Innholdsfortegnelse for November 11-17, 2017 i Billboard Magazine

LOS ANGELES, OCT.26 THE 2017 LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS, which aired on Telemundo and drew an average of 2.3 million viewers, according to NBCUniversal, was packed with collaborative performances from Latin music’s established stars and rising talent. Show co-host Becky G energetically delivered “Mayores” — her highest-charting track on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs list, at No. 5 — with Bad Bunny, while Wisin and Ozuna sang their Billboard Hot 100 hit “Escapate Conmigo.” Pitbull also took the stage at the Dolby Theatre to debut his new song “Por Favor,” featuring Fifth Harmony, and later delivered a powerful statement when he accepted the first-ever Latin AMA Dick Clark Achievement Award. “Don’t ever forget that immigrants built the United States of America,” declared Pitbull, who accepted the award from Enrique Iglesias and…

JUNE 2016 Right after the back-to-back fatal police shootings of two unarmed black men — Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La., and Philando Castile (pictured above) in Minnesota — Miguel released Instagram videos of him singing Marvin Gaye’s 1971 protest opus “What’s Going On.” JULY 2016 Miguel released a demo on SoundCloud titled “How Many” that addresses police brutality and the Black Lives Matter movement: “I’m tired of human lives turned into hashtags and prayer hands/I’m tired of watching murderers get off,” he sings. SEPTEMBER 2017 Miguel performed a breezy version of his new single “Skywalker” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. The song focuses on girls and good times, but Miguel punctuated the performance by wearing a T-shirt that read “Keep the Kids, Deport the Racist.” —A.G.…

SINCE MAKING HIS BILLBOARD 200 debut with his 2016 LP, Cloud Nine, which reached No. 11 and showcased his balancing act of ballads and club-ready hits, Kygo hasn’t slowed down. His nonstop tour schedule had him jet-setting from the Brazil Summer Olympics to the Hollywood Bowl, and this past September, he released a guest-heavy EP with artists from Selena Gomez (“It Ain’t Me”) to U2 (“You’re the Best Thing About Me”). The former peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and boosted Kygo’s tally on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart to 17. Now, the Norwegian DJ-producer is back with his second full-length, Kids in Love, out Nov. 3 on Sony Music/Ultra Records, which largely came together during rare time off last winter, when Kygo says he bunkered down…

SANZ’S HOTTEST LATIN HITS This list of Alejandro Sanz’s top hits is based on actual performance on the weekly Hot Latin Songs chart, through the Oct. 28 list. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value. Due to changes in chart methodology through the years, certain eras are weighted to account for different chart turnover rates during various periods. ALEJANDRO SANZ DEFIES easy description. As a singer and songwriter, he’s known for masterfully fusing pop with flamenco sensibilities from his native Spain. As a hitmaker, he has earned 28 entries on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart and four No. 1 albums on Top Latin Albums. Stars like Shakira and Alicia Keys have sought him out for collaborations, and when he’s…

Michael’s Listen Returns George Michael’s 1990 album, Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1, is back on the Billboard 200 for the first time since 1991, as the set re-enters at No. 41 following its expanded reissue on Oct. 20. Listen returns with 12,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Oct. 26, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 10,000 were traditional album sales (up from a negligible sum). The set also re-enters the Top Album Sales chart at No. 14. Listen Without Prejudice, which peaked at No. 2 in 1990 (behind MC Hammer’s Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ’Em), was reissued with a host of bonus tracks, as well as an MTV Unplugged concert from 1996. The set also features a new remix of the previously released “Fantasy,” featuring Nile…

On Oct. 15, Billboard and Ford presented the capstone event of the 2017 Ford Front Row concert series. After a series of must-attend events in Los Angeles, Miami and Atlanta, Ford Front Row’s last stop was held at Brooklyn Steel in New York City with powerful performances by Rachel Platten and The Wild Feathers. The closing date held an even more special meaning — it was presented in partnership with Ford Warriors in Pink to inspire those in the fight against breast cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Both acts wowed the audience of RSVP-only guests, with “Fight Song” belter Platten performing new material from her upcoming album, Waves.…

