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• Britney Spears’ Stock Offering, Exceeding Target Conservatorship Lawyers to Resign BY CHRIS EGGERTSEN

• Britney Spears’ Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited has raised £156 million ment which manages these songs with bandwidth and Manager Larry ($215 million) through a proposed share sale on the responsibility.” Rudolph Resigns Amid Retirement London Stock Exchange, the company announced As the company announced last month, Hipgnosis Reports today (July 6). That exceeds the £150 million ($207 expects to use the proceeds from the placing to ac- million) Hipgnosis targeted when it announced the quire catalogs already lined up by The Family (Music) • My First Show share placing last month. Limited, the Mercuriadis-founded investment adviso- Back: Henry Bordeaux on Tyler, According to a press release, the funding round ry firm that recommends purchases to Hipgnosis and The Creator’s Triple was oversubscribed due to “significant demand from uses what it calls “song management” to extract value Underplay Return existing and new investors.” As a result, 128,636,363 on the back end. Mercuriadis previously announced new ordinary shares have been placed at a price of that this latest round was investors’ last chance to buy • Donald Trump Sues Facebook, Twitter £1.21 ($1.67) apiece, for a total of 1,211,076,631 ordinary into Hipgnosis for at least a year. and YouTube for shares in issue. They are expected to begin trading on Prior to today’s announcement, Hipgnosis had Wrongful Censorship the London Stock Exchange July 9. raised a total of £1.1 billion ($1.5 billion) through a “I am once again delighted with the support from 2018 IPO and six subsequent raises, the most recent • LyricFind Expands in Brazil Via Deal both our existing and new shareholders with an one in February 2021. With ABRAMUS oversubscribed raise of over $215 million, £156 mil- Hipgnosis, which is a member of the FTSE 250 Digital lion,” said Hipgnosis founder Merck Mercuriadis in Index, had revenue of $138.4 million in the year ended a statement. “We will deploy this immediately into March 31, 2021, a 66% increase year-over-year, and • Jaxsta Taps Beth Appleton as Chief our pipeline of songs and I am incredibly appreciative earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and Marketing Officer: of the incredible songwriters who have entrusted us amortization of $106.7 million, according to finalized -fi Exclusive with their iconic works. We will now have a portfolio nancial figures the company released this week. During of almost $2.5 billion of extraordinarily successful and that 12-month period, the company spent $1.06 billion • BILLBOARD 200 culturally important songs, which offers a massive op- on the purchase of full or partial stakes in 84 music cat- CLICK HERE portunity for us to add value with our Song Manage- (continued)

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alogs, including those of Neil Young, Barry given the 39-year-old Toxic singer options, Among Spears’ few performances in Manilow, Shakira, Jimmy Iovine, Enrique including that she could request for the con- recent years is her Piece of Me Tour in 2018. Iglesias, Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buck- servatorship end. But in Spears’ 20-minute According to the New Yorker, her contract re- ingham and Wu-Tang Clan member RZA. testimony, she emphasized that she didn’t quired she remain under the conservatorship. Its total portfolio now includes 138 catalogs know she could petition for the conservator- This article was originally published encompassing 64,098 songs. ship to end. by The Hollywood Reporter. A recent New Yorker story noted that Ingham would report on Spears’ activities Britney Spears’ and movements and suggested that he may Britney Spears’ have been more loyal to the singer’s father Conservatorship and to the conservatorship. Spears covers Manager Larry his annual salary of $520,000. Lawyers to Resign Benny Roshan, chair of Greenberg Rudolph Resigns Glusker’s trusts and probate litigation BY TRILBY BERESFORD group, recently speculated that Ingham may Amid Retirement announce his resignation due to Spears’ fter a bombshell court appear- dissatisfaction. “If Britney really wants new Reports ance, Britney Spears’ longtime counsel, and she tells enough people, there court-appointed counsel Samuel is a possibility that Ingham may consider it BY ABID RAHMAN D. Ingham III will resign from wise to resign and end on a high note rather herA conservatorship, according to docu- than being removed by a court order,” said ritney Spears’ long-time man- ments filed Tuesday (July 6). Roshan. ager Larry Rudolph who guided Ingham, who was court-appointed to Spears’ manager Larry Rudolph resigned and shaped her career for over 25 represent Spears and has done so for the earlier this week amid reports that the pop years has resigned amid reports last thirteen years, was allegedly upset singer has plans to retire. Rudolph had Bshe has retired from music. The BBC is re- after hearing Spears’ virtual testimony to worked with Spears for the last 25 years, porting that Rudolph sent a letter to Spears’ a judge last month, where she expressed, though has alleged that he has not been in co-conservators Jamie Spears and the for the first time publicly, her desire for the contact with her for the last two and a half court-appointed Jodi Montgomery, Rudolph conservatorship to end and for her father, years due to her work hiatus. writes that “It has been over 2 1/2 years Jamie Spears, to stop controlling her per- Financial form Bessamer Trust, which since Britney and I last communicated, at sonal decisions, finances and communica- was appointed as Spears’ co-conservator, which time she informed me she wanted to tions. TMZ was first to report the news of also recently requested to resign from the take an indefinite work hiatus. Earlier today, Ingham’s resignation. role, citing her desire for the conservator- I became aware that Britney had been voic- According to TMZ, Ingham had regularly ship to stop. ing her intention to officially retire.”

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ON THE CHARTS JIM ASKER [email protected] IN BRIEF SamHunt’s Southside Rules Top Country

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As tour man- SamRudolph’s Hunt’s resignation second studio as full-length,Spears’ manager. and first in overJustin five Timberlake, years, Southside Avril sales Lavigne, (up 21%) Backstreet in the tracking ager week. for On Tyler Country (as well Airplay, as Olivia it hops Rodrigo18-15 (11.9), mil - (MCAThe news Nashville/Universal of Rudolph’s Musicresignation Group Nashville), is the debutsBoys, at No. Toni 1 on Braxton, Billboard’s will.i.am, lion audience Nicole impressions, Scher- Bordeauxup 16%). discusses reopening venues, the Toplatest Country dramatic Albums development chart dated in April Spears’ 18. In at its- first zingerweek (ending and the April late 9), DMX.it unmistakable roar of a live crowd and what earned 46,000 equivalent album units, including 16,000 in album sales, ac- TRY TO ‘CATCH’ UP WITH YOUNG Brett Youngachieves his fifth consecutive cordingtempts toto Nielsen end her Music/MRC conservatorship, Data. which This article originally andappeared total Country on The Airplay No.he 1 is as doing “Catch” to (Bighelp Machine students Label who Group) lost out ascends on a forSouthside 13 years markshas seen Hunt’s her secondconservators, No. 1 on who the Hollywood Reporter. year2-1, ofincreasing learning 13% the to live 36.6 music million business. impressions. chartinclude and her fourth father, top 10.Jamie It follows Spears, freshman controlling LP WeYoung’s did three first showsof six chart in three entries, days. “Sleep All ofWith - Montevallomany important, which aspectsarrived at of the her summit life including in No - themout You,” were reached secret shows No. 2 in — December all of them 2016. were He vemberher finances, 2014 and her reigned relationships for nine weeks. with To other date, underplays.followed with We the did multiweek The Roxy No. on 1s “InSunset Case You Montevallo has earned 3.9 million units, with 1.4 My First Show Didn’t Know” (two weeks, June 2017), “Like I Loved millionpeople in and album personal sales. decisions about her withYou” a (three, capacity January of 500. 2018), Trees “Mercy” in Dallas (two, August health.Montevallo In a now-infamoushas spent 267 weeks June on the23rd list, court tying Back: Henry was2018) at and750-capacity “Here Tonight” and then(two, AprilMusic 2019). 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The tosmash Brit- hit ruled Countryor Airplay the first for timeTHAT in 15 TOOKmonths, QUITE live ‘A FEW’sure MONTHS that Tyler’s Travis biggestDenning fans shatters got theto see him, record for threeney Spears, weeks and then the 13, airplay-, in 1995 streaming- and secured and sales-basedher Hot Countrymusic Songsis returning the nationwide most weeks after it has takenbut to penetrate we mitigated the Country any risk Airplay of pandemonium top 10 as “After chart for a then-record 34 frames. It now ranks second only to Bebe Rexha and a Few” (Mercury Nashville) climbs 12-10 in its 57th week, up 4% to 21.4 mil - Floridafirst record Georgia deal Line with’s “Meant Jive toRecords Be” (50 two weeks years atop the latter listthe in 2017-18).global coronaviruslion in radio pandemic reach. hitting the front doors of these venues and later.“Downtown’s At times the Dead,” former which entertainment is also on the new set, reached Nos.ravaged 14 and the 15 industry. 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It’s his “After” is Denning’s second Country Airplay entry. “David Ashley Parker make hundreds of millions in sales. forever altered and what will never change. how poetic it was for Tyler, given that the eighth top 10, having corralled 8.2 million U.S. streams (up 96%) and 5,000 in From Powder Springs” traveled to No. 32 in September 2018. ETHAN MICHAEL YOUNG: VIA MARTIN/NHLI GETTY HUNT: IMAGES. IMAGES MILLER/GETTY NEW

