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I decided to lower the prices of touring venues, but don't forget that they won't have such big impact on the sales anymore, since the prices are really low this time, so don't be mad if your album fails to sell over 500K.
About SNL - I'll think about it.
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Egle sis how many songs do you let chart per artist (singles+promotional singles included?)
Is it possible to have two singles charting at the same time?
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An artist can have one main single and two promo singles charting at the same time.
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Cara Delevingne on Le Grand Journal
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Cara Delevingne earlier today, after landing at Paris Roissy-Charles De Gaules Airport
Cara Delevingne is on the big promotional schedule all around the world trying as much as possible to promote her brand new album 'Distant Horizon' which was just released worldwide, and right after a sold out concert (75,000 tickets sold!) concert held at Paris' Stade De France which was broadcasted on MTV worldwide, Cara went straight to the Le Grand Journal studios in Paris, followed by a mass of obsessed fans. Looking gorgeous in a cute white LK Bennett dress with golden Jimmy Choo heels, Cara signed a few autographed before actually entering the studios.
During the interview she wore a black asymmetric dress with cut outs at the back, and had some heavy dark make-up on. She sat down to discuss a few topics, here's a translation of the interview from French to English.
It's been a hectic week for you, apparently you managed to stay up working 2 days straight last week without sleeping at all! How did you just do that?
Well my job is very tiring but it's worth it. I manage to do that by taking a few naps, without actually sleeping. A few five minute naps when I'm inside the limo is good, it helps me. Besides I have my lovely Kendall to support me, which makes things even better.
Well let's congratulate you because your single 'La Belle' reached the #2 on the charts! And only 3 thousand copies behind Taylor Swift's single, an established artist!
I know, I'm so happy! I'm just going to say this: It's all thanks to my label and my fans. Both are very important to me. I wouldn't be here without the effort made by my label to promote me, and buy me all those promotional spots, and without their determination, I'd still be a nobody in the music industry. My fans are amazing, not only do they buy my music, which I wish the rest of the world would do, because illegally downloading music is WRONG, but they also bring me emotional support and help me go through tough times.
So let's get to this subject, illegally downloading music for example you know how it's very easy to illegally download is easy those days, how do you expect teenagers to not download some music for free online?
Well I know it's easy, that's why I'd like to use people's humanity to stop them. People work on the music, many people, not just me alone. Some people use this money as a way of living. It's their job and you are stealing all the money away from them. And I personally think I deserve to get the money I worked for no matter how rich I am. People say I'm greedy and all but I'm just demanding for my rights! I just hope people will just stop illegally downloading all the music.
Your album is out today! How do you feel about it?
I'm SO excited to share all this music. There's so many tracks I worked on for it, and each one is really special. Let's hope people will buy it and not illegally download it.
This is your second album, which one of your two albums do you like the most?
Both are special but I really think my new album is way better. At least for now. It doesn't have fillers unlike my debut which I feel had a few filler songs, and I prefer my current sound over the basic pop that I used to do. But some songs remain amazing. And my debut launched me to super stardom and relevance within the music industry.
Cara Delevingne then performed her brand new promotional single 'Honey' and her other promotional single 'Kiss to My Heart'. The performance started with a small 'Kiss To My Heart' introduction during which Cara was just singing at the front of the stage doing a few moves wearing a leather black leotard along with black leather knee length boots. Suddenly the 'Honey' beat started and Cara started to dance slower and sang in a sultry voice, before ending her performance sitting down on the desk/table of the talk show.
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Lemme turn Honey into a promotional single  can it be re-released as a main single later?
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Lemme turn Honey into a promotional single can it be re-released as a main single later? |
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I like Cara's album artwork. ^
The news had already spread throughout the world -- TRL was having a revival on MTV, a special, a one time comeback. It was being doneso for Justin Bieber, a videography special. Justin had the 2 hour special in the palm of his hands, and he was there to have fun. The special would show all of Justin's past music video, and lead to the premiere of his brand new music video 'Memphis'. He also performed 'Memphis' on TRL featuring Big Sean, and did an interview with the host that was short, but still very juicy. Justin provided commentary on each video too, as shown below.
Cassanova
The song was my first...EVERYTHING. There would be no Bieber without Cassanova. Though I do kinda cringe looking back, this was always have my heart as a song. The video, I still remember the first day shooting it. I still remember the girl I shot it with, the producer and director I worked with, and the video premiering. Never I'd thought it would be such a hit, or lead to a career now. The video was my first time being in a music video, man it was hard work but also a great learning experience.
