Are we pretty certain Leona won't be at The Brits tonight then?
I'll be disapointed if she doesn't, she could have got herself a good amount of press by stunning on the red carpet and could have talked up her new album.
Like why attend The Pre-Grammy parties which got her minimal coverage, when attending The Brits main show could get her a lot more in the UK. Oh well.
I really hope they plan doing the whole deal with these instant grat tracks when pre-ordering the album. It's a great way to get some more album sales and, in general, get people interested about the new music.
Are we pretty certain Leona won't be at The Brits tonight then?
I'll be disapointed if she doesn't, she could have got herself a good amount of press by stunning on the red carpet and could have talked up her new album.
Like why attend The Pre-Grammy parties which got her minimal coverage, when attending The Brits main show could get her a lot more in the UK. Oh well.
just guessing that she needs to,be in LA at the moment so attending parties there didn't require much effort.
She wouldn't get that much attention at the Brits. The focus will be on the winners and big names like Madonna. Probably better to make an impact at a quieter time.
Dunno why everyone wants her at BRITS, hasn't released anything here in ages and doubt she'll get much attention. If all goes well, she'll be there as a nominee next year!
Just back from hol, good to read the news. Hope to hear more details shortly. Thanks Soe for the last updates you posted. I don't think Leona will attend The Brits, but there is always next year, when hopefully she will be a contender.
Dunno why everyone wants her at BRITS, hasn't released anything here in ages and doubt she'll get much attention. If all goes well, she'll be there as a nominee next year!
I want her at the Brits because she would get attention, will she get the coverage of the huge names no, but she would get coverage.
The Daily Mail, Digital Spy, The Mirror all write about Leona whenever they can, and all the music blogs and forums pick up on her on too. This would all be magnified if she actually went and revealed some details during the red carpet interviews. Plus most national newspapers/websites, tabloid magazines ie (Now, Ok, Hello etc) and blogs,stretching from music to fashion write about what everyone is wearing, who is the best dressed, the worst etc. It also makes her appear relavent in a lot of people's minds, its better that people would have seen her recently so that when she does premier music people give it a go because she was in their minds recently, rather than skimming past the song because shes 'irrelevant now, she hasn't done anything in ages' sort of thing.
Now I personally don't care about those sort of lists, but I do care about the increased bump in profile she would get from it, especially when she is so close to premiering something it seems.
Edit: I just find it frustrating, I just hope she is missing it for a reason, like she is filming a music video very soon or has a photoshoot in LA or something, not just because she isn't going.
Dunno why everyone wants her at BRITS, hasn't released anything here in ages and doubt she'll get much attention. If all goes well, she'll be there as a nominee next year!
For a bit of press to help start getting her out there. I mean if she wore something amazing (like the robert cavali dress she wore a while ago, or what she wore at the 2010 BRITS), she could easily be all over the papers and give some red carpet interviews about the music so we get some news.
Either way, we're really close. Hopefully we'll get something by mid-march. ^_^
Previously, titles in preorder would be ranked at the time the orders were placed AND again when the orders were redeemed. Titles with large preorders would immediately fly to the top of the chart on Monday night once the iTunes Store was turned over for the week’s new releases. Under the new policy, redemptions will no longer contribute to chart position as the advance sales will be ranked only during the preorder period as orders accumulate. New releases will be ranked based solely on the day’s performance above and beyond preorder redemptions.
I'm assuming its just an iTunes policy change not the official charts?
Yeah but it still sucks imo.
I'll just stop pre-ordering I suppose, I'd rather buy a Leona single/album on the actual day of release to help it climb and help it get better visability.
Is it not just the itunes chart? I took it to mean that pre-orders won't be added on the itunes chart on release day, but all sales no matter when placed will still count in the first week official chart.
I think it is just to stop new releases jumping straight to the top.
Is it not just the itunes chart? I took it to mean that pre-orders won't be added on the itunes chart on release day, but all sales no matter when placed will still count in the first week official chart.
I think it is just to stop new releases jumping straight to the top.