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last time he played The Roxy, the night use these shows to teach and mentor a new He was joined by other plaintiffs in the suits, ended with him in handcuffs in the middle generation of students in the music industry. which were filed in federal court in Miami. of Sunset Blvd with helicopters swarming. It During COVID when shows weren’t hap- “We’re demanding an end to the shadow- was a full circle moment, especially given pening, myself and six other tour managers banning, a stop to the silencing and a stop the guest artists who were there. Domo got together and started our own school for to the blacklisting, banishing and canceling Genesis, Brent Faiyaz, Fana Hues and Dai- the music industry called Tour Manage- that you know so well,” he said. sy World were the ones who performed ment 101. We’ve been teaching tour man- Under Section 230 of the 1996 Communi- that night but there was a who’s-who in the agement skills for 80 lessons on YouTube cations Decency Act, social media platforms audience like Drake to support an old- for free. We’ve been able to pull our lessons are allowed to moderate their services by school hip-hop show. from amazing individuals from all over the removing posts that, for instance, are ob- As I was putting this together, I was industry, from booking agents to venues to scene or violate the services’ own standards, like, “Tyler, what do you want this to look artists and such, to teach the way the music so long as they are acting in “good faith.” like on stage?” and he was like, “Nothing. industry works. There is no class for this. The law also generally exempts internet I didn’t have all that back then. These are Even if you went to college, I guarantee you companies from liability for the material old-school rap shows. Just use house lights didn’t really learn what the industry is like. that users post. and a microphone. Clear deck.” It was easy There is a new culture and a new genera- But Trump and some other politicians to understand and it was a great way to tion of students that want to get into the have long argued that Twitter, Facebook and show that live events are back and you don’t live music industry. The pandemic robbed other social media platforms have abused need these big productions. these students of a first year at a record label that protection and should lose their immu- That’s the magic of Tyler. He’s an artist or as an intern for CAA or something. I’ve nity — or at least have to earn it by satisfying that is willing to put himself out there like spent the last year teaching and mentoring requirements set by the government. that. It was a very raw show. He forgot so many students — we’ve grown to over Trump was suspended from Twitter, the lyrics to some of his older songs. It 3,000 students worldwide on our platform. I Facebook and YouTube after his followers was amazing to see that there is a human know the touring industry will grow and be stormed the Capitol building on Jan. 6. The on stage and you’ve got to forgive him for stronger because of this. companies cited concerns that he would forgetting lyrics because he hasn’t per- As told to Taylor Mims incite further violence. formed in two years. He could still just jump Nonetheless, Trump has continued to into it and freestyle and command the stage. spread lies about the 2020 election, base- Knowing this was also the Roxy’s first Donald Trump lessly claiming that he won, even though show back, that was a very special moment, state and local election officials, his own not just for us but for the whole venue and Sues Facebook, attorney general and numerous judges, their house staff. I went into it so apprecia- including some he appointed, have said tive and thankful to everybody like, “Wel- Twitter and there is no evidence of the mass voter fraud come back to your venue.” New York was he alleges. a similar situation where it was their first YouTube for Facebook, Google and Twitter all declined show back and to see the lights turned on comment Wednesday. again and to see everybody dust themselves Wrongful The suits argue that banning or suspend- off — it felt like riding a bike. At the same ing Trump and the other plaintiffs is a viola- time, we can all admit like, “Are we forget- Censorship tion of the First Amendment, despite the ting something?” fact that the companies are private. The suit When Tyler did his first song and we BY ASSOCIATED PRESS against Facebook and CEO Mark Zucker- got to raise the curtain, you could hear the berg says Facebook acted unconstitutionally roar. The beat drops and the fans knew what ASHINGTON (AP) — when it removed Trump from the platform. song it was and it was a song he had never Former President Don- Suits against Twitter and YouTube make performed. The crowd just started to move ald Trump has filed suit similar claims. All three ask the court to as one with Tyler instantly. It makes your against three of the coun- award unspecified damages, declare Section hair stand up on your arms. This is why we try’sW biggest tech companies, claiming he 230 unconstitutional and restore Trump’s do this. and other conservatives have been wrong- accounts, along with those of the other Every event that Tyler just did, we had a fully censored. plaintiffs - a handful of others who have all student volunteer that was like an intern we Trump announced the action against had posts or accounts removed. specifically brought in. We wanted to pull Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube, But Trump’s lawsuits are likely doomed to back the curtain and show that student what along with the companies’ CEOs, at a press fail, said Eric Goldman, a law professor at it was like to put on a show. It was great to conference in New Jersey on Wednesday. Santa Clara University in California who has 2021 R&B/HIP HOP POWER ISSUE R&B/Hip-Hop dominates every other genre claiming a quarter of all music consumption.

