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Sheeran Still In
Top Shape
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D SHEERANS SHAPE OF YOU LEADS THE BILLBOARD
Hot 100 (dated April 15) for a 10th week, entering an
exclusive club of hits that have ruled for double-digit
weeks. The song is just the 34th No. 1 to lead for at least
10 weeks, dating back to the charts 1958 launch. Mariah Carey
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& Boyz II Mens One Sweet Day is the record-holder with 16

weeks at No. 1 in 1995 and 1996.
Shape reigns in all metrics for a fourth consecutive week,
holding atop Radio Songs (173 million in audience, according
to Nielsen Music), Streaming Songs (46.2 million U.S. streams)
and Digital Song Sales (85,000 downloads sold). It has sold
The weeks most popular current songs across all genres, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and streaming activity data by online music sources tracked by Nielsen Music.
1.6 million since its January release, marking the only song to
pass the million mark in 2017 year-to-date sales.
The lead single from Sheerans LP which has sold 503,000
copies in its first four weeks, likewise making it the years best-
selling-album so far continues to conquer a variety of formats,
leading the Mainstream and Adult Top 40 airplay charts for a
seventh and sixth week each, while charging 6-3 on Rhythmic. It
was the most-played song (137 detections) on Rhythmic chart-
panel station WQHT (Hot 97) New York in the week ending
April 2, assisted by a remix featuring Kranium. GARY TRUST
On Chart
Title CERTIFICATION Artist
Position
Weeks
Weeks
Week
Week
Peak
Ago
Last
This
PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL

2
1 1 1
#1
10 WKS Shape Of You 2 Ed Sheeran 1 12
STEVE MAC,E.SHEERAN (E.C.SHEERAN,J.MCDAID,
S.MCCUTCHEON,K.BURRUSS,T.COTTLE,K.BRIGGS) ATLANTIC
AG Thats What I Like Bruno Mars

2 2 2 SHAMPOO PRESS & CURL,STEREOTYPES (BRUNO MARS,P.M.LAWRENCE II, 2 11
C.B.BROWN,J.E.FAUNTLEROY II,J.YIP,R.ROMULUS,J.REEVES,R.C.MCCULLOUGH II) ATLANTIC
8 7 3 Something Just Like This The Chainsmokers & Coldplay 3 6

THE CHAINSMOKERS (A.TAGGART,C.A.J.MARTIN,
G.R.BERRYMAN,J.M.BUCKLAND,W.CHAMPION) DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA
5 5 4 I Feel It Coming The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk 4 19

DAFT PUNK,DOC MCKINNEY,CIRKUT,THE WEEKND (A.TESFAYE,T.BANGALTER,
G. DE HOMEM-CHRISTO,M.MCKINNEY,H.R.WALTER,E.CHEDEVILLE) XO/REPUBLIC
10 12 5 iSpy KYLE Feat. Lil Yachty 5 14

J.PORTILLO,L.KALE
(K.HARVEY,LIL YACHTY) INDIE-POP/QUALITY CONTROL/MOTOWN/CAPITOL/ATLANTIC
3 4 6 Bad And Boujee Migos Feat. Lil Uzi Vert 1 20

METRO BOOMIN,G KOOP (K.CEPHUS,
T.Q.K.MARSHALL,L.T.WAYNE,R.MANDELL) QUALITY CONTROL/300
4 3 7 I Dont Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) Zayn / Taylor Swift 2 16
J.ANTONOFF (T.SWIFT,
S.DEW,J.ANTONOFF) UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/BIG MACHINE/RCA/REPUBLIC
6 6 8 Tunnel Vision Kodak Black 6 6

METRO BOOMIN,J.LUELLEN,CUBEATZ (D.OCTAVE,
L.T.WAYNE,J.H.LUELLEN,K.GOMRINGER,T.GOMRINGER) DOLLAZ N DEALZ/ATLANTIC
9 10 9 Paris 0 The Chainsmokers 6 11

SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING
THE CHAINSMOKERS (A.TAGGART,K.ERIKSSON,F.HAGGSTAM) DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA

Shape of You is
DATA COMPILED BY
Sheerans first No.1

onthe Hot100 as - 8 10 Passionfruit Drake 8 2
aleadartist. N.ROUGES (A.GRAHAM,N.ROGUES) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
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Billboard Hot 100
CRAVALHO: EDDY CHEN/ABC. PERRY: JEFF KRAVITZ/FILMMAGIC. HUNT: CHASE

Position
Weeks
Weeks
Week
Week
Chart
Peak
Ago
58
Last
This
LAUER. HILL: ETHAN MILLER/GETTY IMAGES. MALIK: MILLER MOBLEY.

On
The 16-year- PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL
2
olds Hot 100
debut, which was - 9 21
Portland Drake Feat. Quavo & Travis Scott
9 2
MURDA BEATZ,CUBEATZ (A.GRAHAM,T.Q.K.MARSHALL,
written by Lin- TRAVIS SCOTT,S.L.LINDSTROM,T.GOMRINGER,K.GOMRINGER) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
Manuel Miranda
for Moana, has HOT SHOT 22 The Heart Part 4 Kendrick Lamar 22 1
peaked at No. 41. DEBUT NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) TOP DAWG
AULII
C R AVA L H O 24 26 23
Issues Julia Michaels
23 10
STARGATE,BENNY BLANCO (J.MICHAELS,
How Far Ill Go J.TRANTER,B.J.LEVIN,T.E.HERMANSEN,M.S.ERIKSEN) REPUBLIC
35 32 24
Location Khalid
24 12
SYKSENSE,SMASH DAVID,BIGGIE,TUNJI IGE (K.ROBINSON,
J.SCRUGGS,S.D.JIMINEZ,B.KURTI,O.IGE,A.GONZALEZ) RIGHT HAND/RCA
26 25 25
T-Shirt Migos
19 11
NARD,B.RACKLEY,XL (T.Q.K.MARSHALL,
K.CEPHUS,K.K.BALL,J.B.ROSSER,B.RACKLEY) QUALITY CONTROL/300
20 23 26
Mercy Shawn Mendes
15 28
J.GOSLING,J.T.GEIGER II (S.MENDES,
T.GEIGER,D.PARKER,I.JUBER) ISLAND/REPUBLIC
31 15 27
Fake Love Drake
8 23
VINYLZ,FRANK DUKES (A.GRAHAM,A.HERNANDEZ,
A.FEENY,B.T.HAZZARD,L.A.HUFF,G.MCFADDEN,J.WHITEHEAD) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
32 30 28
Congratulations Post Malone Feat. Quavo
28 14
FRANK DUKES,METRO BOOMIN (A.POST,L.BELL,
A.FEENY,T.Q.K.MARSHALL,L.T.WAYNE,C.A.ROSENR) REPUBLIC
22 27 29
24K Magic 2 Bruno Mars
4 25
SHAMPOO PRESS & CURL (BRUNO MARS,
P.M.LAWRENCE II,C.B.BROWN) ATLANTIC
16 31 30
Cold Maroon 5 Feat. Future
16 7
PHIL,J.RYAN,JKASH (A.N.LEVINE,
J.K.HINDLIN,J.RYAN,J.TRANTER,P.SHAOUY) 222/INTERSCOPE
Cant Stop The Feeling! 4 Justin Timberlake

