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Did you see her performance?!

Now no.12 on itunes. Pretty shocked at how fast it's climbing, and way before Glee aswell. Airplay building nicely aswell. Like someone else said though, once this goes Top 10 what happens next? Don't see any past material being right for the next single over there, so unless they have some decent material already recorded they'll end up one-hit wonders. Let's wait and see, I hope they do manage it.

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I just read that too. I see it going Top 25 this week with airplay building and they're now up to 21 on itunes. Defo a Top 10 hit in the next few months I'd say. Who'd have thought it!? :o

Think the singles a bit boring but I'm loving 'Shoulder to Shoulder'. I really hope the album does well for her, she's like Leona pt 2 personality wise but she does seem lovely and she has a great voice and good on her for writing on the album.

After listening on repeat constantly, my favourite's aparrt from the singles are. Faster, DWYWWM, White Lies, and Last call. Overall the most obvious next single is Faster and I'll be pissed off if it isn't, should have released All Fired Up, then Faster and launched the album off that, then MHTO to help sell the album. Think we'd be looking at big first week sales if that was done.

I agree, the Loose women performance was great and Vanessa sounded decent, best she has in a while. Then listen to the CIN performance and it's like wtf. She's just not realiable like she used to be, Rochelle is on point when it comes to her vocals now, always holds ir together. Has anyone else noticed at the end of the bridge where Vanessa comes in with 'cause if there's a chance we might have missed' she never gets the timing right and it doesn't blend with the other girls like the recorded version. Really want her to get it right, my fave part of the song.

Unless the next single is a decent hit then I can't see a 5th single being released at all. Say they release 'Faster' towards the end of Jan, that would mean the single after that being out in March time which is when Una's baby is due. Yes they could promote with the four of them and shoot a video now, but this is The Sats we're talking about. I personally don't see the album being on more than 100k in the new year, I just see them releasing another single and ending the era there, starting fresh once Una's back and working on recording the next album, brushing a bit of a flop era under the carpet. That's how I see it going anyway.

Vanessa's voice is seriously f***ed, worse than ever. She better cut out the smoke/drink and get some decent vocals lessons before the tour!

Do you really think we'll get six singles?! Four yes, will be lucky to get a fifth imo, let alone a sixth. Also, as much as I love 'Last Call' if 'MHTO' can't go top 10 then where would that chart? It's a great song yes, but definitely just an album track.

I'd love to know how many tickets they've sold. I'm quite worried tbh, did anyone see the pics from Britney's shows? Can see it happening to them :(

Either Frankie has been suffering from exhaustion or depression, or she actually has something more serious wrong health wise. I find it a bit weird that she or the label haven't spoken out about her being in the clinic, obviously if it was depression she probably wouldn't want to, and tbh what does she have to be depressed about? Which is what makes me think it's something a little more serious. Do you really see the label and the rest of the girls letting her have time off and missing vital promo etc...if it wasn't serious? It probably is just exhausation which is why the girls keep saying she's resting for the tour, I hope so anyway. Also, I know she's the least talented member of the band and doesn't add much vocally but she has the biggest profile out the girls (mollie will eventually take that) but she is seen as 'the sexy one', and Dougie, Wayne Bridge etc...shes the most well known member to the general public and is the one that actually gets them what tabloid coverage they do. I think she's a vital member in that sense, even if she can't hold a note very well. I think we should wait to find out exactly why she's been on before she gets slated for it, like I said, the label wouldn't let her be off if it wasn't for genuine reasons.

Realistically, this isn't going to sell more than 150k in total. I can see it being number 9 or 10 in the first set of midweeks but will end up debuting around number 12 on 25-28k. The problem with The Sats is that they just haven't had the exposure they need and tbf they're just too boring! I do love them and think they've really found themselves with this album, but if you look at Girls Aloud, they were much more interesting/newspaper worthy. It wasn't for great reasons, but Cheryl's incident at the start, then Ashley, Sarah being a pisshead, it all helped them. The Sats are a great girlband with great material, but because of the lack of exposure/personality they just haven't had the breakthrough to them mainstream public. The girls could go album after album but until something changes their sales aren't going to imporve unfortunately. Also, as much as performing on X Factor etc..shouldn't be important, if they were to have released 'Notorious' not as on air sale I think it would have had a little better run, then performed 'AFU' on X factor and released the album after that I think we would see it debuting on 45-50k. Then releasing 'MHTO' around xmas, it would have sustained album sales and it would probably end the year on 200k. It's a shame but their label really need to get them out there, a bit scandal wouldn't harm them, and to get some bloody personality across! :/

Excuse you?

So happy about this, and for this to be her eleventh no1 is pretty bloody amazing. Mariah has the highest no1's for a female in the US at 18 I think, she's been around over twenty years, Rihanna 6? I think in time she might just nab that, pretty incredible.

Of course, but the single needs some decent airplay before the release to generate some sales outside of the fanbase. I don't feel like there's any buzz for this single at all and that worries me. I think it's a great song with a video to follow but I just don't see this doing great tbh...

Moves up to the B list on Radio 1 this week, hopefully A next week, airplay really needs to pick up, pronto.

Yeah, the overall performances are good, her voice just doesn't sound right to me. I don't think it's even to do with her being ill, it sounds like her voice has got deeper as it's matured, as like you said she doesn't wanna hit the high notes at all. The raspiness sounds great on certain parts of the song but when she's trying to hit the bigger notes I'm thinking to myself she so isn't gonna be able to do this. I hope she hasn't damaged her voice from over singing as she has been doing a lot of live performances. Anyway, has the video had any effect on itunes in the US?

Well like I said, I thought she may have been ill, but where she's been ill, not rested and carried on performing her voice is very raspy. It sounds good on some bits but not when she needs to hit the big notes.

After watching some more live performances, on a positive her stage presence and confidence is pretty amazing to watch. It just annoys me as I know she really has the potential to achieve big things, she has everything but she just never seems to have luck on her side. It's really nice to watch how into it she is now though, you can really sense she believes what she is singing, I'm glad she's had a lot more input. Oh, and her body is looking hott!

Bit disappointing as like others have said, it could've been so much more but to be totally honest I'm just happy to have a video at all. Although two things, she needs to dye her hair back lighter asap, the black doesn't suit her at all, drains her and makes her look oldddd. I understand why she has done it as she's coming back mature and the albums darker etc...but not good! Also, been watching a few live videos of 'Disaster' and her voice sounds a hot mess. Don't know if she's ill or what but if she isn't her voice sounds really damaged, she's really over singing, and straining horrendously. One performance she was practically singing the whole song in a lower key throughout, she couldn't hit any of the higher range. Hopefully she can sort it out for the upcoming promo. (If there is any).

Really enjoyed reading that. Does show though when people moan how she should slow down with releasing albums so fast, which I do agree on but she is smashing records and achieving big things atm, and most of all she seems to genuinely enjoy it now. She looks happy to be on stage performing and I really do believe she is making the most of it and has adapted very well, especially since the 'Loud' era. :)

Parents shouldn't really be taking children as young as 8 to a Rihanna concert in all honesty. I'm not being funny but you know what to expect, it's Rihanna ffs!

Jason Derulo 29?! Lol, what happened...

Reminds me of a breast cancer campaign, and their hair looks terrible. Not impressed. Would've much prefered something similar to the 'MHTO' cover!