Ahh could be, I have no idea. It's confusing :') It's on HITS though, but can't find the link anymore
Aren't things getting a bit messy with all those changes?
No pre-orders, then the Streaming-Thing.
There is even a rule in Germany which says that the more expensive the CD, the better the final chart position will be.
Why aren't they just establishing two seperate charts.
One for streaming and the new online market (which has to be taken into consideration since people listen on Youtube and so on nowadays).
And another one for the actual sales.
However, it doesn't matter, since the actual sales can't be taken away from Leona. That's what counts after all.
It's where Taylor will be screwed next album. She had millions in first week because of pre orders, but now it won't count to the first week
It doesn't matter for Taylor at all. She sold 1,200,000 copies of RED first week with no pre-orders. They will still count first week but when the insta grats come out they won't shoot to the top of the charts. I think this is a great thing. It was highly annoying.
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My heart was going so fast to only get broken by those 3 last words......
I'll be disapointed if she doesn't, she could have got herself a good amount of press by stunning on the red carpet and could have talked up her new album.
Like why attend The Pre-Grammy parties which got her minimal coverage, when attending The Brits main show could get her a lot more in the UK. Oh well.
just guessing that she needs to,be in LA at the moment so attending parties there didn't require much effort.
She wouldn't get that much attention at the Brits. The focus will be on the winners and big names like Madonna. Probably better to make an impact at a quieter time.
I want her at the Brits because she would get attention, will she get the coverage of the huge names no, but she would get coverage.
The Daily Mail, Digital Spy, The Mirror all write about Leona whenever they can, and all the music blogs and forums pick up on her on too. This would all be magnified if she actually went and revealed some details during the red carpet interviews. Plus most national newspapers/websites, tabloid magazines ie (Now, Ok, Hello etc) and blogs,stretching from music to fashion write about what everyone is wearing, who is the best dressed, the worst etc. It also makes her appear relavent in a lot of people's minds, its better that people would have seen her recently so that when she does premier music people give it a go because she was in their minds recently, rather than skimming past the song because shes 'irrelevant now, she hasn't done anything in ages' sort of thing.
Now I personally don't care about those sort of lists, but I do care about the increased bump in profile she would get from it, especially when she is so close to premiering something it seems.
Edit: I just find it frustrating, I just hope she is missing it for a reason, like she is filming a music video very soon or has a photoshoot in LA or something, not just because she isn't going.
For a bit of press to help start getting her out there. I mean if she wore something amazing (like the robert cavali dress she wore a while ago, or what she wore at the 2010 BRITS), she could easily be all over the papers and give some red carpet interviews about the music so we get some news.
Either way, we're really close. Hopefully we'll get something by mid-march. ^_^
I don't think I fully understand.
That's rubbish.
Yeah but it still sucks imo.
I'll just stop pre-ordering I suppose, I'd rather buy a Leona single/album on the actual day of release to help it climb and help it get better visability.
It's where Taylor will be screwed next album. She had millions in first week because of pre orders, but now it won't count to the first week
Nope, but it does count in overall sales ofcourse
Is it not just the itunes chart? I took it to mean that pre-orders won't be added on the itunes chart on release day, but all sales no matter when placed will still count in the first week official chart.
I think it is just to stop new releases jumping straight to the top.
Ahh could be, I have no idea. It's confusing :') It's on HITS though, but can't find the link anymore
No pre-orders, then the Streaming-Thing.
There is even a rule in Germany which says that the more expensive the CD, the better the final chart position will be.
Why aren't they just establishing two seperate charts.
One for streaming and the new online market (which has to be taken into consideration since people listen on Youtube and so on nowadays).
And another one for the actual sales.
However, it doesn't matter, since the actual sales can't be taken away from Leona. That's what counts after all.
It doesn't matter for Taylor at all. She sold 1,200,000 copies of RED first week with no pre-orders. They will still count first week but when the insta grats come out they won't shoot to the top of the charts. I think this is a great thing. It was highly annoying.