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• Kris Wu’s Career in Congress That Would Oust Apple’s Jeopardy as China Cracks Down on App Store Tax ‘Tainted Artists’ BY TATIANA CIRISANO • AEG Presents Will Require Fans and Employees to A new bipartisan bill introduced Wednesday (Aug. in holding Apple and other gatekeeper platforms Be Vaccinated 11) aims to crack down on the so-called “Apple Tax” accountable for their unfair and anti-competitive that developers pay to list their apps on Apple and practices.” Spotify has been one of the most vocal crit- • Kanye West’s Google’s app stores, with Spotify among the bill’s ics of Apple’s App Store system, calling its tax on Latest ‘Donda’ Event Is Most-Watched vocal supporters. in-app purchases “discriminatory” and even accusing Apple Music The Open App Markets Act, led by Sens. Marsha Apple — which of course has its own streaming ser- Livestream Ever Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) vice, Apple Music — of rejecting bug fixes and other and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), intends to protect enhancements to Spotify’s product. • Pop, R&B and Love Songs: The State of developers and bring more competition to the app store “These platforms control more commerce, informa- the Billboard Hot market. Currently, developers must pay Apple and tion, and communication than ever before, and the 100’s Top 10 in the Google between 15% and 30% of revenue made through power they exercise has huge economic and societal First Half of 2021 in-app purchases in order to list their apps on the com- implications. We urge Congress to swiftly pass the • Lollapalooza Wasn’t panies’ app stores, thanks to the companies’ practices Open App Markets Act,” Gutierrez said in another a ‘Super Spreader’ of requiring that developers use their in-app payment tweet. Finally, he added: “Absent action, we can expect Event, Say Chicago processing systems. The bill would prohibit companies Apple and others to continue changing the rules in Health Officials that own app stores with more than 50 million U.S. us- favor of their own services, and causing further harm • L.A. City Council ers from making this a requirement. to consumers, developers, and the digital economy.” Approves Vaccine Spotify head of global affairs and chief legal of- The bill includes other provisions to prevent app Mandate for Indoor ficer Horacio Gutierrez — who testified during a stores from disadvantaging developers, including Public Spaces Senate Judiciary hearing examining the issue in April protecting developers’ rights to tell consumers about — took to Twitter to applaud the initiative, thanking lower prices and offer competitive pricing. The full the congress members for their “courage and resolve (continued)

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text of the bill can be found here. Wu, 30, in response to allegations of rape “The gatekeeper power that corpo- Kris Wu’s Career after he allegedly “repeatedly seduced rate behemoths now exercise over the young women into having sex,” police said app economy is harming consumers and in Jeopardy in a statement. competition,” Federal Communications Two days later, in response to the sexual Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan as China wrongdoing claims, five Chinese industry Carr said in a press release. “This legislation associations, including the film association is a thoughtful way to eliminate those harms Cracks Down on and music association, issued statements while promoting innovation.” calling for industry bans on Wu and urging In response to the bill, Apple cited the ‘Tainted Artists’ those in the entertainment sector to respect essential role its App Store plays in the tech the law and pay attention to their behavior. industry. “Since our founding, we’ve always BY HSIUWEN LIU “We call on musicians to take Wu’s put our users at the center of everything we incident as a warning, insist on advocating do, and the App Store is the cornerstone of ONG KONG — In less than a morality and abide by the law as a lifelong our work to connect developers and custom- month, Kris Wu has gone from practice,” the Chinese Musicians’ Associa- ers in a way that is safe and trustworthy,” one of China’s biggest pop stars tion said. said a company spokesperson in a statement. to the center of #MeToo sexual The allegations against Wu first emerged “The result has been an unprecedented Hmisconduct allegations. And in China’s last month on Weibo, a Chinese social media engine of economic growth and innovation, increasingly punitive environment for moral platform, when Du Meizhu, a 19-year-old one that now supports more than 2.1 mil- offenders who happen to be entertainers, college student, said the singer date raped lion jobs across all 50 states. At Apple, our mounting a comeback will be a tall order. her when she was 17. Chinese law stipulates focus is on maintaining an App Store where While he has not been formally charged, people under 18 are minors, while the age of people can have confidence that every app the Chinese-Canadian singer-actor’s career consent is 14. must meet our rigorous guidelines and their has already taken a sweeping blow. Under Wu has denied the allegations, saying that privacy and security is protected.” public pressure, close to 20 brands — in- no underage sex was involved, and that if cluding Lancôme, Louis Vuitton, Bulgari there was, he would send himself to prison. and Porsche — have cut ties with him. Chi- He did not respond to a request for com- nese music streaming platforms, including ment from Billboard. Tencent’s QQ Music and NetEase Cloud The scandal has grown beyond celebrity Music, have pulled his songs. And his gossip into a significant incident with pub- Weibo social media account, where he had lic-interest implications as part of a larger over 51 million followers, was taken down government crackdown on the country’s shortly after his detention. entertainment sector. On July 31, the Beijing police detained As supporters of Wu took to social media

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(Each lasted one week on the charts.) sion for Discipline Inspection, the country’s rose to fame after he made his debut in 2012 A fan war soon emerged, and allegations disciplinary watchdog, called them. “We as a member of the Korean pop group EXO. that Wu’s fans had used bots to artificially Sammust Hunt cut off’s second the black studio hand full-length, of capital and , firstand in overThe five group years, became Southside one ofsales the (up most 21%) success in the tracking- inflate week. Onthe Country album’s Airplay, sales itperformance hops 18-15 (11.9 led mil to- (MCAcurb the Nashville/Universal wild growth of Music the entertainment Group Nashville), debutsful at boy No. bands 1 on Billboard of South’s Korea,lion audience selling impressions, over 1.4 itsup 16%).removal from the iTunes Top 200 and for Topindustry,” Country the Albums commission chart dated said. April 18. 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from all forms of broadcast. streaming on social media and creating a realize that some people might look at this Those bans have not always proved to be massive fan base, the government’s latest as a dramatic step, but it’s the right one. We career-ending. From actress Fan Bingbing, morality push may be too overwhelming to also are aware that there might be some ini- who was arrested for tax evasion, to Chen overcome, academics tell Billboard. tial pushback, but I’m confident and hopeful Yufan, who was busted for drug posses- “Chinese regulators govern the internet, that, at the end of the day, we will be on the sion, many artists have taken a break from control the industry and monitor public right side of history and doing what’s best the limelight and eventually found their way opinions, partly, by launching waves of for artists, fans, and live event workers.” back to the business. campaigns,” says Bai Meijiadai, a lecturer at The requirement comes as a new surge But Wu’s allegations come at a time when Liaoning University in northeastern China in COVID-19 cases hits the United States the Communist party has forged ahead who studies fan culture. due to the spread of the Delta variant. The with promoting Xi Jinping’s governance And “the Chinese government has been vaccination policy will go into full effect ideology, which emphasizes the “integration trying to find a balance between developing nationwide no later than Oct. 1. of law and morality.” Artists in China are the cultural industry and keeping a positive “The date was chosen specifically to allow under greater political pressure to refrain core value system for the society, especially time for any eligible unvaccinated ticketh- from “immoral conduct,” which includes for the youngsters.” olders and staff to reach fully vaccinated infractions as minor as smoking or hav- status should they choose to do so,” a release ing tattoos. announcing the policy reads. “Leading up to “There is a larger movement to regulate AEG Presents October 1, AEG Presents will be implement- the music and celebrity industries, to tight- ing a policy of showing proof of vaccination en up the control of artists and songs, and to Will Require Fans or a negative Covid test taken within 72 promote ‘positive energy’ in the entertain- hours of show date where permitted.” ment industry,” Amar says. and Employees Certain states’ regulations may override Last year, in response to public anger AEG’s mandate, “or a few artists may not over “tainted artists” making low-key to Be Vaccinated want to immediately get on board with the comebacks on live streaming platforms, the plan, but we know that using our platform National Radio and Television Administra- BY DAVE BROOKS to take a strong position on vaccinations tion suggested the possibility of lifetime can make an impact,” added Shawn Trell, bans on livestreams for certain “illegal and EG Presents, the concert promo- chief operating officer and general counsel, immoral” artists. tion arm of AEG, announced AEG Presents. In March, policies drafted by the China today that it will be requiring “The message we want to send is simple Association of Performing Arts (CAPA) — proof of vaccination for entry and clear: the only way to be as safe as pos- the country’s largest performing arts body intoA its owned and operated clubs, theatres, sible is to require everyone to be vaccinated. — took effect which targeted entertainers and festivals. AEG’s deep portfolio includes And we’re confident that others who haven’t looking to make comebacks after commit- New York’s Webster Hall and Brooklyn been ready to make this full commitment yet ting offenses. They apply to artists from Steel, The Roxy and El Rey Theatre in Los will follow our lead.” various fields, including music, theater, Angeles, The Theatre at Resorts World Las “Our hope is that our pro-active stance dance and opera. Artists caught committing Vegas, Firefly Music Festival in Dover Dela- encourages people to do the right thing and “ethics violations” would be subjected to ware, Day N Vegas, The New Orleans Jazz get vaccinated,” added Marciano. “We’ve “joint industry boycotts,” which could last a & Heritage Festival and Coachella Music & already had to deliver bad news about year or be permanent, CAPA said. Arts Festival in Southern California. JazzFest this week; I think everyone can State-run media outlets voiced strong The move follows news that Live Nation agree that we don’t want concerts to go support for the initiative. “Every country will give artists the option to require proof away again, and this is the best way to keep has its own laws, and every industry has its of vaccination or negative test for any shows that from happening.” own regulations,” the People’s Daily wrote in the United States, and will make it in a Weibo post. “When public figures lose mandatory for any staff at those events or in their moral compass and neglect rules, they company offices. need to be called out and held accountable.” “Just a few weeks ago, we were optimis- CCTV, the country’s top state broadcaster, tic about where our business, and country, urged “high-profile celebrities” to be extra were heading. The Delta variant, combined cautious on another Weibo post. “One with vaccine hesitancy, is pushing us in the should educate themselves on morality be- wrong direction again” says Jay Marciano, fore performing,” the broadcaster wrote. chief operating officer for AEG and chair- Even for Wu, who built his career by man and chief executive AEG Presents.” We WE’RE BACK, LIVE IN MIAMI

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Gap, which former Gap CEO Mickey Drex- 34%) and hip-hop led in both 2018 (59% Kanye West’s ler told Yahoo Finance generated $7 million vs. 24%, a relative landslide thanks in part overnight when a $200 blue puffer coat was to Drake’s dominance that year) and 2017 Latest ‘Donda’ released in June. (34% vs. 29%). The upcoming project is filled with Artistic ‘License’: Helping pop’s Event Is features from a plethora of artists including strong showing, Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers Jay-Z, Travis Scott, Kid Cudi, Playboi Carti, License” led the Hot 100 for eight weeks Most-Watched Baby Keem, Roddy Ricch, and Jay Elec- in January-March. Still, it reigned with tronica, among others. West also partnered certain atypical characteristics for a No. 1 Apple Music with Apple-subsidiary Beats on commer- in the first half of the year. Its length is 3:57, cials featuring American track and field almost a minute longer than the 2:58 aver- Livestream Ever star Sha’Carri Richardson to announce the age for a leader in that span, owed partly album, which a source says have gener- to its signature bridge. Plus, its beats-per- BY MICAH SINGLETON ated over 35 million views to date across minute is 72, below the average of 87 BPM platforms. Since the album was announced, for a No. 1 in that span. anye West’s Donda listening it has generated over 6 million tweets on The song also takes noticeably longer party at the Mercedes-Benz Twitter, sources tell Billboard. before its first chorus (53 seconds) than the Stadium in Atlanta last Thurs- Apple and Beats did not respond to re- average No. 1 (33 seconds) in the first half day, Aug. 5, set a new livestream quests for comment. of 2021. Krecord for Apple Music, pulling in 5.4 mil- R&B on the rise: As a primary genre, lion viewers, sources tell Billboard. R&B rebounded in the first half of 2021, For context, the total is more than double Pop, R&B and claiming a 17% share of all Hot 100 top 10s the current livestream record on Twitch (third-best, after pop and hip-hop). It scores — and approaches the 2020 Primetime Em- Love Songs: its most prominent status since accounting mys, which pulled in an audience of 6.1 mil- for 20% of all top 10s in 2016, after which it lion people across the U.S. last September The State of declined to 15% for 2017, 11% for 2018, 10% — making it one of the biggest livestream for 2019 and 8% for 2020. events in the past year. Sources say the Don- the Billboard Hot Silk Sonic most recently represented R&B da listening party generated over 1.1 million as a primary genre atop the Hot 100 with tweets at its peak, outpacing Twitter activity 100’s Top 10 in the “Leave the Door Open,” for two weeks in for the 2020 MTV VMAs. April and May. West held a first Donda listening event First Half of 2021 Electropop in decline: As a sub-genre, on July 23 and since then has been living at electropop/synthpop has retreated sharply Mercedes-Benz Stadium while putting the BY GARY TRUST in the Hot 100’s top tier, from helping shape finishing touches on Donda, his 10th studio 40% of all top 10s in 2017 to 33% in 2018, album. Between the two listening parties, hat were some of the most 21% in 2019 and 11% in 2020. It climbed a West made considerable tweaks to the al- notable trends on the Bill- notch to 12% in the first half of 2021. bum, adding and removing features and en- board Hot 100 songs chart Still, the sound is heard in two songs that tire songs, so it remains to be seen what the in the first half of 2021? topped the Hot 100 in the first half of this definitive version of Donda will sound like WHit Songs Deconstructed, which pro- year: The Weeknd and Ariana Grande’s once the album is released. After numerous vides compositional analytics for top 10 Hot “Save Your Tears” and BTS’ “Butter.” delays, Donda is expected to be released in 100 hits, has released its 2021 midyear State ‘I know we weren’t perfect, but …’: A the coming weeks. of the Hot 100 Top 10 report. “love/relationships” lyrical theme, as in The second event on Aug. 5 also pulled Here are five takeaways from Hit Songs “Drivers License,” remains the most popular in $7 million in revenue from in-person Deconstructed’s latest in-depth research. for a Hot 100 top 10, appearing in 59% of all merchandise sales, sources say. The highest- Pop vs. hip-hop: The baton continues to such hits in the first half of 2021. It repeats its grossing U.S. tour since 1990 — when Bill- be passed between the two most popular reigns for all of 2020 (49%) and 2019 (66%). board Boxscore began tracking touring data primary genres in the Hot 100’s top 10. For Plus, and perhaps unsurprisingly, given — is Taylor Swift’s Reputation Stadium Tour the first half of 2021, pop was on top, with a months of social distancing, an “introspec- in 2018, which grossed just under $7 mil- 41% share of all top 10s, as compared to 34% tion” lyrical theme rose from 21% for 2020 lion per show. That number also matches for hip-hop. to 27% in the first half of 2021. It was, the revenue for the first drop from Yeezy Hip-hop won a tight battle for all of 2020 however, already steadily advancing, from x Gap, West’s new collaboration with the (41% vs. 40%), after pop took 2019 (48% vs. 16% for 2019, while it triples its share from O N S A L E SEPT. 18, 2021

