Innholdsfortegnelse for March 10, 2018 i Billboard Magazine

ON JACQUELINE SATURN’S desk on the seventh floor of Hollywood’s Capitol Tower sits a large tub of Red Vine liquorice. A Rage Against the Machine lunchbox filled with bite-size chocolate bars lies open on a nearby table. Saturn, the GM of Harvest Records and Capitol Music Group’s indie services division, Caroline, never touches the stuff, but on the advice of her 10-year-old daughter, she keeps both containers stocked. “She said, ‘Mom, you always have to have candy in your office because people will want to talk to you more,’” says Saturn. “It’s known in the Tower, and people come in here all the time.” Even without the candy, the news coming out of Saturn’s office is pretty sweet. In the last nine months, Caroline has distributed three No. 1…

EVEN IN HONEY HI — THE SWANKY TYPE OF Los Angeles eatery that sells $12 bottles of tiger-nut horchata and attracts millennials looking for an avocado fix — Hayley Kiyoko, with her goldbleached hair and shock-pink denim jacket, stands out. The 26-year-old is accustomed to being an outlier, in and beyond the Echo Park neighborhood: She’s an openly gay, half-Japanese music star with a Disney Channel pedigree who’s unapologetic about her explicitly queer strain of synth-pop. “Basically, I’m an extreme minority,” says Kiyoko with a laugh, picking at a grain bowl medley of quinoa, farmers-market cauliflower and a gooey turmeric poached egg. Since her first EP, in 2013, Kiyoko has gradually embraced her outsider status, as have 2.9 million monthly listeners on Spotify and 700,000 Instagram followers who lovingly…

Charismatic Broadway star Adrienne Warren is about to step into the stilettos of an icon: The 30-year-old Tony Award nominee is playing Tina Turner in the West End run of the new TINA: The Musical (performances begin March 21 at London’s Aldwych Theatre). “There’s a fine line between doing an impersonation versus ‘the essence of,’” says Warren. “And we’re focusing on the essence of Tina.” You first met Turner at a workshop performance of the show in London. What was that moment like? Girl. My heart’s beating fast just thinking about it. I didn’t want to meet her before the actual performance, and I didn’t actually look at her until I got to “Proud Mary.” And she was just singing along with me. My heart could have exploded. What…

March 10 2018 Once Brings Broadway Back The new Broadway cast recording of Once on This Island arrives at No. 161 on the Billboard 200, marking the first cast recording to debut on the list since last July. Once on This Island launches with 5,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending March 1, according to Nielsen Music. Nearly all of that sum was driven by traditional album sales. The set also bows at No. 31 on Top Album Sales and No. 2 on Cast Albums. The last cast recording to hit the Billboard 200 was the original Broadway cast recording of Anastasia: The New Broadway Musical, which debuted at No. 56 on July 1, 2017. Anastasia was one of only four cast albums to bow on the…

Rexha, Rhett Rule March 10 2018 Pop/country crossover hit “Meant to Be” by Bebe Rexha (above center) and duo Florida Georgia Line (above) leads Hot Country Songs for a 14th week, rewriting the mark for the most weeks at No. 1 for a song with lead female vocals. It passes Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush” (sung by the group’s Karen Fairchild), which ruled for 13 weeks in 2015. “Meant” also hits the top 10 of the all-genre Radio Songs chart, rising 11-8 with 80.2 million in audience, up 16 percent, in the week ending March 4, according to Nielsen Music. It enters the Mainstream Top 40 top 10 (12-10) and climbs 15-11 on Country Airplay (21.3 million, up 25 percent). WUSN Chicago is the country leader on “Meant,” having…

Wisin’s ‘Disco’ Bops To The Top March 10 2018 “Todo Comienza en la Disco” by Wisin (above), featuring Yandel and Daddy Yankee, jumps 12-1 on Latin Airplay (16.2 million in audience in the week ending March 4, up 56 percent). It’s the 11th leader for Wisin, the 10th for Yandel and the eighth for Daddy Yankee. Concurrently, “Todo” hits a new peak on Hot Latin Songs, rising 21-16, with Greatest Gainer/Airplay honors. The track is also up 25 percent in streams in the week ending March 1 (rising to 2 million), and its sales jump 47 percent to 1,000 downloads sold. On Latin Rhythm Airplay, “Todo” vaults 9-1, while it grows 11-4 on Latin Pop Airplay. Meanwhile, Christian Nodal secures his third No. 1 on Regional Mexican Airplay as…

