Hip-Hop icon Jay-Z and his apprentice Rihanna took the stage last evening at the Rockefeller Center in New York City. The event was filmed for ‘NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly’ and will air on December 31st at 10pm on the network. Peep more photos of the performances below:
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Published: Sunday 20th Dec 2009 by Trent
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Rated R is the best pop album of 2009 in entertainment weekly.
In the new York times it is the 9th best album overall of 2009,
and Russian roullete is their best pop single of the year.
Congrats riri!
who carez!…………………NEXT!!
Hip-Hop icon Jay-Z and his apprentice Rihanna
^^YOU Mean, “Hip Hop icon Jay-z and his Side Chick…………
She thinks she will be seeing into the new year with a bang but 2010 will not be her year, what goes around comes around, she’s smiling now but she doesn’t have the talent of star quality, Rihanna has sold her soul for fame and fortune and thinks by adopting this over s** image, she can get bigger and be some s** symbol and sale records that way but she fails.
People are already sick of her and her antics, after Rude Boy, what will be a hit, I think, she has nothing else worthy to offer.
@BOBS
GROW THE F*** UP! CHECK BILLBOARD RECENTLY? YEA, HER ALBUM IS TANKING LIKE CHRIS BROWN. WOULDNT CONSIDER EW THE END ALL OF MUSIC CRITIQUES. JACKASSES HAVE THEIR OWN AGENDA. OF COURSE ASS SHATS LIKE BOBS ONLY SIDE WITH PUBLICATIONS THAT AGREE WITH HIM THEN BEING OPENLY OBJECTIVE. SIT YO ASS DOWN CHILE!!
WUTS MISSING IN THESE PICS? THAT’S RIGHT… PETA!!! SPLASH THAT RED PAINT OVER RHI RHI’S BOOBS. NEXT.
You guys need to check out mediatakeout.com, they are saying Rihanna got breast implants.
Sidenote: I just find it funny that she is copying Chris by wearing boots like his with them opened,I’ve never seen that from her before,although I will admit I don’t look for anything on her so perhaps I missed it……..
Rihanna has no business singing on anyones stage,she’s simply horrible.I also see her as a very weak woman who always need the help of her ugly so called mentor(coughing) Jay-Z or some other man to get over.The really interesting thing is there don’t seem to be too many women in the industry that care for her…… Rihanna can’t stand on her on when it comes to performances.It makes me sick to see her because there are too many REAL singers who could enrich the world with their talents,Rihanna not so much at all.
For those that feel Chris cd has tanked because of what the bias American media says,keep believing it.Chris cd is already gold because of WORLDWIDE sales……..
I was at this concert, actually. 3,000 people in the snow – and she sounded on point and hot.
You can hate the girl but this album is hot.
#9 Best Album of the year on NY TIMES
#1 BEST ALBUM on EW.
#1 BEST POP SONG on NY TIMES.
80/100 on Meta critic.
Now if you wanna talk about someone who needs to go away, talk to Chris Brown. Debuted #60 in the UK. 100,000 units in US (predicted to CRASH this week..) and no one cares at radio. But I know you gotta be upset and try to defend the poor loser. So go ahead an whine that he didn’t do any performances. No one cares. Really, no one.
@Bob shut the hell up NY times and EW can say anything they want.What you need to is check out the billboard sales and the world wide sales then you can come back and post
You can tell Rihanna don’t know nuthin’ about snow!! SHE Betta put some clothes on before she get sick…You think Jay z would tell her behind..he all bundled up cuz he knows how it is up north..lol..RIHANNA i hope you don’t get sick, we got over a foot of snow out here and its cold as ever!! she crazy!! lol.
I can’t even focus on the performance, I just dont know why she would try to be cute in the cold…she tries to hard…even the band looked like they ready for a blizzard…and @bobs…please stop putting chris brown in this. PLEASE!!!
