November 23, 2015 Volume 32, Number...
5
CHAPMAN, Tracy – Stand By Me [“live on Letterman”] (Rhino) X-½ TGZ Band – Ugly Rumors (TGZ/Ocean) x ALTERNATE ROUTES, The – It’s That Time (ARM) X-½ HARPER, David – Missin’ You This Christmas (MusicFromTheCloset) X-½ PLANT, Robert, with Alison Krauss – The Light Of Christmas Day (Republic) X-½ WALKER-SMITH, Kim – Carol Of The Bells (Capitol) X-½ ADELE – Hello (Columbia) PREVIOUS TEST: X-½ RE-TEST: X-½ BRICKMAN, Jim, feat. Charlie Alan – Hitch A Ride With Santa [ ] (Brickhouse) PREVIOUS TEST: X-½ RE-TEST: X-½ LOVATO, Demi – Confident [ ] (Hollywood/Republic) PREVIOUS TEST: X-½ RE-TEST: X-½ LIBERIA–Santa Will Find You [ ] (Liberia) PREVIOUS TEST: X-½ RE-TEST: X-½ STEFANI, Gwen – Used To Love You (Interscope) PREVIOUS TEST: X-½ RE-TEST: X-½ TENORS, The – When We Are Together [ ] (RedLight/Decca) PREVIOUS TEST: X-½ RE-TEST: X-½ X AMBASSADORS -- Renegades (Interscope) PREVIOUS TEST: X-½ RE-TEST: X-½ November 23, 2015 Volume 32, Number 39 Address Line 1, Address Line 2, Address Line 3, Address Line 4 (123) 456 7890 www.company.com ARTIST, Title, Label Neg. Neu. Wait RECOMMENDED
Transcript of November 23, 2015 Volume 32, Number...
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CHAPMAN Tracy ndash Stand By Me [ldquolive on Lettermanrdquo] (Rhino) X-frac12
TGZ Band ndash Ugly Rumors (TGZOcean) x
ALTERNATE ROUTES The ndash Itrsquos That Time (ARM) X-frac12HARPER David ndash Missinrsquo You This Christmas (MusicFromTheCloset) X-frac12PLANT Robert with Alison Krauss ndash The Light Of Christmas Day (Republic) X-frac12
WALKER-SMITH Kim ndash Carol Of The Bells (Capitol) X-frac12
ADELE ndash Hello (Columbia) PREVIOUS TEST X-frac12 RE-TEST X-frac12BRICKMAN Jim feat Charlie Alan ndash Hitch A Ride With Santa [ ] (Brickhouse) PREVIOUS TEST X-frac12 RE-TEST X-frac12LOVATO Demi ndash Confident [ ] (HollywoodRepublic) PREVIOUS TEST X-frac12 RE-TEST X-frac12LIBERIAndashSanta Will Find You [ ] (Liberia) PREVIOUS TEST X-frac12 RE-TEST X-frac12STEFANI Gwen ndash Used To Love You (Interscope) PREVIOUS TEST X-frac12 RE-TEST X-frac12TENORS The ndash When We Are Together [ ] (RedLightDecca) PREVIOUS TEST X-frac12 RE-TEST X-frac12X AMBASSADORS -- Renegades (Interscope) PREVIOUS TEST X-frac12 RE-TEST X-frac12
November 23 2015 Volume 32 Number 39
Address Line 1 Address Line 2 Address Line 3 Address Line 4(123) 456 7890 wwwcompanycom
ARTIST Title Label Neg Neu Wait RECOMMENDED
TIMEBOMB -- (Ms) Can Skylark [US wwwCDbabycom] X X X X (Recommended 22)
COOL KIDS -- Echosmith (WB) X X X (Recommended 9114)BLANK SPACE -- Taylor Swift (Big Machine) X X X (Recommended 122214)
TRY -- Colbie Caillat (RepublicUniversal) X X (Recommended 12814)
HEARTBEAT SONG -- Kelly Clarkson (RCA) X X (Recommencded 29)THINKING OUT LOUD -- Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) X X (Recommended 216)
SURVIVOR -- Donny Osmond (Verve LP) X X (Recommended 223)
SUGAR -- Maroon 5 (222Interscope) X X (Recommended 330)FEEL THE LIGHT -- Jennifer Lopez (RocNation) X X (Recommended 46)GHOSTTOWN -- Madonna (Interscope) X X (Recommended 46)YOU ARE IN LOVE -- Taylor Swift (Big Machine) X X (Recommended 46)I REALLY LIKE YOU -- Carly Rae Jepsen (Interscope) X X (Recommended 427)NEW ROMANTICS -- Taylor Swift (Big Machine) X X (Recommended 420)PHOTOGRAPH -- Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) X X (Recommended 525)BROTHER -- NeedToBreathe with Gavin DeGraw (Sparrow) X X (Recommended 68)SHOULDrsquoVE BEEN US -- Tori Kelly (Capitol) X X (Recommended 615)BAD BLOOD -- Taylor Swift (Big Machine) X X (Recommended 629)HEY EVERYBODY -- 5 Seconds of Summer (Capitol) X X (Recommended 1019)HALLELUJAH I BELIEVE -- Jim Brickman feat Leslie Odom Jr (Brickhouse) X X (Recommended 119)PERFECT -- One Direction (SycoColumbia) X X (Recommended 1116)HANUKKAH IN THE VILLAGE -- Rachael Sage (mPress) X X (Recommended 1116)IrsquoLL BE HOME (FOR CHRISTMAS) -- Meghan Trainor (Epic) X X (Recommended 1116)
Recommended ldquoBrdquo Rotation Menu
1 WILDEST DREAMS -- Taylor Swift (Big Machine) (2) X X (Recommended 914) 2 SEE YOU AGAIN -- Wiz Khalifa feat Charlie Puth (Atlantic) (1) X X X (Recommended 720)
3 HERErsquoS TO LIFE -- NiaNell [SelectNianell LP] (3) X X (Recommended 611)
4 MOVING ON -- (Ms) Can Skylark [US wwwCDbabycom] (4) X X (Recommended 727) 5 HOLD EACH OTHER -- A Great Big World [ldquono raprdquo version ONLY] (Sony) (7) X X (Recommended 1026) 6 I REMEMBER YOU -- The Tenors (RedLightDecca) (6) X X (Recommended 97) 7 INVINCIBLE -- Kelly Clarkson (RCA) (5) X X X (Recommended 518) 8 LAY IT ALL ON ME -- Rudimental feat Ed Sheeran (Asylum) (10) X X (Recommended 1019) 9 LOVE IS -- Rod Stewart (WB) (8) X X (Recommended 817)10 IrsquoLL LIFT YOU UP -- Franklin McKay (FMcKay Music) (9) X X (Recommended 615)11 FIGHT SONG -- Rachel Platten (Columbia) (11) X X X (Recommended 511)12 ANOTHER LONELY NIGHT -- Adam Lambert (WB) (13) X X (Recommended 112)13 STAND BY YOU -- Rachel Platten (Columbia) (14) X X (Recommended 119)14 CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY -- Elizabeth Chan (MerryBright) [ ] (15) X X (Recommended 119)15 PERFECT -- One Direction (Columbia) X X (Recommended 1116)
THE ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC RESEARCH LETTERNovember 23 2015 -- Page 2
