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• K- New Music Again as a Frontline Label Festival in LA Postponed Over BY RICHARD SMIRKE Coronavirus Fears

• Bob Iger Leaving Chrysalis Records, one of the U.K.’s seminal indepen- throughout the ‘70s and ‘80s, including Jethro Tull, Disney, Bob Chapek dent labels, is to be relaunched as a frontline label, , Blondie, Pat Benatar, and Named New CEO releasing new music for the first time in more than the News, , , Sinead O’Connor, two decades. and numerous others. • FBI Indicts Man for The -based label’s first signing is Brit The label was sold to EMI in 1991 who continued Ticketfly Hack That Compromised 27M Award-winning British singer- Laura Mar- to run it as a standalone imprint, achieving huge do- Accounts ling, formerly of Virgin EMI, whose last , 2017’s mestic success with British pop star , Semper Femina, was released independently through before being folded into EMI Records. • AIRE Radio Kobalt’s label services division. Lascelles’ first reign at Chrysalis ran from 1994 to Networks Signs J Alvarez to Newly- Her first album for the newly reborn Chrysalis 2011, when it was sold to BMG. Warner subsequently Created Marketing Records will be released later this year in partnership bought the business as part of the deal for Platform, Artistas360 with Partisan Records as a co-branded global release. Records. Lascelles and ’s Blue Raincoat Further signings will be announced in the coming Music company acquired the mothballed label in • Ryman Hospitality’s months, Chrysalis CEO tells Bill- 2016, returning it to independent ownership. Revenue From Jeremy Lascelles Country Music board. Since then, its owners focus has been on tidying Properties Jumped “There’s no question in our minds that this is the Chrysalis’ vast catalog, but the intention was always 24% in 2019 right moment to bring Chrysalis back,” he says. “I’ve to one day relaunch it as a frontline , says frequently praised Laura as being the most important Lascelles. BILLBOARD 200 PAGE 14 artist of her generation and I believe that to be the The decision to partner with fellow indie label case. We couldn’t have wished to be involved with a Partisan Records on signing was born more brilliant artist.” out of the two companies achieving international Formed in 1968 by Chris Wright and Terry El- success with Cigarettes After Sex, who are signed to lis, Chrysalis Records helped break and develop the Partisan and managed by Blue Raincoat Music. Other international careers of a host of big-selling artists (continued) Republic_05_022920.indd 1 2/21/20 2:00 PM Page 3 of 14

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artists on Partisan’s roster include IDLES, Lascelles. “But right now it’s very much a the likes of K-pop girl group MOMOLAND, Fontaines D.C., John Grant and the catalog Laura-orientated partnership.” solo singer and former member of Fela Kuti. “Chrysalis is going extremely well in Ha Sungwoon and rock band No Brain, with “We share offices with Partisan and I terms of the revenues it’s producing and the addition of more acts expected in the know how good they are and how well they it feels like we have unblocked the dam coming weeks. work as a team, so I rang [managing direc- that was stopping people discovering and The festival says, “Concert goers can opt tor] Zena White and [founder] Tim Putnam, rediscovering the label’s catalog,” says the for a refund or keep the existing tickets,” said what we were thinking of doing and CEO. “We feel in a good place there now and noting that current tickets “will remain that we’d love to figure out a way that we this feels like a good moment to start putting valid and transferable to the rescheduled can work together,” explains Lascelles. new music out there.” concert date.” “Right in the midst of that, we discovered According to official counts at press that we were both trying to sign Laura Mar- time, the deadly coronavirus outbreak has ling. So at that point we just said, ‘Let’s do K-Pop Music affected 81,000 people and killed at least this one together.’ When we presented that 2,700 worldwide. South Korea is the country idea to Laura’s management, it completely Festival in LA with the second-highest amount of cases captured their imagination.” confirmed, with nearly 1,000 infections to “There is a really strong synergy between Postponed Over date and 10 deaths. The Centers for Disease the brand that we are building [at Partisan] Control and Prevention recommends that and the brand that Chris Wright and Terry Coronavirus Fears travelers avoid all “nonessential” travel to Ellis built back in the day, starting in the South Korea due to the spread of the virus 1960s, and continuing with Jeremy and BY JEFF BENJAMIN there. Robin’s careers,” says White. “The spirit of South Korea’s concerns over the virus what Chrysalis represents creatively are rowing concerns over the spread have affected other K-pop business, with really important values to us at Partisan, so of the coronavirus has led to artists including , and (G) [this partnership] just felt like something the postponement of one of the I-DLE canceling or postponing concerts, that we should absolutely explore.” biggest annual K-pop concerts in tour dates and fan meetings across Asia. Big For the time being, the partnership Gthe U.S. events like the 2020 Korea Music Awards between Chrysalis and Partisan is a one-off The Korea Times Music Festival an- and the 2020 FACT Music Awards (which deal exclusively limited to Laura Marling nounced that its concert scheduled for had BTS, Monsta X, TWICE and more and an as-yet-unnamed associated project April 25 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los An- as confirmed performers) have also been from the singer, but both parties are open to geles “has provisionally been postponed due canceled. collaborating on other artist releases, if the to the increasing uncertainty threat of coro- The effects have also spread to Europe, situation arises. navirus.” The annual musical festival, which with Seventeen canceling the rest of the “The future is the future. We’ll see,” says is in its 18th year, had already announced European and Asian tour dates on their Ode