@BOBS>>>>>>WHY DO YOU KEEP POSTING STUFF ABOUT THE NY TIMES AND EW?? THOSE ARE JUST OPINIONS NOT FACTS!! I REPEAT THEY ARE OPINIONS AND NOT FACTS! CHECK THE BILLBOARD CHARTS AND SEE HOW WELL HER ALBUM AND HER SONG DID IN BOTH THE U.S., U.K., AND ANY OTHER COUNTRY! SERIOUSLY! ARE YOU KIDDING ME ??? SHE GOT OUTSOLD BY AN UGLY FAT 50 YEAR OLD EUROPEAN! YEAH I’M SURE THAT’S SOMETHING TO BRAG ABOUT!!!! PLEASE STOP MAKING RIHANNA LOOK EVEN MORE TALENTLESS THEN SHE ALREADY IS BY POSTING THESE IGNORANT THINGS! GOSH! SIDENOTE: WHAT DOES CHRIS BROWN HAVE TO DO WITH HOW TERRIBLE RIHANNA IS? I DON’T GET IT!
haters can’t stand to see ri get her shine. Good for Ri. Rated R is a good album, and Yes she will be blessed into 2010. That’s right karma comes around. She went through alot, and she should but 2009 behind her, and step into 2010 a stronger more fullfilled individual. She deserves all the good things that is coming her way.
I heard that Rihanna get a breast implant is it really true?
@sit down rihanna, Rated R is filled with hits. IF you think only rudeboy is going to be a hit. you are sadly mistaken. Lets just let 2010 reveal what is instore for rihanna. When its all said and done, you guys will be singing a different tune. Just watch!!
LOL Rihanna would try to look cute in the snow and i love it!!!!!
As for everyone else y’all acting more bias than Sam/Trent. Yes her album is under-performing coming off GGGB but her album isn’t flopping she’s at 600.000 World-wide and three weeks . GGGB stared off even slower so im sure things going to pick up
Hahaha – to all the people scraping the bottom of the barrel to find someone negative to say about Rihanna.
FACT: One of the best reviewed albums of 2009.
FACT: Best sales debut of her career, worldwide.
FACT: 600k sold. Gold in several countries.
FACT: Russian Roulette went Top 10 in every country it was released.
FACT: Russian Roulette is #2 on the EURO hot 100.
FACT: Hard has increased to over 10,000 spins in the US this week.
FACT: Rated R is chosen as the Best Pop Album of 2009 by EW
FACT: Russian Roulette is chosen as the Best Pop Song of 2009 by New York Times
FACT: Rated R’s sales slide was 5% last week in the US.
FACT: Rated R went gold in the UK and AUSTRALIA after it’s second week.
FACT: Chris Brown sold 100,000 copies, or 1/3 what he opened his last album with.
FACT: Chris Brown debuted at #60 in the UK, #124 in Australia
FACT: Radio won’t touch any Chris Brown song
FACT: Graffitti is the 22nd worst reviewed album of ALL TIME on metacritic.
FACT: Chris Brown’s career is OVA!
Thanks.
even in some photos this girl gets hate, you guys really need a therapist seriously, it isnt normal
@ Symone
R U SERIOUS
@ Symone
im jumping up and down…. my boy is doing his thing good for him… she tried to ruin his career too bad she is not that big… a huge LIAR, she will end up being Jayz concubine
ya’ll gonna be surprised when you see who really takes over 2010, and it’s not gonna be the artists who have been doing it for the past decade…someone you least expect…and I HOPE it’s someone we least expect!
after reading these stans comments I have to laugh.. It doesnt matter how many times you want to sit here and type that rihanna has the best album, the best single, and that the ny times loves her. cause her album is flopping left and right.
and it doesnt matter how many times u stans bring up chris brown name, cause her album is still flopping left and right.
its becoming obvious that people are getting turn off by her..hell even the white people who were ready to burn chris brown at the stake, now callin rihanna an attention w****, that her non singing a** needs to sit down.
I mean its snowning and the first thing that pop in ur head to wear to peform is to wear some slutty shirt to show ur b****** off.. yea the bish is not looking for attention she was just hot…
she knew people were gonna talk bout her thats y she showing her tatas.
what she dont realize is that the more people talk bout her, the less album shes selling.
@bobs…u sure sound like u in love with chris brown….cause u sure talk bout him alot,,,,,did he p*** in ur coffee?
for ur info radio stations ARE playing his songs on the radio…
I donno where u gettin ur info from but Rated R so far only sold 300,000….
both their albums are flopping
I agree with BOBS 100%. You HATERS can HATE but the media is lovin the album.