Recommended Top Rotation AC RecordsWeek of November 23 2015
TAKE A PICTURE OF THIS -- Don Henley (Capitol) DREAMS -- Life Of Dillon (DisruptorEpic)
OMEN -- Disclosure feat Sam Smith (Capitol) CANrsquoT FEEL MY FACE -- The Weeknd (Republic)
ONE KIND OF LOVE -- Brian Wilson (Capitol LP)
DREAMS -- Beck PRESSURE OFF -- Duran Duran
DEMON -- Kandle (RPM) THUNDER -- Leona Lewis (Island) DRAG ME DOWN -- One Direction (SycoColumbila)
CHEYENNE -- Jason Derulo (WB) MY FATHERrsquoS DAUGHTER -- Jewel with Dolly Parton (Sugar HillConcord) WHERE THE SUN GOES -- Redfoo with Stevie Wonder (Party Rock)
HOLD EACH OTHER -- A Great Big World with FUTURISTIC (Sony) WASNrsquoT EXPECTING THAT -- Jamie Lawson (ElektraAtlantic) HOW BAD WE NEED EACH OTHER -- Marc Scibilla IF I HAVE TO -- Avery Wilson
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE -- Eric Essix (Essential) PLEASE -- Sawyer Fredericks (Republic) NOTHING BUT THE RADIO -- Maia Sharp (eOne)
BRAND NEW DAY -- Bryan Adams (uMe) FIRST -- Cold War Kids (Downtown) THE BIRDS ARE SINGING AT NIGHT -- Lord Huron (Varese Saraband) SUPERSTAR WONDERFUL WIERDOS -- Alanis Morissette (Rhino) HOLD ME UP -- Conrad Sewell (300RRPAtlantic)
Recent Borderline songs -- watch but not now ldquoRecommendedrdquo
WANT TO WANT ME -- Jason DeruloSPARKS -- Hilary DuffBRIGHT -- EchosmithUMA THURMAN -- Fall Out BoyHONEY IrsquoM GOOD -- Andy GrammerLOVE ME HARDER -- Ariana Grande feat The WeekndWHAT I DID FOR LOVE -- Josh GrobanTAKE ME TO CHURCH -- HozierI BET MY LIFE -- Imagine DragonsCHAINS -- Nick JonasCHEERLEADER -- O M INIGHT CHANGES -- One DirectionUPTOWN FUNK -- Mark Ronson with Bruno MarsEVERYTHING IS EASY -- Third Eye Blind (MegaCollider)DEAR FUTURE HUSBAND -- Meghan TrainorLIKE IrsquoM GONNA LOSE YOU -- Meghan Trainor with John Legend (Epic)SHUT UP AND DANCE -- Walk The MoonRENEGADES -- X Ambassadors (Interscope)
THE ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC RESEARCH LETTERNovember 23 2015 -- Page 3
Borderline (ldquoX-12rdquo) songs in our testing -- watch but not now ldquoRecommendedrdquoTested previously to the songs in the list below but still being tracked (alphabetical by artist)
We must remind our readers that SESAC-licensed songs require a SESAC license SESAC is owned by lawyers they subscribe toairplay monitoring services and you WILL be successfully sued for ldquocopyright violationrdquo if you play any of their songs without alicense The court judgements have been extremely severe -- exceeding a million dollars Note that ALL songs COMPOSED by bothNeil Diamond and by Bob Dylan are now SESAC copyrights regardless of what the record label may show We cannot guaranteewe can alert you to ldquoRecommnendedrdquo songs licensed by SESAC since music publishing is usually not indicated on the tracks wereceive nowadays -- so if you donrsquot have a SESAC license PLEASE do the necessary research to make sure no SESAC licensing isinvolved for ALL your adds To obtain Jim Brickman singles or to get a letter from Brickman waiving a SESAC license for songs onwhich he is the ONLY composer only in order to play his songs call Brickman Music 216378-3624 FAX 216378-7198
Notes
BAD BLOOD -- Ryan Adams (PaxAmBlueNote) FAITH -- Eileen Caraey (Rollercoaster) EVERY TIME IrsquoM WITH YOU -- Seal (WB)
WHAT DO YOU MEAN -- Justin Bieber (DefJam) NO PLACE -- Roxie Jane (Arrow Entertainment) SONG FOR SOMEONE -- U2
E PRU TI PENSO -- Andrea Bocelli SAME OLD LOVE -- Selena Gomez (Interscope) ALIVE -- Sia WRITINGrsquoS ON THE WALL -- Sam Smith [ldquoradio editrdquo] (Capitol)
FLOOD -- Nico Marks (Santa Juanita) HATE ME TONIGHT -- Robby Johnson (Contrast Music)
THE HILLS -- The Weeknd [ldquoclean versionrdquo ONLY] (Republic) SOMEONE NEW -- Hozier (Columbia)
USED TO LOVE YOU -- Gwen Stefani (Interscope) HOLD ON FOREVER -- Rob Thomas (Atlantic)
HELLO -- Adele (Columbia) HITCH A RIDE WITH SANTA -- Jim Brickman feat Charlie Alan (Brickhouse) ALMOST CHRISTMAS -- Marc Broussard (gMan) CELEBRATE ME HOME -- LeAnn Rimes with Gavin DeGraw (ProdigyKobalt)
SANTA WILL FIND YOU -- Liberia (Liberia) CONFIDENT -- Demi Lovato (HollywoodRepublic) WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER -- The Tenors (RedLightDecca)
ITrsquoS THAT TIME -- The Alternate Routes (ARM) STAND BY ME -- Tracy Chapman [ldquoLive on lsquoLettermanrsquordquo] (Rhino) MISSINrsquo YOU THIS CHRISTMAS -- David Harper (MusicFromTheCloset) THE LIGHT OF CHRISTMAS DAY -- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (Republic) CAROL OF THE BELLS -- Kim Walker-Smith (Capitol)
THE ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC RESEARCH LETTERNovember 23 2015 -- Page 4
Borderline (ldquoX-12rdquo) songs in our testing -- watch but not now ldquoRecommendedrdquoContinued from previous page
The recent logjam of music that would not test ldquoRecommended for Mainstream AC Playlistsrdquo seems to have thoroughly broken and we recently havehad the best run of ldquoRecommendedrdquo songs all year Some are Christmas Season songs which will leave our playlist and go into your permanentChristmas library at the end of this year But for now these Recommended new seasonal songs are to rotate with your regular playlist
