Innholdsfortegnelse for October 7, 2017 i Billboard Magazine

No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 JACQUEES Cash Money’s smooth crooner gets nasty on his breakout hit, “B.E.D.” Rich Homie Quan’s father helped him get his deal with Cash Money Jacquees — pronounced “jah-kwees” — has been recording music since he was a teen in Atlanta, but it was Corey Lamar, father and manager of rapper Rich Homie Quan, who gave him his first major look. Jacquees reached out to Lamar around the time Quan released a mixtape with Young Thug and Cash Money CEO Bryan “Birdman” Williams in 2014, and, as fate would have it, the latter was within earshot when he called. “Three weeks later, I was signed to Cash Money,” says Jacquees. He mined the past to give his R-rated hit a boost When longtime producer…

On May 18, 1999, Backstreet Boys swung by Total Request Live to celebrate the release of Millennium, and thousands of young pop fans choked Broadway, bringing traffic to a standstill in Times Square. Inside our studio, hundreds more shrieked in the presence of a dewy Nick Carter. I realized that the stars had aligned: All of these young people were having their most important pop music experience, together with their idols, on television. (Also, it was loud. Very loud.) We had created a moment — and now, TRL is coming back at a very different one. Here’s what has changed since my turn-of-the-millennium heyday — and how the new TRL could fit into today’s pop culture. YouTube Killed The Video Star The original TRL hit just after VHS taping but…

Superfruit debuts at No. 2 on the Emerging Artists chart as the duo of Mitch Grassi and Scott Hoying (above, from left) — both members of a cappella quintet Pentatonix — arrives on the strength of debut studio album Future Friends, which opens at No. 29 on the Billboard 200 with 13,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music. The twosome made its chart debut when Superfruit’s first EP, Future Friends: Part One, hit No. 33 on the July 22 Billboard 200. Goldlink climbs 16-13 on Emerging Artists as the 24-year-old rapper’s breakthrough single, “Crew” (featuring Brent Faiyaz and Shy Glizzy), hits new highs of No. 17 on Hot R&B/Hip- Hop Songs and No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track rises most sharply in airplay, jumping 15 percent…

South Korean boy band BTS makes a big splash in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 as the sevenmember group’s new album, Love Yourself: Her, debuts at No. 7 with 31,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Sept. 21, according to Nielsen Music (18,000 in traditional album sales, just under 4,000 in track-equivalent album units and a little under 10,000 in streaming-equivalent album units). On Top Album Sales, the set launches at No. 6. BTS earns both the highest-charting album ever on the Billboard 200 by a K-pop act and the genre’s first top 10; it also notches K-pop’s biggest sales week. The group beats its own records: BTS’ 2016 album, Wings, previously was both the highest-charting K-pop album (debuting and peaking at No. 26 on Oct.…

“Rockstar” by Post Malone (above), featuring 21 Savage is an instant success on streaming platforms, launching at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs and On-Demand Streaming Songs charts, concurrent with its No. 2 debut on the Billboard Hot 100. The track is both artists’ first No. 1 on Streaming Songs and 21 Savage’s second on On- Demand Streaming Songs, following his one-week reign with “Bank Account” (Sept. 2). In all, the song earned 44.1 million streams in the week ending Sept. 21, according to Nielsen Music. It was the second-most streamed track (in terms of total streams) behind Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves),” with 46.4 million. However, “Rockstar” ranks at No. 1 on Streaming Songs (where “Bodak” is No. 2) because the tally weighs on-demand streams more heavily than…

“Too Good at Goodbyes,” by Sam Smith (above), enjoys a fast start on R&B radio, zooming 22-12 in its second week on Adult R&B with a 67 percent gain in spins in the week ending Sept. 24, according to Nielsen Music. The “Good” start extends the British singer’s success on the tally, where each of his five charted titles has reached No. 12 or higher, including the 13-week No. 1 “Stay With Me” in 2014-15. WBLS New York program director Skip Dillard explains the song’s appeal with R&B audiences: “The song is true R&B. Sam explained on our airwaves how he would save his money to attend shows in London, including [concerts by] Chaka Khan and all the R&B greats. You hear this love of R&B in his music.” Meanwhile,…

Galantis (above) perches at No. 4 on Top Dance/ Electronic Albums with The Aviary. The album, the act’s first since its No. 1 Pharmacy in June 2015, earned 7,000 equivalent album units in its first week, according to Nielsen Music. Of those, 3,000 are traditional album sales, sparking the set’s start at No. 2 on Dance/Electronic Album Sales. Five Aviary tracks have already reached Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, including “Girls on Boys” (with ROZES), which rebounds 50-38. Also on Hot Dance/ Electronic Songs, Major Lazer scores its seventh top 10 with “Know No Better” (11-10). It’s also the first top 10 each for featured acts Travis Scott, Camila Cabello and Quavo. “Know” gathered 4.8 million U.S. streams (up 6 percent) and sold 2,000 downloads in the tracking week. Clean Bandit rebounds…

