[Tsuko]

Originally posted by I'mRihannaFan

POP

60 46 MARTIN GARRIX Don't Look Down f/Usher 752 216 536 3.968

This is coming fast.

This song will get lots of pop airplay and a music video, but I bet it still won't be as big as I Don't Mind.

[Jeiboy]

Originally posted by Almighty Gaga

POP
23 21 MEGHAN TRAINOR Dear Future Husband 4068 3129 939 18.903
+250 spins
+161 bullet
+1.316 Al

HAC
31 29 MEGHAN TRAINOR Dear Future Husband 795 588 207 3.482
+32 spins
+6 bullet
+0.075 Al

Pop update

[iHype.]

SYA her updates continuing to get bigger.

New Flame, The Matrimony, and Don't Look Down – Usher snatching them feature hits.

[Superbitch]

Why are people coming for Natalina all of a sudden?? she's doing fine.... the song is #13 on iTunes its not like shes 30 0r in the 20's like Justin T, Maroon 5 and Calvin Harris

[Superbitch]

Originally posted by Tsuko

This song will get lots of pop airplay and a music video, but I bet it still won't be as big as I Don't Mind.

Do NEVER doubt pop Usher pop radio loves him and been craving a song they can pl;ay freely. I mean even IDM did ok on pop and its not a song that I'd consider that pop friendly tbh. DLB its perfect for pop radio and his dance songs usually do really good.

[Kworb]

http://kworb.net/radio

TW	TW+	Artist and Title	Spins	Spin+	Bullet	Bullet+	Aud	Aud+	iTunes
1	=	MAROON 5 Sugar	18270	-43	-241	-166	115.886	-0.108	8/44
2	=	ELLIE GOULDING Love Me Like...	17606	+103	702	-202	115.877	+0.949	10
3	=	TAYLOR SWIFT Style	16837	-101	-978	-126	104.505	-0.749	17
4	=	NATALIE LA ROSE Somebody f/...	14004	+366	2141	+98	77.853	+2.170	14
5	=	MARK RONSON Uptown Funk f/B...	12877	-175	-1273	-231	88.670	-0.735	3
6	=	ED SHEERAN Thinking Out Lou...	11791	-366	-2348	-354	70.374	-2.435	11
7	=	THE WEEKND Earned It	11549	+143	1778	-256	75.950	+0.996	5
8	=	ARIANA GRANDE One Last Time	11274	+170	1002	-37	71.686	+0.769	26
9	=	JASON DERULO Want To Want M...	9435	+80	850	-30	58.548	+0.782	7
10	=	FLO RIDA GDFR f/Sage The Ge...	9279	+113	982	-87	50.937	+0.552	6/99
11	=	ZEDD I Want You To Know f/S...	8981	+77	511	+4	51.375	+0.314	40
12	=	NICK JONAS Chains	8906	+56	533	-57	50.748	-0.310	9
13	=	PITBULL Time Of Our Lives f...	7634	-337	-2369	-43	54.636	-1.929	29
14	=	RIHANNA/KANYE WEST/P MCCART...	7277	-293	-1881	-154	36.599	-1.518	12
15	=	WALK THE MOON Shut Up And D...	6571	+304	2092	+88	42.568	+1.937	2
16	+1	TOVE LO Talking Body	5762	+114	954	-39	31.931	+1.033	20
17	-1	CALVIN HARRIS Outside f/Ell...	5753	-184	-2031	-4	40.710	-1.033	66
18	=	TORI KELLY Nobody Love	5510	+86	177	+9	25.770	+0.759	59
19	+1	SAM SMITH Lay Me Down	4639	+119	346	+17	23.032	+0.674	46/50
20	-1	VANCE JOY Riptide	4592	+37	16	-52	26.146	+0.206	34
21	+1	MEGHAN TRAINOR Dear Future ...	4068	+250	939	+161	18.903	+1.316	21
22	-1	ONE DIRECTION Night Changes	4040	-180	-1693	-24	22.615	-1.057	68
23	=	DAVID GUETTA Hey Mama f/Ni...	3545	+179	979	-25	19.559	+1.069	15
24	=	DJ SNAKE & ALUNAGEORGE You ...	3077	+106	723	-53	19.015	+0.810	49
25	=	ECHOSMITH Bright	2997	+80	361	+33	12.960	+0.412	48
26	=	FIFTH HARMONY Worth It f/Ki...	2592	+41	351	-87	12.539	+0.025	22
27	+1	LUNCHMONEY LEWIS Bills	2474	+47	93	+17	9.265	+0.234	53
28	-1	CHRIS BROWN & TYGA Ayo	2411	-66	55	-152	11.270	-0.305	72
29	+2	NICKI MINAJ Truffle Butter ...	2029	-82	-568	-14	13.074	-0.338	30
30	+2	GEORGE EZRA Budapest	2006	+17	168	-129	7.848	-0.018	23
31	+4	WIZ KHALIFA See You Again f...	1992	+269	1287	+198	15.736	+2.004	1/65
32	-2	KELLY CLARKSON Heartbeat So...	1987	-202	-1445	+27	9.469	-0.744	31
33	=	RYN WEAVER OctaHate	1901	+56	611	+11	5.613	+0.274	131
34	=	IGGY AZALEA Trouble f/Jenni...	1843	+1	13	+36	5.122	+0.042	76
35	+1	SHEPPARD Geronimo	1811	+88	732	+52	7.407	+0.335	42
36	+3	NATE RUESS Nothing Without ...	1776	+90	574	-1	9.073	+0.386	146
37	=	ANDY GRAMMER Honey, I'm Goo...	1742	+25	229	-11	7.072	+0.135	13
38	=	LIFE OF DILLON Overload	1717	+8	150	-16	4.773	+0.030	154
39	+1	SHAGGY F/MOHOMBI/FAYDEE/COS...	1637	+9	89	-20	7.592	+0.106	187
40	+2	FETTY WAP Trap Queen	1428	+61	503	-3	8.897	+0.478	4
41	=	USHER I Don't Mind f/Juicy ...	1321	-170	-969	-71	7.459	-0.888	89
42	+2	R5 Let's Not Be Alone Tonig...	1046	-3	27	-31	2.739	-0.016	288
43	+2	SIA Elastic Heart f/The Wee...	968	+45	60	+37	8.132	+0.404	45
44	+2	RIHANNA Bitch Better Have M...	797	+32	236	+29	3.070	+0.032	16
45	+2	CARLY RAE JEPSEN I Really L...	773	+14	124	-19	2.020	+0.024	84
46	--	MARTIN GARRIX Don't Look Down f/...	752	--	536	--	3.968	--	241
47	+1	ALESSO Cool	747	+18	88	-38	2.939	-0.098	514
48	--	KATY TIZ Whistle (While You Work...	650	--	129	--	1.573	--	435
49	+1	SKRILLEX & DIPLO Where Are ...	626	+8	231	-54	5.065	-0.008	--
50	--	EDEN XO The Weekend	580	--	9	--	1.113	--	611

