Adele, BBC sucking up again ?

[Vegas Seagull]

Tribute bit was done superbly,.
As Hove's richest? has anyone offered invited her to the Amex? She might want to sponsor a kit or maybe a gig to bring in 100k?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Going back to the OP, the BBC does support new bands. They just don't do it on prime time tv as this isn't the platform, the time, or the audience for it. Music consumers don't sit down in their arm chair on a Friday tea time, in front of a tv, and expect to be feed new music; they will be looking elsewhere. The reason Adele gets this gig is because she has crossed over and is deep into the mainstream; hence a prime time slot. I'm sure if Graham Norton spent the prime time slot interviewing some unknown upcoming avant guard electronic artist everyone would moan it was a waste of resources.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Also. Given her level of fame (she is up there with the big female singers; 30m sales for a single album is phenomenal in the current digital and streaming age, she is refreshingly down to earth, candid, honest and funny when interviewed. She also swears like a trooper.

 

[Justice]

I've heard it all now like her or not the girl can sing, to suggest otherwise is bollocks.

 

[Silkster365]

The current band of Adele hype annoys me for one reason. Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar released To Pimp A Butterfly. Unarguable AOTY, arguably an album of a generation An album largely focused around race/inequality in America that affected me, a fat white kid from Shoreham like it had been composed solely for me. Because of the Adele hype, I'm sadly certain KL will miss out on the horde of awards he deserves

Sorry we were discussing music - doesn't he just do talking over a beat?

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Most mean spirited thread of the year award ? Comments she can't sing, laughable and she is fat, have a look at yourself. I though she was bloody superb

 

[n1 gull]

Most mean spirited thread of the year award ? Comments she can't sing, laughable and she is fat, have a look at yourself. I though she was bloody superb

Totally agree, she is superb and I thought it was good Friday evening viewing

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Don't mind her either way but that was fantastic.

 

[bluenitsuj]

Common sense prevails and the OP is in the minority. Adele has a fantastic voice, has sold millions and still is as we speak. It's also good to see a female singer not have to perform or make videos half naked just to cover their inability to sing. Anyone that genuinely thinks Adele cannot sing needs their head testing. I wonder if the knockers would like to put a little video up of themselves singing better .......I doubt it.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Getting a bit fed up with all the hype about the BBC/Adele link up across the many facets of the BBC. Ok, so she's a reasonable singer who has had a little break and she is coming back with a new album, it's not like her first material for 30 years or needs the cash or a leg up to make it.

Surely the airtime should be given over to up and coming bands rather than feather the nest of an already well off star

We didn't get this sort of hype when Ali Campbell and the rest of UB40 made up did we ?

In the pantheon of great musical comebacks there have been some memorable success stories: think Elvis, New Order, Rodriguez.

But Adele's phenomenal return is redefining the parameters of what makes 'a good comeback'.

‘Hello’, the first single from her upcoming album '25', has shattered a number of records and proven that the public – no, scratch that, the world – is more than ready for her return. While there's little doubt that '25''s imminent release will prompt the keepers of music’s history books to get out the Tipp-Ex once again, it's well worth looking at how many records ‘Hello’’s four minutes and 55 seconds have already broken. Here’s a round-up of some of the most ridiculous stats…

1. She broke the one-week streaming record by nearly 4 million
'Hello''s 7.32 million plays was a one-week streaming record in the UK, comfortably beating Justin Bieber’s measly 3.8 million plays for 'What Do You Mean’ back in September. (Source: Music Business Worldwide)

2. She obliterated the US record for the most downloads
With a modest 1.1 million download sales in the bank across the pond, the Tottenham-born singer broke the record for first-week download sales in the US and, unsurprisingly, saw her single debut at the top of the country's Billboard Hot 100 chart. Adele also pushed aside Flo Rida's 'Right Round' (which was downloaded 600,000 times in 2009) from the record books, which is something we can all be thankful for. (Nielsen Music)

3. She stormed to the 'VEVO Record' title
The 27.7 million views accumulated by the ‘Hello’ video was the most that a VEVO video has ever received in the first 24 hours of its release on to the interweb. That's over 7 million more than the previous record holder Taylor Swift, whose 'Bad Blood' video earned 20.1 million views in a single day. (MBW)

4. She had 20.4 million on-demand streams in the US
Not content with dominating the regular charts, 'Hello' also occupied the top spot on Billboard's subscription services-based On-Demand Songs chart. This well-eclipsed the previous record of 10.1 million set by Bieber back in September, which made for a double streaming-based blow for the Canadian. (Billboard)

5. It's the fastest-selling single of 2015 in the UK
Well, that's what 333,000 combined sales and 7.32 million streams does for you. (Official Charts Company)

6. Two people have Shazamed the song every second since its release
"No single has ever been Shazamed so much in its first day," Daniel Danker, the company's chief product officer told BBC Newsbeat recently. He also confirmed that the song was Shazamed 200,000 times in 24 hours. (BBC Newsbeat)

7. It's been Number One in nearly every country on Earth
Statistics provided to NME by Apple three days after its release showed that 'Hello' was Number One on iTunes in 102 countries around the world, while new album '25' was Number One in 93 countries on pre-orders alone. If there's ever a need for a planet-wide anthem, then 'Hello' would surely be the popular choice. (iTunes)

http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/...ng-fortnight-those-jaw-dropping-stats-in-full


- No i can't see why they might want to have a reasonable singer perform on prime time either

 

[LlcoolJ]

Those stats really are amazing when you consider that the song is a complete turd.

