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Not WLM overtaking this on Spotify. The BRITS had a bigger effect than I anticipated. I imagine this won't make the top 50 till next week now due to the weekend effect. (Still B-list on R1 too). Praise be.

Yeah, undoubtedly the Brits. It's the only one I'd put on par with their usual standards.

1) SOTME [X Factor 2016] 2) Wings [One Love Manchester] (that GIF of the entire audience waving in sync gives me chills). 3) Black Magic [brits 2016] 4) SOTME [brits 2017] 5) Black Magic/LMLY [X Factor 2015] 6) Salute [bGT 2014] 7) Secret Love Song [Capital Summertime Ball 2016] 8) Move [X Factor USA] 9) Woman Like Me [brits 2019] 10) Think About Us [brits are Coming]

I wonder if they're pulling an Ariana and moving on to a new album campaign? LM5 is by far their best material imo and I'd hate to see 'Wasabi' and/or 'Forget You Not' paid dust, but it'd at least be a clean slate after this utterly shambolic era. Then again, a re-release with a massive summer single (something more in vein of SOTME/Power/BM to get the casuals on board) might be the kick up the arse the album needs. Funny that they have no qualms using the girls for clicks and for plugging their Global awards, but still refuse to play TAU.

I wouldn't say that. Jolteon has always been on par with Vaporeon competitively, if not better. Flareon is admittedly tragic though. A massive lol at Eevee crashing out. I used to be a fan, but the incessant shoving down our throats 20+ years after its inception is just bizarre. It really doesn't have the range to be fronting a mainline game. And the fact that it can't evolve in LGPE when that's its entire gimmick is beyond tragic. Leafeon remains iconic though. Speaking of icons, Jigglypuff beating out the 'mascots' is hilarious to see. I don't really use her ingame but she's insanely fun to play as in Smash.

That'll be a yes given that I've just received my first 'rating' and profile comment. :lol: Hi 'Big Clock'. Cute that you browse the forum of an artist you apparently despise.

Isn't it just another Michael alias? A.k.a. the absolute nadir of the forum. Honestly, the fact he isn't perma-banned is my biggest gripe with this site.

Agreed, it's definitely reaffirmed how integral they are to the music scene at the moment. I do feel like they've lost a lot of their casual fans this era, so hopefully this will help get them back on board.

YAS.

I'm not even that fussed that they didn't perform TAU. It's a shame that it's been put on the back-burner so much in favour of a 5 month old song, but one TV slot is hardly going to be make or break in turning it into a hit. I'm confident it'll do well now that it's making big gains on Spotify.

Poor TAU, it has got to be their most neglected single in years. :lol: Enjoyed the performance nonetheless, but WLM really doesn't lend itself to live performances.

Honestly, it wouldn't even surprise me at this point.

The climb for TAU the past two days just shows how vital a high Hot Hits placement is. Hoping it'll crack the top 50 before Friday. Lizzo languishing towards the lower end of the top 200 is annoying. I was hoping the Capital/R1 airplay would help more.

Yeah, I reckon The 1975 are pretty much guaranteed to receive Best Group, which sucks but at least their material has been strong this era. If Arctic Monkeys win I'll FUME. Their album was legitimately one of the worst I've ever heard, and I'm saying that as someone who was formerly a fan (of the music, at least. Alex Turner can rot). Least they've got a good chance of nabbing Best Video! Especially if they're performing WLM.

I know someone on Popjustice mentioned them playing it, but I haven't it heard even once and Capital is on pretty consistently in my work.

This is a little dramatic. I wouldn't even consider it an underperformance so far. Off the back of 'Prism' perhaps, but 'Witness' was a pretty disastrous era and the general public were never going to be that receptive to new Katy Perry music. I'm also struggling to see why it shouldn't be compared to 'Bon Appetit'? It too was a new single that received instant radio/streaming support.

Great news! You mean Spotify, right? I imagine it'll re-enter the official top 40 with the video views and the streaming increase.

With any luck. I can’t see this video having a huge effect and no Capital airplay is going to hurt. Speaking of, I was hoping they’d give it a few spins now that the video is out but nothing so far. I think the comments calling for them to can the era entirely are a bit short-sighted. Granted, the whole TAU release has been a disaster, but at least give something like ‘Wasabi’ a shot. It’s my pet peeve when artists abandon a campaign due to one underperforming single (and even then, it still has time to take off).

Oh c'mon now. The video's uneventful, but nowhere near their worst. Not when 'Little Me', 'Change Your Life', 'Secret Love Song' and even 'Touch' exist.

It's nice but unspectacular. Perrie and Jade's set-ups are stunning. Honestly, I'd probably be more inclined to like it if it weren't for the 2 week delay. It's a bit underwhelming after the long wait.

They literally just played 'Touch'. Bizarre.

Not too crazy on the song yet, but the video for this is incredible. Katy's actually a really good actress!

That list is... questionable to say the least. :lol: WLM, Hair, SOTME, Power, HYD and LMLY are their best imo. 'Black Magic' is ruined by the horrific fart gag. I do think 'Touch' falls into the category of 'so bad it's good' though. It's certainly watchable if nothing else.

Rita posted something on IG about voting for her/Liam so that '1D get another award'. Kinda' shitty tactic but hey ho. I can't see them winning now, which would sting even more than last year since WLM is actually deserving of the award this time around. Plus it would be ANOTHER 1D-related loss. Saying that, I really don't see why they/their team are gunning so hard for the win. 'Best Video' is hardly that great an accolade given that it's fan-voted. The fact that 'Touch' was even in contention last year over the likes of 'New Rules' says it all. :lol: Edit: It was actually Liam that posted it, not Rita. Woops.

I actually really like the look of the video from Perrie's teaser. I was kind of expecting a disaster of 'Touch' proportions, so I'm cautiously optimistic. Congrats! Although I think top 20 for this would be a triumph at the moment. :lol: