Well clearly it's an industry-wide conspiracy, then.

Sorry to be pedantic but JLS aren't on Syco, never have been. :kink:

 

Oh, is it Sony or Universial? They all seem to merge into one half the time. :lol: :blush:

 

Still, if JLS are on a major label and they're struggling then you have to ask why aren't they getting the airplay. For me personally, JLS started getting crap the second they released the tragic 'The Club Is Alive'. Ok, it got to no. 1 but I pinpoint that as the turning point in their career and they've never really recovered since.

For me personally, JLS started getting crap the second they released the tragic 'The Club Is Alive'. Ok, it got to no. 1 but I pinpoint that as the turning point in their career and they've never really recovered since.

 

Nope, you missed out Eyes Wide Shut. That was a career high that they would never recover from. :( :kink:

Edited December 18, 201213 yr by ★ G R I E F ★

Sorry to be pedantic but JLS aren't on Syco, never have been. :kink:

 

 

I know that, I meant their fans have moved onto other bands.

I know that, I meant their fans have moved onto other bands.

 

I wasn't actually referring to you. :lol:

 

@ Hits - They're on RCA. Not much better than Syco TBH. :lol:

Yeah this JLS release is bizarre, it's been so low-key for an act of their stature (even now they've faded). Same with Robbie's 'Different'. That might still become a hit in the New Year but it now looks like 'Hold Me Down' is just never going to do anything.

The release has been handled awfully, to be fair. I don't believe there are physicals and there's no sign of a music video either. Between the farcical handling of this and Leona's 'Lovebird', it's almost like Syco is trying to make the "old reliables" do as badly as possible.

I was beginning to think this too :o

 

Maybe they are trying to hinder JLS's success to ease their fans' move onto Union J ready for next year...

Yeah this JLS release is bizarre, it's been so low-key for an act of their stature (even now they've faded). Same with Robbie's 'Different'. That might still become a hit in the New Year but it now looks like 'Hold Me Down' is just never going to do anything.

 

Yep both are bizzare release's - 'Candy' is still doing well and 'Different' was always going to struggle for airplay when the radio stations are clogged up with Christmas songs, Seems as though its been released to aide album sales however its not going to help if nobody knows its released :lol:

 

Same with JLS, For a boyband who base some of their success on their image then not to have a video for the single cuts off all means of promo in the absence of them not being on any TV shows.

 

Maybe radio will grab hold of 'Different' in the New Year and JLS might get some kind of boost from the iTunes gift card market if the track remains at 59p?

Alex Day has tweeted that he has shifted 10k and whoever is at #3 [Will/Brit?] have sold 23k

 

Alex Day ‏@thatalexday

 

So you guys know, in the UK we've sold 10,000 copies but the artist at number three has sold 23,000 - so it's VERY close!

Nicole Pink ‏@npinkthing

 

Buy @thatalexday song Stupid Stupid NOW he's so close to #9 in the UK charts!! Plus you'll get an awesome song to listen to! DO IT NOW

Edited December 18, 201213 yr by Pop B!tch

Potentially stupid question, but how do we reckon he knows that? I mean I can understand the OCC telling a record label or whatever but Alex is independent.

Potentially stupid question, but how do we reckon he knows that? I mean I can understand the OCC telling a record label or whatever but Alex is independent.

 

Sales are usually included on Tuesday's mids.

Alex Day has tweeted that he has shifted 10k and whoever is at #3 [Will/Brit?] have sold 23k

 

So about 75k again for Scream & Shout?

All information about his success will go to him, wouldn't it? :unsure:

All information about his success will go to him, wouldn't it? :unsure:

I thought that, but then it doesn't explain how he knows about S&S.

Hmm. That's true!

The conspiracy theories deepen... :thinking:

I thought that, but then it doesn't explain how he knows about S&S.

When "Sweet Nothing" was #1, didn't Calvin or Florence post the whole midweek top ten with sales? He'll have received the same information as then.

All information about his success will go to him, wouldn't it? :unsure:

 

I'm sure most artist get emailed midweeks to update their progress

Edit - Double post!

Edited December 18, 201213 yr by Pop B!tch

God im loving Alex Day this week with all the sales info he is giving :lol: - He has posted a video stating that he is 20 sales behind Taylor Swift!

 

So far we have confirmed:

 

#1 James Arthur - 76k

#2 The Justice Collective - 73k

#3 Will.i.am/Britney - 23k

 

#9 Taylor Swift - 10k

#10 Alex Day - 10k

 

#12 Rihanna [Diamonds] #12

#13 One Direction [Little Things] #13

Edited December 18, 201213 yr by Pop B!tch