I still say wait until after Blake performs BA on FOX New Year’s Eve special and then see what happens.

If a song doesn’t take off or a CD doesn’t sell than that is the way it is.

It’s their job to make sure these things happen. I am not naive about this. It’s no secret that Alicia Keys is Clive’s favorite pet project right now. No change in his piggy bank to buy BA any spins? Please.

I don’t get it. This isn’t my first time at the rodeo, either. They had big projections for this album…do you know how much they laid out on producers and writers? Ryan Tedder don’t come cheap, I’ll tell you that much. The lack of follow through and money where the mouth was is baffling to me.

But JR Rotem? I’ve heard he gets like 50K a track, and he did two songs with Blake (he’ll still get paid for the one that didn’t make the cut). And Mike Elizondo is pretty much legendary, so I’m sure he’s even more expensive than JR.

Ah well, a lot of stuff doesn’t compute to me, and it’s disheartening, but it’s nothing we have any control over. I’m really happy with ADD, I think it’s awesome, and I want everyone in the world to hear it but I’m just one person. I guess I’ll just keep listening and hope everyone else catches on sooner rather than later.

I also don’t believe “Tattoo” would have gotten the significant airplay that it has without a MAJOR PUSH from the record label. Most people I know were very “meh” on that song the first time I heard it, and it didn’t impress them in the least. They only started to kinda like it after they heard it about 100 times, LOL. That mere exposure effect can do wonders and Blake’s not getting the benefit of it.

I have to agree. Christmas songs sort of killed BA’s spin count the last couple of days. Sometimes first singles aren’t always hits but I think after all the promo is over in January would be the time to raise the red flag so to speak concerning BA. I think the CD will do ok the next few weeks with the promo, but after that is all over, it will need airplay from the major markets to keep the sales #’s looking good. Hopefully the NYE gig will help BA take off.

Wait, the radio station said they don’t have “Break Anotha” from the label? How long ago did they tell you that?? If that’s the case, what is going on with Arista?

I just saw this posted on TWOP:

“No Air” was #1 on Z-100’s (NY) nightly countdown again, yesterday.

So Jordin’s second single is getting major spins there and Blake’s still waiting for his first song to obtain airplay on that particular station. Sorry, I have to believe alot of this is due to label support (or lack thereof). Shit, don’t be surprised if “No Air” gets majorly pushed to radio SOON and surpasses “Break Anotha” on the charts with what we’ve seen happen so far.

“No Air” was #1 on Z-100’s (NY) nightly countdown again, yesterday.

So Jordin’s second single is getting major spins there and Blake’s still waiting for his first song to obtain airplay on that particular station. Sorry, I have to believe alot of this is due to label support (or lack thereof). Shit, don’t be surprised if “No Air” gets majorly pushed to radio SOON and surpasses “Break Anotha” on the charts with what we’ve seen happen so far.

Wow! I never understood that!
How come “No Air”, Jordin’s second single, is already #1 on Z100 night countdown and Blake’s first single was never played in that station?

Where is Arista’s push? What were they thinking? I am beginning to think Blake would have been better off signing with a label like Jive rather that J Records.
Seems, all their efforts are concentrated on Carrie and Alicia .

I love them both but Blake deserves to be successful too. Why is it that all the runner ups have such bad luck? I thought Blake was going to break the curse… Sigh.

But seriously, if Blake doesn’t get some serious airplay this next couple of weeks his record is not going to sell in the long term, which is a shame because is such a good record. Whatever.

Obviously Jordin is going to outsell him with all the radio hits her album is giving already. Looks right nowm that Jordin’s album will be a slow but steady climb to the top.

40 43 BLAKE LEWIS Break Anotha 700 724 -24 1.880

66 61 JORDIN SPARKS No Air (f/ 265 222 43 6.055

I have NO idea what the f*** Arista is doing, but so far I’m not liking it after I heard J’s single is getting a major push on Z100.

I personally find “No Air” to be a terrible song with an annoying beat and Jordin’s wobbly vibrato is out of control for that track. Then she and CB just try to out-shout each other the last 1/3 of the song. But, hey, that’s just how I feel, I’m sure many people will like it and Chris Brown’s name will help pimp the song too.

