Lan Li was really taken aback when he saw that "Cleopatra" was ranked 48th on the iTunes instant download chart, and the cold folk songs and unknown indie singers did not have any sales gimmicks at all, and among the thousands of digital singles, the possibility of being discovered by listeners was infinitely close to zero. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Although iTunes has the function of recommending singles according to the user's playlist and personal preferences, in fact, the recommended singles are also particular, and even if they recommend independent singers, they tend to recommend singers who have signed contracts with them, which is in line with the best profits. Recommend a nobody with no roots and no roots? Apple is not a philanthropic enterprise.

In other words, "Cleopatra" wants to make it to the download charts, which is a fool's dream.

But now, a miracle really appeared in front of Lan Li's eyes, he couldn't help but open his mouth slightly, and for a while he couldn't find the right words to describe his mood at the moment, but after hearing Neil's excited words, Lan Li laughed directly, "Billboard? ”

As the most representative, authoritative and popular music chart in the world, Billboard may not represent the preferences of all listeners, and may not be professional enough, but as a list that reflects the commerciality and popularity of the music market, it is unique in the world, even the Japanese public trust chart and the British pop chart cannot be compared.

Billboard's charts can be broken down into each genre, but the most important of them is undoubtedly the overall chart, the album 200 chart and the singles 100 chart, and any artist can top both charts, even if it's just for a week, which is the most intuitive reflection of popular popularity.

Each issue of the list will refer to radio on-demand, digital audio downloads, physical sales, and streaming online on-demand including YouTube, Vevo, and Spotify, and calculate them according to the official formula ratio, and finally rank according to the number of points.

In other words, the iTunes instant download chart is only a part of the weekly ranking calculation of the Billboard, and without the data of radio stations and streamers, even if you are temporarily the top of the iTunes download list, it will be difficult to occupy the top position on the Billboard list.

Therefore, the media often mention, "This single has no radio station for the time being, so the points are not high", or "no music video was filmed, the streaming data is very low, and the ranking cannot be rushed", and so on.

The single "Cleopatra", with no promotion, no music video, and no physical single, is impossible to reach the top 100 of the Billboard singles chart just by virtue of the number of instant downloads on iTunes.

What's more, the download data of "Cleopatra" has not reached the level of shocking the world, and it is only ranked 48th, and the number of downloads may only be about 12,000. Of course, for a single without any publicity, this achievement is indeed incredible, which is why Lan Li was surprised. Still, in the case of the billboard, that's still it.

"Why can't it?" Neil was agitated, "to tell you, the bar around Greenwich Village is so much that everyone loves this song, and the number of downloads is definitely not for fun, and last month, Stanley went to the Manhattan radio station to recommend the song, and we heard it twice last week." ”

As a country on wheels, the United States has not declined because of the development of television and the Internet, and has always maintained a thriving scene. Every state and city has its own radio station, and there are hundreds of radio stations on Manhattan Island alone.

Most commercial radio stations have agreements with the Big Five, and each day's music playlist has a scope that allows 90 percent of the music played by radio hosts to come from that list. However, Pioneer Village is a well-known music bar in Greenwich Village, and even the official tourist brochure of New York City City Hall recommends it, and Stanley still has some connections on the local radio station.

Lan Li couldn't help but show a surprised look again, although the single "Cleopatra" was recorded as a gift to Stanley because of Stanley's persistence and enthusiasm, but he really didn't expect that Stanley was actually interested in it, and he was running around specifically for this single.

Seeing Lan Li's expression, Neil suddenly became proud, and his chest was filled with satisfaction, "This is not the end. After throwing a bomb again, Lan Li calmed down, which made Neil anxious, broke the computer, couldn't wait to open the YouTube page, and clicked twice at random, "Look, look, this is another achievement!"

After watching the video for a while, Lan Li's eyebrows furrowed slightly, "What is this?"

