Quarterly Report for the NZ Music Commission

Quarter 2: April, May, June 2018 This report has been created by Recorded Music NZ for The NZ Music Commission.

The purpose of the report is to track the consumption of NZ Music consumed within NZ across various media: Streaming, Downloads, Physical formats and Radio.

At a glance: Quarter 2 – April, May, June 2018

Streaming • The number of streams by NZ artists streamed in NZ was down 4.1% from last quarter to 95,845,920 streams this quarter. • Overall streaming units were up 1.5% during this period to 1,438,319,022 total streams.

Single Sale Units • The number of single sale units by NZ artists purchased digitally in NZ was down 12.5% from last quarter to 30,433 units this quarter. • Overall Single Sales units were down 14.3% during this period to 354,413 total units.

Album Sales Units • The number of album sales units by NZ artists purchased digitally or physically in NZ was up 9.4% from last quarter to 29,025 units this quarter. • Overall Album Sales units were down 9.0 % during this period to 188,045 total units.

Radio • Individual spins of songs by NZ artists across all radio in NZ was up 0.8% from last quarter to 307,504 spins this quarter. Streaming Units per quarter Top 10 Q2 2018 1800 Title Artist Label 1 Closer Six60 Massive/Universal

Millions 2 Drift Away Sons Of Zion SonyMusic 1600 3 Woke Up Late DRAX Project DRAXProject/Universal 4 Nothing To Regret Robinson DrydenStreet/SonyMusic 5 Don't Give It Up Six60 Massive/Universal NZ Streams All Streams 6 Rolling Stone Six60 Massive/Universal 7 Rivers Six60 Massive/Universal 1400 8 Vibes Six60 Massive/Universal 9 Thank You Stan Walker SonyMusic Don't Forget Your 10 Roots Six60 Massive/Universal 1200

Q2 2018 (April to June) • Total # of streams = 1,438,319,022 1000 • # of NZ Music streams = 95,845,920 (6.7%)

Q1 2018 (Jan to March) • Total # of streams = 1,416,457,705 800 • # of NZ Music streams = 99,906,685 (7.1%)

Same quarter last year: Q2 2017 (April to June) • Total # of streams = 1,074,602,711 600 • # of NZ Music streams = 59,501,507 (5.5%)

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*Suppliers: as indicated in the notes Single Sale Units per quarter Top 10 Q2 2018 (Digital only) 1600 Title Artist Label 1 Drift Away Six60 Massive/Universal 2 Closer Six60 Massive/Universal 3 Woke Up Late DRAX Project DRAXProject/Universal 4 Don't Give It Up Six60 Massive/Universal Thousands 1400 5 Nothing To Regret Robinson DrydenStreet/SonyMusic 6 Thank You Stan Walker SonyMusic Don't Forget Your NZ Single Sales All Single Sales 7 Roots Six60 Massive/Universal 1200 8 21 Mitch James SonyMusic 9 White Lines Six60 Massive/Universal 10 Vibes Six60 Massive/Universal

1000 Q2 2018 (April to June) • Total # of sales = 354,413 • # of NZ Music sales = 30,433 (8.6%)

800 Q1 2018 (Jan to March) • Total # of sales = 413,768 • # of NZ Music sales = 34,777 (8.4%)

600 Same quarter last year: Q2 2017 (April to June) • Total # of sales = 531,527 • # of NZ Music sales = 36,692 (6.9%)

400 8.6%

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*Suppliers: as indicated in the notes Album Sale Units per quarter Top 10 Q2 2018 (Physical and Digital combined) 800 Title Artist Label 1 Six60 EP Six60 Massive/Universal 2 Make Way For Love Marlon Williams MarlonWilliams/Universal 3 Sassafrass! Tami Neilson TamiNeilson/Southbound

Thousands Don't Let Them Lock 700 4 You Up Hopetoun Brown MelitaMusic/Rhythmethod

