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Hey Harmonizers! After spending 4-5 months last year updating all of y'all on the success of Worth It and its respective chart changes, I'm here to now begin updating you on the success of Work From Home. From chart changes on Billboard and international charts to success on iTunes charts and certifications, make sure to check back here for new updates every week! (This Work From Home update will cover from Friday, February 26th to Thursday, March 10th, 2016)
Billboard (USA) Charts
Harmonizers (like me <3) have proven to be very dedicated and loyal to Fifth Harmony. Days before the release of the single, harmonizers were freakin' out 5H wasn't doing a lot of promo prior to the release day..... So Harmonizers took it upon themselves to twitter trend #5DaysTillWorkFromHome and counted down the days through these trends. I'm not sure if this caught many people's attention, but harmonizers did manage to set the single on fire when it got released. Work From Home rocketed to the top 10 of the iTunes charts and in the top 5, although never achieving #1. Regardless, the consistency of airplay from radios, streaming on Spotify and YouTube and the sales through iTunes managed to get Work From Home as Fifth Harmony's highest debut at #12, tying Worth It for 5H's highest charting song on the Billboard Hot 100! Worth It took around 5 months to achieve #12, and the fact that the girls could score this high debut within no time means that their fanbase has grown after the Reflection era. There are several other debuts on the other Billboard charts, but snagging #12 in their first week on the Hot 100 is just too incredible. Check out all the debut positions on the Billboard Charts! (Pop Songs and Rhythmic Songs are subjected to change due to the amount of airplay on radios, but the numbers below are the exact positions they debuted) Debut Positions of Work From Home Billboard Hot 100: #12 Billboard Pop Songs: #30 Billboard Digital Songs: #5 Billboard Streaming Songs: #13 Billboard On-Demand Songs: #13 Billboard Rhythmic: #39 Billboard YouTube Music Charts: #14 Billboard Twitter Top Tracks: #2 (Debuted in #2 last week) Charts Yet to Debut In
There are still three charts that Work From Home has yet to debut in, but it'll be very soon! Billboard Radio Songs Billboard Adult Top 40 Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay
International Charts
Fifth Harmony's 3x Platinum single Worth It took the world by storm with it's catchy beats and addictive chorus. It was Fifth Harmony's first all-around international hit and charted in several countries. With exposure to a wide array of countries already, this gave Work From Home an 'easier time' in sales since 5H has already established fans in several international countries. Here's how Work From Home charted internationally, and it's quite impressive! Debuts Canadian Hot 100: #18 Canadian Digital Songs: #23 UK: #23 Australia: #39 Ireland: #37 Switzerland: #44 Netherlands: #55 Austria: #60 Italy: #71 Sweden: #76
iTunes Charts
(Updates for iTunes Charts will begin this Thursday)
Certifications
Of course it is probably too early for any certifications as this is only the second week since Work From Home's release. Although, expect a certification or two really soon from RIAA. There's a reason why Work From Home debuted at #12 and tied 5H's other highest charting single Worth It. There were some pretty strong sales in the first week and a half and lots of streaming and airplay, so I'm sure the gold certification will come in less than a month or before March even ends!
Live Performances
Three days after the single's release, the girls performed the single for the very first time on Live! with Kelly & Michael's Oscar After Show! I gotta say, this was not their best performance that they could've possibly put out. Camila was okay, Normani was decent, while Dinah and Ally didn't really nail their verses. Lauren was alright, but only because the backtrack kinda covered her voice a little but you could still here her singing live. I believe that it will take time before they manage to put out the best possible performances for this single and I don't think they've gotten used to the choreography of the performance. I've also heard the Ally was sick, so that's probably one reason why she wasn't up to par. I think Ally and Dinah are used to the high notes and belting the songs out, but lower ranges may need more practice with all the dancing they have to do. Check out the performance below and formulate your own opinion!
YouTube
For some reason, I can't post the music video on here yet but since the release of the music video on February 26th, it has accumulated to over 33 million views! Make sure to continue to stream the music video to help Fifth Harmony earn more sales!
If Work From Home is any indicator of the future for Fifth Harmony, I'd say their upcoming album 7/27 will definitely debut successfully on the Billboard 200 and this new era will show up the Reflection era.
Who doesn't love 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'? This single has got the Mendes Army and Harmonizers going crazy, creating buzz all around the music industry. In order to make this collaboration a success, both Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello need to do a lot of promoting to make this song a hit. And it seems as though that is what they are up to, going to several radio stations to attend interviews and perform the single live on talk shows. In one of the upcoming Jingle Balls this year, both Fifth Harmony and Shawn Mendes will be present. Cabello and Mendes both confirmed they would perform the single at the Jingle Ball they were both attending, because.... well, why not? Here's an update of what has happened so far!
