NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: Releases For The Week of April 15, 2022

It’s about damn time for some new music.

The hunt is on for Easter eggs and top tunes for this week’s edition of New Music Friday, including the newest albums from Alec Benjamin, Anitta and Swedish House Mafia and singles from Lauren Spencer-Smith, Lizzo and Muni Long…

Notable albums out this week: Alec Benjamin‘s (Un)Commentary (Stream), Anitta‘s Versions Of Me (Stream), Jewel‘s Freewheelin’ Woman (Stream), Kurt Vile‘s (Watch My Moves) (Stream), Mitchell Tenpenny‘s The Low Light Sessions (Stream), Swedish House Mafia‘s Paradise Again (Stream), Tee Grizzley‘s Half Tee Half Beast (Stream), Wheeler Walker Jr.‘s Sex, Drugs & Country Music (Stream)

Notable EPs out this week: Bas‘s [Bump] Pick Me Up (Stream), Bülow‘s Booty Call (Stream), Lyn Lapid‘s The Outsider (Stream), Ricky Montgomery‘s It’s 2016 Somewhere (Stream), Sarcastic Sounds‘s I’m A Disappointment (Stream), Wet‘s Letter Blue (Reprise) (Stream)

New digital singles that you can buy/stream this week include:
“24”, Quando Rondo (Stream)
“About Damn Time”, Lizzo (Stream)
“Afterlife” / “Queens”, Benjamin Ingrosso (Stream)
“AfterLife”, Five Finger Death Punch (Stream)
“Aimed To Kill”, Jade LeMac (Stream)
“Another”, Muni Long (Stream)
“Anymore Anyway”, KAIRO (Stream)
“Apartment Complex On The Eastside”, Dylan Fraser (Stream)
“Apple Tree Blues”, Caamp (Stream)
“Blah Blah Blah”, Reiley (Stream)
“Breaking News”, Kolby Cooper (Stream)
“Car Therapy”, Faye Webster (Stream)
“Clap”, Trina & Latto (Stream)
“Cliché”, Gavin Haley (Stream)
“Colour Me Blue”, Alfie Templeman (Stream)
“Complicated”, Whethan featuring Aldn & 8485 (Stream)
“Crash My Car” / “Devil On My Shoulder”, Guccihighwaters (Stream)
“Crybaby”, Amelia Moore (Stream)
“Don’t Think Jesus”, Morgan Wallen (Stream)
“Doritos & Fritos”, 100 Gecs (Stream)
“Dose”, Teddy Swims (Stream)
“Dressing Like A Stranger”, Luke Sital-Singh (Stream)
“Easy Tonight”, Niko Moon (Stream)
“Esta Noche”, Yahritza (Y Su Esencia) (Stream)
“Face The River”, Gavin DeGraw (Stream)
“Fall In Love (Acoustic)”, Bailey Zimmerman (Stream)
“First Date”, Taylor Acorn (Stream)
“Floss My Teeth”, Jae Lynx (Stream)
“Flowers”, Lauren Spencer-Smith (Stream)
“Friends”, Emma Løv (of Loote) & JORDY (Stream)
“Good Friday”, Kota The Friend (Stream)
“Good Person”, Ingrid Andress (Stream)
“Hair Toss, Arms Crossed”, Mark Ambor (Stream)
“Hell Yeah”, Little Big Town (Stream)
“If That’s What You Need”, Ayokay (Stream)
“Let Me Down Easy (Lie)”, Why Don’t We (Stream)
“Let U Have Me”, Shift K3Y (Stream)
“Let’s Do It Again”, Jamie XX (Stream)
“Lightning In A Bottle”, Fly By Midnight (Stream)
“Liked You Better”, Good Problem & Boy In Space (Stream)
“Live With Me”, Sheryl Crow (Stream)
“Love Like That”, Phillip Phillips (Stream)
“Masterpiece”, Motionless In White (Stream)
“Memories”, Conan Gray (Stream)
“Million Little Problems”, The Walters (Stream)
“My Heart’s Been Waiting For You”, Craig David featuring Duvall (Stream)
“Next To You”, Jaira Burns (Stream)
“New Moon (Remix)”, MØ featuring Rebecca Black (Stream)
“Nice”, Matilda Mann (Stream)
“Numb”, CLAY (Stream)
“On The Edge”, Zackery (Stream)
“Ophelia”, Matt Schuster (Stream)
“Orange Blood”, Mt. Joy (Stream)
“People Talk”, Kidd G (Stream)
“Picasso”, Tanna Leone (Stream)
“Punk Tactics”, Joey Valence & Brae (Stream)
“Put Me Together”, Youngr (Stream)
“Running Back (Trying To Talk To You)”, Train (Stream)
“Sad Face Baby”, The Lathums (Stream)
“Serial Killers”, Gucci Mane (Stream)
“Seven Bridge Road”, Jake Bugg (Stream)
“Shallow Water”, Mansionair (Stream)
“Sidelines”, Phoebe Bridgers (Stream)
“Street Signs”, Blueface & G Herbo (Stream)
“Surprise Me”, Mallrat featuring Azealia Banks (Stream)
“Texas Girl (Piano)”, Jake Scott (Stream)
“Thank God We Broke Up”, Julia Cole (Stream)
“Tuh”, BeatKing featuring Queendom Come (Stream)
“Where Did We Go?”, Josh Kerr (Stream)
“Why Does It Hurt”, Will Young (Stream)
“Wild Horse”, Warren Zeiders (Stream)

