#kmm promo

[elceeu2morrow]

There is a rumor that Louis will see Club Atlético River Plate today, 5.20.22. Here's a picture of Louis wearing their jersey during Kill My Mind promo, 9.19.19.

#lt rumor #buenosaires #river plate #5.20.22 #lt pic #kmm promo #9.19.19 #sept 2019 #louis in red #mine #my repost

[thegreatest-livefromlondon]

Thanks for tagging me @justthinkingaboutlouis !!!

when did you become a louie?

probably early 2021? like in april I guess

your earliest fandom memory?

i think louis' hands in eleanor's ig story after not seeing him for 3 months....and ofc the euro kmm vs butter fan war

your favourite song? (one off walls and one off fitf)

fearless ( especially the live version with the claps) and sibwaw

your favourite music video?

bty ( he looked hot af)

your favourite gig?

i think afhf 2021 or ltwt dallas

your favourite louis hair?

prince hair, hedgehog , judge louis, tou mv + promo ,his hair right now and ofc 2013 (frat boy) louis

your favourite louis interview?

the one in australia where he dragged the interviewer "you sound pretty interested maybe you should sign up"

suit louis or tanktop louis?

suit louis

favourite louis tattoo?

his finger tattoos and the :) one

favourite louis bodypart? (c'mon we all have one!)

lmao don't wanna expose myself so pass ( the tummy and his biceps)

Please feel free to join in on the fun. I would love to read everyone's fav things.

i think most people on my tl have already done it but if i find somebody who hasn't i'll tag them.

#i do want to tag my sister #wanna know her answers

[skepticalarrie]

It's interesting that there's no faith in the future track like walls had...well, walls. We also have such interesting track titles like 'she is beauty we are world class', 'common people' and 'silver tongues'. I'm side noting copy, change, halfway home and pretender. All amazing concepts as well, hopefully Louis doesn't rob us from every hearing those masterpieces in a studio version be it an EP or LT3

Hi anon! Good point about the FITF track. But you know what, I see that as a good thing. Looking back to the way he talked about Walls during promo and everything that happened before, it seemed to me he was concerned about just putting a good album out. It felt like he had a concept many years before - I remember him saying he wanted to make it in chronological order or something - but he ended up getting lost over time. Regardless of what was happening behind the scenes (and my guess is a lot), it was clearly a hard process for him. So he just named the album after his favourite song of the album. And now with FITF, it seems more like a concept, a feeling, the name came way before the album. I can’t wait to see how the songs will link to that title. We can also make a parallel to Harry, it happened the same thing with his album titles. The first one didn’t even have a name lol, Fine Line was the name of his favourite song on the album and now with Harry’s House… ooof, we have a full concept there and he was able to link every single song to that concept. It’s beautiful to see the way they’re growing as artists and refining what they want for their music much more clearly, finding their feet. I can’t wait for LT2!

I’m particularly very curious about She Is Beauty We Are World Class. Great name for a song, sooo exciting. And I’m very much ready to let go of the other songs you mentioned, especially Copy Of and Change(s). And it’s not that I don’t like these.. but listening to his previous album, I’m way more excited for tunes like KMM, Walls and OTB. And I’m hoping he’s going that path. If he didn’t feel like adding these on LT2, I totally trust it wasn’t suited to the new album or he grew out of these songs. He already has a lot of fans kind of “stuck” in 1D, and that’s understandable, but that’s not what he’s going for with his solo career. So I think it’s very nice he’s not getting attached to certain songs, even if it’s new ones, he needs to move forward and trust his gut.

#ask #faith in the future #lt2 #solo louis

[seasurfacefullofclouds1]

Has iheart radio said anything abt playing BTM? In my state (Florida) siriusXM doesn’t exists. But all our big radio stations are iheart, and I’ve heard they never really do much for Louis

Hello,

Some positive signs. This is from @silverfoxlou and Mediabase.

So BMG appears to be asking radio stations to download the song. We need to request the song from iHeart stations; the more requests, the more likely they are to play it. It is especially important during working hours and driving time (7-9 AM, 12-1 PM, 4-6 PM).

