Last November, The Chainsmokers’ “Closer,” topped Billboard’s Digital Song Sales chart for the 12th week in a row. While “Closer” got a lot of press for how long it stayed #1, less noted was how few people actually bought it. A scant 84,000 paid to download “Closer” through iTunes and similar digital media providers during … Continue reading Should Radio Still Care About Song Sales?
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The five factors that predict how quickly your listeners get to know new music. Have you ever played a song for weeks, only to learn that many of your listeners still don’t know it? Meanwhile, other songs became familiar seemingly overnight. Back in a simpler time, programmers often heard that a song should be familiar … Continue reading Why Song Familiarity is Like a Leaky Bucket
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This is part two of our discussion on how examining exposures instead of spins will help you hear music rotations the way your listeners hear them. Our previous post introduced the concept of thinking about how often your listener hears a song on your station (exposures) instead of how often you play it (spin counts). … Continue reading What Your Sales Team Can Teach You about Song Rotations
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This is the first part of our discussion on how examining exposures instead of spins will help you hear your music rotations the way your listeners hear them. “We play that song all the time,” the sales manager complains. You assure him it’s a huge hit, but deep down, do you wonder if you are … Continue reading How Often Do Listeners Hear Your Hits?
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In case you missed our webinar on October 11th on what Country fans’ streaming behavior can teach you about picking new music for your station — you can now check it out below! You can also revisit the blog series leading up to this webinar: Why Country Isn’t CHR Why Recurrents Are More Important to … Continue reading WEBINAR: Why Country Isn’t CHR
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This is the final post in a three part series examining the differences between Country and CHR. In our previous post, we examined streaming and new music research data to show how Recurrents play a bigger role in Country than in CHR. Now let’s examine what’s at the heart of this difference—the nature of the … Continue reading Why Country Creates a Different Bond than CHR
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This is the second in a three part series examining the differences between Country and CHR. In our last post, we examined Country listeners’ streaming habits to show how new Country hits take longer to grow, peak and decline than CHR’s big hits typically do. What happens after a big hit’s initial run as a … Continue reading Why Recurrents Are More Important to Country Than CHR
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This is the first in a three part series examining the differences between Country and CHR. A lot of programmers who built their careers in CHR have made the move to Country. Bringing CHR-style imaging, engaging promotions and fresh personalities has helped Country stations topple heritage competitors, reinvigorate brands and attract younger listeners since the … Continue reading Why Country Isn’t CHR
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Unlike Spotify and YouTube, who have shared their spin counts with the Nielsen-powered Billboard charts for years, Pandora has been uniquely secretive about the songs they spin most. However, starting in August, the internet radio juggernaut finally started sharing information about the songs and artists they play with three different charts: The Pandora Trendsetters Chart … Continue reading Three Things You Need to Know About Pandora’s Charts
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In our last post, we explored the fall and rise of Hip Hop, shown as Hip Hop’s share of the top 10 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 each week. Although Hip Hop’s appeal has rebounded back to 2008 levels after reaching a low point in 2012, there are three fundamental differences between Hip Hop’s … Continue reading Three Reasons Today’s Hip Hop is Different Than Yesterday’s
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