Elton John Nears Vegas Finale March 10 2018 Elton John (above) takes No. 1 on the Boxscore chart with over $10 million in sales from his first string of concerts in 2018 at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The artist played 13 shows between Feb. 9 and March 2, drawing 54,936 fans for the penultimate engagement of his longtime residency at the casino. His farewell stint of 14 shows is booked for later this spring, beginning April 28. He will give his final performance at the venue on May 17. John has been a resident attraction at the Vegas showroom since 2004, headlining two different productions. His first show, The Red Piano, debuted Feb. 13, 2004. He closed the engagement on March 22, 2009, after 247…

American Utopia, out March 9, is alt-rock pioneer David Byrne’s first proper solo album since 2004, but he still brought in plenty of help, from longtime artistic partner Brian Eno to newer producers like Daniel Lopatin (of Oneohtrix Point Never). “There was nothing too intentional,” says the former Talking Heads frontman of his project’s collaborative, spontaneous nature. Clearly, it was the right approach: The single “Everybody’s Coming to My House,” which went to No. 5 on Billboard’s Triple A chart, is his first song — with or without Talking Heads — to reach the top 10 of any airplay list since 1992. Here, Byrne breaks down his approach. He reached out to the younger generation “I brought in all sorts of collaborators — mostly younger, kind of electronic…

March 10 2018 BTS’ J-Hope Sets Solo Mark South Korean singer and BTS member J-Hope (above) makes his solo debut on Billboard’s charts as he bows at No. 3 on the Emerging Artists tally, powered by his first solo EP, Hope World, which arrives at No. 63 on the Billboard 200 with 9,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending March 1, according to Nielsen Music. Notably, he notches the highest rank ever for a solo K-pop artist on the Billboard 200; BTS, meanwhile, holds the overall record, having hit No. 7 on Oct. 7, 2017, with Love Yourself: Her. Of the opening-week units sum for Hope World, 8,000 were in traditional album sales, sparking the set’s launch at No. 1 on the salesbased World Albums chart. J-Hope…

Zayn Zooms With Music Tease March 10 2018 The prospect of new music on the horizon from Zayn (below) sends him 17-3 on the Social 50, his first time in the chart’s top three since April 2, 2016. The ex-One Direction member vaulted 185 percent in Instagram reactions in the week ending March 1 to 25 million overall, according to Next Big Sound. On Instagram, he previewed unreleased material, often performed on acoustic guitar, as well as covers of Stevie Wonder, Paolo Nutini and more. Zayn released his debut album, Mind of Mine, in March 2016. A few weeks after reaching the top 10 for the first time, Anitta hits a new peak of No. 7 with an Instagram reactions boost of 52 percent (16.3 million total). One of…

Dragons On Fire In Top Four March 10 2018 Imagine Dragons (above) become the first act to monopolize the top four spots on the Alternative Digital Song Sales chart. “Thunder” leads with 29,000 downloads sold, according to Nielsen Music, in its 24th week at No. 1. Following are current radio single “Whatever It Takes” (26,000), “Next to Me” (13,000) and “Believer” (13,000). The feat follows the rerelease of 2017’s Evolve, which added “Next” to its tracklist; the LP lifts 13-8 on the Billboard 200 with 31,000 equivalent album units (up 32 percent). Underoath returns to the charts for the first time since 2012 with “On My Teeth,” the lead single from the metalcore act’s album Erase Me (April 6). The band’s first new song since 2013 debuts at No.…

Passion, Smith, Carr Debut March 10 2018 Whole Heart by Passion (above) arrives at No. 1 on Top Christian Albums with 13,000 equivalent album units (12,000 in traditional sales) in the week ending March 1, according to Nielsen Music. The set marks the ninth No. 1 for the worship collective (formerly known as Passion Worship Band), all of which have bowed at the summit. The act first led with Passion: Awakening on March 27, 2010. The lead single from Whole Heart, “Reckless Love” (featuring Melodie Malone), debuts at No. 39 on Hot Christian Songs. Michael W. Smith begins at No. 2 on Top Christian Albums with his live worship album Surrounded (5,000 units). That makes back-to-back No. 2 bows for Smith, whose A Million Lights opened (with 4,000 units)…