I really think we ALL need to call or e-mail ALL our local Top 40 and HAC stations and ask if they can play “Break Anotha,” to see what response we get (as in, are they allowed to play it or not)?

By the way, one of my friends told me that Operation Home told her a few weeks ago that they had not received ONE single Blake CD!! Yet so many Daughtry fans have sent in his CD. If you guys want to help boost Blake’s sales, you may want to consider buying 1 or 2 of his CD’s to send overseas to the troops in Iraq.

I really think we ALL need to call or e-mail ALL our local Top 40 and HAC stations and ask if they can play “Break Anotha,”

This really just doesn’t help, unfortunately. If it’s not on their playlist, it’s not on their playlist. Even Ryan Seacrest doesn’t have the luxury of determining his own playlist, and he’s a “celebrity” DJ. It’s way above our heads as radio listeners.

I don’t think BA should have been the first single. While it is good, I think there are better tracks on the album. Although, without label support I guess it doesn’t matter what the single is. I don’t know why Clive would pour so much into Carrie and Alicia, they are established artists. Wouldn’t he want to push for Blake because he is new, and could make him A LOT of money.

Is there anything we as Blaker Girls could do? Other than call our stations? I mean there has to be some type of Grass Roots thing. We can’t give up on our boy, we just can’t. He has worked too hard for too long!

Operation Home is a good cause and can not only boost sales, but it brings a smile to the faces of our men and women fighting overseas and that makes it a good investment. :)

I’ve tried to keep my mouth shut as best I can about the promo issue because I know it’s the holidays and that BA would take a hit during Christmas. I expected that to be the case, but I myself can’t help but wonder what happened with the Z100 promo and why we never got an explanation as to why it suddenly dropped from the promo schedule. I do realize that a lot of the schedule had to be shuffled around obviously because of the writer’s strike and I know the label couldn’t prevent that from happening. I’m not going to say he has 0 label support because I don’t think that is the case, but things do seem to be quite odd about the situation.

I’m not angry mind you, I’m just sort of perplexed.

Maybe the beatboxing is a drawback..who knows…his cd is so much more

Sometimes I hate the fact that the media only categorizes Blake as a beatboxer and that’s it. It could be a drawback you know, people just thinking of him as a beatboxer and not a real singer, whatever.
But maybe Blake at the same time relies too much on his beatbox thing when you have to accept the fact that his vocal percussions are no longer popular in the music world. I like them, but it’s not what is popular now.

Maybe his CD is too 80’s for radio, who knows? I really thought BA was going to be a big HIT, but boy was I wrong.

Tattoo has climbed up to #7? Wow! Jordin sure is in a roll and now with No Air well, she looks like the little engine that could and will get far slowly but steady.
Why is radio not receptive to Blake? Sucks! He needs a radio hit to keep selling! I am still not sure how much the NYE gig is going to help.

Do you think that Blake kind of pissed TPTB off with his various comments about AI?

Debbie,

I’ve kind of wondered about that myself. I sure won’t go out on a limb and say that this is the case because I would be speaking out of turn without knowing what I was talking about but I’ve kind of wondered about this too. I know Blake was speaking his mind, but I wonder if it’s doing him more harm than good.

Honestly, I find “Tattoo” to be so generic, and I’m surprised it’s done as well as it has. I guess the power of mere exposure really superseded everything else.

Several of you have mentioned the stations say they CANNOT play Blake’s song when you call. My question is, WHY is that??? I am sure they won’t tell you but I find it a bit perplexing. Is the label telling them to wait, or not pushing the song at all, or what?

Oh, I am not saying this in reference to ANYONE here, as I’m sure we’ve all done our part to support Blake, but I am wondering if Blake’s fanbase as a whole isn’t as organized as some others out there. The Daughtry fans are VERY organized when it comes to backing their boy - requesting his song last year, voting for him in the awards polls, voting for him like fiends on VH1, buying his CD to send to the Operation Home cause, etc. Perhaps part of the problem is that Blake’s fans tend to lean younger rather than older, I don’t know.

