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It's Another Strong Week For Homegrown Acts On Radio

By FYI Staff

The following are tracks delivered to radio by digital distributor DMDS/Yangaroo in Canada and broken down into two categories. Top Downloads represents the most copied tracks in the week ending Friday, Dec.1, and the Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parenthesis.


Top Downloads

  1. Ed Sheeran & Beyoncé “Perfect” (Warner)

  2. MAX f. Gnash “Lights Down Low” (Sony)

  3. Jesse Roper “Cherry” (Blue Heron/Canvas Promo)

  4. Walk Off The Earth “NOMAD” (Universal)

  5. Bahamas “Way With Words” (Brushfire/Universal)

  6. Jess Moskaluke “Thank God It’s Christmas” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)

  7. P!nk “Beautiful Trauma” (Sony)

  8. Lauv “I Like Me Better” (Lauv/Kobalt/DMD Promo)

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  9. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds “Who Built The Moon” (Universal)

  10. Breakfast N Vegas, Bad Bunny, Messiah f. Tory Lanez & DJ Yonny “Give It Up” (Indie)

Most Active Indies

  1. Jesse Roper “Cherry” (Blue Heron/Canvas Promo)

  2. Jess Moskaluke “Thank God It’s Christmas” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)

  3. Breakfast N Vegas, Bad Bunny, Messiah f. Tory Lanez & DJ Yonny “Give It Up” (Indie)

  4. Lauv “I Like Me Better” (Lauv/Kobalt/DMD Promo)

  5. JoJo Mason “Edge Of The Night” (604/Manicdown/R. Chubey Promo)

  6. Emma-Lee “It Won’t Be Christmas” (Special Agent/RPMpromo)

  7. Massari f. Torey Lanez “Number One” (Sal&Co/DMD Promo)

  8. Madeline Merlo “White Christmas” (Open Road)

  9. Jess Moskaluke f. The LoveLocks “O Holy Night” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)

  10. The Dungarees “Ring The Bells” (Road Angel/RPMpromo)

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