Every chart peak, release date and tour stop on this site traces back to a published source that a reader can check. MFM Music Desk is an independent music site covering pop and adult-contemporary hits, charts, song facts, concerts and radio history. This page sets out how articles are researched, checked, updated and corrected.
Who writes the articles
Every article on this site is credited to the MFM Music Desk editors. The desk is independent. It has no ties to any radio station, record label, chart company, concert promoter, ticket seller or artist, and it does not broadcast. Articles about stations from Washington DC’s radio past are history coverage. They do not mean the site is linked to those stations.
Where the information comes from
Facts come from primary and established sources. When a detail cannot be confirmed, it is left out rather than guessed.
- Official announcements. Release dates, tracklists, tour dates, venues and on-sale times come from the artist, their label, the promoter or the venue.
- Chart publishers. Chart positions come from the publisher of that chart. That means Billboard for the Hot 100, the Billboard 200 and its airplay and genre charts, and the Official Charts Company for the UK.
- Credits databases. Songwriter and publisher credits are checked against the release’s own credits and against Songview, the public database run by ASCAP and BMI. Songview has also carried SESAC and GMR data since September 2025.
- Reputable music news outlets. Established outlets with a record of accurate reporting are used for context, interviews and news the artist’s team has not announced directly. The outlet is named in the text.
- Broadcast records. Radio history draws on Federal Communications Commission licensing records, published station histories and reporting from the time.
If two credible sources disagree, the article says so. It does not quietly pick the more interesting version.
How chart facts are handled
Each chart claim names the exact chart and the chart week. “A number one hit” says little until you know which chart it topped. Articles name the chart every time.
The Billboard Hot 100 has a dating quirk worth knowing. Data is tracked from Friday to Thursday. The chart goes online the following Tuesday, but it carries a date for the Saturday after that. Articles use the date printed on the chart, so a chart released on a Tuesday is cited by its Saturday chart date. Peaks, weeks at No. 1 and total weeks on the chart are reported exactly as published.
Chart methods have changed a lot over the decades, most of all since downloads and streaming started counting. When an article compares an older hit with a recent one, it points out whether the two were measured differently.
How numbers and dates are handled
Any figure that can change gets an “as of” date. Stream counts, certifications, weeks on a chart, tour grosses and ticket details all move after publication. So these figures are written with the date they were last confirmed, for example “as of 10 November 2026”.
Fixed historical facts, such as a single’s release year or a station’s format change, appear without an “as of” date once a primary or well-documented source confirms them. Ticket prices are never guessed. Always confirm prices and availability with the artist, the venue or the official ticket seller before you buy or travel.
Song meanings, quotes and rumors
A song’s meaning only counts as confirmed when the artist, a songwriter or a producer has said so publicly. The article names who said it and where. Fan theories can be included when they are part of the story, but they are labelled as fan theories. If an artist explains a song differently years later, both accounts appear with their dates.
Quotes are credited to the person who said them and, where possible, to the interview or publication where they appeared. Quotes are never invented. Lyrics are limited to a few words when a song is being discussed, and full lyrics are never reproduced.
Rumors are labelled as rumors near the top of the article, and each source is graded by how reliable it is:
- Official: announced by the artist, label, promoter or venue.
- Proven reporter: an established journalist or outlet with a solid track record.
- Community or datamine: fan finds or public records, such as copyright registrations, which can point to something real without confirming it.
- Anonymous or mixed record: unnamed accounts or sources with a history of misses. The wording makes this plain.
When unreleased music leaks, coverage reports that the leak happened and what reputable outlets said about it. Leaked files are never hosted, embedded, linked or explained. The identity of an anonymous leaker is never guessed at.
How older articles are kept up to date
Older articles are reviewed and updated instead of being left to go stale. Each update follows the same rules:
- The original publish date stays on the article.
- An “updated” date shows when the article was last revised.
- Figures that change are rechecked and given a new “as of” date.
- Parts that are out of date are either rewritten or kept as dated history in the past tense, for example a tour that has ended or a station format that changed.
- Concert listings are rechecked in the days before a show. Postponements, venue changes and cancellations are added once an official source confirms them.
How corrections work
Mistakes are fixed in the open, and quickly. A confirmed factual error is corrected within one business day of confirmation. That covers a wrong chart peak, a wrong songwriter credit, a misattributed quote or an incorrect tour date. Correction requests are reviewed within two business days of arriving.
- Meaningful corrections get a note at the end of the article saying what changed and on what date.
- Small fixes to typos or formatting are made without a note.
- Disputed claims stay as they are until the evidence supports a change. Requests that come with a source are the fastest to settle.
To report an error, use the contact details listed on this site. Give the article title, the detail that is wrong and, if you have one, a source that shows the correct fact.
Independence and money
MFM Music Desk takes no payment for coverage. It publishes no sponsored articles, no paid placements and no guest posts. Artists, labels, publicists, promoters and venues cannot buy a review, a ranking, a mention or a change to an article. The editors alone decide what gets covered and how.
What this means for you
Each claim on this site can be checked: the chart and chart week are named, the source is identified, and any figure that changes has a date. If something on a page looks wrong or out of date, send in a correction with a source. It will be checked against the same standards described here.