BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 13, 2020 | PAGE 4 OF 19 ON THE CHARTS JIM ASKER [email protected] Bulletin SamHunt’s Southside Rules Top Country YOURAlbu DAILYms; BrettENTERTAINMENT Young ‘Catc NEWSh UPDATE’-es Fifth AirplayJANUARY 21, 2021 Page 1 of 20 Leader; Travis Denning Makes History INSIDE Bob Dylan Sued Over Sam Hunt’s second studio full-length, and first in over five years, Southside sales (up 21%) in the tracking week. On Country , it hops 18-15 (11.9 mil- (MCA Nashville/Universal Music GroupCo-Writer’s Nashville), debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Claimlion audience impressions, to Songup 16%). Catalog Top• Country Eventbrite Missed chart dated April 18. In its first week (ending April 9), it earnedWarnings 46,000 equivalentAbout units, including 16,000 in album sales, ac- TRY TO ‘CATCH’ UP WITH YOUNG Brett Youngachieves his fifth consecutive cordingArmed to Nielsen Caravan Music/MRC Data. Sale: Whatand total Country AirplayIt No.Means 1 as “Catch” (Big Machine Label Group) ascends SouthsideHeaded marks to Trump Hunt’s second No. 1 on the 2-1, increasing 13% to 36.6 million impressions. chart andRally fourth In DC top 10. It follows freshman LP BY CHRIS EGGERTSEN AND COLIN STUTZYoung’s first of six chart entries, “Sleep With- Montevallo, which arrived at the summit in No - out You,” reached No. 2 in December 2016. He • vember 2014 and reigned for nine weeks. To date, followed with the multiweek No. 1s “In Case You Marks Milestone The widow of and theatre direc- songwriting collaboration. Montevallo has earned 3.9 million units, with 1.4 Didn’t Know” (two weeks, June 2017), “Like I Loved Week on Billboard million in album sales. tor Jacques Levy, who co-wrote seven songs on Bob Whereas You”with (three, typical January co-writing 2018), “Mercy”, (two, August 200 Albums Chart Montevallo has spent 267 weeksDylan on the’s list, 1976 tying album Desire, filed a $7.25 million lawsuit Levy would2018) be entitled and “Here to anTonight” ownership (two, April share 2019). of the Luke• AnuelBryan ’sAA Crash & Ozuna My Party as theover sixth-longest- Dylan’s blockbuster sale of his song catalog to songs, his agreement“Catch” completeswith Dylan his was longest instead journey made to No. as 1, runningRewrite titles thein the Rules chart’s 56-yearUniversal history. Music Group in December, according to a work-for-hirehaving deal taken that 46 gave weeks Dylan to reach full the ownership. apex. It out - Onof the Reggaetón all-genre With ,court Southside records ar -obtained by Billboard. The catch is, Levy Only it was pacesnot a thetypical 30-week work-for-hire climb of “Here either. Tonight.” In- rives at No. 5, awarding Hunt his second top 10 On Hot Country Songs, “Catch” pushes 7-5 for Joint Album HUNT YOUNG after the No. 3-peaking Montevallonever. owned any of the songs sold. stead, the pacta new entitled high. Levy and his publisher to 35% Hunt• Why first thereleased Term the EPX2C , whichIn the debuted complaint, which was filed Wednesday (Jan. the songs’ revenue, paid by Dylan or directly from a and‘Latinx’ peaked Hasn’t at No. Taken 5 on Top Country20) in AlbumsNew York in AugustSupreme 2014. Court, FollowingClaudia LevyCOMBS accus ‘DOES’- performanceIT AGAIN Luke rightsCombs organization.’ “Does to Me” (River(The House/Columbiacontract states MontevalloOff Among, Between Latins the Pines: esAcoustic Dylan Mixtape and Universal started atof itsfailing No. 7 to high pay in Levy’s Nashville), estate featuringASCAP Eric and Church BMI,, ascends but Dylan 11-8 onhas Country been signed Airplay, with up 10% to November— And 2015.Likely Never its rightful portion of the proceeds from the24.7 catalog million in audience.SESAC since The song 1995.) is Combs’ eighth straight career-opening MontevalloWill produced five singles, four of which hit the pinnacle of Country top 10, following a record run of seven consecutive out-of-the-gate, properly Airplay: “Leave the Night On,” “Takesale for Your the Time,” songs “House he co-wrote Party” andwith “Make Dylan. Shepromoted says No. 1 singles.Per the lawsuit, Dylan was obligated to pay Levy You• Miss Atlantic Me.” A&R“Break Exec Up in a Smallthis Town” breaches peaked a 1975 at No. deal 2. that gave Levy 35% “ofChurch any adds his“Thirty-five 15th Country (35%) Airplay percent top 10. of any and all income HuntDallas co-penned Martin Named all 12 songsand on Southsideall income, including earned by “Body the compositions,”Like a Back claiming earned by the Compositions and actually received President of Asylum Road,” which was released in 2017.this The should smash include hit ruled 35% Country of those Airplay songs’ for worth THAT as partTOOK QUITEby [the ‘A FEW’ Dylan MONTHS Defendants] Travis fromDenning mechanical shatters the rights, record for Records three weeks and the airplay-, streaming-of the Universal and sales-based sale. Hot Country Songs the most weeks electricalit has taken transcriptions, to penetrate the reproducingCountry Airplay rights, top 10 motion as “After chart for a then-record 34 frames. It now ranks second only to Bebe Rexha and a Few” (Mercury Nashville) climbs 12-10 in its 57th week, up 4% to 21.4 mil - FloridaMARKET Georgia WATCH Line’s “Meant to Be”Levy (50 — weeks whose atop publishing the latter list company in 2017-18). Jackelopelion in is radio reach.picture synchronization and rights, and all PAGE 17 “Downtown’s Dead,” which islisted also onas thea co-plaintiff new set, reached — co-wrote Nos. 14 andseven 15 of DesireThe’s song surpassesother rightstwo tracks therein” that took — which 50 weeks Claudia each to Levy enter and the topher 10: on HotSONGWRITERS Country Songs and Countrynine Airplay, songs withrespectively, Dylan, inincluding June 2018. “Hurricane,” “Kin- Easton “Isis” Corbin ’sattorney “A Girl LikeRichard You,” which Golub reached say should No. 10 include in January a share 2018 beof- folks”& ledPRODUCERS Country Airplay on Feb.and 29, “Mozambique.” becoming Hunt’s He seventh died in No. 2004. 1. It hit fore peaking at No.the 6 Universal that February, song and catalog Aaron sale.Watson’s “Outta Style,” which No. 3 on HotCHARTS Country Songs. Dylan seldom worked with other writers achievedand Levy’s its No. 10That high inclaim December will be 2017. tested, though. Levy will presum- LatestPAGES single 18 “Hard - 20 to Forget” jumps 17-9 on Hot Country Songs. It’s his “After” is Denning’s second Country Airplay entry. “David Ashley Parker co-writing on Desire is arguably his most famous (continued) eighth top 10, having corralled 8.2 million U.S. streams (up 96%) and 5,000 in From Powder Springs” traveled to No. 32 in September 2018. ETHAN YOUNG: VIA MARTIN/NHLI GETTY HUNT: IMAGES. IMAGES MILLER/GETTY

