The Publicity Didn't Pay Off
Filed under: Music Minute > Mariah Carey
Despite the insane media attention that followed her surprise wedding to Nick Cannon last week, Mariah Carey's new single, Bye Bye, has plummeted on this week's Soundscan singles chart in America.
The song drops from #22 to #41.
Sucks for her!
People may be interested in her wedding, but it seems like they don't care about her single!
Madonna, on the other hand, is doing quite well on the chart.
4 Minutes is currently at #3 this week and her second single, Give It 2 Me, debuted at #21.
Congrats, Madge.
Mariah can go cry on Nick's shoulder now!
[Photo via Getty Images.]
Posted: May 7, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Ok stop with the hating perez!!!!! Stop trying to create drama you sad little (big) man. BTW i love your site.
Also..4 Minutes has sold over a million copies. Touch My Fat Body hasn't even cracked a million yet. How did it hit number one? It hasn't even sold as many copies. Something is wrong with that whacked out Billboard chart. The top seller isn't number one, but some boring song is. What gives?
Perez, I think you're a complete tool and loser. Who gives a shit about Madonna v.s. Mariah. So she got married. Give it up or grow up or shape up, whatever it takes for you to knock it off.
There's usually a lag before publicity "pays off". It's Vadge's first week, so she's expected to debut at #1, but even you know that 280,000 units is rather WEAK. Let's see how she does next week! The "Bye Bye" video got a soft release this week on the internet, with Mariah nowhere to be seen, but wait until she gets back to work with that "just married" glow! Hard Can…what?
Re: Clint –
Right on, Clint! Billboard is COMPLETELY out of touch with reality.
60% is based on airplay and the rest on sales. NOBODY listens to radio,
we buy the mp3's and we play them on our ipods. SALES should matter, not airplay. But the old crusty folks at Billboard say "We've been doing it this way from the beginning". Well, time to CHANGE with the times you old fogies!
It's okay, everyone KNOWS 4 minutes is more popular than Touch my unevenly tanned body. F*ck Billboard.
Fuck off, Perez! You're such a hater and it's clear that you're playing favorites!
HAHAHA! SO GLAD PEOPLE ARE BEGINNING TO SEE THIS SKANKY ASSED 90'S THROWBACK FOR WHAT SHE IS - CHEAP, NASTY AND BLAND.
GIVE IT 2 ME IS FUCKING EXCELLENT. PURE POP SOUND. MADONNA LAID HER STAMP ON TIMBALAND'S PRODUCTION STYLE. GO MADONNA!
YES YOU GOT IT EXEPT FOR THE PART THAT MADDONA IS A TRUE LEGEND AND IS JUST A LITTLE BUMP IN A VERY GOOD CAREER BUT DO NOT BE SO SILLY IF TIMBALAND AND JUSTIN WERE SO HUGE THEY SHUOLD BE ABLE OF MAKING MADDONA`S ALBUM SELL A LOT MORE THAN WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW AND OF COURSE MAKE HER SELL MORE THAN BRITNEY WHO PUT HER ALBUM IN THE WORST SEASON AND HAD A LOT OF HORRIBLE PRESS AND ALMOST NO PROMOTION EXEPT FOR RADIO AND A BIT OF TV AND STILL MANAGE TO SELL 290,000 ALBUMS IN HER FIRST WEEK
BRITNEY IS MORE POWERFUL AND IMPORTANT FOR THIS BUISSNESS THAN WHAT ALMOST EVERYONE THINKS EVEN MORE THAN JUSTIN AND NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE THINKS THAT IS A FACT SO JUSTIN SHOULD GO TO HIS MOMMY CUZ HI MUZT BE VERY UPZET
i'm sure mimi didn't marry for publicity, that's the kind of shit sadonna would do (like buying ugly black babies)
Personally, I think Madonna sucks, she was only good in the 80's. And Mariah is amazing. And honestly I have not heard any of Madonna's new songs on the radio, And have heard a few of Mariahs new singles. Not that I really love radio music, but it does show a really good depiction of whats on top. Anyways, just wanted to state my opinion.
Give me a break. The only one who cared about her wedding is you, Perez. Re: her album, maybe she should just resort to desperate measures like your insufferable idol, Grandma-donna, and start frenching girls who weren't even born when she was in her prime.
Well it's a slow ballad and it's kind of depressing. Songs like that aren't in any more.
