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Originally posted by BeBeMint
The only time Pop radio will play music by black artists is either when they're specifically catered to ex. Cant Feel My Face , or if the song has become too huge to ignore ex. Trap Queen.
The fact that Sam Smith has all these smashes on his hands speaks volumes considering K. Michelle released a BETTER album about the same topics hes singing about but she cant get pop airplay to save her life and its pointless to try. Its even more difficult for black artists to get promo spots on morning shows because those are considered "mainstream" platforms.
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I actually hate Sam Smith and have no idea why his songs are big, so I can't discuss that
But
pop radio has no reason to play Tyrese's r&b singles or K Michelle's r&b singles. They've even started to make exceptions, with songs that are huge on other formats. The same applies to urban radio
not playing pop songs unless they cater to them or become too huge to ignore (Diamonds, Fancy, Dark Horse).