Next week, the new projects from Jason Aldean and Tenille Townes are among the largest releases on the schedule. For Adam’s personal picks of the week, listen to the PGTC Friday Faves list on Spotify!

ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (November 30, 2021)

Welcome to Add Lib, your Tuesday report on POP! Goes The Charts that’s mad about CHR/Top 40 adds, based on the station data provided by Mediabase 24/7 and Add Board. This week: Adele opens her bottle of bops for a refreshing record at the top. Let’s add ’em up:

“OH” SAY, CAN YOU STREAM: With her follow-up to “Easy On Me”, superstar Adele took the top spot on the adds report with “Oh My God”, securing 105 stations at the Top 40 format this week. The song ranked at #38 on the chart last weekend, becoming her 11th top 40 hit to date. Her recent album 30 is expected to hold atop the Billboard 200 chart for a second week.

Back in the runner-up spot, Taylor Swift picked up another 43 stations for “Message In A Bottle” this week. The single from Red (Taylor’s Version) has been joined by a handful of other songs from the album at the format, including a re-recording of “All Too Well”, which led the Billboard Hot 100 earlier this month.

A week ahead of impact, “Abcdefu” scored 35 new stations at the format, giving newcomer GAYLE her first top five appearance on the adds report in the #3 position. The recent viral hit has become a global streaming smash and should do well at several radio formats into 2022.

Charting singles from ACRAZE, Benson Boone and Billie Eilish returned to the top ten on the adds report this week.

We’ll see you next week for another action-packed adds session.

MOST ADDED — THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN (ELEVEN)
1. ADELE, “Oh My God” (Melted Stone/Columbia)
2. TAYLOR SWIFT, “Message In A Bottle” (Republic)
3. GAYLE, “Abcdefu” (Atlantic)
4. SILK SONIC, “Smokin’ Out The Window” (Aftermath Ent./Atlantic)
5. ACRAZE featuring CHERISH, “Do It To It” (Thrive/Virgin)
6. SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA & THE WEEKND, “Moth To A Flame” (Republic)
7. BENSON BOONE, “Ghost Town” (Night Street/Warner)
8. BILLIE EILISH, “Happier Than Ever” (Darkroom/Interscope)
9. PITBULL featuring ANTHONY WATTS & DJWS, “I Feel Good” (Mr. 305)
10-T. BLXST & TYGA featuring TY DOLLA $IGN, “Chosen” (Red Bull/Evgle/in2une)
10-T. GIVĒON, “For Tonight” (Not So Fast/Epic)

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ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (November 23, 2021)

Welcome to Add Lib, your Tuesday report on POP! Goes The Charts that’s mad about CHR/Top 40 adds, based on the station data provided by Mediabase 24/7 and Add Board. This week: Taylor Swift opens her bottle of bops for a refreshing record at the top. Let’s add ’em up:

A “MESSAGE” TO THE FORMAT: In addition to the 56 adds she earned last week, Taylor Swift managed another 31 stations at the Top 40 format this week for “Message In A Bottle”, the current radio single from the #1 album Red (Taylor’s Version). The tune flew from 46-39 on the chart last weekend. Swift also topped the adds report at Hot AC radio yesterday with 34 new stations there. Her song currently sits in the top 30 at that format, jumping from 41-26 last weekend.

Newcomer and former American Idol alum Benson Boone was just behind Swift with 28 adds on impact for “Ghost Town”. The viral song from TikTok will soon become his first top 40 hit. Boone was tied for second place at Hot AC radio yesterday with a dozen new stations.

