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• SBA Has Delivered Pursue a Dual Listing $1 Billion in Shuttered Venue on the Stock Exchange Grants BY GLENN PEOPLES • How Became a Force Capable of Reaching When the becomes a public trade at higher multiples. Adjusting for that differ- and Rearranging the company in September, it could list on a U.S. stock ence and focusing only on stocks shows the Mainstream exchange in addition to its planned listing on the European stocks trade at a 7% premium compared to Amsterdam Euronext, providing the newly public U.S. stocks, Barclays analyst noted in a • Sues Julien Roche Tennessee Governor company access to a fresh group of investors. March 4, 2021 report. Over Anti-Trans That news came during a three-hour presentation Pershing Square Tontine Holdings will acquire that Signage Law on June 23 by Pershing Square and its CEO Bill Ack- 10% stake in UMG at a €35 billion valuation, a price about the definitive agreement reached by UMG that will give PSTH investors upside if UMG trades • Records man Hires Brian Nolan parent and Pershing Square’s SPAC, Pershing at higher values assigned by multiple equity analysts. to Lead Marketing Square Tontine Holdings, to acquire a 10% stake in Ten analysts tracked by Billboard have an average Team UMG, which will spin off from Vivendi this fall. UMG valuation of €39.8 billion and range from J.P. A dual listing provides a company with addi- Morgan’s €50 billion to Citi’s €30 billion. • to Lean Into Video Amid ‘Stiff tional liquidity and demand from U.S. investors, says Until the PSTH deal, the best reference point for Competition’ With Bernstein analyst Matti Littunen. “Some U.S. funds UMG ’s purchase of a 20% stake in UMG TikTok, YouTube are only allowed to invest in U.S.-listed stocks, for at a €30 billion valuation nearly two years ago. But the , and a dual listing would lower transaction music business’ outlook has arguably improved since MARKET WATCH costs and risk for all U.S. investors.” Also, listing on a then: UMG’s revenue and operating margins are grow- PAGE 19 U.S. exchange “would address any risk to a discount,” ing by double digits and the global recorded music said Ackman, referring to the discount that European market is consistently growing by high single digits. & PRODUCERS stocks trade at relative to U.S. stocks. The U.S. government does not have laws or regula- CHARTS One reason U.S. stocks trade at a premium is be- tions that would preclude a dual listing, noted Ack- PAGES 20 - 22 cause the U.S. has relatively more “growth” stocks that (continued)

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man. “In fact, ’ve spoken to the New York would vastly prefer a New York Stock Ex- Stock Exchange at length,” Ackman said. change or Nasdaq listing for the company.” SBA Has Delivered “They would love to have Universal listed Ackman also said that UMG could choose on the exchange. They are going to pre-clear to trade as American depository receipts, $1 Billion in Universal once they see the prospectus for a common option for foreign companies Universal filed in Amsterdam.” UMG’s board that gives investors the right to obtain the Shuttered Venue of directors — not Pershing Square, Ackman foreign company’s share. was careful to say — would make the deci- But a dual listing also comes with ad- Grants sion to pursue a dual listing. But, he contin- ditional costs — especially a full listing on ued, if the board chooses that route, “listing a stock exchange rather than an American BY TAYLOR MIMS on the exchange could happen within a depository receipt. “In addition to exchange matter of weeks” after the September listing listing fees, they’d have to comply with SEC s of (June 30), the Small on the Amsterdam Euronext. disclosure and reporting requirements, Business Administration has Seeing UMG’s stock on a U.S. exchange which can be onerous even for a large com- delivered $1 billion in Shuttered is hardly a done deal, however. Although pany,” says Littunen. Venue Operator Grant funds to Ackman spoke with certainty about a dual If the new UMG board opts for a dual theA accounts of independent promoters, listing, he later tempered his previous listing, Ackman estimates it would happen venues, movie theaters and more, accord- comments, saying UMG could “possibly, between the Sept. 27 listing on the Amster- ing to the organization. The SBA informed someday [list] on a U.S. exchange — hope- dam Euronext — Vivendi says the listing will those on the daily SVOG stakeholders call fully someday soon.” A Pershing Square happen by that date — and when Persh- this morning that another $1 billion in funds representative declined to comment for this ing’s SPAC distributes its UMG shares to has been awarded to businesses, but has not article, while a Vivendi representative did investors sometime around Thanksgiving. yet been deposited in their accounts. not respond to requests for comment. Bernstein’s timeline has September 21 as The SBA has seen a faster rollout of In Pershing Square, Vivendi has a blue- the listing day and September 23 as the day award notifications in the past two weeks , high-profile U.S. investor. “One of the shares will be allocated to Vivendi share- after failing to deliver all Priority 1 busi- reasons why Vivendi chose us as a counter- holders. nesses — those who lost 90% or more of part in this transaction is really because of Many music-related companies are listed their revenue in 2020 — in the first 14 days our shareholder list,” said Ackman. “We’ve on U.S. exchanges: , of funding. got a lot of fantastic, long-term investors” , Entertainment, Siri- According to this morning’s stakeholders that are “predominantly” based in the usXM, Live Nation and iHeartMedia, among call, 2,919 award approval letters have gone U.S. and are not typically shareholders of others. If Universal Music Group pursues a out in total. Another 2,929 award notifica- Vivendi, which trades on the Euronext Paris U.S. exchange, it will attract investors with tions have been queued up to go out. An ad- exchange, he added. “We’ve heard from both knowledge of its business and the digital and ditional 265 applicants have received decline institutions and retail investors that they broadcast companies that use its music. notices, with another 1,400 set to be declined.

