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THE BALL STREET JOURNAL

John Strazza and James White at Columbia give Lil Nas X his second consecutive #1 record with “Panini”. They moved #3 to #1 this week, thanks to an increase of 570 spins. It has been on the chart now for weeks. They also have 24KGoldn's “Valentino” at #43, up 135 spins. This looks to debut next week. They are impacting Tyga's “Mamacita” f/ YG this week. It is off to a solid start with 200 mix show spins over the weekend.

Epic’s Rick Sackheim and Dontay Thompson have DJ Khaled's “Wish Wish” at #8, and the plan is to get it inside the top 5. They also have the biggest gainer at the format again this week with Travis Scott's “Highest In The Room”. It was up 815 spins, and rockets to #13. French Montana's “Writing On The Wall” has another impressive 300 spin increase, and climbs to #21. They are impacting Tyla Yaweh's “I Think I Luv Her” this week.

Noah Sheer and Def Jam are excited about new music from Kanye West. While they don’t have an “official” single as I write this, the lead streaming track is “Follow God”. Danileigh's “Easy” holds at #22, and is up 145 spins. YK Osiris' “Ride” rises to #38, thanks to a 185 spin increase. Fabolous' “Choosy” looks to be a week or so away from a debut, coming in at #44, up 160 spins. Teyana Taylor's “How You Want It” is not far behind, at #46. She is up 80 spins.

Republic’s Davey Dee and Garrett Reem continue to drive Post Malone's “Enemies” f/ DaBaby inside the top 10. It is at #8, up 340 spins. His “Top 40” track, “Circles,” is really gaining traction here at Rhythm. It is up 320 spins, and is now at #18. Lil Tecca's “Did It Again” is up 200 spins, and is at #36 this week. Blueface's “Close Up” has a solid week, seeing a 155 spin increase. He moves to #50. Over at Capitol, Dixie Tipton welcomes Layton Greene's “Leave Em Alone” into the top 15. This was up 390 spins, and shows no signs of slowing down. Quality Control/Lil Baby/DaBaby's “Baby” climbs three spots to #29, thanks to a 155 spin increase. They just impacted Internet Money's “Somebody” this past week. It is off to a solid start, seeing an increase of 200 spins! It is at #53 and is a week or two away from a debut.

RCA’s Inca and Lori G take Chris Brown's “Heat” inside the top 10.. He was up 340 spins, and is eyeing the top 5. Doja Cat's “Juicy” is really looking like a legit record. She is at #20, and is up 215 spins. G-Eazy's “I Wanna Rock” sees an impressive 315 spin increase, and lands at #49—it is sure to debut this coming week. H.E.R.'s “Slide” gains 145 spins, and is now #51. Look for this one to continue to build.

Nino Cuccinello and Interscope see a 300 spin jump with DaBaby's “Baby Sitter,” which is at #16. Mustard's “Ballin” is showing no signs of slowing down. He adds 400 spins to his total, and is now at #19. DJ Snake's “Loco Contigo” moves up 3 spots to #27, and Blackbear's “Hot Girl Bummer” debuts at #39. This is up 260 spins, and is also gaining traction at Top 40. They just miss a debut with Summer Walker's “Playing Games”. She comes in at #41, up 150 spins.

Lee L’Heureux and Warner are making the push for #1 with Wale's “On Chill.” He is up 450 spins, and is now at #4. It looks to be about two weeks away from the top.

Most Increased
Travis Scott “Highest In The Room” (Cactus Jack/Epic)

Lil Nas X “Panini” (Columbia)

Wale “On Chill” (MMG/Warner)

Mustard “Ballin” (10 Summers/Interscope)

Layton Greene “Leave Em Alone” (QC/Motown/Capitol)

Buzz Records
Tyga “Mamacita” (Columbia)

Blackbear “Hot Girl Bummer” (Beartrap/Alamo/Interscope)

24KGoldn “Valentino” (RECORDS-Columbia)

Kanye West “Follow God” (Def Jam)

Lil Tecca “Did It Again” (Republic)


 
 
YOUR RADIO CHART PREVIEW

It will be close, but it looks like Columbia’s Lil Nas X will get his second #1 record in a row with “Panini.” Warner’s Wale “On Chill” and Republic’s Post Malone “Enemies” both continue to grow nicely inside the top 10. Epic’s Travis Scott “Highest In The Room” will enter the top 15 and be up over 800 spins. QC/Capitol’s Layton Greene “Leave Em Alone”, Republic’s Post Malone “Circles” and Interscope’s Mustard “Ballin” will all be up over 300 spins. Look for Interscope’s Blackbear “Hot Girl Bummer” to debut this week.


