Innholdsfortegnelse for 9/3/2016 i Billboard Magazine

SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA COMPILED BY THE CHAINSMOKERS ARE IN A TOP SPOT NOT normally reserved for EDM acts. The dance/pop duo (Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall) and Halsey, the featured singer on the pair’s song “Closer,” make their first trip to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Sept. 3) as the song leaps 6-1 in its third week. The midtempo track concurrently crowns Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart (see page 94), making it the first single to top both rankings since Baauer’s “Harlem Shake” led Hot Dance/Electronic Songs and the Hot 100 for eight and five weeks, respectively, starting in March 2013. “Closer” claims top honors as the greatest gainer in all metrics: It logs a second week atop the Digital Songs chart with 116,000 downloads…

Bey Proteges Ready New LP Chloe x Halle, the sister duo that Beyoncé signed to her Parkwood Entertainment label in 2015, chose to cover Drake’s “One Dance” as part of their two-song set at the NYX Face Awards in Los Angeles on Aug. 20. But they’ll soon have an entire album of original material to perform. The sibs’ father and co-manager, Doug Bailey, told Overheard that Chloe, 18, and Halle Bailey, 16, plan to release their first full-length in September, just months after dropping their debut EP, Sugar Symphony, in April. He said that Beyoncé, who featured the pair as her opening act on the European leg of her Formation Tour, has had “creative input on the record,” but he stopped short of revealing the LP’s title or the producers…

The Asheville, N.C.-based artist, who blends country folk with a deepseated love of soul and R&B on My Woman (Sept. 2, Jagjaguwar), isn’t one to shy away from self-examination: “I’m trying to project a part of myself through my art,” she says. The 29-year-old reflects on the albums that shaped her and influence her approach to writing. Roger Miller, A Tender Look at Love (1968) “Roger Miller is hilarious. But this is his slowed-down, self-actualized album. He’s confronting himself in these songs, pulling back the curtain and saying, ‘I’m sincere and genuine, even if I’m laughing and having a good time.’ I can relate to that.” Bettye Swann, Don’t You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me) (1969) “Bettye’s voice is like an organ that acts as a huge percussive…

SARTORIAL DERRING-DO HAS LONG DEFINED hip-hop’s streetwear fashions. But with hoodies and sweatshirts reaching critical mass, a refined take on hip-hop style is emerging. Brooklyn-based men’s stylist and former model Marcus Paul is an evangelist for the movement, taking a polished-is-better approach when dressing stars like LeBron James, Jay Z, Pusha T and Desiigner. “I care about the quality of the garment, which a lot of younger people don’t seem to care about.” To that end, Paul leans on tailored indie brands and highbrow European labels for the artists he styles. For Pusha T’s 2015 album Darkest Before Dawn, Paul selected a fitted embellished sweater overcoat by Belgian designer Dries Van Noten, whose fabrics and use of color and patterns “are amazing,” says Paul. “I don’t have anything against streetwear,…

“I’m a man of faith, so it’s in my heart to forgive. In no way did I lose as much as others did from Lou’s actions. I was able, as few were, to move on from him and make the best of it. “It’s always sad when someone passes away in the still-early stages of their life. Love or hate Lou, there were times when he was trying to do right and would give you the shirt off his back. I don’t know why he became the person that would take back not only his shirt, but your pants, shoes and socks. Greed, I guess. “RIP to Lou. I will try to think of the positive times I had with you.”…

NAIL THE CONCEPT After label heads at 4AD couldn’t find a single female producer for her to work with, Garbus, 37, realized that bringing women to the forefront was exactly what the music world needed. “There are great, unsung female MCs and producers — I wondered how many of them had worked together,” she says. “As it turns out, not a lot.” Now, with C.L.A.W., she premieres an original track from two female artists every episode. FIND YOUR VOICE One would imagine that getting on the mic is less intimidating for someone who does it professionally, but no such luck: “I cannot stand the sound of my own voice talking about other people’s music,” says Garbus with a laugh. “The first few episodes I used a lot of effects, like,…