Coronel’s Ahora Soy Yo Arrives Regional Mexican/banda singer Luis Coronel (above) debuts at No. 2 on Top Latin Albums as his third studio album, Ahora Soy Yo, opens with 6,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Oct. 26, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 5,000 were traditional album sales. The set is Coronel’s third top five release following his last studio set, the chart-topping Quiero Ser Tu Dueño in 2014 (one week at No. 1), and his No. 2-peaking debut, Con la Frente en Alto, in 2013. Ahora Soy Yo’s first-week sales were aided by a series of in-store appearances by Coronel, who notches the second-best sales frame for a regional Mexican album in 2017. It trails only the arrival of Christian Nodal’s Me Dejé Llevar (6,000).…

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). Δ 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…

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Price Banks Debut Nashville-based singersongwriter Margo Price (above) debuts at No. 6 on the Emerging Artists chart thanks to her sophomore LP, All American Made, which opens at No. 12 on Top Country Albums and No. 89 on the Billboard 200 with 7,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music. Price’s debut, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, opened with 4,000 units in April 2016. The new set concurrently starts at No. 3 on Vinyl Albums and No. 4 on Americana/Folk Albums. Also new to the Emerging Artists top 10, Devin Dawson leaps 23-9 as his first charting single, “All on Me,” reaches new peaks on Country Airplay (No. 19) and Hot Country Songs (No. 21). The single rises in all metrics, up 10 percent to 13.4 million in airplay audience, 8 percent…

JT’s Super Bowl Boost Recently announced Super Bowl LII halftime show performer Justin Timberlake (below) returns to the Social 50 at No. 34 after announcing his performance on social media on Oct. 22. Timberlake made the announcement on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, revealing the longrumored news in a skit with Jimmy Fallon. Timberlake rose 616 percent in overall social mentions in the tracking week ending Oct. 26, with 58,000 total Twitter mentions, according to Next Big Sound. Meanwhile, Janet Jackson — who shared the halftime stage with Timberlake in 2004 — concurrently rises 79 percent in total mentions across her monitored social platforms, though she didn’t reach the 50-position chart. Many social media users discussed the fallout from Timberlake and Jackson’s infamous “wardrobe malfunction” at the 2004 Super Bowl and…

Greta’s Great Gain Black Smoke Rising, the debut EP from Greta Van Fleet (above), debuts at Nos. 10, 30 and 182, respectively, on Hard Rock Albums, Top Rock Albums and the Billboard 200 with 5,000 units, according to Nielsen Music. Originally released April 21, the set from the Michigan band, whose members range in age from 18 to 21, arrives with a 74 percent increase in consumption. The gain was sparked by a Wall Street Journal profile, a tweet from Kings of Leon’s Nathan Followill calling the act his “new favorite band” and the group’s win for best new artist at the Loudwire Music Awards, as well as the announcement of follow-up EP From the Fires (Nov. 10). Trivium earns its second No. 1 on Hard Rock Albums with The…

KB Goes Fourth Tampa, Fla.-based Christian hip-hop artist KB (Kevin Burgess, above) lands his fourth total and consecutive No. 1 on Top Christian Albums as Today We Rebel arrives atop the list, earning 7,000 equivalent album units (5,000 in traditional album sales) in the week ending Oct. 26, according to Nielsen Music. KB previously launched at No. 1 on Top Christian Albums with debut set Weight & Glory (2012), the EP 100 (2014) and Tomorrow We Live (2015). He’s the first artist to tally four introductory No. 1-debuting entries (excluding holiday fare) since Mary Mary in 2000 through 2008. Hip-hop artist-producer Aulsondro “Novelist” Hamilton, aka Emcee N.I.C.E, jumps 4-1 on Top Gospel Albums with his first inspirational LP, Praise, which surges 34 percent to 2,000 units. The set’s lead single,…