Yes I’m very serious.Chris actually sold more cd’s outside of America than in America so don’t let the hateful Rihanna Stans and the media fool you.You know how the Rihanna Stans brought up what she sold outside of America,well fact is the media would like people to believe that Chris didn’t sell outside of America.Even at this point,Chris is still higher than his ex on world itune charts.The real truth is that at first there was talk that Rihanna would sell 1,000,000 the first week,well we all know that didn’t happen …..Def Jam spent millions promoting her and the thing is she also had a 99 cent sale that her Stans conveniently forget and yet Susan Boyles,Lady GaGa who released an old cd and Adam Lambert all sold more that Rihanna……
Remember physical cd’s in foreign retailers weren’t counted ,digital cd’s from emusic and itunes as well as pre-orders were not counted.The media want people to forget that cd’s are sold WORLDWIDE!
You see my issue with Rihanna is that she “plays the victim”,when it was she that started the fight,I’m sick of the act. I’m also tired of someone that sounds like a sheep in pain being passed off as a singer especially when there are people with voice who could enrich the world with their talents.I think Rihanna Stans are upset that Chris still sold a significant amount of cd’s despite the obstacles put in his way,while Rihanna had every advantage including some reviews written by people that made you question their qualifications to be a critic……Wait until “Pass Out” is released next month,that will be an international hit. In one report “I Can Transform Ya” has went gold,yet in another it’s platinum .The song has been hot for 10 weeks since it was released……..
@deedee and it doesn’t matter how many times you say she’s flopping, or not that great an artist, the point is that she is showing improvement with every album she releases. She is not dropping in the sales department album wise, she’s growing. She is shining brightly all over the world. She’s still here haters, cause your negative energy can’t stop her progress. 2010 is going to be a great year for rihanna. Speak for yourself about people getting tired of her. Her fans sure aren’t and they’re the ones who matter, because they were responsible for her success, and will continue to support her. Haters didn’t contribute, so their opininions don’t matter.
@symone don’t get stuck on first week sales now, we have since moved on from that, so where is adam now again? You all always bringing up Susan, Yes we know she is selling, and I am not hating on her I am actually happy for her success. The point is that Susan is not competing for the same people rihanna is, she is for the older more matur grown folks. Rihanna is marketed to a different crowd, so using susan to gauge her sale is so ridiculous. Because in reality, Susan has outsold virtually all the artists out right now. Why don’t you bring up the people rihanna is currently outselling, who you seem to conviently forget. Rihanna ‘s CD did not sell for 99cents but since it helps you guys argument when your reaching for an explanation, go right ahead. We all know it was a promotion only for the lucky winners who had the correct code to get it for that price. The CD is selling and has always sold for the regular price in stores. And if you haven’t read the infor before, the 99Cents promo was not included in total sales calculations, so maybe you guys should try looking for another line to use against ri except the played out 99cents bit. You sound so daft defending a person who admittedly beat his girlfriend saying obstacles were put in his way. Rihanna had obstacles put in her way too, like getting beat down, and having to appear strong and move on from it, while everyone is taking the side of the beater, and justifying his actions. He did as much promo as she did, so they were pretty much on equal footing, not to mention, he had more people on his side.
0MG!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE YOU IGN0RANT RIHANNA STANS, STOP SAYING HOW THE MEDIA AND WRITING COLUMNISTS INCLUDING NY TIMES/EW AND WHOEVER ELSE ARE LIKING HER ALBUM. THEY ARE PROBABLY STANS JUST LIKE YOU GUYS WHICH MEANS THEY ARE OPINIONS AND NOT FACTS! PERIOD!!!! I’M STARTING TO THINK YOU GUYS ARE JUST AS DUMB AS RIHANNA WITH THIS FOOLISHNESS!
