Re: Spotify Global Weekly Top Songs Chart Bob, This letter made me chuckle, because you ain’t wrong. And what Spotify shows for last week unwittingly aligns with what we sell as PHYSICAL copies in an indie record store in St. Louis (Euclid Records). When it comes to sales of FMac Rumours, they should just issue that […]

At what point did you give up your fandom for a band…if ever? And what made you become a fan of the band to begin with? Now a band needs a lead singer, a front person, usually a man but it can also be a woman. Look, Linkin Park is now fronted by a woman. […]

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5pGdWJIkt47ovJcBOKHl2S?si=37b1eea995ea47c9 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlR8JwdB8Qk You’ve got to listen to the whole thing. While you’re doing something else, distracted. So you can suddenly turn your head and say to yourself WHAT IS THIS? I don’t want to oversell “Sushi and Coca-Cola,” that would do the track a disservice. Keep your expectations low and let your mind […]

Everything old is new again. SoundScan told us what was actually being sold. Spotify tells us what is actually being played. SoundScan taught us that country was much bigger than perceived. Spotify teaches us that great songs never die, that they are discovered by younger generations. And no specific marketing event is necessary to make […]