Originally Posted by Chuckerwood

I was in New York over visiting my mom. My wife decided to surprise me and got tickets to the Rockefeller tree lighting ceremony thinking that Carrie was gonna be there. I wont go into all the hoops we had to jump thru to even get there but i thought i was gonna get to see Carrie. But as it turned out Carrie taped her performance weeks in advance great i get to see Taylor Swift.To make a long story short we were i a crowd about 30ft away from the stage.Taylor started doing riffs to a song i had never heard then she started singing and i couldnt believe what i was hearing the words were from silent night but the arrangement is so diferent the song sounded like something ive never heard . She was talking the lyrics like a rap song i was actually embarrassed for her it was that bad i couldnt believe she would take a classic and do that to it!! After it was over she sat in the chair laughing like she knew how bad it was!! This is one of the many reasons why Taylor is no threat to Carrie . Shes a manufactured star with no vocal ability thats not a bash its just a fact!
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Originally Posted by pgk

Yes I saw that performance on Youtube and I too was embarassed for her. This performance and her singing of the National Anthem were truly bad...but she and her management either think she 'can' sing or they simply don't care as long as her records are bought ...I think the title of her next album "Fearless" is appropriate . Who else would have the guts to stand up in front of millions of people and 'sing'? like she does. I do have an answer but it's better left un-said.
O/T: Awhile back I saw some of the AI contestants being interviewed on Larry King and one of the guests was William Hung..who also performed...the other contestants could barely keep a straight face when asked about William's singing ability, but I remember that William was very serious and obviously believed he was a good vocalist. He proudly stated that his album sold 1Million copies...At this point I felt bad for him..I felt that he needed to be protected because he was being exploited.. somebody was making money at his expense. Anyway when TS performs I feel the same way.

Originally Posted by pgk

O/T: Awhile back I saw some of the AI contestants being interviewed on Larry King and one of the guests was William Hung..who also performed...the other contestants could barely keep a straight face when asked about William's singing ability, but I remember that William was very serious and obviously believed he was a good vocalist. He proudly stated that his album sold 1Million copies...At this point I felt bad for him..I felt that he needed to be protected because he was being exploited.. somebody was making money at his expense. Anyway when TS performs I feel the same way.

Originally Posted by pgk

Thanks for the update Cary. Since I can't see the whole chart can you please tell me if Carrie's spin count and AI's are keeping pace with the artists above her and those close behind.
Thanks a bunch.

Originally Posted by cary78663

JAD is doing very well. The entire top 10 is pretty slow right now. Of the 10 songs in front of JAD, 2 have lost their bullet and are on the way down, Lost Trailers' HB is about to join that group, Jimmy Wayne's DYBMN will probably start dropping next week with Brad Paisley's WOAW taking over at #1 and Darius Rucker will follow Brad at #1. Kenny will probably follow Darius.

As to what is below JAD, I wouldn't worry. The closest song with a bullet is over 900 spins and 6 million AIs behind JAD.

Here's a chart you can use:

Mediabase 24/7 - 7 Day Charts

Originally Posted by Hil

So Cary even though it may be a little early to say does this mean that if JAD makes it to no 1 it should have a fairly long run since all songs are about 6 million AI's behind?

Originally Posted by cary78663

Hopefully this won't cause an uproar since I have mentioned it previously. A week from Monday (Sept 15), Taylor's Love Stroy will go to radio. As a lead single from Fearless, it is likely to rise quickly. I think that the speed at which it rises will determine the potential length of a run at #1, because at present I think it is very likely that LS would be the song that replaces JAD at #1.

Originally Posted by pkc4rls

Oh thanks! Do one post with good news and the next with bad news. LOL

Originally Posted by CUDD

I think Brad peaked, actually. He lost 12 spins today ( -12), so who knows. Wayne may hold on until Rucker passes through. It's unlikely, but maybe Brad WON'T get the top spot.

Brad went from 4667 to 4655 and 33.726 to 33.499. (-12 spins, -0.227 million AIs) PEAKAGE!

Chesney is slowing down considerably too. I think he may rebound if he does some promotion, but this one could peak soon, although I think it will rebound.

Kenny went from 3765 to 3766 and 28.275 to 28.463. (+1 spin, +0.188 million AIs) Slowwww.

George Strait also seems to be on his way down. (Good thing, Troubadour was a HORRIBLY boring song.) I don't see this song rebounding at all. It's falling hard.

George went from 3803 to 3766 and 26.355 to 26.207. (-37 spins, -0.148 million AIs) PEAKED

Finally, Kid Rock has also peaked. His spins are decreasing as is his bullet. Carrie looks to be in GOOD shape. Only Darius and Kenny seem to have a shot at the top before Carrie. Toby has slowed down (+12 spins, 0.193 million AIs) and I don't see him peaking any higher than #3.

Kid went from 3628 to 3602 and 27.322 to 27.498. (-26 spins, +0.176 million AIs) Peakage?

There you go. Carrie may get to the top faster.