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Post by 43dudleyvillas on May 10, 2016 22:10:03 GMT -5
Fair enough. It's funny, though, as I see a Cruise-type "exception" as proof that the chart works: from a qualitative standpoint, I can fully accept that it was America's hottest "country song" even when it was no longer #1 on country radio. I see crossover success as proof that the country song was especially hot. This is indeed a fair point, and I agree that the chart can work...sometimes. There's no doubt that "Cruise" was massive. But unless I'm mistaken, pop radio largely favored the remix with Nelly (as soon as it was made available), and then Billboard credited Nelly as having a #1 country hit. It was largely the same song but with two different versions, and I don't think it was right to give credit (on the country chart) to the version with Nelly's rap verse added in (which supports my argument that crossover airplay shouldn't be counted, especially when there are multiple versions of a song). Actually, Nelly wasn't credited with the Hot Country Songs #1, and that doesn't seem fair, does it? As of late July 2013, the Nelly remix was responsible for 41% of "Cruise"'s total sales, too. I think that both "Cruise" and, as you pointed out, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" exposed the major flaw in the Hot Country Songs methodology, and that is the willingness to count all versions of a song on a genre-specific chart. Not that "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" was ever going to sound country, but it had a "country" mix. The worst absurdities of the new-look Hot Country Songs chart could have been avoided if the chart had only counted sales and airplay for the "country" mix of each song. And in this scenario, I wouldn't see a problem counting all-format airplay for the "country" version of the song. dm2081 brought up the possibility of "H.O.L.Y." crossing over to the pop formats, and given how even "Die a Happy Man" fizzled short of the top-20 on the Adult Top-40/Hot AC format despite a remix and then another re-recording with Tori Kelly (though the latter didn't come out until the writing was already on the wall for "Die a Happy Man" at the format), my guess is that it won't happen. It just seems to me that country's ability to impact the pop conversation has waned considerably over the past few years (if there is a genre that is having its moment now, it seems to me that it is hip-hop). Hits Daily Double surmised in an article sometime in the past few months (I don't have the link handy, but will try to find it) that this had largely to do with the fact that the New York labels have developed their own sets of promotional priorities where there was more of a vacuum at, say, the relatively nascent Republic Records when "Cruise" was promoted for crossover. I also think that this might be because the country market has come back down to earth when it comes to sales, and so there isn't as much bang for the buck to be generated by the New York labels by promoting country artists to pop formats. In any event, about "H.O.L.Y." itself. There has always been a sort of plaintive quality in Tyler Hubbard's voice, and the verses of "H.O.L.Y." harness that perfectly. So as much as Tyler Hubbard's voice has grated on me on Florida-Georgia Line's previous material, Hubbard is completely credible to me here as someone who felt himself in need of redemption and is expressing gratitude that it has come, to the point that I don't even particularly care that the lyrics are trite, sweeping and generic ("Confession" is certainly a better-written song and I wouldn't disagree with anyone who argued that it's the best-written single that F-GL has released. But I believe F-GL on "H.O.L.Y." more). I read the discussion upthread about F-GL making a joke of country music with its music with some interest -- the thing that "H.O.L.Y." brings into focus for me is that it's not that I've ever seen them as country poseurs -- it's that I saw them as country guys whose music made them out to be rock poseurs. Joey Moi's production, arena-ready as it is, is simply bigger than the F-GL guys are able to handle vocally without their usual crutches of backing tracks and live AutoTune. And for me, those two things (backing tracks and live AutoTune) are the very antithesis of rock, which I've always identified as having that sense of anti-establishment spontaneity and living on the edge. So for F-GL to take a Savage Garden-esque turn on "H.O.L.Y." puts them in a place that they're far more equipped to sell credibly as vocalists and as people, in my view. Of course, the AutoTune is slathered onto both of their voices anyway, and I continue to find it a major and unfortunate distraction. But at least it comes on a pop song, where AutoTune creates less cognitive dissonance. And actually, "less cognitive dissonance" is my overall take home from "H.O.L.Y." I wouldn't say it is anything great, but it works and even if I hadn't seen the impressive first-week sales numbers (sure, there was heavy first-week promotion, but still), I would agree with everyone who expects this to be a big hit in the country market.