IM SORRY @BOBS, BUT YOUR SO CALLED FACTS ARE SO FALSE I MAY ACTUALLY THINK YOU’RE RIHANNA! THE GIRL ONLY SOLD 300,000 COPIES!!! THAT IS A FLOP! ESPECIALLY SINCE SHE HAD ALL TYPES OF PUBLICITY AND PROMOTION BEFORE THE ALBUM CAME OUT!!!!! THAT IS HORRIBLE! LIKE I SAID SHE GOT OUT-SOLD BY A FAT UGLY 40 YEAR OLD MAN, I MEAN WOMAN!!!! AND PLEASE STOP BRINGING CHRIS BROWN IN THIS!! I’M NOT A CHRIS BROWN STAN OR FAN SO I COULD CARE LESS IF HIS CAREER IS OVER! I KNOW HIS ALBUM FLOPPED! BUT I WOULDN’T GO SEE HIM PERFORM FOR FREE IN FACT IN ALL ACTUALITY NO ONE COULD PAY ME TO GO SEE RIHANNA PERFORM!!!! NEVER!!!! PLEASE! YOU RIHANNA STANS ARE A BUNCH OF LAMES!
I’m laughing at one poster who says that Rihanna has went gold in several countries,yet he posted that she’s sold a total of 600,000 copies,LOL……. If someone has only sold 600,000 copies worldwide,then how can they go gold in several countries,when 500,000 is the gold standard.Wow people are so desperate they will lie about Rihanna that they don’t know how silly they sound.The person even goes on to say she “she had one of he best reviewed cd of all time” as if that is supposed to mean something.The real truth is that she can’t sing no matter what these bias reviewers write,her reviews were “pity reviews”…….
The person even said Rihanna sales slipped 5%,ah no,her sales slipped by 70% and she was #16 in The UK when her cd was released,while Chris was #4 and #1 itunes.The real truth is Rihanna Stans are out of control just as she is.To those that like Chris,you have to dig deep to get at the truth about his sales because the media are just not going to do it………
@symone how do you know she started the fight, were you there?
@STX
Stop making excuses because no matter you say,Rihanna was projected months ago to sell platinum the first week and she was heavily marketed while Susan Boyle was not…..I brought up Susan Boyle because her cd was released at the same time as Rihanna
Oh you are a complet lie,because Rihanna cd went on sell for 99 cent on Black Friday.Infact her cd went on sell for 3.49 on Amazon The Monday before her cd was released..
You don’t see anything in my statements that speak on my defending Chris unless you feel I defend him because unlike you “I don’t judge him”. Frankly I feel many with your mindset have UNRESOLVED abuse issues that you project onto Chris because you are afraid to confront your own abuser.The real truth is you will think as you want and so will I……..
@STX
It’s obvious to me that you have some personal issues with an abuser but I refuse to go back and forth with someone in denial because you’re obsessed with someone you seem to have classified a saint……
THANKS SYMONE! SOMEONE WITH BRAINS!
@BOBS….GOLD IN OTHER COUNTRIES IS ONLY LIKE 20,000-50,000 COPIES! YEAH THAT SURE IS ALOT OF ALBUMS. A RANDOM PERSON OFF THE STREET CAN SELL THAT MANY ALBUMS!
Well if that’s the best you can do, well so be it. Talking about I’m classify her a saint. NO I don’t need you to go back and forth with me, you stated your opinion, and I ‘ve stated mine. The incident speaks for itself. She was beaten and that’s what was reported world wide, and the pics were there to prove it. I have no personal issues with an abuser, because I have never been abused. However, I am smart enough to know that I would not stand there and make excuses for someone who admitted to abusing a person in the manner that rihanna was abused. You on the other hand are saying she started it, as if you know for sure that ‘s what happened. You don’t see me crucifying chris for his actions, but I am not going to coddle him and blame rihanna just because. And I am not making excuses, maybe you should stop making predictions. YOu are stating your opininos, and that’s what they are, and I am simply stating mine. Who did you say projected rihanna selling platinum, it wasn’t me, so what you’re saying does not relate to me. No her CD did not sell for 99cents on black friday, it was for 3.99 with a select few getting it for the 99cents. Get your info straight before you start quoting figures.
My boy Chris
Grafitti spread Chris Browns name
I would totally throw Chris Brown a 20 dollar bill to suck my twig and berries! I mean, I know he needs the money and it would make a funny photo. Totally worth 20 bucks.
Oh Lord @simone. You are dumb as a rock. US gold is 500,000 – UK gold isn’t, because (simple math) there aren’t as many people there.
