Things are beginning to wind down as we head toward the end of the year, and with the holidays upon us, everyone seems to be thankful for another big year. Lots of majors are talking about their first-quarter release schedules, and we hear there are some big things dropping early 2020!
Republic’s Spangler, Romeo & Dastur knocked it out of the park, coming out of the Thanksgiving holiday with the newly released The Weeknd track, “Heartless,” posting 160 adds on MB and landing at the top of the addboard. Taylor Swift's “Lover” is heading Top 15 with the biggest chart gain in nine weeks. Isabela Merced's “Papi” is chartbound at Top 40 and just crossed 6m views on the video. Schiffman, along with Team Republic, has charted Public's “Make You Mine” (Island); the streams are over 80m and there are 4m views on the video.
Columbia's Gray, Burruss, Bedard, Stevens and Brenner put Arizona Zervas' “Roxanne” back in the Top 10 Most Added column with 30 new stations this week. It’s currently heading Top 20 with 150+ in just two weeks. Lil Nas X's “Panini” is driving Top 10 with 100k in weekly U.S. consumption for 12 straight weeks. BTS f/Lauv's “Make It Right” (Bighit) gets Z100, KIIS, WBBM and WIOQ.
RCA's Riccitelli, Maldonado, JR and Daddio put two new tracks in the Top 10 Most Added this week. There's BROCKHAMPTON's “SUGAR” (Question Everything) with 13 new adds and, with 16 adds, Doja Cat's “Juicy,” which is currently Top 10 at Rhythm. Kesha f/Big Freedia's “Raising Hell” (Kemosabe) is now Top 25 with 130+ stations and big support from HITS 1, Music Choice, and WKSS.
Interscope’s Romano and Lopes have a plate full of hits. Selena Gomez's “Lose You To Love Me” is now Top 5 with a closed-out panel and some amazing research posting on all platforms. Maroon 5's “Memories” (222) is heading Top 5 at Pop and is #1 at Hot AC, while a Greatest Gainer at both formats. blackbear's “hot girl bummer” (Beartrap/Alamo) is on 150+ stations and was once again in the Most Added column with eight new adds as it heads Top 20. 5 Seconds of Summer's “Teeth” is Top 25-bound with Top 5 research from HITPredictor. Zedd & Kehlani's “Good Thing” is once again Most Added with 70+ stations on board; big supporters include Z100, WWWQ, WODS and KYLD.
Warner's Chester, Dyer, Reich and Shih have Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber's “10,000 Hours” (Warner Nashville) Top 15 and moving into Power rotation at Z100, KRBE, WIHT and WHYI. Dua Lipa's “Don’t Start Now” is Top 15 and was one of the Greatest Gainers of the week. That one's also #1 on Spotify's Today’s Top Hits. Saweetie's “My Type” (ICY/Artistry) is Top 25 and now platinum; leaders include KAMP, KMVQ, KHKS and WIOQ.
Capitol’s Marella, Nolletti, Siciliano and Acampora moved Sam Smith's “How Do You Sleep?” Top 10 and it looks like it will head Top 5 soon, with Power research posting everywhere. Halsey's “Graveyard” is Top 15 and was one of the week’s Greatest Gainers. Niall Horan's “Nice To Meet Ya” is now Top 20. Look for him on SNL on 12/14.
Over at Epic, Sackheim, Afloarei and Dimig have Travis Scott's “HIGHEST IN THE ROOM” (Cactus Jack) set to join the Top 30 with 110 stations on board. It’s heading #1 at Rhythm. Black Eyed Peas f/J Balvin's “RITMO” was Most Added on impact with early support from WKTU, WKSC, WPOW and WFLC. Look for this one to chart soon.
Caroline's Halpern and Applegate moved NF's “Time” (NF Real Music) Top 10 this week with a closed-out panel; big supporters include WKQI, KKRZ, KALZ and KBKS.
MUSIC WE LOVE: Lewis Capaldi's “Before You Go” (Capitol), Billie Eilish's “everything i wanted” (Darkroom/Interscope).