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to You world tour. The had just in 2005, he has presided over a period of own direct-to-consumer platforms, leading played U.S. arenas like Newark’s Prudential dramatic expansion for the company, lead- to the acquisition of streaming tech provider Center and Los Angeles’s The Forum in ing buys of Pixar for $7.4 billion, Marvel BAMTech in 2017 and the launch of the Dis- January. for $4 billion and Lucasfilm for $4 billion. ney+ platform on Nov. 12 of last year. Since The Korea Times Music Festival post- That strategy, a focus on acquiring franchise its U.S. debut, Disney+ has picked up 28.6 ponement is the latest Stateside Asian music intellectual property, paid off. In 2019 alone, million paid subscribers. event to be affected by the coronavirus after Disney films grossed an unprecedented $13 Iger succession speculation had intensi- the Overpass Music festival in Oak Canyon billion at the global box office, including fied in recent years following the departure Park, California — which featured Malay- seven blockbusters that hit the $1 billion of then-heir apparent COO Thomas Staggs sia’s Yuna, Thailand’s Phum Viphurit, and mark. in April 2016, just over a year after he had DPR Live and iKON’s Mino from Korea — Disney’s market cap was roughly $55 bil- been promoted to the role. Iger then mulled was postponed from March to Sept. 26. lion when Iger took over in 2005, peaked at the idea of running for president in 2017 and Many K-pop acts have plans to play over $260 billion in January, and as of Feb. then, last year, embarked on a media blitz America in 2020, with boy bands NCT 127, 25 sits at $231 billion. And Iger has been one for his memoir The Ride of a Lifetime. Kevin CIX and 1Team, girl group EVERGLOW of the highest-paid CEOs in entertainment, Mayer, chairman of Disney direct-to- and solo singer Changmo all booked for with his compensation package at $47.5 mil- consumer and international, who oversees tours or big shows just next month. lion for the last fiscal year, falling from $65.6 all streaming efforts, was also seen as an million in fiscal 2018. internal candidate for Iger’s CEO role. In March 2019, Iger presided over the “I am incredibly honored and humbled Bob Iger Leaving closing of Disney’s biggest acquisition: the to assume the role of CEO of what I truly $71.3 billion megadeal for Rupert Murdoch’s believe is the greatest company in the world, Disney, Bob Fox assets, including the historic 20th and to lead our exceptionally talented and Century Fox studio, Fox Searchlight, FX dedicated castmembers and employees,” Chapek Named Networks and National Geographic. Months Chapek said. “Bob Iger has built Disney into later, Disney assumed full operational con- the most admired and successful media and New CEO trol over streamer Hulu. (Also on Tuesday, entertainment company, and I have been Disney promoted Hulu chief marketing lucky to enjoy a front-row seat as a member BY ERIK HAYDEN , ALEX WEPRIN officerKelly Campbell to president of the of his leadership team.” streaming service.) Iger added on Tuesday, “I have the utmost t’s the end of an era at The Walt Dis- “The company has gotten larger and more confidence in Bob and look forward to ney Company. complex in the recent 12 months,” Iger told working closely with him over the next 22 The conglomerate said on Tuesday analysts on the call Tuesday. “With the asset months as he assumes this new role and that it is naming Bob Chapek as its base in place, and our strategy essentially delves deeper into Disney’s multifaceted Inext CEO, succeeding Bob Iger immedi- deployed, I felt that I should spend as much global businesses and operations, while I ately. Iger is assuming the role of executive time as possible with the creative side of our continue to focus on the Company’s creative chairman and will lead the board through businesses … because that becomes our big- endeavors.” his contract’s end on Dec. 31, 2021. gest priority in 2021.” Michael Eisner, Iger’s predecessor who Chapek, who has been with the company Iger, who joined Disney in 1996, added ran Disney from 1984 to 2005, wrote on since 1993, has been chairman of Disney that he will spend time dealing with all of Twitter as the news broke that his succes- Parks, Experiences and Products since 2018. Disney’s creative endeavors, including at sor did a “fantastic job” and expanded “the His new contract began on Feb. 24 and ends Hulu and Disney+. “My goal is that when I breadth of the overall company, … orches- on Feb. 28, 2023, with his annual base salary leave here [Chapek] will be just as steeped trating super growth. And he still has his increasing to $2.5 million. Chapek, who will with all matters creative at the company as I hand on the creative rudder for almost two become Disney’s seventh CEO, will report to am today,” Iger said. more years.” Iger and the board of directors. “Bob, I feel very fortunate to be able to This article was originally published by On a call with Wall Street analysts Tues- work closely with you during this transition, The Hollywood Reporter. day, Iger said that the Disney board had and I know I will be able to benefit greatly identified Chapek as his potential successor from your wisdom and expertise,” Chapek “quite some time ago.” Iger added that the said on the call, adding that he will “em- succession plan, “was not accelerated for brace the same strategic pillars” that Iger any particular reason other than we thought championed. the need was now to make this change.” Amid competition from Netflix, Iger Since Iger took over as CEO of Disney prioritized the conglomerate’s efforts on its Page 6 of 14

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passwords were not obtained. Ticketfly’s opportunity to supply the demand for more FBI Indicts Man website was partially down for about a week Latin music content and experiences. It’s an following the hack, which was described as honor to be a part of it.” for Ticketfly a “malicious cyber attack.” AIRE, the official audio network of Span- Ishak allegedly demanded Bitcoin pay- ish Broadcasting System, will also develop Hack That ment from Ticketfly and defaced the compa- and manage all Artistas360 marketing strat- ny’s homepage with a picture of Guy Fawkes egies across Spanish Broadcasting System Compromised and a message reading “Ticketfly HacKeD (SBS) radio stations, AIRE Radio Networks, By IsHaKdZ” and “Your Security Down im LaMusica digital platform and SBS Enter- 27M Accounts not sorry. Next time I will publish database tainment. backstage.” In an interview with Mashable, “The Artistas360 portfolio is rapidly BY DAVE BROOKS Ishak said he had previously warned the growing with some of the biggest names company about security vulnerabilities. in Latin music,” Elisa Torres, executive vp he FBI has indicted Moulak O. Very little is known about Ishak other AIRE Radio Networks, tells Billboard. “Our Ishak for a May 2018 hack that than that he has not been previously ar- objective is to offer a robust list of artists took down Ticketfly’s servers and rested on federal charges. Billboard reached that not only represent a variety of Latin temporarily disabled the infra- out to the U.S. attorney’s office for comment, music genres, but that also share the same Tstructure powering much or the indepen- but did not receive a response at time of values, passions and traditions as Hispanic dent live music industry. publishing. consumers. We launched Artistas360 with Ishak, who is believed to go by the hacker the Queen of , Ivy Queen, and the pseudonym IShAkDz has not been ar- momentum has continued with Zion & Len- rested, according to the Feb. 18 indictment, AIRE Radio nox, J Alvarez — and we are looking forward although a warrant has been issued for his to announcing additional partnerships in arrest. He is being charged with one felony Networks Signs the coming weeks.” count of extortion in relation to damage to a protected computer and one count of J Alvarez to forfeiture. If convicted he faces a maximum Ryman prison term of three years, a $250,000 fine Newly-Created and three years of supervised release. Hospitality’s “We’re pleased to see that the alleged per- Marketing petrator of the malicious attack on Ticketfly Revenue From that occurred in 2018 has been identified Platform, and indicted,” Ticketfly said in a statement. Country Music “We appreciate the efforts of the FBI and Artistas360 the United States Attorney’s Office in their Properties continued pursuit of justice and for seeking BY GRISELDA FLORES closure for all involved.” Jumped 24% in The case is being handled by the FBI’s Alvarez is the latest artist to join San Francisco field office and assistant U.S. AIRE Radio Networks’ Artistas360, a 2019 Attorney Kimberly Hopkins with the U.S. new marketing partnership platform Attorney’s Office in Northern California. that efforts to connect Latin artists of BY GLENN PEOPLES According to the indictment, from May 27 Jall genres with brands for audio, digital and to May 31, 2018, Ishak attempted to “extort live music campaigns and/or event market- he Grand Ole Opry owner’s bet from Ticketfly, money and other things of ing partnerships. on the country lifestyle is paying value” by attacking Ticketfly’s servers. Other Latin urbano stars signed to Ar- off, even though global fears of an The hack came less than a year after tistas360 include Ivy Queen and Zion & uncontained coronavirus is ham- Ticketfly was purchased by Eventbrite Lennox. Tmering its stock. and compromised roughly 27 million “SBS has played a significant role in the Ryman Hospitality’s entertainment accounts. With the help of third-party secu- success of my music career and I’m look- properties, including The Grand Ole Opry rity experts, the company determined that ing forward to our continued collaboration and legendary country radio station WSM, information including names, addresses, through Artistas360,” Alvarez said about had revenue of $183.1 million in 2019, up email addresses and phone numbers were the partnership. “This is a groundbreaking 24.4% from $147.2 million in 2018. Adjusted stolen, but that credit/debit card info and platform that offers artists and brands the operating income — with one-time expenses Page 7 of 14

