Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s new songs “Gimme a Hug” and “Nokia” are no longer on Billboard Hot 100’s top 10.
DJ Akademiks has a theory as to why that’s the case and said it’s all about radio spins. Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar’s “Luther” is number 1 on the chart, “Not Like Us” is number 3, “TV Off” is number 4, and “Squabble Up” is number 10.
Dj akademiks says the Drake Nokia record is not able to stay on the top 10 on the billboard charts because his label ain’t pushing the record . He shows the radio play charts showing that the Kendrick Lamar Luther and tv off records is pushing pushed heavily on radio pic.twitter.com/q1Wf4pXH1T
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“I’ma be honest with y’all. The reality is this: The reason why ‘Luther’ is number one, I haven’t looked at the exact breakdown, but ‘Luther’ is getting tremendous airplay. The Hot 100 requires airplay,” said Ak. “I don’t have full proof of this and when I usually do, I’ll cite it, so this is me going off of what I believe is happening.”
“I don’t believe that Drake’s label is working these songs radio-wise yet,” he added. “Maybe it’ll change, but because they’re not being worked, Drake’s songs are ranking only off streaming and the Hot 100 is heavily influenced by radio airplay.”
Is Drake’s label Republic Records, which is owned by Universal Music Group, trying to screw him over the “Not Like Us” lawsuit?