From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #16586 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Saturday, August 30 2025 Volume 14 : Number 16586 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Turn your Twitter feed into a paycheck ["Media Pay" Subject: Turn your Twitter feed into a paycheck Turn your Twitter feed into a paycheck http://vitafirm.za.com/0QpzQwRAcq8vjzWkRYI1p42FxU66rOZJLyKC8litD1nOI3loRg http://vitafirm.za.com/VUaWpNmdLgElsnKgZGWR17V-FmE1_uldmhTuM7eV1klNRSUOXw ined how it determines which songs qualify for the country chart and which ones do not, only that "a few factors are determined (...) first and foremost is musical composition" and that a song must "embrace enough elements of today's country music" to qualify. The 1990b2012 chart did not have such ambiguity, being objectively measured by airplay from specifically identified country stations alone. A later statement from Billboard elaborated on what those "few factors" entailed: "most notably the song's musical composition, but also how the song is marketed and promoted, the musical history of the artist, airplay the song receives and how the song is platformed on streaming services". The 2019 country rap record "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X was a subject of controversy over this ambiguous standard after it initially appeared on the country chart, where it debuted and peaked at number 19, before Billboard took the song off subsequent charts, claiming it had made a mistake in including it. The song gained popularity through viral memes rather than radio, as only one country station, Radio Disney Country, had played it at the time of the cha ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #16586 ***********************************************