If we want to back him, we need to vote for him alot on TRL, request his song on the stations, buy his album for Operation Home, vote for him elsewhere - for example, register on the YES site and give him a thumbs up when his song is played.

Maybe his CD is too 80’s for radio, who knows? I really thought BA was going to be a big HIT, but boy was I wrong.

Maracaibo,

I doubt this is the problem because Maroon 5’s latest CD is electro pop-rock with a distinct 80’s vibe and it’s managed to do pretty well. There are several songs on the radio that remind me of the 80’s.

I doubt this is the problem because Maroon 5’s latest CD is electro pop-rock with a distinct 80’s vibe and it’s managed to do pretty well. There are several songs on the radio that remind me of the 80’s.

Nic,

I don’t think this is the case either because if you listen to pop radio long enough, you will definitely see that the 80’s have made a comeback with numerous songs that are popular right now with the exception of a certain cheesy song that starts with a “B” that we don’t need to name. :D

I kind of think the reason why BA may be having so much trouble on the radio for one thing is because it so different from everything else that we are hearing on a daily basis. I do adore the song, but I think there are some other songs on the CD that if released at the appropriate time, that are a better radio fit than BA but that’s just me. LOL

I think “Break Anotha” is a little different but not so unique that it wouldn’t fit in with the Top 40 or HAC format stations. I mean, Fergie’s song “Clumsy” seems a little quirky and it’s getting played to death (I personally HATE that song but it’s not the same ole’ sh** anyway). And that awful song that starts with a B is so unappealing to me but it does NOT sound like everything else on the radio, IMO. You may have a point that it’s not quite generic enough, though. “Tattoo” is generic with a capital G and is getting the spins.

It is possible that the big push will happen after New Year’s, and I’m not ready to say the label isn’t supporting him. I don’t have a clue how the radio/air play promotion works. I can’t listen to Top 40 for very long so that’s rarely where I hear music I’m interested in. I agree it’s frustrating. I may be going out on a limb here, but comparing Blake’s progress to Daughtry’s progress is just setting the stage for frustration when he isn’t perceived as an instant success. We don’t know that Jordin’s CD is outselling Blake’s. I can’t take anything away from Jordin…if her song’s a hit (even though I don’t love it), then it’s a hit. It’s often a mystery to me why people like what they like (Bubbly, anyone?).

A.D.D. has been out for less than 4 weeks. Over 200,000 copies have been sold. Blake seems happy. His candid interviews probably aren’t doing anything to hurt him. I think he’s in the music business for the long haul and is willing to keep working hard for what he wants. I still think it’s too soon to tell what will happen, and too soon to lay blame at anyone’s door. Listening to A.D.D. makes me happy, and that’s what I’m going to concentrate on for now. Beyond that, I have no control.

I think “Break Anotha” is a little different but not so unique that it wouldn’t fit in with the Top 40 or HAC format stations. I mean, Fergie’s song “Clumsy” seems a little quirky and it’s getting played to death (I personally HATE that song but it’s not the same ole’ sh** anyway). And that awful song that starts with a B is so unappealing to me but it does NOT sound like everything else on the radio, IMO. You may have a point that it’s not quite generic enough, though. “Tattoo” is generic with a capital G and is getting the spins.

Nic,

I agree about Clumsy. It is getting played to death and as far as the “B” song, you are correct about that when I think about it. It really doesn’t sound like anything else that we hear on a typical basis. I agree about “Tattoo” being generic, no argument there. I guess that is the good thing about BA that it isn’t your typical generic sound but generic does seem to be what is the flavor of the day for the time being. LOL

Mediabase showed today that some Christmas/Holiday songs are increasing in spins…that is strange to me, but I would expect that to stop once the holidays are over.

music4me,

I noticed that too when I looked at the stats this morning. I agree, very strange indeed. LOL Hopefully after next Tuesday, we will start seeing some of those songs start disappearing from the daily stats.

http://www.xmradio.com/programming/20on20_vote.jsp

Then there’s YES:

http://www.yes.com

You can register there and vote for B’s song when it’s played, giving it a thumbs up.

