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INSIDE & ’s ‘The Voice • BTS’ ‘Butter’ Sticks at No. 1 on Billboard of the Heroes’ Debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100, Bad Bunny’s ‘Yonaguni’ Debuts Chart at No. 10 BY KEITH CAULFIELD • CRB Sets Royalty Rate for Pandora, iHeartRadio and il Baby and Lil Durk’s collaborative al- 1) will be posted in full on Billboard’s website on June Other Webcasters bum, The , debuts at No. 1 15. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @bill- on the chart, scoring the for- boardcharts on both and . • UK Festival Season Billboard 200 Thrown Into Doubt mer his second leader and the latter his first. Of Voice’s 150,000 equivalent units earned in As Government LThe album bows with 150,000 equivalent album the tracking week ending June 10, SEA units comprise Extends Lockdown units earned in the U.S. in the week ending June 144,000 (equaling 197.71 million on-demand streams 10, according to MRC Data, driven nearly entirely of the album’s 18 tracks), album sales comprise • MusiCares Unveils Final, $2M Round by streaming activity of the its songs. The hip-hop slightly more than 4,000 and TEA units comprise a of COVID-19 set, which was released on June 4, also boasts guest little over 1,000. Relief Funding turns from a quartet of acts who have all had their Lil Durk is the sixth act to get their first No. 1 own No. 1 albums: , , album on the Billboard 200 in 2021, following • Tour Young Olivia Kicking Off Rolling Thug and Rod Wave. Rodrigo, , Rod Wave, Morgan Wal- Loud’s National The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular len and . (The lattermost debuted at Touring Company albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric No. 1 on the Jan. 9-dated chart with his Dec. 25, 2020 consumption as measured in equivalent album units. release, Whole Lotta Red.) • Live Nation to Book New 6,000-Capacity Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums Rodrigo’s former No. 1 Sour is steady at No. 2 for a Venue (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each second week, earning 143,000 equivalent album units unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks (down 23%). Two more former leaders are next, as • and sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album rises 4-3 with Lil Baby to Headline 2021 Made in paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video 50,000 units (down 4%) and J. Cole’s The Off-Sea- America Festival streams generated by songs from an album. The new son dips 3-4 with 44,000 units (down 25%). June 19, 2021-dated chart (where Voice debuts at No. (continued)

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South Korean pop quintet Tomorrow x BigHit Entertainment/, Together notches its first top 10 album on BTS’ ‘Butter’ drew 15.4 million U.S. streams, down 19%, the Billboard 200, as The Chaos Chapter: and sold 138,400 downloads, down 1%, in Freeze debuts at No. 5 with 43,000 equiva- Sticks at No. 1 the week ending June 10, according to MRC lent album units earned. Of that sum, album Data. It also attracted 24.6 million radio sales comprise 39,000, SEA units comprise on Billboard airplay audience impressions, up 10%, in the 4,000 (equaling 6.42 million on-demand week ending June 13. streams of the album’s eight tracks) and Hot 100, Bad The track logs a third week atop TEA units comprise a negligible sum. Like the Digital Song Sales chart, drops 10-19 most K-pop releases, the CD edition of the Bunny’s ‘Yonaguni’ on and rises 32-28 on Ra- album was issued in multiple collectible dio Songs. packages (four, including a Target-exclusive Debuts at No. 10 “Butter” equals BTS’ best Hot 100 com- edition), each with assorted internal paper mand among the act’s four No. 1s, as the goods and randomized elements (photo- BY GARY TRUST group’s first leader, “Dynamite,” spent its card, postcard). A hefty 96% of the album’s first two weeks on the chart at the top spot sales came from the CD editions, while the TS’ “Butter” glides to a third in September 2020 and returned for a third remaining 4% were from the digital album. week at No. 1 on the Billboard week in the lead in October. With “Butter,” Tomorrow x Together had previously gone Hot 100 songs chart, two weeks BTS thus rules the Hot 100 for three con- as high as No. 25 with 2020’s Minisode1: Blue after it launched at the sum- secutive weeks for the first time. Hour (Nov. 21, 2020-dated chart). Bmit, becoming the South Korean superstar Sales for “Butter” in its third week reflect Moneybagg Yo’s former No. 1 A Gangsta’s group’s fourth leader on the survey. availability for its original and instrumental Pain falls 5-6 on the new Billboard 200 Plus, Bad Bunny’s “Yonaguni” debuts versions released May 21; a “Hotter” with 38,000 equivalent album units earned at No. 10 on the Hot 100. The song, sung released May 28; and “Cooler” and “Sweet- (down 10%) while ’s Nostal- mostly in Spanish, with added lyrics in er” released June 4, all discounted gia slips 6-7 with 35,000 units (though up Japanese, enters as his fourth top 10 and to 69 cents in all three frames. (Two other 2%). ’s Evermore falls 1-8 with first with no accompanying acts. versions of “Butter” on sale via BTS’ U.S. 31,000 units (down 85%) after its 74-1 jump The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. stream- webstore, a 7-inch vinyl single, for $7.98, and a week ago. ing (official audio and official video), radio a cassette single, for $6.98, will count for The top 10 is rounded out by two former airplay and sales data. All charts (dated June chart tabulation only once they are shipped No. 1s: ’s After Hours (holding 19) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow to consumers, scheduled for this Friday, at No. 9 with 29,000 equivalent album units; (June 15). For all chart news, you can follow June 18.) down 1%) and Luke Combs’ What You See @billboard and @billboardcharts on both ’s “Good 4 U” keeps at No. Is What You Get (a non-mover at No. 10 with Twitter and Instagram. 2 on the Hot 100, three weeks after it de- 28,000 units; down 2%). “Butter,” released May 21 on HYBE/ buted at No. 1. It posts a fourth week atop

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StreamingAlbu Songsms; (42.1 million, Brett down 15%); Y oungthe Ocean” ‘Catc lifts 9-8, afterh hitting’-es No. Fifth 6, as it Twitter Airplay and Instagram and all charts (dated slips 3-5 on Digital Song Sales (11,100, down leads the multi-metric chart June 19), including the Hot 100 in its en- 5%); and jumpsLea 35-21der; on Radio SongsTravis with forDenning a fourth week; and Rodrigo’sMakes “” History tirety, will refresh on Billboard.com tomor- 27.8 million impressions, up 38%, as it wins drops 8-9 on the Hot 100, after rising No. 3. row (June 15). the Hot 100’s top Airplay Gainer award for a Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, Bad Samsecond Hunt week.’s second studio full-length, and first in overBunny’s five years, “Yonaguni” Southside bounds sales (uponto 21%) the in chart the tracking week. 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of 2020, the rates had been $0.0024 for paid ed music industry, Huppe added in a state- On Monday, the U.K. recorded 7,742 new subscription services and $0.0018 for ad- ment that “SoundExchange is committed to cases of COVID-19 and the seven-day case supported services. the principle that artists and rights holders average rose 45% compared with the week SoundExchange had been seeking a rate should be respected for their work. That before. The Delta variant, which was first increase to $0.0031 for paid services and includes when their music is played on FM/ identified in India, now accounts for 90% of $0.0024 for ad-supported services. Mean- AM radio. The music industry is in a state of new infections in the U.K. while, Pandora wanted rates cut, respec- transformation, and that means each player A four-week extension to lockdown tively to $0.0011 and $0.0008, while the in the industry – creator and streaming plat- restrictions will have a “devastating” impact National Assn. of Broadcasters wanted both forms alike – need to evolve, as well.” on the sector, leading to the cancellation of ad-supported and paid services rates cut more than 5,000 planned music events and to $0.0016; and Google/YouTube