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removed — grew 53.4% from $37.8 million to The mariachi effort is the first regional $58 million. Alejandro Mexican album to debut at No. 1 on Top As stock markets around the world cra- Latin in over three years. Jenni tered for a second day, Tuesday’s (Feb. 25) Fernandez’s Rivera’s Paloma Negra Desde earnings release mentioned the coronavirus was the last set to achieve the feat in Nov. that is spreading outside and scaring ‘Hecho En México’ 2016 with 4,000 in sales, before Top Latin investors: “A widespread outbreak of coro- Albums flipped from an album sales-only navirus in the United States could adversely Debuts at No. 1 on ranking to a consumption chart. affect our business results and guidance,” Fernández returns to take the crown after it reads. Even though Ryman’s earnings Top Latin Albums almost three years. He last scored a No. 1 in exceeded analysts surveyed by Zacks Equity April 2017 with Rompiendo Fronteras. His Research, its share price dropped 5.7% on Chart last No. 1 debut, however, was in 2014 when Tuesday on top of a 5.8% fall on Monday. Confidencias Reales arrived atop the list with Both declines were on par with other travel- BY PAMELA BUSTIOS a little over 3,000 units. related stocks such as American Airlines Two tracks preceded the new album on and Royal Caribbean Cruises. lejandro Fernández nabs Hot Latin Songs -which blends airplay, dig- Ryman attributes 2019 growth to “the his seventh No. 1 on the Top ital sales and streams. “Caballero,” the set’s continued growth of its Ole Red brand, a Latin Albums chart as Hecho lead single (No. 20 peak) and “Te Olvidé,” partnership with country star Blake Shelton en México debuts atop the tally which was premiered live at Premios Los that has two restaurant/bar/venue spaces, datedA Feb. 29. His 16th studio album opens Nuestro 2020 on Feb. 20, debuts at No. 43 on in Nashville; Gatlinburg, Tenn., a tourist with 12,000 equivalent album units earned the current chart week. destination in the Smoky Mountains; and in the week ending Feb. 20, according to Over on Regional Mexican Airplay, “Ca- Tishomingo, Okla. An Ole Red will open in Nielsen Music/ MRC Data. Of that sum, ballero” topped the list for one week (Jan. Orlando, Fla. in the second quarter. 10,000 were in album sales, mostly owed to 11-dated list) while “Te Olvidé” ascends to The planned acquisition of Block 21, a a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer the top 10. mixed-use space in downtown Austin that with his upcoming tour, while the bulk of Beyond his Top Latin Albums coronation, includes the 2,750-seat ACL Theater where the remainder was generated by streaming Fernández celebrates another victory as the long-running television show Aus- activity. Hecho arrives at No. 1 on Regional Mexican tin City Limits if filmed, will close by the “I’m super excited with this achieve- Albums; his first leader since 2009. second quarter. Circle Media, a country life- ment,” Fernández tells Billboard. “‘Hecho en On the Bilboard 200 chart, Hecho opens style joint venture that Ryman created with México’ is an album that connects the Latin at No. 65, Fernández first chart appearance Gray Television, will launch an over-the-top community wherever we are. I’m proud to since 2017. channel “in the middle of 2020.” take our Mexican music to the rest of the Last year, Ryman Hospitality, a real estate world and it will be an honor to reconnect investment trust for tax purposes, generated with the audience which always supports Anuel AA $1.6 billion of revenue, mostly from its hotel me during my Hecho en México tour.” and resort properties. With his new coronation, Fernández be- Confirmed To comes the first act to achieve No. 1s on Top Latin Albums in the 1990s, ‘00s, ‘10s, and Speak At Billboard ‘20s, starting with his first chart entry and 12-week ruler Me Estoy Enamorando in 1997. and Telemundo’s Top Latin Albums ranks the most popular Latin albums of the week in the U.S. based 2020 LatinFest+ on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units comprise BY JESSICA ROIZ traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent nuel AA is confirmed to speak at albums (SEA). the 2020 LatinFest+ by Billboard Hecho, which was released Feb. 14 via and Telemundo, taking place Universal Music Latino/UMLE, registered from April 20 to 23 in Las Vegas. a little over 1,000 SEA units in the week RegistrationA for 2020 LatinFest+ is already ending Feb. 20. That equates to 2 million on- open at http://latinfestplus.com. demand streams for the set’s tracks. The Puerto Rican urban star will par- Page 8 of 14

