After Beyonce broke the internet with her self-titled surprise release the music industry has decided to take a leaf out of the star’s book by setting a globally aligned release day for new music.
So, when the first albums to be released worldwide will touch down?
Epic news below…
Record labels currently assign different days to different markets when releasing a new album.
Now, after Beyonce unlocked her new album for fans on the same day worldwide, the industry has set July 11th as the launch date for the exciting scheme.
The piracy-blocking plans will see all albums drop at 1 minute past midnight local time and drain the power out of “music leakers” who took advantage of the existing release plan.
How? By uploading music online from their market before its release date in other countries.
Billboard adds:
“This was done primarily for the consumer” IFPI CEO Frances Moore tells Billboard. “Consumers were telling us via different pieces of research done across many countries that Fridays and Saturdays was when they wanted new music and that’s what has led this campaign. We’re hoping that with more consumers in stores on Fridays and Saturdays, which stores tell us leads to increase impulse buying, and with peak activity on most social media [typically taking place over the weekend], will all lead to an increase in sales.”
Moore says that July was chosen to launch the scheme “to make sure that any glitches in the system were dealt with over the summer period,” ahead of the key Q4 sales period. “We believe we’re ready, but in the next couple of weeks there will be some fine-tuning” she adds.
As part of the global release day launch, IFPI also unveiled its “New Music Fridays” branding, which it hopes will further boost consumer interest. Among the confirmed releases for the July 10 launch date is the debut album from London-based electro pop act Years & Years via Interscope Records.
“Today’s recorded music industry operates in an increasingly borderless world,” said Edgar Berger, chairman and CEO, international, Sony Music Entertainment, in a press release from IFPI. “Hits can come from anywhere and spread everywhere. Some superstars have already launched their albums simultaneously worldwide, now all artists will be able to reach their global fan bases on the same day,” Berger went on to say calling the switchover “good news for music fans everywhere.”
His words were echoed by a long list of execs who have lent their support to global release day, including: Geoff Taylor, BPI and BRIT Awards chief executive; Glen Barros, president and CEO, Concord Music Group; Anthony Bay, CEO, Rdio; Scott Cohen, co-founder, The Orchard; Ian Harvey, executive director, Australian Music Retailers Association (AMRA); Andrew Kronfeld, president, global marketing, Universal Music Group and Cary Sherman, chairman and CEO, RIAA, who said: “The status quo does not work anymore. We can’t do business and serve fans based on a distribution system from a half a century ago, with different release dates in different countries. We have to rethink everything.”
BEYONCE!!!!!!!HER IMPACT IS UNDENIABLE
What her and her team did with the release of “BEYONCÉ” was remarkable. I really hope this combats piracy around the world in some way. I hope this continues to inspire artists with how they market and promote their albums.
However, everyone can’t do what Beyoncé did and surprise people with their releases so it’ll be interesting how albums will be promoted worldwide. S/O to King B for inspiring change!
Shut up sissies! ???? honey lil kim did it first with black friday. DEAL DAMNIT!! ????
I agree. Only the PayPal mogul could push units like that. LOL
This is business – plain ans simple. Beyonce was told how her album was going to be released. SONY owns her and her music.
The “big” question is: will Beyonce’s album be released on TIDAL? Jay has to reach a financial agreement (huge) with them, if so.
I dare a bitchh to tell me Bey did not have something to do with this!!!!!!LOL
You know they gonna say our untalented, uneducated, unoriginal, boring, theiving, robotic, fake fav has no impact in the music industry…smh they can stay mad! And thank King Bey for less leaks in the industry lol
She doesn’t though… What is this going to do, delay piracy by an hour? The moment the music is available, it will be put up on a t****** like with all content.
The surprise album was a big deal but that really didn’t stop or change the illegal downloading. If these record labels spent more money on promoting QUALITY music instead of letting every artist with a #1 single drop an album, then maybe there would be a change, maybe. Stop giving these whack a$$ artists record deals and maybe the right people could have more exposure. How often do you see an artist put out an album that’s good from start to finish? Rarely! There needs to be higher standards set by the people in charge and maybe they won’t lose money pushing albums that nobody wants to hear.