wanted a costing “hundreds of millions of pounds” floor rate of $0.0013, except programmed UK Festival Season in lost income, says U.K. umbrella industry streams played on non-portable devices like association LIVE. a desktop computer would only pay $0.0007 Thrown Into Doubt That will lead to the U.K. live industry per song play. “being left behind and irreversibly dam- “This CRB decision means that creators As Government aged” compared to the U.S. and European will be compensated more fairly when their markets like the Netherlands, Denmark and recordings are played on digital music ser- Extends Lockdown Belgium, where large full-capacity shows vices,” SoundExchange president/CEO Mi- are set to return this summer, says LIVE chael Huppe said in a statement. “While BY RICHARD SMIRKE CEO Greg Parmley. the rates are lower than SoundExchange Already this year, more than a quarter and others proposed, they represent a step ONDON — Just a few months of U.K. festivals with capacities of 5,000 forward toward building a healthier music ago, the United Kingdom looked or more have been canceled, including industry. The decision reflects the compel- primed as the European market Glastonbury, Download, BST Hyde Park ling case made by SoundExchange and our best placed to restart live music and Download. Of the remaining events allies that we need to close the gap between Lthis summer. On Monday, those hopes still going ahead this summer, the major- what artists and rights holders have been were dealt a serious blow when Prime ity have pushed back their dates to August paid and what they should be paid for their Minister Boris Johnson announced that and September, although a small number work. We haven’t fully closed that gap, but COVID-19 lockdown restrictions will be ex- are scheduled to run ahead of July 19, the today is a step in the right direction.” tended by four weeks, following a rapid rise revised earliest possible date when restric- In another aspect of the ruling, the CRB in cases of the virus’ Delta variant. tions will be lifted. said that 5% of the royalties collected The U.K. had been due to move to Stage They include Black Deer Festival in Kent, would be applied to the ephemeral license, 4 of the government’s roadmap out of lock- taking place June 25-27 — headlined by Van i.e. for copies created for facilitating a down on June 21 — dubbed “freedom day” Morrison, Jake Bugg and Frank Turner and song’s broadcast. by the British press — when music venues the Sleeping Souls — and Noisily Festival in The CRB also set a cost-of-living increase and nightclubs would be able to reopen Leicestershire 8-12 July (organizers of Nois- formula pegged to the consumer price without capacity limits and all social dis- ily have already said dates will be resched- index. Finally, it set a fee of $1,000 per year tancing measures would legally end. uled if government advice changes). for non-commercial for each channel or sta- Speaking at a Downing Street press According to the Association of Indepen- tion, and $0.0021 for all song transmissions conference, Boris Johnson said the lifting of dent Festivals, the delay in the easing of lock- in excess of 159,140 ATH (aggregate tuning restrictions will be delayed until July 19 to down restrictions will result in 86% of U.K. hours) per month. Meanwhile, commercial allow more Brits to be vaccinated and help festivals not being able to take place in 2021. webcasters must pay an annual minimum curb the -growing rise in infections. The Standalone live shows scheduled to take non-refundable fee of $100,000. prime minister said the decision would be place in the U.K. over the next five weeks In a statement, the NAB said it was “look- monitored on a daily basis and, if after two include indoor and outdoor concerts by Olly ing forward to reviewing the Board’s opin- weeks, the risk has diminished, “then we Murs, , Rag’n’Bone Man, Beverley ion in ” and that it was pleased that the reserve the possibility of proceeding to step Knight, McFly, Alexandra Burke and Ru- CRB “did not adopt SoundExchange’s ag- four and a full opening sooner.” dimental. Promoters are yet to say if those gressive and deeply flawed proposal to effec- According to the latest data, just under shows will be rearranged or will take place tively reinstate the old rates for ad-support- 30 million people in the U.K. have had in front of reduced capacity crowds. ed services. Once we review the decision we both vaccine doses, equivalent to 57% of “This delay is catastrophic for the live can then determine any next steps.” the adult population, and 41 million people music industry,” says UK Music chief ex- Speaking further on fair pay for the record- have had one dose. ecutive Jamie Njoku-Goodwin. He warned Page 8 of 18

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of a “very real risk now of permanent dam- programs and virtual support groups, among age to our sector in terms of a loss of talent MusiCares Unveils other programs.” and expertise.” MusiCares says the grant application To help prop up the U.K. live industry, Final, $2M Round will be available here, and those in need of Njoku-Goodwin is calling for immediate support can also email the organization at economic support and a government-backed of COVID-19 [email protected]. insurance scheme to help event organiz- ers plan for the risk of COVID-19-related Relief Funding cancellations, similar to what exists in the Rod Wave Tour Netherlands, Austria and . BY TATIANA CIRISANO Unaffected by the four-week delay in eas- Kicking Off ing restrictions is a sold-out 10,000-capacity, usiCares has announced the three-day “Download Pilot” festival run by final round of funding for its Rolling Loud’s Festival Republic/Live Nation — headlined COVID-19 Relief program, by Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Bullet which has distributed $25 mil- National Touring For My Valentine and Enter Shikari — tak- Mlion to more than 34,000 music profession- ing place June 18-20 as part of the govern- als in need since its creation in March 2020. Company ment’s Events Research Program, a series The fund will conclude upon the distribu- of pilot concerts looking at how small and tion of the $2 million raised during Musi- BY DAVE BROOKS large-scale events can safely resume. Cares’ recent Music on a Mission virtual The first phase of the program saw two fundraiser to 2,000 eligible applicants. ip-hop promoter Matt club nights take place in and a “The pandemic has been devastating to Zingler doesn’t necessarily one-day music festival, headlined by Blos- musicians, tour managers, stage crews, and accept the premise that firing soms, in front of 5,000 fans. Those events so many others that are involved in mak- off a t-shirt bazooka at one of led to only a handful of positive coronavirus ing music happen,” MusiCares executive HRolling Loud’s stadium shows would be the infections among ticket holders, according director Laura Segura said. “We heard from pinnacle of success, but he’s open to the idea to public health officials. That news, how- our community that many are experienc- on one condition. ever, will come as little comfort to venue ing elevated levels of depression, financial Neither he nor business partner Tariq and nightclub owners who are still unable to insecurity and low levels of confidence that Cherif will take the first shot alone. reopen their doors 15 months after the start they could pay for basic living expenses “We will have two bazookas and shoot of the pandemic. during the pandemic. It is encouraging to them simultaneously!” Zingler told Bill- According to the Night Time Industries know that music people turned to Musi- board in a recent interview, riffing on the suc- Association, one in four U.K. businesses will Cares in their time of need and we hope cess he and Cherif have enjoyed while always not survive longer than one month without they continue to do so as we reacclimate finding a way to have fun and keep things on further government support and 50% will post-pandemic.” the level. That includes announcing the for- survive no longer than two months. Michael and MusiCares, mation of Rolling Loud Presents, their new Kill, the association’s CEO, says the delay which provides health, financial​, and re- national touring company with Live Nation