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ticipate in a panel titled “Viva Live with Katie Pruitt and Early James, as Anuel,” where he will discuss the making of Clay Bradley well as Big Machine artist Payton Smith. his forthcoming new album to be released “It is a tremendous honor for me to come under Latin. Named BMI back to BMI to represent the world’s great- Anuel earned his first No. 1 on the Top est songwriters,” Bradley said. “My passion Latin Albums chart with his 2018 debut Vice President for this creative community is beyond com- album (on the list pare, and I am grateful to return to a com- dated July 28). After the global success of of Creative in pany I love having gained new knowledge, hits such as “Ella Quiere Beber,” “Secreto,” perspectives and experiences over the last and “China,” the sensation’s new Nashville five years. I look forward to working with single “KEII” opens at No. 3 on the Hot the Nashville team to continue our mission Latin Songs chart (dated Feb. 22), earning BY ANNIE REUTER to guide, support and champion the careers him his first top 10 debut of the year on the of BMI’s incredible roster of songwriting tally and his 14th top 10 overall. The new MI has named Clay Bradley vice talent.” single, which is Japanese for “respect,” adds president of creative in Nashville. his 14th top 10 on the list, following “Me The veteran Music Row execu- Gusta,” his collaboration with (No. tive succeeds Jody Williams, who Justin Bieber 6 peak). Bannounced last year that he was stepping Other stars confirmed so far to partici- down from the position he held since 2006. & Poo Bear Tie pate at Latinfest+ include Ozuna, J Balvin, The announcement marks Bradley’s Rosalia, Carlos Vives, and Los Tigres del return to BMI. In his new role, Bradley will at No. 1 on R&B Norte. Sech, Lunay, Manuel Turizo, Na- be responsible for leading the creative team tanael Cano, Cazzu, Mariah, , at BMI’s Nashville office. He will begin his Songwriters Chart and Jhay Cortez will also participate as part new role on March 17, and reports directly of the “On The Rise: The New Generation of to BMI’s senior vice president of creative, BY XANDER ZELLNER Urban Men and Women” panel. Alex Flores. Formerly known as Billboard Latin Music “There is no better advocate for song- ustin Bieber and Poo Bear (real name: Week, the three-day event and panel series, writers than Clay Bradley,” Flores said in Jason Boyd) both rise to No. 1 on Bill- which has been revamped and expanded in a statement. “He has dedicated his career board’s R&B Songwriters chart (dated a partnership with Telemundo, will unite to fostering relationships with Nashville’s Feb. 29), each leading for the first time Latin music’s top artists and industry lead- songwriting and publishing community and Jthanks to 11 entries on the Hot R&B Songs ers. The inaugural Latinfest+ also marks the has a unique and innate ability to identify chart from Bieber’s new LP Changes that the 30th anniversary of Billboard’s Latin Music and nurture promising creative talent. I pair co-wrote. Conference, the longest-running and biggest have no doubt that he will continue to build Bieber’s “Intentions,” featuring , Latin music gathering in the world. on the incredible success of our team in which Bieber and Poo Bear co-penned with Latinfest+ will be an immersive, week- Nashville, and I am thrilled to welcome Clay Quavo, DJ Mecca and Jimmy G, leads Hot long experience for the Latin entertain- home to BMI.” R&B Songs for a second week, with 24.3 mil- ment industry, artists, executives and fans Bradley previously spent seven years as lion U.S. streams (up 10%) and 24.1 million and will include superstar conversations, assistant vice president of BMI’s writer/ in radio airplay audience (up 52%), accord- industry panels and workshops, celebrity publisher department, where he helped to ing to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. fireside chats, live concerts, fan experiences sign, nurture and develop the next genera- Here’s a look at all 11 of Bieber and Poo and live activations of some of Billboard’s tion of BMI songwriters. He signed Toby Bear’s entries as writers on the latest Hot most celebrated franchises, including On the Keith, Kenny Chesney and Casey Beath- R&B Songs chart: Rise and Growing Up Latino. The three- ard to BMI, as well as helped to develop Rank, Artist, Title (songwriters in addi- day music event culminates with the 2020 the Key Songwriter’s Festival and the tion to Bieber and Poo Bear) Billboard Latin Music Awards, which will BMI Parking Lot party featuring Jake Owen No. 1, “Intentions,” feat. Quavo (Quavo, DJ air live April 23 on Telemundo. Finalists for which evolved into BMI’s “Rooftop on the Mecca, Jimmy G) the awards will be announced in February. Row” series. No. 3, “Yummy” (Ashley Boyd, Daniel Registration for 2020 LatinFest+ is already Most recently, Bradley served as the Hackett, Sasha Sirota) open at http://latinfestplus.com. founder and CEO of Eclipse Music Group, No. 6, “Forever,” feat. Post Malone & an artist development and publishing Clever (HARV, Clever, Ali Darwish, Post company. He managed and negotiated the Malone, Louis Bell, Billy Walsh) Eclipse Music roster and helped develop No. 12, “Come Around Me” (DJ Mecca, Page 9 of 14

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Jimmy G) The Venetian Hotel. No. 14, “Habitual” (, Josh Gudwin) Vives, who throughout his 25-year long ‘Hope’ Rewarded: No. 16, “All Around Me” (Sasha Sirota) career has spun global hits such as “La Gota No. 17, “Get Me,” feat. Kehlani (Boi-1da, Fría,” “Robarte un Beso” and “La Bicicleta,” Gabby Barrett Hits , Jun Ha Kim) will be a speaker in a panel titled “Viva Live No. 20, “Running Over,” feat. Lil Dicky with Carlos Vives.” The La Voz coach and No. 1 on Emerging (Lil Dicky, DJ Mecca, Jimmy G) Colombian music icon will discuss the mak- No. 21, “Second Emotion,” feat. Travis ing of his new album, sharing never-before- Artists Chart Scott (DJ Mecca, Jimmy G, ) seen behind-the-scenes material and an No. 22, “Available” (HARV, Pierre McGee, exclusive look into his new tour. BY XANDER ZELLNER Ashley Boyd, Milano) Other stars confirmed so far to participate No. 24, “Changes” (Nasri Atweh [notably, at Latinfest+ include Ozuna, J Balvin, Ro- abby Barrett rises 2-1 on Bill- the frontman of MAGIC!], Adam Messinger) salia, Anuel AA, and Los Tigres del Norte. board’s Emerging Artists chart Poo Bear concurrently leads the R&B Pro- Sech, Lunay, Manuel Turizo, Natanael (dated Feb. 29), ruling for the ducers chart for a second consecutive week, Cano, Cazzu, Mariah, Myke Towers, and first time thanks to her break- having co-produced all 11 songs listed above. Jhay Cortez will also participate as part of Gthrough single “I Hope.” On this week’s Hot 100 Songwriters chart, the “On The Rise: The New Generation of The track hits a new high on Hot Country Roddy Ricch leads for a sixth week, thanks Urban Men and Women” panel. Songs (7-6), with 19.8 million airplay audi- to his smash “The Box,” which tallies a sev- Formerly known as Billboard Latin Music ence impressions (up 9%), 8.7 million U.S. enth week at No. 1 on the . Week, the three-day event and panel series, streams (up 5%) and 8,000 downloads sold 30Roc, who produced the track, tops the which has been revamped and expanded in (up 12%), according to Nielsen Music/MRC Hot 100 Producers tally for a seventh week. a partnership with Telemundo, will unite Data. The weekly R&B Songwriters and R&B Latin music’s top artists and industry lead- Notably, when “I Hope” reached the top Producers charts are based on total points ers. The inaugural Latinfest+ also marks the 10 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated accrued by a songwriter and producer, 30th anniversary of Billboard’s Latin Music Jan. 25, Barrett became the first woman to respectively, for each attributed song that Conference, the longest-running and biggest earn a career-opening top 10 unaccompa- appears on the Hot R&B Songs chart; As Latin music gathering in the world. nied by another artist since Carly Pearce, with Billboard’s yearly recaps, multiple writ- Latinfest+ will be an immersive, week- with “Every Little Thing,” in October-No- ers or producers split points for each song long experience for the Latin entertainment vember 2017. equally (and the dividing of points will lead industry, artists, executives and fans and will Barrett competed on ABC’s American to occasional ties on rankings). include superstar conversations, industry Idol in 2018, finishing third behind winner Check out this week’s full R&B Songwrit- panels and workshops, celebrity fireside chats, Maddie Poppe and runner-up Caleb Lee ers and R&B Producers charts, in addition to live concerts, fan experiences and live activa- Hutchinson. the other full genre rankings, at Billboard. tions of some of Billboard’s most celebrated Among other Emerging Artists chart com/biz. franchises, including On the Rise and Grow- moves, Beach Bunny debuts at No. 8, thanks ing Up Latino. The three-day music event to the group’s debut studio album Honey- culminates with the 2020 Billboard Latin moon (released via Mom + Pop Records). Carlos Vives Music Awards, which will air live April 23 on The set opens at No. 21 on Alternative Al- Telemundo. Finalists for the awards will be bums and No. 38 on Top Rock Albums with Confirmed to announced in February. Registration for 2020 6,000 equivalent album units. LatinFest+ is already open at http://latin- Plus, Tennis arrives at No. 18 on Emerg- Speak at Billboard festplus.com. ing Artists, thanks to the band’s fifth LP Swimmer (released on Mutually Detrimental & Telemundo’s Records), which debuts at No. 39 on Top Album Sales with 3,000 copies sold. Latinfest+ The Emerging Artists chart ranks the most popular developing artists of the week, BY COLIN STUTZ using the same formula as the all-encom- passing Billboard Artist 100, which mea- arlos Vives has been confirmed sures artist activity across multiple Billboard as speaker for Billboard and Tel- charts, including the Billboard Hot 100, emundo’s Latinfest+ taking place Billboard 200 and the Social 50. (The Artist C April 20-23 in Las Vegas, NV at 100 lists the most popular acts, overall, each Page 10 of 14

