atlantaboy
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Post by atlantaboy on Dec 25, 2008 20:23:06 GMT -5
Hey now... I gotta defend Sir Mix-A-Lot on a Hot AC. I only have it in the "oh wow" rotation... but seriously... think of your target demo and think of how old they were when that song came out. Hell... I still play it at High School dances. That song has staying power! I will agree with 50 Cent though... that is a major stretch for a Hot AC. And as for KUDD... they had been slowly making their transition from Hot AC to CHR. When they cranked their powers to 90 spins or so... they also changed their slogan to "Utah's Hit Music Station." Musically though... even with Rihanna and the like, I'd still classify them as Hot AC even with the spin amounts. But they might still be in the process of sliding the music to more CHR... so this may not be the end result. Either way... it's still a good new music station! Well, my feeling is playing Sir-Mix-A-Lot on a Hot AC might not be a great idea since most listeners who grew up with the song outgrow it as they get older. This is why Hot AC's exist. Yeah completely agree...the whole idea of Hot AC (I thought) is that it focuses on more mature music - if a 30-yr old female grew up with Sir Mix-A-Lot, still likes it, and also likes new Kanye, then she prob. likes CHR IMO if a station focuses on 25-44 females, but plays plenty of rap, it's simply an adult-leaning CHR If Clear Channel Kiss stations can create CHRs exclusive to 12-24 year olds, then IMO why can't a CHR focus on 25-44 year olds (as long as it plays a wide variety of current music, including some rap/R&B)...just my opinion  |
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atlantaboy
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Post by atlantaboy on Dec 25, 2008 20:26:19 GMT -5
But if they're adding rhythmic Beyonce and new Kanye this early, why would they not be classified as CHR? (Just wonderin...) My whole thing is just that it prevents songs like Broken and Come On Get Higher from breakin Top 40 CHR (and songs like Viva La Vida from breakin Top 10 CHR)...IMO makes the whole CHR chart inaccurate Really likin the fact that Hot AC's are reaching out to Beyonce and Kanye like this, but IMO they're essentially reachin out to "all the hits" which makes 'em CHR in my opinion The thing I like about HOTAC is that if the song is good for the target audience they often play it regardless of the artist. This song is perfect for HOTAC. I love this song. Yeah actually it's really growin on me too...just think that if the target audience likes Kanye, Beyonce, and reccurents from Sir Mix-A-Lot (and the station's focused on current music), then it's CHR The whole idea that CHRs have to cater to 12-18 year olds IMO was basically created by Clear Channel...it was never true in the 80s or 90s - IMO CHRs just need to focus on current hits from all major genres, no matter who they cater to |
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KelownaGuy20
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Post by KelownaGuy20 on Dec 28, 2008 16:52:32 GMT -5
Well, whatever stations are defined as whatever, I still really enjoy this song, and I'm happy to see that some HotAC stations are giving it a chance.
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