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YOUR RADIO ADD RECAP

Republic puts up 19 adds on The Weeknd’s “After Hours,” which is the most added record this week. RCA’s Usher is a close second with 17 stations on “Don’t Waste My Time” f/Ella Mai, followed by 12 adds on Justin Bieber’s “Intentions” f/Quavo (Def Jam). QC/Capitol’s Migos closes out 12 more stations on “Give No Fxk” f/Travis Scott, while Def Jam’s Jhené Aiko gets 11 adds on impact with “OTW.”


 
 
YOUR RADIO CHART PREVIEW

Interscope’s DaBaby is still fighting for the #1 spot with “Bop.” Epic’s Future & Drake and Columbia’s Russ & Bia move inside the Top 5 with “Life Is Good” and “Best on Earth.” RCA’s H.E.R. and Republic’s The Weeknd will both have gains of over 300 spins with “Slide” and “Blinding Lights” (XO). Def Jam’s Justin Bieber rockets inside the Top 25 with “Intentions” f/Quavo and will be up over 700 spins. Look for Khalid X Disclosure’s “Know Your Worth” (RCA), Migos’ “Give No Fxk” (QC/Capitol), and Lil Wayne’s “I Do It” (Republic) to all debut this week.


 
 
THE BALL STREET JOURNAL

The massive record that is Roddy Rich’s “The Box” steamrolls his way to the top of the chart this week. It’s now a test to see just how long he can hold there. Interscope’s DaBaby moves #4-2 this week with “Bop” and gains 450 spins. It will be a real test for Nino Cuccinello and Interscope to see if DaBaby can wait it out and slide into the top spot in a few weeks. Nino also sees blackbear’s “hot girl bummer” enter the Top 10 this week, thanks to a 325 spin increase. Trevor Daniel’s “Falling” continues to build and is now at #17. He is up 310 spins. Summer Walker’s “Playing Games” climbs to #31, and officially impacting this week is Eminem’s “Godzilla” f/Juice Wrld, which is up triple digits and already at #33.

Columbia’s John Strazza and James White see Russ & Bia’s “Best on Earth” hold at #7 but is now Top 5 on the building chart. It was up 210 spins. Lil Nas X’s “Rodeo” has a very healthy 340 spin increase as he rockets 10 spots to #30. Baby Keem’s “Orange Soda” continues to stream and grow as well.

Davey Dee and Garrett Ream at Republic have The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” (XO) rolling. It is now inside the Top 20 after a 580 spin jump! Skip Marley’s “Slow Down” holds at #32 and is up 70 spins, while Lil Wayne’s “I Do It” gains 295 spins and debuts at #39. Right behind is Karol G & Nicki Minaj’s “TUSA” (UMLE). They just miss a debut with Kiana Lede’s “Mad at Me” as she lands at #42.

Capitol’s Dixie Tipton has Lil Baby’s “Whoa” knocking on the door of Top 10, which is at #11 this week and up 140 spins. She also just dropped Migos’s “Give No Fxk” f/Travis Scott. Look for this to be a sure Most Added record this week, and to be on the charts by next week.

Caroline’s Alisa Applegate has Trippie Redd’s “Love Me More” about to chart. He is currently at #43 and up 185 spins. Over at RCA, Lori G and Inca have H.E.R.’s “Slide” at #11, gaining 150 spins. Doja Cat’s “Say So” (Kemosabe) enters the Top 25 thanks to a 410 spin increase. Khalid X Disclosure’s “Know Your Worth” is up 380 spins and just misses a debut at #41, but its already #35 on the building chart. BROCKHAMPTON’s “SUGAR” continues to develop.

Epic’s Rick Sackheim and Dontay Thompson see Future & Drake’s “Life Is Good” gain 370 spins and continue to grow inside the Top 10. They just dropped a remix f/DaBaby and Lil Baby. Make sure you check this out! Black Eyed Peas’s “RITMO” continues to grow each week. It slides to #14 and is up 80 spins. Camila Cabello’s “My Oh My” f/DaBaby gains another 70 spins and is now #20. Flipp Dinero’s “How I Move” and D. Munoz’s “Drink” are still developing. They are impacting Jack Boys’ “Out West” this week. There is a buzz on this.

Geffen’s Lee L’Heureux has Rod Wave’s “Heart on Ice” moving up the charts. He shoots #28-23, up 170 spins. He is also starting to see some stories on J.I. Prince of NY’s “Need Me.” Make sure you check it out. Def Jam’s Noah Sheer continues to grind with Justin Bieber’s “Yummy,” as it was up nearly 200 spins this week. In addition, “Intentions” f/Quavo debuts after one week at #34. This was up 570 spins! They are officially impacting YG’s “Konclusions” this week.

Biggest Increase
The Weeknd “Blinding Lights” XO/Republic

Justin Bieber “Intentions” Def Jam

DaBaby “Bop” SCMG/Interscope

Doja Cat “Say So” Kemosabe/RCA

Khalid X Disclosure “Know Your Worth” RCA

Buzz Records
Migos “Give No Fxk” f/ Travis Scott QC/Motown/Capitol

Kiana Lede “Mad At Me” Republic

Justin Bieber “Intentions” Def Jam

Baby Keem “Orange Soda” Columbia

Trippie Redd “Love Me More” 10k Projects/Caroline


 
 
YOUR RADIO ADD RECAP

QC/Motown/Capitol’s Migos come back from a brief hiatus with “Give No Fxk” f/Travis Scott and grab 40 adds. It was far and away this week’s Most Added. Interscope’s Eminem gets 23 stations with “Godzilla,” followed by Epic’s Jackboys with 17 commitments on “Out West” f/Young Thug. Republic’s Pop Smoke and Def Jam’s YG both get 14 adds on impact for “Dior” and “Konclusions.” Def Jam also gets nine more close outs with Justin Bieber on “Intentions.”