29-461: Christopher Neil (born 1948) is a British record producer, songwriter, singer, and actor. Neil has produced records for A-ha , Amazulu , Bonnie Tyler , Celine Dion , Cher , Dollar , Edyta Górniak , Gerry Rafferty , Jennifer Rush , José Carreras , Leo Sayer , Marillion , Mike and the Mechanics , Morten Harket , Paul Carrack , Paul Young , Rod Stewart , Shakin' Stevens , Sheena Easton ,
58-493: A session player with Sinéad O'Connor , the Indigo Girls , Shakespears Sister and Damien Dempsey . Margo Sagov went on to graduate as an architect, played guitar with several bands and played with Rock Candy. The band are mentioned in the song "Asbestos" by Suede , on their album Head Music . Airplay Airplay is how frequently a song is being played through broadcasting on radio stations. A song which
87-682: A Bachelor of Arts degree from Prescott College for the Liberal Arts, the Environment and Social Justice and worked as a social worker in Tucson. She and Rose Miner reunited and played drums and percussion in the Samba band Quilombo do Samba, who won the Best Band in the 2002 Notting Hill Carnival. The band member who achieved the greatest commercial success in music was Clare Kenny, who joined Coming Up Roses and became
116-497: A minimum of 14% and a high of 23%. Performing artists and record labels indirectly profit from airplay as it promotes, distributes and sells records. Airplay's impact on music sales links to the mere-exposure effect . The term describes a preference for familiar things. The mere-exposure effect is noticed when radio and airplay act as an advertising medium by allowing listeners to try out newly released music. This exposure typically links to an increase in sales. The popularity of
145-454: A record label has a number one single, it earns that designation based on its position on a sales chart. If that record is number one on the radio station, it reaches that position based on its airplay, location of the radio station, and how many singles it sold. Billboard has the most widely used airplay charts and includes every significant music genre. Billboard has 25 airplay charts that detect airplay across 140 radio markets. To compile
174-411: Is being played several times every day ( spins ) would have a significant amount of airplay. Music which became very popular on jukeboxes , in nightclubs and at discotheques between the 1940s and 1960s would also have airplay. For commercial broadcasting, airplay is usually the result of being placed into rotation , also called adding it to the station's playlist by the music director , possibly as
203-660: Is measured by the number of spins and detections. The Broadcast Data Systems (BDS, also known as Nielsen BDS ) is a U.S. broadcasting service that measures airplay according to these two attributes. In addition, airplay is tracked using a patented digital pattern recognition technology. The service, a unit of MRC Data , contributes to the publishing of songs on the Billboard Charts , the most used music chart in America. The recognition technology implemented by Nielsen monitors airplay in radio stations in more than 140 markets across
232-502: Is the illegal practice in U.S. law of paying a radio station for airplay without the station disclosing this information. Paying radio stations for airplay is a historical phenomenon. In the 1960s, it was a common practice for record companies to bribe radio station employees to increase a song's airplay. In 1934, U.S. Congress passed the Communications Act, which forbids radio stations from taking payment to air certain content unless
261-486: The Billboard Hot 100 based solely on the strength of its radio airplay. Radio airplay is monitored through audio fingerprinting technology with the help of automatic content recognition service. World recognizable video airplay service providers are Radiomonitor , ACRCloud , BMAT, and Soundcharts. There is a symbiotic relationship between the airplay of records and sales. The record industry utilises airplay on
290-565: The Dixie Chicks was impacted by radio airplay in America. In March 2003, the Dixie Chicks were number one on the Country and Adult Contemporary radio airplay charts, as published in the 'Radio and Records' trade journal. However, the band's presence on the charts dropped rapidly when lead singer Natalie Maines told the audience of a London nightclub, "Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of
319-864: The 1970s, playing Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar and Ginger in Leaping Ginger at the Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester , before working full-time as a record producer. In 1976, he performed the role of the Eva Peron Fund Manager on the original studio album of the musical Evita . His song "And the Money Kept Rolling In (And Out)" was given to the character Che in subsequent stage productions. Neil's film roles included The Sex Thief (1973), Eskimo Nell (1975), and Three for All (1975), and in 1976 he starred in
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#1733107106923348-556: The British TV series Rock Follies . In 1977 and 1978 he starred in two of the three 'Adventures of...' British sex comedy films: Adventures of a Private Eye and the final film in the trilogy, Adventures of a Plumber's Mate . In addition to taking the lead role, he wrote and sang the theme songs to the two films. From 1976, Neil was the host of the BBC children's programme You and Me . Christopher Neil has produced many songs that reached
377-572: The Moody Blues , Ian Thomas, Wax and Toyah Willcox . In 1973, Neil's song " Help It Along " finished third in the BBC's annual A Song for Europe contest, performed by Cliff Richard . The track was a hit single later in the year for Cliff and the title of his 1974 live album. Neil started in the mid-sixties as a singer with Manchester group the Chuckles. In 1972 he released a solo album Where I Belong on RAK Records . Neil worked as an actor during
406-507: The UK, which included airplay from BBC Radio 1 's John Peel . The band started gaining appearances on television, including on The Young Ones (1984) and Top of the Pops several times, which helped to widen their fame. They achieved hits that included "Excitable" and " Too Good to Be Forgotten ", the latter of which was originally recorded by The Chi-Lites . The band achieved a minor success in
435-539: The United States is from Texas". Following this, the Associated Press noted that radio stations had begun blacklisting the Dixie Chicks in response to the comment. As a result, the Dixie Chicks' total airplay across America dropped to one-fifth of what it was before the controversy, with their album no longer appearing on the charts. The radio response to the statement was accused of corporate censorship, attributing
