Here are seventeen of the songs we’re watching this week. For more insight on how we choose these songs or to get a sneak peek at some of the data we track on 500+ new songs across radio formats, email me at Andy@RadioStationConsultant.com.

The easiest way to achieve higher ratings is by extending Time Spent Listening.   Simply always give listeners a reason to stay tuned.  Go into every commercial stop set by promoting ahead a listener benefit – such as content, music, weather, a prize giveaway, etc.  Do this just before airing your first commercial.  Provide listeners a reason to stay tuned, and they will! 

Out of this week's data here are a few of the songs that topped those lists nationally in the US and Canada along with a few random specific markets. The United States, Urban/R&B: Kehlani "Folded".

Let’s not sugarcoat it: teasing is brutal. It sounds easy. You just give the audience a reason to keep listening, right? Sure. Like juggling chainsaws sounds fun until one slips and you lose a finger—or worse, a quarter hour.

Appointment listening requires promoting ahead benchmarks, features, and benefit-driven reasons to listen.  Tell your listeners what you do and give them every reason to set multiple appointments every day. 

Here are a few of the songs we’re watching this week. For more insight on how we choose these songs or to get a sneak peek at some of the data we track on 500+ new songs across radio formats, email me at Andy@RadioStationConsultant.com.

As far as the future of music, what I considered to be a one time thing looks like it will become more popular.

When a major event takes place a phone call to your morning show co-host can make or break how you approach the following day.

Out of this week's data here are a few of the songs that topped those lists nationally in the US and Canada along with a few random specific markets. Toronto Metro, ON, Canada, Urban/R&B: Ravyn Lenae "Love Me Not."

MrBeast has built a billion-dollar empire by doing the kinds of things radio once owned. His playbook is shockingly familiar: outrageous stunts, community involvement, massive prizes, and emotional payoffs. The difference? He plans, stages, and executes them with precision that makes most radio stunts look like middle-school pranks.