So at the end of October and the early weeks this November, both singers began to tease their collaboration! After several sneak peeks to build up for the release of the single(which you can check out here from one of my early posts: Sneak Peeks), the collaborative single was released November 18th, 2015. The single peaked all the way to the Top 10 and jumped from all different kinds of spots ranging from #1 to 10. Sadly, due to the release of One Direction, Adele and Justin Bieber's albums, the single dropped down to the Top 20s and 30s because of the several array of songs those artists have released.
Hey everyone! In this post, I'll be giving you the full details on the upcoming Reflection Tour the girls will be headlining, their opening acts and the previous spring Reflection Tour! This will be the summer edition of the tour and their second leg of the year! After the success of the first leg, why wouldn't they go on for a second leg? Let's go over all the details! (Some of these Images in this post are provided by Gettyimages.ca and they have the best photos, with the exception of the minor watermark they leave on their photos)
Flashback to April 24th, 2015, Fifth Harmony hosted a pool party with fans to make a special announcement that they will be touring in the summer for the second leg of the Reflection Tour, now called The Summer Reflection Tour or Reflection: The Summer Tour. Fifth Harmony and their team felt like they didn't reach every fan in their last tour and wanted to make sure that every fan got a chance to see the girls this time around. This also revealed the art for the Summer Reflection Tour, which can be seen above and below. You can see the opening acts which are Debby Ryan + The Never Ending, Natalie La Rose and Bea Miller, but I'll get to them later in this post.
The Reflection Tour was created originally to promote the girls' debut album Reflection and for Fifth Harmony to meet all of their hard-working harmonizers who have gave them the success Fifth Harmony has achieved. The Reflection Tour was Fifth Harmony's first ever major headlining tour, with opening acts Jasmine V, Mahogany Lox and Jacob Whitesides by the girl group's side to put on a great show. And might I say, the Reflection Tour was a huge success! With harmonizers selling out many venues, over half of the 23-stop tour was sold out! I believe I faintly remember that the tour grossed over $500,000? I know that was the minimum they had achieved but I believe there's more due to sold out VIP tickets and venues. Performances were more than perfection and it was Worth It to see the girls perform. Many songs were adjusted to give audiences more energy and their dance moves are killer. A set-list combined of tracks from their debut EP Better Together and debut album Reflection were performed and it's magic in front of our eyes watching them. Sadly, the tour was mostly exclusive to the U.S. and the only exception was Toronto, Canada. But to anyone that ever missed out on the Reflection Tour, our friends from Yahoo filmed and live stream the girls' concert on March 24, 2015. High quality and clear voices, check it out below! It's amazing, I couldn't even breathe after I finished the whole concert. They're stunning, talented, beautiful and all-kinds of amazing!
The Reflection Tour (Boston, Massachusetts)
(1 Hour and 13 Minutes)
By the way, did you see the audience singing Them Girls Be Like at 29:20? Amazing!
Now back to present day, are you harmonizers fans of any of the opening acts? I am, I love all three to be honest! Haha, well I'm not a die-hard fan like I am a harmonizer, but I do try my best to keep up with today's music and up and coming artists. Like I have mentioned above, there will be three main opening acts for the summer tour. Let me give ya'll a brief summary of these opening acts:
Opening Acts
Bea Miller
Any 'fetus' harmonizers here? Remember the old X Factor Days when Fifth Harmony was a contestant competing for that recording contract? Bea Miller was also a contestant and made it to the Top 10 and finished 9th. She is now an up and coming artist who is ready to break into the music industry. Her EP debuted at #64 on the Billboard 200, her debut single Young Blood peaked at #105 on the Billboard Hot 100 and with over 20 million views on YouTube, she is not off to a bad start. Bea will be releasing a full length album on July 24th, in the midst of touring. Hopefully harmonizers will give Bea the love and support they have been giving Fifth Harmony and possibly boost Bea's career into great success. I personally love her latest single Fire N' Gold, she has a beautiful voice and shows why she has gotten far in The X Factor US Season. Check out her music video and buy her music on iTunes!
Natalie La Rose
If you're talking about trends, Netherlands' Natalie La Rose's debut platinum-single Somebody featuring Jeremih is a hot topic to talk about. Grasping #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, getting spot #2 in the UK and over 85 million views on YouTube, Natalie is making a name for herself in this industry. Natalie La Rose only released one single to achieve a great amount of success and the world is waiting to see what else she has in store for them because she's only gotten started. By attending the Summer Reflection Tour, it's possible we can get to hear Natalie's future songs that may be on her future album. Can't wait to hear what she has to offer in the tour!
