8.1.13 - 8.31.13 Numbers Thread

Avicii's True release is on its way but it's early days yet - still it appears in several countries' Dance chart top ten on iTunes.

The first single 'Wake me up' is nr one Dance song in all 22 countries listed (also in Japan) here www.apple.com/euro/itunes/charts/top10dancesongs.html  The single is doing well also on the overall charts the picture being similar to the one I last posted; dropped a place or two in a small number of countries, staying nr 1 in 17 countries (out of 22) at the moment.

It seems that the next single will be unveiled sooner than I thought namely next monday together with the album's cover art, countdown clock here thetruereveal.com/  Fans are encouraged to tweet with #thetruereveal revealing something 'true' about themselves and the tweet will open spots to gradually find out the cover art. Also the next single will start to play very low with one instrumental line at first and the volume together with melodic lines will be gradually increased and added by the tweets.

The countdown clock will morph into a live broadcast of all this happening in Stockholm. Cool! Will it be Audra Mae's or Adam's track or some other track altogether?

ETA Better check the reveal time closer to the happening, I'm a bit confused with the clock.

Thanks, belle! It is clear that having a commercial with his music really catches the public's attention. He needs some commercials in the US!!!

mellie, I'm afraid there is always "the Gay thing" everywhere in the world! In Asia, due to the culture difference, it's very seldom to witness the sort of blatantly outright display of ignorance and hatred in the real life or on the social media as do in the US, but make no mistake, they do exist there! although in most regions such as China, Japan & South Korea, etc., they do not have the element of Christianity to add to the fire, either. However, even in those markets, the media still can't help singling out his "gayness" and sometimes having "a little fun" with it but luckily, they almost never fail to bring his talent to the fore in the end.

The U.S. is the most lucrative music market in the world overall and one of the most regulated, too! Asia is notorious for its rampant piracy practices and lack of regulations and laws to protect artists" intellectual properties and monetary interests. In the US, we have "Synchronization Rights and Royalties" ( "A synchronization license is needed for a song to be reproduced onto a television program, film, video, commercial, radio, or even an 800 number phone message. The synchronization royalty is paid to songwriters and publishers for use of a song used as background music for a movie, TV show, or commercial." ). Whereas in Asia, a total different story the best-case scenario is massive exposure for the artist and his/her music, which hopefully will in turn generate opportunities such as endorsements and concerts, etc. I have no idea if Adam got paid for his music being used in those South Korean commercials, but based on what I know, if there was compensation it would've gone to RCA, most likely.

ETA: Although if Adam starred in a commercial (or just making an appearance), then it would be something entirely different, then we're talking about some serious $$$ with his name on it!!