 
 
YOUR RADIO ADD RECAP

10k Projects/Capitol’s Internet Money “Somebody” f/Lil Tecca has a strong impact week, bringing in 34 stations on impact. Not far behind was RCA’s G-Eazy “I Wanna Rock” with 27 adds, followed by Interscope’s Blackbear “Hot Girl Bummer” with 17 commitments. RCA also sees 7 early stations come in on H.E.R.'s “Slide.”


 
 
THE BALL STREET JOURNAL

It’s something I haven’t seen at our format, well, ever. RCA’s Chris Brown “No Guidance” goes back to #1 for a fifth time. It has hung around the top long enough to see 3 other records go to #1, and then made its way back in! It has been on the chart for 19 weeks, and 10 of those have been spent at #1 or #2 on the chart. Amazing. Lori G and Inca have Chris’s current single “Heat” at #12, gaining 265 spins. Doja Cat's “Juicy” is up 190 spins and moves up 4 spots to #23. Gashi's “Safely” is still developing, as is H.E.R.'s “Slide” f/YG. They are impacting G-Eazy f/Gunna's “I Wanna Rock” this week.

Rick Sackheim and Dontay Thompson see DJ Khaled's “Wish Wish” at #8, up 35 spins. They also have the #1 most increased record with Travis Scott's “Highest In The Room”. It gains a staggering 955 spins, and climbs #32-19! French Montana's “Writing On The Wall” enters the top 25, thanks to a 410 spin increase in spins.

Republic’s Gary Spangler and Davey Dee welcome Post Malone's “Enemies” f/DaBaby into the top 10. He gains 290 spins, and has the top 5 in his sights. Lil Tecca's “Did It Again” moves up 2 spots to #38, and sees a triple digit increase. They are just getting started with Blueface's “Close Up”. It is up 170 spins, and looks to be a few weeks away from a debut.

Over at Interscope, Nino Cuccinello has his hands full with music. DaBaby's “Baby Sitter” is up 215 spins, good enough for #16 on the chart. Mustard's “Ballin” continues to impress. It is up 270 spins, and lands at #21 this week. DJ Snake's “Loco Contigo” comes in at #30, and continues to grow. Arin Ray's “Change” and Summer Walker's “Playing Games” are at #42 and 43 respectfully. Both look to slide on to the chart this coming week. Nino is impacting Blackbear's “Hot Girl Bummer” this week. It is already at #47, and was up 200 spins this week.

Columbia’s John Strazza and James White are making the push for #1 with Lil Nas X's “Panini” this week! He is up 390 spins, and at #4. The three ahead of him are all down, and now is the week. 24KGoldn's “Valentino” is up 140 spins, and lands at #48 this week. It looks to be two weeks away from a debut.

Dixie Tipton and Capitol continue to impress with Layton Greene's “Leave Em Alone”. It is up another 340 spins, and is officially inside the top 15. Quality Control/Lil Baby/Da Baby's “Baby” climbs to #32 thanks to an additional 130 spin increase this week.

Noah Sheer and team Def Jam have Danileigh's “Easy” at #22, gaining 90 spins. He also debuts YK Osiris' “Ride” f/Kehlani at #40. It was up a very healthy 250 spins. Teyana Taylor's “How You Want It” is still developing, and lands at #45 this week. Fabolous' “Choosy” f/Jeremih looks to capitalize on a solid impact week. It was up 195 spins, and comes in at #52.

Lee L’Heureux has the biggest increasing record inside the top 10 with Wale's “On Chill” (Warner). It is up 565 spins, and moves to #7. It will be top 5 by this time next week.

Most Increased
Travis Scott “Highest In The Room” (Cactus Jack/Epic)

Wale “On Chill” (MMG/Warner)

French Montana “Writing On The Wall” (Epic)

Lil Nas X “Panini” (Columbia)

Layton Greene “Leave Em Alone” (QC/Motown/Capitol)

Buzz Records
Blackbear “Hot Girl Bummer” (Beartrap/Alamo/Interscope)

24KGoldn “Valentino” (RECORDS-Columbia)

Fabolous “Choosy” f/Jeremih (Def Jam)

YK Osiris “Ride” (Def Jam)

Lil Tecca “Did It Again” (Republic)