Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Australia/Denmark: I Need You Now - Released

Even though "Release Me" "only" peaked at #26 on the Australian single chart, it has almost sold 30.000 copies there! Now it´s time for the follow-up, which is the same as in the UK; "I Need You Now". But in Australia they are releasing the Cahill Radio Edit. It were released on 25th December on Australian Itunes. It´s right now at #56 on Itunes, whilst "Release Me" is still hanging around, at #79 for the moment.

The single edit (3:44) released in Sweden has also just been released in Denmark as the 3rd single on the 21st December, aviable to download on Itunes Denmark. "Release Me" was a major hit in Denmark selling over 25.000 copies giving it a gold certification. The 2nd single "On And On" wasn´t as huge of a success, but manged to peak at #16 on the single chart. "I Need You Now" is right now at #64 on Itunes in Denmark.

As we all know by now, "I Need You Now" didn´t become the hit we wanted it to be in the UK. But still it managed to sell over 12.000 copies. It´s yet to be seen how it´ll do in Australia & Denmark.


Monday, December 28, 2009

The Corset

The amazing corset Agnes wore when she performed live at the Swedish Idol finale 2009, comes from two designers called "The Blondes". It costs about 75.000 SEK = 10.300$, and other artists like Lady Gaga, Beyoncé & Rihanna has worn creations from "The Blondes". Read more over @ agnes.owns.it!

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Chartnews

Sweden Hitlist
Single top60:
Release Me 20 (23) /24/
I Need You Now 9 (8) /4/
All I Want For Christmas Is You 53 (-) /6/ -Back again!
Download top60:
Release Me
18 (21) /27/
I Need You Now 8 (8) /4/

All I Want For Christmas Is You 49 (-) /6/ -Back again!
Realtones top10:
All I Want For Christmas Is You 6 (5) /12/

Belgium Hitlist
Single top50 (Flanders): On And On 12 (12) /8/
Single top40 (Wallonia): On And On 20 (23) /6/

Poland Hitlist
Single top50:
I Need You Now 24 (27) /6/
Airplay top100: I Need You Now 18 (14) /8/

Estonia Hitlist
Top40:
I Need You Now 9 (14) /4/

Hungary Hitlist
Editors Choice top40: Release Me 15 (17) /28/

Bulgaria Hitlist
Single top40:
On And On
35 (-) /6/ -Back again!
Release Me
- (36) /20/ -Out

Romania Hitlist -New country!
Airplay top20: Release Me 20 (NEW) /1/ -New entry!

Cyprus Hitlist
Single top20: I Need You Now 10 (13) /4/

Slovakia Hitlist
Airplay top100: I Need You Now 15 (39) /4/ -Up 24!
Airplay top100:
On And On 96 (93) /5/
Airplay top100: Release Me 25 (52) /29/ -Up 27!

Slovenia Hitlist
Single top10: I Need You Now 8 (9) /7/

France Hitlist
Single top100: Release Me 37 (36) /22/
Album top200: Dance Love Pop - (175) /14/ -Out
Download Single top50: On And On - (43) /9/ -Out

Germany Hitlist
Single top100: Release Me 29 (21) /17/
Radio Chart top100: Release Me 29 (24) /23/

Switzerland Hitlist
Single top100:
Release Me
21 (14) /17/
On And On 61 (51) /7/
Radio Chart top50: Release Me 11 (5) /19/

Austria Hitlist
Single top75: Release Me 55 (46) /17/

Norway Hitlist
Airplay top100: Release Me 64 (44) /25/

Italy Hitlist
Single top50:
Release Me 46 (42) /19/
Download top200:

On And On 97 (89) /7/
Release Me 149 (65) /26/
Airplay top100:
On And On
39 (39) /6/

Czech Republic Hitlist

Airplay top100: Release Me 40 (36) /23/

Portugal Hitlist
Single top50:
Release Me 40 (34) /6/

Australia Hitlist
Dance Chart top20:
Release Me 20 (18) /22/

Europe hot100
Release Me 40 (33) /29/

Europe top200 Single
I Need You Now
174 (-) /2/ -Back again!
Release Me 114 (81) /34/
On And On 136 (83) /15/

Europe Airplay top100:
On And On - (85) /7/ -Out

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Monday, December 21, 2009

AWW Contest #1: DLP - International Edition

To celebrate this blog having had over 10,000 visitors, we´re having our first AWW contest!
You now have the exclusive chance of winning "Dance Love Pop - International Edition", only released with Aftonbladet in Sweden. It contains 10 smash songs; "Release Me", the new mixes & 2 brand new tracks! See full tracklist further down.
The only thing you have to do is send me an email with your name, address and the correct answer to the question below, @ per-tommy10@spray.se . Then you have the chance to win this exclusive album. The contest starts today, and closes on 31st December. The winner will be announced here, 1st January 2010.