to end restrictions would increase pressure habilitation resources to music workers in that builds off the success of their festival on club and venue owners already overbur- times of need, each made a $1 million base company with events in the Bay Area, Los dened with debt and “drive confidence in donation to kick off the fund in March 2020. Angeles, New York and . the sector to a new low.” By one month later in April 2020, funds had Today the two promoters are announcing Echoing those concerns is British theatre been depleted. that 22-year-old rapper Rod Wave’s SoulFly impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber, who has Now, the fund is once again open to tour will be the first national outing for their threatened legal action against the govern- music professionals who have had at least new venture, with more to follow. ment over the lockdown extension and three years of employment in the music “We came into producing shows vowed to open previews of his latest West industry, or six commercially released in Florida in 2010, so we really cut our teeth End musical, Cinderella, on June 25 – re- recordings or videos. Anyone who has in touring,” Cherif tells Billboard. “We even gardless of official rules. already received assistance from the fund is produced a nationwide tour in 2015 with eligible to apply again. Robb Banks under our previous company Once the final funds are distributed, Dope Ent. Since then, we’ve built Rolling MusiCares says it will continue to support Loud into a worldwide brand and it felt like the music community through “existing the right time to expand our reach from our and new mental health and hardship grant flagship festivals to nationwide tours, filling Page 9 of 18

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in the gaps between our festivals.” Sun Sep 05 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Am- ham Civic Auditorium Zingler explained that the move into tour- phitheater Sat Oct 23 – Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater ing will help artists build out their live busi- Thu Sep 09 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s ness and develop new strategies for growth. Place “Each tour we take on is given the same Fri Sep 10 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Live Nation attention as a Rolling Loud Festival,” he Financial Amphitheatre explains. “We strategically work with Sat Sep 11 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA to Book New the artist team and our local partners to Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State ensure a good turnout while not being Fairgrounds 6,000-Capacity over ambitious with the room capacities. Mon Sep 13 – New Orleans, LA – Fillmore If an artist really wants to grow they need New Orleans Los Angeles Venue to go out and build. Every market they go Wed Sep 15 – Louisville, KY – Iroquois to helps build their fan base. Over time Amphitheater BY TAYLOR MIMS you will get to the Drake and Travis Scott Fri Sep 17 – St. Louis, MO – Saint Louis level. Even those acts have been tour sup- Music Park he NFL’s Los Angeles Rams are port and played in 500 cap rooms. I know Sat Sep 18 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory getting new neighbors. Adjacent because we booked Travis Scott in a 1500 Wed Sep 22 – , IL – Byline Bank to the football team’s SoFi stadium cap room.” Aragon Ballroom will be the new Performance Few genres push the culture of music for- Thu Sep 23 – , MI – The Fillmore TVenue at Hollywood Park. ward and into new depths like hip-hop, but Detroit Hollywood Park, a nearly 300-acre sports building a steady business and live music Fri Sep 24 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavil- and entertainment destination, and Live facing brand within the community ion at Nautica Nation have partnered in an exclusive has been eluded most promoters. Rolling Sat Sep 25 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphi- multi-year booking agreement for its brand Loud — which launched a streaming perfor- theater at White River State Park new 6,000-seat performance venue in mance channel on Twitch in 2020 — “has Mon Sep 27 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew Inglewood, . The mixed-use area always been an amazing marketing platform J Brady ICON Music Center is being developed by Angeles Rams owner for talent and new emerging artists. It only Wed Sep 29 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian and chairman Stan Kroenke and will be made sense to continue to use our platform Theatre adjacent to American Airlines Plaza. to promote and assist artists on a national Fri Oct 01 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford “The Performance Venue at Hollywood touring level.” Zingler tells Billboard. HealthCare Amphitheater Park is a sophisticated, intimate venue that The company is expecting a busy 2021, Sat Oct 02 – Brooklyn, NY – Coney Island will host a wide range of world-class events, with Rolling Loud Miami headlined by Amphitheater including celebrated musicians, immersive A$AP Rocky, Travis Scott and Sun Oct 03 – Washington DC – Echostage entertainment, and close-knit community kicking off July 23-25, followed by Rolling Tue Oct 05 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont gatherings,” said SoFi Stadium and Hol- Loud NYC Oct 28-30 and Rolling Loud LA Theater lywood Park’s senior vice president of set for Dec. 10-12 in Los Angeles. Zingler Wed Oct 06 – , PA – The Fill- programming and booking Christy Castillo says that additional major tour announce- more Philadelphia Butcher in a release. “Hollywood Park is a ments for the company are on the way. Fri Oct 08 – Baltimore, MD – MECU Pavil- true sports and entertainment destination, Rolling Loud Presents Rod Wave: SoulFly ion and our partnership with Live Nation will Tour are below. Sat Oct 09 – Boston, MA –House of Blues help us further our goal to deliver extraor- Fri Aug 27 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Boston dinary entertainment to Angelenos and Center Tue Oct 12 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown visitors across the globe.” Sat Aug 28 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Theater The Performance Venue at Hollywood Creek Amphitheater Thu Oct 14 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Audito- Park is a 227,000 square foot, three-story Sun Aug 29 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at rium (Denver) indoor venue situated under the same roof Toyota Music Factory Fri Oct 15 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union canopy as SoFi Stadium and American Tue Aug 31 – Tuscaloosa, AL – Tuscaloosa Event Center Airlines Plaza. Equipped with its own three- Amphitheater Sun Oct 17 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren bay loading dock, the theater can operate in- Wed Sep 01 – , GA – Coca-Cola Roxy Tue Oct 19 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood dependently or in tandem with the stadium Fri Sep 03 – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Palladium and plaza for larger events. With three levels Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre Wed Oct 20 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast of seating, the venue can be configured to Sat Sep 04 – Portsmouth, VA – Atlantic Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU house three different crowd capacities, cre- Union Bank Pavilion Thu Oct 21 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Gra- ating an intimate setting for events at 3,400 Page 10 of 18

