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Music Biz: Drake ‘Views’ Becomes First 2016 Album To Reach Triple Platinum Status

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Drake’s ‘Views’ Becomes First 2016 Album To Reach Triple Platinum Status

Drake has collected another platinum plaque. His recent album Views is now certified triple platinum.

A majority of those three million units came from streaming numbers. As of July, Views actually sold around 1.3 million copies.

With the shifting of music consumption to a more streaming based model, reaching 3x plat is still a major accomplishment. In fact, Views is the first album released this year to achieve that status.

Drake’s previous album Nothing Was The Same has been certified 3x platinum and Take Care is 4x platinum. His “mixtape” If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late currently sits at 2x platinum.

Views is up for Album Of The Year at the 2016 BET Hip-Hop Awards. The LP is a chart and sales smash, but it is also the worst reviewed project of Drake’s career.


 
I mean you can't call the cat a one trick pony and the fact that he can successfully go back and forth between hip hop, R&B and Dancehall mixing all three is why he's triple platinum and overseas as well...

Trust the rappers that don't like the mofo would trade places with him right now
 
NOTE: First list is 2016 YTD sales only; second list is "Billboard year" sales plus streaming, etc.

ALBUMS WEEK 32 (1/1/16 - 8/12/16)

albums selling over 1,000,000 - this year - 3 / last year - 2
albums selling over 500,000 - this year - 6 / last year - 8
albums selling over 250,000 - this year - 22 / last year - 32
albums selling over 100,000 - this year - 96 / last year - 118