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studied more than 60 similar, failed lawsuits writers in Brazil to display and monetize over the past few decades that sought to their lyrics on music services and websites Jaxsta Taps Beth take on internet companies for terminating across the country. or suspending users’ accounts. “We’ve been working in Brazil, now Appleton as Chief “They’ve argued everything under the our fifth biggest market, for years, but this sun, including First Amendment, and they agreement with ABRAMUS Digital adds Marketing Officer: get nowhere,” Goldman said. “Maybe he’s a huge lyric repertoire to our service,” ex- got a trick up his sleeve that will give him a plained Robert Singerman, svp of inter- Exclusive leg up on the dozens of lawsuits before him. national publishing for LyricFind. “We’re I doubt it.” expanding access to Brazilian lyrics, going BY LARS BRANDLE Goldman said it’s likely Trump is instead way beyond the hits into amazing lyrics pursuing the suits to garner attention. As from writers and artists of all styles and at RISBANE, Australia — Jaxsta, president, Trump last year signed an execu- all stages of their careers.” the official music credits data- tive order challenging Section 230. ABRAMUS Digital was created in 2006 base, scores a major coup with “It was always about sending a message to help publishers receive income from the appointment of Beth Apple- to their base that they’re fighting on their licensed digital rights from DSP’s in Brazil. Bton as chief marketing officer, Billboard can behalf against the evil Silicon Valley tech According to the company, it represents exclusively reveal. giants,” Goldman said. more than six million works in Brazil from The British-born, Australia-based music Matt Schruers, the president of the more than 200 international and domestic industry veteran brings to the role more Computer & Communications Industry As- publishers, including BMG, Kobalt, Down- than 25 years’ marketing and digital experi- sociation, a tech industry trade group that town and Rocking Gorillas, and distributed ence at major and independent labels, most includes Facebook, Twitter and Google, said approximately 65 million Brazilian reals in recently with Warner Music Australia. internet companies have a right to enforce 2019 and 2020. Appleton’s “reach and impact” is dem- their terms of service. “The goal is to help publishers of all sizes, onstrated through her work with such “Frivolous class action litigation will knowing that their writers will receive their global stars as Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars and not change the fact that users — even U.S. fair share from the exploitation of their Michael Bublé, and with local Australian Presidents — have to abide by the rules they rights in the digital market,” added Gus- talent, from Thelma Plum to Morgan Evans agreed to,” he said in a statement. tavo Gonzalez, director of business affairs and Jack Gray, comments Jaxsta CEO and __ O’Brien reported from Providence, of ABRAMUS Digital. “LyricFind plays a co-founder Jacqui Louez Schoorl. Rhode Island. Associated Press writer Mae very important role and we are very excited “We are beyond thrilled to welcome Beth Anderson contributed to this report from about this partnership.” to our team as we enter this exciting growth Nashville. This deal coincides with LyricFind phase of the company,” she continues. launching a new initiative to translate Por- Appleton officially joins the company next tuguese lyrics in an effort to put a spotlight Monday (July 12), ahead of the July 27 re- LyricFind Expands on Brazilian songwriters. “Since the bossa turn of Jaxsta Pro, its business-to-business nova movement, people outside Brazil who subscription platform that was temporarily in Brazil Via Deal didn’t know Portuguese had little chance made free as a way to support the music to really hear and understand our lyrics,” community during the pandemic. With ABRAMUS said Luciana Pegorer, Brazil lead for Lyr- At Jaxsta, Appleton will be tasked with icFind and organizer of the Trends Brasil developing and driving the business’ ongo- Digital conference. “LyricFind is working to change ing marketing strategy, a statement reads. all that.” Appleton gave Billboard a glimpse at BY GRISELDA FLORES where those campaigns could extend. Rus- sia is “such an interesting area for Jaxsta. yricFind has signed a licensing The developing countries are often not put deal with ABRAMUS Digital, on the radar by people. Russia, India, Asia a subsidiary of the Brazilian and Africa are such important markets,” she performing rights organization explains. “There are amazing opportunities LABRAMUS, Billboard has learned. there. Hopefully my connections will help The deal between LyricFind – which pro- across all continents.” vides its partners with an extensive catalog Jaxsta is “an international platform. 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I’ll be reaching out to labels, industry bod- hit that mark before Wallen’s album, Luke ies, tech partners, to ensure that they have As Voting Combs’ What You See Is What You Get, won awareness, in the first instance, of Jaxsta. in this category last year. And then we can pursue how we can work Opens for 2021 CMA voters may or may not be not be together and add value. Which ultimately ready to let Wallen back in their good will deliver the best platform for the cus- CMA Awards graces. He won new artist of the year at last tomers.” year’s show in November 2020 — less than Recently, Appleton served as GM Aus- Nominations, three months before the video that caused tralia and senior VP marketing Australasia his high-flying career to implode. at Warner Music Australia, based in Sydney. Here Are the The eligibility period for this year’s CMA During her ten-year term with the Warner Awards is July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021. Music Group, she earned a reputation as one Races We’re Here are seven other burning questions of the best in the business and plaudits in that this year’s nominations and awards will Billboard’s Women In Music feature. Watching answer. Appleton kicked off her career with Will last year’s uptick in female rep- EMI in London, before transferring to BY PAUL GREIN resentation in entertainer of the year Australia for the first time in 2000. Later, continue? Last year’s entertainer of the she returned to the U.K. to work in digital f you’re a voting member of the Coun- year nominations included two female capacities for Richard Branson’s V2 label try Music Association, check your solo artists (Miranda Lambert and Car- and Universal Music before joining Warner email inbox. On Tuesday (July 6), you rie Underwood) for the first time since Music Australia in 2011, in the role as direc- should have received the nominations 1979, when Crystal Gayle and Barbara tor of marketing. Iballot and instructions for the 55th annual Mandrell were both in the running. (If you In 2014, she returned to the U.K. to spear- CMA Awards. combine female solo artists and all-female head global marketing for WMG, based in Voting in the first nominations round groups, last year’s nominations constituted the capital, and came back to Australia in extends through July 15. A second round of the best showing for females in this category January 2018 to rejoin the domestic com- voting will be held from Aug. 2-12 in which since 2000, when The Chicks and Faith pany. the top 20 vote-getters in the first round Hill were both nominated.) Will female art- Founded in Sydney back in 2015, Jax- square off. (In the top category, entertainer ists do as well this year? sta debuted on the Australian Securities of the year, only the top 15 vote-getters Will Taylor Swift’s Fearless (Tay- Exchange (ASX) in December 2018 and now compete.) lor’s Version) land an album of the year boasts more than 130 million official music Nominations in each of the CMA’s 12 nod? The original version of Fearless won credits sourced from labels, distributors, categories will be announced later this sum- in this category in November 2009. Swift publishers and industry organizations. mer. Final-round voting will be conducted was also nominated for the CMA Award “It’s very exciting. And what an amazing between Oct. 1-27. The awards will be pre- for album of the year with her next two team,” Appleton says of her new job. “Jacqui sented in November. albums, Speak Now (2011) and Red (2013), is a wonderful person. And there’s the role The CMA has announced that it will al- before she went pop. Will Swift’s re-record- that Jaxsta is taking on, I love it. It’s ethical, low Morgan Wallen, who is under a cloud ed version of Fearless, which spent its first its delivering value back for everybody mak- because of his videotaped use of the N-word two weeks at No. 1 on Top Country Albums, ing songs. It really aligns with me.” in January, to compete in categories in be nominated for album of the year? which there are other collaborators on the Will Kane Brown land an album of project, such as album of the year, but not in the year nod? Kane Brown’s Mixtape Vol. individual categories, such as male vocalist 1, which reached No. 2 on Top Country of the year. Albums, received an album of the year nod It will be interesting to see if CMA voters at the recent Academy of Country Music nominate Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Awards. If the seven-song EP duplicates that Album for album of the year. The block- fete here, the biracial Brown would be the buster is in its 22nd week at No. 1 on Bill- first Black artist to land an album of the year board’s Top Country Albums chart. Long- nod at the CMA awards (as a lead or co-lead running No. 1 albums are usually nominated artist) since Charley Pride, who received in this category. Of the 27 previous albums four nods between 1969 and 1980. that have topped the country chart for 20 Will the other albums nominated for or more weeks, 20 have been nominated album of the year at the ACM Awards in this category. The most recent album to also be nominated here? Four of the ACM Page 12 of 21

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nominees for album of the year are eli- nod at the Grammys. This is its last chance terms of, some weeks we got that bonus and gible here. In addition to Brown’s EP, they for major recognition at a top-tier country that was great and that could fully keep me are Chris Stapleton’s Starting Over (which awards show. afloat, but then when that disappeared, the won the ACM Award), Luke Bryan’s Born money here was non-livable, essentially, on Here Live Here Die Here and Brothers Os- unemployment. I work with Maren Morris, borne’s Skeletons. The Stapleton and Bryan One Year In: Tour and she did a bunch of live streams that albums both entered Top Country Albums at helped a bunch. And Dan + Shay, I did a few No. 1. Skeletons reached No. 4. Photographer music video stills and promotional shoots Will Underwood’s My Savior land an with them. Things with my normal clients album of the year nod? My Savior wouldn’t Catherine Powell popped in here and there. But it’s so weird be the first gospel or contemporary Chris- because I feel like I worked so long to get tian album to be nominated in this catego- Bought a House, those top-tier clients, and then those were ry. Alan Jackson’s Precious Memories was the ones that were like, “Oh, we’re not going nominated in 2006. Both albums hit No. 1 on Is Hitting the Road to play the live stream game and do as much Top Country Albums. Underwood has been content as the mid-level artists,” [who] I feel nominated for album of the year five times, With Dan + Shay like were the ones that were kind of hustling with Carnival Ride, Play On, Blown Away, to a level that they needed to to survive. The Storyteller and Cry Pretty. BY CHRIS EGGERTSEN bigger artists weren’t doing as many things If My Savior is nominated, Underwood as some of the smaller ones were, because would set a new record as the female art- s the coronavirus pandemic they just didn’t need to as much, which I ist with the most CMA nods for album of enters its final phase in the U.S., get. the year (as a lead or co-lead artist). She Billboard is catching up with I got the Live Nation crew grant, which I currently shares that distinction with Lo- individuals we interviewed at think was April, May-ish. It’s been quite odd retta Lynn, Reba McEntire and Lambert. theA beginning of the crisis to see how they’ve to rely on that — just feeling like I’ve been so (Lambert and Lynn could also land their weathered the past year. self sufficient for so long and then not hav- sixth album of the year nods, but their en- This installment is told by Catherine ing the option to be. tries were more modest hits – Lambert’s The Powell, the Nashville tour photographer for Me and the Dan + Shay band are — you Marfa Tapes, a collab with Jack Ingram and top-tier country acts including Maren Mor- know, those guys are my brothers. We made Jon Randall, which reached No. 7 on Top ris, Kacey Musgraves and Dan + Shay. a point to see each other fairly frequently to Country Albums; and Lynn’s Still Woman After being sidelined by the pandemic, Powell just kind of maintain a little bit of normalcy Enough, which hit No. 9). stayed afloat through a mix of unemployment and hang out safely in small groups of, like, Will Eric Church’s Heart & Soul put him benefits, industry grants, income earned from five of us. Getting a chance to foster a ro- in the album of the year finals for the selling her photos online and occasional work mantic relationship without the constraints fifth time? Eric Churchhas been nomi- photographing livestreams. In December or the stress of being on the road every nated for album of the year with his last four 2020, she bought a house (“maybe against my weekend has been a plus, but it’s super studio albums – Chief (which won), Mr. Mis- better judgment”) and is booked to go back weird to just be in one place for so long. I understood, The Outsiders (which won) on the road with Dan + Shay beginning in don’t think I’ve been in one place this long and Desperate Man. Church’s three-record September. since I was, like, in middle school. opus Heart & Soul – or any of its compo- When COVID started, none of us knew If all goes according to plan, the Dan + nents — could put him back in the run- that a year later we’d still be in this. [In] Shay tour that we were supposed to do last ning. Heart reached No. 3 on Top Country March last year, everyone was kind of like, year will kick off like mid-September. [Ed. Albums, & made it to No. 12, Soul hit No. 2. “Prepare for three months off, and then Note: Following this interview, Dan +Shay Will The Chicks’ Gaslighter put the trio come summer we’re gonna be back on the announced their rescheduled would kick off back in the album of the year finals? The road,” or “Come fall we’re gonna be back on Sept. 9.] I shot an event at the Ryman [in group, then known as Dixie Chicks, won in on the road.” So I formatted [my online March] that was 25% capacity, I think that this category for Fly (2000) and were nomi- print store to sell my photographs] in a way was still like 600 people, and maybe that’s nated for Home (2003), but weren’t even where it was only open for like six weeks where it starts is those smaller venues that nominated in his category for their next or something like that — it got me through can accommodate distancing and whatnot. album, 2006’s Taking the Long Way. Gas- those months that I planned on not being But it’s weird because as an artist, you plan lighter, which entered Top Country Albums on the road and a little past that. And then I on playing a venue to sell it out, but if you at No. 1, was passed over for an album of was like, “Aww sh—, I should have done this can’t sell to that size for safety precautions, the year nod at the Academy of Country for longer.” But it is what it is. then it doesn’t really make sense financially Music Awards and for a best country album Unemployment would go up and down in to go on the road at all. Page 13 of 21