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Hyperpop convert, tells Billboard. taste — they want to say, this is what I , tum,” product designer John Palmer wrote Hyperpop is a structurally reactive phe- these are the tracks that I cosign, these in his essay on Hyperpop and scissor labels nomenon. It seeks to find new entry points are the ones I’ve found,” says Szabo. User- last year. A cannabalizer of online music into the mainstream, with the ambition to generated content (anything created by fans scenes, Hyperpop grows and its boundar- simultaneously drain and users online, including everything from ies dissolve the more musicians are brought of its elitism and exclusivism, while making the ‘Blinding ’ TikTok dance to user into its fold, in turn expanding its audience mainstream music more challenging and reviews on Metacritic) has been forecast to and pushing it towards the center. boundary-pushing. The sheer clamor and rake in around $6 billion for the music in- The boundarylessness of Hyperpop is a conjecture that’s followed Hyperpop — all dustry over the next three years, according stance that tends to be shared by many of its the YouTube explainer videos, think- to a report published byMIDiA last October, practitioners, who are generally anti-rhetor- pieces, and Reddit music nerds that have and Hyperpop happens to be one of its most ical and anti-territorial. With good-natured made ruckus over a new sound they’ve yet agile facilitators. irony, they’ll often laugh off any attempts to find the words for — may have proven RCA Records’ Vice President Dan - made to theorize it or to define it (“it’s just that there’s a market for this new strain of toff credits the lockdown for the rise of not something we think about,” says umru.) extreme . user-generated content and Hyperpop, both Perhaps more so than any musical genre Indeed, The Atlantic projected that “Hy- of which have been bolstered exponentially or scene in operation today, Hyperpop’s perpop could become the countercultural by TikTok. “User-generated content has be- necessary dependence and relationship sound of the 2020s”; Dazedcalled it “the come very important,” says Chertoff. “Over with surveillist, data-capturing platforms sound for a post-pandemic world”; Dum- the pandemic, TikTok in particular has be- like Spotify is a playful one. “I don’t know my named it “the of music.” And come such a huge marketing force for new if I wanna die/ Hyperpop playlist Spotify,” while these predictions might sound music — and I think specifically because of fraxiom, one of the scene’s key players sings overblown, with the eponymous playlist that, Hyperpop has grown tremendously.” on “fly with ü”. achieving some of Spotify’s most consistent Hyperpop inspires so The irony here is that Hyperpop has been save rates — and tracks within the genre much user-generated content, Chertoff codified by the very structures it mocks, reaching upwards of 100 million streams — believes, is down to its polarizing nature. and its playful embrace of these structures Hyperpop’s statistical success is beginning “That’s a good thing for people wanting has, so far, only emboldened them. “I think to match the enormity of those claims, as to make UGC that sticks out. Hyperpop is becoming a meme in some ways has been a the scene is bridging the gap between the exaggerated pop music, it’s experimental, success for us because it makes it fun — it popular and the experimental. it’s very distinct and I think that fits nicely makes it engaged beyond a list of songs,” Still, the question remains: what ex- into people wanting to make unique vid- says Szabo. actly is Hyperpop? A cursory Google search eos.” If artists are looking to break into the Still, many Hyperpop artists and practi- reveals the earliest entry for ‘Hyperpop’ to mainstream today, user-generated content is tioners remain anonymous, often choosing be from 1988, in anarticle on the Scottish providing an increasingly reliable model for to derail surveillance efforts by setting up band Cocteau Twins. While most making it. “More and more, we are seeing a multiple online accounts. But Szabo and historians situate its origin within the 2010s conversion from user-generated content to her team are usually able to find them and SoundCloud beat scene, the real fun of audio streaming,” says Chertoff. promote them on their playlist, a testament Hyperpop, at least for now, lies in the fact Earlier this year, Chertoff signed his first to the power and impact of Spotify’s data that it provides a reflexive and interpre- Hyperpop artist, the 17 year-old Canadian extraction and surveillance. “It’s been in- tive exercise in aesthetic categorization. In artist and producer ElyOtto, whose song teresting to see something that still feels so other words, most individuals who come ‘SugarCrash’ has soundtracked well over niche breaking out,” says Szabo. “And I think into contact with the -genre will have five million TikTok clips, becoming one because we put a label on it, it’s allowed their own ideas of where its origin lies, of the most popular tracks in the app’s people to discover it on Spotify.” what its inspirations are, and what songs of history. The track has also scored almost Indeed, those who wish to be rediscov- yore — anything from ’ “Pet 140,000,000 Spotify streams, giving Chertoff ered would be wise to align themselves Sounds” to The ’ 2003 all the data he needed to back his belief in with the Hyperpop label, since those within smash “Fast Food Song” — we may be able ElyOtto’s songwriting savvy and ability to the scene appear content to recontextual- to classify as “Hyperpop.” write a hit. ize songs of yore within this new frame- Ultimately that dynamic benefits the Hyperpop’s appeal to the mainstream also work. fraxiom’s “fly with ü”, after all, is platforms that are dependent and benefit- lies in its flexibility. Following its arrival via essentially a revisitation of a bygone hit ted by user-generated content (UGC) — a Szabo’s Spotify playlist, and its ascendance from the ‘00s by the Italo dance artist Gigi rising phenomenon which blurs the lines to cultural flashpoint status, the term has D’Agostino. 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obsolete memes are repurposed into Hyper- have been keeping their paws on the Hyper- But regardless of the potential commer- pop lyrics and iconography — making it an pop trend, keen to align their artists with cial impact, as a once-niche online scene entry point for someone like Rebecca a sound and scene that’s gaining immense and the mainstream are beginning to inter- Black, who, in 2011, was unfairly maligned traction. Rico , one of today’s finest mingle — the center and the periphery influ- for making “the worst song of all time”. up-and-coming rappers, teamed up with 100 encing one another — Hyperpop is opening “Friday,” a song about a schoolgirl who just Gecs last year for “,” the high- artists on both sides up to experimentation couldn’t wait for the weekend, inspired one light on their album. “We literally and convivial lawlessness. “I think that’s of the greatest onslaughts of memes the in- met through my A&R,” Nasty tells Billboard. the best part about everything that’s going ternet’s ever seen. With its tinny, over-tuned “It made sense to me because it was the first on,” says Awad. “It’s just making it fun to be vocals and baseless and berserk jouissance, time I heard someone’s music that made me creative again.” all courtesy of pop saboteurs Ark Music Fac- feel the way my music did. There’s some- tory, ‘Friday’ could be considered the ulti- thing about their stuff that just has no rules.” mate proto-Hyperpop anthem. “Everyone in If there’s an artist who’s primed above Curb Records the scene loves ,” says umru. any other to convert Hyperpop’s subcul- Just as well, Hyperpop provided a tural capital into mainstream visibility and Sues Tennessee supportive and encouraging community success it’s the 15 year-old, North Carolina for Black, who had felt isolated from the based Ash Gutierrez AKA glaive. After im- Governor Over industry for much of her career post-Friday. mersing himself in the Soundcloud com- With the scene’s association with - munity, glaive uploaded his first song onto Anti-Trans ness (many of its artists identify as such), the platform in April, 2020. Upon discover- Black, who was freshly “out,” felt embold- ing it in June, Awad took glaive under his Signage Law ened to find “freedom on her own terms,” wing—telling theNew York Times that fall she tells Billboard, which directly translated that “This kid is the best I’ve BY TATIANA CIRISANO into the music she was making. The result ever heard in my life.” Shortly after, glaive of which can be heard most crudely on the signed to Interscope, who have since billed ashville-based indie Hyperpop remix of “Friday”, which was him the bedroom-dweller who’s “writing Curb Records and its charitable released this year to commemorate the pop’s future.” arm Foundation have song’s ten-year anniversary, and features While yet to reach the charts, glaive has filed a federal lawsuit challeng- production by Brady, as well as appearances amassed almost nine million Spotify streams a controversial new Tennessee law that by Dorian Electra and . on his 2020 single ‘astrid’, as well as cosign requires businesses to notify patrons with Hyperpop could well be providing a from fellow Interscope signee Lana Del what the calls an “inflammatory, false, pathway back into the mainstream for other Rey. Having also worked alongside Travis offensive, and discriminatory” warning sign effervescent acts of the early 2010s, much Barker, glaive has also become one of an if they allow individuals to use like the crunkcore duo 3OH!3, who also emerging number of Hyperpop artists who their public restrooms. appeared on the “Friday” remix. Nathaniel are aligning themselves with mainstream House Bill 1182, which is scheduled to Motte (one half of the ‘Don’t Trust Me’ duo, acts, including 100 Gecs— who released go into effect today (July 1), requires that which also includes Sean Foreman) had a remix of classic “One Step those businesses — including the label and worked with Black on her turning-point Closer,” and had their first entry on Bill- foundation’s office — post signs reading track “Saboteur,” before the duo began board’s Alternative Songs chart last year “THIS FACILITY MAINTAINS A POLICY work on their own comeback in late 2020. when hopped on the remix for OF ALLOWING THE USE OF REST- For this, they too enlisted 100 Gecs on last their track “Hand Crushed By a Mallet.” ROOMS BY EITHER BIOLOGICAL November’s track “Lonely Machine.” The Nevertheless, Gutierrez is insistent that REGARDLESS OF THE DESIGNATION groups shared a mutual friend and col- he is representing himself rather than a OF THE RESTROOM,” even specifying laborator in the eccentric songwriter Benny whole genre or movement. “I think there is the required dimensions, color and format. Blanco, who relayed to Motte and Foreman too much variety to say that Hyperpop as a Curb Records’ lawsuit, filed June 30 against that 100 Gecs had considered them a huge genre could go mainstream,” he says. Even Tennessee Gov. William Lee and other influence. “We tend to keep our heads down umru, who has greater hopes for the genre’s government officials, claims that the law not and work on the next thing,” says Motte. crossover potential, is a little skeptical that only conflicts with Curb’s values and puts “But occasionally we can see that we’ve big business’ recent interest will amount to transgender individuals in danger, but also influenced music in some small way, and much. “People in the industry are always violates the constitutional First Amendment the general zeitgeist 0f the people we’ve looking for anything that gains quick trac- right to free speech; Fourteenth Amend- reached over the years.” tion,” says umru, with a slight hint of bore- ment right to equal protection under federal Generally, A&Rs and industry insiders dom. “Hyperpop isn’t unique in that way.” law; and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights WE’RE BACK, LIVE IN MIAMI

