WHO'S HAPPY NOW: "Happy" by Columbia's Pharrell Williams has made history again. The smash is the first to top six Mediabase radio formats, hitting #1 at Pop, Rhythm, AC. Hot AC, Urban and Urban AC; including AAA, it's charted at a total of seven formats. This follows on the heels of the song's setting a new record for weekly Mediabase audience at 272 million, surpassing Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines." Said Columbia EVP/GM Joel Klaiman, "I congratulate Pharrell and our entire promotion team under the leadership of Lee Leipsner and our department heads—Jon Borris (Top 40), Cynthia Johnson (Urban & Urban AC), Ayelet Schiffman (Rhythm), Pete Cosenza (Hot AC) and Jim Burruss (AC).” Media Monitors-Mediabase President/CEO Philippe Generali called the six-format #1 "a momentous occasion in the history of Mediabase." (4/28a)
NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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