NICK OFFERMAN The Moody Theater, March 13 “‘Vibrate’ by Nancy & Beth, to remind me what a lucky bastard I am [Offerman is married to group member/comedian Megan Mullally], and ‘Get Behind the Mule’ by Tom Waits, the work anthem of choice for we who plow.” BETH STELLING The Hideout, March 13 “Dr. Dre featuring Eminem and Xzibit’s ‘What’s the Difference?’ Hard to explain why a song does something to your insides. It gets me pumped — it’s just perfect for making an entrance.” JERMAINE FOWLER Esther’s Follies, March 10 “I blast ‘What’s Wrong’ by Isaiah Rashad. That whole TDE crew innovates so seamlessly. Or ‘Kaneda’s Theme’ from the Akira anime [film]. That song makes me feel like I’m walking into battle [as I] walk onstage.”…

THE BAND: A SCOOBY-DOO GANG WHERE EVERYONE IS SHAGGY. IF YOU EVER FIND YOURSELF IN artist Sam Adoquei’s studio near New York’s Union Square, you’ll see a large, striking painting of John F. Kennedy on his deathbed displayed prominently on one wall. Stare at it long enough, and you might notice that among the somber onlookers is a handsome, familiar-seeming young cop. “That’s me,” says Julian Casablancas, 39, with an impish smile as he walks in on a recent evening and points out his double. Adoquei, who painted the JFK scene when Casablancas was 18, is his stepfather. An accomplished portraitist with a genial, cool-professor vibe, he has been an important mentor to the singer since his early adolescence. “As a kid, you know that what people are telling…

March 10 2018 Bon Jovi Is Back At No. 1 Bon Jovi’s former No. 1 album This House Is Not for Sale is back atop the Billboard 200 for a second week. The set re-enters the tally with 120,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending March 1, according to Nielsen Music, up from a negligible figure in the previous week. Essentially all of its sum is in traditional album sales. The surge back to No. 1 is owed nearly entirely to sales generated by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer for Bon Jovi’s upcoming U.S. arena tour. This House Is Not for Sale first led the Billboard 200 on Nov. 26, 2016, when it opened in the penthouse with 129,000 units (128,000 in album sales), also driven…

March 10 2018 AIRPLAY DATA COMPILED BY nielsen……… MUSIC RADIO SONGS: The week’s most popular songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music. Stations are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. DIGITAL SONG SALES: The week’s top-downloaded songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music. POP/RHYTHMIC/ADULT: The week’s most popular current songs at mainstream top 40, rhythmic, adult contemporary and adult top 40 formats, respectively, ranked by radio airplay detections, as measured by Nielsen Music. Songs are defined as current if they are relatively recently-released titles, or songs receiving widespread airplay and/or sales activity for the first time. Stations are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and…

6ix9ine Debuts At No. 3 March 10 2018 Rapper 6ix9ine debuts at No. 3 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums with his debut set, Day69. The set kicks off with 55,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending March 1, according to Nielsen Music. The 21-year-old, born Daniel Hernandez, garnered attention with his hit “Gummo,” which climbed to No. 5 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs last December. Day69’s arrival helps push “Gummo” back up to No. 11 with this issue’s Streaming Gainer award and prompts debuts from two album tracks: “Billy” (No. 29) and “Rondo,” featuring Tory Lanez and Young Thug (No. 38). Plus, the album’s “Keke,” featuring Fetty Wap and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, lifts 38-31. Elsewhere, Migos’ “Stir Fry” keeps sizzling at radio. The…

‘Finesse’ Flies To No. 1 March 10 2018 Bruno Mars and Cardi B (above) rise 2-1 on Dance Club Songs with “Finesse.” The New Jack Swing original was remixed for clubs by Alphalove, James Hype and Pink Panda, among others. “Finesse” is Mars’ second No. 1 and first as a lead, following his featured turn on Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk!” in January 2015. Cardi B claims her first leader. David Guetta, Martin Garrix and Brooks bow at No. 9 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs with “Like I Do.” The collaboration collected 2.5 million U.S. streams and sold 7,000 downloads in the week ending March 1, according to Nielsen Music. Guetta earns his 10th top 10, the second-most in the chart’s five-year history; Calvin Harris leads with 14. “Like” is Garrix’s…