Innholdsfortegnelse for February 9, 2019 i Billboard Magazine

Sony/ATV Music Publishing retains its lead in the publisher rankings for the fifth consecutive quarter, following an earlier five-year run as the top publisher that ended in third-quarter 2017. In fourth-quarter 2018, the company posted a 21.2 percent market share (down from 26.3 percent) with a stake in 56 of the top 100 radio songs, including No. 2, Maroon 5’s “Girls Like You.” Universal Music Publishing Group picked up nearly three market-share points to finish the quarter at 18.93 percent, good for No. 2. The company had a share in 52 of the top songs, including No. 1, Marshmello and Bastille’s “Happier.” Kobalt, with a share in 38 of the top 100 radio songs, including “Happier,” fell from second to third place as its market share declined slightly, to…

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NAME DaBaby LABEL Interscope On Jan. 23, Interscope, in partnership with South Coast Music Group, signed 27-year-old rapper DaBaby. Formerly known as Baby Jesus, the Charlotte, N.C., native started rapping at the end of 2014 and dropped his first mixtape online at the start of 2015. In 2016, South Coast CEO Arnold Taylor, who has had a yearslong relationship with Interscope, signed him to his group and by summer 2018 was shopping DaBaby to the majors. By the time Interscope executive vp urban operations Nicole Wyskoarko and executive vp Joie Manda met him, DaBaby had five mixtapes out and breakout song “21” on the way (which has since garnered 5.4 million on-demand U.S. streams, according to Nielsen Music). “His energy was infectious,” says Wyskoarko. “It matched the music and…

After over 30 years of sampling the artistic fruits of Berlin while visiting friends, alt-rock pioneer Bob Mould took the plunge and rented a flat in the city’s LGBTQ-centric Mould Schöneberg area in 2016. Retaining his San Francisco apartment “just up the hill from the flag at Market Street in Castro,” the Hüsker Dü co-founder now calls two of the world’s premier gay-borhoods home. But it was in Berlin that he made his visceral, decidedly optimistic new album, Sunshine Rock (Merge). The city “had a lot to do with the overall tone of the record,” says Mould. THE HISTORY “Berlin was very sexually progressive a hundred years ago,” says Mould. “There is a little more history in a long-term sense.” He points out that the transition of the Castro…

SPACE Built in the 1920s, the former firehouse will retain its red doors and deco exterior while fitting a coffee bar and restaurant into the interior, which was designed by Sally Breer. “The building is magical, so it didn’t take much selling,” says Lancaster. TASTE Ashley Abodeely, previously chef de cuisine at Los Angeles’ NoMad Hotel, was tapped to oversee the restaurant. The Mediterranean-tinged menu will include elevated classics such as a chopped salad with winter citrus, grilled prawns and a signature burger. MUSIC The hotel’s two premium suites were conceived with Warner in mind. The oversize rooms can connect for what Lancaster envisions as a space for press junkets, with an artist and team on one side, waiting journalists on the other. (Rooms start at $295.)…

Phylicia Fant, 40 Shawn Holiday, 41 THE NEW URBAN PLANNERS As head of urban music at Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Holiday was instrumental in two of last year’s most impactful releases: Maroon 5’s “Girls Like You” with Cardi B (the single held the No. 1 slot on the Hot 100 for seven consecutive weeks) and Travis Scott’s Astroworld, which has earned 2.3 million equivalent album units. As of December, Holiday doubles as co-head of urban music at Columbia Records alongside Fant, who made a rare leap from her previous role as senior vp publicity and lifestyle at Warner Bros. Records. Both are crucial hires for Sony as it works to recruit star executive talent that reflects the diversity of its artists, although Holiday sees mentoring as a way to develop…

BSB’s DNA No. 1 Backstreet’s back, all right? After a nearly 20-year wait, the Backstreet Boys are back on top of the Billboard 200. The group debuts at No. 1 on the list with its new studio album, DNA, the vocal quintet’s third No. 1 and first leader since Black & Blue spent two weeks at No. 1 in December 2000. DNA earned 234,000 equivalent album units in the United States during the week ending Jan. 31, according to Nielsen Music, with album sales constituting 227,000 of that sum (goosed heavily by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer). Those amounts represent the biggest weeks, in both units and sales, for a pop album in nearly a year, since Justin Timberlake’s Man of the Woods blew in at No. 1…

AIRPLAY DATA COMPILED BY 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 explanations. All charts © 2019,…