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9% in 2017. Additionally, there were no contact tracing munities vulnerable. In addition, they pose elements or requirements to attend Lol- a threat to children under 12 years of age lapalooza. Billboard has reached out to the who are not qualified to receive a vaccine,” Lollapalooza CDPH for comment on its tracing protocols. the motion states. These figures arrive at a time when live Martinez included action requests for Wasn’t a ‘Super music — and particularly the fall festival the chief legislative analyst to report back season — are once again being called into with an implementation strategy, and for Spreader’ Event, question. Today, AEG announced that proof the Community Investment for Families De- of full vaccination by audience members and partment to report back on how to expand Say Chicago event staff is required at any of its owned its Vax UP L.A. campaign and determine and operated clubs, theaters and festivals. what resources would be needed for ad- Health Officials Meanwhile, there’s a Change.org petition ditional outreach. circulating to cancel this year’s Austin City According to L.A. County’s COVID-19 BY LYNDSEY HAVENS Limits (scheduled for early October across vaccine dashboard, more than 6.3 million two weekends), which is produced by C3, residents have received at least one dose of ollowing a Thursday morning the same company behind Lollapalooza. So the vaccination, translating to 71.5 percent of press conference, Chicago Depart- far, nearly 1,300 people have signed. the area’s population, leaving nearly 4 million ment of Public Health commis- unvaccinated and vulnerable to infection. sioner, Allison Arwady, took to News of the mandate comes amid height- FTwitter to report the post-Lollapalooza L.A. City Council ened concerns of the infectious delta variant COVID-19 case numbers so far. that has led to a swath of vaccine mandates. “We are now 14 days past the first day of Approves Vaccine Earlier today, Governor Gavin Newsom an- Lolla and we are continuing to investigate nounced that California school employees cases of COVID,” Arwady wrote. “There Mandate for would have to prove vaccination status or have been no unexpected findings at this submit to regular tests in order to work in point and NO evidence at this point of Indoor Public the state’s school system. The move follows ‘super-spreader’ event or substantial impact a similar policy for state employees. to Chicago’s COVID-19 epidemiology.” Spaces This article was originally published Lollapalooza reported last week that 90% by The Hollywood Reporter. of its attendees — an estimated 385,000, BY CHRIS GARDNER not including crew, staff, artists and their teams across four days — were vaccinated. os Angeles City Council voted 13-0 Tempo Invests Of those vaccinated, .0004% have reported Wednesday to approve a motion testing positive, according to the CDPH. Of that will require residents to prove in Catalog of those who attended unvaccinated — a nega- vaccination status before entering tive COVID-19 test from at least 72 hours Lindoor public spaces. With the unanimous Twenty One Pilots’ prior to the festival was required for entry — vote, L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer will .0016% have reported testing positive. The now be charged with drafting an ordinance Tyler Joseph CDPH also reported that as of Wednesday, that will make its way back to the council Aug. 11, there have been no reported hospi- for another vote. BY ED CHRISTMAN talizations or deaths linked to those cases. City Council president Nury Martinez Arwady also shared that in all, there are announced news of the vote on Twitter, add- empo Music Investments, the firm 203 current total COVID-19 cases identi- ing, “Your decision to remain unvaccinated launched by Providence Equity fied with Lollapalooza attendees, traced by doesn’t just affect you — it affects us all.” Partners, has made an undisclosed system onset or test date if asymptomatic. Wednesday’s vote comes a week after investment in Twenty One Pilots Fifty-eight were Chicago residents, 138 were Martinez and City Council colleague Mitch Tfrontman Tyler Joseph’s entire pre-2020 non-Chicago Illinois residents and 7 report- O’Farrell introduced the motion that would song catalog, including such songs as ed cases were from out of state residents. require residents to prove they’ve had at “Stressed Out,” “Ride” and “Heathens.” Despite the seemingly positive report, it least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine prior As part of the deal, a strategic alliance has hasn’t yet been two full weeks since the final to entering indoor public spaces. been formed that will see Joseph and his day of the festival (Sunday, Aug. 1). Plus, any “Unvaccinated individuals are at greater long-term manager Chris Woltman serving attendee who may have been or continues risk of contracting and spreading CO- as advisors to Tempo while collaborating to be asymptotic may not have been tested. 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portunities for the Joseph catalog. BILLBOARD 2021 LATIN MUSIC “The passion from the Tempo team Bad Bunny Tops AWARDS FINALISTAS around the idea of these songs, as well as the Artista del Año / Artist of the Year: long-term strategy of their vision, is power- 2021 Billboard Anuel AA ful for a songwriter,” said Joseph, whose Bad Bunny song catalog remains with Warner Chappell Latin Music J Balvin Music. “I look forward to working with Josh Maluma Empson, the team at Tempo, along with Awards Finalists: Ozuna Warner Chappell, as we uncover new ways Artista del Año, Debut / Artist of the Year, to drive discovery of these songs.” Complete List New: The pre-2020 Twenty One Pilots Catalog, Camilo of which Joseph is the principal songwriter, BY LEILA COBO Eslabon Armado has generated 10.7 million album consump- Kali Uchis tion units-worth of activity in the U.S., ac- ad Bunny leads the list of final- Myke Towers cording to MRC Data. ists for the 2021 Billboard Latin Rauw Alejandro “In partnering with Tempo, we see a Music Awards, with 22 nods in 13 Artista Crossover del Año / Crossover deeper strategic alliance that will provide categories, including artist of the Artist of the Year: oversight and protection of Tyler’s compo- Byear, songwriter of the year, Hot Latin Songs Black Eyed Peas sitions as one of the most powerful song- artist of the year, top Latin rhythm album Dua Lipa writers in the world today,” Woltman said and top Latin album of the year — with Ne-Yo in a statement. “Our journey began nearly three of his releases up for wins. Nicki Minaj 10 years ago and we have never skipped a It’s a stellar showing that caps a very good The Weeknd step to ensure that, at its core, the music year for the Puerto Rican rapper, who was SONG CATEGORIES connects with fans all around the world. able to place three albums — El Último Tour “Hot Latin Song” Canción del Año / Hot We look forward to being a part of the team del Mundo, YHLQMDLG and Las Que No Latin Song of the Year: at Tempo and the opportunities we will Iban a Salir — atop the Billboard charts dur- Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez, “Dákiti” uncover within the deeper partnership.” ing the eligibility period for the awards (Feb. Black Eyed Peas & J Balvin, “Ritmo (Bad Since forming in 2019 in an alliance with 1, 2020, through the Aug. 7, 2021, charts). Boys For Life)” Warner Music, Tempo has made invest- Following Bad Bunny in the double digits Kali Uchis, “Telepatía” ments in the catalogs or part of the catalogs is Maluma with 11 nods, including artist of Karol G & Nicki Minaj “Tusa” of such songwriters and artists as Wiz the year and Hot Latin Songs artist of the Maluma & The Weeknd, “Hawái” Khalifa, Florida Georgia Line, Brett James, year, with his global hit “Hawái” up for six “Hot Latin Song”, Colaboración Vocal Philip Lawrence, Jeff Bhasker, Shane McA- awards, including airplay song of the year del Año / Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal nally and Ben Rector. and Hot Latin Song of the year. Event: “Tyler is that rare artist whose towering And this year, given the pause in touring Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez, “Dákiti” creative talent is matched only by his courage of the past 18 months, there is no touring Bad Bunny & Rosalía, “La Noche De to be honest and vulnerable in his music,” category. Anoche” Tempo CEO Josh Empson said in a state- But there is a live awards show that will Black Eyed Peas & J Balvin, “Ritmo (Bad ment. “He has given a powerful and nuanced be broadcast once again on the Telemundo Boys For Life)” voice to issues that many of us shy away from network at 8 p.m. ET and preceded by the Karol G & Nicki Minaj “Tusa” talking about. His profound authenticity, sup- red carpet one-hour preshow “La Alfombra Maluma & The Weeknd, “Hawái” ported by Chris Woltman’s astute manage- de Premios Billboard.” The music special “Hot Latin Songs” Artista del Año, ment, has won Tyler millions of fans around will also broadcast simultaneously on Span- Masculino / Hot Latin Songs Artist of the the world who feel a deep, abiding, and ish entertainment cable network Universo Year, Male: personal connection to his work.” and throughout Latin America and the Anuel AA Caribbean on Telemundo Internacional. Bad Bunny The awards coincide with Billboard J Balvin Latin Music Week, which returns to Miami Jhay Cortez from Sept. 20-25, with a roster of star speak- Maluma ers that includes Karol G, Daddy Yankee “Hot Latin Songs” Artista del Año, Fe- and Nicky Jam. For more information on menina / Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Billboard Latin Music Week and to register, Female: visit billboardlatinmusicweek.com. Kali Uchis Page 13 of 36

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Karol G Black Eyed Peas, Ozuna & J. Rey Soul / Top Latin Albums Imprint of the Year: Natti Natasha “Mamacita” Del Rosalía Karol G & Nicki Minaj, “Tusa” Real Hasta La Muerte Selena Gomez Maluma & The Weeknd, “Hawái” Rimas “Hot Latin Songs” Artista del Año, Dúo o Canción del Año, Streaming / Streaming Sony Music Latin Grupo / Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Song of the Year: Universal Music Latin Entertainment Duo or Group: Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez, “Dákiti” LATIN POP CATEGORIES Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga Bad Bunny “Yo Perreo Sola” Artista “Latin Pop” del Año, Solista Calibre 50 Bad Bunny, “Vete” / Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Solo: Eslabon Armado Bad Bunny, Jowell & Randy & Ñengo Camilo Grupo Firme Flow, “Safaera” Enrique Iglesias Los Dos Carnales Maluma & The Weeknd, “Hawái” Kali Uchis “Hot Latin Songs” Sello Discográfico del ALBUM CATEGORIES Luis Fonsi Año / Hot Latin Songs Label of the Year: “Top Latin Album” del Año /Top Latin Shakira Epic Album of the Year: Artista “Latin Pop” del Año, Dúo o Grupo Interscope Anuel AA, Emmanuel / Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: Rimas Bad Bunny, El Último Tour del Mundo CNCO Sony Music Latin Bad Bunny, Las Que No Iban a Salir Maná Universal Music Latin Entertainment Bad Bunny, YHLQMDLG Mau y Ricky “Hot Latin Songs” Casa Disquera del Año Maluma, Papi Juancho Piso 21 / Hot Latin Songs Imprint of the Year: “Top Latin Albums” Artista del Año, Reik Aura Music Masculino / Top Latin Albums Artist of the Canción “Latin Pop” del Año / Latin Pop Duars Year, Male: Song of the Year: Rimas Anuel AA Black Eyed Peas, Ozuna & J.Rey Soul Sony Music Latin Bad Bunny “Mamacita” Universal Music Latino J Balvin Kali Uchis “Telepatía” Canción del Año, Airplay /Airplay Song Ozuna Reik, Farruko & Camilo “Si Me Dices Que of the Year: Romeo Santos Sí” Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez, “Dákiti” “Top Latin Albums” Artista del Año, Sebastián Yatra, Rauw Alejandro & Karol G & Nicki Minaj “Tusa” Femenina / Top Latin Albums Artist of the Manuel Turizo “TBT” Maluma & The Weeknd, “Hawái” Year, Female: Shakira & Anuel AA “Me Gusta” Ozuna, Karol G & Myke Towers, “Cara- Becky G “Latin Pop Airplay” Sello Discográfico melo” Kali Uchis del Año / Latin Pop Airplay Label of the Prince Royce, “Carita de Inocente” Karol G Year: Sello Discográfico del Año, Airplay / Air- Selena Gomez Epic play Label of the Year: Shakira Rimas Remex “Top Latin Albums” Artista del Año Dúo Sony Music Latin Rimas o Grupo / Top Latin Albums Artist of the Universal Music Latin Entertainment Sony Music Latin Year, Duo or Group: Warner Latina Universal Music Latin Entertainment Aventura “Latin Pop Airplay” Casa Disquera del Warner Latina Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga Año / Latin Pop Airplay Imprint of the Year: Casa Disquera del Año, Airplay / Airplay Black Eyed Peas Real Hasta La Muerte Imprint of the Year: Eslabon Armado Rimas Aura Los Legendarios Sony Music Latin Fonovisa “Top Latin Albums” Sello Discográfico Universal Music Latino Rimas del Año / Top Latin Albums Label of the WK Sony Music Latin Year: Álbum “Latin Pop” del Año / Latin Pop Universal Music Latino Glad Empire Album of the Year Canción del Año, Ventas / Sales Song of Rancho Humilde Camilo, Mis Manos the Year: Rimas Camilo, Por Primera Vez Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez, “Dákiti” Sony Music Latin Kali Uchis, Sin Miedo (Del Amor y Otros Black Eyed Peas & J Balvin, “Ritmo (Bad Universal Music Latin Entertainment Demonios) Boys For Life)” “Top Latin Albums” Imprint del Año Piso 21, El Amor En Los Tiempos del Page 14 of 36

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Perreo Pina Discográfico del Año / Regional Mexican Selena Gomez, Revelación Sony Music Latin Airplay Label of the Year: “Latin Pop Albums” Sello Discográfico WK Afinarte del Año /Latin Pop Albums Label of the Álbum Tropical del Año / Tropical Al- Lizos Year: bums of the Year: Remex Interscope Geffen A&M El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, En Cuar- Sony Music Latin Sony Music Latin entena Universal Music Latin Entertainment Thirty Tigers Frankie Ruiz, The Greatest Salsa Ever, “Regional Mexican Airplay” Casa Dis- Universal Music Latin Entertainment Vol. 1 quera del Año / Regional Mexican Airplay Warner Latina Gloria Estefan, Brazil305 Imprint of the Year: “Latin Pop Albums” Casa Disquera del Prince Royce, Alter Ego Afinarte Año / Latin Pop Albums Imprint of the Year: Sonora Ponceña, Hegemonía Musical Disa Capitol Latin “Tropical Albums” Sello Discográfico del Fonovisa Hecho a Mano Año / Tropical Albums Label of the Year: Lizos Sony Music Latin Discos Fuentes Remex Universal Music Latino Sony Music Latin Álbum Regional Mexicano del Año / Re- Warner Latina The Orchard gional Mexican Albums of the Year: TROPICAL CATEGORIES Universal Music Latin Entertainment Christian Nodal, Ayayay! Artista Tropical del Año, Solista / Tropi- Zacarías Ferreira Eslabon Armado, Corta Venas cal Artist of the Year, Solo: “Tropical Albums” Casa Disquera del Eslabon Armado, Tu Veneno Mortal Carlos Vives Año / Tropical Albums Imprint of the Year: Eslabon Armado, Vibras de Noche Elvis Crespo Norte Junior H, Atrapado En Un Sueño Marc Anthony Premium Latin “Regional Mexican Albums” Sello Prince Royce Sony Music Latin Discográfico del Año /Regional Mexican Romeo Santos The Orchard Albums Label of the Year: Artista Tropical del Año, Dúo o Grupo Top Stop Afinarte / Tropical Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: REGIONAL MEXICAN CATEGORIES DEL Aventura Artista Regional Mexicano del Año, Rancho Humilde Gente de Zona Solista /Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Sony Music Latin La Sonora Dinamita Solo: Universal Music Latin Entertainment Monchy & Alexandra Christian Nodal “Regional Mexican Albums” Casa Dis- N’Klabe El Fantasma quera del Año / Regional Mexican Albums Canción Tropical del Año / Tropical Song Junior H Imprint of the Year: of the Year: Lenin Ramírez Afinarte Daddy Yankee & Marc Anthony, “De Natanael Cano DEL Vuelta Pa’ La Vuelta” Artista Regional Mexicano del Año, Dúo Fonovisa Marc Anthony, “Un Amor Eterno” o Grupo / Regional Mexican Artist of the Lizos Nio García, Casper Mágico, Ozuna, Wisin Year, Duo or Group: Rancho Humilde & Yandel, Myke Towers & Flow La Movie, Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga LATIN RHYTHM CATEGORIES “Travesuras” Calibre 50 Artista “Latin Rhythm” del Año, solista Prince Royce, “Carita de Inocente” Eslabon Armado / Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Solo: Prince Royce, “Lotería” Los Ángeles Azules Anuel AA “Tropical Airplay” Sello Discográfico del Los Dos Carnales Bad Bunny Año /Tropical Airplay Label of the Year: Canción Regional Mexicana del Año / Re- J Balvin El Cartel gional Mexican Song of the Year: Maluma LP Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga & Snoop Ozuna Pina Dogg, “Que Maldición” Artista “Latin Rhythm” del Año, Dúo o Sony Music Latin El Fantasma & Los Dos Carnales, “Cabrón Grupo / Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Universal Music Latin Entertainment y Vago” Duo or Group: “Tropical Airplay” Casa Disquera del Año Lenin Ramírez, featuring Grupo Firme, Jowell & Randy / Tropical Airplay Imprint of the Year: “Yo Ya No Vuelvo Contigo” Los Legendarios El Cartel Los Dos Carnales, “El Envidioso” Play-N-Skillz Hecho a Mano “Regional Mexican Airplay” Sello Wisin & Yandel Page 15 of 36