And going onto the ldquoRecommended Playlistrdquo this week are by the ever-reliable Kelly Clarkson on RCA and a seasonal song by Lori Ruso who is associated with the Weir Brothers (one of whom is Michael Damian) The Wier Brothers produced
this very appealing track and itrsquos on their own ldquoBig Little Flowerrdquo records
We have told you for many years about the ldquothirdrdquo music clearance firm SESAC and warned you that playing SESAC songs without a SESAC licenseis likely to result in a expensive copyright-violation lawsuit since SESAC is owned by lawyers and they subscribe to station-monitoring servicesOne of the industryrsquos complaints has always been that the license though not expensive in dollars is quity spendy when you consider how few songsyoursquod be licensed to play that you actually This eventually led to a legal action by the Radio Music License Committee and a recent settlementin which SESAC agreed to lower its license fees The terms of the settlement are still being worked out but now SESAC is trying to do an end runapparently offering nonsubscribing stations a binding license for ldquo5 offrdquo and presenting that as a better deal than whatever the terms will be in thesettlement They seem to consider radio management stupid If SESACrsquos previous licensing fees were so expensive per song that they led to legalaction and a settlement it is obvious that they were And that the settlement will yield more than a 5 reduction SESACjust wants to get radio stations onto a new contract that will them at an agreed rate before the settlement terms are announced Be warned
COMMENT
For a stereo broadcast-quality MP3 of by South African superstar NiaNellrsquos sixth album ldquoMy Heartrdquo e-mail yourrequest to us from the e-mail address you wish it sent to It will require an e-mailbox with at least 13 MB capacity per e-mail
and by (Ms) Can Skylark are for sale online at wwwCDbabycom or contact us for a broadcast-qualityMP3 of them We understand that you can also obtain these at timsmithwavegmailcom
by Franklin McKay on his own FMcKay label is one of his mixes of this song called ldquoMix 1rdquo and we can provide it for
any reader as a broadcast-quality stereo MP3 For by Wiz Khalifa with Charlie Puth we ONLY recommend the
it is not generally available elsewhere but we can send radio professionals an MP3 of this exclusive stereobroadcast-quality edit send your request to us from the professional e-mail address it should be sent to
only
THE ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC RESEARCH LETTERNovember 23 2015 -- Page 5
NotesContinued from previous page
DROP WHEN YOUrsquoRE READY DO USE AS A RECURRENT DO PUT IN PERMANENT LIBRARYSTYLE -- Taylor Swift (Big Machine)
DROP WHEN YOUrsquoRE READY OK TO USE AS A RECURRENT NOT FOR YOUR PERMANENT LIBRARYTIME MACHINE -- Ingrid Michaelson (MomampPopCabin24)
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TIMEBOMB -- (Ms) Can Skylark [US wwwCDbabycom] X X X X (Recommended 22)
COOL KIDS -- Echosmith (WB) X X X (Recommended 9114)BLANK SPACE -- Taylor Swift (Big Machine) X X X (Recommended 122214)
TRY -- Colbie Caillat (RepublicUniversal) X X (Recommended 12814)
HEARTBEAT SONG -- Kelly Clarkson (RCA) X X (Recommencded 29)THINKING OUT LOUD -- Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) X X (Recommended 216)
SURVIVOR -- Donny Osmond (Verve LP) X X (Recommended 223)
SUGAR -- Maroon 5 (222Interscope) X X (Recommended 330)FEEL THE LIGHT -- Jennifer Lopez (RocNation) X X (Recommended 46)GHOSTTOWN -- Madonna (Interscope) X X (Recommended 46)YOU ARE IN LOVE -- Taylor Swift (Big Machine) X X (Recommended 46)I REALLY LIKE YOU -- Carly Rae Jepsen (Interscope) X X (Recommended 427)NEW ROMANTICS -- Taylor Swift (Big Machine) X X (Recommended 420)PHOTOGRAPH -- Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) X X (Recommended 525)BROTHER -- NeedToBreathe with Gavin DeGraw (Sparrow) X X (Recommended 68)SHOULDrsquoVE BEEN US -- Tori Kelly (Capitol) X X (Recommended 615)BAD BLOOD -- Taylor Swift (Big Machine) X X (Recommended 629)HEY EVERYBODY -- 5 Seconds of Summer (Capitol) X X (Recommended 1019)HALLELUJAH I BELIEVE -- Jim Brickman feat Leslie Odom Jr (Brickhouse) X X (Recommended 119)PERFECT -- One Direction (SycoColumbia) X X (Recommended 1116)HANUKKAH IN THE VILLAGE -- Rachael Sage (mPress) X X (Recommended 1116)IrsquoLL BE HOME (FOR CHRISTMAS) -- Meghan Trainor (Epic) X X (Recommended 1116)
Recommended ldquoBrdquo Rotation Menu
1 WILDEST DREAMS -- Taylor Swift (Big Machine) (2) X X (Recommended 914) 2 SEE YOU AGAIN -- Wiz Khalifa feat Charlie Puth (Atlantic) (1) X X X (Recommended 720)
3 HERErsquoS TO LIFE -- NiaNell [SelectNianell LP] (3) X X (Recommended 611)
4 MOVING ON -- (Ms) Can Skylark [US wwwCDbabycom] (4) X X (Recommended 727) 5 HOLD EACH OTHER -- A Great Big World [ldquono raprdquo version ONLY] (Sony) (7) X X (Recommended 1026) 6 I REMEMBER YOU -- The Tenors (RedLightDecca) (6) X X (Recommended 97) 7 INVINCIBLE -- Kelly Clarkson (RCA) (5) X X X (Recommended 518) 8 LAY IT ALL ON ME -- Rudimental feat Ed Sheeran (Asylum) (10) X X (Recommended 1019) 9 LOVE IS -- Rod Stewart (WB) (8) X X (Recommended 817)10 IrsquoLL LIFT YOU UP -- Franklin McKay (FMcKay Music) (9) X X (Recommended 615)11 FIGHT SONG -- Rachel Platten (Columbia) (11) X X X (Recommended 511)12 ANOTHER LONELY NIGHT -- Adam Lambert (WB) (13) X X (Recommended 112)13 STAND BY YOU -- Rachel Platten (Columbia) (14) X X (Recommended 119)14 CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY -- Elizabeth Chan (MerryBright) [ ] (15) X X (Recommended 119)15 PERFECT -- One Direction (Columbia) X X (Recommended 1116)
