New Music Weeky’s Inside Top40 Radio focuses weekly on the hottest artist at Top40 radio. Chart activity, new releases and where to find them at U.S. radio.
Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day fame is back at radio with strong single. In an attempt to keep things a bit bright and optimistic he’s out with a remake of “I Think We’re Alone Now” (Reprise/WEA) which is actually pretty tight. He may be on to something new re-packaging older classic songs. Do we […]
The Jonas Brothers could not be any hotter. Just coming off a very high-profile Grammy appearance, they were able to put the spotlight on their new single “What A Man Gotta Do” (Republic) and you could not ask for a better way to get this excellent single started. Halsey continues her winning ways and she is […]
Blackbear has got it all moving in the right direction at Top40 and many out there in the programming world are singing the praises of the red-hot “Hot Girl Bummer” (Beartrap/Alamo/Interscope). We’ll see how this plays out getting through the holiday season. Was the timing right here? The Weeknd thinks his timing is spot on […]
Niall Horan saved the best for last in 2019. His new single “Nice To Meet Ya” (Capitol) was really quite the pleasant surprise. Billie Eilish continues to amuse and amaze radio. Her new “All The Good Girls Go To Hell” (S Curve/EMI) puts another hit on her list. The unlikely pairing of Dan + Shay […]
Sam Smith is back at the format and in a very big way. Stations are coming in by “leaps and bounds for his new “How Do You Sleep” (Capitol). With this being one of his best to date at this format we can only expect some rather big things ahead. P!nk is back and this […]
Lewis Capaldi has come on the scene at radio and is totally killing it from Top40 to Hot AC. The single “Someone You Loved” (Vertigo/Capitol) is fast becoming a solid favorite among our panel of music and program directors which is a sign that this track has Top5 to #1 potential. The new pairing of […]
Lil Nas X is setting the music world ablaze with one monster jam and everybody is thrilled. “Old Town Road” (Columbia) is the one that radio is raving about. This has true legs and could be around for awhile so get ready for the ride. One of the best bands out there these days has […]
Ariana Grande keeps rolling out hit after hit & all of them seem to hit the top of the charts in record time. Same thing can be said for her just released “7 Rings” (Universal/UMG). This track in on pace to set records all over the pop world as the adds and spins are totally […]
Camila Cabello is back with yet another gem at the format. “Consequences” (Syco/Epic) is receiving big time raves from our panel of music and program directors and that tells us that she appears to have another #1 on her hands in the very near future. Simon Cowell you must be a very happy man these […]
A major team effort putting a group of music superstars together has launched a very big effort. Silk City joins Dua Lipa, Diplo & Mark Ronson for the chart rocking “Electricity” (Columbia). This track is a major winner from start to finish and deserves your immediate attention. Another powerhouse pairing with Labrinth, Sia & Diplo […]
