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Post by dm2081 on May 27, 2015 16:52:19 GMT -5
Yeah I hope they can make top 10 with this song, I've really just begun to love this one now. I just hope Brad hasn't lost all momentum with this single, so hopefully "Country Nation" (which would be my choice for 4th single) can still have a decent shot.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2015 10:27:31 GMT -5
How do we feel about maybe "Moonshine in the Trunk" being the last single?
The sticker on the CD says "Country Nation" so I'd assume it's that one. But Brad doesn't play "CN" at concerts, while he DOES play "Moonshine".
Also, "Moonshine" is pushing 2 million streams on Spotify, leading "CN" by about 700k. Pretty good for a non-single from an "old" guy.
I imagine both would do similarly at radio, but I would worry that "Moonshine" may follow a path close to "Camouflage".
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Post by rsmatto on Jun 5, 2015 11:23:47 GMT -5
Yeah I hope they can make top 10 with this song, I've really just begun to love this one now. I just hope Brad hasn't lost all momentum with this single, so hopefully "Country Nation" (which would be my choice for 4th single) can still have a decent shot. This single has sold more/better than the previous one did. So I'd say his momentum is fine.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2015 12:44:25 GMT -5
Yeah I hope they can make top 10 with this song, I've really just begun to love this one now. I just hope Brad hasn't lost all momentum with this single, so hopefully "Country Nation" (which would be my choice for 4th single) can still have a decent shot. This single has sold more/better than the previous one did. So I'd say his momentum is fine. Not sure which single you are referencing because I don't think Crushin' It has sold more than Perfect Storm nor has Country Nation sold more than Crushin' It...right?
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Post by dm2081 on Jun 5, 2015 13:56:50 GMT -5
Yeah "Perfect Storm" is Gold, and I think this one just recently crossed the 100k mark right? The sales on this one are actually what's causing my concern.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2015 15:41:17 GMT -5
The Highway just played Moonshine in the Trunk during the Music Row happy hour. I didn't catch what he said before the song but maybe it's next?
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Post by rsmatto on Jun 5, 2015 21:33:35 GMT -5
Yeah "Perfect Storm" is Gold, and I think this one just recently crossed the 100k mark right? The sales on this one are actually what's causing my concern. Well, I was wrong but "Perfect Storm" is NOT Gold. "river bank" is. "Storm" is at 350k or so. So while my recollection was wrong with the sales reference, I still think "momentum" with radio is fine.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 5, 2015 22:39:53 GMT -5
"River Bank" has sold around 500k and "Perfect Storm" is probably close to 400k now (it was at 357k around when it hit #1), but fwiw PS was selling better at its peak than RB was but it had a shorter run on radio. "Crushin' It" is way behind with about 125,000 in sales, which is a pretty big drop-off. It's certainly fairing better than the third and fourth single from Wheelhouse though, so I'd say that with the right single, he could get another solid hit from the record, hopefully bigger than this one.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jun 11, 2015 9:14:39 GMT -5
Moonshine in the Trunk may be his lowest-selling effort, but it has already spent more weeks on Top Country Albums that Wheelhouse (40 weeks for MitT compared to 35 weeks for W). And with this outpeaking "I Can't Change the World", I think this era is a success to some extent.
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Post by onebuffalo on Jun 11, 2015 12:07:43 GMT -5
This may be his lowest-selling effort, but it has already spent more weeks on Top Country Albums that Wheelhouse (40 weeks for MitT compared to 35 weeks for W). And with this outpeaking "I Can't Change the World", I think this era is a success to some extent. I would say. Perfect Storm became Brad Paisley's first chart topper in more than three years.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2015 16:09:16 GMT -5
They had "CONVERT!" ads this week, but I can't help but feeling this one is all but done. Especially after today's update. This one has historically suffered in the weekends (when I assume there's no promotion). Not sure it can keep its bullet. Even worse, this will be Brad's 21st BB week. Fortunately, it looks like it may hit #11 on that chart, which looks to be its peak.
That being said, why keep pushing this one? They can get out a new song and have it peak for the fall. If it's "Country Nation" it can see high airplay through college football, and if it's "Moonshine in the Trunk" (which I assume would be the second option if they changed their minds on the former), it can see high airplay through Nascar.
Hopefully he still has some momentum after this one, which I admittedly thought would play and sell much better.
