Collaborations are becoming more common in popular music
Ever since the hip-hop group Run-DMC teamed up with Aerosmith, a rock band, to record “Walk This Way” in 1986, record labels have recognised that combining the fan bases of multiple artists can be a boon to record sales. The…
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Feel it Still’s Standout Qualities
In our previous article, Feel It Still’s Wide-Ranging Appeal, we looked at aspects of the song that enabled it to connect with an array of audiences and find success among a diverse group of Billboard charts including the Hot 100,…
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Feel It Still’s Wide-Ranging Appeal
Feel It Still is the second single from Portugal. The Man’s 2017 album, Woodstock. Equally accessible and left-of-center, the song has gone on to become the most successful of the band’s career. While Portugal. The Man is first and foremost…
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Highlights from the Q3 2017 Hit Songs Deconstructed Quarterly Trend Brief
Hit Songs Deconstructed released its Q3 Quarterly Trend Brief. This 100+ report details the compositional and industry trends for the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10. There were 23 songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 and two #1 hits:…
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Look What You Made Me Do: Standing Out from the Pack
Panned by some and heralded by others, Look What You Made Me Do, the Swift/Antonoff-penned track (with additional credits to Right Said Fred), broke a string of records, including the record for the most plays in a single day on …
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Believer: Blending In While Standing Out
Believer, the lead single from Imagine Dragons’ third studio album, Evolve, is the fruit of a collaboration between Imagine Dragons and Pop hitmakers Mattman & Robin and Justin Tranter, who have also co-written hits for Selena Gomez, DNCE and Nick…
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Hook Maximization: Body Like A Back Road
Released in February 2017, Sam Hunt’s Body Like A Back Road was the first Country single to land in the Top 10 of the Hot 100 since the Florida Georgia Line / Nelly collaboration Cruise back in 2013. It surpassed…
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‘Feel It Still’ Deconstructed
'Feel It Still' is the second single from Portugal. The Man’s 2017 album, 'Woodstock'. Equally accessible and left-of-center, the song has gone on to become the most successful of the band’s career, connecting with Portugal. The Man’s core Rock audience and successfully crossing over into…
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What Makes ‘Stay’ Stand Out when Compared to its Mainstream Contemporaries?
What Makes Stay Stand Out when Compared to its Mainstream Contemporaries? Released in February 2017, Stay is a collaboration between EDM DJ/producer Zedd and vocalist Alessia Cara, whose emotive vocals bring the lovelorn lyrics to life. While the song possesses…
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