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KCSN Los Angeles programmer Sky Daniels shares insights about the adult alternative station and radio overall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The voice behind the Eagles' classic "I Can't Tell You Why" & more talks about his new album, "Leap of Faith," and what might, or might not, lie ahead for the iconic band following the passing of Glenn Frey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chart fans around the world surely have libraries of Joel Whitburn Billboard chart reference books. On a recent visit to New York, Whitburn chatted with Billboard's Gary Trust and Alex Vitoulis about his hobby that led to his becoming Billboard's longest-running licensee, a partnership that now dates back nearly 50 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
ABC Radio's Andrea Dresdale joins host and Billboard co-director of charts Gary Trust to predict who might have the hottest songs as the weather turns cooler. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Debbie Gibson joins host (and Gibson fan) Gary Trust to discuss her new Hallmark Channel movie, "Summer of Dreams," and her chart-topping career. Gary also tries to keep calm when he realizes he has apparently inspired (co-written?) a new Gibson song during the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dave and Yael Penn of Hit Songs Deconstructed join host Gary Trust to breakdown how and why, based on the music, The Chainsmokers' "Don't Let Me Down," Meghan Trainor's "No" & Prince's "When Doves Cry" have all hit the Hot 100's top 10 in 2016. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lionel Richie joins Billboard's Trevor Anderson to chat about the R&B/pop icon's legendary career, including the including the whirlwind recording of "Endless Love" with Diana Ross. There were "so many moving parts," as, due to deadlines, the recording needed to be turned around in just 12 hours. "I had to get the whole song done that night," Richie recalls. "Make or break, you follow me?" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On the latest episode of the Billboard Chart Beat Podcast, the iconic Chubby Checker joins host and Billboard co-director of charts Gary Trust, in honor of "The Twist" reigning as the Billboard Hot 100's all-time No. 1 song. Its appeal, says Checker? "It's a sexy song." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On the latest episode of the Billboard Chart Beat Podcast, WFUV New York program director Rita Houston joins host and Billboard co-director of charts Gary Trust, and Billboard's rock charts manager Kevin Rutherford, to chat about her 22-year legacy of music discovery at the station. "Growing up in New York, progressive radio loomed large," Houston says. "That informed me and, at WFUV, it's a part of our DNA to keep that kind of radio alive." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...
Celebrity blogger, and celebrity himself, Perez Hilton chats with host and Billboard co-director of charts Gary Trust about his longtime love of music and the Billboard charts, as well as his personal redemption. "I have tons of regrets," Hilton says of his perhaps too-snarky professional past. But, he muses, "With age comes confidence. When you know better, you do better." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Roadrunner execs Mike Easterlin and Mitch Mills chat with host and Billboard co-director of charts Gary Trust about how twenty one pilots have ascended from core alternative faves to the mainstream with their album "Blurryface." Plus, insights about Paramore, Kiiara and other Roadrunner acts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Super-producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Mary Chapin Carpenter) and Americana Music Assn. executive director Jed Hilly discuss the growth of the Americana genre with Nashville-based Billboard chart manager Jim Asker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SiriusXM vp of music programming Kid Kelly chats with host Gary Trust about how he picks hits for the satellite service's pop channels, recounts his colorful radio career and reveals that it might be time to retire his long-running syndicated '80s/'90s show "Backtrax USA." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Longtime MTV queen Martha Quinn chats with host Gary Trust about her helping define pop culture in the '80s, her new role as morning host on San Francisco's iHeart80s radio station & more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Music Choice's Damon Williams chats with host Gary Trust about the service's deep menu of cable TV audio channels, its many interactive features planned for the summer and its upcoming fourth-quarter expansion of its video presentation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ABC Radio's manager of entertainment programming Andrea Dresdale joins host Gary Trust to predict who might have the biggest songs this summer, from Justin Timberlake, Drake and Desiigner to Rihanna, Adele, Ariana Grande and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nielsen Music's Dave Bakula chats with Billboard co-directors of charts Keith Caulfield and host Gary Trust about how Nielsen has tracked music consumption for a quarter-century. Also: a countdown of the five best-selling albums in the U.S. of the past 25 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Columbia Records senior VP of promotion, adult radio, Pete Cosenza chats with host Gary Trust about the label's recent successes with Adele, Rachel Platten, Ruth B and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
RCA Records EVP/GM Joe Riccitelli discusses how the label promotes hits from its star-packed artist roster, which includes, among others, Zayn, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Billboard's News Director Shirley Halperin chats with co-director of charts and host Gary Trust about Billboard's mindset behind covering, analyzing and presenting news about the music business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Curb Records founder and Curb/Word chairman Mike Curb chats with Billboard's Jim Asker about Curb's more than 50 years of making hits in Nashville, how artists get signed and why his labels will never leave the city's historic Music Row. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Host Gary Trust chats with Anne Donohue, faculty advisor of Boston University's student-run radio station, WTBU, about rebuilding after a recent fire. Also discussed: the changing state of journalism and the legacy of WTBU alum, and station fan, Howard Stern." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On the second edition of Billboard's Chart Beat Podcast, Billboard co-director of charts Gary Trust chats with Fred Bronson about the latter's renowned career, which includes 16 years writing Billboard's "Chart Beat" column, as well as his "The Billboard Book of Number One Hits" and contributions to Fox's "American Idol." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Welcome to Billboard's new Chart Beat Podcast, where host Gary Trust, Billboard's co-director of charts, and other members of Billboard's charts department analyze the numerous factors that go into making a Billboard chart hit. First up: longtime Billboard journalist Paul Grein, who discusses why music fans love following the charts. He also shares memories of his many years covering the business, including an interview with a shy, then-budding superstar, Michael Jackson. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