Charting singles from ACRAZE, Pitbull and Silk Sonic returned to the top ten on the adds report this week.

We’ll see you next week for another action-packed adds session. Happy Thanksgiving!

MOST ADDED — THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN (TWELVE)
1. TAYLOR SWIFT, “Message In A Bottle” (Republic)
2. BENSON BOONE, “Ghost Town” (Night Street/Warner)
3. ACRAZE featuring CHERISH, “Do It To It” (Thrive/Virgin)
4. SILK SONIC, “Smokin’ Out The Window” (Aftermath Ent./Atlantic)
5-T. PITBULL featuring ANTHONY WATTS & DJWS, “I Feel Good” (Mr. 305)
5-T. SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA & THE WEEKND, “Moth To A Flame” (Republic)
7-T. ADELE, “Oh My God” (Melted Stone/Columbia)
7-T. ALYA, “Pleasure Is Mine” (Ind.)
9. 88RISING & BIBI, “The Weekend” (88rising/12Tone)
10-T. CKAY, “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)” (Chocolate City/Atlantic)
10-T. GIVĒON, “For Tonight” (Not So Fast/Epic)
10-T. LISA, “Money” (YG Ent./Interscope)

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ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (November 16, 2021)

Welcome to Add Lib, your Tuesday report on POP! Goes The Charts that’s mad about CHR/Top 40 adds, based on the station data provided by Mediabase 24/7 and Add Board. This week: Silk Sonic is still on fire with their smokin’ song. Let’s add ’em up:

“WINDOW” TO THE TOP: The new duo of Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) saw a soulful ascent to the lead position on the adds report with “Smokin’ Out The Window”, picking up 61 stations during the session for a two-week total of 103 adds. The song marks the third charting hit from An Evening With Silk Sonic, which climbed from 50-44 on this past weekend’s official update.

The two men landed just ahead of Taylor Swift, who earned 56 adds and the runner-up spot for “Message In A Bottle”. The song from Red (Taylor’s Version) barely eked out a win at the Hot AC format yesterday, where it finished with 15 adds. The re-recorded version of her 2012 album is expected to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart this weekend.

Charting singles from CHLÖE, GIVĒON and Oliver Tree returned to the top ten on the adds report this week.

We’ll see you next week for another action-packed adds session.

MOST ADDED — THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN (ELEVEN)
1. SILK SONIC, “Smokin’ Out The Window” (Aftermath Ent./Atlantic)
2. TAYLOR SWIFT, “Message In A Bottle” (Republic)
3. POST MALONE & THE WEEKND, “One Right Now” (Republic)
4. ACRAZE featuring CHERISH, “Do It To It” (Thrive/Virgin)
5-T. OLIVER TREE, “Life Goes On” (Atlantic)
5-T. SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA & THE WEEKND, “Moth To A Flame” (Republic)
7. LISA, “Money” (YG Ent./Interscope)
8. BENSON BOONE, “Ghost Town” (Night Street/Warner)
9. BLXST & TYGA featuring TY DOLLA $IGN, “Chosen” (Red Bull/Evgle/in2une)
10-T. CHLÖE, “Have Mercy” (Parkwood/Columbia)
10-T. GIVĒON, “For Tonight” (Not So Fast/Epic)

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ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (November 9, 2021)

Welcome to Add Lib, your Tuesday report on POP! Goes The Charts that’s mad about CHR/Top 40 adds, based on the station data provided by Mediabase 24/7 and Add Board. This week: Post Malone and The Weeknd have the right song to lead the report. Let’s add ’em up:

“ONE” IS ONE: Post Malone and The Weeknd easily earned the Most Added slot on the report with “One Right Now”, picking up 147 adds on impact. The collaboration also managed a notable 50 stations in its first week at the Rhythmic format, leading that log as well. “One” also took fourth place on the reports at both the Hot AC and Urban formats this week with 11 and 18 adds, respectively.

The duo Silk Sonic (featuring Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) settled into second place with 42 adds for “Smokin’ Out The Window” at the Top 40 format. The tune had an additional 14 adds at the Hot AC format yesterday, where it tied for the runner-up position.

Charting singles from Billie Eilish, GIVĒON and Oliver Tree returned to the top ten on the adds report this week.

We’ll see you next week for another action-packed adds session.