The spins are increasing too.

This is from my drafts, but Louis is planning to do in-person promo in the USA soon. I’m sure he will go to LA, Atlanta, and Nashville too. I’m guessing there are live performances of the new songs coming up.

Keep streaming, keep requesting, keep Shazam going.

14,249 in 4 days is not bad, but we can do better.

KMM has 134k. We can get there. Remember Shazam affects whether radio picks up the song and plays it, which in turn affects Spotify playlist placement.

#louis tomlinson #btm promo

[louismygf]

I'm soooo excited for the album I honestly cannot wait so I wanted to ask you to rank the song by the titles and what we know about them so far ! and you can add what do you expect from all of them if you have certain expectations

omgie an ask ! lovely :) im superrr excited too and reading fan reactions/comments from the listening parties is so intriguing and also so annoying im incredibly jealous😭

answer under the cut bc i got way too excited and typed my heart out !! louis' music is a Very Good topic imo it should be talked about more often rather than....... anything else🥴💘 (warning: ridiculously long-ass answer below LOL)

initial predictions

okay i would just like to start by giving you the predictions i made before we got any interviews and before we got the full tracklist (when we were unscrambling letters basically)! sadly i never completed it bc i got busy,,, i think i was kinda close with Written All Over Your face and Bigger Than Me, though!!!

i originally thought we'd get 16 songs for standard and 18 for deluxe 🥹 (im kinda right!!) and i thought we would get 5 singles, but now i'm thinking 3 hehe (edit: actually 2 now but let's just say 3 for the sake of this ask)

my song ranking (by title & vibes):

my ranking is based on how intrigued i am by the title and also by the song's description, so basically the songs i'm most excited for! admittedly my ranking changed lot as we learned more information about the songs. i'll also add in my opinions/predictions ab the song. obviously, i know nothing; i could be extremely wrong. also here's a summary of what we know so far by @silverfoxlou 🫶🏽 your post helped a lot when i made this hehe thank u <3

1. Silver Tongues:

"a joyful and wholesome moment that honors the little intricacies of his relationship"

when it's louis' favorite, you Know it's a banger. i'm Veryyy intrigued by this song because louis described it as a high energy song but the lyrics are said to be joyful and wholesome? the little intricacies of his relationship? sounds like an interesting combination. Kill My Mind's sister? or ONE of kmm's sisters?? it's interesting to me how. kmm is an upbeat high energy song but with a kind of toxic relationship with a person or thing,,, this one's a Also an upbeat high energy song but! with a more well-adjusted relationship, i'd say- maybe that's growth... i do have a feeling we're getting multiple kmm's 🥹 he really really really likes this one! kmm was my top 3 in walls <3 it's going to be super fun for louis performing this live and for fans screaming the lyrics back to him. superrrr excited!!!

2. Out of my System

"a pulsating, punk-tinged Arctic Monkeys-inspired track... indie rock", (either 'Teddy Picker' or 'Dancing Shoes'), "a song that is as punk as I can get away with" (Altpress), "

guys, this is the mussy song. i Love arctic monkeys, are you kidding me!!!! this is going to slap so good i just know it. the partial lyrics can seen in the merch! back when we didnt know what sounds inspired fitf, the lyrics did seem very sad but with a punk/emo/grunge feel i think it could work and not be as depressing as the lyrics make it out to be! louis also listed this as his top 3, too so im expecting a lot <3 if i had to guess, this song is about releasing tension, letting go, just. relieving stress and just going with the flow kinda thing? it's a release. also is this going to be released as the next single????? will fitf even have another single???? he better release it soon bc theres no way he'd have enough time to promo the next single (if he even plans to have promo......). fitf + new single promo seems like a bad business decision idk . the streets r saying oct 28th so watch out for that ! (edit: WAIT could be sooner actually???????? excited!!!!!!!)

