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[Trigger]

None of the kids talking with Taylor on the cams looked very excited. I thought that was funny the first time I saw it. lol, I'll just copy my last first post Kyon.

New Page, New News

Your faves have been put on notice. Don't bother brushing your wigs because they have already been snatched.

Charts are being topped.

Records are being shattered.

You may now return to your on-going floptivities.

#2012RedDominationInFullEffect

 

[Majmun]

This new Taylor Swift song...don't understand all the fuss surrounding it.

Guess this will become my new Call Me Maybe. Ewwww

 

[Crumpet Trumpet]

Guess this will become my new Call Me Maybe. Ewwww

It would be wise to not get ahead of ourselves.

 

[botty]

TAYLOR SWIFT - We Are Never Ever Getting...: 50.114 (+ 44.164)

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!

Taylor SHITTED on GaGa's record and THEN SOME. It also shattered Mariah's record of a 30M update for We Belong Together.

Your faves WILL NEVER. I can assure you.

#2012RedDomination

What the...

 

[Mau ®]

Gurls dont be PRESSED because Savior Swift is slaying. Be PRESSED because your fave cant do it.

Thats is all. Please resume being miserable for the entirety of the RED campaign.

 

[Majmun]

It would be wise to not get ahead of ourselves.

I still hate that song so much.
Be gone with it

 

[Leona Lewis]

Well, the AI (audience impressions) has been adjusted since Lady Gaga's update, so it's larger than before. In addition, Taylor also has a radio deal. She also has a larger format appeal than Gaga, as she has country radio behind her.

In summary, this circus of fireworks and feigned surprise won't translate into sustained chart longevity tbh

 

[Mau ®]

Leona talking chart longevity... lmao

If Beiber's Boyfriend track stayed in the top 10 for months, then so can Taylor.

 

[Crumpet Trumpet]

Gaga didn't have a radio deal for Born This Way? I feel like that's most impressive part of this whole thing...

 

[Mau ®]

Gaga didn't have a radio deal for Born This Way? I feel like that's most impressive part of this whole thing...

She did have a radio deal. All these people debuting over 10AI had a radio deal.

The thing is Taylor has top 40 appeal, Adult Contemporary appeal and Country appeal. She has more formats behind her.

 

[Crumpet Trumpet]

She did have a radio deal. All these people debuting over 10AI had a radio deal.

The thing is Taylor has top 40 appeal, Adult Contemporary appeal and Country appeal. She has more formats behind her.

I see...but these things don't work all the time do they? Gimme All Your Luvin, You Da One, etc. I think Taylor will be alright though judging by her sales

 

[Trigger]

I never knew about these radio deals, fascinating stuff.

#POPGAFEducation

 

[Dr. Malik]

I never knew about these radio deals, fascinating stuff.

#POPGAFEducation

New word for you, its called Payola

 

[Mau ®]

I see...but these things don't work all the time do they? Gimme All Your Luvin, You Da One, etc. I think Taylor will be alright though judging by her sales [

We will have to see. I think she'll be fine but youre right it could be another Gimme all your flopin'. At least Rihanna had We Found Love smashing when You Da One flopped tho

 

[Leona Lewis]

New word for you, its called Payola

Yeah, it happens everywhere too. I still get slightly angry when I think about the raw deal that broadcasters gave Alexandra Burke after she bought herself out of her contract with Simon Cowell and then her subsequently being dropped by RCA.

Vicious industry :-{

 

[Mau ®]

Britney didnt have Payola for Hold It Against Me tho.

She sold the exclusivity to Z100 on the east coast and to KISS FM on the west coast.

#ClassAct #EthicalNEY

 

[royalan]

If I've been understanding radio deals correctly (essentially "paying" radio stations to prioritize your music), then I think it's one of the shadiest things about the music industry these days.

Although I'm probably wrong about exactly how it works. Thoughts, ITZ? Seeing as you're officially the resident Maven of Radio around these parts.

