Quarterly Report for the NZ Music Commission Quarter 1: January, February, March 2021 This Report Has Been Created by Recorded Music NZ for the NZ Music Commission

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Quarterly Report for the NZ Music Commission Quarter 1: January, February, March 2021 This report has been created by Recorded Music NZ for The NZ Music Commission.

The purpose of the report is to track the consumption of NZ Music consumed within NZ across various media: Streaming, Downloads, Physical formats and Radio.

At a glance: Quarter 1 – January, February, March 2021

Streaming • The number of streams by NZ artists streamed in NZ was up 8.8% from last quarter to 238,578,874 streams this quarter. • Overall streaming units were down 2.7% during this period to 2,277,930,314 total streams.

Single Sale Units • The number of single sale units by NZ artists purchased digitally in NZ was down 8.4% from last quarter to 20,963 units this quarter. • Overall Single Sales units were down 6.9% during this period to 150,201 total units.

Album Sales Units • The number of album sales units by NZ artists purchased digitally or physically in NZ was down 35.8% from last quarter to 14,178 units this quarter. • Overall Album Sales units were down 33.6% during this period to 98,249 total units.

Radio • Individual spins of songs by NZ artists across all radio in NZ was up 4.3% from last quarter to 405,183 spins this quarter. Streaming Units per quarter Top 10 Q1 2021 3000 Title Artist Label

1 Why Oh Why L.A.B. LOOP/Border Millions 2 Controller L.A.B. LOOP/Border 3 In The Air L.A.B. LOOP/Border 2500 4 Not My Neighbour Niko Walters Ricochet/Universal NZ Streams All Streams 5 Sundown Six60 Massive/Universal 6 Fade Away Six60 Massive/Universal 7 Catching Feelings DRAX Project feat. Six60 DRAXProject/Universal Savage Love (Laxed - Jawsh 685 x Jason 8 Siren Beat) DeRulo Columbia/SonyMusic 9 Long Gone Six60 Massive/Universal 2000 DRAX Project feat. Fetty 10 Firefly Wap And AACACIA DRAXProject/Universal Q1 2021 (January to March) • Total # of streams = 2,277,930,314 • # of NZ Music streams = 238,578,874 (10.5%)

1500 Q4 2020 (October to December) • Total # of streams = 2,340,035,916 • # of NZ Music streams = 219,350,726 (9.4%)

Same quarter last year: Q1 2020 (Jan to March) • Total # of streams = 2,071,154,669 1000 • # of NZ Music streams = 194,857,379 (9.4%)

10.5%

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*Suppliers: as indicated in the notes Single Sale Units per quarter Top 10 Q1 2021 (Digital only) Title Artist Label 600 1 Why Oh Why L.A.B. LOOP/Border 2 In The Air L.A.B. LOOP/Border 3 Not My Neighbour Niko Walters Ricochet/Universal

Thousands 4 Controller L.A.B. LOOP/Border 5 All She Wrote Six60 Massive/Universal 500 Dance Away These 6 Days Harper Finn WEA/Warner NZ Single Sales All Single Sales 7 Sundown Six60 Massive/Universal 8 Fade Away Six60 Massive/Universal DRAX Project feat. Fetty Wap And 400 9 Firefly AACACIA DRAXProject/Universal 10 Remember Me Teeks SonyMusic Q1 2021 (January to March) • Total # of sales = 150,201 • # of NZ Music sales = 20,963 (14.0%)

300 Q4 2020 (October to December) • Total # of sales = 161,290 • # of NZ Music sales = 22,876 (14.2%)

Same quarter last year: Q1 2020 (Jan to March) 200 • Total # of sales = 197,018 • # of NZ Music sales = 21,624 (11.0%)

14.0%

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*Suppliers: as indicated in the notes Album Sale Units per quarter Top 10 Q1 2021 (Physical and Digital combined) 500 Title Artist Label 1 L.A.B. IV L.A.B. LOOP/Border 2 Six60 (3) Six60 Massive/Universal