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Act prohibiting employment discrimination Country, while the Mike Curb Foundation, try through seminars led by CMG execu- based on sex. founded in 1998, has provided grants and tives. “The required notice serves no legitimate gift totaling more than $100 million to sup- “As we continue to build Motown, I’ ex- or rational purpose and solves no actual port state education, historic preservation, cited to bring together leaders who are not problem,” the suit reads. “It instead seeks to homeless individuals and more. only innovative in their approach to their conscript Tennessee businesses and other work but thoughtful, deliberate and com- institutions to spread the State’s preferred mitted to supporting our artists and bring- message of fear and intolerance towards Motown Records ing their vision to the world,” Habtemariam transgender people and to falsely portray said. “Brian sees the big picture and draws them as a threat to the safety or privacy of Hires Brian Nolan from his experience in promotion, interna- other members of the public.” tional marketing, brand partnerships and Curb Records — founded by former to Lead Marketing sync, giving him an understanding of how lieutenant governor Mike Curb, to connect the dots and create synergies for a longtime and fervent supporter of trans Team robust, well-rounded global campaigns.” rights — is asking the court to deem the law unenforceable. A representative for Lee did BY HANNAH DAILEY not respond to Billboard’s request for com- Instagram to Lean ment at press time. otown Records announced “It’s outrageous to have the govern- Thursday (July 1) that music Into Video Amid ment come in and force me to send such a marketing veteran Brian derogatory message to my employees and Nolan has been appointed ‘Stiff Competition’ customers,” Curb said in a statement. “My Mexecutive vp of the label and evp, marketing, grandmother Eloisa Salazar faced incredible effective immediately. Previously, Nolan was With TikTok, discrimination as she grew up on the Mex- executive vp, . ico-U.S. border, and her experience shaped Nolan will report to chairman and YouTube my family’s and my company’s values. Our CEO Ethiopia Habtemariam — Billboard’s foundation has been dedicated to inclusion latest Executive of the Week — as he takes BY J. CLARA CHAN and nondiscrimination, including for LGBT the lead on the label’s marketing teams and people, from day one. initiatives. Motown’s roster spans artists like nstagram will begin showing users “It is hard to believe that our LGBT com- , , , Ne-, Asiahn, full-screen videos in their feeds in re- munity in Tennessee is being assaulted with , , Kem, The Hxliday, sponse to “stiff competition” with Tik- so much harmful legislation,” he continued, Tiana Major9 and . Tok and YouTube, Instagram head “much of it being signed by Governor Lee, “I have been preparing for this role IAdam Mosseri said on Wednesday. at a time when our country needs to come for over 20 years and I am so grateful to “Let’s be honest: There’s some really together more than ever before.” Ethiopia for the opportunity,” Nolan said in serious competition right now. TikTok is The first-of-its-kind law is one of five a statement. “We are building an incredible huge, YouTube is even bigger and there’s bills Lee recently signed into law singling new legacy at Motown and I feel extremely lots of other upstarts as well. And so people out transgender individuals — including proud to be doing purposeful work helping are looking to Instagram to be entertained. ones banning gender-affirming healthcare to drive our artists’ vision to fans around the There’s stiff competition, and there’s more for transgender youth and prohibiting them globe.” to do,” Mosseri said in a video. “We have to from competing in school sports based on Between now and his beginnings as a embrace that. And that means change.” their gender identity — the most such bills mailroom worker at BMG, Nolan has headed The videos that will start showing up in any state has enacted in a single legislative some major projects — everything from users’ feeds in the coming months will in- session, according to the lawsuit. The Curb snagging brand partnerships with PepsiCo, clude recommended content from accounts suit follows the American Civil Liberties Beats By Dre and Mountain Dew for artists users don’t already follow, with a new test Union’s (ACLU) own federal lawsuit chal- like Lil Baby, Halsey and Migos, to serving feature being rolled out this week that will lenging House Bill 1182, filed last week on as producer for Netflix’s To All allow users to select topics that they want to similar grounds. The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You film. see more or less of, Mosseri said. Curb, who is also a Grammy-winning In 2017, he created the Bonus Tracks In recent years, Instagram has rolled out songwriter and producer, founded Curb program through CMG’s partnership with video-focused platforms like IGTV, which Records in 1963 in Nashville. The label Compton Unified School District. Students allows users to upload videos up to 15 min- has since launched the careers of artists at Dominguez High School were able to utes, as well as its TikTok copycat, Reels. like , Lee Brice and For King & learn about careers within the music indus- Since its 2018 launch, IGTV has struggled Page 12 of 22

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to find success among creators in a head of U.S. Operations Allen Chung said in crowded video space, but the company a statement. “As part of our global expansion introduced IGTV ads and monetization efforts, we’re truly thrilled to finally launch tools for creators using IGTV in May. And our exciting music gaming platform here in Invited to Testify later this month, Instagram will be test- the U.S. with some of the biggest names on ing sharing ad revenue with publishers on the charts after our fundamental success in Front of IGTV, according to Axios. from overseas.” The updates to Instagram’s video offer- The Superstar has worked with more than Congress by Matt ings also come as the platform 140 artists to date, according to the com- is focusing on improving offerings for pany. The majority are in the K-pop genre Gaetz & Other creators, as well as Instagram’s shopping (such as SM Entertainment’s SMTown) and and messaging features, Mosseri said in his The Superstar has also created games for GOP Congress Wednesday video. record labels like PSY’s P Nation. “We’re no longer a photo-sharing app or a The company secures licensing deals Members square photo-sharing app,” he said. with labels and publishers to stream songs This article was originally published in the app, and also offers those partners a BY HERAN MAMO by The Hollywood Reporter. cut of in-app purchases like artist-branded wallpaper, profile pictures and digital photo fter hearing Britney Spears’ re- cards allowing players to level up for a vealing testimony in front of , price. Dalcomsoft takes an undisclosed cut Angeles Superior Court last of all in-app sales, and also makes a small week, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) Gaga & More Join percentage of its revenue through in-app extendedA an invitation to the pop star to be advertising. heard in front of Congress. U.S. Version of Hit More participating acts from major labels On Wednesday, Gaetz and fellow Re- are expected to be announced in the coming publican Congress members — Marjorie Korean Game ‘The months. Billboard has reached out to Inter- Taylor Greene (Ga.), Burgess Owens (Utah) scope for additional comment. and Andy Biggs (Az.) — addressed a letter Superstar’ The Superstar is just the latest avenue to Spears about how closely they’ve been for the music industry’s ongoing pursuit of following her conservatorship with “deep BY TATIANA CIRISANO gamers. Gaming has emerged as a poten- concern” and what they want to do to help. tially lucrative revenue stream for the “The Congress should hear n South Korean gaming app The Su- music industry over the past several years, your story and be inspired to bipartisan perstar, players use their fingers to tap whether through synch opportunities, in- action. What happened to you should never along to K-pop hits like BTS’ “DNA,” game performances or selling in-game col- happen to any other American,” the letter similar to video games like lectibles like avatar accessories. reads. “You story is so powerful, and the ad- IHero and Dance Dance Revolution. The That is, if games are properly licensed. miration of your achievements so great, you app has scored more than 63 million global The growth of the gaming market has also (and perhaps only you) can blow that door downloads since its 2014 launch, according to spurred a music industry crackdown on wide open, giving hope to millions. Your life, its developer, Dalcomsoft, but has never been gaming companies which feature unlicensed liberty, and happiness have been taken from available in the U.S. — until today (July 1). music. Last month, the National Music you. Please take advantage of the empower- A U.S. version of The Superstar has of- Publishers’ Association slapped gaming ment that public congressional testimony ficially launched on iOS and Android, and it company Roblox with a $200 million copy- can unlock.” features hit songs from a suite of Interscope right infringement lawsuit for its alleged In March, Gaetz and GOP Congress- Records acts including Gomez, Billie use of unlicensed music in games, and the man Jim Jordan (R-OH) wrote a letter to Eilish, , , Rae organization — alongside the RIAA — is also Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) Sremmurd, Zedd, DJ Snake, Gryf- ramping up its pressure on gamer-focused and requested he hold federal hear- fin, and WRLD. livestreaming platform Twitch to secure ings about conservatorships to examine “It became evident that from the past year broad music licenses. the system as a whole while taking a closer and a half, when everyone was staying safe look at Spears’ case, which they described at home, it also became the most vital time as the “most striking example.” Moved by for fans to really connect with their favorite the growing outcry from the #FreeBrit- artists’ music through The Superstar’s ney movement after the Framing Britney unique interactive experience,” Dalcomsoft Spears documentary premiered in Febru- Page 13 of 22

