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Post by Kurt on May 1, 2015 12:12:25 GMT -5
Under Cool New Music. ETA: Impacts May 18, according to R&R.
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on May 1, 2015 12:30:24 GMT -5
Nice. This is my favorite song on the album.
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Post by crazyfun1 on May 4, 2015 20:58:43 GMT -5
I also love this song. It's one of my favorites in the album and for sure radio material. I also kind of think Restart is a good one, but overall I love the album and his voice is amazing.
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Post by wayneizard on May 7, 2015 17:44:21 GMT -5
my fav off the album too, great tune !!
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Post by crazyfun1 on May 7, 2015 19:55:01 GMT -5
What makes Sam, John Legend, Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga when she really uses her voice in ways other than on pop radio, all unique are their high vocal ranges. I am so tired of listening to pop radio and hearing the same kind of artists but sadly the ones who stick around aren't really the most talented IMO, but the ones who can crank out 'hit' songs even if they're not true to themselves. I guess I've gotten older and rather have quality and amazing voices and songs over anything else.
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Post by crazyfun1 on May 20, 2015 14:55:30 GMT -5
This song has played a few times on my local tvs Hit List station. Has it even been sent to radio ?
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Post by Kurt on May 20, 2015 15:00:01 GMT -5
This song has played a few times on my local tvs Hit List station. Has it even been sent to radio ? Yes, it went for adds at HAC earlier this week and scored 14 adds (and 21 on pop).
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Post by crazyfun1 on May 20, 2015 15:44:20 GMT -5
Great. I've loved this song since I hearc it on his cd. It's that up tempo beat that will make it happen. I'm going to be the optimist because I'm also a fan of his. I love this song and Restart, both of which are great upbeat songs. Where do you find out how many adds a song gets ? Is there a website ?
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on May 23, 2015 6:14:48 GMT -5
Top 50 on Hot AC:
91 50 SAM SMITH Like I Can 210 36 174 0.649
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Post by crazyfun1 on May 23, 2015 11:38:55 GMT -5
I'm not sure what those numbers mean but I know my local radio station has been playing it once or twice during the overnight hours. I don't know why any station would play any new song during the night hours when the majority of their listening audience are sleeping. Wouldn't they want their listeners to hear all of the new, possible hit songs ? I know this because a lot of stations have playlist history on their websites.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on May 23, 2015 13:44:13 GMT -5
I'm not sure what those numbers mean but I know my local radio station has been playing it once or twice during the overnight hours. I don't know why any station would play any new song during the night hours when the majority of their listening audience are sleeping. Wouldn't they want their listeners to hear all of the new, possible hit songs ? I know this because a lot of stations have playlist history on their websites. No. Stations play new songs at night to test them with less risk than playing them during the day when listenership is higher. If there are too many new, unfamiliar songs on the air during the day, most people switch the station and stations don't like that. Playing new songs at night eases them in.
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Post by crazyfun1 on May 23, 2015 13:58:15 GMT -5
I've been a music fan my entire life and have always listened to radio, but it seems like my Hot AC (Y98fm St. Louis) is very bias towards certain artists and plays all of their new and old songs during the day, while a song like Like I Can gets played when no one is listening. Is it possible stations are very one-sided when it comes to certain artists ?
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on May 23, 2015 18:29:47 GMT -5
No. Most stations aren't biased against artists unless there's something going on to make it so. Sam Smith isn't an auto-radio draw right now. At least they're playing the song. If there was a strong demand for the new Sam Smith single (as a result of hype or something), then they'd play it during the day. As it is, it seems like this single is getting a softer release and it's up to radio to play it at will. Your station may wait for others to carry the torch first.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on May 31, 2015 6:15:08 GMT -5
Top 40 on Hot AC:
49 39 SAM SMITH Like I Can 428 243 185 2.118
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Post by crazyfun1 on May 31, 2015 6:28:23 GMT -5
Top 40 on Hot AC: 49 39 SAM SMITH Like I Can 428 243 185 2.118 Are those good or bad numbers ?
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on May 31, 2015 6:32:14 GMT -5
Top 40 on Hot AC: 49 39 SAM SMITH Like I Can 428 243 185 2.118 Are those good or bad numbers ? It's up for you to decide, but I think they aren't bad. That said, time will always tell whether this becomes a hit.
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Post by crazyfun1 on May 31, 2015 6:42:17 GMT -5
Are those good or bad numbers ? It's up for you to decide, but I think they aren't bad. That said, time will always tell whether this becomes a hit. In simple terms..the spins on All Access are clear to me, the numbers above are 'foreign' to me.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jun 7, 2015 20:33:01 GMT -5
Top 30 on Hot AC:
39 30 SAM SMITH Like I Can 604 428 176 2.481
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Post by crazyfun1 on Jun 7, 2015 20:51:09 GMT -5
Top 30 on Hot AC: 39 30 SAM SMITH Like I Can 604 428 176 2.481 Still not sure what those numbers mean but I do look at AllAcess on a daily basis. I'm not a member of AA but I do look at the main pages and can see certain things. Top 30 is good but I am still very shocked that local radio plays LIC 2x overnight but not once during the day. Maybe it'll hit daytime this week ? I'll be shocked when\if it does. The song is a gem of the album. I will also add that Stay With Me wasn't that great of a song for a debut single compared to I'm Not the Only One. I would have debuted with INTOO and then maybe had LIC as the 2nd single and possibly Restart which also has lots of radio potential/hit written all over it IMO. Who knows ? Maybe his label will release Restart since his vocal issues and they want him to take a break between touring and making a new album..maybe they'll try one more ?
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Post by Kurt on Jun 10, 2015 14:49:25 GMT -5
Impacts the AC format on June 22, according to R&R.
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Post by crazyfun1 on Jun 10, 2015 18:44:10 GMT -5
I've looked at lots of the Hot AC station playlists around the country and not just here in St Louis, and it looks like most stations have either added LIC, not added it or are just not playing it but from the looks of it lots are still spinning INTOO ,SWM and LMD regularly. Surprised LIC hasn't caught on in the what.. over the month so far that it's been out ?
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