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• Canada’s SOCAN the Summer Chart, ’s Appoints Jennifer Brown to CEO ‘’ Hits Top 5 • Jay-Z’s Lawyer and BY GARY TRUST Damon Dash Clash Over Truth, NFTs and Conflict of Interest What will be the No. 1 song of the summer of 2021? 2020 Songs of the Summer recap. (She also ranks at We’re making our way toward the answer, which gets No. 18 as featured on ’s “Best Friend.”) SZA • Tencent Increases Stake in Indian clearer each week on Billboard’s Songs of the Sum- charts her first contender on the weekly ranking. Streaming Giant mer chart. Meanwhile, one track debuts on the Songs of the Gaana with $40 The 20-position Songs of the Summer running tally Summer chart: ’ aptly titled “Heat Million in New Debt tracks the most popular titles based on cumulative Waves,” at No. 20. Funding performance on the weekly streaming-, airplay- and DaBaby’s “Rockstar,” featuring , fin- • Vince Gill Shines sales-based chart from Memo- ished atop the 2020 Songs of the Summer chart, a Growing rial Day through Labor Day (this year encompassing after Lil X’s “,” featuring Billy Ray Management Sector charts dated June 12 through Sept. 11). At the end Cyrus, claimed the title in 2019. ’s “In My Feel- In Nashville of the season, the top song of the summer will be ings” won in 2018, following triumphs for Luis Fonsi • revealed. and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito,” featuring Justin Rules Artist 100 For ’ “Butter” holds at No. 1 on the Songs of the Bieber, in 2017 and Drake’s “,” featuring Fourth Week, Taylor BTS Swift Surges After Summer survey dated July 3, followed by Olivia and Kyla, in 2016. ‘Red’ Re-Recording Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U”; ’s “Levitating,” featur- Check out the top 10 summer songs every Announcement ing DaBaby; and ’s “Peaches,” featuring year throughout the Hot 100’s history (from the • Adds Daniel Caesar and , in place at Nos. 2, 3 and 4, chart’s start in 1958) and the latest Songs of the Sum- Record-Extending respectively. mer chart in its entirety. 15th No. 1 on Adult New to the Songs of the Summer top five, Doja Pop Airplay Chart Cat’s “Kiss Me More,” featuring SZA, ascends 7-5. With ‘Beautiful Doja Cat pounces to her latest summer hit, after “Say Mistakes’ So,” featuring , wrapped at No. 7 on the (continued)

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as a representative in their Membership Canada’s SOCAN department, working her way up to vp of Jay-Z’s Lawyer Licensing and senior vp of Operations & Appoints Jennifer Reproduction Rights. She’s credited with and Damon Dash establishing the organization’s Reproduc- Brown to CEO tion Rights presence, setting records with Clash Over Truth, the company’s Licensing department and BY HANNAH DAILEY introducing new customer-facing tools. NFTs and Conflict Having grown up immersed in music, anadian rights management Brown understands the importance of music of Interest organization SOCAN announced and performance royalties — her father was Tuesday (June 29) that Jennifer the principal for Family Brown, BY TATIANA CIRISANO Brown has been appointed CEO, Canadian country music band. Ceffective immediately. She has held an in- “I know what it’s like to rely on fair n June 22, a judge sided with terim CEO position since April 2020 and has royalties through hard work and I’ve seen Roc-A-Fella Records in the been with the company since 1995. songwriting as a career firsthand,” Brown label’s lawsuit against co-found- Brown was directly selected for the said in a statement. “I will continue to work er Damon Dash, filing a tempo- position by SOCAN’s board of directors in to make SOCAN the organization that our Orary restraining order prohibiting Dash from a move that makes her the first woman to members and licensed organizations so his alleged attempt to sell a portion of the lead “Canada’s largest music and visual arts richly deserve.” copyright to Jay-Z’s 1996 debut Rea- rights organization,” according to the press SOCAN also recently announced the ap- sonable Doubt as an NFT. The case contin- release. pointment of Jean-Christian Céré as Chief ues to stir up drama, as Dash is now trying “Jennifer Brown’s work at SOCAN is ex- Membership Officer and Vanessa Thomas to to disqualify Roc-A-Fella’s legal counsel. emplary, her leadership abilities are remark- the role of vp, Member & Industry Relations. Roc-A-Fella is represented in the lawsuit able, and her passion for the interests of our by Alex Spiro, a partner at the members and stakeholders is unsurpassed,” office of law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart said Marc Ouellette, president of SOCAN’s & Sullivan. Spiro is also Jay-Z’s personal board of directors. “It is a great pleasure to lawyer. In court documents filed on June see her rise to a role that she earned through 25, Dash claims that Spiro is currently decades of constant commitment and per- representing Jay-Z in shareholder gover- sistent determination to do what is right for nance hearings taking place at Roc-A-Fella our more than 175,000 members and nearly (referred to in court documents as RAF), 300 employees.” and that Spiro’s representation of Roc-A- Brown started with SOCAN 26 years ago Fella itself in this case therefore represents a