Ingram’s Death Spurs Gains The catalog of the late James Ingram (above) populates the R&B Digital Song Sales chart following the R&B singer’s death on Jan. 29 at age 66. Six tracks debut on the survey, led at No. 2 by “Just Once (New Version),” a 1999 rerecording of a track Ingram recorded for Quincy Jones in 1981. Two spots below, Ingram’s 1983 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 duet with Patti Austin, “Baby, Come to Me,” starts at No. 4, while the new version of his other Hot 100 leader, “I Don’t Have the Heart,” arrives at No. 7. The flurry mirrors overall gains for Ingram’s catalog: His total track sales surged to 24,000 in the week ending Jan. 31, according to Nielsen Music, up nearly 6,500 percent. Streams…

Breaking News: Ronson, Cyrus Hit No. 1 Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus (above) each earn a second stop atop Dance Club Songs as “Nothing Breaks Like a Heart” rises 2-1. The pop original was remixed by Martin Solveig, Don Diablo and Dimitri From Paris, among others. Ronson first ruled with “Uptown Funk!” (featuring Bruno Mars; January 2015), and Cyrus previously led with “Malibu” (August 2017). Plus, as half of Silk City (with Diplo), Ronson reigned with “Electricity,” with Dua Lipa, in November 2018. Two acts achieve firsts on Dance/Mix Show Airplay as Panic! at the Disco dances to its initial No. 1 with “High Hopes,” while The Him notches its inaugural top 10 with “Nothing on Us” (12-10). Shifting to Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, Marshmello and Bastille bank a 20th…

RAISED OVER 1.2 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE CHRIS & VICKY CORNELL FOUNDATION AND EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION ARTISTS Adam Levine Alain Johannes Ben Shepherd Brad Wilk Brandi Carlile Brendan O’Brien Buzz Osborne Chris Chaney Chris Shiflett Chris Stapleton Dale Crover Daphne Chen Dave Grohl David Garza Don Was Eric Avery Eric Gorfain Fiona Apple Geezer Butler Jack Black James Hetfield Jeff Ament Jeff Pinkus Jerry Cantrell Jesse Carmichael Jimmy Kimmel John Carter Cash Josh Freese Josh Homme Juliette Lewis Kim Thayil Kirk Hammett Lars Ulrich Leah Katz Marcus Durant Matt Cameron Matt Chamberlain Matt Demeritt Miguel Miley Cyrus Nate Mendel Nikka Costa Pat Smear Perry Farrell Pete Thorn Peter Frampton Phil Hanseroth Rami Jaffee Richard Dodd Rita Wilson Robert Trujillo Ryan Adams Sam Harris Steven S McDonald Stone…

Not long after James “JC” Curleigh came onboard as Gibson’s new president/CEO last November, he went to dinner with one of the guitar maker’s most iconic ambassadors, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons. During the meal, recalls Curleigh, Gibbons said, “ ‘JC, you took a brave step taking on the Gibson challenge, and you’ve got to know that me and all of the artists are with you every step of the way.’ ” Curleigh smiles. “I told him, ‘Billy, I’m going to use that quote!’ ” As a force in the guitar world for over a half-century with models like the Les Paul and the SG, Gibson filed for bankruptcy protection in May 2018. Several factors led to the guitar giant’s downfall, including product development missteps. But the main culprit was…

CHAKA KHAN IS RELEASING HER first album in 12 years, but don’t call it a comeback. As far as the 10-time Grammy Award-winning legend is concerned, she never left. “I’ve been on the road constantly,” says Khan, speaking from her home in Los Angeles, “doing the songs that everybody loves to hear. Nobody was asking for nothing new.” Khan, 65, sees herself as a perennial — “a seed that blooms when the season’s right.” Apparently, it’s that time. On Feb. 15 she’ll release her 13th studio album, Hello Happiness (Diary Records/Island Records). Its funky lead single, “Like Sugar,” arrived last June and sparked the global #LikeSugarChallenge, a testament to Khan’s staying power after 46 years in the business. Meanwhile, her current single, the new album’s title track, is a…

The new four-hour documentary — in which Wade Robson and James Safechuck allege that as children they were sexually abused by Michael Jackson —premiered at Sundance, and many viewers quickly expressed horror at new accusations included in the film. On Instagram, Gayle King called it “a game changer for those who have been afraid to speak up on child sex abuse.” (Robson and Safechuck filed lawsuits against the Jackson estate in 2013 and 2014, respectively; both were dismissed in 2017.) Coming so soon after Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly and Kelly’s subsequent split from his longtime label, Neverland may prompt a reappraisal of Jackson. Tatiana Siegel, The Hollywood Reporter’s deputy film editor, predicts that “the movie will likely have a devastating effect on Jackson’s legacy.” His supporters are already mounting…