THE ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC RESEARCH LETTERNovember 23 2015 -- Page 2
Recommended Top Rotation AC RecordsWeek of November 23 2015
TAKE A PICTURE OF THIS -- Don Henley (Capitol) DREAMS -- Life Of Dillon (DisruptorEpic)
OMEN -- Disclosure feat Sam Smith (Capitol) CANrsquoT FEEL MY FACE -- The Weeknd (Republic)
ONE KIND OF LOVE -- Brian Wilson (Capitol LP)
DREAMS -- Beck PRESSURE OFF -- Duran Duran
DEMON -- Kandle (RPM) THUNDER -- Leona Lewis (Island) DRAG ME DOWN -- One Direction (SycoColumbila)
CHEYENNE -- Jason Derulo (WB) MY FATHERrsquoS DAUGHTER -- Jewel with Dolly Parton (Sugar HillConcord) WHERE THE SUN GOES -- Redfoo with Stevie Wonder (Party Rock)
HOLD EACH OTHER -- A Great Big World with FUTURISTIC (Sony) WASNrsquoT EXPECTING THAT -- Jamie Lawson (ElektraAtlantic) HOW BAD WE NEED EACH OTHER -- Marc Scibilla IF I HAVE TO -- Avery Wilson
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE -- Eric Essix (Essential) PLEASE -- Sawyer Fredericks (Republic) NOTHING BUT THE RADIO -- Maia Sharp (eOne)
BRAND NEW DAY -- Bryan Adams (uMe) FIRST -- Cold War Kids (Downtown) THE BIRDS ARE SINGING AT NIGHT -- Lord Huron (Varese Saraband) SUPERSTAR WONDERFUL WIERDOS -- Alanis Morissette (Rhino) HOLD ME UP -- Conrad Sewell (300RRPAtlantic)
Recent Borderline songs -- watch but not now ldquoRecommendedrdquo
WANT TO WANT ME -- Jason DeruloSPARKS -- Hilary DuffBRIGHT -- EchosmithUMA THURMAN -- Fall Out BoyHONEY IrsquoM GOOD -- Andy GrammerLOVE ME HARDER -- Ariana Grande feat The WeekndWHAT I DID FOR LOVE -- Josh GrobanTAKE ME TO CHURCH -- HozierI BET MY LIFE -- Imagine DragonsCHAINS -- Nick JonasCHEERLEADER -- O M INIGHT CHANGES -- One DirectionUPTOWN FUNK -- Mark Ronson with Bruno MarsEVERYTHING IS EASY -- Third Eye Blind (MegaCollider)DEAR FUTURE HUSBAND -- Meghan TrainorLIKE IrsquoM GONNA LOSE YOU -- Meghan Trainor with John Legend (Epic)SHUT UP AND DANCE -- Walk The MoonRENEGADES -- X Ambassadors (Interscope)
THE ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC RESEARCH LETTERNovember 23 2015 -- Page 3
Borderline (ldquoX-12rdquo) songs in our testing -- watch but not now ldquoRecommendedrdquoTested previously to the songs in the list below but still being tracked (alphabetical by artist)
We must remind our readers that SESAC-licensed songs require a SESAC license SESAC is owned by lawyers they subscribe toairplay monitoring services and you WILL be successfully sued for ldquocopyright violationrdquo if you play any of their songs without alicense The court judgements have been extremely severe -- exceeding a million dollars Note that ALL songs COMPOSED by bothNeil Diamond and by Bob Dylan are now SESAC copyrights regardless of what the record label may show We cannot guaranteewe can alert you to ldquoRecommnendedrdquo songs licensed by SESAC since music publishing is usually not indicated on the tracks wereceive nowadays -- so if you donrsquot have a SESAC license PLEASE do the necessary research to make sure no SESAC licensing isinvolved for ALL your adds To obtain Jim Brickman singles or to get a letter from Brickman waiving a SESAC license for songs onwhich he is the ONLY composer only in order to play his songs call Brickman Music 216378-3624 FAX 216378-7198
Notes
BAD BLOOD -- Ryan Adams (PaxAmBlueNote) FAITH -- Eileen Caraey (Rollercoaster) EVERY TIME IrsquoM WITH YOU -- Seal (WB)
WHAT DO YOU MEAN -- Justin Bieber (DefJam) NO PLACE -- Roxie Jane (Arrow Entertainment) SONG FOR SOMEONE -- U2
E PRU TI PENSO -- Andrea Bocelli SAME OLD LOVE -- Selena Gomez (Interscope) ALIVE -- Sia WRITINGrsquoS ON THE WALL -- Sam Smith [ldquoradio editrdquo] (Capitol)
FLOOD -- Nico Marks (Santa Juanita) HATE ME TONIGHT -- Robby Johnson (Contrast Music)
THE HILLS -- The Weeknd [ldquoclean versionrdquo ONLY] (Republic) SOMEONE NEW -- Hozier (Columbia)
USED TO LOVE YOU -- Gwen Stefani (Interscope) HOLD ON FOREVER -- Rob Thomas (Atlantic)
HELLO -- Adele (Columbia) HITCH A RIDE WITH SANTA -- Jim Brickman feat Charlie Alan (Brickhouse) ALMOST CHRISTMAS -- Marc Broussard (gMan) CELEBRATE ME HOME -- LeAnn Rimes with Gavin DeGraw (ProdigyKobalt)
SANTA WILL FIND YOU -- Liberia (Liberia) CONFIDENT -- Demi Lovato (HollywoodRepublic) WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER -- The Tenors (RedLightDecca)
ITrsquoS THAT TIME -- The Alternate Routes (ARM) STAND BY ME -- Tracy Chapman [ldquoLive on lsquoLettermanrsquordquo] (Rhino) MISSINrsquo YOU THIS CHRISTMAS -- David Harper (MusicFromTheCloset) THE LIGHT OF CHRISTMAS DAY -- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (Republic) CAROL OF THE BELLS -- Kim Walker-Smith (Capitol)
THE ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC RESEARCH LETTERNovember 23 2015 -- Page 4
Borderline (ldquoX-12rdquo) songs in our testing -- watch but not now ldquoRecommendedrdquoContinued from previous page