3. Written All Over Your Face:

"an infectious indie floor-filler... reminiscent of the first two Arctic Monkeys albums", "a song that is as punk as I can get away with" (Euphoria), "punchy energy", "has a slick funky guitar groove"

i was! kinda right, right??? with my initial predictions? it sounds like an argument to me. the peer review results are in, this is the "whiny whore louis song" 😭 the one where his voice is described as "whiny and raspy and... sexual". we already have the lyrics so we know it's not an actual sex song. he starts this song w "hey babe",,, who does that. an arctic monkeys inspired song that's high energy and is paired with a voice that makes you want to bend him over??!??!!? sign me the FUCK up !!!!!!!!!!

4. Face the Music:

"good and bad and right and wrong are stories made up when we are young to scare us" (lyrics), "[this song] took the longest [to complete]"

wait i dont actually know why this song is so high on my list,,,, it's probably bc shes so mysterious and bc we havent heard a lot about her so im very curious. i want this to be a diss track! i think we need more of louis (righteously) talking shit <3 he needs to get angry ! call them out ! if this song's not about a particular relationship,,, maybe it could be about the music industry??? facing the music is having to deal with the consequences of your actions. louis voice: thought-provoking title. i don't have much input on this song but. anyway, this lyric snippet speaks to me in an lgbt way but that's only bc i'm gay 💘

5. That's the Way Love Goes:

"melodic and most tender song", "a little ballad moment", "a non-sexual love between two best friends", "an interesting story, an interesting visual going through the song"

platonic relationships mean the world to me you do not understand... But . i'm a little scared it's going to be another Perfect Now........ ok listen. listen!! louis said he's "confident that this is a song fans are going to adore", and you know he said that with pn,,, i know the themes of both songs are incredibly different, but i don't trust louis' perception of his fans bc i did Not like that song lol. i hope when he means fans, he doesn't mean 1d fans,, my problem with pn was mostly in the concept of the song... the cheesy lyrics werent cutting it for me either,, the melody was alright, but it really did sound like a 1d song. another thought that went through my head (that i mentioned earlier in my initial predictions!) is that it could parallel Only the Brave. i'm loving how louis seems to always end his albums with songs dedicated to love (otb being the unofficial queer love anthem, ttwlg being a louli anthem song ab platonic love). can't wait to hear the lyrics, and the sonic omg it's a ballad ! cant wait to hear how it sounds.

6. Saturdays

"a pretty emotional vocal... I remember being pretty emotional recording the vocals."

"a sad bop",,,, people who've heard it said it was a sad bop !!! saturdays as a title gave me the impression of nostalgia, fun childhood memories kinda thing... saturday cartoons, saturday sleepovers, saturday messing around with friends, just. a fun & cozy vibe i absolutely did not expect a sad one out of this. maybe it's sad nostalgia? some longing? louis also said this was like his top 2 song on fitf, and he said he remembered being emotional while recording the vocals :,o Change vibes tbh but i guess with more melancholy? really like the concept that i completely assumed & literally just made up (lol). watch me be so wrong about this lol😭

7. The Greatest:

"a celebration of [Louis and the fans'] relationship", "specifically written as a tour opener", "propulsive opening track", "musically, it's interesting", "there's probably not another song like that on the record"

so like We Made It !!! immediately, i'm imagining massive drums, massive guitars, loud booming volume at the start of the song and a big chorus that will set the energy for tour way up high. the title feels very grand, so sonically, i'm thinking it will match the title. louis starting an album very strong with The Greatest and then ending with a more mellow one like That's the Way Love Goes is <3

8. Angels Fly:

“Angels Fly” suggest the sort of stadium grandeur we know he’s capable of

what a pretty title. i want this one to be a rock song, or a rock song but like a dance-y one. based on the title alone, initially, i thought this would be like Two of Us, but rn im highly doubting we'll get a heavy grief laden song bc as louis said: "there's a weight to that record [Walls album] emotionally, and I needed to go through that process, but it's not really how I carry myself as a person." so since it probably won't be like tou, and since louis loooves being quirky, he'd probably go the polar opposite of what i expect(ed). i try to outsmart louis but who am i kidding, this man is literally insane i do Not stand a chance. really pretty title though !

