New OT yay let's get geared up for this.
You see the new 1D video?
Gross, the charts become even less relevant now.
But whew is even surprised tho, the era of true chart kings and queens is over. The fact that the latest lowest common denominator excrement that Maroon 5 (as a particularly egregious example) can stick around for so long tells you something's busted.
#stayinglotus
Just because we don't like what we see on the charts doesn't mean the charts are not relevant.
Gangnam Style, Thrift Shop, and now Harlem Shake WERE or ARE popular in society. It's only reasonable, imo, to add YouTube views because MILLIONS of people go to the site to listen to music as can be observed by the view counts.
So, if there is anyone to blame, it's the general public >_>
I agree, but at the same time I think there are so many ways this can be abused.
How do they regulate it?
I don't think fan videos should count.
Do official lyric videos count in conjuction with the music video?
What about artists who release multiple versions of a music video? Is that cheating?
There are just too many things to consider here, so I think there definitely needs to be more rigid regulation than just "any video that features the song gets counted."
Also, as Waffle pointed out, this REALLY screws over ballads, which hardly ever go viral.
I feel like Billboard is screwing over the Hot 100 AND radio with this move. Radio is already one big, homogenic mess. Imagine what it's going to be like when artists, producers, and labels start prioritizing the type of music that typically accompanies a viral video It's going to be the EDM craze x100.
until my faves go #1 *cough*
Harlem Shake is going to clock #1 for 10 weeks.
At least.
I have no idea how they will regulate this.
In any case, going viral does equal being POPular. If viral songs overshadow ballads, that's just the way it is.
Before, I would have said that we probably shouldn't worry about a constant appearance of one-hit-wonders/viral songs on top of the charts but, lately, we've had a string of them (Call Me Maybe, Gangnam Style, Thrift Shop, and now Harlem Shake). This is a worrisome trend indeeD.
1D's One Way Or Another
Wait. What's this? are they covering Blondie's legendary song?
Yeah they did a cover/mashup with Teenage kicks for charity.
Yeah they did a cover/mashup with Teenage kicks for charity.
Notice how it's already slaying Dear?
309,000 on-demand streaming vs 103 million overall streaming for HS
2 million ODS vs 10.1 million overall streaming for TS
You can't tell me that even though 6x as many people were listening to Thrift Shop on Spotify et.al., the new YouTube rules accurately captures the SONG's popularity.
Wait. What's this? are they covering Blondie's legendary song?
She's more of a 1.5 hit wonder, if we're all being honest with ourselves.
now cysT u r trying it with this jepsus shade, u bout to get ur WHOLE weave snatched up by the in-sink garbagE disPOSAL.
She's more of a 1.5 hit wonder, if we're all being honest with ourselves.
No lies.
What was her .5th hit?
Though imo this was an EXCEPTIONAL week for it. Not sure whether it will happen often.
I still see it being scaled back somewhat though.
The parody loophole conflicts with their remix rule. A damn mess.With the new rules, will Girl On Fire benefit from this NSFW
With the new rules, will Girl On Fire benefit from this NSFW
you dont like Koodo's anthem?
Stefan;48010900 said:
Taylor and Frank Ocean at the after party.
With the new rules, will Girl On Fire benefit from this NSFW
you dont like Koodo's anthem?
Did she not get the memo?
Stefan;48010900 said:Taylor and Frank Ocean at the after party.
Did you ever retrieve that Jesus necklace?you dont like Koodo's anthem?
With the new rules, will Girl On Fire benefit from this NSFW
Wait, for real though, WOULD this chart with the new rules?
Because this slays.
Huh? That doesn't look like Frank Ocean?
Also my first post in OT5, bless Royalan.Also bless Sony for setting Nintendo back another generation.
Oh you cant handle Cure Diamond?