King Bey!!! Her impact is undeniable!!! HOTTEST CHICK IN THE GAME!!????????????????????
Watch these hoess try to say Bey did not have anything to do with this!!LOL
Convince yourself
Just killed another career, its a mild day #BeyInspired
Changed The Game With That Digital Drop! Know where you was when that digital popped. I stopped the world. Male or female it makes no difference, I stopped the world. World stop…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Carry The Fvck On!
Not my world or anyone else with a world that doesn’t revolve around her thighs regardless of their strong gravitational pull.
The “world” that has u posted on the blog tagged Beyoncé talkin sh!t…when u can be doing something else besides worrying about a b**** u dnt like….that world. #antihive U love her just as much as the fans
Now hopefully for the NAVI Rihanna is gonna drop her album! Don’t be too afraid riri you’ll do fine! #THEQUEENIMPACT
This was all B!
bayonce this, bayonce that, but Adele scored diamond sales and 3 monster hits at the same time. it is possible to sell albums and score N° 1 hits, Taylor sold 1 mil + first week and N° hits as well, why this chick called bayonce never reached that level, even at her prime whe she was new, her best selling album just 4x platinum in USA in 2003.It’s all marketing and hype, and even with that she can’t reach britney’s sales or be the most googled person ever.
HURRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HERE COMES OUR FIRST TROLL..TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH THO…LOL
The fact that you look forward to negativity is proof that you’re basic and have no life.
Have a great day.
Typical pressed Thighyonce stan. You know the numbers don’t lie. Thighyonce is nothing without her hype. Her numbers don’t hold up to other girls.
Because they are caucasian you idiot.
Mariah, Whitney, Tina, Janet, Aretha, Patti, and the countless other Black legendary women disagree with you.
OMG Logic!!! says: truth
This is all B !!! They queen stay setting the standards ! Hopefully she may possibly drop something soon …….? But hopefully Rih stops playing and drop R8
BEYinspired
BEYimpacted
BEYslayed
bow down or bow out cuz it a Beyoncé world and there’s nothing we can do about it
Can Beyonce release an album already… This year has been a bore fest. Worse than 2014 tbh…
Even with RIHJECT’S music, you still think 2015 is boring as F****!!!!!!!!LOL
Uh yeah. It is. Look at the Top 10 songs on iTunes. Snore.
That impact, Queen Bey!
Yonces impact!! When will any of our favs? #BeyIsQueen
Well your fave can’t do sh1t. Where is Ja20Kie at now? 27K?
Can we have some new music please Beyonce 🙂
Yawn. Every t****** site will have the album as soon as it launches. Delaying when a t****** gets the album doesn’t change the fact that it’s going to be getting it regardless.
I can’t at the HIVe giving ALL the credit that belongs to Thighyonce’s marketing team to her as usual.
Rihanna has been forgotten
Not by you….
What does this have to do with Beyonce? LOL… the stans are truly delusional…. Beyonce’s suprise release has sold 2.2 million copies in the U.S. – Adele’s 21 album has sold 11 Million copies in the U.S….. If anything they are trying to recreate Adele’s sales.
Stans are delusional thinking 2.2 million copies is going to land her anywhere in the top of all time.
Girl Bye!
Exactly and stalled at 3.8 million worldwide
Its 5Million worldwide
And Adele didn’t have to pat her pu55y on every stage or release a thousand music videos of her stripping to do so. She released a fantastic, classy album that she also happened to write.
And Adele has never seen tour sales like Beyonce and never will 🙂
Ok, so Janet’s new album was rumored to be released on July 10th. Does this mean that the date is the real release date considering this new release format & that new Janet music will be uploaded to iTunes @ 12:01 a.m.? I’m about to faint.