The recent logjam of music that would not test ldquoRecommended for Mainstream AC Playlistsrdquo seems to have thoroughly broken and we recently havehad the best run of ldquoRecommendedrdquo songs all year Some are Christmas Season songs which will leave our playlist and go into your permanentChristmas library at the end of this year But for now these Recommended new seasonal songs are to rotate with your regular playlist
And going onto the ldquoRecommended Playlistrdquo this week are by the ever-reliable Kelly Clarkson on RCA and a seasonal song by Lori Ruso who is associated with the Weir Brothers (one of whom is Michael Damian) The Wier Brothers produced
this very appealing track and itrsquos on their own ldquoBig Little Flowerrdquo records
We have told you for many years about the ldquothirdrdquo music clearance firm SESAC and warned you that playing SESAC songs without a SESAC licenseis likely to result in a expensive copyright-violation lawsuit since SESAC is owned by lawyers and they subscribe to station-monitoring servicesOne of the industryrsquos complaints has always been that the license though not expensive in dollars is quity spendy when you consider how few songsyoursquod be licensed to play that you actually This eventually led to a legal action by the Radio Music License Committee and a recent settlementin which SESAC agreed to lower its license fees The terms of the settlement are still being worked out but now SESAC is trying to do an end runapparently offering nonsubscribing stations a binding license for ldquo5 offrdquo and presenting that as a better deal than whatever the terms will be in thesettlement They seem to consider radio management stupid If SESACrsquos previous licensing fees were so expensive per song that they led to legalaction and a settlement it is obvious that they were And that the settlement will yield more than a 5 reduction SESACjust wants to get radio stations onto a new contract that will them at an agreed rate before the settlement terms are announced Be warned
COMMENT
For a stereo broadcast-quality MP3 of by South African superstar NiaNellrsquos sixth album ldquoMy Heartrdquo e-mail yourrequest to us from the e-mail address you wish it sent to It will require an e-mailbox with at least 13 MB capacity per e-mail
and by (Ms) Can Skylark are for sale online at wwwCDbabycom or contact us for a broadcast-qualityMP3 of them We understand that you can also obtain these at timsmithwavegmailcom
by Franklin McKay on his own FMcKay label is one of his mixes of this song called ldquoMix 1rdquo and we can provide it for
any reader as a broadcast-quality stereo MP3 For by Wiz Khalifa with Charlie Puth we ONLY recommend the
it is not generally available elsewhere but we can send radio professionals an MP3 of this exclusive stereobroadcast-quality edit send your request to us from the professional e-mail address it should be sent to
only
THE ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC RESEARCH LETTERNovember 23 2015 -- Page 5
NotesContinued from previous page
DROP WHEN YOUrsquoRE READY DO USE AS A RECURRENT DO PUT IN PERMANENT LIBRARYSTYLE -- Taylor Swift (Big Machine)
DROP WHEN YOUrsquoRE READY OK TO USE AS A RECURRENT NOT FOR YOUR PERMANENT LIBRARYTIME MACHINE -- Ingrid Michaelson (MomampPopCabin24)
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TAKE A PICTURE OF THIS -- Don Henley (Capitol) DREAMS -- Life Of Dillon (DisruptorEpic)
OMEN -- Disclosure feat Sam Smith (Capitol) CANrsquoT FEEL MY FACE -- The Weeknd (Republic)
ONE KIND OF LOVE -- Brian Wilson (Capitol LP)
DREAMS -- Beck PRESSURE OFF -- Duran Duran
DEMON -- Kandle (RPM) THUNDER -- Leona Lewis (Island) DRAG ME DOWN -- One Direction (SycoColumbila)
CHEYENNE -- Jason Derulo (WB) MY FATHERrsquoS DAUGHTER -- Jewel with Dolly Parton (Sugar HillConcord) WHERE THE SUN GOES -- Redfoo with Stevie Wonder (Party Rock)
HOLD EACH OTHER -- A Great Big World with FUTURISTIC (Sony) WASNrsquoT EXPECTING THAT -- Jamie Lawson (ElektraAtlantic) HOW BAD WE NEED EACH OTHER -- Marc Scibilla IF I HAVE TO -- Avery Wilson
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE -- Eric Essix (Essential) PLEASE -- Sawyer Fredericks (Republic) NOTHING BUT THE RADIO -- Maia Sharp (eOne)
BRAND NEW DAY -- Bryan Adams (uMe) FIRST -- Cold War Kids (Downtown) THE BIRDS ARE SINGING AT NIGHT -- Lord Huron (Varese Saraband) SUPERSTAR WONDERFUL WIERDOS -- Alanis Morissette (Rhino) HOLD ME UP -- Conrad Sewell (300RRPAtlantic)
Recent Borderline songs -- watch but not now ldquoRecommendedrdquo
WANT TO WANT ME -- Jason DeruloSPARKS -- Hilary DuffBRIGHT -- EchosmithUMA THURMAN -- Fall Out BoyHONEY IrsquoM GOOD -- Andy GrammerLOVE ME HARDER -- Ariana Grande feat The WeekndWHAT I DID FOR LOVE -- Josh GrobanTAKE ME TO CHURCH -- HozierI BET MY LIFE -- Imagine DragonsCHAINS -- Nick JonasCHEERLEADER -- O M INIGHT CHANGES -- One DirectionUPTOWN FUNK -- Mark Ronson with Bruno MarsEVERYTHING IS EASY -- Third Eye Blind (MegaCollider)DEAR FUTURE HUSBAND -- Meghan TrainorLIKE IrsquoM GONNA LOSE YOU -- Meghan Trainor with John Legend (Epic)SHUT UP AND DANCE -- Walk The MoonRENEGADES -- X Ambassadors (Interscope)
THE ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC RESEARCH LETTERNovember 23 2015 -- Page 3
Borderline (ldquoX-12rdquo) songs in our testing -- watch but not now ldquoRecommendedrdquoTested previously to the songs in the list below but still being tracked (alphabetical by artist)