Plus it is a good idea to vote for Blake’s music video on TRL. Yeah, I know the video isn’t the best ever but maybe some people will LIKE the song if they actually HEAR it.

http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/trl/voting.jhtml

If anyone is interested in sending Blake CD’s to Operation Home, here is their myspace. You can ask for mailing addresses there.

http://www.myspace.com/operation_home

I do vote on the yes site and in fact I have it running on my pc right now as we speak. LOL

As far as the BA video, you do have a point there. Each time the video is shown on MTV it does count as a spin and that is something to consider.

I really think we ALL need to call or e-mail ALL our local Top 40 and HAC stations and ask if they can play “Break Anotha,”

This really just doesn’t help, unfortunately. If it’s not on their playlist, it’s not on their playlist. Even Ryan Seacrest doesn’t have the luxury of determining his own playlist, and he’s a “celebrity” DJ. It’s way above our heads as radio listeners.

Honestly, even if the playlist on every radio station in the US isn’t determined by the DJ, I really think that calling makes a difference in the long run. The squeaky wheel gets the grease, so to say. They can’t completely ignore volume and persistence forever. Just the fact that you call tells the person on the phone that SOMEONE wants to hear that track - and SOMEONE is better than NO ONE, IMO. I think we need to continue calling and requesting BA, despite the fact that some stations may not have it yet…if BA is being requested, the radio station or even that particular DJ may decide to seek it out.

The bottom line is we have to find ways to support Blake. I believe the term used was “guerrilla marketing”. Re-arrange Blake’s CDs in your local store so that he’s highly visible (but make it a secret mission! hehehe), play the CD loudly in your car w/ your windows down (assuming it’s warm enough), make one of the songs your ringtone for your cell phone, put a signature on your email program that has a link to Amazon/iTunes/Walmart so that you advertise with every email that you send out…print out little mini-sized pictures of the ADD cover and carry some scotch tape in your purse and tape one to the bathroom stall door when you use a public restroom (lol…ok, perhaps that is a bit much…but hey, if you want to I’m not gonna stop you!). We have to be proactive, not reactive. :-) Happy guerrilla marketing! :-) *scurries off to snap to it!*

I agree that it’s important to promote Blake as much as we can, including those ‘guerrilla marketing’ tactics. I also agree that we should contact the radio stations, and I have no clue how many Blake fans have been doing that. As long as we aren’t too pushy like apparently the Claymates and Soul Patrol were, it’ll at least let the DJ’s know that there IS a demand for his songs.

Some of the Daughtry fans had the same problem where the DJ’s said they could or wouldn’t play his music, and then months later his song was all over the radio. We just have to be persistent and patient.

I’m voting for B on TRL at the moment, anyone else want to join ;)?

I’m voting for B on TRL at the moment, anyone else want to join ;)?

I’ll throw a few in there.:)

Some of the Daughtry fans had the same problem where the DJ’s said they could or wouldn’t play his music, and then months later his song was all over the radio. We just have to be persistent and patient.

Nic,

They certainly did especially here in NC of all places where Chris is DA BOMB! LOL He was literally laughed at and ridiculed because he signed with Clive. People thought he had thrown his artistic freedom away by doing so but once people had a chance to hear INO, the DJ’s in particular, they couldn’t deny any longer that the album was good. When I heard those 4 demos, that’s what convinced me to buy the Daughtry CD and that’s all it takes, the right people hearing the music and once they do, they will respond.

I know this is frustrating, and I think that Nic listed some great sites where we can vote and show our support for Blake. The great thing about ADD is that, to me at least, it isn’t just a record with one or two “singles” on it, but a whole album of great songs that cohesively flow together. It truly is one of the best CDs I have ever bought, and I’m so glad Blake got the chance to make it.

As far as the success of other artists, good for them. Personally, I not a big fan of Jordin’s style or music, but I’m happy for her. As the winner, I’m sure she feels the pressure of expectations.

I remain optimistic. Blake is a hard worker and an artist, and if there is one thing I can be certain of is that he will continue to make music in some shape or form for a very long time.

Pam, how the hell can you vote for Blake’s songs on YES?? I used to go on there ages ago and now I noticed it’s totally revamped! I don’t see any thumbs up option, lol.