Why has this song continued to resonate Ive been trying in New York. And I just 28 33 31 J.TIMBERLAKE,MAX MARTIN,SHELLBACK 1 47
(J.TIMBERLAKE,MAX MARTIN,SHELLBACK) VILLA 40/DREAMWORKS/RCA
long after Moana has left theaters? learned about Postmates people will
Moana has connected with so many deliver food right to you! That was the 25 34 32
Scars To Your Beautiful Alessia Cara 8 31
POP,OAKWUD,S.KOLE (A.CARACCIOLO,
A.WANSEL,W.FELDER,C.TILLMAN) EP/DEF JAM
individuals through its characters and No.1 thing for me. New York is doing
message, and the music is no different. itright. 23 28 33 Down Marian Hill 21 11
J.K.LLOYD (J.K.LLOYD,S,L.GONGOL) PHOTO FINISH/REPUBLIC
The song comes from a place of what
if. We all have that drive, that quiet voice What do you miss most about your 33 41 34 Swang Rae Sremmurd 33 15
P-NASTY (A.I.S.BROWN,K.U.BROWN,P.R.SLAUGHTER) EAR DRUMNER/INTERSCOPE
inside telling you to go for it. nativeHawaii?
Aside from my friends and family, my cat. 30 37 35
Starboy 4 The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk
1 28
DAFT PUNK,DOC MCKINNEY,CIRKUT,THE WEEKND (A.TESFAYE,T.BANGALTER,
Youve been traveling a lot in support of I have been away from her for a month- G. DE HOMEM-CHRISTO,M.MCKINNEY,H.R.WALTER,J.QUENNEVILLE) XO/REPUBLIC
How Far Ill Go. Whats something that and-a-half, and Im wondering if shell
34 42 36
Rolex Ayo & Teo
34 7
BL$$D,BACKPACK MILLER (J.MILLER,T.SHARRIEFF,
has surprised you about a new city? remember me. Her name is Chin Chin, P.ALEXANDER,A.BOWLES,M.BOWLES) COLUMBIA
The differences in the people, cultures because she has a double chin. What if
38 46 37
Million Reasons Lady Gaga
4 19
and foods. My stomach has not been able shelost weight? Will I need to rename her?
M.RONSON,LADY GAGA (S.G.GERMANOTTA,
H.LINDSEY,M.D.RONSON) STREAMLINE/INTERSCOPE
to keep up with all the different foods LYNDSEY HAVENS

Dirt On My Boots 0 Jon Pardi
37 43 38 37 17
B.BUTLER,J.PARDI (R.AKINS,J.FRASURE,A.GORLEY) CAPITOL NASHVILLE
29 39 39
Bad Things Machine Gun Kelly x Camila Cabello 4 22
THE FUTURISTICS (R.C.BAKER,A.SCHWARTZ,
J.KHAJADOURIAN,M.LOVE,K.C.CABELLO,A.SCALZO) EST19XX/BAD BOY/EPIC/INTERSCOPE
On Chart
Free Smoke Drake

Position

Weeks
Weeks
Week
Week
- 18 40 18 2
Peak
Ago
Last
This
PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL BOI-1DA (A.GRAHAM,M.SAMUELS,A.RITTER,M.BERNARD,

2
B.ANTOINE,D.SEWELL,P.BENDER,S.MAVIN,P.MOSS,N.SAALFIELD) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
12 13 11 Rockabye Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie 9 17 36 44 41

Dont Wanna Know Maroon 5 Feat. Kendrick Lamar
6 25
J.PATTERSON,M.RALPH,STEVE MAC (J.PATTERSON, THE ARCADE,BENNY BLANCO,LOUIE LASTIC (B.J.LEVIN,J.RYAN,J.K.HINDLIN,
I.WROLDSEN,S.MCCUTCHEON,A.MALIK,S.P.HENRIQUES) BIG BEAT/ATLANTIC/RRP A.MALIK,K.MCKENZIE,J.MILLS,A.BEN-ABDALLAH,A.N.LEVINE) 222/INTERSCOPE
18 16 12
Body Like A Back Road Sam Hunt
12 9 65 66 42 SG Look At Me! XXXTENTACION 42 8
Z.CROWELL (S.HUNT,Z.CROWELL, A.J.BANKS (J.D.ONFROY,
J.OSBORNE,S.MCANALLY) MCA NASHVILLE/CAPITOL A.J.BANKS) XXXTENTACION/BAD VIBES FOREVER/EMPIRE RECORDINGS
15 19 13 DG Chained To The Rhythm Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley 4 7 - 29 43

Gyalchester Drake
29 2
MAX MARTIN,A.PAYAMI (KATY PERRY, IBEATZ (A.GRAHAM,
K AT Y P E R RY MAX MARTIN,S.K.I.FURLER,A.PAYAMI,S.MARLEY) CAPITOL I.MEGYIMORECZ,R.BROOKS) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
F E AT.
13 SKIP MARLEY
Chained to
7 11 14 Love On The Brain
F.BALL (F.BALL,J.ANGEL,R.FENTY)
Rihanna
WESTBURY ROAD/ROC NATION
5 24 53 52 44
Despacito
A.TORRES,M.RENGIFO (LUIS FONSI,
E.ENDER,R.L.AYALA RODRIGUEZ)
Luis Fonsi Feat. Daddy Yankee
UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO/UMLE
44 11
the Rhythm It Aint Me Kygo x Selena Gomez Slide Calvin Harris Feat. Frank Ocean & Migos
17 20 15 KYGO,ANDREW WATT (KYGO,A.WOTMAN, 12 7 48 55 45 CALVIN HARRIS (CALVIN HARRIS, 34 5
B.LEE,A.TAMPOSI,S.GOMEZ) ULTRA/RCA/INTERSCOPE FRANK OCEAN,T.Q.K.MARSHALL,K.CEPHUS) FLY EYE/COLUMBIA
A 69-cent iTunes Store
sale price sparks the songs 11 14 16
Bounce Back 0 Big Sean
6 21 43 53 46 Water Under The Bridge 0 Adele 26 21
HITMAKA (S.M.ANDERSON,C.WARD,L.T.WAYNE, G.KURSTIN (A.L.B.ADKINS,G.KURSTIN) XL/COLUMBIA
47percent surge to 50,000 sold. A.C,JOHNSON,J.P.FELTON,K.O.WEST) G.O.O.D./DEF JAM
The track also becomes Perrys
15th top10 on the Radio Songs 27 21 17
Stay Zedd & Alessia Cara
17 5 44 56 47
Party Chris Brown Feat. Usher & Gucci Mane
40 15
ZEDD,L.WIKLUND (A.ZASLAVSKI,A.CARACCIOLO, ISM,A1 (C.M.BROWN,F.BENTLEY,C.DOTSON,L.N.ANDERSON,
chart (65million in audience). J.PARMENIUS,L.WIKLUND,S.AARONS,A.FROEN) INTERSCOPE B.J.TURNER, JR.,B.BRADFORD,R.DAVIS,U.RAYMOND IV) RCA
19 24 18 Mask Off Future 18 6 - 38 48 Blem Drake 38 2

METRO BOOMIN (N.D.WILBURN,L.T.WAYNE) A-1/FREEBANDZ/EPIC T-MINUS (A.GRAHAM,T.WILLIAMS,L.RICHIE) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
19
Say You Wont Let Go James Arthur 49 XO TOUR Llif3 Lil Uzi Vert 49 1
21 22 19 23 NEW
DATA COMPILED BY
A.BEITZKE,B.SPENCE (J.A.ARTHUR, NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) GENERATION NOW/ATLANTIC

S.SOLOMON,N.ORMANDY) COLUMBIA
13 17 20
Closer 4 The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey 1 35 51 58 50
Both Gucci Mane Feat. Drake
41 15
THE CHAINSMOKERS,S.C.FRANK,LOUIS THE CHILD (A.TAGGART, METRO BOOMIN,J.LUELLEN (R.DAVIS,
S.C.FRANK,F.KENNETT,A.FRANGIPANE,I.SLADE,J.KING) DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA A.GRAHAM,L.T.WAYNE,J.H.LUELLEN) GUWOP/ATLANTIC
6 BILLBOARD | APRIL 15, 2017

