#wmi promo

[silverfoxlou]

I mean this in a good way, a great way, but someone ik said Louis looks 19 and 35 at the same time and like I agree. He’s half dilf silverfox sexy lumberjack half pixie sweet angel baby doe eyed loml i don’t get how this happens and tbh it confuses me, pick a lane man

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Is it because his face and eyes look like he’s lived a full life but he still has a look of childlike innocence and joy about him?

#there’s one photo from wmi promo #his eyes look tired but still so kind and wise #idk his eyes tell a story

[louehvolution]

You and I do not agree on a pretty big aspect of Louis’ life but goddamn if some people from my neck of the woods don’t bury their heads in the sand about this situation. Maybe he should give up music and start a parenting podcast because that seems to be the real priority 🙃

No, but a point that I have been trying to make for years now is that whether you believe it’s real or not, the situation is still abnormal—and detrimental—and has been from the start.

Let’s not get into 2016, but a birthday cake was brought out for Freddie during JHO promo, that’s how far back this goes in being indivisible from how Louis is “promoted” in his solo career. BTY was launched with an exclusive in The Sun—this was the headline: Louis Tomlinson pictured smiling and laughing with girlfriend Eleanor Calder on break from filming his new music video in Doncaster; followed by a round of press about Freddie on his IG, and then an interview with Dan Wootton. Soon after there was an actual round of press about the E tattoo too after an “interview” with Andy Cohen that had four questions: about Zayn, 1D, Eleanor, and fatherhood. For his first ever UK festival performance debuting MY, the host radio station’s article was headlined: Louis Tomlinson talks about hs similarities to baby Freddie. One random verse about his non-famous girlfriend in WMI was highlighted for promo. For Walls album there were exclusive interviews with Telegraph, Metro, Sun, Independent—with content focused on his personal life and 1D reunion(!)—instead of features in relevant magazines. When fans made Walls chart again months after release there was immediately a new round of mini-me press—after the round about the picture shared by Briana on Father’s Day. In a year in which he released his first album, started and postponed his tour, and organized a record winning livestream concert, his main press was still about fatherhood. The latest Dutch interview is representative of too much of Louis’ promo: In Milan I spoke to Louis Tomlinson about his new album ‘Faith in the future’, his world tour, his son Freddie and of course about One Direction, and the article reads [loosely] ’the name Louis Tomlinson might not tell you anything, until I say 1D’ and then in a video of two minutes over half is about 1D and Freddie. Look at what TODAY Show has to say about Louis, August 2022: Tomlinson, known for his pranks and overall great vibes he brought to the band, also went solo after 1D stopped making music together. The singer released his first solo single, "Just Like You" in 2017, and followed it in 2020 with his first full studio album, “Walls." He also has a 5-year-old son, Freddie, who he co-parents with his ex, Briana Jungwirth. A line about his solo career with the wrong single. And fatherhood—and it will never make any sense why the non-famous mother should get name dropped all over the place.

You can find Louis in an article like Dad Admits He ‘Cannot Stand’ His 5-Year-Old Daughter, Hates Being a Parent under 'Stars Who Had Kids Young,' but not in a ranking of best solo singles from 1D members on Entertainment Weekly.

Louis has said he wants to be known as an artist, literally told an interviewer he was there to talk about his music—and she agreed, only to end the interview asking him about Freddie. And while there are artists whose parenthood is part of their image and included in promo, they are always known first and foremost as artists. That is not the case with Louis.

It’s not exaggeration to say almost every single interview and article over the years has made sure to mention that Freddie lives in LA with his mother, Briana Jungwirth. How is that interesting, how is that relevant, how is it something that bears continuous repeating? Same with the insistence on Freddie being identical to him—especially when for four years they were not even seen together. Article upon article—seriously, so many articles—about Freddie, and where they had to use pics he hadn’t shared himself and in which they weren’t together. How does that make sense?

