RADIO ADD RECAP
and Alternative
Heyyyy, buddy! We should get drinks. As soon as we finish up this rundown of the add action at three key radio formats.
TOP 40
It was a huge week at Top 40 for Columbia with four songs in the Top 10 Most Added, including Pharrell Williams’ “Happy,”ahead of next week’s official impact date, Beyonce’s“XO” for a second week, Calvin Harris’ “Thinking of You” and DJ Snake f/Lil Jon’s“Turn Down For What.” RCA has the #1 Most Added song of the week,Shakira f/Rihanna’s “Can’t Remember to Forget You” as well as Miley Cyrus’“Adore You.” WB makes the list with Jason Derulo f/2 Chainz’”Talk Dirty” two weeks in a row. Capitol gets in on the action with Naughty Boy f/Sam Smith’s “La La La” and Hollywood scores again with Demi Lovato’s “Neon Nights.”
CROSSOVER
Top honors this week go to Republic's Sage The Gemini with "Red Nose," which easily gets Most Added. RCA remains red hot with Chris Brown's "Loyal," which was #2 most added. Columbiahas a very impressive week as both Beyoncé "XO" and DJSnake & Lil Jon round out the Top 5. IDJ impacts Jhene Aiko"The Worst" this week, and it nabs double-digit commitments. Other records that made the most of this add week include Jason Derulo"Talk Dirty" (Warner Bros.), "Team" by Lava/Republic's Lorde and RCA's Shakira f/Rihanna, "Can't Remember to Forget You."
ALTERNATIVE
It was a dominating week for Columbia as Foster the People’s new single “Coming of Age” debuted yesterday and in 24 hours pretty much closed out the entire Modern Rock Panel. Major kudos to Mike DePippa and Amanda Walk for a fantastic set-up job. Silversun Pickups had a nice follow-up week with “Cannibal.” Mercury’s Neon Trees was a most added with their new single “Sleeping With a Friend.” Republic’s Phantogram continues to impress withthe quickly rising “Fall in Love.” Coachella headliners Arcade Fire (Merge) have another nice week their new single, “Afterlife.” Indie kids Kongos pick up KRBZ, KTBZ, WEQX, KRXP and SiriusXM’s Faction on their buzz record “Come With Me Now.”
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