DATA FOR WE E K OF 04.15. 2017
Position
Weeks
Weeks
Week
Week
Chart
Peak
12
Ago
Last
This
As Sam Hunts Body Like a Back
On
PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL
2
In Case You Didnt Know Brett Young Road accelerates 16-12 on the
68 67 51 51 8
D.HUFF (B.YOUNG,T.REEVE,K.SCHILENGER,T.TOMLINSON) BMLG Billboard Hot 100 and tops the
Believer Imagine Dragons Hot Country Songs chart for an
42 57 52 41 8
MATTMAN & ROBIN (D.REYNOLDS,W.SERMON,B.MCKEE,
D.PLATZMAN,R.FREDRIKSSON,M.LARSSON,J.TRANTER) KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE
eighth week, MCA Nashville and
SA M H U N T Capitol are promoting it to pop
- 35 53
Teenage Fever Drake
35 2 Body Like a
M.THOMAS (A.GRAHAM,M.THOMAS,J.LOPEZ, and adult radio after stations in
R.JERKINS,F.JERKINS III,L.A.DANIELS,C.ROONEY) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC Back Road
those formats began playing the
56 71 54 Redbone 0 Childish Gambino 48 17 track unsolicited. Says Universal
D.GLOVER (D.GLOVER,L.GORANSSON) MCDJ/GLASSNOTE
Music Group Nashville senior
66 68 55 Hurricane Luke Combs 55 7 vp promotion Royce Risser: We
S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,T.PHILLIPS,T.ARCHER) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE
didnt plan to cross it this soon,
- 36 56
Sacrifices Drake Feat. 2 Chainz & Young Thug
36 2 butwhen pop started to [play it],
T-MINUS (A.GRAHAM,T.EPPS,J.L.WILLIAMS,
T.WILLIAMS,D.A.JOHNSON) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
wehad to re-evaluate. The track
69 79 57
Heavy Linkin Park Feat. Kiiara
52 6 isthe fifth-best-selling song of
M.SHINODA,B.DELSON (M.SHINODA,B.DELSON,
2017, moving 546,000 units,
C.BENNINGTON,J.MICHAELS,J.TRANTER) MACHINE SHOP/WARNER BROS.
46 63 58 How Far Ill Go 0 Aulii Cravalho 41 16 according to Nielsen Music. G.T.

M.MANCINA,L.M.MIRANDA (L.M.MIRANDA) WALT DISNEY
39 65 59
Green Light Lorde
19 5
LORDE,J.ANTONOFF,FRANK DUKES
(E.M.L.YELICH-OCONNOR,J.ANTONOFF,J.LITTLE) LAVA/REPUBLIC
Fast
Position
Luke Bryan Title CERTIFICATION Artist
Weeks
Weeks
Week
Week
64 69 60 60 10
Chart
Peak
Ago
Last
This
On
J.STEVENS,J.STEVENS (L.BRYAN,R.CLAWSON,L.LAIRD) CAPITOL NASHVILLE PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL
2
61
Speak To A Girl Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
61 1 The Weekend Brantley Gilbert
NEW B.GALLIMORE,T.MCGRAW,F.HILL 84 93 81
D.HUFF (B.GILBERT,A.DEROBERTS) VALORY
69 13
(SHY CARTER,D.GIBSON,J.SPARGUR) MCGRAW/ARISTA NASHVILLE
70 74 62 Any Ol Barstool Jason Aldean 62 10 - 50 82 4422 Drake Feat. Sampha 50 2

M.KNOX (J.THOMPSON,D.RUTTAN) MACON/BROKEN BOW FRANCISGOTHEAT (S.SISAY,F.NGUYENTRAN) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
52 72 63 Castle On The Hill 0 Ed Sheeran 6 12 - 49 83

Jorja Interlude Drake
49 2
BENNY BLANCO,E.SHEERAN (E.C.SHEERAN,B.J.LEVIN) ATLANTIC N.SHEBIB (A.GRAHAM,N.J.SHEBIB,
J.SMITH,D.MCLEAN,A.ACCLESTON) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
67 86 64
Shining DJ Khaled Feat. Beyonce & Jay Z
57 7
Madiba Riddim Drake TIM
- 51 84 51 2
61 M c G R AW &
DJ KHALED,DANJA (K.M.KHALED,S.C.CARTER, FRANK DUKES,NINETEEN85 (A.GRAHAM,
B.KNOWLES,F.N.HILLS,J.A.BRATHWAITE) WE THE BEST/EPIC P. JEFFERIES,A.FEENY,C.HANDSOME) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
FA I T H H I L L
- 98 65
Swalla Jason Derulo Feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign
65 2
Ice Melts Drake Feat. Young Thug Speak to a Girl
R.REED (J.DESROULEAUX,E.FREDERIC,J.K.HINDLIN, - 62 85 SUPAH MARIO (A.GRAHAM,J.L.WILLIAMS, 62 2
G.LEWIS,O.T.MARAJ,T.W.GRIFFIN JR,R.DIGGS,R.JONES) BELUGA HEIGHTS/WARNER BROS. D.PRIESTER,L. GRIFFIN JR.) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
66
Still Got Time Zayn Feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR
66 1
Do Not Disturb Drake The duet debuts with 44,000
NEW FRANK DUKES,MURDA BEATZ (Z.MALIK, - 60 86 BOI-1DA,A.RITTER (A.GRAHAM,M.SAMUELS, 60 2 sold in its first full week. It
A.FEENY,S.L.LINDSTROM,J.A.BRATHWAITE) RCA A.RITTER,N.J.SHEBIB,S. AALEGRA,L.KALI) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
bounds 33-6 on Hot Country
58 77 67
Play That Song 0 Train
41 18 Black Dierks Bentley Songs, where it is McGraws
WILL IDAP (P.T.MONAHAN,W.W.LARSEN, RE-ENTRY 87 87 8 55th top10 and Hills 24th.
F.LOESSER,H.CARMICHAEL) COLUMBIA R. COPPERMAN (D.BENTLEY,R.COPPERMAN,A.GORLEY) CAPITOL NASHVILLE
- 45 68
Get It Together Drake Feat. Jorja Smith & Black Coffee 45 2
Yeah Boy Kelsea Ballerini
NINETEEN85 (A.GRAHAM,P. JEFFERIES,N.J.SHEBIB, RE-ENTRY 88 F.G.WHITEHEAD,J.MASSEY (K.BALLERINI, 88 6
N.I.MAPHUMULO,B.N.ONQUILISO) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC F.G.WHITEHEAD,K.TIMMER) BLACK RIVER
80 87 69 Road Less Traveled Lauren Alaina 69 10 - 54 89

Glow Drake Feat. Kanye West
54 2
BUSBEE (LAUREN ALAINA,J.FRASURE,M.TRAINOR) 19/INTERSCOPE/MERCURY NASHVILLE N.SHEBIB,K.WEST (A.GRAHAM,K.O.WEST,N.J.SHEBIB,C.YOUNG,L.KING JR,M.Y.JONES,J.S.SANDIFER, YOUNG MONEY/CASH
N.GOLDSTEIN,P.BAILEY,M.WHITE,C.MONTAGNER,M.A.MASKATI,G.GARZON-MONTANO,A.JEFFRIES) MONEY/REPUBLIC
57 80 70 Deja Vu J. Cole 7 16 74 95 90 Draco Future 46 6

VINYLZ,BOI-1DA,VELOUS (J.COLE) DREAMVILLE/ROC NATION/INTERSCOPE DJ SPINZ (N.D.WILBURN,G.R.HILL) A-1/FREEBANDZ/EPIC
73 83 71 Moves Big Sean 38 14 76 100 91 How Far Ill Go Alessia Cara 56 17