464-526: The United States with " Montego Bay " (a cover of the 1970 song by Bobby Bloom ) in 1986; early the next year, it became a surprise hit in Canada, climbing to No. 6 on their singles chart. That year their eponymous full-length album was released on Island Records , although it failed to chart highly. The group trimmed down to a trio of Anne-Marie Ruddock , Sharon Bailey and Lesley Beach during 1986 as they were enjoying their greatest success. In 1987, Beach left
493-489: The United States. The charts determine the position of a single based on airplay data , sales , and streaming data. Since the service debuted in 1992, it has become a universal standard for measuring airplay due to its accuracy in detecting, tracking and monitoring songs and has provided the Billboard charts with data on sales , downloads and streams . There is a distinction between sales charts and airplay charts. When
522-489: The airplay charts, Billboard monitors 140 radio markets, over 1,600 radio stations to see over 100 million songs each year. To ensure airplay detection, label marketers must register their recorded music with the Broadcast Data Systems (BDS), the technology provider of Billboard . Billboard ' s weekly airplay charts rank singles according to the amount of airplay they receive on monitored radio stations and
551-401: The band and Ruddock and Bailey continued as a duo for another year, scoring the minor hit " Mony Mony ". Afterwards, Amazulu recorded their second album, Spellbound , which was released in designated Asian countries including Hong Kong in audio cassette format under EMI Records. The album contained the singles "Mony Mony", " Wonderful World, Beautiful People " and "My Heart Belongs to You" (which
580-457: The blacklisting as evidence of politically mobilising right-wing social movements. The controversy and response demonstrate the impact of airplay on an artist's popularity. Record companies and artists can pay for airplay from radio stations. Pay-to-play is a common practice utilised by the record industry to pass money or goods to influence airplay. The transactions are directed through intermediaries ("indies") who are independent promoters for
609-485: The broadcast was commercial. However, the act did not restrict independent disc jockeys from taking payments in exchange for airplay. As a result, record labels would approach disc jockeys instead of directly contacting the radio stations. In 1960, the U.S. Congress amended the act to include the provision of illegal bribes for airplay, which became known as payola . In this pay-to-play model, airplay becomes similar to advertising and can be subject to scandal. Airplay
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#1733107106923638-440: The country. A song which was successful in the airplay charts but weak in sales was commonly known as a " turntable hit " when radio stations played only vinyl singles . Airplay can be a crucial element in securing a singer's 'hit', and alongside social networking websites it is an effective method that artists use to make their name known. Aaliyah 's " Try Again " (2000) was the first song ever to reach number one on
667-418: The name. The name Amazulu came about when Sharon Bailey and Lesley Beach went to see a South African play by the same name and met the playwright, who gave his permission to use the name. The band was started by Bailey, the band's original manager and Lesley, the saxophone player, together with Rose Miner, the original lead singer. With Debbie Dread joining on drums, initially all the members were female. Miner
696-552: The radio to promote artists and records to radio listeners. Airplay can stimulate the purchase of music , merchandise and concert tickets to its listening audience. The record industry profits from the exposure provided by radio airplay. The amount of airplay a record receives may significantly impact other factors, including age, race, geographical location, and income. The effect of airplay on sales revenue can range between $ 1.5 to $ 2.4 billion annually. A significant portion of album and track sales are impacted by radio airplay, with
725-544: The record labels or artists. Relationships are formed by promoters with radio stations to enable pay-to-play transactions, which may not include the direct transfer of funds or goods to conceal the nature of the deal. After developing a relationship, a promoter may engage in calls with the radio station to request their record is treated favourably. Requesting a record to be played is an unlikely favour to ask without an established relationship. Informal relationships are formed between indies and stations to avoid payola , which
754-608: The result of a Pay for Play sponsored by the record label . For student radio and other community radio or indie radio stations, it is often the selection by each disc jockey , usually at the suggestion of a music director. Most countries have at least one radio airplay chart in existence, although larger countries such as Canada , the United States , the United Kingdom , Germany , Australia , Japan , and Brazil have several, to cover different genres and areas of
783-640: The top 10 of the UK Singles Chart or the US Billboard Hot 100 : Amazulu (band) Amazulu were a British reggae / ska / pop band from the 1980s comprising five women and one man. They achieved success in the UK charts with four top-20 hits, the biggest being " Too Good to Be Forgotten " in 1986. The name Amazulu is taken from the Zulu language word for the Zulu people . They originally wanted to be named Amazon but an American rock band already had
812-474: Was later replaced by Anne-Marie Ruddock , and Dread was replaced by John "Nardo" Bailey, whom they called their token male. Miner went on to become a dancer, dance teacher and percussionist, performing with Quilombo do Samba in the UK and Brazil. Falcon Stuart , the former manager of X-Ray Spex and Adam and the Ants , was one of their early managers and helped promote their first single, "Cairo", to modest success in
841-554: Was released under Ruddock's name only in 1988). In early 1988 they split. Bailey, Ruddock and Beach appeared in the 1987 Alex Cox film Straight to Hell . After travelling the world and living in Brazil and Rome, Bailey lived in Buckinghamshire. She drums from time to time and is still involved in the music industry. Beach moved to Tucson, Arizona, after taking a break in the hills of Ibiza with DJ José Padilla . She went on to achieve
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