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(Hot AC is a format with more muscle than rock radio, plus a potential conduit to the Top 40.) вЂњThe Bad WolvesвЂ™ was like a secret gem,вЂќ he continues. (If youвЂ™re a rock band that wants an audience, radio is useful, because the genre doesnвЂ™t stream all that well rockвЂ™s percentage of total on-demand streams is less than half of hip-hop and R&BвЂ™s, accordingГ‚ NielsenвЂ™s mid-year report.) AГ‚ columnГ‚В from radio veteranГ‚В Karen Glauber, who writes amusingly and cuttingly about the rock airwaves,Г‚В recently wondered, вЂњHow is this Alternative or Modern? ItвЂ™s вЂќЛњClassic AlternativeвЂ™ вЂќВ¦ with a 10% smattering of вЂќЛњnewвЂ™ music.вЂќ And much of that 10 percent, by her count, is taken up by вЂњthe six different Imagine DragonsГ‚В songs feel compelled to play at least once every 45 minutes.вЂќ A cover helps satisfy the вЂњclassicвЂќ part of the equation while still qualifying, technically, as new.Д¬overs can also help a rock band make a splash outside of the rock format.Г‚В вЂњAt Hot AC recently, covers have done really well,вЂќ says Jim Ryan, who programs for SiriusXM. ItвЂ™s also possible that at a time when radio is playing fewer new songs than ever, this is a way for a rock band to trojan-horse their single onto the airwaves. I can see that becoming a great motivator for labels.вЂќДЄlso See вЂњI Got to Visit Chez OвЂ™Riordan On Several Occasions, With Dolores Taking Care Of Tea Duties HerselfвЂ¦вЂќ вЂњItвЂ™s easy to find a cover because you know the name of a song.

вЂњItвЂ™s a lot more difficult for a label or A&R guy starting with a band like, вЂќЛњOkay, we need to try and get this new song of yours on the radio, and people need to figure out where to find it,вЂ™вЂќ he says. вЂњThen,вЂќ Dakin continues, вЂњyou get into the emo/nu metal era of 1999 to 2003 and covers become theГ‚ easiestГ‚В way to get hits: Limp Bizkit cover вЂќЛњFaithвЂ™ Ataris cover вЂќЛњBoys of SummerвЂ™ Alien Ant Farm cover вЂќЛњSmooth CriminalвЂ™ Marilyn Manson covers вЂќЛњSweet Dreams.вЂ™вЂќ (Similarly, in 2004, 311вЂ™s version of the CureвЂ™s вЂњLove SongвЂќ topped Alternative Airplay.)Д¬onnolly believes a cover is more valuable than ever now that streaming has made so much music easily available. вЂњCake do вЂќЛњI Will SurviveвЂ™ Smashing Pumpkins have a huge hit with вЂќЛњLandslideвЂ™ Lemonheads have their only real hit with вЂќЛњMrs RobinsonвЂ™ Jeff Buckley has his biggest hit with Leonard CohenвЂ™s вЂќЛњHallelujahвЂ™ Urge Overkill cover вЂќЛњGirl YouвЂ™ll Be A Woman SoonвЂ™ forГ‚ Pulp FictionГ‚В and have their only real hit Pearl Jam do вЂќЛњLast Kiss in 1999вЂ™ вЂќвЂќ and have their biggest hit!вЂќ вЂњWhen the format exploded in 1994, covers were an easy way for these bands to have some of their biggest hits,вЂќ he adds. ThatвЂ™s not to say that this is a new phenomenon.Г‚В Keith Dakin, who oversees a pair of rock stations and an Adult Contemporary station in Connecticut as Regional Operations Manager for Connoisseur Media, points out that вЂњquirky вЂќЛњaltвЂ™ takes on songs from different formats have been big forever.вЂќ вЂњCovers have been a great way to do that.вЂќ

вЂњLabels are trying to find any way possible to get their acts a little bit of a leg up,вЂќ says Tyler Connolly, lead singer of Theory of a Deadman, whose cover of Chris IsaakвЂ™s вЂњWicked GameвЂќ has been enjoying radio play. Though it seems like a jokey fluke,Г‚ coversГ‚В like this one are an increasingly important way for rock bands to gain exposure at a time when the genre has lost most of its traction in the mainstream.Г‚ BillboardГ‚В hasГ‚ notedГ‚В at least 15 other rock covers that have dented the charts in the last two years alone, from Avenged SevenfoldвЂ™s version of Pink FloydвЂ™s вЂњWish You Were HereвЂќ to Hell YeahвЂ™s rendition of Phil CollinsвЂ™ вЂњI DonвЂ™t Care Anymore.вЂќ The most unexpected hit of the year, hands down, isГ‚ WeezerвЂќЛњs cover ofГ‚ TotoвЂ™s вЂњAfrica.вЂќ ItвЂ™s the tweet-turned-song heard вЂ™round the country, setting a weekly record for spins as a Number One hit at Alternative radio and reaching Number 54 on the Hot 100.