9. Chicago:

"it's about a person", "past love story"

lordie it's About A Person,,, 'kay.... "a deep track",,,,, what got jojo wright thinking "who [Chicago] is about, what happened..." yknow, i'm a nosey person; i'm a chismosa- but when it comes to louis' love life, i dont know, i would just... rather stay oblivious lol (given the kind of insane people this fandom has🥴). im absolutely Not looking forward to how #they will twist his lyrics to fit #their narrative. im literally just here for the music, man. well,,, fandom aside, i sense a lot of hurt in this one. louis did say he got emotional while recording this one so there's that. anyway, using songs as proof for thories about an artist's personal life is actually demented literally just enjoy the song and go :)

10. Paradise:

only on faith in the future target exclusive and hmv vinyl deluxe

dave gibson uses the sea as this song's visuals. this one's on the deluxe/exclusive version... dave has been teasing this song since forever, i wonder what it's about. louis wrote Walls, Saved by a Stranger, Chicago, Face the Music, and Out of my System with dave, so already my expections for this song are high!! it's on the deluxe/exclusive, and alongside Copy of a Copy of a Copy! in my mind this one's already a certified banger. louis hasn't acknowledged this song (for now), i don't think..... he's gatekeeping it bc it's just that good i know it.

11. Common People:

"about reconnecting with his roots in Doncaster", "how amazing the people are there",

(lyrics) "when i get lost, i go back to where i started", a song about how his hometown keeps him grounded... maybe he's aiming to make a song that can be played in donny pubs, that'd be cute :) i'm betting on a fun song for this one! originally, bc of the title, i thought this would lean more on social issues bc louis once said he plans on writing those but i think he'll keep it light on this one and focus more on the home feeling. warm, mellow, and cozy— very home-y. a love letter to doncaster :D solidarity, camaraderie, unity sort of thing

12. Holding Onto Heartache:

nothing yet

painful title. louis,,, why hold onto heartache...? i was shocked when these are the words we got after unscrambling. is it cliché to think this one's a ballad? if so then im betting this is the opposite of that lol. rock!! or? a rock ballad maybe??!? dance-y rock ballad??!?? LOL we dont have much info on this one so im really just pulling all this out of my ass.

13. Lucky Again:

leaked last august, nothing official has been released(?)

well, this one got leaked in august and i still have 0 idea what it sounds like or what it could be about. i *have* heard others say that it's really good, or it should've been the lead single as opposed to Bigger Than Me. i don't really want too many songs that talk about romantic love tbh, so im retracting my original prediction & im going to say it's ab his career,,, life in general maybe? feeling lucky again for being given another shot.... at his career.....? he's been using the phrase "i've been lucky enough..." in interviews in regards to things hes done/things he had the opportunity to do so it could relate to that,, guys idk i am just a girl. i feel like this one will knock me off my feet bc i kinda blocked it out; i have been purposefully ignoring it to avoid spoilers😭

14. She is Beauty We are World Class:

"dance genre", was written together with Saturdays and Silver Tongues

the title is definitely the most interesting. i honestly have nooo clue. for some reason, when i search up world class, it directs me to the football definition of world class so 😭 it wouldn't surprise me y'know...... it's a song you can shake your ass to! play this one on football stadiums (just like what didn't happen to kmm lmao)! i personally don't listen to dance music a whole lot but if dmas can change louis' mind then im hoping louis can change mine too. i feel like im giving her a hard time ever since he said this was dance-y, but real talk, i think i'll like her a lot!!! just like all the songs on here i truly feel there won't be a big miss yknow !