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ary, the two wrote it is “incumbent upon our Street Publishing. -Marc Schneider Committee to convene a hearing to examine Publishing Briefs: Primary announced last whether Americans are trapped unjustly in Wednesday (June 23) that they have ac- conservatorships.” Downtown Music quired Aaron Bruno’s share of AWOLNA- Vivian Lee Thoreen, attorney for Britney’s TION’s music publishing catalog. The father Jamie Spears, issued a statement in Services Revs Up; worldwide publishing deal means Primary response to the congressmen on behalf of will own a majority stake in the publish- her client. “Jamie Spears has diligently and ing catalog, which includes songs like “The professionally carried out his duties as one Best,” “Run,” “Not Your Fault” and of Britney’s conservators, and his love for Catalog SALE! certified hit “Sail.” his daughter and dedication to protecting The deal will also give Bruno access to her is clearly apparent to the court,” read BY HANNAH DAILEY Primary Wave’s marketing team and pub- the statement to Entertainment Tonight. lishing resources for digital strategy, licens- Spears told a different story during her owntown Music Services, ing and synch opportunities. court hearing last week, when she told Los the newly formed publish- “It’s exciting to have these songs join a Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny ing and distribution arm of class of iconic artists and catalogs that call that she thought her father deserved to be Downtown Music Holdings, has Primary Wave home,” Bruno said in a state- in jail for how much he’s overworked her Dannounced its first batch of publishing sign- ment. “I’m thrilled to be partnering with and threatened her if she doesn’t comply. “I ings and renewals. them and to begin working with their team.” would honestly like to sue my family, to be In publishing, DMS has secured adminis- One of AWOLNATION’s five members, totally honest with you,” she said. “I also tration deals with British prog Steven frontman Bruno formed the alternative would like to be able to share my story with Wilson, icon Taj Mahal and song- rock band in 2010. They went on to achieve the world, and what they did to me, instead writer Jimmy Hogarth, among others. The 79 total weeks on the Hot 100 chart with of it being a hush-hush secret to benefit all firm has also renewed existing deals with “Sail,” which was certified diamond by the of them. I want to be able to be heard on beloved singer-songwriters Jason Isbell and Recording Industry Association of America what they did to me by making me keep this Tori Amos, along with weirdo rockers Ween a couple weeks ago. in for so long, is not good for my heart.” and two companies co-founded by Hans AWOLNATION’s most recent new release Gaetz, Greene, Owens and Biggs under- Zimmer: Remote Control Publishing and was their 2020 album “ MINERS & lined throughout the new letter that they 14th Street Publishing. THE LIGHTNING RIDERS.” “The music would like to be able to provide Spears with DMS also announced a series of distribu- has been used in dozens of films, television a proper platform to do as she wishes. tion deals with artists including American shows and commercials around the world, “Many others have used their to Authors, Cheat Codes and Hunter Hayes. and songs have been the genesis of viral advance social, political, and criminal justice “I am delighted that with Downtown Mu- sensations garnering hundreds of millions reform. We hope you will choose to accept sic Services we have brought together two of streams and views across platforms like our invitation to express your interest in businesses that have made huge Instagram, , TikTok, YouTube, etc,” the speaking to Congress and to America for the over the last ten years in the artist and press release reads. sake of the justice you and many Americans songwriter space,” said Mike Smith, Global Primary Wave Music partner David deserve,” concluded the letter signed by President, Downtown Music Services. “I Weitzman said in a statement that the pub- congressmen. “Your life story and have always gone to work with the intention lishing company is pleased Bruno will be tremendous performing talent has contin- of providing the best possible service for the joining the “Primary Wave family” ued to inspire people all over the world. We songwriters and artists I worked with. For “His triple threat talent and vision as a stand ready for your reply. We hope that you me, copyright ownership was irrelevant, it songwriter, producer, and artist are undeni- will express interest in sharing your story. was always about serving the music creators able,” Weitzman said. “We look forward to We stand with you, Britney – whatever you and helping them to realize their dreams.” partnering with Aaron and his management decide.” New Publishing Administration Deals: Big to take his career to even greater heights.” Billboard has reached out to Spears’ at- Indie, Samuel Dixon, Yuki Hayashi, Jimmy Reservoir announced their global torney for comment. Hogarth, Ibeyi, Remi Kabaka, Kills Birds, acquisition deal with rock producer Tom Read Gaetz’s letter to Spears here. Taj Mahal, Anthony Newley, Tigerspring, Werman on Monday (June 28). The deal /Porcupine Tree, and 45th & includes 100% of Werman’s producer rights 3rd Music Publishing. Publishing Renewals: and royalties for all of his works, including Tori Amos, Marco Beltrami, Jason Isbell, the No. 1 Hot 100 hit “Every Rose Has Its Kassner Music, Ween, and Hans Zimmer Thorn” by Poison, “We’re Not Gonna Take and Remote Control Publishing and 14th It” by and “Girls, Girls, Girls” Page 14 of 22