Albums shown in RED are 2016 releases

Rank - Estimated 2016 Sales - TITLE - Artist ( Estimated Total Sales )
01 - 1,493,000 - 25 - Adele ( 8,934,000 )
02 - 1,428,000 - VIEWS - Drake ( 1,428,000 )
03 - 1,316,000 - LEMONADE - Beyoncé ( 1,316,000 )
04 - 827,000 - TRAVELLER - Chris Stapleton ( 1,512,000 )
05 - 611,000 - THE VERY BEST OF - Prince ( 2,700,000 )
06 - 519,000 - ANTI - Rihanna ( 519,000 )
07 - 499,000 - PURPOSE - Justin Bieber ( 1,769,000 )
08 - 472,000 - HAMILTON: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL - Original Cast ( 640,000 )
09 - 467,000 - BLURRYFACE - Twenty One Pilots ( 1,058,000 )
10 - 439,000 - PURPLE RAIN - Prince & the Revolution ( 3,511,000 )
11 - 439,000 - HYMNS - Joey + Rory ( 439,000 )
12 - 433,000 - BLACKSTAR - David Bowie ( 433,000 )
13 - 431,000 - DEATH OF A BACHELOR - Panic At The Disco ( 431,000 )
14 - 401,000 - IF I'M HONEST - Blake Shelton ( 401,000 )
15 - 347,000 - NOW 57 - Various ( 347,000 )
16 - 336,000 - ISLAH - Kevin Gates ( 336,000 )
17 - 327,000 - A MOON SHAPED POOL - Radiohead ( 327,000 )
18 - 274,000 - 1989 - Taylor Swift ( 5,928,000 )
19 - 262,000 - A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS - Coldplay ( 584,000 )
20 - 258,000 - CLEOPATRA - Lumineers ( 258,000 )
21 - 258,000 - BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS - The Weeknd ( 1,120,000 )
22 - 256,000 - UNTITLED UNMASTERED - Kendrick Lamar ( 256,000 )
23 - 247,000 - CALIFORNIA - Blink-182 ( 247,000 )
24 - 240,000 - 21 - Adele ( 11,693,000 )
25 - 233,000 - THANK YOU - Meghan Trainor ( 233,000 )
26 - 231,000 - RIPCORD - Keith Urban ( 231,000 )
27 - 228,000 - MONTEVALLO - Sam Hunt ( 1,197,000 )
28 - 226,000 - IMMORTALIZED - Disturbed ( 461,000 )
29 - 226,000 - THIS IS ACTING - Sia ( 226,000 )
30 - 213,000 - DANGEROUS WOMAN - Ariana Grande ( 213,000 )
31 - 213,000 - HOW CAN IT BE - Lauren Daigle ( 389,000 )
32 - 213,000 - T R A P S O U L - Bryson Tiller ( 371,000 )
33 - 194,000 - KIDZ BOP 31 - Kidz Bop Kids ( 194,000 )
34 - 191,000 - BEST OF BOWIE - David Bowie ( 1,706,000 )
35 - 190,000 - TANGLED UP - Thomas Rhett ( 447,000 )
36 - 187,000 - THE GETAWAY - Red Hot Chili Peppers ( 187,000 )
37 - 184,000 - WHEN IT'S DARK OUT - G-Eazy ( 345,000 )
38 - 181,000 - 2016 GRAMMY NOMINEES - Various ( 181,000 )
39 - 177,000 - MIND OF MINE - Zayn ( 177,000 )
40 - 176,000 - VESSEL - Twenty One Pilots ( 586,000 )
41 - 176,000 - KILL THE LIGHTS - Luke Bryan ( 1,027,000 )
42 - 174,000 - NOW 58 - Various ( 174,000 )
43 - 173,000 - THIS IS WHAT THE TRUTH FEELS LIKE - Gwen Stefani ( 173,000 )
44 - 171,000 - I LIKE IT WHEN YOU SLEEP: FOR YOU ARE… - 1975 ( 171,000 )
45 - 170,000 - STORYTELLER - Carrie Underwood ( 635,000 )
46 - 169,000 - YOU SHOULD BE HERE - Cole Swindell ( 169,000 )
47 - 168,000 - BLACK - Dierks Bentley ( 168,000 )
48 - 168,000 - EVOL - Future ( 168,000 )
49 - 164,000 - METALLICA - Metallica ( 16,378,000 )
50 - 153,000 - NINE TRACK MIND - Charlie Puth ( 153,000 )
51 - 149,000 - 1999 - Prince ( 938,000 )
52 - 149,000 - TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY - Kendrick Lamar ( 928,000 )
53 - 148,000 - ROYALTY - Chris Brown ( 346,000 )
54 - 145,000 - TITLE - Meghan Trainor ( 1,151,000 )
55 - 143,000 - CRY BABY - Melanie Martinez ( 266,000 )
56 - 138,000 - MR MISUNDERSTOOD - Eric Church ( 410,000 )
57 - 138,000 - SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL - Jordan Smith ( 138,000 )
58 - 135,000 - BADLANDS - Halsey ( 404,000 )
59 - 133,000 - RELOADED: 20 #1 HITS - Blake Shelton ( 323,000 )
60 - 129,000 - DYSTOPIA - Megadeth ( 129,000 )
61 - 128,000 - SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM - Soundtrack ( 128,000 )
62 - 128,000 - THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975 - Eagles ( 6,070,000 )
63 - 126,000 - NATHANIEL RATELIFF AND THE… - Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats ( 264,000 )
64 - 126,000 - STRANGER TO STRANGER - Paul Simon ( 126,000 )
65 - 124,000 - ULTIMATE - Prince ( 404,000 )
66 - 124,000 - REVIVAL - Selena Gomez ( 381,000 )
67 - 123,000 - THE HITS/THE B-SIDES - Prince ( 824,000 )
68 - 121,000 - WILDFIRE - Rachel Platten ( 121,000 )
69 - 120,000 - 2014 FOREST HILLS DRIVE - J Cole ( 1,213,000 )
70 - 120,000 - MADE IN THE A.M. - One Direction ( 863,000 )
71 - 119,000 - GORE - Deftones ( 119,000 )
72 - 119,000 - A SAILOR'S GUIDE TO EARTH - Sturgill Simpson ( 119,000 )
73 - 118,000 - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 - Soundtrack ( 1,607,000 )
74 - 116,000 - LEGEND - Bob Marley & the Wailers ( 12,037,000 )
75 - 114,000 - 19 - Adele ( 2,923,000 )
76 - 112,000 - FETTY WAP - Fetty Wap ( 366,000 )
77 - 112,000 - X - Ed Sheeran ( 2,084,000 )
78 - 112,000 - MORE ISSUES THAN VOGUE - K Michelle ( 112,000 )
79 - 112,000 - DAMN COUNTRY MUSIC - Tim McGraw ( 207,000 )
80 - 111,000 - CHAOS AND THE CALM - James Bay ( 225,000 )
81 - 110,000 - DIG IN DEEP - Bonnie Raitt ( 110,000 )
82 - 110,000 - SOUND AND COLOR - Alabama Shakes ( 451,000 )
83 - 108,000 - STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON - Soundtrack ( 108,000 )
84 - 108,000 - THE ART OF HUSTLE - Yo Gotti ( 108,000 )
85 - 108,000 - STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS - Soundtrack ( 234,000 )
86 - 107,000 - THE VERY BEST OF - Eagles ( 3,477,000 )
87 - 106,000 - GREATEST HITS - Journey ( 8,962,000 )
88 - 106,000 - NOW 56 - Various ( 442,000 )
89 - 105,000 - OFF THE WALL - Michael Jackson ( 2,315,000 )
90 - 103,000 - I STILL DO - Eric Clapton ( 103,000 )
91 - 103,000 - MASTER OF PUPPETS - Metallica ( 5,154,000 )
92 - 102,000 - LOVE STUFF - Elle King ( 304,000 )
93 - 101,000 - LUKAS GRAHAM - Lukas Graham ( 101,000 )
94 - 101,000 - GOT YOUR SIX - Five Finger Death Punch ( 382,000 )
95 - 101,000 - BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT - Maxwell ( 101,000 )
96 - 100,000 - WONDERFUL CRAZY NIGHT - Elton John ( 100,000 )
97 - 100,000 - THIS UNRULY MESS I'VE MADE - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ( 100,000 )
98 - 99,000 - SANTANA IV - Santana ( 99,000 )
99 - 99,000 - AMERICAN IDIOT - Green Day ( 6,464,000 )
100 - 98,000 - RIDE THE LIGHTNING - Metallica ( 4,778,000 )