FUSE (S.M.ANDERSON,E.EARLE,J.LACROIX,A.C,JOHNSON,S.DURAND) G.O.O.D./DEF JAM OAKWUD,TREVORIOUS (L.M.MIRANDA) EP/DEF JAM/WALT DISNEY
81 92 72 Hometown Girl Josh Turner 72 5 92

Scared To Be Lonely Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa 88 4
K.GREENBERG (M.BEESON,D.TASHIAN) MCA NASHVILLE
RE-ENTRY MARTIN GARRIX,VALLEY GIRL (MARTIN GARRIX,
G.KU OVERTON,N.CAMPANY,K.SHEARER,G.H.TUINFORT) STMPD RCRDS/RCA
Z AY N F E AT.
Selfish Future Feat. Rihanna Galway Girl Ed Sheeran
59 85 73 DETAIL,MANTRA,MAJOR SEVEN (N.D.WILBURN,
N.C.FISHER,MANTRA,O.WALKER,R.FENTY) A-1/FREEBANDZ/EPIC
37 5 63 89 93 M.ELIZONDO (E.C.SHEERAN,F.VANCE,J.MCDAID,A.WADGE,
E.MURRAY,N.DUNNE,L.BRADLEY,D.MCKEE,S.GRAHAM) ATLANTIC
53 4
66 PA R T Y N E X T -
DOOR
The Fighter Still Got Time
87 78 74 Keith Urban Feat. Carrie Underwood 53 8 55 75 94 Everyday Ariana Grande Feat. Future 55 7
BUSBEE,K.URBAN (K.URBAN,BUSBEE) HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE ILYA (S.KOTECHA,N.D.WILBURN,KNOCDOWN,A.GRANDE) REPUBLIC
Zayn Maliks collaboration with

14 84 75
No Frauds Nicki Minaj, Drake & Lil Wayne 14 3 Good Drank 2 Chainz x Gucci Mane x Quavo Drake protg PartyNextDoor
MURDA BEATZ,CUBEATZ (O.T.MARAJ, RE-ENTRY 95 92 3
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No Long Talk Drake Feat. Giggs
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79 91 77 Losin Control Russ 77 5 - 82 97

Cant Have Everything Drake
82 2
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- 48 79
KMT Drake Feat. Giggs
48 2 - 61
Nothings Into Somethings Drake
99 61 2
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Contents FEATU RES TOPLI N E ST Y L E
36 Town And Country Taylor Swift wrote 13 Inside Universal Music Groups 34 Go beyond the music at Coachella
Little Big Towns new hit and the long-term licensing deal with Spotify. with high-end dining options, sound
group was honored with a residency 14 The rise of Max Lousada, WMGs baths, art and more things to do and
at the Ryman, but lately the band new CEO of recorded music. see while in the desert.
members come off less like Nashville
insiders and more like outlaws. 7 DAYS ON T H E SCE N E BACKSTAG E PASS
40 Summers Hottest Festivals A look 20 Parties Academy of Country 47 At Canadas top venues, The
at this years offerings, from the most MusicAwards Tragically Hips final run rivaled
in- demand headliner Chance tours by Justin Bieber, Celine Dion
the Rapper to Bonnaroos big T H E B E AT andDrake.
get: U2s first and only U.S. festival 23 Alt-rocks new heroine Bishop Briggs 55 Incubus reflects on its 20-year legacy
appearance. enters festival season with a big and coming out of it alive.
voice and some self-doubt.
TH E B I LLBOA RD HOT 10 0 26 The director of the Tribeca Film CODA
5 Ed Sheerans Shape of You leads for Festivals Whitney Houston doc on 76 40 years ago, Fleetwood Macs
a milestone 10th week. working against her estates wishes. Rumours became a landmark No.1.
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H OW G R A I N G E A N D E K
( F I N A L LY ) G O T I T D O N E THE OVER UNDER
THE NEW LICENSING DEAL BETWEEN UMG AND SPOTIFY GAINED BOTH
PA R T I E S VA L U A B L E W I N S . W H E R E D O T H E Y G O F R O M H E R E ?
BY ROBERT LEVINE
D
Troye Sivan becomes the
recorded-music business. 55 percent or slightly more, will youngest recipient of the
It was like the U.S. and Soviet instead in most circumstances Stephen F. Kolzak honor at
Union during the Cold War, Peter range between that level and theGLAAD Media Awards.
Paterno, a partner at King Holmes about 52 percent, depending
Paterno & Soriano, tells Billboard. on what subscription targets
Mutually assured destruction. the company hits, according to
Thankfully, no one ever pressed sources with knowledge of the
DURING THE LAST TWO YEARS, the button: UMGs music remained deal. (The actual pact is more
Spotify and Universal Music on Spotify, even without a long- complicated, involving different
Groups negotiations for a long- term deal. But no one really backed royalty rates for different countries
term licensing agreement gradually down, either. Instead, the two and circumstances.) On the other
SIVAN: JB LACROIX/WIREIMAGE. LOPEZ: JASON LAVERIS/FILMMAGIC. CLINTON: KEVORK DJANSEZIAN/GETTY IMAGES.
turned into media-business companies seem to have struck a hand, UMG artists will be able Hoverboard manufacturer
brinkmanship. UMG chairman/ deal that gives each side what it to limit their albums to the paid Sidekick Group files a lawsuit
CEO Lucian Grainge knew that needs, even if neither one managed tier for two weeks after release against Jennifer Lopez over
Spotify was under pressure to go to dictate all of the terms. although singles will be available alleged unfulfilled promotion.
public, which would be hard to This feels like a very reasonable for free a concession that Spotify
do without label deals and that deal in that Spotify gave the labels had previously declined to offer.
Spotify co-founder/CEO DanielEk the ability to window to restrict For a while, label executives
needed to reduce royalty payments albums to the services paid tier for have whispered that negotiations
to show investors the potential for a limited time and in exchange took so long because Ek was
profit. And as streaming became got the discount they needed, says reluctant to make any changes
the dominant means of music Jonathan Daniel, a partner at to the companys free tier. But
consumption, UMG, like other Crush Music, which manages Sia he became more willing to
labels, needed the service to convert and Lorde, among others. compromise sources have SESAC names George Clinton
more users of its controversial Under the agreement, the share hinted that Spotify general as the recipient of its Legacy
free tier into the subscribers that of revenue Spotify pays labels in counsel Horacio Gutierrez Award at the organizations
are fueling the recovery of the royalties, currently thought to be played a key role and the deal PopMusic Awards on April13.
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couldnt wait much longer. Under help labels by driving investment The ability to limit music to its royalty payments only if it hits
the companys March 2016 debt and competition in the online Spotifys paid tier may no longer be certain subscriber numbers. The
agreement, if Spotify didnt go public music world. as valuable as it would have been deal incentivizes them to increase
by last month, its interest rate would Spotify still needs to broker a year ago, however. Prominent the number of subscribers instead
rise by one percentage point every long-term deals with Sony Music Spotify holdouts like Adele and of solely growing the free tier, says
six months, and it would be required Entertainment, Warner Music Taylor Swift didnt initially make a label source. If theyre scaling,
to give its lenders equity on better Group and the independent label their albums available on the service, artists are making more money and
terms. With a UMG deal in hand, community. Its not close to a deal but fans are quickly labels are making
with SME or WMG, according to getting out of the habit more money.
label sources, and the sticking point of purchasing music With varying
It was like the U.S. is what else? money. Spotify even as downloads.
STREAMING GAINS
degrees of
and the Soviet
11.4%
needs to reduce its split [of revenue I dont think its going enthusiasm, the rest
that goes to labels] in order to have to be used for many of the industry will
Union during an IPO, and we get that, says a label releases other than probably follow
the Cold War: source, but why would we do a deal