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Post by Marv on May 10, 2016 22:48:48 GMT -5
Many of us have never taken the HCS chart seriously for the very simple reason that the formula used to compile that chart seriously overemphasizes sales over airplay, to the point that an airplay stiff such as WANEGBT which essentially went DOA at once at country airplay-wise after that robust debut nevertheless spent tons of weeks atop that chart thereby making it worthless to a lot of us.
Granted BB and R&R/Mediabase have both tweaked their chart compilation methods multiple times over the years; in March of 1985 for example, 'We Are The World' broke several airplay records on top of selling well over a half-million copies in its opening week of release, and was added by over 350 stations upon release, including the entire R&R/Mediabase top 40 panel--all 235 of them, a record that will certainly never be threatened, yet preposterously debuted at #21 instead of debuting at #1 where it would have stayed for well over two solid months.
The last pure country song which was indeed a multi-format smash IMHO was the Willie Nelson/Julio Iglesias duet 'TATGILB' from 1984, three years after the legendary Ronnie Milsap went to #1 on both the country and AC chart on top of a top 5 peak on the Hot 100 with 'Any Day Now'.
If You consider Faith Hill's 'Breathe' a country song, then that would be the last real country song which became a multi-format smash, and ditto for 'The Way You Love Me'.
I still consider 'Dirt' to be FGL's best single by far, and I know this will breeze to #1 very easily as someone stated earlier, but I'd just label it as OK.
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Post by pumpkinswirl on May 29, 2016 11:18:05 GMT -5
This song is absolute cancer. If you're going to call yourself country, you should at least release songs that don't sound like they belong on the local top 40 station. When your song sounds like a mix of a redneck backstreet boys and adult contemporary christian music, you should probably just stop making music. I'm usually not one to get caught up in the what is country debate, because I simply like good music regardless of genre. This is so bad that it's an embarrassment to call it anything besides pop though.
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Post by Tylerjamesnerd on May 29, 2016 12:29:26 GMT -5
This song is absolute cancer. If you're going to call yourself country, you should at least release songs that don't sound like they belong on the local top 40 station. When your song sounds like a mix of a redneck backstreet boys and adult contemporary christian music, you should probably just stop making music. I'm usually not one to get caught up in the what is country debate, because I simply like good music regardless of genre. This is so bad that it's an embarrassment to call it anything besides pop though. This is pretty much said in almost every Florida Georgia line thread, nothing new. Saying it's cancer is a little dramatic but I understand the context lol. I for one know their not going anywhere whether you or I or 1 million people disagree with their sound so instead I just turn the song most the time and that's ok.
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Post by matty005 on May 29, 2016 13:23:33 GMT -5
This song is absolute cancer. If you're going to call yourself country, you should at least release songs that don't sound like they belong on the local top 40 station. When your song sounds like a mix of a redneck backstreet boys and adult contemporary christian music, you should probably just stop making music. I'm usually not one to get caught up in the what is country debate, because I simply like good music regardless of genre. This is so bad that it's an embarrassment to call it anything besides pop though. Not sure what your local top 40 station plays, but this song doesn't sound like anything that is played on the ones I listen to.
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Post by hosssulpizio on May 29, 2016 19:15:49 GMT -5
This song is absolute cancer. If you're going to call yourself country, you should at least release songs that don't sound like they belong on the local top 40 station. When your song sounds like a mix of a redneck backstreet boys and adult contemporary christian music, you should probably just stop making music. I'm usually not one to get caught up in the what is country debate, because I simply like good music regardless of genre. This is so bad that it's an embarrassment to call it anything besides pop though. Not sure what your local top 40 station plays, but this song doesn't sound like anything that is played on the ones I listen to. Glad you are stating your honest opinion pumpkinswirl. I'm sure there's many people who wouldn't do that because they are afraid of being ridiculed. I will admit I was brainwashed into liking FGL back when "Cruise" was being played like wildfire. I didn't even think about the objectification until someone brought it up in 2013. Now I am a huge hater of "H.O.L.Y." because it seems they purposely try to make songs that go much further away from Country as humanly possible. This song has no banjo, no pedal steel, and no fiddle. Nothing about this one is country. The only thing country is that they filmed the video on a desert area in Australia. I'm sure there's many Aussies who hate this song as well. Anyway we'll just have to see how successful this album will be before making any more judgements.