Now he goes on Lorraine and not a breath between: as somebody who writes songs, somebody who performs, that’s what it’s all about, isn’t it. I can’t believe your little boy is six. Though that makes sense for the show’s audience, I guess. Note BTM has only kept going down in the charts after the interview aired. Were there even performances booked in the UK?

Whatever you believe, the disproportion is abnormal, strategically unsound, and at odds with the goals and views Louis has expressed regarding his career and his privacy.

The focus on his personal life—and 1D—has made it so that it defines him to the public—we know interviewers were encouraged to ask for BTY promo, and what for? It’s done nothing to make people interested in his music. And it’s been years, why would people be any more interested now? In 2019 too you had interviewers asking about fatherhood as though it were something that had just happened to him, three years later, a novel talking point.

And how does promoting him as a tabloid personality fit in with an artist intent on building his artistic credibility, reintroducing himself as an artist defined by his music? Does it not undermine the artistic credibility he might gather with, like, that NME feature on his festival?

Won’t let this get any longer, but the situation has never and continues not to be normal and certainly not beneficial to Louis. And I would think any fan as a fan of his music, whatever they believe, would want better for him.

#anon #solo louis

[delicatepointofview]

ask anything chat posted this from the wmi promo out of nowhere i am looking 👁👁

#i checked to see if theyre just taking parts there were already in that whole video from 2 years ago #but its a new question #that* not there lol

[seasurfacefullofclouds1]

Some thoughts from a mutual Louie:

Louis’ having the now-established camaraderie with his new band helps to relax him. Z100 will be huge, too, as long as they then put his song in rotation, and it’s not a and-off. The song is good. There is real potential for (at least partial) organic growth. I do wish Louis would hire an intelligent creative woman to work with Matt Vines. I think the laddy-bro echo chamber does not help him for marketing or understanding of a largely female fandom.

Corden was his best performance of BTM so far (I disagree— I think it was Z100 End of Summer Bash or Milan). The promo schedule seems to tire him out - he seems flat and less interesting in the 50,000 ft 5 minute Q&As. Louis needs to figure it out - get more sleep, less beer, have Matt stagger things just a bit more. Still hoping for a rise in the US charts. If it doesn’t climb over 30, his team should rethink this entire top 40 roll-out strategy and branding, even in the US.

I think Louis needs to keep doing Zack Sang, Jack Saunders, any non-pop, long form interviews. Some listeners will mock and write him off but if he could talk beyond his bullet points, these fans are the best. He will move toward ending the struggle with trying to go in a direction with minimal acceptance. Some will like him, guaranteed, and some will like his music. This promo cycle feels completely stale. I feel like he (and we) are on a hamster wheel and redoing the WMI build-up to Walls almost exactly. Louis seems bored but also comes across kind of boring. The Elvis Duran interview fell flat - even more flat than his interview way back in 2017. Louis doesn’t seem to be enjoying this either? So I’m not sure why we’re doing the exact same rodeo for very middling pop placement. And I think BTM was a great first single! The song is good and should take off, if heard by people on regular rotation, not just overnight.

Ultimately, it doesn’t matter what any of us think. It’s up to Louis. He seems almost timid when it comes to his promotion and path when he seems to be brave in his music and life. It’s like he wants to stretch but relies on his fandom not just for purchasing power but as a psychological security blanket.

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I agree that at this point, Louis’ desire to hold on to the past is a contradiction. It doesn’t give him the street credit with the indie crowd, and you’re right— it’s antithetical to the big, courageous statements he makes with his music.

His music is so very, very good. But his promo is exactly the opposite. And unless something changes, he can’t move past this point.