thats meaningfully worse?
the biggest artists,
says Elliot Groffman,
Increase in revenue
in 2016, the first double-
even if some labels
hold out for a while.
mutually assured
digit bump since 1998.
Locking in a deal with UMG gives a partner at Carroll Universal is the one
51 %
Spotify more leverage with other Guido & Groffman. that can call the shots,
destruction. labels since it doesnt need all of The focus should to some extent, says
Peter Paterno those deals to go public. And UMG, be more on a push to Mark Mulligan,
which accounted for 35.7 percent of limit free. Percent of total revenue an analyst at MIDiA
from streaming, up
Spotify, which has been valued at the U.S. recorded-music market in UMGs deal could 68 percent to $3.9 billion.
Research, and this is
$8 billion, has a powerful incentive the first quarter of 2017, according do that although the next stage of how
109%
to go public in the coming months. to Nielsen Music, often sets the removing albums labels and streaming
A successful IPO would benefit the pattern for the structure of digital from Spotifys free tier services work
major labels, which have equity in the deals. This may be the beginning will also drive some together.
company, although executives now of something thats going to be listeners to Apples Jump in average number
of streaming subscribers,
consider the revenue it generates to an industry standard, says Russ iTunes, or piracy Additional reporting
to 22.6 million.
be far more important. Moreover, Crupnick, managing partner of the since it allows the by Ed Christman and
consultancy MusicWatch. service to decrease
Source: RIAA
the financial success of Spotify would DanRys.
Max Lousada Takes Top Warner Job

The incoming recorded-music group CEO will fill a role last occupied by
LyorCohen and is expected to eventually succeed WMG CEO Stephen Cooper
BY DAN RYS
W
hen Lyor Cohen resigned as chairman/CEO of post at Columbia Records left vacant when Rob Stringer was
Warner Music Groups recorded-music division promoted to Sony Music Entertainment CEO in April. By
five years ago, WMG CEO Stephen Cooper staying in the Warner family, Lousada becomes the youngest
restructured the company so that its label heads top music executive among the three majors and steps into
reported directly to him, rather than hire a replacement. As of a global role that gives him oversight of recorded-music
Oct.1, that role will be filled again, when 43-year-old Warner operations at the third-largest major label group. WMG owns
U.K. chairman/CEO Max Lousada assumes his mentorand the Atlantic, Warner Bros. and Parlophone labels as well as the
former boss Cohens old duties, with the expectation that he Rhino and Warner Classics catalogs.
LOUSADA: ANDREW WHITTON. COOPER: SHAREIF ZIYADAT/FILMMAGIC. SHEERAN: D DIPASUPIL/FILMMAGIC.
will eventually succeed Cooper. I came to Warner because it has always been such
An indie veteran who established himself at Rawkus and a fantastic melting pot of independent spirits uniting to
Mushroom Records, Lousada has been with WMG since 2003. champion artists that change culture and make music that
Initially appointed head of A&R at Atlantic Records U.K., he rose matters, Lousada said in a statement.
to president and chairman of the label in 2009, overseeing an He embraces change and seizes the opportunities
operation that signed Ed Sheeran, Clean Bandit and [generated by] the evolving landscape, says Cohen, who
James Blunt and helped develop Coldplay and Muse. currently works as YouTubes global head of music.
Lousada
Sheerans manager Stuart Camp told Billboard Lousada will inherit one label, Atlantic, that has
that Lousadas passion for, and knowledge of, music been on fire for the past year. It is currently reaping
across all genres is outstanding, [and] his ability to the success of Sheerans and has six of the top 11 years and a 2.7percent gain in market share to 21.4percent in
communicate his ideas is unmatched. songs on the Billboard Hot100. Warner Bros. Records 2016. But Cooper is regarded as an astute businessman who
By the time Cooper appointed Lousada to lead Cooper presents more of a challenge. Although up-and- was hired to run WMG by its owner Len Blavatnik in 2011 not
WMGs U.K. division in 2013, he also had developed coming Danish band Lukas Grahams 2016 hit single a music man. He is also70years old and is expected to groom
a reputation for spotting promising executive talent, 7 Years energized the label, Warner has struggled Lousada as his eventual successor. Says Cohen: Were entering
such as Ben Cook, whom he brought in to run Asylum, with breaking new talent. the second or third golden age of the music business, and Max is
and, more recently, Atlantic U.K. WMG under Cooper has steadily repositioned itself just the type of executive who should be leading that.
Warners promotion of Lousada comes at a time for the streaming age, posting a 9.4percent increase
when he was being courted to fill the chairman/CEO Sheeran in revenue to $3.2billion its best number in eight Additional reporting by Richard Smirke.

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FROM THE DESK OF
CO - F O U N D E R /C E O, 3 0 0 E N T E RTA I N M E N T
Kevin
Liles
The veteran label executive
and manager on DAngelo,
dataand C-suite shakeups
BY DAN RYS
PHOTOGRAPHED BY ANNIE TRITT
I want everybody to feel like

Im a general beside you,
says Liles, photographed
March16 at his Manhattan
headquarters, about his desk
in the middle of 300s open-
plan office. I believe that
were changing the trajectory
of the industry, but also
raising kids to be the next us.

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F
EW THINGS MAKE A RECORD Did you know Cohen and Moscowitz boss is a friend. But just like any other label,
executive happier than kicking were going to leave 300? to have a seat at the table, you still got to
off a new year by landing the No. 1 I think what we prided ourselves on is that fight your way to get what you want based
single in the country. Doubling up foremost, were all individuals, and at on your music and your products.
with a No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, certain times people might feel different
as Migos did with their lead single Bad ways. But I call it evolution. When I started You managed some difficult artists at
and Boujee and sophomore release at Def Jam, Rick Rubin was leaving. KWL, one being DAngelo. What was
Culture already in 2017, was welcome When I was president and CEO of Def that experience like?
vindication for 300 Entertainment co- Jam, Lyor was leaving to go to Warner. I dont use the term difficult. I use
founder/CEO Kevin Liles. From Warner, I left first. Were going determined. Determined to make his
The one-two punch couldnt have to continue to bring other pieces to the album a classic one, determined to have
come at a better time for the 3-year- puzzle. Its all clear where the buck stops his point of view at the time he wants to
old independent company, founded in now. I sit here more confident than ever speak. So its not difficult to me its my
November 2013 by Liles, Lyor Cohen, saying everything happened for a reason. job. My job is to make sure true art is able
Todd Moscowitz and Roger Gold as But I wish anyone who takes the solo road to be shared with the world. And I believe
a forward-thinking, data-driven music of entrepreneurship the best of luck. I DAngelo is art.
company. Born in Baltimore, the 49-year- dont fault anybody from doing anything.
old Liles joined Def Jam as an intern You know, Lyor still owns a part of the Why did you expand into pop and
in 1991, rose to president in 1998 and, company. What better position could I have country?
alongside Cohen and Moscowitz, built the one of my best friends in the world in? Ive been doing that my whole life what
were the Beastie Boys? (Laughs.) You
We want to be the great American know, we want to be the great American