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ably continue to be entitled to that 35% of served as the show’s director. It also notes income derived from use of the songs (now that Levy was never acknowledged in the Eventbrite Missed to be paid by Universal), but since he never 2019 documentary Rolling Thunder Revue: held ownership over the songs should he be A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese — a Warnings About entitled to profit from the songs’ sale? Dylan complaint laid out previously by Levy’s and his team will likely argue no, saying son, Julien Levy, in a 2019 article for Vice. Armed Caravan Levy was hired to help write the songs and “This lawsuit is a sad attempt to un- then promised a cut of their royalties — and fairly profit off of the recent catalog sale,” Headed to Trump their royalties alone. remarked Dylan’s lawyer Orin Snyder in “The term ‘income,’ as set forth in...the a statement emailed to Billboard. “The Rally In DC Agreement, is unrestricted and unambigu- plaintiffs have been paid everything they are ous,” states the complaint, which was filed owed. We are confident that we will prevail. BY DAVE BROOKS by Levy’s attorney Richard Golub. It adds, And when we do, we will hold the plaintiffs “The Agreement’s terms make clear that and their counsel responsible for bringing ven after being flagged on ticketing the Agreement is highly atypical of a work- this meritless case.” platform Eventbrite for encourag- for-hire agreement, bestowing on Plaintiffs had not respond- ing passengers to bring concealed considerable significant material rights and ed to Billboard’s request for comment at the weapons to Washington D.C., a material benefits that are not customarily time of publishing. EPennsylvania man who organized a caravan granted to employees-for-hire and that the Claudia Levy is asking for $7.25 million, to the Jan. 6 rally — and died during the riot label work-for-hire is, in this instance, a including a total of $5.25 million on two on Capitol Hill — was allowed to continue misnomer.” breach of contract counts and one count of selling tickets through the service, new Also included in the suit is an allegation “tortious interference with contract” (all reporting finds. that Dylan and UMG refused Claudia Levy’s based on a valuation of $300 million for Fifty-year-old web developer and Trump- request for Levy’s “rightful share” of the the catalog sale), and $2 million in punitive themed toy-maker Ben was one catalog sale in mid-December, roughly a damages “in order to deter similar conduct of several Trump supporters offering paid week after the acquisition was announced. from happening in the and to punish transportation services to rallies contest- In an attempt to establish that Levy’s the Dylan Defendants for their malfeasance ing the election, despite a ban by Eventbrite contributions have “been diminished and and contractual breaches.” enacted in November on listing events hidden by the Dylan Defendants” since they The sale of Dylan’s catalog, which was that promote “harmful misinformation,” first collaborated, the complaint sets up a announced on Dec. 7, has been estimated as as Billboard reported last week. Philips had timeline of grievances. These include an the largest ever for a single songwriter. sold more than 70 tickets at $25 each for allegation that Levy was never credited on rides aboard a chartered bus and van from posters or in programs for Dylan’s 1975 tour Bloomsburg and Harrisburg, Pa, to the Jan. the Rolling Thunder Revue despite having 6 March for Trump.

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Hits/The B-Sides (NPG/Paisley Park/War- been stopped and searched. ner Bros./Rhino), Ultimate (NPG/Warner “We received a heads-up from one of our Bros./Rhino) and 1999 (NPG/Warner Bros./ wonderful patriots today letting us know Republic Records Rhino), respectively. that we are under attack by leftists com- Before 2016, the last time a distributing plaining that we’re bringing firearms to DC Marks Milestone label had five of the top seven albums in the to cause trouble and because of that they same week was in 1996, when Interscope are trying to get us cancelled on Eventbrite,” Week on Billboard crowded the top of the chart. 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flexibility of streaming and social media. “I before,” says Ozuna. “Take people back to Anuel AA & Ozuna think we’re the first artists who generated how it was, our beginnings — what we did income in the digital world in a major way,” from the very first day.” Rewrite the Rules says Anuel. “Thank God, we hit precisely You met back in 2015. What did you when streaming hit.” think of each other at the time? of Reggaetón This week, they’ll release their first joint Ozuna: I listened to Anuel because every- album together, — a celebra- one was against him. It was like, “That guy’s With Joint Album tion of not just their close friendship and crazy.” Someone has to sing about the pretty creative autonomy but also their business things in life, but someone has to sing about BY LEILA COBO savvy. Both artists have their own labels the ugly things, too — what you live when and own their masters but have distribu- you come from where we came from. hey were two 22-year-olds from tion/marketing deals with and Anuel AA: I did music for the street, Puerto Rico, scraping by on low- , giving them the best of and Ozuna was commercial. But because paid club gigs and hoping for their both worlds. All expenses and profits, says we started working together so much, we big break. They would play several Ozuna’s manager, Edgar Andino, are split evolved. Ozuna began to make music for Tsets a night, sometimes until seven in the down the middle. “What really separates the street, and the street responded. And I morning. They had no label, no publisher, no Ozuna and Anuel from the rest of the pack started to do more commercial music, and major connections. Their music was edgy, is that they operate as independent labels the people in that world responded. We’ve but not necessarily in a cool way. Over spare with major resources,” says attorney Simran had ups and downs, but we’ve never turned fusions of reggaetón and trap, they sang of Singh, a managing partner at Singh Singh our backs on each other. gunfights, drug deals and the anguish of & Trauben who reps Ozuna and has also You had been talking about a joint al- wanting a better life — the kind of material worked with Anuel. (The artists have world- bum for a couple of years now. When did the mainstream dismissed as wide publishing administration deals with you actually start working on it? trashy and balked at playing on the radio. Kobalt as well.) Ozuna: We started recording at The Hit In 2015, Anuel AA and Ozuna were Such arrangements are rare. Yet retaining Factory in Miami back in October, and we just getting started at a moment when the ownership was a major priority for Anuel worked very fast. Anuel had been saving charts favored ’ romantic after an early negative experience with an songs to show me, and I did the same. “Mu- bachata and the smoother beats of J Bal- indie, says his longtime manager, Frabian niciones,” for — I sent it to Anuel vin and . But the two outsiders Eli. “I told him I wanted him to have owner- and told him, “This is a song for you.” It was impressed each other: Ozuna with his de- ship and do a distribution deal,” recalls Eli. personal. And Anuel said, “It’s got to be on ceptively sweet tenor and knack for hooks, “I had been working in the industry since I the album.” Anuel with his gruff voice and rebellious was a kid, and none of the artists had owner- Anuel: We’d record three, four tracks in swagger. After Ozuna reached out about ship — they were all signed.” Distributors a single night. While Ozuna laid the vocals remixing Anuel’s rowdy underground hit like The Orchard now also offer artists a for the verses, I’d be doing the intros. We re- “69” in 2015, they formed a fast friendship. suite of services, from to corded some 22 songs and cut it down to 12. “We recorded it and released it in four days,” synch licensing, as alternatives to traditional Your vocals are integrated on the al- says Ozuna in early January, over Zoom label deals, giving entrepreneurial stars bum — you’re not just trading verses. from Miami. He’s joined by Anuel elsewhere like Ozuna and Anuel a more direct hand in Ozuna: Exactly. It was like, “Damn, let’s in the city; both speak in Spanish. “We got how their music reaches fans. “Some artists do things differently. Let me sing the verse together almost daily in the neighborhood delegate,” says Alex Gallardo, president of and you do the chorus because people ex- to make music. We were on fire. That’s how Sony Music U.S. Latin, who has worked with pect the opposite.” We wanted people to feel the parties revved up again in Puerto Rico. Anuel and Ozuna on previous solo albums in both of us in every single song. This wasn’t We revived them.” addition to their joint project. “They like to something we recorded separately. They lit up more than just the party scene. be on top of everything.” Anuel: Ozuna is the good guy; I’m the Today, the 28-year-olds are the leaders of Their hands-on, headstrong approach guy. And I’m telling you, there is no a new generation of reggaetón artists who has paid off: Between them, they have six more powerful combination. Even our vo- have brought the genre to the forefront No. 1 solo albums on Billboard’s Top Latin cal registers blend. When I sing in a lower — prior to the pandemic, Anuel, Ozuna Albums chart and six No. 1 singles on Hot register, which is what I do best, the octave and were among the few Latin Latin Songs. But they haven’t forgotten the above is perfect for Ozuna. When I sing the artists filling arenas in North — time when they were grinding in clubs all high notes, Ozuna perfectly fits. Sometimes with their freewheeling career ethos: highly night, dreaming of big paydays — and their it sounds like a single singer. collaborative, extremely prolific and able to new album is a tribute to the hustle that still How honest could you be with each pursue their creative whims thanks to the drives them. “We wanted to do what we did other in this process? Page 8 of 20