We must remind our readers that SESAC-licensed songs require a SESAC license SESAC is owned by lawyers they subscribe toairplay monitoring services and you WILL be successfully sued for ldquocopyright violationrdquo if you play any of their songs without alicense The court judgements have been extremely severe -- exceeding a million dollars Note that ALL songs COMPOSED by bothNeil Diamond and by Bob Dylan are now SESAC copyrights regardless of what the record label may show We cannot guaranteewe can alert you to ldquoRecommnendedrdquo songs licensed by SESAC since music publishing is usually not indicated on the tracks wereceive nowadays -- so if you donrsquot have a SESAC license PLEASE do the necessary research to make sure no SESAC licensing isinvolved for ALL your adds To obtain Jim Brickman singles or to get a letter from Brickman waiving a SESAC license for songs onwhich he is the ONLY composer only in order to play his songs call Brickman Music 216378-3624 FAX 216378-7198
Notes
BAD BLOOD -- Ryan Adams (PaxAmBlueNote) FAITH -- Eileen Caraey (Rollercoaster) EVERY TIME IrsquoM WITH YOU -- Seal (WB)
WHAT DO YOU MEAN -- Justin Bieber (DefJam) NO PLACE -- Roxie Jane (Arrow Entertainment) SONG FOR SOMEONE -- U2
E PRU TI PENSO -- Andrea Bocelli SAME OLD LOVE -- Selena Gomez (Interscope) ALIVE -- Sia WRITINGrsquoS ON THE WALL -- Sam Smith [ldquoradio editrdquo] (Capitol)
FLOOD -- Nico Marks (Santa Juanita) HATE ME TONIGHT -- Robby Johnson (Contrast Music)
THE HILLS -- The Weeknd [ldquoclean versionrdquo ONLY] (Republic) SOMEONE NEW -- Hozier (Columbia)
USED TO LOVE YOU -- Gwen Stefani (Interscope) HOLD ON FOREVER -- Rob Thomas (Atlantic)
HELLO -- Adele (Columbia) HITCH A RIDE WITH SANTA -- Jim Brickman feat Charlie Alan (Brickhouse) ALMOST CHRISTMAS -- Marc Broussard (gMan) CELEBRATE ME HOME -- LeAnn Rimes with Gavin DeGraw (ProdigyKobalt)
SANTA WILL FIND YOU -- Liberia (Liberia) CONFIDENT -- Demi Lovato (HollywoodRepublic) WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER -- The Tenors (RedLightDecca)
ITrsquoS THAT TIME -- The Alternate Routes (ARM) STAND BY ME -- Tracy Chapman [ldquoLive on lsquoLettermanrsquordquo] (Rhino) MISSINrsquo YOU THIS CHRISTMAS -- David Harper (MusicFromTheCloset) THE LIGHT OF CHRISTMAS DAY -- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (Republic) CAROL OF THE BELLS -- Kim Walker-Smith (Capitol)
THE ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC RESEARCH LETTERNovember 23 2015 -- Page 4
Borderline (ldquoX-12rdquo) songs in our testing -- watch but not now ldquoRecommendedrdquoContinued from previous page
The recent logjam of music that would not test ldquoRecommended for Mainstream AC Playlistsrdquo seems to have thoroughly broken and we recently havehad the best run of ldquoRecommendedrdquo songs all year Some are Christmas Season songs which will leave our playlist and go into your permanentChristmas library at the end of this year But for now these Recommended new seasonal songs are to rotate with your regular playlist
And going onto the ldquoRecommended Playlistrdquo this week are by the ever-reliable Kelly Clarkson on RCA and a seasonal song by Lori Ruso who is associated with the Weir Brothers (one of whom is Michael Damian) The Wier Brothers produced
this very appealing track and itrsquos on their own ldquoBig Little Flowerrdquo records
We have told you for many years about the ldquothirdrdquo music clearance firm SESAC and warned you that playing SESAC songs without a SESAC licenseis likely to result in a expensive copyright-violation lawsuit since SESAC is owned by lawyers and they subscribe to station-monitoring servicesOne of the industryrsquos complaints has always been that the license though not expensive in dollars is quity spendy when you consider how few songsyoursquod be licensed to play that you actually This eventually led to a legal action by the Radio Music License Committee and a recent settlementin which SESAC agreed to lower its license fees The terms of the settlement are still being worked out but now SESAC is trying to do an end runapparently offering nonsubscribing stations a binding license for ldquo5 offrdquo and presenting that as a better deal than whatever the terms will be in thesettlement They seem to consider radio management stupid If SESACrsquos previous licensing fees were so expensive per song that they led to legalaction and a settlement it is obvious that they were And that the settlement will yield more than a 5 reduction SESACjust wants to get radio stations onto a new contract that will them at an agreed rate before the settlement terms are announced Be warned
COMMENT
For a stereo broadcast-quality MP3 of by South African superstar NiaNellrsquos sixth album ldquoMy Heartrdquo e-mail yourrequest to us from the e-mail address you wish it sent to It will require an e-mailbox with at least 13 MB capacity per e-mail
and by (Ms) Can Skylark are for sale online at wwwCDbabycom or contact us for a broadcast-qualityMP3 of them We understand that you can also obtain these at timsmithwavegmailcom
by Franklin McKay on his own FMcKay label is one of his mixes of this song called ldquoMix 1rdquo and we can provide it for
