It doesn't matter that the label submitted 'Judas,' and 'You and I' for nomination, because a separate Grammy committee also is able to submit their own nominations, so she could get nominations for anything eligible.
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Post by jink on Nov 27, 2011 9:00:20 GMT -5
Hopefully 'Born This Way,' and 'The Edge Of Glory' get some nominations for a Grammy. It doesn't matter that the label submitted 'Judas,' and 'You and I' for nomination, because a separate Grammy committee also is able to submit their own nominations, so she could get nominations for anything eligible. Does that happen often? This is the first I've heard of it. |
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Post by when the pawn... on Nov 27, 2011 13:09:00 GMT -5
I highly highly doubt it. I've never seen that in the 5 years I've seen the submission lists. If Kanye's "Stronger" didn't get a write-in vote, I don't see BTW or TEOG getting one. I think "You And I" will get nominated for Pop Solo Performance.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2011 13:17:08 GMT -5
I don't give a fuck what they do with 'B'Day Cake' so long as they drop a full cut ASAP.
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Post by jink on Nov 27, 2011 14:02:50 GMT -5
Yeah, I doubt that too. I don't give a f**k what they do with 'B'Day Cake' so long as they drop a full cut ASAP. ??? |
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Post by Scotty on Nov 27, 2011 14:10:21 GMT -5
I don't give a f**k what they do with 'B'Day Cake' so long as they drop a full cut ASAP. Wrong thread boy.  Born This Way and The Edge of Glory won't be nominated. I would be surprised if they were, because although they're beautiful songs with winning potential I'm pretty sure the Academy people won't go out of their way to give these nominations when they have two Gaga songs to choose from already. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2011 14:48:09 GMT -5
...  I was looking everywhere for that in the Rihanna thread. ETA: why isn't that post showing up in my posting history? Like, I'm 99% positive I posted that in the Rihanna thread too. The fuck, Pulse? |
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Post by ₫anny Jerz ♔ on Nov 27, 2011 21:39:10 GMT -5
Finally got around to watching the special. She is so wacked out yet I find it even more endearing. Her vocals were on point. Girl must have gotten lessons recently.
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Post by jazzyskye10² on Nov 28, 2011 13:46:44 GMT -5
ELLE goes GagaBy Emily Cronin  Welcome to 2012, Gaga style. Ushering ELLE into the New Year is none other than Lady Gaga, intense and engrossing as ever. The issue, rich with revelations about Gaga’s nine tattoos, teenage drug use and cabaret past, hits newsstands this Wednesday. But you don’t have to wait that long to get a sneak peek of the shoot. We’ve just released our Behind the Cover video for the January issue. In it, the divine Ms Germanotta frolics and sings along to Electric Chapel as remixed by Two Door Cinema Club. She also showcases some of spring 2012’s most coveted fashions, from an orange embroidered Alexander McQueen dress to a lavender silk organza dress by Richard Nicoll. And remember when Gaga wore a white Simone Rocha dress with her ‘mint blonde’ hair? Back in October, the designer told us she would ‘love’ to see Gaga in the green dress. Congratulations, Simone... it’s the cover. - ElleUk.com Link to the Vid ~ www.elleuk.com/elletv/%28channel%29/inside-elle/%28playlist%29/elle-magazine/%28video%29/behind-the-cover-lady-gaga       - Heyitsaleviyie.tumblr
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Post by Agent Yoncé on Nov 28, 2011 15:17:00 GMT -5
So I finally saw the special & I really enjoyed it. She has dry humor & it's hilarious to me. Lol. I love how she sung 'Orange Colored Sky.' She showed off her true talent that night.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Nov 28, 2011 22:02:44 GMT -5
New certs from the RIAA website:
Lady GaGa, Born This Way 2xp
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Post by Black Jesus on Nov 28, 2011 22:17:36 GMT -5
New certs from the RIAA website: Lady GaGa, Born This Way 2xp :'( :'( :'( :'(  |
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Post by slamina on Nov 29, 2011 3:42:35 GMT -5
There's a picture where she's posing new for Tony Bennett. :o Hot bod, I must say.
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Post by jazzyskye10² on Nov 29, 2011 11:58:09 GMT -5
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Post by Black Jesus on Nov 29, 2011 16:30:25 GMT -5
Beautiful sales increase this week!
