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Post by KeepDeanWeird on Oct 6, 2017 18:46:19 GMT -5
She deserves it, honestly. She seems like such a good person. I loved watching her coach on American Idol and, since Come On Over, have been a fan. I had no idea that she was so popular outside of the US. Them other pop-country girls could NEVER! They were very smart when they did some remixing of TWIM and repackaged with new cover to gain credibility in Intl markets. Obviously the traction they gained was enough to do that for 15 of 16 tracks for COO and the polished cover art. It was really the international experience that drove them to realize ST's potential in US pop market.
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Post by jughead on Oct 6, 2017 20:16:48 GMT -5
Predictions are #1’s for the following: Canada, Canada Country, US Country, US (All Genre), and Australia. Also debuts at number one in Scotland. This is such a triumphant return for Shania.
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Post by HEADOFTHEPACK on Oct 6, 2017 23:30:20 GMT -5
I forgot how much I loved Shania Twain! Up was my ALBUM.
Swinging With My Eyes Closed >>>
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Post by SHOOTER on Oct 7, 2017 21:58:44 GMT -5
I wonder if she’ll earn any Grammy nominations as the cherry on top. The album and two singles have made the eligibility cutoff; and all her albums sans her debut have been nominated for Best Country Album.
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Post by someguy on Oct 8, 2017 1:31:31 GMT -5
I wonder if she’ll earn any Grammy nominations as the cherry on top. The album and two singles have made the eligibility cutoff; and all her albums sans her debut have been nominated for Best Country Album. I think she certainly has a chance. I would imagine Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton and Jason Isbell are the front-runners, but I would not be surprised at all to see her get in there.
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Post by harvie on Oct 8, 2017 14:12:38 GMT -5
I wonder if she’ll earn any Grammy nominations as the cherry on top. The album and two singles have made the eligibility cutoff; and all her albums sans her debut have been nominated for Best Country Album. I think she certainly has a chance. I would imagine Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton and Jason Isbell are the front-runners, but I would not be surprised at all to see her get in there. I def.think she will be nominated. The grammys seemed to love Shania. Hell, You've Got A Way was even nominated for SOTY and that wasnt even much of a hit (although I love that song!)
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Post by Gary on Oct 8, 2017 14:26:53 GMT -5
Shania Twain's 'Now' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
Plus: Demi Lovato, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, and Miley Cyrus arrive in Top 10; Tom Petty re-enters at No. 2.
Shania Twain debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with Now, her first studio album in nearly 15 years. The set starts atop the list with 137,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Oct. 5, according to Nielsen Music.
Of that sum, 134,000 were in traditional album sales -- the third-largest sales week for a country album in 2017, and the largest for a woman in nearly two years. Now, which was released on Sept. 29 through Mercury Nashville, is Twain’s second No. 1 album and the first chart-topping country set by a female artist in over three years.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new Oct. 21-dated chart (where Now debuts at No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard’s websites on Tuesday, Oct. 10.
Twain’s Now is the singer’s fifth studio album, and first since Up!, which was released in November of 2002. The latter album marked the performer’s first No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and spent five weeks in the penthouse (and six weeks at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart). Following Up!, she issued a Greatest Hits album two years later that hit No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on Top Country Albums. Then, in 2015, she released the live album Still the One: Live From Las Vegas, which peaked at No. 55 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on Top Country Albums.
Now is the second country album to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2017, following Thomas Rhett’s Life Changes. Now is also the first country set by a woman to lead the chart in over three years, since Miranda Lambert’s Platinum spent a week at No. 1 (June 21, 2014).
Additionally, Now notches the third-biggest sales week for a country album in 2017, following Chris Stapleton’s From A Room: Volume 1 (202,000) and Zac Brown Band’s Welcome Home (139,000). Now also claims the biggest sales frame for a country album by a woman since Carrie Underwood’s Storyteller started with 164,000 (Nov. 14, 2015-dated chart).
Twain made her Billboard chart debut on March 27, 1993 with the single “What Made You Say That,” which entered the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 74. It eventually peaked at No. 55, marking the first of over 30 hits for Twain on the list. Her self-titled debut album topped out at No. 67 in 1993 on the Top Country Albums chart, and did not reach the all-genre Billboard 200.
Her follow-up, The Woman in Me, seriously changed her chart fortunes, as the album spent 29 weeks at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200. Her third album, the blockbuster Come On Over, spent a record 50 weeks at No. 1 on Top Country Albums (still the longest run at No. 1 for any album in the chart’s history), and hit No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
Twain’s Now was led by the single “Life’s About to Get Good,” which hit No. 33 on Hot Country Songs and has so far peaked at No. 12 on the Adult Contemporary airplay chart.