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Post by sabre14 on Jun 21, 2015 13:08:32 GMT -5
Brad got leaped by Michael Ray on MB this week for the #12 slot and Brad should be at #11 on Billboard this week (four consecutive weeks at #13 on MB now, lol). "Crushin' It" has really struggled the past two weeks as it gained just 40 spins and 200k in total audience this week (83 spins and under 300k in audience the past two weeks). Brad can get ahead of Kenny this upcoming week as "Wild Child" should fall below him on MB and should be gone from Billboard all together, but Michael Ray looks to pass Brad on Billboard by then and that would only get "Crushin' It" to #11 on MB (FGL's going recurrent), assuming nobody else passes him which is iffy considering Frankie and Luke are not that far behind.
Arista is desperately trying to get this top 10 before letting this go but that's proving to be a difficult task at the moment.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2015 14:33:39 GMT -5
All my bias aside, it absolutely blows my mind that radio stations are converting a no-name, boring as hell song about nothing over a Brad tune.
Sam Hunt, Kelsea Ballerini, Canaan Smith, Michael Ray, Old Dominion racing up with their pop-infused nonsense. Again, this is turning into a "what have you done for me lately" pop-style format.
Meanwhile, we have established acts like Darius Rucker, Lee Brice, Toby Keith, Thompson Square, George Strait, Lady Antebellum hanging out in the basement. Door's locked. People upstairs too busy head-banging cool party beats.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2015 5:34:05 GMT -5
All my bias aside, it absolutely blows my mind that radio stations are converting a no-name, boring as hell song about nothing over a Brad tune. Sam Hunt, Kelsea Ballerini, Canaan Smith, Michael Ray, Old Dominion racing up with their pop-infused nonsense. Again, this is turning into a "what have you done for me lately" pop-style format. Meanwhile, we have established acts like Darius Rucker, Lee Brice, Toby Keith, Thompson Square, George Strait, Lady Antebellum hanging out in the basement. Door's locked. People upstairs too busy head-banging cool party beats. You may personally prefer Brad's tune over Michael's, but the numbers suggest that most listeners like "Kiss You in the Morning" better than "Crushin' It." Below are the rankings for the two songs on country radio listeners surveys, ranked by overall popularity score. Survey | "Kiss You in the Morning"'s ranking | "Crushin' It"'s ranking | Bullseye Callout | #9 | #20 | Callout America | #4 | #16 | RadioFeedback | #18 | #20 | Mediabase National Callout | #14 | #23 |
In addition, Brad is generally beating Michael in burn rates and overall negativity rates, and on top of this Michael's song is selling just a bit better than Brad's. KYITM has sold 135k, while CI has sold 150k, but Michael's single is outselling Brad's by about 2k per week and Brad's single has been at radio just a few weeks more than Michael's. Additionally, Brad's album sales aren't doing much to redeem single sales, as Moonshine in the Trunk is currently being outsold by debut albums from newcomers Cole Swindell and Chase Rice on a weekly basis. So I think this may be one of those cases where perhaps the music you like isn't really in line with what is the most popular these days. It's not that radio just has an unfair bias towards one style of music, but artists like Darius Rucker, Toby Keith, Thompson Square, Lady Antebellum, and Brad Paisley just haven't been moving the needle much at all lately.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2015 7:32:27 GMT -5
You may personally prefer Brad's tune over Michael's, but the numbers suggest that most listeners like "Kiss You in the Morning" better than "Crushin' It." Below are the rankings for the two songs on country radio listeners surveys, ranked by overall popularity score. Survey | "Kiss You in the Morning"'s ranking | "Crushin' It"'s ranking | Bullseye Callout | #9 | #20 | Callout America | #4 | #16 | RadioFeedback | #18 | #20 | Mediabase National Callout | #14 | #23 |
In addition, Brad is generally beating Michael in burn rates and overall negativity rates, and on top of this Michael's song is selling just a bit better than Brad's. KYITM has sold 135k, while CI has sold 150k, but Michael's single is outselling Brad's by about 2k per week and Brad's single has been at radio just a few weeks more than Michael's. Additionally, Brad's album sales aren't doing much to redeem single sales, as Moonshine in the Trunk is currently being outsold by debut albums from newcomers Cole Swindell and Chase Rice on a weekly basis. So I think this may be one of those cases where perhaps the music you like isn't really in line with what is the most popular these days. It's not that radio just has an unfair bias towards one style of music, but artists like Darius Rucker, Toby Keith, Thompson Square, Lady Antebellum, and Brad Paisley just haven't been moving the needle much at all lately. I respect that, and I appreciate the numbers to back up your point. Do you think over the past couple years that radio has fostered this type of musical style? For example, what I always say about The Highway. They say their top 45 is fan-voted, but I've been "part" of the Highway Patrol for almost 2 months now and only been sent 1 survey. Half the songs on that countdown aren't in the top 50 on any chart. So because they constantly play those songs, that's what their listeners like and relate to. I don't know. I see the numbers, but at the same time I feel like it could just be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2015 5:29:55 GMT -5
This would have been the week for Brad to make his last-ditch push for a top 10 peak, but it looks like he's gonna get passed by Michael Ray and possibly Luke Bryan as well (they've already both moved ahead on Mediabase). Sony label-mate Kenny Chesney will go recurrent on Monday, so all Brad had to do was hold off Michael and Luke and then he would have gotten into the top 10. Brad led Michael by about 400k to start the week, and he was 1.3 mil ahead of Luke, and I didn't think it'd be that tough for Sony to allocate some of Kenny's spins to Brad so that "Crushin' It" could sneak into the top 10 before any others made the pass.