SCREAMING!!! Not the fleas calling this Beyatch’s impact when it got the idea from David Bowie. Lol. You can’t blame these insipid diplomaless no-life-having-hoz. They have poor knowledge and poor taste in music.
David Bowie ANNOUNCED his album in Jan of 2013 and was released in Mar. Ooops! lmao! Time to move on to the next thing to cling on. lmao!SCREAM a lil louder! lmao!
David Bowie’s impact ????
This won’t do anything to stop piracy. For music sales to go up again streaming would have to stop and that’s not happening anytime soon.
Y’all think everything is inspired by the porno album
What has Keri inspired? booking McDonalds restaurants instead of arenas?
And yet not once in this article does it mention beyonce’s name or suggest that beehive pipe dream that she was the inspiration for this change. Folks stay living in lala land when it comes to this girl lol.
Billboard seems to believe she impacted the change……
http://m.billboard.com/entry/view/id/116926
… But, maybe they’re in La la land too.
TGJ STAYS posting something that’s a week, a month, and a year late. This news of a Global release date is stale tea, and I’m pretty sure y’all posted about it already.
???? ???? ???? Poor insects. I feel sorry for them and their retarded antisocial recluse Queen. They probably believe that Beyatch was responsible for black women rocking blonde hair. Instagram’s Next Top Model has yet to contribute sh*t, not in music; not in fashion – nothing. Lol
lol, as if there were never a Tina, T-Boz, MJB, MC, h3ll any ghetto chick in the 90’s. lol
You wouldn’t believe the sh*t the hive says on twitter about you-know-who. ???? ???? ????
How is this a Beyonce impact? The Pest will jump over anything. smh
US Top Album Sales: #2 @taylorswift13, “1989” 33,819 (4,898,281 total).
If Beyonce “changed the game” with the porno albums, how come her album isn’t 4x platinum like Taylors?
It still outsold Keri’s discography.
It easiky outsold ultra boring too
And Ultraviolence outsold Bird’s discography worldwide and is about to outsell Bird’s best-selling album in the US. Like I said yesterday stay in your lane.
When will Thighyonce?
Hits Daily Double themselves literally said the global release date was partially influenced by self-titled on the day it was announced. The same few obsessed and gravaterless gays can stay trying it though.
Speak on it girl. They’re just trolling, they known it was Beyoncé’s impact.
I’m literally worried about Mark though, LOL home girl is having a melt down lol.
I may get people excited to buy because the weekend everyone is excited to party, go to the movies or whatever. But I feel that music is so dead and old, all this means that WW releases is also WW t****** day. Music have no value anymore, it’s out just like the stone and chisel. Artist will have to step their bizz game up. BUT, in 1983, sales were in the dumps until Thriller came, so who knows.
King Bey, only Beyonce! Like everyone, i’m already looking forward to new music from her.
“If Beyonce “changed the game” with the porno albums, how come her album isn’t 4x platinum like Taylors?”
Good question. Here’s an album that is selling like hot cakes, so if Beyonce was so innovative, why isn’t it selling like 1989? If anything, steaming is killing sales.
Comparing Apples and Oranges won’t stop Beyonce’s impact. She stays the most powerful musician currently and isn’t bothered at all by Taylor’s sales. Just ask Forbes? 😛
They so mad, they’re clinging to Taylor as if Rihanna’s delayed album will be multi-platinum. She be lucky to see platinum. #ArtFlop teeeaaasss ????????
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Bey’s impact and you b****** will deal!
BUT enough about Beyoncé, the Big Bird stan still hasn’t explained why certain British indie band I mentioned yesterday with no relevancy whatsoever in the United States have more views in two days (51K) with a 12 second teaser than Bird’s Young Thug featured comeback “Keep It 100” (26K) on YouTube.
Did ultra boring even reach 500k in sales? Chart news last had it at 428k barely outselling No boys allowed
And when was that tweet from Chart News dated? It passed 400K sometime last year (like last fall) and is still charting so you know damn well it’s over 500K. Lana doesn’t buy certifications for shipments or streams or else West Coast would be certified Gold also.
