1 hour ago, Mediabase said:

Get ready for an INSANELY NEGATIVE update tomorrow. Even -700 to -750 is possible at this point based on today's real time numbers so far.

I'm here for a -10.000 update 

By Sunday this might have a -3000 to -4000 negative bullet. Insanity.

I mean the radio politics explanation would make sense if Taylor got a massive boost last week (pushing it to #1) then 'slowing down' afterwards rather than all the radio stations just cutting off the song as a whole

Like how do you go from playing one song ~50 times a week to ZERO?

It was not 50 times a week. It was 120 times a week week to complete zero. That 50 I posted from KIIS was just Monday to Wednesday afternoon last week. Barely 3 days. It's not even Thursday yet so the extent of the fall has not been revealed yet because we look at 7 day charts but those of us who have access to daily charts and can isolate just the days after Sunday when the tracking week ended know that we are talking about a phenomenon of historic proportions. This will keep getting -500 to -800 updates every day until Sunday!

Edited October 19, 20178 yr by Mediabase

11 minutes ago, Mediabase said:

It was not 50 times a week. It was 120 times a week week to complete zero. That 50 I posted from KIIS was just Monday to Wednesday afternoon last week. Barely 3 days. It's not even Thursday yet so the extent of the fall has not been revealed yet because we look at 7 day charts but those of us who have access to daily charts and can isolate just the days after Sunday when the tracking week ended know that we are talking about a phenomenon of historic proportions. This will keep getting -500 to -800 updates every day until Sunday!

oh yeah, that's what I meant to say, read the charts wrong  

nonetheless, the drop feels 'inorganic' 

3 hours ago, Mediabase said:

Get ready for an INSANELY NEGATIVE update tomorrow. Even -700 to -750 is possible at this point based on today's real time numbers so far.

I kinda want her to snatch Keisha's weave  

7 hours ago, iHype. said:

I posted this in SYG, but it's likely really not payola.  The drop is obviously unheard of, but it's obvious she was pushed to #1 because she announced she was performing at iHeartRadio's Jingle Ball, not because she used payola.

 

 

 

October 9th, her second wind begins:

 

October 10th, it's announced she's headlining iHeartRadio's tour:

 

It's industry politics. Radio pushed her to #1 as a favor since she's the biggest artist in the world currently releasing music, and it's a big deal she performs for them and boosts the success of their Jingle Ball Tour. 

 

What would she even get out of payola'ing her song to #1 for a few days on Pop Radio? The song already reached #1 on Hot 100, and the 3 biggest singles artist of this decade: Bruno, Katy, and Rihanna also failed to reach #1 on Pop Radio with their last lead singles. It's not a big deal to miss #1 on Pop Radio granted the song is still a big hit overall which it was. Nobody cares about the Pop radio chart.

 

Mine also missed #1 on Pop Radio, Speak Now did 1 million. WANEGBT also missed #1 on Pop Radio, Red opened with 1 million. Her fanbase is also still going to rush to buy her album whether her song is spammed or not, so it would literally be a waste of money for them to worry about payola. 

 

And plus, it was said a year or two back that many artists don't even like performing at iHeartRadio festivals, but do so because they don't want radio to develop politics and refuse to play their upcoming singles for denying performances. iHeartRadio is obviously known to have their politics and bias with those who support them and those who don't.

 

Taylor getting radio bias to push her to #1 is more of a compliment of her starpower, then a drag really. 

 

But she's not a country artist anymore. Her markets herself as a pop artist now.

Omg this is the biggest payola story ever and stations are just ripping it completely out of rotation. 

Do they pay stations not to play it? 

Pop Radio:
3. (-2) Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do
- Spins: 14546 (-746)

- Bullet: -966  (-1111)
- Audience: 78.987 (-5.645)

POP

5   1    PORTUGAL. THE MAN    Feel It Still   14881   14282    599   85.072

 

+146 Spins

+46 Bullet

+0.681 Audience

 

New #1

 

 

POP

2  3   TAYLOR SWIFT   Look What You Made M...   14546   15512   -966   78.987

 

-746 Spins

-1111 Bullet

-5.645 Audience

 

6   4    DEMI LOVATO     Sorry Not Sorry    14527    12815    1712     85.120

 

+408 Spins

+262 Bullet

+2.282 Audience

 

We've really never seen anything like this omg.

10 minutes ago, Starkboy said:

POP

2  3   TAYLOR SWIFT   Look What You Made M...   14546   15512   -966   78.987

 

-746 Spins

-1111 Bullet

-5.645 Audience

omg not -1111 bullet wtffff 

Orga-

the way Demi is just soaking up all of Taylor's spins has got me SHOOK

Not so fast Portugal the Man... Demi can still snatch by Sunday

shameless

19 minutes ago, Hanzo said:

Pop Radio:
3. (-2) Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do
- Spins: 14546 (-746)

- Bullet: -966  (-1111)
- Audience: 78.987 (-5.645)

I can't help but scream, like how do people even defend this?

Jesus Christ!

the bullet  

3 minutes ago, BlazingLovatic said:

the way Demi is just soaking up all of Taylor's spins has got me SHOOK

This is exactly what's happening. Demi's profitting from Taylor's insane situation immensely.

She might even go #1 in a few days if this keeps up  

Edited October 19, 20178 yr by Phoenetic

Is she breaking Die Young's numbers? 

20 minutes ago, Hanzo said:

Pop Radio:
3. (-2) Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do
- Spins: 14546 (-746)

- Bullet: -966  (-1111)
- Audience: 78.987 (-5.645)

Like... that's absolutely insane   idk how anyone can defend this 

This **** is bananas

LMAO. Can't wait for the usual suspects trying to defend this.

 

POP

2  3   TAYLOR SWIFT   Look What You Made M...   14546   15512   -966   78.987

 

-746 Spins

-1111 Bullet

-5.645 Audience