But it hasn't happened, and now I'm finding it hard to see any scenario in which Brad could get into the top 10. I think this week was his only chance. I figured they'd get it done, just barely, and then "Crushin' It" would probably start to fall next week. I think there's a good chance that "Crushin' It" will still start to fall next week, but with a #11 peak instead of a #10 peak.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2015 9:50:54 GMT -5
This would have been the week for Brad to make his last-ditch push for a top 10 peak, but it looks like he's gonna get passed by Michael Ray and possibly Luke Bryan as well (they've already both moved ahead on Mediabase). Sony label-mate Kenny Chesney will go recurrent on Monday, so all Brad had to do was hold off Michael and Luke and then he would have gotten into the top 10. Brad led Michael by about 400k to start the week, and he was 1.3 mil ahead of Luke, and I didn't think it'd be that tough for Sony to allocate some of Kenny's spins to Brad so that "Crushin' It" could sneak into the top 10 before any others made the pass. But it hasn't happened, and now I'm finding it hard to see any scenario in which Brad could get into the top 10. I think this week was his only chance. I figured they'd get it done, just barely, and then "Crushin' It" would probably start to fall next week. I think there's a good chance that "Crushin' It" will still start to fall next week, but with a #11 peak instead of a #10 peak. See I'm not so sure. Both "Kiss You in the Morning" and "Kick the Dust Up" passed Brad. But everyone behind him has started to slow down (including the snoozer from ZBB) and he is still chugging along. He's got a relatively healthy bullet right now, even though he should be seeing some more top 10 conversions. I notice a big chunk of new spins this week have come from some smaller markets (with the exception of Boston bumping him up). That leads me to believe you may be right that Arista is doing a final push for top 10. But if those stations hold steady with Brad in higher rotation and Arista can get some other stations to push him up, I don't see how he misses top 10 at this point. If this coming week goes as last week did, he could be #10 by this weekend. I can see them wanting to push until the 4th when Brad plays the Macy's event. Assuming he'll play "Crushin' It", but if Arista is indeed moving on to a new single, it may not be a bad idea to throw in "Country Nation" (if that's the next choice) considering it's Independence Day.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 29, 2015 10:45:39 GMT -5
This would have been the week for Brad to make his last-ditch push for a top 10 peak, but it looks like he's gonna get passed by Michael Ray and possibly Luke Bryan as well (they've already both moved ahead on Mediabase). Sony label-mate Kenny Chesney will go recurrent on Monday, so all Brad had to do was hold off Michael and Luke and then he would have gotten into the top 10. Brad led Michael by about 400k to start the week, and he was 1.3 mil ahead of Luke, and I didn't think it'd be that tough for Sony to allocate some of Kenny's spins to Brad so that "Crushin' It" could sneak into the top 10 before any others made the pass. But it hasn't happened, and now I'm finding it hard to see any scenario in which Brad could get into the top 10. I think this week was his only chance. I figured they'd get it done, just barely, and then "Crushin' It" would probably start to fall next week. I think there's a good chance that "Crushin' It" will still start to fall next week, but with a #11 peak instead of a #10 peak. See I'm not so sure. Both "Kiss You in the Morning" and "Kick the Dust Up" passed Brad. But everyone behind him has started to slow down (including the snoozer from ZBB) and he is still chugging along. He's got a relatively healthy bullet right now, even though he should be seeing some more top 10 conversions. I notice a big chunk of new spins this week have come from some smaller markets (with the exception of Boston bumping him up). That leads me to believe you may be right that Arista is doing a final push for top 10. But if those stations hold steady with Brad in higher rotation and Arista can get some other stations to push him up, I don't see how he misses top 10 at this point. If this coming week goes as last week did, he could be #10 by this weekend. I can see them wanting to push until the 4th when Brad plays the Macy's event. Assuming he'll play "Crushin' It", but if Arista is indeed moving on to a new single, it may not be a bad idea to throw in "Country Nation" (if that's the next choice) considering it's Independence Day. If Kelsea drops out, then that's only one new Top 10 spot up for grabs, and that will easily go to Luke Bryan over Brad Paisley. And then the week after, if not earlier, ZBB will make the pass (not sure I see that one slowing down right now the way you describe -- in fact, today's update for "Loving You Easy" was very big).