Plus I still need receipts for No Sales Allowed selling anywhere CLOSE to 300K PERIOD because it literally hasn’t charted anywhere, not even on the iTunes Top 1500, since early 2011. It wasn’t even at 200K when it left the Billboard 200.
Lastly, all the BEYONCE release did is find a new way to hype an album for a quick min. Once the hype dies, it’s just another album. Drake’s album is prime exp, it was hyped, yet it sold just as much if not a bit lower than J.Cole’s album. So this isn’t going to change anything, if anything, the next person will flop because no one will care.
Pressed as usual!!!!!!!!!!!! But which RIHJECT’S album went 4 times platinum tho???
Beyonce is the ONLY black artist getting multi platinum albums in this current market. SIT DOWN!! Beyoncé Friday Midnight Digital drop contributed to the idea of this change. #HATERS ????????
You sit yo mile high forehead having @ss down. In the words of the pest, she’s the queen, so she should be out doing EVERYONE, black or white.
@MARK666 why do you think RIHCUNT is scared to release her album tho??? NO SHADE
They cling to “she’s black” when you ask why she can’t sell 4x platinum like Taylor
But I thought she had a game changing album
Closet confused f** why are you so mad?? She’s still multi platinum nearly twenty years into her career. Yes she is queen, go suck a t***** diick with that big wide funky suction hole, you call a mouth
@slay_hive, beyonce is only the queen of her honey comb nest you guys buzz around. To the real world, she has no reign in our jurisdiction. I stan for none of these chicks, but if beyonce is a queen then Taylor and Adele must be aces. Let’s be real, her success and her influence are great but she has real competition in the sales department.
LMAOOO @ Mark and the other lessors SEEEEETHING up and down this post! MARK darling, please go get yourself some d***, because girl LOL I have never seen anyone so pressed smh damn lol.
“Beyonce is the ONLY black artist getting multi platinum albums in this current market.”
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But the album was released back in 2013. ???? ???? ???? I swear, the fleas’ stupidity seems to be limitless. This edgeless p*** tried it.
“This edgleless p*** tried it” kiiiiiiiii ????????????????????????????
Lol. It did. ???? ???? ????
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human [Beyhive] stupidity” – Albert Einstein ???? ????
December 13 isn’t even a whole two years yet. I thought schizophrenic b****** were atleast good at counting. #DumbBitch
December 13, 2013
June 11, 2015 at 6:08 pm
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They cling to “she’s black” when you ask why she can’t sell 4x platinum like Taylor
But I thought she had a game changing album
???? ???? ???? This read doe…
They have every excuse in the book ????
You go queen bey their is no one like our bey haters have norting on you good luck more blessing and more success in all you do
Sam if you don’t get your head outta Beyonce’s a**. You probably just do this for clicks. She ain’t inspire shyt. You are a groupie.
The meltdown is real with the titanic it mid June first single was released On February we all have one question Ou est R8???? So stay pressed dec 13/13 still got your fave shocked
first of all beyondfake wasnt the first musician in the world to release a surprise album..she copied that ish too..David Bowie did it in 2013
she already did a visual album for bday…
she only did a surprised album because she saw how 4 did on and off the charts….
she’s the only black female still going platinum…thats not something to brag about..especially since shes been around for decades..still on platinum status
Exactly she dropped the surprise album because she needed a gimmick after 4 flopped
David Bowie ANNOUNCED his album in Jan of 2013 and was released in Mar. Ooops! lmao! Time to move on to the next thing to cling on.
Its a shame they have to cling to Taylor’s success because Rihanna is too scared to release and flop. ???????????????? Taylor won’t save y’all from getting dragged!
IKR as if Taylor doesn’t Stan for the queen!!!!!! ????????????????????
Beyonce’s album sold on hype. It fizzled afterwards. Yeah it went double platinum, but that’s not astounding for someone who is shoved in people’s faces. Now Taylor really sales albums & scores big hits. Beyonce’s a megastar. She should be selling. She’s not a pure r&b artist. Leave the Blk excuse out of it.