Nic,

I didn’t want to kill your enthusiasm by telling you the thumbs up option was gone because you were so on a roll! Hee!

I’m logged in there too right now by the way and I can see you. haha! Anyhoo, to vote, those little icons that you see: “yes” “no” ,etc., To vote for BA there, just click the “yes” button and click return. Or do what I do when the song pops up, click on the station, then click yes, in the white space, and then click return. :D

I don’t even see any “yes” buttons or a white space, so there must be something wrong with my screen :(. Ugh.

You are talking to me on YES and I can’t respond nor can I find these icons, lol.

I don’t even see any “yes” buttons or a white space, so there must be something wrong with my screen :(. Ugh.

Really?

Nic,

Right below the stations are a series of icons. There is of course the “yes” one and the “no” one along with a few smiley icons right below the list of the series of stations that you see under Blake’s name. Click on the call letters of the station once you see a new one pop up, then click on that “yes” icon and hit return. I know it’s confusing because the page looks a bit different that it used to look, but once I figured it out, then it made things much easier for me. LOL

Oh wait, I was using IE but these icons-smileys ARE showing up in Mozilla. WTF? Now I can vote at least.

Woo, I just voted at one station. ;)

Nope, I don’t see ANY icons or smileys anywhere. There is just a blank grey box under the stations listed. Sh**!!!

That strange that there are no icons in that box. Weird.

Yay! You got it! LOL

Yeah, but it doesn’t work in Internet Explorer for some reason. Who knows why?? :/

Seriously? hmmm I posted that bulletin on myspace about this site and the other 2 and even at BLMM. Hopefully, some of the other fans will follow suit and pitch in to help.

It sucks that as of right now radio isn’t giving BA a fair shake. The song seems to be doing OK on the stations that play it, but it won’t go anywhere without major station support. It’s a bit ridiculous to me that it hit the top 40 last week without Z100 having EVER played it. I personally think it’s a catchy song and I hardly think it’s so out there that it couldn’t be a hit if it got some spins. Honestly though, as good as BA is, if it doesn’t hit there’s always HMW or KMN, which are yet more radio-friendly. It’s not like BA is his only shot, and presumably Arista would support a second single. They’ve spent a lot on producers and he’s gotten good TV exposure. The radio play is the only thing lagging.

I’m trying to remain positive and hope good things for the New Year in regard to ADD, airplay, and sales.

Pam - I’ve been trying to figure out that Yes.com site for awhile. When I click on stations, I end up in the Lobby chat. I don’t know why. Aren’t we actually supposed to be able to “hear” music on here? I get nothing. Can we only vote when the song is playing there? How will I know?

Trust me, I want to see Blake succeed as much as the rest of y’all. Yeah, I’m concerned about airplay, too. I won’t tell anyone what to say or think, but I’ll be blunt and say the handwringing annoys me. It won’t change anything.

I love the CD and I think I’ll wait for the big picture.

Someone PLEASE tell me the point of beating a dead horse. Add to the conversation, but don’t repeat, repeat, repeat. Read the guidelines. That’s in there, too.

I’m not saying it has to be all puppies and rainbows. Just unicorns. LOL. Seriously. Blake seems happy. He will catch on or not. Try to enjoy the music and let it happen one way or the other.

/off high horse

Does anyone here think they could go here http://www.wzyp.com/index.shtml and send them an e quest.. thats what I’ve been doing latly.. maybe if they get enough they’ll see people want to here it and try to get it from the record company!

I was hoping that the final holiday shopping week would give the album a boost but am really not surprised that it didn’t. I am glad that it cushioned the fall which will be forthcoming. I certainly was not expecting a surge in sales based on a TRL appearance and a hometown CD release party.

