I really despair! My local radio station still plays ANL as part of their best mix and no sign of SWY . It's not just Alex they stilll play Alejandro and Parachute as their days best mix.:rolleyes:
I like that outfit, the performance was great although I think the stage was a bit too small and I think the blending between Alex's live vocals and the backing track was not very good because I could hear two distinct version of the song at a lot of points during the song. Either way though it was a great performance.
Yes! I'm glad I wasn't the only one who noticed this. She was drowned out alot by the backing track during that performance. A shame as a vocals were really good for so early in the morning...;)
She looks great. Reminds me slightly of a much younger version of Iman, David Bowie's wife.
I heard the new Rihanna song yesterday and immediately thought Alex would sound good singing it. I presumed it was Guetta but it's actually Stargate's work. Hope she works with those guys again for the second album.
lol i'm pleased for Alex that things are going well for her and she only just has under 3k tickets left to sell of 16 dates? after 1-2 days. Has the actual tickets gone on sale or is it still the presale?
I still think SWY is shit tho and she needs much better material. Her A&R need to keep her away from RedOne the talentless plageriser.
I thought she looked like Iman too. I'm glad she's looking more youthful and not like a granny.
R1 doesn't have a vendetta against Alex. its just that her material is deemed to cheesey
lol i'm pleased for Alex that things are going well for her and she only just has under 3k tickets left to sell of 16 dates? after 1-2 days. Has the actual tickets gone on sale or is it still the presale?
I still think SWY is shit tho and she needs much better material. Her A&R need to keep her away from RedOne the talentless plageriser.
I thought she looked like Iman too. I'm glad she's looking more youthful and not like a granny.
R1 doesn't have a vendetta against Alex. its just that her material is deemed to cheesey
So if it Is all down to quality of the material why didn't they playlist ANL and why do they playlist JLS?
So if it Is all down to quality of the material why didn't they playlist ANL and why do they playlist JLS?
The Club is Alive was one of the worst reviewed singles of the year. Playlisted. McFly are a famously "cheesy" poor man's Busted, who haven't been relevant since 2007...yet their single got playlisted. Radio 1 have nothing against cheese or crap songs, it appears. ANL...one of the best reviewed singles of the year, loved by "credible" critics...not playlisted. Do the math.
The excuses don't cut it.
Anyway, the troll is clearly bitter. Had to sneak in a snide remark about Alex looking like a granny previously (how long ago was that. During the "bob" era ?!? Her image has been great and suitably youthful for ages now. Hardly news now, is it) Karma' s a bitch:D
The Club is Alive was one of the worst reviewed singles of the year. Playlisted. McFly are a famously "cheesy" poor man's Busted, who haven't been relevant since 2007...yet their single got playlisted. Radio 1 have nothing against cheese or crap songs, it appears. ANL...one of the best reviewed singles of the year, loved by "credible" critics...not playlisted. Do the math.
The excuses don't cut it.
Anyway, the troll is clearly bitter. Had to sneak in a snide remark about Alex looking like a granny previously (how long ago was that. During the "bob" era ?!? Her image has been great and suitably youthful for ages now. Hardly news now, is it) Karma' s a bitch
I'm startting to think Arsene is Toya. That is something that Toya always does. If she can't come out and trash Alex straight up she sneaks in a snide side comment.:rolleyes:
I'm startting to think Arsene is Toya. That is something that Toya always does. If she can't come out and trash Alex straight up she sneaks in a snide side comment.:rolleyes:
Yeah. Noticed that as well.
Don't really know or care whom "Arsene" really is these days, to be honest. Could just as well be some jobless loner with too much time on their hands. Makes no difference to me..
I'm startting to think Arsene is Toya. That is something that Toya always does. If she can't come out and trash Alex straight up she sneaks in a snide side comment.:rolleyes:
I'd rather we kept her name off the ABAT for all our sakes.
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Glad to see Alex is still very much in the lead in the midweek chart.
I liked the bob at first , it just went on for way too long. It's the sort of style that can get old very fast. But it did make Alex different, and a trendsetter of sorts. I remember, when female celebrities afterwards starting wearing the "bob" look, style columnists said they were trying to look like Alexandra Burke (I believe Alesha Dixon got that when she wore a bob after Alex).
But the long hair does make her look younger. The bob sort of made look like she was auditioning for Anna's Wintour's job at Vogue.
He got many positive comments back but nevermind :rolleyes:
LOL!
Isn't that Aled guy responsible for the playlist?
Now he's just coming off as a sore loser. He's actually looking to his followers on Twitter for validation for not playlisting her? Weak. Radio 1 should reflect public taste, not a couple of sycophants and snobs on twitter (even worse that he's only acknowledging the negative feedback, and ignoring the positive). Shows how much they resent the dwindling of their power in affecting the charts.
I do start to wonder if they are just going to playlist anything Alex does next, despite the bitchy tone. They just seemed shocked at how popular she is, but now that the surprise factor is gone, they may just playlist her next song so they don't look like idiots for ignoring another number 1. And in theory, her next single, if it's performed on X-Factor, stands a far easier chance of getting to no.1 than SWY.
