It looks like the HDD building chart is no more. They just publish the numbers on Friday. Today, they did cough up the Top 50 Albums and songs year-to-date. Top 50 Albums YTD: [YTD Total,
Austin hosted the iHeartRadio Country Festival on Saturday which featured Lauren Alaina (and was MC’ed by Ryan’s shadow – Bobby Bones). iHeartRadio Country Festival [Lauren Alaina] May 4, 2019: Austin, Texas: Frank Erwin Center: 9,993
Today’s thread is brought to you by the number 96. “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X retains the top of the Hot 100 chart for a fifth week. I’m a little surprised Taylor Swift’s
Eight milestones to start off May including a chart topper, 2 top 5 entries and 3 debuts. Chase Rice from “Survivor: Nicaragua” may not have topped his tribe, but this week he is number one.
No concerts to report today, but there are some industry numbers. HDD reports the year-to-date marketshare. It rundowns the marketshare of the majors and which artists are making a big impact on the bottom line.
“Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X continues to top the Hot 100 for a fourth week. Taylor Swift’s “ME!” will not debut at the top of the Hot 100 because airplay alone got her
Two radio milestones to close out April 2019. Last year’s American Idol winner, Maddie Poppe, is on the charts this week with her latests single “Made you Miss”. This is in anticipation for her “Whirlwind”
HDD Building chart for this week is not yet available, so let’s look at some other numbers. HDD reports a flat year for Sony. Streaming revenues for Sony’s 2018 fiscal year were $2B with overall