-- 21 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 47,125 --
BORN THIS WAY
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Post by Musiq on Nov 29, 2011 16:46:36 GMT -5
She takes some nice photos. She looks good in color.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Nov 29, 2011 17:41:35 GMT -5
Final 18-49 demo ratings for the special: 1.6/5.
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Post by Black Jesus on Nov 29, 2011 17:55:13 GMT -5
Final 18-49 demo ratings for the special: 1.6/5. What does that mean? Is that good? |
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Post by Black Jesus on Nov 29, 2011 22:34:19 GMT -5
The Deluxe version of BTW is $15 on iTunes and the standard is $12 right now....huh?
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Post by Black Jesus on Nov 29, 2011 23:12:37 GMT -5
@ladygaga: I am so excited to OPEN and CLOSE the Grammy Nomination concert 2moro night! What a blast rehearsing with Jennifer and Kristian. Sugarland!
Performing with Sugarland!?
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Post by Scotty on Nov 29, 2011 23:17:24 GMT -5
She might be doing a performance of her own and then some group performance with those girls. Looking forward to a good MTN performance though, she could use it right now.
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Post by avalyn on Nov 29, 2011 23:34:02 GMT -5
^^She'll be performing You and I with Sugarland to close the show. Which, for those who aren't sure who they are, they are a country duo. Made up of one guy and one girl, not two girls. She's set to open the show with Marry the Night though. I personally can't wait to hear the collaboration though.
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Post by When I Ruled the World on Nov 29, 2011 23:46:21 GMT -5
^^She'll be performing You and I with Sugarland to close the show. FYI: Duo, one guy and one girl, not two girls. She's set to open the show with Marry the Night. I hope she makes a studio version of You and I with Sugarland and sends it to country radio. |
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Post by Black Jesus on Nov 29, 2011 23:49:07 GMT -5
^^She'll be performing You and I with Sugarland to close the show. Which, for those who aren't sure who they are, they are a country duo. Made up of one guy and one girl, not two girls. She's set to open the show with Marry the Night though. I personally can't wait to hear the collaboration though. Thanks for the info! Glad to hear she's doing a country version (I'd love a release to country radio with Sugarland) of You and I and I'm also really happy she's performing Marry The Night. Yay! |
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Post by Black Jesus on Nov 30, 2011 11:12:06 GMT -5
ALBUM SALES:
21 * LADY GAGA BORN THIS WAY 46551 416 9026 1,948,914
51 * LADY GAGA VERY GAGA HOLIDAY 22107 0 22,107
104 * LADY GAGA BORN THIS WAY-THE REMIX 12299 999 60 12,359
193 * LADY GAGA FAME 6902 91 3605 4,342,364
TOTAL ALBUMS SOLD THIS WEEK (charting): 87,859
TOTAL ALBUMS SOLD OF MAJOR RELEASES (charting): 6,291,278
SINGLE SALES:
30 LADY GAGA YOU AND I 45,917 -3 47569 1,501,196
72 LADY GAGA THE EDGE OF GLORY 20,975 38 15167 2,170,597
78 LADY GAGA MARRY THE NIGHT 19,442 158 7532 105,636
115 LADY GAGA BORN THIS WAY 14,118 78 7941 3,247,302
164 LADY GAGA POKER FACE 9,745 30 7484 6,100,503
189 LADY GAGA BAD ROMANCE 8,516 35 6294 4,716,693
TOTAL SINGLES SOLD THIS WEEK (charting): 118,713
TOTAL SINGLES SOLD (charting): 17,841,927
*neglecting Just Dance (7.7mil), Lovegame (2.4mil), Paparazzi (3.1mil), Telephone (3mil), Alejandro (2.3mil), Judas (800k) [numbers via Wikipedia]
ESTIMATED SINGLES SOLD: 37,141,927 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Crappy sales for the Remix album. Great numbers for the Holiday EP, considering it being a surprise release and only available digitally.
Born This Way should surpass 2 million in 2 weeks or so!
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Post by HolidayGuy on Nov 30, 2011 11:20:39 GMT -5
A holiday EP with just one holiday track- will Billboard even chart it on Top Holiday Albums? |
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Post by Black Jesus on Nov 30, 2011 11:46:27 GMT -5
Updated with a little chart info :)
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