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Zion & Lennox Bad Bunny of his albums released in 2020 are up for the Canción “Latin Rhythm” del Año Latin / Edgar ‘Edge’ Barrera title of top Latin album of the year. Rhythm Song of the Year: J Balvin His Jhay Cortez-assisted “Dakiti” alone Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez, “Dákiti” Tainy is a six-time finalist. The track spent 27 Bad Bunny “Yo Perreo Sola” Editora del Año / Publisher of the Year: weeks at No. 1 in Hot Latin Songs, becoming Black Eyed Peas & J Balvin, “Ritmo (Bad RSM Publishing, ASCAP the fourth-most in history following Luis Boys For Life)” Sony Discos Music Publishing LLC, Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito,” En- Karol G & Nicki Minaj “Tusa” ASCAP rique Iglesias, Gente de Zona, and Desce- Maluma & The Weeknd, “Hawái” Universal Music Corp, ASCAP mer Bueno’s “Bailando” and “El Perdon” “Latin Rhythm Airplay” Sello Discográ- WC Music Corp, ASCAP by Nicky Jam and Enrique Iglesias. fico del Año /Latin Rhythm Airplay Label of Corporación Editora del Año / Publishing His set YHLQMDLG spent 29 weeks the Year: Corporation of the Year: at No. 1 on Top Latin Albums, fifth-most Glad Empire Kobalt Music in history following Gloria Estefan’s Mi Rimas RSM Publishing Tierra, his own X 100PRE, Ozuna’s Odisea, Sony Music Latin Sony Music Publishing and Selena’s Dreaming of You. Universal Music Latin Entertainment Universal Music The 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards, Warner Latina Warner Chappell Music produced and broadcasted live by Telemun- “Latin Rhythm Airplay” Casa Disquera Productor del Año / Producer of the Year: do, will take place Thursday, Sept. 23, at the del Año /Latin Rhythm Airplay Imprint of Mora Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla., kicking the Year: Ovy On The Drums off at 7 p.m. ET with the one-hour red carpet Aura Sky Rompiendo special “La Alfombra de Premios Billboard,” La Industria Súbelo Neo followed by the three-hour Billboard Latin Rimas Tainy Music Awards. Sony Music Latin The special event will coincide with Bill- Universal Music Latino board Latin Music Week, returning to Miami Álbum “Latin Rhythm” del Año / Latin Every Category from Sept. 20 to 25. The weeklong event cel- Rhythm Album of the Year: ebrates Latin music, culture, and entertain- Anuel AA, Emmanuel Bad Bunny Is a ment with exclusive performances, one-of-a- Bad Bunny, El Último Tour del Mundo kind conversations, workshops, showcases, Bad Bunny, Las Que No Iban a Salir Finalist In At 2021 and on-the-ground consumer moments. For Bad Bunny, YHLQMDLG more information and registration, visit Bill- Maluma, Papi Juancho Billboard Latin boardLatinMusicWeek.com. “Latin Rhythm Albums” Sello Discográ- Below, check out all of the categories Bad fico del Año /Latin Rhythm Albums Label of Music Awards Bunny is a finalist in: the Year: Overall, Bad Bunny is a finalist for: Glad Empire BY JESSICA ROIZ Artist of the Year Rich Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male Rimas elemundo and Billboard have Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male Sony Music Latin unveiled the 2021 Billboard Latin Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Solo Universal Music Latin Entertainment Music Awards finalists, with Bad Songwriter of the Year “Latin Rhythm Albums” Casa Disquera Bunny taking the lead. Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez’s “Dákiti”: del Año /Latin Rhythm Albums Imprint of TThe Puerto Rican superstar is a finalist for Categories: Hot Latin Song of the Year, the Year: 22 awards in 13 categories including artist Vocal Event; Hot Latin Song of the Year; Air- Aura of the year and songwriter of the year. Ozu- play Song of the Year; Sales Song of the Year; Real Hasta La Muerte na still holds the record as a 23-time finalist Streaming Song of the Year; & Latin Rhythm Rimas in 15 categories at the 2019 Billboard Latin Song of the Year Sony Music Latin Music Awards. He also broke the record as On the Charts: No. 1 peak on Hot Latin Universal Music Latino the top winner ever taking home 11 awards Songs (27 weeks), No. 1 peak on Latin Air- WRITERS/PRODUCERS/PUBLISHERS that year. play, and No. 5 peak on the Hot 100 CATEGORIES At the 2021 awards, Bad Bunny competes Bad Bunny & Rosalia’s “La Noche de Compositor del Año / Songwriter of the against himself in multiple categories, in- Anoche”: Year: cluding streaming song of the year — where Category: Hot Latin Song of the Year, Anuel AA four out of five titles are his — and all three Vocal Event: Page 16 of 36

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On the Charts: No. 1 peak on Latin The first event took place July 22, and West Airplay (2 weeks), No. 2 peak on Hot Latin Inside Kanye has since resided in the stadium to finish his Songs, and No. 53 peak on the Hot 100 latest project. Bad Bunny’s “Vete”: West’s ‘Donda’ Category: Streaming Song of the Year On the Charts: No. 1 peak on Hot Latin Event, 4 Out of Two Sony Music Songs (4 weeks), No. 1 peak on Latin Airplay (1 week), and No. 33 peak on the Hot 100 40,000 Fans Got Australia Execs Bad Bunny’s “Yo Perreo Sola”: Categories: Streaming Song of the Year & COVID-19 Vaccine Depart Amid Latin Rhythm Song of the Year On the Charts: No. 1 peak on Latin BY CARL LAMARRE Workplace Airplay (2 weeks), No. 2 peak on Hot Latin Songs, and No. 53 peak on the Hot 100 ast week, Kanye West held his Culture Probe Bad Bunny, Jowell & Randy & Ñengo second album listening event Flow,’s “Safaera”: for Donda at Atlanta’s Mercedes- BY LARS BRANDLE Category: Streaming Song of the Year Benz Stadium, with more than On the Charts: No. 4 peak on Hot Latin L40,000 ticketed fans in attendance. The wo senior executives have exited Songs and No. 81 peak on the Hot 100 event provided vaccinations for those Sony Music’s Australasian affiliate, Bad Bunny’s YHLQMDLG album: who haven’t already taken the shot to help including the son of the former Categories: Top Latin Album of the Year slow the transmission of COVID-19, and on music company’s chief. & Latin Rhythm Album of the Year Wednesday (Aug. 11), a stadium rep told Bill- TPat Handlin, VP of A&R, and son of for- On the Charts: No. 2 peak on the Bill- board that four people got a vaccine shot mer Sony Music Australia and New Zealand board 200 and No. 1 peak on Top Latin that evening. chairman and CEO Denis Handlin; along Albums (39 weeks) The listening event provided Pfizer shots with Mark Stebnicki, senior VP of strategy, Bad Bunny’s Las Que No Iban a Salir al- for those in need inside the stadium, and the corporate affairs and human resources, are bum: venue promoted its efforts on social media, no longer with the company, a New York- Categories: Top Latin Album of the Year offering vaccines in sections 340-347 until based spokesperson confirms to Billboard. & Latin Rhythm Album of the Year 9:30 p.m. Thursday night. Reasons for their departures were not On the Charts: No. 7 peak on the Bill- Before the event, the stadium remained given. board 200 and No. 1 peak on Top Latin active in its attempts to get fans vacci- The pair leave some two months after the Albums (1 week) nated. On Aug. 4, the venue announced a launch of an independent investigation into Bad Bunny’s El Último Tour del Mun- two-hour pop-up for Atlanta Falcons fans the Sydney-based company’s workplace cul- do album: looking to attend that weekend’s team open ture, a development broken by The Sydney Categories: Top Latin Album of the Year practice. The Mercedes-Benz Stadium rep Morning Herald’s Nathanael Cooper. & Latin Rhythm Album of the Year informs Billboard that “about 30” vaccines As previously reported, Sony Music vet- On the Charts: No. 1 peak on the Bill- were distributed for the Falcons Open eran Denis Handlin left in June, after more board 200 (1 week) and No. 1 peak on Top Practice and that they “will continue to than 51 years with the company, and 36 Latin Albums (27 weeks) have vaccines available for Falcons games years the helm of the domestic business. Considered the longest-running awards this NFL season.” From January to June, “It is time for a change in leadership,” show in Latin music, the Billboard Latin Mu- the sports and entertainment stadium has wrote Sony Music Entertainment CEO Rob sic Awards is the only awards show to honor served as a community vaccination site for Stringer in a memo to staff at the time. “And the most popular albums, songs, and perform- Atlanta residents. I will be making further announcements in ers in Latin music as determined by the sales, On Saturday, a mobile vaccination clinic terms of the new direction of our business in streaming radio airplay, and social data that operated for four hours ahead of Garth Australia and New Zealand in due course.” informs Billboard’s weekly charts during a Brooks’ concert at Kansas City’s Arrow- It remains unclear who is guiding the one-year period. head Stadium, and only 35 of the more than company at present, or how Sony Music is 70,000 concertgoers took advantage of the progressing with the recruitment process chance to get a COVID-19 vaccine, even for a new leader. A spokesperson declined to though they were offered upgraded floor comment further. seats to the show to get a shot. Billboard does not suggest Denis Handlin, The Donda listening party was West’s Pat Handlin or Stebnicki have been accused second preview of his 10th studio album. of any wrongdoing as part of the investiga- Page 17 of 36

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tion, which is understood to be ongoing. statement. “In our notice of possible rem- clicks have been experiencing a major surge. As previously reported, The SMH de- edies published alongside our provisional On Friday July 23, the first day Donda was tailed allegations of discrimination, bul- findings, we have set out our initial view supposed to be released — following a live lying and harassment within Sony Music that the only effective way to address the debut event the night before at Atlanta’s Australia. And in June, some 20 former em- competition issues that we have identified is Mercedes-Benz Stadium — West posted 16 ployees came forward to share allegations for Facebook to sell Giphy, in its entirety, to million total on-demand streams (including of a toxic workplace culture, as part of an a suitable buyer.” both his solo work and working alongside investigation by The Guardian Australia’s Founded in 2013, New York-based Giphy Jay-Z as the Throne), according to MRC Kelly Burke. operates a large library of GIFs. Before the Data. That was up a whopping 88% from his Earlier in the year, the music giant ter- deal, Facebook had used Giphy’s application total the previous Friday, when he posted minated a veteran executive after a probe programming interface (API) for several 8.5 million total on-demand streams. His found he had engaged in misconduct with years on Instagram, the Facebook app and stream count had been swelling since that staff, details of which were documented by WhatsApp. Facebook struck the deal, be- Monday, with the announcement of the the SMH. lieved by experts to be worth $400 million, live event, climbing from 7.6 million streams In recent days, Universal Music Aus- saying it plans to integrate Giphy further on Sunday the 18th to 8.7 million on the 19th tralia confirmed an investigation into its “so that people can find just the right way to — and continuing to grow throughout the own workplace culture, after allegations of express themselves.” week, reaching 9.4 million on the 20th, 10.3 inappropriate behavior within its ranks cir- Stuart McIntosh, chair of the U.K. regula- million on the 21st, 11.8 million on the 22nd, culated on Beneath The Glass Ceiling, an tor’s group performing an in-depth investi- and then 16.0 million on the 23rd. Instagram account that is keeping the local gation of the deal and its fallout, said: “We Kanye’s streaming consumption saw an- music industry in check with anonymised will now consult on our findings before other spike following last Thursday’s (Aug. accounts of bullying, harassment, racism, completing our review. Should we conclude 5) return to Mercedes-Benz Stadium, albeit assault and more. that the merger is detrimental to the market a slightly less dramatic one. That Friday and social media users, we will take the (Aug. 6), West’s streams reached 13.6 mil- necessary actions to make sure people are lion, up 31% from the 10.4 million he posted Facebook’s Giphy protected.” the Friday before (July 31). His daily streams Facebook previously said about the deal: stayed above 11 million for each of the four Deal Causes “We are prepared to show regulators that days following the second Donda event last this acquisition is positive for consumers, Thursday — buoyed in part by an increase Competition developers and content creators alike.” in attention for West’s 2011 Watch the This article was originally published Throne project alongside Jay-Z, which Concerns, Says by The Hollywood Reporter. celebrated its 10th anniversary on Aug. 8. (Kanye and Jay-Z’s songs alone combined U.K. Regulator for 2.9 million streams across Aug. 8 and 9, Even Without up 107% from their 1.4 million combined BY GEORG SZALAI streams the prior Sunday and Monday.) ‘Donda,’ Kanye’s All in all, in the 22-day period from acebook’s takeover of GIF website July 19 (when he initially announced the Giphy raises competition concerns, Streams Have first Donda live event) to Aug. 9, West has Britain’s Competition and Markets racked up 240.2 million streams, an average Authority (CMA) said on Thurs- Increased of 10.9 million a day — which is up 37% from Fday. the 22-day period prior (June 27 - July 18), The regulator’s provisional finding is that Dramatically when he posted a combined 175.7 million the acquisition, unveiled in May 2020, “has streams, an average of 8 million a day. Kanye resulted or would result in a substantial BY ANDREW UNTERBERGER might not even need to ever release Don- lessening of competition in social media and da to continue enjoying the benefits from all display advertising, harming social media wice in the past month, Kanye the buzz surrounding it. users and businesses in the U.K.” West fans have eagerly anticipat- “Facebook completed the acquisition ed the Friday release of his latest of Giphy on May 15, 2020, but has been studio album, Donda — and twice, required to hold the businesses separate Tthey’ve left disappointed. But even with the since June 9, 2020, when the CMA imposed new album yet to materialize on streaming an Initial Enforcement Order,” it said in a services, the controversial hip-hop legend’s Page 18 of 36

