Mixed news from NZ:
Sadly radio play of GT seems to have stalled. so frustrating, cos he's had at least 3 different interviews on 3 stations (I heard 2 of them) that only one has been uploaded to the radio website...... Hoping spins will pick up again with high charting in the US and UK to follow......
BUT the video is being played a LOT on 3 of our music tv stations! One of which is affiliated with our biggest top 40 station, The Edge. so confusing as to why the radio isn't playing it when the MV seems to be so popular! AND the Edge radio station has it listed on their voting page (has been for some time) yet it hasn't actually made their nightly top 20 countdown. :(
AND tonight, our MTV had a battle between Adam and Sam Smith, with viewers voting on twitter for their fave.
NZ Glamberts were on board, and were joined by many overseas tweeters who often didn't know what they were tweeting about, but tweeted with #MTVBATTLEADAM LOL
Adam beat Sam 90% of votes to 10% \o/ We were treated to vids of GT, FYE, NCOE and WWFM (and 4 SS vids) in the half hour show. So good!!!
That was followed by a short promo clip of GT on MTV:
So as disappointing as lack of radio play is here, GT is holding steady on itunes at somewhere between mid #60-#80 overall and in the mid #30's on Pop.
TOH comes and goes- was recently back in at #122 overall but has now fallen out of top 200.
Such a shame for a country that has really supported him since Idol, especially through FYE era. Really hoping things pick up though, or I doubt we'll see him here for the foreseeable future. And as NZ is so far away from anywhere other than Aussie, it is worrying for us kiwi fans. But...... early days I guess......