Here we go!
Do you think their comeback will be a success?
I reckon they can get at least a top 40 single, but the comeback has already been a success on how fast the tour sold out.
In regards to streaming, they still have quite a young fanbase. Loads of people my age (17-18) have been posting it on their insta stories and are at the perfect age for nostalgia for them 
When they reunited 'Everybody in Love' and 'Beat Again' entered Spotify chart at #96 and #128 plus their greatest hits compilation re-entered the album chart for the first time since its original release in 2013. It charted for two weeks at #47 and #65. So there's definitely a demand.
I think the JLS nostalgia is real but not sure that will actually translate to a new single from them making any significant waves. We'll see though I guess ~
The big question though... what's everyone's favourite JLS song? 
Think I'd go for One Shot right now
I think the real big question here is: will they release their comeback single on thursday like Kylie, McFly and Steps, and chart at #94 instead of #14 because of it 
I have a feeling the sound of the new single will be like Jason Derulo - Take You Dancing
Ya i think take you dancing sound would work for them.
Call Me basic but i like beat again the most.
I think if they come back with a good song + retain the hype from the announcement, this could be pretty big. I can see it doing similarly to how Sucker did
Beat Again is still my fave of theirs & I really love Billion Lights too <3
Ffs it's just an announcement they're releasing the hoodies 😭
But they do certainly have new music coming at some point
One Shot is definitely one of their best but I have a soft spot for Take A Chance On Me. A real shame it failed to make #1 while worse songs by them managed it. I think it fell victim to Rihanna's We Found Love like other boyband hits did (was it Lightning and Gotta Be You? )
1 She Makes Me Wanna
2 Eyes Wide Shut
3 Beat Again
4 Everybody in Love
5 Do You Feel What I Feel?
Is it a hoodie featuring Will Ferrell?
a JLS vs The Wanted rate could be around the corner tbh.
Take A Chance On Me, s as lasts really liked that song.
Cooking up more hoodies
Aston gave an update on the tour when he guested on the 'Greatest Music of All Time' podcast:
Basically they're none the wiser re: if it'll happen at the time it's meant to given their rescheduled dates start before June 21st and it's all just proposed dates of easing lockdown atm. I imagine (and hope) they'll reschedule it for next year because it'd be nigh on impossible to put on the tours they do in such a short space of time, nor am I confident it'll be safe enough for gigs of that size to go ahead so soon in the piece but I guess we'll know when we know!
Tours are (finally) looking much more likely next year, so hopefully there will be some new music by the end of this year!
Tour confirmed for reschedule to October and November this morning. They have also confirmed today that they have signed a new record deal with BMG:
BMG will probably do really well with them actually!
If they can get McFly success in 2020 I think they could squeeze a pretty decent selling album out of this.
Wow JB has really changed.
I agree BMG have had really good success bringing more 'heritage' acts as it were to present day achievements. Excited to hear what a new single could sound like too!
BMG can sign The Saturdays too then!
I wonder will JLS get a second chart hit this year?
It's not actually JLS by the way! It's a drill song by Switch and J9 but somehow was credited under JLS' Spotify page and wasn't corrected by the OCC.
It got monster high streams one day because people actually thought it was JLS though, so on that basis I'm interested to see how an actual JLS comeback will do.
(Watch BMG release it on Thursday when streams won't count and their one day of curiosity streams get wasted entirely)
is there really a demand for new JLS music? Surprises me... of all the bands to make a comeback, their not one I saw anyone that bothered about?
As much as I didn't rate most of their music they were a BIG deal between 2009 and 2011 - especially for the schoolgirls who collected all 4 variations of their albums, lunchboxes, condoms etc. I think they're fast approaching their "nostalgia phase" now that it has been 12 years since their rise to fame and nearly 10 years since they split.
It will be interesting to see how their new material compares though. Their original stuff sounds very dated these days and now they are in their 30s they need material with substance.
Not gonna lie, I low key still listen to "The Club is Alive" on a daily basis. #guiltypleasure 
The Club Is Alive is a flaw free slay 
I’m looking forward to new material, although given how A Billion Lights performed, I dunno if they can have another chart hit but maybe.
