[2] The first top 10 airplay chart under the EMA was issued for May 21, 2013, with its first number one single being "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke featuring T.I.
[3] In 2014, the City Press wrote that the EMA charts were "regarded as the industry standard when it comes to tracking what songs are being played on radio".
[1] EMA released a report at the end of 2013 that South African radio stations collectively played only 28% local music that year.
[1] Linda Maseko, manager of South African record label Mentalwave, commented: "A shift needs to happen.
"[1] Conversely, Charl Blignaut of the City Press noted that "the most powerful hit factory in the country is not a major international record company, but a pioneering independent".