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Recalibrating for changing tastes. (1/15a)
DANGEROUS TIMES: A CONVERSATION WITH MORGAN WALLEN
As his song says, "Livin' the Dream." (1/14a)
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RAINMAKERS
Bring your umbrella.
GRAMMYS: WHERE TO FROM HERE?
After the snubs, the show.
HOW TO FIND 11,780 VOTES
It's the way all the biggest mob bosses did it.
MOVING THE NEEDLE
When vaccination schedules and touring schedules meet.
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The chart is finally settled in and 2021 gets moving with Republic's Ariana Grande holding down the #1 spot with "positions," while "34+35" moves Top 10. Def Jam sees Justin Bieber’s "Anyone" join the Top 20. Charting this week will be Interscope's Olivia Rodrigo with "drivers license" (Geffen) prior to impact, as well as Warner's Saweetie with "Best Friend" f/Doja Cat (Icy/RCA) and Columbia's The Kid LAROI with "Without You.”
Olivia Rodrigo "drivers license"
(Geffen/Interscope)
The first addboard of 2021 finds Interscope's Olivia Rodrigo in the top spot with "drivers license" (Geffen), posting 65 stations prior to the official add date! Def Jam puts another 52 adds on Justin Bieber’s "Anyone," as they look to close out the panel quickly. Warner puts 34 adds on their first impact of the year with Saweetie’s "Best Friend" f/Doja Cat (Icy). Epic impacts their first track of the year with Zara Larsson’s "Talk About Love" f/Young Thug with 30 adds. Republic posts 17 more on Pop Smoke’s "What You Know Bout Love" (Victor Victor). The tie for the final spot in the Top 10 Most added has Epic pulling in 14 more adds on the Black Eyed Peas’ "Girl Like Me" f/Shakira and Columbia bringing in 14 early adds on The Kid LAROI’s "Without You."
Ah, the final chart of 2020. Feels great to say that!! 24kGoldn’s "Mood" f/Iann Dior (RECORDS/Columbia) will close out the year in the #1 spot, as Republic sees Ariana Grande’s "positions" join the Top 3. Additions to the Top 10 on this final week include S-Curve's AJR with "Bang!" (Hollywood), Republic's Drake with "Laugh Now Cry Later" f/Lil Durk (OVO) and RCA's Chris Brown X Young Thug with "Go Crazy" (Chris Brown/300 Ent.). Republic's The Weeknd is Top 25 bound with "Save Your Tears" (XO). Looking to debut on the chart is Sigala’s "Lasting Lover" f/James Arthur (Last Nite/Arista).