"BILLBOARD 200" YTD (WEEK 39)

Rank - Estimated SPS - TITLE - Artist
01 - 9,692,000 - 25 - Adele
02 - 3,319,000 - PURPOSE - Justin Bieber
03 - 2,960,000 - VIEWS - Drake
04 - 1,875,000 - LEMONADE - Beyoncé
05 - 1,497,000 - ANTI - Rihanna
06 - 1,460,000 - TRAVELLER - Chris Stapleton
07 - 1,429,000 - BLURRYFACE - Twenty One Pilots
08 - 1,310,000 - MADE IN THE A.M. - One Direction
09 - 1,180,000 - BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS - The Weeknd
10 - 979,000 - T R A P S O U L - Bryson Tiller
11 - 944,000 - WHEN IT'S DARK OUT - G-Eazy
12 - 923,000 - THE VERY BEST OF - Prince
13 - 901,000 - HAMILTON: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL - Original Cast
14 - 844,000 - 1989 - Taylor Swift
15 - 840,000 - FETTY WAP - Fetty Wap
16 - 837,000 - A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS - Coldplay
17 - 791,000 - REVIVAL - Selena Gomez
18 - 762,000 - ISLAH - Kevin Gates
19 - 747,000 - MONTEVALLO - Sam Hunt
20 - 680,000 - 21 - Adele
21 - 676,000 - TANGLED UP - Thomas Rhett
22 - 660,000 - WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE - Drake & Future
23 - 653,000 - DEATH OF A BACHELOR - Panic At The Disco
24 - 643,000 - THAT'S CHRISTMAS TO ME - Pentatonix
25 - 603,000 - ROYALTY - Chris Brown
26 - 574,000 - HANDWRITTEN - Shawn Mendes
27 - 571,000 - TITLE - Meghan Trainor
28 - 570,000 - KILL THE LIGHTS - Luke Bryan
29 - 565,000 - DS2 - Future
30 - 557,000 - EVOL - Future
31 - 551,000 - 2014 FOREST HILLS DRIVE - J Cole
32 - 548,000 - STORYTELLER - Carrie Underwood
33 - 545,000 - THIS IS ACTING - Sia
34 - 542,000 - X - Ed Sheeran
35 - 523,000 - IF YOU'RE READING THIS IT'S TOO LATE - Drake
36 - 511,000 - BADLANDS - Halsey
37 - 493,000 - VESSEL - Twenty One Pilots
38 - 487,000 - IF I'M HONEST - Blake Shelton
39 - 482,000 - THE LIFE OF PABLO - Kanye West
40 - 472,000 - MY HOUSE (EP) - Flo Rida
41 - 467,000 - RELOADED: 20 #1 HITS - Blake Shelton
42 - 463,000 - KNOW-IT-ALL - Alessia Cara
43 - 459,000 - IMMORTALIZED - Disturbed
44 - 455,000 - DANGEROUS WOMAN - Ariana Grande
45 - 448,000 - CRY BABY - Melanie Martinez
46 - 444,000 - PURPLE RAIN - Prince & the Revolution
47 - 437,000 - HYMNS - Joey + Rory
48 - 431,000 - MIND OF MINE - Zayn
49 - 425,000 - BLUE NEIGHBOURHOOD - Troye Sivan
50 - 423,000 - THANK YOU - Meghan Trainor
51 - 419,000 - NINE TRACK MIND - Charlie Puth
52 - 415,000 - BLACKSTAR - David Bowie
53 - 413,000 - MR MISUNDERSTOOD - Eric Church
54 - 405,000 - THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY - Logic
55 - 388,000 - CHAOS AND THE CALM - James Bay
56 - 384,000 - I'M COMIN' OVER - Chris Young
57 - 379,000 - IN THE LONELY HOUR - Sam Smith
58 - 373,000 - TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY - Kendrick Lamar
59 - 370,000 - CLEOPATRA - Lumineers
60 - 356,000 - UNTITLED UNMASTERED - Kendrick Lamar
61 - 352,000 - A MOON SHAPED POOL - Radiohead
62 - 350,000 - 1 - Beatles
63 - 349,000 - AMERICAN BEAUTY / AMERICAN PSYCHO - Fall Out Boy
64 - 349,000 - TAKE CARE - Drake
65 - 348,000 - LATE NIGHTS: THE ALBUM - Jeremih
66 - 347,000 - DELIRIUM - Ellie Goulding
67 - 345,000 - BEST OF BOWIE - David Bowie
68 - 339,000 - HOW CAN IT BE - Lauren Daigle
