Chart Highlights  –  4 April 2019

• Marshmello & Chvrches’ ‘Here With Me’ up 187 spins to No.13
• Birds of Tokyo hit a new high at No.5 with ‘Good Lord’ ​
• Why Don’t We & Macklemore – 'I Don’t Belong In This Club' rises 38 places       

Ariana Grande was the biggest mover on the latest Aircheck National Airplay Survey Chart, gaining a massive 61 places, landing at No.14 with ‘Thank U, Next’ thanks to airplay on 19 stations during its second week on .
 
KRock jumped on the bandwagon last week, contributing 16 spins meanwhile, the hit was most played on Beats1, accounting for 10% of all spins.

triple j has teamed up with Apple Music's Beats 1 for a series of special broadcasts showing off the best and brightest of what's happening in our own backyard.

As part of our Ausmusic Month, the ABC's national youth network and the Apple streaming service will collaborate to present four one hour shows - one each weekend in November - where  triple j hosts will be showcasing Australian music.

Comment from Peter Saxon
By way of disclosure, I should state from the beginning that I’m a huge Apple fan - have been since 1984 when I inherited the first Mac from my then boss the late Chris Brammall at Wesgo (owner of 2WS before it became WSFM),

The hot topic around music and radio circles over the past week or so has been the anticipated launch of Apple Music and Beats 1 at the end of this month.

Radioinfo's Radio Tomorow contributor, James Cridland has compiled a lsit of some of the more interesting and informative links for you to get the full picture. If you missed it, you could start with Cridland's own piece Who are the DJ's.
 

By James Cridland

In Monday’s WWDC announcements, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Apple have invented internet radio. The press release guffs on about how every listener will “hear the same programming at the same time”. Revolutionary!