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Ozuna: Artist to artist, it’s really hard. artists. The street is not having enough to We like to do our own verses, but we also You can’t say, “Hey, bring it up here,” or eat — it’s the real poverty we saw with our have writers we work with, especially “Drop that there.” How in the world can you own eyes. I shined shoes as a boy. That’s with intros and choruses. There are many tell , an icon, “Dude, I don’t the street. We actually come from having songwriters who’ve helped us who improve like that verse”? But between us, it’s differ- nothing. a song. We’re of saying, “Yes, we ent. “Papi, stop experimenting. This is what Both of you own your masters. Why work with other people’s songs and make you should do here.” Same thing in the mix. was that important for you at this stage them hits.” That’s part of being an artist. We I lower Anuel’s vocals; he lowers my vocals. of your career? have to recognize the hit if someone else That’s something no artist would dare do. Ozuna: We’re the bosses. If it’s our idea, brings it to us. But we’re completely comfortable with each if we’re the ones investing the money and Anuel: If we work with other compos- other. our hearts, how can the master belong to ers, we have no problem giving them credit. Do you ever disagree? someone else? Yes, we do deals with others. This is key. A lot of people don’t like to give Ozuna: We fight. We really fight. There are many kinds of deals, and that’s the songwriting credit to other people. There Anuel: We shout at each other and say secret to our success. But it doesn’t belong are huge who aren’t getting their stuff, but we don’t cross the line. There’s a to someone else. names out there. I hope that songwriters respect. It’s like a family. Anuel: We’ve sacrificed a lot, and we’re feel supported by hearing this. Ozuna: He’s like, “Don’t talk to me!” And seeing the fruits of our labor. And with Who has taught you the most about the I’m like, “Fine! Let me know when you’re Ozuna and me, even if nothing happens with business? ready to talk again.” That’s how we fight. our music, our finances are stable for the Anuel: I’ve learned about the business Right now, we’re making an album together. next 30 years because we were smart, we from Frabian. Thanks to Frabi, no one can But our relationship is not about an album. followed good advice, and we own our busi- swindle me. I come from the streets — I This is a brotherhood, I’d say deeper than ness, which is the most important thing. trust no one. But with Frabian, I can close most anyone else in the genre has. What roles do Sony Latin and The Or- my eyes. What drove you crazy about each other chard play in your process? Ozuna: I learned a lot from Sim [Simran in the studio? Ozuna: They’re our partners, and it’s Singh], my attorney. He’s like a diction- Anuel: Same thing that bothers him about a good relationship. And we always sup- ary. I learn something new every day about me — we’ll say something now, and in 10 port them. We are willing to go on songs entertainment in general, not just music. minutes we’ll change our minds. “I want to with new artists who are signed to them. If you don’t know what you’re doing and do this video!” Cool. Ten minutes later, he Nowadays, live shows are at a standstill, you’re just recording music, you won’t have changes his mind. but because we own our masters we can a future because you’ll make bad decisions. Ozuna: He wakes up at 6 p.m.! I call him, continue to put food on the table and do Anuel: We don’t want to be broke 10 years call him and call him. It’s 100 missed calls. projects like this one, with Sony’s support from now. When I got out of jail, Sim sat We lose the day. and advice. But we decide what to come out down with me and Frabian, and he literally You both have talked about how impor- with and when. The creative decisions fall gave us lessons on the business. Sim is a tant it is to represent the streets in your on me and Anuel. legend. music. Why is that a priority? Anuel: No matter how big we are, they’re Ozuna: Damn, we’re so hot we made the Anuel: This is not something we do for a major label who can go further. If we part- attorney hot! the culture; we are the culture. Reggaetón ner with them, we are limitless. And we’re Speaking of longevity — Anuel, you’ve came from the streets. It has been marginal- such a big business that it’s a win-win. made comments on social media about ized for years. Trap came from the streets. How do you approach songwriting retiring. Are you really going to do that? Anyone from the streets, whether they know splits? Anuel: I wouldn’t mind retiring and us personally or not, is proud of our success. Ozuna: Anuel and I have [equal share]. enjoying time with my family. But then I We are a symbol of hope. We come from the And after that, we divide. Every song is dif- see things happening that I don’t like. [The lowest rung imaginable. Our goal is to never ferent though. If a song has many big names, industry] wants to change the culture of go back to the life we had. We don’t want then your percentage may not be the same. trap and reggaetón. They want to make it our children to suffer. The people we’ve worked with understand something it isn’t. It’s not pop. If we retire, Ozuna: The phrase “from the streets” is that. the genre is going to become something it misrepresented. It doesn’t mean we come Anuel: We’ve never had an issue with isn’t. , Yankee, Tego Calderón, from a drug culture or from a culture of percentages. Each song has its story. If ev- Anuel, Ozuna, Arcángel — we worked for crime. Yes, we know about that, because eryone is top level, we divide in equal parts. this music to go around the world. We’re that’s Puerto Rico. But when I talk about the It’s always about fairness, regardless of who competitive. And we will continue to com- street, I’m talking about people with dreams it is. pete all the time. from the hood: boxers, basketball players, Ozuna: Many songs we write ourselves. Ozuna: We’re both young. We’re in our Page 9 of 20

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20s. Imagine where we’ll be in our 40s — self-describe as Latinx, even when directly Plus, in many countries, including Mexico still in the industry, betting on new genres asked what term they prefer to use. and Colombia, “X” (pronounced e-kees in and new songs. And a recent, informal survey of more Spanish) is also akin to saying John Doe; a This article originally appeared in the Jan. than 30 Latin music executives found that non entity, or someone so bland that he or 16, 2021 issue of Billboard. only one preferred the term Latinx over she is not worth remarking about. “People Latin. constantly ask me, ‘Why should I be an X, a “The artists, especially those coming from no one?’ They take it personally,” one jour- Why the Term Latin America, don’t identify as Latinx,” nalist told me. says Matthew Limones, SoundExchanges’ The second criticism is that many from ‘Latinx’ Hasn’t Miami-based manager of artists & label rela- the Latin world are wary of the term’s tions, who deals with on a daily basis with origins. “[It is seen] Essentially as a term Taken Off Among Latin acts of all stripes and levels of fame. coming from an English-speaking country “Those who are born here, who are raised that is insensitive to how Latin America sees Latins — And here and understand the mentality of inclu- itself,” says Pew’s Lopez. “A very impor- sion, they understand what it means. But I tant element about our identity research is Likely Never Will don’t find they use the word.” people want to choose how they describe Latinx is a term born from noble inten- themselves. People have very detailed, BY LEILA COBO tions. Like “Latin” and “Hispanic” it’s sophisticated views of how they see their not only pan-ethnic, but gender neutral roots, their ancestry. But it varies from per- t first blush, the word Latinx – (in Spanish), and is meant to be a term of son to person.” the gender-neutral, non binary inclusivity — one that can be used by those “Latinx” swept those distinctions away. term used to describe the na- who identify as Latin or of Latin American As if by decree, the entire U.S. Latin popula- tion’s diverse Hispanic popula- descent but prefer not to be identified by tion suddenly started to be described as tion—A seems ubiquitous. gender. The inclusiveness of the term seems Latinx by brands, by TV hosts, by writers — It pops up regularly in press releases, in particularly appropriate at a time of divi- by a lot of organizations that aren’t Latino- news headlines, in social media posts, in siveness and strife. focused, says López. campaign mailings. But scratch below the So why isn’t it used by the very people it’s In Billboard, the preferred term used to surface, and you find little substance under meant to refer to? describe the population of artists with Latin the semantics. It boils down to culture and language. American roots has long been “Latin.” How- According to a by now widely cited Difficult to pronounce in Spanish (words ever, how artists (or anyone, for that matter) study undertaken by the Pew Research ending in X are preceded by a vowel), and in self-identify always takes precedence — Center and published in August, only English (where speakers vacillate between which is why “Latinx” being imposed jars, one in four Latinos are even aware of the pronouncing it “La-tinks” or “Latin-ex”), especially when seen applied to those who term Latinx, and just 3% say they use it to “Latinx” to many, feels alien and imposed, don’t call themselves “Latinx.” describe themselves. The results run across an invention of U.S. academics and market- I personally self-describe as Colombian demographics: Even though use of the term ers that isn’t grounded in the reality, culture of Lebanese roots. My children identify as Latinx is greater among younger Latinos, or origins of the bulk of the people it’s “half-Colombian.” Bilingual and bicultural, only 7% of those ages 18 to 29 say they use it; meant to represent. they’re both familiar with the term Latinx, among those 30 and older, that percentage In the open-ended responses provided yet “no one I know identifies as Latinx,” says drops to an abysmal 2%. in the Pew study, for example, the biggest my 21-year-old son of his bilingual, bicultur- “The population it’s meant to describe criticism expressed of the term Latinx was al friends in Miami, where he was born, and isn’t even aware of it,” says Mark Hugo the fact that it doesn’t work in Spanish, a in , where he went to school. Lopez, Director of Global Migration and language that is gendered — and is an in- “I identify as Latina because I identify Demography research at the Pew Research trinsic element of the Latin cultural identity, as a woman,” says Billboard senior writer Center, and one of the authors of the August whether people are actually fluent in it or Griselda Flores, who also has a master’s 11 study. “It’s a striking finding.” not. degree in social justice from Northwestern. And it mirrors what we see in the Latin “Latinx sounds ugly,” one 22-year old, “That said, I don’t think it’s my place to music universe. Although the term “Latinx” bilingual, bisexual singer told me. “It’s not say whether or not I like the term Latinx. can be often found in English-language like they/them, which is self-explanatory. If someone who is gender noncomforming press releases, especially when pertaining How do you use the pronoun with the X? prefers I use this gender-neutral term when to U.S. born or raised artists, it’s a rarity in There would have to be a reform in the way identifying them, then I will.” Spanish language releases. Most telling, very is used around the world. It’s How to inclusively describe the vast few (if any in recent memory) Latin artists too much.” and nuanced population that hails from 16 Page 10 of 20