69 - 336,000 - LOVE STUFF - Elle King
70 - 332,000 - NOW 57 - Various
71 - 329,000 - LUKAS GRAHAM - Lukas Graham
72 - 321,000 - SWAAY (EP) - DNCE
73 - 318,000 - THESE THINGS HAPPEN - G-Eazy
74 - 314,000 - NOTHING WAS THE SAME - Drake
75 - 311,000 - RIPCORD - Keith Urban
76 - 311,000 - BOUQUET (EP) - Chainsmokers
77 - 309,000 - CONFIDENT - Demi Lovato
78 - 305,000 - NOW 56 - Various
79 - 301,000 - PENTATONIX - Pentatonix
80 - 295,000 - CALIFORNIA - Blink-182
81 - 295,000 - WILDFIRE - Rachel Platten
82 - 293,000 - HOZIER - Hozier
83 - 293,000 - DAMN COUNTRY MUSIC - Tim McGraw
84 - 289,000 - GOOD KID M.A.A.D CITY - Kendrick Lamar
85 - 287,000 - LEGEND - Bob Marley & the Wailers
86 - 283,000 - VHS - X Ambassadors
87 - 280,000 - MEAT AND CANDY - Old Dominion
88 - 274,000 - GREATEST HITS - Journey
89 - 270,000 - THE PINKPRINT - Nicki Minaj
90 - 267,000 - ANYTHING GOES - Florida Georgia Line
91 - 265,000 - GREATEST HITS: DECADE #1 - Carrie Underwood
92 - 261,000 - JEKYLL + HYDE - Zac Brown Band
93 - 258,000 - 19 - Adele
94 - 255,000 - NATHANIEL RATELIFF AND THE… - Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
95 - 254,000 - THE ART OF HUSTLE - Yo Gotti
96 - 253,000 - DARK SKY PARADISE - Big Sean
97 - 252,000 - METALLICA - Metallica
98 - 251,000 - THE EMINEM SHOW - Eminem
99 - 250,000 - 7/27 - Fifth Harmony
100 - 249,000 - PEACE IS THE MISSION - Major Lazer
101 - 248,000 - BLACK - Dierks Bentley
102 - 247,000 - BEYONCÉ - Beyoncé
103 - 247,000 - SREMMLIFE - Rae Sremmurd
104 - 247,000 - RODEO - Travi$ Scott
105 - 243,000 - CHRISTMAS - Michael Bublé
106 - 242,000 - V - Maroon 5
107 - 236,000 - FREE TC - Ty Dolla $ign
108 - 235,000 - YOU SHOULD BE HERE - Cole Swindell
109 - 225,000 - NIGHT VISIONS - Imagine Dragons
110 - 223,000 - CRASH MY PARTY - Luke Bryan
111 - 223,000 - GREATEST HITS I II & III: THE PLATINUM COLLECTION - Queen
112 - 221,000 - THE GETAWAY - Red Hot Chili Peppers
113 - 221,000 - BORN TO DIE - Lana Del Rey
114 - 219,000 - DAYA (EP) - Daya
115 - 214,000 - GREATEST HITS SO FAR... - Zac Brown Band
116 - 212,000 - STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS - Soundtrack
117 - 211,000 - CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS - Eminem
118 - 210,000 - COLORING BOOK - Chance The Rapper
119 - 210,000 - GOT YOUR SIX - Five Finger Death Punch
120 - 209,000 - I LIKE IT WHEN YOU SLEEP: FOR YOU ARE… - 1975
121 - 206,000 - TRILOGY - The Weeknd
122 - 204,000 - 1000 FORMS OF FEAR - Sia
123 - 203,000 - HERE'S TO THE GOOD TIMES - Florida Georgia Line
124 - 200,000 - GREATEST HITS - 2Pac
125 - 199,000 - THIS IS WHAT THE TRUTH FEELS LIKE - Gwen Stefani
126 - 195,000 - AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP - A$AP Rocky
127 - 192,000 - EPIC AF - Various
128 - 191,000 - THE FIRST TIME - Kelsea Ballerini
129 - 191,000 - THE VERY BEST OF - Eagles
130 - 187,000 - THE HITS/THE B-SIDES - Prince
131 - 185,000 - CHURCH IN THESE STREETS - Jeezy
132 - 183,000 - GREATEST HITS - Guns N'Roses
133 - 182,000 - SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM - Soundtrack
134 - 180,000 - THE INTRO (EP) - Ruth B
135 - 177,000 - SOUND AND COLOR - Alabama Shakes
136 - 177,000 - THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975 - Eagles