MOST ADDED — THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
1. POST MALONE & THE WEEKND, “One Right Now” (Republic)
2. SILK SONIC, “Smokin’ Out The Window” (Aftermath Ent./Atlantic)
3. NEIKED, MAE MULLER & POLO G, “Better Days” (Capitol)
4. LISA, “Money” (YG Ent./Interscope)
5. SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA & THE WEEKND, “Moth To A Flame” (Republic)
6-T. BILLIE EILISH, “Happier Than Ever” (Darkroom/Interscope)
6-T. GIVĒON, “For Tonight” (Not So Fast/Epic)
6-T. OLIVER TREE, “Life Goes On” (Atlantic)
9. CHLÖE, “Have Mercy” (Parkwood/Columbia)
10. THE ANXIETY (WILLOW & TYLER COLE), “Meet Me At Our Spot” (MSFTS/Roc Nation/in2une)

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ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (November 2, 2021)

Welcome to Add Lib, your Tuesday report on POP! Goes The Charts that’s mad about CHR/Top 40 adds, based on the station data provided by Mediabase 24/7 and Add Board. This week: NEIKED, Mae Muller and Polo G spend several more days on top of the report. Let’s add ’em up:

EVEN “BETTER” NOW: For the second consecutive week, “Better Days” takes the Most Added title at the Top 40 radio format, as the big collaboration from NEIKED, Mae Muller and Polo G picks up 54 more adds. It debuted at #28 on last weekend’s published chart and will fly into the top 20 soon. The song is seeing little activity outside of the format, with just a handful of Rhythmic adds coming in since last week.

Most of the activity trailed off from there, but emerging singles from Charli XCX, Chlöe and Oliver Tree also had solid performances.

Charting singles from CKay, Pitbull and The Anxiety returned to the top ten on the adds report this week.

We’ll see you next week for another action-packed adds session.

MOST ADDED — THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN (ELEVEN)
1. NEIKED, MAE MULLER & POLO G, “Better Days” (Capitol)
2. SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA & THE WEEKND, “Moth To A Flame” (Republic)
3-T. OLIVER TREE, “Life Goes On” (Atlantic)
3-T. THE ANXIETY (WILLOW & TYLER COLE), “Meet Me At Our Spot” (MSFTS/Roc Nation/in2une)
5. PITBULL featuring ANTHONY WATTS & DJWS, “I Feel Good” (Mr. 305)
6. CHLÖE, “Have Mercy” (Parkwood/Columbia)
7. CHARLI XCX, “Good Ones” (Atlantic/EMG)
8-T. ANITTA featuring SAWEETIE, “Faking Love” (Warner)
8-T. CKAY, “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)” (Chocolate City/Atlantic)
10-T. 88RISING & BIBI, “The Weekend” (88rising/12Tone)
10-T. BILLIE EILISH, “Happier Than Ever” (Darkroom/Interscope)

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RADIO ACTIVE — A Weekly Chart CHRonicle (October 31, 2021)

Welcome to Radio Active, a Sunday evening report from POP! Goes The Charts that gets to the chart of the matter: all the highlights from the CHR/Top 40 chart, as published by Mediabase 24/7 and Mediabase Research. For a thriller of a Halloween hit parade, here’s what’s popping at the format this week:

STAYING SPOOKY: This Halloween, The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber spend a ninth frightful yet fun week at #1 on the Top 40 radio chart with “Stay”. It remains the longest-running #1 hit at the format for 2021. Will it creep into double digits for a tenth big week at the top? Stay tuned for next weekend’s update.

“Better Days”, the recent viral collaboration from NEIKED, Mae Muller and Polo G, enters way up at #28 this week. It marks the first top 40 hit at the format for NEIKED and Muller and the second for Polo G, who scored his first entry this past summer with “Rapstar”. Up 41-37, Jesy Nelson is in with her Nicki Minaj-assisted “Boyz”. It’s the first solo top 40 single for the former Little Mix member and the 40th for Minaj. Meanwhile, “Moth To A Flame” bows at #40 for Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd. The song is their fourth and 21st top 40 entries, respectively, and becomes the second charting title from the trio’s upcoming album Paradise Again.

In the top 50, Oliver Tree plants his roots at #48 with “Life Goes On”, another recent song to break on TikTok. He has previously charted at the Alternative radio format, but never on the Top 40 survey.

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ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (October 26, 2021)

Welcome to Add Lib, your Tuesday report on POP! Goes The Charts that’s mad about CHR/Top 40 adds, based on the station data provided by Mediabase 24/7 and Add Board. This week: a TikTok-fueled single from NEIKED, Mae Muller and Polo G has some big days to come at the format. Let’s add ’em up:

“BETTER” TOGETHER: After a recent viral run on TikTok, the Top 40 format is appreciating some “Better Days” ahead due to NEIKED, Mae Muller and Polo G, whose collaboration took the top spot on the adds report with 87 stations on impact. The track is expected to have a fairly high debut in the top 40 by the weekend, which will be the first charting hit for both NEIKED and Muller here. It also comes five years after NEIKED last impacted at the Top 40 format with the Dyo-assisted “Sexual”, which did not chart.

