Fans everywhere are making a case for why their Idol should, or at least will, win Idol. Each group may claim that their artist is the most talented, most original, most commercial and/or most likely to bring real music back to radio. None of that really matters. At. All. Voters do what they do in […]
Charts
Billboard Update – Chart Date 05/18/19
Normani tops the Billboard Radio Songs chart with her Sam Smith collaboration “Dancing With a Stranger”. The song also tops the Adult Top 40 (HAC) Chart. “Eyes on You” by Chase Rice spends its second week on top of the Country Airplay chart. On Hot Country Songs, it is Morgan Wallen who tops the chart […]
Daily Numbers Thread 05/14/2019
Today’s thread is brought to you by the letter’s ‘O’, ‘T’ and ‘R’. “Old Time Road” just keeps on rolling as it spends its 6th week at the top of the Hot 100. This viral hit from Lil Nas X definitely has legs. Challenger Shawn Mendes gets a career high of second with the debut […]
Monday Morning Mediabase 05/13/2019
Six milestones to celebrate this lucky day of May. Normani appeared on the second season of X-Factor and became part of Fifth Harmony before branching out on some solo projects. This week, her collaboration with Sam Smith called “Dancing with a Stranger” hits two milestones. It goes to the top of the HAC chart and […]
Sales – Week Ending 05/10/2019
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, YTD Albums, YTD Songs, YTD Streams] 16 “The Greatest Showman” [Loren Allred] 399K 149K, 315K, 300M 38 Lauren Daigle “Look […]
Idols in Concert – 05/09/2019
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 of 11,956 (84%):$1,452,800
Billboard Update – Chart Date 05/11/19
Survivor Chase Rice tops the Billboard Country Airplay chart with “Eyes on You”. Ally Brooke: “Low Key” featuring Tyga: Pop 32 (28) Camila Cabello: “Camila”: BB200 144 (127) Carrie Underwood: “Cry Pretty” [Album]: BB200 124 (110); Album 38 (25); Internet 15 (7); Country 15 (16) “Love Wins”: Country Songs 18 (19) “Southbound”: Country Airplay 44 […]
Daily Numbers Thread 05/07/2019
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 “Me!” didn’t take it because the song was everywhere. “Old Town Road” has streaming legs. “Me!” sold 193K copies and […]
Monday Morning Mediabase 05/06/2019
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. “Eyes on You” from his “Lambs and Lions” is his first song to top the Mediabase Country chart. He came […]
Idols in Concert – 05/02/2019
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. UMG has 38.1% of the market, while Sony has 25.3% and Warner 17.1%. Kelly Clarkson sees a surge on iTunes […]