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HOT NEW RELEASES
Taylor Swift, "Ready For It" (Big Machine/Republic)
Russ, "Wife You Up" (Columbia)
SZA, "The Weekend" (RCA)
NAV & Metro Boomin ft. Offset & Playboi Carti, "Minute” (Republic)

 
 
YOUR RADIO CHART PREVIEW

Epic pulls off a huge jump with Yo Gotti & Nicki Minaj's "Rake It Up" (CMG), which will go to #1 this week. Post Malone's "Rockstar" f/ 21 Savage (Republic) will be this week's biggest gainer, landing at #3. Kendrick Lamar's "LOVE" (TDE/Interscope) will also have a huge jump up. Look for Warner Bros. to debut both Macklemore's "Good Old Days" f/ Kesha and Baka Not Nice's "Live Up To My Name." And finally, Lil Uzi Vert's "The Way Life Goes" (Atlantic) will also hit the chart this week.


 
 
THE BALLSTREET JOURNAL

It’s now been four weeks with KSR/Atlantic’s Cardi B “Bodak Yellow” at the top, but Epic and Sujit Kundu are making a push to make Yo Gotti & Mike WiLL Made-It f/Nicki Minaj’s “Rake It Up” (CMG) #1 on next week’s chart. It’s over 1,200 spins away, but Cardi seems to be showing a lot of burn and “Rake It Up” still has a few stations moving to power. Gotti was up 350 spins this week. Epic also has Travis Scott’s “Butterfly Effect” (Grand Hustle) now in the Top 15, up 70 spins, as well as 21 Savage’s “Bank Account” (Slaughter Gang) right behind at #16. This one was up 95 spins. They debut Camila Cabello f/Young Thug’s “Havana” (SYCO) at #35, thanks to a 260-spin increase. It’s also on fire at Top 40. Busta Rhymes f/Vybz Kartel & Tory Lanez’s “Girlfriend” (The Conglomerate) is just getting started.

The two-headed monster of Inca and Lori G at RCA continue to impress. Khalid’s “Young Dumb and Broke” (Right Hand) leaps #7-4, gaining 445 spins, and shows no signs of slowing down. Goldlink’s “Crew” (Squaaash Club) gains an impressive 310 spins, and moves to #12. Chris Brown’s “Questions” is right behind at #13, adding 140 spins to his total. And next in line is G-Eazy f/A$AP Rocky & Cardi B’s “No Limit” (BPG/RVG) at #14. This monster was up 500 spins. Miguel f/Travis Scott’s “Skywalker” (Bystorm Ent.) adds a healthy 195 spins, and SZA’s “The Weekend” (TDE) just misses debuting at #43. She was up triple-digits, and is sure to debut next week. Marshmello X Khalid’s “Silence” (Joytime Collective) was also up over 100 spins, and is gaining momentum. Watch for this one.

Republic’s Gary Spangler and Davey Dee are on fire with Post Malone. “rockstar” featuring 21 Savage shoots #11-6, gaining 900 spins. Every metric we look at screams smash. He has another record, entitled “I Fall Apart,” which is doing the same thing. The sales, streams, and Shazam numbers are all there. They’re impacting it this week. J. Balvin & Willy Williams f/Beyonce’s “Mi Gente” (PW/UMLE) continues to take on another life, as it’s up 560 spins and moves to #11. The Weeknd’s “Die For You” (XO) climbs inside the Top 25 this week, up 245 spins, while Demi Lovato’s “Sorry Not Sorry” (Safehouse/Island) is up three spots to #26. This was up 220 spins. Jessie Reyes’ “Figures” (FMLY) is still growing and developing as well. She is at #32 this week. Ski Mask The Slump God’s “Catch Me Outside” (Victor) is at #64, and Trinidad Cardona’s “Jennifer” (Run-It-Up/Island) is at #65. Both are still early and developing.

Columbia’s Ayelet Schiffman and James White continue to grow Lecrae f/Tori Kelly’s “I’ll Find You” (Reach). It moves up to #9 this week. They just miss debuting Tyler, The Creator f/Kali Uchis’ “See You Again” at #41. Ayo & Teo’s “Better Off Alone” comes in at #50, up 45 spins. They’re impacting the new Calvin Harris f/Kehlani and Lil Yachty’s “Faking It” this week.

Def Jam’s Rick Sackheim and Noah Sheer see Jay-Z f/Damian Marley’s “Bam” (Roc Nation) move #38-33 this week. It was up over 200 spins. They also debut 2 Chainz f/Travis Scott’s “4 AM” at #39. This was up 170 spins. Fabolous & Chris Brown’s “Flipmode” (Desert Storm) continues to develop.

Capitol’s Greg Marella and Dixie Tipton debut Quality Control f/Quavo, Offset & Takeoff’s “Too Hotty” (QC/Motown). It was up 205 spins, and comes in at #37.

Most Increased:
Post Malone f/21 Savage
’s “rockstar” XO/Republic
J. Balvin & Willy William f/Beyonce “Mi Gente” PW/UMLE/Columbia-Republic
Kendrick Lamar f/Zacari “LOVE.” TDE/Aftermath/Interscope
G-Eazy f/A$AP Rocky & Cardi B “No Limit” RCA
Khalid “Young Dumb and Broke” RCA

Buzz Records:
Post Malone “I Fall Apart” Republic
Quality Control f/Quavo, TakeOff & Offset “Too Hotty” QC/Motown/Capitol
NF “Let You Down” Caroline
Calvin Harris f/Kehlani & Lil Yachty “Faking It” Columbia
Baka Not Nice “Live Up To My Name” OVO Sound/Warner Bros.


 
 
YOUR RADIO ADD RECAP

Columbia secured 22 adds for Calvin Harris' "Faking It" f/ Kehlani and Lil Yachty, narrowly edging out Republic's Post Malone, who grabbed 21 adds for "I Fall Apart" on impact week. Caroline's breaking artist NF sees another 9 stations come on board with "Let You Down" and RCA's SZA gets 9 new supporters on "The Weekend." 2 Chainz' "4AM" f/ Travis Scott (Def Jam) nabs 8 adds, while Camila Cabello's "Havana" f/ Young Thug (Syco/Epic) solidifies 7 new adds.