record label, not just the great American
record label, not the rap or pop label. rap or country or pop label. We want to be
a house for artists that want to have a voice
and tell a great story with an edge.
label into a global powerhouse with stars Is Cohen still involved in 300?
like JayZ, DMX and Ja Rule. In 2004, all Lyor cant be involved with any day-to-day. With all the changes happening in the
three left for Warner Music Group, where Hes just an investor. Google and YouTube music industry, how do you adapt?
Liles served as executive vp until 2009, are our biggest investors. I cant say I knew By continuing to be nimble and well-
when he left to form KWL Management, everything, but I knew enough that the financed and understanding were in a
representing such artists as DAngelo, move was the best for our venture partner high-volume, low-margin business and
Trey Songz and Mariah Carey. and the best for 300. We have a great making decisions based on that. Some
The launch of 300 served as a reunion relationship [at YouTube now] because the people say, Build the pipes and then get
for the trio, and by 2015, the company the artists. I say, Get the artists and
was on a run of success with rappers like 1 then build the pipes. Because once you
FettyWap and Young Thug and rock have art, everything else
band Highly Suspect. But last September, will come.
Cohen abruptly announced he was leaving
the company, in which he remains the 2 3
largest individual investor, to become
the global head of music at YouTube;
six weeks later, Moscowitz followed him
out the door to launch his own label,
Alamo Records, in a joint venture with
Universal Music Group.
The departures sowed uncertainty
about 300s future, with rumors of an
artist exodus or a potential sale making
the rounds. But Liles weathered the
storm, strategizing the Migos rollout
while focusing on a year ahead that
should include releases from Young Thug,
4
Fetty Wap, Meg Mac, Bailey Bryan,
Coast Modern and CheatCodes, to
1On the steps of the Brooklyn apartment where
name an eclectic few. JayZ (right) grew up, for a 2009 interview with Oprah
The machine is focused and refined; Winfreys O magazine. 2I used to play baseball a long
time ago, and Iwas always inspired by Hammerin
were nimble and independent but have Hank Aaron, says Liles of this Aaron-signed Louisville
the muscle of a major, and were ready Slugger. For him to give me that was a blessing. 3His
GROOMING BY MEL PALDINO AT ENNIS
for what the world has to offer, Liles says first Def Jam bomber jacket, which Russell Simmons
gave to Liles in 1991 when Liles was an intern. 4From
confidently. As for the rumors surrounding left: Onstage with Sean Combs, JayZ, Mary J.Blige
the future of the company, Liles is and Beyonc at the Promote the Vote Block Party in
Philadelphia to rally support for Barack Obama in the
emphatic. Youre hearing it from the 2008 presidential election. Says Liles: In 08, when we 4
CEO: 300 is not for sale. all went out, we called ourselves Super Friends.

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the importance of lyrics in crafting a hit song
to a case study on the making of Justin Biebers
and marketing firm 42West
2015 album Purpose with the contributing (Lady Gaga, The Weeknd) in
songwriters, producers and A&R reps. a deal valued at $28million.
ASCAP will also honor two standout artists.
Stevie Wonder, an ASCAP member for more than 50
years, will be presented with the inaugural Key Country singer Clay Walker
4-02
of Life Award, which recognizes songwriters who and wife Jessica Craig
demonstrate their commitment to the art form. announced they are expecting
Wonder will receive the award during his keynote
Walker (right) and their fourth child together.
interview, which will close the event. Also,
wife Craig at the ACM
four-time ASCAP country music songwriter of the Awards on April2.
year Ashley Gorley will be honored for penning UTA hired Geoff Geespin
4-04
30 No.1 country songs for such acts as Blake Gamere, a 16-year veteran
Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Florida Georgia Line
radio programmer and on-air
and Rascal Flatts.
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Ashley has a marvelous gift of capturing the Lorde signed with the talent at iHeartMedia.
3-27
ups and downs of the human experience in song, musicdepartment at PR
says ASCAP president/chairman Paul Williams. firmPMK*BNC. AEG Presents and Brooklyn
Following are three star-studded panels:
Sports and Entertainment
You Should Be Here: A Peek Into the Country purchased Manhattan venue
3-29
Music Market Country hitmakers Gorley, Matt Webster Hall. The Bowery
Jenkins (Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley) and Zach
Presents will take over
Crowell (Sam Hunt, Luke Bryan) discuss how to
navigate songwriting in Music City and reveal
booking and talent buying.
tips on the relationships and politics that make
Nashville tick. Indie imprint Arts & Crafts
We Create Music, Presented by Billboard
(Broken Social Scene)
Panelists including film/TV composer Jeff
Cardoni (CSI: Miami, HBOs Silicon Valley), partnered with Caroline for
Soul Asylum frontman Dave Pirner and producer- David Bowies former U.S. distribution.
songwriter Sam Hollander (Katy Perry, Panic! at NewYork condo, which
the Disco) will talk about what it takes to build
features the late artists SoundCloud elevated Megan
a long-term career as a songwriter.
Getting Credit Where Credit Is Due Hit Yamaha piano, was listed for West to vp content relations.
songwriters Aloe Blacc and Desmond Child (Bon $6.5 million.
Jovi, Aerosmith) and chamber music composer Alex The Songwriters Hall of Fame
Shapiro explain how songwriters and producers
Nicki Minaj inked a announced that Alan Menken
can ensure they are credited for their work an
issue that has become increasingly important as modeling contract will receive the 2017 Johnny
streaming dominates the music business. with Wilhelmina. Minaj
Mercer Award on June15.
Wonder BET Networks president Bell Media inked an

of programming Stephen exclusive music publishing
Hill resigned after 18 years. and administration deal
Connie Orlando, senior vp with independent rights
specials, music programming management company ole.
and news, will serve as
interim head of programming.
BIRTHDAYS
Dick Clark Productions
appointed Todd Waks senior
April 7 April 11
vp strategic alliances. John Oates (69) Joss Stone (30)
April 8 April 12
Elton John teamed with Biz Markie (53) Brendon Urie (30)
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Izzy Stradlin (55) Vince Gill (60)
April 9 April 13
Tim Rice for an animated
Gerard Way (40) Al Green (71)
adaptation of the 1970 musical April 10 April 14
Joseph and the Amazing Mandy Moore (33) Ritchie Blackmore (72)
Technicolor Dreamcoat. Q-Tip (47) Loretta Lynn (85)

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exhilarated Jason Aldean while accepting his second straight
trophy for entertainer of the year from Joe Walsh at the 52nd
annual ACMs, produced by Dick Clark Productions. Miranda
Lambert made some history herself, with her fifth album
of the year nod and an unprecedented eighth straight win in
the female vocalist field, breaking a tie with Reba McEntire.
I just want to thank you for letting me use my heartbreak,
she said. Performance highlights included Tim McGraw
and Faith Hills emotive return with Speak to a Girl, and
Chris Stapletons long-awaited debut of his gritty new single
Second One to Know. But it was Florida Georgia Line and
Backstreet Boys who stole the show. After an expected run 1
of God, Your Mama and Me, the power group segued into a
surprise run of Everybody (Backstreets Back), even nailing
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and Kacey Musgraves.
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won new female
vocalist of the year.
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BISHOP
TAKES
ROCK
With a big voice and some self-doubt,
Bishop Briggs enters festival season:
A huge part of me is in disbelief
Pursuing a creative field is
giving a piece of your heart
over and over, says Briggs, BY CLAIRE LOBENFELD
photographed July 15, PHOTOGRAPHED BY BRIGITTE SIRE
2016, in Los Angeles.