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and 4,400 or full capacity at 6,000 seats. sets from , Bobby Shmurda, traveling in to get out of the vehicle to pat The new venue will compete with - Baby Keem, Lil Durk, A$AP Ferg, Money- them down for firearms, saying he suspected larly sized venues in the city including the bagg Yo, Freddie Gibbs, , Morray, 42 they carried weapons because they heard a 5,900-seat Greek Theatre and the 7,000-seat Dugg, EST Gee and more. passenger claim the vehicle was bulletproof. . This year’s event will benefit the ACLU of The police department said it was review- Complete with a two-story Kayne- , with a portion of net proceeds ing the incident that would include examin- maile chandelier, the theater will feature six also going to support The REFORM Alliance. ing all camera footage, saying the arrest was luxury boxes, a 1,200 square-foot premium The festival takes place on Benjamin Frank- captured on several body-worn cameras. back-of-house hospitality space, with adja- lin Parkway in downtown Philly with tickets Police spokesman Michael Vega said it also cent dressing rooms, and a 3,500 square-foot available here. Like all major events in 2020, was investigating several threats received private club with 140 premium seats. The Made in America took a year off during the against personnel and facilities in response venue has a skydeck and rigging capacity of COVID-19 pandemic, asking fans to hold on to the rapper’s arrest. 200,000 pounds and the farthest seat in the to their tickets for this year’s festival. The Chicago-based artist had just released house only 164 feet away from the stage. The 2019 Made In America festival fea- his newest album Hall of Fame on Friday. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to be the tured headlining slots from Travis Scott and His single “” debuted at No. 1 on the exclusive promoters of this incredibly dy- Cardi B, as well performances from Juice in April. His mother and namic venue coming alive in Los Angeles,” WRLD, , Kaskade, Anderson manager said on Instagram that and said Rich Best, Live Nation’s regional head .Paak & the Free Nationals, , Ba- his younger brother were riding in a car with of talent for California, in a release. “Along- zzi, and , among others. security after an album release party. side Hollywood Park, we plan to make this a Additional performers for the 2021 festi- The mother, Stacia Mac, posted a mes- must-visit live entertainment venue and we val will be announced later. sage on Facebook saying she had bonded out can’t wait to unveil what is in store for this Polo G and other people who were arrested unique space.” in the same traffic stop. Earlier in the day on The Performance Venue at Hollywood Polo G Arrested Twitter, she had said, “None of these charges Park has already landed a handful of events would be possible if the POLICE did not including Caifanes, Los Angeles Azules, in Miami make contact with my son Polo G!!! He was Black Pumas, and Devo in September. Next NOT the driver. He was a PASSENGER in a year, the venue is already scheduled to see After Album professionally licensed vehicle with security. performances from Marina and the Dia- He was moving smart and correctly. What monds and Louis Tomlinson. Release Party more could he have done.” Jail records did not list an attorney for Justin Bieber BY ASSOCIATED PRESS the rapper. apper Polo G has been arrested and Lil Baby on charges including battery on a police officer, resisting arrest with to Headline violence and criminal mischief. RJail records show the rapper, whose name 2021 Made in is Taurus Bartlett, was booked into jail early Saturday (June 12) on five charges and America Festival released on bond hours later. The Miami Police Department released BY GIL KAUFMAN arrest affidavits in which officers stated Bartlett, 22, and others were pulled over ustin Bieber and Lil Baby are set to early Saturday, and the rapper ended up headline this summer’s 10th annual in a struggle on the ground with officers. Made in America Festival over Labor One of the documents says an officer who Day weekend. Also on the list released was trying to handcuff Bartlett was struck Jon Monday (June 14) from the Jay-Z cu- multiple times. rated, -produced two-day event The documents say Bartlett was aggres- were and . sive as he resisted arrest in downtown Mi- The two-day festival in Philadelphia will ami. One of the officers said he had ordered take place on Sept. 4-5, and will also feature him and all the passengers in the car he was Page 11 of 18

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sets from the Foo Fighters, Post Malone, Both of Rodrigo’s Global 200 No. 1s have Chicago Offering Tyler, the Creator and Miley Cyrus, as well now led for multiple weeks, as the Califor- as set from Megan Thee Stallion, , nia native’s breakthrough smash “Drivers Free 2021 Playboi Carti, Marshmello, Roddy Ricch, License” dominated for eight weeks begin- , Journey, Limp Bizkit, DaBaby, ning in January. Lollapalooza Brockhampton and Band of Horses. BTS’ “Butter” drops to No. 2 after two weeks atop the Billboard Global 200, while Tickets at Bad Bunny’s “Yonaguni” soars onto the Olivia Rodrigo & chart at No. 3 with 101.2 million streams and COVID-19 5,800 sold globally in its first week, follow- BTS Rule Global ing its June 4 release. Vaccination Sites “Yonaguni” (named after an island in Ja- Charts, Bad Bunny pan) starts as Bad Bunny’s third Global 200 BY GIL KAUFMAN top 10 since the list launched, after “Dákiti,” Debuts in Top Five with Jhay Cortez, reigned for three weeks he city of Chicago is looking to in November-December and “La Noche de boost COVID-19 vaccination rates BY GARY TRUST Anoche” hit No. 7 in December. by offering free one-day Lol- ’s “Todo de Ti” slips to lapalooza passes to people who livia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U” adds a No. 4 on the Global 200 from its No. 3 high Tmake appointments at one of four vaxx sites second week at No. 1 on the Bill- and The Weeknd and ’s “Save around the city. According to NBC 5, 1,200 board Global 200 and BTS’ Your Tears” descends 4-5 following its one- single-day passes will be handed out to any- “Butter” spends a third frame week command in May. one who signs up to get a jab on June 26. Oatop the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart. ‘Butter’ No. 1 for 3rd Week Outside U.S. “Lollapalooza has called Chicago home Plus, Bad Bunny’s “Yonaguni” starts at “Butter” by South Korea’s BTS logs a for the past 16 years, and we truly love this Nos. 3 and 4 on the respective rankings. The third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global vibrant city,” C3 Presents’ Charlie Walker song by the Puerto Rican rapper and singer- Excl. U.S. chart, with 106.1 million streams said in a statement. “We are pleased to part- is sung mostly in Spanish, with (down 30%) and 36,600 sold (down 12%) in ner with and support the City to encourage added lyrics in Japanese. territories outside the U.S. in the June 4-10 vaccinations.” After taking a year off in 2020 Billboard’s two global charts (the latest of tracking week. due to the global pandemic, this year’s Lolla which are dated June 19) began last Sep- Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U” posts a third will take place from July 29-Aug. 1 at full tember and rank songs based on streaming week at its No. 2 high on the Global Excl. capacity for vaccinated attendees or those and sales activity culled from more than 200 U.S. chart, while Rauw Alejandro’s “Todo de who can provide proof of a negative test. territories around the world, as compiled by Ti” keeps at its No. 3 best. The four vaccination sites will be trans- MRC Data. The Billboard Global 200 is in- As it bounds in at No. 3 on the Global 200, formed into a “Lollapalooza experience” clusive of worldwide data and the Billboard Bad Bunny’s “Yonaguni” enters the Global with DJs spinning songs by Lolla artists, Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from Excl. U.S. survey at No. 4 with 74.2 million festival-branded giveaways and free passes territories excluding the U.S. streams and 1,000 sold outside the U.S. He for eligible Chicago residents. Each site will Chart rankings are based on a weighted claims his third Global Excl. U.S. top 10, fol- have passes for a different day of the festival: formula incorporating official-only streams lowing “Dákiti” (No. 1, five weeks) and “La Wilbur Wright College (passes for July 29), on both subscription and ad-supported Noche de Anoche” (No. 8). Richard J. Daley College (passes for July tiers of audio and video music services — as The Weeknd and Ariana Grande’s “Save 30), Kennedy King College (passes for July well as download sales, the latter of which Your Tears” rounds out the Global Excl. U.S. 31) and Malcolm X College (passes for Aug. reflect purchases from full-service digital top five, falling 4-5 after reaching No. 2. 1). Getting a shot on Lolla Day will also get music retailers from around the world, with The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard you entry to a free show at the House of sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated June 19) will Blues, where you will be able to pick up your excluded from the charts’ calculations. update on Billboard.com tomorrow (June single-day pass. ‘Good 4 U’ Best on Global 200 15). For both charts, the top 100 titles are The already-vaccinated will also have an Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U” rebounds available to all readers on Billboard.com, opportunity to win passes, with a link slated from No. 2 for a second week at No. 1 on the while the complete 200-title rankings are for release on June 27 on the Chicago Dept. Global 200, three weeks after opening at the visible on Billboard Pro, Billboard’s sub- of Public Health’s socials and website. For summit, with 109.5 million streams (down scription-based service. For all chart news, more information on the giveaways click 11%) and 17,600 sold (down 5%) worldwide you can follow @billboard and @billboard- here. This year’s Lolla will feature headline in the June 4-10 tracking week. charts on both Twitter and Instagram. Page 12 of 18