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I did a few live streams at the end of 2020 that had zero audience at all, and that was Metallica, Randy of so weird because they’re only playing for the internet, they’re not even using a PA system George Strait & Reggaeton Duo in the venue. We did a show with Maren Morris for her fan club in December at the Eric Church to Jowell y Randy Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville, and there were some songs where I could only hear drums, Headline ATLive: Inks Exclusive because everything else was just going into the audio feed. Exclusive Deal With [When I shot at the Ryman] it was cool to at least have an audience. It was nice BY MELINDA NEWMAN ONErpm to actually hear the songs I was shooting, and it was nice to see people having a good etallica andGeorge Strait will BY JESSICA ROIZ time. The Ryman was not selling alcohol, so headline the second annual people had to keep their mask on because ATLive Nov. 5-6 at Mercedes- andy Ortiz, best known as “Randy they couldn’t use the “I’m drinking!” excuse. Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Nota Loca,” has signed an exclu- But it was cool. Clearly people have been MProduced by AMB Sports and Entertainment sive contract with ONErpm, Bill- so cooped up and they were so rowdy. and presented by Mercedes-EQ, Strait will be board has learned. Even though they were only like 25% of joined by Eric Church and Caitlyn Smith on RThe Puerto Rican artist, who officially the amount of people that could be there, Nov. 5, while Cage the Elephant and Greta Van kicked off his career in 2002 as part of the they were all very, very excited to be there, Fleet round out the Nov. 6 lineup. popular reggaeton duo Jowell y Randy, which was really cool and definitely fun to In perhaps a first, Strait and Metal- inked a deal with the distribution and feed off that energy again. Just having to lica’s Lars Ulrich appear “together” in a marketing company for the release of his shoot around people again, because the live video, which premieres below, promoting upcoming solo album. streams were just way too easy to shoot. the festival. Under the new deal, Randy will release There’s no challenge because I don’t have to The inaugural ATLive took place Nov. 15 a compilation of three new solo singles, go around anyone. and 17, 2019 and drew more than 90,000 to forming the “first season” of his next studio I decided, maybe against my better judg- the all country lineup including Keith Ur- album, where he experiments with new ment, to buy a house at the end of 2020 ban, Blake Shelton, Church, Sugarland, Sam reggaeton and perreo fusions including R&B, because, just seeing all the math behind Hunt and Luke Combs. electronic guaracha and more. interest rates and blah blah blah, all the bor- Like the 2019 concert, this year’s festi- “Working with Randy and his team at ing stuff, [it] seemed to be something that val also has a charitable component with ONErpm is incredible for me and I know I should take advantage of. And also being a portion of the proceeds going to the we are going to achieve something historic,” home for a year and paying rent to a sh—ty Strait-supported Military Warriors Support Jose Castro, a&r at ONErpm, said in a state- apartment manager, I was just kind of like, Foundation and Metallica’s All Within My ment. “Well, if this happens again, or if this hap- Hands nonprofit. Billboard can confirm that Jowell y Randy pens for longer, I can’t be stuck in this tiny “We are thrilled to be bring- have not broken up and that the duo are still little space where I can only express myself ing ATLive back with an incredible lineup signed under Rimas Entertainment. As part to a certain degree.” Because I have neigh- of artists,” said Tim Zulawski, SVP and of the duo, Randy has positioned himself bors and I have rules about what I can do in chief revenue officer for AMB Sports and on the Billboard charts with songs such as that space and whatever. And [I] just kind of Entertainment in a statement. “From the “Bonita” alongside J Balvin and the Bad felt like I needed something that would give beginning, our goal was to create a concert Bunny-assisted “Safaera,” two songs that me more comfort when I actually was home, series that will become the must-see event have garnered a new audience for the urban especially for longer stretches of time, again. for Atlanta. In our first year, we delivered a pair. I’m looking forward to hopefully being world-class experience for fans from across With ONErpm, he’s set to release his third on the road for most of 2022. It’s weird now, the world and we are excited to create that solo project, following Roses & Wine (2015) but I’m trying to appreciate the time that I same experience again while giving back to and Romances de una Nota Loka (2017). The do have at home and the time I do have to our communities and those in need.” three-song compilation is set to be released relax, because I know as soon as touring is Tickets go on sale July 16 via Ticketmas- this month. greenlit again, I’m probably going to be gone ter. Orangetheory Fitness also serves as a for like three years. partner with production handled by The As told to Chris Eggertsen. Messina Group. Page 14 of 21

