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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…
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…
Sales Chart from 213 Indie Record Stores: 8-29-10
Arcade Fire continues to dominate sales at The Coalition of Independent Music Stores. JJ Grey & Mofro (above) debut in The Top 10. See what’s selling where the cool people shop…
Linkage: Two Views on the TV Business Model, Why Radio Wants a Royalty Deal
Why is this man sort of smiling? He runs Time Warner and he thinks TV is in a “golden age.” Find out why. On the flip side, is pay TV hemorrhaging subscribers? And the royalty that radio is really afraid of…
Editor’s Pick: The Arcade Fire’s Interactive Music Video Seals the Deal
Anyone who still doubts that The Arcade Fire are the real deal should check out the amazing new song and interactive video. Using the Google Chrome browser, the clip takes you back to your childhood home…
New Adult Rock Radio Airplay Charts
While Michael Franti and Spearhead and The Arcade Fire dominate, cover star David Gray makes upward progress on all six of our exclusive airplay charts. Check out who’s up and who’s down…
The Top Selling CDs and Vinyl at Independent Music Stores
Ray Lamontagne debuts at #2 this week, as The Arcade Fire defends the #1 spot. Vets John Mellencamp and Brian Wilson also debut in the Top 10…
NPR Posts Hour-by-Hour-by-Platform Stats
An interesting set of graphs from NPR as they share hourly audience usage by platform. No huge surprises, but something obvious may be getting overlooked…
Artist Spotlight: The Rescues
Los Angeles band The Rescues are off to a strong start with their new album Let Loose the Horses. KTZC, KINK, KPRI, WNCS, and others are early believers in the track Break Me Out. Check the video here…
The NAB Are Some Wild and Crazy Guys
The National Association of Broadcasters is making a lot of noise with their proposal for a performance royalty settlement. Unfortunately, it reminds me of an old Steve Martin comedy bit…