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against him, as the videos for his June Olivia Rodrigo, Machine Gun Kelly, Willow, 5 Takeaways From 25-released Call Me When You Get Lost LP Måneskin, Glass Animals and so many more (including Lost cuts “Lumberjack,” “WUSY- — having breakout chart success with rock the 2021 VMAs ANAME,” “Juggernaut” and “Corso”) just singles. You won’t find any of those artists in snuck in under the June 30 VMAs dead- MTV’s best rock category, which instead in- Nominations line. Other artists with fewer nods than cludes six artists — Evanescence, Foo Fight- you might expect: The Weeknd (just two, ers, John Mayer, The Killers, Kings of Leon BY ANDREW UNTERBERGER though one for video of the year with “Save and Lenny Kravitz — who have all been Your Tears”) and Harry Styles (three for releasing albums since at least 2004, and ominations for the 38th annual “Treat People With Kindness,” though just none of whom have even scraped the Hot MTV Video Music Awards were one outside of the technical categories). 100 in the past year. Bemoaning the VMAs’ announced on Wednesday (Aug. “Bad Habits” for video of the year, backwards-looking best rock nominees is 11), with the awards to be held really? practically an annual tradition at this point, Nat the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Few music videos this past year felt as but the sting with this group this year feels September 12. Justin Bieber leads the pack messy as Ed Sheeran’s “Bad Habits,” a particularly sharp. with seven nods, followed by Megan Thee grand-scale production helmed by legend- You will find a few of those timely art- Stallion with six, and Billie Eilish, Giveon, ary video director Dave Meyers that aimed ists — MGK, Willow and Glass Animals, Olivia Rodrigo, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake and Lil for Joker-style action mixed with Buffy the along with more established rock hitmakers Nas X with five each. Vampire Slayer-style camp — but instead Imagine Dragons, Twenty One Pilots and While many of the nods — particularly came off more like the recent film version Bleachers — in the best alternative category, for the previously mentioned artists — were of Cats. The song has been successful, chart- which presumably aims to separate younger predictable and deserved, here are five take- ing in the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100, and acts from more legacy-based acts. (It should aways we had from browsing the nominees the video has racked up over 100 million be said that even these “alternative” artists about some of the more interesting, unex- plays on YouTube, but its presence in the have all been active since the early ‘10s as pected and/or controversial selections made. video of the year category is still confusing well, though a couple only started playing Stars getting recognized for their work — particularly when several of the nominees rock-based music recently.) But if that’s the behind the camera relegated to song of the year, including Dua case, why bother having a best rock category It was notable enough at the 2020 VMAs Lipa’s “Levitating,” BTS’ “Dynamite” and at all? No one in MTV’s current demograph- when two of the year’s biggest stars — Billie Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License,” would’ve ic is crying out for greater Foo Fighters or Eilish and Taylor Swift — were also nominat- been more deserving candidates. Lenny Kravitz representation, and all this ed for best direction, for their own clips for Dua Lipa... but no DaBaby crop does is make rock look more fossilized “Xanny” and “The Man,” respectively. (Swift One name who you will not see anywhere than ever, at a time when it’s actually as took home the award.) But this year, Eilish on the nominees is that of star rapper vital it’s been in recent memory. Eliminate and Swift are again both nominated in the DaBaby, who has been the subject of much the category, or just change “alternative” to category (for “Your Power” and “Willow,” re- criticism (and has had many pulled festival “rock and alternative,” and let’s stop having spectively”), and they’re joined by three more performances) over the past couple weeks, to get mad about this every year. artist/directors: Travis Scott (for his M.I.A. following his homophobic comments on- and Young Thug collab “Franchise”), Lil Nas stage at the Rolling Loud festival in Miami X (along with co-director Tanu Muino for on July 25. Tellingly, he is not even credited “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”) and on the nomination for Dua Lipa’s “Levitat- Tyler, the Creator (under pseudonym Wolf ing” — whose official Billboard Hot 100 Haley for “Lumberjack”). Only one video in chart credit has included the rapper for the the category this year doesn’t have an artist duration of its run — which, as previously director or co-director: DJ Khaled’s Drake- mentioned, is up for song of the year. (This featuring “Popstar,” helmed by longtime might also explain why the video was not video fixture Director X. nominated for video of the year, or in any Where’s Tyler? other category, as the official video is for Tyler, the Creator, easily one of the most the version featuring DaBaby.) interesting artists working in the music What on earth is going on with this video format (as both a performer and direc- best rock category? tor), got the best director nod for “Lumber- The past year has been an extremely jack,” but that’s his lone nomination for the exciting one in rock, with artists from inside year. He may have had the calendar working and outside of the traditional rock sphere — Page 19 of 36

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weeks, the 3.4 million total is The Lox’s finance non-fiction film and TV projects. The Lox & fifth-best, following the weeks ending The deal will enable Lightbox to cre- Sept. 3, 2020 (6.6 million), Dec. 22, 2016 ate stories about WMG’s roster of artists, Dipset Surge to (4.2 million), Sept. 10, 2020 (3.9 million) writers and legacy acts by giving the former and April 15, 2021 (3.5 million). Notably, access to the latter’s catalog. Near-Career-High the three leading weeks in that count both Lightbox was founded by producers, Si- stem from new album releases at the time mon Chinn, who has credits on Searching For Streams After — 2016’s Filthy America … It’s Beautiful and Sugar Man, Man on Wire, TINA, and Jona- 2020’s Living Off Xperience, respectively — than Chinn, who’s known for LA 92, Whit- Verzuz Battle while the April 2021 death traces its high ney, Hip Hop Uncovered. In a joint statement, sum to streams from The Lox’s collabora- the pair said “will open up the vaults to an BY TREVOR ANDERSON tions with DMX, who died on April 9, 2021. archive of amazing musical talent and rich For The Diplomats, activity surround- history of songwriters and performers.” hanks to their explosive Ver- ing the Verzuz contest gave the rap clique The press release for the deal didn’t zuz battle on Aug. 3 at the Hulu their best weekly streaming performance include which projects are currently set to Theatre at Madison Square in nearly three years. Their songs gener- come out of the partnership. In addition Garden, The Lox and The Dip- ated 2 million U.S. on-demand streams in to the aforementioned projects credited to Tlomats experienced a swell in streams that the week ending Aug. 5, an improvement Simon and Jonathan Chinn, Lightbox and rank among the best streaming weeks of of 117% from the previous week’s sum of its principals’ credits in the music space each New York rap group’s career. 919,000. As with The Lox, The Diplomats include Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi The contest pitted the three mem- also saw their best daily total on Aug. 4, 6ix9ine. Their project TINA has been bers of The Lox — Sheek Louch, Jada- with 580,000 clicks on the day. nominated for three Emmys, including Best kiss and Styles P — against Cam’ron, Jim That weekly figure of 2 million secures Documentary Special. “We are thrilled to Jones, Juelz Santana and Freekey fourth place among The Diplomats’ best have the opportunity to bring some of War- Zekey, who represented The Diplomats career streaming weeks, trailing only the ner Music’s extraordinary artists and their (also known as Dipset), whose lineup has week ending Nov. 29, 2018 (4.8 million), Dec. stories to audiences around the world,” the changed multiple times since their 1994 6, 2018 (2.7 million) and Nov. 23, 2017 (2.01 producers said. founding. The face-off was the latest install- million). As with The Lox, The Diplomats’ According to Charlie Cohen, president, ment of the popular series, which began top two weeks stem from new album re- TV & Film at WMG, the new partnership online in March 2020; in-person events, leases, with the group’s Diplomatic Ties re- comes as part of Warner’s recent efforts to however, have become more common as leased on Nov. 22, 2018. The 2017 week’s expand their film and TV content into global restrictions have eased in certain areas. Fans activity spike resulted from their reunion markets, with an emphasis on local artists were permitted at The Lox/Dipset show- for a Spotify RapCaviar live event and an and local language production. “I’m delight- down, with other rap luminaries, such as accompanying single release. ed that we’ve been able to expand Warner Fat Joe, French Montana, A$AP Ferg and Music Entertainment’s reach and expertise Fabolous, in attendance. Total viewership, with this partnership,” he said. “This part- meanwhile, including virtual streaming via ‘Tina’ Producer nership with Lightbox is an important part the Verzuz series’ official partnership with of this expansion.” Triller, topped 5 million, according to the Lightbox Partners WME has produced longform series streaming service. and documentaries such as American That large reported viewership translated With WMG’s Utopia, which racked up six Emmy nomi- to big streaming numbers for both acts. nations, Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with The Lox came out on top in that category, Film Division Shane MacGowan, Ed Sheeran: TikTok Euro though , with 3.4 million U.S. on-demand 2020 Live Performance, Harry Chapin: When streams of their songs in the week ending BY HANNAH DAILEY in Doubt, Do Something, Laurel Canyon: A Aug. 5, according to MRC Data, up 215% Place in Time, Liam Gallagher: As It Was, To- from 1.1 million in the week prior (ending arner Music Entertain- gether We Rise: The Uncompromised Story of July 29). Within that span, The Lox peaked ment, the film and televi- GRM Daily, Tom Petty Somewhere You Feel at 1.4 million on-demand streams on Aug. 4, sion division of Warner Free, Gorillaz: Reject False Icons and Genius: the day after the contest, a higher sum than Music Group, has part- Aretha, which has three Emmy nominations they’d earned in the previous seven days neredW with London and Los Angeles based to its name. combined (1.23 million). television and film production company “This is a really exciting partnership for In terms of their all-time streaming Lightbox to co-produce, co-develop and co- us at Warner Music,” said Kate Shepherd, Page 20 of 36

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managing director, Warner Music Entertain- Richard Bernhard Smith co-wrote “Winter Publishing. With 77 charting titles since ment UK “We have such an incredible array Wonderland” in 1934. The song has proved 2001, including Cardi B’s bilingual version of artists whose stories deserve to be told and to be a perennial hit for Warner Chappell of “I Like It” with J Balvin and Bad Bunny, Simon, Jonathan and the Lightbox team are Music, ascending the Billboard charts nearly and Wisin & Yandel’s “Pam Pam,” Tainy will experts in storytelling and film-making.” every year around Christmastime. While have a conversation with Cobo on music- the song is most famously associated with making, production and entrepreneurship. crooner Bing Crosby, it has been covered Tainy was recently named Billboard’s top WMG & Imagine by countless other stars since, including Mi- Latin producer of the 21st century and is a chael Bublé, Tony Bennett and Lady two-time finalist at the 2021 Billboard Latin Team for ‘Winter Gaga and Jeff Goldblum. Music Awards for songwriter of the year The Winter Wonderland film adaptation and producer of the year. Wonderland’ will be produced by Imagine Entertainment Previously announced panels include chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, “Coming Out Latin” with Raymix, Es- Musical Film Imagine Kids+Family president Stephanie teman, Erika Vidrio and Grupo Firme’s Sperber, Warner Music Entertainment Jhonny Caz; “My Cause, My Music: A From ‘Despicable president of TV & film Charlie Cohen, Conversation on Social Justice” with Yotuel WMG consultant and producer Meredith Romero, Kany García and ChocQuibTown Me’ Writer Milton and Warner Chappell Music’s senior members Goyo and Tostao; “Regional No vp, theatrical and catalog Kurt Deutsch. More– Mexican Music Goes Global” with BY KRISTIN ROBINSON “This will be the first feature project Natanael Cano, Los Dos Carnales and Carin from Imagine Kids+Family, and it couldn’t Leon, and moderated by Rancho Humilde’s magine Kids+Family and Warner Mu- be more perfectly tailored. It takes a classic Jimmy Humilde, amongst many more. sic Group have announced plans to co- with a twist, and leverages animation with The star-studded 2021 Latin Music Week produce and co-finance the upcoming live action to create the next holiday classic lineup — headlined by Daddy Yankee, Karol holiday film Winter Wonderland. Cre- for a new generation,” said Sperber in a G, and Nicky Jam — also includes participa- Iated and written by Despicable Me film- statement. tion by Anitta, Chris Jedi, Elena Rose, Gaby maker Cinco Paul, Winter Wonderland will Music, Lunay, Myke Towers, Nicki Nicole, be based on the classic Warner Chappell- Rauw Alejandro, Tainy, and Tini, with more owned holiday song “Winter Wonderland” Tainy Set for Sony to be announced in the coming weeks. and feature a combination of stop-motion Under the slogan “The Beat of Latin Mu- and live-action animation. Paul will pen Music Publishing’s sic,” making its mark as the longest-running original songs for the film’s soundtrack. and biggest Latin music industry gathering Winter Wonderland is the first project to Iconic Songwriter in the world, this year’s event will con- result from the partnership between Imag- tinue through the end of the week as Bill- ine Kids+Family and WMG that was first Q&A at 2021 board launches its En Vivo concert series in announced in June 2020. Under the multi- partnership with Samsung, Amazon Music, year agreement, the two companies will Billboard Latin and Bacardí. team up to co-produce and co-finance proj- To register and for more information, ects based on classic songs in the Warner Music Week visit BillboardLatinMusicWeek.com. Chappell Music publishing catalog. The idea of the new endeavor began as an internal BY JESSICA ROIZ conversation at Warner Chappell Music and later came to involve Imagine and Warner ainy has been confirmed for the Music Entertainment, the company’s film/ 2021 Billboard Latin Music Week, TV division, which came aboard to co- returning to Miami in September develop the idea. with a weeklong event that unites Paul has a track record of co-writing, Tthe top Latin hitmakers, influencers and with Ken Daurio, family blockbusters with executives, and features live performances combined global box office of $4 billion, and conversations with superstars. including all three Despicable Me films, Dr. Moderated by Billboard’s VP and Latin Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who, Dr. Seuss’ The Industry Lead Leila Cobo, the Puerto Lorax and The Secret Life of Pets. Rican hitmaker will form part of the Iconic Composer Felix Bernard and lyricist Songwriter Q&A presented by Sony Music Page 21 of 36

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an inspirational anthem played at school Jury Selected graduations, weddings, advertisements and Publishing Briefs: in R. Kelly’s Sex elsewhere. Marty Stuart Trafficking Case Vicente Fernandez Signs to Sheltered

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EW YORK (AP) — R&B star R. Condition After Hill an Owner Kelly will face an anonymous jury made up of seven men and Fall at Ranch of a ‘Lonely five women when his New York NCity sex trafficking trial goes forward next BY ASSOCIATED PRESS Heart’ Stake week with opening statements. The panel was sworn in on Wednesday af- exican icon Vicente Fernan- BY KRISTIN ROBINSON ter dozens of potential jurors were screened dez is in critical but stable by U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly in condition after being hospi- heltered Music has inked a new federal court in Brooklyn. talized for a fall last week, worldwide co-publishing and The judge sought assurances from Maccording to an Instagram post made by administration deal with country prospective jurors that they could remain his medical team on Wednesday (August superstar Marty Stuart. The new impartial despite the bad publicity swirling 11). While the 81-year-old king of ranchera Sagreement with the Country Music Hall of around Kelly since his 2019 arrest. Some music is on a ventilator, his brain function is Fame member and 5-time Grammy-winner told her that they were mainly aware of intact, according to his doctors. will include both his back catalog, includ- Kelly from his smash hit “I Believe I Can They expect his mobility to improve and ing a host of hits like “The Whiskey Ain’t Fly.” Many said they knew little or nothing say he’s only minimally sedated. The singer Workin’” and “Tempted,” as well as his new about the case. of such hits including “Volver, volver” and music going forward. The jury selection spanned three “Por tu maldito amor,” suffered a fall at his Though Stuart has already had a “lasting, days with Kelly seen on a video feed sitting ranch in Los Tres Potrillos, outside of Gua- historical impact on country music,” ac- impassively at the defense table, wearing dalajara. The fall caused spinal cord trauma, cording to Sheltered Music president Lance glasses and dressed in a suit. The scene was according to reports. Fernandez has had Freed, Stuart has multiple new projects in beamed into an overflow courtroom after numerous health issues in recent years. the works as well, including SONGS I SING a judge took the unusual step of barring He was hospitalized for a renal infection IN THE DARK, a collection of twenty home- the press and public from watching trial in recently and in 2012, he underwent a com- made acoustic songs, recorded in his former person, citing coronavirus concerns. plex surgery that removed almost half of his home outside Nashville, as well as an upcom- The multiplatinum-selling singer has de- liver because of a tumor. A year after that he ing project with his band, Famous Superla- nied any wrongdoing and pleaded not faced pulmonary thrombosis, and in March tives, titled ALTITUDE, among others. guilty to charges accusing him of leading 2015, the singer had three hernias removed. “When all is said and done, the most im- an enterprise of managers, bodyguards and This year, Fernandez was faced with the portant thing is the song,” Stuart says, “you other employees who helped him recruit release of photos that appeared to show will not find any more loved and respected women and girls for sex. Federal pros- him touching women without their consent song men than Lance Freed and Darrell ecutors say the group selected victims at while he was posing with them. Franklin [from Sheltered Music]… It is such concerts and other venues and arranged for He was also accused of sexual abuse by an honor to join forces with them.” them to travel to see Kelly. singer Lupita Castro. Fernandez has denied Round Hill Music has acquired an inter- Defense lawyers have said Kelly’s alleged any inappropriate behavior. Fernandez has est in Trevor Rabin’s publishing catalog, victims were groupies who turned up at his sold more than 65 million albums and filmed according to a statement from the Board of shows and made it known they “were dying more than 35 movies. He has won three Round Hill Music Royalty Fund Limited. to be with him.” The women only started Grammys and eight Latin Grammys, in ad- The former guitarist turned film composer’s accusing him of abuse years later when dition to being named Person of the Year by lengthy catalog contains over 3,500 film cues public sentiment shifted in the #MeToo the Latin Recording Academy in 2002. and songs as well as cuts from his tenure as era, they said. a member of prog rockers Yes, most notably Kelly, 54, won three Grammys for “I “Owner of a Lonely Heart,” the band’s lone Believe I Can Fly,” a 1996 song that became Hot 100 No. 1. Page 22 of 36

