Olly launches his River Island collection at their Westfield London store tonight at 6pm. I've just had a look and some of the pieces have already sold out on their website (these are my favourites. May have to get that first sweater):

 

 

 

 

His Fabulous interview from over the weekend: https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/7640263/o...ancesca-thomas/

 

He was also on a CBBC show called Got What It Takes yesterday as a guest judge. And later today he is launching a new YouTube series of fitness videos called 'Do It Like' where he trains with different athletes.

 

Phew I'm exhausted just listing it all. Human dynamo I tell thee!

Great first review for the album from the Essentially Pop blog: https://essentiallypop.com/epop/2018/11/oll...ou-know-i-know/

I do wonder how this album will perform considering that Moves has been a disaster in the charts.

I think it'll perform pretty well due to being buoyed by its GH counterpart.

I feel like there's zero hype for this. Every other time he's released an album, you know about it, because he usually does the rounds of promo and radio are all over him (okay it's done well on the airplay chart but I've not heard it on Radio 1 or Capital which I usually would).

Love Me Again is much more like it than Moves and also Take Your Love, a bit subtler but I think it could work really well as a single!

parts of ‘love me again’ really rip off ‘shotgun’ quite blatantly!

Fantastic album! Exceeded my expectations. My favourite new tracks are: Moves, Love Me Again, You Know I Know, Feel the Same, Talking to Myself, Love You Better and Footsteps.

Edited November 9, 20186 yr by WhoOdyssey

I've posted a review on my blog: https://wp.me/p4UO9N-1dn (There's also my selfie with him at the Chelmsford signing last night. So charming as always!)

 

A really strong album, it's actually sonically not a million miles away from '24 HRS', but it's definitely more upbeat in tone. 'Love Me Again' and 'Go Hard' are instant favourites for me, but I also love 'Maria', 'Footsteps' and 'Talking To Yourself'.

It sounds like the bridge of Feel The Same samples Wayne Wonder's 'No Letting Go', especially as Olly says "I'm left wondering...".

He performs on The X Factor tonight at 8:30pm. He's been doing a takeover on MTV UK's Instagram Stories today and it looks as if it's going to be a medley of 'Love Me Again' and 'Moves' he performs!

 

He's also performing on The One Show and Sunday Brunch in the coming weeks - dates yet TBC.

'Moves' is such an odd choice of single.

 

Listened to the album once and it was in my bottom 5 songs... I don't understand why they chose that a single (let alone LEAD!!!) Over a lot of the album? :lol:

I can’t see this debuting with more than 30k? Unless he has signed bundles on his site or something.

He performed Moves. To be fair it was a brilliant performance.

It was really good - interesting with Lady Leshurr performing a guest rap in place of Snoop as well!

 

He's on BBC Breakfast tomorrow morning at 8:40am.

Really good performance.

He’s just tweeted this -

 

Remember ALBUM’S OUT!! We are at #2 so far!! Need the MURS ARMY more than ever this week... let’s not go down without a fight! 👊🏻

 

I thought he’d easily have the #1 in the mids especially as he would be front loaded (HMV signings and signed bundles from his website).

He’s just tweeted this -

I thought he’d easily have the #1 in the mids especially as he would be front loaded (HMV signings and signed bundles from his website).

I don't think he was ever going to beat Muse - they have a huge fanbase as well and their last album opened with 73k.

I would think both Muse and Olly would be front loaded. If he keep promo going all week he may do it, but number 2 and hopefully decent sales isnt a bad result but Olly clearly wants another number 1 album.

I like the song with snooooop, but maybe thats just cause I'm obsessed with the Dogg himself? haha he can make any track awesome. But the track has a great beat too, def adding to my playlist.