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Flo Milli: The rapper, 21, is the youngest reached No. 2. The track received a Grammy A Closer Look of this year’s nominees. (She’s a couple of nomination for best rap performance and months younger than , who is placed No. 26 on Billboard’s list of the 100 at the 2021 also 21.) ’s 2020 mixtape, Ho, Why Best Songs of 2020: Staff Picks, where Is You Here?, reached No. 78 on the Billboard Andrew Unterberger praised the song’s “tip- BET Awards 200. The mixtape spawned five singles, “Beef toeing bounce and tight one-bar-at-a-time FloMix,” “In the Party,” “Not Friendly,” “Like flow.” Harlow’s studio album Thats What Nominees for That Bitch” and “Weak.” (The latter track They All Say reached No. 5 on the Billboard samples SWV’s hit of the same name, which 200. His earlier EP Sweet Action hit No. 20. Best New Artist topped the Hot 100 in 1993.) The mixtape Harlow, who received four nominations at ranked No. 37 on Billboard’s list of the 50 Best last month’s , is the BY PAUL GREIN Albums of 2020: Staff Picks. Writing about first white rapper to land a best new artist the mixtape for that list, Tatiana Cirisano nod at the BET Awards since Paul Wall 15 ho will win for best new observed: “Ho, why is you here? similarly years ago. artist at the 2021 BET finds the [then] 20-year-old talking herself : The rapper, 22, changed her Awards on June 27? Unlike up, with both the catty attitude of a teenager stage name from Mulatto just last month. some years where there’s and the posh confidence of a veteran rapper, (As Billboard’s Carl Lamarre explained here, aW clear favorite, this year’s contest seems adding up to an album that feels like a shot of “Coined during slavery, ‘mulatto’ was a wide open. The nominees are evenly split pure caffeine.” racial slur used to describe multiracial between male artists (, Jack Har- Giveon: Giveon is this year’s oldest best children.”) Latto has a second nomination low and Pooh Shiesty) and female artists new artist nominee (26) and the only non- for best female hip hop artist. She reached (, Flo Milli and Latto). All six rap artist among the nominees. He has a No. 44 on the Billboard 200 with Queen nominees are in their early to mid 20s. second nod for best male R&B/pop artist. His of Da Souf. A track from the album, “Bitch The three male nominees have all reached compilation When It’s All Said and Done… From Da Souf” (featuring and the top five on the Billboard 200. (Not so the Take Time reached No. 5 on the Billboard ) reached No. 95 on the Hot 100. The female nominees.) Giveon and Harlow both 200. It consists of two previously released album spawned four more singles: “” received Grammy nominations in November. EPs — Take Time (which received a Grammy (featuring Mane), “On God,” “In n The last two winners in the category nod for best R&B album) and When It’s All Out” (featuring ) and “Sex Lies” — Lil Baby (2019) and Roddy Ricch (2020) Said and Done — plus new material. Take (featuring Lil Baby). Latto has also released — were both male rappers. Leray, Flo Milli Time included the deeply moving and three (Miss Mulatto, Latto Let ‘Em or Latto would be the first female winner musically sophisticated ballad “Heartbreak Know and Mulatto) and three EPs (Time and since SZA three years ago. Giveon would be Anniversary,” which reached No. 17 on the Pressure, Big Latto and Hit the Latto). the first non-rap winner since SZA. Hot 100. Giveon has climbed even higher as Pooh Shiesty: The rapper, 21, has climbed Here’s a closer look at the nominees. a featured artist on Justin Bieber’s “Peaches” higher on the Billboard 200 than any of this They’re listed in alphabetical order. (No. 1) and Drake’s “” (No. year’s other nominees. His mixtape Shiesty Coi Leray: The rapper, 24, has two nomi- 14). “” ranked No. 17 Season reached No. 3. Billboard included the nations. She’s also up for best female hip hop on Billboard’s list of the 50 Best Songs of 2021 mixtape on its list of the 50 Best Albums artist. Leray has placed two singles on the So Far: Staff Picks. Billboard also included of 2021 So Far: Staff Picks, where Jason Billboard Hot 100: “” (featur- Giveon’s compilation in its list of the 50 Best Lipshutz wrote: “Memphis rapper Pooh Shi- ing Lil Durk, No. 26) and “Big Purr (Prrdd)” Albums of 2021 So Far: Staff Picks, where esty’s debut mixtape Shiesty Season sneaks (featuring fellow nominee Poo Shiesty, No. Gail Mitchell wrote: “Giveon is steadily up on you. The singsong hooks, slow-drawled 69). Coi is featured on YSL’s “I Like,” a track winning fans on his own with a gutsy brand rhymes and menacing beats initially register from Slime Language 2, which hit No. 1 on of R&B that embraces influences that range as straightforward Southern rap — but then the Billboard 200 in May. Leray was Bill- from to .” you keep playing it, keep absorbing every board’s R&B/hip-hop rookie of the month Jack Harlow: Harlow, 23, has three percussive creak and threat of violence, and for April. As Neena Rouhani noted in a Q&A nominations, more than any of this year’s realize just how deep the thing goes.” “Back that announced that designation, “Despite other best new artist candidates. He’s also in Blood” (featuring Lil Durk) reached No. the infancy of her career, the multi-faceted nominated for best collaboration for the 13 on the Hot 100. It ranked even higher (No. performer has already collaborated with a “” remix (which featured Da- 6) on Billboard’s list of the 50 Best Songs plethora of fellow charting rappers, includ- Baby, and ) and best of 2021 So Far: Staff Picks, where Andrew ing , DDG and Yung Bleu.” In addition, male hip hop artist. Harlow has climbed Unterberger called Shiesty “the year’s rookie Leray has released two mixtapes, Everything- higher on the Hot 100 as a lead artist than breakout sensation.” coz and EC2, and an EP, Now or Never. any of the other nominees. “Whats Poppin” Page 13 of 18