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Over the course of his storied career “As we expand into the U.S., I couldn’t be For Arkwright, signing with S10 “could Rabin has earned an induction into Rock n more pleased to be partnering with Chris, not be more exciting,” noting “it is truly Roll Hall of Fame and 11 BMI awards for his who embodies everything we envisioned as an incredible fit.” Silverstein adds, “From work, which includes the scores of National the philosophy behind CCS’ new Day- the moment I met David, I knew he was a Treasure, Remember The Titans, Armaged- tripper Music Publishing division,” says special talent. The depth of his songwriting don, Enemy of the State, Bad Boys II, Glory Ferneyhough. is what stood out.” Road, and more. Rabin notes his decision Independent publisher Position Mu- Relative Music Group and Sony Music to partner with Round Hill Music stemmed sic has signed rising artist/songwriter Lay- Publishing Nashville have joined together from the company’s history of “stewardship to to a worldwide co-publishing deal. The to sign Grammy-nominated songwriter and in managing some of the most important latest signee to Position Music, Layto joins producer Zach Abend to a co-publishing music catalogs.” He continues, “I know my fellow songwriters Judah & the Lion, Mi- agreement. The hitmaker is best known music will be in good hands.” chael Franti, Welshly Arms and more to Po- for his work in the country genre with The stake in Rabin’s catalog was ac- sition’s roster. The deal will include Layto’s songs like “BOYFRIEND” by HARDY and quired by Round Hill using funds managed back catalog, including “Little Poor Me,” the “Anything But Love” by Ingrid Andress, but by the independent publisher — of which breakout single which helped put Layto on Abend also broke into the pop market with Round Hill’s interest represents half., and the map in 2018, as well as future works cre- the TikTok viral hit “play w/ me,” by new the deal includes the acquisition of the ated under the deal. Along with the newly artist Bailey Bryan. publisher’s share and writer’s share of inked publishing contract, Layto is also The new deal with Relative Music Group Rabin’s relevant copyrights. Round Hill signed to Imperial Records, a joint venture and SMP Nashville is a go-forward deal and also will have administrative control for with Republic Records, and his latest single the two companies will represent the song- sync licensing purposes exclusively. “Click” was released August 6th. writer across all territories. Josh Gruss, chairman, CEO, and founder For Layto and his managers, signing a Jesse Matkosky, co-founder of Relative of the independent publisher said, “We publishing deal came down to finding a team Music Group, noted he has been a “fan of believe this is a particularly attractive area that was equally passionate about the music. Zach’s for a long time,” citing that the team in which to be increasing our exposure, as “You can’t put a price on enthusiasm,” said “couldn’t be happier” to enter this new pub- film and TV performance revenues continue Layto’s management team, Garrett Ream lishing agreement. Abend adds, “​​It means a to increase in value. It is an outstanding and Steve Richards. “We felt [that] from ev- lot to get to work with other creatives who privilege to welcome his catalog to the com- ery conversation with Tyler Bacon and Mark are strong believers in me and what I bring pany’s portfolio.” Chipello at Position Music. to a song.” Toronto-based Daytripper Music Publish- S10 Publishing, in partnership with Avex BMI has partnered with Beasley Media ing, the creative arm of CCS Rights Manage- USA, has signed a worldwide co-publishing Group and Xperi’s HD Radio Technol- ment, has joined forces with KCRW radio deal with rising songwriter David Ark- ogy to launch a limited edition run of BMI’s host, School Night founder, and Grammy- wright. One of the masterminds behind in- signature “How I Wrote That Song” series. nominated music supervisor Chris Douri- fluencer Bella Poarch’s addictive first single The partnership will see the airing of 12 new das to officially launch the publisher in the “Build A B*tch,” which has spent 11 weeks episodes of “How I Wrote That Song” on United States. on Billboard’s Hot 100 to date, Arkwright Beasley Media Group’s radio stations across The joint venture will see Chris Douri- joins the boutique publisher’s fast-growing the country as well as on the company’s das spearheading the A&R strategy of the roster. Other songs represented in part website. Writers included in the 12-part company as it signs new, U.S.-based talent by S10 Publishing writers includes Justin series include Lauren Alaina, Chris Lane, to co-publishing agreements. Douridas will Bieber’s “Peaches,” Internet Money’s “His & John Popper (Blues Traveler), Kevin Griffin also lead in new creative ventures for the Hers” and “Somebody,” DJ Snake and Selena (Better Than Ezra), Oak Felder, Mooski Daytripper roster globally. “Identifying great Gomez’s “Selfish Love,” The Kid LAROI’s and Parker McCollum, among other unan- artistry and helping it find its way out into “WRONG,” and more. nounced participants, and the show will be the world is at the heart of everything I do,” This marks the multi-hyphenate compa- hosted by Brian Ives. Douridas says. “An alliance with Jodie [Fer- ny’s latest foray into publishing and the deal This is the latest project in a longstanding neyhough, founder and president of CCS will include Arkwright’s back catalog as well relationship between BMI and Beasley Me- Rights Management] is an obvious fit.” as his work moving forward. Currently best dia Group and Xperi’s HD Radio Technol- The eventual U.S. signees will add to known for their work as the management ogy. Last year, the three companies worked Daytripper’s fast growing roster of young team behind superstars Normani and Anitta, on a project called “Hundred Years of talent which already includes Hill Kourk- Brandon Silverstein, founder and CEO of Radio,” and, according to Clay Bradley, vp of outis, Tribe Friday, Featurette, POESY, Nuela S10 Entertainment, has placed a major focus creative at BMI’s Nashville office, the PRO is Charles; CARYS, Yukon Blonde, Laurent on expanding the company’s publishing of- “thrilled to join forces again.” Bourque, and Mikhail Laxton, among others. ferings in the past year. River House Artists and Sony Music Page 23 of 36

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Publishing Nashville have teamed up to sign ferings with the introduction of new leader- rising country singer/songwriter Kasey Tyn- Univision Ad ship and planned launch of our two-tiered dall to a global co-publishing agreement. service offering. We further strengthened The deal includes works made by Tyndall Revenue Jumps our content engine with original program- moving forward and will not include her ming and established important partner- previously released works, like her 2017 72 Percent ships that will allow us to bring more project Between Salvation and Sur- leading content to more households, across vival which helped launch her career in BY GEORG SZALAI more platforms. Importantly, as we near the country music. closing of the Televisa-Univision transaction Known for her gritty, hard-rock edge, the panish-language media giant Uni- in the fourth quarter, we have taken steps to young talent has shared the stage with musi- vision Communications, which position the combined company for contin- cians like Keith Urban, Kane Brown, Kelsea late last year sold a majority ued success, including the addition of new Ballerini, Parmalee, and many more. Cur- stake to an investor group led by world-class leaders combined with the best rently, she is on tour with Jamey Johnson Sformer Viacom CFO Wade Davis and re- talent across Televisa and Univision. Our and Whiskey Myers and is touring through cently agreed to a merger with Mexican transformation is well underway, and we the South and Midwest, and she has plans to TV giant Televisa, reported a big second- believe we are on the fast track to becoming spend the fall as an opener for Drake White. quarter advertising revenue improvement. the preeminent global Spanish-language According to Zebb Luster, vice president The company said Thursday that its quar- multiplatform media company.” and general manager for River House Art- terly profit amounted to $36.6 million, com- Televisa and Univision are set to ists, the team has been “big fans of Kasey pared with a year-ago loss of $27.3 million. combine into a new company to be called for a couple years now,” calling her a “true Adjusted operating income before deprecia- Televisa-Univision, the two announced in entertainer.” tion and amortization (OIBDA), another mid-April, with Univision set to pay about Tyndall adds, “I am beyond excited to profitability metric, in the second quarter $4.8 billion for Televisa’s content assets. Da- be starting a new chapter in my career and rose from $242.8 million to $268.8 million. vis will hold the same title at the combined joining the River House family.” Revenue rose 32 percent to $700.2 million. company, with Televisa co-CEO Alfonso de Warner Chappell Music has signed Quarterly ad revenue jumped 72 percent Angoitia serving as executive chairman of hitmaking German rapper RIN to a global co- from the coronavirus pandemic-hit year- the board. Televisa will own the largest part publishing deal. One of the most-streamed ago period to $407.2 million and “surpassed in the new entity, holding a 45 percent stake. artists in Germany, RIN’s albums Eros (2017) the second quarter of 2019,” when it had The deal would create the largest and Nimmerland (Neverland) (2019)are recorded $405.1 million, the company said. Spanish-language media company in the regarded as deutschrap essentials, making Core ad revenue, which is adjusted for world with bases in the two biggest Spanish- the young star widely influential in the genre political and advocacy ads, rose 70 percent. speaking markets: Mexico and the United from the start of his career. Media networks unit ad revenue increased States. Televisa is a production powerhouse, The terms of the new deal do not include 66 percent, or 63 percent when looking making some 86,000 hours of content in his past work, but it does include future at core results. “The increase in media 2020. Both companies also hold big sports endeavors from RIN. According to Narascha networks core advertising revenue was due rights packages. Augustin, senior creative director, A&R, War- to higher ad revenue driven by new brand The deal is expected to close later this ner Chappell Music Germany, “his pioneer- activations, strong scatter volume and year, pending regulatory approval in both ing music has helped redefine the genre and pricing, growth in previously low volume the U.S. and Mexico and Televisa share- has given us some of the modern classics of accounts, two major soccer tournaments, holder approval. The boards of the two German rap. With his distinctive style, he has and improvements in the auto, retail, and companies have already signed off on the all the prerequisites to shape the future of rap beverage sectors, which are recovering from transaction. in Germany over the long term.” the negative impacts of COVID-19,” the This article was originally published RIN adds, “This feels like a great time to company said. by The Hollywood Reporter. sign to Warner Chappell Music. I have a lot Said Davis: “This quarter marks an- of respect for the rappers who are already other period of strong performance and with the publisher, and I know I’ll be in progress as Univision steadily executes on good company.” our transformation strategy. We delivered above-market topline growth with total ad sales surpassing 2019 results for the second quarter in a row.” He added: “We continued to expand and invest in our streaming capabilities and of- Page 24 of 36

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With Long Play, “we’re positioning His case was transferred to a military Mushroom ourselves as a vehicle to tell the stories, the court after he enlisted in the army in March real stories and hopefully using a lot of pre- last year for 21 months of military service, Group Presses existing footage, rather than shooting from a requirement for most able-bodied men in scratch,” Costello explains. “There’s a lot of South Korea because of the threat from rival Play on Music gold out there, sitting in archives and record North Korea. Yonhap news agency reported company shelves and warehouses.” that Seungri appeared in court in a combat Film Distribution Phil Lynott: Songs For While I’m Away will uniform and shook his head repeatedly as premiere at the Irish Film Festival, which the judge announced the verdict. Before his and Production will take place online from Sept. 3-12, fol- fall from grace, Seungri was one of the big- lowed by a limited theatrical release. gest stars in K-pop because of the success of Company “We aim to offer screenings of new re- Big Bang, which attracted huge followings lease music documentaries in cinema com- in Asia and other parts of the world after its BY LARS BRANDLE fort and wherever possible with enhanced debut in 2006. sound,” adds Costello, who continues to Forbes magazine reported in 2016 that he boys are back in town from guide the Bloodlines label, another Mush- the group had made $44 million in pretax next month, when Mushroom room Group company, “so that audiences earnings the previous year. Seungri left the Group launches its new film can experience these films as they were group in 2019 after the media reported the distribution and production com- meant to be seen and heard.” prostitution accusations. His case is one of Tpany, Long Play Music Films. several scandals that have roiled South Ko- Long Play launches with Emer Reynolds’ rea’s entertainment industry in recent years. award-wining documentary on the late Thin Former Big Bang In 2019, singer Jung Joon-young received Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott: Songs For While a six-year prison term and former boy band I’m Away, which will roll out in Australian Member Seungri member Choi Jong-hoon a five-year term cinemas from Sept. 29. after they were found guilty of illicit sexual The new company will pursue “unique Gets Three Year relations with a woman who was unable to and wonderful music stories from around the resist. globe,” explains Warren Costello, director Prison Term in of Long Play, by “diving in deeper, capturing angles on the performer and the performance Prostitution Case Two Wu-Tang that people haven’t seen before.” Long Play started out as a “fun side BY ASSOCIATED PRESS Affiliates Killed in project,” born out of brainstorming sessions with the late Mushroom Group founder Mi- South Korean military court Portland Shooting chael Gudinski, as a weapon to complement sentenced disgraced K-pop star the indie company’s recorded music, touring Seungri to three years in prison on BY ASSOCIATED PRESS and special events activities. Thursday (August 12) for crimes Those ventures include Mushroom Pic- includingA providing prostitutes to foreign olice have confirmed that two tures, which this month celebrates the 20th businessmen. The Defense Ministry said the members a hip-hop group with anniversary of the multi award-winning former member of the boy band Big Bang was ties to the multiplatinum rap biopic Chopper, a partnership with Pariah also fined 1.15 billion won ($989,000). He was group Wu-Tang Clan were fatally Productions. taken into custody after the ruling by an army Pshot Tuesday (August 10) in Portland, Or- When live music venues and borders court in Yongin, near Seoul. egon. Relatives on social media identified closed in 2020, the Mushroom Group and Seungri, whose real name is Lee Seung- the rap music artists killed as 12 O’Clock and its chairman refocused on film and TV proj- hyun, was indicted in January 2020 on Murdock of the Brooklyn Zu, The Orego- ects. During the darkest months of the pan- multiple charges, including arranging illegal nian/OregonLive reported. demic, Gudinski curated Music From The sexual services for business investors from Portland police in a news release identi- Home Front, a virtual concert; the six-part Taiwan, Japan and Hong Kong from 2015 to fied the two men as David Turner, 45, and series The State Of Music, which streamed 2016. He was also convicted of embezzling Odion Turner, 42, who are cousins. The live on YouTube, Facebook and Victo- funds from a Seoul nightclub he ran and vio- Oregon State Medical Examiner determined ria Together; and The Sound, which has lating laws prohibiting overseas gambling by both died from gunshot wounds and ruled completed two seasons on the Australian betting heavily at foreign casinos from 2013 their deaths homicides, police said. The Broadcasting Corporation. to 2017. He denied most of the charges. shooting happened at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. Page 25 of 36