Regarding the radio push or lack thereof, I began watching AI in S5 and closely watched the radio progress of several contestants. I was able to see several similarities among all of them. For example:
Kellie Pickler’s first single, Red High Heels, was released to radio two months before her album release and was immediately put into rotation (20 spins first week) at WSIX in Nashville - with an audience of 6.8 million, it is the largest country station in the US. It picked up additional stations that followed like rats with the pied piper but the push seemed to slow as it approached the top ten. This would have been encroaching on Carrie’s territory.
Daughtry’s first single, INO, went for adds two weeks after his album dropped. It was immediately put into rotation on Z100, WPLJ, and WXRK (the top pop, Hot AC and rock stations in New York). Other stations followed, the push never stopped, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Katharine McPhee’s first single, Over It, was released one or two weeks before her album dropped and was immediately put in rotation on both Z100 and KIIS - LA. Other stations followed and the song reached #21 in airplay. However, digital sales did not meet expectations for a song with so much airplay and the push stopped. There was virtually no push for her second single.
Taylor Hicks got screwed with how long it took for a single to be released. His first single, Just To Feel That Way, was released two months after his album dropped. However, it did go into near immediate rotation at KOST (arguably the most influential AC station in the country). Some stations followed, but it just never picked up steam. The push seemed to stop with one large station. The rest, as they say, is history.
Elliot Yamin’s first single, Wait For You, moved slowly and steadily up the charts starting in March. It started on small markets and moved on to larger markets. Being through an independent label, there didn’t seem to be a great push or a lot of hype; it was one of those rare things that just happens with a good song. His second single has not fared as well.

The fact is that every one of those people were at least given somewhat of a chance on radio. Jordin was given that chance this year with Tattoo immediately being put in rotation on Z100 and KIIS. No Air is getting an AI of 6 million without having gone for adds.
Still, her album sales are far from outstanding. Yet, the push continues. WXKS in Boston played No Air for the first time this week with 35 spins.
That is a far cry from the 0 Z100 spins that BA has received, or the 2 KIIS spins or the 2 WXKS spins. It would appear that Arista/J has been taking the Elliot route, for lack of a better term, with BA. It is possible for a song to climb the charts this way but it takes time. It does, however, become very difficult and highly unlikely for a song to succeed this way when given only one month before the holiday music takes over much of the airwaves. It also requires much less effort and money on the label’s part. Major market airplay costs money, and lots of it for a new artist. If there is anyone who doubts the existence of payola, I encourage you to spend some time with a radio programmer. You will learn things that would curl your hair. It isn’t as simple as slipping a few bucks to a DJ anymore; it is much more complex and expensive but it does exist.

Remember the big launch for Blake that was supposed to happen? I’m still waiting. I’m not saying there was no promotion but it was minimal compared to Jordin’s and was certainly no “big launch”. I wouldn’t even know the album existed if I was not already a fan from AI. The NYE gig is great but… if the label doesn’t push the single afterwards, it won’t really matter (unless there is a dramatic download surge that lasts for a couple weeks and forces radio to take notice without the label’s help). Leona Lewis and Jennifer Hudson both have albums coming out on Arista in the first half of 2008. Do you really think Clive and Co. will focus on Blake then? Also, Blake stated in interviews that he wasn’t so sure about BA when he first heard it but Clive really wanted it. If this is how Clive pushes a single he wanted, what would he do with another one? If there is no push and the single is written off as a “flop” (because those 2 MTV spins of the cheap video aren’t helping), will there even be a second single?

I love ADD. I am anxiously awaiting news on a tour so I can finally see this brilliant musician live. I am not trying to spread any type of negativity and truly do hope for the best. I just think that the facts are impossible to ignore and those who are waiting for something to happen are going to be disappointed. It would have happened already. For some reason that I am unable to comprehend, the push for Blake to succeed just doesn’t seem to be there. It is almost as if they were banking on his AI fan base to do it for them. This is all very odd (unless you subscribe to the “winner takes all” theory). I hope that there is something that I am not seeing and it will all make sense when Blake starts selling tons of CDs.

I will keep my fingers and toes crossed but won’t hold my breath.

I don’t see it as negativity. It’s called being realistic. Things have not turned out as planned.

Really? Please share whatever inside knowledge you have of the “plan” that the rest of us don’t know.

The truth is, things have not turned out how the FANBASE planned. That does not mean that it’s not gone the way the label has planned.

How long do you suppose people should wait to see the “big picture?”

Longer than 3 weeks after the release of the album, for certain.

