Almighty Gaga Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Sales of Lady Gaga’s "Do What U Want," featuring R. Kelly, surged 13,720 percent in the U.S. in the wake of her breaking her silence about working with the controversial singer on the track in 2013. On Jan. 10, the song sold 2,000 downloads, according to initial sales reports to Nielsen Music. An alternative version of the song, which features different lyrics and Christina Aguilera instead of R. Kelly, is still available to purchase and stream widely. The Aguilera version of the tune, released in December of 2013, also had a gain in sales on Jan. 10, rising from a negligible figure on Jan. 9 to nearly 1,000 downloads the following day. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8493189/lady-gaga-do-what-u-want-sales-surge-statement-r-kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umich Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Some income for legend X is on the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Next Day Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Slay, I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptique Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 could've been 30,000 in a whole week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyr Of Fame Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 The power this woman has Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyondslay Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 The 2,000 people with bad taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinzo Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 We stan a problematic rape anthem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator MissedTheTrain Posted January 12, 2019 ATRL Moderator Share Posted January 12, 2019 Ugh it makes me sad that this song is tarnished with a rapist's presence because the song itself is FANTASTIC. The solo version or XTina version should've been the one released all along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mkirilenkofan Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Americans make no sense to me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel. Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) Wow Edited January 12, 2019 by Samuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthoe Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 It's 2,000 overall, since the 1,000 sales of the remix are included in the overall figure. Made R. Kelly a whooping $13 in songwriting royalities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenrir Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Yay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceMichaelFan Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 42 minutes ago, umich said: Some income for legend X is on the way Omg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qurl Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 the song will forever be a bop , lbr , idc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonasha Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Congratulations for giving R. Kelly some more coinT liddos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moella Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) If this has any chart impact because it sure got a lot of streams too I hope the Xtina version charts 34 minutes ago, Arthoe said: It's 2,000 overall, since the 1,000 sales of the remix are included in the overall figure. Made R. Kelly a whooping $13 in songwriting royalities. No the text is clear when they said 'also' :2000 is for RK version and 1000 is for Xtina's . Another article also published by Billboard today says he doesn't gain royalties since it's a feat and his verse is pre-paid Edit: he doesn't get Artist royalties not sure if that's the same thing It’s also worth noting that “Do What U Want” is credited as a Lady Gaga song featuring R. Kelly, not as a duet between Gaga and Kelly. In instances where the word “featuring” is used, those artists typically are not paid artist royalties for that song, instead being compensated with an upfront fee or by trading favors. Therefore, Kelly is likely not missing out on any royalties as the guest star on the version of “Do What U Want” that has been removed. Edited January 12, 2019 by Moella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthoe Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 9 minutes ago, Moella said: If this has any chart impact because it sure got a lot of streams too I hope the Xtina version charts No the text is clear when they said 'also' :2000 is for RK version and 1000 is for Xtina's . Another article also published by Billboard today says he doesn't gain royalties since it's a feat and his verse is pre-paid He doesn't get artist royalities (which would be around 12 cents per sold song in his care), but he does get songwriting royalities (which are much lower, he gets 8,5% of $0,091 per song, which is the standard pay out rate that songwriters have to share). Singing and songwriting gets paid out seperately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illuminati Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 23 minutes ago, jonasha said: Congratulations for giving R. Kelly some more coinT liddos. it's so funny when people say it's the liddos buying, the song was out for like half a decade now, every liddo who wanted it already has it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cesar Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 But when is the real bop (the solo version) coming out, so I could buy that one instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor fanboy Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 9 hours ago, Caesar said: But when is the real bop (the solo version) coming out, so I could buy that one instead !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuneytb Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 If it was removed a week later, it could do 50k sps the whole week and maybe even enough to chart on the bb200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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