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tle, and What Happened, Miss Simone?, gency since World War II: the outbreak of ‘Framing Britney about Nina Simone, the singer and civil COVID-19. rights activist. David Foster: Off the Record: A biog- Spears’ & More The award will be presented in Sep- raphy of the composer and producer David tember as part of the Creative Arts Emmy Foster, who has sold over a half billion Music Docs That Awards. Those awards are a walk-up records and produced the careers of Celine event to the 73rd annual Primetime Emmy Dion, Barbra Streisand, Lionel Richie, and Are Vying for 2021 Awards, which are set for Sunday, Sept. 19, Michael Bublé. on CBS. Framing Britney Spears (The New Emmy Nods Framing Britney Spears was nominated for York Times Presents): Her rise was a best music documentary at the 2021 MTV global phenomenon. Her downfall was a BY PAUL GREIN Movie & TV Awards but lost to BTS’ Break cruel national sport. People close to Britney the Silence: The Movie. Spears and lawyers tied to her conservator- wo years ago, a disturbing docu- This year, 78 documentary or nonfiction ship now reassess her career as she battles mentary about a globally famous specials are on the Emmy entry list, from her father in court over who should control pop icon won an Emmy for best which the five nominees will be chosen. her life. documentary or nonfiction spe- Of those, 17 are music docs or non-music The Go-Go’s: The Go-Go’s chronicles the Tcial. That doc, of course, was Leaving Nev- docs hosted by famous music stars (name- first all-female band to play its own instru- erland, which focused on allegations by two ly Cher and Ludacris). ments, write its own songs and soar to No. 1 men that Michael Jackson had molested Here’s a complete list of these docs, along on the album charts. Featuring testimonies, them when they were children. Another dis- with the Emmys’ capsule descriptions (re- The Go-Go’s charts the meteoric rise to turbing doc, Framing Britney Spears, could printed with just minor edits for style): fame of a band born of the L.A. punk scene win in the same category this year. The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a that created a zeitgeist. The New York Times-branded doc centers Broken Heart: Chronicling the triumphs and I Want My MTV (Biography): [This film] on Britney Spears’ celebrity, her treatment hurdles of The Bee Gees. Brothers Barry, charts the rise of a cultural phenomenon by the paparazzi, and the court-ordered Maurice, and Robin Gibb, found early fame that came to define a generation: MTV. The conservatorship under which she has been writing over 1,000 songs with 20 No. 1 hits network pushed the boundaries of art, sex, living since 2008, which has sparked the transcending through over five decades. gender and race, cementing its image to ce- #FreeBritney movement. Featuring never-before-seen archival foot- lebrity. Featuring exclusive interviews with When the 73rd annual Emmy nomina- age of recording sessions, home videos, the network’s founders, VJs, artists, and tions are announced next week (on July 13), concert performances, and a multitude of journalists, and including rare footage. the Spears doc appears to be a lock to be interviews. Jimmy Carter, Rock & Roll Presi- nominated. Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell: Featuring dent: The story of President Jimmy Carter’s Another music doc, Tina (HBO), about rare footage and in-depth interviews, this relationship with music, the important role rock legend and survivor Tina Turner is documentary celebrates the life of The that music played in his life and work, and also seen as a very likely nominee in the Notorious B.I.G. on his journey from hustler the bonds with musicians Willie Nelson, the category, while still others are seen as to rap king. Allman Brothers and Bob Dylan. having a reasonably good chance of receiv- BlackPink: Light Up the Sky: Korean girl The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne (Biogra- ing a nod: The Boy From Medellín, which band BlackPink tell their story — and detail phy): [This film] traces the many lives and follows musician J Balvin as he prepares the journey of the dreams and trials behind career of the man who personifies rock and for a concert in his hometown (Medellín, their meteoric rise. roll rebellion. Ozzy reflects on his child- Colombia); The Bee Gees: How Can You The Boy From Medellín: A portrait hood in poverty, fronting Black Sabbath, Mend a Broken Heart, a look at the famed of an international music superstar. The his award-winning solo career, becoming a brother trio, of which Barry Gibb is the Boy From Medellín follows J Balvin as he beloved 21s century television dad and his sole survivor; and The Go-Gos, a look at the prepares for the most important concert of recent Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. iconic female rock band. his career—a sold-out stadium show in his Orchestrating Change: The story of the The last two winners in the category hometown of Medellín, Colombia. only orchestra in the world created by and — Leaving Neverland and The Apollo, about Cher & the Loneliest Elephant: Cher for people living with mental illness. Me2/ the legendary Harlem club — were both and a team of vets, trainers, and more lead Orchestra’s groundbreaking mission is to music docs, and both aired on HBO. Two a large-scale effort to move a bull elephant, erase mental health stigma one concert at a other music docs have won in the category Kaavan from a rundown zoo to a faraway time while changing the lives of these musi- in the past decade: George Harrison: Living wildlife sanctuary, and they must do so cians in ways they never imagined. in the Material World, about the ex-Bea- during the most disruptive global emer- P!nk: All I Know So Far: A behind-the- Page 15 of 21

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scenes look at P!nk as she balances family at No. 1 on Billboard’s 2020 Songs of the and life on the road, leading up to her first Saweetie & Summer chart, after ruling the tally for 13 of Wembley Stadium performance on 2019’s the 15 tracking weeks last year. “Beautiful Trauma” world tour. Justine Skye to Shawn Mendes: In Wonder: Over the course of a world tour, this documentary Headline Samsung J. Cole & Finneas follows Shawn Mendes as he opens up about his stardom, relationships and musical and Billboard’s Added to 2021 future. Tina: A look at music icon, Tina Turner, Songs of the iHeartRadio Music and her improbable rise, and 1980’s career resurgence. It combines new interviews Summer Concert Festival Lineup: with Turner and her closest friends and family with never-before-seen footage and BY KATIE ATKINSON Exclusive personal photos to tell the complete — and complex — story of the Queen of Rock ‘N’ aweetie and Justine Skye are BY DARLENE ADEROJU Roll. headlining Samsung and Billboard’s Voices Magnified: Locked Up in Ameri- first Songs of the Summer virtual . Cole and Finneas are joining the ca: Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges gives a look into concert, which will premiere July already-jam-packed list of perform- America’s prison system - the heartbreaking S16 at 3 p.m. ET on Billboard.com. ers for the 2021 iHeartRadio Music realities and life-altering consequences fac- The concert — presented by Samsung Festival on Sept. 17 and 18 at T-Mobile ing inmates, communities, and the nation. and powered by Billboard’s Songs of the JArena in Las Vegas, Billboard can exclusively The special features a moderated conversa- Summer chart — will be free for Samsung reveal. tion between inmates, calling from prison Galaxy owners, while non-Galaxy owners The two-day festivities, hosted by Ryan phones, and prison reform advocates about can pay $10 to stream it. Galaxy owners can Seacrest, will also feature performances the challenges and potential solutions to the redeem a code from the Samsung Members from Finneas’ sister Billie Eilish, as well as current system. app to watch the show on their device, while Cheap Trick, Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Florida What Drives Us: Dave Grohl sits with non-owners can purchase a ticket and then Georgia Line, Journey, Khalid, Lil Baby, Ma- some of the biggest names in music to dis- stream it from their device or cast to their roon 5, Nelly, Sam Hunt and Weezer. cuss the joys and heartaches of touring the TV. The concert will be available to watch In addition, Daytime Stage performers at world in a van with your band and learning from July 16-19. Vegas’ AREA15 on Sept. 18 include DaBaby, what it takes to connect with an audience Or if you want to see it live, music lovers Olivia Rodrigo, The Kid LAROI, Saweetie, and bring live music to the masses. in the tri-state area can RSVP to the show All Time Low, 24kGoldn, Russell Dicker- Here is a link to capsule descriptions of all from Billboard’s Twitter page. son, Yungblud, Gabby Barrett, Tate McRae, the eligible docs in the category. Saweetie is currently riding high on the Conan Gray and Addison Rae. success of her highest-charting hit on the “This year’s festival will be historic Billboard Hot 100, “Best Friend” featuring for many reasons,” Tom Poleman, chief Doja Cat, which has so far peaked at No. 14, programming officer for iHeartMedia, said and is working on her debut album, Pretty in a statement. “Not only will it be the first Bitch Music. Justine Skye just released her time all of these artists are together on the third album, the Timbaland-produced Space same stage, but also because it’ll be in front & Time, on June 25. of a live audience. We’ve all been waiting for The Songs of the Summer virtual concert this moment, live music is back, and we’ll be wraps up the Summer of Galaxy, which celebrating like never before.” kicked off when Samsung teamed up The iHeartRadio Music Festival will be with Billboard to offer Galaxy owners early exclusively livestreamed by the CW network, access to the annual Songs of the Summer via the CW app and CWTV.com. iHeartMe- chart, among other perks. dia radio stations will broadcast the festival BTS’ “Butter” has been the only song live across more than 150 markets. at No. 1 on the 2021 Songs of the Summer The CW will televise the iHeartRadio chart so far, with the track spending its third Music Festival as a two-part special on Oct. frame atop the chart this week. DaBaby’s 2 and 3 from 8 to 10 p.m. ET. Tickets are “Rockstar,” featuring Roddy Ricch, wrapped available here. Page 16 of 21

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fans all over the world,” said Kerry Tay- Morgan Wallen ‘Amy Winehouse lor, evp international for MTV Entertain- ment Group. “MTV gave her a global stage Returns to & Me: Dionne’s during her career, and I’m honored to work with Dionne to share her poignant story and Country Airplay Story’ to Premiere spotlight Amy’s incredible life, legacy and Chart as ‘Sand in on MTV, enduring impact on music culture.” My Boots’ Debuts Paramount+: Snoop Dogg,