I’m excited to have new material for the tour though 
From The Sun today:
If they can find a way to blend the old school JLS vibe with a current updated vibe then I could see them doing really well .
Give us a drill song xx
All of Aston's recents singles have flopped. As a group they might have more interest but I can't see them having big hits again.
I reckon the comeback single to 100% go top 20/10 tbh
Ed Sheeran mentioned on Capital this week that he has co-written a song for their new album along with Steve Mac:
The Ed Sheeran news screams "we got a cast-off from Ed Sheeran and are going with it for a lead single because he's the "in" name at the moment". Very much doubt Ed wrote the song specifically for JLS.
They're taking the photo for the album cover today!
They were doing rehearsals at BASE on Thursday (Aston's dance studio he set up) and filming a performance at The O2 today on their Instagram Stories. All signs seems to be pointing to us hearing something in the next week or two!
From what I've heard from a friend of mine "in the know". The single will be released next month, with the album in October.
They were bloody awful the first time round. Who the hell wants them back?
New single "Eternal Love" is out on Friday!
Single art is here!
Asides from Oritse looking like a mum doing the school run, they all look good!
Didn't think it'd be long before we were getting it ☺️
This, ABBA and Little Mix new singles all on Friday - lots to look forward to!
JB has confirmed that it was co-written with Ed Sheeran & Steve Mac!
The Sun Bizarre column has confirmed this evening that the first performance of this will be at next Thursday's National Television Awards on ITV! Big slot - I'm right in saying Westlife did their first performance when they came back with Hello My Love on the NTAs didn't they?
I believe they did!
A very brief preview can be heard:
This sounds TikTok ready!
Very them, I want it to do quite well so Rochelle gets jealous.
This is such a tune!
A remix by Luca Schreiner has also been released, and is the version that Capital have played.
I love this. It’s reminding me a wee bit of Mirrors by Justin Timberlake if it was sung by Jay Sean
It’s very 2011, will be surprised if it does much chart wise - it’s 59p on iTunes but ‘only’ at #17 so far.
It's perfectly... fine. I think their fans will like it but it feels quite dated.
The bundles look goof I like them using the colours again.
Finished listen to Maiden's album so put this on out of curiosity.
This song would have sounded dated even when JLS split up.
Ok this is great . Sounds quite throwback and classic them but I could actually see this doing well .
I didn't really like them last time, in fact I mostly tolerated them but after a couple of listens I strangely kind of like this.
It sounds a bit like Chris Brown's 'With You', which I also have a bit of a soft spot for.
Really enjoying this song for them. It is very them but it works for me in 2021. Sounds similar to Everybody in Love in places
It’s great, and I know it doesn’t mean much in 2021, but it’s weird to see them knock Little Mix down a spot on ITunes.
Yeah I think this is good - it does sound like a throwback - but there's nothing wrong with that.
Hopefully it has some impact. I'm guessing they'll have more of a chance with the album given the state of the singles chart at the moment
Lovely first performance on The One Show last night up on the roof of Broadcasting House in London 😊
Interesting fact from their interview last night given Ed Sheeran has written this new single: he originally wrote "Lego House" for them - presumably for "Jukebox" which was their album at the time - but for some reason they never got to hear it. I can imagine them singing it actually!
The performance definitely got better as it progressed!
That interview was fun, loved the little competition between JLS and Rochelle!
With it not top 20 in the first update on Sunday, im starting to think will it even go Top 40 now, todays mids f we get sales will probably let us know either way, i fully expected this to be in the first look chart.
yeah i mean i cant imagine anyone really cares about new JLS music... they truly were a one hit wonder.
41 in the mids.
Lol yes, they truly were a one hit wonder with their 5 #1s weren't they?
NTAs tomorrow, they're also doing This Morning on Friday. They've got interviews across the Global stations (Capital, Heart) and they've done both the breakfast shows on those.
Music video might help? It could be a slow burner rather than peaking in the first week.
When they had their five no. 1s the X Factor machine was also massive.
Video landing tomorrow evening at 5:45pm:
Music video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKmKPQWIKeM
makes the top 75 at 71, i think they might be somehow happy with that.
