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Yes, I think that's what it is. Goes to show that in this era, even though radio play gets the word out, it's the all crucial streaming (and I honestly don't know how else poor Kylie and BMG could've incentivised this - they did everything possible)

Agree there - but unlike her othe releases, PP is one of her few so FD that became viral and didn’t need the conventional promo

Am I the only one who’s surprised at germanys cold reaction to this??

No one loves Kylie more than me but they all look awful and tasteless, sorry

First time Kylie is promoting a new project/album so much in the US! Hope it pays off!

Delicate didn't imply that Kylie's album buying demographic were not or least affected by cost of living situation. What he implied is that whilst the cost of living situation has hit everyone hard, Kylie's (and Madonna's) fanbase skews older which means they're at a point in life where they only spend money on the things that matter most to them - which includes spending money by hook or by crook for their favourite pop stars. Closest analogy I can think of is American football like the NFL league. People in their 20s and 30s will buy tickets for games if their home team is playing an interesting opponent, or they got it for a discount or want to do something for fun on Sunday, they may even spend money on season tickets for their home team regardless of who the quarterback, TE (tight end) or WR (wide receiver) is on the current roster (sort of like the casual pop music demographic that buys an artist's album purely based on the music and what's hot in the chart at the mo - it was Daniel Bedingfield yesterday, it's Ed Sheeran today, could be blah-blah tomorrow). Kylie's , Madonna's, U2's fanbase etc is the opposite - even if they got evicted from their homes for failure to pay rent and are living on salary slip to salary slip (of course I'm exagerrating, lol but you get the drift) they'd spend money on the few things that they deem important in their lives (I say few, as you start to declutter your life as you grow older). This is like the NFL fan who's been watching / following football for decades, had a favourite player and the fan could be unemployed or poor or whatever, perhaps even their favourite player is retired now...but the fan will still borrow money or sell his stuff on marketplace so he can get money to bid for that autographed football, or some memorabilia or pay 3x the price of a season ticket so they see their favourite player's comeback tour. So, in that sense, whilst inflation and cost of living crisis has hit everyone, I still say the Kylie's and Madonna's will always have stronger probability of more consistent sales just because of not only the devoted fanbase, but that spending money on Kylie is a bit higher up on the priority list (than an Ed sheeran fan, for example).

We must once again say great job BMG! I never imagined I'd be on a Kylie thread in 2023 that's spanned 242 pages! I hope this at least reaches 250...another record for Kylie. lol

I’m just praying PP clicks in Germany!

Agree. The real queen isn’t Kylie. It’s our hun Carol!

So many charts in the usa I’m always confused! Anyway I was going to say “yay Kylie, amazing” but Zayn’s week old song entered at 37 (granted, he’s more famous than Kylie in the states) so not sure if Pp’s debut is that big an achievement. What’ll be interesting is how it fares in the hot 100, assuming it enters

Its absence in the GSA market is a bit worrying.

Such exciting times!

Oh my Vegas High sounds amazzzzzingg!!!

Apparently there's an announcement coming this weekend (or, as early as tomorrow).

Random subject because it came on my playlist randomly yesterday! :) Dua is huge on streaming and a UK radio airplay darling, it still amazes me that this song charted so low. I wasn't expecting it to be #1 but given this came during the Future Nostalgia phase, I was hoping it would at least make top 40, even for a week. There was plenty of buzz no doubt thanks to Dua telling us all that she duets with her idol Kylie that the song could've charted on the basis of streaming + word of mouth alone; it didn't need an official radio release date, etc .etc. So what went "wrong"?

May I add - she looked gorgeous in the video! I liked her look in the EY phase.

I love this song!! My faves from the EY album were: 1. HOYH 2. WCAT 3. Over dreaming 4. Title track Honestly, I don’t care about the rest of the album - although I think it’s dated much berter than Kylie

More than "current", I guess current / top artist, it would've done better. Example: if PP was released by Ava Max or Mabel, I doubt it would've grazed the UK top 30. If it were Ariana Grande, it would've been top 5 or Top 3. I still believe the "Kylie" label helped PP's success also, in that the LGBT community immediately got on board, and that was the initial springboard before the song crossed over to the GP.

How and when (this week) will we know if she can avoid ACR?

If true (end Aug release date), what a terrible idea!

It's holding well!

Sad really. On one hand, so happy we're actually able to experience Kylie have a top 10 hit in 2023....but on the other, PP seemed to take off so soon and so unexpectedly ( the STB perf, memes, etc.) that I thought it would perform higher and faster. But the fire seemed to stall fairly quick. I really wonder what else they could've done though, sadly.

I'm no expert in the US charts but I don't understand why they couldn't advance the impact date of PP once they smelled a big summer and Pride hit.

The comments in that article are a bit shocking though. Even pre-pandemic ( like 2019), even the Kylie-music haters would still comment and say nice things about how down to earth she is, etc. ; so I can't believe there's such a backlash these days for no reason.

So many good ones - it was a heart breaking decision choosing between Slow, Say Sthg and SBIT. I chose SBIT in the end!