WHEN SHE WAS 45, THE AGE WHEN many pop singers’ careers have faded, Tina Turner’s 1984 album, Private Dancer, delivered her from commercial purgatory to become the singer’s biggest success. Born Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tenn., she began recording with Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm, later marrying the bandleader and adopting the stage name Tina. The group earned six top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including its Grammy-winning cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Proud Mary,” which reached No. 4 in 1971. Behind the facade of the couple’s success, however, Ike was abusing Tina, and she walked out on him in 1976, famously carrying only a Mobil credit card and 36 cents. They divorced two years later. Though freed from her marriage, Turner struggled professionally, playing cabaret-style shows…

SHAWN MENDES,18 The headliner, from top 40 to touring Since learning to play guitar at the age of 13 in 2012, Mendes has redefined the mainstream appeal of modern teenage songwriting. The Ontario native’s albums — 2015’s Handwritten and last year’s Illuminate — both hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200, while current smash “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” — his fifth top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 — echoed throughout arenas on his sold-out summer tour, which has earned more than $32 million, per Billboard Boxscore. Do you think that being 18 prevents you from being taken seriously? I still feel I have a ways to go, because there’s always that stigma. But the reality is that as I’ve grown, my fans grow with me, and eventually…

Beginning Oct. 2 at 3:30 p.m. ET, MTV’s rebooted TRL will once again air from its original Times Square studio, to which 6,000 square feet and more windows have been added. “TRL was social media before social media existed,” says Nina Diaz, head of unscripted programming for the cable network. And its relaunch will be even more social: DC Young Fly will host a TRL “squad” that includes influencers Tamara Dhia and Amy Phan, and viewers will be able to register requests via Facebook, musical.ly and other platforms. DC YOUNG FLY Age 25 Social Swag 5.2 million Instagram followers Bio The Atlanta comic, born John Whitfield, first went viral roasting Drake on Vine. He has appeared on Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ’N Out and appeared in BET’s New Edition miniseries.…

Foo Fighters score their second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, as their latest studio album, Concrete and Gold, debuts atop the list. The set earned 127,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Sept. 21, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 120,000 were in traditional album sales, which also makes the effort the topselling album of the week. Foo Fighters previously led the Billboard 200 with Wasting Light, which debuted at No. 1 in 2011. In total, the group has notched 12 entries on the list, with eight of those titles reaching the top 10. The band premiered on the tally dated July 22, 1995, with its self-titled album and reached the top 10 for the first time with its second release, The Colour and the Shape,…

A handful of legendary names arrive on Billboard’s top album charts as Ringo Starr, Michael McDonald, Carole King and Madonna appear on various tallies. Starr’s new studio album, Give More Love, debuts at No. 128 on the Billboard 200, earning 6,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Sept. 21, according to Nielsen Music. Nearly all of that sum is traditional album sales. Give More Love is Starr’s 17th charting effort on the tally. On the Top Album Sales chart, the set enters at No. 25. On Internet Albums, which ranks the top-selling physical releases sold through internet merchants, the album bows at No. 6 with nearly 3,000 sold. McDonald’s Wide Open — his first new album since 2009’s This Christmas — enters Top Album Sales at No. 41 (2,000)…

Marking a first this year, a song dominates Country Airplay for four weeks, as “Small Town Boy” by Dustin Lynch (above) reigns with 42 million in audience, according to Nielsen Music. The song scores the longest No. 1 stay since Thomas Rhett’s “Die a Happy Man” ruled for six frames starting Jan. 2, 2016. Lynch’s fifth leader “connected immediately,” says WYCD Detroit PD Tim Roberts. For other stations, listener response was more gradual. “It started a bit slow in research,” says KRTY San Jose, Calif., GM Nate Deaton. “A lot of times, long-running [hit] songs jump out immediately, but this one took a bit longer to kick in. Once it did, however, it was huge. It has the perfect end-of-summer groove.” The song is now halfway to the longest No.…

“Como Antes” by Yandel (above), featuring Wisin, rises 2-1 on Latin Airplay in its second week, earning both artists their ninth solo No. 1s. Of course, Wisin & Yandel — as a duo between 2006 and 2012 — claimed 10 No. 1s. The song hikes 15 percent to 13 million audience impressions in the week ending Sept. 24, according to Nielsen Music. The airplay bump also helps the song leap into the top 10 of Hot Latin Songs at No. 7, earning Yandel his 10th solo top 10 and Wisin his seventh. “Como Antes” also rises 90 percent in streams to 3 million, and additionally jumps to No. 1 on Latin Rhythm Airplay. Elsewhere on Hot Latin Songs, Shakira’s “Perro Fiel,” featuring Nicky Jam, re-enters the chart at No. 10,…