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Post by .indulgecountry on May 29, 2016 19:34:44 GMT -5
Not sure what your local top 40 station plays, but this song doesn't sound like anything that is played on the ones I listen to. Glad you are stating your honest opinion pumpkinswirl. I'm sure there's many people who wouldn't do that because they are afraid of being ridiculed. I will admit I was brainwashed into liking FGL back when "Cruise" was being played like wildfire. I didn't even think about the objectification until someone brought it up in 2013. Now I am a huge hater of "H.O.L.Y." because it seems they purposely try to make songs that go much further away from Country as humanly possible. This song has no banjo, no pedal steel, and no fiddle. Nothing about this one is country. The only thing country is that they filmed the video on a desert area in Australia. I'm sure there's many Aussies who hate this song as well. Anyway we'll just have to see how successful this album will be before making any more judgements. Ah yes, the Australian desert is second to only Nashville in terms of being a country music haven. (Sorry, I just found that little comment in the context of your post particularly odd, lol.)
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Post by hosssulpizio on May 29, 2016 19:45:19 GMT -5
Glad you are stating your honest opinion pumpkinswirl. I'm sure there's many people who wouldn't do that because they are afraid of being ridiculed. I will admit I was brainwashed into liking FGL back when "Cruise" was being played like wildfire. I didn't even think about the objectification until someone brought it up in 2013. Now I am a huge hater of "H.O.L.Y." because it seems they purposely try to make songs that go much further away from Country as humanly possible. This song has no banjo, no pedal steel, and no fiddle. Nothing about this one is country. The only thing country is that they filmed the video on a desert area in Australia. I'm sure there's many Aussies who hate this song as well. Anyway we'll just have to see how successful this album will be before making any more judgements. Ah yes, the Australian desert is second to only Nashville in terms of being a country music haven. (Sorry, I just found that little comment in the context of your post particularly odd, lol.) I have no idea why you think that was an odd comment.
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Post by .indulgecountry on May 29, 2016 19:55:51 GMT -5
Ah yes, the Australian desert is second to only Nashville in terms of being a country music haven. (Sorry, I just found that little comment in the context of your post particularly odd, lol.) I have no idea why you think that was an odd comment. Well I have no idea what shooting a music video in the desert of Australia has to do with country music.
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Post by hosssulpizio on May 29, 2016 20:00:46 GMT -5
I have no idea why you think that was an odd comment. Well I have no idea what shooting a music video in the desert of Australia has to do with country music. Idk then. I guess maybe I wasn't really thinking about it as I was typing it.
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Post by matty005 on May 29, 2016 20:35:50 GMT -5
Not sure what your local top 40 station plays, but this song doesn't sound like anything that is played on the ones I listen to. Glad you are stating your honest opinion pumpkinswirl. I'm sure there's many people who wouldn't do that because they are afraid of being ridiculed. I will admit I was brainwashed into liking FGL back when "Cruise" was being played like wildfire. I didn't even think about the objectification until someone brought it up in 2013. Now I am a huge hater of "H.O.L.Y." because it seems they purposely try to make songs that go much further away from Country as humanly possible. This song has no banjo, no pedal steel, and no fiddle. Nothing about this one is country. The only thing country is that they filmed the video on a desert area in Australia. I'm sure there's many Aussies who hate this song as well. Anyway we'll just have to see how successful this album will be before making any more judgements. Not sure why you quoted me instead of the person you were talking to....
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Post by hosssulpizio on May 29, 2016 21:24:48 GMT -5
Glad you are stating your honest opinion pumpkinswirl. I'm sure there's many people who wouldn't do that because they are afraid of being ridiculed. I will admit I was brainwashed into liking FGL back when "Cruise" was being played like wildfire. I didn't even think about the objectification until someone brought it up in 2013. Now I am a huge hater of "H.O.L.Y." because it seems they purposely try to make songs that go much further away from Country as humanly possible. This song has no banjo, no pedal steel, and no fiddle. Nothing about this one is country. The only thing country is that they filmed the video on a desert area in Australia. I'm sure there's many Aussies who hate this song as well. Anyway we'll just have to see how successful this album will be before making any more judgements. Not sure why you quoted me instead of the person you were talking to.... Oops sorry.
