ARTFlop loses Interscope $25 million and forces job-cuts.

[james130]

On Thursday, it was announced that Lady Gaga's critically maligned album ARTPOP was predicted to sell between 240,000 and 260,000 copies its first week. That's a long way down from "Born This Way," which sold 1.1 million copies in its first week. The numbers wouldn't be bad for anybody else, but are a disaster for both Gaga and Interscope.

Interscope Records put forth $25 million for ARTPOP's promotion. That's the most money any record company paid for promotion since Michael Jackson's "Invincible" had a budget of 30 million. The $25 million budget for ARTPOP includes payments to radio stations to play the singles, payments to media outlets to hype Gaga up, travel expenses, and other gimmicks. We are told that Interscope will have to lay off at least 50 employees after Gaga's disaster.

http://www.examiner.com/article/lady-gaga-s-artpop-flop-dooms-both-singer-and-interscope-records


Yes at the epicness of this flop.
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5i0t8HjGY1qzbl7f.gif






...Don't get me wrong, as much as I was rooting for her to fail before, I actually think ARTPOP is a great album. :bawling:

[james130]

And so what is your verdict then, you dull ****ing shill.

http://images.wikia.com/wreckitralph/images/0/02/Say-what.gif

[Jake.]

I stopped reading when I saw that it was from the examiner, well know for its fake set-up and OTT hatred for Gaga

[Iceman]

Its hardly flopping...its #1 & #2 in most countries...plus its come a week after a huge promo comeback campaign from Em...id wait and see how second week sales are etc...it could be a lurker album...

[Joelle.]

Far from a flop, but even so nothing can beat the epicness of the Nadine Coyle flop.

http://i.minus.com/iGlVr70buJdyn.gif

[HD]

Its hardly flopping...its #1 & #2 in most countries...plus its come a week after a huge promo comeback campaign from Em...id wait and see how second week sales are etc...it could be a lurker album...

Comeback? Was he ever gone?

[Smithy]

This is an article from the examiner, it's completely fabricated nonsense, the hilarious thing is, for it to make back the so called investment, it'd need to sell nearly 3 million copies, honestly people who believe this are retarded

You keep yourself glued to gaga news though James, cute to see the haters doing the most

[Benjamin]

Yeah, it would have to sell extremely badly worldwide for it to have made a loss (which it is not currently doing).

Saying that, I'm not completely impressed with her new offering. There are a few great tracks on it but overall it is surprisingly bland, which I did not expect from her.

[HD]

Saying that, I'm not completely impressed with her new offering. There are a few great tracks on it but overall it is surprisingly bland, which I did not expect from her.

Agreed.
Must admit, I'm obsessed with Gpysy/Do What You Want. The rest can go shred.

[Iceman]

Comeback? Was he ever gone?

Well yeah id say 3 years and a return to his old persona is a comeback

[Stu]

http://images.wikia.com/wreckitralph/images/0/02/Say-what.gif
:joker: :joker: :joker:

wtf?

Sorry dude I'd say that was meant for a different thread [different forum? Drunk Sunday internetting is always a bad idea]. I deleted it but you obviously quoted it first. Whoops! :)

[Novo]

we never did hear James's verdict on the whole matter

[Stu]

Sig. Dying.

[Samm]

I though atrpop would have done well

[Jake.]

It has done well, not as good as BTW but still... can't believe people are buying into this crap, the site should be avoided like the plague.

[Marc]

The only way to kill the monster is by taking her head off

[reece(:]

All the Artpop drags on here... so many pressed haters http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z448/reeecerawwr/lmao.gif

[Saph]

did salman make this thread through mind control of James130? :suspect:

[Joelle.]

did salman make this thread through mind control of James130? :suspect:

I would have said yes but he hasn't sent us any threats over the You Da One drag in the other thread yet :laugh:

[Saph]

:laugh: