Romero: Senior VP, Promotion, Republic Records Returning John to the charts marked a poignant win for the couple, who first worked with him on 1994’s “Can You Feel the Love Tonight.” “It was incredibly rewarding to achieve this level of success three decades later,” they say. Additionally, “J.I.D’s feature gave the song another dimension - Top 40 could play either version or both.” As for “Cold Heart,” “great vocals by superstar Dua Lipa, who means so much to the format and younger audiences,” helped catapult the track. The Imagine Dragons cut, the theme for the animated Netflix series “Arcane,” resonated thanks to “a combination of big foundational pieces growing together steadily,” say the execs. 1 at Top 40, Hot AC and Alternative radio was the husband-and-wife team of Lopes and Romano. Imagine Dragons’ “Enemy” featuring J.I.D, Elton John and Dua Lipa’s “Cold Heart” Lopes: Exec VP, Promotion, Interscope Geffen A&M Romano: President, Promotion, Interscope Geffen A&M You couldn’t get in an Uber, scroll through TikTok, or turn on the radio without hearing it everywhere.” “Kodak had tapped into a moment and we rode it to No. Kids’ voices on the Kodak Black record made it an “instant classic,” McMann notes. Lewis calls it “an anthemic break-up song that everyone can appreciate,” the tune “a labor of love for the label from day one.” Adds Urbont: “What we didn’t realize at first was what a huge moms and daughters anthem it would turn out to be.” Lizzo’s appeal also proved universal with “About Damn Time,” an “emotional and honest message of togetherness coming out of the pandemic,” adds McMann, whose role included working “Super Gremlin” to Pop and Rhythmic formats. “Shivers,” says Urbont, was “quintessentially relatable with heartstring-pulling lyrics for every demographic.” Equally relatable, but on the other side of love was “Abcdefu” from Gayle. Team Atlantic had a slate of great story-songs to work. Gayle’s “Abcdefu,” Lizzo’s “About Damn Time,” Ed Sheeran’s “Shivers,” Kodak Black’s “Super Gremlin” Urbont: Senior VP, Promotion, Adult Formats, Atlantic Records McMann: Exec VP, Pop and Rhythmic Promotion, Atlantic Records Lewis: Exec VP, Pop Promotion, Atlantic Records
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