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2015 10:57:21 GMT -5
See I'm not so sure. Both "Kiss You in the Morning" and "Kick the Dust Up" passed Brad. But everyone behind him has started to slow down (including the snoozer from ZBB) and he is still chugging along. He's got a relatively healthy bullet right now, even though he should be seeing some more top 10 conversions. I notice a big chunk of new spins this week have come from some smaller markets (with the exception of Boston bumping him up). That leads me to believe you may be right that Arista is doing a final push for top 10. But if those stations hold steady with Brad in higher rotation and Arista can get some other stations to push him up, I don't see how he misses top 10 at this point. If this coming week goes as last week did, he could be #10 by this weekend. I can see them wanting to push until the 4th when Brad plays the Macy's event. Assuming he'll play "Crushin' It", but if Arista is indeed moving on to a new single, it may not be a bad idea to throw in "Country Nation" (if that's the next choice) considering it's Independence Day. If Kelsea drops out, then that's only one new Top 10 spot up for grabs, and that will easily go to Luke Bryan over Brad Paisley. And then the week after, if not earlier, ZBB will make the pass (not sure I see that one slowing down right now the way you describe -- in fact, today's update for "Loving You Easy" was very big). For some reason I was a spot behind. I think I anticipated "Love Me Like You Mean It", "Diamond Rings and Old Barstools", "Sangria", "Little Toy Guns", and "Baby Be My Love Song" all out of the top 10 within the next 3-4 weeks. Don't think they can keep this one going for that much longer though. Nor should they, at this point.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2015 0:21:28 GMT -5
Okay, so now it's looking like Brad will be able to stay alive long enough for a possible top 10 peak. I'm not sure if Kelsea Ballerini will go recurrent on Monday, but even if she does lose enough, her spot will go to Luke Bryan. However, by Monday the 13th, we will have almost certainly seen Carrie and Tim go recurrent along with Kelsea, and perhaps Easton will be gone by then as well (if not, then he'll for sure be gone by the 20th).
Brad's still gaining nicely this week--not huge gains, and not enough to re-pass Michael Ray or Luke--but it does look like Arista is planning on sticking with this one for a bit longer yet, probably until those 4 songs (from Carrie, Tim, Kelsea, and Easton) all fall out of the top 10. Luke and the ZBB are probably first in line for the top 10, but Brad should be right there as well, probably just behind the ZBB. And maybe the 4th available spot (probably Easton's) goes to Frankie Ballard, Dustin Lynch, or Sam Hunt.
So we should be seeing some nice turnover within the next 2-3 weeks, and I really believe that, if Brad can hang in there through next week, then he'll be able to make the top 10 after all.
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Post by Marv on Jul 6, 2015 7:22:36 GMT -5
As much as I'd like to see this somehow earn at least one week in the top 10, I don't see that happening; he'll pass Carrie and Tim, but Zac Brown figures to pass him this week, and perhaps Frankie Ballard will do likewise.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 6, 2015 11:52:37 GMT -5
As much as I'd like to see this somehow earn at least one week in the top 10, I don't see that happening; he'll pass Carrie and Tim, but Zac Brown figures to pass him this week, and perhaps Frankie Ballard will do likewise. But there's about to be 4 openings (Kelsea, Carrie, & Tim are all falling already, but Easton is probably going to be doing the same very soon) in the Top 10 in the next couple weeks, and he's third or fourth in line (whether Frankie passes him or not), so he should be able to do it. I think the only way he wouldn't make Top 10 now would be if Dustin Lynch passed him as well, which isn't going to happen.
