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Originally posted by Bang Up
Payola. Simple as that.
Gaga's not a radio darling, so payola wouldn't work for her and there'd be no point for her to waste money on it. Katy, on the other hand, is a radio darling, so she benefits from payola. Like, if you honestly believe stations are choosing to play BIRTHDAY because they want to, you're delusional. Payola is the way you get stations to play a single no one knows about. You think it's a coincidence stations started spinning BIRTHDAY the moment DARK HORSE began to decline?
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Katy really keeps you pressed doesn't she? That is how it's supposed to work, when one single declines the next one is played on the radio. Why wouldn't they choose birthday if it's more catchy and people like it more (as shown by iTunes)?