137 - 176,000 - UNTAMED - Cam
138 - 173,000 - NOW 58 - Various
139 - 170,000 - COLLEGROVE - 2 Chainz
140 - 168,000 - KIDZ BOP 31 - Kidz Bop Kids
141 - 167,000 - BLACK MARKET - Rick Ross
142 - 166,000 - DOO-WOPS AND HOOLIGANS - Bruno Mars
143 - 166,000 - THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2 - Eminem
144 - 163,000 - THE TRUTH (EP) - Mike Posner
145 - 160,000 - TOO WEIRD TO LIVE TOO RARE TO DIE - Panic At The Disco
146 - 156,000 - LAST YEAR WAS COMPLICATED - Nick Jonas
147 - 155,000 - SKIN - Flume
148 - 155,000 - KIDZ BOP 30 - Kidz Bop Kids
149 - 154,000 - BACK IN BLACK - AC/DC
150 - 153,000 - AT NIGHT ALONE - Mike Posner
151 - 152,000 - GREATEST HITS - Fleetwood Mac
152 - 148,000 - OWSLA WORLD WIDE BROADCAST - Various
153 - 147,000 - BORN SINNER - J Cole
154 - 146,000 - 2016 GRAMMY NOMINEES - Various
155 - 145,000 - DARK SKY ISLAND - Enya
156 - 145,000 - PROFESSIONAL RAPPER - Lil Dicky
157 - 145,000 - RECOVERY - Eminem
158 - 144,000 - BLANK FACE LP - ScHoolboy Q
159 - 142,000 - SOUNDS GOOD FEELS GOOD - 5 Seconds Of Summer
160 - 139,000 - MAJOR KEY - DJ Khaled
161 - 139,000 - STAGES - Josh Groban
162 - 139,000 - LETTERS FROM THE LABYRINTH - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
163 - 137,000 - ILLINOIS - Brett Eldredge
164 - 137,000 - 1999 - Prince
165 - 136,000 - I AM…SASHA FIERCE - Beyonce
166 - 135,000 - KHALIFA - Wiz Khalifa
167 - 132,000 - SMOKE + MIRRORS - Imagine Dragons
168 - 131,000 - LOSING MY RELIGION - Kirk Franklin
169 - 131,000 - CHRONICLE:THE 20 GREATEST HITS - Creedence Clearwater Revival
170 - 131,000 - ADORE: CHRISTMAS SONGS OF WORSHIP - Chris Tomlin
171 - 130,000 - GRADUATION - Kanye West
172 - 129,000 - NEVERMIND - Nirvana
173 - 129,000 - HERO - Maren Morris
174 - 129,000 - GREATEST HITS - Red Hot Chili Peppers
175 - 128,000 - THRILLER - Michael Jackson
176 - 128,000 - GREATEST HITS 1970-2002 - Elton John
177 - 128,000 - UNBREAKABLE SMILE - Tori Kelly
178 - 128,000 - BAD - Michael Jackson
179 - 126,000 - EMPIRE: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK SEASON 2 VOLUME 1 - Soundtrack
180 - 125,000 - SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL - Jordan Smith
181 - 122,000 - PIECE BY PIECE - Kelly Clarkson
182 - 122,000 - PAIN KILLER - Little Big Town
183 - 121,000 - CINEMA - Andrea Bocelli
184 - 121,000 - ULTIMATE - Prince
185 - 118,000 - THREAT TO SURVIVAL - Shinedown
186 - 118,000 - STRANGER TO STRANGER - Paul Simon
187 - 117,000 - + - Ed Sheeran
188 - 115,000 - JUST AS I AM - Brantley Gilbert
189 - 114,000 - LOW KII SAVAGE (EP) - Kiiara
190 - 111,000 - EVERYBODY LOOKING - Gucci Mane
191 - 110,000 - A SAILOR'S GUIDE TO EARTH - Sturgill Simpson
192 - 110,000 - SLIME SEASON 3 - Young Thug
193 - 109,000 - BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT Maxwell - Maxwell
194 - 109,000 - THE ESSENTIAL - Billy Joel
195 - 109,000 - THIS UNRULY MESS I'VE MADE - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
196 - 108,000 - OFF THE WALL - Michael Jackson
197 - 107,000 - TOP 5 DEAD OR ALIVE - Jadakiss
198 - 107,000 - US - Gnash
199 - 107,000 - MORE ISSUES THAN VOGUE - K Michelle
200 - 104,000 - WILDER MIND - Mumford & Sons