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week.) However, the Emerging Artists chart Comas in a release. “Having the chance to excludes acts that have notched a top 25 play for American audiences, that is a win Josh Osborne Hits entry on either the Hot 100 or Billboard 200, for us already. We’ve had everything against as well as artists that have achieved two or us, but we are here.” No. 1 on Country more top 10s on Billboard’s “Hot” song genre “We’ve been outsiders from the start,” charts and/or consumption-based “Top” added Diaz. “In Cuba, we were swimming Songwriters album genre rankings. against the tide by singing rock ’n’ roll in Check out this week’s full Emerging Art- English. It took us time to gain respect by Chart, Thanks to ists chart here. the institutions that would let us play our music. And then we had a chance to come Hits by Sam Hunt here, and we’re outsiders again. But that’s APA Signs Havana okay. We just want to play.” & More The band has opened dates for Heart, Rock Band Sweet , JOHNNYSWIM and Jamey BY XANDER ZELLNER Johnson. The band is embarking on a North Lizzy Project American tour throughout the year. Dates osh Osborne rises to No. 1 on Bill- can be found below. board’s Country Songwriters chart BY TAYLOR MIMS UPCOMING TOUR DATES: (dated Feb. 29), leading for the first 2/28 — Nashville, TN @ Bourbon Street time thanks to a trio of hits on the lat- ive-piece Havana rock band Sweet Blue and Boogie Bar Jest Hot Country Songs chart. Lizzy Project has signed with APA 2/29 — Memphis, TN @ Halloran Centre Sam Hunt’s “Kinfolks,” which Osborne for global representation. at the Orpheum Theatre co-wrote with Hunt, Zach Crowell and The group consists of lead vocal- 3/18 — Austin, TX @ Waterloo Records Jerry Flowers, leads at its No. 3 Hot Country Fist and lyricist Lisset Diaz, co-writer and in-store with Raul Malo (Mavericks) Songs high with 41.1 million in all-format bandleader Miguel Comas, Wilfredo Gatell 3/19 — Austin, TX @ SXSW, Bloody Mary radio reach (up 3%), 7.8 million U.S. streams on keyboards, Alejandro Gonzalez on bass Morning (up 5%) and 3,000 downloads sold (up 1%), and drummer Ángel Luis Millet. 3/26 — Birmingham, AL @ The Nick according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The Their latest album Technicolor was 3/27 — Nashville, TN @ The Basement song concurrently climbs to No. 1 on Coun- released last week (Feb. 21), but the group’s 4/02 — , TX @ Mucky Duck try Airplay, earning Osborne his 16th No. 1 first break came during the 2017 filming of 4/03 — Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits as a writer, and Hunt his sixth as an artist. the PBS special Havana Time Machine, that at the Moody Theater w/The Mavericks Old Dominion’s “One Man Band,” which surveyed the city’s music scene and culmi- 4/04 — Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Osborne wrote with Matt Ramsey, Trevor nated in a live concert featuring the band at the Moody Theater w/The Mavericks Rosen and Brad Tursi, is next on Hot Coun- alongside some more-traditional Cuban 4/05 — Dallas, TX @ Sundown at Granada try Songs at No. 4, followed by Blake Shelton artists. 4/08 — Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads and Gwen Stefani’s”Nobody but You,” co- Based on the band’s appearance on the 4/17 — Waverly, AL @ Standard Deluxe written with Ross Copperman, Tommy Lee PBS show, The Mavericks’ lead singer Raul 4/24 — City Beach, FL @ SAND- James and Shane McAnally, at No. 10. Malo and his wife Betty (now the band’s JAM Music Festival Osborne boasts an impressive history of manager) sponsored Sweet Lizzy Project for 4/25 — , FL @ Bar Nancy writing hits on Billboard’s charts. Along with U.S. work visas and signed them to Malo’s 4/26 — Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits his 16 Country Airplay No. 1s, he’s penned record label, Mono Mundo Recordings. The 5/07 — Uncasville, CT @ Wolf Den at 52 Hot Country Songs entries, six of which band then uprooted to Nashville to begin Mohegan Sun have risen to No. 1: their career in the U.S. 6/05 — Pelham, TX @ The Caverns, open- Artist, Title, Peak Date When Malo met the band, they were ing for The Mavericks Kenny Chesney, “Come Over,” Aug. 11, already regulars on state television and a 6/06 — Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse, 2012 (two weeks at No. 1) mature touring operation with staging, techs opening for The Mavericks Sam Hunt, “Leave the Night On,” Nov. 15, and roadies. In addition, they had begun 6/12 — Alexander, AL @ Fest 2014 (one) working on Technicolor, whose initial tracks Sam Hunt, “Take Your Time,” Feb. 21, were recorded in Comas’ bedroom studio, 2015 (11) but later mixed with the whole band at Kenny Chesney feat. P!nk, “Setting the Nashville’s famed Blackbird Studio. World on Fire,” Oct. 22, 2016 (four) “We can overcome the impression that Artists of Then, Now & Forever, “Forever Cuban music is only rumba and son,” said Country,” Oct. 8, 2016 (two) Page 11 of 14