Who is the producer of Agnes´ latest album, "Dance Love Pop"?

Release Me
I Need You Now (new version)

On And On (new version)

Secret Love (new song)

Sometimes I Forget
You Rain (new song)

Big Blue Wall (new version)

Love Love Love (new version)

How Do You Know

Love Me Senseless

Secret Love

Sunday, December 20, 2009

"Agnes Made Hollywood Cry" - Aftonbladet

"Sweden's hottest export item about auditioning for the U.S. record bosses.
In spring 2005 the jury had to rescue a shy 17-year-old back into the "Idol".
Almost five years later, she has had a Billboard nr1, received millions of an American giant recordlabel, and sung in the Boss´s garden.
Next year Lady Gagas team is taking over Agnes.

Then, several years after the program gained pace in herr career, it was always a gentle teenager who met the press. Answered the questions but rarely embroidered print quotes.
Now there's a humble but noticeably more confident singer, a stone's throw from the Globe and talks about a busy year.

What has happened is a breakthrough.
- It's been an extreme year and a lot of traveling. I can almost count on my hands how many days I have been in Sweden, "says Agnes.
Instead, she has appeared, among other things, for 200 000 people in Morocco, made success in the UK and started what could become the next Swedish stellar career in the U.S..
- It was such a sick situation when three of America's largest record company wanted to sign me. Suddenly I was in a position where I could choose who I wanted to work with, "says the singer.

In the end the choice was mighty Interscope and Geffen. And according to "Nojesbladets" sources the contract gave Agnes multi-millions.

Performed at a party
The singer went over to America again and stayed for nearly two weeks. The record company president Ron Fair, who long had a tradition of presenting their biggest artists at a party at home in his garden, showed off his new finding. Among the flowers and candles were Agnes put on an intimate stage and sing in front of 300 powerful people.

- He had invited all sick people. It was lucky I did not know who was there, then I would have never dared to sing, "says Agnes.
Afterwards found Agnes Eminem's manager Steve Bernman, senior television executives, key dj's and Whitney Houston-songwriter Diane Warren in the manager's garden.

And so it went Agnes first job weeks in the U.S.. Among other things, got the singer to introduce themselves to those who will work with her launch in the U.S.. Agnes used with the Swedish team, stepped into the middle of a meeting in the belief that a handful of people would sit in the room. They were 35.

Sang in front of co-workers
That day also ended with the Swede had to sing in an office before the company's ten employees. As she prepared to beat off her A & R, so that in passing, who made it before her.
- First, I see Lady Gaga and then Sting. After that I dared not look the more people who had done it, "said Agnes, laughing. But it was really appreciated and some started to cry.

Agnes is now partly following Lady Gagas footsteps.
- I will be working more or less exactly with the people she worked with. From those going around me at club gigs to the top. One can see that they really have worked extremely hard.

Something Agnes also will do. Recently, she was in the U.S. on promotional trip. The days consisted of interviews, the evening of klubbgig.

- I slept three hours each night for two weeks. I got makeup on me and put me in the afternoon. Then again ten in the evening, make-up before it was time to disguise himself and come down again in the evening. In the end, I knew not where I was or whether it was morning or evening.

Climbed the Billboard chart
"Release Me" is the fifth song Agnes has been writing - in her entire life. Now it has become her most important business cards in the major international effort. The second day of singer's promotional trip the single climbed up to number one on Billboard's dance list.

U.S. contract gave you a lot of money.
- Yes, but I don´t think about that so much. It is not the most important thing. I am most pleased that things go well in these countries, and that I get to perform in these scenes. Then, it is of course nice to have money in a way that shows you they appreciate what you do.
My clothes account has increased a bit.

In Sweden, like many participants at any time forget the "Idol" afterwards.
In the U.S., it ison the contrary?
- Yes, where is the proof that you can sing and is damn good. In Sweden, people are more "oh, how lame that you have been there". I think it's really boring to people who are part of the competition and then are not happy about it. It is as schizophrenic. Not being able to bear it, I think is very strange. For me, "Idol" is something I'm very proud of."

Agnes about the songs on her international album
"Secret Love"
- We wrote that new for England. I like it very much. Just like "Release Me" it went really fast to record, sometimes it may be that those songs are those that are most popular.