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Spanish-speaking countries has long been a CEO, . source of intense debate here in the United Commenting on the appointment, Seton Pushes States. In Latin America (América Latina praised Martin’s “unflinching commit- in Spanish), the collective population is ment” to his artists and described him as the Back ‘Certified referred to as “hispanos” or “latinoamerica- “consummate A&R” who is “not only able to nos” and its shortened term, “latinos.” spot great talent but nurture that talent by Lover Boy’ Release Here in the , depending spending endless hours in the studio craft- on who you are and where you live, some ing hit records. That’s exactly the sort of While Recovering people prefer “Latino” over “Hispanic,” artist-first philosophy that we’re cultivating with its allusion to Spain. Many Mexican at the new Asylum.” From Surgery Americans prefer the term Chicano, and Not to be confused with the older Asylum, still others self-identify by race (for example launched in 1971 by and Elliot BY RANIA ANIFTOS Afro Latino) or origin (Colombian, Cuban, Roberts and home to artists including Jack- Puerto Rican). son Browne, Linda Ronstadt and Eagles, the ans anxiously awaiting Drake’s However, the difference between all those label’s latest incarnation was relaunched in sixth studio album will have to terms and Latinx, is that most people are 2017 to focus on new and emerging artists wait a little longer. familiar with them. Here in the U.S., use in the streaming era. The current roster in- The rapper took to his Instagram of the word Latinx and Google searches of cludes Sada Baby, Seddy Hendrinx, JoeVille, FStories on Wednesday (Jan. 20) to share its meaning are on the rise, and yet, it still Dolo Tonight, and Martin’s first signing, that Certified Lover Boy will not be arriving hasn’t caught on with the bulk of the people Justin Laboy. in January as previously announced. it’s supposed to help self-identify. Martin began his career in 2008 as an “I was planning to release my album this “I think well-intentioned progressives intern at Def Jam before joining Warner month but between surgery and rehab my simply use it to be politically correct, but Records in 2011. It was there that he secured energy has been dedicated to recovery,” he in reality they’re misusing the word,” adds a deal with and his Maybach wrote. “I’m blessed to be back on my feet Flores. “‘Latinx’ and ‘Latina’ are not inter- Music Group, and began A&R’ing all of Ross’ and feeling great and focused on the album, changeable. It’s a label that doesn’t fit all.” releases. He also worked closely with Meek but CLB won’t be dropping in January.” Mill on his debut, Dreams and Nightmares, Drake ended his note by confirming that and subsequent releases. In 2013, Martin the album will still be arriving this year. “I’m Atlantic A&R Exec shuffled over to Atlantic where he signed looking forward to sharing it with you all in Hussle and cultivated artists like Ricch, 2021,” he concluded. Dallas Martin Cordae and Symba. Though the rapper has not shared any “It’s always been my dream to head a details on his surgery, back in October, he Named President label as iconic as Asylum,” Martin said. “I’m uploaded a photo of his leg in a brace, which grateful to Craig Kallman, Julie Greenwald, prompted speculation that he suffered a of Asylum and Mike Kyser for believing in me and knee injury. giving me the space to grow at Atlantic, and Records I’m excited to work with Eliah and Gabby to continue to evolve Asylum.” Glastonbury BY MARC SCHNEIDER He added, “There’s no better feeling in our business than discovering and breaking Festival allas Martin will be running the a new artist, and I learned early on that it’s Asylum Records imprint going important to log as much time in the studio Announces forward. as you do in the office. There’s incredible said on Thursday that Martin untapped independent talent in the world, Cancellation Dwill oversee the label as president along- and I’m confident that we have everything it side Gabrielle Peluso, while continuing on takes to be the best home for the stars of the of 2021 Event as executive vp of A&R at Atlantic, where he future.” has worked with Roddy Ricch, , BY GIL KAUFMAN and the late Nipsey Hussle, among others. Based in Los Angeles, the Flint native he organizers of England’s will report to both Eliah Seton, president Glastonbury Festival announced of independent music & creator services, on Thursday morning (Jan. 21) WMG and Craig Kallman, chairman & T that this year’s event has been Page 11 of 20

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canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “With great regret, we must an- ’s TaP Music’s nounce that this year’s Glastonbury Festival will not take place, and that this will be Lawyer Denies Hannah Neaves another enforced fallow year for us,” read a statement from the iconic summertime Rumors That & YouTube’s Azi gathering that was forced to take a break last summer as well due to the coronavirus. Rapper’s Trump Eftekhari Launch “In spite of our efforts to move Heaven & Earth, it has become clear that we simply Support Was a New Creative will not be able to make the Festival hap- pen this year. We are so sorry to let you all Tactic for Pardon Agency down.” As they did last year, the Glasto team is offering anyone who bought tickets in Oc- BY RANIA ANIFTOS BY TATIANA CIRISANO tober 2019 for last year’s canceled event to roll their deposits over to next year, with a n the final hours of his presidency, ith more than 40 years of chance to buy a ticket for the planned 2020 Donald Trump issued a slew of last- combined experience in edition. “We are very appreciative of the minute pardons, including one for Lil the music and technol- faith and trust placed in us by those of you Wayne. ogy industries, Azi Eft- with deposits, and we are very confident we IThe rapper, born Dwayne Michael Carter ekhariW and Hannah Neaves are launching can deliver something really special for us Jr, pleaded guilty in December to possess- a new -based creative agency called all in 2022!,” wrote festival founder Michael ing a loaded weapon on a private jet while Remedy Inc. Eavis and his daughter and co-organizer, traveling to Miami. Carter is a convicted Eftekhari has left her position as You- Emily. “We thank you for your incredible felon, stemming from a gun charge in 2007, Tube’s head of label relations (EMEA), continued support and let’s look forward to which meant he was facing 10 years in while Neaves will continue her relationship better times ahead.” Glastonbury typically prison at his Jan. 28 sentencing. with TaP Music (where she was most re- draws more than 200,000 people to its site Ahead of the 2020 presidential election, cently head of artist development & market- on Worthy Farm in the county of Somerset Wayne endorsed Trump for President and ing) in the new role of creative director. in England. co-signed his “Platinum Plan” for the Black With Remedy, the duo aim to create The 50th anniversary of the British community, which led skeptics to believe it “culturally significant campaigns for the en- festival was due to be held last June, with was all a tactic to receive a pardon. tertainment industry,” according to a press Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney among the South Florida lawyer Bradford Cohen, release. The company is already attract- planned headline acts, alongside Kendrick who helped set up Trump’s meeting with ing some high-profile clients: Remedy has Lamar, Diana Ross, Lana Del Rey, Haim, Lil Wayne back in October, denied the executive-produced a Fashion x Music film Dizzee Rascal, and Thom speculation in an interview with the New for YouTube Music’s Legacy Series, which Yorke. York Times, adding that the rapper’s support features Black British fashion brands and Though the Eavises did not mention the likely caused the former President to favor artists like Ms Banks and Tiana Major 9; and pandemic as a reason for the historic second him. “It never that someone gets a full will manage paid livestreams for Universal cancellation in a row, despite the ramping- understanding of an individual when they’re Music Group’s newly-launched content up roll-out of a handful of vaccines to com- just looking at a piece of paper,” Cohen said. studio, Mercury Studios. bat the still-raging virus that has infected “In hindsight, I guess it worked out.” In a press release, Remedy also teases more than 96 million and killed more than “I think they had a very strong connec- forthcoming projects with Google, U.K. two million people worldwide, it remains tion,” he added of the unlikely duo. “He’s theatre production company Playful Pro- unclear if large gatherings will be possible in the entertainment world. He’s got a style ductions (which is behind the forthcoming by this summer. that’s similar in terms of the way that he show Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley See their statement below. carries himself, and a lot of rappers and Musical) and nonprofit communications people in the industry relate to that.” agency Project Everyone, which was devised by British director Richard Curtis. “Azi has long been a pivotal player be- tween the worlds of music and technology and I feel privileged to be starting a business in such esteemed company,” Neaves said. “I’m looking forward to continuing my Page 12 of 20