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Four others were hurt in the shooting, Rhizomatiks founding member Daito Manabe: Yes. Nowadays, people (in Ja- including one person who remains hospital- Manabe sat down with Warner Music pan) tend to be like, “I should have the same ized with life-threatening injuries, police Japan Executive Chief Producer Takehito opinion as everybody else,” in part because said Wednesday. Masui to look back on the group’s 15-year of social media. Peer pressure, in other Police said it took time to confirm journey, its anniversary exhibition, and words. But I’m sure everybody imagines whether that victim had been injured in elaborate on some of its future plans for something different when they hear music. this incident, so police didn’t mention that post-COVID times. That’s what music is, intrinsically. victim on Tuesday. Young Dirty Bastard, the Takehito Masui (WMJ): How does it Masui: Another project that interested son of the late Wu-Tang rap legend Ol’ Dirty feel to look back on these past 15 years? me at the exhibition was the “NFTs and Bastard, in a post to Instagram on Tuesday, Daito Manabe (Rhyzomatiks): We got CryptoArt-Experiment.” NFT is one of wrote of his cousins, “Rip 12 O’Clock. Rip started 15 years ago as a tiny design compa- the hottest topics in the art world right Murdock. They Were My Fathers Tightest ny, with only three of us founding members now. Why did you choose it as the subject? blood bonds. My Two Older cousins Was and a programmer. So the days felt more Manabe: Last summer, I witnessed easily just assassinated. Love Yalll. Blood Forever. like an extension of handling university as- downloadable image and video files being Brooklyn Zu.” signments than a business. From there, we traded at several hundred dollars apiece, and Police have released few details about the gradually began to handle bigger projects, thought that something extraordinary was shooting. A home surveillance video provid- and the major turning point was becoming happening. At the time, the environmental ed to the Oregonian/OregonLive appeared involved in the stage production of Per- impact of NFTs and especially Ethereum to capture nearly 20 gunshots and a car fume’s live shows. Also, being involved in was being heavily criticized, and even if that speeding away.Police said the investigation a couple of ads that won awards at Cannes aspect could be solved by shifting towards is ongoing.Their deaths marked the 57th and Lions International Festival of Creativity chains that use PoS (Proof of stake) architec- 58th homicides this year in Portland, which (formerly the International Advertising Fes- ture like Polygon, I felt that it was necessary is more homicides than Portland recorded in tival) was a game-changer for us as well. to be cautious in deciding whether or not it all of 2020, police said. Masui: You had moving images pro- would become a sustainable system that sup- duced through brain recording technol- ports artists and creators. ogy displayed at the solo exhibition. This In the past, we’ve displayed instal- Rhizomatiks was an experiment to extract the visual lations visualizing the movement of images that people see in their minds data that can’t be seen, such as “trad- Founder Daito when they hear music, wasn’t it? ers” (2013, https: www.youtube.com/ Manabe: When I was still a student, I watch?v=CkmKVVzgdNE) that used market Manabe Talks Past used to listen to music with my eyes closed data from the Tokyo Stock Exchange and an in a darkened room by putting up cardboard original virtual automated trading software, & Future Projects to shut out the light. Enjoying the various and “chains” (2016, https: www.youtube. worlds that floated across my mind was my com/watch?v=F7omBlB095w) that visual- With Warner way of listening to music. Even now, when- ized the automated trading of bitcoins. ever I listen to music, lots of images bubble The environment surrounding NFTs Music Japan’s up in my head, so I think that personal is extremely complicated, and we figured experience with music greatly influenced we couldn’t clarify it without analyzing Takehito Masui what I do now. data and actually creating a market, so The world is overflowing with moving we suggested the NFT data-visualization BY BILLBOARD JAPAN images now, isn’t it? But there are bound to installation to Ms. Hasegawa (curator of be images bubbling up inside each person’s the “rhizomatiks_multiplex” exhibition at hizomatiks is a Japan-based mind, so I thought it would be interesting if the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo) company that has pursued new we could extract and display them. That was around last summer to work on it. possibilities in technology and where I first became interested in this study. Sometimes you run into legal issues when expression in various fields Masui: So it’s the exact opposite of the dealing with something new like NFTs. Rincluding entertainment, advertisement and “electric stimulus to face” project from For example, with “traders,” we were going media art since 2006. The creative team has 2008. From the aspect of the interaction ahead with a plan to create and display an collaborated with such artists as Björk, Per- between an artist and their fans, there automated trading software that uses spe- fume, Elevenplay and Squarepusher in the are various features such as comments cialized high-speed lines, with support from past and celebrated this year’s 15th anniver- and billing functions for online concerts, the Tokyo Stock Exchange, researchers, and sary with its first large-scale solo exhibition but I feel this is an area that still has a lot vendors. 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an art museum could spark stock transac- Masui: When I see concerts online, I we did when we worked on Elevenplay’s tions” and had to shift to a virtual trading can’t help but miss seeing in-person live “border” livestream. And up until now, we format right before the exhibition opened. shows. So separating real concerts and developed the NFT marketplace, AR system, We started working on “chains” in 2015 virtual ones and placing a different value and streaming system separately, so unifying and was displayed at an art center called on the latter as a different experience these services is something we’d like to do ZKM in Germany in 2016. It’s a work that might be a challenge to be solved from as well. We hope to fight back against this deals with automated transaction of bitcoins now on. difficult situation brought on by the novel and visualization, but it might be difficult to Manabe: Whenever I hear live music coronavirus by developing our own plat- do today. (So with “NFTs and CryptoArt-Ex- being played really loudly on the set of a forms as well as creating content. periment”) we decided go meta with it from virtual livestream or something, I can’t help bit of a panoramic standpoint because we but feel that real live music is awesome, might hit legal walls again with NFTs, and too. [Laughs] Everyone knows that real live Dolly Parton there also was that problem regarding envi- music is the best, and there are a myriad of ronmental impact. That’s why we created an free-of-charge visual content in this world Teams Up With installation using the event data from Open- now. So the hurdle of paying for a virtual Sea marketplace around the day of March 11, livestream show is already really high. And James Patterson 10 a.m. EST, when MetaKova won Beeple’s the live concert business isn’t just about NFT at Christies for $69,346,250. selling tickets, it also brings in huge revenue for Her First Being able to express something in a for the peripheral businesses as well, such realm where there’s no precedent or law is as the restaurants that people go to before Novel, Plus a the fun part of the world of new technology. and after the show, the merchandise, travel Masui: What are your thoughts on the and accommodation. Virtual concerts are Companion Album possibilities of using NFTs in the music only a single part of that. I feel this is a big market? issue, too. BY HERAN MAMO Manabe: One important aspect about Masui: That’s so true. Lastly, could you NFTs is its durability. When you stream share what you’d like to take on in the olly Parton is adding author to the music now that you used to listen to on future? her long list of achievements: vinyl, it’s often remastered and sounds com- Manabe: We’ve had many projects never The singer announced Wednes- pletely different. So if you want to hear the see the day of light since last year, so we’re day (Aug. 11) that she co-wrote music from long ago, sometimes you have to trying to figure out how to release them Da novel with best-selling author James Pat- buy the CD or vinyl again. Utilizing block- without just accepting that it’s inevitable. terson titled Run Rose Run. chains and NFTs to preserve data for the Also, up until recently, I was mainly Run Rose Run is “a new thriller about a long term is the direct opposite in direction motivated by what I personally wanted to young singer/songwriter on the rise and on from where the current subscription ser- experiment with, and didn’t put too much the run...and determined to do whatever it vices is headed, so I think there’s possibility thought into how to monetize it or what takes to survive!” Patterson — who’s behind in that sense. should be done to get many people to use the Alex Cross series and other blockbuster Masui: I see, so there’s a lot of potential it. But around May 2020, we developed and books — wrote on Twitter while announc- there. [J-pop dance and vocal trio] Per- released an extension toolkit for Zoom. So ing his partnership with “America’s most fume’s virtual concert Perfume Imagi- I’ve been thinking every day about what we beloved superstar.” The book is 448 pages nary Museum “Time Warp” is currently can do to contribute to artists and staffers. long, according to its website, and follows available on Netflix. The number of For example, even if a small independent the journey of the aspiring artist as she virtual shows have surged since last year company wants to host a virtual livestream moves to Nashville to pursue her dream of in Japan as well. What are you thoughts event, budget constraints often get in the becoming a star while hoping her dark past on their potential? way. But when we worked on a livestream doesn’t catch up to her. Manabe: It’s really difficult. One practi- with (L.A. artist) Machinedrum the other People reports that Run Rose Run will be cal issue is that they cost a lot. When you day, we were able to provide a rich visual published by Little, Brown and Company on try to create a decent live show using green experience through a setup with minimal March 7, 2022. A companion album of the screens, photogrammetry and 3D scanning equipment that doesn’t need a studio with same title will be released simultaneously, technology, it costs about the same amount green screens and such. So we’d like to offer featuring 12 original songs inspired by the of time and money as shooting music videos ways of doing things more compactly and book that Parton wrote, performed and pro- for all the songs. It might be possible to do affordably like that. duced. The Run Rose Run LP will be released it once by ignoring the budget and going full We also realized that we could just create on Parton’s Butterfly Records in partnership out, but it’s not sustainable. our own streaming platform, so that’s what with another to-be-determined label. Page 27 of 36

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“All new songs were written based on the 8,400 units earned, up 409%. It starts at No. characters and situations in the book. I hope 20 on Top Rock Albums and No. 129 on the Billie Eilish, Prince you enjoy the book and the songs as much as all-format Billboard 200. we’ve enjoyed putting it all together!” Par- ZZ Top’s Aug. 14 chart roundup follows 10 & Grateful Dead ton told People in a statement. of its titles having hit the Aug. 7 LyricFind Adds Peterson: “The mind-blowing thing U.S. tally, led by 1986’s “Rough Boy” at No. Lead Busy about this project is that reading the novel is 1. (The LyricFind Global and LyricFind enhanced by listening to the album and vice U.S. charts rank the fastest momentum- Top Album versa. It’s a really unique experience that I gaining tracks in lyric-search queries and know readers (and listeners) will love.” usages globally and in the U.S., respectively, Sales Chart See the cover art of Run Rose Run below, provided by LyricFind. The Global chart in- and pre-order the $30 novel here. cludes queries from all countries, including BY KEITH CAULFIELD the U.S. The company is the world’s leader in licensed lyrics, with data provided by illie Eilish’s latest studio al- ZZ Top more than 5,000 publishers and utilized by bum Happier Than Ever debuts at more than 100 services, including Amazon, No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Classics Scale Pandora, Deezer, Microsoft, SoundHound Sales chart (dated Aug. 14) with and iHeartRadio. The tracking period runs Bthe third-largest sales week, and second- Billboard Charts Mondays to Sundays.) largest sales debut, of 2021. The set, which According to LyricFind, “Rough Boy” was released on July 30, launches with After Bassist gained by 2,423% in U.S. lyric usages/ 153,000 copies sold in the U.S. in the week searches following Hill’s passing (as re- ending Aug. 5, according to MRC Data. Dusty Hill’s Death flected on the Aug. 7 U.S. chart), followed by Only Taylor Swift managed bigger sales “Tush” at No. 4, up 1,847%. weeks this year, when her 2020 album Ever- BY KEVIN RUTHERFORD Hill died July 28 at age 72, with the cause more was released on vinyl in May, causing not yet announced. He had recently bowed a huge surge in total sales (rising to 192,000 Z Top rises on multiple Bill- out of ZZ Top’s current tour to pursue on the chart dated June 12) and when Fear- board charts dated Aug. 14, includ- physical therapy for chronic bursitis. less (Taylor’s Version) was released, selling ing to No. 1 on Hard Rock Digital Vocalist/guitarist Billy Gibbons formed 179,000 copies in its first week (April 24). Song Sales, following the first full the group in Houston in 1969 and for 51 Happier Than Ever crowns a busy Zdata tracking week after the July 28 death of years it comprised Gibbons, Hill and drum- chart, as new efforts from Prince, Grate- bassist Dusty Hill. mer Frank Beard. The band charted the ful Dead, Bleachers, NEEDTO- 1974’s “La Grange,” one of the band’s Billboard Hot 100 top 10s “Legs” and “Sleep- BREATHE and Durand Jones & The signature songs, ascends 2-1 on Hard Rock ing Bag,” which hit No. 8 in 1984 and 1985, Indications also debut in the top 10. Digital Song Sales with 1,600 sold in the respectively. On the Billboard 200, ZZ Top Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks July 30-Aug. 5 tracking period, according to boasts seven top 10s, from Tres Hombres in the top-selling albums of the week based MRC Data, becoming ZZ Top’s first leader 1974 through La Futura in 2012. only on traditional album sales. The chart’s on the list. A week earlier, the song sold history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first 1,300, up 252%. week Billboard began tabulating charts with 1983’s “Sharp Dressed Man” (No. 2; 1,600 electronically monitored piece count infor- sold), 1975’s “Tush” (No. 5; 1,100) and 1983’s mation from SoundScan, now MRC Data. “Gimme All Your Lovin’ “ (No. 6; 1,100) also Pure album sales were the measurement climb Hard Rock Digital Song Sales. The solely utilized by the Billboard 200 al- four tracks additionally appear on Rock bums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, Digital Song Sales, led by “La Grange” at 2014, after which that chart switched to a No. 6. methodology that blends album sales with In all, ZZ Top’s catalog was streamed track equivalent album units and streaming 12.7 million times in the U.S. July 30-Aug. equivalent album units. For all chart news, 5, up 20% from July 23-29. The group also follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on accrued 14,000 digital downloads of its both Twitter and Instagram. songs (up 29%) and 8,000 in album sales Of Happier Than Ever’s sales of 153,000 in (an 82% boost). Greatest hits package Goin’ the week ending Aug. 5, physical album sales 50 enters Hard Rock Albums at No. 5 with comprise 129,000 (with a whopping 73,000 Page 28 of 36

