On Wednesday February 20th, Billboard added YouTube views to their Hot 100 methodology which radically changed the makeup of the esteemed chart. The most immediate change came at the top, where “Harlem Shake” by Baauer, the viral sensation, debuts at #1. It marks the first time that a relatively unknown artist debuts at #1 with [...]
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BILLBOARD HOT 100 COUNTS YOUTUBE VIEWS, AND BOT VIEWS WILL SUFFER
by Jay Frank on February 21, 2013 in Charts, Industry Trends
INTERNET USAGE SPAWNS…MORE RADIO LISTENING?
For years, the digital tastemakers cried out about the death of radio. This was one medium that would surely die out as the internet revolution took hold. I used to counter this by asking the room how many of them listened to radio in the last week. Inevitably, in a room full of digital trailblazers, [...]
by Jay Frank on July 26, 2012 in Industry Trends, Radio