In second place, the current collaboration from Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd also finished well for its impact date. “Moth To A Flame” fluttered with 54 stations this week. It should also see a good ascent by the weekend, as the group prepares for their second top 40 entry from an upcoming album titled Paradise Again.

Charting singles from CKay, GIVĒON and The Anxiety returned to the top ten on the adds report this week.

We’ll see you next week for another action-packed adds session.

MOST ADDED — THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN (ELEVEN)
1. NEIKED, MAE MULLER & POLO G, “Better Days” (Capitol)
2. SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA & THE WEEKND, “Moth To A Flame” (Republic)
3. PITBULL featuring ANTHONY WATTS & DJWS, “I Feel Good” (Mr. 305)
4. THE ANXIETY (WILLOW & TYLER COLE), “Meet Me At Our Spot” (MSFTS/Roc Nation/in2une)
5. CKAY, “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)” (Chocolate City/Atlantic)
6. OLIVER TREE, “Life Goes On” (Atlantic)
7. BBNO$ featuring RICH BRIAN, “Edamame” (Mtheory/Further.)
8. ANITTA featuring SAWEETIE, “Faking Love” (Warner)
9-T. COLDPLAY x BTS, “My Universe” (Parlophone/Atlantic)
9-T. GIVĒON, “For Tonight” (Not So Fast/Epic)
9-T. TREVOR DANIEL, “Alone” (Alamo/RCA)

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RADIO REPORT: What’s Popping At Top 40 Radio This Week (October 25-26, 2021)

It’s time once again to analyze the airwaves and find out if your favorite new releases will be lighting up your local station’s playlist this week. Which tunes will climb to the top and which ones will hit a stop? Here’s the one single impacting this week at the Top 40 format:

SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA & THE WEEKND, “Moth To A Flame” (Republic)
Album: Paradise Again (2022)
Past T40 History: The trio’s new single, the likely second chart entry from their upcoming album, just missed the top 50 last weekend.

Next week: nothing is currently noted on the schedule, but watch out for updates!

How will these songs perform on the adds report? Let me know!

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RADIO ACTIVE — A Weekly Chart CHRonicle (August 8, 2021)

Welcome to Radio Active, a Sunday evening report from POP! Goes The Charts that gets to the chart of the matter: all the highlights from the CHR/Top 40 chart, as published by Mediabase 24/7 and Mediabase Research. For the songs that will (hopefully) last a lifetime, here’s what’s popping at the format this week:

THREE “GOOD” WEEKS: For the third consecutive week, Olivia Rodrigo remains at #1 on the Top 40 chart with “Good 4 U”, while her prior single “Déjà Vu” advances from 3-2. Rodrigo isn’t the first performer to hold down the top two positions at the format, though this kind of achievement is fairly rare so early into an artist’s charting days. You can expect her to hold down the #1 and #2 spots again next week. Will it be in the same order? Stay tuned.

Another five new songs enter the top 40 this week, with Silk Sonic coming in the highest with “Skate”. The song glides from 46-27, marking the second top 40 song at the format for the duo and Anderson .Paak, as well as the 23rd for Bruno Mars. Entering way up at #29, “Take My Breath” is the 19th top 40 hit for The Weeknd, whose new single is also starting out well at the Hot AC and Rhythmic radio formats. Up from 42-37, Dixie (who charted a year ago as Dixie D’Amelio) is in with the Rubi Rose-assisted “Psycho”. It’s the second top 40 entry for the former and the first for latter. Lifting from 41-39, Alessia Cara returns with “Sweet Dream”, now her 11th top 40 hit to date. Finally, the new Swedish House Mafia, Ty Dolla $ign and 070 Shake collaboration moves from 45-40. “Lifetime” is the third top 40 hit for the trio (and first since 2013), the eighth for $ign and the first for Shake.

YouTube personality turned singer Conan Gray debuts at #42 with “People Watching”, as Elle King and Miranda Lambert enter at #46 with “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”, a collaboration that’s also currently charting at the Country and Hot AC radio formats. Khalid comes in at #49 with “New Normal”, while Big Red Machine and Taylor Swift barely sneak in at #50 with “Renegade”.

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