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— the Black Ambition HBCU Prize and the Performance Arranger - Carlos Orlando Black Ambition Prize — that will culminate Navarro in a national Demo Day event to be held in Producers: Teams With July. The prizes, per Black Ambition, are Executive Producer - Eric “Duars” Pérez to “fund bold ideas and companies led by Rovira Chanel on Black and Latinx entrepreneurs” with prize Producer - Luis J. González “Mr. NaisGai” money totaling up to $1 million. Producer - Raúl A. Ocasio “El Zorro” Mentorship This article was originally published Engineers: by The Hollywood Reporter. Mastering Engineer - Sensei Sound Program for Mixing Engineer - José M. Collazo “Colla” Recording Engineer - José M. Collazo Black & Latinx The Players “Colla” Performers: Entrepreneurs Behind Rauw Guitar - Carlos Orlando Navarro Labels: BY CHRIS GARDNER Alejandro’s Distributor - Music Entertainment Label - Latin hanel is teaming with Pharrell ‘Todo de Ti’: See Explore the full “Todo de Ti” credits on Williams and his nonprofit Black Jaxsta here. Ambition on a two-part initia- the Full Credits tive focused on Black and Latinx Centrepreneurs aimed at providing “access to BY CHRIS EGGERTSEN Dua Lipa’s knowledge, insights and opportunities from industry-leading experts.” uerto Rican superstar Rauw ‘Levitating’ Lifts For part one, Chanel assembled the panel Alejandro shot to No. 3 on “Women Who Lead” that featured Tracee both the Billboard Global to No. 1 on Pop Ellis Ross, Medley co-founder Edith Cooper, 200 and Billboard Global Excl. Good American CEO and co-founder Emma PU.S. tallies this week (up from No. 31 and Airplay & Adult Grede, Imaginary Ventures co-founder and No. 18, respectively) with his song “Todo partner Natalie Massenet. Moderated by de Ti,” which is only the third all Spanish- Pop Airplay Charts Harper’s Bazaar editor-in-chief, the chat cov- language track to reach the top three of the ered topics like resilience and determination, Global 200 since the chart’s inception in BY GARY TRUST mentorship, building culture and community, Sept. 2020. and the importance of clarity of vision. Released May 21, “Todo de Ti” drew 102.6 ua Lipa’s “Levitating,” featur- It was live-streamed on Friday exclu- million global streams, up 180% from the pri- ing DaBaby, ascends to the top sively for Black Ambition semifinalists and or week, according to MRC Data. The song is of two Billboard radio airplay network members. Alejandro’s first top 10 on the Global 200. charts, Pop Airplay and Adult Part two is a series of interactive mentor- Explore the team of musicians, producers DPop Airplay (dated June 19). Lipa lands her ship workshops available to the Black Ambi- and more behind the track with recording fourth No. 1 on Pop Airplay and second on tion prize finalists, focused on addressing credits provided by Jaxsta below. Adult Pop Airplay. DaBaby banks his second critical capacity needs by leveraging the Artists: and first leader on each list, respectively. expertise of Chanel’s leadership community, Main Artist - Rauw Alejandro All charts will update Tuesday (June 15) as well as the house’s network of experts. : on Billboard.com. Workshops will help prospective entrepre- Composer Lyricist - Eric “Duars” Pérez Lipa first ruled Pop Airplay with “New neurs with the knowledge needed to launch Rovira Rules” for four weeks in February 2018, and sustain a brand. Composer Lyricist - José M. Collazo followed by “Don’t Start Now” (six weeks, The partnership extends an already “Colla” February-April 2020) and “Break My Heart” fruitful relationship between Chanel and Composer Lyricist - Luis J. González “Mr. (one week, August 2020). the multi-hyphenate Williams, who has ap- NaisGai” “Don’t Start Now,” “Break My Heart” and peared in campaigns and at various events Composer Lyricist - Rafael E. Pabón Na- “Levitating” were all first released on Lipa’s for Chanel over the years. When Williams vedo “Rafa Pabon” 2020 album Future Nostalgia, making the launched Black Ambition last December, he Composer Lyricist - Raul Alejandro Ocasio set the first to spin off a trio of Pop Airplay did so by revealing two prize competitions Ruiz “Rauw Alejandro” No. 1s in over five years; ’s Re- Page 14 of 18

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vival generated “Good for You” (featuring it all the way back,” muses Bradley. “You A$AP Rocky), “Same Old Love” and “Hands love to see it.” Kurt Cobain’s to Myself” in 2015-16. Future Nostalgia is also the first album re- Self-Portrait, leased on to yield three Pop Olivia Rodrigo Airplay No. 1s in the chart’s 28-year history. ’s (“Levitating” was released by Lipa solo on Makes U.K. the LP; its DaBaby remix arrived in October.) Piano, ’s Notably, “Levitating” completes a Chart History uniquely circuitous route to the Pop Airplay Guitar and More summit. It debuted at No. 26 on the Oct. 17, BY LARS BRANDLE 2020, chart and first peaked at No. 4 for two Items Nab Nearly weeks in January. It fell off the chart for two t’s an historic chart week in the U.K., months in March-May before re-entering on where Olivia Rodrigo bags three Top $5M at Auction the May 15 survey. 5 singles, including the leader with Helping spark its revival, Lipa and Da- “Good 4 U” (Geffen). BY KIMBERLY NORDYKE Baby performed “Levitating” during the IThe teenage Californian singer and song- March 14 as part of a med- writer becomes the first female artist to oc- slew of items once owned by ley with “Don’t Start Now,” while “Levitat- cupy three spots in the Official Singles Chart industry icons nabbed a total of ing” has also surged as a soundtrack to clips Top 5 in the same cycle, the OCC confirms. nearly $5 million during a three- on TikTok. “Good 4 U” enters a third week at No. 1 day auction organized by Julien’s “I really believe TikTok gave it a humon- with 96,000 combined sales, including 11.2 Auctions,A including Kurt Cobain’s self- gous jolt back into the pop culture fore- million streams, while “Déjà Vu” lifts 5-4 and portrait caricature, Elton John’s grand piano front,” says Erik Bradley, music director at “Traitor” reenters at No. 5, both new highs. and Prince’s electric guitar. KNOU (97.1 Now!) Los Angeles and assistant Only a select few acts have achieved this More than 1,000 were on the block during program director/md at WBBM-FM (B96) feat, including late Beatle John Lennon, the event, which took place from Friday- Chicago, both of which report to the Pop Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, and Drake, who Sunday, including instruments, memo- Airplay chart. “It sure is an interesting case. last did it in 2018 following the release of rabilia, wardrobe and personal property There was a period as it was re-emerging at his Scorpion album. owned and used by recording artists from radio when you couldn’t open TikTok with- Rodrigo has been smashing records for all genres. Other artists represented in the out seeing it all over your feed.” fun. Last month, she became the young- auction included Eddie Van Halen, Alex Bradley notes that the song has “remained est solo artist to achieve the Official Chart Van Halen, , Elvis Presley, , at or near the top, week after week” in lis- Double, aged just 18. , Madonna, Jimi Hendrix, Bernie tener research. The highest entry on the current frame Taupin, Tom Petty, , Whitney Cat Thomas, pd of Pop Airplay panelist belongs to Billie Eilish, whose “Lost Cause” Houston, The Doors and Little Richard. KQMV (Movin 92.5) Seattle, concurs, shar- (Interscope) starts at No. 14 for her ninth Cobain’s drawing, which was created ing that “Levitating” has lodged itself in the Top 20 single. during the band’s 1992 promotional tour for station’s highest or second-highest level of Just one place behind is Calvin Harris’ Nevermind, sold for $281,250, which was 28 rotation “throughout the song’s run. It did “By Your Side” (Columbia) featuring Tom times its original estimate of $10,000. take a slight dip, but not so much. It went Grennan, at No. 15. “By Your Side” is Harris’ A 1994 blue Cloud guitar commissioned from an ‘A’ to a ‘B,’ then to an ‘A’ again.” 36th Top 40 hit and Grennan’s third. and owned by Prince sold for $281,250, near- Additionally, per Thomas, “The upbeat ly five times its original estimate of $60,000. and tempo flavor of the song is a big help, A glossy red Yamaha Elton John Signature with several major artists’ songs being bal- Series C-1 Baby Grand Piano signed by John, lads. We need the tempo to separate the together with a matching high-gloss red slow songs.” bench, sold for $150,000. Meanwhile, the “Levitating” has even outperformed two signed, handwritten lyrics by Bernie Taupin songs that Lipa has sent onto Pop Airplay for John’s hit single “Candle in the Wind” since it debuted. Miley Cyrus’ “Prisoner,” sold for $76,800. featuring Lipa, hit No. 23 in January and Elsewhere, the black jersey and net Lipa’s own “Levitating” follow-up “We’re cutout bodysuit and matching black mo- Good” rose to No. 11 in early May. torcycle jacket that Cher wore in the music “It was a perfect storm that helped bring video for “If I Could Turn Back Time” sold Page 15 of 18