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Post by dm2081 on Jun 4, 2016 11:54:13 GMT -5
This is a huuuuuuuuge smash. I mean its still sitting in the top 10 on iTunes All Genre chart (currently #7). This is easily their biggest hit since "Cruise", and this could actually rival "Die A Happy Man"'s success. "H.O.L.Y." won't have the luck of peaking near the holidays where it could max out more weeks at #1, but I'm thinking this song could be in strong contention for a natural 3 week Billboard #1 hit.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2016 11:17:41 GMT -5
This has been bouncing around the 2-4 spots on the iTunes all-genre chart today. When I last checked (about an hour ago), it was up to #2, just barely ahead of Drake's "One Dance", DJ Khaled/Drake's "For Free", and P!nk's "Just Like Fire". Justin Timberlake's "Can't Stop The Feeling!" is sitting comfortably at #1.
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Post by yuh yuh on Jun 14, 2016 4:40:46 GMT -5
Up to #17 on Hot 100!
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Post by straitouttanashville on Jun 15, 2016 13:33:33 GMT -5
Roughstock reported that "H.O.L.Y." has now sold over 500k. Is "H.O.L.Y." FGLs fastest song to reach the 500k (Gold) mark? If not, than which single was faster, maybe "Dirt"?
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Post by dm2081 on Jun 15, 2016 14:16:49 GMT -5
So I want to pose this question to everyone on Pulse: We all know Luke Bryan is the biggest act in country music right now, or at least the hottest name. I see three potential candidates to replace him eventually down the road, and they include Florida Georgia Line, Sam Hunt, and Thomas Rhett. Obviously we will need to see how album sales improve for these artists, but right now I might give the edge to FGL, especially if "H.O.L.Y." can get some Pop or Hot AC airplay.
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Post by fridayteenage on Jun 15, 2016 15:20:53 GMT -5
Well, it's only the 3rd primarily-country-pushed song this decade with 3 T5 sales weeks after their own Cruise, and Need You Now. Probably getting its 4th T5 sales week right now.
So yes, huge hit indeed.
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Jun 15, 2016 15:21:56 GMT -5
So I want to pose this question to everyone on Pulse: We all know Luke Bryan is the biggest act in country music right now, or at least the hottest name. I see three potential candidates to replace him eventually down the road, and they include Florida Georgia Line, Sam Hunt, and Thomas Rhett. Obviously we will need to see how album sales improve for these artists, but right now I might give the edge to FGL, especially if "H.O.L.Y." can get some Pop or Hot AC airplay. I think it depends on the criteria by which you define "biggest"/"hottest." Luke is probably the "biggest" combination of tour ticket sales, music sales, streaming and airplay in the country market at the moment (though he doesn't lead all of those categories -- Chris Stapleton and Sam Hunt have outdone/are outdoing him in sales, Sam Hunt is outdoing him in streams). I'm not sure that I would consider him the "hottest" because I would give that title to a momentum artist riding a big career surge (so either Chris Stapleton or Thomas Rhett, probably), and I think Luke is a few years past that point of his career. I also don't think that Luke gets mainstream recognition or respect as the biggest country name -- he has never had an impact performance on an all-genre stage like the Grammys and isn't a regular invitee to represent country at the highest profile all-genre events (he has never performed on Saturday Night Live, for example). Moreover, his recently announced Chevrolet sponsorship notwithstanding, he doesn't have the national brand partnership profile that, say, Carrie does, though he does have some targeted lifestyle brand partnerships (his old deal with Cabela's, now with Under Armour for hunting gear). Luke is also not the pop culture fixture that Blake is. But looking at who is in line to become the "biggest" combination of tour ticket sales, music sales, streaming and airplay within the country market, I would say Thomas Rhett fits the profile best of the three candidates that you mentioned. Sam Hunt has a cool factor, the ability to cross from CMA Fest to Bonnaroo, etc., that Luke has never had and probably will never have, and he lives at one edge of the country market while Luke represents the very center of the country market. So while Sam's streaming numbers are huge and his music sales and airplay strong, I feel like he's going to be prone to experimentation in a way that Luke is not and that he is going to build a repertoire of music that doesn't necessarily lend itself to stadiums. Florida-Georgia Line seems to be trying to parallel Luke's arc from bro breakthrough to middle-of-the-road values affirmation, and obviously, they have themselves a huge hit in "H.O.L.Y." They also share Luke's respectability issues, even if their respective arcs have been different (Luke's debut album earned him some solid regard as a songwriter). I think that the polarizing tone of Tyler Hubbard's voice is