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ON THE CHARTS JIM ASKER [email protected] IN BRIEF SamHunt’s Southside Rules Top Country conflictAlbu of interest.ms; Brett Youngfired back ‘Catc in court documentsh’-es filed Fifth on June Bhushan Airplay of Turturro Law, P.C., called “If anyone is getting desperate or franti- 28, claiming that no conflict of interest ex- Spiro’s filing “clearly intended to avoid the cally makingLea moves toder; try and get Travis the inter- istsDenning since Jay-Z’s and Roc-A-Fella’s Makes interests History consequences of their misguided lawsuit.” est at issue, it is Jay-Z,” Dash writes, “and, it are directly aligned. A conflict of interest “There is absolutely no reason why this is he who should be stopped by this Court would only arise, he argues, if he had previ- meritless lawsuit should continue beyond Samfrom Hunt unlawfully’s second using studio his full-length, personal counseland first in overously five represented years, Southside the oppositionsales (up 21%) (meaning in the tracking Thursday,” week. On Country he added, Airplay, “so itwe hops are 18-15 hopeful (11.9 mil- (MCAto file Nashville/Universal lawsuits in the name Music ofGroup RAF.” Nashville), debutsDash at No. himself 1 on Billboard ). ’s lion audience impressions, thatup 16%). the Court will take swift and appropri- TopRoc-A-Fella Country was chartfounded dated in April 1995 18. by In Dash, its first week“Dash (ending was April trying 9), it to steal RAF, Inc.’s prop- ate actions against RAF and its counsel at earned 46,000 equivalent album units, including 16,000 in album sales, ac- TRY TO ‘CATCH’ UP WITH YOUNG Brett Youngachieves his fifth consecutive cordingJay-Z and to NielsenKareem Music/MRC “Biggs” BurkeData. , each of erty — to the detriment andof the total company Country Airplayand No.Thursday’s 1 as “Catch” hearing.” (Big Machine Label Group) ascends whomSouthside own marksa third Hunt’s of the second company. No. Dash1 on the its other shareholders. Jay-Z and RAF, Inc.’s 2-1,Reached increasing by phone, 13% to 36.6 Spiro million offered impressions. a single chartwrites and that fourth he does top 10. not It opposefollows freshmanthe prelimi LP- interests are therefore directly aligned,” wordYoung’s response: first “Nonsense.”of six chart entries, “Sleep With- Montevallonary restraining, which orderarrived preventing at the summit him in from No - he writes. “Nor does Quinn Emanuel have out You,” reached No. 2 in December 2016. He vemberselling 2014the Reasonable and reigned forDoubt nine copyright, weeks. To date, “as ‘privileged information concerning the followed with the multiweek No. 1s “In Case You Montevallo has earned 3.9 million units, with 1.4 Didn’t Know” (two weeks, June 2017), “Like I Loved millionI do not in own album the sales. copyright nor have I ever other side through prior representation.’ TencentYou” (three, January 2018),Increases “Mercy” (two, August representedMontevallo has that spent I do.” 267 The weeks Roc-A-Fella on the list, tying The firm has never represented Dash, and it 2018) and “Here Tonight” (two, April 2019). Lukelawsuit Bryan allegations’s Crash My are Party based as the on sixth-longest- a press re- has not represented RAF, Inc. in any matters Stake“Catch” completes in Indian his longest journey to No. 1, runninglease promoting titles in the the chart’sReasonable 56-year history. Doubt NFT through which it acquired any of Dash’s having taken 46 weeks to reach the apex. It out- sale, butOn the all-genreDash claims Billboard that the200, press Southside release ar- privileged information.” paces the 30-week climb of “Here Tonight.” rives at No. 5, awarding Hunt his second top 10 StreamingOn , “Catch”Giant pushes 7-5 for HUNT YOUNG afterfor the the since-cancelled No. 3-peaking Montevallo auction. was incor- Spiro also accuses Dash of lying about his a new high. rect.Hunt Dash first says released that thewhat EPX2C he was, which actually debuted at - original intention to sell his ownership of Gaana with $40 andtempting peaked to at sell No. as 5 anon NFTTop Country was his Albumsone-third in Augustthe label,2014. notFollowing the album COMBS— “That’s ‘DOES’ obviously IT AGAIN Luke Combs’ “Does to Me” (River House/Columbia Montevalloownership, Betweenof Roc-A-Fella, the Pines: which Acoustic he Mixtapesays starteda lie,” at heits No.writes 7 high — andin claimsNashville), that featuringthe label Eric ChurchMillion, ascends 11-8 inon Country New Airplay, up 10% to NovemberJay-Z tried 2015. to buy at a low price in March “is not currently asking 24.7the Courtmillion to in prevent audience. The song is Combs’ eighth straight career-opening Montevallo produced five singles, four of which hit the pinnacle of Country top 10, following a record run of seven consecutive out-of-the-gate, properly Airplay:(and suggests “Leave thatthe Night the lawsuit On,” “Take was Your Jay-Z’s Time,” “HouseDash Party” from andselling “Make his interestpromoted in the No. com 1 singles.