I think that's what happens. That's what we've been talking about throughout this thread. Zach Bryan was a streaming star that is now getting attention from radio. One other name I'll mention is Bailey Zimmerman. I'd never hear of him. His song gets in the chart, and I realize it's a hit. Apparently others felt the same way. Two years ago, he posted some of his songs on TikTok, where he became a streaming sensation. He was discovered by Warner Music, the same label that has Zach Bryan and several others we've mentioned in this thread. Now the song is in the Top 10 on the radio, and he's on his way to having a career. That's how hits happen.
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Are there hits any more? An article by Bob Lefsetz
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I think that's what happens. That's what we've been talking about throughout this thread. Zach Bryan was a streaming star that is now getting attention from radio. One other name I'll mention is Bailey Zimmerman. I'd never hear of him. His song gets in the chart, and I realize it's a hit. Apparently others felt the same way. Two years ago, he posted some of his songs on TikTok, where he became a streaming sensation. He was discovered by Warner Music, the same label that has Zach Bryan and several others we've mentioned in this thread. Now the song is in the Top 10 on the radio, and he's on his way to having a career. That's how hits happen.
I get it, you don't like country music awards shows. I admit that I misread your last item to mean awards for apathy toward country music.
She'll have to get past Lil' Baby's 22 tracks, which may or may not completely disappear by next week. Some of them are fairly high up there. I'm sure many of Taylor's songs will be in the top 10, though. I mean, it's Taylor Swift, one of the last remaining superstars (who actually has put out a lot of good music).
The irony is that in 2012 Taylor's album would have sold for 16 to 20 bucks or so -- maybe $18-$20 if you bought the CD, $16 if you downloaded all 16 tracks at 99 cents each.
Now you can hear the whole thing for either free, or -- if you're subscribing -- for the equivalent of about 10 to 12 cents (9 to 10 cents on some streaming sites). In other words, that's how much the 'artists' get paid per album anymore (before the 10 to 12 cents gets divvied up between artist, producers, etc.).
Such as renting jets instead of buying them?
I know a couple country stars who own several jets and rent them to others. So it's a side business.
Two country albums I was anticipating were released Friday and I listened to both on Spotify. I don't have a paid subscription, so I had to put up with a couple of advertising breaks on both albums, which I didn't mind at all. It isn't like the ads are playing over the music.
I'll probably give the Swift album a listen sometime this weekend, just to check out what she's up to now. As for Mr. Baby, I doubt I will. I've never heard any of his hits. Is he strictly a rapper, using sampled beats/melodies as background, or does he actually sing? If the latter, I may check him out.
And costs a whole lot less than owning one.
Why are we obsessing over jet ownership? Is it being implied that the country stars who are renting a jet to get them to their sold-out stadium gigs are somehow less successful than those who ride their own to identical sellouts? That's ridiculous. Everyone in country music is based in the same city. Renting makes perfect sense, economically and logistically. It's a smart way to tour.
Not to go down a completely different rabbit hole, but I'm pretty familiar with the jet options: What you're likely talking about is a lease-back, where you can own the jet, but lease it back to another company who agrees to let you use it whenever the need, like for an upcoming tour or travel. The company takes care of most of the very expensive maintenance, and provides flight crews to fly the jet when you need it. That saves a ton on maintenance and employing crews. Most of the fleet for part time private jet companies like 'Net Jets', primarily use leased-back aircraft.
The other option is called 'fractional ownership', where more than one family, musical artist, etc., will own the plane and share the expenses as part of a sub-chapter S corporation.
She will. In the UK, Taylor ended the four-week reign of the hugely viral "Unholy." So, next week, the battle for number one on the Billboard Hot 100 will be between "Anti-Hero" (the single from Midnights) and "Unholy." As for Lil Baby, his highest-ranked song, "California Breeze," is at number four, behind "As It Was," "Bad Habit," and "Unholy." Also, the phenomenon of a superstar's album dominating the chart lasts for only one week.