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Post by Marv on Jul 6, 2015 15:56:54 GMT -5
Do you really expect ECs tune to start plunging this week?
It would be nice since I'm really sick of it anyway!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2015 16:32:38 GMT -5
Another thing this one has going for it is its age. It's only 156 days old right now, which is still very manageable. By comparison, "Love Me Like You Mean It" was pushing 230 days, "Love You Like That" is at 274 days and "Baby Be My Love Song" is at a seasoned 286 days. Brad's days of being an A-lister are behind him (unfortunately) so I think the song is still young enough to make a push up into the top 10.
Also, "Perfect Storm" made quick work of the charts, allowing them to release this song in late January. That's probably 2 or so months earlier than they had expected (myself included). Even if they push this one for another month or two, they can get a new single out in late August, early September to peak in March/April and then release a lead single from a new album shortly thereafter.
The bullet is pretty good for this one right now, although it looks like they are going for small-market station spins to rise on MB. I'd suspect we see this one peak within the next 3 weeks, after some of that top 10 housecleaning. Unless Arista gets more max conversions than they expect, in which case they could keep pushing it.
(also perhaps related is that they don't have to spent time/resources pushing a Carrie single currently)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2015 18:57:07 GMT -5
Do you really expect ECs tune to start plunging this week? Yes--I expect Easton's song to start dropping tomorrow, and I expect him to fall very fast. Last week was "max spins" week for Easton and the best he could do was get to #3. And it's pretty obvious that BBMLS should have peaked a few weeks back already, but Mercury Nashville was able to keep it alive through his album release week. Another thing this one has going for it is its age. It's only 156 days old right now, which is still very manageable. By comparison, "Love Me Like You Mean It" was pushing 230 days, "Love You Like That" is at 274 days and "Baby Be My Love Song" is at a seasoned 286 days. Brad's days of being an A-lister are behind him (unfortunately) so I think the song is still young enough to make a push up into the top 10. I wouldn't say that age is on this song's side. Tonight marks Brad's 24th week on Billboard, and that's about as long as it gets for the bigger-name artists. I don't think we can compare a chart run for someone like Brad to a chart run for someone like Kelsea, Canaan, or Easton. That's literally apples to oranges. The chart runs for newbies can be extremely unpredictable, and their songs can stay on the charts for up to a year, but for A-listers or "post-A-listers" (like Brad), good luck getting past 20-25 weeks. A record company isn't going to want to spend the money to promote a song longer than that (when the artist is already a household name). For a newer artist, they have to stick with the song as long as it takes. I can't remember the last time a Brad song was on the chart this long, and therefore I doubt that it sticks around much longer. Its bullet (431) might look good on paper, but Brad gained less than 750k in audience for the week, which suggests (imo) that Arista is really pushing, but that they're mainly getting small market and overnight spins, rather than the bigger market and daytime spins that they need in order to climb much higher up the charts. Brad's gains the last 4 weeks on Billboard: Week Ending June 7: +1.532 million Week Ending June 14: +0.320 million Week Ending June 21: -0.173 million Week Ending June 28: +0.526 million This one's been pretty stagnant, simply waiting for a top 10 spot to open up. And again, I do think "Crushin' It" can sneak into the top 10 yet, but I think once it does so, then it'll be "mission accomplished", and then the bottom will fall out.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jul 7, 2015 4:56:26 GMT -5
Top 10 on Mediabase!