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relationship with the phenomenal team at The 90-minute Celebrating America, TaP Music in parallel with my exciting new Biden’s hosted by Tom Hanks, features performanc- venture with Azi.” es from artists such as , Added Eftekhari: “Hannah’s exceptional ‘Celebrating Demi Lovato and John Legend, as well as taste and creativity have been appearances from the likes of Kerry Wash- in shaping so much of the recent popu- America’ Special ington, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Kareem lar culture that I love, and I’m incredibly Abdul-Jabbar. excited to be launching Remedy with her. Relied on Work started nearly a month ago, with I can’t wait to focus on delivering culture- hundreds of the individual entertainment defining work for our clients in the months Hollywood Cloud- packages sent to SIM from all across the U.S. and years to come.” via Signiant’s file transfer technology. This At TaP Music, Neaves oversaw the album Based Production included everything from the professional- marketing and creative for ’s ly-shot segments to user generated content Grammy-nominated sophomore album Fu- BY CAROLYN GIARDINA lensed with iPhones and drones. SIM’s edi- ture Nostalgia. Prior to that, she served torial team, led by lead editor Mike Polito, as marketing director at Atlantic Records — o help celebrate President Biden’s edited the programs remotely at home on where she helped devise Ed Sheeran’s Di- inauguration, the virtual Parade their Avids. All cuts were reviewed and vide album campaign — and head of artist Across America and Celebrat- approved by the team using an expansive development at Polydor. In her new role at ing America primetime special cloud-based remote workflow using Frame- TaP Music, she’ll work on visual creative for Tbrought together hundreds of disparate seg- io cloud technology. Lipa and Ellie Goulding, among others. ments, including those from amateur dance Chapman relates that production chal- Meanwhile, in her former role at the teams to Hollywood stars and the ‘TikTok lenges involved the schedule coupled with Google-owned YouTube, Eftekhari over- Doc.’ The result enabled participation from a massive amount of material, with the total saw the launch of YouTube Music across across the country amid the pandemic, with project representing 3.3TB including 2.7TB Europe — having previously launched the some help from Hollywood and an ambi- of source material—more than what would Google Play subscription service in over 40 tious cloud-based remote postproduction typically be used on a feature. countries. She also brokered a first-of-its- workflow. “The work on the DNC allowed this to kind deal between Google and British music Hollywood postproduction facility SIM happen relative seamlessly as it was same industry trade body BPI to make Google handled the post for the Glenn Weiss- team essentially,” Chapman says. “We really Play (and later, YouTube) the official digital helmed Kirshner Events production—what learned a lot about how to set up remote partners for the BRIT Awards in 2016, SIM’s vp engineering and technology Paul editorial solutions reliably. It’s been a chal- 2017 and 2020. Prior to YouTube, Eftekhari Chapman described as “getting the band lenge but it has evolved and improved.” served as director of digital and publicity at back together” as it was a similar team and This article was originally published , and has also served on the way of working that was assembled last by The Hollywood Reporter. board of the and summer to produce a virtual Democratic Entertainment Retailers Association. National Convention. Since the pandemic began, SIM has been active in a number of high-profile virtual events—include World: Together At Home fundraiser held last spring and the Emmys—and it is slated to handle postproduction for this year’s Oscars presentation. Parade Across America, which aired Wednesday afternoon following the live inauguration coverage, featured clips from a string of participants including bands and dance teams—as well as a “Dance Across America” segment set to the song “Dancing in the Streets” and led by — coming from all U.S. States and territories. The 90-minute pre-produced program was hosted by Tony Goldwyn from a studio at All Mobile Video in New York. Page 13 of 20

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funds to invest in companies at the cross- albums: 2005’s Been a While, 2013’s - The Deals: Ella roads of music and technology. enheart, 2015’s Blackheart, 2016’s Redemp- Hipgnosis has acquired 100% of Bob tion and 2019’s New Breed. Her next album, Fitzgerald Estate Rock’s producer rights for Metallica’s Me- to be released Apr. 30 by Merge, is described tallica and Michael Bublé’s Call Me Ir- as “a love letter to her New Orleans culture Goes Cheek responsible, Crazy Love, Christmas and To Be and her mother’s cultural influence [that] Loved, comprising 43 songs in total. celebrates the history, identity and musical to Cheek With Rock is best known for producing the soul of her city.” Metallica album (also known as The Black Also working as an animator, Richard Downtown, Neil Album), which has been certified 16-times recently signed a partnership with Adult multi-platinum by the RIAA. During his Swim to create opportunities for other Black Jacobson Forms long collaboration with Bublé, he has visual artists on Adult Swim’s online and produced the entirety of To Be Loved as linear platforms. Music SPAC well as producing several tracks on Call Me Kobalt has signed U.K. producer Fred to Irresponsible, Crazy Love and Christmas. In a neighboring rights deal. BY CHRIS EGGERTSEN 2013, he won the Grammy for Best Tradi- Fred has produced music for Burna tional Pop Vocal Album for To Be Loved. Boy, FKA Twigs and Khalid. Recent hits owntown Neighbouring Rock was represented in the deal by his include songs by Headie One (“Aint It Rights, which was established longtime manager Bruce Allen and attor- Different” feat. Stormzy & AJ Tracey), AJ last June, has struck a deal ney Mark L. Kovinsky. Tracey’s “West Ten,” Romy’s “Lifetime” and to represent the estate of Ella Ingrooves Music Group has acquired Jayda G’s “Both of Us,” the latter of which DFitzgerald for performance royalty col- leading South African independent music was nominated for Best Dance Recording at lections outside the U.S. The deal covers distributor Electromode, marking its entry the 2021 Grammys. Fitzgerald’s entire repertoire, including clas- into the growing African music market. The Fred has also released music under sics such as “Dream a Little Dream of Me”, move follows Ingrooves’ recent expan- his own name, including the joint mix- “Cheek to Cheek“, “Into Each Life Some sions into South America, Asia, Europe and tape Gang alongside Headie One. Rain Must Fall” and “It Don’t Mean a Thing . Christian music label Street (If It Ain’t Got That Swing).” Under the agreement, Electromode man- Records has announced two new sign- One of the most legendary female aging director Chris Ghelakis will continue ings: Dallas-based bilingual vocalist Iveth singers in history, Fitzgerald recorded songs leading the company’s Johannesburg-based Luna and vocal trio Jawbone Honey, the written by composers and lyricists such as team while working with the Ingrooves latter of which is comprised of Jordan Guy- Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, George & Ira global music network to identify new audi- ton, Jake Hess, and Gregory Brunot. Gershwin, Johnny Mercer, and ences and develop African artists and label Luna is “known for combining pop Rodgers & Hart. She is additionally known brands across the globe. melodies with soulful cues with lyrics of for her many duets with Louis Armstrong. Electromode is home to labels including faith,” while Jawbone Honey incorporates Over the course of her career, she won 13 DJ Maphorisa’s New Money Gang, worship, pop, R&B and jazz into their music. Grammys, the National Medal of Arts, the Hub, Ambitouz Entertainment and Spirit The artists join existing Red Street signees Presidential Medal of Freedom and ’s Music. The Electromode catalog represents Cade Thompson, , Lauren Order of Arts and Letters. over 30,000 songs by artists including The Camey and Avalon. Former Geffen Records president Neil Ja- Scorpion Kings, Kabza De Small and Jub Jackson, Tennessee rapper Lathan cobson, who founded songwriter/producer Jub. Warlick has signed to RECORDS Nash- management firm Hallwood Media in 2019, “Ingrooves will help us open the door for ville — the Music City arm of Barry Weiss’ has formed a new special purpose acquisi- many South African and African artists to be RECORDS — in partnership with Columbia tion company (SPAC) called The Music introduced to new global audiences, while Records. Acquisition Corporation. SPACs are shell growing and developing some of the great Lathan came to attention via TikTok and companies that raise money in an initial new and established independent artists Instagram for his videos adding rap verses public offering (IPO), then merge with a creating music in Africa,” said Ghelakis in a to hit songs by (“Holy” privately-held target company, making that statement. feat. Chance the Rapper), Roddy target publicly-traded as a result. Experimental R&B artist Dawn Rich- Ricch (“The Box”), (“Hello”) According to an SPAC S-1 prospectus, ard (performing as Dawn) — formerly of the and Granger Smith, who asked him to add Jacobson’s new company plans to raise $200 groups and — has a verse to his song “That’s What I Love million through an imminent IPO on the signed with Merge Records. About Dirt Roads” after coming across his New York Stock Exchange, and will use the Richard has released a total of five videos. Page 14 of 20

