A possibility....never know unless it was actually sent, now will we
Radio stations can play whatever song they want. So if pop radio really wanted to play it, they would have, regardless.
Generally though, record labels ask the radio stations for feedback on tracks they want playlisted. It's a big part of deciding what becomes a single, what gets sent to radio and what doesn't.
So if pop radio was going to play BITT - and Cash Money/Universal Republic will have definitely asked the bigger pop radio stations - it would have been sent to pop radio, and would have been getting airplay when it first came out. Clearly nobody was interested. So it wasn't released.
Radio stations can play whatever song they want. So if pop radio really wanted to play it, they would have, regardless.
Generally though, record labels ask the radio stations for feedback on tracks they want playlisted. It's a big part of deciding what becomes a single, what gets sent to radio and what doesn't.
So if pop radio was going to play BITT - and Cash Money/Universal Republic will have definitely asked the bigger pop radio stations - it would have been sent to pop radio, and would have been getting airplay when it first came out. Clearly nobody was interested. So it wasn't released.
Just stop....really. You have your opinion and we have ours. It should've been sent regardless...not all of us only want her to find success with just pop songs. You can't dispute an opinion and you'll never know unless it was sent. End of discussion...
You... The Nicki hating bandwagon has REALLY gotten out of control. Even people like Jameson will say that BITT is a great rap song... and I'm pretty sure he doesn't like Nicki. Bottom line BITT is one of the best rap songs released this year.
Because now pop radio wants pop nicki, not urban nicki.
That's why RBMS did almost nothing on pop, it could have done much better.
RBMS didn't even go for pop I think. And you have to realize it had to compete with Starships and BITT at the same time. It couldn't compete with those two and it flopped. That was just a mess in general.
"Right By My Side" went Top 50 on Pop. Clearly pop radio wasn't here for it, rather it went for adds or not. "Your Love" NOR "Moment 4 Life" went for Pop adds and both went Top 20.
Pop radio is here for PopNika and that's no one's fault but Onika's. She obviously wants the separation.
I really don't think you realize HOW great of a rapper Nicki is. You're the only one wanting her to just do Pop and abandon Hip-Hop.
Well maybe Nicki should bring more of that fierce rapping to her pop tracks. She does with her features, so why not just do 3-minute versions of these types of tracks?:
And I've only ever said she should play to her strengths in the market right now, which is currently as a popstar. She can still do hip-hop tracks, but keep them just for the album/tour/VEVO. Her actual singles and what she promotes should be stuff that'll cement her brand. And of course when dance-pop/electro-pop inevitably dies down, she can then focus on hip-hop sounds or R&B sounds or whatever she wants.
Well maybe Nicki should bring more of that fierce rapping to her pop tracks. She does with her features, so why not just do 3-minute versions of these types of tracks?:
And I've only ever said she should play to her strengths in the market right now, which is currently as a popstar. She can still do hip-hop tracks, but keep them just for the album/tour/VEVO. Her actual singles and what she promotes should be stuff that'll cement her brand. And of course when dance-pop/electro-pop inevitably dies down, she can then focus on hip-hop sounds or R&B sounds or whatever she wants.
They already calling her a sell-out imagine if she just completely left HipHop then when Pop said "**** you" and she went back to HipHop imagine the backlash. Maybe in the UK you guys are okay with that kinda stuff but in America nahhh.
Well maybe Nicki should bring more of that fierce rapping to her pop tracks. She does with her features, so why not just do 3-minute versions of these types of tracks?:
And I've only ever said she should play to her strengths in the market right now, which is currently as a popstar. She can still do hip-hop tracks, but keep them just for the album/tour/VEVO. Her actual singles and what she promotes should be stuff that'll cement her brand. And of course when dance-pop/electro-pop inevitably dies down, she can then focus on hip-hop sounds or R&B sounds or whatever she wants.
Instead of releasing dual singles she should create crossover smashes, like Your Love and M4L.
Dance singles DO NOT sell albums. Her next album won't have all of those Dance singles because like you said, it's probably doing to be dead by next November.
They already calling her a sell-out imagine if she just completely left HipHop then when Pop said "**** you" and she went back to HipHop imagine the backlash. Maybe in the UK you guys are okay with that kinda stuff but in America nahhh.
Exactly. There's a reason why BITT, RIM, and all of those have better reviews than Starships and PTA.
... As I've always said she should continue doing a mix, you can't possibly be quoting me...
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As I said in the Azealia thread, if Nicki's next proper studio album is all hardcore hip-hop with a few pop-rap tracks tacked on, I will let Willy publicly ridicule me anyhow he sees fit.
Some of you are so deluded, its ridiculous. Being Top 10 on the urban charts means **** all, the last three hip hop tracks flopped, and being #1 on the urban charts in the US isn't even Top 20 on the Hot 100 or even Top 100 on worldwide charts.
Nicki made a name for herself with hip-hop, but its the pop community that made her an international household name. Nobody outside of the US even acknowledges she's a hip-hop artist.
Heck, Capital FM called her a "dancefloor diva" a few weeks back...
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Because her pop songs are better than her R&B songs which are better than most her hip hop songs.
Hip hop fans will never truly accept or welcome her. Pop fans will. Rhythmic radio listeners are indifferent.
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Do what she's doing now but be a bit more transparent with it, and not playing her hip hop supporters for chumps.
Though her pop/R&B tracks are definitely more standout than her general hip hop stuff anyway, with some major exceptions like Roman Holiday, HOV Lane and Beez in the Trap.
While you've never said she should leave hip-hop completely, you've always recommended for her to be more of a pop artist than a hip-hop artist. And if she's doing more pop than hip-hop, then she's not really a hip-hop artist anymore. That's how it works in the business.