And wow. If Rihanna going gold in the UK after 2 weeks is bad to you Chris stans- -then Chris Brown coming in at #60 is horrendous! And #124 in Australia. That’s 150 copies sold flat (or 1/6th of my Facebook friends..) If you say Rihanna is flopping with major airplay, #2 United World Chart singles, 10,000 spins at radio and 600k sold worldwide in 3 weeks, and one of the best reviewed albums of the year — then Chris Brown is basically Kevin Federline. Your boy is sucking dirt.
He better open wide and suck some serious donkey-d*** if he’s gonna make the mortgage next month…
That was terrible!
@ D00DAS Mom
Thank you.It’s a shame that these Rihanna Stans feel the need to make up numbers for her,because that is exactly what they are doing.
With all these comments, I forgot what the post was about..lol…
Time will tell!! that’s all I have to say, Time will tell, who will stand in the end…gimmicks don’t last…trust.
@ Bob
It’s obvious to me that you are the one that is dumb asa rock about what goes on in other countries.
The real truth is more people in all of Europe, Japan Austrailia and New Zealand get their music DIGITALLY! Guess what Chris had been number 1 on itunes in all the countries I mention and he’s still in the top 10 in atleast 10 countries DIGITALLY,while Rihanna may be in the top ten in 3 countries.It’s obvious to me that you have some emotional issue and I refuse to entertain it……
@symone.. I think you should fly to Australia and buy Chris Brown’s CD for all your friends and family for Christmas! That might get him to #120 on the charts for a new peak!
@Symone..Im witcha’ chica! I don’t understand why Rihanna stans don’t just accept the fact that it is what it is with Rihanna. She’s OK..but not sure how long she will last…Look at Ciara, everyone thought her career was promising, and she can dance her b*** off..but people get tired of gimmicks REAL fast. Rihanna can only sing, and the situation with Chris Brown only gives her more attention, but that doesn’t mean people are gonna buy her album because she got beat up. If she was serious about her music and her personal life being her personal life, half of the degrading stuff she says about HERSELF in her interviews she wouldn’t say. Her STANS hate chris brown but don’t realize that Rihanna herself didn’t even want that sentence they gave Chris Brown..WHY? because if they were able to be together, BOTH of them would be together on the low..and none of her STANS that hate chris brown would even know it..and she wouldn’t even care…WHAT has she done for them, that make them act like she’s God? I don’t understand…She bleeds just like us…she is human just like us…It gets tiring after while.
Trust and believe Rihanna could care less about her STANS…it’s about the MONEY at the end of the day, that you all so effortlessly give her.
There are her UK sales:
Week 1: 32,243
Week 2: 40,882
Week 3: 43,583
Week 4: 47,660
(Increasing, heading toward Platinum in UK by end of year…)
I mean people enjoy Rihanna. They like her voice, critics are lavishing her album with near unanimous praise. It’s the #1 pop album of 2009 according EW. During the concert pictured above, there were thousands of fans braving the blizzard just to see her – screaming her songs w/ her. So you can sit there and hate her, but people love her. End of story.
Okay….1: Annoying people, please stop typing in all caps. It makes you look like a f****** idiot who doesn’t know how to type.
2: Rihanna’s new album has been received very well to the critics.
3: The reason for #2 is because it is NOT about sales. Sales are not a representation of an artist’s talent. Rihanna said it doesn’t matter if everyone loves this album. It’s definitely a step in a much deeper, wider, and artistic direction. Rihanna is finally finding an image that is truly her, and it comes across in the music. THAT is why it’s being so critically acclaimed.
Some people are just so wrong about the pop industry. Just because these artists make so much money doesn’t mean that’s all they’re in it for. Watch Rihanna in interviews. She’s honestly a sweet, strong young woman who’s just making pop music and happens to get rich from it.
Jesus. Just because she’s famous now doesn’t mean that she’s just a big money hungry b****. Use your f****** common sense.
P.s. Rated R is the best pop album of 2009…so suck it.
YALL UGLY B******
DEAD CHRIS CAN NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT SING BETTER THAN RIHANNA
HE DOESNT EVNE HAVE THE RANGE RIHANNA HAS
AND HE USED AUTOTUNE 99% of the time.