Still, it's good to know Alex's success is bugging Radio 1:D
People who act like the people who control things at Radio 1 don't care about these things or are too "professional" to hold grudges or have axes to grind, are kidding themselves. They care. And Alex has made them look stupid. The tweet reinforces the notion of a vendetta within Radio 1 against Alex. He'd have been better off just saying nothing at all, and pretending they didn't care where Alex was charting.
Now he's just coming off as a sore loser. He's actually looking to his followers on Twitter for validation for not playlisting her? Weak. Radio 1 should reflect public taste, not a couple of sycophants and snobs on twitter (even worse that he's only acknowledging the negative feedback, and ignoring the positive). Shows how much they resent the dwindling of their power in affecting the charts.
I do start to wonder if they are just going to playlist anything Alex does next, despite the bitchy tone. They just seemed shocked at how popular she is, but now that the surprise factor is gone, they may just playlist her next song so they don't look like idiots for ignoring another number 1. And in theory, her next single, if it's performed on X-Factor, stands a far easier chance of getting to no.1 than SWY.
Still, it's good to know Alex's success is bugging Radio 1:D
People who act like the people who control things at Radio 1 don't care about these things or are too "professional" to hold grudges or have axes to grind, are kidding themselves. They care. And Alex has made them look stupid. The tweet reinforces the notion of a vendetta within Radio 1 against Alex. He'd have been better off just saying nothing at all, and pretending they didn't care where Alex was charting.
Radio 1 needs to sit the f**k down right about now. Looks like this Aled guy made a huge slip up in tweeting that, now we know that this whole escapade was a deliberate vendetta against Alex.
I actually hope they don't playlist her next single now as its clear after ANL and SWY that she doesn't even need them. Aled Jones and Edith Bowman are in charge of the playlist I think, but what they need to release is that Alex is popular.
Alex isn't an artist like VV Brown or Ellie Goulding who rely on the playlist to influence sales. Maybe they thought that if they didn't playlist Alex, her sales would be greatly affected and she would disappear. Obviously they failed with these bullying tactics and have come off looking like idiots.
This just proves that R1 are not with the times and think that they own the charts. They must be kicking themselves now as their playlist has missed out 2 hits by Alex. They should have kept quiet instead of trying to justify their snub on twitter. :rolleyes:
Now he's just coming off as a sore loser. He's actually looking to his followers on Twitter for validation for not playlisting her? Weak. Radio 1 should reflect public taste, not a couple of sycophants and snobs on twitter (even worse that he's only acknowledging the negative feedback, and ignoring the positive). Shows how much they resent the dwindling of their power in affecting the charts.
I do start to wonder if they are just going to playlist anything Alex does next, despite the bitchy tone. They just seemed shocked at how popular she is, but now that the surprise factor is gone, they may just playlist her next song so they don't look like idiots for ignoring another number 1. And in theory, her next single, if it's performed on X-Factor, stands a far easier chance of getting to no.1 than SWY.
Still, it's good to know Alex's success is bugging Radio 1:D
People who act like the people who control things at Radio 1 don't care about these things or are too "professional" to hold grudges or have axes to grind, are kidding themselves. They care. And Alex has made them look stupid. The tweet reinforces the notion of a vendetta within Radio 1 against Alex. He'd have been better off just saying nothing at all, and pretending they didn't care where Alex was charting.
It's says on his profile that he produces the Chris Moyles show so it seems like he's a pretty important person within the co-operation.
IMO i can see why this particular song wouldn't fit in with what's on their playlist now but ANL certainly did and still does. I just love the fact that they can't believe she's dong so well ...that tweet just shows they've got something against her as an artist. You don't just ignore someone of her profile.
Most of the responses I've seen have been positive. The fact she got to #4 with ANL and now #1 (at least in the midweeks) with this shows just how out of touch they truly are.
It's pretty shocking that a senior producer at Radio 1 would single out an artist on a public platform like twitter and make completely unprofessional comments.
I don't normally do this, but I am going to e-mail the R1 Deputy Controller and Head of Music to complain. Not a big rant, just don't think their senior employees should behave in such a manner.
If anyone else wants to join me here is their e-mail addresses:
It's pretty shocking that a senior producer at Radio 1 would single out an artist on a public platform like twitter and make completely unprofessional comments.
I don't normally do this, but I am going to e-mail the R1 Deputy Controller and Head of Music to complain. Not a big rant, just don't think their senior employees should behave in such a manner.
If anyone else wants to join me here is their e-mail addresses:
I agree Stargirl, thank for the addresses. I'm gonna give them a piece of my mind in as polite a way as possible. The way they've handled this has been awful, snubbing singles, banning her from R1BW and now slagging her off on twitter. The whole thing has been unprofessional and quite frankly just rude and unacceptable behaviour towards her. They are trying to sabotage her career...
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Are we a fashionista Anika?
She looked way better at last year's GQ imo (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1212270/Shes-got-Sex-Factor-Alexandra-Burke-turns-heads-GQ-Awards-daring-sheer-dress.html), that first pic is so stunning...