12 9 BRAD PAISLEY Crushin' It 5305 4982 323 36.213
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Post by Marv on Jul 7, 2015 9:05:32 GMT -5
Just like that he's now 400 spins ahead of the ZBB---how much of that margin will still exist come Sunday morning?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2015 9:37:45 GMT -5
Another thing this one has going for it is its age. It's only 156 days old right now, which is still very manageable. By comparison, "Love Me Like You Mean It" was pushing 230 days, "Love You Like That" is at 274 days and "Baby Be My Love Song" is at a seasoned 286 days. Brad's days of being an A-lister are behind him (unfortunately) so I think the song is still young enough to make a push up into the top 10. I wouldn't say that age is on this song's side. Tonight marks Brad's 24th week on Billboard, and that's about as long as it gets for the bigger-name artists. I don't think we can compare a chart run for someone like Brad to a chart run for someone like Kelsea, Canaan, or Easton. That's literally apples to oranges. The chart runs for newbies can be extremely unpredictable, and their songs can stay on the charts for up to a year, but for A-listers or "post-A-listers" (like Brad), good luck getting past 20-25 weeks. A record company isn't going to want to spend the money to promote a song longer than that (when the artist is already a household name). For a newer artist, they have to stick with the song as long as it takes. I can't remember the last time a Brad song was on the chart this long, and therefore I doubt that it sticks around much longer. Its bullet (431) might look good on paper, but Brad gained less than 750k in audience for the week, which suggests (imo) that Arista is really pushing, but that they're mainly getting small market and overnight spins, rather than the bigger market and daytime spins that they need in order to climb much higher up the charts. That's typically the case but perhaps the mechanics of the charts are changing just a bit with all the new artists fighting for airplay thanks to programs like Highway Finds and On the Verge. Dierks Bentley's "third" single just took 30 weeks to reach number 1, and I'd say him and Brad are pretty similar in terms of list status right now (with Dierks probably being a bit more popular currently). In regards to the money aspect, there could be another factor on Brad's side. I'm not sure how budgeting and finance allocation works for the labels, but Brad's music video only cost $900 versus the potential $50,000 to $100,000 they could have spent--that could be some extra money for promotion.
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Post by onebuffalo on Jul 9, 2015 10:03:35 GMT -5
If Crushin' It peaks at #11 or #10, it'll be the first in Brad Paisley's career (on the airplay chart).
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2015 10:37:58 GMT -5
I wouldn't say that age is on this song's side. Tonight marks Brad's 24th week on Billboard, and that's about as long as it gets for the bigger-name artists. I don't think we can compare a chart run for someone like Brad to a chart run for someone like Kelsea, Canaan, or Easton. That's literally apples to oranges. The chart runs for newbies can be extremely unpredictable, and their songs can stay on the charts for up to a year, but for A-listers or "post-A-listers" (like Brad), good luck getting past 20-25 weeks. A record company isn't going to want to spend the money to promote a song longer than that (when the artist is already a household name). For a newer artist, they have to stick with the song as long as it takes. I can't remember the last time a Brad song was on the chart this long, and therefore I doubt that it sticks around much longer. Its bullet (431) might look good on paper, but Brad gained less than 750k in audience for the week, which suggests (imo) that Arista is really pushing, but that they're mainly getting small market and overnight spins, rather than the bigger market and daytime spins that they need in order to climb much higher up the charts. That's typically the case but perhaps the mechanics of the charts are changing just a bit with all the new artists fighting for airplay thanks to programs like Highway Finds and On the Verge. Dierks Bentley's "third" single just took 30 weeks to reach number 1, and I'd say him and Brad are pretty similar in terms of list status right now (with Dierks probably being a bit more popular currently). In regards to the money aspect, there could be another factor on Brad's side. I'm not sure how budgeting and finance allocation works for the labels, but Brad's music video only cost $900 versus the potential $50,000 to $100,000 they could have spent--that could be some extra money for promotion. Dierks is definitely more popular than Brad currently, but I'd say Brad's a bigger name at radio, with generally more momentum and quicker chart runs. While Dierks has always had slow and steady, B-list climbs up the chart, Brad is usually the type of artist whose music either goes somewhere quickly or, in the case of several recent singles, doesn't do much but doesn't hang around for long. A Brad Paisley single taking over 20 weeks to reach the Top 10 is to me a clear sign of the label manipulating the charts to force a song that wasn't much of a hit to a higher peak position than it deserved. Dierks songs that take around 30 weeks to peak usually have steadier climbs, with more weeks spent slowly gaining airplay at the lower end of the chart. This Brad Paisley record climbed into the Top 20 much more quickly than Dierks' singles usually do but spent a lot of time in the teens as it began to struggle, while Dierks would be more likely to pick up the pace in the Top 20. I'm personally tired of these phony chart runs and seeing a song spend so many weeks in the teens and still make a run for the Top 10 makes chart-watching less fun and interesting. I think this deserved at best a #11 peak and it's unpleasant to watch Arista manufacture a Top 10 record here. As for the mechanics of the chart changing overall, you do have a point, though. Even the latest FGL record has been climbing extremely modestly through the 30's. I think this has to do with the increasing power of labels to keep songs on the chart for longer than they naturally should stay. As a result of all the newer and lower level artists being kept on the chart longer, songs like "Anything Goes" that likely aren't being pushed heavily by the label don't seem to move up quite as quickly as they used to.
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