They're no fools, and I think they're aware of how the charts work today and what to realistically expect. I wasn't expecting a massive first week because I'm aware that's not how things work nowadays.
It's not like 2011 where everything is so focused on a massive first week and going straight in at number one. Unless you are a certain band of artist (Ed Sheeran, Adele, Drake) that is true for virtually everyone these days. Most if not all songs in the charts now tend to not peak until some weeks - sometimes months - into their run.
You also factor in that it's been 8 years since their last new stuff it's going to be a gradual thing, and all being dads with families and commitments around those to balance now I imagine that probably suits them better anyway. And as Jay has said there is nothing to suggest support won't grow in the coming weeks with the video out there now, radio getting more on board and the build up to the tour starting next month.
But speaking of the video: really clever! It reminds me a bit of Red Hot Chili Peppers' video for "Dani California" with the different looks and eras. I love the Jackson 5 style one best, I bet they had a laugh doing that 😂
'Eternal Love' is really, really good. It is catchy as f***! The video is cute, too.
I do wonder, though, why PCD instantly managed to go Top 40 with their comeback single, whereas JLS barely made the Top 75.
Really good song!
Now B-listed at Radio 2. The performance they filmed at the O2 a while ago was the acoustic video of the single which is now in the ether, as they say:
Those harmonies though. Absolutely gutted I'm missing out on this tour now 
the thing is, like mcfly and the vamps, these bands tried all sorts of tricks back in the day to get hits... 5 no.1s???! I could name you two? Am I surprised that JLS' comeback single has stalled at #71 ? No? Would I be surprised if I were JLS? No.
The comeback feels a bit flat tbh.
Prior to lockdown around their One Show performance there seemed to be a lot of hype.
No hit single (appreciate that’s almost a non-starter with streaming etc.,) and lots of backlash over the tour/M&G.
Hopefully the album does well for them but atm it just seems as if it will do ‘ok’ rather than be a decent seller.
whats the backlash about the tour/m&g?
They've not exactly made a big push for it, so I can't say I'm surprised at how it's charted either.
For what it’s worth, my brother’s done promotion for Marvin’s DJ shows recently, and apparently he said the aim was to get the album to #1. So he must have been fairly confident with their pre-orders so far.
Did they do any bundles with the tour tickets?
If the aim was to get the album to number 1, they’re failing miserably. I saw a lot of people cancelling and refunding their orders when the “signed” albums turned into “printed signed inserts.”
They may want a #1 album but I don’t think they’ll be anywhere close.
As mentioned above everyone that pre-ordered signed CD and vinyl got an email to say it would now be a signed insert - it also said that the CD insert would be signed by all members and one band member for the vinyl insert? Added to that the M&G issue.
They could have done more to push the single - promo has been minimal and they are the kind of act that could release signed CD singles to create a bit of excitement about the release with the fanbase.
Honestly, this is all looking more and more like a All Saints Studio 1 situation to me where everyone just have waaaay too unrealistic expectations.
December sales might not be as massive as they used to be, but it's a reach for them that far. I'd get it if they were releasing in a quiet week, but...
I don't wish to get too despondent and dramatic - we do after all live in a current climate where, up until less than 24 hours ago, Jesy Nelson looked like she still had a bankable solo career. Nothing is a certainty.
But all the factors highlighted above aren't really screaming success at the moment. As I said I hope I'm proved wrong because based on the two songs so far it sounds like an album I will love every second of.
I'm surprised as has been said above that they've not yet leapt on the CD single bandwagon - hell even The Wanted got there before them on that one. That said it's only just starting to get playlisted so that could yet be up their sleeve.
But that said, I feel like what good will and momentum was around when they first announced this tour over 18 months ago literally fell away as the pandemic raged on.
Their giving me Liam Payne solo album Q4 release chart run vibes at the moment.
and Busted's 'Night Driver' having a November release with a #13 peak as well
(though of course their follow-up in March 2019 reached #2!)
Moves up to A List at Radio 2.
They've started their tour.
I've seen some clips. Interestingly they've added a key change to 'Proud'. I recall a review of the song (when it was first released) suggesting that it lacked one.
Now added to the playlist at Capital:
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