"I need you now"
- It´s not a new song but an upbeat version. I recorded a video for it in a desert outside of LA. It was pretty sick to play in there. We started at four o'clock in the morning and it was freezing cold. At midday, it was so hot that we had to take a break.

"Sometimes I forget"
- It's a track I have always liked just because it is about my family. I want them to know that I love them even though I may be a bit dizzy at times. When my sister heard the first time she began to cry.

"You rain "
- It's a beautiful song. I have not recorded so many ballads on the album because I wanted this latest version to be a little more upbeat. But when I heard this song I really wanted to record it.

"Big Blue Wall"
- Also an upbeat version. I feel almost that it was better.

Aftonbladet.se (Translation by AWW)

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Chartnews

Sweden Hitlist
Single top60:
Release Me 23 (44) /23/ -Up 21!
I Need You Now 8 (9) /3/
Download top60:
Release Me
42 (41) /25/
I Need You Now 9 (10) /2/


Belgium Hitlist
Single top50 (Flanders): On And On 12 (11) /7/
Single top40 (Wallonia): On And On 23 (22) /5/

Poland Hitlist
Single top50:
I Need You Now 27 (28) /5/
Airplay top100: I Need You Now 14 (16) /7/

Estonia Hitlist
Top40:
I Need You Now 14 (18) /3/

Hungary Hitlist
Editors Choice top40: Release Me 17 (16) /27/

Bulgaria Hitlist
Single top40:Release Me 36 (28) /20/ -20 weeks on chart!

Malta Hitlist
Single top40: I Need You Now - (35) /5/-Out

Cyprus Hitlist
Single top20: I Need You Now 13 (16) /3/

Slovakia Hitlist
Airplay top100: I Need You Now 39 (36) /3/
Airplay top100:
On And On 93 (94) /4/
Airplay top100: Release Me 52 (38) /28/

Slovenia Hitlist
Single top10: I Need You Now 9 (6) /6/

France Hitlist
Single top100: Release Me 36 (28) /21/
Album top200: Dance Love Pop 175 (151) /14/
Download Single top50: On And On 43 (23) /9/

Germany Hitlist
Single top100: Release Me 21 (27) /16/
Radio Chart top100: Release Me 24 (25) /22/

Switzerland Hitlist
Single top100:
Release Me
14 (18) /16/
On And On 51 (42) /6/

Radio Chart top50: Release Me 5 (11) /18/ -Top 5!

Austria Hitlist
Single top75: Release Me 46 (33) /16/

Norway Hitlist
Airplay top100: Release Me 64 (44) /25/

Italy Hitlist
Single top50:
Release Me 42 (41) /18/
Download top200:

On And On 89 (70) /6/
Release Me 65 (61) /25/
Airplay top100:
On And On
39 (42) /5/

Czech Republic Hitlist

Airplay top100: Release Me 36 (45) /22/

Portugal Hitlist
Single top50:
Release Me 34 (34) /5/

Australia Hitlist
Dance Chart top20:
Release Me 15 (15) /21/

Europe hot100
Release Me 33 (31) /29/

Europe hot100 (Singles+Downloads+Airplay)
On And On - (33) /6/ -Out

Europe top200 Single
Release Me 81 (48) /33/
On And On 83 (73) /14/

Europe Airplay top100:
On And On 85 (49) /7/

Friday, December 18, 2009

10.000 visitors!

AgnesWorldWide has now had over 10,000 visitors! Thanks for all the support and feedback.
Keep supporting TEAM AGNES, and please continue to follow my blog. 2009 has been an amzing year for Agnes and us fans, hopefully 2010 will be even better! I´ll continue reporting the weekly chartnews, latest releases, gigs, performances and much more! I will also continue the work on the AWW-Twitter & Myspace, please follow me there too.
To celebrate 10,000 visitors, something very exciting is coming up in the beginning of next week. Check back then for more info!

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Sweden: Update!

"I Need You Now" is without a doubt another smash hit for Agnes here in Sweden. The single has been top10 on Itunes since it´s release and is climbing the official single chart. It´s now also A-listed on Rix FM (Sweden´s biggest radio station), P3 & Mtv. It´s quite amazing all 4 singles from "Dance Love Pop" has peaked inside the top 10 on the single chart, giving Agnes 7 top 10 singles in total! And Sweden is given a special treat before chistmas! Together with Swedish newspaper "Aftonbladet" a international edition of "Dance Love Pop" will be released. It contains "Secret Love", "You Rain" and the new mixes. The album will be sold together with "Aftonbladet" 21st & 22nd December.