No. 16 on Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart CALBOY With holy books and Dragon Ball Z as inspiration, the Chicago rapper earns his “Envy Me” status By Bianca Gracie Photographed by Lucy Hewett Plugged in Born Calvin Woods, Calboy grew up on Chicago’s South Side playing Guitar Hero and Rock Band and listening to Lil Wayne, 2Pac and local legend Chief Keef. But it was his father and cousins trying to break into hip-hop that led him to do the same. True to his Generation Z status, the 19-year-old watched YouTube videos in middle school to learn how to record himself and mix music. “Then I started practicing my vocals,” he says. Boss moves In 2016, Calboy uploaded his songs to Instagram, YouTube and SoundCloud through Paper Gang Inc.,…

BEYONCÉ “It has been a dream come true working with Jon. Some of my best work has been done with him. He cares about music and quality. He cares about the culture. He is one of one. I am so grateful for our work together.” JAY-Z “With Jon, both current artists and the forefathers of soul, hip-hop and R&B have representation in the C-suite by someone that looks like them. He’s a trailblazer, not just in title but how he got there: by respecting creatives, respecting the craft and being an amazing human being. Jon Platt is the President Obama of the music business.” RIHANNA “Big Jon has been there with me from the very beginning. There isn’t a time I needed something and he didn’t have my back.…

21 x 400 Adele’s 21 already held the record for the longest-charting album on the Billboard 200 by a woman, and now it hits a new lofty landmark: 400 total weeks on the tally. The set, which debuted at No. 1 on March 12, 2011, and spent 24 nonconsecutive weeks atop the tally, steps 152-151 on the new chart. It’s the 12th album to spend at least 400 weeks on the list. Ahead of it are Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon (942 weeks), Bob Marley & The Wailers’ Legend: The Best Of… (559), Journey’s Greatest Hits (549), Metallica’s self-titled album (520), Johnny Mathis’ Johnny’s Greatest Hits (490), the original cast recording of My Fair Lady (480), Guns N’ Roses’ Greatest Hits (455), Eminem’s Curtain Call: The…

Aldean, Dan + Shay Dominate “Girl Like You” by Jason Aldean (above) leads Country Airplay for a second week, with 40.1 million audience impressions (up 2 percent) in the week ending Feb. 3, according to Nielsen Music. He scores his third consecutive multiweek leader on the list, following “You Make It Easy,” which led for two weeks in May 2018, and “Drowns the Whiskey” (featuring Miranda Lambert), which dominated for two frames starting in August. Aldean is the first artist to produce three straight multiweek Country Airplay No. 1s since Brett Young, whose “In Case You Didn’t Know” ruled for two weeks, followed by “Like I Loved You” (three) and “Mercy” (two) in 2017 and 2018. Plus, Dan + Shay hold the top two spots on Hot Country Songs…

Yankee, Snow Team Up Daddy Yankee nabs his 26th top 10 on Hot Latin Songs as “Con Calma” (featuring Snow) debuts at No. 6. The tune starts in the top tier after its first full tracking week of activity, mainly on the strength of streaming (6 million U.S. streams in the week ending Jan. 31, according to Nielsen Music) and digital sales (10,000 sold). The track, which arrived Jan. 24 (the final day of the previous tracking week), is a reimagination of Snow’s “Informer,” which spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1993. Meanwhile, on the Latin Airplay chart, Daddy Yankee logs his 26th top 10 as “Adictiva” (with Anuel AA) glides 16-8 thanks to a 14 percent boost in audience impressions (to 9.8…

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 on-demand streams where 100 streams equal 1 download (Gold). RIAA certification for 1…

HEATHER LOWERY LIVES BY A simple mantra: Always trust your instincts. “It has guided me both professionally and personally,” says Lowery, 40. “I don’t do anything that doesn’t feel right.” That’s how the New Castle, Del., native has crafted a career path that has taken her from recording studio receptionist in Philadelphia to vp talent and touring at Live Nation Urban (LNU) in Los Angeles. It was in Philly, where she rose to become GM of producer-arranger Larry Gold’s studio — a hub for the neosoul movement — that she realized she wanted to be involved in live music. “After reading some self-help books, I began to figure out my God-given talents, including a gift for making and closing deals, and I remembered how I felt seeing The Roots…