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by Mötley Crüe. towards our mutual goal of enriching our Publishing. Moving forward, CTM will Werman started out as an A&R execu- writers’ lives.” provide Heartfeldt with full administrative tive for , signing rock artists Manuel Turizo won the 2021 Songwriter and creative services on a global basis. like REO Speedwagon, , Ted of the Year award for Pop/Latin Rhythm. Heartfeldt Publishing is far from Feldt’s Nugent, Molly Hatchet and Boston. He then SMP songwriter honorees included Nicky first entrepreneurial endeavor within the changed paths to focus on record producing, Jam, Manuel Turizo, Julian Turizo, music industry, as the Dutch record pro- contributing to 23 Gold- and Platinum-cer- Lenny Tavarez and Juan Diego Medina, ducer and DJ launched his label Heartfeldt tified records and working with artists like who crafted some of “2020’s top / Records last year. Starting his own publish- Mother’s Finest, Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick, Rhythm hits,” according to the press release. ing company means Feldt can “offer a whole Molly Hatchet, Blue Oyster Cult, Mötley These include “Muevelo” by Jam and Daddy new range of services to artists in the Heart- Crüe, Twisted Sister, Lita Ford, Dokken, Kix, Yankee, “La Nota” by Manuel Turizo, Rauw feldt family,” he said in a statement. L.A. Guns and Poison. Alejandro, and , “Bichota” by “We’re going to help artists write and “It’s gratifying to make this agreement , “TBT” by Sebastián Yatra, Rauw publish even bigger songs, land awesome with Faith Newman and the Reservoir team Alejandro, and Manuel Turizo, “La Pared collaborations and generate more income who genuinely care about my work, and I’m 360” by Tavárez and and “Rel- through synchs,” Feldt said. “I’m thrilled glad to have found such avid supporters,” ación” by Sech. to have found an amazing partner in CTM, Werman said in a statement. Country songwriter Jenna Paulette has the biggest independent publisher, to come Werman has been retired from music for signed a global publishing deal with Sea along on this journey. We’ve already signed a number of years, and it has since been Gayle Music, a Nashville-based music a bunch of amazing artists that Heartfeldt reported that he owns and operates a bed publishing deal. The exclusive songwriting will now be able to support in all aspects of and breakfast — Stonover Farm — in Lenox, and co-publishing agreement encompasses their musical career.” Massachusetts with his wife. Paulette’s current catalog as well as her Víctor Martínez has signed a global pub- Founded as a family-owned music future works. lishing deal with Warner Chappell in 2007, Reservoir has an exten- Once she was introduced to Sea - , the music publishing arm of Warner sive list of names on its catalog — songs le’s Marc Driskill, Paulette knew the Music Group. The go-forward deal spans performed by Lady Gaga, , company was the best fit for her and the Martínez’s full catalog. , , Billy Strayhorn, Hoagy authentic love of cowboy she The Spanish guitarist and percussionist is Carmichael, John Denver and more are all developed while growing up on her grandfa- known for his Martínez collaborated with C on the independent New York-based music ther’s Texas ranch. Tangana on his recent album El Madrileño company’s roster. “After that initial meeting, Sea Gayle felt and has worked with Latin pop artist Jorge “From the powerful, iconic hits to the like the right place for me,” Paulette said Drexler and legend El Niño De deeper cuts, Tom’s contributions to Rock as in a statement. “From the writers to each Elche. we know it are indelible,” said executive vp, member of their team, including the won- Martínez said in a statement that Warner A&R and Catalog Development Faith New- derful Emily Witters, I truly feel I now have Chappell felt like the natural home for him man. “We are honored to now include them so many champions. It’s such a collaborative and his music. “They take a strategic, global as part of the Reservoir catalog.” environment, and I am honored to belong approach to promoting their writers and SESAC unveiled the winners for its 2021 on their roster of writers.” supporting their careers, and that’s hugely Latina Music Awards, giving Among the songs Paulette is bringing to important to me as I look to further build Publishing (“SMP”) and its songwriters top Sea Gayle is her latest single “Country In my career,” he said. honors for last year’s body of work. The Girl,” which was released Friday (June “Víctor is a multi-talented writer, pro- received the SES- 25) and written with fellow Sea Gayle writ- ducer and performer who is in huge demand AC Latin 2021 Publisher of the Year Award ers Jeb Gipson and Smith Ahnquist. from some of the biggest names in Spanish for the sixth consecutive year, maintaining “Jenna’s skillset as an artist and a song- music from across a wide range of ,” its leading spot with twelve top-performing writer, paired with her work ethic is undeni- said Santiago Menéndez-Pidal, managing songs. able,” said Sea Gayle’s creative director, Em- director of Spain. “I am enormously proud of our amazing ily Witters. “We couldn’t be more excited “His career has had a number of major writers and our incredible team for receiv- to have her join the Sea Gayle family and milestones, most recently with the release ing this award for an unprecedented 6th to support her in this next chapter of her of El Madrileño, but we know he’ll reach consecutive time,” said Jorge Mejia, Sony already flourishing career.” further heights in the years ahead, both here Music Publishing president and CEO, Latin Producer and musician Sam Feldt has in Spain and around the world.” America and U.S. Latin. “I am so grateful teamed up with pub- to SESAC for this recognition and look for- lisher CTM Publishing BV to launch his ward to many more years working together own publishing company — Heartfeldt Page 15 of 22

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biggest, most extraordinary all-star lineup Performers: Bruce put together, heavy on New York Acoustic Guitar - Daniel Nigro artists,’” de Blasio said back in June. “In Background Vocalist - Daniel Nigro Springsteen, August, get ready for an unforgettable week, Bass - Daniel Nigro a once-in-a-lifetime and a moment Electric Guitar - Daniel Nigro that really says ’s back.” Flute - Ryan Linvill More details for the Homecoming concert Guitar - Jam City and Paul Simon are expected in the coming weeks. Organ - Jam City Saxophone - Ryan Linvill Announced for Labels: The Players Distributor - Universal Music Group Central Park Label - PS/Interscope/Geffen Behind Olivia Explore the full “Deja Vu” credits on Homecoming Jaxsta here. Rodrigo’s ‘Deja Concert Vu’: See the Full Mooski Hits No. BY TAYLOR MIMS Credits 1 on Emerging ruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson and Paul Simon will BY CHRIS EGGERTSEN Artists Chart, help celebrate the reopening of New York City this August. As livia Rodrigo’s debut al- Maneskin Debuts BNew York Mayor Bill de Blasio promised bum Sour returned to No. 1 on back in June, the city will hold a “mega- the in its fifth in Top 10 concert” in Central Park celebrating the week on the chart, marking its city’s grand reopening after the pandemic- Osecond total week atop the tally. Meanwhile, BY XANDER ZELLNER stricken year. the album’s second single, “Deja Vu,” rose At a press conference Thursday (July 1), from No. 10 to No. 9 on the Hot 100, rising ooski rises 2-1 on Billboard’s de Blasio revealed the three initial headlin- from No. 12 to No. 10 after reaching a high of Emerging Artists chart (dated ers and promised there would be more to No. 3 on the chart in early June. July 3) to become the top come. Along with “,” “Deja Vu” also hit emerging act in the U.S. for the “Three amazing artists have stepped the top 10 on Billboard’s chart Mfirst time, thanks to his breakthrough single forward and said they want to be part of the this week, raising Rodrigo’s career top 10s “Track Star.” comeback of New York City,” de Blasio said. on the tally to three — a count that includes The single, which hit No. 31 on the Bill- “They want to help us do this. And we’re her breakthrough smash “Drivers License.” board Hot 100 in May, drew 19.3 million just really appreciative to all three of them.” Explore the team of musicians, producers radio audience impressions and 6.5 million The mayor mentioned the recent and more behind the track with recording U.S. streams and sold 1,000 downloads in reopening of Springsteen’s Broadway credits provided by Jaxsta below. the latest tracking week, according to MRC show and stated, “He is beloved in New Artists: Data. York City in an extraordinary way, even Main Artist - Olivia Rodrigo The song by the 23-year-old Alabama na- though he happens to come from Jersey. No Songwriters: tive and former Marine topped Mainstream one’s perfect. He is amazing.” Lyricist - Daniel Nigro R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, reached No. The “Homecoming” concert is set to take Composer Lyricist - Olivia Rodrigo Airplay and rises 37-36 on the lat- place in August in Central Park at the Great Producers: est Pop Airplay chart. Lawn, which is also the site for the Global Producer - Daniel Nigro Mooski succeeds atop Emerg- Citizen Festival. The celebration will be part Production Team: ing Artists. The latter spent 10 weeks at No. of a “Homecoming Week” de Blasio is plan- Drum Programming - Daniel Nigro 1 and graduates from the chart this week as ning. Engineers: her hit single “Telepatía” jumps 30-25 on Veteran music producer and execu- Asst. Recording Engineer - Dan Viafore the Hot 100. tive Clive Davis has been tapped to produce Mastering Engineer - Randy Merrill The Emerging Artists chart measures the mega concert. Mixer - Mitch McCarthy artist activity across key metrics of music “I turned to Clive, I said, ‘I need the Recording Engineer - Daniel Nigro consumption, blending album and track Page 16 of 22

