For an independent release, the placement decision does more than the campaign around it. Independent artists are routinely advised to...
Month: August 2026
CORTIS at Lollapalooza, JENNIE headlining, BTS at MetLife. The bookings say more than the rankings do. The clearest evidence that...
A small share of revenue that carries margin, ownership and a chart week. That is why it gets the attention....
Album-equivalent accounting rewards deep tracklists, and hip-hop was built for it before the rule existed. Hip-hop's sustained position at the...
Recordings function as scheduling and positioning. The revenue arrives at the door. In most of electronic music, the recording is...
Ratios, weighting and rules about what counts. The chart is a measurement instrument, and instruments have settings. Charts are usually...
The group will not submit ARIRANG for 2027 consideration. The new Asian Pop category is the reason. BTS played two...
Yungblud, Olivia Rodrigo and Melissa Auf der Maur all appeared across a seventeen-song headline set. The Smashing Pumpkins headlined Lollapalooza...
Grant Park flooded overnight, gates opened three hours late, and the day was rebuilt in public. Heavy overnight rainfall flooded...
Fives from Attitude, fours from The Times and Rolling Stone, and a notably cooler 6.5 from Pitchfork. The spread is...