The "Billboard" year began with the chart dated December 5, 2015 and will finish with the chart dated November 26, 2016, so we are now three quarters of the way through.
 
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mrJR said:
Why wouldn't they? Every album that's provided gets a cut of the $ that the streaming service gets from subscribers. They're still providing their content for a fee.
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I shouldn't have to explain that to you.

Drake himself said that shit don't count.
 
BeatDownRecords said:
iTunes?
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nah - apple tunes and spotify etc....
mrJR said:
Why wouldn't they? Every album that's provided gets a cut of the $ that the streaming service gets from subscribers. They're still providing their content for a fee.
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a heavily discounted fee - there is a reason Taylor Swift has been careful about streaming - in some cases yanking her work off of the streams.

Platinum ain't Platinum no more -

Real fans BUY, they don't STREAM... this shit is almost like an artist in the 90s going gold because they counted his / her radio spins... You better believe Drake and the rest know its a gimmick now

Rihanna Fans Ask ‘How Can a FREE Album Go Platinum?
http://www.spin.com/2016/01/rihanna...by-the-riaa-but-not-by-billboard-and-nielsen/
 
SPS "gimmick" or not, Drake has outsold EVERY other living Black man with new music in 2016 COMBINED.
The receipts are posted - if you gotta say something, why not just say "Congrats!" and keep it moving?

02 - 1,428,000 - VIEWS - Drake ( 1,428,000 )
16 - 336,000 - ISLAH - Kevin Gates ( 336,000 )
22 - 256,000 - UNTITLED UNMASTERED - Kendrick Lamar ( 256,000 )
48 - 168,000 - EVOL - Future ( 168,000 )
84 - 108,000 - THE ART OF HUSTLE - Yo Gotti ( 108,000 )
95 - 101,000 - BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT - Maxwell ( 101,000 )

Michael Jordan donated $5 million? Why wasn't it $10 million! Usain Bolt has double gold in three Olympics? Yeah but he he didn't set any new world records! President Obama walked on water? Why couldn't he hover and keep his feet dry! Some people just can't feel good about themselves unless they are marginalizing, belittling and otherwise shitting on someone else's accomplishments. Sad.

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Drake is a pop-star. It is what it is. I don't respect who he is and barely like any work he's done, but his goal is to appeal to the masses, and he's accomplished that many times over.

So, salute to the fraudulent, light-skinned, bitch ass nigga for all of his wave-riding success.
 
This is why I don't care for Drake, or most of the music out in the States now..
This is supposed to be a party record but listen to how boring it is (I call it selfie music where people in the club would dance to themselves and take selfies to), listen to how cheap the production and how clique or cookie cutter the verses are...
Its like they are selling their lifestyle and how they are partying and living...


Now look and listen to this joint, and how this shit sound way more turned up, and much better and elaborate beat patterns that is designed to get people up and actually party by turning up the energy..
Notice how its not about them (the artist) partying, but rather about everybody partying and having a good time... Also its not promoting a lifestyle or how rich they are living, its about partying reliving stress by having fun...
Its like we forgot how to have fun, so instead we rather pretend like we are living large and chilling instead of doing the actual thing...


Well in the spirit of true Hip Hop, this is how the actual thing looks and sound like, as opposed to that fake hip hop, corporate, commercial, social media, digitally altered, wack shit, that is created by board rooms, technicians and funded by bankers money... Notice how white its starting to look...:smh:
Back in the black American was the trend setters always pushing the envelope when it came to new sounds and visuals, but now we are pushing recycled cookie cutter bullshit over and over again..
Now it at the point where the Carabian is even making better and more unique videos than us, something that we started out doing...


Man we need to kick all these lame, media pushed rappers to the curb and get back to our essence of what Soul music really was about, if not we will wind up thinking looking and acting more and more like the souless CAC's...
 
Hotlantan said:
SPS "gimmick" or not, Drake has outsold EVERY other living Black man with new music in 2016 COMBINED.
The receipts are posted - if you gotta say something, why not just say "Congrats!" and keep it moving?