- Debt Funding Youform Miss of revenge).Me.” “Break Up in a Small Town” peaked at No.pany; 2. that’s a fight for anotherChurch day.” adds his 15th top 10. HuntAs such, co-penned Dash writes all 12 songs that he on onlySouthside opposes, including Dash “Body is Likecurrently a Back set to make his argu- BY GLENN PEOPLES Road,”the portion which of was the released motion in “which 2017. The can smash be hit ruledment Country in a court Airplay hearing for THATon the TOOK morning QUITE of ‘A FEW’ MONTHS Travis Denning shatters the record for threeread weeksas precluding and the airplay-, me from streaming- disposing and of sales-based my July Hot 1. ButCountry Spiro Songs is requesting the most that weeks the itcourt has taken to penetratendian thestreaming Country service Gaana has Airplay top 10 as “After chart for a then-record 34 frames. It now ranks second only to and a Few” (Mercury Nashville) climbs 12-10 in its 57th week, up 4% to 21.4 mil - Floridaone-third Georgia interest Line in’s “MeantRAF (i.e., to Be” my (50 shares weeks in atop theenter latter the list preliminary in 2017-18). injunctionlion in radio to reach. prevent raised $40 million in debt funding RAF)“Downtown’s as there is Dead,” no basis which in fact,is also or on law, the tonew set, reachedDash from Nos. selling 14 and Reasonable15 The Doubtsong surpasses copy- two tracks thatfrom took Tencent, 50 weeks the each Chinese to enter tech the gianttop 10: onpreclude Hot Country me from Songs selling and Country [...] this Airplay, property respectively, rights in June as an 2018. NFT without “Kin- Easton a hearing, Corbin since’s “A Girl Like You,”that which owns reached 20% No.of Universal 10 in January Music 2018 be- folks”interest led of Country which Airplay I solely on own.” Feb. 29, becoming Hunt’sDash seventh already No. conceded 1. It hit tofore this peaking ruling at No.in his 6 that February,IGroup. Gaana, and Aaron which Watson is also’s “Outta backed Style,” by The which No. 3 on Hot Country Songs. achieved its No. 10 high in December 2017. Spiro — who has also represented Meek June 25 letter. , the digital arm of Latest single “Hard to Forget” jumps 17-9 on Hot Country Songs. It’s his “After” is Denning’s second Country Airplay entry. “David Ashley Parker Mill, 21 Savage and Bobby Shmurda — Over email, Dash’s attorney Natraj S. , also 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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passed a resolution to increase its commer- Clark, among others, enthusiastically com- lishing companies increasingly took on that cial borrowing ceiling in order to get funds mitting more permanently to JWS following role. The average executive in that position from Tencent Cloud Europe, according to an initial trial period. can successfully manage nine or 10 song- a report at Entracker. “He’s taking this very seriously,” says writers, says Williams, though writers who Gaana previously raised $51 million in Williams. “He’s doing two or three writes want more individual attention — or who debt funding in September 2020 — $41 mil- a week, and has been for the last couple of want to break into writing circles outside lion from Tencent and $10 million from The months, and the songs we’re getting — I their own publisher’s wheelhouse — can Times Internet — and $115 million through just could not be more excited and pleased turn to a manager to provide additional op- an equity sale to Tencent in February 2018. with what I’m hearing because they’re all portunities. Gaana leads the Indian music streaming compelling.” “They’re getting another partner on market with 185 million monthly users, as The emergence of managers for songwrit- board,” says LP Creative Management of August 2020. Other rivals include Jio- ers and/or producers is a fairly new devel- owner LeAnn Phelan. “I would look at a Saavn, formed by the 2018 merger of opment in Music City, though it’s de rigeur person who has a writer manager as a real Jio and Saavn, at the time the two larg- in many other music capitals, particularly value because they’re bringing along some- est streaming competitors in India. Jio- . A writer manager typically one who’s doing [extra] work.” Saavn CEO Rishi Malhotra told Bill- works in tandem with a publisher, providing Phelan and Chris Oglesby, who is now board in March 2020 that the service had additional channels to establish cowriting senior vp creative at BMG Music Nashville, between 100 and 200 million monthly assignments and pitch songs. The producer were the first writer managers in Music users. is a latecomer to India, hav- manager facilitates creative relationships, City. Rohan Kohli, now a Warner Music ing launched there in Dec. 2018. which often include both production and Nashville director A&R, established himself cowriting. Managers typically handle the on Music Row as a writer manager last awkward financial details that, in worst-case decade. Vince Gill Shines a scenarios, can damage creative relation- Many publishers were skeptical of the ships. need — some still are — though the role Light On Growing “Any time that I spend on the business does not eat into their profits. In the typical side of it distracts from my creative side, agreement, the manager gets a percent- Management stuff that I want to do,” says Martin John- age of the writer’s income on songs from son, the former Boys Like Girls frontman assignments the manager helped arrange. Sector In Nashville who cowrote and coproduced the Elle King/ The manager makes no financial invest- Miranda Lambert collaboration “Drunk ment, which allows easy entry into the BY TOM ROLAND (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home).” “The kid role, though the executive also makes no looking in the mirror being like, ‘I’m going income unless the partnership yields royal- hen Jody Williams Songs to be a fucking rock star,’ that kid doesn’t ties. One of Phelan’s former clients, Jimmy announced the signing send emails about his producer fee and Robbins (“Sure Be Cool If You Did,” “We of Vince Gill to a song- points. He doesn’t know what the hell points Were”), earned eight country hits in a four- writer management deal are. He doesn’t know what his writer’s share year run fueled in part by her connections, onW June 15, it raised plenty of eyebrows versus his pub share are. He wants some- providing an impressive template in the in Nashville’s publishing community and body else to deal with that .” right situation. perhaps signaled a heightened level of ac- As more from other markets “I don’t think everybody needs one,” ceptance for a relatively new concept in the have set their sights on Nashville as a place says Madfun Entertainment founder Alicia city’s music publishing business. to work and/or live, writer/producer man- Pruitt, who represents songwriter/pro- Gill, who continues to be managed as agers have become a more familiar entity, ducer Brock Berryhill (“Homesick,” “What an artist by Larry Fitzgerald, has histori- particularly since songs are increasingly Happens in a Small Town”) in partnership cally owned his own publishing. But under written by groups of three or more compos- with Red Light Management. “It all has to the new partnership, JWS founder Jody ers, complicating schedules. The setting be kind of around that connection of two Williams and creative director Nina Jen- usually includes a producer — often called a people that have already had a lot of success kins will oversee Gill’s writing datebook, “track guy” or “track girl” — who develops together, or they can see what would be in it. focused on both the appropriate volume and sounds on the spot that may end up on the You have to bring the added value.” the right co-writers for Gill’s talents and final recording. Some of that value is the ability to con- goals. Since the start of the arrangement in Just 20 years ago, Music City songwriters nect Nashville writers with figures beyond the spring, the Country Music Hall of Fame usually set their own writing schedules, but Music Row. 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counts its 3-year-old Nashville branch details to someone else. No. 68, “Jealousy, Jealousy” (peaked at No. among six offices from around the globe that That management niche seems to be 24) represent over 100 songwriters. growing, though it may never reach the No. 77, “Enough for You” (peaked at No. 14) Music City’s dedication to its writers prominence in Nashville that it has in other (The LP’s “1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back” is part of what attracted Milk & Honey to music cities. departs the chart, after reaching No. 19, town in the first place, but that reverence for “Right now, I don’t see that there’s going while “Hope Ur OK” exited a week earlier, writers also means those creators are better to be twice as many this time next year,” says after hitting No. 29.) served, particularly at a personal and/or Williams. “It might grow a little bit, but I Among other Artist 100 chart moves, Tay- emotional level, than in other music centers. don’t see it overtaking the norm.” lor Swift jumps 14-5. On June 18, she an- “No other music city in the world is like This article first appeared in the weekly nounced that her next re-recorded al- Nashville,” says Shelby Yoder, who heads Billboard Country Update newsletter. bum, Red (Taylor’s Version), will be released Milk & Honey’s Nashville division. “You Click here to subscribe for free. Nov. 19. The original Red, released in 2012, can look at L.A., what’s left of New York, re-enters the at No. 93, up London, Sydney, — Nashville is very 87% to 10,000 equivalent album units different. No one celebrates songwriters the Olivia Rodrigo earned in the June 18-24 tracking week. way that we do, no one has the No. 1 parties Plus, Bo Burnham debuts at No. 99 on the or all of these accolades that we do specifi- Rules Artist 100 Artist 100 thanks to Inside (The Songs), the cally for songwriters.” soundtrack to his new Netflix special Bo Still, as the business has grown more For Fourth Week, Burnham: Inside. The album places at No. 9 complex, writers and producers are often on the Billboard 200 with 30,000 units, after looking to advance their reach. Triple 8 reaching No. 7 a week earlier. It tops the manager Alena Moran encouraged her com- Comedy Albums chart for a third week. pany to dip its toe into the water, and it cur- Surges After ‘Red’ The Artist 100 measures artist activity rently represents five songwriter/producers, across key metrics of music consumption, including Johnson, Jon Randall (Parker Mc- Re-Recording blending album and track sales, radio air- Collum, Chase Bryant) and Luke Dick (Lam- play, streaming and fan interac- bert, Kip Moore). The company expects to Announcement tion to provide a weekly multi-dimensional grow in that sector “when we find we have ranking of artist popularity. a good fit and the proper bandwidth,” says BY XANDER