Yes! I'm glad I wasn't the only one who noticed this. She was drowned out alot by the backing track during that performance. A shame as a vocals were really good for so early in the morning...;)
God! was that a year ago? blooming heck where's the time gone
I know its crazy that back then she was just starting out, and now a year on she has a 2x platinum album and almost 3 #1 singles!! :eek:
She looks great. Reminds me slightly of a much younger version of Iman, David Bowie's wife.
I heard the new Rihanna song yesterday and immediately thought Alex would sound good singing it. I presumed it was Guetta but it's actually Stargate's work. Hope she works with those guys again for the second album.
I still think SWY is shit tho and she needs much better material. Her A&R need to keep her away from RedOne the talentless plageriser.
I thought she looked like Iman too. I'm glad she's looking more youthful and not like a granny.
R1 doesn't have a vendetta against Alex. its just that her material is deemed to cheesey
The Club is Alive was one of the worst reviewed singles of the year. Playlisted. McFly are a famously "cheesy" poor man's Busted, who haven't been relevant since 2007...yet their single got playlisted. Radio 1 have nothing against cheese or crap songs, it appears. ANL...one of the best reviewed singles of the year, loved by "credible" critics...not playlisted. Do the math.
The excuses don't cut it.
Anyway, the troll is clearly bitter. Had to sneak in a snide remark about Alex looking like a granny previously (how long ago was that. During the "bob" era ?!? Her image has been great and suitably youthful for ages now. Hardly news now, is it) Karma' s a bitch:D
I'm startting to think Arsene is Toya. That is something that Toya always does. If she can't come out and trash Alex straight up she sneaks in a snide side comment.:rolleyes:
Yeah. Noticed that as well.
Don't really know or care whom "Arsene" really is these days, to be honest. Could just as well be some jobless loner with too much time on their hands. Makes no difference to me..
I'd rather we kept her name off the ABAT for all our sakes.
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Glad to see Alex is still very much in the lead in the midweek chart.
Hmm, I don't think the bob was her best look
But the long hair does make her look younger. The bob sort of made look like she was auditioning for Anna's Wintour's job at Vogue.
http://twitter.com/ahj
He got many positive comments back but nevermind :rolleyes:
LOL!
Isn't that Aled guy responsible for the playlist?
Now he's just coming off as a sore loser. He's actually looking to his followers on Twitter for validation for not playlisting her? Weak. Radio 1 should reflect public taste, not a couple of sycophants and snobs on twitter (even worse that he's only acknowledging the negative feedback, and ignoring the positive). Shows how much they resent the dwindling of their power in affecting the charts.
I do start to wonder if they are just going to playlist anything Alex does next, despite the bitchy tone. They just seemed shocked at how popular she is, but now that the surprise factor is gone, they may just playlist her next song so they don't look like idiots for ignoring another number 1. And in theory, her next single, if it's performed on X-Factor, stands a far easier chance of getting to no.1 than SWY.
Still, it's good to know Alex's success is bugging Radio 1:D
People who act like the people who control things at Radio 1 don't care about these things or are too "professional" to hold grudges or have axes to grind, are kidding themselves. They care. And Alex has made them look stupid. The tweet reinforces the notion of a vendetta within Radio 1 against Alex. He'd have been better off just saying nothing at all, and pretending they didn't care where Alex was charting.
Radio 1 needs to sit the f**k down right about now. Looks like this Aled guy made a huge slip up in tweeting that, now we know that this whole escapade was a deliberate vendetta against Alex.
I actually hope they don't playlist her next single now as its clear after ANL and SWY that she doesn't even need them. Aled Jones and Edith Bowman are in charge of the playlist I think, but what they need to release is that Alex is popular.
Alex isn't an artist like VV Brown or Ellie Goulding who rely on the playlist to influence sales. Maybe they thought that if they didn't playlist Alex, her sales would be greatly affected and she would disappear. Obviously they failed with these bullying tactics and have come off looking like idiots.
This just proves that R1 are not with the times and think that they own the charts. They must be kicking themselves now as their playlist has missed out 2 hits by Alex. They should have kept quiet instead of trying to justify their snub on twitter. :rolleyes:
Rant over...:p
It's says on his profile that he produces the Chris Moyles show so it seems like he's a pretty important person within the co-operation.
IMO i can see why this particular song wouldn't fit in with what's on their playlist now but ANL certainly did and still does. I just love the fact that they can't believe she's dong so well
I don't normally do this, but I am going to e-mail the R1 Deputy Controller and Head of Music to complain. Not a big rant, just don't think their senior employees should behave in such a manner.
If anyone else wants to join me here is their e-mail addresses:
ben.cooper@bbc.co.uk
george.ergatoudis@bbc.co.uk
I agree Stargirl, thank for the addresses. I'm gonna give them a piece of my mind in as polite a way as possible. The way they've handled this has been awful, snubbing singles, banning her from R1BW and now slagging her off on twitter. The whole thing has been unprofessional and quite frankly just rude and unacceptable behaviour towards her. They are trying to sabotage her career...