NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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Stop me when you’ve heard this before: RCA is dominating the Top 5 at Rhythm! Lori G and Inca are once again killing it as they take Doja Cat’s “Woman” (Kemosabe) to #1 this week. It ascends to the top of the chart with an increase of over 640 spins and jumps over SZA’s “I Hate U” (TDE), which slipped to the #2 position but is back in the positive this week. Meanwhile, Chris Brown’s “Iffy” moves to #4 after enjoying a 170-spin jump. They also have Becky G & Karol G’s “MAMIII” (Kemosabe) leaping up four spaces and landing at #34 with a rotation-boost of 175. Nardo Wick’s “Me or Sum” f/Future & Lil Baby follows behind at #35. There is also movement of a new Latto track, “Wheelie” f/21 Savage, which is already inside the Top 50. This one will be impacting very shortly!
Epic’s Rick Sackheim and Dontay Thompson welcome JNR Choi’s “TO THE MOON” (Black Butter) inside the Top 15. With over 2m TikTok video creations using the sound, the track is up an impressive 445 spins and shows no signs of slowing down. Future’s “Worst Day” comes in at #16 this week with the addition of 210 spins to his total.
Warner’s B Dot Scales continues driving Saweetie’s “Closer” f/H.E.R. (ICY/RCA) as it climbs to #11, up 210 spins. He also debuts Omah Lay & Justin Bieber’s “Attention” at #40 this week, thanks to an increase of 260 spins, while ASTN’s “Gradually” comes in at #45.
Michael Williams and M.E.W. Entertainment have Rod Wave’s “By Your Side” (Alamo) sliding into the Top 25 this week, picking up 65 spins along the way.
Over at Def Jam, the hotly pursued Muni Long has officially joined the roster as her platinum hit “Hrs and Hrs” (SuperGiant) slides inside the Top 10. This one is up over 500 spins and boasts an impressive 150m+ global streams. Meanwhile, Noah Sheer continues to drive YG’s “Scared Money” f/J. Cole & Moneybagg Yo towards the Top 10. It comes in at #12 this week, thanks to an increase of 305 spins. 2 Chainz’s “Pop Music” f/Moneybagg Yo &BeatKing tacks on another 130 spins to its total and arrives at #21.
Republic’s Davey Dee and Garrett Ream see Nicki Minaj “Do We Have a Problem?” f/Lil Baby climb up three positions to #14. It gains an impressive 485+ spins. They are also impacting Coi Leray’s “Blick Blick” f/Nicki Minaj this week and the buzz keeps growing.
Motown/Capitol’s Dixie Tipton has Queen Naija & Big Sean’s “Hate Our Love” leaping up five places and landing at #31 with an increase of 215 spins. She also debuts Vince Staples’ “MAGIC” f/Mustard at #38, which enjoyed an increase of 200 spins.
Columbia’s John Strazza and James White continue grinding out Fivio Foreign’s “City of Gods” f/Alicia Keys & Kanye West. It has officially made its way inside the Top 20 with a 260-spin jump. Just a week away from a debut is B-Lovee’s “My Everything,” which is up 110 spins.
Interscope and Nino Cuccinello see Shenseea’s “R U That” f/21 Savage entering the Top 30, gaining 140 spins, while Ella Mai’s “DFMU” debuts at #37 thanks to a 190-spin boost. Juice WRLD’s “Cigarettes” (Grade A) falls out of the Top 40 but sees an increase of 70 spins.
Biggest Increase:
Doja Cat “Woman” (Kemosabe/RCA)
Muni Long “Hrs and Hrs” (SuperGiant/Def Jam)
Nicki Minaj “Do We Have a Problem?” f/Lil Baby (QC/Capitol-Republic)
JNR Choi “TO THE MOON” (Epic/Black Butter)
YG “Scared Money” f/Moneybagg Yo & BeatKing (Def Jam)
Buzz Records:
Latto “Wheelie” f/21 Savage (RCA)
B-Lovee “My Everything” (Columbia)
Coi Leray “Blick Blick” f/Nicki Minaj (Republic)
Summer Walker & SZA’s “No Love” (LVRN/Interscope)
Vince Staples “MAGIC” (Motown/Capitol)