[KitKat]

^Perfect post!

[Right Now]

After Hilary is done with the last book, she just needs to focus on her acting and singing careers. No more clothing lines, books, or perfumes please. She has been there, done that, made tons of money off of all of that stuff, people know she has a vast empire, it's time to NOW get serious and start looking at the present because Hilary has so much ground to cover in her career that hasn't been covered. One thing I think Hilary will do (hell, she has already started to do it) is work more with children, now she is a mom I can tell that she really wants to change the world with her charity work for kids. Do a movie THEN head back to the studio to finish that album.

Boy... I agree with everything except that I want a few more perfumes from her. They are a very lucrative deal and her last two were very successful.

And she needs to get back to work on that album FIRST to ensure that there is consistency in her work. After a few months recording, she can take a month and half off to shoot a movie and resume working on the album after. I'm not here for longer breaks than she needs to be doing musically.

Plus her baby's first year includes a lot of "firsts." Recording is much easier to witness these firsts than shooting a film.

[Miguel.]

I'm watching "George Lopez" and Hilary Duff is on this episode.

[Miguel.]

Thoughts on Hilary touring in order to promote her new album?

[KitKat]

Originally posted by iggie45

Thoughts on Hilary touring in order to promote her new album?

She needs to, and I absolutely demand it. I need to see her live

But with a new baby, I'm losing hope.

[Stepfon]

Originally posted by Right Now

Boy... I agree with everything except that I want a few more perfumes from her. They are a very lucrative deal and her last two were very successful.

And she needs to get back to work on that album FIRST to ensure that there is consistency in her work. After a few months recording, she can take a month and half off to shoot a movie and resume working on the album after. I'm not here for longer breaks than she needs to be doing musically.

Plus her baby's first year includes a lot of "firsts." Recording is much easier to witness these firsts than shooting a film.

I just think the gap in between perfumes has been a long one PLUS many people don't even know she released Wrapped With Love because it such a limited release. I don't mean to discredit Hilary's work ethic because I stan for her like no other but I think sometimes she takes on these projects (the books + the perfumes) and likes the process of being creative with them and enjoys promoting them the first go-around but loses interest when she has to do it again. I think with the Devoted press tour she might have been a little out of it because of her pregnancy (so I will excuse that, sidenote: I don't think she looked bored at all of the tour for that book) but I just want her to really get back in the industry and show her talent because she has so much to offer this world.

[Stepfon]

Originally posted by iggie45

Thoughts on Hilary touring in order to promote her new album?

Originally posted by Katie

She needs to, and I absolutely demand it. I need to see her live

But with a new baby, I'm losing hope.

She already said she wants to tour again. I need to find the articles but she said she is going to do it with the baby and Mike. My thoughts are this: Hilary took a long break to support Mike and his NHL career, now that he is retired, he needs to (he will) support her career as she tries to get things back in full swing.

[Miguel.]

Originally posted by Stepfon

She already said she wants to tour again. I need to find the articles but she said she is going to do it with the baby and Mike. My thoughts are this: Hilary took a long break to support Mike and his NHL career, now that he is retired, he needs to (he will) support her career as she tries to get things back in full swing.

Major +1

[Right Now]

Originally posted by iggie45

Thoughts on Hilary touring in order to promote her new album?

If her album comes out next June, which is what I'm hoping for, I would like a small 8-song set mini tour to promote the album in May, prior to its release. The set would include Reach Out, Holiday, With Love, Stranger and four brand new songs from the album. It would go for 8 dates in New York City, Los Angeles and Miami and in the UK (much like her G.A.Y. concert).

In June she would stick to promoting the album itself on talk shows, radio shows and through social media.

In July she would begin rehearsals through mid-August.

The tour would commence on August 16, 2013 with a more scaled back production than the 'Dignity' tour, but with more visuals. Some of my ideas for the tour include:

- 80 dates. 34 dates for the first leg of the US tour, 8 dates for Canada, 14 dates for Central and South America, 12 dates for the European leg, 6 dates for the Asia leg and 6 dates for the Australian leg.
- A 20 song set with 5 songs from Dignity, Reach Out and Holiday, an Any Other Day interlude while she changes, 11 new songs from the album (with changes in the setlist to include the other 2-3 songs on the album), a cover and a medley of her singles excluding So Yesterday and BOMH. The running time would be 90 minutes.
- Live vocals for all tracks, with a backing track and background vocalists assisting her in the chorus' of each song.
- Simple, but effective choreography.
- Venues much like the 'Dignity' tour, with 4,000 - 6,000 seaters.
- Mike, Susan and Luca would travel around the world with her. At nearly one year and a half, Luca would be ready to walk and at a better state for life on the road.

