Comments on: DA David Archuleta Song of the Week https://www.dabuzzing.org/song-of-the-week-55/ Creating Sweet Buzz for David Archuleta Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:56:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 By: minja https://www.dabuzzing.org/song-of-the-week-55/comment-page-1/#comment-2473 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:04:26 +0000 http://www.dabuzzing.org/?p=17283#comment-2473 In reply to Katheryn.

Thanks for speaking out, Katheryn. I agree with you about AI. It broke my heart to see the way David was treated. Finally, I realized it’s really just a ‘game show’ and its producers make business decisions which have little to do with music. David himself taught me a lot about humanity, integrity, and—what’s the word?-perseverance— A lesser person might have quit the show.

For anyone who might not know about radio formats in the U.S., HAC doesn’t stand for “Have A Cow.” Haha!

HAC [Hot Adult Contemporary] is a mix of soft rock, pop and upbeat dance music, some hip hop plus classic music. WPLJ in New York City, KBIG in Los Angeles, KHMX in Houston, and WTMX in Chicago are four of the best-know HAC stations. Currently, HAC stations are the #2 format in most US markets and #1 format in Canada.

CHR [Contemporary Hits Radio,] sometimes referred to as “Top 40” radio, focuses on playing current and recurrent [slightly older] Pop hits. Z100 in New York City, KIIS-FM and KAMP-FM in Los Angeles and WFLZ in Tampa are CHR stations. CHR stations are #1 in the US.

Source: Planet Fierce blog

]]> By: Katheryn https://www.dabuzzing.org/song-of-the-week-55/comment-page-1/#comment-2471 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:41:26 +0000 http://www.dabuzzing.org/?p=17283#comment-2471 The inexplicable reason why “And So It Goes” and “Longer” were selected for David’s Top 3 performances was immediately apparent to me: typecasting. The producers had decided this strategy was perfect for the end result they hoped to achieve, and I’ve no doubt they were all too familiar with the knock on David that he supposedly sang too many ballads. I’m sorry if I always come across as negative when it comes to discussing the A.I. producers, but I honestly cannot be otherwise without ignoring the facts which came to light during Season 7. I remember David’s best friend, Adam, talking about how David had sent him a text message regarding the “boring” songs he had to sing that night.

“You Can” would have been a perfect counterpoint to “Crush,” but it didn’t fit in with Jive’s seeming insistence that David be marketed strictly to the Top 40 format. Unfortunately, Jive appears to still be taking this approach with David’s newest single. I have yet to see a HAC format station add SBL to its playlist, which is too bad because I think the song is HAC friendly.

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