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I don't think even 2.0 would be able to do it to be honest - they were never marketed as a show-ey big arena type of group and always did more intimate type of shows without dancers and flashy screens. Add that the line-ups never lasted enough for them to build up to arena touring type of demand that would've forced them to upscale their shows (like Adele eventually had to do). I think the O2 gig is basically them dipping their toes in very carefully, possibly staging a bit more elaborate show to build interest in touring larger venues and see what they can do/be comfortable with.

While I can admire her for singing the song live, it's one of those songs that just weren't meant to especially in a television studio. I think Top of the Pops pushed the acts to sing live during this era though.

To be fair, from memory 4.0 had only signed a one single deal with Sony with the option for more - obviously, with Freedom basically being given away they weren't interested in the "more" part and 4.0 just did all their booked gigs and then more or less split unofficially. I believe a huge part of the contention in these cases are who the active group is - ie if 4.0 had continued they might've still had the right to use the name because of their continued use of it, but since they ceased the rights went back to 1.0; the issue was always on proving that 4.0 had stopped using the name actively. I think that's why we had that weird report about 4.0 supposedly touring Europe in 2014/15; it was a last ditch effort by Crown to prove that the group was still active. 1.0 might have always had the rights to use the name for things like performances though, see "S Club" in their various forms despite Fuller owning the brand. That's just my very rudimentary understanding of the issue, I'm certainly not a lawyer.

Nobody's really surprised about her feelings about Sweet 7 - even if we put aside the quality of the tracks, it's obvious it wasn't a fun or creative process. I don't believe they even worked with the actual producers of most of the tracks, but associates. Being asked if they could do harmonies must've been soul-killing.

A vinyl + cd release should definitively make it chart, even if it's just a bonus at this point.

I mean, Kaci was on Curb which has next to no presence in Europe, so it was a given it was going to do nothing here unfortunately unless it was licensed to another label to handle.

Interesting! I wonder if this means they've signed to a proper label with all the vinyls and things also coming out? Champagne or Guinness wasn't bad, but you could tell it was done on a budget. I guess they could try putting out a new greatest hits with a new single? I guess it would also tie into them releasing their albums on vinyl.

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Honestly, I'm surprised her second album Bring It On isn't a Buzzjack classic - it's deliciously and deliriously trashy. Body Shots is a tune and a half and perfect for that 'era' of pop music.

Thank you! Sad to see the slight decrease in spins for Today by the Sugababes as I had hoped it had picked up a few more spins from radio stations besides R2.

Oh yeah, this annoyed me. Fair enough that he's trying to gauge interest in potential releases and realising that it's unfeasable due to Holly's lack of popularity, but he didn't need to pretend that he wasn't potentially interested in doing it in the first place. He could've just said that he thought Footprints and State of Mind are good albums, but that public reaction to Holly's political stances means it's not something that can realistically be printed. Essentially saying that those that were interested are horrible people is like, no.

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#10 on UK iTunes :o

Is it available with numbers yet?

omg blocked and reported.

Loreen #28

is finland ok? do we need to call a friend?

this is fake news, since when did Buzzjack allow these sort lies? I encourage every user to report this user and get them mega-banned (banned isn't enough, I just won't tolerate it)

Loreen #46 :w00t:

... because this is just too good to be stuck in a Melodifestivalen thread and is a proper HIT. 4lD0-1Uplms NO I DON'T CARE ABOUT THEM ALL CAUSE ALL I WANT IS TO BE LOVED AND ALL I CARE ABOUT IS YOU YOU'RE STUCK ON ME LIKE A TATTOO BWAi_L7TCj8 NO I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PAIN I'LL WALK THROUGH FIRE AND THROUGH RAIN JUST TO BE CLOSER TO YOU YOU'RE STUCK ON ME LIKE A TATTOO Chart progress: https://kworb.net/itunes/artist/loreen.html

Do you care about the pain?

look at the smoke

Poor Loreen!

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