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BISHOP BRIGGS IS TRYING TO EXPLAIN WHAT right now, because I was just drenched in sweat, Kids, Colette Carr). The bluesy anthem River
its like to tour with Coldplay at the age of 24 she tells Billboard. Thats something you can was written at their first session. Briggs sat in her car
and before releasing a debut EP, but she cant help expect energy, and a lot of sweat. afterward, listened to the voice memo and began
focusing on the catering. They have vegan treats, Touring will give Briggs less time to collect crying, feeling she was finally going to be heard.
catch-of-the-day fish, a selection of smoothies and hippie stuff crystals adorn her Echo Park I was driving in Los Angeles, listening to KROQ,
pastries, she recalls. To be sharing a stage with apartment and explore her spiritual-leaning and was struck by this voice, says Cold War Kids
such an iconic band is an amazing experience, but hobbies, which include reading tarot cards and frontman Nathan Willett of first hearing River.
also to have such iconic catering she cracks a dream analysis. Shes not complaining. Performing Willett recruited Briggs to guest on the song So
goofy grin provides a lifelong memory. has been her passion since she was 4, when her Tied Up (Los Feliz Blvd.), from the rock groups
Briggs had released only two songs when she got family relocated from London to Tokyo; her father new album L.A. Divine. I told her she has a super
the call to open for Coldplay in 2016: Wild Horses, was an entrepreneur whom she secretly believed power, he recalls, and she could be a Lauryn Hill,
which featured in a 2015 Acura commercial and was an international spy. She was ruling karaoke Fiona Apple-level artist if she has good people
became a Shazam-based breakout, and River, lounges before she around her.
which rode a heart-baring hook to an unexpected
amount of alternative radio airplay. Briggs, whose
started kindergarten.
Its a rite of passage
She could be a Lauryn Briggs believes
in the instincts of
range conjures the soulfulness and startling depth
of Florence Welch, is one of just nine solo female
that when you [move
to] Japan, you go to a
Hill, Fiona Apple-level Island Records head
David Massey, who
artists to crack the top 10 of Billboards Hot Rock karaoke bar the minute artist if she has good signed her in March
Songs chart in the past five years.
Still riding high from last summers arena
you land, she says.
My dad would sing people around her. 2016. Following the
success of River,
run, Briggs has begun to prepare for a pivotal
professional stretch. On April 14, shell release
Frank Sinatra I saw
how much joy he had in
Nathan Willett of which reached
No. 10 on the Hot
her self-titled debut EP on Island Records; a day
later, shell play Coachella, then kick off a 25-city
his eyes. I felt as though
I found what my soul
Cold War Kids Rock Songs chart
last fall but never
North American trek that will eventually lead to had been missing. cracked the Billboard Hot 100, Massey foresees
Lollapalooza and Panorama. When Briggs arrives Piano lessons and a Tokyo childrens gospel choir a gradual push toward the mainstream after
at a coffee shop in Los Angeles Silver Lake nabe, helped Briggs learn about harmony. She received fortifying Briggs alternative base.
her raven hair in two topknots and an o-ring fetish vocal coaching as a 10th birthday gift after her There have been other great female-fronted
choker around her neck, she is spry and chatty in family moved again, to Hong Kong. Briggs credits bands and artists with powerful voices, says
spite of post-rehearsal exhaustion. Im freezing their record collection for connecting her to Western Massey, but I dont think theres anyone out there
music, as well as having the most influence currently whos doing what shes doing.
Briggs, who played
on her sound, particularly acts like Otis Briggs is more reserved about her talents. When
the Rose Bowl in Redding and Janis Joplin. These asked about Coachella, she says that a huge part
2016, ruled karaoke singers always sounded as if they were on of me is in disbelief that people are making the
bars before entering
kindergarten. the edge of tears, or rage, she says. wrong phone calls, or mistaking me for another
When Briggs moved to Los Angeles Bishop. Yet at a crucial career moment, Briggs
nearly five years ago to study vocal appears at ease she takes a break from detailing
performance at the Musicians Institute her first album, which shes recording with River
in Hollywood, she began singing at bars producers Jackson and Scott, to discuss homemade
like the now-shuttered Room 5 Lounge Pop-Tarts and Rihanna cellphone stickers.
multiple times a week. Eventually she was If Im not authentic, I might as well as be
discovered at a gig by former Interscope dead, she says. Pursuing a creative field is giv-
A&R rep George Robertson, who linked ing a piece of your heart, over and over, and its
her with producers Mark Jackson and not generally appreciated nor should it be. It
Ian Brendon Scott (Forever the Sickest makes you who you are.
OVERHEARD BY SELMA FONSECA
Kelsea Ballerini Getting Hitched By Years End it, she said of the wedding, grinning and showing off a Sofia Reyes Eying U.S. Tour, Boyfriend Collaboration
Kelsea Ballerinis 2017 could be even bigger than diamond ring that Evans proposed with last December. Mexican pop singer Sofia Reyes is coming
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her breakout 2016: Three days before performing to America after she wraps up a short South
YeahBoy at the Academy of Country Music Awards Cole Swindell Turning Tender On Next LP? American tour in support of her multilingual debut,
on April2, the 23-year-old took a break from Ive got to have somebody break my heart, Cole Louder!, released in February. During a sit-down
rehearsals at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Swindell joked at the ACM Awards rehearsal on at AfterMaster Studios in Hollywood, the Reyes
Vegas to chat about her new music and March30, when asked if the follow-up to 2016s You 21-year-old shared that shell be announcing
impending nuptials to Australian country Should Be Here would have more lovelorn anthems a whole U.S. run within the next month,
singer-songwriter Morgan Evans. I feel like in the same vein as his smash Middle of a Memory. and will release a new single this
my whole lifes kind of a celebration, said The 33-year-old country star was at the ACMs to summer, after her Prince Royce-assisted
Ballerini, who was up for two ACM Awards perform Flatliner with co-host (and upcoming tour Solo Yo peaked at No. 35 on Billboards
after scoring a best new artist nod at the 2017 Ballerini partner) Dierks Bentley, and said that he expects to Hot Latin Songs chart. Reyes has been
Grammys. Wearing a Janet Jackson T-shirt return to the studio by the end of 2017. You write penning songs with her boyfriend, Ricky
during ACM rehearsals, the singer-songwriter said songs about real-life situations, and Ive been through a Montaner of Los Angeles-based pop duo Mau Y
that shes absolutely getting married and releasing an few breakups, said Swindell. Or maybe his third LP will Ricky; when asked if a duet is possible, Reyes said,
album this year, as Yeah Boy is her final single from turn out romantic. I need a love song! he exclaimed, Weve talked about it. We write just for fun, and
2015 debut The First Time. Were just now planning giving his chest a thump. Ive got some love in here. Ive learned so much from him.

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TRIBECA 2017 The Public Image Is Rotten on April23; Bruce Springsteen discusses his role in U.S. history with Tom Hanks on April28.
BAD BOY S
Houston in
1980. The
singer died
VI C TO RY TO U R
in 2012 at the
age of 48.
Is Diddy a hothead, or a genius

fiercely chasing his goals? Viewers
decide in Cant Stop, Wont Stop
Bad Boy is like the story of the

T R IB E C A century, Sean Diddy Combs once told
F IL M director Daniel Kaufman. If we were
F E S T IVA L
going to tell the history of Bad Boy, it
would have to be a miniseries.
P R E V IE W The 29-year-old director tried
anyway. Cant Stop, Wont Stop: The Bad
Boy Story, which premieres April27 at
the Tribeca Film Festival, attempts to
condense the history of the influential
record label and its ultra-driven founder
into 80 minutes. Like any mid-90s Bad
Boy hit, the project had a great hook: a
pair of 20th-anniversary reunion concerts
at Brooklyns Barclays Center in May
2016, which eventually expanded to a full
tour that fall. The rehearsals for the
reunion which featured stars like Lil
Kim, Faith Evans, Mase, 112 and The Lox
provide context for archival flashbacks
Q& A to key moments in the labels story, from
WHITNEY, UNAUTHORIZED
its role in bringing blinged-out hip-hop
into the mainstream to the murder of its
greatest artist, The Notorious B.I.G.
Combs, who founded Bad Boy in
1993, has his perfectionist streak
Nick Broomfields doc captures a voice blessed by God against her estates wishes on vivid display in the documentary
as he attempts to wrangle his old
cohorts for the reunion shows. In one
BY STEVE DOLLAR
scene, after getting his first look
I
at the stage setup in a Pennsylvania
warehouse, Combs rails against the set
enjoy doing what I do...but theres a lot of it thats What did Houstons touring crew, from her backup
design and delivers a treatise on the
not fun, a young Whitney Houston confides singers to her hairdresser, want to tell you? God lighting he wants to see. His
in the new documentary Whitney: Can I Be Me. The musicians all thought she was blessed by complications make him more real, says
The pop superstars discontent detailed in the God. They could play their instruments as loud as Kaufman, and they dont make him less
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respectable. You see him as a guy who is
film, which premieres April26 at the Tribeca Film they wanted, and she could soar above them, while
fiercely chasing his goals.
Festival in New York, forecasts the tragic fall that improvising in the most incredible way. Everyone The film also offers some surprises
led to her death in 2012. No stranger to controversy, also remembered her being very funny. She was a for diehard fans, including a reunion of
filmmaker Nick Broomfield (Kurt & Courtney, Biggie prankster: She had incredible comedic timing, was two former rivals: Evans and Lil Kim.
Kaufman says the two have been very hot
& Tupac) did not receive the blessing of the Houston brilliant at imitating people and had this infectious
and cold with each other since the late
estate for the project. Using footage from a laugh that made people fall in love with her. 90s, and that watching them reconcile
previously unseen documentary (made by during a late-night rehearsal turned
into one of the docs most powerful
co-director Rudi Dolezal) about Houstons How has her estate approached
moments. Faith and Kim were just dancing
1999 tour, the 69-year-old director explores the film? together like they were young again, he
an exceptional talent and troubled artist in They were aggressive and sent emails says. The music really did bring them
Tribecas most-discussed feature. to people telling them not to take part. together at that moment. S.D.
We didnt want to do anything to upset

