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Charles Hamilton & Rita Ora’s “New York Raining” Makes Solid Impact at Rhythmic, Urban Radio

Showcased on FOX’s “Empire” and NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” Charles Hamilton’s “New York Raining” has already left its mark on the television community.

It has also established ample momentum. That momentum–along with a positive response to the track–helped the song win support from radio programmers this week.

Hamilton’s “New York Raining,” which features Rita Ora, scored adds from 19 monitored rhythmic radio stations and 22 monitored urban radio stations in conjunction with this week’s official impact.

According to Mediabase, those counts position the song as rhythmic’s third-most added track and urban’s fourth-most added.

Behind only those of Rihanna’s “Bitch Better Have My Money” (48 adds) and Kendrick Lamar’s “King Kunta” (28 adds), the song’s rhythmic add count greatly tops that achieved by fellow “Empire” soundtrack cut “You’re So Beautiful.” That song, which is credited to the Empire Cast featuring Jussie Smollett and Yazz, earned adds from 6 monitored stations this week.

The song’s urban add count, which ties that of Jordin Sparks’ “Double Tap (featuring 2 Chainz),” trails only those of “Bitch Better Have My Money” (36), “King Kunta” (30) and K. Michelle’s “Hard to Do” (26).

Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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