RIHANNA SOLD 700K WORLWIDE OF RR
CHRIS SOLD 200K OF GRAFFITI WOLRDWIDE
SO F*** U UGLY B****** SECTION 8 B****** AND F*** UR UGLYSELF
@HIHIHIHIHI
Your really Rihanna aren’t you? lol.
@symone your always telling someone they have issues. Has it occured to you that you have some hater issues that you need working out? YOu went to sleep with Ri on your mind, and woke up with her on your mind, and you claim to not like her. How could you let an enemy have so much power over you. Get help girl! You dislike her so much that she is taking control of your everyday life. People likeing her is getting you riled up, and you can’t handle it. That spells issues right there, if you can’t handle other people getting any type of love from others. In life there are always going to be situations you can’t control, and you can’t control rihanna’s destiny . Its in the hands of God. So no amount of hating will bring her down. So I suggest you just relax and stop trying to think your powerful enough to alter the fate of someone who is obviously doing big things.
My girl RiRi said f-you to the b******* pop formula and switched up her whole damn sound and image – and she is being showered with praise. To everyone who hates her, they can sit their damn ass down.
To all my fellow Chris Brown fans::::::::
Be prepared to be a called a hater by these weak minded Rihanna Stans because it’s just a coping mechanism they have to try and shut down any opinion contrary to the nonsense they say about her.These people are so desperate to try and make her into something that she’s not that they will make up numbers for her,it’s funny actually and sad at the same time.
We all have a different ear when it comes to what sounds good musically and most people with an ear for music will say that Rihanna have very very little talent in the singing arena but these fanatics are obsessed with try to MAKE people believe otherwise. I have never liked Rihanna musically and I don’t see any reason for that to change anytime soon.
@stx where are u gettin ur info from? is it from the rihanna crazy stans manual..?
cause last time i check rihannas album went down 70% on sales..so that means her sales is not growing dumbass
For Chris Brown fans………According to Tina Davis (Chris Manager ) Chris has sold 574,416 WORLDWIDE. Not sure if this included digital sales though.
I like this Riri.
@DeeDee
I was wondering the same thing when she posted that info about her cd only dropping 5%,Rihanna is not even in the top 20 anymore and her cd has dropped from #16 to #28.
@deedee. bitc* you need to check the mirror first before you start calling people names. Dumber ass. I stand by my info, and if your dunce ass could read, you would have comprehended what I said when I said that each one of her albums she has released has done better than the one before. This album sold more in the opening weeks than gggb, gggb sold more in the opening weeks than girl like me, girl like me sold more than Music of the sun. You get me now dummy? That is what I was refering to. If does not matter if her CD is not in the top 10 or 20, what matters is the total sales in the long run. WHo judges the success of an album which has only been out for 31/2 weeks. Rihanna’s albums have always gone on to sell great over time, and I have no doubts Rated R will follow suit. ONly you haters are quick to cry flop prematurely. Come the end of 2010 we shall see what the end results will be. so stfu and get the fu*K off my a***!
@ PAUL>>>>>>FIRST JUST BECUZ I TYPE IN ALL CAPS DOES NOT MEAN I CAN’T TYPE DUMBASS! WHAT WOULD BE THE DIFFERENCE IF THE WAS OFF. IT WOULD STILL BE THE SAME THING! ANYWAY, WTF DO YOU MEAN THAT SALES DON’T MATTER! I GUESS MUSIC ARTISTS ONLY DO IT FOR THE LOVE OF THE MUSIC RIGHT! THEY ONLY WORRY ABOUT THE “NY TIMES” AND THE REST OF THE MEDIA AND CRITICS TO ACCEPT THEIR MUSICAL TALENT! OH NO, THE PRODUCTION AND RECORD COMPANIES DON’T CARE EITHER HUH? THEY JUST PUT ALL THEIR MONEY ON THE LINE FOR RIHANNA SO THAT PPL CAN SAY THAT THEIR MUSIC SOUNDS REALLY GOOD. THEY DON’T WORRY ABOUT MAKING A PROFIT AND RECUPERATING ANY OF THEIR MONEY! THEY JUST LOVE THEIR MUSIC!>>>>>>>B*******!!!!! THEIR IS NO WAY THAT PPL GET INTO MAKING A PROJECT WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT MAKING MONEY! GTFOH!!!!!! AND SORRY RATED R ISN’T EVEN THE BEST POP ALBUM OF THE MONTH SO YOU CAN SUCK IT! THANKS!