#louis tomlinson #fitf promo #btm promo

[dogsliampaynedoesntinstagram]

I don’t think FitF is all that different to Walls. There are only two with specific references TOU and WMI on Walls. Lyrics engineered to reference both Elounor and Larry were always likely to be dodgy. His other songs were open to interpretation in the same way FitF lyrics are open. People think they are about a romantic relationship because that was the PR line in 2017. Most people choose to forget he said that some of the songs were not love songs during TOU promo in 2019. 1/2

Louis has been living out of the public eye for months a time since halfway though 2016. We know almost nothing about how he spends his time when he isn’t working. We don’t know who he has dated or who his friends are. Chicago could be about a real relationship that we know nothing about. We don’t know that That’s the way love goes is about Oli. There’s no reason to think they aren’t personal stories. Other than them not matching the stories we are telling. 2/2

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Anon - I think you've missed my point entirely. I am not making an argument about how much the songs are about personal experience. I'm making an argument about whether Louis' portrays aspects of his life in his songs that fans know.

My entire point is that we don't know what elements of the song Chicago are based in Louis' life, but it is notable that he's telling stories that can't be linked to what we know about his life. (It's slightly different with Saturdays. Where it's very hard for it to work logistically that Louis regularly said 'Saturdays take the pain away' with someone who has since walked out of his life).

The songs on Walls told a reasonably coherent story, which matched the things fans knew (or had been told, or believed) about Louis' life. It's definitely not just WMI and TOU - Princess Park is a very specific reference. I'm not making any argument about the relationship between that story and Louis' life - I'm saying that Louis had a particular approach to the relationship between the music he was making and what fans knew, or had been told, or believed about his life.

The approach in FitF is very different - there are almost no references to specifics that fans know, or believe or have been told about Louis' relationships and there are several big moments in emotional songs that don't map to anything Louis knows.

Again, none of this is to comment about the relationship between songs and Louis' actual life - we don't know that. It's whether there's active storytelling with the songs that has changed.

#Also are you genuinely arguing #that Louis and Eleanor were only portraying themselves #and being portrayed as #in a relationship in 2017 #because that's definitely not true

[louisshomesharry]

What is so different between walls era and this?he did all of this when WMI was released esp local usa radio promo and listening parites.not to mention all the stunts being here,the only thing he doesnt talk about is his gf

Yeah now that people have bought their copy of the album we’re back to walls 2.0. Same talking points and stunt mentions

#I’ve been barely there the last week #been busy #but also am not trying to make time for fandom #bc it just sucks #and I’m done with it all

[lovesunflowerss]

Harry Styles

Eventos:

2020: Jingle Ball

2021: Grammy, BRITs

2022: Coachella (I,II), The Today Show, Bedtime Story, ONO NY, ONO London, The Late Late Show, Big Weekend, The First Take, Summertime Ball, VMAs, Venice Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival

Fotos: HS1 promo, FL promo, Another Man, Gucci Tailoring, Gucci Memoire,  L’Officiel Men, Guardian Weekend, The Face, SNL, Hits Daily Double, Beauty Papers, Variety, Vogue, Gucci Beloved, Dazed Magazine, As It Was Promo, BHG Magazine, Harry’s House promo, Rolling Stone

Louis Tomlinson

Eventos:

2022: The One Show, End of Summer Bash, The Late Late Show, Good Morning America

Fotos: The Observer, Noisey, High Snobiety, TXF promo, Sid Magazine, House of Solo, 1883 Magazine, KMM promo, The Guardian, WMI promo, Telegraph Magazine, TMRW Magazine, Fabulous Magazine, Faith in the Future promo, Bigger Than Me promo, Euphoria Magazine, ReadDork, Alternative Press

#eventos e fotos

[elceeu2morrow]

Louis stretching

#lt pic #compilation #baby louis #football louis #headband louis #otra 2015 #wmi promo #oct 2019 #ltwt2022 #march 2022 #mine #stretching

[2tiedships2]

Sunflower series, Vol. 10  (2019)  6/28

#hlcreators #dailytomlinson #hlsource #hlupdate #yourlarrysource #tomlinsonedits #hljournal #louis #sunflower series #sunflower series 2019 #25.10.19 #oct19 #wmi promo #my gifs #mine

[dreamings-free]

HITS RADIO UK 7/11/19

#DARLING #louis #hits radio uk #07.11.19 #wmi promo #posted: #26.08.20 #96.5 tdy #photo set #queue

[silverfoxlou]

He already did the big gap between first single and album with Walls. Two of Us was March 2019 and Walls was released ten months later.

