A year-end look at the major (and indie) label promotion departments’ results, according to marketshare reports from Mediabase.
Jimmy Iovine’s Interscope Geffen A&M promo troops once again led the pack in the Mediabase Overall label share, with 14.9%, #1 at Top 40 (19.7%) and Alternative (12.1%) and second at Rhythmic (15.8%) and Hot AC (16.3%)… Once again, Atlantic Records was next, with 11.1%, scoring honors at Rhythmic (15.9%) and Urban (15%) and runner-up status at Rock (12.2%) and Active Rock (9.8%)... Richard Palmese’s RCA Music Group was #3 Overall at 10.7%, #1 at Urban AC (16.2%), AC (16.9%), and Hot AC (16.7%) and #2 at Top 40 (12.3%) and Triple A (10.8%%). Among the chart leaders scored by the Promotion Preacher were Kemosabe/RMG pop diva Ke$ha’s #1 Top 40 smash, “Tik Tok,” as well as Alicia Keys’ “Unthinkable (I’m Ready)” at Urban, along with Dave Matthews Band (#3 at Triple A)... Steve Bartels and Erik Olesen’s IDJ promo squad landed at #4 in Overall airplay (8.6%), with a #4 finish at Top 40 (9.3%) alongside a #3 at both Rhythmic (14.9%) and Urban (13.9%) The label scored a Top 5 smash at Rhythmic with Rihanna’s “Rude Boy,” a #3 finish at Urban with Ludacris’ “How Low” and a #8 for Neon Trees’ “Animal” at Alternative… Joe Riccitelli’s Jive warriors battled to a #5 Overall finish (7.8%), #4 at Urban (13.2%) #3 at Urban AC (14%), #5 at Rock (7.6%), #3 at Active Rock (9.7%) and #4 at Alternative (7.9%). Riccitelli had the #1 hit at Urban in Usher’s “There Goes My Baby,” and, with Three Days Grace’s “Break” the #1 song at Active Rock and #2 at Rock… Greg Thompson’s Capitol Records Group squad finished just outside the Top 5, with a 7.5% Overall airplay share, scoring #1 at Rock (14%), #4 at AC (12.3%), #2 at Alternative (10.2%), and #5 at both Triple A (7.6%) and Smooth AC (4.4%). Among the big acts were Lady Antebellum (#1 at AC, #3 at Hot AC), Alice in Chains (#1 and #4 at Rock, #5 at Active Rock), Katy Perry (#9 at Top 40), Sick Puppies (#8 at Active Rock), 30 Seconds to Mars (#7 at Alternative), Norah Jones (#6 at Triple A) and Michael Franti & Spearhead (#9 at Triple A)… Joel Klaiman’s
MUSIC REVENUE TOPPED $17B IN 2023: RIAA
Streaming subscriptions lead the charge. (3/27a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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