So in week 50 drake (nwts) sold more than g unit (tboi) did in week 2....but indie is the way to go

[LieutenantDan]

Ariana Grande (Republic) 150-170k
Brad Paisley (Arista Nashville) 50-60k
KEM (Motown) 35-40k
Avenged Sevenfold (Hopeless) 20-25k
G-Unit (G-Unit) 10-12k
Royal Blood (Warner Bros.) 9-11k

 

[MiC]

The beauty of Independence sold 14k first week, #17 on the charts


In week 2 it tumbled to number 72.
In week 50 NWTS by drake is number 57.

 

[Lord Piffington]

lol

 

[LieutenantDan]

sales up

 

[JermaineTR]

Whats your ass pain that it made u open this thread?

 

[Piff Perkins]

Despite a huge media push Grande couldn't capitalize. I'd imagine it'll have legs and do well during the holidays though, but still...it's a testament to how far sales have fallen off for everyone. That album would have done 300-500k first week a decade ago.

Will be interesting to see how Adele sells.

 

[hustlemania]

interesting.. just yesterday, one of them G-Unit dudes said it was gonna sell 100k..

 

[LieutenantDan]

Despite a huge media push Grande couldn't capitalize. I'd imagine it'll have legs and do well during the holidays though, but still...it's a testament to how far sales have fallen off for everyone. That album would have done 300-500k first week a decade ago.

Will be interesting to see how Adele sells.

I thought she going to do at least 250k, her second single 'break free' sucks though

 

[hustlemania]

G-Unit (G-Unit) 10-12k

them harsh realities..

 

[Piff Perkins]

12000 albums at $6 each is a MASSIVE 72 GRAND. Minus the 30% itunes takes and recording expenses they will EACH pocket at LEAST a couple million $$$ because they are independent

 

[Harry B]

I don't like that she went from Babyface (R&B legend) to Max Martin (behind Britney, Backstreet boys, Nsync, Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry etc).

The major labels pressured her when they saw her pop music success with the first album.
I don't know if they estimated that most of her fans were teenage girls with no appreciation of dope music and that they could capture more people going that route

 

[Julius Skrrvin]

 

[A.V.]

LET MY nikkaS COOK

 

[LieutenantDan]

I don't like that she went from Babyface (R&B legend) to Max Martin (behind Britney, Backstreet boys, Nsync, Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry etc).

The major labels pressured her when they saw her pop music success with the first album.

She was never in charge of her musical direction, she'd let the people around her chose.

 

[LA Fisher]

Only broke nikkas stress over other nikkas pockets.