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and how much has this album that “changed”, the whole music world, sold?
did she even do adele’s numbers?
all that singing(I’m using the word singing loosely) about how joe camel busting a n** on her dress
all that spreading her buttcheeks and c****** hole at the music awards
she still didnt do half of adele’s numbers….ahahahahahahahahaahhaahhahahahaah
king my buttcheeks
Yass cling to Adele *again* while the fat b**** in your struggle avi struggles to scan 100K. I think Beyoncé must’ve hurt you back in high school or something.
Changed the game, well the grammys didn’t think so. Lol
How many GRAMMYS does Aaliyah have? Oh any Nominations?
What part of Die Of A Young Age Don’t you understand? She had some noms, but didn’t have the chance to win any. Fun fact, Tupac nor Biggie won grammys. Are they not legends? Oh ok. #HaveASeat
One, two them boys coming for you
Three, four, better lock your door
Five, six, hide your b****
Hold up wait up, shorty
“Oh wazzzupp, get my d*** sucked, what are yoouu doin’?”
F*** this rap sh!t, we clap b****, two in your body
so move b**** get out of the way h**
meh….ahahahahahahahahahahahah
check and mate
Dead at it clinging to Rihanna and Taylor Swift when their own fave can’t even get 30K views in a month for their first song in 5 years. Even with a Young Thug feature (he can get 1 million views on each music video and at least 400K views for album/mixtape tracks).
I still need an answer?
Hi sis. Have the lanaholics gotten ultravodka to gold yet? Why is it still struggling to out sell the album of the Millennium
It went gold 3 months ago.
How much has Dr. Pepper sold?
http://m.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/6575926/diplo-cl-riff-raff-og-maco-doctor-pepper
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Billboard loves her. The song is growing on me
Bleachyonce changed the game?
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If exposing your impressionable child to live pornography at such a young age is changing the game….
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Then I guess she changed the game
Isn’t that Beyonce album sales stuck at 2.5 to 3mil though. No more than 4mil. Taylor Swifts ***Red*** was no surprised and has sold over 6mil worldwide do date. What single off of Bey’s album hit number one? Better yet is it still apart of anyone’s playlist? Beyonce’s fans are broke, ratchet, and delusional!
The album sold over 4 million and and been listed on many “best albums of all time list”, Billboard named it the best female album of the decade. and has it’s on term “Pulling A Beyonce” which many artists have followed, cause artists to find new and creative ways to release music. and also the album has been studied at several Universities including Harvard for it’s impact and innovation and now the reason for the global release LOL!
US album sales: @LanaDelRey, Ultraviolence 10,000 (428,000 total).
That tweet is from December 14. Catch up ugly.
The album was already out of the top 100 by this time Roseanne you’re in denial
What does that have to do with you using a tweet from December 14, 2014 as your source.
Also the Billboard 200 stops at #200 and Ultraviolence is still charting to this week, sorry. I’m sorry none of Bird’s albums charted that long ????
It means the album was selling 10k and the public had already lost interest in ultraboring Kii still charting in the 190s so whats it selling 2k a week?
And how much is Big Bird selling now? 2 copies a month? We all know those royalty checks aren’t keeping it full.
The audacity of a Keri Hilson stan coming for anyone’s chart position whatsoever when it has literally never gotten a mention on Billboard since 2011.
Not this delusional homosexual bringing up receipts from before Christmas (six months ago) but failing to being up receipts for its OWN FAVE selling over 300K.
Beyonce is the the reason for this change and y’all will deal. Even Rihanna dropped 4 5 seconds out of no where she was BETINSPIRED too
Lol, UltraVodka.
Lol Stfu you 40 yr old bitter f**.