Neil's heart sank slightly, and then he realized that he was carried away, and he actually took the initiative to expose it, as can be seen from Lan Li's expression, this is the first time he has seen this video, "Hehe, it's just a hobby." I recorded your last performance at the bar, and I think it's such a good performance, we can't just watch it, we have to share it with everyone. ”

What is playing on YouTube is the video of Lan Li singing "Cleopatra". He didn't know that Neil actually recorded it, and he didn't expect Neil to put it on YouTube, looking at the upload time, it was obviously last summer, as a party, he didn't know until now, this is really ...... There is an inexplicable sense of absurdity.

Neil looked at Lan Li carefully, not sure what Lan Li's emotions were at this time, and hurriedly preemptively, "Look, everyone likes it, really! This video was also officially recommended by YouTube last Thursday, and now the click rate has exceeded two million, and the number of likes has reached ......" Under Lan Li's gaze, Neil's voice gradually became quieter, almost inaudible.

"My eyes are still good. Lan Li said in a deep voice, the number of likes on the video has exceeded 50,000, which is really amazing.

Although there are a lot of YouTube celebrities now, if you take a random person out, it is estimated that the data will be completely blue ceremony, but the problem is that the blue ceremony has not gone through any publicity, nor has it updated frequently, a video that has been uploaded for nearly nine months, in obscurity, has accumulated step by step to the current level, which is indeed a bit appalling.

If you think about it, it's not hard to find the reason - the "Pacific War". The heated discussion on the Internet has brought strong exposure to Lanli, and while the search index has risen, the click-through rate of YouTube videos has also risen, so it is reasonable to explain the increase in iTunes downloads.

This is the first time that Lan Li has personally felt the rise of his popularity, he is no longer a nobody, the name "Lan Li-Hall" is being known by more and more people, and the large reports on the news finally have a little real feeling. It's just that he didn't expect that he would feel in such a way that the Internet era in the 21st century is really different.

Suddenly, Lan Li reacted, why did the truck uncle have that kind of reaction just now! He didn't watch the "Pacific War", but watched the performance video of YouTube, and he felt strange why the other party's reaction didn't match the "Pacific War"!

"Don't blame Neil, I have a share in this. Stanley's familiar voice came from behind him, Lan Li couldn't help but turn his head, and then saw Stanley walking over with an apologetic and guilty face, "I just think that good music should be shared with everyone, and your performance should not only be enjoyed by the old men of the pioneer village." I hope you don't mind. ”

Lan Li has never been much interested in music, and they carry Lan Li behind their backs to make his creations and performances public, which is actually disrespectful to Lan Li.

When he first learned about it, he was surprised, Lan Li was indeed a little angry, he didn't like the feeling of this small movement behind his back, but when he looked at the sincere Stanley in front of him, all the negative emotions disappeared, on the contrary, Lan Li only felt a slight sour chest, he could feel Stanley's enthusiasm and dedication, this pure, enough to move anyone.

What's more, the person who recorded the single and uploaded it was Lan Li himself, without any compulsion, isn't it?

"Shouldn't I thank you?" Lan Li said with a smile, Neil, who was standing next to him and bowed his head and pretended to be thoughtful, suddenly raised his head, his eyes showed surprise, "This is a gift from me, as for how to use it, this is your freedom." But now it seems that the gift is bringing me back to the gift, at the very least, I should have some income from my royalties, and I can invite everyone to dinner another day. ”

Lan Li's ridicule made everyone laugh out loud, and Neil began to laugh again, "I know, I know that your music will definitely be liked by countless people, you see, now the streaming data is continuing to rise, not only YouTube and iTunes, but also Spotify's on-demand rate has also been rising, and next, it is definitely not just talking about entering the Billboard singles chart." ”

Looking at Neil's appearance, Lan Li smiled dumbly, "Then the next step, should we think about getting into the top ten, or even winning the championship?" An indie ballad made it to the top ten on the Billboard singles chart? This should be the best joke in the music market since the beginning of the 21st century.

"Why not!" Neil said, thumping his chest, confident.

Lan Li nodded seriously, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said seriously, "Then I will wait for this day to come! ”

Nilton and the others collectively coaxed, Lan Li stood up, walked in front of Stanley, and said solemnly, "Stanley, thank you, I'm serious. "This old man, who has loved music all his life, is using his way to make his dream come true.