Chart Beat
Summary: On Billboard's Chart Beat podcast, Gary Trust and Trevor Anderson of Billboard's charts department look at why what's on the charts is on the charts. With discussions with artists, record label executives, radio programmers, songwriters and more, the Chart Beat Podcast covers the numerous factors that go into making songs and albums Billboard chart hits.
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Capitol Records vp of pop promotion Joe Rainey shares insights on the label's latest successes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
"I remember liking it all," The Monkees' Micky Dolenz recalls of the band's '60s pinnacle. "We were selling all those records and getting that incredible reaction. We caught lightning in a bottle." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Harnen chats with Billboard's Jim Asker about running the label that includes Florida Georgia Line & reminisces about his own chart success in 1989 with beloved ballad "Where Are You Now." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Galdston discusses the elements of teaching songwriting, as well as his own legacy, having co-written Vanessa Williams' 1992 Hot 100 No. 1 "Save the Best for Last." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Duran discusses his legendary Radio Hall of Fame career, including more than 20 years waking up listeners on Z100 New York. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In the podcast's 2016 finale, Billboard VP of charts Silvio Pietroluongo joins co-directors of charts Keith Caulfield and host Gary Trust to field listener and reader questions and preview future chart developments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Husband and wife Charlotte Kendrick and Dan Rowe discuss mixing music with parenting, as well as the challenges and rewards of being an independent act. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The hitmaker chats with host Gary Trust about writing and producing for Dr. Dre, Bono, Eminem & more. Plus, the backstory of his new single, "Not Easy," a collab with IBM's Watson program. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Tony and Grammy Award winner Billy Porter, chart-topper Vanessa Carlton and artistic director and host of the New York Songwriters Circle Tina Shafer chat with Billboard's Gary Trust and Alex Vitoulis about the showcase's rich legacy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Myers chats with host Gary Trust about his new book, "Anatomy of a Song, The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Giles himself fondly recalls the show's Joss Whedon-written and -directed "Once More, With Feeling" musical episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
"I have a very curious mind, and I like to play," acclaimed singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega muses. "What is the point of writing something that everyone else has already written?" See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
"I'm telling you my truth," says the iHeartMedia country morning radio talent. "Sometimes you're not gonna like it, but just respect, hopefully, that I'm always coming from a place of being authentic." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The veteran programming executive chats with Billboard's Jim Asker about the chain's "smorgasbord" of formats and platforms, including WSM-FM Nashville and WNSH New York. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Steve Zap & Gino Barletta, co-founders of Artbeatz, recount the rise of the label's breakout signee. Barletta also talks about co-writing Daya's hits "Hide Away" & "Sit Still, Look Pretty." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
