Well, well, well, if this ain’t some BS!!!
Clearly panicking over the opening sales and charting of Rihanna‘s new LP ‘Rated R’, her label have teamed up with Amazon to sell the album for the grand total of…$0.99 (yes, you read right…NINTY-NINE CENTS). {Source}
This is almost too pathetic for words, however I can’t see how either she or her label will legitimately be pleased with her eventual charting knowing that it’s selling for less than a Big Mac Meal…hell, it’s cheaper than a bottle of Coke!
Those in search of why I go in on Ms. Fenty so much, see here the reason why. I’m sorry but if concentrated promo, a major 20/20 interview and 50 singles can’t send enough folk to the shops to buy her record, then clearly there’s a problem – one which I’m afraid lies with RiRi herself…she’s wack, simple as. In being a ‘singer’ and ‘performer’ she offers nothing of substance on either tip, which I’m guessing is something which has registered with the record-buying public.
Wow…I’m still shocked as hell by this. How embarrassing. SMH…
Tidbit: ‘Rated R’ is currently outside of the top 10 in the UK album charts, according to the midweeks. Meanwhile, Susan Boyle is certain to reach #1 in the US with her debut (with sales in excess of 500k), which makes this RiRi stunt all the more puzzling.