Susan Boyle Beating Rihanna Like Chris Brown

Susan Boyle

As covered on the site yesterday, Rihanna's copyright infringing album is experiencing trouble in the sales department, trailing Susan Boyle and Lady Gaga on the charts. Rihanna's record label, Island/Def Jam, grew so desperate today, they slashed the price of her already deeply discounted CD "Rated R" from $3.99 to 99 cents. Now the album, much like the singer, is cheap.

Any fake air of fame they were hoping to give off, pretending Rihanna is some grand singer and mysterious figure are gone. The public has lost interest.

The price reduction is very embarrassing in light of the sheer arrogance and swagger Rihanna operated under regarding the new project, which her label has now drastically reduced to nothing, knocking the little shine that was left, completely off old forehead fivehead.

The album sales debacle is currently causing friction between Rihanna, Jay-Z and Def Jam, who are desperate to top the charts, even if it means selling a much hyped CD for next to nothing, which the industry generally frowns upon. Years ago, singer Mariah Carey deeply discounted her Glitter project as well, right as her career was crashing.

Rihanna

One of the tracks on Rihanna's new album is entitled "The Wait Is Over" but it should have been called "Career's Over." With Def Jam struggling to pull her out of this rut, she can look for Jay-Z to turn his back on her, as is his way, if this album fiasco becomes much more humiliating.

What I found amazing is industry individuals calling Rihanna a superstar, a term usually reserved for people like Whitney Houston or Michael Jackson. Rihanna's only had a few hits, most of them stolen and she based her image on other preexisting singers. There's nothing superstar about that.

Number One Spot Too Far For Mariah Carey

Glitter (2001)	"Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel" (2009)

Hits Daily Double has announced, the band Paramore, extended their lead for the number one spot on the Billboard charts next week, besting Mariah Carey "Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel" by 30,000 copies.

Carey's latest flop is reminiscent of the career tanking bomb that was "Glitter" spawning the song "Never Too Far"

Currently, Paramore, who has done work for the "Twilight" movie soundtrack, is projected to sell 190,000 copies for the week. Carey is projected to sell 160,000. Her last CD "E=MC2" sold more than double that amount during its first week of release.

The new numbers are reminiscent of the flop that was her 2001 "Glitter" album, which sold 110,000 copies in the first week of release and sent her to the psych ward after a suicide attempt.

Contrary to what some might think, her falling sales, has nothing to do with her turning 40 soon. People aren’t supporting Carey for other reasons.

The lackluster, unoriginal "Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel" has bred imperfect sales, making it one of her worst selling albums to date.

Looks like Mariah is joining Madonna on the musical scrap heap, as the latter is on track to sell between 60-67,000 copies this week.

Mariah Carey's Album Caving

"Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel" Bombing

Mariah Carey drunk as a skunk over flatlined career

Mariah Carey's latest effort, the album entitled "Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel" is not selling well. First the Eminem fiasco, the Foreigner fail and now this.

"Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel" is currently positioned to place at #2 on the Billboard Charts next week, with sales of 160,000 to 170,000 copies, her lowest in nearly a decade.

When one factors in the usually inevitable, second week percentage drop in sales, "Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel" is firmly on track to be turkey. Thanksgiving has come early. The exposure she gained from the Oprah Winfrey Show was for naught.

In other news, Carey was pictured staggering out of a restaurant drunk, due to the bad news. Back to the "Glitter" days, then.

Considering her past history in trying to take her life, someone should put her on suicide watch...again. Really, to take one's music career seriously enough, to the point of suicide attempts, is crazy.

Pop thief Madonna also bombed very badly with the release of her spectacularly stinky Greatest Hits album, which is on track to sell a paltry 67,000 copies. Never mind the Eagles sold 28,000,000 of their Greatest Hits CD.

Madonna is over. She hasn't had a hit album in America in over a decade. Hence, her trying to pimp out her preteen daughter in a sexually charged video, to no avail, as she is the spitting image of her and the world is tired of all things Madonna.

Barbara Streisand isn't faring too badly with her latest effort that received virtually no real promotion. It is on track to sell 160,000 copies.

Whitney Houston

However, it looks like this round of the battle of the Sopranos goes to Whitney Houston. Though her sales were not spectacular, Houston sold 300,000 copies during the first week of release, with a 70% decline in the second week.

Disclaimer: the term soprano is loosely applied to Madonna as she cannot sing for anything.

Fueled by Ramen Punk-Rockers Hold the Edge Over Diva in One-Day Returns

September 30, 2009 - Brand New Eyes, the third studio album from the band, fronted by lead vocalist Hayley Williams, takes an early lead in the race with a one-day sales total that projects to 180-190k for the week.

That gives them the edge over Island/IDJ diva Mariah Carey’s Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, which is now on target for 160-170k. With a question as to how front-loaded those sales for Paramore are, Carey could close the edge if she has a brisk weekend.

Those two are among the five top debuts next week, all registering in six-figures, including Columbia legend Barbra Streisand’s Love is the Answer (150-160k), Hollywood rockers Breaking Benjamin (140-150k) and Virgin/EMI’s retooled grunge gods Alice in Chains (130-140k).

Columbia Nashville country darling Miranda Lambert’s Revolution heads the other newcomers, with a total approaching 65-75k.

WB Material Gal Madonna’s Celebration greatest hits album is in the 60-70k range, as is Interscope goth-punks AFI’s Crash Love...

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