BY JIM ASKER Exclusive Steve Earle Set for

s Morgan Wallen’s Danger- BY GIL KAUFMAN 2021 Independent ous: The Double Album domi- nates Billboard’s Top Country n July 23, MTV and Paramount+ Venue Week Albums chart, dated July 10, will begin airing the documen- forA a 22nd week, with 47,000 equivalent tary Amy Winehouse & Me: Performances album units earned in the week ending July Dionne’s Story, which tell the 1, according to MRC Data, he appears on Osinger’s story through the lens of her god- BY TAYLOR MIMS the Country Airplay chart for the first time daughter, Dionne Bromfield, Billboard can since the chart dated Feb. 6, when “7 Sum- announce. The doc about the iconic “Rehab” noop Dogg, Steve Earle & mers” ascended to its No. 15 peak. singer, who died on July 23, 2011, is slated to The Dukes, Beach Bunny and Wallen was essentially banned from begin airing on July 23 in almost 180 coun- more will perform more than 450 country radio in early February after TMZ tries outside the U.S. and on Paramount+ in shows across the country for Inde- posted a video of him using the N-word. His Australia, Canada, Latin America and the Spendent Venue Week. run on Country Airplay halted, after he had Nordics later this summer. Between July 12-18, fans can see Pedrito notched his first four No. 1s on the chart, all “I can’t tell you now just how therapeu- Martinez, The Marshall Tucker Band and consecutively, beginning in June 2018. tic this journey has been for me. Finally, I George Porter Jr. at some of the nation’s Now, “Sand in My Boots,” the opening cut can move forward into the next chapter of favorite music venues as the non-profit on Dangerous, debuts on Country Airplay at my career knowing that I have dealt with organization reveals its 2021 schedule. No. 56 with 699,000 audience impressions, emotions that have been buried for years,” “Independent Venue Week exists to up 105%, in the week ending July 4; 10 of says Bromfield, a singer-songwriter. “I hope highlight the importance of independent the chart’s 149 reporters played it at least this documentary shows Amy as more than stages all over the country, from the busiest once in the tracking week. just a person struggling with addiction and of cities to the smallest of towns,” said Ce- The bow follows an uptick in Wallen’s instead showcases the amazing person my cilie Nielsen, director of special projects catalog at the format in recent weeks. godmother was.” at Marauder, the firm that runs the Ameri- Billboard reached out to program direc- The release notes that the film follows can iteration of Independent Venue Week. tors playing “Sand,” which is not being Bromfield as she “opens up for the first time “We’re thrilled that our full program reflects actively promoted as a single. While none about the impact of Amy’s death on her our mission and we are happy to see such would comment on the record, when asked life. The film will take viewers on a deeply a high level of participation following 16 what the future of a newly released Wallen personal journey where Dionne shares the months of hardship for independent live single would be, a major-market program- highs, lows and exclusive unseen archival music.” mer asking to remain anonymous said, “I material from the adventures she had with Earle will grace the Ram’s Head On Stage think it would be a No. 1, and that he’d be Amy, all while paying tribute to their un- in Annapolis, Md. Snoop will perform welcomed back. He made a mistake and he’s breakable bond.” at Phoenix’s Celebrity Theatre and Beach apologized a number of times. He belongs Amy Winehouse & Me: Dionne’s Sto- Bunny at Milwaukee’s The Cooperage. With back on the chart.” ry was commissioned by Kerry Taylor and 367 venues from all 50 states, plus Washing- Craig Orr, executive produced by Craig Orr ton D.C. and Puerto Rico, this year’s event and Iestyn Barker and made for MTV by will be the largest Independent Venue Week Andy Mundy-Castle of Doc Hearts. “A true to date. icon, Amy Winehouse had raw talent and Alongside shows, Independent musical ingenuity that inspired artists and Venue Week also features the return of Page 17 of 21

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#IVWTalks, a virtual conference series marking his second leader, after IGOR. that discusses current live music industry Tyler, the Creator first topped the Artist BTS Plots issues. Returning with #IVWTalks this year 100 when IGOR opened atop the June 1, is Get Schooled, a day of panels dedicated to 2019-dated Billboard 200. Two-Night students and young professionals pursuing a The multi-faceted California native lands career in live music, taking place on July 15. 13 tracks on the latest Billboard Hot 100, Takeover at ‘The “It was at small independent venues that all from Call Me If You Get Lost (12 of which I found my first idols, eventually grabbed debut). Here’s a rundown: Tonight Show,’ drinks with them, and learned that we were Rank, Title the exact same,” said Independent Venue No. 14, “WUSYANAME,” feat. YoungBoy With Debut Week artist ambassador Bartees Strange in Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign a release. “That was powerful for me - and No. 40, “Juggernaut,” feat. Lil Uzi Vert & Performance of I think that the more we make music ac- Pharrell Williams cessible to everyone, the more people and No. 42, “Lemonhead,” feat. 42 Dugg ‘Permission to experiences we’ll see reflected across it.” No. 45, “Lumberjack” (up from No. 93) On July 14, Strange is slated to host the No. 48, “Hot Wind Blows,” feat. Lil Wayne Dance’ second episode of Independent Venue No. 55, “Corso” Week’s podcast series, Independent Venue No. 59, “Sir Baudelaire,” feat. DJ Drama BY HERAN MAMO Speak. He’ll be joined by 9:30 Club’s Audrey No. 60, “Sweet / I Thought You Wanted to Fix Schaefer, Head of Communications at Dance,” feat. Brent Faiyaz & Fana Hues TS is coming back to The Tonight I.M.P. and Head of Communications and No. 66, “Massa” Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in Board Member of the National Independent No. 68, “RunItUp,” feat. Teezo Touchdown July for a special two-night musi- Venue Association (NIVA) for an in-depth No. 84, “Manifesto,” feat. Domo Genesis cal takeover. discussion about the legendary D.C. venue, No. 95, “Wilshire” BOn Wednesday, July 13, the K-pop septet where Bartees will perform later this year No. 99, “Rise!,” feat. Daisy World will bring the television debut performance while on tour with Lucy Dacus. Listen to Among other Artist 100 chart moves, Doja of “Permission to Dance” — which fellow the first episode of Independent Venue Cat surges 10-3, reaching the top five for the global pop superstar Ed Sheeran co-wrote Speak here. first time, as her new LP Planet Her debuts — and chat with host Jimmy Fallon about See a full list of shows, artists and partici- at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 109,000 what they’ve been up to. The following pating independent venues here. units. night on Thursday, July 14, BTS will bring Plus, Ed Sheeran shoots 40-6 on the Artist a special rendition of “Butter,” which is 100, as his new single “Bad Habits” bounds currently spending its sixth week at No. 1 Tyler, the Creator onto the Hot 100 at No. 5. He’s led the Artist on the Billboard Hot 100 this week (chart 100 for 12 total weeks, dating to the chart’s dated July 10). Returns to Top of 2014 inception. “We are coming back to The Tonight The Artist 100 measures artist activity Show. Make sure to tune in!” RM announces Artist 100 Chart, across key metrics of music consumption, in a 10-second teaser clip. blending album and track sales, radio air- Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Thanks to New play, streaming and social media fan interac- Jungkook last visited The Tonight Show in tion to provide a weekly multi-dimensional fall 2020, when they performed “Mikrokos- No. 1 Album ranking of artist popularity. mos,” “Black Swan,” “Home,” “Dynamite” For all chart news, you can follow @bill- and “Idol,” and the group’s first Hot 100 BY XANDER ZELLNER board and @billboardcharts on both Twitter No. 1 hit “Dynamite” during BTS Week. and Instagram. Their weeklong residency garnered more yler, the Creator jumps from No. than 230 million digital views and generated 48 to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist the No. 1 “most social week” in late-night 100 chart (dated July 10), reigning television ever, The Tonight Show confirmed as the top musical act in the U.S. to Billboard last year. Tfor a second total week, thanks to his new Hours ahead of the Tonight Show an- LP Call Me If You Get Lost. nouncement, the global superstars appeared The album debuts at No. 1 on the Bill- in the Louis Vuitton Men’s Wear Fall-Winter board 200 with 169,000 equivalent album 2021 collection film, sporting luxe looks units earned, according to MRC Data, by Virgil Abloh. The visual featured the Page 18 of 21