THE PULSE OF MUSIC RIGHT NOW “DAMN — I SHOULD’VE BROUGHT THE WEED with me,” says Miguel, staring out at the rows of yachts moored by the waterfront patio of the Marina del Rey Ritz-Carlton in Los Angeles. It’s a sunny Southern California afternoon, two days before the singer born Miguel Pimentel’s 32nd birthday, and he just politely ordered avocado toast and an almond-milk latte. He’s clearly ready to unwind: After a year-and-a-half in the studio, Miguel is finally finishing up his fourth album, War & Leisure (out later in 2017), and he’s in the middle of planning a wedding to his fiancee, model Nazanin Mandi. “Yesterday was an emotional day,” he explains, tugging at his navy sweatshirt with the words “War and Love” emblazoned on it. He had spent…

Inspiration struck Lin-Manuel Miranda on Sept. 21, the day after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. The Hamilton creator quickly recorded a demo on his computer and announced that a benefit track for the Hispanic Federation would be released in 10 days. The result: “Almost Like Praying,” featuring 22 acts including Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Digital Song Sales chart. Its key players reflect on the tune’s fast track to the top. 1. THE MASTERMIND: LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA “ ‘Maria’ is my favorite song from West Side Story. How could I flip [the hurricane’s] negative connotation into something [positive]? I thought I could work all 78 towns in Puerto Rico into the lyrics of this song, and if we did our job right, these towns will…

Horan’s Flicker Flies To The Top Niall Horan arrives atop the Billboard 200 with his debut solo album, Flicker. The set starts with 152,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Oct. 26, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 128,000 were traditional album sales. Further, Flicker’s firstweek sales were bolstered by a concert ticket/album sale redemption promotion in association with Horan’s tour. Horan is the third member of group One Direction to notch a solo No. 1 album, a feat matched only by The Beatles. Horan follows fellow 1D member Harry Styles (with his self-titled debut earlier in 2017; 230,000 units in its opening week) and former member Zayn (with debut album Mind of Mine in 2016; 157,000 units in its debut week). The Beatles spun off multiple…

Young Leads Debuts Losing Sleep by Chris Young (above) debuts at No. 1 on Top Country Albums, earning 39,000 equivalent album units in its first week, according to Nielsen Music. The set is Young’s second leader on the list among seven top 10s. I’m Comin’ Over became his first chart-topper in 2015. He previously charted with his 2006 self-titled debut LP (No. 3), The Man I Want to Be (No. 6, 2009), Neon (No. 2, 2011) and A.M. (No. 2, 2013), and jingled to No. 4 in 2016 with It Must Be Christmas. Concurrently, Sleep’s title-track lead single vaults 15-8 on Hot Country Songs, becoming Young’s 12th top 10. Darius Rucker’s When Was the Last Time begins at No. 2 on Top Country Albums (34,000 units). Rucker banks his sixth…

A ‘Super’ Start The surprise album from Future (above left) and Young Thug, Super Slimey, sprints in at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with 75,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Oct. 26, according to Nielsen Music. The set marks Future’s seventh No. 1, tying Drake for the most leaders on the chart this decade; Young Thug claims his first No. 1 after five previous top 10s. As Slimey starts, 11 of its tracks debut on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, led by “Paket Water” (featuring Offset) at No. 17. Elsewhere, Post Malone collects his second No. 1 on the Rhythmic airplay chart as “Rockstar” (featuring 21 Savage) darts 3-1, spurred by a 15 percent gain in plays in the week ending Oct. 29. He previously ruled with “White…

‘Wolves’ On The Prowl Selena Gomez and Marshmello (above) scamper onto Hot Dance/ Electronic Songs at No. 7 with “Wolves.” Released Oct. 25 (a day before the close of the streaming/ sales tracking week), the song starts with 19,000 downloads sold and 3.8 million U.S. streams, according to Nielsen Music, and bows at No. 1 on Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales and No. 13 on Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs. The collaboration is the third top 10 for both artists on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs. Marshmello also enters the list with “You & Me” at No. 19, selling 2,000 downloads and drawing 1.7 million domestic clicks. Also on Hot Dance/ Electronic Songs, Calvin Harris hikes 23-9 with “Faking It” (featuring Kehlani and Lil Yachty) following the Oct. 23 arrival of its official video. Harris…