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in the works L Label M Management B Booking Agent One Direction Marco Antonio Solís Cher Lloyd TBD GRACIAS POR ESTAR AQUI TBD Syco/Columbia Universal Music Latino Epic Records Richard Griffiths, Harry D Hector Villalobos Craig Logan, Logan Magee and Will Bloomfield, Media Entertainment Modest! Management After almost a lifetime with predomi- The Agency Group (U.K. , Creative Artists Agency nantly regional Mexican label Fonovi- international), William Morris sa, Solís will now release his music on Endeavor (North America, Australia) After releasing two No. 1 full-lengths, Up sister label Universal Music Latino. All Night and Take Me Home, in the United The switch is a nod to Gracias Por Lloyd’s Sticks + Stones hit stateside States in 2012, One Direction will return Estar Aqui, a set of new pop material stores last October, but the 20-year- with its third album before the end of the written and produced by Solís. One old’s debut had been released a year year, according to Columbia. The still-un- of the biggest stars in Latin music and earlier overseas, after she f nished titled ef ort is led by the single “Best Song one of its most prolif c songwriters, fourth on the U.K. edition of “The Ever,” which features more streamlined Solís has long recorded both pop and X Factor” in 2010. Accordingly, the rock production and bestowed the boy regional Mexican fare. Here, he goes “Want U Back” singer’s follow-up— band with its best Billboard Hot 100 po- full pop romance. First single “Tres which will likely include the single sition to date by blasting to a No. 2 debut. Semanas” debuted Aug. 17 at No. 43 “I Wish,” featuring T.I.—will of er a Whenever One Direction’s next LP arrives, on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart. more mature version of her bubble- the release will fall comfortably between It re-entered the chart last week at No. gum sound. “I’ve really opened up,” the premiere of the group’s recent 3-D f lm, 40 and holds this week. Solís is in the Marco Lloyd says. “I’ve written songs about “One Direction: This Is Us,” and its 2014 middle of a U.S. tour that wraps Sept. Antonio things people wouldn’t dream of Solís stadium tour, set to begin next April. 22 in San Jose, Calif. knowing about me. It’s a big step and I’m kind of nervous to let people listen to it, because they’re going to know a lot more about me.’’ “Seasonality is important for us with our “With a fourth-quarter release, you’re actually Latin artists. Yes, end-of-year sales are setting the tone for Q1. We’re very cognizant Britney Spears important. Yes, Valentine’s Day sales are of that. You have a thrust of momentum so TBD important. Yes, Mother’s Day sales are what we’re doing today af ects 2014. The RCA important. But do you know what is more fourth quarter is about establishing artists important? That you have a hit.” who are going to sell albums.” Charlie Walk, Larry Rudolph and Adam Leber, Luis Estrada, managing director, Universal executive VP, Republic Records Reign Deer Management Music Latino 0 Rob Light and Jeffrey Azoff, “Music is still a very popular gift. You still see Creative Artists Agency “If you are a superstar, you will never sell more tremendous spikes in Q4, typically around than in that two-month period. It would take bigger releases. But you also have to be really Before Spears hit the you six or seven months to sell that same careful. If you release something in Q4, you studio for album No. amount, so yeah, it’s still worthy of it. Now if have to have a solid campaign to cut through BRITNEY, 8, executive producer you are a baby artist, you will get lost in that the noise.” Jason Feinberg, VP of digital BITCH! traf ic, so it’s not worth spending the money.” marketing strategy, Epitaph/Anti- Records Will.i.am wanted to Cindy Mabe, senior VP of marketing, “go to lunch for two Universal Music Group Nashville “Typically here we try to stay away from months” to get an intimate sense of releasing things in December. We’re not where her life is right now. The results “I don’t think we hold of on pushing [out] dealing with the same kinds of consumers will likely appear before the holidays, Are fall and albums in the fourth quarter. It’s important that maybe the majors are, so we don’t put as f rst single “All Eyes on Me” is to put a record out when it’s ready just based our top records there. It’s not a priority.” prepped for a mid-September release. fourth-quarter on the single being at a point where it’s Pablo Douzouglou, director of marketing, maximized on radio, the intensity of the heat Beggars Group Having the extra insight into Spears’ on a street level and club level.” personal life means Will.i.am could sales still big Chris Atlas, senior VP of marketing, Island say to songwriters, “‘Actually, we can’t Def Jam have this song. Yes, we want dance enough to songs but that’s a little too dark.’ I want it to f t with the emotions. I’m really ex- Fourth -Quarter Album Sales As Percentage Of Annual Sales units) justify holding cited about that and honored that she trusts me. I don’t want to let her down,” oﬀ releases? In the last decade, fourth-quarter album sales have decreased as a percentage of total annual sales, but it's still the favored period for big releases. he told Billboard in May. Why risk 1000m 32.1% 35.1% Reporting by Judy Cantor-Navas, Keith getting lost in soom 33.0% 33.2% Caulf eld, Ed Christman, Leila Cobo, 32.6% Alex Gale, Phil Gallo, Andrew Hampp, the shuﬄ e of 600m 30.5% Jessica Letkemann, Jason Lipshutz, Kerri 31.8% 32.2 30.9% Mason, Gail Mitchell, Evie Nagy, Alex the Q4 release 400m 30.9% Pham, Deborah Evans Price, Erika onslaught? Ramirez, Tom Roland, Reggie Ugwu, Ray 200m Waddell, Brad Wete, Emily White, Nick SOLÍS: UMLE/UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO Williams and Emily Zemler. 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 I2008 2009 2010 201112012 0%Source: Nielsen SoundScan SEPTEMBER 7, 2013 | WWW.BILLBOARD.BIZ 33.

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