I attended the
Promo Only “Summer Sessions” convention and awards last week in Atlantic City. It focused more on the dance side of Rhythm radio, with a panel discussion geared towards dance mix shows. There was, however, a panel on Rhythm radio that included
Buster from
WRDW Philly and
Orlando from
WLLD Tampa, and was hosted by
Ayelet Schiffman of
Columbia records and
Jill Strada from
WFLC Miami. There was also a cool listening session with
Dillon Francis, during which he spoke about his new LP and played a number of tracks. It was nice to see some old faces, and meet new ones like
DJ Digital from
KHXT Lafayette… On Friday, I was in the Detroit area visiting
WDZH. I had dinner with
Rayne and
Ian, and then saw
Clay Church and
Ricky from
WRCL; I had to give them all a quick golf lesson… Before we get into music, I’d like to wish
Sujit Kundu a very happy birthday. He had his usual big-ass party last night in New York, and I’m sure the Tequila was flowing… Something unusual happened this week:
Def Jam’s
Jeremih not only leapfrogged the #3 and #2 records with “Don’t Tell ‘Em” f/
YG, but was also the Greatest Gainer while going to #1. The track was up 730 spins, and is still on the ascent. Big congrats to
Rick Sackhiem,
Noah Sheer and
Scott Maness. They also have
Iggy Azalea f/Rita Ora’s “Black Widow,” moving #14-12, up nearly 350 spins.
Jeezy f/Jay Z’s “Seen It All” is just outside the chart and looks to debut this coming week…
Gary Spangler and
Davey Dee at
Republic have
Ariana Grande f/Zedd’s “Break Free” at #17,
Nicki Minaj’s
“Anaconda,” slithering #32-20 and gaining 695 spins,
Jessie J + Ariana Grande + Nicki Minaj’s “Bang Bang” at #26, and
Drake’s “0-100,” moving #36-29, up 435 spins. They impacted
DJ Khaled’s
“Hold You Down” last week, and it’s up 220 spins at #62. Just outside the chart, they’ve got
Rich Gang f/Young Thug & Rich Homie Quan’s “Lifestyle” and
Enrique Iglesias f/Descemer Bueno, Sean Paul & Gente De Zona’s “Bailando.” They also have
Kiesza’s “Hideaway” bubbling under the chart, and they impact
The Weeknd’s “Often” this week…
John Strazza,
Inca and
Lori G have three records in the Top 10:
Kid Ink’s “Main Chick,”
Tinashe f/ScHoolboy Q’s
“2 On” and
Magic!’s “Rude.” They also have
Chris Brown f/Usher & Rick Ross’ “New Flame” at #14, gaining over 400 spins. Meanwhile,
Usher f/Nicki Minaj’s “She Came to Give It to You” is at #32. Look for
Pitbull f/John Ryan’s
“Fireball” to debut this coming week. It currently sits at #52, up over 150 spins… Ayelet Schiffman and
James White take
T.I. f/Iggy Azalea’s “No Mediocre” into the Top 10 this week. It’s been a steady builder, and was up 240 spins.
John Legend’s “You and I” just missed charting, and will debut this coming week.
T. Mills’ “All I Wanna Do” is at #47… Birthday boy Sujit Kundu and Team
Epic continue to see success.
TeeFlii’s
“24 Hours” slides #15-13, up 250 spins.
Lil Jon f/Tyga’s “Bend Ova” climbs #25-21, and
Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass” is a huge buzz record. It’s at #49 this week and, with the addition of a number of stations, could debut this coming week. They also have
Bobby Shmurda’s “Hot Boy,” which is at #56…
Glassnote’s
Nick P and staff impact
Childish Gambino’s “Telegraph Ave” this week. It’s the follow-up to the #8 hit “3005,” and early supporters include WRDW Philly and
KSFM Sacramento, among others…
Warner Bros. and
Lee L’Heureux impact
Jason Derulo’s new track, “Trumpets,” this week. It’s
already sold 500k at
iTunes and is sure to be another hit for him. Look for it to have a very strong first week.
Most Increased:
1) Jeremih f/YG
“Don’t Tell ’Em”
Def Jam2) Nicki Minaj “Anaconda”
YMCMB/
Republic3) Drake “0-100”
YMCMB/
Republic4) Chris Brown f/Usher & Rick Ross “New Flame”
RCA5) Iggy Azalea f/Rita Ora “Black Widow”
Grand Hustle/
Def Jam
The Pulse:
1) Nicki Minaj
“Anaconda”
YMCMB/
Republic2) Meghan Trainor “All About That Bass”
Epic3) Chris Brown f/Usher & Rick Ross “New Flame”
RCA4) Beyoncé f/Nicki Minaj “Flawless”
Columbia5) DJ Khaled “Hold You Down”
WTB/
YMCMB/
Republic