BOOBA GRANDE

Speaking of :lol: congrats Kylie! It’s a small achievement these days, but nevertheless.

Actually I don’t remember when and if Kylie ever got to #1 on iTunes! Usually stalled at 2.

Okay now we are talking! I really wish she snatches a new streaming hit (even if not charting but with good overall numbers). And if not with this song, then with what?

I think it is 600 free streams though.

I just can’t get it out of my head! Granted it is not the most innovative piece of work in music, but it is deadly infectious.

Yeah, looks like it might struggle with Spotify support even more this time around. Oh well, we will always have a great song for ourselves!

When I heard the chorus in the preview, I had a fear it would be too monotonous / EDM fodder, but in the end it is balanced out I would say! What I’m not sure is that the voice is not that distinctive, but overall I really like it! My favourite part is the intro though, it’s a shame they didn’t use those “alien” sounds more properly in the whole song.

All of these small details, I hope, will lead BMG to the leaker tbh! Listened to the second clip, and it is yeah, quite Inna I’d say?? Will reserve the judgement until I hear the full song.

I have read that some non-album leaked tracks were also there, like Drum, so it seems that the songs uploads weren’t BMG’s business in the first place? Someone is deliberately trying to screw over the campaign it seems.

So cool! Shame it's not enough to grab #1 this week, but another top-3 looks like a strong possibility?

Oh my, I defo don't think the label would put all of the tracks to TikTok so early on. I get Padam totally, but the rest... If it is not made officially, I hope the bitter person gets kicked their ass in the court eventually.

Great visuals! Very intrigued by the instrumental, sounds out of this world. Can’t wait to finally hear the song!

I voted T75, but I somehow hope it reaches 100m Spotify streams mark before the album cycle ends (that will probably be in around 2 years)!

Apparently Heidi was in the UK jury for Eurovision? Cool!

I think they really don’t want to change much in the agreed schedule, even if all of the songs leak in HQ. And I think overall it is the right strategy. They will be taking down the leaks from the likes of YouTube etc., and it will only stay in obscure sites, where 99% of the public won’t go. Especially with the lead single already available, which should happen very soon. As for the rushed album announcement — the album cover image and track listing are impossible to take down, so it is naturally easier just to go with it, while the rest should have more or less the same rollout. Rushing things with physicals, especially vinyls, not being properly ready, would damage the sales much more. Especially for the artist like Kylie who shifts a ton of the physicals to the loyal fanbase.

I feel that the streams should be divided into the singles streams and album streams, yet it shouldn't matter what is the source of the streaming: playlist or the album itself. How can we possibly divide it? Let's say if a user streams more than 50% of the tracks from the album within two days (to cover the night periods), these streams will go to the album. If the percentage is less than 50%, then the streams should count to the singles chart. And of course, we need to upweight the streaming ratios after that. The concept might be very unfinished and may need a lot of details, but you get the idea. What I'm not sure is whether the servers will manage to make all of these calculations for millions of streams each week, as it multiplies the amount of them massively.

Very happy with the winner, by far the best song and performance! And sorry UK, the song was good, but the performance was very flat.

I wonder, if As It Was and/or Green Green Grass survive on SCR until, let’s say, OCTOBER, will that ring a bell big enough to try to remake the system?

It is not the end of the leaks though probably. Poor Kylie! Again, even with the full album leaked even in HQ you can still go around it, but it will be very frustrating and they will still lose sales / streams.

This time more tracks will be available before the album. Seeing at very least 2 singles, promo track and '10 out of 10'. Maybe another single if 'Padam Padam' doesn't land at all. So at least 4 out 14 (sorry), opposed to the previous 3/16 with 'Golden' and 'Disco'. Fingers crossed the album doesn't leak though! I kinda suspect it will, maybe even pretty soon... That said, it didn't stop Sugababes enjoying the success of 'The Lost Tapes', all of which were leaked YEARS before the self-release!

It’s the amazing colours — and yes, the diamond — that make the cover for me. The concept is clever and attention grabbing.

It makes me incredibly sad how much is being leaked. However, the artwork is brilliant! Hopefully it will be a good surprise to the general public.

It’s logical to include ‘10 out of 10’ in the album, but if it’s in the main edition, I start to doubt the quality of overall material. Either way, it is slightly going to boost overall album streams, as it gains the streams from outside of usual Kylie playlist support.

I’m so scared at the title :lol: gonna wait for the official release to listen. It’s a shame it leaked though.

Omg, thanks Aeroche and Kluminican Republic for 18-pointers :wub: Possibly saved me from yet another bottom-2 too!