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Represented by manager Ash Bowers at Producer - Daniel Nigro Wide Open Music, Lathan recently released The Players Engineers: the song “Over Yonder” feat. Matt Stell and Engineer - Randy Merrill has additionally collaborated with art- Behind Olivia Mixer - Mitch McCarthy ists including Tyler Hubbard of Florida Recording Engineer - Daniel Nigro Georgia Line, Dustin Lynch and RaeLynn. Rodrigo’s ‘Drivers Labels: He previously self-released three EPs: Tel- Distributor - Universal Music Group lem That Im Comin, 2nd Time Around and A License’: See the Label - Olivia Rodrigo PS (under exclu- Church in the Trap. sive license to Geffen Records) Management firm 3V Method has signed Full Credits Explore the full “Drivers License” credits Australian alt-pop group 19&YOU to its on Jaxsta here. label division, 3V Method Records, in part- BY CHRIS EGGERTSEN nership with . “3V’s label was built on finding artists rivers License,” the Megan Thee with visions and values that help drive their surprise smash single goals. We actively seek out artists whose by Disney star Olivia Stallion Blasts vision is driven by their values because we Rodrigo, easily topped believe that values transcend trends,” said “Dthe this week, becom- ‘Fake News’ 3V CEO Alex Valenti in a statement. ing just the 48th track in the chart’s history 3V has already released the 19&YOU to debut at No. 1 and one of only seven by Reports That Tory singles “Runnin’” and “Bored!” The label rising artists to do so. At 17 years and 11 gives artists the chance to develop “in a sup- months, Rodrigo is also the youngest artist Lanez Charges portive, close knit system” before choosing to top the chart since , who whether to move to a major or receive more scored a No. 1 hit with “Bad Guy” in Aug. Were Dropped personalized services at 3V. The company 2019. was founded by Valenti (previously of Direct The Taylor Swift co-signed track scored BY KATIE ATKINSON Management), Matt Steger (previously of 76.1 million U.S. streams and sold 38,000 Spotify) and Justin Garza (previously of downloads in the week ending Jan. 14 and fter a series of viral tweets Grassroots Music). Other 3V clients include earned 8.1 million radio airplay audience claimed that charges Peach Tree Rascals, CLAY, Mick Coogan impressions in the week ending Jan. 17, ac- against had been and . cording to MRC Data. The weekly streaming dropped in connection with Me- Management firm The Blueprint number is the highest ever for a female art- ganA Thee Stallion’s July shooting, Meg took Group has announced a partnership ist’s first single properly promoted to radio, to on Thursday (Jan. 21) to shoot with Tsū, an emerging social media plat- streaming services and other platforms, as down the false reports and blast people for form for musicians and other creators. well as the biggest for any song since Cardi turning her “trauma into a joke.” Under the partnership, the companies B’s “WAP” feat. Megan Thee Stallion. “AT THIS POINT IM GETTING AN- have launched an advisory/ambassador pro- The success of “Drivers License” wasn’t NOYED!” she began in a series of six tweets. gram that will give away $5 million in equity limited to the U.S. The single also debuted “STOP BELIEVING EVERYTHING YOU to creators who work to build buzz, increase at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global READ ON THE MF INTERNET. Imagine downloads and generate content on the Tsū 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts how I feel waking every day seeing people platform. They have additionally produced with 130 million streams and 49,000 down- LIE and turn my trauma into a joke ? That a Tsū-exclusive comedy series entitled Trip- loads worldwide. It is just the third track to whole team figures out ways to create doubt pin On Sundays, designed to support come- debut atop both charts since their inception with my story every week and the media dians affected by the shutdown of venues last September. eats it up.” during the pandemic. Explore the team of musicians, producers, In October, Tory Lanez (real name: Day- Led by partners Gee Roberson, Shawn engineers and more behind the track with star Peterson) was charged with one felony Gee, Jean Nelson, Cortez Bryant and Al recording credits provided by Jaxsta below. count each of assault with a semiautomatic Branch, The Blueprint Group was named Artists: firearm — personal use of a firearm — and to Billboard’s Power 100 list in 2019. Main Artist - Olivia Rodrigo carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in Songwriters: a vehicle. He also faces an additional gun Lyricist - Daniel Nigro charge and that he personally inflicted great Composer Lyricist - Olivia Rodrigo bodily injury. On Nov. 18, he pleaded not Producers: guilty to the charges in Los Angeles court. Page 15 of 20

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In July, the two artists got into an argu- those is that survey’s current No. 1 “You ment while driving through the Hollywood Say,” which at 115 leading weeks continues Eladio Carrión Hills. When Meg exited the vehicle, Lanez to extend its record for the most time ever allegedly shot her several times in the logged at No. 1 on any of Billboard’s airplay-, Secures Second foot. In August, the “Hot Girl” rapper for the sales- and streaming-based songs charts. first time named Lanez as the individual “Home” marks Martin’s second Billboard Top 10 on Latin who shot her. chart appearance as an artist, after “Say Thursday’s incorrect tweets included a You Will,” with and Patrick Droney, Rhythm Albums screenshot of a Los Angeles County court reached No. 36 on Hot Dance/Electronic website that appeared to indicate the charg- Songs last June, as parent album Kygo’s Chart With es had been dropped. A reporter for The Golden Hour made its chart arrival. Martin New York Times tweeted that a Tory Lanez co-produced “Say,” plus two other tracks ‘Monarca’ rep said the charges hadn’t been dropped that peaked on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs and that the next hearing date had been set the same week, also both from Golden BY PAMELA BUSTIOS for mid-February. Hour: Kygo and Oh Wonder’s “How Would “I can’t wait until the MF FACTS come I Know” (No. 33) and Kygo and Joe Janiak’s ladio Carrión locks his second out!” Meg later tweeted. “Bitch you shot me “Follow,” (No. 38). top 10 on the Latin Rhythm AND MY STORY NOT CHANGING AND Additionally on Hot Dance/Electronic Albums chart (dated Jan. 23) BITCH YOU GOING TO JAIL.” Songs, . and ascend 11-10 as Monarca arrives at No. 8. The See all of Megan’s tweets in response to with “Lasting Lover.” The first top 10 on E14-track set is the follow up to Carrión’s the false report below: the survey for each act earned 2.7 million first and only entry up to date on any Bill- in radio airplay audience and 1.6 million board chart: Sauce Boyz earned him his first streams and sold 1,000 in the tracking week. top 10 on both Latin Rhythm Albums and Petey Martin & In December, “Lover” logged two frames at the all-genre Top Latin Albums chart (Feb. No. 1 on the Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart. 2020). Lauren Daigle Further on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, “It feels great just to know that more and producer HVME pushes 6-4 with “Goose- more people like the projects I put out,” Land No. 1 Dance/ bumps,” claiming top Streaming and Digital the Kansas-born Puerto Rican-based act Gainer honors (3.4 million streams, up 32%; tells Billboard. “I put so much heart into ev- Electronic Debut nearly 500 sold, up 73%). erything I release, so is very satisfying when The track, which updates (with an un- you get good feedback.” With ‘Come Back credited vocalist) Travis Scott’s 2017 track Monarca was released Jan. 8 via Rimas of the same name, also jumps 11-6 on Dance/ Entertainment. It starts in the top 10 with Home’ Mix Show Airplay, where its HVME’s first 5,000 equivalent album units earned in the top 10. A new mix of the song, with Scott’s week ending Jan. 14, according to MRC BY GORDON MURRAY vocals, was released Friday, Jan. 15. Data. Its opening sum is mostly driven by Continuing on Dance/Mix Show Airplay, streaming activity. Monarca registered 5,000 roducer Petey Martin and sing- Bingo Players score their first top 10, streaming equivalent album units, which er Lauren Daigle launch at No. 1 Fries add their second and featured singer equates to 7.3 million streams generated by on Billboard’s Dance/Electronic Viiq earns her first with “Forever Love” the songs in the album’s opening week. Digital Song Sales chart (dated (12-8). Latin Rhythm Albums ranks the most PJan. 23) with “Come Back Home.” The first popular Latin rhythmic albums of the week ruler on the ranking for both acts sold 2,000 in the U.S. based on multi-metric consump- downloads in the week ending Jan. 14, ac- tion as measured in equivalent album units. cording to MRC Data. Units comprise traditional album sales, “Home” concurrently bows at No. 18 on track equivalent albums (TEA) and stream- the multi-metric Hot Dance/Electronic ing equivalent albums (SEA). Songs chart, also boasting 535,000 U.S. “The most difficult part of the production streams. of the album was probably finding out what It’s the first Billboard dance/electronic direction to take with each track,” Carrión chart appearance for Daigle, who’s notched adds. “I co-produced most of the songs on four No. 1s and 13 top 10s among 35 entries the album so giving that direction, making on the Hot Christian Songs chart. Among songs from scratch, was probably the most Page 16 of 20

