Kategori: Chart Spotlight

No, the American girl group Fifth Harmony has not done a cover of Peter Gabriel’s 1986 hit ‘Sledgehammer.’ Moving 75-40 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100, a brand new Fifth Harmony track is growing fast in its popularity.

Famous for her two current US hits ‘Lips Are Movin’ (No.4) and ‘All About That Bass’ (No.5), Meghan Trainor is also a respected and successful song-writer for other artists. ‘Sledgehammer’ is lifted off Fifth Harmony’s upcoming debut set “Reflection” and was co-written by Trainor, Jonas Jeberg and Sean Douglas.

The Danish song-writer Jonas Jeberg is famous for hits such as The Pussycat Dolls ‘I Hate This Part’ and Shontelle’s ‘Impossible.’ Sean Douglas wrote Jason Derulo and 2Chainz’s ‘Wiggle’ as well as Demi Lovato’s ‘Heart Attack.’ Production was held by Jeberg and Harvey Mason, Jr. who worked with Whitney Houston and Justin Timberlake.

In other words, a great set-up for the girl group who found fame via the second season of The X-Factor USA. As their previous hit ‘Bo$$’ peaked at No.43, ‘Sledgehammer’ has already become the biggest hit to date.

The members of Fifth Harmony began their career in The X Factor as solo singers, but they later formed a group. Throughout the competition they first named themselves LYLAS, later to be changed to 1432. Amongst other tracks, they performed ‘We Are Never Getting Back Together’ (Taylor Swift) as well as ‘Skyscraper’ (Demi Lovato). In 2013 they issued the debut EP “Better Together,” which will be followed by their debut set [“Reflection”].

 Fifth Harmony – Sledgehammer

Fifth Harmony – Bo$$

‘Bo$$’ was released in July 2014 and was a bigger hit in the UK, where it peaked at No.21. As mentioned above, it peaked at No.43 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Fifth Harmony – All I Want For Christmas Is You

Fifth Harmony recorded the cover of Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ for the Epic set “I’ll Be Home For Christmas.” The record label compiled a set of Yuletide songs including artists like Meghan Trainor, Fiona Apple and Tamara Braxton.

The Welsh rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen currently (15.01.03 – 13:38 CET) tops the Billboard Realtime Twitter Chart for Emerging Artists. While Kanye West’s ‘Only One’ remains atop the general realtime Twitter chart, the emerging artists chart is reserved for up-and-coming acts.

Catfish and the Bottlemen formed in Llandudno in North Wales and was initially signed to Communion Records. The group issued the three singles ‘Homesick,’ ‘Rango’ and ‘Pacifier’ in 2013. Last year, Catfish and the Bottlemen changed labels and is now part of Island Records’ imprint.

Awarded the BBC Introducing Award

The current single ‘Kathleen’ was produced by Jim Abiss of Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian and Adele fame. The track was one of the hottest on MTV back in April last year, and the group has toured more than 30 festivals in mainland Europe.

In December 2014, the group was awarded the BBC Introducing Award. Although they have achieved critical acclaim, the group is yet to crack the heights of the charts. ‘Cocoon’ is the highest peaking single in the UK yet (No.78). ‘Kathleen’ reached No.88, haven peaked at No.39 on the US Alternative chart.

The debut album “The Balcony” was issued in September last year, peaking at No.10 in the UK at the end of that month. It will be released in the US later this year.

The infographic below shows the latest updated number of plays and listeners trends from Spotify and last.FM. As you can see, Catfish and the Bottlemen’s audience has grown steadily since June 2014 (from approx 1,000 to 4-5,000 listeners).

 

Catfish and the Bottlemen – Kathleen

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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Kathleen

Snapshot from the Realtime Billboard + Twitter Chart for Emerging Artists

Née Omar Samuel Pasley, the Jamaican reggae singer OMI initially released ‘Cheerleader’ back in 2012 on Oufah Records. The German producer Felix Jaehn remixed the track at the end of 2014 and is currently the biggest hit in Sweden at the moment.

‘Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)’ entered the Swedish singles chart in mid-October at No.55. It quickly moved 55-30-7, catapulting to the top spot in its fourth week and has stayed there ever since.

I will update you guys on how OMI fares on this week’s chart as it unfolds later today.

 

How ‘Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)’ took over Spotify

The infographic below shows how ‘Cheerleader’ made its way to No.1 on Spotify and how OMI steadily grown his listener base on last.FM. In its initial tracking week 42, the remix appeared on the Swedish Spotify chart at No.41 based on 351,029 plays (1,015 listeners on last.FM). The track reached its peak in week 46 when it amassed no less than 2,138,016 plays on Spotify.

 

The second infographic shows how ‘Cheerleader’ quickly grew its fanbase on Swedish Spotify. The track increased its popularity with 79% in week 43, reaching an additional 80% growth the week after. After week 46, the track’s popularity declined even though it stayed atop the Spotify chart for an additional three weeks before it was replaced by Avicii.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OMI – Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix) [Official Video]

 

 

OMI – Cheerleader (Ricky Blaze Remix)

OMI also issued an additional remix on Spotify signed Ricky Blaze. It has so far racked up 221,568 plays (2/1, 13:47 CET).

Kanye West dropped a brand new single yesterday, ‘Only One’ is a collaboration with legendary Paul McCartney. The track was co-written by West, McCartney as well as Kirby Lauryen. Being the least famous of these three, let me give you a quick introduction to the talented songwriter Kirby Lauryen. She was born in Memphis and was influenced by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Janis Joplin and Otis Redding. She first came to fame with her YouTube channel “Kirby Lauryen Sings” where she sang a song a day. As a songwriter she’s signed to Roc Nation.

The track was produced by West and Mike Dean. The latter has worked extensively with West, and it is interesting to note that they have contributed on Madonna’s new album “Rebel Heart” with ‘Illuminati.’

Expect ‘Only One’ to show up on the charts anytime soon. I just checked, and it has yet not charted on the iTunes charts where it was released yesterday.

‘Only One’ is the first track to be released a single since Kanye West released his sixth album “Yeezus” back in June 2013. The set included the two singles ‘Black Skinhead’ had ‘Bound 2.’

UPDATE (2/1)

The previously available YouTube video was removed. Kanye West’s single has debuted atop the Swedish iTunes download chart and entered the No.3 position in the US.

 

Kanye West Tops the Billboard Trending Twitter Chart

‘Only One’ is off to a great start as it is currently topping the Billboard’s Trending Twitter Chart (as of 1.1.2015, 19:36 CET). Within the last 24 hours it has increased 1.78% in Twitter exposure haven dominated the social network. It fends off Mapei and One Direction as you can see below.

 

UPDATE (2/1)

‘Only One’ remains atop the Billboard Realtime Twitter chart (as of 2/1, 2015 – 11.37 CET). Within the last 24 hours traffic has dropped a meager .16%, but West still fends off Ed Sheeran and A$AP Rocky.