[Samm]

Originally Posted by LukeB

Rihanna's last album sold
600k in the uk and over 1 million in the usa

She has had a big drop in sales with anti.

Album sales have declined for everyone? Rihanna is still on top Work and TIWYCF have been massive hits (I know it's not her own song but still it counts) and she's still virtually everywhere.

[Pete.]

Originally Posted by LukeB

But didn't she sell loads of copies that year? but anti has flopped this year like people call artpop a flop and that sold pretty much the same in a year as anti.

ARTPOP was called a failure largely because of the content while Anti was critically well received :/

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Pete.

Hmm 2016 has seen the revival of pop thank goodness, it seemed like it was dying out in 2013/2014. Rihanna is still huge (#1 for 10 weeks in USA with Work + Too Good, TIWYCF and Needed Me smashing = flopping?) but she's gone more R&B, same with Beyoncé.

Gwen & Britney's albums have both performed well in the charts too + new pop acts like Ariana have been received well... don't think pop is dying out just yet. Praying for Gags' release, hope ARTPOP & C2C & acting break & farming haven't damaged her career too much

Katy's new stuff should do well too

Hardly an acting break. She fit it around everything else didn't she?

I don't think a golden globe win for a 10 episode stint will do her career any harm.

[Samm]

I'm not delusional and I know Britney will never reach her high standards again but Glory has outdone a lot of people's expectations, it's reached a higher place in the charts in nearly every country I think against Britney Jean and it's her most critically acclaimed album since her debut. A brilliant comeback from 2 years ago.

She's also doing a lot more concerts and award shows this year and still has the iHeartRadio festival and the Apple Music Festival to attend to so she's still in demand, and this proves she still has a role in the industry maybe not as big as she once had but she's not a 'flop'

[Samm]

you all wait till lily comes back with the fourth wall as well

[Jessica.]

Originally Posted by Samm

you all wait till lily comes back with the fourth wall as well

Who?

[Jake.]

Originally Posted by Samm

you all wait till lily comes back with the fourth wall as well

I'm excited but she needs a good enough debut single (which can actually get radio play unlike HOH)

[Daniel-X]

Selena and Ariana have cemented themselves as the new faces of pop I think. Rih and Bey have gone more down an R&B ruit and I wouldn't class either as pop girls anymore. Adele obvi is still very popular.

[Headie]

Isn't the reason ANTI didn't do amazing in sales because it was released for free through TIDAL? I sure as hell didn't buy my copy when there was a legally free version out there online lmao

[Daniel-X]

ANTI 'flopped' in the sales because like Hayden said it was released for free, it's actually been critically acclaimed just like Glory has for Brit.

[Pete.]

I bought ANTI tbh

[Smithy]

Let's not get positively received mixed up with critically acclaimed now ladies

[EspeonBB]

Taylor, Katy (although Rise flopped it wasn't her lead single) and Bey are still doing well though?

[Will.]

Originally Posted by Hayden

Isn't the reason ANTI didn't do amazing in sales because it was released for free through TIDAL? I sure as hell didn't buy my copy when there was a legally free version out there online lmao

I think it was on Apple Music as well.

[EspeonBB]

Anti was a success. Yeah she declined in sales since Unapologetic but literally everyone has. Plus it was released at a bad time of year for album sales (January) and as Hayden said it was available for free for a while

[reece(:]

I didn't realise a #10 week number one considered you as a flop, interesting!

[Brother Leon]

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