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How the X Factor affects UK chart sales

0 comments By Steven Wilson-Beales Filed in entertainment Tagged with cheryl cole, JLS, leona lewis, mariah carey, nielsen, simon cowell, susan boyle, tv, X Factor January 15th, 2010 @ 9:13 AM

Just received this from Nielsen. Pretty obvious, but still extremely interesting. It’s a shame that X Factor is now only one of very few shows on TV that artists can perform – the whole event is so theatrical it reflects badly on natural talent. But that may have always have been the case with tv talent contests.

I’ll still be watching it this year though!

Chart 1a: Most UK Digital Download Sales in week after X Factor Finals Results Performance

Rank	Artist	Song	Sales Week After	Availability of Digital Track Before Performance
1	Cheryl Cole	Fight for this Love	221,031	Same day
2	Alexandra Burke	Bad Boys	145,320	Same day
3	JLS	Everybody in Love	86,725	Same day
4	Black Eyed Peas	Meet Me Halfway	79,706	22 weeks^*
5	Leona Lewis	Happy	67,404	Same day

Chart 3a: Most UK Radio Airplays in week* of X Factor Finals Results Performance

Rank	Artist	Song	Radio Airplays	First Airplay Before Performance
1	Cheryl Cole	Fight for this Love	3,082	6 weeks
2	Alexandra Burke	Bad Boys	2,748	7 weeks
3	JLS	Everybody in Love	2,554	7 weeks
4	Whitney Houston	Million Dollar Bill	2,284	10 weeks
5	Leona Lewis	Happy	2,069	9 weeks

MSN Entertainment: Best of 2009 podcast

0 comments By Steven Wilson-Beales Filed in msn Tagged with avatar, cheryl cole, entertainment, jade goody, michael jackson, movies, msn, podcast, ratm, summer blockbusters, X Factor December 23rd, 2009 @ 3:42 PM

What a year. Looking back, you couldn’t have predict any of it but you could always rely on the ol’ MSN Entertainment team to bring it to you in all its variety of colours, shapes and sizes. Hope you enjoy the podcast.

And here’s to 2010!

MSN Entertainment Best of 2009 by StevenWilsonBeales

So You Think You Can Dance

0 comments By Steven Wilson-Beales Filed in entertainment Tagged with bbc, got to dance, itv, so you think you can dance, video, X Factor December 22nd, 2009 @ 4:18 PM

So are you all set for the Beeb’s new talent show that launches on Jan 2nd? Looking at these clips, I think it’s got great potential. However, it needs to go really X Factor in order to maintain our attention right through to the finals. Which begs the question, why isn’t this on ITV?

I love some of Nigel Lythgoe’s reactions here on the BBC website – got to be better than Simon Cowell surely? And what about Got To Dance?

Find out more about So You Think You Can Dance here.

Rage Against the Machine beats Joe McElderry to No.1

0 comments By Steven Wilson-Beales Filed in music Tagged with joe mcelderry, music, ratm, X Factor December 21st, 2009 @ 8:36 AM

Got to admit that I had a smile on my face when I heard this news. I know millions of X Factor fans will be up in arms about this but it’s always good to see a grass roots campaign like this take off and beat the suits. It’s an end to very strong year in music and this is going to open loads more online stunts like this in 2010 – just watch Facebook explode as a consequence. It’ll be interesting to see how Simon Cowell’s label Syco retaliates, I think they might have one or two tricks up their sleeves yet. Plus, Joe does have a great voice. I see this as a reaction against the format, not the individuals themselves.

News has also just come in that RATM are going to host a free gig in the UK in the summer. See you there!

Click here for our exclusive MSN Music interview with Joe McElderry.

Rage Against the X Factor

0 comments By Steven Wilson-Beales Filed in msn Tagged with music, X Factor December 16th, 2009 @ 5:48 PM

We’ve just published a feature on the battle for Xmas No.1 between Rage Against The Machine and X Factor’s Joe McElderry. The Music Editor has also been working hard on the image below. It made me chuckle.

I wonder who’s going to win?

MSN Entertainment X Factor Podcast!

0 comments By Steven Wilson-Beales Filed in msn Tagged with entertainment, podcasts, reality tv, tv, X Factor December 10th, 2009 @ 5:44 PM

Each week we’ve been commenting on the highs and lows of the latest X Factor series. Now in it’s penultimate week we’ve all been shocked by the fact that Danyl’s lost it. Surely, he was always going to win it from the beginning right?

Listen to more of our X Factor podcasts here