Barnes & Noble, 555 Fifth Avenue, New York City Center.
Unlike the last time the book signing of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was held at Barnes & Noble, which was arranged in a corner of the coffee shop on the third floor, this time, the signing of Li Qing's new album "baby" was arranged.
In the lobby on the first floor.
The fans who came to the scene were not a huge crowd.
In addition to the necessary local reporters, in this huge bookstore covering thousands of square meters, there are more than a thousand fans queuing in the lobby on the first floor alone.
This number is not large, but it is not low either. Among American first-line singers, this number ranks in the middle to upper range.
For an Asian artist, this number is enough to impress any Asian.
The album "Baby" has started charting today, but it will take another week to appear on the Billboard charts.
During this week, Billboard Magazine will quickly compile various on-demand and sales data, and announce the new chart rankings in the new issue of Billboard Magazine.
This resulted in the news of the release of Li Qing's new album being only spread within a small area.
Even though Li Qing promoted it in major first-line variety interviews and talk shows across the United States, the effect was not as obvious as in China. Unlike domestic ratings, which are only concentrated on a few satellite TV stations, the ratings of major American programs
The distribution is relatively even, which means that countries such as the United States will not produce programs like the Chinese Spring Festival Gala that are watched by hundreds of millions of people. In the United States, if a program is watched by millions of people, it is already a very popular figure.
And this kind of program is rare.
The reason why singers are keen to be on the Billboard list is entirely because this list will appear in more than ten countries in Europe and the United States. The influence of Billboard magazine also comes from this. It is not just the ratings of a few variety shows.
The rate is comparable. For a long time, people have been keen to discover new songs in every issue of Billboard magazine.
The songs that rank in the top ten of the list are basically like huge waves, and these classic songs will eventually be remembered by readers in more than ten countries.
Therefore, although songs such as "Baby" have been sung on the Internet and are known to many people offline, they still seem a bit insignificant compared to the huge group of readers of Billboard magazines.
A truly international superstar singer will inevitably pass the baptism of the Billboard charts on his way to growth.
This is also the reason why Audi in Germany released a single EP for the advertising song "faded" at its own expense.
Being listed on the Billboard rankings is equivalent to advertising in more than ten developed countries. For any company, this is a sure-profit deal.
Of course, the premise is that this song has the ability to reach the top ten on the list.
There is no doubt that "Faded" accomplished this task brilliantly, and for nearly two months, it carried out a bloody chart massacre on the Billboard singles chart, including four weeks.
For a long time, it occupied the top position.
This also made Taylor Masefield popular, and also paved the way for "Tik-tok" to be number one on the list for nine consecutive weeks.
So, can "baby", which has already achieved huge popularity on the Internet, continue the myth of songs such as "tik-tok"?
The final answer is something that all media reporters are looking forward to.
At the new album press conference, Li Qing accepted interviews from many media reporters.
For questions such as "Are you confident about the new album?" Li Qing's answer is of course yes.
When it came to guessing the final sales figures, Li Qing's answer seemed domineering and leaky, "Of course I hope to reach the level of a diamond record. I think this is what every singer hopes to see, but will it be possible to reach this level in the end?"
, we still need to look at the feedback from the market, I don’t care, it’s only true that the fans like it.”
Although songs such as "Baby" have the potential to become popular, many reporters looked shocked when they heard Li Qing's answer. Even the manager of the Barnes & Noble bookstore felt that Li Qing was a little overconfident.
Can an Asian singer's album reach 10 million copies and be certified as a diamond record?
In the entire history of the world music scene, such situations are very rare and can only be counted on one hand.
Whether they are Chinese, or singers from Japan, Korea, Thailand and other places, those who can achieve sales of 10 million records are basically honors gained through the accumulation of time. Selling 10 million copies in one year is as different as ten or twenty years.
With annual sales of 10 million copies, everyone knows the difference in performance.
People think that Li Qing is a bit inflated.
But what they don’t know is that Li Qing’s first album of Chinese songs of the same name, "Li Qing", is only short of selling 10 million copies. So far, it is only less than 2 million copies...
This is still in China, where the market environment is relatively harsh.
In Europe and the United States, where the market is larger and more prosperous, and it is also the first album, Li Qing does not feel that his final sales data will not meet the standards of "Li Qing". He has plenty of time to wait for the final verification results.
After all, among the kings and queens of singers in Europe and the United States, which one does not have a diamond record next to him?
Among them, the top ones have seven or eight diamond record masterpieces.
If Li Qing cannot even reach 10 million copies, it can only be said that the European and American markets do not welcome him, or that Asian singers are not very welcome.
After all, every song in Li Qing's new album was carefully selected by him.
Every song, in its previous life, would have been the quality of a hit song on a diamond record.
"Ankers claimed to accept your challenge in an interview with Billboard magazine last week. So, do you think your work will beat Ankers in the new issue of the Billboard chart?" A **
**** reporter asked.
Li Qing knows Ankes. His full name is Ankers Baker. He is a superstar who has become popular in Europe and the United States in recent years. He is a Canadian and a true diamond-level singer. His first album was certified as a diamond record.
He was hailed as the Canadian Song God at the time, and although the three albums he released later were somewhat unsatisfactory, they still had five platinum or above sales.
A month ago, Ankes' fifth album "ironi" was released, and its lead song "ironi" has topped the Billboard singles chart for three consecutive weeks. And this ranking is believed to continue.
Many people believe that "ironi" will become Ankes' second diamond album.
Among the many popular singers who have recently released records, many people think that the song "Baby" will shake up the ranking of "Ironi".
Faced with this problem, Ankes expressed his opinion in an interview with Billboard magazine. He believed that "Baby" is a good song and has a chance to overtake "Ironi" and reach the top of the charts, but this
The chances are not great.
As for asking why there is little chance, Ankers said: "This is a song that has been published publicly. It is no longer new to the public."
"Baby" is a song that was released on the first stop of Taylor's tour, and it has been three months since then.
In the past three months, the short video of this song has been watched by countless people on the Internet. People are indeed familiar with "baby", and it is naturally not as fresh as "ironi".
If under such circumstances, "Baby" can still be on the Billboard charts, or even top the list, then the European and American music circles will probably be shocked. rw