The Billboard charts are about to change again
The music charts published by Billboard (with data from Luminate) are how the recorded music industry keeps score. In the old days, chart positions were determined solely by sales and
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New AI analysis of charts suggests that we’re seeing a slow-moving renaissance in rock. Guitars are back, baby!
This study is facscinating. It also confirms something that I’ve been feeling for the last six months or so. Maybe it wasn’t just wishful thinking on my part. Aritifical intelligence
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The way vinyl sales are tracked is about to change
Luminate is the company that tracks all the music charts compiled by Billboard, the most influential and most-watch charts of them all. That means anytime Luminate makes a change to
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It’s time for the batsh*t craziness that’s the battle for UK #1 at Christmas. LadBaby music be stopped!
First, a primer. The British love to bet on which song will reach #1 on the singles chart on the last possible chart day before Christmas. This is a tradition
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It looks like the Rolling Stones are trying to manipulate the US album charts. Here’s how.
The Rolling Stones may never release another album of new material after Hackney Diamonds so they’re looking for a bigger bang than usual with its release. The band has teamed
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Some stats for people who love one-hit-wonders
A one-hit-wonder is usually defined as an artist who has had one and only one song reach any position in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
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A streaming service is taking a stand on listening with the volume down
People are always looking for ways to game the system when it comes to boosting streaming numbers. An easy and common way to do this is to encourage your fans
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Remembering when instrumentals ruled the charts
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] I remember the exact moment I became fascinated with instrumental singles. As I got ready for school one morning in the
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Spotify has added something for artists and fans
Spotify has just announced that it’s expanding its chart offering. There’s a new Charts website, which sounds interesting. You can still access song, album, country, viral, and global charts, but
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Ongoing History Daily: What are TEAs and why does the music industry care?
In the old days, music charts were compiled using two pieces of data: the number records sold and radio airplay. In the digital era, those metrics are woefully inadequate, especially
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Why are old songs dominating the iTunes charts?
A strange thing is happening with the iTunes chart Top Songs chart. In the past, it functioned as a barometer of the hot new songs, much like we see with
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