For decades, radio has used a marketing research tool to pick which hits to play. Lately, that research keeps the same few songs atop the charts for months. Is this tool killing radio?
Terrific article. Sign me up as the person who listens to radio when I'm looking for new music to buy. (Billboard and iTunes could really improve in this area.) I purchase around 300 songs a year on iTunes...and many I find on artist X/Twitter accounts. Some of my favorites last year from following the artist on X are: "Thought About You" (Love and Theft), "Each Moment" (Kathy Troccoli), and "Time Well Wasted" (The Fray). My favorite song lately is Burton Cummings "A Few Good Moments". My personal pattern is play a song for about 6-8 weeks...then move on. Many of the songs you used in the article would cause me to change the station now but not a year ago when they first were released. Anyway, appreciate your information...learned a lot.
Terrific article. Sign me up as the person who listens to radio when I'm looking for new music to buy. (Billboard and iTunes could really improve in this area.) I purchase around 300 songs a year on iTunes...and many I find on artist X/Twitter accounts. Some of my favorites last year from following the artist on X are: "Thought About You" (Love and Theft), "Each Moment" (Kathy Troccoli), and "Time Well Wasted" (The Fray). My favorite song lately is Burton Cummings "A Few Good Moments". My personal pattern is play a song for about 6-8 weeks...then move on. Many of the songs you used in the article would cause me to change the station now but not a year ago when they first were released. Anyway, appreciate your information...learned a lot.
Fascinating article! Love the history lesson and caution here.