NEW URBAN RELEASES FOR TUESDAY 2/9/2010

February 8, 2010 by thatretailchick

upcoming releases for 02/09/10
artist/label last major release 1st week sales U.S. OTC

Jaheim
Atlantic
12/18/07 176,000 565,000

Sade
Epic
02/05/02 67,000 657,000

DALLAS, TX K 104 RADIO CHART WEEK ENDING 2/7/2010

February 8, 2010 by thatretailchick
 
lw TW   Artist Title Label TW lw Move
1 1   TIMBALAND Say Something f/Drake Mosley/Interscope 103 99 4
3 2   ROBIN THICKE Sex Therapy Star Trak/Interscope 88 76 12
2 3   YOUNG MONEY Bedrock f/Lloyd YM/CM/Universal Motown 82 94 -12
8 4   TREY SONGZ Say Aah Songbook/Atlantic 79 66 13
5 5   BONE Homegurl (He Gotta) Citi US Ent/IDJMG 67 73 -6
7 6   TREY SONGZ I Invented Sex f/Drake Atlantic 62 66 -4
9 7   USHER Little Freak LaFace/JLG 60 63 -3
12 8   YOUNG MONEY Steady Mobbin’ f/Gucci Mane YM/CM/Universal Motown 60 53 7
6 9   BIRDMAN Money To Blow f/Lil Wayne Universal Motown 55 67 -12
11 10   DONDRIA You’re The One So So Def/Malaco 55 53 2
16 11   USHER Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home) LaFace/JLG 54 47 7
4 12   MELANIE FIONA It Kills Me SRC/Universal Motown 53 75 -22
17 13   6TREG Fresh Moonstone/Battery/JLG 48 46 2
19 14   YO GOTTI Women Lie f/Lil Wayne Polo Grounds/J/RMG 48 43 5
10 15   LUDACRIS How Low DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG 47 60 -13
20 16   SLIM THUG Thug E1 46 43 3
14 17   CANDI REDD Independent B*tches DefVibe/Hall-A-Fame Ent. 44 49 -5
13 18   PARTY BOYZ Flex Hitz Committee/Battery 44 52 -8
22 19   RECOGNITION Last Song R&R 41 33 8
15 20   GUCCI MANE Lemonade BS/Asylum/Warner Bros. 39 48 -9

RADIO STATIONS CURRENTLY PLAYING YO GOTTI’S “WOMEN LIE” feat. Lil WAYNE

February 8, 2010 by thatretailchick
Stations Currently Spinning “Women Lie f/Lil Wayne” 
Station Location
WHRK-FM Memphis
KKDA-FM Dallas
WZHT-FM Montgomery, AL
WPEG-FM Charlotte
WHTD-FM Detroit
WENZ-FM Cleveland
WHHL-FM St. Louis
S045-FM >SiriusXM
WHXT-FM Columbia, SC
WHTA-FM Atlanta
WWWZ-FM Charleston, SC
WJMI-FM Jackson, MS
KRRQ-FM Lafayette, LA
WJWZ-FM Montgomery, AL
WRBP-FM Youngstown, OH
WJKS-FM Wilmington, DE
WEUP-FM Huntsville
KNDA-FM Corpus Christi,
WBTJ-FM Richmond
S040-FM >SiriusXM

