Radio Monopolies

 Right now music is mainly focused on streaming numbers including marketing, social, and promotions such as TikTok, Spotify, Reels, livestream numbers, radio plays. Same as other businesses there tends to be a curtain number of artists who dominate the radio waves where smaller names are't as noticed, not even that, but the one hit wonders barely get their play. Out of 641 song slots during 5/30 and 5/31 only 279 songs were played, with Green Day's Dilemma playing over two days 12 times.

 112 songs only had One single play over those two days, consisting of legacy bands like Metallica, Nirvana, some classics like Fall Out Boy Blink 182 All American Rejects, etc. Radio does not seem to be kind to new acts, at least on the alternative side, pop hits might be better suited for iHeartRadio stations with their promotional options of interviews, meet and greets and private shows and giveaways. 

But why is there such a big gap between the smaller acts and larger legacy bands? At least touring wise, I know tons of companies were hugely effected by covid and had to shutdown or people retired . I wonder if that's the issue, not finding bodies to bring on tour or the funding for touring isn't there and only there for huge acts like Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Twenty One Pilots, and Greenday...

Things are not yet back to the 2019 numbers for radio, for touring, maybe merch, probably a million times better for social and marketing but things might be more digital rather than radio hits tours or selling physical copies...

Below are the numbers for radio plays for an alt radio WMRQ in CT and a break down top 25 plays. At least more newer acts but there are only about 150 artists in those two days, so definitely more established bands getting more songs played and multiple times, legacy bands with one hit wonders have 1 to 2 plays and the newer acts 

		Count
GREEN DAY	Dilemma	12
FOO FIGHTERS	The Glass	11
CAGE THE ELEPHANT	Neon Pill	11
ROYEL OTIS	Murder On The Dancefloor	10
IMAGINE DRAGONS	Eyes Closed	10
PAPA ROACH	Leave A Light On	9
GLASS ANIMALS	Creatures In Heaven	9
THE DRIVER ERA	Get Off My Phone	8
SUM 41	Landmines	7
PEARL JAM	Wreckage	7
PEARL JAM	Dark Matter	7
LETDOWN.	Hate Myself	7
BLAME MY YOUTH	The Break	7
AWOLNATION	Panoramic View	7
THE BLACK KEYS	On The Game	6
MICHAEL MARCAGI	Scared To Start	6
TWENTY ONE PILOTS	The Craving	5
SMITH	Pathetic	5
NIRVANA	Smells Like Teen Spirit	5
HOZIER	Too Sweet	5
SUBLIME	Wrong Way	4
RAINBOW KITTEN SURPRISE	Superstar	4
PRESIDENTS OF THE USA	Lump	4
POWFU	Coffee For Your Head	4
KROOKED KINGS	Sick Of Being Young	4