“A brand-new album that they recorded before Phife [Dawg] passed away.” —ANTONIO “L .A.” REID The Epic chairman/CEO describing the project he’s “most excited about” on the Rap Radar Podcast: an LP from A Tribe Called Quest, which hasn’t released an album since 1998. “Thank you all. Especially those of you who never let me forget I had to finish. Which is basically every one of ya’ll. Haha. Love you.” —FRANK OCEAN The singer on Tumblr after surprisereleasing his new album Blonde. “I thank Gord Downie and The Tragically Hip for their decades of service to Canadian music.” —JUSTIN TRUDEAU The Canadian prime minister on Facebook after seeing the band’s final concert in Kingston, Ontario, on Aug. 20, prompted by Downie’s terminal brain cancer diagnosis. “It’s so dope in here,…

UNLIKE MOST doctors — with the exception of the ones with TV shows — Beverly Hills cosmetic dermatologist Simon Ourian is famous, like 1.2 million Instagram followers famous. Some of the Internet popularity likely is due to his client list, which includes Lady Gaga (“She’s awesome”) and Iggy Azalea, as well as Kim Kardashian and her entire family. “Kim is the one who told me I should have an Instagram,” says Ourian, who in addition to perfecting Mrs. West’s skin is the man responsible for Kylie Jenner’s pout. Ourian, who was born in Iran, didn’t set out to be a cosmetic surgeon. “I wanted to be a painter or sculptor, but then I realized no one was interested in buying stuff like that,” says the 49-year-old father of three. After…

IF YOU’RE IN NEED OF MOVIE TIPS, Vince Staples might not be the guy to ask. Over breakfast on a recent morning at New York’s Soho Grand hotel, the 23-year-old rapper is mounting a vigorous defense of the evangelical action flick Left Behind (which netted a 2 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes) — even though he’s not religious. “It’s a very important movie,” says Staples. “Have you seen The Passion of the Christ? How the f— you seen that and not Left Behind? Mel Gibson has never been the hot shit. He’s no Tom Cruise. Nobody has ever said, ‘Mel Gibson has the gift.’ I just invented that sentence — literally no one’s said that before.” Spend any time with Staples and you’ll get a heavy dose of this —…

Stranger Things, the throwback sci-fi Netflix series that plays like a combination of Poltergeist and E.T., has become the streaming service’s latest breakout smash thanks in part to its ’80s-inspired tableau dreamed up by producing duo The Duffer Brothers (who previously wrote and directed 2015’s Hidden). In addition to a killer synthheavy soundtrack (which debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200) from indie duo Survive, the show’s viral success also is fueled by its highly watchable collective of actors, including Winona Ryder and British upstart Millie Bobby Brown, all of whom happen to have rich backgrounds in music, from stints on Broadway to appearances in an array of music videos. Take a trip inside the not-so-strange musical universe of the show everyone can’t stop talking about.…

THURSDAY Walker catches Zs in his Santa Monica studio and preps for his tour by “getting my guitar-senal together.” FRIDAY Seeing live music (in this case, HoneyHoney at the Troubadour) takes on new dimensions for Walker, who just went on a no-sugar, no-alcohol diet: “I started getting anxiety attacks,” he says, “so I had to split.” SATURDAY Weekends call for R&R. “Christopher Walken couldn’t be found on set once because it was a Sunday. Turned out he was sunbathing in a river. He said, ‘Today, I’m an alligator. Tomorrow, I’m an actor.’ You have to learn which days you’re an alligator and which you’re a professional.” SUNDAY Walker heads out on his Harley for a ride around Los Angeles’ canyons, a weekly tradition. Of his biker circle, he says, “They…

Los Angeles aesthetician Shani Darden, a former backup dancer for LL Cool J and Destiny’s Child, works from a studio in the back of her home and swears by the light therapy that’s supposed to boost collagen and treat acne. She’s mum about her client list, but Kelly Rowland has posted about her obsession and Katy Perry is a rumored fan. Why is LED appealing to musicians? The mask makes for a really good Instagram. But besides that, it’s effective and there’s less downtime than almost anything else. With lasers, you can’t walk out the door and perform that night. With peels your face can look ragged for a while. But with an LED treatment, it takes about an hour, and you see immediate results without any irritation. Do artists…