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I'm surprised there was no 25th anniversary release but I suppose they would want to lump in some new stuff with that as well. I like what Take That did with Odyssey and did some rerecordings, I'd like them to do that. Re: 4k restoration they've done it for You Raise Me Up but nothing else yet seemingly.

Streaming definitely increases the long tail of their songs for sure. Not all of them - I doubt The Rose would add much on streaming for example. Still feel it's a shame that they couldn't get another #1 after that one. I know they don't pump much into the single campaign these days but still. Where are we at with total sales for Spectrum and Wild Dreams?

I think that's pretty much it. He declined to take part in the 2013 reunion too.

Probably a new tour? But they've been bubbling away and performing over the years anyway. They released an album in 2022 (which next to no one appeared to be aware of).

Well, the 2023 BRITs (the first on a Saturday) were up on the previous two. Last year was down to an all-time low but I think there were more issues than it being a Saturday.

I feel bad for him in terms of how the Marry Me roll-out went. While the album did go to #1, I thought the backlash he received for both "I Hate You When You're Drunk" and the sign-language video was unfair and probably deterred him a bit. Hopefully he's able to do more of what people know him for on this next album - feels like a while since he went into the big summery pop that worked well for him back in the day.

Are BMG a good record label for him, do we think? Of course, I imagine he manages his expectations these days when it comes to chart success anyway, but obviously you want to get as much out of the album campaign as you can. I would like him to have another hit, even if it's just a top 40 single.

This link says Q2 so that's April at the earliest: https://www.itvmedia.co.uk/latest-opportuni...ig-brother-2025 It was a job advert I saw (for crew) that suggested Monday 14th April to Friday 2nd May.

I've heard 14th April based on the sponsorship page.

Tailor made for gyms, and I'm not saying that because of the lyrics. I do quite like it, although I'm not sure it'll get traction for him.

With regards to Louis, I'm not sure there is a downfall he can experience. He barely does any telly these days anyway and you don't hear of him that much unless something boyband related is in the media. He's never really struck me as one to care particularly how he comes across.

I respect the fact they played to their strengths and knew what their audience was. Maybe it was just unfortunate timing in that it wasn't what people were looking for in the pop world at that time. I did like We R One, and it's the only original of theirs I really gelled with.

What did he do to Lucie Jones? He didn't mentor her and one of his acts was in the sing-off with her.

Jack Whitehall struggles to get much conversation out of British musicians half the time. I dread to imagine how he'll manage with Americans who likely won't get his humour. If anything, after how 2024 shaped up, there needs to be more celebration of UK acts.

If it was country, would that go down well with everyone else? I feel it would end up fading into the background.

I'm thinking: Dressed Crab: Gregory Porter Wolf: Marti Pellow Pufferfish: Samantha Barks

I do feel they've lacked in the song choices department this year. I think the three singers left haven't really had a big moment unlike Danny Jones last year.

Unchained Melody comes to mind.

Not surprising given how much of their success pre-dates streaming, and it's hard to imagine any of their tracks being king on streaming.

So both Boyzone and Ronan on his own got to #2 with Father and Son in Christmas week?

I think Unleash is a great new game. I can understand why the 'one step rule' is there but they might as well just replace it with a ramp.

Interesting choice if it's them. I remembered them from The Voice in 2019.

"Luck Be a Lady" being the clue song sealed it for me. I wonder if it's too obvious for Dressed Crab to be Gregory Porter.

Is that definitely a teaser clip of the actual song?

Grace Davies would be nice. It would be nice to see another X Factor alumni have a shot, particularly someone who never really got to release an album or get the big push they probably would have gotten had they been on the show ten years earlier.