any reader as a broadcast-quality stereo MP3 For by Wiz Khalifa with Charlie Puth we ONLY recommend the
it is not generally available elsewhere but we can send radio professionals an MP3 of this exclusive stereobroadcast-quality edit send your request to us from the professional e-mail address it should be sent to
only
THE ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC RESEARCH LETTERNovember 23 2015 -- Page 5
NotesContinued from previous page
DROP WHEN YOUrsquoRE READY DO USE AS A RECURRENT DO PUT IN PERMANENT LIBRARYSTYLE -- Taylor Swift (Big Machine)
DROP WHEN YOUrsquoRE READY OK TO USE AS A RECURRENT NOT FOR YOUR PERMANENT LIBRARYTIME MACHINE -- Ingrid Michaelson (MomampPopCabin24)
![Page 4: November 23, 2015 Volume 32, Number 39acmusicresearch.com/images/ACMRL_-_Nov_23,_2015_-_v32,_n39.pdf · LOVATO, Demi – Confident [ ] (Hollywood/Republic) PREVIOUS TEST: X-½ RE-TEST:](https://reader033.fdocuments.in/reader033/viewer/2022051408/60096e11e7a02d27a34eee2d/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
We must remind our readers that SESAC-licensed songs require a SESAC license SESAC is owned by lawyers they subscribe toairplay monitoring services and you WILL be successfully sued for ldquocopyright violationrdquo if you play any of their songs without alicense The court judgements have been extremely severe -- exceeding a million dollars Note that ALL songs COMPOSED by bothNeil Diamond and by Bob Dylan are now SESAC copyrights regardless of what the record label may show We cannot guaranteewe can alert you to ldquoRecommnendedrdquo songs licensed by SESAC since music publishing is usually not indicated on the tracks wereceive nowadays -- so if you donrsquot have a SESAC license PLEASE do the necessary research to make sure no SESAC licensing isinvolved for ALL your adds To obtain Jim Brickman singles or to get a letter from Brickman waiving a SESAC license for songs onwhich he is the ONLY composer only in order to play his songs call Brickman Music 216378-3624 FAX 216378-7198
Notes
BAD BLOOD -- Ryan Adams (PaxAmBlueNote) FAITH -- Eileen Caraey (Rollercoaster) EVERY TIME IrsquoM WITH YOU -- Seal (WB)
WHAT DO YOU MEAN -- Justin Bieber (DefJam) NO PLACE -- Roxie Jane (Arrow Entertainment) SONG FOR SOMEONE -- U2
E PRU TI PENSO -- Andrea Bocelli SAME OLD LOVE -- Selena Gomez (Interscope) ALIVE -- Sia WRITINGrsquoS ON THE WALL -- Sam Smith [ldquoradio editrdquo] (Capitol)
FLOOD -- Nico Marks (Santa Juanita) HATE ME TONIGHT -- Robby Johnson (Contrast Music)
THE HILLS -- The Weeknd [ldquoclean versionrdquo ONLY] (Republic) SOMEONE NEW -- Hozier (Columbia)
USED TO LOVE YOU -- Gwen Stefani (Interscope) HOLD ON FOREVER -- Rob Thomas (Atlantic)
HELLO -- Adele (Columbia) HITCH A RIDE WITH SANTA -- Jim Brickman feat Charlie Alan (Brickhouse) ALMOST CHRISTMAS -- Marc Broussard (gMan) CELEBRATE ME HOME -- LeAnn Rimes with Gavin DeGraw (ProdigyKobalt)
SANTA WILL FIND YOU -- Liberia (Liberia) CONFIDENT -- Demi Lovato (HollywoodRepublic) WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER -- The Tenors (RedLightDecca)
ITrsquoS THAT TIME -- The Alternate Routes (ARM) STAND BY ME -- Tracy Chapman [ldquoLive on lsquoLettermanrsquordquo] (Rhino) MISSINrsquo YOU THIS CHRISTMAS -- David Harper (MusicFromTheCloset) THE LIGHT OF CHRISTMAS DAY -- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (Republic) CAROL OF THE BELLS -- Kim Walker-Smith (Capitol)
THE ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC RESEARCH LETTERNovember 23 2015 -- Page 4
Borderline (ldquoX-12rdquo) songs in our testing -- watch but not now ldquoRecommendedrdquoContinued from previous page
The recent logjam of music that would not test ldquoRecommended for Mainstream AC Playlistsrdquo seems to have thoroughly broken and we recently havehad the best run of ldquoRecommendedrdquo songs all year Some are Christmas Season songs which will leave our playlist and go into your permanentChristmas library at the end of this year But for now these Recommended new seasonal songs are to rotate with your regular playlist
And going onto the ldquoRecommended Playlistrdquo this week are by the ever-reliable Kelly Clarkson on RCA and a seasonal song by Lori Ruso who is associated with the Weir Brothers (one of whom is Michael Damian) The Wier Brothers produced
this very appealing track and itrsquos on their own ldquoBig Little Flowerrdquo records
We have told you for many years about the ldquothirdrdquo music clearance firm SESAC and warned you that playing SESAC songs without a SESAC licenseis likely to result in a expensive copyright-violation lawsuit since SESAC is owned by lawyers and they subscribe to station-monitoring servicesOne of the industryrsquos complaints has always been that the license though not expensive in dollars is quity spendy when you consider how few songsyoursquod be licensed to play that you actually This eventually led to a legal action by the Radio Music License Committee and a recent settlementin which SESAC agreed to lower its license fees The terms of the settlement are still being worked out but now SESAC is trying to do an end runapparently offering nonsubscribing stations a binding license for ldquo5 offrdquo and presenting that as a better deal than whatever the terms will be in thesettlement They seem to consider radio management stupid If SESACrsquos previous licensing fees were so expensive per song that they led to legalaction and a settlement it is obvious that they were And that the settlement will yield more than a 5 reduction SESACjust wants to get radio stations onto a new contract that will them at an agreed rate before the settlement terms are announced Be warned
