Author Archive for The Top 22 Editor
Editor’s Pick: Katie Melua
The U.K.’s biggest selling female artist played FMQB’s Triple A Radio Conference in August. Learn her story and watch an exclusive performance…
Looking For a Long-Term Relationship: The Case for a Performance Royalty
Does radio benefit from a healthy music industry? If so, then maybe, just maybe, a performance royalty would be a wise investment…
New Airplay Charts
90 weeks after it first charted, and 1 week before “Radioactive” is released, Kings of Leon’s “Use Somebody” is back on The Top 22’s Commercial AAA Chart. Discuss…and check out all six exclusive airplay charts…
The Top 22 Tastemaker Songs: 9-5-10
The Black Keys are back in the driver’s seat, new tracks from Phoenix, Los Lobos, and KT Tunstall in The Top 22…
The Top 22 Tastemaker Albums: 9-5-10
Arcade Fire takes #1 away from The Black Keys, Sheryl Crow cracks The Top 10, and Gorillaz is back in The Top 22…
Public Radio Song Airplay Chart: 9-5-10
Arcade Fire takes over at #1, Ra Ra Riot is Top 5, Vampire Weekend’s “Givin Up the Gun” debuts in The Top 10…
Public Radio Album Airplay Chart: 9-5-10
Arcade Fire commands the #1 spot; lots of debuts — Ra Ra Riot, Of Montreal, JJ Grey, Ryan Bingham, Eels, and Jenny and Johnny…
Commercial AAA Song Airplay Chart: 9-5-10
Michael Franti remains #1, David Gray cracks The Top 10, and 90 weeks after it first debuted, Kings of Leon’s “Use Somebody” is back in The Top 22…
Commercial AAA Album Radio Airplay Chart: 9-5-10
The holiday weekend takes its toll on the chart, with no new debuts. Jack Johnson still #1, Ray Lamontagne cracks The Top 5…
Paste Magazine Suspends Print Edition
Citing an inability to meet payroll, taste-making magazine Paste pulls the plug on the print edition. 9 of the 12 staffers are gone with just the three principles remaining with the company…