going to get in the way of the duo reaching Luke/Kenny levels where they command the center of the country market. I also think that the "bro" persona of their early work will get in the way of F-GL winning over the adult demo that has been pretty supportive of Luke's music (and pretty down on a lot of F-GL's music). So I think that could hamper the growth of F-GL's draw as headliners even as they continue to rack up hits. Meanwhile, Thomas Rhett, much like Luke, doesn't have a polarizing tone of voice (even if Thomas Rhett is a weaker vocalist) and his public persona is that of a devoted husband, much as Luke's is as a devoted family man. This will help him to build a coalition of younger and older fans in the country market, which I think is key to becoming and maintaining a big live draw. He differs from Luke in that he (Thomas Rhett) has a much stronger pop savvy, but that appears to be key to commanding the center of today's country market (we'll see about "Vacation," of course). And it remains to be seen whether Thomas Rhett will build a reputation for being a charismatic live performer as Luke has, even if that charisma is largely lost on audiences outside of the country market. For now, Thomas Rhett definitely has the silliness of on-stage dance moves down, though nothing signature yet -- there's a goofiness to his schtick that parallels Luke's, I think, and that's something that has historically worked well within the country market. So basically, I interpret your question as being who is likely to succeed Luke as the center of the country market just as I would argue Luke succeeded Kenny as the center of the country market. As I look at the persona and string of hits that Thomas Rhett is building up at the moment, he seems like the likeliest. I think the main thing that's missing for him (other than time to get to that level of commercial success, obviously) is a lifestyle associated with his music...Kenny has the islands/beach, Luke the farm. But I think that Thomas Rhett and his team are working on developing that, as well (and it will be suburban-eclectic, or some such thing?).
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Post by dm2081 on Jun 15, 2016 15:59:25 GMT -5
43dudleyvillas thanks pretty much exactly what I was going for, your "center of the country market" title. I'm thinking more along the lines of the biggest radio format star. Obviously people like Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood and Zac Brown Band are going to have more respect and credibility to other musicians and industry insiders, but in terms of pure pinpoint popularity at any current moment, it's hard to argue Luke isn't the biggest name in the genre overall, much like Kenny Chesney was before and Garth Brooks was back in the early 90s. I think Rhett could certainly be next in-line as well, because his career does kind of mirror Luke's a little bit. He's hit the sweet spot in making insanely catchy fun songs that balance the right amount of female and male fans, something that needs to be considered when trying to appeal to the masses. The only thing preventing me from saying he's next in-line yet is 2 things: 1) His album sales, while not poor, also haven't been as strong as some of the other big names coming out (Sam, FGL, Stapleton) and 2) He's yet to put on a big tour yet - not sure if he will be stadium status soon enough (although very possible). Sam Hunt is a wild card because I could see him being a flash in the pan or being way too experimental for country music. I definitely could see him being a big star, bigger than even Luke if he can build upon his prior success. FGL will be my choice though, especially if "H.O.L.Y." could become a decent sized Pop hit. If they were to have another Pop hit (like "Cruise"), even if not quite as big, I think that could really cement their status as the biggest names in the genre. It just especially seems like this is shaping up to be a BIG era for them. Heard a lot of good things about this Tim McGraw duet they have coming up, and that could continue to bridge the gap with country fans originally alienated by their party themes, along with having hits like "Dirt" and "Confession". They're also very young and starting to have some big tours on their own. It just seems like they have a ton of momentum at the moment, although all 3 artists mentioned due as well.
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Post by countrymusicjunkie on Jun 15, 2016 17:25:31 GMT -5
So I want to pose this question to everyone on Pulse: We all know Luke Bryan is the biggest act in country music right now, or at least the hottest name. I see three potential candidates to replace him eventually down the road, and they include Florida Georgia Line, Sam Hunt, and Thomas Rhett. Obviously we will need to see how album sales improve for these artists, but right now I might give the edge to FGL, especially if "H.O.L.Y." can get some Pop or Hot AC airplay. Florida Georgia Line, Sam Hunt and Thomas Rhett are my 3 least favorite "country" artists of all time. If they're on their way to being the 3 biggest superstars in the genre then country music is in serious trouble.