15. Headline:

full lyrics

well, we already have the lyrics. i keep trying to make up melodies to match the lyrics for this one (lol) and i already know whatever i come up with will be absolute shit compared to what louis' cooked up. hmmm.... (shitty lyric analysis ahead) "you used to read me like a headline",,,, headlines, well, they're usually bad. or negative is the word. louis has a cynical view on journalism written about him. generally, it seems like he doesn't like them. they're clickbait-y, they're sometimes false, they pull viewers in using shock factor— it doesn't give you the full picture is the thing. being read like a headline sounds awful. this implies his partner doesn't actually know him that well, or has a one-dimensional view of him. the lyrics "so fast to judge in error, you thought you knew me better" support that idea. the opening and ending lyric,,, "sometimes i wake up and i hear you through the silence" and "...wake up and i wish you were beside me",

16. All This Time:

"dance genre"

in my head, it makes perfect sense to group this title with Back To You, Miss You, Always You, and Habit, and All Along🫣 but obviously, i could be completely and embarrassingly wrong. louis is the king of writing songs about missing/going back to toxic, unhealthy relationships and based on the title alone, i think this has similar themes to those songs. this song was described as dance-y though, so i'm really feeling the Always You theme. i don't want AY's "i miss you 🥺, i was so wrong for leaving you🥺" though, i want this one to burn though; i want it to go for the throat. edit: he played this on the listening parties & people said this was actually kind of laid back???? almost lo-fi sound??? alt indie electronica dance?? people who went to the listening parties don't talk about this song much😭 and it's the lowest on my list,,,,, i'm sure it's a great song though!!!!!

[the songs below don't count on the song ranking bc we already heard 'em, so... but here are my thoughts!]

17. Bigger Than Me:

lead single!!! this is my First!!! Ever!!!!! louis official song release🥹🥹🥹 shes very special to me 🫶 tbh i didnt expect this kind of sound for fitf! my first impression of this song was that it sounded like a blend of Walls and Defenceless. it could've easily fit with Walls album, too. it's a really good, upbeat song, im obsessed. i do admit it wasnt love at first listen but that's only bc i expected he'd go for a rocky-er song. the instrumentation is in this one, his vocals, lyrics that actually Mean something,,, mwa chefs kiss! amazing choice for a lead single (but for some reason isn't being pushed by radio lmao.......)

18. Saved by a Stranger:

"vulnerable and poignant"

19. Copy of a Copy of a Copy (Live from Lima):

a moving song, it came at a very unexpected time too (near btm release week, when there was much happiness and excitement about the new era). the lyrics are simple but they weigh heavy on my heart. this being the accompanying song to Bigger Than Me (song about acceptance, healing and growth) is a deliberate choice by louis, and that fact makes me miserable!!!!! i like the themes (ugly face of fame, comfort in anonymity, genuine human connections, and obvious references to depression and suicide) and how it was delivered soo simply but, aaughhHH thinking about this song long enough always puts me to tears :( also i just wanna say,,,, i personally do not think the "she" are the fans like🧍‍♀️ it's a song that portrays fame in quite a negative light, so the fans he earned from that same fame is not what saved him... i think! personally!!! it's someone who doesn't even know who he is "and i wonder if she still remembers me". having a person you do not even know care about your safety and wellbeing only because you share the experience of being human with them. that is just me though so if u disagree and have your own personal meaning to this song, then it's totally fine!!! take what u want from this song. OH and also, it sounds like the guitar part in the afhf doc !

still my number one! the revelation that louis wrote it all by himself is incredibly sexy, and just reaffirms how much of an amazing songwriter he is. the sound editing/production of Bigger Than Me (Live from Milan) was amazing, so i cannot wait how copy (live) will sound!

tbh when i typed it all out as a list and seeing which songs are higher than the other, i feel unsure lol i'm not 100% on it! it's fine though bc i havent heard any of these (except for btm, sbas & coacoac)!!!!!!!! it's going to change drastically once fitf is released anyway <3

my album expectations:

okay,, album expectations/predictions time !

