Idrag4mj

toldya she only sold shit loads because of that bundle deal with ticket master....see how lionel richie is the real winner

DO IT LIKE A DUDE >>>

madonna is just creating buzz for her tour

i bet anybody who buys that album will regret throwing their money away ..if they dont they should get the head or ears checked

FUcking deathhh

how ,much is madonna selling..if less that 100k a disgrace

Madonna‘s “MDNA” album is expected be the number 1 album in the country this week. Final numbers will come in later today. But in fact, Lionel Richie, with nearly 200,000 copies of his “Tuskegee” album sold–his best debut in 20 years or m0re–could post a valid complaint. It turns out that a hefty number of “MDNA” albums weren’t sold the usual way. Madonna’s label, Interscope, and Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, bundled the album with her ticket sales. For every ticket sold online to Madonna’s upcoming shows, purchasers automatically receive a copy of “MDNA.” They get a link to a free purchase on ITunes, or they can send in their mailing address for a physical CD. It doesn’t matter if the concert ticket is $52 or $350. It’s a smart marketing move for Interscope. It unnaturally inflates sales, and uses “MDNA” for what albums have become–souvenirs, or loss leaders.

The real money is in the live show anyway. No one knows yet how many of “MDNA” sales will be attributed to the Ticketmaster giveaway, but numbers will probably be broken out in the next couple of days.

Here’s the wording from Ticketmaster’s website: Get “MDNA” with your Ticket- Madonna is having a huge party and everyone’s invited. For every ticket purchased online, you’ll receive your choice of a digital or physical copy of Madonna’s new album MDNA. Prior to the album release on 3/26, you’ll receive an email from Ticketmaster with redemption instructions. If you purchase your tickets on or after 3/26, you’ll receive your email within 48 hours. Offer is valid for United States residents & events only. Please note: This offer is not valid for tickets purchased through Official Platinum Seats or TicketExchange.

This is not the first time this has been tried. In the past, both Bon Jovi and Tom Petty had “bundles” with CDs and tickets. They just weren’t as successful. One source tells me that their pick up rates weren’t necessarily that high. “Not everyone takes the CD,” says the source, although it seems unlikely that customers who want a ticket to see an artist don’t also want their new music– as it’s already included in the price of admission.

Billboard wrote about this not too long ago. “This sort of ticket/album promotion has been used in the recent past by such acts as Bon Jovi and Tom Petty. The latter’s “Mojo” album saw a No. 2 debut on July 3, 2010 — thanks to a fair number of customers who got the album via a ticket purchase. The same goes for Bon Jovi’s 2007 No. 1 album “Lost Highway.” The only sales that will count towards Billboard’s charts are those where the customer opted to receive the album.” http://www.billboard.com/news/madonn...06603552.story

Is it fair to artists on the chart who didn’t “bundle”? Last year, retailers and others objected when amazon.com did a 99 cent promotion with Lady Gaga for her “Born this Way” album. But Interscope (again Interscope) sold their bulk of CDs in first two weeks. The amazon promotion inflated Gaga’s sales by 440,000 copies to 1.1 million. And then sales tapered off. The Richie album, by the way, is “hot.” So the real test will be whether “MDNA” has legs beyond the promotion.

Source: FORBES

THE LEGEND EFFREM HIMSELF :excited:

she just broke janet's record of 5 back to back number 1 albums

lol

SMDH !!!!!!

i laughed at the Janet joke ...lmaoooo

and OMG THIS WAS FUNNY :lmao: :lmao: ABC group ... a bitch CANT lmfooo

Yes, they will count. I forgot she did that.

And to be technical about it, she's not "giving" the album away. People had a choice to add the album or not to the ticket purchase.

but that is a strategy that helped her big time ...other wise i think she would have done around 230k

still the same ball park ..i wonder if the albums she is giving with every tour ticket is going to count

oh madonna is going to sell 395k > interesting ,,i hope they are over estimating

that is a lame ass billboard cover

interesting that lionel is snatch madge's weave..her itunes pre orders are 65,000 so unless ofcourse she sells a boatload of physical albums shes in for an upset

they are adorable ..i think thats the appeal ..and the chemistry they have with each other

i never though madonna would ever join twitter

overrated : every madonna album

Underrated : Invincible

will be hitting my 200,000 plays milestone soon

..i love the evita soundtrack so probably if you add that ..to the 16 ...you would get more ??

i just listened to the preview of all the songs and my Gosh ...if there is someone who has really fallen off musically. .... talk about churning out crap ..i mean ill give it to her .the bitch has like 16 good songs in her entire discography and thats basically it ..so i shouldnt have expected anything worth listening to in the first place