And Blake not getting the promotion that Jordin has gotten is BULLSHIT. He did not have tv exposure leading up to his release like she did (or radio play - but since we’re all experts on radio here by watching singles of 6 or 7 AI contestants, I’d be interested to know how long Colbie Caillat’s song languished in the middle of the charts before it hit the jackpot, which stations picked it up first, etc. And take that question and apply it to ANY new artist. Anyway, back on subject…), but in the past 3 weeks, Blake has pretty much matched Jordin’s tv exposure with his appearances.

This is for everyone - The handwringing? Gets old. Like pj said, it’s beating a dead horse. I feel sorry for the horse. I understand everyone’s concern, but if you’ve made the point before, move on. I get tired of reading these threads when all they consist of is handwringing about sales and radio play. I was *thisclose* to shutting off comments on ALL the threads last night. Seriously.

I have the same concerns as many of you - but I also happen to believe in positive vibes. If dedicated Blake/ADD fans are focusing on “it’s not going to make it” instead of “what can we do to spread the word” it will be picked up in the media/radio world - and will not help to move ADD.

What this review shows me is that as has been said before, lots of people are only just figuring out the album is out there. Due to poor display and lack of posters and tv ads, people are left to read about the release in their newspapers, and accidentally catch Blake being his engaging self on the TeeVee. He will reach a HUGE marketbase on NYE, as well as from being on shows like Leno and Kimmel. The rest of the world will wake up, find his record, and things will take off.

I do like what Sherry said, altho the tone is mayhaps austere. The facts she laid out however, and in looking back on the “recent” entry of Elliot Yamin to our musical world? I know he was played at first because people were all like, “OMG! My fav from S5 has a single out finally! Isn’t it cool?” And he does have a big fanbase, and is easily slid in alot of different radio-play, being jazzy-bluesy whatever.
Pickler came out similarly with Red High Heels witha BANG! I saw it on CMT videos before I heard it on the radio. We love us some Kellie Pickler here in Nashville area. (She’s doing this Tammy Wynette glam thing, which i dunno if it’s supposed to endear her to the old timers or what– but I do like her.)

Kat McPhee, I love her. OverIt was not the best song on that album, and unfortunately came out the same time as Daughtry’s “It’s not Over” so the DJs thought all that over it talk was hilarious, yeah. They promoted her like crazy for that album, and while I was glad to see her on my TeeVee, I really missed the songs I knew she COULD sing…and this is where I’m afriad middle-America is going to have an issue with Blake and his RHCP way of playing.:-/

I was watching BonJovi week last night, and I got such a rush out of hearing YGLABN…and was anticipating some of the fun Tour stuff way of doing it, but it was very controlled. He has full control of everything, of his voice, of the camera(and us with the voodoo eyes!) and while it was fun, it wasn’t “scarey”. Some of the way he sings/yells/belts out the lyrics for this album, it might be for some conservative minded peoples. Just sayin’. It may gain him accidentally a new fanbase, like it did BJ night, but it may diusmay the buying public, who really wanted the more crooning, bouncy hearted Blake. I miss that, myself sometimes.

debbie
Dec 28th, 2007 at 9:26 am
Just a few more days until Blake performs BA on New Years Eve. Yeah!

And I so can’t waite to see his sexy ass(mmm, I love that thing lol) on tv woo-hoo

The only promo Blake hasn’t gotten that Jordin has is radioplay. There were Jordin fans that were pissed that HE got front page iTunes placement while she didn’t, and if you ask me that iTunes placement (that was not cheap at all) was a huge help for first week sales. I tend to think that even if Blake was getting more than Jordin it still wouldn’t be enough because the trend here seems to be comparing every move he makes to every step of Daughtry’s career. Huge mistake IMO.

Something else I want to say about this NYE show, what are you guys expecting exactly? I believe there’s a chance airplay can turn around once the new year kicks off - and even that isn’t guaranteed, but I’m not quite understanding the expectations that are being given for this show. Why? Because Daughtry played last year? Playing any NYE show is obviously a good gig because it garners more publicity than the standard talk show appearance but I’m not grasping why some seem to believe this will lead to some career launch. I’m already anticipating there willl be a huge meltdown if he doesn’t morph into a superstar once it airs. The ABC show gets much, much more attention and is a larger ratings grabber. If it wasn’t for Blake being on Fox I would be watching the ABC show.