 

[Dr. Malik]

Yeah, it happens everywhere too. I still get slightly angry when I think about the raw deal that broadcasters gave Alexandra Burke after she bought herself out of her contract with Simon Cowell and then her subsequently being dropped by RCA.

Vicious industry :-{

yeah, its why I hope radio loses some of its percentage in the Billboard Hot 100 to streaming in the near future.

 

[Crumpet Trumpet]

Eaux, KISS FM in LA is shady. Ever since Kelly Clarkson publicly criticized Clive Davis 5 years ago they refuse to play any of her songs unless the song becomes too massive to deny (My Life Would Suck Without You, Stronger). It wouldn't be too big a deal if it wasn't the second biggest radio station in the US.

Luckily Z100 seems to worship the ground underneath Kelly's feet so that makes up for it...sort of.

 

[Trigger]

If I've been understanding radio deals correctly (essentially "paying" radio stations to prioritize your music), then I think it's one of the shadiest things about the music industry these days.

It really is.

 

[Dr. Malik]

@ladygaga

I wrote "PARTYNAUSEOUS" about Jakarta, and my relationship with that country. Wishing I could "get high with the enemy" and make peace.

Aww,

‏@ladygaga

Once @kendricklamar + I started talking about life + his forward thinking views about love + hip hop, the song became something more.

 

[Oozer3993]

None of the kids talking with Taylor on the cams looked very excited. I thought that was funny the first time I saw it. lol, I'll just copy my last first post Kyon.

New Page, New News

Your faves have been put on notice. Don't bother brushing your wigs because they have already been snatched.

Charts are being topped.

Records are being shattered.



You may now return to your on-going floptivities.

#2012RedDominationInFullEffect

 

[Plywood]

Swift in 2012?

 

[Mau ®]

Eaux, KISS FM in LA is shady. Ever since Kelly Clarkson publicly criticized Clive Davis 5 years ago they refuse to play any of her songs unless the song becomes too massive to deny (My Life Would Suck Without You, Stronger). It wouldn't be too big a deal if it wasn't the second biggest radio station in the US.

Luckily Z100 seems to worship the ground underneath Kelly's feet so that makes up for it...sort of.

Well its not really shady. KISS is TOP 40 so they basically will play the songs that are popular in the USA.

Although there does seem to be a certain "blacklist" of artists there. I remember the reason they didnt play Moves Like Jagger until it was undeniable was because it featured Xtina. Apparently she pulled a Minaj (cancelling at the last minute) with a KISS FM festival once and they blacklisted her.

I think they're cool now tho as major radio programmers are hyping up "Your Body".

 

[twobear]

I dunno gerls, it seems like T-Swift must be paying more than just the radio to get you all to stan her basic tunes.

 

[royalan]

I think they're cool now tho as major radio programmers are hyping up "Your Body".

Really???

I haven't heard anything. Then again, I rarely listen to the radio these days. Usually only when I'm in the car and forgot my ipod...AND don't feel like draining my phone battery streaming spotify.

Poor, brave radio.

 

[twobear]

I can see the meetings now

'keep your money, ms aguilera, and we'll keep our dignity'

 

[Mau ®]

I dunno gerls, it seems like T-Swift must be paying more than just the radio to get you all to stan her basic tunes.

Either way the itunes charts dont lie. The Taylor Swift song is INCREDIBLY POPULAR. Even if she didnt have radio behind her, she'd still debut TOP 5.

 

[royalan]

I can see the meetings now

'keep your money, ms aguilera, and we'll keep our dignity'

Hmmm...

Dignity.

Clear Channel.

Does not compute. :-/

 

[Majmun]

Welcome back, Plywood

One week bans are the best bans

 

[twobear]

Hmmm...

Dignity.

Clear Channel.

Does not compute. :-/

Or I was just shadier than I thought.

 

[Trigger]

Swift in 2012?

Amazing isn't it?

 

[royalan]

Or I was just shadier than I thought.