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sales, radio airplay and streaming to provide Wayne Isham directed the accompany- notch a first No. 1 on the list in 2020: Angela a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist ing visual, which follows a teenager named Aguilar and Eslabon Armado also bask in popularity. The chart excludes acts that have Tommy (Will Estes) whose mother orders the win with “Dime Como Quieres,” with notched a top 25 entry on either the Hot 100 him to take out the trash while his friend (five weeks, starting Jan or Billboard 200, as well as artists that have Gina (Unreal and Roswell star ) 20-dated list) and “Te Encontré,” with achieved two or more top 10s on Billboard’s pleads with him to meet her at the 2nd Street Ulices Chaidez (one week, chart dated June “Hot” song genre charts and/or consump- Tunnel in to catch the 26), respectively. tion-based “Top” album genre rankings. concert instead — and he goes to extreme “Calzones Finos” also re-enters Hot Among other Emerging Artists moves, lengths around the city to accomplish both. Latin Songs, which blends airplay, digital 2021 champion While the debuted in 2000, sales and streams, at No. 31. It’s the group’s Måneskin debuts at No. 8 thanks to the Ital- YouTube launched in 2005 and the “It’s My only entry and highest peak there. ian quartet’s singles “Beggin’ “ and “I Wanna Life” video was uploaded to YouTube 12 Los Nuevos Federales is comprised of Be Your Slave,” which place at Nos. 26 and years ago, on June 16, 2009. Juan Ángel Oliva (sixth bass, vocals) Alexis 30 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Martínez (accordion, backing vocals), Pedro chart, respectively. Castillo (bass) and Nicolás Medel Ayala The songs also place at Nos. 7 and 11 on Los Nuevos (snare-drums). the Global 200 Excl. U.S. ranking, respec- tively. The winning Eurovision song, “Zitti E Federales Score Buoni,” ranks at No. 22, with all three tracks H.E.R.’s ‘Back of having hit the top 10. First No. 1 on a Måneskin isn’t the only Eurovision win- My Mind’ Debuts ner in the Emerging Artists top 10. Duncan Billboard Chart Laurence, who triumphed in the 2019 at No. 1 on Top contest, representing the , With ‘Calzones ranks at No. 3 on Emerging Artists, hitting R&B Albums a new high, thanks to his winning single Finos’ “Arcade.” The track enters the top 20 (21- Chart 20) on Pop Airplay. BY PAMELA BUSTIOS BY TREVOR ANDERSON os Nuevos Federales score their Bon Jovi Score first No. 1 on Billboard’s Regional .E.R. scores the third No. 1 of Mexican Airplay chart as “Cal- her career on Billboard’s Top Their First Video zones Finos” ascends 5-1 on the R&B Albums chart as Back LJuly 3-dated survey. of My Mind starts in the top in YouTube’s The earns the Nuevo León, Mex- Hslot. The project, promoted as the singer- ico-based band its first No. 1 on any Bill- songwriter’s first full-length studio album, Billion Views Club board chart. The quartet launched its Latin begins with 36,000 equivalent album units airplay chart career in August 2020 with the earned in the week ending June 24, accord- BY HERAN MAMO No. 13 high “Aunque Le Beses La Boca” by El ing to MRC Data. Penco Leandro Rios where it’s featured. Since The 36,000-unit start represents H.E.R.’s on Jovi’s music video for “It’s then, only one other track has arrived in the best weekly performance. Of the album’s My Life” has crossed over the tally’s top 10: “El Mal Portado,” featuring Rios. first-week total, just over 29,500 units derive billion-views mark on YouTube, “Calzones Finos” rises 5-1 with a 25% gain from streaming-album equivalents (repre- more than two decades after its in audience impressions, to 6.8 million, in the senting 43.56 million on-demand streams of B2000 premiere. week ending June 27, according to MRC Data. the set’s tracks), 5,500 are from traditional It’s the first entry in the video streaming The song, produced by Salvador Aponte album sales and the remaining 1,000 arrives platform’s Billion Views Club from the Rock and Rogelio Salazar, was released via Remex via track-equivalent units. (One unit equals and Roll Hall of Famers. Music March 5. It concurrently pushes up the following levels of consumption: one “It’s My Life” was released as the lead the all-genre Latin Airplay chart with a album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an single off the rock band’s seventh studio 17-6 climb in its 11th week, ’s first album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/ album, Crush, in 2000. The song broke into top 10 there. subscription on-demand official audio and the top 40 of the , peak- Back on Airplay, Los video streams for a song on the album.) ing at No. 33. Nuevos Federales is just the third act to Mind follows H.E.R.’s I Used to Know Page 17 of 22

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HER: The Prelude EP and a self-titled set to became a weekly, MRC Data-based ranking the Top R&B Albums summit. The former Winning ‘Fight’: in March 1995. Among soloists, Yolanda Ad- debuted in the top spot in August 2018 and ams and have held Nos. 1 and held for one week, while the latter arrived at Jabari Johnson & 2 simultaneously for nine weeks each in that No. 14 in 2017 but topped the chart in Febru- span; did so for two weeks; ary 2019 after its Grammy win for best R&B Krystal Broussard and , for one. album that month. Jubilee includes a mix of prominent acts Beyond its R&B coronation, Back of My Top Gospel Chart in the Christian and gospel genres, includ- Mind debuts at No. 4 on the Top R&B/Hip- ing , Jekalyn Carr, Todd Hop Albums chart and at No. 6 on the all- BY JIM ASKER Dulaney, and Lecrae. genre Billboard 200. On the latter list, the album marks H.E.R.’s first top 10 visit. abari Johnson’s “Fixed Fight,” featur- As Mind arrives, six of the album’s tracks ing Krystal Broussard, rises to No. 1 debut on the Hot R&B Songs chart, which on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart blends U.S radio airplay, song sales and (dated July 3). Returns to No. 1 streaming data into its ranking. Here are the JThe song is the first entry on the chart new recruits: for each act and marks the second rookie on Top No. 9, “Paradise,” featuring Yung Bleu single to lead Gospel Airplay this year, after No. 14, “Back of My Mind,” featuring Ty Nia Allen’s “Wait (2020)” topped the May Live Videos Chart $ign 1 tally. Before that, husband-and-wife duo No. 15, “Find a Way,” featuring Lil Baby Juan & Lisa Winans took its launch song, “It BY KEVIN RUTHERFORD No. 17, “My Own” Belongs to Me,” featuring Marvin L. Winans No. 21, “Closer to Me” (Juan’s uncle), to No. 1 for a week in Novem- ponge Cola’s May 14 live per- No. 23, “Trauma,” featuring & Hit- ber 2020. formance reigns over the rest of Boy Before striking out as a solo artist, John- the competition on Billboard’s In addition, H.E.R. nabs a seventh and son, a native, lent his skills as a Top Facebook Live Videos chart, eighth concurrent placement on Hot R&B vocalist and guitarist to acts including Ricky Scrowning the May 2021-dated survey. Songs with “Come Through,” featuring Dillard, Kirk Franklin and Tori Kelly. The chart, the latest of which recaps and “We Made It.” The former Broussard is also a Texas native and has May 2021 activity, is a monthly look at the repeats at its current No. 6 peak for a fourth been a worship leader and youth pastor in widest-reaching and most-reacted-to videos consecutive week, while the latter, a promo the Houston area. posted by musicians on Facebook Live, as single released in advance of the album, ‘JUBILEE’ DEBUTS City tracked by media analytics company Share- rises 14-13 in its second charting week. - Music’s Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition arrives ablee. Rankings are determined by a formula larly, three earlier released Mind singles also at No. 2 on Top Gospel Albums and No. 8 that blends reactions, comments, shares and have history on Hot R&B Songs: The 2020 on . Released June first-seven-days views. releases “Slide,” featuring YG and “Damage” 18, it earned 3,000 equivalent album units in Sponge Cola, which last ruled Top Face- both peaked at No. 5 last year in March and the tracking week ending June 24. book Live Videos in January, paces May’s November, respectively. The worship music collective notches its tally with May 14’s 61-minute performance; Activity surrounding the Mind album ninth top 10 on Top Gospel Albums. It adds the Filipino rockers have taken to perform- spurs H.E.R. 84-32 on the Billboard Artist its fourth top 10 on Top Christian Albums. ing sets often on their Facebook, particularly 100, which ranks artist popularity through The 19-song set follows Old Church Base- during the COVID-19 pandemic. four music consumption metrics — album ment, the first collaborative album between The video led Facebook Live streams sales, track sales, radio airplay, stream- Christian worship collective Elevation by musicians in all four chart metrics in ing — and social media fan interaction. The Worship, based in Charlotte, N.C., and the May, garnering 1.2 million views in its first surge gives the singer-songwriter her best -based . The seven days, plus 142,000 reactions, 45,000 showing the chart in over two years, since LP opened at No. 1 on both Top Christian comments and 16,000 shares, according to she climbed to her No. 26 career peak in Albums and Top Gospel Albums in May. It Shareablee. February 2019. rules Top Gospel Albums for an eighth week Sponge Cola’s clip paces uploads and rebounds 2-1 for a fifth frame atop Top from Grupo 5, Mauricio Manieri, Amanda Christian Albums, with 6,000 units. Miguel and more in May. See the full top 10 As Maverick City claims the top two spots below. on Top Gospel Albums, it’s the first non-solo 10. Mauricio Manieri act to achieve such a double since the chart 9. Samuel Hernandez Page 18 of 22

