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Post by Chris Ng on Sept 11, 2018 21:13:11 GMT -5
Do u think it's having an adds date on Top 40?
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Post by Snowbeast on Sept 11, 2018 22:41:46 GMT -5
Do u think it's having an adds date on Top 40? As someone that hasn’t seen her marketed properly in over a decade, I hope not. She hasn’t been relevant on pop radio since 2007, and the last two projects have wasted her single opportunities chasing a Top 40 comeback. For the first time time since 2007, she wasn’t sent back in the studio to make pop hits & Top 40 singles, so I’m sure she’s more excited than we are.
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Post by Au$tin on Sept 12, 2018 0:43:51 GMT -5
I see absolutely no reason (barring a potentially crazy sound) why they shouldn't push it to pop. Depending on its sound, a push to the ACs, AAA, and Alternative would even be wise. If she's gonna make a comeback, she needs as wide of an audience as possible to start off with, and there absolutely needs to be a focus on all of them. They can't just give an adds date and call it day. No matter what this sounds like, it will need a heavy push behind it to do well on any format. She's been out of the spotlight for so long, the only road for this single will be rough.
A good strategy would be to get it one of the first three-five spots on New Music Friday. (Even better would be first spot with her as the cover as well as a spot on Today's Top Hits, but lol like that's happening.) A radio push will need to be extensive as well. Lots of emails, ads, phone calling, radio interviews, the works.
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Post by Chris Ng on Sept 12, 2018 4:17:15 GMT -5
Yeah, it's no harm to push her on pop. Well, without a support from pop radio, i highly doubt that the single would go anywhere unless it becomes a really huge hit on Hot AC.
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Post by g8erboi on Sept 12, 2018 8:25:33 GMT -5
It’s also a possibility that she’s not looking to make a big comeback with this new single/album. She’s way past her prime, so maybe now she’s just going to continue telling her personal story through her music for her fans. I doubt that she’s she’s looking for some mega chart smash with this. I agree that giving an adds date on pop can’t hurt though.
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Post by bat1990 on Sept 12, 2018 11:23:46 GMT -5
I see absolutely no reason (barring a potentially crazy sound) why they shouldn't push it to pop. Depending on its sound, a push to the ACs, AAA, and Alternative would even be wise. If she's gonna make a comeback, she needs as wide of an audience as possible to start off with, and there absolutely needs to be a focus on all of them. They can't just give an adds date and call it day. No matter what this sounds like, it will need a heavy push behind it to do well on any format. She's been out of the spotlight for so long, the only road for this single will be rough. A good strategy would be to get it one of the first three-five spots on New Music Friday. (Even better would be first spot with her as the cover as well as a spot on Today's Top Hits, but lol like that's happening.) A radio push will need to be extensive as well. Lots of emails, ads, phone calling, radio interviews, the works. I often wonder how much it costs to digitally service a song to a radio format and give it an adds date. One would think it wouldn't be expensive in this day and age of all-digital, but so many times artists' teams and/or labels don't seem to at least try pushing a song to all possible formats where a song could see some airplay.
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Post by Snowbeast on Sept 12, 2018 16:59:26 GMT -5
I see absolutely no reason (barring a potentially crazy sound) why they shouldn't push it to pop. Depending on its sound, a push to the ACs, AAA, and Alternative would even be wise. If she's gonna make a comeback, she needs as wide of an audience as possible to start off with, and there absolutely needs to be a focus on all of them. They can't just give an adds date and call it day. No matter what this sounds like, it will need a heavy push behind it to do well on any format. She's been out of the spotlight for so long, the only road for this single will be rough. A good strategy would be to get it one of the first three-five spots on New Music Friday. (Even better would be first spot with her as the cover as well as a spot on Today's Top Hits, but lol like that's happening.) A radio push will need to be extensive as well. Lots of emails, ads, phone calling, radio interviews, the works. Because if she was out of place in 2011 (where she had one single barely scratch the Top 10 before free falling amongst Katy, Gaga, Britney, Rihanna and Kesha), and even more so in 2013 (where she barely scraped the Top 20 with HTNGU before free falling amongst Lorde, Selena, Drake and Miley,) I doubt CHR has ANY interest in playing her lead ballad in 2018, where it’s a Post Malone, Halsey, Khalid and Drake world. Every point of your strategy was done for Here’s To Never Growing Up, and it couldn’t hit on CHR back in 2013 (aside from the Top Hits because streaming wasn’t the beast it is now). I’m ready for her to let go of the CHR dream and focus on building a brand that isn’t dependent on pop radio success. Something that should have been done in 2011.