Just salty that Aguilera had no time for their flop festival.

 

[Plywood]

Get that alpaca back on the farm.

 

[Mau ®]

Just salty that Aguilera had no time for their flop festival.

The iHeartRadio festival is nothing to scoff at tho.

 

[Dr. Malik]

Flo Rida's 'Whistle' Works Way to Top of Hot 100

Flo Rida's "Whistle" takes over atop the Billboard Hot 100, pushing Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" off the summit after nine weeks. Ellie Goulding's "Lights," meanwhile, crowns the Radio Songs chart, fun. becomes the first rock band in more than five years to send its first two Hot 100 hits into the top 10 and Mumford & Sons and Taylor Swift each debut with lead singles from new albums.



"Whistle" sounds at No. 1 on the Hot 100 (rising from No. 3), fueled by a 2-1 rebound for a third week atop Digital Songs (217,000 downloads sold, down 2%, according to Nielsen SoundScan). The track remains bulleted at No. 12 on Radio Songs (66 million audience impressions, up 11%, according to Nielsen BDS) and No. 3 on On-Demand Songs (749,000 on-demand streams, up 9%, according to BDS).

 

[royalan]

The iHeartRadio festival is nothing to scoff at tho.

Is iHeartRadio just KISS rebranded?

 

[Mau ®]

I told ya'll Flo Rida would get that #1. Baboons better not doubt me next time.

Spoiler

Im talking to you, inferior Chris

Is iHeartRadio just KISS rebranded?

Yup, basically. Although KISS still has that Jingle Bell festival.

 

[Majmun]

The #1 spot has been poluted with so much filth lately.
Call Me Maybe has been #1 for weeks. Wide Awake was almost #1. Flo Rida will probably be #1. And Taylor will eventually be #1.

What is happening. Definitely not liking this trend.

 

[Mau ®]

DEATH @ Katy slipping in digital sales despite her massive discount of Wide Awake

 

[Majmun]

Now I am liking THAT

 

[botty]

Alan Cumming
‏@Alancumming
I'm so disappointed to learn @ladygaga wears fur! Guess she doesn't love all little monsters http://tlrd.us/SeoH4V @PETA

Where is the lie though?

 

[Trigger]

I'm not sure how I've avoid Whistle, but now that I've listened to it. I ain't even mad.

 

[B-Dex]

What if gaga is wearing vinatge fur tho. It was already made years and years decades ago. Peta can stay pressed. Such a flop organization anyways. Wonder how much red paint they are gonna bring to her next concert.

 

[Mau ®]

GaGa wore HERMES tho. And HERMES only uses fake fur. So all this hoopla is dumb imo.

 

[Plywood]

The #1 spot has been poluted with so much filth lately.
Call Me Maybe has been #1 for weeks. Wide Awake was almost #1. Flo Rida will probably be #1. And Taylor will eventually be #1.

What is happening. Definitely not liking this trend.

Sales-age needs to accept that quality does not always rise to the top and that CRJ is clearly a pop queen.

 

[Mau ®]

CRJ is clearly a pop queen.

Where is the lie?

 

[Aguila]

The lovely Florence (from the Gaga Vogue issue):

#travelingonahorsetoslayyourfaves

Also some Azealia news:
-Here is her Dazed and Confused cover that has been banned in several countries. NSFW, I guess.
-She tweeted today that she's going to a video shoot for 1991 (yuuuussss)

 

[royalan]

The lovely Florence (from the Gaga Vogue issue):

#travelingonahorsetoslayyourfaves

No shade...but that would have made a flawless cover.

 

[Crumpet Trumpet]

The lovely Florence (from the Gaga Vogue issue):

#travelingonahorsetoslayyourfaves

Also some Azealia news:
-Here is her Dazed and Confused cover that has been banned in several countries. NSFW, I guess.
-She tweeted today that she's going to a video shoot for 1991 (yuuuussss)

I don't know why but the horse's facial expression is KILLING ME