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challenging part but was also super fun.” better than knowing that’s happening in Monarca trails the 26-year-old’s only people’s lives all over the world.” Johnny’s WEST entry on any Billboard chart. Sauce Boyz, The 34-year-old Wells, from Battle Creek, his breakthrough album, packed with Mich., last crowned in Bows at No. 1 on high-profile Latin urban collaborators, February 2019 when “Known” spent its earned him his first and highest ranking on second of two weeks at the summit. He first Japan Hot 100 as a Billboard chart as the set debuted -and led as featured on Crowder’s “All My Hope” peaked- at No. 6 (Feb. 16, 2020) on Latin for two weeks beginning in March 2018. A 18-year-old Ado Rhythm Albums. It concurrently bowed at year earlier, Wells widened his audience as No. 8 on Top Latin Albums. Monarca starts the opening act on Lionel Richie and Mariah Breaks into Top 10 at No. 11 on the latter. Carey’s All the Hits Tour. Like its predecessor, the 14-track set fea- Wells boasts six Christian Airplay top BY BILLBOARD JAPAN tures a cocktail of contemporaries, including 10s, starting with “Hills and Valleys” (No. 8, , and , with whom he July 2017). Until his latest leader, he’d most ohnny’s WEST blasts in at No. 1 collaborated in his maiden effort. recently reached the tier with “God’s Not on the latest Billboard Japan Hot “Each collab was incredible for me,” he Done With You” (No. 2, September 2019). 100 with their latest single “Shuukan muses. “Each artist blessed the track just like Johnson achieves her first Christian Umakuiku Youbi,” written by Sambo- I imagined they would or even better but Airplay leader among three appearances. Jmaster frontman Takashi Yamaguchi. hearing Balvin rapping on a drill beat was ’s “Joy Invincible,” on which she’s On the chart dated Jan. 11 to 17, the seven- hard though, he killed it. Everyone did.” featured, re-enters this week at No. 50 after member boy band’s upbeat new track sold reaching No. 49 in November, while Bethel 227,615 copies to lead physical sales, while Music and Johnson’s “Goodness of God also coming in at No. 1 for look-ups and No. Tauren Wells & (Live)” reached No. 19 last June. (Bethel 3 for Twitter mentions. As a comparison, the Music sports one No. 1 on the tally, as well as group’s previous No. 1 single “Shouko” sold Jenn Johnson Top five No. 1s, among 15 top 10s, on Top Chris- 225,849 copies in its first week, so the cur- tian Albums.) rent single improved slightly figure-wise. Christian Airplay RIPP RISES TO No. 1: On the stream- BTS’ “Dynamite” continues to close in ing-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Christian on LiSA’s “Homura,” with the difference Chart: ‘People’s Songs chart, Andrew Ripp’s debut hit “Jeri- between the two tracks narrowing down to cho” jumps 11-7. 200 points this week. If the K-pop stars ex- Faith Is Being On Christian Airplay, “Jericho,” which tend their reign over streaming (12 weeks), Ripp co-authored, bumps 7-6, up 2% to 7.8 there’s a good chance “Dynamite” could Reignited’ million in audience. It also gained by 18% come out on top next week. to 1.1 million U.S. streams and 12% to 1,000 Eighteen-year-old singer Ado’s “Usse- BY JIM ASKER sold in the tracking week. wa” breaks into the top 10 this week, three Ripp, from Chicago, broke through with months after its release. A popular art- auren Wells scores his third No. his co-writing credit on Zach Williams’ ist among Nikoniko online video-sharing 1 on Billboard’s Christian Airplay “Rescue Story,” which reached No. 2 on circles, the track began gaining momentum chart as “Famous For (I Believe),” Christian Airplay and No. 5 on Hot Christian in video views from mid-December, which featuring Jenn Johnson, ascends Songs last year. then spread out to downloads, streaming, Ta spot on the ranking dated Jan. 23. Twitter, and karaoke. Figure-wise, the song’s Johnson, who is also a member of the reached 1,847,027 weekly views worship music collective Bethel Music, two weeks ago (No. 8 for the metric), then earns her first leader on the list. increased to 2,172,917 views last week (No. “Famous,” which Wells co-wrote, drew 9 6), and hit 2,987,858 views this week (No. million audience impressions in the week 5). Like Eve’s “Kaikai Kitan” at No. 8, Ado’s ending Jan. 17, according to MRC Data. track could be on its way to becoming the “In the times we find ourselves, I think next breakout J-pop hit of this year. we are all needing hope that things can The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines actually get better, and this song reminds us physical and digital sales, audio streams, that they can,” Wells shares with Billboard. radio airplay, Twitter mentions, YouTube and “The significance of this No. 1 for me is that GYAO! video views, Gracenote look-ups and people’s faith is being reignited to believe karaoke data. Check out the full Billboard Ja- in something good again. There’s nothing pan Hot 100 chart, dated Jan. 11 to 17, here. Page 17 of 20

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 20,068,669,000 17,412,371,000 2,656,299,000 2,037,000 523,000 3,714,000 15,061,000 Week* Last 18,908,828,000 16,385,992,000 2,522,836,000 2,095,000 472,000 3,643,000 14,369,000 Week

Change 6.1% 6.3% 5.3% -2.8% 10.8% 2.0% 4.8%

This Week 19,699,333,000 15,865,732,000 3,833,601,000 1,651,000 590,000 4,844,000 13,562,000 Last Year

Change 1.9% 9.7% -30.7% 23.4% -11.2% -23.3% 11.0%

*All data measures U.S. activity as of the week ending January 14, 2021. All units counts are rounded to the nearest thousand. Nielsen Music/MRC Data has reprocessed year-to-date figures to account for a change in methodology, resulting in a restatement in streaming data from a provider, which has resulted in a shift in some previously reported data, most notably for video streams.

YEAR TO DATE 2021 2020 Change YEAR TO DATE AUDIO Total On-Demand 38,977,497,000 38,682,842,000 0.8% Streams ON-DEMAND STREAMING BY AGE 22b Audio On-Demand 33,798,363,000 31,202,440,000 8.3% Streams 20b Digital Track Sales 7,357,000 9,690,000 -24.1% 18b Album Sales 4,132,000 3,309,000 24.9% 16b Albums 29,430,000 26,778,000 9.9% 21,587,133,000 Consumption Units 14b 19,566,622,000 12b

ALBUM CONSUMPTION UNITS BY FORMAT 10b 2021 2020 Change 8b CD Sales 1,465,000 1,401,000 4.5%

6b 12,211,229,000 Vinyl Sales 1,656,000 763,000 117.1% 11,635,818,000

4b Digital Sales 996,000 1,130,000 -11.9% Catalog Current 2b Other Sales 15,000 14,000 5.4% 2021 2020 2021 2020 0 Track Equivalent 736,000 969,000 -24.1%

Audio On-Demand 24,562,000 22,500,000 9.2% Equivalent  4.9%  10.3% 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 18 of 20 DATA FOR WEEK OF 01.23.2021 HOT 100 SONGWRITERSTM HOT 100 PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 TIE 1 1 WK DAN NIGRO  1 9 WKS JOEY MOI  #1 TIE 1 1 WK OLIVIA RODRIGO  2 DAN NIGRO  3 MORGAN WALLEN  3 FINNEAS  4 ERNEST KEITH SMITH  4 ROSS COPPERMAN  5 CHARLIE HANDSOME  5 RYAN METZGER  6 HARDY  TIE 6 MR. FRANKS  7 FINNEAS  TIE 6 TBHITS  8 DABABY  8 OMER FEDI  9 JUSTIN BIEBER  9 LIL JU  10 JOSH OSBORNE  10 SCOTT MOFFATT  11 ASHLEY GORLEY  11 PXCOYO  12 OMER FEDI  12 IAMTASH  13 JASON ISBELL  13 BLAKE SLATKIN  14 JOSH THOMPSON  14 AARON DESSNER  15 MEGAN THEE STALLION  TIE 15 MAX MARTIN  16  TIE 15 OSCAR HOLTER  17 BEN BURGESS  TIE 15 THE WEEKND  18 BILLIE EILISH  18 DAN SMYERS  19 JACOB DURRETT  19 TMS  20 BLAKE SLATKIN  20 BLAKE HARNAGE  TIE 21  21 ZACH KALE  TIE 21 DAHEALA  22 SETHINTHEKITCHEN  TIE 21 MAX MARTIN  23 DAVID STEWART  TIE 21 OSCAR HOLTER  24 ANDREW WATT  25 LUKE COMBS  TIE 25 KOZ  TIE 25 STUART PRICE 