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on vinyl, 46,000 on CD and nearly 10,000 on effort since 2017’s Gone Now. The new latter’s second. cassette) and 24,000 via digital download. album was a sturdy seller on vinyl, moving Elsewhere, “Skate” begins at No. 3 on Happier’s vinyl sales start of 73,000 marks 7,500 copies on the format, good enough for the Hot R&B Songs chart and at No. 14 on both the second-largest sales week, and a debut at No. 3 on the Vinyl Albums chart, the all-genre Billboard Hot 100. The track second-largest debut week, for a vinyl album behind Eilish and Prince at Nos. 1 and 2. is expected on the duo’s first joint album, An since MRC Data began tracking sales in 1991. NEEDTOBREATHE’s latest effort, Into Evening With Silk Sonic. The only larger week was registered by the the Mystery, debuts at No. 5 on Top Album The new track rolls to its high entrance in arrival of Swift’s Evermore on vinyl earlier Sales with 9,000 sold. It’s the fifth top 10 ef- part thanks to 13,000 song downloads in the this year (102,000; chart dated June 12). fort for the act on Top Album Sales. week ending Aug. 5, according to MRC Data. Evermore’s vinyl release on May 28 trailed Leon Bridges’ Gold-Diggers Sound slips The figure sparks a No. 1 debut on the R&B/ the wide digital release of the album by five 3-6 in its second week with 8,000 (down Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart. Streams, months, as the digital and streaming edi- 45%). Olivia Rodrigo’s former No. 1 Sour too, begin favorably, with 13.4 million U.S. tions were released on Dec. 11, 2020. Ever- falls 6-7 with 8,000 sold (up 6%). clicks in the same period, enough to mus- more’s vinyl debut was aided by five months Durand Jones & The Indications’ Pri- ter a No. 2 arrival on the R&B/Hip-Hop of banked pre-orders (the vinyl went up for vate Space debuts at No. 8 on Top Album Streaming Songs chart. sale in mid-December), while Eilish had Sales with nearly 8,000 sold – with 6,500 In the radio airplay market, which con- three months of pre-orders (her pre-order sold on vinyl LP. It’s the first top 10 for the tributes to the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs went live at the end of April). And lastly, Ev- act, which got as high as No. 56 in 2019 chart alongside sales and streams, “Skate,” ermore was initially available in three vinyl with American Love Call. following its release on July 30, generally variants for its May 28 release, as compared A pair of former No. 1s wraps up the top makes improvements in its first full track- to Eilish’s eight vinyl variants. 10, as Taylor Swift’s Folklore falls 2-9 with ing week on airwaves (ending Aug. 8). The Prince’s archival studio album Welcome 2 7,500 (down 51%) and Tomorrow x To- single advances 18-15 in its second week on America debuts at No. 2 on Top Album Sales gether’s The Chaos Chapter: Freeze falls 7-10 the Adult R&B Airplay chart and makes its with 50,000 copies sold – the largest sales with 7,000 (up 1%). first appearances on Rhythmic Airplay (No. week for an R&B album in 2021 and Prince’s 23), Pop Airplay (No. 25) and Mainstream biggest debut sales week since 2014’s Art R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (No. 37). The sup- Official Age launched with 51,000. Silk Sonic’s ‘Skate’ port from various radio formats also played a Of Welcome’s starting sum, physical al- crucial role in the high overall “Skate” debut bum sales comprise 43,000 (22,000 on vinyl Rolls Into Top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, as radio airplay LP and 21,000 on CD) and 7,000 comprise from all sectors supports a song’s placement. digital albums. on Hot R&B/Hip- Part of the quick airplay acceptance, of As Welcome 2 America starts with 50,000 course, lies with the duo’s superstar status, sold, it marks only the third time in 2021 Hop Songs Chart particularly in the case of Mars, who has that two albums each sold at least 50,000 been a radio favorite for years. The pair is copies in the same week. It previously hap- BY TREVOR ANDERSON also still basking in the success of “Leave the pened in the tracking weeks ending May Door Open” at multiple formats – the track 27 (when Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour and Twenty ilk Sonic glides to a second top 10 ranks at No. 2 on Adult R&B Airplay (after One Pilots’ Scaled and Icy debuted at Nos. 1 hit on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip- 13 weeks on top) and captures a 17th week and 2 with 72,000 and 51,000, respectively) Hop Songs chart as “Skate” debuts leading the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. and April 1 (when Carrie Underwood’s My at No. 4 on the list dated Aug. 14. Savior and NF’s Clouds debuted at Nos. 1 and SThe second single from the duo of Bruno 2 with 68,000 and 58,000, respectively). Mars and Anderson .Paak begins as the Grateful Dead’s latest archival live re- genre’s best-selling song of the week. lease, Dave’s Picks, Volume 39: The Spectrum, “Skate,” released July 30, is the long- Philadelphia, PA – 4/26/83, bows at No. 3 on awaited second single from Silk Sonic and Top Album Sales with 22,000 sold (all from follows the duo’s debut release from March, CD sales). That 22,000 sum is the largest “Leave the Door Open,” which ruled Hot sales week for a Grateful Dead album since R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for eight weeks be- the week ending Dec. 24, 1995, when Hun- tween May and July. dred Year Hall sold 25,000 copies. As Silk Sonic’s activity also contributes to Bleachers’ new studio album, Take the Mars and .Paak’s individual chart careers, Sadness Out of Saturday Night, enters at No. “Skate” becomes the former’s eighth top 4 with 15,000 sold. It’s the act’s first studio 10 hit on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and the Page 29 of 36

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songwriter and producer charts follow the gained traction on TikTok in early 2021, Finneas Tops Hot same methodology based on correspond- a rush of streams powered it to No. 10 on ing “Hot”-named genre charts. As with the Streaming Songs chart in March. That 100 Songwriters & Billboard’s yearly recaps, multiple writers or activity sparked the track’s Billboard Hot producers split points for each song equally 100 entrance that month and its official Producers Charts (and the dividing of points will lead to oc- promotion as a single. Radio airplay, then, casional ties on rankings). kicked up and helped “Telepatia” achieve a Thanks to Billie The full Hot 100 Songwriters and Hot 100 No. 25 best on the Hot 100 in July. Producers charts, in addition to the full genre In addition to conquering rhythmic radio, Eilish’s ‘Happier rankings, can be found on Billboard.com. “Telepatia” ruled the Latin Airplay chart for one week in July and earned a No. 11 Than Ever’ high on Pop Airplay. Simultaneous success Kali Uchis’ at the three formats pushes the song into the BY XANDER ZELLNER top 10 on the all-genre Radio Songs chart, ‘Telepatia’ where it steps 11-10 through a 3% gain in au- inneas rebounds to the top of Bill- dience to 40.7 million in listenership in the board’s Hot 100 Songwriters and Tops Rhythmic week ending Aug. 6, according to MRC Data. Hot 100 Producers charts (dated While “Telepatia” represents Kali Uchis’ Aug. 14) thanks to the arrival Airplay Chart solo breakthrough, the singer-songwriter Fof Billie Eilish’s new LP Happier Than Ever. made her first Billboard chart splashes in fea- Eilish concurrently returns to No. 1, in a tie BY TREVOR ANDERSON tured roles on songs across multiple genres, with Finneas, on Hot 100 Songwriters. among them, the Gorillaz’s “She’s My Collar,” Happier Than Ever soars in at No. 1 on ali Uchis scores her first No. a No. 36 hit on Hot Rock Songs, Juanes’ “El the Billboard 200 with 238,000 equivalent 1 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Ratico,” a No. 10 success on Latin Pop Air- album units earned, according to MRC Data, Airplay chart as “Telepatia” ad- play and the Adult R&B Airplay chart-topper while nine of its tracks land on the latest vances from the runner-up spot “Get You” in tandem with Daniel Caesar. The Billboard Hot 100, led by the title track at Kto lead the list dated Aug. 14. The single’s lattermost title led for one week and earned No. 11. It’s joined by “NDA” (No. 59), “Get- rise makes it the most-played song on moni- Uchis her first Grammy nomination, for best ting Older” (No. 69), “Billie Bossa Nova” tored rhythmic U.S. radio stations, according R&B performance. (No. 70), “Oxytocin” (No. 72), “I Didn’t to MRC Data. Change My Number” (No. 80), “Lost Cause” “Telepatia” rises to No. 1 as it essentially (No. 84), “Halley’s Comet” (No. 90) and “My held steady in plays in the week ending Aug. Tay Keith Rules Future” (No. 91). 8, as measured by MRC Data. The previ- The siblings are credited as co-writers on ous champ, Roddy Ricch’s “Late at Night,” Rap Producers all nine Hot 100 entries. Finneas leads Hot vacated the top spot after it declined 2% in 100 Songwriters for a 12th week (after most plays. The new leader’s also wraps a slow- Chart, Thanks to recently reigning in June) and Eilish reigns but-steady journey on the list: “Telepatia” for a fifth week (and for the first time since reaches the summit in its 17th week on the Hits by DJ Khaled November 2019). Since the chart began in chart, second only to the 18-week wait for June 2019, only Olivia Rodrigo has spent Yung Bleu’s “You’re Mines Still,” featuring & Smiley more time (19 weeks) atop the tally. Drake, among 2021 No. 1s. Finneas is the sole credited producer on The 27-year-old Uchis, who hails from BY XANDER ZELLNER all nine tracks, sparking his eighth week Alexandria, Va., achieves her first Rhythmic atop Hot 100 Producers (and for the first Airplay No. 1 on her second chart appear- ay Keith crowns Billboard’s Rap time since January 2020). He boasts the ance. Her lone prior visit came through a Producers chart (dated Aug. 14) fifth-most weeks on top, after Dan Nigro featured role on Tyler, The Creator’s “See for the first time, thanks to a pair (20), Louis Bell (17), Joey Moi (13) and You Again” in 2017, which cracked the chart of credits on the latest Hot Rap 30Roc (nine). in the anchor position — No. 40 — and lasted TSongs chart. The weekly Hot 100 Songwriters and two weeks. DJ Khaled’s “Every Chance I Get,” featur- Hot 100 Producers charts are based on total In line with its Rhythmic coronation, ing Lil Baby and Lil Durk and which Tay points accrued by a songwriter and produc- “Telepatia” has secured new benchmarks Keith co-produced with Khaled, ranks at er, respectively, for each attributed song that for Uchis’ career in multiple areas since No. 3, a new high, with 23 million radio appears on the Hot 100; plus, genre-based its November 2020 release. After the tune audience impressions, 11.5 million U.S. Page 30 of 36

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streams, 1,000 downloads sold, according to MRC Data. It also places at No. 21 on the El Fantasma Galantis, David Billboard Hot 100. Tay Keith’s coronation on Rap Produc- Scores Second Guetta & Little ers is additionally aided by Smiley’s “Over the Top,” featuring Drake, at No. 21 after Regional Mexican Mix Lead Dance/ debuting at No. 15 a week earlier. Tay Keith produced the track solo. Airplay No. 1 With Mix Show Airplay Tay Keith has been a consistent face on Billboard’s charts since his first entry as a ‘Soy Buen Amigo’ With ‘Heartbreak producer in 2018, BlocBoy JB’s “Look Alive,” featuring Drake (No. 5 peak on the Hot 100). BY XANDER ZELLNER Anthem’ He’s tallied 23 Hot 100 entries, including one No. 1 among a trio of top 10s: Travis l Fantasma returns to No. 1 BY GORDON MURRAY Scott’s “Sicko Mode” in December 2018. On on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Hot Rap Songs, he’s logged eight top 10s as a Airplay chart (dated Aug. 14) for alantis, David Guetta and Little producer, also starting with “Look Alive.” the second time in their career, as Mix lift from No. 2 to No. 1 on On the Rap Songwriters chart, Lil Baby Ethe group’s latest single, “Soy Buen Amigo,” Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show rebounds for an 11th week at No. 1, powered rises to the top (moving 2-1). Airplay chart (dated Aug. 14) by three songwriting credits: “Every Chance The song reaches the summit on the Gwith “Heartbreak Anthem.” The second I Get,” at No. 3 (co-written with DJ Khaled, strength of 7.7 million radio airplay audience leader for Galantis and first for Little Mix, Lil Durk and Tay Keith); Drake’s “Wants impressions earned in the tracking week “Anthem” is the 11th topper for Guetta. Dat- and Needs,” featuring Lil Baby, at No. 12 ending Aug. 8, according to MRC Data. ing to the chart’s start in August 2003, only (co-written with Drake, Cardo on the Beat, El Fantasma first hit No. 1 on Regional Calvin Harris and Rihanna have more, each Dez Washington and 40); and Lil Baby, Lil Mexican Airplay in 2019 with “Encantado- with 12. Durk and Travis Scott’s “Hats Off,” at No. ra” after previously sending five songs into “Anthem” is excelling at multiple core- 23 (co-written with Lil Durk, Scott, Chi Chi the top 10. dance outlets, including SiriusXM’s BPM, and YoungTN). “Soy Buen Amigo” concurrently rises KMVQ-HD2 San Francisco and Music Dating to the chart’s June 2019, launch 29-28 on the Hot Latin Songs chart (after Choice’s Dance/EDM channel, according to only DaBaby (25 weeks) and Roddy Ricch reaching No. 27 five weeks ago). MRC Data. (The Dance/Mix Show Airplay (15) have spent more time at No. 1 on Rap Among other chart moves on Regional chart measures radio airplay on a select Songwriters than Lil Baby. Mexican Airplay, Grupo Firme and Carin group of full-time dance stations, along with The weekly Rap Songwriters and Rap Leon’s “El Toxico” leaps from No. 13 to No. plays during mix shows on nearly 80 top Producers charts are based on total points 3. It earns Grupo Firme its fifth top 10 and 40-formatted reporters.) accrued by a songwriter and producer, second-highest-charting hit after their No. On the multi-metric Hot Dance/Elec- respectively, for each attributed song that 1-peaking “Yo Ya No Vuelvo Contigo” in tronic Songs chart, the track remains at No. appears on the Hot Rap Songs chart. As 2020, and Leon his third consecutive top 10 7, after reaching No. 6, with top Sales Gainer with Billboard’s yearly recaps, multiple writ- (and highest-charting song to date). honors, up 82% to 1,000 sold in the week ers or producers split points for each song Plus, Gerardo Ortiz notches his 30th ca- ending Aug. 5. It also surges 14-7 on Dance/ equally (and the dividing of points will lead reer entry on Regional Mexican Airplay, as Electronic Digital Song Sales. The track is to occasional ties on rankings). “Tranquilito” opens at No. 32. Ortiz has the discounted to 69 cents in the iTunes Store, The full Rap Songwriters and Rap Pro- fifth-most career entries on the chart among while the group celebrated a milestone just ducers charts, in addition to the full genre solo artists, after Marco Antonio Solis (52), ahead of the tracking week: its 100th career rankings, can be found on Billboard.com. Vicente Fernandez (46), Joan Sebastian (35) week in the top 10 of the Official UK Singles and Jenni Rivera (32). Chart, a first for an all-female group. Mean- while, a Clean Bandit remix of “Anthem” was released Aug. 6. Elsewhere on the Dance/Mix Show Air- play chart, Ed Sheeran soars to his sixth top 10 with “Bad Habits” (14-5). While the bulk of the song’s play for the chart is from mix show plays, it sports core-dance radio atten- tion from iHeartRadio’s Pride Radio, KQPS Page 31 of 36

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(Channel Q) Palm Springs, Calif., and KNHC (C89.5) Seattle. Anthony Brown Sexy Zone Hits “Habits” also ranks at its No. 5 highs on the Billboard Hot 100 (7-5), Radio Songs & group therAPY No. 1 as Official (6-5) and Pop Airplay (6-5) charts. Jhay Cortez catapults to his first Hot Earn Fourth HIGE DANdism Dance/Electronic Songs top 10 and Skril- lex collects his fifth with the No. 8 entrance Gospel Airplay Rises to No. 5 on of “En Mi Cuarto.”​ The track, which also debuts at No. 22 on the Hot Latin Songs Leader With Japan Hot 100 survey, opens with 2.7 million U.S. streams, good for a No. 10 debut on Dance/Electronic ‘Help!’ BY BILLBOARD JAPAN Streaming Songs, marking Skrillex’s sixth top 10 and Cortez’s first. BY JIM ASKER exy Zone’s “Natsu no Hydrangea” Additionally on Hot Dance/Electronic blasts in at No, 1 on the latest Bill- Songs, Shouse scores its first top 10 with nthony Brown & group board Japan Hot 100, dated Aug. “Love Tonight” (11-9). The track, which therAPY top Billboard’s Gospel 2 to 8. topped Dance/Mix Show Airplay a week Airplay chart, as “Help!” climbs SThe sweet summery ballad — written by earlier, ascends with 2 million domestic 2-1 on the list dated Aug. 14. In popular J-pop singer-songwriter Motohiro streams and 1,100 downloads sold. theA week ending Aug. 8, the track increased Hata — is the theme of an ongoing drama Plus, on the Dance/Electronic Digital by 7% in plays, according to MRC Data. starring Sexy Zone member Kento Nakajima Song Sales chart, The Black Eyed Peas “Help!,” the act’s fourth Gospel Airplay and sold 259,361 copies in its first week. The benefit from 69-cent iTunes sale-pricing, No. 1, was solo-penned by Brown. track was powered by physical sales and flying 20-1 with “I Gotta Feeling.” The song, “My team and I are so grateful and excited look-ups (both at No. 1), but also fared rela- which topped the Hot 100 for 14 weeks in that ‘Help’ is the No. 1 song on the Billboard tively well in radio airplay (No. 10), Twitter 2009, soared by 451% to 2,600 sold for its Gospel Airplay chart,” Brown says. “This mentions (No. 4), and video views (No. 18). first week on top. song has meant so much to me, especially The Johnny’s boy band’s 21st single also sold Reaching the summit in its 423rd week, given the times we are living in. My hope is over 80,000 more copies in its first week the song obliterates the record for the lon- that it provides a source of inspiration and than its predecessor, called “Let’s Music,” gest climb to No. 1 on the chart, which began encouragement for everyone who hears it. which launched at 176,844 copies. in January 2010 (when it achieved its previ- Help is on the way!” While the total points for each continue to ous No. 2 high). It passes Gorillaz’ 2005 hit With “Help,” Brown & group therAPY decrease, the songs at No. 2 (BTS’ “Permis- “Feel Good Inc,” which needed 138 weeks bank their third Gospel Airplay chart-topper sion to Dance”), No. 3 (BTS’ “Butter”) and to reach No. 1 this June. The Peas add their in succession. It follows “This Week,” which No. 4 (Yuuri’s “Dry Flower) on the Japan Hot second leader on the list, after “Ritmo (Bad led for two frames starting on the list dated 100 remain the same from last week. Boys for Life),” with J Balvin, reigned for 11 July 18, 2020, and “Blessings on Blessings,” Meanwhile, Official HIGE DANdism weeks in 2019-20. which reigned for three weeks beginning in rises 8-5 with “Cry Baby,” boosted by September 2019. streaming that has been gradually in- Brown & group therAPY first led with creasing since July. The track clocks in at “Worth,” for 24 frames starting in Septem- 7,579,546 streams this week from 7,515,860 ber 2015. It’s the seventh-longest-leading the week before, coming in at No. 3 be- No. 1 in the history of the chart, which hind the two BTS hits and indicating the launched in March 2005. (Marvin Sapp’s “Pretender” band’s widespread popularity. “Never Would Have Made It” ruled for a The four-man group dropped a new track record 45 weeks starting in August 2007.) called “Apoptosis” on Aug. 11 — the lead Brown & group therAPY tie for the eighth- single from their highly anticipated new most Gospel Airplay leaders, matching the album Editorial — and could be on its way totals of Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Zacardi to be the next act after BTS and YOASOBI Cortez, Todd Dulaney, Charles Jenkins & Fel- to keep three tracks lodged in the top 10. lowship Chicago and Jonathan McReynolds. The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines Kirk Franklin leads with eight No. 1s. physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, Twitter mentions, YouTube and GYAO! video views, Gracenote look-ups Page 32 of 36