Come & Get It
I'd never thought fame would also lead me a collaboration with Selena Gomez, and a short time dating her. This collab was already sorta arranged by the label, then we met and recorded it and that's when everything began. The video really the moment we became closer than friends. It's very cheesy and globby looking back but funny and cute.
Brand New Day
Wow, this totally reminds I haven't talked to Kesha in forever. Honestly not since this, which was over 5 years ago. But she was always nice to young and new me, and she was a nice person in general. This collaboration was so much history to me I feel like when it was popular, it was really an anthem in all senses. The come together on the remixes and the video was so surreal. It became more than an anthem. It was a movement.
#HitTheDrum
We'd really had re-united for this at last minute, we didn't expect this to become a single. But anyways, this was such a fun song and the video was fun. We'd always thought it deserved more, atleast the success that C&GI had. I'd consider it a gem from my debut album. It was just fun..it was really a secret message too. Surprised I could have it on my album.
This Will Be the End
This was such a great ending single in all senses, haha. Anyways, the video for this was really come together at last minute. You can clearly tell, the biggest thing about this whole first album is I wish me and my label invested more time into the videos. But I was new, a teenager, and thirsty for fame. I wasn't exactly at the point where I was planning to make a Video of the Year type video.
Trainwreck Paradise Island + (Remix)
I remember, shooting the videos for these was so insane. I was coming off controversy, always ready to party, and not trying to settle down haha. I was the boy who came off the big 1st album and could've easily messed up and thrown it all away the 2nd album. This video is me at my messiest honestly. I was also going through the crazy breakup with Selena too.
You Got Me (Jumbled Up)
Call me crazy, but honestly I don't remember anything about shooting this video. I don't remember being on set, filming, the plot, nothing. I really forgot about the 'Best Of' songs. 
Chemistry
This was like my first time where I REALLY tried to give off grown-up R&B. The original concept, was a little sexual too. But y'know, barely legal me at the time, my label was like 'nah'. The video was fun though, 'cause I remember my girlfriend at the time visited me on set and we went on a date and ran away from filming a lot.
Hot Right Now
This was my first really decent video in my opinion. I had fun, and I was also ready to splash into a new era. Little did I know, 'The Complete Dream' would be so huge.
Turnt
Man, this was my first REAL control with a single. A 3D single. 3D cover, 3D music video, and I wanted to do a 3D performance but I had to move onto the next single. This was so fun, and honestly, it was a revolutionary moment for me.
My Everything
This was such a hit. I just remember the support was so overwhelming. The video was fun too, although Foxes could never make it. Many people still forget she was on the song.
Showtime
This video included SO MANY fans. It was amazing meeting them, and giving them a once in a lifetime type opportunity. I remember, the director got so much anxiety hearing all those screaming fans wanting to meet me the entire day. The giveaway was also crazy to be in this video. Did I mention THAT I DIRECTED IT? I had so much fun, probably my favorite video.
Fast Times + (Remix)
This video was such a messy concept, honestly haha. But it's ****ing hilarious & funny. This was during the whole 'Fast Times at University' where we had these party people personalities. The video was for the movie, and a re-release of 'The Complete Dream'.
I Feel It (Holiday Spirit)
Holiday fun. Holiday fun. Holiday fun. I got so much fun and success working on a Christmas album, it was really a shock to me. It was awesome.
Last Christmas
One of MY favorite Holiday songs, and was so honored to cover + let alone do a video, with my new woman at the time Vanessa Hudgens. She was on the track, everything since is history. I love her. My baby.
So Much for You
So busy during this time, honestly and still managed to make a video I saw as a decent work. I still watch this video a lot, and actually watched it last week.
Take Me to Your Heaven
This was fun, I had almost full-control! Basically, that's a lot for most artists what I put into that. I had so much fun, and I helped direct a lot.
Afterwards, Justin came out to do an interview with the host, Cassie. Some of the interview is below.
Cassie: I'm honored to be hosting your TRL special, you as an artist have BLEW up this decade. Just nobody is touching you, especially not in the male league. You've done it all, albums, singles, videos, and tours. Your work paid off.
Justin: Thank you, I really do appreciate it. Re-watching these videos...such a trip, I think we could all agree on that.
Cassie:  Yeah, you went from dollar budget 'Cassanova' to million dollar videos at one point. How do you think that your videos have impacted your career?
Justin: A video these days is taken by granted, and only done to support a single for most artists. I'll be honest -- there's times, I won't have the time to sit and brainstorm a perfect video and work under a script. But at times, videos can be amazing ways to show your artistry and define the album. I've had a few times, and they've been perfect.
Cassie: I agree, definitely. What are some of your favorite directors?