02 - 1,428,000 - VIEWS - Drake ( 1,428,000 )
16 - 336,000 - ISLAH - Kevin Gates ( 336,000 )
22 - 256,000 - UNTITLED UNMASTERED - Kendrick Lamar ( 256,000 )
48 - 168,000 - EVOL - Future ( 168,000 )
84 - 108,000 - THE ART OF HUSTLE - Yo Gotti ( 108,000 )
95 - 101,000 - BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT - Maxwell ( 101,000 )

Michael Jordan donated $5 million? Why wasn't it $10 million! Usain Bolt has double gold in three Olympics? Yeah but he he didn't set any new world records! President Obama walked on water? Why couldn't he hover and keep his feet dry! Some people just can't feel good about themselves unless they are marginalizing, belittling and otherwise shitting on someone else's accomplishments. Sad.

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I disagree - the issue isn't Drake- any criticism is about the status of the industry and the schemes and failure of RIAA.

Drake is hot - but going triple* platinum* in a market where real sales volume is down- the urban pop genres in the industry is currently floating along on gimmicks - for a really good comparison look at the country genre.

Real fans buy the product.
 
RoadRage said:
This is why I don't care for Drake, or most of the music out in the States now..
This is supposed to be a party record but listen to how boring it is (I call it selfie music where people in the club would dance to themselves and take selfies to), listen to how cheap the production and how clique or cookie cutter the verses are...
Its like they are selling their lifestyle and how they are partying and living...


Now look and listen to this joint, and how this shit sound way more turned up, and much better and elaborate beat patterns that is designed to get people up and actually party by turning up the energy..
Notice how its not about them (the artist) partying, but rather about everybody partying and having a good time... Also its not promoting a lifestyle or how rich they are living, its about partying reliving stress by having fun...
Its like we forgot how to have fun, so instead we rather pretend like we are living large and chilling instead of doing the actual thing...


Well in the spirit of true Hip Hop, this is how the actual thing looks and sound like, as opposed to that fake hip hop, corporate, commercial, social media, digitally altered, wack shit, that is created by board rooms, technicians and funded by bankers money... Notice how white its starting to look...:smh:
Back in the black American was the trend setters always pushing the envelope when it came to new sounds and visuals, but now we are pushing recycled cookie cutter bullshit over and over again..
Now it at the point where the Carabian is even making better and more unique videos than us, something that we started out doing...


Man we need to kick all these lame, media pushed rappers to the curb and get back to our essence of what Soul music really was about, if not we will wind up thinking looking and acting more and more like the souless CAC's...
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We don't have any REAL artists popping in the urban market right now - RiRi n Drake and co are doing ok - but there is no diversity - everything sounds the same.

If a major label ever inks a real distribution deal with labels in the Caribbean ...
:itsawrap:
urban /pop in America will be shifted harder than it was in the mid 80s
 
ViCiouS said:
I disagree - the issue isn't Drake- any criticism is about the status of the industry and the schemes and failure of RIAA.

Drake is hot - but going triple* platinum* in a market where real sales volume is down- the urban pop genres in the industry is currently floating along on gimmicks - for a really good comparison look at the country genre.

Real fans buy the product.
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Gold and Platinum has NEVER been solely about one specific numerical criteria. At one time the criteria was based on wholesale actual dollar sales - and then later there were all of the outrageous "shipped" vs "sold" controversies. I'm been involved with the industry long enough to remember the last major overhaul to RIAA certifications; in 1988 only TWO singles sold the two million copies necessary to be certified platinum ("Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa" and "Pump Up The Volume" by M/A/R/R/S). The next year, the RIAA reduced those requirements in half for the same award. While I'm no fan of the new SPS metrics, to most accurately measure popularity it is the reality of the music industry in 2016.
 
Hotlantan said:
Gold and Platinum has NEVER been solely about one specific numerical criteria. At one time the criteria was based on wholesale actual dollar sales - and then later there were all of the outrageous "shipped" vs "sold" controversies. I'm been involved with the industry long enough to remember the last major overhaul to RIAA certifications; in 1988 only TWO singles sold the two million copies necessary to be certified platinum ("Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa" and "Pump Up The Volume" by M/A/R/R/S). The next year, the RIAA reduced those requirements in half for the same award. While I'm no fan of the new SPS metrics, to most accurately measure popularity it is the reality of the music industry in 2016.
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but in all the cases it was for sold product... consumers actively chose and bought those singles or albums ...
even when iTunes took over, the metrics used were still counting an active choice.

IMO counting streams is not and can not be a true reflection of consumer choice...
the most accurate metric for popularity, for marketability, for bookings, is still: "how many people spent their money to buy this artist's work"
 
he makes catchy music, thats all. His rhymes/lyrics suck. His best lyrics are probably not even better than something from the 80's. He sounds as if he is not sure if he should rap or sing. I guess people like him because everyone else thats putting stuff out is cornier than him. He is Ja Rule with a softer voice. In a list of rappers, i have him behind Kobe and Chris Webber. However, he does edge out Bow Wow Souljah Boy.
 