Even though "Release Me" were released over a year ago here in Sweden it has entered the single chart again, spending 22 weeks on it so far. Thanks to nominations & the idol performance last friday it has done great on Itunes the past week. In the Swedish Grammy Awards "Release Me" is now in the top 5 and has a chance of winning the award for "Best Song". Please vote for Agnes´ "Release Me" here, before 14th January.
Agnes has also been nominated for "Best Artist" in "Gaygalan", please vote for Agnes here.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

UK: 3rd single - On And On

So it´s not "too euro" after all? The 3rd single in UK "On And On" will be released at the end of February. This was the obvious 2nd single, but for some reason ("too euro") the record label didn´t release it. But now they have changed their minds about it. I just think they don´t want to let the fans down again, so they go with a song they know the fans like. And this is a safe choice, not like "I Need You Now" was.
But is this too little too late? And i wonder if it´ll be a new version? Then a 3rd video for it?
Since i absolutely love "On And On" i really hope it´s the smash hit it deserves to be! According to sources BBC Radio 1 "loves Agnes" they will hopefully support this.
Can we assume "Secret Love" aint that good then?


A version something like this would be awesome!

Friday, December 11, 2009

Chartnews

Sweden Hitlist
Single top60:
Release Me 44 (43) /22/
I Need You Now 9 (10) /2/
Download top60:
Release Me
41 (28) /24/
I Need You Now 10 (NEW) /1/ -New entry!


Belgium Hitlist
Single top50 (Flanders): On And On 11 (8) /6/
Single top40 (Wallonia): On And On 22 (17) /4/

Poland Hitlist
Single top50:
I Need You Now 28 (45) /4/ -Up 17!
Airplay top100: I Need You Now 16 (7) /6/

UK Hitlist
Single top100:
I Need You Now - (67) /2/ -Out

Estonia Hitlist
Top40:
I Need You Now 18 (30) /2/ -Up 12!

Hungary Hitlist
Editors Choice top40: Release Me 16 (15) /26/

Bulgaria Hitlist
Single top40:Release Me 28 (16) /19/

Malta Hitlist
Single top40: I Need You Now 35 (29) /5/

Cyprus Hitlist
Single top20: I Need You Now 16 (18) /2/

Slovakia Hitlist
Airplay top100: I Need You Now 36 (52) /2/ -Up 16!
Airplay top100:
On And On 94 (78) /3/
Airplay top100: Release Me 38 (30) /27/

Slovenia Hitlist
Single top10: I Need You Now 6 (5) /5/

France Hitlist
Single top100: Release Me 28 (26) /20/ -20 weeks on chart!
Album top200: Dance Love Pop 151 (126) /13/
Download Single top50: On And On 23 (22) /8/

Germany Hitlist
Single top100: Release Me 27 (21) /15/
Radio Chart top100: Release Me 25 (22) /21/

Switzerland Hitlist
Single top100:
Release Me
18 (17) /15/
On And On 42 (41) /5/

Radio Chart top50: Release Me 11 (11) /17/

Austria Hitlist
Single top75: Release Me 33 (29) /15/

Norway Hitlist
Airplay top100: Release Me 44 (25) /24/

Italy Hitlist
Single top50:
Release Me 41 (33) /17/
Download top200:

On And On 70 (79) /5/
Release Me 61 (69) /24/
Airplay top100:
On And On
42 (42) /4/
Release Me
- (96) /21/ -Out

Czech Republic Hitlist

Airplay top100: Release Me 45 (38) /21/

Portugal Hitlist
Single top50:
Release Me 34 (25) /4/

Australia Hitlist
Dance Chart top20:
Release Me 15 (11) /20/ -20 weeks on chart!

Europe hot100
Release Me 31 (30) /28/

Europe hot100 (Singles+Downloads+Airplay)
On And On 33 (29) /6/
Release Me
- (98) /27/ -Out

