275k - 300k isn't bad at all, especially nowadays. Although it is a bit strange that she went down from COADF, which I thought had a much less popular first single. I expected a bit higher first week than COADF. And why did E=MC^2 have a higher first week than TEOM, when TEOM had both "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together"? The American public confuses me.

I read that she's scrambling to do more promotion, but why 106 & Park? Somehow I don't think she's got a lot of fans in the hip-hop community. I still find it weird when Justin Timberlake goes on that show. She should do Oprah like Mariah and Leona, although I guess you gotta schedule that sort of stuff way in advance, Oprah probably doesn't change her shows around for anyone.