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Post by born on Sept 13, 2018 15:53:46 GMT -5
Sounds good but it reminds me of Lea Michele's "Run To You" a lot. Still, that won't hurt her, Lea Michele isn't exactly Adele in terms of success and recognition.
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Post by g8erboi on Sept 13, 2018 16:29:40 GMT -5
I never knew until now how badly I needed this.
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Post by House Lannister on Sept 13, 2018 18:21:06 GMT -5
And that's one way to start to make up for the wreckage caused by Hello Kitty.
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Post by irice22 on Sept 13, 2018 19:42:24 GMT -5
Clip sounds great!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 19:49:11 GMT -5
She sounds GREAT.
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Post by Chris Ng on Sept 13, 2018 20:37:27 GMT -5
Because if she was out of place in 2011 (where she had one single barely scratch the Top 10 before free falling amongst Katy, Gaga, Britney, Rihanna and Kesha), and even more so in 2013 (where she barely scraped the Top 20 with HTNGU before free falling amongst Lorde, Selena, Drake and Miley,) I doubt CHR has ANY interest in playing her lead ballad in 2018, where it’s a Post Malone, Halsey, Khalid and Drake world. Every point of your strategy was done for Here’s To Never Growing Up, and it couldn’t hit on CHR back in 2013 (aside from the Top Hits because streaming wasn’t the beast it is now). I’m ready for her to let go of the CHR dream and focus on building a brand that isn’t dependent on pop radio success. Something that should have been done in 2011. I never understand why Top 40 didn't want to play WTH, it had a very good call out score back then. Might be lack of payola or sth? For Here's, radio played it alot at first but then it dropped to #60 on itunes (still a huge factor in 2013) and Epic is stupid enough to not give it a push immediately. She was doing radio interview at the time which really helped it got played but didn't help its itunes position. By the time it started to climbed back on itunes, all hypes are gone. In other words, her promo campaign during AL era was just a mess.
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Post by erzo01 on Sept 14, 2018 3:03:24 GMT -5
I love both "Rock N Roll" and "17" from her last era. Wonder why they weren't pushed though.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Sept 14, 2018 10:42:04 GMT -5
Wow, this sounds like it's going to be gorgeous. I'm ready for Avril to slay us with another inspirational piano ballad.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Sept 14, 2018 11:37:01 GMT -5
April better come THROUGH with those vocals tho!
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Post by Lumi on Sept 14, 2018 16:23:07 GMT -5
Promo is lined up, clearly. A Jimmy Kimmel performance will be airing in the next 2 weeks. (It was performed 2 days ago)
Someone who went to the show described it as a ballad, but the chorus is more upbeat.
Edit: Looking stunning for the performance... I'm so ready.
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Post by Lumi on Sept 14, 2018 17:34:39 GMT -5
Another 'snippet' was posted. Either my twitter's being weird, or there's no sound.
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Post by Chris Ng on Sept 17, 2018 21:56:32 GMT -5
Another 'snippet' was posted. Either my twitter's being weird, or there's no sound. It has no sound after all. The song will out in Asia tonight.
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Post by g8erboi on Sept 18, 2018 21:55:31 GMT -5
Single cover is gorgeous.
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Post by irice22 on Sept 19, 2018 3:19:33 GMT -5
Loooooooove this. Might be her best ballad which is saying a lot.
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Post by Snowbeast on Sept 19, 2018 4:17:37 GMT -5
It’s def her best ballad. Could be tad more polished on the vocal/bridge-end vocal. But it’s very Celine. Good for her for going for what she wants and being the artist that she’s wanted to be since 2011. A singer and song writer that’s had pop hits but grown to a balladeer.
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Post by kylen4 on Sept 19, 2018 9:11:55 GMT -5
Loooooooove this. Might be her best ballad which is saying a lot. Where are you all hearing this song? Thought it wasn't available for a few more hours.
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Post by Leo ✔ on Sept 19, 2018 10:36:00 GMT -5
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Post by anafan on Sept 19, 2018 10:48:05 GMT -5
It's nice.
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Post by Bwol on Sept 19, 2018 10:49:01 GMT -5
This is so so so good 😭😭😭 2002 is back 💔💔💔
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Post by g8erboi on Sept 19, 2018 11:59:23 GMT -5
I’m shook
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Post by irice22 on Sept 19, 2018 12:22:33 GMT -5
Oh. My bad!
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Post by Az Paynter on Sept 19, 2018 12:40:11 GMT -5
Okay yeah, this is fantastic.
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Post by g8erboi on Sept 19, 2018 12:42:27 GMT -5
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