Also for you RIHANNA HATERS, you can choke on this:
“Rated R” has sold 81,584 copies in the United States last week, according to HDD. The sales had a 62% increase (+31,000 copies) comparing to the previous week. The album had the second biggest increase, losing only to John Mayer’s “Battle Studies”, with 78%.
Congratulations, RiRi!
(and 574,000 copies world wide for Graffitti? hahahahahahah. It opened at #60 in the UK, #90 in the Netherlands, #130 in France, #120 in Austrailia. I think there is one too many zeros there..)
@stx what does gggb got to do with rater..nothing.. rated r is the only album that matters right now.so u sayin that with every album her sales is growing MADE NO DAMN SENSE DUMBASS. and its a fact that the reason gggb did good cause she re released 2 times..the first time it flopped too…it sold less than rated r in the first week…
so sweety I may not be a fan of rihanna, but before I open my mouth and make comments bout her…I CHECK THE FACTS FIRST.
so u can call me b**** and tell me me to look in the mirror.(which made my day by the way..lol)..the facts are in ur girl rihanna IS A BIG ASS FLOPP..call me hater all damn day long..her album flopping and people getting turn off by her, is good enough for me..
and werent 1 of the crazy stans who claimed RATED R was gonna sell big.and its was gonna shut down all the rihanna haters?..welllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
hate to tell yall that boat has sailed….its not right but its ok..
maybe she should just release a s** tape..maybe people would be more interested in her non talent a**
@ symone I have to laugh at these stans bringing up chris brown..I’m still wondering what the fugg does chris brown got to do with rihanna flopping? I guess it makes them feel better bout themselves..they’re the 1st 1 calling us a hater when we state facts bout their queen rihanna…and yet the ironic thing is they doing the same thing to chris brown..
what they dont know is that rihanna still fiening for chris brown. I guarentee u as soon as tthe cris brown thing die she gonna go right back to him.
hell they’re probably still f***cking each other..thats y i dont give a fug bout rihanna nor chris brown..they not payin my bills
but I’m still gonna call it like it is
@deedee you are seriousloy daft. GGGB flopped? now that’s the biggest laugh of the century. We all know that gggb was a phenomenal success, and because of its success is the reason for the label capitalizing and riding the wave of Success by adding three new singles to the album and riding it out. You haters are always coming up with some lame excuse. What I said made sense, because rihanna is showing growth from one album to the next. Don’t say it didn’t make sense because you were too dumb to get it. What kind of person are you anyway celebrating and wanting to see someone fail. You have to be a miserable person, because misery likes company, and day after day, your so darn negative. Do you have any friends? oh scrap that maybe you do, and they’re all like you, cause birds of a feather flock together, that’s why this site only attracts haters. . No matter what you say about ri flopping, the fact of the matter, is that she is still making that paper, and getting great reviews from the people that count. When its all said and done, we’ll see who really flopped. And btw, rihanna is still gonna be okay without your stamp of approval, and you’re saying people are getting tired of her, speak for yourself, because you delusional people really think the blogs speak for the whole world. There are many people out there who don’t go to blogs, so don’t feel so confident that people are hating rihanna as much as you do. And if you notice, blogs don’t even attract more than 100 posts or so. RIhannas has sold thousands a week, so do the math, the supporters are greater than the haters. So she’ll be okay.
I agree…Many of The Rihanna Stans seem mad at Chris as if he’s responsible for her flop but it was she who was given every advantage and every pity review. You have one fool here who makes up numbers at leisure that are just totally off base and he even ignored when I informed him that Chris was #1 in 10 countries on itunes at one point and is still on 8 charts as of Saturday. Chris sold 35,000 plus physical cds in England and Rihanna sold 32,000 plus cd’s YET HE STILL INSISTS ON TALKING NONSENSE!
I would agree that Rihanna is very much fiening for Chris and she sends messages to him directly and indirectly. From what I hear Chris loves his freedom.People need to understand that Rihanna was obsessed with Chris and that obsession hasn’t stopped because of the restraining order. I don’t think people realize the restraining order is not in effect outside of the country.