ZELLNER For all chart news, you can follow @bill- Triple 8 owner George Couri. board and @billboardcharts on both By providing a sounding board, running livia Rodrigo notches her fourth and . clients’ schedules and negotiating rates, the week at No. 1 on the Billboard manager is in a position to handle difficult Artist 100 chart (dated July 3), situations, when necessary, allowing the thanks to the continued success Maroon 5 Adds writer/producer to flourish in the most Oof her debut album, Sour. positive ways. The set returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Record-Extending “The hardest part of management and the 200 for a second week on top, with 105,000 thing I had to get so used to at the begin- equivalent album units earned, according 15th No. 1 on Adult ning was telling people no and not giving to MRC Data. Meanwhile, nine of Sour’s 11 people what they wanted,” says Triple 8 tracks place on the Billboard Hot 100, led by Pop Airplay Chart manager Mark Noel. “That’s why, especially former No. 1 “Good 4 U” at No. 2. in creative relationships, having structure Here’s a look at all of Rodrigo’s entries on With ‘Beautiful like that is so beneficial because they get to the latest Hot 100: focus on their art and being creative while Rank, Title Mistakes’ we get to focus on their business, and they No. 2, “Good 4 U” (peaked at No. 1, one feel taken care of.” week) BY GARY TRUST Gill’s signing with JWS has made Nash- No. 9, “Deja Vu” (peaked at No. 3) ville’s creative community eye the writer/ No. 23, “Drivers License” (peaked at No. 1, aroon 5 notches its record- producer manager more closely. The writers eight weeks) extending 15th leader on Bill- most likely to benefit are those who want to No. 28, “Traitor” (peaked at No. 9) board’s Adult Pop Air- expand their circles in other genres or cities, No. 42, “Happier” (peaked at No. 15) play radio chart as “Beautiful receive more personal service or own their No. 47, “Favorite Crime” (peaked at No. 16) MMistakes,” featuring , creative work and hand off the business No. 54, “Brutal” (peaked at No. 12) rises from No. 2 to No. 1 on the list dated WE’RE BACK, LIVE IN MIAMI

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July 3. Airplay chart, as “Darkness Settles In” rises The -led band first topped 2-1 on the July 3-dated survey. Songtradr the chart with “This Love” in April 2004 “Darkness” gives FFDP seven No. 1s in and had most recently reigned for 14 as many visits, dating to the reign of “Sham Launches Global weeks in December 2019-March 2020 with Pain” for a week in August 2018. It follows “Memories.” “Living the Dream,” which led for a week Creative Division Maroon 5 also adds its record-padding this February. 101st cumulative week at No. 1 on Adult The band equals the seven-song lucky Led by Amanda Pop Airplay. That’s almost the double the streak of No. 1s previously accomplished runner-up sum (’s 54), only by Disturbed from August 2015 (“The Schupf dating to the chart’s first appearance in Bill- Vengeful One”) through September 2019 board magazine in March 1996. (“No More”). Its run concluded when “Hold BY CHRIS EGGERTSEN Most Adult Pop Airplay No. 1s On to Memories” peaked at No. 3 in April 15, Maroon 5 2020. usic licensing marketplace 10, P!nk Five Finger Death now boasts 11 Songtradr has established a 8, total No. 1s on Airplay, brand-new global creative 8, Taylor Swift dating to its first, “Coming Down,” in Sep- division and tapped music 6, tember 2012. The band ties Godsmack for Mindustry vet Amanda Schupf to lead it, Bill- 5, the fourth-most leaders since the chart board has learned. In addition, John But- 5, began in 1981. ler has been hired as the company’s head of 5, Most No. 1s, Mainstream Rock Airplay music programming and curation. “,” which concurrently 16, Songtradr’s global creative division will hits a new No. 13 high on the all-genre, 15, work with artists, labels, music catalogs and multi-metric Billboard Hot 100, is from 13, Van Halen rights holders to secure access to music for Maroon 5’s new album Jordi, which a week 11, Five Finger Death Punch the company’s music subscription products, earlier launched at No. 8 on the Billboard 11, Godsmack which provide sync products to busi- 200, becoming the band’s seventh top 10 set. 10, Disturbed nesses as well as cleared music for content The LP also includes the 10, Foo Fighters creators. The division will comprise three and YG remix of “Memories,” as well as the 10, sectors: artist and label services; music original mix on its deluxe edition; “Nobody’s 10, Tom Petty (solo and with the Heart- programming and curation; and Songtradr’s Love,” which reached No. 7 on Adult Pop breakers) original music initiative. Airplay last September; and “Lost,” Maroon 9, In her new role as senior vp of global 5’s newest radio single. Concurrently, “Darkness” leaps 17-12 on creative, Schupf will establish and lead the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Songtradr’s global creative strategy across chart with 2.8 million the company’s product ecosystem, with an Five Finger audience impressions, up 14%, according to emphasis on hiring, developing and over- MRC Data. seeing creative teams. The music industry Death Punch It’s the fourth single from F8, the band’s veteran previously held A&R management