July 31, 2024Jul 31 It's all a conspiracy theory against Hadji If it is licensing, then she wouldn’t be appearing on the US series. No one knows why she doesn’t appear on the UK but appears on the US. Licensing isn’t the only reason why songs don’t appear on Now albums. Some songs, they just choose not to include them Edited July 31, 2024Jul 31 by Hadji
July 31, 2024Jul 31 I’m sure they would definitely refuse to include Taylor on Nows because there’s absolutely no way her huge fan base would purchase the Nows just because she was on them. Why have Taylor on a Now when you can have Nathan Evans, Jess Glynne or Becky Hill twice?
July 31, 2024Jul 31 I remember when they went through a phase of not including Ed Sheeran but now, he seems to pop up all the time and even though he pops up all the time, I’m surprised they didn’t include him on Now 116, the album where they went overboard with the r2 artists. Saying that about Ed, I think it was his #1s that became hard to license. People even buy compilations nowadays just for one song like I do. If there’s a song I’m looking for and I find it on a compilation, I’ll buy it Edited July 31, 2024Jul 31 by Hadji
July 31, 2024Jul 31 USA now music Facebook page not update since end June too so must something tell us close down
July 31, 2024Jul 31 I remember when they went through a phase of not including Ed Sheeran but now, he seems to pop up all the time and even though he pops up all the time, I’m surprised they didn’t include him on Now 116, the album where they went overboard with the r2 artists. Saying that about Ed, I think it was his #1s that became hard to license. People even buy compilations nowadays just for one song like I do. If there’s a song I’m looking for and I find it on a compilation, I’ll buy it Were Ed’s no.1s hard to license? Or did Now just not want those huge hits on their albums?
July 31, 2024Jul 31 If it is licensing, then she wouldn’t be appearing on the US series. No one knows why she doesn’t appear on the UK but appears on the US. Licensing isn’t the only reason why songs don’t appear on Now albums. Some songs, they just choose not to include them Some artists will be hard/impossible to license, others will simply be out of Now's surely very limited budget. It's not really possible to know which one of these situations relates to Taylor, but they wouldn't leave her out if she was available for a fair price. Just because Anti-Hero was on a US Now a year and a half ago doesn't mean Taylor has made music from her new album available to anyone. Indeed, there's no evidence of Fortnight on any other compilation anywhere in the world. If it's due to the budget thing then as I said a few pages back, if 15 top ten hits including a few No.1s cost Now the same budget as one Taylor song (which I could very well believe to be the case), then it makes more sense to license the latter selection to make a half decent album rather than having Taylor Swift and 46 cheap fillers.
July 31, 2024Jul 31 Were Ed’s no.1s hard to license? Or did Now just not want those huge hits on their albums? I think his #1s during the divide and no.6 era became hard to license hence why Shape Of You, Perfect and I Don’t Care missed out which is why I was shocked when Take Me Back To London got included. I was expecting that to miss out as his previous #1s post-multiply missed out
August 1, 2024Aug 1 I think his #1s during the divide and no.6 era became hard to license hence why Shape Of You, Perfect and I Don’t Care missed out which is why I was shocked when Take Me Back To London got included. I was expecting that to miss out as his previous #1s post-multiply missed out Also, Beautiful People was also missed as well.