450 3 L.A.B. III L.A.B. LOOP/Border Thousands 4 Geographica Weta WEA/Warner Kacy & Clayton And NZ Album Sales All Album Sales 5 Plastic Bouquet Marlon Williams Caroline/Universal 400 6 Hey u x BENEE Republic/Universal 7 Six60 (1) Six60 Massive/Universal Impossible: Music By 8 The Book Stan Walker SonyMusic 350 9 Six60 EP Six60 Massive/Universal 10 Respect The Process Team Dynamite TeamDynamite/Border

300 Q1 2021 (January to March) • Total # of sales = 98,249 • # of NZ Music sales = 14,178 (14.4%)

250 Q4 2020 (October to December) • Total # of sales = 148,075 • # of NZ Music sales = 22,080 (14.9%) 200 Same quarter last year: Q1 2020 (Jan to March) • Total # of sales = 115,955 • # of NZ Music sales = 16,855 (14.5%) 150 14.5%

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*Suppliers: as indicated in the notes Airplay Points Top 10 Q1 2021 (All Radio) 30% Title Artist Label 1 Fade Away Six60 Massive/Universal 2 Why Oh Why L.A.B. LOOP/Border 3 Not My Neighbour Niko Walters Ricochet/Universal DRAX Project feat. Fetty 4 Firefly Wap And AACACIA DRAXProject/Universal 25% 5 Sundown Six60 Massive/Universal 6 Controller L.A.B. LOOP/Border 7 Help Me Out Kings feat. Sons Of Zion ArchAngel/DRM

8 Crazy Sons Of Zion SonyMusic Dance Away These 9 Days Harper Finn WEA/Warner 20% 10 Time Mikey Dam Republic/Universal 2019Q1, 21.1% 2021Q1, 24.8% Q1 2021 (January to March) • # of NZ Song Spins: 422,749

15% 2018Q1, 17.8% 2020Q1, 22.1% Q4 2020 (October to December) • # of NZ Song Spins: 405,183

Same quarter last year: Q1 2020 (Jan to March) • # of NZ Song Spins: 354,601 10% 24.8%

*Stations Tracked: as indicated in the notes Data notes:

All data is collected by Recorded Music NZ/Radioscope directly from the sources indicated below. In the majority of instances data is supplied digitally and these sources may change from time to time.

The methods of determining data inclusion within each particular categorisation is in alignment with the Official NZ Music Charts terms and conditions. These terms and conditions specify streaming, single and album parameters and are available on Recorded Music NZ’s Official NZ Music Charts website here: https://www.nztop40.co.nz/assets/Chart%20Rules%20July%202018.pdf

If you have any questions relating to the data collection or methodology please contact Recorded Music NZ. www.recordedmusic.co.nz

Contributing Data Sources:

Streaming: Radio: Spotify The Edge Base FM Apple Music The Breeze Radio Control Google All Access More FM QFM ZM Peak FM The Rock The Most Physical Sales: Mai FM Tainui FM (Waikato) The Warehouse The Hits Radio Waatea (Auckland) JBHiFi Coast Tahu FM (Christchurch) Marbecks Magic Ngati Hine FM (Whangarei) Real Groovy The Sound Atiawa Toa (Lower Hutt) Mighty Ape Radio Hauraki Te Arawa FM (Rotorua) Flying Out Flava Ake (Auckland) Southbound George FM Kia Ora FM (Palmerston North) Slowboat Mix FM Awa FM (Whanganui) Mint Music Life FM Maniapoto FM (Te Kuiti) My Music Radio Rhema Nga Iwi FM (Paeroa) Rough Peel Niu FM Ngati Porou (Ruatoria) Vinyl Countdown bFM Raukawa FM (Tokoroa) Bandcamp Southern Star Sun FM (Whakatane) Townsend Active 88.6FM The Heat (Rotorua) Direct To Consumer rdu Radio Kahungunu (Hawkes Bay) Radio 1 Moana AM (Tauranga) Digital Sales: Bayrock Te Korimako (Taranaki) iTunes 1XX Tumeke FM (Whakatane) Google Play Music Pulzar Turanga FM (Gisborne) Bandcamp 531 PI Tuwharetoa FM (Turangi)

Direct To Consumer Hokonui Te Hiku O Te Ika (Kaitaia) Central FM Coast FM (West Coast)