July 27, 20159 yr Today's HAC update: KLLC - 14 spins (+2, ranked #4) WBZZ - 7 spins (+0, ranked #25) WGER - 7 spins (+1, ranked #142) KBIG - 3 spins (+0, ranked #2) 31 spins (+3) with 0.160 Audience. Great to see the song rising on US iTunes as well! #509 now! Also, "Thunder" has 3 adds so far which is a good sign. Will hopefully get 10+ by the time all the stations have reported in about 2-3 hours time! Also it has ~182k streams on spotify, up 50k in a day! :o Things are looking good for the song! Can't wait until the the TV performances of the song, the release of the video and when it goes to Top 40 radio in the US - that would really help its digital sales. :cheer: :D
July 27, 20159 yr Author Thunder has already received 12 adds from US AC radio today. Such an amazing result for its first week!
July 27, 20159 yr 15 adds this week: KGFM-FM - Ranked #77 KLLC-FM - Ranked #4 KLTG-FM - Ranked #110 KMYI-FM - Ranked #17 KOSO-FM - Ranked #118 KPEK-FM - Ranked #68 KZMG-FM - Ranked #100 WBZZ-FM - Ranked #25 WCDA-FM - Ranked #102 WDVI-FM - Ranked #58 WGYL-FM - Ranked #98 WMMX-FM - Ranked #64 WRMF-FM - Ranked #48 WSJO-FM - Ranked #147 WWZY-FM - Ranked #53 A good amount of decently ranked stations, including the ranked #4! Exciting! Shouldn't have too much issue going top 50 on HAC in a week or so. :cheer:
July 27, 20159 yr ^ Ye she's off to a great start! She's got a lot more promotion the coming week or so, including her first TV performance of "Thunder" in the US. So hopefully that'll help the song out. Fingers crossed it'll manage to become a moderate sized hit!
July 28, 20159 yr Today's HAC update: KLLC - 16 spins (+2, ranked #4) WGER - 9 spins (+2, ranked #142) WBZZ - 7 spins (+0, ranked #25) KBIG - 4 spins (+1, ranked #2) WIAD - 3 spins (new, ranked #7) 39 spins (+8) with 0.231 Audience (+0.071). 3 Top 10 stations are now spinning this! Great to see the song continue to climb on US iTunes. Now up to #457! :cheer:
July 28, 20159 yr Author It sounds a little like Roar. Oh I do actually hear that in the chorus. The difference is I actually like 'Thunder' whereas I found 'Roar' too immature.
July 28, 20159 yr Seriously addicted to Thunder. Why was this not the lead? Wait, not Lee being positive about Leona. :kink: Maybe it's a sign of good things to come! :D
July 28, 20159 yr I've actually stanned after 'Thunder' I've been checking constantly the iTunes update. I'm a Leona fan, I've liked everything from her minus one or two songs and 'Fire' was such a weak lead comeback single but 'Thunder' reminds me of a song that i can't make out! The song itself is incredible, the production is fab.
July 28, 20159 yr I've actually stanned after 'Thunder' I've been checking constantly the iTunes update. I'm a Leona fan, I've liked everything from her minus one or two songs and 'Fire' was such a weak lead comeback single but 'Thunder' reminds me of a song that i can't make out! The song itself is incredible, the production is fab. I definitely agree. I can't see why Thunder has been overlooked as second UK single, let alone first! Even with a new label, still the wrong single choices.
July 28, 20159 yr I've actually stanned after 'Thunder' I've been checking constantly the iTunes update. I'm a Leona fan, I've liked everything from her minus one or two songs and 'Fire' was such a weak lead comeback single but 'Thunder' reminds me of a song that i can't make out! The song itself is incredible, the production is fab. I'm only kidding. :P Hopefully "Thunder" will do well in the US and give the second single decent momentum. Really hope they make "I Got You" the second single in the US. We should be getting plenty of singles/videos this album campaign though! I mean we've already had 3 singles and 3 music videos shot (2 to be released in the next month or so)!! :cheer:
July 29, 20159 yr Author I definitely agree. I can't see why Thunder has been overlooked as second UK single, let alone first! Even with a new label, still the wrong single choices. But Thunder wouldn't get major UK radio support unless it smashed in the US first.
July 29, 20159 yr Another great Thunder performance for iHeartRadio. Her voice is definitely getting stronger again. https://www.periscope.tv/w/aIkHeTU3NHw0OTUy...ffgg4betY6aqFBD
July 30, 20159 yr Leona performed the song for the first time on TV earlier today: SwimC8fCQqs Great performance! The song has climbed from #791 to #505 so far from the performance.
July 30, 20159 yr Oh disappointed to see it drop to #791 before the televised performance considering that it climbing up well on the iTunes chart. It's also very disappointing to see it only sell an extra 100 copies? due to a live performance. I'm stanning over 'Thunder' so I really want to do very well. #497 now :D
July 30, 20159 yr Live! With Kelly & Michael doesn't have much effect on iTunes. It's the evening programs that do like Jimmy Kimmel/SNL etc. Plus HAC radio doesn't really have a big effect on the iTunes chart - Top 40 radio has the biggest effect so we'll have to wait until it goes for adds there before it starts climbing up a lot. Also, behind the scenes for the music video is up! vk1Z2i-n0Ww Looks great! Edited July 30, 20159 yr by Envoirment
July 30, 20159 yr Oh, wow. The Thunder performance on Live with K & M was FANTASTIC! Just had to log in after a small hiatus. Don't know what to make of the promo so far. Impact doesn't seem as strong. I just want to ask: does visiting a radio station guarantee some play listing? Also, isn't audience size and hours of play even far more important than just basic play listing? I'm just asking to get an idea of what to expect from the radio tour. Here's how I would mix things up moving ahead. And I'm not saying this because I think things are going awry. I know US is it's own beast, but that there are also out of the box ways of speeding things up. 1) Dig up a bonus track - a really solid uptempo. Then...promo it on itunes, facebook and spotify, and a few blogs...(bonus track from upcoming album) 2) Release the THUNDER video with some VEVO promotion. WIth the pre-awareness generated with step 1, the video could likely have more impact than an open release. After this, it will be time to move on to more TV promo. Seriously, they have to do the best to have Leona interviewed rather than just perform. I know 'Live' doesn't typically do this, but I do hope for future TV appearances, including the stack during album release week, she will do more than just perform.
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