ATL’s V 103.3 RADIO CHART WEEK ENDING 2/7/2010

February 8, 2010 by thatretailchick
 
lw TW   Artist Title Label TW lw Move
1 1   ROBIN THICKE Sex Therapy Star Trak/Interscope 65 61 4
7 2   YOUNG MONEY Bedrock f/Lloyd YM/CM/Universal Motown 61 54 7
6 3   LUDACRIS How Low DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG 58 54 4
3 4   TREY SONGZ Neighbors Know My Name Songbook/Atlantic 55 59 -4
5 5   TREY SONGZ Say Aah Songbook/Atlantic 54 56 -2
2 6   TIMBALAND Say Something f/Drake Mosley/Interscope 52 60 -8
4 7   MELANIE FIONA It Kills Me SRC/Universal Motown 51 57 -6
8 8   TREY SONGZ I Invented Sex f/Drake Atlantic 49 48 1
9 9   MAXWELL Bad Habits Columbia 46 40 6
12 10   MAXWELL Pretty Wings Columbia 44 31 13
11 11   JAY-Z Empire State Of Mind f/A. Keys Roc Nation 32 32 0
18 12   JAY-Z On To The Next One Roc Nation 31 18 13
15 13   MARY J. BLIGE I Am Geffen/Interscope 27 22 5
14 14   JAY-Z/RIHANNA/KANYE WEST Run This Town Roc Nation 26 26 0
13 15   YOUNG MONEY Steady Mobbin’ f/Gucci Mane YM/CM/Universal Motown 26 27 -1
10 16   SNOOP DOGG I Wanna Rock DS/Priority/Capitol 23 33 -10
17 17   SADE Soldier Of Love Epic 22 19 3
21 18   ROSCOE DASH All The Way Turnt Up Musicline/Interscope 21 13 8
22 19   SNOOP DOGG Gangsta Luv f/The-Dream DS/Priority/Capitol 18 12 6
46 20   JUSTIN BIEBER Baby Island/IDJMG 17 4 13

NEW YORKS POWER 105.1 RADIO CHART WEEK ENDING 2/7/2010

February 8, 2010 by thatretailchick
 
lw TW   Artist Title Label TW lw Move
3 1   ALICIA KEYS Try Sleeping With A Broken… J/RMG 85 83 2
4 2   TIMBALAND Say Something f/Drake Mosley/Interscope 81 62 19
1 3   TREY SONGZ Say Aah Songbook/Atlantic 73 91 -18
2 4   YOUNG MONEY Bedrock f/Lloyd YM/CM/Universal Motown 72 86 -14
11 5   TREY SONGZ Neighbors Know My Name Songbook/Atlantic 64 41 23
7 6   USHER Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home) LaFace/JLG 53 49 4
9 7   ROBIN THICKE Sex Therapy Star Trak/Interscope 51 42 9
5 8   MELANIE FIONA It Kills Me SRC/Universal Motown 47 49 -2
6 9   TREY SONGZ I Invented Sex f/Drake Atlantic 47 49 -2
20 10   LUDACRIS How Low DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG 46 22 24
16 11   JUELZ SANTANA Back To The Crib f/Chris Brown Def Jam/IDJMG 43 28 15
12 12   SNOOP DOGG I Wanna Rock DS/Priority/Capitol 36 35 1
22 13   MAXWELL Fistful Of Tears Columbia 32 19 13
19 14   JAY-Z On To The Next One Roc Nation 29 24 5
10 15   MARY J. BLIGE I Am Geffen/Interscope 28 41 -13
15 16   ALICIA KEYS Empire State Of Mind Pt. II J/RMG 28 28 0
8 17   RIHANNA Hard f/Jeezy Def Jam/IDJMG 22 43 -21
24 18   CHRIS BROWN I Can Transform Ya f/Lil Wayne Jive/JLG 21 18 3
54 19   50 CENT Do You Think About Me Shady/After/Interscope 20 6 14
18 20   BIRDMAN Money To Blow f/Lil Wayne Universal Motown 19 24 -5

ATL’S HOT 107.9 RADIO CHARTS WEEK ENDING 2/7/2010

February 8, 2010 by thatretailchick
 
lw TW   Artist Title Label TW lw Move
4 1   LUDACRIS How Low DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG 88 79 9
1 2   TREY SONGZ Say Aah Songbook/Atlantic 87 87 0
2 3   YOUNG MONEY Bedrock f/Lloyd YM/CM/Universal Motown 87 86 1
3 4   TIMBALAND Say Something f/Drake Mosley/Interscope 86 82 4
5 5   YOUNG MONEY Steady Mobbin’ f/Gucci Mane YM/CM/Universal Motown 81 79 2
7 6   ROSCOE DASH All The Way Turnt Up Musicline/Interscope 64 67 -3
13 7   WAKA FLOCKA FLAME O Let’s Do It 1017 Brick/Warner Bros. 58 44 14
12 8   TRAVIS PORTER Go Shorty Go 56 48 8
23 9   GUCCI MANE I Think I Love Her 48 16 32
9 10   JAY-Z On To The Next One Roc Nation 47 56 -9
8 11   MELANIE FIONA It Kills Me SRC/Universal Motown 45 56 -11
15 12   TREY SONGZ Neighbors Know My Name Songbook/Atlantic 45 41 4
17 13   BIRDMAN Money To Blow f/Lil Wayne Universal Motown 44 32 12
11 14   PARTY BOYZ Flex Hitz Committee/Battery 44 48 -4
6 15   TREY SONGZ I Invented Sex f/Drake Atlantic 42 72 -30
29 16   USHER Little Freak LaFace/JLG 41 13 28
16 17   ROBIN THICKE Sex Therapy Star Trak/Interscope 37 36 1
31 18   YO GOTTI Women Lie f/Lil Wayne Polo Grounds/J/RMG 34 12 22
48 19   MONICA Everything To Me J/RMG 34 8 26
28 20   BIG BANK BLACK Try It Out f/Kandi Duct Tape Ent./IDJMG 18 13 5

URBAN RADIO CHARTS WEEK ENDING 2/7/2010

February 8, 2010 by thatretailchick
 
lw TW   Artist Title Label TW lw Move
1 1   LUDACRIS How Low DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG 4127  4028 99
2 2   YOUNG MONEY Bedrock f/Lloyd YM/CM/Universal Motown 3819  3930 -111
4 3   TREY SONGZ Say Aah Songbook/Atlantic 3720  3785 -65
3 4   MELANIE FIONA It Kills Me SRC/Universal Motown 3541  3791 -250
9 5   TIMBALAND Say Something f/Drake Mosley/Interscope 3386  2713 673
5 6   SNOOP DOGG I Wanna Rock DS/Priority/Capitol 3200  3073 127
7 7   ALICIA KEYS Try Sleeping With A Broken… J/RMG 2919  2748 171
8 8   ROBIN THICKE Sex Therapy Star Trak/Interscope 2906  2727 179
6 9   TREY SONGZ I Invented Sex f/Drake Atlantic 2633  2949 -316
13 10   JAY-Z On To The Next One Roc Nation 2256  1949 307
12 11   MARY J. BLIGE I Am Geffen/Interscope 2246  2194 52
11 12   BIRDMAN Money To Blow f/Lil Wayne Universal Motown 1903  2261 -358
10 13   RIHANNA Hard f/Jeezy Def Jam/IDJMG 1902 2366 -464
14 14   USHER Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home) LaFace/JLG 1899  1729 170
15 15   WAKA FLOCKA FLAME O Let’s Do It 1017 Brick/Warner Bros. 1861  1645 216
19 16   GUCCI MANE Lemonade BS/Asylum/Warner Bros. 1648  1211 437
17 17   YO GOTTI Women Lie f/Lil Wayne Polo Grounds/J/RMG 1367  1230 137
22 18   ROSCOE DASH All The Way Turnt Up Musicline/Interscope 1300  1077 223
24 19   50 CENT Do You Think About Me Shady/After/Interscope 1187  996 191
39 20   MONICA Everything To Me J/RMG 1023  559 464
16 21   USHER Papers LaFace/JLG 991  1254 -263
18 22   JAY-Z Empire State Of Mind f/A. Keys Roc Nation 958  1220 -262
27 23   SADE Soldier Of Love Epic 931  876 55
23 24   PLIES Medicine f/Keri Hilson Big Gates/SNS/Atlantic 914  1008 -94
21 25   GUCCI MANE Spotlight f/Usher BS/Asylum/Warner Bros. 895  1094   -199
26 26   JAHEIM Ain’t Leavin Without You Atlantic 885  912 -27
31 27   OMARION Speedin Starrworld/MWorks/Capitol 862  772 90
28 28   MAXWELL Bad Habits Columbia 848  868 -20
30 29   YOUNG MONEY Steady Mobbin’ f/Gucci Mane YM/CM/Universal Motown 838  795 43
20 30   50 CENT Baby By Me Interscope 830    1098 -268
25 31   DJ KHALED Fed Up f/Usher,R.Ross,Drake We The Best/TS2008/E1 713 951 -238
40 32   TREY SONGZ Neighbors Know My Name Songbook/Atlantic 712 508 204
36 33   PARTY BOYZ Flex Hitz Committee/Battery 707 597 110
29 34   OMARION I Get It In f/Gucci Mane Starrworld/MWorks/Capitol 655 814 -159
46 35   MARIAH CAREY Up Out My Face Island/IDJMG 631 361 270
44 36   USHER Little Freak LaFace/JLG 610 433 177
42 37   DONDRIA You’re The One So So Def/Malaco 602 484 118
41 38   TEAIRRA MARI Sponsor f/Gucci Mane & Soulja For/Asylum/Warner Bros. 574 502 72
45 39   BIRDMAN 4 My Town (Play Ball) f/Drake CM/Universal Motown 561 399 162
34 40   NEW BOYZ Tie Me Down f/Ray J Asylum/Warner Bros. 504 636 -132