ViCiouS said:
but in all the cases it was for sold product... consumers actively chose and bought those singles or albums ...
even when iTunes took over, the metrics used were still counting an active choice.

IMO counting streams is not and can not be a true reflection of consumer choice...
the most accurate metric for popularity, for marketability, for bookings, is still: "how many people spent their money to buy this artist's work"
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I agree. They need a better way of counting "sales" streams don't really count
 
Hotlantan said:
SPS "gimmick" or not, Drake has outsold EVERY other living Black man with new music in 2016 COMBINED.
The receipts are posted - if you gotta say something, why not just say "Congrats!" and keep it moving?

02 - 1,428,000 - VIEWS - Drake ( 1,428,000 )
16 - 336,000 - ISLAH - Kevin Gates ( 336,000 )
22 - 256,000 - UNTITLED UNMASTERED - Kendrick Lamar ( 256,000 )
48 - 168,000 - EVOL - Future ( 168,000 )
84 - 108,000 - THE ART OF HUSTLE - Yo Gotti ( 108,000 )
95 - 101,000 - BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT - Maxwell ( 101,000 )

Michael Jordan donated $5 million? Why wasn't it $10 million! Usain Bolt has double gold in three Olympics? Yeah but he he didn't set any new world records! President Obama walked on water? Why couldn't he hover and keep his feet dry! Some people just can't feel good about themselves unless they are marginalizing, belittling and otherwise shitting on someone else's accomplishments. Sad.

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Drake is a pop artist no doubt; props to him and his team for their success; I wouldnt go no where near that album, but hey clearly my opinion is in the minority...:hmm:
 
Mask said:
Mannnnn in this day and age...


Them numbers have to be altered
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streams factor into sales now. that help artist sell more records. big sean went platinum without technically selling a million units( physical , downloads etc.) i doubt he sold 500,000.
 
ViCiouS said:
We don't have any REAL artists popping in the urban market right now - RiRi n Drake and co are doing ok - but there is no diversity - everything sounds the same.

If a major label ever inks a real distribution deal with labels in the Caribbean ...
:itsawrap:
urban /pop in America will be shifted harder than it was in the mid 80s
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Ninjas got to understand that rap is mainstream. White people are listening now and it's more accepted. I went to the Drake concert at barclays in 2013 and you would think Pearl Jam was doing a concert. Hell I'm near MSG for training and the 4 concerts drake had at MSG was mostly white people. I think I saw only like 5 black and spanish chicks walking into the arena.

Rappers are making rap that appeals to white people more. Look at Pitbull and Flo Rida. Ninjas was hardcore rappers to Ibiza pop stars and they're making money. 7 or 8 years ago if you told me Flo Rida or Pitbull would be worldwide artist I wouldn't believe you.
 
mariano42 said:
Ninjas got to understand that rap is mainstream. White people are listening now and it's more accepted. I went to the Drake concert at barclays in 2013 and you would think Pearl Jam was doing a concert. Hell I'm near MSG for training and the 4 concerts drake had at MSG was mostly white people. I think I saw only like 5 black and spanish chicks walking into the arena.

Rappers are making rap that appeals to white people more. Look at Pitbull and Flo Rida. Ninjas was hardcore rappers to Ibiza pop stars and they're making money. 7 or 8 years ago if you told me Flo Rida or Pitbull would be worldwide artist I wouldn't believe you.
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1 - Urban music is not just rap, but RnB / Black & Rap charts...
2- yeah rap is mainstream now - but sales numbers are down for rap and urban music by a greater % vs pop and especially country (imo -the people - including whites- have spoken)
3 - Pitbull and Flo-Rida borrow heavily and many times just straight jack from caribbean artists - Its one of the reasons I said that if a major signs a distribution deal in Haiti, Trinidad or Jamaica - our market will shift harder than it did in the 80s
4- (rant) another thing - IMO the main reason you are seeing so many whites at a Drake Ri, Bey concerts is the ticket prices
No way in hell the average kid can afford a concert ticket today! A pair of regular to nose bleed seats can run $200 to $500 - Floor / preferred seats are more expensive than a European vacation - I swear I could fly to Tokyo first class and spend a week at the Four Seasons for the price of 1 Platinum /VIP pass.... How can more fans truly feel engaged or connect to Drake if they can't even see him live? - /Kanye, Bey and Ri etc came up before the current BS so they don't have the problems that I see with Drake as an artist
 

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