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Originally posted by MusicTalker
She needs to release her 1st single to radio first, and add it to iTunes 3-4 weeks later. That's what the BEP's did with BBP & we all know that worked out very well...
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That won't help, at all. This is why they usually do a radio release 1-2 weeks before, then a digital release. It gives better chance at going #1, which they'd rather have that #1 peak (or debut), then let the single have longevity in the Top 10. Madonna also had this done with her "4 Minutes" single, releasing to radio a week before digital.
The reason it works for artists like BEP and Flo Rida, etc. is because they get more than just Pop radio play. So they can rise heavily before digital, then digital release they surge to #1 or to the higher positions and will stay at #1 for a while because they are getting wide format range support.