Justin: The co-director I used on 'Showtime', he's so amazing. He tolerated the rough condition, and was also much helpful for my first time directing. I'd also have to give thanks to the 'Turnt' director for a 3D video, the 'Take Me To Your Heaven' director for setting a current pace for my new video, basically all of them. Even if the video isn't a top one, they helped me and my videography.
Cassie: You also recently got a VEVO Award for your videos, what's to say behind that
Justin: Well, it means I also owe a THANKS to the fans. The support of the videos has gotten me just as far as the makings. I wouldn't be on a TRL special reviewing them without you guys. So excited to show the 'Memphis' music video.
*Music Video coming when I wake up, and do it.  *
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I like Cara's album artwork. ^
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Wait, Ihype you consider 2 real life years 5 years in the game?
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I literally have so many singles to promote this week 
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Performance of new single, 'Memphis' featuring Big Sean
After TRL was done showing all of Justin Bieber's past videos, and having a quick interview they went to commercial break. Then they came back, and ready was Justin Bieber to perform 'Memphis' before the music video premiere.
It was afternoon, outside the TRL building in Times Square stood thousands of Justin Bieber fans. Signs that included 'WE <3 JUSTIN!', 'JUSTIN'S VIDEOS R AMAZING', and 'JUSTIN IS A VIDEO MAN'. The police had a whole row cleared in the street, and as the camera panned down the street you saw Justin Bieber walking down. He was dressed in all white, and his backup dancers all stood behind him -- as if they were a gang, and he was some leader. They walked down the streets, and all jumped on top of the hoods of cars. With his mic, he then started the song. Fans and people were heard cheering and screaming all down the NYC street. As he began on the car and did choreography, as the first verse finished and the chorus approached him and the backup dancers jumped down. Now walking down the street, they were approaching inside a building. While the chorus was being sung by a marching band in the street forming in the letters of 'J U S T I N'. Justin was now inside the building going up the floor, and it was clearly the TRL building. Cameras were all over him as he continued to sing the second verse, and this time inside the TRL room was Big Sean. Big Sean then joined in the song, but not with the same verse? A new free-style just for the performance, and Justin and his team doing a dance-off in the middle of it. They were now all inside the TRL room, with the fans and people screaming outside the building and a marching band blocking off the traffic forming 'J U S T I N'. The people were chanting, and Justin started back up yet again in the TRL room. Finishing off the songs last verses, with the a breakdown routine coming right after. The lights in the TRL room were all red and orange, and the Memphis cover was projected onto the walls. The total performance was almost 6 minutes, and it went trending straight on Twitter immediately after. Justin's TRL performance was called 'his best ever' by his fans. After the performance, it panned to a zoom out of Times Square covered in the Justin support, and his album cover a huge advertisement on one of the buildings. Then it went to commercial break, directly after. Justin's performance was something that was rehearsed the whole day, and in courtesy helped by Big Sean and the local New York State College marching band. The fans were a pandemonium in NYC, and the security guards were reportedly having a little bit of a hard time controlling them. His performance was also shown live on one of the building's screens near the TRL studio. The performance was well crafted, and perfected choreography, along with stinger vocals and a nice free-style according to E!.
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Wait, Ihype you consider 2 real life years 5 years in the game? |
I was trying to be realistic 'cus yeah, in real life he wouldn't have released like 7 projects in 2 years. Being realistic his career would probably be near 10 years, not 5.
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I think when I'm done with my 20 articles this week I'm gonna have Charli XCX release a promotional single with the 5 points that I gained from the 5 points I got from making Honey a promo single and not a single
I'd have -1 point
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I was trying to be realistic 'cus yeah, in real life he wouldn't have released like 7 projects in 2 years. Being realistic his career would probably be near 10 years, not 5. |
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I think when I'm done with my 20 articles this week I'm gonna have Charli XCX release a promotional single with the 5 points that I gained from the 5 points I got from making Honey a promo single and not a single
I'd have -1 point |
You won't get much from a promo single though. Maybe like 10 points or so, but not much.
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You won't get much from a promo single though. Maybe like 10 points or so, but not much. |
Well I'm not sure, but still I'd like to do it. And even if I ended up doing 20 article for Charli I'd still have only that much?
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Well I'm not sure, but still I'd like to do it. And even if I ended up doing 20 article for Charli I'd still have only that much? |
Release a main single, because promo singles aren't treated as main singles. For example, for a performance of a main single you may get 10 points, and for a performance of a promo single you get like 4 points.
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Release a main single, because promo singles aren't treated as main singles. For example, for a performance of a main single you may get 10 points, and for a performance of a promo single you get like 4 points. |
Well I'd release a main single if I had the points, I'd be down to -6 points
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Oh.
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FULL CHARTS
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