Serendipity 7,821 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 @just4fun @DiscoHeaven23 look what I found Spoiler Hi Fred, It's great that The Billboard Hot 100 chart is incorporating digital downloads but I've learned that record companies are up to their old tricks in trying to manipulate the charts. Seems like a few artists -- such as Gwen Stefani, Will Smith, Black Eyed Peas, just to name a few -- are giving away free digital downloads to their fans. Fans can get a code to redeem the song for free on iTunes and apparently they are counting toward the overall tally. Shouldn't these free downloads be disqualified from the overall tally since these are not paid for? In some cases, fans are downloading them over and over again. People delete their cookies and are able to download the song again. I don't know if the record companies are paying for these free redemptions but it just smells like manipulation by the labels. The digital sales of "Hollaback Girl" are outpacing the No. 2 ranked song by a 3-1 margin, but how much of it was legitimately paid for? Thanks for reading, Mike Yuen Dear Mike, I checked with Geoff Mayfield, Billboard's director of charts to find out the policy on free downloads. If a corporate sponsor pays for downloads and then makes them available to consumers, who then have a free choice about which songs to purchase, those downloads would count for our charts. The recent Pepsi promotion would be an example of such a corporate sponsorship. However, if record labels pay for downloads and then make them available free to consumers, those downloads do not count. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/62782/chart-beat-chat Guess, which song was the #2 one http://www.billboard.com/charts/2005-05-28/hot-100 http://www.billboard.com/charts/digital-songs/2005-06-04 See talent here-->http://bit.ly/2eqeUxK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusKeepBreathin 19,311 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 3 hours ago, Clean said: @just4fun @DiscoHeaven23 look what I found Hide contents Hi Fred, It's great that The Billboard Hot 100 chart is incorporating digital downloads but I've learned that record companies are up to their old tricks in trying to manipulate the charts. Seems like a few artists -- such as Gwen Stefani, Will Smith, Black Eyed Peas, just to name a few -- are giving away free digital downloads to their fans. Fans can get a code to redeem the song for free on iTunes and apparently they are counting toward the overall tally. Shouldn't these free downloads be disqualified from the overall tally since these are not paid for? In some cases, fans are downloading them over and over again. People delete their cookies and are able to download the song again. I don't know if the record companies are paying for these free redemptions but it just smells like manipulation by the labels. The digital sales of "Hollaback Girl" are outpacing the No. 2 ranked song by a 3-1 margin, but how much of it was legitimately paid for? Thanks for reading, Mike Yuen Dear Mike, I checked with Geoff Mayfield, Billboard's director of charts to find out the policy on free downloads. If a corporate sponsor pays for downloads and then makes them available to consumers, who then have a free choice about which songs to purchase, those downloads would count for our charts. The recent Pepsi promotion would be an example of such a corporate sponsorship. However, if record labels pay for downloads and then make them available free to consumers, those downloads do not count. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/62782/chart-beat-chat Guess, which song was the #2 one http://www.billboard.com/charts/2005-05-28/hot-100 http://www.billboard.com/charts/digital-songs/2005-06-04 We Belkng Together was such a great song. I liked both songs but WBT was the better song IMO. I can't believe it never got to number one. "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King Jr. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 7 hours ago, Clean said: @just4fun @DiscoHeaven23 look what I found Hide contents Hi Fred, It's great that The Billboard Hot 100 chart is incorporating digital downloads but I've learned that record companies are up to their old tricks in trying to manipulate the charts. Seems like a few artists -- such as Gwen Stefani, Will Smith, Black Eyed Peas, just to name a few -- are giving away free digital downloads to their fans. Fans can get a code to redeem the song for free on iTunes and apparently they are counting toward the overall tally. Shouldn't these free downloads be disqualified from the overall tally since these are not paid for? In some cases, fans are downloading them over and over again. People delete their cookies and are able to download the song again. I don't know if the record companies are paying for these free redemptions but it just smells like manipulation by the labels. The digital sales of "Hollaback Girl" are outpacing the No. 2 ranked song by a 3-1 margin, but how much of it was legitimately paid for? Thanks for reading, Mike Yuen Dear Mike, I checked with Geoff Mayfield, Billboard's director of charts to find out the policy on free downloads. If a corporate sponsor pays for downloads and then makes them available to consumers, who then have a free choice about which songs to purchase, those downloads would count for our charts. The recent Pepsi promotion would be an example of such a corporate sponsorship. However, if record labels pay for downloads and then make them available free to consumers, those downloads do not count. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/62782/chart-beat-chat Guess, which song was the #2 one http://www.billboard.com/charts/2005-05-28/hot-100 http://www.billboard.com/charts/digital-songs/2005-06-04 Sounds like a Jimmy Iovine tactic. lolol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serendipity 7,821 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 4 hours ago, just4fun said: We Belong Together was such a great song. I liked both songs but WBT was the better song IMO. I can't believe it never got to number one. oh well, it became Song of the Decade See talent here-->http://bit.ly/2eqeUxK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 Rihanna's Top 5 hit's of these songs are... 1. Umbrella (2007) 2. Disturbia (2008) 3. Take A Bow (2008) 4. Rude Boy (2010) 5. Pon De Replay (2005) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaga Monster 13,001 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 13 hours ago, Yanko said: justice for russian roulette That song slays! One of her best GGD Presidential Elections Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GloZell Green 11,723 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 I enjoy these threads so much! Could you do Shakira? Lady Gaga | Shakira Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagadonna 10,801 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 When I was 10 I was huge fan of hers I knew all of her songs I'm obsessed with Russian Roulette, it kind of reveals my dark lover's side Unfaithful is a beautiful song SOS was such a huge hit I liked Shut Up and Drive as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 13 minutes ago, GloZell Green said: I enjoy these threads so much! Could you do Shakira? aw thanks will do! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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