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Lorne Riley Hits Home, Alongside The Weeknd & Tyler Shaw

The following are tracks delivered to radio by digital distributor DMDS/Yangaroo in Canada and broken down into three categories.

Lorne Riley Hits Home, Alongside The Weeknd & Tyler Shaw

By FYI Staff

The following are tracks delivered to radio by digital distributor DMDS/Yangaroo in Canada and broken down into three categories. Top Downloads and Top Canadian Downloads represent the most copied tracks in the weeks ending  on Aug. 06. Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions' company in parentheses.


Top Downloads:

  1.     The Weeknd “Take My Breath” (XO/Republic/DMD Promo)

  2.     Silk Sonic “Skate” (Warner)

  3.     Steven Lee Olsen “Relationship Goals” (The Core/Universal)

  4.     Ayron Jones “Supercharged” (John Varvatos/Big Machine)

  5.     Bryce Vine “Miss You a Little (feat. lovelytheband)” (Warner)

  6.     Tim McGraw “7500 OBO” (Big Machine)

  7.     Tyler Shaw “I See You” (Sony)

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  8.     Guns N’ Roses “ABSUЯD” (Geffen/Universal)

  9.     Black Eyed Peas feat. Saweetie & Lele Pons “HIT IT” (Epic/Sony)

  10.     Serena Ryder “Mieux Maintenant (feat. Jonas Tomalty)” (ArtHaus/Warner)

 

Top CanCon Downloads:

  1.     The Weeknd “Take My Breath” (XO/Republic/DMD Promo)

  2.     Steven Lee Olsen “Relationship Goals” (The Core/Universal)

  3.     Tyler Shaw “I See You” (Sony)

  4.     Serena Ryder “Mieux Maintenant (feat. Jonas Tomalty)” (ArtHaus/Warner)

  5.     Tesher x Jason Derulo “Jalebi Baby” (Capitol/Universal)

  6.     Alessia Cara “Sweet Dream” (Def Jam/Universal)

  7.     Grandson & Jessie Reyez “Rain (from The Suicide Squad)” (Warner)

  8.     Sohayla Smith “Better Man” (Troupe-Adore)

  9.     Famba feat. Brando & MKLA “Games We Play” (Sony)

  10.     USS “Pages” (Warner)

 

Most Active Indies:

  1.     The Weeknd “Take My Breath” (XO/Republic/DMD Promo)

  2.     Lorne Riley “Whiskey Don’t Love Me” (Indie/L. Tutty Promo)

  3.     Sohayla Smith “Better Man” (Troupe-Adore)

  4.     Kira Lynn “Colorado” (Indie/L. Tutty Promo)

  5.     Raquel Cole “Think About You” (RHW/GPS Promo)

  6.     Niz Wiz “God Do Me A Solid” (El Mocambo Ent.)

  7.     Brittany Brodie “Found The One” (Indie)

  8.     Desirée Dawson “Meet You At The Light” (Indie)

  9.     Cory Marks “Blame It On The Double (country mix)” (RPMpromo/Better Noise)

  10.     The Scott Howarth Band “Everybody’s Welcome” (Indie)

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Savan Kotecha at the premiere of "The Idea of You" held at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2024 in New York City.
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Savan Kotecha at the premiere of "The Idea of You" held at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2024 in New York City.

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