Mason's Observations

Here's a deep dive into the 20 most-requested songs on Liveline this past week! Compare it to airplay Top 20...

For the second week, “Babydoll” by Dominic Fike remains the most-played song on Top 40 radio. Released in 2018, it...

From 2006 until he left the show in 2017, John Garabedian published a weekly newsletter called Monday Morning Update, a...

Next month marks the second anniversary of Mason's Observations. In that time, some have felt that the column tends to...

With summer officially ending Monday, the minimal but hopeful trickle of winning new music coming in for fall is clear,...

Next week, I’ll be in Minneapolis for the 46th and final Conclave. Events like this are always important opportunities to...

Liveline just launched this week in market #11 on Seattle’s legendary KQMV (Movin’ 92.5). In one of Top 40’s fiercest...

One of the biggest movies of the year is Spider Man: Brand New Day. It's been out for less than a month...

I left Morning Show Boot Camp in Cleveland feeling good about radio. Two people in particular were responsible for that:...

I've been in this business long enough to have watched every trend come and go. New formats, new consultants, new...

Today, hundreds of radio people are making their way to Cleveland for Morning Show Boot Camp, now in its 38th...

Current music is in a weak period.  There is little movement at the top of the charts where the big...