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YOUR RADIO CHART PREVIEW

RCA has two records growing inside the Top 5, as H.E.R.’s “Slide” climbs to #4 and Doja Cat’s “Say So” (Kemosabe) rockets from outside the Top 10 to #5! Republic’s The Weeknd “Blinding Lights” (XO) is also moving inside the Top 10. Interscope’s Lil Mosey enters the Top 25 with “Blueberry Faygo.” Look for Capitol’s Lil Yachty and Interscope’s DaBaby to debut with “Oprah’s Bank Account” and “Vibez.” Also, watch for OVO Sound/Warner’s PARTYNEXTDOOR to be the most added track with “Believe It” f/Rihanna and to run up the chart.


 
 
YOUR RADIO ADD RECAP

Republic’s The Weeknd drops a brand new album and also has this week’s Most Added record with “In Your Eyes,” (XO) scoring 31 stations its first week. Columbia’s Arizona Zervas follows up his #1 single “ROXANNE” with “FML,” which sees 21 adds this week. Interscope’s DaBaby gets 20 more commitments on “VIBEZ,” while Capitol’s Lil Yachty cleans up 11 more stations with “Oprah’s Bank Account” f/Drake. Def Jam’s Danileigh sees 10 new stations commit this week on “Levi High.”


 
 
YOUR RADIO CHART PREVIEW

Columbia’s Russ & Bia fight their way to #1 this week with “Best On Earth.” Entering the Top 5 is QC/Motown/Capitol’s Lil Baby with “Woah,” while Republic’s The Weeknd and Epic’s Black Eyed Peas enter the Top 10 with “Blinding Lights” (XO) and ”RITMO (Bad Boys for Life).” RCA’s Doja Cat has another impressive week with “Say So” (Kemosabe) and you can look for Def Jam’s Jhené Aiko to debut this week with “OTW.”


 
 
THE BALL STREET JOURNAL

I won’t beat a dead horse and talk about the Coronavirus in detail, I just hope everyone is being smart and proactive in practicing social distancing as well as being mindful of the elderly and those who may have a compromised immune system. Commonsense is key!

On a more positive note, Epic’s Rick Sackheim and Dontay Thompson did it! They took Future and Drake’s “Life Is Good” (Freebandz/Republic) to #1! It was up 575 spins and took 9 weeks to achieve the goal. They also have Black Eyed Peas X J. Balvin’s “RITMO (Bad Boys for Life)” up 160 spins, as it holds at #11. Camila Cabello’s “My Oh My” f/DaBaby gains 70 spins and holds at #19. They debut Jackboys’ “Out West”(Cactus Jack) at #34, thanks to a 220-spin increase. Yo Gotti’s “H.O.E.” moves closer to a debut, gaining 70 spins and landing at #46.

Over at Columbia, John Strazza and James White are lining up Russ & Bia’s “Best On Earth” to go #1 this week. It’s #3 right now and up 200 spins. They have momentum, and with a hard push, can climb the mountain. They also dropped a new Tyga track, “Freak,” and will look for official adds next week.

Over at Interscope, Nino Cuccinello sees blackbear’s “hot girl bummer” at #7 and Trevor Daniel’s “Falling” at #16. He also has Summer Walker’s “Come Thru” f/Usher at #17, up triple digits. Eminem’s “Godzilla” is also up 110 spins and climbs up a spot to #23. Nino debuts Lil Mosey’s “Blueberry Faygo” at #40, thanks to a 325-spin increase. Next up for them is DaBaby’s “Vibez” and K Kamp‘s “Lottery.”

Capitol’s Dixie Tipton is making a Top 5 push with Lil Baby’s “Woah.” It’s currently at #6 and up 165 spins. Migos’ “Give No Fxk” f/Travis Scott moves up a spot to #18 and was up 190 spins. Dixie is also impacting Lil Yachty’s “Oprah’s Bank Account” f/Drake this week.

RCA’s Lori G and Inca have H.E.R.’s “Slide” moving #6-4, thanks to an increase of 250 spins. Doja Cat’s “Say So” (Kemosabe) enters the Top 15. It was up 475 spins and shows no signs of slowing down. Khalid X Disclosure’s “Know Your Worth” is up 120 spins, good enough for #26. Right behind is SZA X Justin Timberlake’s “The Other Side,” which is up 440 spins and rockets #37-27.

Republic’s Davey Dee and Garrett Ream have The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” (XO) at #13, up another 245 spins. Skip Marley & H.E.R.’s “Slow Down” is up 230 spins as it enters the Top 25. Karol G & Nicki Minaj’s “TUSA” gains 110 spins as it moves to #29. Kiana Lede’s “Mad At Me” grows by 85 spins, landing at #32. They also debut The Weeknd’s “After Hours” (XO) at #39, which was up 140 spins. Based on research and streams, they’re going back after Pop Smoke’s “Dior.” Take a look at your market and see where the numbers are.

Noah Sheer and Def Jam have Justin Bieber’s “Intentions” f/Quavo at #14, tacking on 185 spins to his total. They just miss a debut with Jhené Aiko’s “OTW” as it comes in at #42 and is up 125 spins.

Geffen’s Lee L’Heureux has Rod Wave’s “Heart on Ice” at #21, up 90 spins. He just impacted J.I. The Prince Of NY’s “Need Me” and it’s off to a solid start. It’s up 65 spins and is now inside the Top 50.

Biggest Increase:

Future & Drake “Life Is Good” (Freebandz/Republic-Epic)

Doja Cat “Say So” Kemosabe/RCA)

SZA X Justin Timberlake “The Other Side” (RCA)

Lil Mosey “Blueberry Faygo” (Interscope)

H.E.R. “Slide” (RCA)

Buzz Records:

Lil Mosey “Blueberry Faygo” (Interscope)

Tyga “Freak” (Columbia)

K Kamp “Lottery” (Empire/Interscope)

Lil Yachty “Oprah’s Bank Account” f/Drake (QC/Motown/Capitol)

J.I. The Prince Of NY “Need Me” (Geffen/Interscope)