Europe top200 Single
Release Me 48 (48) /32/
On And On 73 (69) /13/

Europe Airplay top100:
On And On 49 (52) /6/

Sweden: Agnes live @ Idol Final 2009

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Sweden´s Superstar

Even though "I Need You Now" didn´t become so successful in UK, it´s having massive success in Agnes home country Sweden. It´s been steady in the top on Itunes since it´s release. #2 has so far been it´s peak. It entered the Swedish single chart at #10 last week, and made it Agnes´ 7th single to hit the top 10 in Sweden. It´s also her 9th single that entered the prestigious "Trackslistan", and was last weeks "rocket" debuting at #6. It´s also getting more and more airplay. Sweden´s biggest and most influential radio station, Rix FM, just added the single to the Most Played Chart. It´s also this weeks "Hit warning" at Rix.
Since it´s the end of the year, there are several awards where Agnes have got nominations. As i mentioned earlier "Release Me" has been nominated for "Best Song" in P3 Gold. And today you can start voting in the Swedish Grammy awards, where Agnes is nominated for "Best Artist", "Best Female Artist" & "Best Song" (Release Me). Vote on Agnes here.
And now the icing on the cake! Agnes will be performing live at the Swedish Idol finale on friday! It´s without a doubt Sweden's biggest music show (besides Melodifestivalen) and has major impact on the Swedish charts.
But this is not the first time Agnes makes an guest appearance in the Swedish Idol finale. 2006, the year after she won she performed "Champion" in the finale. And last year Agnes and most of the other successful idol contesters opened the show, Agnes sang "On And On". Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reports about Agnes participating in this years idol finale.
Agnes is without any doubt one of Sweden´s biggest star, if not the biggest of them all!

UK: Agnes live @ "The Jingle Bell Ball"

Friday, December 4, 2009

Chartnews

Sweden Hitlist
Single top60:
Release Me 43 (30) /21/
I Need You Now 10 (NEW) /1/ -New entry!
Download top60: Release Me 28 (29) /23/

Belgium Hitlist
Single top50 (Flanders): On And On 8 (13) /5/ -Top 10!
Single top40 (Wallonia): On And On 17 (33) /3/

Poland Hitlist
Single top50:
I Need You Now 45 (48) /3/
Airplay top100: I Need You Now 7 (12) /5/

UK Hitlist
Single top100:
I Need You Now 67 (40) /2/

Estonia Hitlist
Top40:
I Need You Now 30 (NEW) /1/ -New entry!

Hungary Hitlist
Editors Choice top40: Release Me 15 (16) /25/

Bulgaria Hitlist
Single top40:Release Me 16 (17) /18/

Malta Hitlist
Single top40: I Need You Now 29 (31) /4/

Cyprus Hitlist
Single top20: I Need You Now 18 (NEW) /1/ -New entry!

Slovakia Hitlist
Airplay top100: I Need You Now 52 (NEW) /1/ -New entry!
Airplay top100:
On And On 78 (82) /2/
Airplay top100: Release Me 30 (28) /26/

Slovenia Hitlist
Single top10: I Need You Now 5 (2) /4/

France Hitlist
Single top100: Release Me 26 (17) /19/
Album top200: Dance Love Pop 126 (104) /12/
Download Single top50: On And On 22 (18) /7/

Germany Hitlist
Single top100: Release Me 21 (17) /14/
Radio Chart top100: Release Me 22 (18) /20/ -20 weeks on chart!

Switzerland Hitlist
Single top100:
Release Me
17 (14) /14/
On And On 41 (37) /4/
Album top100: Dance Love Pop - (93) /7/ -Out
Radio Chart top50: Release Me 11 (10) /16/

Austria Hitlist
Single top75: Release Me 29 (20) /14/
Radio Chart top50: Release Me - (35) /11/ -Out

Norway Hitlist
Airplay top100: Release Me 25 (26) /23/

Italy Hitlist
Single top50:
Release Me 33 (35) /16/
Download top200:

On And On 79 (-) /4/ -Back again!
Release Me 69 (44) /23/
Airplay top100:
On And On
42 (36) /3/
Release Me
96 (100) /21/

Czech Republic Hitlist

Airplay top100: Release Me 38 (11) /20/ -20 weeks on chart!

Portugal Hitlist
Single top50:
Release Me 25 (38) /3/ -Up 13!

Australia Hitlist
Dance Chart top20:
Release Me 11 (8) /19/

US Hitlist
Dance/Club songs top50
: Release Me - (39) /14/ -Out

Europe hot100
Release Me 30 (23) /27/

Europe hot100 (Singles+Downloads+Airplay)
On And On 29 (27) /5/
Release Me
98 (79) /27/

Europe top200 Single
Release Me 48 (21) /31/
On And On 69 (100) /12/ -Up 31!

Europe Airplay top100:
On And On 52 (60) /5/

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Sweden: P3 Gold!


"Release Me" is nominated for "Song Of the Year" at Swedish radio station P3 annual award, "P3 Gold 2010".  You can vote here, from today until 3rd January. The award show is being held 19th January, and it´ll be broadcasted live on P3 and later on television at Svt. Please vote for Agnes!