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septet — who were named ambassadors of comprise less than 1,000 units combined. the French luxury brand in April — walking Vice Versa bends Rauw Alejandro’s usual Chase Rice & sleekly and mysteriously through a sparse reggaetón structure by integrating synth- bunker in Seoul. pop, drum’n’bass and dance rhythms to Florida Georgia Watch BTS announce their grand return the 14-track set produced by Mr. NaisGai, to The Tonight Show below. Tainy and Caleb Calloway; the project also Line Hoist ‘Beer’ features artists Anitta and Lyanno. “There were two challenging parts to to Hot Country Rauw Alejandro making this album,” Rauw Alejandro adds. “Being able to separate the artist from Songs Chart’s Secures First No. myself and the second one was deciding which track was going to be the first single. I Top 10 1 on a Billboard wanted every track to be the first single.” Vice Versa was preceded by two singles BY JIM ASKER Albums Chart on Hot Latin Songs: the No. 3 high “Todo De Ti” (June 12-dated tally) and “2/Ca- hase Rice earns his fourth top 10 BY PAMELA BUSTIOS torce,” with Mr. NaisGai (which reaches a on Billboard’s airplay-, sales- and new peak of No. 11 on the current chart). streaming-based Hot Country auw Alejandro scores his first Concurrently, two other tracks debut on the Songs chart, as “Drinkin’ Beer. No. 1 on any Billboard albums airplay-, streaming- and digital sales-blend- CTalkin’ God. Amen.,” featuring Florida chart as Vice Versa, his sopho- ed list: “Sexo Virtual” at No. 20 and “Aquel Georgia Line, leaps 13-8 on the July more effort, starts atop the Top NapZzZz” at No. 48. 10-dated list. RLatin Albums chart (dated July 10). “Todo De Ti” also sees progress on the all- The track surged by 66% to 6.5 million Vice Versa was released June 25 via Du- genre Billboard Hot 100, pushing 36-32. U.S. streams in the week ending July 1, ars/Sony Music Latin. It starts with 21,000 Over on the Billboard 200, Vice Versa ar- according to MRC Data, helped by more equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in rives at No. 17, marking the Puerto Rican’s prominent placement on Amazon Music’s the week ending July 1, according to MRC highest-charting entry there. Country Heat playlist beginning June 25. It Data. His debut set, Afrodisiaco, debuted at Vice Versa is the fourth album to bow also gained by 10% to 1,300 sold. No. 30 and eventually peaked at No. 10 on at No. 1 on Top Latin Albums in 2021. It On Country Airplay, the song rises 8-7, the 50-deep tally. follows Anuel AA and Ozuna’s Los Dio- up 11% to 21.6 million impressions in the “Vice Versa, like everything I do, was ses (29,000 units, Feb. 6-dated list), Selena week ending July 4. created from the heart,” Rauw Alejandro Gómez’s Revelación, on which Rauw is fea- “God,” which Rice co-wrote, becomes his tells Billboard. “The main difference is that tured (23,000 units, March 27-dated tally), fourth Hot Country Songs top 10. He last I was willing to take more chances and and Karol G’s KG0516 (24,000 units, April reached the tier with “Eyes on You,” which experiment more than when I did Afrodis- 10-dated survey). peaked at No. 3 in April 2019. “Eyes” became íaco, which was a lot more traditional.” About branching out of the Latin rhyth- Rice’s first Country Airplay No. 1, leading for The Top Latin Albums chart ranks the mic genre and exploring pop and dance two weeks the following month. most popular Latin albums of the week in sounds for his next studio set, Rauw says: FGL, the duo of Tyler Hubbard and Brian the U.S. based on multimetric consump- “In a way this is what this album is all about, Kelley, banks its 20th Hot Country Songs tion as measured in equivalent album units. venturing out exploring the pop and Anglo top 10, a sum that includes six leaders. Units comprise album sales, track equiva- side of things!” Notably, Rice co-penned FGL’s debut hit lent albums (TEA) and streaming equiva- “Cruise,” which reigned for a then-record lent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one 25 weeks in 2012-13, aided by its remix with album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from Nelly. an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 Meanwhile, FGL doubles up in the Hot paid/subscription on-demand official audio Country Songs top 10 with its latest Nelly and video streams generated by songs from team-up, “Lil Bit,” which holds at its No. an album. 3 high. It drew 11.3 million streams in the Nearly all of Vice Versa’s starting sum is tracking week (up 9%) and ascends 2-1 powered by streaming activity. The album on Country Streaming Songs, marking registered 20,000 SEA units, which equals FGL’s fifth leader on the chart and Nelly’s 29.1 million on-demand streams of the first. album’s tracks. Album sales and TEA units GARY GETS BACK Gary Allan’s first Page 19 of 21

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studio set since 2013, Ruthless, enters Top and No. 176 on the Billboard 200 (7,200 Country Albums at No. 8 with 11,000 Hiatus Kaiyote & units), and Faye Webster enters at No. 9 as equivalent album units earned (9,000 in her I Know I’m Funny Haha starts at No. 10 album sales) in its first tracking week. Lucy Dacus Debut on Americana/Folk Albums (4,700 units). The release, which Allan produced with The Emerging Artists chart measures Tony Brown, Greg Droman, Jay Joyce and at Nos. 1 & 2 on artist activity across key metrics of music Mark Wright, awards Allan his ninth Top consumption, blending album and track Country Albums top 10, with all having Emerging Artists sales, radio airplay and streaming to provide arrived in the tier. His last album, Set You a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist Free, bowed atop the tally in February 2013, Chart popularity. The chart excludes acts that have becoming his third No. 1. notched a top 25 entry on either the Hot 100 PERFECT 10 Luke Combs’ “Forever BY XANDER ZELLNER or Billboard 200, as well as artists that have After All” dominates Hot Country Songs for achieved two or more top 10s on Billboard’s a 10th week and Country Airplay for a sixth ustralian neo-soul group Hiatus “Hot” song genre charts and/or consump- frame. Kaiyote debuts at No. 1 on Bill- tion-based “Top” album genre rankings. “Forever,” which arrived at the Hot Coun- board’s Emerging Artists chart try Songs summit last November and has (dated July 10), becoming the top now added nine more weeks in a row at No. emergingA act in the U.S. for the first time, Maneskin Hits 1, drew 32.8 million in airplay audience and thanks to the act’s third LP, Mood Valiant. 10.4 million streams and sold 3,600 in the The set arrives at No. 8 on Alternative No. 1 on Rock tracking week. Albums, No. 12 on Top R&B Albums and No. Combs banks his second single to top Hot 103 on the Billboard 200 with 9,500 equiva- Streaming Songs, Country Songs for double-digit weeks, after lent album units earned, according to MRC “Beautiful Crazy” reigned for 11 in 2019. Data. It’s the group’s second appearance on Makes Hot 100 The only other acts with multiple such No. the Billboard 200, following 2015’s Choose 1s since the chart began as a multi-metric Your Weapon, which reached No. 127. Debut With genre ranking in 1958: Florida Georgia Hiatus Kaiyote is just the second group Line (three) and Sam Hunt (two). Only 28 to rule the Emerging Artists chart this year, ‘Beggin’’ of 1,565 total No. 1s, or less than 2%, have after Black Pumas for a week in March. dominated for 10 or more weeks each. Lucy Dacus debuts at No. 2 on Emerging BY KEVIN RUTHERFORD On Country Airplay, “Forever” is the 22nd Artists on the strength of her third studio No. 1 to rule for six or more weeks, among LP, Home Video. The set opens at No. 3 on åneskin vaults to No. 1 866 total toppers, or just over 2%, since the Americana/Folk Albums, No. 9 on Alterna- on Billboard’s Rock Streaming chart originated in 1990. It’s Combs’ sec- tive Albums and No. 104 on the Billboard Songs chart with “Beggin’,” ond, after “Beautiful Crazy” ruled for seven 200, marking her first entry on the latter- which bows atop the July frames in 2019. Kenny Chesney and Tim most list, with 9,500 units. M10-dated tally. McGraw have each charted three such No. “Brando,” the fourth single from Home “Beggin’,” a cover of 4 Seasons’ 1967 No. 1s, while Faith Hill, Toby Keith, Lonestar and Video, rises 34-29 on the Adult Alternative 16-peaking Billboard Hot 100 hit, earned Keith Urban have also tallied two apiece. Airplay. The set’s previous single, “Hot & 7.9 million U.S. streams in the June 25-July Heavy,” hit No. 24 in June. 1 tracking period, according to MRC Data. Dacus, from Virginia, previously appeared It surged by 127% over the June 18-24 track- on the Emerging Artists chart in another ing week (3.5 million streams), which itself iteration. She reached No. 28 in 2018 as a marked a 282% leap from 907,000 June 11-17. member of Boygenius, with Phoebe Bridgers The song has taken off as the latest viral and Julien Baker. (Bridgers ranks at No. 26 hit for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest- on the latest chart.) winning Italian quartet. The group won This week marks the first in which two with “Zitti E Buoni,” which has reached No. acts have debuted at Nos. 1 and 2 on Emerg- 22 on the Billboard Global 200. “I Wanna ing Artists simultaneously, dating to the Be Your Slave” followed, aided in part by chart’s inception in 2017. TikTok buzz, peaking so far at No. 15 on the Meanwhile, The Marias debut at No. 8 Global 200. The songs have also each hit on Emerging Artists as their third LP Cin- No. 10 highs on the Billboard Global Excl. ema opens at No. 22 on Alternative Albums U.S. chart. Page 20 of 21