August 1, 2024Aug 1 Also, Beautiful People was also missed as well. I forgot to put that but what I was saying is that the number 1s from those two eras missed out. Speaking of Nows, there’s also meant to be a 5-CD version of Now 80s being announced today for 6th September. Seen it on the Now fans page on Facebook. Tracklist has also been revealed on there Edited August 1, 2024Aug 1 by Hadji
August 1, 2024Aug 1 AND https://www.amazon.co.uk/TBC/dp/B0DB6RLL83/...108&sr=8-14 https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0DB757...A1OLE&psc=1
August 1, 2024Aug 1 I hope they include I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) on vault 1988 or any of the 1985-1989 yearbooks as it missed the 1988 yearbooks and I hope that Dancing In The Dark gets included on vault 1984, 1985 or any of the 1985-1989 yearbooks seeing as it missed the 1984, 1985 and 1980-1984 yearbooks. I also hope it gets included on Now 119 as it has made a chart comeback recently and I also want Blue Monday to be included on part 2 of 12" 1983 as it missed part 1 and that they include Letter From America on extra 1987 Edited August 1, 2024Aug 1 by Hadji
August 1, 2024Aug 1 Author Was this description on Amazon written by an AI bot because I can't imagine a human being going to this much effort for a recycled product. Description It’s time to celebrate an amazing decade for pop music – as popular today as it was back then...and with so many fantastic hits to choose from we had to make this a 100 track selection across 5 CDS – including over 50 #1 singles… Time to immerse yourself in the decade that never stops… legwarmers on – it’s : ‘NOW That’s What I Call The 80s’ … Opening with one of Queen’s signature anthems ‘I Want To Break Free’, and followed by the incredible ‘Every Breath You Take’ from The Police and Eurythmics with ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)’ you know from the start that this is a massive collection… Berlin’s ‘Take My Breath Away’ leads into a run of synth-pop smashes from Ultravox with ‘Vienna’, A-ha and ‘Take On Me’, ‘Temptation’ from Heaven 17, and #1s from The Human League with ‘Don’t You Want Me’ and Soft Cell with ‘Tainted Love’… Huge new pop bands emerged in the early ‘80s including, and featured here, Culture Club, Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet… Next up a run of hits from the movies including ‘Fame’, ‘Ghostbusters’, ‘Never Ending Story’ and Billy Ocean’s ‘When The Going Get’s Tough…’ from the film ‘The Jewel Of The Nile’. The first disc closes with more synth-driven pop from Nik Kershaw, Tears For Fears, and two #1’s – Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin’s take on ‘It’s My Party’ – and Nena with the global smash ’99 Red Balloons’. Legends including Elton John, Billy Joel, and Paul Simon feature on Disc 2, alongside pop-party classics including ‘Footloose’ and ‘Come On Eileen’. Adam & The Ants, ABC, Bananarama and Haircut 100 had all scored their Top 5 debuts by 1982 – and are joined by more artists making their chart debuts:- Matthew Wilder, Katrina & The Waves and King, plus original #1s from The Specials and Madness, #1 covers from Shakin’ Stevens and The Spinners – and a retro style chart topper from Sister Sledge. CD3 is all about dance-floor gold… Kicking off with Irene Cara and ‘Flashdance…What A Feeling’ along with #1s from Whitney Houston and Chaka Khan, and one the most popular hip-hop tracks of all time ‘White Lines (Don’t Do It)’ from Grandmaster Flash & Grandmaster Melle-Mel. Donna Summer and Shalamar present disco – 80’s style, and from the end of the decade massive tracks from Yazz & The Plastic Population, and Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler which both scored #1s. The writing and production team of Stock, Aitken and Waterman are featured many times across this collection and on this disc with a pair of chart toppers for Jason Donovan and Sonia… Sinitta had a massive hit with ‘So Macho’, and all-time favourite artists Dolly Parton and Cliff Richard both produced classics in the ‘80s… with time left for pure pop from Kelly Marie and Bucks Fizz, and a re-release for Michael Jackson that went all the way to the top of the charts. ‘Blue Monday’ from New Order starts our fourth disc, and opens a run of iconic electronic hits, including #1s ‘Heart’ from Pet Shop Boys and ‘19’ from Paul Hardcastle, with hi-nrg floor-fillers from The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris and Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Dead Or Alive, and Hazell Dean. One of the decades most enduring new stars Kylie Minogue is up next with her debut #1 ‘I Should Be So Lucky’ alongside fellow new chart star Rick Astley with his global smash debut ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’… At the start of the decade pop gems emerged from new-wave stars including here, Toyah and Altered Images, whilst established hitmakers enjoyed continued success including The Jam and The Clash and ‘Brass In Pocket’ became the first new #1 of the decade for the Pretenders. Simple Minds and Robert Palmer enjoyed world-wide hits and winding down to finish disc 4 are two of the decades’ most popular power ballads from Toto with ‘Africa’ and ‘I Want To Know What Love Is’ from Foreigner. The final disc features a stellar run of timeless tracks from legendary artists: ‘Dancing In The Dark’ from Bruce Springsteen opens, ahead of Bon Jovi with ‘Livin’ On A Prayer’, Philip Bailey & Phil Collins’ collaboration on ‘Easy Lover’ and Cher with her defining ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’… Rock classics from Survivor and ZZ Top feature along with explosive ballads from Bonnie Tyler and T’Pau… Power pop from Belinda Carlisle, The Bangles and Men At Work lead into reggae flavoured #1s for Blondie, UB40 and Musical Youth. Some of the ‘80s most beautiful tracks take us to the end from Smokey Robinson, Lionel Richie and Paul McCartney… Paul Young enjoyed a massive song over the Christmas season in 1983 with his version of ‘Love Of The Common People’, but the last word is given to the biggest selling single of the 1980s and a truly inspirational Christmas classic; 1984’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ from Band Aid…. 100 Essential ‘80s Classics – on one Essential album: NOW That’s What I Call The 80s.
August 1, 2024Aug 1 9 To 5 also missed the 1980 yearbooks so I hope they include that on vault 1980. I hope Now 80s misses #1 on the compilation chart when it’s released Edited August 1, 2024Aug 1 by Hadji
August 1, 2024Aug 1 NOW That's What I Call The Same Songs In A Different Order I'll pass on this one https://www.facebook.com/nowmusic/posts/pfb...3l?locale=en_GB
August 2, 2024Aug 2 Same here. I hope Now Millennium 2008-2009 gets announced next week and I wonder how they’re gonna pan out the Lady Gaga songs for that one? I reckon they’ll put Just Dance and Poker Face on 2008-2009 and save Bad Romance for 2010-2011 or put Poker Face and Bad Romance on 2008-2009 with Just Dance missing out completely and I hope they go with the former Edited August 2, 2024Aug 2 by Hadji
August 5, 2024Aug 5 Just found out that the NOW US team were never asked to create a tracklist for NOW 91...😓 Either the series has ended or they're back to tri-yearly releases.
August 6, 2024Aug 6 Just seen that they’re bumping up the prices on their albums as 1987 yearbook is now £18. Like that’s gonna help sales. If anything, it’s gonna cause sales to decline. They should decrease the price if anything. Make the hardback editions £15, the numbered series £10 and the re-issues £7. 115 and 116 have re-entered the compilation chart due to price drops Edited August 6, 2024Aug 6 by Hadji
August 6, 2024Aug 6 Author Just seen that they’re bumping up the prices on their albums as 1987 yearbook is now £18. Like that’s gonna help sales. If anything, it’s gonna cause sales to decline. They should decrease the price if anything. Make the hardback editions £15, the numbered series £10 and the re-issues £7. 115 and 116 have re-entered the compilation chart due to price drops If that's the case, and given the outcome of the US series, then surely this has to be the beginning of the end... it was inevitable so we shouldn't really act surprised given the climate we all live in, but it's a sad end especially to an incomplete and somewhat inaccurate series of yearbook releases scattered all over the place. I guess sooner or later their budget really will run out and they won't have anywhere left to go as a brand.
August 6, 2024Aug 6 That’s why you shouldn’t increase prices. Decreasing prices will help sales increase and increasing prices will cause sales to decrease. Now Yearbook Extra 1993 has gone up to £10 now. I remember when the hardbacks were £16 and now they’re £18. And I blame streaming platforms for the decline in sales of compilations Edited August 6, 2024Aug 6 by Hadji
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