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for $115,200. an MBE for services to music, having This time, 947 Australians received Alex Van Halen’s custom designed Lud- already scooped two U.K. No. 1 albums and awards in the general division of the Order wig drum kit which sold for $230,400, while a brace of for best female artist of Australia, with women accounting for five Charvel EVH Art Series electric guitars across a stellar career. 44% of the total, an all-time high. designed, hand striped and played by Eddie Veteran crooner Engelbert Hump- The awards—a system established by Van Halen also were on the block. Among erdinck (born Arnold George Dorsey) is Queen Elizabeth II of England and the com- them was the “Last One!” Stealth black body also awarded an MBE for services to music, monwealth states, which include Australia, with a silver hand-striped designed by Van while veteran Scottish singer and entertain- in recognition of special achievements by Halen, possibly in tribute to his EVH Wolf- er Lulu is made a Commander of the Order the country’s citizens—usually coincide with gang guitar, sold for $51,200. of the British Empire (CBE), for services to Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday. A custom-made Pearl drum kit that was music, entertainment and charity. used by KISS drummer Eric Singer sold Also recognized is Skin (real name Debo- for $75,000. rah Ann Dyer), frontwoman of the Britpop Lorde’s ‘Solar To see all the items and what they sold era rock band Skunk Anansie, who is made for, click here. an OBE for services to music. “Not bad for Power’ Heats up This article originally appeared in THR. a skinny black girl from Brixton who fell in com. love with Rock & Roll!!,” she writes on social U.K. Chart Race media. “But seriously, this is a lovely thing to happen to me and I’m quite chuffed, gonna BY LARS BRANDLE IFPI’s Frances take a step back and suck it in.” This year, 1,129 people received an award his week’s U.K. singles chart will Moore, Alison in what’s said to be the most ethnically be solar powered. diverse list to date. On this occasion, 567 Lorde is on track for the high- Moyet Recognized women were recognized, representing 50% est new entry on the Official U.K. of the total. TSingles Chart with her comeback track In Queen’s Birthday The Queen’s Birthday Honours “allow “Solar Power”. us to pay tribute to all those who have gone The singer and songwriter’s Honours List above and beyond in their service to this first song in four years starts at No. 7 on the country,” U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson First Look chart, which gauges the popular- BY LARS BRANDLE says in a statement. ity of singles after the first 48 hours of the Several leading figures from Australia’s chart cycle. FPI CEO Frances Moore and vet- music community are also recognized. “Solar Power” has notched over half a mil- eran singer and songwriter Alison Harvey Lister, chairman and CEO of ASM lion streams since its release on Friday (June Moyet are among the music industry Global (Asia Pacific), has been appointed a 11), the reports. figures celebrated in the Queen’s Member of the Order of Australia (AM) If its keeps its momentum, “Solar Power” IBirthday Honours List, published June 11. in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list will give Lorde just her second U.K. Top 10 Moore joins the Members of the Order of 2021, while John Kotzas, CEO of Queensland single, and first since her debut “Royals” the British Empire (MBE) and is recognized Performing Arts Centre, is made a Member in blasted to No. 1 back in 2013. for her services to the music industry. the General Division (AM). Also new to the chart blast is TikTok star Moore, named to Billboard’s International ASM Global President and CEO Ron Mimi Webb’s “Dumb Love,” at No. 11. It’s not Power Players list in April 2021, has served Bension described Lister as a legend of the Webb’s only chance for chart glory. The Brit- in the top job at the international labels entertainment and events industry in the ish newcomer’s breakthrough “Good With- trade association since July 2010. Prior land Down Under. out” is on course for a new peak at No. 6. to that, she was executive VP of IFPI and “This extraordinary honor is recognition At the pinnacle of the chart blast is Olivia regional director, Europe. of Harvey Lister’s lifetime dedication to the Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U,” which is on track for “I am really pleased that the role of the re- entertainment and events industry in Aus- a fourth consecutive week at No. 1. Rodrigo cording industry and its contribution to our tralia. His passion, innovation and determi- made chart history last Friday with three culture and economy has been recognized nation to advance the sector is unmatched,” concurrent Top 5 singles, becoming the first and honored in this way,” she comments in he comments. “We congratulate Harvey on female solo artist to do so. a statement. being awarded an AM in the Queen’s Birth- The Official U.K. Singles Chart is pub- Moyet, the former Yazoo singer, leads a day Honours list and look forward to his lished late Friday local time. string of recording artists feted in the 2021 ongoing advocacy and contribution to the honors list. The English singer is awarded industry both in Australia and globally.” Page 16 of 18

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Latifah won a Grammy for best rap solo Snags Taraji P. Henson performance for U.N.I.T.Y. (2004). Five of her seven Grammy nominations have come U.K. No. 1 With Set to Host 2021 in the rap field, but her two most recent ones were in other fields. The Dana Owens ‘Blue Weekend’ BET Awards Album (2004) was nominated for best jazz vocal album. Trav’lin’ Light (2007) was BY LARS BRANDLE BY PAUL GREIN nominated for best traditional pop vocal album. Latifah was Oscar-nominated for her olf Alice is the leader of araji P. Henson is set to host the performance in Chicago. the pack. 2021 BET Awards, which will The BET did not award a lifetime After two No. 2 albums air live on BET on Sunday, June achievement award last year. Mary J. in the U.K., the indie-rock 27, at 8 p.m., ET/PT. Queen Lati- Blige was the honoree two years ago. outfitW goes one better with Blue Week- Tfah, who hosted the show in 2010, will re- Orlando will oversee the 2021 BET end (Dirty Hit), which debuts atop the Of- ceive the lifetime achievement award. The Awards and serve as executive producer ficial Albums Chart. theme of this year’s show is “Year of the along with Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Blue Weekend opens with 36,000 chart Black Woman.” Collins Entertainment. Voting for the 2021 sales, eclipsing Royal Blood’s Typhoons for Amanda Seales hosted last year’s virtual BET Awards’ Viewer’s Choice Award is the biggest opening week for a British act BET Awards. This year’s show will mark the open here. BET.com/betawards is the of- in 2021 so far, according to the Official event’s return to the Microsoft Theater in ficial site for the BET Awards. Charts Company. Los Angeles, the show’s home since 2013. Some 14,700 units of Blue Weekend (41% “For more than 20 years, the BET Awards of the total) were on vinyl, a market-lead- have been a celebration of Black creativity, ‘Girls5eva’ ing tally. art and excellence,” Henson said in a state- With Wolf Alice reaching the summit for ment. “Returning live, this year’s show will Renewed the first time, Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour (Geffen), be unlike anything we have ever seen before, the week’s most-streamed album, is bumped and I am honored to be sharing the stage For Season 2 1-2 on the main chart. with so many powerful and prolific women Coming in at No. 3 is James with All The in music and entertainment.” at Peacock Colours of You (Nothing But Love Music), “Black women have been essential driv- for the Manchester act’s 10th Top 10 album. ers of change throughout history, from the BY LESLEY GOLDBERG Dua Lipa, the most popular act across the political sphere to the cultural zeitgeist,” U.K.’s airwaves in 2020, according to a report said Connie Orlando, EVP specials, music his news really is five stars. Pea- published last week by collecting society programming & music strategy at BET. “The cock has handed out a second- PPL, stages a return to the Top 5 with her BET Awards is the ultimate celebration of season renewal for its buzzy musi- Brit and Grammy Award-winning sophomore Black culture, and we are looking forward to cal comedy Girls5eva. The series, album Future Nostalgia (Warner Records). It spotlighting and celebrating Black women Tfrom exec producer