At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, the late Tom Petty re-enters with his Greatest Hits (alongside The Heartbreakers), as the album returns to the list with 84,000 units (up 2,231 percent) and 52,000 in traditional album sales (up 3,407 percent). Petty died on Oct. 2. Greatest Hits initially peaked at No. 5 in February of 1994, following its release the previous year.
Greatest Hits is Petty’s third album to peak at No. 2 on the chart, alongside Mojo (2010) and Damn the Torpedoes (1980). He hit No. 1 once, with Hypnotic Eye in 2014.
Demi Lovato earns her sixth top 10 album with the debut of Tell Me You Love Me at No. 3. It bows with 75,000 units (48,000 in traditional album sales). She previously hit the top 10 with all five of her prior releases: Confident (No. 2 in 2015), Demi (No. 3, 2013), Unbroken (No. 4, 2011), Here We Go Again (No. 1, 2009), and Don’t Forget (No. 2, 2008).
At No. 4, Rapper A Boogie Wit da Hoodie scores his first top 10 album, as his first full-length studio album, The Bigger Artist, launches with 67,000 units (10,000 in traditional album sales). The set is largely powered by streaming activity, as it collected 54,000 SEA units (equaling 81.2 million on-demand audio streams for the album’s songs in its first week). A Boogie Wit da Hoodie has charted twice previously with the mixtapes Artist (No. 70) and TBA (No. 63).
Miley Cyrus’ Younger Now rounds out the debuts in the top 10, as the album bows at No. 5 with 45,000 units (33,000 in traditional album sales). It’s Cyrus’ 13th charting effort, and 11th top 10 album (including titles billed to her former Disney Channel alter ego, Hannah Montana). She was last in the top 10 with her 2013 effort Bangerz, which debuted at No. 1.
Post Malone’s Stoney is steady at No. 6 on the new Billboard 200, with 42,000 units (up 14 percent) while Lil Uzi Vert’s Luv Is Rage 2 dips four slots to No. 7 with 40,000 units (down 10 percent). Imagine Dragons’ Evolve falls one position to No. 8 with 39,000 units (though up 6 percent) and Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. descends 8-9 with 34,000 units (down less than 1 percent). Ed Sheeran’s ÷ (Divide) closes out the top 10, as it’s a non-mover at No. 10 with 31,000 units (up 4 percent).
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Post by Glove Slap on Oct 9, 2017 17:57:34 GMT -5
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Post by Nick on Oct 9, 2017 20:52:11 GMT -5
Good for her.
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Post by GivesYouHell on Oct 11, 2017 9:47:44 GMT -5
Shania sold 72K in Canada! That's the equivalent of selling around 800K in the U.S
Biggest debut since Drake last year and only him, Celine, Taylor & Adele have sold more in the past 5 years.
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Post by codyj100 on Oct 11, 2017 9:55:48 GMT -5
“Who’s Gonna Be Your Girl” has officially been sent to Canadian country radio today. This will be the second single from the album sent to Canadian Radio. (“Swingin’” was a US/UK release only).
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2017 12:41:43 GMT -5
Those sales include concert ticket albums right?
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Post by drock89 on Oct 11, 2017 14:52:26 GMT -5
Those sales include concert ticket albums right? One would think so, but I have a hard time thinking she’s only sold 100,000 tickets. So...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2017 15:29:55 GMT -5
Those sales include concert ticket albums right? One would think so, but I have a hard time thinking she’s only sold 100,000 tickets. So... Pretty sure they have to redeem them, so unless they did, I dont think they are included...I only say that cause P!nk is doing the same and she tweeted saying we needed to redeem before the 20th..no word about sales but I'm guessing.
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Post by codyj100 on Oct 11, 2017 16:03:37 GMT -5
One would think so, but I have a hard time thinking she’s only sold 100,000 tickets. So... Pretty sure they have to redeem them, so unless they did, I dont think they are included...I only say that cause P!nk is doing the same and she tweeted saying we needed to redeem before the 20th..no word about sales but I'm guessing. I would like to know this too. I've seen speculation floating around that 52K came from the tour bundles, but that's hard to believe. I wish Billboard would've crunched the numbers in the article as they did for Madonna's MDNA album (which included the tour bundles). I do know that some friends never received a redemption email and are still asking, so there is that factor as well.
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Post by SHOOTER on Oct 15, 2017 20:33:35 GMT -5
HITS is reporting a second week SPS and sales decline of 90% (14k SPS; 13k sales). :ouch:
With country radio not supporting her, I wonder if this will album will have much longevity from a chart perspective.
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Post by harvie on Oct 15, 2017 20:37:53 GMT -5
I think you already answered your question.
