Update on Lmd in Oz and Nz. Unfortunatley it hs flopped really bad in Oz. Slipped off the Take 40 Chart, rapidly fading off Itunes Charts. In NZ it has hardly gotten any spins, early days in NZ but doesent look good, doesent help ATY is still in heavy rotation in NZ. I also feel EDM is fading, and Alt music is returning, Pop music is a lot more popular then Dance/Edm. Great he gt some radio presence, but Lmd wont be the big hit unfortunatley, if it doesent do well internationally cant see it being released in the States. Hopefully A3 produces a few hits.
I think that "flopped really bad in Oz" is a mis-characterization. They have a new Avicii album coming this Fall, they just want to keep some radio presence to keep TRUE sales moving and to maintain awareness of Avicii.
LMD is the 5th single from TRUE. After 4 high-selling iTunes singles, many people have completed the album and have nothing left to buy. LMD is still on the Top 100 in Australia -- and has been for 4 weeks.
Lay Me Down
#97 Australia
#101 France
In Australia
ATY #72 Australia (still on the radio in AU)
HB #86 Australia (still on the radio in AU)
LMD #97 Australia (current single in AU)
WMU #127 Australia
Levels #370 Australia (not from TRUE)
LMD is still getting airplay -- and moving very slowly. It was released to maintain radio presence for AVICII. They will work to keep it on air, but not too hot. The whole radio strategy for a mature album is to maintain presence until the next album.
TW #26 LW 28 on the AU radio airplay chart.
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And there is no sign that EDM is dead in Australia or Europe. NZ, US and Canada are quite different and are actually the most EDM-free markets in the world.
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Regarding Adam and the other comments in this thread about LMD not mattering -- I think it does matter, but mostly from a PR and relationship standpoint.
Unless LMD blew up into a monster hit which was close to impossible since it was never a high-selling individual track on TRUE, it will have no effect on him one way or another except as a PR vehicle for Adam, Nile and Avicii -- and for some royalties.
Adam is not working on a neo-disco album. He is clearly working on some form of mainstream pop-rock album since he is working with Max Martin. A3's fate will depend on the music branded as "Adam Lambert" music.
So while I do not believe LMD has much to do with Adam, it was nice to have him do something while he was on the between label hiatus.
