Sync Story: Inside Aston Merrygold's Samsung placement

Ben Homewood

Aston Merrygold has the tech boffins at Samsung to thank for an unexpected upswing in fortunes for his 2015 single, Get Stupid.

A TV ad flaunting Samsung’s cutting edge smartphone technology is using the former JLS singer’s upbeat track, and the result is a real sync earworm, a case where the music quickly becomes synonymous with the imagery.

Vikki Josephs manages Merrygold at LME Management and describes the hook up as “a second chance” for the song.

“It was a ...

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