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YOUR RADIO CHART PREVIEW

DJ Khaled's “For Free” f/ Drake (We The Best/Epic) will stay at #1 for a third week while Drake's “Too Good” f/ Rihanna (YMCMB/Republic) surges into the Top 5. Def Jam will have another solid week on Major Lazer's “Cold Water” f/ Justin Bieber and as well as Kanye West's “Father Stretch My Hands” (G.O.O.D.). The Chainsmokers f/ Halsey's “Closer” (Disruptor/Columbia) and DJ Khaled's “Do You Mind” f/Nicki Minaj & Chris Brown (WTB/Epic) will both see increases over 350 spins. And look for RCA's Tinashe to debut with “Superlove."


 
 
YOUR RADIO ADD RECAP

It was a strong week, with several labels impacting hot new artists at the format. But in the end Columbia edges out the competition with their new artist Russ, by scoring 28 adds for "What They Want" and topping QC/Motown/Capitol's Lil' Yachty on his impact week for "1 Night," which secured 20 adds. Columbia also got double digit commitments for The Chainsmokers f/Halsey's "Closer" (Disruptor). DJ Khaled's "Do You Mind" f/ Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown (We The Best/Epic) secured 11 adds, while Def Jam got 8 new stations on Desiigner's "Timmy Turner."


 
 
THE BALLSTREET JOURNAL

Stop me when you have heard this before: Drake is a pretty big artist. He currently has FOUR records in the top 10. Four… Most labels don’t have four separate artists in the top 15. I cannot remember a time in recent history that an artist has dominated the charts this consistently for this long.

Epic’s Sujit Kundu is working the DJ Khaled f/ Drake “For Free”(We The Best) which is currently at #1. Sujit also has Fifth Harmony’s “All In My Head (Flex)” (SYCO) at #11, as well as the latest DJ Khaled f/ Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown’s “Do You Mind” debuting at #34, gaining 230 spins. Young Thug & Travis $cott’s “Pick Up The Phone” comes in at #43, while Jidenna’s “Little Bit More” is at #55. They are impacting Meghan Trainor f/Yo Gotti’s “Better ” this week. Next week Sujit is celebrating his 25th birthday for the 16th time. His birthday party is a who’s who of the DJ world, and entertainment in general. If you are lucky enough to be on the list, be ready for a night of debauchery.

Republic’s Gary Spangler, Davey Dee and Stef Cole have Drake f/Rihanna’s “Too Good” moving 10-7, gaining 540 spins. They also have Marc E. Bassy f/G-Eazy’s “You & Me” at #13, and Ariana Grande’s “Into You” at #18, tacking on 200 more spins. Kungs & Cookin’ on 3 Burners’ “This Girl” (Casablanca) comes in at #31 after a 150-spin increase this week. Nick Jonas f/Ty Dolla $ign’s “Bacon” (Island) lands at #39, while Belly f/Kehlani’s “You” (Roc Nation) moves to #48.

Columbia’s Ayelet Schiffman and James White see The Chainsmokers f/Halsey’s “Closer” (Disruptor) leap 38-26 this week, after a 450-spin increase. Beyonce’s “Hold Up” gains 200 spins, and comes in at #54 this week. They are impacting a new artist this week by the name of Russ. His single is “What They Want.” He has done a number of sold out shows on the East and West coasts, and the buzz is tremendous. He already has 180 spins on the single, with an increase of 90 this week.

Over at Def Jam, Rick Sackheim, Noah Sheer and Scott Maness have Major Lazer f/ Justin Bieber and MO’s “Cold Water” (Mad Decent) flying up the chart. It climbs 15-12, gaining more than 315 spins this week. Not far behind, at #15, is YG f/Drake’s “Why You Always Hatin’.” It gains 80 spins. Kanye West f/Kid Cudi’s “Father Stretch My Hands” (G.O.O.D.)is at #17. This was up 235 spins. Mike Will Made-It f/Rihanna’s “Nothing Is Promised” (Westbury Road/Interscope) is at #38, gaining 50 spins, and Logic’s “Flexicution” is at #50. They are impacting Desiigner’s “Tiimmy Turner” (G.O.O.D.) this week. It is already at #63 on the chart.

The crew of Inca and Lori G at RCA have both Usher’s “No Limit” (#8 on the chart) and Sia “Cheap Thrills” (Monkey Puzzle) at #10. There is a remix of the Usher f/Travis $cott, Master P, 2 Chainz and Gucci Mane that leaked this week. Bryson Tiller’s “Sorry Not Sorry” gains 145 spins, and is at #29 this week. Kid Ink f/Jeremih’s “Nasty” lands at #33, up 65 spins, while Tinashe’s “Superlove” just misses the chart at #42, gaining 145 spins.

Dixie Tipton and Capitol are impacting the Lil Yachty “1 Night” (QC/Motown)track this week. There is a buzz on this track, and it is at #68 this week.

MOST INCREASED:
Drake f/Rihanna “Too Good” (YMCMB/Republic)
The Chainsmokers f/Halsey “Closer” (Columbia)
Major Lazer f/Justin Bieber and MO “Cold Water” (Mad Decent/Def Jam) Sia “Cheap Thrills” (Monkey Puzzle/RCA)
Kanye West f/Kid Cudi “Father Stretch My Hands” (G.O.O.D./Def Jam)

BUZZ RECORDS:
DJ Khaled f/Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown “Do You Mind” (YMCMB/Epic-Republic)
Major Lazer f/Justin Bieber and MO “Cold Water” (Mad Decent/Def Jam)
Russ “What They Want” (Columbia)
Kungs & Cookin’ On 3 Burners “This Girl” (New Casablanca/Republic)
Tinie Tempah f/Zara Larsson “Girls Like” (Disturbing London/Def Jam) Logic “Flexicution” (Def Jam)