Yeah, I think it's got mainly to do with how many stations pick it up. Sort of like playlists by democracy. Good songs = good stations, which more people will listen to. Sort of self perpetuating.

There's a great Aussie songwriter by the name of Paul Kelly, who has just joined IAC. Check him out, link .....

http://iacmusic.com/artist.aspx?id=16354

Good to see the big boys are mixing it up with the indies.

cheers, niteshift