Tina Fey and creator/ lifts 8-4 in its 63rd week on the chart. during this year’s show.” showrunner Meredith Scardino, is fresh off Rounding out the Top 5 is U.S. rappers Lil Henson has won best actress at the of an eye-catching “5YC” sky-writing Emmy Baby & Lil Durk’s collaborative album The BET Awards six times, more than any marketing stunt that captivated much of Los Voice of the Heroes (/Quality other actress. She won for Hustle & Angeles over the weekend. Control), new at No. 5, while Crowded Flow (2006), The Curious Case of Benjamin “We are so excited to continue Girl- House’s first album in 11 years, Dreamers Button (2009), Taken from Me: The Tiffany s5eva alongside this incredibly talented Are Waiting (EMI), starts at No. 6 for the Rubin Story (2011), Empire (2015, 2016, group of cast and producers,” NBCUniversal New Zealand/Australian group’s fifth U.K. 2017) and Hidden Figures (2017). Henson television and streaming’s scripted content Top 10. also received an Oscar nod for The Curious president Lisa Katz said in a statement. “It Finally, U.S. act Rise Case... and Emmy nods for Taken from Me... was hard to miss the immediate fandom Against earn a fourth U.K. Top 40 with No- and twice for Empire. that was born after the launch of this series. where Generation (Loma Vista). It’s new at Latifah, who began her career as a rap art- This aspirational comeback story is filled No. 19. ist before becoming a versatile musical per- with heart and friendship, perfectly blended former and Oscar-nominated actress, is the with catchy-songs and humor, and delivered first rapper or one-time rapper to receive by an exceptionally versatile cast. We look the BET’s lifetime achievement award. forward to following this group’s journey as Page 17 of 18

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they continue to hit just the right notes.” Frances Berwick and Susan Rovner, who The hope now is that glowing reviews and The announcement was accompanied by together are responsible for all of NBCUni- strong exits lead to increased grosses. “We’re a video stating, “We’re officially two hit versal’s entertainment platforms. incredibly proud of this movie, and hope au- wonders.” This story was originally published by The diences find it over time,” says Warners presi- The series, starring Sara Bareilles, Renée Hollywood Reporter. dent of domestic distribution Jeff Goldstein. Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps and Paula Per normal practice, HBO Max isn’t releas- Pell, has earned rave reviews and is already ing viewership numbers for In the Heights. generating awards season buzz for the series Box Office Upset: Anthony Ramos and Corey Hawkins led and its leading ladies. The series about a the ensemble cast in this tale of a corner in 1990s girl group who gets a second shot at ‘In the Heights’ Upper Manhattan’s Washington Heights stardom features original music overseen where different members of the close-knit by Jeff Richmond with Grammy winner Ba- Loses to ‘A Quiet Latinx community pursue their dreams. reilles also contributing the show’s anthem, Leslie Grace, Melisa Barrera, Olga Merediz, “Four Stars.” Place Part II’ With Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV and Girls5eva is produced by Universal Televi- Jimmy Smits also star in the critically ac- sion, Fey’s studio-based Little Stranger Tepid $11.4M Bow claimed film, which received an A CinemaS- banner and 3 Arts. Fey exec produces and core from audiences. had a memorable cameo as Dolly Parton in BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK The film over-indexed on both Coasts, the comedy after having been the lynchpin and particularly on the East Coast, where behind the show’s stellar casting. arner Bros.’ In the five of the top 10 theaters on Friday came “I have ideas generally of where it could Heights sang off key in its from New York City alone. It also over- go for the next few seasons — if we’re lucky box office opening with indexed among Latinos, who made up 40 enough to get those,” Scardino told The $11.4 million, well below percent of ticket buyers. Hollywood Reporter podcast, TV’s Top 5, in expectationsW and putting the musical at No. Sony’s family pic Peter Rabbit 2: The Run- May after the NBCUniversal-backed stream- 2 behind holdover A Quiet Place Part II in a away, the weekend’s other new offering, also er debuted all eight episodes of the series. surprise upset. came in behind expectations — although not “I like idea of keeping them in the underdog Heading into the weekend, Jon M. Chu’s as dramatically — with an estimated domes- world; I like to write scrappy people trying big screen adaptation of the musical that tic debut of $10.4 million. The film received and failing. I feel like going into season two, put Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miran- an A CinemaScore. they’ll retain that quality that you saw in da on the map, was widely expected to top Overseas, where Peter Rabbit 2 had season one.” the chart with anywhere from $15 million to already opened in select markets, the family Season one of the series was filmed $20 million. film took in another $10.7 million from 11 in New York during the pandemic, with Instead, Paramount’s A Quiet Place Part territories for a foreign tally of $57.9 million Scardino noting it was impossible to do II sequel shot back up to No. 1 in its third and $68.3 million globally. concert scenes that required extras. Her weekend with an estimated $11.7 million The summer season is fully underway at hope, she told TV’s Top 5, was to expand the for a domestic total of nearly $109 million. the U.S. box office as the pandemic recovery scope of the show to feature fans supporting The horror-thriller is the first film in the continues, although grosses are still more Girls5eva as the group succeeds (or fails). pandemic era to cross the $ mark tepid than in past years because of ongoing Girls5eva is the latest Peacock original domestically in a victory for exclusive theat- challenges facing the marketplace, includ- series to score a renewal at the recently rical releases. ing major theater closures in Canada, and launched streamer. It joins NBC import A.P. Like all 2021 Warner Bros. titles, In the hesitancy among some consumers. (There’s Bio and the Saved by the Bell update. Still Heights is debuting simultaneously on HBO also cannibalization from streamers, such as awaiting word are the Punky Brewster se- Max because of the challenges posed by the HBO Max.) quel and Rutherford Falls. Peacock previ- pandemic. It is impossible to know exactly “Another impressive performance for A ously canceled USA Network transfer Brave how much business that is taking away in Quiet Place Part II, a film that continues New World after one season. terms of box office grosses, but the feel-good to enthrall audiences in its ‘theatrical first’ Peacock’s roster of originals includes the pic may be more impacted than other genres release and even in its third weekend, was recently launched We Are Lady Parts and since musicals often play to older adults, able to grab the top spot despite the arrival upcoming entries Bel-Air, Dr. Death, Joe and especially older females. Consumers of well-reviewed competition that also of- Exotic, NBC transfer Langdon, the MacGru- over 35 are the most reluctant to return to fered a streaming option for consumers,” ber update, a new take on Queer as Folk and the multiplex, according to NRG surveys. At says Comscore’s Paul Dergarabedian. “Is a TV adaptation of Vampire Academy, among the same, musicals have a decidedly mixed this enough?” several others. The streamer is overseen by track record at the office. Warner Bros.’ The Conjuring: The Devil Page 18 of 18

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Made Me Do It declined 58 percent in its second weekend to $10 million for a 10-day domestic total of $43.8 million. Globally, the horror threequel cleared the $100 million mark to finish Sunday with a foreign cume of $68 million and $111.8 million globally. Disney’s Cruella — which is also avail- able on Disney+ Premier Access for $30 — rounded out the top five with $6.7 million in its third weekend for a domestic total of $56 million and global haul of $129.3 million. This article was originally published by The Hollywood Reporter.