eighth studio LP. It debuted at No. 1 on the positions at Imagem (now Concord) and Ties Record With Albums chart in March 2020 and Ingrooves Music Publishing before start- has earned 325,000 equivalent album units ing her own boutique music management Seventh Straight since its release. company, MAX, in 2018. She has worked with artists including , Mark Mainstream Rock Ronson, and Swizz Beatz, among others. Airplay No. 1 Butler will develop programming strate- gies in an effort to expand the adoption of BY KEVIN RUTHERFORD Songtradr products such as Pretzel, which provides stream-safe music for livestream- ive Finger Death Punch match- ers. Before joining Songtradr, the 25-year es Disturbed for the most music industry player worked as a global consecutive No. 1s in the history lead at Spotify. Prior to that, F of Billboard’s Mainstream Rock he was vp of promotion at Curb Records, Page 12 of 14

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where he oversaw successful genre cross- “Fancy” posts a second week atop Coun- over campaigns for artists including Tim Cole Swindell, try Digital Song Sales, after debuting atop McGraw, Hank Williams III, Wynon- the June 26 survey, granting Hayes his first na and LeAnn Rimes. Walker Hayes leader. It rises 4-2 on the all-genre Digital “Amanda’s experience, network and Song Sales chart. entrepreneurial spirit impressed us from the Add New Top 10s The song first drew buzz on TikTok, start, making her the perfect person to take where Hayes boasts over 575,000 followers, on this role as we pioneer a fair model for on Hot Country after he posted multiple videos dancing to music used by content creators and busi- the song with his kids. He added three more nesses.” said Paul Wiltshire, CEO of Song- Songs Chart clips in the latest tracking week. tradr, in a statement. “We’re thrilled that “Fancy” is from Hayes’ EP Country Stuff, she’s brought on John Butler to lead music BY JIM ASKER released June 4. The six-song set arrives programming and curation. His vast knowl- on at No. 26 with edge of music, ability to elevate our data ole Swindell banks his 10th top 7,000 equivalent album units earned, up strategy and his understanding of our users’ 10 hit on Billboard’s airplay-, 141%. It’s his third entry, and first since the needs make him a great fit for the role.” sales- and streaming-based Hot No. 6-peaking Boom. in 2017-18. “There is nothing better than joining Country Songs chart as “Single LUKE LEADS AGAIN Luke Combs’ a growing company at a vital time in our CSaturday Night” pushes 11-9 on the July “Forever After All” dominates Hot Country industry,” said Schupf. “Songtradr’s for- 3-dated survey. Songs for a ninth week and Country Airplay ward-thinking technology is disrupting the The song by the Bronwood, Ga., na- for a fifth frame (34.4 million, down 5%). licensing landscape by removing barriers for tive gained by 5% to 27.4 million audience The song is the 50th to top Country rights holders and giving them direct access impressions in the week ending June 27, Airplay for at least five weeks, dating to the to opportunities and new layers of revenue.” according to MRC Data, and holds at its No. chart’s 1990 inception. Among 866 total No. “Songtradr has quickly become the larg- 4 high on Country Airplay. It also drew 4.1 1s, only 6% of all leaders have led for five est, most all encompassing music mar- million U.S. streams and sold 1,800 down- weeks or more. ketplace in the world,” Butler added. “I’m loads in the week ending June 24. Of Combs’ 11 Country Airplay No. 1s, looking forward to joining the growing “Single” was written by Swindell, Ashley “Forever” is the fourth to lead for five weeks global team and building out our products Gorley, Hardy and Mark Holman. or more, following “Better Together” (five, further with access to high quality music Swindell, who once worked the merch beginning in January), “Even Though I’m and notable artists.” table for Luke Bryan before writing hits for Leaving” (five, starting in November 2019) Today’s news follows last week’s an- other artists — including Bryan’s “Roller and “Beautiful Crazy” (seven weeks, starting nouncement that Songtradr had com- Coaster,” which led Country Airplay and in March 2019). pleted a $50M Series D funding round reached No. 5 on Hot Country Songs in 2014 Ahead of Combs, Tim McGraw has from Australia-based institutional investors — adds his 10th top 10 on the latter list as an charted a record seven No. 1s that have Regal, Aware Super, Perennial, Argo and artist among 21 appearances. He last hit the reigned for at least four weeks each, fol- Greencape and a follow-on investment upper tier with “Love You Too Late,” which lowed by Kenny Chesney and Toby Keith, from Richard White, the founder and CEO reached No. 7 in November 2019. The song each with six. of Wisetech Global. The latest investment became his fifth and most recent Country ‘OLD SCHOOL,’ NEW BEST Toby Keith brought the company’s total funding to Airplay leader the same month. achieves his highest career debut on Coun- north of $100 million to date, valuing Song- Swindell’s run of Hot Country Songs top try Airplay, as “Old School” blasts in at No. tradr at more than $300 million. 