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Post by Kat5Kind on Jun 15, 2016 19:14:55 GMT -5
My first pick for Luke's successor is obviously FGL. They're such genuine guys, regardless of what y'all think of their music. They put on a hell of a live show, too. They're not going anywhere. Thomas would be my second choice. He needs to work on his choreography, but his stage presence is there. Hopefully he goes back to the first album sound. Sam... Blah. I really hope he's just a flash in the pan, honestly. I'll wait to see which direction his second album goes to answer this fully.
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Post by Future Captain on Jun 23, 2016 9:10:58 GMT -5
Top 50 in HAC. This could be big, imo.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jun 24, 2016 20:11:18 GMT -5
This sounds more fitting on adult pop stations than country imo. Reminds me of something Andy Grammer would do. Wouldn't surprise me if this crosses over to other formats, though.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2016 21:50:23 GMT -5
What really bothers me about this one is that the drum backing beat is right at the front of the production. That's very distracting from what would otherwise be a solid song.
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Post by dm2081 on Jun 24, 2016 22:57:10 GMT -5
Apparently real drums aren't cool these days. Guys like Tommy Lee, Neil Peart, and Lars Ulrich are just a bunch of old farts with zero talent that needed to be replaced with electronic drums.
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Post by onebuffalo on Jun 29, 2016 17:45:00 GMT -5
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Jul 1, 2016 23:47:31 GMT -5
FGL will be my choice though, especially if "H.O.L.Y." could become a decent sized Pop hit. If they were to have another Pop hit (like "Cruise"), even if not quite as big, I think that could really cement their status as the biggest names in the genre. It just especially seems like this is shaping up to be a BIG era for them. Heard a lot of good things about this Tim McGraw duet they have coming up, and that could continue to bridge the gap with country fans originally alienated by their party themes, along with having hits like "Dirt" and "Confession". They're also very young and starting to have some big tours on their own. It just seems like they have a ton of momentum at the moment, although all 3 artists mentioned due as well. It's interesting that you're bringing up the possibility of a decent-sized pop hit, because Luke became Luke (and Kenny became Kenny, and Garth became Garth) without crossing over at all. Now of course, F-GL launched with a giant crossover hit. I've already expressed my skepticism that "H.O.L.Y." will go much of anywhere on the pop formats; I just don't think pop programmers think current country acts trying to cross over are "cool" enough. But we'll see. Regardless, with "H.O.L.Y." doing as well as it is within the mainstream country market, it probably does give an indication of where said market is right now (late '90s/early '00s boy band pop about committed love? See also: "From the Ground Up"). I was also thinking, given the fact that F-GL is covering the Backstreet Boys in concert and collaborating with them as well, that the people who were fans of the Backstreet Boys back in the day are probably in their 30s now, right? So this is one way for F-GL to connect with the top end of the 18-34 demographic that in a few years will be in that 35-44 demographic that country programmers used to consider their core (I'm not so sure about that these days). It does seem like a savvy and fitting way to age up with their fans. Speaking of growing up, about the Tim McGraw duet, "May We All," that was part of that music test that was sent out, and so that was one of the clips I managed to hear (I don't think I heard all of them). To me, it sounded like a Tim McGraw song (in a good way) and the little bit I heard of Tim singing the start of his verse sounded a lot better than Tyler Hubbard singing his verse. Not surprising -- Tim may not have the world's greatest voice, but he is a skilled interpreter and his vocal tone is nowhere near as polarizing as Tyler Hubbard's. Anyway, the duet covers no new ground lyrically (it's the typical Rodney Clawson rural utopia stuff), but from the 90 seconds or so of the song I heard, the melody was pleasing and effectively conveys a sense of reverence and gratitude. I do think that the duet will work very well for them as a single, and it will be another part of what seems like a concerted effort by F-GL to get away from their meathead misogynist personas and into the "country values" space (which is where Luke resides when he isn't grinding on stage). So as I think about it more, perhaps you're right to suggest that there are more parallels in what F-GL is doing right now to what Luke has going on than I had originally recognized.
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Post by onebuffalo on Jul 5, 2016 17:17:02 GMT -5
A new high on the Hot 100 for H.O.L.Y., courtesy of Billboard:
Just beyond the Hot 100's top 10, Adele's "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" surges 19-13; Florida Georgia Line's "H.O.L.Y." hikes 17-14 (and leads Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart for a ninth week); and Meghan Trainor's "Me Too" pushes 18-16.
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