Every week at Radio Station Consultant we watch multiple new songs across radio formats to help us better advise our clients on new music adds. Here are a few of the songs we’re watching this week. Gracie Abrams "Hit the Wall" Hot AC/Top 40, Drake "Make Them Know" Rhythmic/Urban, Five Finger Death Punch "Eye of the Storm" Rock/Alternative, Megan Moroney "Traitor (Roles Reversed)" Country and more!

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, Hot AC/Top 40: Olivia Rodrigo "drop dead".

Summer can be dangerous for radio stations.  Not because listeners disappear — they don’t. In many cases, listening opportunities actually increase with vacations, road trips, outdoor activities, and kids out of school. The danger is that stations mentally drift into “maintenance mode.” 

The trolls just want to troll. Haters want to hate. Don’t listen to them. Focus on those that love you. You’ll get 99 positive messages and 1 negative one, and your brain will obsess over the negative one. Fight that. Retrain your focus.

Here are a few of the songs we’re watching this week. Scroll down to hear the full songs. Charli XCX "Rock Music" Hot AC/Top 40, Chris Brown "For the Moment'" Rhythmic/Urban, The Rolling Stones "In the Stars" Rock/Alternative and more!

Let’s be honest—too much radio news sounds like it was designed to be tolerated, not consumed. Listeners don’t lean in, they wait it out. That’s the problem. Radio news has changed, and the stations that win understand one simple truth.

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. Spokane, Washington, Rock/Alternative: Tame Impala "Dracula".

Managing and coaching talent is a specific skill that is hard to teach because much of it has to be learned through hands-on experience. However, there is a simple hack to put anyone who’s new to it in a better position to succeed. That hack is learning how to pick your battles. Here are some thoughts on the two sides of that.

People repaint their houses, shampoo their carpets, and “Simonize” their cars until they gleam like they just got a record deal. Meanwhile, some radio stations are still driving around with the programming equivalent of a “Wash Me” finger drawing on the back window.

Be positive, but be objective and honest. If something isn’t working, get rid of it and find something that does. Stop defending bits that don’t work just because you like them. If the audience doesn’t care, kill it.