I tend to think that even if Blake was getting more than Jordin it still wouldn’t be enough because the trend here seems to be comparing every move he makes to every step of Daughtry’s career. Huge mistake IMO.

This cannot be worded enough. Daughtry is the exception, not the rule. Any Idol’s stats (other than Carrie and Kelly) that get compared to his are going to pale in comparison.

Something else I want to say about this NYE show, what are you guys expecting exactly? I believe there’s a chance airplay can turn around once the new year kicks off - and even that isn’t guaranteed, but I’m not quite understanding the expectations that are being given for this show.

Yeah, I’m not really understanding this either. It’s nice promo, and I’m definitely excited Blake gets to do it, but I’m not expecting it to be some huge career turning point.

Don’t throw stones at me, but I have to agree with what Lisa is saying here. I had a lot of time to sit and think about this airplay issue, and if you click on the link in the Mediabase thread for the actual Mediabase chart that shows Blake’s ranking and click on the “jump” chart where you see the songs and the # of stations playing those songs, what do you see? Christmas music for the most part. In fact, this is exactly what music4me was talking about last night. All over the Mediabase chart where the rankings are, it is literally covered in Christmas songs and today is the 28th for pete’s sake! LOL As far as the issue with the Christmas songs, I think it may take some of the kids going back to school next week and for January to get here as Music4me also stated here last night for most of that to stop and I think we may see a change for the better. I don’t mean magic or anything like that, but we might see some improvement.

Bully,

I can see somewhat where you are coming from as far as straying too far from what the public is familiar with, but at the same time, it’s not just the idol fans you want to attract. You also want to attract those who aren’t fans of the show and those who aren’t diehard fans like us who didn’t know he had a CD out. This was why the LG Action Sports Championship in Dallas was a good gig for Blake. It all goes back to what Simon said to Blake on BJ night about his performance of the song and the same thing can be said for the CD, some will love it and some will hate it but he needs to be able to attract the type of fans who like that punk element as well.

The ABC show gets much, much more attention and is a larger ratings grabber. If it wasn’t for Blake being on Fox I would be watching the ABC show.

I have to agree with this. I think most people watch ABC naturally because of Dick Clark’s long association with it and I suppose that’s why I watch it over the Fox one but Blake is the only reason I’m watching it this year for myself.

the same posts, saying the same thing about how he needs major market airplay and how Jordin is getting so much more. There is no logic in beating the horse to death. If you did shut off comments I wouldn’t have blamed you.

Wow. You say that…but geez–if we can’t talk about Blake and our worries and wonderings HERE in a forum with other people of similar concerns? Where are we supposed to talk about it? The group participation style of the bb here is what allows us all to find fellowship with other fans, and share our thrills and concerns as well as wonderings. If I didn’t have it to talk about Here, with other Blakers, where would I go? Wouldn’t I just give up, or go to lurking?

The reason NYE is a big thing is One, Exposure. Two, the beginning of a New Year. It may not be the world’s greatest deal, but maybe it will. He’s gonna be on TV, on the biggest night of the year. I for one am happy about that. The exposure, and the media leading up it sure won’t hurt.

I’m with Joannie at the top of the page here. We are just sharing our concerns, and batting it around. If it wasn’t for the differing Opinions shared in this common-space, it would be a dull Newspage and Calendar of Events. It’s the sharing and the talking with different people that spark the passion, and thought process.:-)
It’s the People that make this site so great!

PS. I do agree with some of what Sarah and Lisa said, about giving it Time, and it takes longer than 3weeks to break out, etc. Personally, I thought 55K was pretty good numbers to add last week. I am all about giving it time to get out there and get heard. Definitely optimistic about it.

I think what the NYE gig will do for Blake is possibly attract new fans that haven’t heard of him before or maybe didn’t like the “idol” Blake, but might like this one better and say I love his music and peak their curiosity enough to at least check the CD out.

I had a fun experience the other day. For the first time I got