If you're ever wondering how she may know Fifth Harmony, they did perform at the 2015 Radio Disney Music Awards consecutively. So they may have had a chance to get acquainted with each other before taking the stage.
Check out her music video of her debut single below!
Debby Ryan + The Never Ending
Recognize Debby Ryan? The Disney Channel Actress has become quite a talented star, becoming both an actress and a sensational singer. Debby Ryan has an awesome voice and singing on shows and movies she has starred in, Debby Ryan decided to form a secret band in 2012. The band became public near the end of 2013. During the course of 2014, the band has released many singles and debuted Mulholland Drive as their first single. They soon released their debut EP on June 24th, 2014. Hoping to become big in the music industry, the band is currently working on their full-length album and writing new songs. Hopefully, with the help of harmonizers, The Never Ending can become successful. Listen to their debut single Mulholland Drive below!
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Headlining Act
Fifth Harmony
What do I think will be changed for this summer's Reflection Tour?
I believe that the set-list for the upcoming tour will be different for Fifth Harmony. Most of the songs will probably be from the album Reflection but we never know if the set list will have the same songs. Could they possibly be ready to perform live versions of Them Girls Be Like or Body Rock? There is a possibility and it'll give us something new to watch.
We can also expect some new covers of today's hits. I'm sure there'll be new covers that could be performed, just like Take Me to Church, and we have never heard from them. It'll be a refresher to hear new spins on big hits
One thing I had in mind are different songs from their EP Better Together. I think we may get a chance to hear Leave My Heart Out of This, Don't Wanna Dance Alone or even Me & My Girls. We never know, there's a chance these songs will be performed
New dance moves? I've seen some pics the girls have shown, rehearsing choreography with their choreographer before their upcoming tour. Maybe they're rehearsing the same dance moves, but who knows!
Again, I faintly remember the girls possibly saying that this leg of the tour may be better than the last one and they could be pumping up for a bigger and better show. Can you guess what changes Fifth Harmony may be doing for the tour?
Tour Locations
FINALLY, I'm just about wrap up this post. If you want to attend the Summer Reflection Tour, be sure to check out all of the Reflection Tour Stops below and see if they're coming to a city near you! Check out their website http://www.fifthharmonyofficial.com/ for more information and to get tickets. Here are the locations:
July 15: Louisville, KY (The Louisville Palace) - First Day of Tour
July 17: Lakewood, OH (Lakewood Civic Auditorium)
July 18: Cincinnati, OH (Riverbend Music Center)
July 20: Atlanta, GA (Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre)
July 21: Nashville, TN (Ryman Auditorium)
July 23: St. Louis, MO (Peabody Opera House)
July 24: Rogers, AR (Wal-Mart Arkansas Music Pavilion) July 26: Birmingham, AL (BJCC Concert Hall) July 28: Jacksonville, FL (Florida Theatre) July 29: Miami, FL (The Fillmore Miami Beach) July 30: Clearwater, FL (Ruth Eckerd Hall) July 31: Orlando, FL (Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts) August 2: San Antonio, TX (Tobin Center) August 3: Houston, TX (Bayou Music Center) August 4: Midland, TX (Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center) August 5: Grand Prairie, TX (Verizon Theater) August 7: Phoenix, AZ (Comerica Theatre) August 9: San Jose, CA (Event Center Arena @ SJSU) August 11: Santa Rosa, CA (Wells Fargo Center for the Arts) August 12: Bakersfield, CA (Rabobank Theater) August 13: Las Vegas, NV (Pearl Concert Theater @ Palms) August 18: Denver, CO (Paramount Theatre) August 20: Kansas City, MO (Uptown Theater) August 21: Milwaukee, WI (Riverside Theatre) August 23: Buffalo, NY (Shea's Performing Arts Center) August 24: Albany, NY (The Palace Theatre) August 26: Washington, DC (Warner Theatre) August 27: New York, NY (Beacon Theatre) - Last Day of Tour
Photos: Throwback to my girls performing at the Today Show in 2013, the Today Show in 2014 and tomorrow it'll be their 3rd consecutive concert! Can't wait for their performances tomorrow! Check out their performances from the past down here! Remember to tune in tomorrow at the Today Show early in the morning!
Fifth Harmony in 2013 Performing Live at the Today Show
Fifth Harmony in 2014 Performing Live at the Today Show
(Only Watch Until 14:20, the rest of the video after that are commercials)
Canadian Hot 100: #18