NZ Album Sales All Album Sales 5 Ivory Gin Wigmore Island/Universal 6 Melodrama Lorde Universal 7 Tū Alien Weaponry Napalm/Rhythmethod 600 8 Legacy Katchafire Katchafire/Universal 9 Six60 (2) Six60 Massive/Universal 10 Six60 (1) Six60 Massive/Universal

500 Q2 2018 (April to June) • Total # of sales = 188,045 • # of NZ Music sales = 29,025 (15.4%)

Q1 2018 (Jan to March) 400 • Total # of sales = 206,531 • # of NZ Music sales = 26,535 (12.8%)

Same quarter last year: Q2 2017 (April to June) 300 • Total # of sales = 274,413 • # of NZ Music sales = 39,851 (14.5%)

15.4% 200

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*Suppliers: as indicated in the notes Airplay Points Top 10 Q2 2018 (All Radio) 25% Title Artist Label 1 Drift Away Sons Of Zion SonyMusic 2 Closer Six60 Massive/Universal 3 Nothing To Regret Robinson DrydenStreet/SonyMusic 4 Thank You Stan Walker SonyMusic 5 Woke Up Late DRAX Project DRAXProject/Universal 6 Don't Give It Up Six60 Massive/Universal 20% One More Love 7 Song Mikey Mayz JuvenileMusicGroup 8 21 Mitch James SonyMusic Sammy Johnson feat. 9 Since I Met You Stefanie Annika MenschHouse Don't Wanna Fight 10 It Tomorrow People TomorrowPeople/DRM 2015Q2, 18.1% Q2 2018 (April to June) 15% • # of NZ Song Spins: 310,051 2016Q2, 16.5% 2018Q2, 20.1% Q1 2018 (Jan to March) • # of NZ Song Spins: 307,504

Same quarter last year: Q2 2017 (April to June) 2017Q2, 16.5% • # of NZ Song Spins: 315,075 10%

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*Stations Tracked: as indicated in the notes Data notes:

All data is collected by Recorded Music NZ/Radioscope directly from the sources indicated below. In the majority of instances data is supplied digitally and these sources may change from time to time.

The methods of determining data inclusion within each particular categorisation is in alignment with the Official NZ Music Charts terms and conditions. These terms and conditions specify streaming, single and album parameters and are available on Recorded Music NZ’s Official NZ Music Charts website here: https://www.nztop40.co.nz/assets/Chart%20Rules%20July%202018.pdf

If you have any questions relating to the data collection or methodology please contact Recorded Music NZ. www.recordedmusic.co.nz

Contributing Data Sources:

Streaming: Radio: Spotify The Edge Base FM Apple Music The Breeze Radio Control Google All Access More FM QFM ZM Peak FM The Rock The Most Physical Sales: Mai FM Tainui FM (Waikato) The Warehouse Radio Waatea (Auckland) JBHiFi Coast Tahu FM (Christchurch) Marbecks Magic Ngati Hine FM (Whangarei) Real Groovy The Sound Atiawa Toa (Lower Hutt) Mighty Ape Radio Hauraki Te Arawa FM (Rotorua) Flying Out Flava Ake (Auckland) Southbound George FM Kia Ora FM (Palmerston North) Slowboat Mix FM Awa FM (Whanganui) Mint Music Life FM Maniapoto FM (Te Kuiti) My Music Radio Rhema Nga Iwi FM (Paeroa) Rough Peel Niu FM Ngati Porou (Ruatoria) Vinyl Countdown bFM Raukawa FM (Tokoroa) Bandcamp Southern Star Sun FM (Whakatane) Townsend Active 88.6FM The Heat (Rotorua) Direct To Consumer rdu Radio Kahungunu (Hawkes Bay) Radio 1 Moana AM (Tauranga) Digital Sales: Bayrock Te Korimako (Taranaki) iTunes 1XX Tumeke FM (Whakatane) Google Play Music Pulzar Turanga FM (Gisborne) Bandcamp 531 PI Tuwharetoa FM (Turangi) Direct To Consumer Hokonui Te Hiku O Te Ika (Kaitaia) Central FM Coast FM (West Coast)