[Clump]

Whew.

[Ramos]

Originally posted by iHype.

You're just saying every popular artist who also happens to be on playlists has payola.

Many artists are popular, and are spammed all over playlists BECAUSE that, not payola. You're not getting that.

Spotify is spamming Weeknd on playlists even if his label doesn't pay because he's huge anyways. Playlists aren't just 100% label bought, Spotify chooses songs/artists doing well on streaming and adds them.

Playlists are mostly bought, like, don't fool yourself They aren't giving free streams (which in the end is money that they need to pay) & promo for free. In The Weeknd's case it was just super obvious that his label spent a lot of money on Spotify promotion (payola tbh).

[Sunshine.]

Originally posted by iHype.

An artist getting a few million streams from playlists despite people not liking the song / realizing it's playing is no different than artists selling a few million albums in the 90s off terrible albums because the public could only preview the album with the 1-2 singles on radio before buying and hearing it fully.

Should they take the time the millions of buyers who regret buying it and subtract those sales?

It's just not equivalent at all. Because listening to those singles on the radio didn't physically translate into single sales AND album sales. It just piqued people's interest in the artist.

Of course no one was going to release their entire albums for the public to hear every song.

[Ramos]

The fact that all these Youtubers & people from Instagram are making their own playlists Their marketing teams are probably already selling positions on their playlists too

What a great & effortless way to make money tbh.

[slobro]

Nnn if Gaga was still with Troy, all the Jopanned singles would be on Today's Top Hits and others for at least half a year

[Sunshine.]

More equivalent would be those music club subscriptions Britney benefitted from ( )

[iHype.]

Originally posted by Ramos

Playlists are mostly bought, like, don't fool yourself They aren't giving free streams (which in the end is money that they need to pay) & promo for free. In The Weeknd's case was just super obvious that his label spent a lot of money on Spotify promotion (payola tbh).

Drake has an Apple Music deal (meaning he legally cannot even pay Spotify for promotion), and still gets huge huge Spotify playlist treatment even more than people who obviously do pay Spotify. You're overestimating it too much.

Some people are just popular. Not everything is a conspiracy.

Originally posted by Sunshine.

It's just not equivalent at all. Because listening to those singles on the radio didn't physically translate into single sales AND album sales. It just piqued people's interest in the artist.

Of course no one was going to release their entire albums for the public to hear every song.

Even then, what % of streams is 'accidental'. 1-2%?

If a song has 500 million streams, 300 million weren't people 'accidentally' listening. Get a grip now

[ClashAndBurn]

Originally posted by slobro

Biggest Super Bowl boosts:

#5 Beyonce

Pre-Bowl: 2,000
SuperBowl: 4,000
Post-Bowl: 6,000

#4 Katy Perry

Pre-Bowl: 4,000
SuperBowl: 9,000
Post-Bowl: 13,000

#3 Madonna

Pre-Bowl: 1,000
SuperBowl: 16,000
Post-Bowl: 11,000

#2 The Black Eyes Peas

Pre-Bowl: 14,000
SuperBowl: 19,000
Post-Bowl: 31,000

#1 Bruno Mars

Pre-Bowl: 15,000
SuperBowl: 42,000
Post-Bowl: 81,000

atrl is always so out of touch with the GP

Ready for Fad to not even make the top 5?

[Willy.]

John Wayne should be the next single with a controversial video.

It has more of a chance than Million Reasons ever did

[St. Charles]

What does spotify count as a stream?

How much of the track do you have to listen to for it to count? Isn't it like 50%?

[Sunshine.]

Originally posted by Ramos

The fact that all these Youtubers & people from Instagram are making their own playlists Their marketing teams are probably already selling positions on their playlists too

What a great & effortless way to make money tbh.

! I feel like everyone is making money in terms of marketing while I'm sitting here talking about it.

Ugh. If anyone can make money from music marketing it's ATRLers who know a lot more about music than the average person.

So glad Kworb is leading the charge. Soon labels will be paying him to highlight certain stats for their artists.

[ClashAndBurn]

Originally posted by slobro

Nnn if Gaga was still with Troy, all the Jopanned singles would be on Today's Top Hits and others for at least half a year

Considering the way he abandoned Meghan to join Spotify in the first place, I don't think that's remotely even possible that she'd still be with him.

[Ramos]

Originally posted by ClashAndBurn

Considering the way he abandoned Meghan to join Spotify in the first place, I don't think that's remotely even possible that she'd still be with him.

All his artists probably weren't making him earn even half of what Gaga alone was making him cash in tbh.

[ClashAndBurn]

Originally posted by Ramos

All his artists probably weren't making him earn even half of what Gaga alone was making him cash in tbh.

All I am saying is that they would have parted ways eventually. Maybe it would have been a more amicable split? I'm not sure.

Either way, he was a large part of the reason she was unhappy during ARTPOP, so it's not like she had less than a million reasons to let him go.

[Skywalker]

[SaDaré]

Originally posted by Skywalker

where is this from?

[Chaos Angel]

Super Bowl iTunes Effects

2014

10. Just the Way You Are
11. Locked Out of Heaven
21. Treasure
43. Runaway Baby
62. Give It Away

2015

4. Work It
5. Get Ur Freak On
7. Lose Control
22. Roar
29. Firework
34. Dark Horse
75. I Kissed A Girl

2016

2. Adventure of a Lifetime
5. Viva la Vida
9. Paradise
11. Uptown Funk
25. A Sky Full of Stars
32. Fix You
33. Clocks

[Skywalker]

Originally posted by SaDaré

where is this from?

The legendary Final Fantasy X!

[conatus]

Formation played twice at the club tonight; classique in the making!

[YoYo]

Originally posted by Skywalker

Gay icon!