Raised “culturally and comedically” on All That, The Amanda Show and MADtv, Brett McLaughlin says that TV “was something I always wanted to be a part of.” Now, he is. After writing hits for Troye Sivan and Selena Gomez, the 28-year-old, who calls himself Leland, has been tapped to create lip-sync extravaganzas for the queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race and, most recently, fictional teeny-bop anthems for Comedy Central’s The Other Two, which earned a 91 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes after its series premiere. With chart-topping co-writes and your own budding solo career, why go into TV? Because there are a lot of obstacles for songwriters to make money, my attitude has always been to diversify your portfolio; instead of having one income stream, have five. This year,…

AFTER EARNING HER FIRST SOLO NO. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Jan. 12 for her raw breakup single, “Without Me,” Halsey was dethroned the following week by Post Malone and Rae Sremmurd’s “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse).” But on Jan. 26 she rebounded to the top, thanks to a remix with Juice WRLD — and a vertical music video optimized for watching on a phone. Released to YouTube on Jan. 9 following an exclusive Spotify premiere last October, the video propelled a surge in streaming that brought Halsey back to No. 1. “Typically, we create a vertical video as an afterthought and tack it onto an official video shoot,” says Targa Sahyoun, vp video content and production at Capitol Music Group. But this time, the label shot…

THE ARTS DISTRICT AT THE eastern edge of downtown Los Angeles picked up its name in the 1970s, when visual and experimental artists flocked to the once industrial area. In the ’80s and ’90s, emerging acts like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana and Beck performed at the legendary punk-rock venue Al’s Bar. But few have had reason to visit the area, with its excess of grit and shortage of activity, for the last 20 or so years. Now, in what could prove to be a seismic shift for the city’s music industry and urban development map, Warner Music Group is moving from its Burbank headquarters into a former Ford Factory building on South Santa Fe Avenue (the move could come as early as March). And Spotify recently inked a…

AIRPLAY/STREAMING& SALES DATA COMPILED BY SOCIAL DATA COMPILED BY BILLBOARD ARTIST 100, EMERGING ARTISTS: The week’s most popular artists and emerging artists (as determined by multiple chart criteria), respectively, across all genres, ranked by album and track sales as measured by Nielsen Music, radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, streaming activity data from online music sources tracked by Nielsen Music and fan interaction on social networking sites as compiled by Next Big Sound. See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and explanations. © 2019 Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved..…

Wanna One Says Goodbye At No. 6 on the Social 50, Wanna One re-enters the tally — for possibly the last time. The K-pop group returns to the list following its final concerts over four days (Jan. 24-27) that culminated in a show at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome (also the site of its first concert). The boy band was mentioned 209,000 times on Twitter in the week ending Jan. 31, according to Next Big Sound, and saw even more reactions (550,000) to its posts on the service. The group’s contract ended Dec. 31. Actor-singer Jussie Smollett (below) reaches the Social 50 for the first time, debuting at No. 34, following reports on Jan. 29 that he had been attacked in Chicago early that morning. Smollett, who rose to prominence…

Weezer Colors Charts ‘Teal’ Following its first full week of availability, the newest self-titled set by Weezer (above) — this one dubbed the Teal Album — jumps 5-1 on the Top Rock Albums and Alternative Albums charts, becoming the quartet’s third No. 1 on both lists. Released Jan. 24, the all-covers set earned 38,000 equivalent album units in the Jan. 25-31 tracking week (up from 14,000 in its first day), according to Nielsen Music. Nine of the album’s 10 tracks appear on Hot Rock Songs (after lead single “Africa” hit No. 5 in September 2018), led by Weezer’s rendition of a-ha’s “Take On Me” at No. 13. In all, the band charts 10 songs on the list as “Can’t Knock the Hustle,” the lead radio single from Weezer’s next…

Franklin, Carr, Crowns Rule “Love Theory” by Kirk Franklin (above), the first track from his album due later in 2019, flies in atop the streaming-, airplay- and sales-powered Hot Gospel Songs chart, marking his record-extending seventh No. 1 and second start at the apex. He first entered at the top spot in September 2015 with “Wanna Be Happy?,” which ruled for 45 weeks, the second-longest-leading hit in the chart’s history (after Marvin Sapp’s “Never Would Have Made It”; 46 weeks, 2007-08). “Theory” drew 1 million U.S. streams in its first week, according to Nielsen Music, and debuts at No. 1 on Gospel Streaming Songs, marking Franklin’s second leader and first to open at the summit. With 3,000 sold, the track also debuts atop Gospel Digital Song Sales, marking his…