COMMENT
For a stereo broadcast-quality MP3 of by South African superstar NiaNellrsquos sixth album ldquoMy Heartrdquo e-mail yourrequest to us from the e-mail address you wish it sent to It will require an e-mailbox with at least 13 MB capacity per e-mail
and by (Ms) Can Skylark are for sale online at wwwCDbabycom or contact us for a broadcast-qualityMP3 of them We understand that you can also obtain these at timsmithwavegmailcom
by Franklin McKay on his own FMcKay label is one of his mixes of this song called ldquoMix 1rdquo and we can provide it for
any reader as a broadcast-quality stereo MP3 For by Wiz Khalifa with Charlie Puth we ONLY recommend the
it is not generally available elsewhere but we can send radio professionals an MP3 of this exclusive stereobroadcast-quality edit send your request to us from the professional e-mail address it should be sent to
only
THE ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC RESEARCH LETTERNovember 23 2015 -- Page 5
NotesContinued from previous page
DROP WHEN YOUrsquoRE READY DO USE AS A RECURRENT DO PUT IN PERMANENT LIBRARYSTYLE -- Taylor Swift (Big Machine)
DROP WHEN YOUrsquoRE READY OK TO USE AS A RECURRENT NOT FOR YOUR PERMANENT LIBRARYTIME MACHINE -- Ingrid Michaelson (MomampPopCabin24)
![Page 5: November 23, 2015 Volume 32, Number 39acmusicresearch.com/images/ACMRL_-_Nov_23,_2015_-_v32,_n39.pdf · LOVATO, Demi – Confident [ ] (Hollywood/Republic) PREVIOUS TEST: X-½ RE-TEST:](https://reader033.fdocuments.in/reader033/viewer/2022051408/60096e11e7a02d27a34eee2d/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
The recent logjam of music that would not test ldquoRecommended for Mainstream AC Playlistsrdquo seems to have thoroughly broken and we recently havehad the best run of ldquoRecommendedrdquo songs all year Some are Christmas Season songs which will leave our playlist and go into your permanentChristmas library at the end of this year But for now these Recommended new seasonal songs are to rotate with your regular playlist
And going onto the ldquoRecommended Playlistrdquo this week are by the ever-reliable Kelly Clarkson on RCA and a seasonal song by Lori Ruso who is associated with the Weir Brothers (one of whom is Michael Damian) The Wier Brothers produced
this very appealing track and itrsquos on their own ldquoBig Little Flowerrdquo records
We have told you for many years about the ldquothirdrdquo music clearance firm SESAC and warned you that playing SESAC songs without a SESAC licenseis likely to result in a expensive copyright-violation lawsuit since SESAC is owned by lawyers and they subscribe to station-monitoring servicesOne of the industryrsquos complaints has always been that the license though not expensive in dollars is quity spendy when you consider how few songsyoursquod be licensed to play that you actually This eventually led to a legal action by the Radio Music License Committee and a recent settlementin which SESAC agreed to lower its license fees The terms of the settlement are still being worked out but now SESAC is trying to do an end runapparently offering nonsubscribing stations a binding license for ldquo5 offrdquo and presenting that as a better deal than whatever the terms will be in thesettlement They seem to consider radio management stupid If SESACrsquos previous licensing fees were so expensive per song that they led to legalaction and a settlement it is obvious that they were And that the settlement will yield more than a 5 reduction SESACjust wants to get radio stations onto a new contract that will them at an agreed rate before the settlement terms are announced Be warned
COMMENT
For a stereo broadcast-quality MP3 of by South African superstar NiaNellrsquos sixth album ldquoMy Heartrdquo e-mail yourrequest to us from the e-mail address you wish it sent to It will require an e-mailbox with at least 13 MB capacity per e-mail
and by (Ms) Can Skylark are for sale online at wwwCDbabycom or contact us for a broadcast-qualityMP3 of them We understand that you can also obtain these at timsmithwavegmailcom
by Franklin McKay on his own FMcKay label is one of his mixes of this song called ldquoMix 1rdquo and we can provide it for
any reader as a broadcast-quality stereo MP3 For by Wiz Khalifa with Charlie Puth we ONLY recommend the
it is not generally available elsewhere but we can send radio professionals an MP3 of this exclusive stereobroadcast-quality edit send your request to us from the professional e-mail address it should be sent to
only
THE ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC RESEARCH LETTERNovember 23 2015 -- Page 5
NotesContinued from previous page
DROP WHEN YOUrsquoRE READY DO USE AS A RECURRENT DO PUT IN PERMANENT LIBRARYSTYLE -- Taylor Swift (Big Machine)
DROP WHEN YOUrsquoRE READY OK TO USE AS A RECURRENT NOT FOR YOUR PERMANENT LIBRARYTIME MACHINE -- Ingrid Michaelson (MomampPopCabin24)