Has "Thought You Should Know" been announced as Morgan Wallen's next radio single? It's been getting unsolicited airplay for months on relatively few stations, and musically it's about as far from the hip-hoppy "You Proof" as you can get. Ten more stations in a week is unusual. But then, so is the 11 adds for "Note to Self," which has been quietly minding its own business near the bottom of the top 50 for months without really impacting, and the artist is low-profile.
Interesting winter shaping up for country radio. I wonder how all of this rootsier, emotionally rawer material is going to coexist with "Party Mode" and similar reminders of the bro-country era and the flowers-and-candy boyfriend-country gooeyness of the new Kane & Katelyn Brown, Tyler Hubbard and Blake Shelton songs. It's good that country radio recognizes that it was fast becoming a 25-44 women only format, but could giving the guys something meatier to listen to drive the women back to CHR or AC?
In answer to your question:
Taylor Swift becomes first artist to sweep the entire Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100
Swift surpasses Drake's feat from September 2021 when he captured nine of the top 10 spots on the Hot 100 chart.
www.npr.org
I guess she did!
As we've said, this is a function of her fans streaming her songs continuously, and that streaming data being included in the Hot 100.
I don't know. He released it online over the summer, as part of what we've been discussing in this thread. It's a song he wrote with Miranda Lambert, as a gift for his mother.
He is also teasing this song, so who knows? You Proof is done after 3 weeks at #1, so we'll find out soon.
Morgan Wallen Is Already Teasing New Music — Hear 'Me + All Your Reasons'
Morgan Wallen teased a new unfinished track on social media, with the title Me + All Your Reasons in the caption.
tasteofcountry.com
Zach Bryan single "Something in the Orange" sounds good. With the harmonica in the introduction, his voice sounds kind of like the younger Dylan. Nice acoustic guitar work here. JMO.
I haven't heard it on any of the country stations here yet. I wonder if there's an edit of the line "Is dad still doin' dumb s***?". SiriusXM's The Highway is playing it with the swear word intact.
It's official. Morgan's label took out a full page ad thanking radio for the #1, and announcing "Thought You Should Know" as his next single, arriving tomorrow. I'll check how they deal with the S word.
I predict substitution of "stuff." There's no rhyme to be concerned about ruining at that point in the song. The lyrics also contain "damn" ("I'm still your only damn son.") but that word has been OK on radio for at least five decades. ("Someday Soon" -- Judy Collins)
It will be interesting to see if Morgan again helps deny Luke Combs a No. 1. Luke's "Going, Going, Gone" went to radio only two weeks ago. To be honest, these are two songs that aren't likely to burn out on me. I look forward to hearing both frequently well into 2023.
Drake recently getting nine out of ten and now Taylor getting all of the Billboard top ten proves that there really aren't true mass Appeal hits anymore like there used to be and that Billboard is a very flawed source in how they compile their charts. I know the games of the past, this is a completely different level.In answer to your question:
Taylor Swift becomes first artist to sweep the entire Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100
Swift surpasses Drake's feat from September 2021 when he captured nine of the top 10 spots on the Hot 100 chart.
I guess she did!
As we've said, this is a function of her fans streaming her songs continuously, and that streaming data being included in the Hot 100.
Even if you don't like Country, Morgan Wallen and Chris Stapleton are two of the most talented musicians making the best music currently.
Wallen using the N word was disturbing and there's no defense for it, regardless if it wasn't in a hateful context.
It matters that the grandfather and creator of Great Society politics that remains the game plan of the Democrat party to this day spewed the N word in a hateful context to get a Senator of great power, Robert Byrd, a klan grand keagle, on board with this divide and conquer plan to own votes of African Americans, is hailed as a hero today and viewed almost Jesusesque, derails the calls to censor and punish Wallen from those hypocrites who see racism as a tool to yield power.
I don't know what their methodology is, but it clearly favors streaming as its primary source, and that makes it susceptible to this kind of situation where a passionate fan base takes over the chart. If such a thing were to happen in airplay charts, such as all of the iHeart stations controlling the Top 10, there would be calls for investigations and changes in methodology. But so far, everyone seems to accept this as the new normal. I think it makes Billboard less credible, as you say. Say what you will about the airplay charts, but they seem far more useful.
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