According to Hits Daily Double (and other industry estimates), convicted woman beater Chris Brown’s CD ‘Graffiti’, which drops tomorrow, is expected to sell just 150K. That’s too bad considering all that lying he’s been doing on national television in hopes of drawing his core fan base back into the fold.
Both Def Jam/IDJ’s Rihanna and Jive’s Chris Brown are on their second singles, as their respective labels press on in their efforts to penetrate the all-important Pop arena—and to generate sales on their acts’ new albums. Although Rihanna’s initial single didn’t go far at Pop, her 180k bow topped her previous LP’s 153k, which wound up selling 2.5m. Brown’s first track didn’t cross to Pop, which factors into the 150k projection on his Dec. 8 album, compared to a 295k debut for his previous LP, which went on to sell 1.9m.