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Post by codyj100 on Oct 15, 2017 23:32:18 GMT -5
HITS is reporting a second week SPS and sales decline of 90% (14k SPS; 13k sales). :ouch: With country radio not supporting her, I wonder if this will album will have much longevity from a chart perspective. She's not alone. Miley dropped 75% and Demi dropped 85% in sales. The second week is usually always the hardest for album sales. Next week won't be any easier, I'm sure because P!NK's Beautiful Trauma used tour bundles as well. Plus, there was one promo appearance last week, and nothing other than a sparse social media campaign following the release. Her team needs to up their game a bit if they want her to stay in the top ten for a while.
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Post by Troublemaker on Oct 16, 2017 6:32:10 GMT -5
Besides it’s shania, I’m optimistic she’ll do well...
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Post by mc54 on Oct 16, 2017 9:54:47 GMT -5
She could give "Poor Me" a shot, to hop on that pop/dance sound on the radio. Who knows.
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Post by codyj100 on Oct 16, 2017 16:29:21 GMT -5
She is doing an iHeartCountry "Making Of The Album" - Album Release Party tomorrow night in Nashville with Bobby Bones. She will also guest judge on Dancing with the Stars on Monday October 23rd. During the episode she will perform "Soldier" live. DWTS: people.com/tv/dwts-shania-twain-guest-judge/
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Post by bat1990 on Oct 18, 2017 13:18:15 GMT -5
Finally had the chance to listen to the whole thing!
I agree with whomever posted that this album is a welcome move away from the campy, cheesy fair from GH and her previous two studio albums. The only song I don't care for on first listen is "More Fun" mostly because that plus the first half of "I'm Alright" kill the flow and energy of the record. Otherwise, the production is excellent and the lyrics are less trite than some other new releases. I'm excited for future listens, though I think her team should focus any radio efforts on AC/HAC/AAA instead of Country, though that doesn't seem to be much a part of their strategy.
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The album that never ends... I mean 'THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY' out now!
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Post by schnetzka on Oct 18, 2017 14:49:38 GMT -5
So it may just be me, but does anyone else think that her left eye (so our right when looking at her) isn't opened as much as her other eye? I noticed it in multiple pictures of her lately so was just wondering if others noticed as well.
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Post by codyj100 on Oct 18, 2017 16:13:03 GMT -5
So it may just be me, but does anyone else think that her left eye (so our right when looking at her) isn't opened as much as her other eye? I noticed it in multiple pictures of her lately so was just wondering if others noticed as well. Yes. I noticed it in the picture with Perez Hilton back in May. It's been like that ever since.
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Post by codyj100 on Oct 20, 2017 20:22:28 GMT -5
There is quite a lot going on in Shania land: https://www.instagram.com/p/BaeZXrAn62R She was on The Bobby Bones Show this morning to promote "We Got Something They Don't" going to radio on October 30th in place of "Swingin' With My Eyes Closed." They talked writing the album alone, Lyme Disease, how Shania and her son Eja wear matching Yeezy's, and the played Word Association with WGSTD, AMOM and TDIMM. Shania will guest judge on Dancing with the Stars on Monday (10/23) and perform "Soldier" live. (The commercial for Monday's show features LATGG) :) Shania will be on The Talk. She is confirmed for both an interview and a performance on Wednesday (10/25). The song has yet to be confirmed. Shania's episode on Chelsea Handler's talk show may not air now that Chelsea has pulled the plug on the show as a whole. I'm a bit confused by this because Chelsea said there will not be a third season because she will be busy working with Netflix on other things. However, Netflix says new episodes will air until the end of 2017. There will be a Shania-themed Lip Sync Battle (set to air next season). It is being taped this weekend. Shania is rumored to appear. (She was confirmed to appear, then taken off the list, and now she is set as a maybe). There will be a Shania bio pic out next year. It has been confirmed by the actress that will play Shania. It will air in February 2018 on Reelz. And for those who didn't know, Shania will perform at the 51st Annual CMA Awards. It was confirmed by her bassist, Derek Frank. www.derekfrank.com/calendar
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Post by Nick on Oct 21, 2017 17:24:00 GMT -5
"Who's Gonna Be Your Girl" has become my fave track from the new album.
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Post by someguy on Oct 22, 2017 9:49:57 GMT -5
"Who's Gonna Be Your Girl" has become my fave track from the new album. That's such a great song. It's probably my second favourite, after "All In All".
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Post by bat1990 on Oct 23, 2017 22:36:08 GMT -5
I just got around to watching the "Swingin'..." video.
DAYUM THAT BODY!!!!
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Post by austin on Oct 24, 2017 7:02:42 GMT -5
I think she needs to stop doing TV appearances if she has to lip sync. People are not being kind about DWTS.
If she lip syncs on the CMAs, it's not going to go well for her.
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Post by jessluvsnick on Oct 24, 2017 10:27:18 GMT -5
She was not a good judge at all on DWTS.
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