overall genre: grunge-y indie rock, alternative, pop punk, pop rock, soft rock(?), alternative dance(???), some ballads here and there but generally big and loud songs meant for live shows, arenas and stadiums <3

fitf concept will be about: love and healing, growth, and having faith in the future, acceptance, changes, & coming of age,,, i want him to talk some shit too though 👀

i think we'll get 3 singles: (1) Bigger Than Me, & my guesses: (2) Out of My Sytem (3) Lucky Again (starting to really doubt we'd get a third single bc it's so quiet & releasing a single close to the album release is a little dumb i think, but at the same time having only 2 singles feels wrong..... well, this was my original prediction so im sticking w 3 even though it'd be weird to at this point)

this tweet that says with the listening parties, he's letting fans hear the "mid" songs😭 so this means allll the songs he's still gatekeeping from us are his best!!!!! (not saturdays tho bc it's in his top 3... grain of salt bc ik some bitches r liars)

he said it's not as polished as walls, not as heavy emotionally, so i think we'll get an album that's just him having fun with the sounds and trying new things- lighter, more spontaneous & dance-y vibe. he said it would give us hope.

of course, im expecting the lyric quality to be better than walls ! i personally thought otb was his best song lyrically from walls (regardless of the discourse on whether he wrote on it or blah), so i cant wait for him to top that! (im team otb > copy lyrics wise btw)

i still want a song similar to Miss You so he can tour it

i hope we can hear more of louis' vocal range on this album <3 bigger than me already delivered but i need more 😋🤲

i still think the tiny bit the band plays after kmm is actually part of a song from fitf bc apparently louis already finished 99% of it before(!!!) tour started,,, i could be super wrong lol

louis will actually play guitar on stage before the encore i know it bc he told me ;)

i expect to completely fall head over heels in love with this album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#thank u anon sincerely for making me daydream ab fitf😭 i have so many thoughts <3 that i originally never intended to publicize lol💘 #and wow if you made it this far and still reading the tags then omg marry me💘 what do u think? ask me anonymously if my answer sucked LOL #NOOO I ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED POST SHSHHSBJSJD #well . if theres any typos i'll deal with them later but these r my thoughts. im so indecisive i dont even think this is my final ranking #edit: disabled the rb function i forgot u could do that #this needs a lot of editing she wasnt ready to be shared w the world

[caralara]

I think if Louis was uncomfortable in La Resistencia is because either his spanish team didnt warn him how the show goes or they warned him way too much. I see this show every week and the host went super soft on Louis lol like you cant imagine what he asks professional football players or politicians that go. The host doesnt prepare on purpose and he only has like 3 points of promo for each guest which he did touch with Louis: single, album, tour. The dates and websites were promoted on screen while Louis talked. Louis seemed guarded but he did laugh a lot too when he started seeing how the show goes.

Hi anon

It’s funny how Spanish speakers get so defensive over people pointing out he wasn’t as relaxed as he has been in interviews. Don’t get me wrong - I don’t think this is one single person’s fault, it’s just an observation of mine that I think a lot of things came together that evening.

I’m sure that the programme usually is really funny and the host did not seem like someone who wants to make people feel uncomfortable.

But it IS a fact that it’s always weird and stressful if there’s something being said clearly about you in a language you don’t understand and everyone laughs and you’re not in on it, and I think the interviewer did a good job of trying to translate everything, but that just automatically puts you on guard.

Add to that that Louis has been travelling and doing promo a lot, got up really early that day, and then the absolute mess of him arriving (and no, this was absolutely not okay and a failure from many sides. No barricades, not enough guards, no preparation, and the “fans” being super disrespectful- did you see how he reacted to the person grabbing his face?? It’s simply not the same situation as Louis on barricade during KMM, period. He looked like he was about to pass out at some point, pulled and pushed almost like a rag doll to try and get him through there safely. Like I get it, you’re passionate about seeing him - we all are - but he’s still fucking human and no, it’s NOT OKAY. You saw his reaction. He gave a fucking death glare and even commented on it.)

So all that combined it doesn’t surprise me his body language showed how on guard he was, sitting very still, and listening intently, trying to connect to that music dude and of course he laughed and wasn’t an asshole about it because he’s a really good sport, a professional and in a good place over all at the same time. Doesn’t make it any less awkward.