But no one was talking about changing the rules until BEYONCE dropped tho…. *carry on*☕☕☕
Still don’t have an answer for said British indie band having twice as many views for a 12 second teaser than Big Bird’s “Keep It 100”
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Their album announcement video is about to surpass it too sometime tonight/early tomorrow
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New Zealand has some good indie bands
http://m.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/6575926/diplo-cl-riff-raff-og-maco-doctor-pepper
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Billboard loves CL
So she’s delaying piracy by an hour. Cute
Lol at Lanaholics, I like Lana but that was funny.
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Anyway this post is a mess. Global album release was probably something that was already being talking about/in the works, and when Beyoncé did it and was highly successfull (600k) in 3 days, and sold over 300k the following two weeks. They decided to go make it official. It’s is true Beys album did die down and fast literally after the first two months it was selling less than 100k and being demolished by Frozen (no shade) this is probably due to her lack of promo approach according to the hive she did purposely, but I feel like her album would of sold way more had she promoted it to the extent of Taylor’s album 1989. It doesn’t matter how big you are promo is very important if you want to reach the maximum sales available. She didn’t promote it after the Brits (except for her tour with jayz) until after the fall vmas but he’ll by then the GP had forgot and moved on.
I agree with everything you said for once. If Rihanna and Beyonce did the type of promo Taylor did their sales would be higher tsk. Taylor’s team is genius and she’s probably one of the few artists that still like do go all the way when it comes to promo. Like these award shows, interviews making deals with radio stations and all that her team is just genius.
For the average artist this will do more damage than good imo, it will sell good for a few hours maybe few days ww then people will illegally download/stream etc. moral of the story is its a good effort their mailing by trying to help music sales, but if people are interested people will buy.
It will be interesting to see her next official album sells. I wonder will she be able to top her last. But with the way “this” generation is evolving. I think her last album may have been her peak. But I think her tours sellout for many years to come though.
Carry on ????????????????????????.
She had some type of impact!!!!! Imo she would’ve sold just as much or more had she really promoted it like 1989 and the kids know that. ????????????????????
Coming to think of it….the last album that changed the world was Lauryn hill’s “miseducation” which was added to the United states library of congress and sold 8 million in the u.s alone…or was it 10 million?
That is one of the greatest albums ever made. A real masterpiece imo.
N no one is remembering janets album release date lol….. Bey trying to commit sucide on her career janet coming out on the 7th n bey the 11th lmfao mj n jj fans all coping that new cd.
actually its 6.5Million worldwide
cling to Taylor n Adele for dearlife but FACT IS rihanna WILL NEVER EVER hve the impact BEYONCE had…KEEP SEETHING
Well it’s not too late for Rihanna. She’s done A LOT to be as YOUNG as she is. Let’s see where she’s at by the time she reaches Beyonce age.
Bey has made a huge impact Dangerously in Love – 5million US, 11million WW
B’Day – 3.4million US, 8million WW
I Am… Sasha Fierce – 3.1million US, 8million WW
4 – 1.4million US, 3million WW(as of 2013)
Beyoncé – 2.3million US, 6.5million WW(as of may 2013)
Enough with the Adele comparisons, I don’t think she’ll sell those numbers again even with a new album, speaking of 1989 it was promoted like it was the only album on earth and that’s wat Beyoncé didn’t do… She queen u just cannot deny it even when you try to.
Bey has made a huge impact Dangerously in Love – 5million US, 11million WW
B’Day – 3.4million US, 8million WW
I Am… Sasha Fierce – 3.1million US, 8million WW
4 – 1.4million US, 3million WW(as of 2013)
Beyoncé – 2.3million US, 6.5million WW(as of may 2015)
Enough with the Adele comparisons, I don’t think she’ll sell those numbers again even with a new album, speaking of 1989 it was promoted like it was the only album on earth and that’s wat Beyoncé didn’t do… She queen u just cannot deny it even when you try to.
When did Beyonce the album sell 6.5million???I need those receipt, and this comes from a fan.
You people are delusional; once again. Beyonce goes back in time and mics what has been done before. That’s okay but don’t think she is an inventor or trail blazer – she is not. Will it be introduced on TIDAL? Answer to all your comments.
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