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But “Beggin’,” which has also been helped Roku) is one of only 18 to draw the majority by TikTok exposure, has become Måneskin’s of its streams from video services. BTS ‘Dynamite’ biggest hit yet, reaching new highs of No. 4 In addition to Doja and Tyler’s barrage on the Global 200 Excl. U.S. survey and No. of arrivals, one other act scores multiple Funko Pop Figures 5 on the Global 200. entrances, as Japanese singer-songwriter The track also becomes Måneskin’s Kenshi Yonezu debuts two titles on the Bill- Are Ready to first Billboard Hot 100 entry, debuting at board Global Excl. U.S. chart. “Shinigami” No. 78, and breaks into the top 10 of Rock & starts at No. 55 (and No. 148 on the Billboard Blow Up Alternative Songs (26-8), led by its stream- Global 200), while “Daydream” comes in at ing sum as well as 2,400 downloads sold, up No. 173. BY BILLBOARD STAFF 145%. “Shinigami” and “Daydream” rank as Early airplay includes six spins in the the week’s second- and fourth-best-selling almart is stocking dyna- week ending July 4 on Pop Airplay chart songs outside the U.S., with 22,400 and mite. BTS “Dynamite” reporter WTDY Philadelphia. 15,000, respectively. The week’s best-seller Funko Pop figures, that is. is Ed Sheeran’s “Bad Habits” (41,600), The K-pop superstars which crowns the Global Excl. U.S. chart. areW rendered for a special “Dynamite”- New Around the In third place also by Yonezu, as “Pale Blue” themed set of seven, available through an moved 21,100 downloads in its fifth week on exclusive with Walmart. World: Mata Is the ranking. For a price of $60, you’ll get your very Elsewhere, a communal Brazilian song own 3 3/4” versions of RM, Jin, SUGA, First Artist From enters the Global Excl. U.S. chart, as “Poesia j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook. But you’ll Acustica 11: Nada Mudou” debuts at No. 151. need to exercise some patience; the goods Poland to Hit The song is credited to various artists, with don’t ship until late September, and they’re contributions from familiar global chart bound to be popular. Global Charts faces such as MC Chris and Mc Poze Do Following its release in 2020, “Dyna- Rodo and newer names including Cynthia mite” was explosive on global charts. The BY ERIC FRANKENBERG Luz and Salve Malak. It’s the second various single gave BTS their first No​. 1 on the Bill- artists hit on the chart so far, after “Stop board Hot 100 songs chart, making the pop owered by new albums, American Crying Your Heart Out,” a cover of a 2002 outfit the first all-South Korean act to top pop and hip-hop stars Tyler, the Oasis song performed by the BBC Radio the survey. Along the way, the song shat- Creator and Doja Cat blanket 2 Allstars, including Bryan Adams, Cher, tered the record for the most weeks spent the Billboard Global 200 (dated Lenny Kravitz and Kylie Minogue. at No. 1 on Billboard’s Digital Song PJuly 10) with debuts. But outside the U.S., Plus, Indian acts debut on each global Sales chart. a wide variety of rising international acts survey. Badshah and Aastha Gill crack the There’s new BTS music on the way. bring additional flair to the global charts, Global 200 at No. 199 with “Paani Paani,” “Permission to Dance”, co-written by Ed adding to a sprawling list of more than 40 as it rises to 138-87 on the Global Excl. U.S. Sheeran, will be included in the CD single territories and 20 languages that have been chart in its third frame. Meanwhile, Pawan of “Butter,” which is currently spending its represented on the global charts since the Singh and Anupama Yadav’s “Pudina Ae sixth week atop the Billboard Hot 100. The lists’ September 2020 launches. Haseena” launches on the latter list at No. four-track CD single, featuring both songs Mata, the first artist from Poland to hit 175. and their instrumental versions, will arrive the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, this Friday (July 9). debuts at No. 198 with “Kiss Cam (Podryw Check out the BTS “Dynamite” Funko Roku),” also the first global chart hit sung Pop set here. in the Polish language. The song by the 20-year-old rapper-singer from Wrocław debuts with 10.3 million streams (up 49%) outside the U.S. in the week ending July 1, according to MRC Data. The streaming sum is powered most heavily by its official music video, with 6 million video streams from video services and 4.3 million from audio platforms. Of all 200 songs on the survey, “Kiss Cam (Podryw Page 21 of 21

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For their new campaign, Lovato is urging The bass — which features a busted neck Demi Lovato Calls fans to donate directly to organizations and a split body with skull and crossbones such as HRC, The Trevor Project, and more, and “pressure” stickers — was previously On Fans to ‘Take while also asking them to sign petitions for featured in the 2019-2020 exhibition The causes including the Trevor Project’s “50 Clash: London Calling. Action’ on LGBTQ Bills 50 States” initiative to end conversion Check out a video about the previous therapy in the U.S., or HRC’s “Count Me exhibition below. Issues With In” campaign to support transgender and non-binary youth. Their Propeller Check out Demi Lovato’s full video below, Campaign and enter their Propeller campaign here.

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t may not be Pride Month anymore, ‘London Calling’ but Demi Lovato wants to make sure you’re still doing what you can to sup- Bass to Be port the LGBTQ community. IOn Wednesday (July 7), Lovato shared Permanently a new video to help promote their part- nership with Propeller, aiming to raise Displayed At awareness and actions for LGBTQ issues by offering fans a chance to win special prizes. Museum Of In the clip, Lovato shared the reason why they started the campaign — in order to help London LGBTQ and trans youth around the country. “In 2021 alone, more than 34 states BY GIL KAUFMAN have introduced legislation targeting trans youth,” Lovato said in their video. “It is he Fender Precision bass smashed more important than ever that we continue by The Clash’s Paul Simonon dur- to work to secure equal rights for all. Join ing a show at New York’s Palla- me in taking action to support organizations dium in Sept. 1979 will go on per- working hard to defend LGBTQIA+ rights, Tmanent display at the Museum of London and support the Equality Act.” later this year. The iconic image of Simonon The star also spoke on some of the prizes swinging his instrument and driving it into that fans could win, the biggest being a the stage was used as the cover of the punk trip to Joshua Tree to stay at the Invisible group’s beloved 1979 London Calling album. House, where Lovato shot the promotional The Museum announced that the inca- photos for their latest album Dancing With pacitated instrument will go on display be- the Devil..The Art of Starting Over. ginning July 23 in the World City gallery. “You’ll have a chance to win items from “The iconic bass was last played on stage my closet including outfits I’ve worn on tour at The Palladium in New York City on 20 or an incredible trip to Joshua Tree,” they September 1979, during the band’s Take the added. “I’ve put together some of my fa- 5th tour of North America,” reads a descrip- vorite things to do and some of my favorite tion of the upcoming exhibit. “At the end places to go there, and I’m teaming up with of the show, Simonon smashed his guitar Propeller to give that all to you. All you have in a moment of frustration, which became to enter is take action with Human Rights an iconic symbol of rebellion. The mo- Campaign, a group that has been working ment was captured by Pennie Smith, whose tirelessly to support trans and non-binary photograph was subsequently featured on equality, and all LGBTQ+ rights for over 40 the cover of The Clash’s third album London years.” Calling released in the winter of 1979.”