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Wings in Glee!
konofilius
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Next week there's the final episode of fourth season of Glee. One of the songs, according to Amazon, that will be sung by New Direction is Wings by Little Mix. How exicitng is that?:D
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I don't think will have a impact. Maybe it's going the sales from dropping completely. Especially since they're USA radio airplay is losing audience.
I'm not sure when they went over there, but I know they've been there for a while now so it's not looking that great. That being said, they could still see a boost in popularity strong enough to change things, but it's looking more and more unlikely.
Their US debut feels a bit rushed to me as an onlooker, their management should have had them spend more time doing performances first before throwing the single out there. While it hasn't been a failure, it hasn't done as well as I expected it to do. But their name is out there now at least, and maybe they could do better with the 2nd album. I would be concerned about how the album is going to do though. Olly Murs didn't sell very well at all off the back of a huge radio hit in Troublemaker, but Wings has had nowhere near that kind of impact on the radio or the charts.
Edit: On the topic. I want to see how Glee does because I love their covers
They went to America for 3 weeks for a radio tour. No TV appearances or anything, just radio and fan events.
I don't see Glee making a huge impact tbh.
You are right there, I don't think X Factor artists in particular can really survive long-term in just the UK alone. Look at JLS, they failed in the US, and it was a downward spiral from there, so I guess LM have done the right thing by striking while the iron is hot. I just think it could have been executed better than this.
I see. I think Cher Lloyd set the blueprint for how an X Factor artist should break the US, Leona and 1D had special circumstances which are extremely hard to replicate, but Cher showed the importance of actually performing the song. I remember that she was on endless radio tours, promo appearances etc across the States and it really did pay off for her....
3 weeks really isn't enough to throw weight behind the song, so now I guess the single not doing that great makes a little more sense, I'm quite surprised that they've spent so little time out there. Apart from this Glee and AI which is great promo for them, there doesn't seem to be much buzz around the song, it could have been avoided had they spent longer out there, I don't think they should have bothered with a 3rd UK single if I'm honest, America is more important for their longevity as a band.
Pretty much. Problem is its not just them its alot of our acts. The US sees them as samey samey. LM have to prove that they are not jsut another GA/Saturdays and why they are special.
Lets be honest America/Simon Cowell could make a better version of LM that the Americans would prefer its down to them to work hard and get the Americans to like them show them they are special.
As for Cher. She has spent most of her time over there since She was on the show, so it was easier for them to market her over there.
And i think its easier for a solo act then a group. Guess 1D are the exception tbh.
they NEED a performace + a radio tour.. the song is about to peak on radio.
The thing is, they should have waited till the DNA era was already over in the UK
.Thats why it worked for Cher! She spent like more than 3 months JUST on radio tour and also had some TV performances b4 the album.. like America's Got Talent and Today Show.
Wrong they have a big following in America. Check out the YouTube videos - you'd be superised.
The thing Simon doesn't seem to care much for them, I think he needs to invest his time in them a little bit more.
They should've gone for DNA
He cares about the money they made/make for him. Don't be too shocked.
Every One Direction fan in the states know Little Mix. I would say they are very well known in the US.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmUd3qhSb44