jjose712
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Post by jjose712 on May 24, 2014 16:03:26 GMT -5
To be fair a was surprised at the reception All of me had in Urban charts. It seemed it's natural place but it was a lot less successful than in other formats. Probably it's because the sound it's not what they want now (i recognize that i don't follow urban charts so what i associate with urban sound is probably not accurate right now) Really? Do you think an Adult Contemporary ballad should've topped the Urban chart? All of me is more R&B than pop. Maybe not what is current in Urban charts right now, but R&B anyway (the same way Ride is R&B)
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Post by #LisaRinna on May 24, 2014 16:29:59 GMT -5
Really? Do you think an Adult Contemporary ballad should've topped the Urban chart? All of me is more R&B than pop. Maybe not what is current in Urban charts right now, but R&B anyway (the same way Ride is R&B) What is so R&B about it?
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Post by GivesYouHell on May 24, 2014 17:08:58 GMT -5
All of Me is a Pop song.
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on May 24, 2014 19:45:01 GMT -5
On some level I feel like you have to ride out these trends. I think its interesting to see what has been going on with Bey. Now Bey has a uber successful album and the media makes it like ohh you have to be crazy to like her like somehow white people feel forced to like her or else.
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Post by #LisaRinna on May 25, 2014 11:23:44 GMT -5
Could you preach it a bit louder for the gerls in the back?
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Post by B-Boy on May 25, 2014 12:55:21 GMT -5
I've always thought "All Of Me" was an R&B song. It was sent to Urban AC first and took off before the other formats. Also, it topped that chart for seven or so weeks.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2014 12:55:40 GMT -5
Why does it have to be one genre or the other?
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on May 25, 2014 13:44:20 GMT -5
All Of Me is a pop song. I never expected it to top the R&B Charts. If Billboard were going by a more strict definition of R&B they probably shouldn't have even included it in the chart. However, R&B radio did give significant spins to All Of Me. However, some songs charted on R&B but didn't have significant spins at the format associated with them. If we are going to do the genre thing we should do it. The system Billboard has now is kinda half assed IMO. They have it where pop songs chart on the R&B chart if you are an R&B artist. However, if a pop artist sung the same song it wouldn't be included on the R&B Chart and songs that are getting minuscule R&B/HipHop Airplay but can top the R&B/HipHop Chart regularly with the vast majority of this airplay coming from other formats. That doesn't sit well with me. I think songs should chart with airplay from only R&B/HipHop leaning stations. Having pop radio validate your song is to me quite a different than having r&b radio validate it and makes the R&B/HipHop charts misleading on some level and you can't actually go by the information. I think billboard should probably go whole hog in separating out radio from the charts altogether.
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Post by Green Baron on May 26, 2014 11:24:11 GMT -5
All Of Me is a pop song. I never expected it to top the R&B Charts. If Billboard were going by a more strict definition of R&B they probably shouldn't have even included it in the chart. However, R&B radio did give significant spins to All Of Me. However, some songs charted on R&B but didn't have significant spins at the format associated with them. If we are going to do the genre thing we should do it. The system Billboard has now is kinda half assed IMO. They have it where pop songs chart on the R&B chart if you are an R&B artist. However, if a pop artist sung the same song it wouldn't be included on the R&B Chart and songs that are getting minuscule R&B/HipHop Airplay but can top the R&B/HipHop Chart regularly with the vast majority of this airplay coming from other formats. That doesn't sit well with me. I think songs should chart with airplay from only R&B/HipHop leaning stations. Having pop radio validate your song is to me quite a different than having r&b radio validate it and makes the R&B/HipHop charts misleading on some level and you can't actually go by the information. I think billboard should probably go whole hog in separating out radio from the charts altogether. alternative ehem
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