10s started with his first entry, “Chillin’ 25. The song, written by Ryan Hurd, Maren Since completing its $30 million Series C It,” which topped the tally for two weeks Morris and Brett Tyler, drew 5.1 million funding round in Aug. 2020, Songtradr has in March 2014, becoming his first of two audience impressions in its first three days. built out its portfolio with acquisitions in- leaders. “You Should Be Here” ruled for four It was released June 25 and received hourly cluding creative music agency MassiveMusic, weeks starting in March 2016. plays on participating iHeartMedia stations Cuesongs, Song Zu, Pretzel and Tunefind. EVEN FANCIER Walker Hayes’ “Fancy that day. Headquartered in Los Angeles and with Like” blasts 37-10 on Hot Country Songs, The song surpasses Keith’s prior best offices in Europe and the Asia-Pacific as the song surged by 429% to 4.7 million Country Airplay entrance, made when region, Songtradr connects its over 600,000 streams and 122% to 22,800 sold in the “Drinks After Work” launched at No. 26 in artists, songwriters and music rights owners tracking week. June 2013. He now boasts 77 entries on the to a B2B marketplace that caters to such Hayes achieves second Hot Country Songs chart, including 42 top 10s, with 20 having clients as Disney, Netflix, Apple, Coca-Cola, top 10 among four appearances. “You Broke hit No. 1. Amazon and . Up With Me” reached No. 8 in February 2018. “Old School” is the from Page 13 of 14

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Keith’s LP due this fall. Known for his fiery said of Boris Johnson’s administration. interview, was that the trade pact has called patriotism, he’ll release “Happy Birthday “We’ve got used to governments — especial- for touring musicians and their teams to America,” which he solo-authored, July 1. ly the British government — just telling us have separate visas to travel in and out of the lies every day, and I don’t feel OK with that.” 27 EU member states for performances. In John went on to highlight the discrepancy response, the open letter asked for “paper- Calls in how the country’s fishing industry was work-free travel in Europe for British artists prioritized over the entertainment industry, and their equipment.” U.K. Government which brings in far more for the economy “I know I’m lucky that the issues with annually. touring now don’t affect me one iota because ‘Philistines’ Over “What makes me crazy is that the enter- I can afford it, but that doesn’t matter — it tainment business brings in £111bn a year to affects 99 percent of everyone else,” John Post-Brexit this country and we were just tossed away,” said. “It drives me crazy, so I’m on a mission John told the New Review. “The fishing in- and I don’t care who I offend. I really don’t!” Touring Issues dustry — which they still fucked up — brings This article originally appeared in THR. in £1.4bn. And I’m all for the fishermen, but com. BY ABBEY WHITE we’re talking about over a hundred billion pounds of difference here, and we weren’t lton John is once again blasting the even thought about.” H.E.R., U.K.’s handling of the multi-billion- That’s because, John charged, “the arts: dollar touring industry, declaring they don’t matter” to the U.K. government. and Isley Brothers “the government are philistines” Earlier this month, John posted a state- Efor their lack of support when it comes to the ment on the issue to his Instagram, in which to Headline country’s artists and entertainers. he described the situation as a “looming In a Sunday interview with the Observer catastrophe and mentioned his conversation Atlanta’s ONE New Review, the iconic artist said he was with Lord Frost. “livid” about how things have shaped up “I want to be clear that the issues of visa- Musicfest post-Brexit. free and permit-free touring aren’t about the Speaking about the U.K. ministers, John impact on me, and artists who tour arenas BY DAVE BROOKS said, “they made no provision for the enter- and stadiums,” he wrote. tainment business, and not just for musi- “If I had faced the financial and logistical he lineup for ONE Musicfest, the cians, actors and directors, but for the obstacles facing young musicians now when Southeast’s largest 2-day urban crews, the dancers, the people who earn a I started out, I’d never have had the oppor- progressive music festival, was living by going to Europe.” tunity to build the foundations of my career announced today with headlin- John noted that artists like him “can and I very much doubt I would be where I Ters H.E.R., Lil Wayne and the Isley Broth- afford to go to Europe” because they can am today,” he continued. ers leading off the Atlanta, 50,000-person pay for teams to focus on all the forms and The statement was read to MPs during destination festival. Live Nation Urban has individual visas now required thanks to the a hearing by the Digital, Culture, Media partnered with ONE Musicfest to produce post-Brexit trade pact. But for younger or (DCMS) and Sport Committee, which was the event. lesser-known artists, who have already been focused on EU visa arrangements for people “ONE Musicfest is extremely excited to struggling following the shutdown of the working across the country’s arts and enter- be back this fall with a live festival in part- touring industry due to the pandemic, the tainment industry before John shared it to nership with Live Nation