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Sam Hunt, “Body Like a Back Road,” Feb. second solo album, Fine Line. Styles already joy about the upcoming concerts, answering 25, 2017 (34) had three sold-out MSG shows on the books the obvious question — why? — and reveal- Osborne succeeds Jimmy Robbins atop for July, with tickets for the two additional ing details of what has been almost two Country Songwriters, after the latter, now gigs slated to go on sale to the general public years of preparations. at No. 3, led for a week, thanks to his writing on March 6 at 10 a.m. local time. They also wanted to make some things credits on Maren Morris’ “The Bones” and American Express cardmembers can buy clear about what they say has erroneously Kelsea Ballerini’s”Homecoming Queen?” tickets to the Harryween shows begin- been called a “comeback” tour. “We never The weekly Country Songwriters and ning Monday (March 2) at 10 a.m. local said this is the return of the band or that the Country Producers charts are based on total time through March 5 at 10 p.m. local time; band will keep going,” says Bosio. “This is points accrued by a songwriter and produc- click here for presale registration through our life, these are our songs and we want to er, respectively, for each attributed song that Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan program. Styles play them one more time.” appears on the Hot Country Songs chart; As will kick off his 2020 world tour in April in “There’s something that’s very important with Billboard’s yearly recaps, multiple writ- his native UK and drop the Dave Meyers-di- for us with this tour and that’s respect,” ers or producers split points for each song rected video for the song “Falling” on Friday comments Alberti. “We are doing this with equally (and the dividing of points will lead (Feb. 28). respect for our story, for the public and for to occasional ties on rankings). the absence of Gustavo. We’re not going to Check out this week’s full Country Song- try and hide the fact that Gustavo isn’t here; writers and Country Producers charts, in ’s we know Gustavo is not here. We are going addition to the other full genre rankings, at to do it in a way that is more real, that has this link. & more of an impact and that is more respect- ful.” Pull Alberti is eager to put to rest speculations Harry Styles about who would take the place of Cerati in Back the Curtain the trio during the concerts, a question that Announces a began buzzing on social media along with on Gracias Totales a mix of fan excitement and incredulous Spooktacular criticism of the idea when the tour was an- Tour: Exclusive nounced last October. Two-Night “At no time will there be just one guitarist BY JUDY CANTOR-NAVAS on the stage,” explains Alberti, who stresses Halloween Treat that the tour had been thought out in metic- n Saturday, Soda Stereo’s Gra- ulous detail. “There can’t be just one singer For New York Fans cias Totales tour kicks off at the in the show. There’s a moral reason for that. El Campín stadium in Bogota, No one can replace Gustavo.” BY COLIN STUTZ . The 16 concerts in Instead, the invited artists will join O10 countries — which Soda drummer Alberti and Bosio onstage — 14 on the U.S. arry Styles added two very Charly Alberti describes as shows “for be- leg of the tour, which starts in New York special dates to his upcom- ing together one last time” — will be Latin on April 14, and continues in Miami, LA ing Love On Tour outing on America’s most repercussive rock band’s and Houston. They also include longtime Wednesday (Feb. 26) when first live appearances without Gustavo Ce- Soda collaborator Richard Coleman, Puerto Hhe announced that he’s throwing a spook- rati, the group’s late magnetic singer, lyrical Rican rocker Draco Rosa, Argentine Oscar- tacular “Harryween” party on Oct. 30 and and guitarist, who died in 2014 at winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla, 31 in New York. The “fancy dress party” at the age of 55. During the concerts, Cerati’s ’s , and Bosio’s son, Madison Square Garden will feature special voice and image (onscreen) will make ap- guitarist Simon Bosio. guest masked country singer Orville Peck pearances. More than a dozen widely known “It’s like an all-star gathering,” says Bosio. and Harry expects you to show up in your artists — including ’ Andrea “A selection of incredible artists from all masked finest. Echevarri, Café Tacvba’s Rubén Albarrán, over who exemplify the “Fans are encouraged to participate in Chilean singer and Coldplay’s internationality that the group had in the the festivities by dressing in their favorite Chris Martin — will perform Soda Stereo region and how beloved the band was; there costumes (fancy dress),” according to a songs live or via video. are artists from different generations for statement. Styles revealed the special shows In separate interviews from their respec- whom Soda has had a special place in their on The Today Show on Wednesday morn- tive homes in , Alberti and life. A lot of them are friends, and others ing during a performance of songs from his bassist Zeta Bosio spoke (in Spanish) with have always expressed their admiration for Page 12 of 14