It doesn't matter if Bye Bye goes to No 1 or not as E=MC2 will still be the best selling album of the year and MADONKEY's Crap SHIT album will be , as USUAL, one of the poorest sellers !! E=MC2 IS LOADED W/ HITS AND THERE WILL BE MANY NUMBER ONES TO COME FROM THIS AMAZING MASTERPIECE OF A HIT ALBUM !! BOTTOMLINE IS MARIAH ALREADY HAS MORE NUMBER ONES THAN VADGEONNA WILL EVER DO AND HAS SOLD MORE ALBUMS IN US AND WORLDWIDE THAN OLDONNA CAN EVER DREAM OF. BOTTOM LINE IS MIMI ALREADY HAS A #1 FROM E=MC2 AND HAGDONNA HAS ZERO. BOTTOMLINE IS MARIAHS ALBUM OPENED FIRST WEEK AT NEARLY A RECORD HALF A MILLION COPIES FLYING OUT OF THE SHELVES AND VADGE HAD A PATHETIC LESS THAN HALF THAT AMOUNT..FACE IT U OBSOLETE GRANNY VADGE SMADGE FANS, UR SO CALLED "IDOLS" HEY DAY HAVE COME AND GONE..I USED TO BE A VADGE FAN BUT SHE HASNT HAD ANY DECENT RELEASE FOR A VERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRY LONG TIME AND SHE IS IRRELEVANT AND SHE KNOWS IT !! MC ON THE OTHER HAND WILL BE RULING THE CHARTS ALL YEAR ..AS ALWAYS !!! MC IS AN ARTIST, AN CTAULA SINGER , AND A TRUE TALENT…VADGE IS ALL SUPERFICIAL… HA !!!
ROTFLMAO! BYE BYE debuted at no. 11 as opposed to Madge's #22.
GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT PEREZ!
Mariah cant even sing. If you call squealing on a record like a hyena singing I think I'll buy Madonna's music over hers anyday
Re: TrickSlut – Mariah has NOT sold more albums worldwide than Madonna has…she hasn't even sold as many as Madonna has in the U.S. and Madonna is FAR more popular globally than Mariah. So get your facts straight.
And don't bring up "worldwide" in your Mariah argument…when Mariah is largely irrelevant outside of U.S. borders. Hard Candy debuted at #1 in 25 countries around the world. E=MC2? Only 1.
BTW, anyone else think Mariah looks like a gypsy whore in that pic up there?
Fuck you Perez! Mariahs single was #1 and her 2nd single Bye Bye was already #14 on the charts.
And Mariah did way better then madonna!
Please, I hope you kill your fat ass face!
First of all, Give it 2 Me hasn't been officially released. The #22 ranking was based on POPULARITY alone. So shut up Trickslut.
• Madonna's "Hard Candy" takes its expected bow atop the Billboard 200 albums chart, giving the queen of pop her seventh No. 1 — the second-most among all female artists. Only Barbra Streisand, with eight, has more. "Candy" earns the third biggest sales week of the year as well, with 280,000 sold in its first week. That's a bigger number than the 225,000-250,000 range that Billboard projected last week based on the set's first-day sales figures. (Digital downloads accounted for a whopping 26% — 73,000 — of the album's overall first-week, easily making it No. 1 the Top Digital Albums chart.)
• For those chart watchers (and diva enthusiasts) who are trying to draw comparisons between "Hard Candy's" 280,000 bow and Mariah Carey's 463,000 start with her new "E=MC2," hold your horses. During "E=MC2's" release week, Carey pulled out all the stops and performed on "American Idol," "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and "Good Morning America." During "Hard Candy's" release week, Madonna did not perform on TV. In fact, she has yet to perform on American TV to promote this album. Last week, the only chat show she visited was BET's "106 and Park" (May 2).
Re: kenj –
Ken, Bye Bye did NOT debut at #11 on ANY chart.
It debuted at #23, then dropped to #32 and this week it's down to #41.
Where DO you get your information, from Roger Friedman?? Moron.
Why do you keep comparing Mariah Carey to Madonna?? The two genres are totally different. The majority of the fans of Maria aren't even fans of Madonna!! So stop it already!! It is not a competition between the two artists.
Stop hating on Madonna! Mariah Carey sucks. Madonna is the Queen of Pop!
GET OVER IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You dumb bitch! How in the hell is Mariah being married supposed to effect her singles outcome? Stop being dense that shit ain't cute.
Re: NIKKI – then why is "give it 2 me" doing BETTER than 4 minutes so far? stupid bitch
perez….u like madonna..u hate mariah…we get it ! now u should get over it…how much is madonna paying you for publicity? first in an old post u say she didnt sell good( madonna ) then today in ur new post u say ur happy ?! bye bye entered at number 23 at the 100 and will be back soon but mariah wasnt promoting the single thats why…4 minutes is a great song but thats it for hard candy..!!All The Reviewers Are Saying Clearly That Bye Bye Is Destined To Be Her 19th #1 Single..And That Will Happen Soon !! And COngrats For Mimi And NIck..U Deserve The Best And Hope U'll Stay Together…Peace…And plz Stop Saying Bad Things About Mariah To MAke Madonna Look Like A Queen wich btw she isnt !