Urban,” says ONE system is actively working against them. his personal social media. Musicfest founder Jason J. Carter. “ONE “We’ve been talking to Lord Strasburger In January, Elton was also among 100 Musicfest is one of the most important about it, and we’ve been talking to Lord British musicians who signed an open letter cultural festivals in the nation, located in the Frost, but we didn’t really get anywhere calling out Johnson and his administra- epicenter of Black Culture, Atlanta, GA. The with him,” John said. “It’s a nightmare. tion’s handling of the post-Brexit trade pact. partnership with Live Nation Urban allows To young people just starting a career, it’s Among the issues addressed were the extra us to give the culture the amplified platform crucifying.” costs associated with touring that make it that it deserves. ONE Musicfest 2021 will be Much of the ’s ire was due to those “unviable,” “especially for young emerging historic!” failed attempts at lobbying members of the musicians who are already struggling to Shawn Gee, Live Nation Urban chief U.K. government on behalf of the arts and keep their heads above water owing to the executive, tells Billboard: “We are excited to entertainment industry. COVID ban on live music.” add One Musicfest to our portfolio of festi- “The government are philistines,” John A main concern, which John noted in his vals and events. Investing in black entrepre- Page 14 of 14

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neurs in the live music space is a core tenant “We’re so excited to kick off summer appearance in the U.K. Top 40 with Hell- of Live Nation Urban and J Carter and his with these Solstice in the City live con- bound (Earache), new at No. 8, while British team have done and amazing job building certs,” says Matt McDonagh, vp of global metal giants Motorhead’s chart-leading OMF into one of the biggest celebrations of commercial partnerships at Sofar Sounds. live album from 1981, No Sleep ‘Til Hammer- black culture in the world. We will provide “Thanks to the support of Stella Artois, smith (Sanctuary), could vault to the Top the capital and infrastructure to further fuel we’re delighted to showcase maye and Elena 10 following its 40th anniversary reissue. It his vision and allow him to continue to build Rose, reopen Sofar Sounds experiences in arrives at No. 10. this very important and impactful brand!” cities like Miami for the first time since Over in the singles chart race, Ed The 2021 event will take place Oct. 9-10 the pandemic and host some of our largest Sheeran remains on track for a tenth No. 1 at Centennial Olympic Park. Tickets are outdoor gatherings in New York and Los as “Bad Habits” (Asylum) leads the Official on sale now. A complete lineup is available Angeles this year.” Chart Update, ahead of Olivia Rodrigo’s below. “Good 4 U” (Geffen) and The Week- nd’s “Save Your Tears” (/ Jack Savoretti XO), respectively. Elena Rose & The Official U.K. Singles and Albums Looks to Depose Charts are published late Friday, local time. Maye to Headline Olivia Rodrigo on Sofar Sounds’ U.K. Albums Chart 2021 ‘Solstice In The City’ BY LARS BRANDLE he U.K. is no longer part of the BY DAVE BROOKS European Union, though the Brits are very much in love with Jack ofar Sounds, an online platform for Savoretti’s Europiana. organizing gigs at small and often TThe British troubadour’s seventh album is unusual spaces, is launching one heading towards the summit of the Official of its first branded post-pandemic U.K. Albums Chart, for what would be his Sevents — Solstice In The City, a three-city second No. 1, and his first with EMI. concert series in Los Angeles, Miami and Europiana leads the Official Chart New York. Update, opening up an advantage of 8,000 Each outdoor Solstice in the City concert chart sales on Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour (Gef- will feature a headliner with support from fen), which dips 1-2. independent local artists from the Sofar Europiana accumulates the most physical Sounds community. sales and downloads over the weekend, and singer maye (“Tú,” “My Love”) should give Savoretti his fourth consecutive will lead the kickoff concert in L.A. on Top 10, the OCC reports. July 25. A to-be-announced headliner will Meanwhile, Tyler, The Creator enjoys perform in New York on Aug. 14, while Ven- a solid start with his sixth record Call Me ezuelan singer/songwriter Elena Rose will If You Get Lost (Columbia). It’s new a No. 3 close out the series in Miami on Aug. 21. and is on track for the U.S. hip-hop art- Solstice in the City will also serve as the ist’s highest-charting album ever in the launch pad for Stella Artois Solstice Lager U.K., outpacing the No. 4 best of his 2019 and each tour stop will take place at an out- album Igor. door venue. Tickets to attend each show Doja Cat could snag her first Top 10 are free and available to anyone 21 and older. with (Ministry of Sound), which Content from the series, produced by starts at No. 4 on the chart blast, while alt- award-winning creative agency CTRL5 and rock artist John Grant’s latest, Boy From directed by Owen Brown, will debut on Michigan (Bella Union), is new at No. 5. Sofar Sounds’ YouTube channel following Further down the list, Anaheim rock each performance. outfit is targeting a first-ever