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the band.” “With the desire to play those songs again. “There were the songs that we couldn’t “There will be no one onstage who does And then when we saw what happened do without Gustavo,” Alberti explains. “Like not have some kind of connection to Soda with the [Cirque] show, how the people in ‘Final Caja Negra’ — that, among others, is Stereo,” Alberti states. Martin, who sang the audience celebrated the music that was impossible to do if Gustavo isn’t there, be- Soda Stereo’s “De Música Ligera” with coming from the speakers even with no live cause it came from the pure chemistry of the Coldplay during a concert in Buenos Aires band. We said to each other that it could be three of us onstage. It can’t be repeated. So in 2017, Cerati’s son Benito Cerati, Babasóni- fantastic to do something.” then we started looking at what each person cos frontman Adrián Dárgelos, Los Tres “When all of that with Cirque was over, could sing. It’s very important to that these singer Álvaro Henríquez, León Larregui Zeta and I kind of looked at each other and are not versions, it’s Soda Stereo with the (Zoé) and are among those who will said, che, what now?” Alberti recounts. “I singers singing as Gustavo did. That was our make appearances on a video screen mea- said, ‘Why don’t we keep getting together specific request, to reproduce them in a way suring more than 4,000 square feet. in the studio once in a while and play a bit?’ that Gustavo sang them. The band sounds “The screen will be like a space and time A few days later, Zeta brought his bass to like Soda Stereo, and the singers perform machine,” says Alberti. my studio and, through Protools, we played them as close to the way Gustavo did as pos- While the schedules of the diverse artists together with Gus. It was kind of something sible, although of course it depends on who involved required such long-distance stag- we did to have a good time, to feel good, just is singing them.” ing, the time element will be provided most between us.” The tour, called Gracias Totales for the strikingly by the voice and image of Cerati. “We listened to the tracks with Gus- phrase that has been tied to Cerati since he “It’s going to happen in some moments of tavo’s voice while Charly and I played live,” said it at the end of the band’s farewell show the show but not all the time,” the drummer, explains Bosio. “I think from that moment, in 1997 in Buenos Aires, will travel to nine who is 56, and has had second careers as an we felt that it was a good thing.” With the Latin American countries. entrepreneur and environmental activist, encouragement of some of the people who “We’re going back to the stadiums in explains. “It’s very moving, and it’s basically had collaborated with Soda throughout the places that we played in the ‘80s and ‘90s,” what people have dreamed of, what they band’s trajectory, the idea of a tour began to says Bosio. “It’s something incredible, like have been telling us these past years, how take shape. what happened with the [2007] Me Veras much they’d like to see us again, to go back “At first we were like, ‘No, no...’ but then Volver [reunion] tour.” in time and watch us live. Well, we are going we thought, ‘Why not?’” recalls Alberti. In the U.S., Gracias Totales will come to to make that happen for them.” “Why not do something that people who major venues like LA’s Forum and the Bar- The idea for the tour originated after are tired of tributes [by other ] clays Center in Brooklyn. Bosio, 61 and now known to club crowds as have been asking us to do for years. Let’s do “Soda is a very big phenomenon,” Bosio a DJ, and Alberti went back to the studio something for the fans, and for ourselves says. “It’s like a legacy that passes from together for a deep listen to the band’s dis- and perform as Soda for the last time.” generation to generation…what allows us to cography. The pair had each gone on to solo “This tour has to be the manifestation of see that we can do something like this now projects after a reunion tour with Cerati in the memory of what it was like when we are things like Spotify, that today make it 2007 (the trio had broken up in 1997), but played our songs,” says Bosio. “It’s a celebra- easier to understand [the band’s impact]. they revisited the band’s body of work for tion paying homage to what we miss most — People keep listening to Soda in their house, the 2017 premiere of Sep7imo Día, a Cirque which is Gustavo. in their telephones and their cars, and in du Soleil production based on Soda’s story, “We didn’t want to lose time,” Bosio con- their hearts.” for which they created a soundtrack from tinues. “If we both went off to do our own “Our intention as a band was always to the band’s recordings. things, we didn’t know when we would be just do what we could do for ourselves and “It brought us together in the studio able to get together again. We started there for our public,” says Alberti. “Soda was for almost a whole year,” recalls Bosio. in the studio, even listening on the multi- always about doing what we wanted to do “We were shut in working with the multi- tracks to all of the that Gustavo had and people really got what it was about. It tracks from most of our records, which we recorded, which weren’t the same as what was always about breaking molds and doing had never listened to again before. It was he played live, since on the stage he com- something new.” right after Gustavo’s death. We really went bined everything for one . Now we can “This is in some way another chapter for through a period of mourning in the studio.” re-produce what he did on the albums live Soda and the ability to talk about Gustavo in “It was very difficult to even listen to the with various guitarists.” the present is a positive thing,” says Bosio. songs at first,” Alberti says. “But we were When it came time to compile the set “We’re going to go out on this tour and I feel working with our music over an extended lists, Bosio and Alberti looked at songs that that Gustavo is coming with us, somehow he period, and with the work we started to had particular significance for each partici- is going to be there. And that is something come to terms with our emotions.” pating artist. They also crossed off the songs miraculous.” “And we came out stronger,” says Bosio. that they felt should not be performed at all. “This is a show for singing and being Page 13 of 14

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together one last time,” adds Alberti. “For me, it is clearly an end, a closure, a celebra- tion with our audience who always followed us and gave us their love. This show is so we can all get together and say, ‘ Soda Stereo.’” Find information about the tour and tickets here. Page 14 of 14 LAST THIS ARTIST CERTIFICATION Title PEAK WKS. ON LAST THIS ARTIST CERTIFICATION Title PEAK WKS. ON WEEK WEEK IMPRINT/DISTRIBUTING LABEL POS. CHART WEEK WEEK IMPRINT/DISTRIBUTING LABEL POS. CHART HOT Changes Fully Loaded: God’s Country SHOT 1 #1 JUSTIN BIEBER 1 1 45 51 BLAKE SHELTON 2 10 DEBUT 1 WK SCHOOLBOY/RAYMOND BRAUN/DEF JAM WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WMN

A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE Artist 2.0 MORGAN WALLEN If I Know Me IN BRIEF NEW 2 HIGHBRIDGE THE LABEL/ATLANTIC/AG 2 1 55 52 BIG LOUD 35 73

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RODDY RICCH Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial XXXTENTACION ? 1 4 BIRD VISION/ATLANTIC/AG 1 11 52 54 BAD VIBES FOREVER 1 101

MONSTA X ALL ABOUT LUV ED SHEERAN 4 ÷ (Divide) NEW 5 EPIC 5 1 58 55 ATLANTIC/AG 1 155

POST MALONE Hollywood’s Bleeding Untrapped 2 6 REPUBLIC 1 24 30 56 INEVITABLE/CMG/EPIC 10 3

BILLIE EILISH 2 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST 6 Hamilton: An American Musical 5 7 DARKROOM/INTERSCOPE/IGA 1 47 56 57 HAMILTON UPTOWN/ATLANTIC/AG 3 230 7 8 Meet The Woo, V.2 7 2 53 58 YNW MELLY Melly vs. Melvin 8 13 Big GG VICTOR VICTOR WORLDWIDE/REPUBLIC YNW MELLY/300/AG 3 EMINEM Music To Be Murdered By 1 5 54 LIL TJAY True 2 Myself 5 19 9 SHADY/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/IGA 59 COLUMBIA Changes HALSEY Manic EMINEM 7 Curtain Call: The Hits 8 10 CAPITOL 2 5 51 60 SHADY/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/IGA 1 484 Justin Bieber scores his seventh No. 1 on 12 11 SOUNDTRACK Frozen II 1 14 20 61 BRENT FAIYAZ Fuck The World 20 2 WALT DISNEY LOST KIDS the Billboard 200 as DABABY KIRK KHALID 3 American Teen 9 12 SOUTHCOAST/INTERSCOPE/IGA 1 21 62 62 RIGHT HAND/RCA 4 155 Changes debuts atop

HARRY STYLES Fine Line SOUNDTRACK Birds Of Prey: The Album the tally. The set earned 11 13 ERSKINE/COLUMBIA 1 10 23 63 DC/ATLANTIC/AG 23 2 231,000 equivalent TAYLOR SWIFT Lover A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE Hoodie SZN 10 14 REPUBLIC 1 26 61 64 HIGHBRIDGE THE LABEL/ATLANTIC/AG 1 61 album units in the

LIL WAYNE Funeral ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ Hecho En Mexico United States in the 6 15 YOUNG MONEY/REPUBLIC 1 3 NEW 65 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO/UMLE 65 1 week ending Feb. 20, LUKE COMBS What You See Is What You Get SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes 14 16 RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE/SMN 1 15 65 66 ISLAND/REPUBLIC 1 91 according to Nielsen BILLBOARD 200 BILLBOARD

JACKBOYS JACKBOYS CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 10 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits Music/MRC Data. It’s 13 17 CACTUS JACK/EPIC 1 8 70 67 FANTASY/CONCORD 22 459 his first album since SUMMER WALKER Over It RUSS SHAKE THE SNOW GLOBE 15 18 LVRN/INTERSCOPE/IGA 2 20 46 68 DIEMON/RUSS MY WAY/COLUMBIA 4 3 2015’s Purpose arrived

LIZZO Cuz I Love You DABABY Baby On Baby at No. 1 on the Dec. 5, 16 19 NICE LIFE/ATLANTIC/AG 4 44 60 69 SOUTHCOAST/INTERSCOPE/IGA 7 51 2015-dated chart with YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN AI YoungBoy 2 CHRIS STAPLETON 4 Traveller 18 20 NEVER BROKE AGAIN/ATLANTIC/AG 1 19 68 70 MERCURY NASHVILLE/UMGN 1 232 649,000 units.