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8. Mauricio Manieri 7. Mauricio Manieri 6. El Trono de 5. Bob Sinclar 4. Amanda Miguel 3. Mauricio Manieri 2. Grupo 5 1. Sponge Cola Page 19 of 22

A WEEKLY NATIONAL Market Watch MUSIC CONSUMPTION REPORT

Source: WEEKLY UNIT COUNT

Total Audio Video Album Digital Digital Albums Consumption Streams On-Demand On-Demand Sales Album Sales Tracks Units This 21,483,630,000 18,797,568,000 2,686,062,000 1,995,000 457,000 4,080,000 16,163,000 Week* Last 21,858,568,000 19,111,653,000 2,746,916,000 2,601,000 507,000 4,046,000 16,979,000 Week

Change -1.7% -1.6% -2.2% -23.3% -10.0% 0.8% -4.8%

This Week 19,795,709,000 17,003,050,000 2,792,659,000 1,816,000 702,000 4,661,000 14,573,000 Last Year

Change 8.5% 10.6% -3.8% 9.9% -35.0% -12.5% 10.9%

*All data measures U.S. activity as of the week ending June 24, 2021. All units counts are rounded to the nearest thousand.

YEAR TO DATE 2021 2020 Change YEAR TO DATE Total On-Demand 533,746,036,000 480,870,829,000 11.0% 80m Streams TRACK SALES BY AGE Audio On-Demand 464,001,643,000 402,603,719,000 15.3% Streams 70m

Digital Track Sales 97,527,000 122,964,000 -20.7% 83,253,000

Album Sales 49,219,000 43,901,000 12.1% 60m

Albums 396,958,000 346,623,000 14.5% Consumption Units 67,909,000 50m

40m ALBUM CONSUMPTION UNITS BY FORMAT 2021 2020 Change 30m

CD Sales 18,156,000 17,894,000 1.5% 39,710,000 20m Vinyl Sales 18,432,000 8,878,000 107.6%

Digital Sales 12,426,000 16,979,000 -26.8% 29,618,000 Catalog Current 10m

Other Sales 205,000 150,000 37.0% 2021 2020 2021 2020 0 Track Equivalent 9,753,000 12,296,000 -20.7%

Audio On-Demand 337,986,000 290,426,000 16.4% Equivalent -25.4% -18.4% Album consumption units ­— also known as albums plus TEA plus SEA — consists of album sales; track-equivalent album (TEA)   sales whereby 10 tracks equal one consumption unit; and stream equivalent albums (SEA) whereby 1,250 paid and/or 3,750 ad-supported audio on-demand streams (OAD) equal one consumption unit. DATA FOR WEEK OF 07.03.2021 HOT 100 SONGWRITERSTM HOT 100 PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 14 WKS OLIVIA RODRIGO  1 16 WKS DAN NIGRO  2 DAN NIGRO  2 TYRON HAPI  3 DAVE BAYLEY  3 OMER FEDI  4 LIL BABY  4 ALEXANDER 23  5 DABABY  5 JAY JOYCE  6 OMER FEDI  TIE 6 KOZ  TIE 7  TIE 6 STUART PRICE  TIE 7 TYRON HAPI  TIE 8 ROGET CHAHAYED  9  TIE 8 YETI BEATS  10  TIE 10 ROB GRIMALDI  TIE 11  TIE 10 RON PERRY  TIE 11 LUKASZ GOTTWALD  TIE 10 STEPHEN KIRK  13 COREY  13 DAVE BAYLEY  14 DUA LIPA  14 DR. LUKE  15 MEGAN THEE STALLION  TIE 15 MAX MARTIN  TIE 16 BELLY  TIE 15 OSCAR HOLTER  TIE 16 DAHEALA  TIE 15  TIE 16 MAX MARTIN  TIE 18 HARV  TIE 16 OSCAR HOLTER  TIE 18 SHNDO  TIE 16 THE WEEKND  TIE 20 BRUNO MARS  21  TIE 20 D’MILE  22 BLAKE SLATKIN  22 JORDAN SCHMIDT  TIE 23 CLARENCE COFFEE JR.  23 DAVID GARCIA  TIE 23 KOZ  24 BLAKE SLATKIN  TIE 23 SARAH HUDSON  25 

COUNTRY SONGWRITERSTM COUNTRY PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 3 WKS COREY CROWDER  1 12 WKS JAY JOYCE  2 NICOLLE GALYON  2 JORDAN SCHMIDT  3 ASHLEY GORLEY  3 DAVID GARCIA  4  4 PAUL DIGIOVANNI  TIE 5 DREW PARKER  5 MICHAEL KNOX  TIE 5 LUKE COMBS  6 JOEY MOI  TIE 5 ROB WILLIFORD  7 DAN SMYERS  8 HARDY  8 MICHAEL CARTER  9 BEN JOHNSON  9 COREY CROWDER  10 HUNTER PHELPS  10 DANN HUFF 

R&B/HIP-HOP SONGWRITERSTM R&B/HIP-HOP PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 13 WKS LIL BABY  1 4 WKS TYRON HAPI  2 POLO G  2 D.A. GOT THAT DOPE  3 LIL DURK TIE 3 HARV

SONGWRITERS & PRODUCERS & SONGWRITERS   TIE 4 MASKED WOLF  TIE 3 SHNDO  TIE 4 TYRON HAPI  TIE 5 BRUNO MARS  6 DABABY  TIE 5 D’MILE  7  TIE 7 EINER BANKZ  8  TIE 7 SYNCO  TIE 9 ANDERSON .PAAK  9 DAMN E  TIE 9 BRODY BROWN  10 WOODPECKER  TIE 9 BRUNO MARS  TIE 9 D’MILE 