That wasn’t by design though, he didn’t continue promoting Two of Us. And then He released KMM in September, played CCME and disappeared. And then only sort of picked up album promo in October with WMI.

[rhymeswithumbrella]

🎵 baby’s got blue eyes

like a clear blue sky 🎵

#dailytomlinson #tomlinsonedits #hlsource #hljournal #hlcreators #his eyesssss #theyre?!?!?! HELLO #BREATHTAKING #lt #soft angel #ocean eyes #wmi promo #walls album promo #my edits #**

[lwtgifs]

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#louis tomlinson #wmi promo

[seasurfacefullofclouds1]

When you mentioned Louis getting new management did you mean that the Syco / Sony links would disappear or did you mean Matt Vines too. I hope everyday that the former would happen but the latter would be a disaster. All of the products that he has produced like the livestream, AFHF, the music videos, the Richard segment for Two of Us promo and tour have been well organised and quality content that played to Louis’s strengths. With Walls it felt like someone was advocating for Louis in terms of the album content for the first time when Matt came on board. It also feels like an unfinished process in terms of having Louis taken more seriously by the Indie crowd. I don’t know maybe it’s just Rusty looming in the background that’s making me nervous.

In general, I think Matt Vines has the difficulty of managing a big artist with a huge fanbase, whose career has been held back by industry politics. No matter what kind of manager Louis gets, the powerful ones are in it mostly for themselves.

Matt has overseen some cool projects, but as with AFHF, many of these ideas come from Louis himself. Matt’s job is to make sure they are executed without a hitch. The “Richard and Louis” TOU music video was also Louis’ idea, and the WMI trilogy and Walls music videos were a collaboration between Louis and Charlie.

It’s impossible to know what obstructions Sony has set for Louis’ team, and what is simply the result of mistakes and missed opportunities. A manager oversees an artist’s overall branding and image. Matt Vines has not been able to create a coherent solo, global brand for Louis. Whatever exists, exists mostly on the strength of Louis’ personality. While Louis is incredibly charismatic and endearing, unfortunately he remains a fandom secret. No one else knows anything about him except that he is ex-1D. Interviewers play Back to You and Just Hold On; it’s as if Louis’ first album doesn’t even exist for them. Louis does not have good PR in the UK and has NEVER had consistent PR representation in the United States. How could that be?

The mistakes have been legendary— but again, label interference is a big part of the problem. The fact that fandom found the names of both Walls and Faith in the Future not through proper album announcements but preventable leaks is astounding. The poor communication between LTHQ and fandom, especially during crucial times like Walls release week, is a disaster for Louis. The way Louis “glimpses” his fandom by interacting with nasty stalkers gives him a skewed and inaccurate view of his fans.

I don’t think the fandom gives Matt Vines enough credit for doing a hard job, and I do think that he is learning on the job, getting better with time. To me, Matt seems a detail-oriented, cautious person, more an observer than a leader, but someone who is trying. His personality is a good balance against Louis’ wit and energy. But if Matt is useless in getting good PR for Louis, then that’s half his job done poorly.

#matt vines #louis tomlinson

[twelves]

How do you get your hair to look like this?

#a diva in its own terms #louis tomlinson #g* #mine #ltedit #ltgifs #interview #wmi promo #via siriusxm ig story

[louistalkingaboutmusic]

I think it's vital. I think it's vital for any artist, you know, or any kind of art, really; authenticity. Especially these days, people can see through it. So I think that, you know, you're better off just being honest and real— 'Take me or leave me' kind of thing. I often go into a session and feel like, by the time I've left, I've been a bit too honest there. I think just naturally, through my upbringing and the kind of place where I grew up... I don't really struggle to kind of speak about myself like that.

How much does authenticity mean to you in your music? iHeartRadio, November 2019

#louis tomlinson #songwriting #songwriting quotes #songwriting process #WMI promo