[rihannabiggestfan]

Originally posted by Superbitch

Why are people coming for Natalina all of a sudden?? she's doing fine.... the song is #13 on iTunes its not like shes 30 0r in the 20's like Justin T, Maroon 5 and Calvin Harris

They're just mad.

[Superbitch]

26 = FIFTH HARMONY Worth It f/Ki... 2592 +41 351 -87 12.539 +0.025 22
**** radio, the song has been selling reallyg ood ever since then and they just really dont play this idk why they are so hesistant to play them. z100 and Kiis are on board but they need more for it to properly take off streaming and sales are ok but radio is just not supporting.

[Superbitch]

Originally posted by rihannabiggestfan

They're just mad.

17 -1 CALVIN HARRIS Outside f/Ell... 5753 -184 -2031 -4 40.710 -1.033 66
18 = TORI KELLY Nobody Love 5510 +86 177 +9 25.770 +0.759 59
8 = ARIANA GRANDE One Last Time 11274 +170 1002 -37 71.686 +0.769 26
11 = ZEDD I Want You To Know f/S... 8981 +77 511 +4 51.375 +0.314 40

These are the ones I'd somehow understand if people were bitching about being airplay fueled hits not a song that's #14

[alexanderao]

^ People need to stop complaining about Calvin. It's been established that he gets great support from pop radio and that they don't sell well. Like with Maroon 5 (but Calvin isn't nearly as successful as M5 on either airplay or sales), that's just the way it is.

[Sazare]

Originally posted by Superbitch

26 = FIFTH HARMONY Worth It f/Ki... 2592 +41 351 -87 12.539 +0.025 22
**** radio, the song has been selling reallyg ood ever since then and they just really dont play this idk why they are so hesistant to play them. z100 and Kiis are on board but they need more for it to properly take off streaming and sales are ok but radio is just not supporting.

It's sort of fascinating how radio often operates in a complete vacuum. I mean, they do definitely take cues from digital sales to some extent (see the inordinately rapid climb of SYA following its topping iTunes) but on the whole it seems pretty arbitrary which ones they let climb and which ones they just drop.

It's almost frightening how much power media conglomerates like ClearChannel have.

[alexanderao]

Originally posted by Sazare

It's sort of fascinating how radio often operates in a complete vacuum. I mean, they do definitely take cues from digital sales to some extent (see the inordinately rapid climb of SYA following its topping iTunes) but on the whole it seems pretty arbitrary which ones they let climb and which ones they just drop.

It's almost frightening how much power media conglomerates like ClearChannel have.

