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Post by girldrummer on Sept 8, 2019 20:38:23 GMT -5
Back in the early days of Adam's fandom, lots of well-meaning fans besieged radio stations with requests to play Adam's music. It was really over-the-top and pretty much back-fired. Technology has changed since then, too. I agree with the advice given here that the best strategy is to text the radio stations you actually listen to and respectfully ask them to play SP.
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Post by Jablea on Sept 8, 2019 20:41:39 GMT -5
The website is allacess.com and you'll need to log in to see which stations have added. HAC is not up today but you can see Top 40 and click on a song to see which stations have it on their list and how much they have played it the last two weeks. A station can add the song to their official playlist at anytime but AllAccess/Mediabase will only update the numbers once a week. We can expect some early leaders week one, hopefully more week two, and then it depends on if it starts moving up any charts. Some stations play it but don't officially add it - they get autoadded after a certain number of plays. I think the suggestions that Q3 has listed in the past is that we can be excited but should only be contacting radio stations that are in our listening area and which we actually listen to. So no descending on them, just happy noises. Numbers can drive anyone crazy - they are fun to watch but if a turtle's pace is not for you don't go near the numbers because pearl clutching will not be helpful. So at this point we know that it has been sent to HAC and perhaps there might be adds this week? Very unlikely that we will get adds this week and we Don't want them. Anyone who adds this early will stop playing by the time other stations add and any spins will go to waste as far as chart placement. So being sent for adds means - we've talked with the industry we think excitement, maybe even a few guarantees that yes we'll add it, is good with this song. We've got initial promo with the song now and it's off to a good start with numbers so it will look good when listeners pull it up. We'll have additional promo when Side A drops. So scheduling wise we think a week past the album drop would be a really good time to start making radio impact. So goal week 1 - Oct 7 get some adds number in the double digits and some of those stations who like to be outliers start playing fairly frequently. Goal week 2 - Get more adds, with any luck more than the week before - hope that stations are getting good feedback from their listeners Week 3 - week 1s are still playing at probably their max number of rotations, week 2 adds are starting to ramp up from introduction spins to regular rotation spins, week 3 adds are starting in. This is where we start to see what's happening. Are their enough spins with these 3 levels of stations to make an impact on the charts? Are add numbers continuing in the double digits or high singles? Are spin numbers at each station enough to hear or is the morning dj the only one playing? Week 4 - yes we still want new adds - this is likely for those stations that only play when songs make it to a certain level on the charts. The big question however is what's happening with the stations that added it week 1 - are they still playing it? How much? And that week 4 question is why we don't want spins now - they drop off too fast and charts are based on spins that week not cumulative spins. And this is why you set an add date so the radio stations that are willing can help you get better chart placement. Adam has had some high numbers early but by the time a big group (I think it was Cumulus) added late then the early adoptees had already moved on. Not the fault of the add date as yes they had one then too it was just the radio conglomerate that didn't want to play and only grudgingly did and then was able to pull out early because of chart position.
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Post by bamafan on Sept 8, 2019 20:48:57 GMT -5
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Post by theosgma on Sept 8, 2019 20:51:55 GMT -5
So at this point we know that it has been sent to HAC and perhaps there might be adds this week? Very unlikely that we will get adds this week and we Don't want them. Anyone who adds this early will stop playing by the time other stations add and any spins will go to waste as far as chart placement. So being sent for adds means - we've talked with the industry we think excitement, maybe even a few guarantees that yes we'll add it, is good with this song. We've got initial promo with the song now and it's off to a good start with numbers so it will look good when listeners pull it up. We'll have additional promo when Side A drops. So scheduling wise we think a week past the album drop would be a really good time to start making radio impact. So goal week 1 - Oct 7 get some adds number in the double digits and some of those stations who like to be outliers start playing fairly frequently. Goal week 2 - Get more adds, with any luck more than the week before - hope that stations are getting good feedback from their listeners Week 3 - week 1s are still playing at probably their max number of rotations, week 2 adds are starting to ramp up from introduction spins to regular rotation spins, week 3 adds are starting in. This is where we start to see what's happening. Are their enough spins with these 3 levels of stations to make an impact on the charts? Are add numbers continuing in the double digits or high singles? Are spin numbers at each station enough to hear or is the morning dj the only one playing? Week 4 - yes we still want new adds - this is likely for those stations that only play when songs make it to a certain level on the charts. The big question however is what's happening with the stations that added it week 1 - are they still playing it? How much? And that week 4 question is why we don't want spins now - they drop off too fast and charts are based on spins that week not cumulative spins. And this is why you set an add date so the radio stations that are willing can help you get better chart placement. Adam has had some high numbers early but by the time a big group (I think it was Cumulus) added late then the early adoptees had already moved on. Not the fault of the add date as yes they had one then too it was just the radio conglomerate that didn't want to play and only grudgingly did and then was able to pull out early because of chart position. Jablea, thank you so much for taking the trouble to give such a clear and complete reply. It all makes perfect sense now
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Post by svca on Sept 8, 2019 20:57:24 GMT -5
And that's why it gets so frustrating sometimes when fans just bitch and bitch and bitch because things aren't going the way THEY think it should be going. Even though, most of the time, they have no idea all the behind-the-scenes processes and deals that are happening So maybe we should just keep doing our part, and let the experts (including Adam) do theirs. Just a thought. ETA: I wasn't talking about the conversation here...
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Post by ladyM :) on Sept 8, 2019 21:49:19 GMT -5
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Post by svca on Sept 8, 2019 21:51:46 GMT -5
Lordy, Adam and a puppy AND kisses.
So adorable!
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Post by pi on Sept 8, 2019 22:10:55 GMT -5
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Post by lurleene on Sept 8, 2019 22:44:26 GMT -5
The good thing is that when QAL releases a press release about the European and UK tour, there will be another heavy round of US and world press. It will be everywhere. And they will certainly also mention Adam as frontman and Superpower and his Velvet album. Maybe more Queen fans will even take notice along with many others. You can never have too much publicity.
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Post by Q3 on Sept 9, 2019 0:50:13 GMT -5
Back in the early days of Adam's fandom, lots of well-meaning fans besieged radio stations with requests to play Adam's music. It was really over-the-top and pretty much back-fired. Technology has changed since then, too. I agree with the advice given here that the best strategy is to text the radio stations you actually listen to and respectfully ask them to play SP. Yes, I think every Idol fangroup annoyed a lot of radio stations but Adam fans were one of the really, really passionate and annoying groups. Adam had to tell fans to stop on at least two occasions.
I think the best advice on dealing with radio stations is only request when you listen to the station and are asked to request. Most radio programming is now done by consultants and AI/automation. And fan requests are not in any model that I know of -- except by way of sales and streaming.
So iTunes, Spotify and YouTube are key inputs.
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