COUNTRY SONGWRITERSTM COUNTRY PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 5 WKS MORGAN WALLEN  1 37 WKS JOEY MOI  2 ERNEST KEITH SMITH  2 ROSS COPPERMAN  3 CHARLIE HANDSOME  3 SCOTT MOFFATT  4 HARDY  4 DAN SMYERS  5 JOSH OSBORNE  5 ZACH KALE  6 ASHLEY GORLEY  6 JACOB DURRETT  7 JOSH THOMPSON  7 ZACH CROWELL  8 JASON ISBELL  8 SCOTT HENDRICKS  9 BEN BURGESS  9 JESSE FRASURE  10 LUKE COMBS  10 DANN HUFF 

R&B/HIP-HOP SONGWRITERSTM R&B/HIP-HOP PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 10 WKS  1 6 WKS LIL JU  2 DABABY  2 PXCOYO 

SONGWRITERS & PRODUCERS & SONGWRITERS 3 MEGAN THEE STALLION  3 IAMTASH  4  4 SETHINTHEKITCHEN  5 BRS KASH  5 CASHMONEYAP  6 DRAKE  6 METRO BOOMIN  7 KING VON  7 D.A. GOT THAT DOPE  8 POP SMOKE  8 CHI CHI  TIE 9 CHRISTOPHER PETREL  9 NATE RHOADS  TIE 9 LIL JU  10 FISTICUFFS 

R&B SONGWRITERSTM R&B PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 1 WK JAZMINE SULLIVAN  1 2 WKS NATE RHOADS  JAN. 2 SZA  2 FISTICUFFS  TIE 3 BELLY  TIE 3 MAX MARTIN  23 TIE 3 DAHEALA  TIE 3 OSCAR HOLTER  2021 TIE 3 MAX MARTIN  TIE 3 THE WEEKND  TIE 3 OSCAR HOLTER  6  TIE 3 THE WEEKND  7 LOSHENDRIX  8 H.E.R.  8 KEY WANE  9 LOSHENDRIX  9 BLAQ TUXEDO  TIE 10 CARTER LANG  10 CARDIAK  TIE 10 JACOB COLLIER  AIRPLAY/STREAMING & AIRPLAY/STREAMING COMPILED BY DATA SALES TIE 10 NASCENT 

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 January 23, 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 19 of 20 DATA FOR WEEK OF 01.23.2021 RAP SONGWRITERSTM RAP PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 6 WKS MEGAN THEE STALLION  1 6 WKS LIL JU  2 DABABY  2 PXCOYO  3 LIL DURK  3 IAMTASH  4 OMER FEDI  4 OMER FEDI  5 BRS KASH  5 SETHINTHEKITCHEN  6 LIL BABY  6 D.A. GOT THAT DOPE  7 POP SMOKE  TIE 7 BLAKE SLATKIN  TIE 8 24KGOLDN  TIE 7 KBEAZY  TIE 8 BLAKE SLATKIN  9 CHI CHI  TIE 8 IANN DIOR  TIE 10 CASHMONEYAP  TIE 8 KBEAZY  TIE 10 PALAZE 

DANCE/ELECTRONIC SONGWRITERSTM DANCE/ELECTRONIC PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 TIE 1 34 WKS F A L L E N  1 15 WKS SURF MESA  #1 TIE 1 34 WKS SAINT JHN  2 F A L L E N  TIE 3 BOB CREWE  3 HVME  TIE 3 BOB GAUDIO  4 TOPIC  TIE 3 SURF MESA  TIE 5 BLOODPOP  6  TIE 5 BURNS  TIE 7 ANTON RUNDBERG  7  TIE 7 JAMES BELL  8 ILLENIUM  TIE 7 JULIA KARLSSON  TIE 9 HIGHTOWER  TIE 7 TIESTO  TIE 9 TIESTO 

LATIN SONGWRITERSTM LATIN PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 51 WKS BAD BUNNY  1 63 WKS  2 TAINY  2 MAG  3 EDGAR BARRERA  3 OVY ON THE DRUMS  4 MAG  4 MORA  5  5 SANTANA THE GOLDEN BOY  6 MORA  6 CALEB CALLOWAY  TIE 7  7 EDGAR BARRERA  TIE 7 NYDIA YERA  TIE 8 ILY WONDER  SONGWRITERS & PRODUCERS & SONGWRITERS 9 HAZE  TIE 8 KEITYN  10 CAMILO  TIE 10 JOWAN  TIE 10 THE RUDEBOYZ 

ROCK & ALTERNATIVE SONGWRITERSTM ROCK & ALTERNATIVE PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 15 WKS TAYLOR SWIFT  1 14 WKS AARON DESSNER  2 AARON DESSNER  2 RYAN METZGER  JAN. TIE 3 BILLIE EILISH  3 FINNEAS  23 TIE 3 FINNEAS  4  2021 5 OMER FEDI  5 OMER FEDI  TIE 6 ADAM METZGER  TIE 6 BLAKE SLATKIN  TIE 6 JACK METZGER  TIE 6 KBEAZY  TIE 6 RYAN METZGER  8 MARSHMELLO  TIE 9 24KGOLDN  9 DAVE BAYLEY  TIE 9 BLAKE SLATKIN  10 TAYLOR SWIFT  TIE 9 IANN DIOR 

AIRPLAY/STREAMING & AIRPLAY/STREAMING COMPILED BY DATA SALES TIE 9 KBEAZY  Page 20 of 20 DATA FOR WEEK OF 01.23.2021 ALTERNATIVE SONGWRITERSTM ALTERNATIVE PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 14 WKS TAYLOR SWIFT  1 11 WKS AARON DESSNER  2 AARON DESSNER  2 RYAN METZGER  TIE 3 BILLIE EILISH  3 FINNEAS  TIE 3 FINNEAS  4 TRAVIS BARKER  5 OMER FEDI  5 OMER FEDI  TIE 6 ADAM METZGER  TIE 6 BLAKE SLATKIN  TIE 6 JACK METZGER  TIE 6 KBEAZY  TIE 6 RYAN METZGER  8 MARSHMELLO  TIE 9 24KGOLDN  9 DAVE BAYLEY  TIE 9 BLAKE SLATKIN  10 TAYLOR SWIFT  TIE 9 IANN DIOR  TIE 9 KBEAZY 

HARD ROCK SONGWRITERSTM HARD ROCK PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 8 WKS JORDAN FISH  1 2 WKS GREG KURSTIN  2 OLIVER SYKES  2 BRENDAN O’BRIEN  3 WOLFGANG VAN HALEN  3 JOE BARRESI  4 AYRON JONES  4 JORDAN FISH  5 MALCOLM YOUNG  5 OLIVER SYKES  6 ANGUS YOUNG  6 KEVIN CHURKO  7 SAM LOEFFLER  7  8 PETE LOEFFLER  8 TYLER SMYTH  9 JASON HOOK  9 DASHDONDOG BAYARMAGNAI  10  10 MICHAEL BASKETTE 

CHRISTIAN SONGWRITERSTM CHRISTIAN PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 10 WKS ETHAN HULSE  1 17 WKS JONATHAN SMITH  2  2 PAUL MABURY  3 ANDREW RIPP  3 AJ PRUIS  4 AJ PRUIS  4 NICK SCHWARTZ  TIE 5 JASON INGRAM  5 WE THE KINGDOM  TIE 5 LAUREN DAIGLE  6 ED CASH  TIE 5 PAUL MABURY  7 ETHAN HULSE  8 ED CASH  8 AARON ROBERTSON  SONGWRITERS & PRODUCERS & SONGWRITERS 9 BRANDON LAKE  9 CHRIS BROWN  10 COLBY WEDGEWORTH  10 JASON INGRAM 

GOSPEL SONGWRITERSTM GOSPEL PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 74 WKS KIRK FRANKLIN  1 14 WKS AARON LINDSEY  2 CHARLES JENKINS  2 KYLE LEE  JAN. 3 JONATHAN TRAYLOR  3 BABY DUBB  23 4 STEVE COOPER  4 STEVE COOPER  2021 5 RUDY CURRENCE  5 KENNETH LEONARD, JR.  6 BRIAN COURTNEY WILSON  TIE 6 BERNIE HERMS  7 RICH TOLBERT JR.  TIE 6 CHUCK BUTLER  8 BYRON LEWIS CAGE  TIE 8 JOHNTA AUSTIN  TIE 9 DONNIE MCCLURKIN  TIE 8 TROY TAYLOR  TIE 9 JOHNTA AUSTIN  TIE 8 TRYBISHOP  TIE 9 TROY TAYLOR 

AIRPLAY/STREAMING & AIRPLAY/STREAMING COMPILED BY DATA SALES TIE 9 TRYBISHOP