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b'Rolling Stone Challenges Billboard For the Top of the Charts. KOP discusses the interesting choice by the heritage rock magazine to challenge chart supremacy for the first time in over a decade. What does it mean to be popular? That\\u2019s a question that music fans and music makers alike have asked for ages \\u2014 but recently with more urgency than ever before, as listening patterns in the digital age shift and splinter. There are now dozens of ways to tally listeners\\u2019 music consumption, and streaming services have changed the game forever. And yet traditional once-a-week metrics remain relatively static. Today, we\\u2019re proud to introduce the Rolling Stone Charts, an interactive set of music charts that update on a daily basis and offer an impartial, in-depth and in-the-moment view of the biggest songs, albums and artists in music. -Rolling Stone Magazine- July 2nd, 2019. Plus, KOP talks with Omar Akram is a Grammy Award-winning recording artist, composer, and pianist. His new album, Destiny, drops on August 9th. He became the first Afghan-American to win a Grammy award in 2013 with his fourth studio album, Echoes of Love. He is also an inspirational writer who contributes to The Huffington Post. Omar\\u2019s piano-driven, instrumental music elegantly defies borders and has played a crucial role in defining modern New Age and World music. His songs have millions of plays on YouTube, and his first two albums, Opal Fire (2002) and Free As a Bird (2004), hit the Top 15 on Billboard\\u2019s New Age chart. In 2013, he became the first Afghan-American to win a Grammy Award with Echoes of Love. In 2013, he also released Daytime Dreamer, presenting an enchanting blend of World, New Age and electronic music that lures listeners with masterful musicianship and his well-traveled wisdom. Headlines this week: Film, TV Gains Drive Writer Earnings to $1.56 Billion in 2018. The future of home entertainment must be open. Why Independent Musicians Are Becoming The Future Of The Music Industry \\u2018Terminator: Dark Fate\\u2019 Director Tim Miller Proclaims : Why Mackenzie Davis Will \\u2018Scare the F\\u2014 Out of\\u2019 Misogynists! Radio Finally Gets Shorter Songs, Now What? Support the Broadcasters Podcast by: Sending a PayPal donation by going to\\xa0https://www.paypal.me/kingofpodcasts Shopping at Amazon through his special link\\xa0http://www.kingofamazon.com Contact KOP for professional podcast production, imaging, and web design services at\\xa0http://www.kingofpodcasts.com/production Follow KOP on Twitter or Facebook @kingofpodcasts Listen to KOP\\u2019s other programs,\\xa0Squared Circle of Pop Culture\\xa0and the\\xa0Wrestling is Real Wrestling Podcast. Do you want to be a guest on the Broadcaster\\u2019s Podcast or know someone who would make a great guest, please email kingofpodcasts@yahoo.com.'