Mariah is boring as hell. She was good when she did hero and thats it.
i forgot to say some things…why didnt u talk about bye bye when she entered at number 23 with 60000 downloads? technically bye bye is doing better becasyse it opened with 60000 while give it to began with an 37000 downloads and thats because of the album release !! so get over it !
For All Of Who Doesnt Know What They're Talkin About Bye Bye ENtered 23 on the hot 100 and 10 on the itunes chart so perez if ur talkin both way mariah is coming big this year..exepct a lot of top 10 singles if not top 1 and the biggest album of the year !!
it's clear to everyone that mariah is mariah and madonna is madonna. both artists are unique and never did the same kinda music. so why struggle?
mariah has sold more records than madonna, if you count the sales in relevance to the years they are active, but does this really matter at all?
the rivalry is not even close…Madonna hits number one in over 30 countries with hard candy…….mariah hit number one in 3;(…really sad day to be a mimi fan
Touch my Body drop down the charts to but it still went to #1 it takes time I love the song
Sings like a butterfly looks like a sleaze?
Madonna has delivered something fresh and totally new. She knows you can't just keep churning out the same sound over and over again. Hard Candy is SWEET! Listen to it, and get into the groove!
Of course it didn't pay off, Mariah is OLD NEWS! All her music sounds the SAME. And her videos are WORSE. Who cares about that cow? MADONNA IS THE REIGNING QUEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE! She continues to reinvent herself and bring fresh music to the table with every album…..something Mariah cannot do! Madonna rules and Mariah can flake off!
GOOD!!!! serves her right for this stupid marriage… stupid Moooriah…. go to hell!! hahhahahha… go madge.. gonna get hard candy today!! you rock perez!!!
Why am I getting the feeling these two have been on the low low for YEARS? I'm sayin ….
Perez stop being a Mariah hater , we all know the kids that include you. Love the singing Divas. She is one of the BEST and you can't deny! THat old wrinkle bitch Madonna can learn a million things from MC. An example stop kissing women on stage to promote yourself, you are a mother of three, it's tacky. Mariah would never kiss a woman on stage. The stage is for performing and singing to your audience and fans.
UGH She annoys the crap outta me…….SO PEREZ i feel ya and Nick Cannon is funny and very very cute..what the EFF UGH all i have to say…..lol
MARIAH IS NOT HURTING SHE SEEMS TO BE DOING JUST FINE.MADONNA NEEDS TO TAKE A SEAT WITH HER BOTOX FACE I CAN'T TELL WHAT FACIAL EXPRESSING SHE SEEMS TO MAKE.TO REDUCE HER SELF TO JUSTIN UNORIGNAL ASS TO BE ON HER CD AND TAKING DIGGS AT BRIT WHILE SHE'S DOWN. SMELLS LIKE SEE SHOULD SEAT HER OLD ASS DOWN.NOT FEELING IT.WTF IS SHE DOING IN THE VIDEO. IT CONFIRMS JUSTIN'S GAY AND SHE'S WEIRD ,JUST LIKE I THOUGHT.
GENERATION 80
The comparison between Madonna & Mariah is very intersting. For those Mariah lambs, the battle is far from won. And for the madonna fans, you are winning some and you've lost some. First of all, 4 minutes is the more successful single. TMB has sold about 400K less copies. Simple fact. Regardless of charting, which is 50% radio airplay, 4 minutes is the bigger single, #1 status is rigged in the USA. E=MC2 wins in the album sales department, outselling Hard Candy by about 150K copies in the first week. However, take that with a grain of salt, Hard Candy is #1 in at least 27 countries, and total worldwide sales might actually prove to be Madonna's victory. One final note, Madonna's sales have been despite, a non-existent promotional effort from Madonna's former record company Warner.
you're a fat fuck Perez…. guess what? the makeup you are using to conture your fat face isn't helping. you're still fat and ugly. get your teeth fixed and dress like a man… you homo
stop being so negative. its one song that didnt do so good. chill out. i know you have no talent so you crack down on people with talent to make yourself feel better. douche.
As I said earlier, get over the whole Mariah vs Madonna thing Perez!
I am a fan of both BUT i recogniize that Mariah can actually sing and 4 minutes is hot because Justin can sing.
I like a couple of the songs on Mariah's new album but Bye Bye is not one of them. Treacly is the word that comes to mind. I want Migrate to be a single. And I love For the Record, too. I think that comes closest in my opinion to matching the magic of We Belong Together. I don't begrude Mariah her chart success but I would CRINGE if Bye Bye turned out to be her 19th #1 hit like all her fans on iTunes seem to be hoping for.