A Graphic Look At The Rise Of Digital Music

February 4, 2010 by thatretailchick

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When All The Hype In Hip Hop Does Not Equal Pop Dollars

February 3, 2010 by thatretailchick

Has anyone else noticed the hype that goes along with a rapper before he gets signed?  All the internet and local street buzz get built up only to be a let down. The fan is let down because the single or mix tape was better than the album.  The record label is let down, because the money they invested in the project was never recouped.  And me, I am let down, because day after day I see friends & colleagues lose their jobs, and businesses shut down based on the hype that surrounds artist in the music industry. 

You see here is what you do not understand. 

  • First, the artist is built up to what looks an undeniable level of musical stardom. 
  • Then the labels either start a bidding war, or the artist is shopped around for a record deal without ever proving their selling power. 
  • Once the deal is made, the artist is signed, and then comes the release of an album (if the project makes it that far). 
  • Label sales reps, which already have their hands full, are pushed to sell the un-sellable genre…rap music.  Some retail/mass merchant accounts now believe it is a waste to time to place orders. 
  • Last but not least, orders go out, sales are lower than expected, and returns are made. 

 

UNDERSTAND ONE THING…THE MUSIC BUSINESS CANNOT SURVIVE ON THE BARTER SYSTEM.

 

If you never knew, you can say I told you as a former music retailer that the return rates on rap albums are high.  So what happens when the budgets are cut so low that deals can not be made anymore?  What happens when all the hype in hip hop does not equal pop dollars?  Hip Hop seems to be bleeding the budget, and in order for it to stop, the talent must prevail, and the hype…well…you are going to have to believe it’s just that. HYPE

2 Tips For Artists (this is just for today)

February 2, 2010 by thatretailchick

  

1. Connect With Your Fans  & Give Them a Reason To WANT To Check You Out.

There’s  all this talk about movements, what the hell is a movement if you and your team are the only ones “moving.”  These days it’s about more than music, it’s about your image.  Who are you and why should I listen.  Especially when everybody is doing what you are doing.  Create an image that goes along with your sound and build on that.  Then find websites that draw the people who identify with you and focus on them.  As they say in ATL…GO HARD!

2. And tell me this…what makes you so darn special?   

 There are millions of trap stories, broken home stories, I’m from the hood, we got a group, I been rapping & singing since I was 12, I was in the studio with Pac back in 92…blah blah blah.  WHATEVER!!! 

Check this out —> Remember when I told you about campaigns?  Pick a slogan or theme  and run with it!  Jeezy was the snowman, Kanye was the college drop out,  DJ Scream is Heavy In The Streets, DJ Drama is Gangsta Grillz, DJ Southernbred is Mr. Young & Sexy, T.I. is the King, Rick Ross is the Boss.  You get where I’m going?  That’s how people remember them, that’s what makes them special.  What’s your tag line?  How should they remember you?