ROD WAVE Ghetto Gospel HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS Weather Changes also starts at 17 21 ALAMO/IGA 10 16 NEW 71 NEW HULEX/BMG 71 1 No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip- BILLIE EILISH Dont Smile At Me NF The Search 25 22 DARKROOM/INTERSCOPE/IGA 14 113 64 72 NF REAL MUSIC/CAROLINE 1 30 Hop Albums and Top POST MALONE 3 beerbongs & bentleys CARLY PEARCE Carly Pearce R&B Albums. 21 23 REPUBLIC 1 95 NEW 73 BIG MACHINE/BMLG 73 1 Of Changes’ first- 24 24 LEWIS CAPALDI Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent 20 40 63 74 BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS 15 Legend: The Best Of... 5 614 FEB. VERTIGO/CAPITOL TUFF GONG/ISLAND/UME week sum, 126,000 are So Much Fun LIL TECCA We Love You Tecca album sales, bolstered 29 19 25 YOUNG STONER LIFE/300/ATLANTIC/AG 1 27 59 75 GALACTIC/REPUBLIC 4 25 by a concert ticket/ 2020 26 EDEN No Future 26 1 44 76 KEY GLOCK Yellow Tape 14 3 NEW MCMXCV LTD./ASTRALWERKS PAPER ROUTE EMPIRE album sale redemption Goodbye & Good Riddance LIL UZI VERT Luv Is Rage 2 offer with the star’s 22 27 GRADE A/INTERSCOPE/IGA 4 92 66 77 GENERATION NOW/ATLANTIC/AG 1 130 upcoming tour and many 27 28 CAMILA CABELLO Romance 3 11 78 NATHANIEL RATELIFF And It’s Still Alright 78 1 SYCO/EPIC NEW STAX/CONCORD merchandise/album LUKE COMBS 3 This One’s For You TREVOR DANIEL Homesick (EP) bundles sold via Bieber’s 36 29 RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE/SMN 4 142 69 79 ALAMO/IGA 64 14 official web store. NEW 30 $UICIDEBOY$ Stop Staring At The Shadows 30 1 75 80 KANE BROWN Experiment 1 67 G*59 ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE/SMN At 25, Bieber is the QUEEN 8 Greatest Hits JOURNEY 15 Journey’s Greatest Hits youngest solo artist to 34 31 HOLLYWOOD 11 374 77 81 COLUMBIA/LEGACY 10 604 log seven Billboard 200 NEW 32 BARRY MANILOW Night Songs II 32 1 78 82 LAUREN DAIGLE Look Up Child 3 76 STILETTO CENTRICITY/12TONE No. 1s. (He turns 26 on MONEYBAGG YO Time Served MAREN MORRIS GIRL 26 33 N-LESS/INTERSCOPE/IGA 3 6 83 83 COLUMBIA NASHVILLE/SMN 4 50 March 1.) He beats Elvis Presley, who earned his 31 34 JUICE WRLD Death Race For Love 1 50 73 84 CARDI B 3 Invasion Of Privacy 1 98 GRADE A/INTERSCOPE/IGA THE KSR GROUP/ATLANTIC/AG seventh No. 1 (of 10 total) DRAKE 5 Scorpion 11 1 35 35 YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC 1 86 76 85 APPLE/CAPITOL/UME 1 408 when he was 26 years and 11 months old (with 29 36 TRIPPIE REDD A Love Letter To You 4 1 13 80 86 THE BEATLES 12 Abbey Road 1 349 TENTHOUSAND PROJECTS APPLE/CAPITOL/UME Blue Hawaii on Dec. 11, TRAVIS SCOTT 3 ASTROWORLD 3 DAMN. 37 37 CACTUS JACK/GRAND HUSTLE/EPIC 1 81 71 87 TOP DAWG/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/IGA 1 149 1961). —KEITH CAULFIELD

DOJA CAT Hot Pink DAN + SHAY Dan + Shay 39 38 KEMOSABE/RCA 19 16 82 88 WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WMN 6 87

ED SHEERAN No.6 Collaborations Project FLEETWOOD MAC 20 Rumours 38 39 ATLANTIC/AG 1 32 91 89 WARNER BROS./RHINO 1 360

TONES AND I The Kids Are Coming (EP) THE WEEKND 3 Starboy 40 40 BAD BATCH/ELEKTRA/EMG 30 20 96 90 XO/REPUBLIC 1 169

MAC MILLER Circles TYLER, THE CREATOR IGOR 28 41 WARNER 3 5 72 91 COLUMBIA 1 40

POST MALONE 3 Stoney JONAS BROTHERS Happiness Begins 42 42 REPUBLIC 4 167 81 92 REPUBLIC 1 37

CHRIS BROWN Indigo THE WEEKND 3 Beauty Behind The Madness 41 43 CBE/RCA 1 34 94 93 XO/REPUBLIC 1 233

SOUNDTRACK ZOMBIES 2 SOUNDTRACK 4 Frozen NEW 44 WALT DISNEY 44 1 79 94 WALT DISNEY 1 142

SELENA GOMEZ Rare DRAKE 6 Take Care 33 45 INTERSCOPE/IGA 1 6 85 95 YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC 1 364

ELTON JOHN Diamonds SOUNDTRACK 3 The Greatest Showman 50 46 ROCKET/ISLAND/UME 7 119 84 96 FOX/20TH CENTURY FOX/ATLANTIC/AG 1 115 THE BILLBOARD CHART 200 RANKS THE MOST POPULAR ALBUMS THE WEEK, OF AS COMPILED NIELSEN BY MUSIC, BASED MULTI-METRIC ON CONSUMPTION (BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, TRACK EQUIVALENT ALBUMS, AND STREAMING EQUIVALENT ALBUMS). THE BILLBOARD CHART 200 RANKS THE MOST POPULAR ALBUMS THE WEEK, OF AS COMPILED NIELSEN BY MUSIC, BASED MULTI-METRIC ON CONSUMPTION (BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, TRACK EQUIVALENT ALBUMS, AND STREAMING EQUIVALENT ALBUMS).

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