King of Stage

Someone once joked that "what conditions prove that a singer has really become popular in North America", the answer is a Billboard champion single.

Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is just a joke, but it can also be said to be part of the truth.

First of all, Billboard is the most influential and authoritative list in North America and even in the world. It is definitely not an easy task for any singer to be on the list, from The Beatles and Michael Jackson to Taylor Swift And Bruno Mars, an important indicator of the height of their career glory is the billboard results.

Secondly, Billboard has a lot of sub-lists, among which the top 100 singles list and the top 200 albums list are the most authoritative, but the measurement data of the two lists are different. The album list is purely sales. Whoever sells the most albums in a single week will be able to reach the top——

That is to say, if Steve Jobs paid 100 million US dollars to buy 10 million copies of One Day King's new album, then One Day King can also top the Billboard album chart.

But the single list is not good, the sales figure is only one of the many criteria to be measured on the list. In addition, the number of radio plays, digital music downloads, digital media plays, music video plays, etc. must be integrated. Consider, there is another very important part, user-generated content.

What is User Generated Content?

That is to say, in any video uploaded spontaneously by a user, as long as the use of music exceeds a certain length of time—generally speaking, 30 seconds, authorization is required, which means that the copyright owner can get a part of the income. Therefore, This part of the content is also included in the list of considerations.

The most intuitive example is that "Gangnam Style", which became popular all over the world in 2012, ignited a frenzy of imitation on major social platforms. In addition to the official music video and officially released videos, countless cover videos have sprung up on YouTube like mushrooms after rain. Reaction videos and fan-made singing and dancing videos, etc., spread like viruses, and these "cover videos" belong to the calculation range of user-generated content.

It is precisely because the statistical rules of the Billboard singles chart are so intricate, and the data coverage covers a wide range of corners of the online platform, it is definitely not possible to reach the top only by relying on fans' enthusiasm for sales, after all, it still needs to be generally recognized by the public.

Some artists, after releasing a brand-new single, die-hard fans frantically swiped their data and climbed to the top of the digital music download charts such as iTunes, but there is no way for this single to reach the top of the billboard just by spending money Even in the top ten of the singles list, it is very difficult.

Therefore, reaching the top of the album chart proves the number of die-hard fans; while reaching the top of the singles chart proves that it is widely recognized by the mainstream market.

It can be seen from this that topping the singles chart means that royalties and copyright income will continue to be paid in for a long time, just like a cornucopia.

Mariah Carey's classic single "All I Want for Christmas is You" released in 1994 is known as a "retirement single" because of this-since 1994, in the next thirty years, every year At Christmas, this single will re-enter the charts. It is commonplace to enter the top 20 of the Billboard singles chart. The single with the longest time between release and championship.

Of course, the One Day King's single hasn't topped Billboard right now - it's still a long way off; but, without any promotion, no music video, no radio distribution, still in the status of zero promotion In a state of no name, he actually entered the Billboard singles chart?

This is absolutely a fantasy.

Ronan's surprise and consternation are understandable.

Don't talk about Ronan, even Jimmy,

I was also taken aback when I heard the news, and confirmed it three times before I was sure that the news was correct.

At this moment, Ronan did not hide his joy at all, the happiness and joy surging in his chest was stirring, he was completely immersed in the rising emotions, so he showed himself frankly and honestly , the truest self.

Through the phone, Ronan could clearly feel the joy of Ronan without any pretense or gestures just from the voice, and Jimmy’s mood could not help soaring along with him, sincerely feeling Ronan’s emotions from the bottom of his heart, and the laughter was just like that. There was a stir in the chest cavity.

"If my message is correct, then we should be talking about the same bulletin board." Jimmy replied, but the voice hadn't finished yet, and Jimmy could really feel the joy and excitement on the other end of the phone, and couldn't help but be moved by Ronan The way he described it was amused, and he also laughed.

That's why Jimmy dialed the number, "Ronan, on the social network, there is such a hashtag, #I am also chasing the light, and now this hashtag has more than 100,000 posts, everyone is expressing their love The love of this song, and the feeling of listening to this song.”

Ronan opened his mouth slightly in surprise—Maxim only confirmed the keywords of "Chasing the Light" and "King for a Day", probably missing the label Jimmy just mentioned, and then they missed the whole world .

From another perspective, the online world is indeed magical. The Internet allows them to see a wider world, but it also makes them fall into the misunderstanding of their own thinking. The times are always progressing and always changing. Some people keep up with the trend, while others are left behind. This has been the case for thousands of years.

"Obviously, this song has touched a certain softness in the hearts of ordinary people, and countless people have expressed their love." Jimmy said his thoughts, "So, I made a proposal to the producer and invited you to come Be a guest on the show, talk about the story behind this song, and talk about the band's experience over the years."

Grab the hot spots.

This is one of the highlights of contemporary production programming. Although the One-Day Kings are still unknown, "Oprah's Talk Show" always likes to invite ordinary people on the show. Jimmy has no objection to this, as long as it can create a topic is enough, he thinks now is a good opportunity.

"But," Jimmy went on to add, "I'm not sure what you think. Also, I called Atlantic Records and they were a little hesitant. I guess they have their own ideas about your promotional plan. Maybe My show wasn't in their plans, but I wanted to give it a try and see if I could convince you to come on the show."

Ah, company!

Ronan had completely forgotten about it! Sure enough, he was still not used to being controlled by the company.