At the end of the day, it’s to be expected that not all interviews go exceptionally well, but what I find absolutely ridiculous is that as soon as I express my opinion and how I see him, read his body language and point out what I think went wrong, I get actual “kys” and “seek psychiatric help” from people with misplaced blind patriotism who feel hurt in their national pride like ?? Get a fucking grip. He had an interview in my country and I also posted my criticism there. It’s possible.

And the whole “it’s a cultural difference” thing just makes me shake my head, because that’s not an excuse to treat someone like they’re not an actual person, and doesn’t make it right either

#anon #now there’s gonna be so many upset anons in my inbox in #3…2…1

[twelvedaysinaugust]

I’m like 100000 % sure that Louis wrote and put perfect now on walls because he thought the fans will love it lol, no matter what he was saying during walls promo that he found his sound and blah blah blah he was trying too much to please the fans while also wanting to take some risks and make a music he wants to make (kmm and walls). I’m so insanely happy that he didn’t try to satisfy us this time and fully followed his heart because he’s always on his best when he’s doing this.

Yeah. Or “Perfect Now” was label-directed. Either way, I think it shows a fundamental misunderstanding of his fanbase.

[faith--in-the-future]

you’re saying everyone who worked on wall promo should’ve been fired as the fitf promo is better 😭 it’s literally non-existent lol during walls promo we at lease had cool youtube videos, interviews with the different and cool outlets and not with some unknowns on fuck knows what shows and radio stations lmao

no I meant like right after walls people should have been fired bc walls could have done soooo much better if actually promoted! kmm wasn't even played on the radio and it was THE LEAD SINGLE!! I was very discouraged when I saw that it was going to be the same people again working on fitf promo :/ and yeah rip so far its ... not great

#ooms promo was really what pissed me off tbh #such a wasted opportunity #ask #anon

[alltheselights]

There are things that i dont like, ppl say its good im saying its good compared to kmm promo but no good in itself...just saying we see him these days cs he has still the tour but gp? Gp doesnt see him. After today show? We see him after one week in NYC and this is something normal? I dont think so.

I know it's soon so i will give my final judgement at the end of promo so december (?) (i want to hope)

I think waiting to decide how good the promo is probably is the right move. I will say that I understand the annoyance about him not being everywhere with the general public right now, but he's also had these commitments in Italy this week and after today those will be over. If he's still not out doing TV appearances and performances starting this coming week, then I think BMG and the rest of his team is dropping the ball because we have had great fan promo so far, but definitely not enough of reaching out to new audiences.

#asks

[silverfoxlou]

He already did the big gap between first single and album with Walls. Two of Us was March 2019 and Walls was released ten months later.

That wasn’t by design though, he didn’t continue promoting Two of Us. And then He released KMM in September, played CCME and disappeared. And then only sort of picked up album promo in October with WMI.

[dogsliampaynedoesntinstagram]

If Louis would release a whole album this year he would have announced it early this year and already released a single he’s not on Taylor swift level to release an album within 2 month of announcement with only one single .. I say one or two singles this y was year and a couple at the beginning of next year then an album maybe April -may

You seem to think that only very big artists can do album focused campaigns, and the alternative is lots of singles with a very long lead time.

I think that's a misunderstanding of the decisions going on. There are two questions - one is more an artistic one (with many business understones) about whether songs or the album is the focal point, and the other is a commercial one - what is the use of singles as promo. Singles are useful as promo if they're a way of reaching a wider audience. But reaching a wider audience requires getting through lots of gatekeepers (both internally in order to release resources, and in the wider industry to get on radio on playlists).

We don't know what music Louis is making, and if he thinks he's made a single that could do well in the current environment, and there's the investment in promo he should go for it.

But if he hasn't, then I think he'd be wise to do a very album centered campaign, where the album got the bulk of the release resources.

