Why can't some of you guys admit he had a deal? It's obvious. Do you really think Bieber, who has never been big at radio, just magically got all those massive updates?
bieber isn't and will never be a radio artist but this is his first lead single after he became this huge. it's not hard to believe that all of the stations would spin his song so that all of his fans would tune in on their way to school
I don't think Born this way or Part of me had a deal either. there's never been confirmation of that and people just assume because they can't believe the huge numbers..
I'm skeptical only because Justin didn't have that sort of radio pull when he was getting all those views on YouTube, winning awards and crushing everyone in social media. It's not ludicrous to think that his label really wanted a sure bet #1, so they did whatever they needed to do to get it.
However, it's quite possible that radio is just here for some new Bieber. He's basically a sure bet for #1 now. Let's see how the song does in the long run. It's holding up pretty well on iTunes.
Perhaps it is just a matter of age (?). I really don't know.
It's weird how he's slaying several formats at the moment.
bieber isn't and will never be a radio artist but this is his first lead single after he became this huge. it's not hard to believe that all of the stations would spin his song so that all of his fans would tune in on their way to school
I don't think Born this way or Part of me had a deal either. there's never been confirmation of that and people just assume because they can't believe the huge numbers..
Eh, Born This Way did for the first 3 days. It even had her pre-recorded intro for Clear Channel stations.
I'm not having this conversation again. It doesn't look anything like radio deals of the past. The only songs it even remotely resembles are Born This Way and Hold It Against Me, which trampled over everything with anticipation and BTW had a 3-day pop radio deal. If you guys are so upset about him effortlessly steamrolling over the pop industry after months of you insisting he would flop, then this serves you right. It's easy to sit there and say he's fading along with the entire female pop star demographic, but now you have to wake up and deal with the reality of his power. I can't wait for him to sell 500K and debut at #1 just so I can feel your fury.
If some of you naysayers actually checked the mediabase chart (i recognise the same faces that usually populate any thread related to Bieber/Boyfriend) you will see he is getting played on Urban. Urban paid him DUST before this era started. They are playing him now. Want to know why?
All that "Under The Mistletoe" promo was merely a cover for how they wanted the new era to go. Him going to these urban stations, doing a little rap here and there, garnering them press; them playing the single is their way of saying thanks. He is getting substanial play on the stations in the UK, inc Radio 1, the "Kiis FM" of England. His team always look at the bigger picture. And it's paying off.
I'm interested more in seeing how his BDS numbers turn out, because I did the math a few hours ago and this is what I found by comparing fun's BDS from the Hot 100 article, to the Mediabase update from last Wednesday.
There was a 76% difference between WAY's BDS and Mediabase impressions. Apply that to today's numbers for Bieber and fun, and you end up with this:
FUN. - We Are Young: 99.56
JUSTIN BIEBER - Boyfriend: 41.04
Now, I'm curious as to what he actually ends up selling, because didn't Scooter say he was going for over 500k?
Britney did it, Gaga did it, Madonna did it, Katy did it, and Rihanna did it. It's just how it is. Labels have ways of getting around the legalities of it (they don't pay in cash, instead they bribe radio execs. with dinner, merch, and concert tickets.
Britney didn't have a payola deal for any of her songs though.
Anyways, congratulations. Was "Born This Way" the previous record holder?
I don't think Born this way or Part of me had a deal either. there's never been confirmation of that and people just assume because they can't believe the huge numbers..
Um "Born This Way" did have a Clear Channel radio deal though, every radio station were told to play the song on the top of every hour. Of course, the hype and her Grammy performance helped big time alongside the payola deal.
Um "Born This Way" did have a Clear Channel radio deal thouhh, every radio station were told to play the song on the top of every hour. Of course, the hype and her Grammy performance helped big time alongside the payola deal.
why are you so sure stations decided to spin it every hour because it was the most anticipated song of the year and not because they got paid? you don't have a source for this
why are you so sure stations decided to spin it every hour because it was the most anticipated song of the year and not because they got paid? you don't have a source for this
He's saying they did get paid. I can assure you, ANY time they play a snippet of the artist advertising the song and the upcoming album each time the song is played, there is without a doubt a radio deal. I mean, that's not even just a spin. That's 15-30 seconds of advertising time per spin. This happened with Born This Way, Give Me all Your Luvin', You Da One and Dance Again, Fri-Sun for the first three and Fri for the last.
I'm not having this conversation again. It doesn't look anything like radio deals of the past. The only songs it even remotely resembles are Born This Way and Hold It Against Me, which trampled over everything with anticipation and BTW had a 3-day pop radio deal. If you guys are so upset about him effortlessly steamrolling over the pop industry after months of you insisting he would flop, then this serves you right. It's easy to sit there and say he's fading along with the entire female pop star demographic, but now you have to wake up and deal with the reality of his power. I can't wait for him to sell 500K and debut at #1 just so I can feel your fury.