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and karaoke data. The full Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, dated Aug. 2 to 8, can be checked out here. Page 33 of 36

A WEEKLY NATIONAL Market Watch MUSIC CONSUMPTION REPORT

Source: WEEKLY UNIT COUNT

Total Audio Video Album Digital Digital Albums Consumption Streams On-Demand On-Demand Sales Album Sales Tracks Units This 21,390,973,000 18,704,698,000 2,686,276,000 1,978,000 495,000 4,099,000 16,076,000 Week* Last 21,394,357,000 18,720,239,000 2,674,118,000 1,801,000 443,000 3,987,000 15,911,000 Week

Change 0.0% -0.1% 0.5% 9.8% 11.8% 2.8% 1.0%

Prior Year 19,866,013,000 17,291,408,000 2,574,605,000 1,817,000 657,000 4,480,000 14,824,000

Change 7.7% 8.2% 4.3% 8.9% -24.7% -8.5% 8.4%

*All data measures U.S. activity as of the week ending August 5, 2021. All units counts are rounded to the nearest thousand.

YEAR TO DATE 50m 2021 2020 Change YEAR TO DATE Total On-Demand 662,273,643,000 600,958,578,000 10.2% ALBUM SALES BY AGE Streams 45m Audio On-Demand 576,356,577,000 506,310,519,000 13.8% Streams 40m Digital Track Sales 123,009,000 150,480,000 -18.3% 35m Album Sales 60,912,000 54,681,000 11.4%

Albums 40,307,000 30m 493,499,000 435,219,000 13.4% Consumption Units

25m 34,321,000

ALBUM CONSUMPTION UNITS BY FORMAT 20m 2021 2020 Change 15m CD Sales 22,273,000 21,517,000 3.5% 20,605,000 Vinyl Sales 23,121,000 11,054,000 109.2% 20,360,000 10m Catalog Digital Sales 15,241,000 21,933,000 -30.5% Current 5m

Other Sales 277,000 177,000 56.5% 2021 2020 2021 2020 0

Track Equivalent 12,301,000 15,048,000 -18.3%

Audio On-Demand 420,286,000 365,490,000 15.0% Equivalent  1.2%  17.4% Album consumption units ­— also known as albums plus TEA plus SEA — consists of album sales; track-equivalent album (TEA) sales whereby 10 tracks equal one consumption unit; and stream equivalent albums (SEA) whereby 1,250 paid and/or 3,750 ad-supported audio on-demand streams (OAD) equal one consumption unit. Page 34 of 36 DATA FOR WEEK OF 08.14.2021 HOT 100 SONGWRITERSTM HOT 100 PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 TIE 1 5 WKS BILLIE EILISH  1 8 WKS FINNEAS  #1 TIE 1 12 WKS FINNEAS  2 DAN NIGRO  3 OLIVIA RODRIGO  3 DR. LUKE  4 DAN NIGRO  4 OMER FEDI  5 DOJA CAT  5 KOZ  6 LUKASZ GOTTWALD  6 TAKE A DAYTRIP  7 OMER FEDI  7 BLAKE SLATKIN  TIE 8 ED SHEERAN  TIE 8 BRUNO MARS  TIE 8 JOHNNY MCDAID  TIE 8 D’MILE  10 DAVE BAYLEY  TIE 10 ROGET CHAHAYED  11 THE WEEKND  TIE 10 YETI BEATS  12 FRED AGAIN..  12 MICHAEL KNOX  TIE 13 DAVID BIRAL  13 ALEXANDER 23  TIE 13 DENZEL BAPTISTE  14 STUART PRICE  TIE 13 LIL NAS X  15 STEPHEN KIRK  16 BLAKE SLATKIN  16 TAY KEITH  17 ASHLEY GORLEY  17 KANYE WEST  18 THE KID LAROI  18 DAN SMYERS  19 DABABY  19 JORDAN SCHMIDT  TIE 20 ANDERSON .PAAK  20 TYRON HAPI  TIE 20 BRUNO MARS  TIE 21 MAX MARTIN  TIE 20 D’MILE  TIE 21 OSCAR HOLTER  23 JENNA ANDREWS  TIE 21 THE WEEKND  TIE 24 CLARENCE COFFEE JR.  24 DAVE BAYLEY  TIE 24 DUA LIPA  25 D.A. GOT THAT DOPE  TIE 24 KOZ 

COUNTRY SONGWRITERSTM COUNTRY PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 16 WKS ASHLEY GORLEY  1 2 WKS DAN SMYERS  2 COREY CROWDER  2 DANN HUFF  3 ZACH CROWELL  3 JORDAN SCHMIDT  4 HUNTER PHELPS  4 SHANE MCANALLY  5 HARDY  5 MICHAEL CARTER  6 JONATHAN SINGLETON  6 JAY JOYCE  7 LUKE COMBS  7 MICHAEL KNOX  8 JOSH JENKINS  8 COREY CROWDER  9 MARTIN JOHNSON  9 AARON ESHUIS  TIE 10 BRINLEY ADDINGTON  10 ROSS COPPERMAN  TIE 10 JERRY FLOWERS 

R&B/HIP-HOP SONGWRITERSTM R&B/HIP-HOP PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 17 WKS LIL BABY  TIE 1 1 WK BRUNO MARS  #1 2 DOJA CAT TIE 1 1 WK D’MILE

SONGWRITERS & PRODUCERS & SONGWRITERS   TIE 3 ANDERSON .PAAK  3 D.A. GOT THAT DOPE  TIE 3 BRUNO MARS  4 DR. LUKE  TIE 3 D’MILE  5 TAY KEITH  TIE 6 MASKED WOLF  TIE 6 KANYE WEST  TIE 6 TYRON HAPI  TIE 6 TAKE A DAYTRIP  8 GIVEON  8 TYRON HAPI  TIE 9 D.A. GOT THAT DOPE  TIE 9 HARV  TIE 9 DANIEL LEVIN  TIE 9 SHNDO 

R&B SONGWRITERSTM R&B PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 TIE 1 2 WKS ANDERSON .PAAK  TIE 1 10 WKS BRUNO MARS  #1 #1 AUG. TIE 1 2 WKS BRUNO MARS  TIE 1 10 WKS D’MILE  TIE #1 14 1 2 WKS D’MILE  3 DR. LUKE  2021 4 DOJA CAT  TIE 4 HARV  5 GIVEON  TIE 4 SHNDO  TIE 6 LUKASZ GOTTWALD  6 MANEESH BIDAYE  TIE 6 THE WEEKND  7 SEVN THOMAS  8 BRODY BROWN  8 NATE RHOADS  9 SEVN THOMAS  9 CAPELLA GREY  10 MANEESH BIDAYE  TIE 10 LEGENDURY BEATZ  TIE 10 P2J  AIRPLAY/STREAMING & AIRPLAY/STREAMING COMPILED BY DATA SALES

The top songwriters and producers on the Billboard Hot 100 and selective genre songs chart that utilize the Hot 100 formula (blending streaming, airplay and download sales data) for the charts dated August 14, 2021. Rankings are based on accumulated weekly points for all charted songs — on the specified chart for the week — on which a songwriter or producer is credited. If a song is written or produced by more than one person, points are divided equally among all credited parties. Page 35 of 36 DATA FOR WEEK OF 08.14.2021 RAP SONGWRITERSTM RAP PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 11 WKS LIL BABY  1 1 WK TAY KEITH  TIE 2 MASKED WOLF  TIE 2 KANYE WEST  TIE 2 TYRON HAPI  TIE 2 TAKE A DAYTRIP  4 TAY KEITH  4 TYRON HAPI  TIE 5 DAVID BIRAL  5 D.A. GOT THAT DOPE  TIE 5 DENZEL BAPTISTE  6 OG PARKER  TIE 5 JACK HARLOW  TIE 7 REALRED  TIE 5 LIL NAS X  TIE 7 YC  TIE 5 NICK LEE  TIE 9 EINER BANKZ  10 POLO G  TIE 9 SYNCO 

DANCE/ELECTRONIC SONGWRITERSTM DANCE/ELECTRONIC PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 TIE 1 58 WKS F A L L E N  1 8 WKS REGARD  #1 TIE 1 58 WKS SAINT JHN  2 F A L L E N  3 SKRILLEX  3 HVME  4 TAINY  4 SKRILLEX  5 KODA  5 TAINY  TIE 6 FREDERIK EICHEN  6 SHOUSE  TIE 6 ISAAC QUINN  7 HIGHTOWER  TIE 6 REGARD  8 ILLENIUM  TIE 6 TATE MCRAE  9 TIESTO  TIE 6 TOM MANN  TIE 10 GHETTO  TIE 6 TROYE SIVAN  TIE 10 IAMCHINO  TIE 10 K4G  TIE 10 SHARO TOWERS  TIE 10 VICTOR CARDENAS 

LATIN SONGWRITERSTM LATIN PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 14 WKS TAINY  1 92 WKS TAINY  2 BAD BUNNY  2 MR. NAISGAI  3 JHAY CORTEZ  3 SKY ROMPIENDO  4 RAUW ALEJANDRO  4 EL ZORRO  5 ERIC DUARS  TIE 5 ALBERT HYPE  6 MR. NAISGAI  TIE 5 MANUEL LARA  7 KEITYN  7 MORA  8 JAY WHEELER  8 EDGAR BARRERA  SONGWRITERS & PRODUCERS & SONGWRITERS 9 MORA  9 SUBELO NEO  10 NYDIA LANER  10 SKRILLEX 

ROCK & ALTERNATIVE SONGWRITERSTM ROCK & ALTERNATIVE PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 TIE 1 3 WKS BILLIE EILISH  1 20 WKS FINNEAS  #1 TIE 1 8 WKS FINNEAS  2 DAVE BAYLEY  AUG. 3 DAVE BAYLEY  3 TRAVIS BARKER  14 4 STEVIE NICKS  4 LUCIO FABBRI  2021 TIE 5 BLAKE SLATKIN  TIE 5 BLAKE SLATKIN  TIE 5 OMER FEDI  TIE 5 OMER FEDI  TIE 7 BOB GAUDIO  7 ADAM FRIEDMAN  TIE 7 PEGGY FARINA  8 RYAN METZGER  TIE 9 ELLE KING  9 JOEL LITTLE  TIE 9 MARTIN JOHNSON  10 DAN NIGRO  AIRPLAY/STREAMING & AIRPLAY/STREAMING COMPILED BY DATA SALES Page 36 of 36 DATA FOR WEEK OF 08.14.2021 ALTERNATIVE SONGWRITERSTM ALTERNATIVE PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 8 WKS BILLIE EILISH  1 23 WKS FINNEAS  2 FINNEAS  2 DAVE BAYLEY  3 DAVE BAYLEY  TIE 3 BLAKE SLATKIN  TIE 4 BLAKE SLATKIN  TIE 3 OMER FEDI  TIE 4 OMER FEDI  5 TRAVIS BARKER  6 TRAVIS BARKER  6 ADAM FRIEDMAN  TIE 7 BILLY WALSH  7 RYAN METZGER  TIE 7 THE KID LAROI  8 DAN NIGRO  TIE 9 BLACKBEAR  9 TYLER COLE  TIE 9 MACHINE GUN KELLY  10 JOEL LITTLE  TIE 9 NICK LONG 

HARD ROCK SONGWRITERSTM HARD ROCK PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 TIE 1 5 WKS DAMIANO DAVID  TIE 1 5 WKS FABRIZIO FERRAGUZZO  #1 #1 TIE 1 5 WKS ETHAN TORCHIO  TIE 1 5 WKS MANESKIN  #1 TIE 1 5 WKS THOMAS RAGGI  3 GREG KURSTIN  #1 TIE 1 5 WKS VICTORIA DE ANGELIS  4 THE WIZARDZ OF OZ  5 MICHAEL POULSEN  5 FOO FIGHTERS  6 WOLFGANG VAN HALEN  6 MICHAEL BASKETTE  7 SHAUN MORGAN  TIE 7 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH  TIE 8 BRANDON BARNES  TIE 7 KEVIN CHURKO  TIE 8 JOE PRINCIPE  TIE 9 JACOB HANSEN  TIE 8 TIM MCILRATH  TIE 9 MICHAEL POULSEN  TIE 8 ZACH BLAIR 

CHRISTIAN SONGWRITERSTM CHRISTIAN PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 5 WKS JEFF PARDO  1 41 WKS JONATHAN SMITH  2 MATTHEW WEST  2 JEFF PARDO  3 BEAR RINEHART  3 PAUL MABURY  TIE 4 LAUREN ASHLEY DAIGLE  4 CHRIS BROWN  TIE 4 PAUL MABURY  5 MICAH KUIPER  6 CHRIS BROWN  6 SEAN COOK  7 MICAH KUIPER  7 MARK MILLER  8 STEVEN FURTICK  8 JASON INGRAM  SONGWRITERS & PRODUCERS & SONGWRITERS 9 BRANDON LAKE  9 KYLE LEE  10 TOBYMAC  10 WE THE KINGDOM 

GOSPEL SONGWRITERSTM GOSPEL PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 5 WKS DANTE BOWE  1 22 WKS KYLE LEE  2 CHRIS BROWN  2 BEN SCHOFIELD  AUG. 3 STEVEN FURTICK  3 TONY BROWN  14 4 BEN SCHOFIELD  4 JONATHAN JAY  2021 5 CHANDLER MOORE  TIE 5 CHRIS BROWN  6 DWAN DEBERNIS HILL  TIE 5 JASON INGRAM  TIE 7 CECE WINANS  TIE 5 STEVEN FURTICK  TIE 7 KYLE LEE  TIE 8 JUST BLAZE  TIE 7 MITCH WONG  TIE 8 KIRK FRANKLIN  10 JEKALYN CARR  10 ALLEN CARR  AIRPLAY/STREAMING & AIRPLAY/STREAMING COMPILED BY DATA SALES