LEGEND Bullets indicate titles with greatest weekly gains. Album Charts • Recording Industry Assn. of America (RIAA) certification for physical shipments & digital downloads of 500,000 albums (Gold). ▴RIAA certification for physical shipments & digital downloads of 1 million units (Platinum). Numeral noted with Platinum symbol indicates album’s multiplatinum level. ♦ RIAA certification for physical shipments & digital downloads of 10 million units (Diamond). Numeral noted with Diamond symbol indicates album’s multiplatinum level. ◯ Latin albums certification for physical shipments & digital downloads of 30,000 units (Oro). △ Latin albums certification for physical shipments & digital downloads of 60,000 units (Platino). Numeral noted with Platino symbol indicates album’s multiplatinum level. Digital Songs Charts ⁊ RIAA certification for 500,000 paid downloads and ondemand streams where 100 streams equal 1 download (Gold).…

“The final retirement of my really shitty fake ID.” —Kehlani “A lot of guys don’t see 21. It made me just want to do more music and start my tech company.” —Chief Keef “I don’t think anything changed overnight for me, except now I can buy myself a nice bottle of wine when I want!” —Austin Mahone “There’s something that happens when you realize you can’t hide behind your youth anymore. I feel like I’m all the way on the train now.” —Alessia Cara…

147 THE DOORS The Singles The latest compilation album from The Doors, The Singles, opens at No. 147 on the Billboard 200, granting the band its 27th chart entry. The set earned 5,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Sept. 21, according to Nielsen Music, with 4,000 of that sum in traditional album sales. Notably, 19 of the group’s charting albums arrived after the death of frontman Jim Morrison in 1971. The act’s final release during his lifetime, L.A. Woman, peaked at No. 9 on June 5, 1971. —K.C. 26 ME TALLICA Hardwired... to Self-Destruct The album gets a big boost (15,000 units; up 130 percent with 13,000 copies sold; up 172 percent) thanks to continued sales generated by a concert ticket/album bundle sale redemption offer. 114 YUSUF The…

Musicians from around the world took to social media to offer support for those affected by inclement weather and national disasters in the Americas, including Shawn Mendes (below), who was forced to cancel a concert in Mexico City after it was hit by an earthquake. The singer, who jumps 19-5 on the Social 50 with a 359 percent boost in overall reactions in the week ending Sept. 21 (according to Next Big Sound), wrote on Instagram that his “deepest condolences are with those affected by the earthquake in Mexico,” promising that he “will be back” after announcing the Sept. 20 concert’s cancellation. Mendes also has donated to relief efforts. He wasn’t the only one to make a statement. Beyoncé, who shoots 30-8 on the chart with her best rank since…

“Thunder,” the second single from the album Evolve by Imagine Dragons (above), crowns the Rock Digital Song Sales and Alternative Digital Song Sales charts. The track, which reaches its No. 3 high on the Alternative airplay chart and is ascending both Adult Top 40 (No. 21) and Mainstream Top 40 (No. 28), gained by 17 percent to 42,000 downloads sold in the tracking week, according to Nielsen Music. “Thunder” follows “Believer” as Imagine Dragons’ fifth No. 1 on the Rock and Alternative sales lists and makes Evolve their first set to generate multiple No. 1s on the surveys. Two songs from veteran bands reach the top 10 of the Mainstream Rock airplay chart. Foo Fighters’ “The Sky Is a Neighborhood” rises 12-7, becoming their 24th top 10 and tying them…

“Let You Down,” by Christian rapper NF (above), flies in at No. 1 on Hot Christian Songs, marking his first No. 1 — in fact, his first top 10 — in his 26th appearance (all since April 2015). The song introduces the Oct. 6 album Perception, the fourth studio set from NF, aka Nate Feuerstein. The track is the second to debut at No. 1 in 2017, following Lecrae’s “I’ll Find You” (featuring Tori Kelly), which debuted atop the list dated July 1. (“I’ll Find You” ranks at No. 2 after four weeks at No. 1.) “Down” debuts at No. 1 on Christian Digital Song Sales (where it’s NF’s second leader, following “Green Lights,” also from Perception, on the chart dated Sept. 9) with 14,000 downloads sold, according to Nielsen…

With final box-office counts reported from the North American leg of the 50 Year Anniversary World Tour by Neil Diamond (above), the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee notches 11 concerts on the Boxscore chart from the final month of the summer run. A sold-out performance at American Airlines Center in Dallas earns his highest ranking on the chart (No. 8), based on a $1.3 million take from 12,549 sold tickets on July 18. The tour launched April 7 behind the March release of his 50th Anniversary Collection, a three-disc box set that features 50 songs recorded during his five-decade career. The tour’s opening run spanned 18 weeks and included 39 performances at arenas in 37 cities in the United States and Canada. The final date was a two-show…