R&B SONGWRITERSTM R&B PRODUCERSTM JULY #1 #1 1 15 WKS GIVEON  TIE 1 4 WKS HARV  #1 3 TIE 2 ANDERSON .PAAK  TIE 1 4 WKS SHNDO  2021 TIE 2 BRODY BROWN  TIE 3 BRUNO MARS  TIE 2 BRUNO MARS  TIE 3 D’MILE  TIE 2 D’MILE  5 WOODPECKER  TIE 6 MOOSKI  6 SEVN THOMAS  TIE 6 WOODPECKER  7 NATE RHOADS  8 SEVN THOMAS  8 MANEESH BIDAYE  9 VARREN WADE  9 TANK 

AIRPLAY/STREAMING & AIRPLAY/STREAMING COMPILED BY DATA SALES 10 H.E.R.  10 CARDIAK 

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 July 3, 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 21 of 22 DATA FOR WEEK OF 07.03.2021 RAP SONGWRITERSTM RAP PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 TIE 1 2 WKS MASKED WOLF  1 6 WKS TYRON HAPI  #1 TIE 1 2 WKS TYRON HAPI  2 D.A. GOT THAT DOPE  3 POLO G  TIE 3 EINER BANKZ  4 LIL DURK  TIE 3 SYNCO  5 LIL BABY  5 DAMN E  6 DABABY  TIE 6 REALRED  TIE 7  TIE 6 YC  TIE 7 REALRED  TIE 8 LIL JU  TIE 7 YC  TIE 8 OG PARKER  TIE 10 LIL JU  TIE 10 DR. LUKE  TIE 10 MEGAN THEE STALLION  TIE 10 ROCCO DID IT AGAIN!  TIE 10 OG PARKER 

DANCE/ELECTRONIC SONGWRITERSTM DANCE/ELECTRONIC PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 TIE 1 53 WKS F A L L E N  1 2 WKS REGARD  #1 TIE 1 53 WKS  2 HVME  TIE 3 HIGHTOWER  3 F A L L E N  TIE 3 JULIA KARLSSON  4 HIGHTOWER  5 KODA  5 CALVIN HARRIS  TIE 6 JAMES BELL  6 TIESTO  TIE 6 TIESTO  TIE 7  TIE 8 FREDERIK EICHEN  TIE 7 THE INVISIBLE MEN  TIE 8 ISAAC QUINN  9 FRANK FARIAN  TIE 8 REGARD  10 TOPIC  TIE 8 TATE MCRAE  TIE 8 TOM  TIE 8 TROYE SIVAN 

LATIN SONGWRITERSTM LATIN PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 8 WKS  1 86 WKS TAINY  2 BUNNY  2 MR. NAISGAI  TIE 3 JOSE REYES DIAZ  3 SKY ROMPIENDO  TIE 3 ORLANDO CEPEDA MATOS  4 EL ZORRO  5 MORA  5 ALBERT HYPE  6 EDGAR BARRERA  6 MORA  7  7 SUBELO  TIE 8 ERIC DUARS  8 MANUEL LARA  SONGWRITERS & PRODUCERS & SONGWRITERS TIE 8 MR. NAISGAI  9 EDGAR BARRERA  TIE 10 HAZE  TIE 10 HAZE  TIE 10 JHAY CORTEZ  TIE 10 LOS LEGENDARIOS  TIE 10 NYDIA LANER 

ROCK & ALTERNATIVE SONGWRITERSTM ROCK & ALTERNATIVE PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 9 WKS DAVE BAYLEY  1 2 WKS DAVE BAYLEY  2 JOHN FOGERTY  2 TRAVIS BARKER  JULY 3 STEVIE NICKS  TIE 3 BLAKE SLATKIN  3 TIE 4 BLAKE SLATKIN  TIE 3 OMER FEDI  2021 TIE 4 OMER FEDI  5 FINNEAS  6 TRAVIS BARKER  6 JOHN FOGERTY  7 FINNEAS  7 DAN NIGRO  8 BILLIE EILISH  8 RYAN METZGER  9 TYLER JOSEPH  9 AARON DESSNER  TIE 10 DAN NIGRO  10 TYLER COLE  TIE 10 OLIVIA RODRIGO  AIRPLAY/STREAMING & AIRPLAY/STREAMING COMPILED BY DATA SALES Page 22 of 22 DATA FOR WEEK OF 07.03.2021 ALTERNATIVE SONGWRITERSTM ALTERNATIVE PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 12 WKS DAVE BAYLEY  1 2 WKS DAVE BAYLEY  TIE 2 BLAKE SLATKIN  TIE 2 BLAKE SLATKIN  TIE 2 OMER FEDI  TIE 2 OMER FEDI  4 TRAVIS BARKER  4 TRAVIS BARKER  TIE 5 BILLIE EILISH  5 FINNEAS  TIE 5 FINNEAS  6 DAN NIGRO  7 TYLER JOSEPH  7 RYAN METZGER  TIE 8 DAN NIGRO  8 AARON DESSNER  TIE 8 OLIVIA RODRIGO  9 TYLER COLE  TIE 10 BILLY WALSH  10 JOEL LITTLE  TIE 10 

HARD ROCK SONGWRITERSTM PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 TIE 1 1 WK BRAD ARNOLD  1 1 WK PAUL EBERSOLD  #1 TIE 1 1 WK MATT ROBERTS  2 DAVE FORTMAN  #1 TIE 1 1 WK TODD HARRELL  3 DON GILMORE  TIE 4 AMY LEE  TIE 4 FABRIZIO FERRAGUZZO  TIE 4 BEN MOODY  TIE 4 MANESKIN  TIE 4 DAVID HODGES  6 GREG KURSTIN  TIE 7 DAMIANO DAVID  7 JOSH SCHROEDER  TIE 7 ETHAN TORCHIO  8 THE WIZARDZ OF  TIE 7 THOMAS RAGGI  TIE 9 MARTI FREDERIKSEN  TIE 7 VICTORIA DE ANGELIS  TIE 9 THE NINJA 

CHRISTIAN SONGWRITERSTM CHRISTIAN PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 1 WK JEFF PARDO  1 35 WKS JONATHAN SMITH  2 MICAH KUIPER  2 PAUL MABURY  3  3 MICAH KUIPER  TIE 4 LAUREN ASHLEY DAIGLE  4 JEFF PARDO  TIE 4 PAUL MABURY  5 JASON INGRAM  6 CHRIS BROWN  6 CHRIS BROWN  7 STEVEN FURTICK  7  8 TOBYMAC  8 TEDD T  SONGWRITERS & PRODUCERS & SONGWRITERS 9 PHIL WICKHAM  9 KYLE LEE  10  TIE 10 BEN GLOVER  TIE 10 JEFF SOJKA 

GOSPEL SONGWRITERSTM GOSPEL PRODUCERSTM #1 #1 1 1 WK CHRIS BROWN  1 16 WKS KYLE LEE  2 STEVEN FURTICK  2 JONATHAN JAY  JULY 3 DANTE BOWE  3 TONY BROWN  3 4  TIE 4 CHRIS BROWN  2021 5 VASHAWN MITCHELL  TIE 4 STEVEN FURTICK  6 BRANDON LAKE  6 JASON INGRAM  7 JEKALYN CARR  7 KENNETH LEONARD, JR.  8 MITCH WONG  8 BEN SCHOFIELD  9 NAOMI RAINE  TIE 9  TIE 10 CECE WINANS  TIE 9 KIRK FRANKLIN  TIE 10 DWAN DEBERNIS HILL 

AIRPLAY/STREAMING & AIRPLAY/STREAMING COMPILED BY DATA SALES TIE 10 KYLE LEE