 

[Tooting Gull]

Christ, music really is the subject that brings out the facist in people. The OP seems to be attacking a BBC decision to commission a show that features one of the greatest singing talents of her generation, for millions of people worldwide who will appreciate it. As opposed to some band that plays in a corner of a pub in Brighton that no one has heard of.

'Middle of the road' is then used in the way you might talk about drug-traffickers and gun-runners.

It's the same old arguments used about Coldplay, get someone who is talented and successful, and it becomes 'cool' to endlessly slag them off.

As was said earlier, if you don't like it, don't watch it just to get annoyed.

Personally I think she exorcised a few Oscars demons in this 'comeback' show because that performance was dire.

And yes, I am in my 40s. And will probably have to buy this album for someone in the house this Christmas.

 

[Norman Potting]

Going back to the OP, the BBC does support new bands. They just don't do it on prime time tv as this isn't the platform, the time, or the audience for it. Music consumers don't sit down in their arm chair on a Friday tea time, in front of a tv, and expect to be feed new music; they will be looking elsewhere. The reason Adele gets this gig is because she has crossed over and is deep into the mainstream; hence a prime time slot. I'm sure if Graham Norton spent the prime time slot interviewing some unknown upcoming avant guard electronic artist everyone would moan it was a waste of resources.

All very well but would it happen in Germany?

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Getting a bit fed up with all the hype about the BBC/Adele link up across the many facets of the BBC. Ok, so she's a reasonable singer who has had a little break and she is coming back with a new album, it's not like her first material for 30 years or needs the cash or a leg up to make it.

Surely the airtime should be given over to up and coming bands rather than feather the nest of an already well off star

We didn't get this sort of hype when Ali Campbell and the rest of UB40 made up did we ?

UB40 were good for their first two albums while signing off & at the time stated they were going change the face of music in Britain towards reggae. They instantly collapsed in a heap with a few quid in their pockets & it has led to an endless stream list of dull covers for decades ever since. Shameful & embarrassingly you seem to disagree

 

[alfredmizen]

The current band of Adele hype annoys me for one reason. Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar released To Pimp A Butterfly. Unarguable AOTY, arguably an album of a generation An album largely focused around race/inequality in America that affected me, a fat white kid from Shoreham like it had been composed solely for me. Because of the Adele hype, I'm sadly certain KL will miss out on the horde of awards he deserves

Get a life.

 

[Meade's Ball]

I think my mild dislike for the vastly successful has lessened by my reading so little about them - today I grew momentarily ired and sneerful when reading of tonight's Jonathan Ross show and the mention of One Direction taking a hiatus to work on their individual projects *thinks Mark Owen*. I am not sure that this means I appreciate their (not One Direction) music more, but I do know that I mind them less when I am not exposed in the slightest to their lives or characters. I saw the last song of Adele's last night by happenstance, and she can certainly hold a note whilst retaining a sense of character in the narrative of the song. I won't buy anything of hers or deliberately listen, but if I read as little about her as possible, i'll likely hum along hatelessly in a Top Man I wander into to stay out of the rain.

 

[vegster]

Christ, music really is the subject that brings out the facist in people. The OP seems to be attacking a BBC decision to commission a show that features one of the greatest singing talents of her generation, for millions of people worldwide who will appreciate it. As opposed to some band that plays in a corner of a pub in Brighton that no one has heard of.

'Middle of the road' is then used in the way you might talk about drug-traffickers and gun-runners.

It's the same old arguments used about Coldplay, get someone who is talented and successful, and it becomes 'cool' to endlessly slag them off.

As was said earlier, if you don't like it, don't watch it just to get annoyed.

Personally I think she exorcised a few Oscars demons in this 'comeback' show because that performance was dire.

And yes, I am in my 40s. And will probably have to buy this album for someone in the house this Christmas.

Actually I'm attacking the huge amount of hyperbole in the build up to the show. I was constantly bombarded with plugs for the show across numerous BBC stations and shows by gushing presenters and continuity people extolling the show as a " must see ".

My OP is questioning the impartiality of the BBC sucking up and effectively plugging Adele foc.

Lovely to see the twists and turns this thread has taken, particularly those who feel " outraged " and " offended " on Adele's behalf, NSC at its finest.... Oh and I didn't watch by the way.

 

[Murray 17]

I find her London accent really irritating, so I couldn't listen to an interview with her. Not bothered by her music either.

 

[HastingsSeagull]

I just don't 'get' her in any way

 

[WATFORD zero]

It's interesting how very popular acts cannot be recognised as being fashionable and cool until some years later. Maybe someone who understands these things can tell me why ?