UGLY H*** STAY MAD
Dayum!! How is it that Rihanna’s CD is selling more and is higher than Chris Brown’s and hers came out later?? I don’t get that.
You can say Chris is being blackballed but that doesn’t fly because she is higher than him on Itunes and everywhere else. What’s going on??!!
it’s just weird cuz he is doing more radio friendly status quo type of music. He isn’t rocking the boat with this CD, it’s pretty upbeat! Rihanna’s is aggressive and darker, a complete change for her. You’d think that during the holidays people wouldn’t want t hear Rihanna’s type of music but I guess they are getting used to her now!! Oh well…..good for her I guess. I do like some of her tracks.
@B0BS 0F C0URSE HER SALES HAVE PR0BABLY INCREASED BECUZ EVERYWHERE Y0U G0 SHE iS D0iNG S0ME TYPE 0F PR0M0Ti0N F0R HER ALBUM! GEEZ!!!
@stx…maybe if u pick up a book once in a while u might be a able to comprehend(meaning understand)..my comments..
I said the first time gggb was released it flop..it was when she re realeased it actually did well…like i said I may not be a fan of rihanna, but I check my facts before I make an opinion about her..unlike u stans who just make up s***..lol
and for ur comment about how I’m a negative person,,blah blah blah….lol without friends or with friends who are like me….
I didnt know makin a true comment bout a person made somebody a negative person..(u learn something new everyday)…
and ur statement bout how shes selling thounsands a week..where? I would like for u to show me where shes selling thounsands per week.. cause last time I checked susan boyle so far sold 2.4 million..where at rihanna so far sold 500k world wide..
shes still making paper huh?..not from the sale of Rated R shes not..lol
shes making money from shows, interviews, and other stuff on the side..
It always amazes how the stans are ready to call somebody a hater because they dont like rihanna..how can I hate rihanna if I never met her? or dont even know her?
I have nothing against rihanna..hell Ill be first to admit I have some of her songs on my ipod..so how am I a hater? because I state facts bout her? because I said she’s an over s** non talent pretty girl..thats the true. and for all the stans who says she doesnt care bout blogs and she doesnt read them..news flash she admit she reads them, she admit she reads the comment section too..
My opinion may not affect her album sells, but her album flopping proves, people are getting turn off by her..hell even alicia keys, who probably doesnt have half the promotions rihanna had, and half the fans rihanna has..and yet alicia keys album set to sell over 400k on the first week..
so please explain to me stans y her album so far only sold 500k world wide., since rihanna is a so call bad bish. the truth is people like alicia keys, susan boyle, lady gaga proves that u got have more than s** appeal to sell an album.
@ symone..u couldnt have said it better..thank u…
even though i’m not a fan of chris brown, I still think he had an unfair advantage…because I’m not a fan of a person am not gonna sit there and make up s*** bout the person. I’m gonna do my research and state facts.
i honestly feel like, Rated R could have been the best pop album, but it was released at the wrong time and it was released by the wrong so call singer. I’m not goin to sit here and call rihanna a singer..that would be making up s***..lol
the truth is rihanna got lucky..I know the truth hurts stans..but thats the truth. she got lucky.
whit cris brown , he has the talent, he can sing, dance, not just 2 step, dance.he has the talent..but he also released his album at the wrong time, he should have waited till everything dies down.
@dee dee whatever no matter how you try to sugar coat it, your still a hater point blank. What you are saying about rihanna is not facts, only your self indulgent self would think so. It is called an opininion, and not because you think it and say it don’t make it a fact. So you need to pick up a book, better yet a dictionary , to research the definition of a fact. @ at king, how could rated R be released by another singer, if rihanna was responsible for the sound and songs she wanted to sing about? This album was rihanna’s idea, with her kind of music she wanted to do, so what kind of a warped comment is that. So in other words, you are admitting that rihanna’s rated R is good, you just don’t want her getting credit for it, and benefitting from its success. I am so happy rihanna is sucking it to you haters where it really hurts. Proving to you once again that she only put out great music. Kudos to rihanna. You all claim to hate her so much but you can’t help listening to her music.
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