With Walls he spread both himself and promo very thin. There were external factors for some of that, but even just from the release of KMM, he released a lot of songs, and there didn't seem to be much left by the time the album was released. I don't think the Walls campaign was particularly successful (although it had some nice touches and smart moves).

We won't know what the plan is until it starts happening, but I would expect an album centered campaign over a single one.

#It hadn't even occurred to me #that he might do a very drawn out #Walls style #album campaign #Oh well #it's his career #and if he does things I don't like #that's absolutely OK

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'Louis could easily play the mainstream side if he wanted to."

All of his songs are mainstream pop except for KMM but for some reason the public beyond 1d fans haven't embraced him like they have Zayn, Niall and Harry. Louis did a lot of promo between 2017-end of 2019, very similar to what Niall did, but his album didn't make noise outside the fandom so only lasted a week on the Billboard 200. He's the only 1d member who hasn't had a top 20 hit in the US.

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I'm not defending David Massey and Arista, but we should remember the timeline of following events. I assume this party (Dec 2018) was the moment the deed with Arista was done and Louis started preparing to put out the album. In February Variety officially reports Louis signed with Arista. The fans start to prepare for album release. And mere three weeks later, Felicity passes away. That changed everything, Louis probably completely stopped his plans and month later (April 2019) he suddenly releases his IG statement how he doesn't care for charts and he should start writing music he likes. And he writes, composes and records an album within 9 months, all this while he is still mourning. That's a very, very short time under massive pressure for Louis who needed to establish himself as solo artist. And I think Arista, as label who was for years disbanded just couldn't deal with that. They weren't prepared for this. They probably had to scrape the promo they've already planned for the original pop album and had to come up with something new within five months because the first single with the new sound, KMM, came out in September. And they failed.

Hi anon,

Most of Walls was written and recorded pre-2019.

The entire album was registered in September 2019.

The majority of songs, excluding the songs written with Jamie Hartman, were written prior to the X Factor 2018.

Always You was probably written and recorded in 2017.

Arista had a ready-made album. Massey just had to promote it properly.

But just like with Epic, the Sony subsidiary labels didn’t have freedom to promote Louis however they wanted. In August 2018, it was clear that any Sony-related promo would always be for the benefit of Harry Styles.

It’s very likely that the release of both Fine Line and Walls were pushed back because of Fizzy’s death, because the promotional magazines for Harry (the Rolling Stone cover, Face) were release three months too early for Fine Line.

Consequently, the promo schedule of Fine Line was almost uncannily laid on top of Walls promo.

I don’t think Massey could have done anything differently. Other Arista artists don’t have this weird sort of lack of promo, their music not sent to AllAccess, no attempt for playlists, no BBC or Capital FM radio play despite being in the UK Top 4 on Official Charts. Rob Stringer was calling the shots.

I think Massey was fond of Louis. He came to the show at Rough Trade on release day. But Louis’ partnership with Arista was already over by then, and he had to have known it.

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Harry Styles

Eventos:

2020: Jingle Ball

2021: Grammy, BRITs

2022: Coachella (I,II), The Today Show, Bedtime Story, ONO NY, ONO London, The Late Late Show, Big Weekend, The First Take, Summertime Ball, VMAs, Venice Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival

Fotos: HS1 promo, FL promo, Another Man, Gucci Tailoring, Gucci Memoire,  L’Officiel Men, Guardian Weekend, The Face, SNL, Hits Daily Double, Beauty Papers, Variety, Vogue, Gucci Beloved, Dazed Magazine, As It Was Promo, BHG Magazine, Harry’s House promo, Rolling Stone

Louis Tomlinson

Eventos:

2022: The One Show, End of Summer Bash, The Late Late Show, Good Morning America

Fotos: The Observer, Noisey, High Snobiety, TXF promo, Sid Magazine, House of Solo, 1883 Magazine, KMM promo, The Guardian, WMI promo, Telegraph Magazine, TMRW Magazine, Fabulous Magazine, Faith in the Future promo, Bigger Than Me promo, Euphoria Magazine, ReadDork, Alternative Press

#eventos e fotos

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hi sun!

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