The tour would end in mid-late May 2014 with breaks in between for birthdays, holidays, video shoots, an American Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards performance, and the Jingle Ball city tour in December 2013.

[Stepfon]

I am not worried about quality BUT I want her sales to be good for the next album, do you all think she can pull in 100K the first week?

[Right Now]

It depends on the reception of the first single. I see her opening with no less than 60k and a top 3 debut depending on the week of release.

The single needs to be released at least 2 1/2 months prior to the album release for the proper promotion and hype to build up.

[Stepfon]

Originally posted by Right Now

It depends on the reception of the first single. I see her opening with no less than 60k and a top 3 debut depending on the week of release.

The single needs to be released at least 2 1/2 months prior to the album release for the proper promotion and hype to build up.

Unacceptable.

[Miguel.]

Originally posted by Right Now

If her album comes out next June, which is what I'm hoping for, I would like a small 8-song set mini tour to promote the album in May, prior to its release. The set would include Reach Out, Holiday, With Love, Stranger and four brand new songs from the album. It would go for 8 dates in New York City, Los Angeles and Miami and in the UK (much like her G.A.Y. concert).

In June she would stick to promoting the album itself on talk shows, radio shows and through social media.

In July she would begin rehearsals through mid-August.

The tour would commence on August 16, 2013 with a more scaled back production than the 'Dignity' tour, but with more visuals. Some of my ideas for the tour include:

- 80 dates. 34 dates for the first leg of the US tour, 8 dates for Canada, 14 dates for Central and South America, 12 dates for the European leg, 6 dates for the Asia leg and 6 dates for the Australian leg.
- A 20 song set with 5 songs from Dignity, Reach Out and Holiday, an Any Other Day interlude while she changes, 11 new songs from the album (with changes in the setlist to include the other 2-3 songs on the album), a cover and a medley of her singles excluding So Yesterday and BOMH. The running time would be 90 minutes.
- Live vocals for all tracks, with a backing track and background vocalists assisting her in the chorus' of each song.
- Simple, but effective choreography.
- Venues much like the 'Dignity' tour, with 4,000 - 6,000 seaters.
- Mike, Susan and Luca would travel around the world with her. At nearly one year and a half, Luca would be ready to walk and at a better state for life on the road.

The tour would end in mid-late May 2014 with breaks in between for birthdays, holidays, video shoots, an American Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards performance, and the Jingle Ball city tour in December 2013.

I love your ideas. You should work for Hilary.

[Right Now]

^ Thanks Iggie.

Originally posted by Stepfon

Unacceptable.

Stepfon, we have to keep in mind how times have changed. As much as I want to believe that Hilary's 1.2 million followers will rush to purchase her new albums and singles, Twitter is in no way indicative of album or single sales. I mean look at Selena's and Demi's amount of followers compared to their sales. Or look at Adele who has a significantly lower amount of followers than she has album sales. Times are rough.

Look at Monica, who just had a relatively successful album era two years ago and is flopping to no end at the moment. Or Lady Gaga's influence just a year and a half ago compared to now. Hilary has a LOT of potential, but we have no idea how her next era is going to go. She isn't even signed right now.

[Miguel.]

Originally posted by Right Now

^ Thanks Iggie.



Stepfon, we have to keep in mind how times have changed. As much as I want to believe that Hilary's 1.2 million followers will rush to purchase her new albums and singles, Twitter is in no way indicative of album or single sales. I mean look at Selena's and Demi's amount of followers compared to their sales. Or look at Adele who has a significantly lower amount of followers than she has album sales. Times are rough.

Look at Monica, who just had a relatively successful album era two years ago and is flopping to no end at the moment. Or Lady Gaga's influence just a year and a half ago compared to now. Hilary has a LOT of potential, but we have no idea how her next era is going to go. She isn't even signed right now.

I just edited my last post as I forgot to add a word and you're welcome.

[ephro]

I think that start the tour two month after the album is not a good choice, she have to promote the material before that. Spring 2014 will be better because 2nd single or 3rd single could put the CDs name in the music stage.... Well, If we get a 2nd single. :S

[Stepfon]

No dobut we will be getting a 2nd single, the first single needs to come out before the album and the second single needs to come out the week of the album's release.

[Right Now]

Originally posted by ephro

I think that start the tour two month after the album is not a good choice, she have to promote the material before that. Spring 2014 will be better because 2nd single or 3rd single could put the CDs name in the music stage.... Well, If we get a 2nd single. :S

Yeah I stated that the first single needs to be released two and a half months before the album. The second single could be released the week of the album release to radio w/performances and stuff, and the video would follow a few weeks later. Problem solved.

Or if anything just push everything I typed back by one month.

[Miguel.]

Favorite hair color of Hilary's?

[KitKat]

Originally posted by iggie45

Favorite hair color of Hilary's?

Black!