It's not ClearChannel anymore. It's iHeartMedia, Inc. as if we're supposed to take that seriously.

I would make the argument that radio stations' playlists are not arbitrary in the least. Program directors (PDs) set playlists that cater to their local area- for example, the pop stations in Detroit play more rhythmic music than the pop stations here in Boston probably because rhythmic music is more popular in Detroit. Additionally, callout scores and online/Twitter requests influence a station's playlist. It's not just some execs who are deciding what will be an airplay hit and what won't be.

[Yooorsh]

Natalina

[Starkboy]

People need to stop coming for Calvin. His songs are dance/EDM. These kind of songs don't sell good since 2012.
On the other side, they do great on streaming (Spotify, Youtube etc) so it's not like people are not here for them.

However, Zedd and other dj's songs don't do as well.

[shelven]

Originally posted by alexanderao

Additionally, callout scores and online/Twitter requests influence a station's playlist.

I can assure you this one's not true, otherwise every Fifth Harmony single would have gone Top 10

[Sazare]

Originally posted by alexanderao

It's not ClearChannel anymore. It's iHeartMedia, Inc. as if we're supposed to take that seriously.

I would make the argument that radio stations' playlists are not arbitrary in the least. Program directors (PDs) set playlists that cater to their local area- for example, the pop stations in Detroit play more rhythmic music than the pop stations here in Boston probably because rhythmic music is more popular in Detroit. Additionally, callout scores and online/Twitter requests influence a station's playlist. It's not just some execs who are deciding what will be an airplay hit and what won't be.

f I forgot all about that rebranding.

Still, it's been well documented what shady and borderline unethical backdoor practices iHeart uses with regards to playlisting. They've been hit with multiple (unsuccessful) antitrust lawsuits in the past because they have a near monopoly over Top 40.

Originally posted by shelven

I can assure you this one's not true, otherwise every Fifth Harmony single would have gone Top 10

I was actually thinking of precisely this. I'm not a fan, but Fifth Harmony has easily one of the most rabid fan bases I've ever seen when it comes to requesting and social media stanning, yet radio continues to pay them dust. Granted, I don't think any of their songs to date have received particularly good callouts (I don't know about Worth It though).

[Superbitch]

Originally posted by alexanderao

^ People need to stop complaining about Calvin. It's been established that he gets great support from pop radio and that they don't sell well. Like with Maroon 5 (but Calvin isn't nearly as successful as M5 on either airplay or sales), that's just the way it is.

I was not coming from Calvin, his songs never sell that well I know that(Blame #3 on pop and not even top 30 on sales). That's well known what I meant is that I dont get why people are coming for Natalina being top5 on pop and #14 on sales when there's songs that have as much airplay by bigger stablished names that are selling less than her but people kept shading Natalina.

[LostInStereo100]

So weird Cheerleader is not serviced to radio till May 19th, I already hear it on radio sometimes

[alexanderao]

Originally posted by shelven

I can assure you this one's not true, otherwise every Fifth Harmony single would have gone Top 10

They've all had bad callouts though. Callouts > Twitter requests in importance.

My local HAC station, though, does a segment of the 8 most online requested songs of the day every night at 8pm.

Originally posted by Sazare

f I forgot all about that rebranding.

Still, it's been well documented what shady and borderline unethical backdoor practices iHeart uses with regards to playlisting. They've been hit with multiple (unsuccessful) antitrust lawsuits in the past because they have a near monopoly over Top 40.

I was actually thinking of precisely this. I'm not a fan, but Fifth Harmony has easily one of the most rabid fan bases I've ever seen when it comes to requesting and social media stanning, yet radio continues to pay them dust. Granted, I don't think any of their songs to date have received particularly good callouts (I don't know about Worth It though).

CBS Radio and Cumulus have a good amount of stations. I wouldn't call iHeartMedia a monopoly, but it certainly has the most influence.

Worth It has not received a callout score yet. Songs must have 60% familiarity to get a score and Worth It doesn't.

Here are this week's callouts.

[shelven]

Originally posted by alexanderao

They've all had bad callouts though. Callouts > Twitter requests in importance.

My local HAC station, though, does a segment of the 8 most online requested songs of the day every night at 8pm.

With the exception of a few stations, Twitter requests mean pretty much nothing regardless of the callout scores a song gets. Some stations have flat-out admitted that because most Twitter/online requests aren't local, they mean pretty much nothing to the station and therefore they get ignored (there's even been a few Billboard articles on that subject). The only requests that really get noticed are calls and texts from local phone numbers, because that's the only way a station knows that the request is actually coming from somebody who lives in the area.

The only reason I can think of for why some stations use Twitter/online requests is because they want to promote their website or Twitter account. Because getting requests from all over the US is pretty useless to a station that's only listened to in one city.