On the other hand — Madonna's new album is HOT. Dance 2Night, Heartbeat, Spanish Lesson… one SICK dance song after the next. It's 100 times more fun than Confessions on a Dance Floor was.
I wish both ladies much success. In today's music industry, artists seem to be made to be disposable. It's so nice to see that neither of these legends plans on going anywhere.
Madge will outlast all the PRETENDERS to her throne. And Mariah can just shatter her competition's eardrums with a well-placed high-note or two.
P.S. How nice that Mariah has followed Madonna's lead and adopted a cute African-American boy. Madge has David and now Mariah has her Nick. Definately the must-have accessory of the season.
Wow, it seems like its Old White Woman Day on the Perez site. We know perez, you are dying to be an old white woman. You first suggest that you favor the white adulterer Barabra Walters' pontification that she will not dignify the very on-point comments by Star Jones. You then seem to suggest the white star, Madonna who has less singing talent is the hero becuase her media driven hype machine is selling more than the more talented Mariah. Maybe your hype and wish will come true. just give it some time Perez, you will be an old white woman before you know it.
You don't think Mariah pulled this marriage stunt the week of Madonna's Hard Candy release to possibly hurt Madonna's record sales do you? Hmmmm, just a thought. I will never understand Mariah's attraction to the public
Hot dog.. Go Madge!
They should release "OOC" or "Thanx for Nothin"….we shall see.
Go Madge! You deserve to be at the top!!!
She's just tacky- and likes herself a little too muuch
Can't say i will shed any tears for Mariah, no offence to all of her fans (i used to be one) but she practically sold her dad's soul and memory as well as so many others just to make another nubmer one single!! I mean come on she is a fucking cow! Lot's of people lose their loved ones but most of them don't make commercial, highly promoted songs off it for pits sake. She even fakes tears in that stupid video. I hope she stops selling period, she has milked her own cow enough.
Btw Pereze Madonna did not release a new single yet, Give it 2 me is GOING to be her second single but the sales you mention are just from downloads off her album (which is mighty impressive).
MARIAH'S ALBUM ONLY NO.1 IN USA…..NOT IN THE REST OF THE WORLD ESPECIALLY ASIA…..MADGE 'S HARD CANDY IS NO.1 AROUND THE WORLD …SPECIFICALLY 27 COUNTRIES USA EUROPE AND ASIA…..WELL DONE MADGE….GO TO HELL WITH FAT MARIAH….WORK HARDER GERL…MARIAH ONLY POPULAR WITH AMERICANS…..POOR MARIAH…. N
I think its funny you trash mariah for not selling as many albums in CANADA as madonna put simply ignore the fact that 1. Mariah has sold more albums in UNITED STATES so far. 2. Had a bigger selling first week than "madge" 3. touch my body hit number one on the billboard charts, something 4 minutes did not and WILL not do. (i tunes does not count pretty boy)
NEIL DIAMOND IS GOING TO OUTSELL MADONNA NEXT WEEK!!! HAHHA HHAAA HAAAAA HHAAAA HAAAA, Vadge can only manage 1 week at #1, Mariah had 2 and this week she's at # 2, Madonna is going to drop next week probably to #4 or 5 and after that she'll quickly drop out of the top 10, this CD has no legs! and it's awful, only American Life is worse! I purchased it and I a already bored w/ it. It's no COADF, or ROL, she's capable of so much better but she did not deliver this time! MAriah's CD on the other hand, even though I've never been a fan is quite good, has some excellent songs! Love "I'm that chick" and "Bye Bye"
damn madonna breaks her own record con rats madge
Madonna's new studio album 'Hard Candy' has topped the charts all around the world (in more than 30 countries). She has broken her own record, set back in 2005 (Confessions on a Dance Floor debuted at number one in 29 countries). This is (again) a world record for a solo artist.
The leading single '4 Mintes' still tops the charts all around the world and also spends it's fourth week in a row on the top of United World Chart.
This is an incredible success, so congratulations, Madonna - we knew you can do it!
List of the countries, where 'Hard Candy' has debuted at number one:
Australia
Argentina
Brazil
Japan
Canada
United States
United Kingdom
France
Belgium
Germany
Austria
Ireland
Italy
Swizterland
The Netherlands
Sweden
Danemark
Finland
Spain
Portugal
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Slovenia
Israel
Chile
Hong Kong
Singapore
Taiwan
South Korea
South Africa
U.A.E.
I think Nick Cannon is gay. Notice the way he looks in pics of the two. I think it's all a publicity stunt…he needs to come outta the closet already.
But Madge's shitty song still hasn't been number 1 has it?! I think we shall see that when Bye Bye gets more promo,it will be her NINETEENTH!!! number one!