Focus on New Music

Each week, the record label industry releases new music to radio and the world.

Pundits in the radio and record business recommend which of these new songs might be added to radio station playlists for the coming week.

Bridge Ratings’ STREAMSTATS on-demand music streaming data reflects music consumption by radio’s core listeners. And now with added AI technology, forecasting new song hit potential (top 20 in consumption) has become a much more effective excercise.

Following are a sample of recent new music recommendations and our STREAMSTATS stamp of approval.

07.28.23

MAINSTREAM TOP 40

YES - K-POP - Travis Scott

NO - Promises - Calvin Harris & Sam Smith

YES - What Am I Made For - Billie Eilish

NO - Padam Padum - Kylie Minogue

Rhythmic Top 40

NO - Millions - BIA

NO - Too Fast - Jay Rock f/Anderson .Paak & Latto

NO - Summer Vibes - Tyla Yaweh

NO - Talibans - Byron Messia

Alternative Rock

YES - Under You - Foo Fighters

NO - Childhood Eyes - Yellowcard

YES - Pull Me Through - Royal Blood

YES -Summer of Love - Portugal.The Man

NO - Down Here Waiting - Blue October

Country

NO - Save Me The Trouble - Dan + Shay

NO - Glory Days - Gabby Barrett

NO - See You Next Summer - Brian Kelly

YES - Thinkin’ Bout Me - Morgan Wallen

Mainstream Hip-Hop/R&B

NO - Lick Or Sum - Glorilla

YES - Oh U Went - Young Thug

YES - Endless Fashion - Lil Uzi Vert

Among this group of 20 select new releases, 8 have the greatest potential for top 20 (40%) consumption.

More next week.