From left: Jadakiss, Mase, Combs and Lil Kim
The film shows the tension between Broomfield them that was never the intention. Ijust onstage in Oakland, Calif., in 2016.
Houstons pop star persona and her personal ignoredwhat the estate was doing, and therewere a
life. What did you discover? lot of people who wanted to talkto me. You carry on
BROOMFIELD Looking at how she ended up and make the story that youfind most compelling.
was pretty heartbreaking. Its very different for a
black artist coming out of Newark [N.J.] than, say, Do you think you did enough to capture Houstons
MickJagger, who doesnt have a massive entourage spirit in the film?
of people who depend on him. She had all of these We tried to tell it from her point of view as much
people who did, whether she was performing or as possible, to get her voice in there. We asked
not,right to the end, which was really why her ourselvesat the end of every scene, Do we
$250million fortune disappeared to nothing. All understand where Whitneys heart is? There are
her friends and family had cars and houses, and she people talking about her, but shes very alive in the
basically was paying for it all. She was a generous film. Shes anything but dismissed as a drug addict
person, but that was a big drain. you cant help but have respect for her.

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I NSPI R ATIONS
Beats, Bluegrass & Babies

Brad Paisley shares the stories behind his forthcoming 11th album
BY D E B O R A H E VA N S PR I CE
W
ith Love and War, out
April 21, three-time
Grammy Award
winner Brad Paisley C AN CO N SCI O US
recruited a wide array of music
greats (Mick Jagger, John Fogerty
K- PO P CROSS OVE R?
With social change in mind, BTS is making the
and Timbaland among them) to his strongest impression on U.S. listeners since PSY
farmhouse studio outside Nashville.
On April 2, the seven-piece boy band BTS played the
The 44-year-old country star
2 fifth and final date of a sold-out U.S. arena run,
breaksdown the influences behind performing to the shrieking fans who helped the groups
his most versatile LP yet. second album, Wings, become the first K-pop project to
crack the top 40 of the Billboard 200 in 2016. Since
debuting in 2013, BTS has become a commercial behemoth
1 GIVING A VOICE TO VETS
in its native South Korea while continuing to make
Our government blew inroads within American pop culture. Change, an
an opportunity to English-language hip-hop collaboration between BTS
give our veterans the 3 member Rap Monster and U.S. star Wale, was released
three days before the kickoff of the stateside run.
medical attention and
Change touches upon topics like voting rights and
appreciation they deserve. online harassment, while some of BTS biggest hits
I had the idea to write with have addressed South Korean politics and mental health
John Fogerty, the voice of that awareness. Worldwide, our young generation shares the
same issues socially and politically, says BTS member
generation of Vietnam veterans.
1 Suga. Although K-pop music generally steers away from
He said Love and War was his controversy, Rap Monster says that remaining outspoken
first co-write. I felt the pressure. is important to us. And the bigger the voice we get, the
more powerful our words become.
A third BTS album is underway, and more U.S. dates
2 TIMBALANDS GRASSY RHYTHMS are being considered for later this year. Bang Si Hyuk,
His instinct was that making the CEO of label/management agency BigHit Entertainment
hip-hop would be wrong in every who is better known as Hitman Bang, hints at special
features designed for international listeners but
way for me. So where do we gel
thinks BTS will continue playing to its base. Im not
best? He said, Country and hip-hop a believer in releasing full English songs to the U.S.
come together in bluegrass, since market, like many K-pop artists have, says Bang. We
4
its all about the rhythm. So in the must focus on what we do best. JEFF BENJAMIN
studio, Timbalands beating on a

banjo with a pair of brushes, and it
sounds like a jug band. Thats what BT W, H E RE S
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led to Grey Goose Chase.
WHAT BTS M E AN S
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An acronym for Korean term Bangtan Sonyeondan,
3 GUITAR HEROES which loosely translates to bulletproof Boy Scouts,
I cant play a solo without thinking BTS is not the only group moniker that needs decoding
about John Jorgenson. I always
EXO
think about what he would do. And
Named for an exoplanet,
theres a lot of personal things in or planet that orbits a star
the song Last Time for Everything, outside of the solar system,
like Little Jimmy [Dickens] on the this techno-pop band splits
into two to perform its songs in
Opry stage and seeing Glenn Frey Korean and Mandarin.
[pictured] at The Forum.
TWICE
4 THE BIRTH OF HIS SECOND SON This upbeat girl group

its members are Korean,
Today is about when Jasper Japanese, Taiwanese and
was born. My wife [actress American is said to touch
Kimberly Williams Paisley] had peoples hearts twice: through
the ears and through the eyes.
an emergency C-section, and I
go from a birthing suite to scrubs B.A.P
and an operating table. Then B.A.P stands for best,
Im handedthis child. Theres absolute, perfect. Fittingly,
one of the hip-hop-influenced
something about that moment I groups biggest hits is titled
wouldnt change for anything. Feel So Good.
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HEAR SAY
Get your ass out of jail
and run that shit up.
Whatever your name
Offset is. You tripping.
A LOOK AT WHOS OFFSET
SAYING WHAT IN MUSIC The Migos member on InstagramLive
indirectly calling out Florida rapper
CO M P I L E D BY LY N D S E Y H AV E N S XXXTentacion for claiming Drake
stole his flow.
Minaj
I took some time

off to rest, and Shes working, but
now itsgame she has been so
time,bitches. busywith her boy.
NICKI MINA J M IKE WILL MADE IT
The rap star speaking The producer revealing to The
about her return to Breakfast Club that Miley Cyrus is
recording new music at slowly recording her next album
the 2017 Fashion Los while also spending time with her
Angeles Awards. on-again partner Liam Hemsworth.
This video is coming Nick is still hot.

for everyone. MARE N MORRIS
The country artist swooning over
K AT Y PE RRY Backstreet Boys Nick Carter on
The pop singer praising Kendrick Twitter after BSB performed at the
Lamars video for his newest song, Morris
Academy of Country Music Awards
Humble, on Twitter. inLas Vegas.
Killer Mike
Black people After 7 years of

shouldnt have holding onto this book,
permanent friends I couldnt of picked
a better time for this
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orenemies, they
should have message to exist.
permanent interest. SE LE NA GOM EZ
The pop star on Instagram
KILLE R M IKE celebrating the release of her co-
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his thoughts on Kanye West meeting Reasons Why, which touches on
with President Donald Trump. bullying and teen depression.
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When Will and Grace Emmy
winner Megan Mullally met
Stephanie Hunt on a film
set in 2011, the actresses
hit it off and formed a
musical partnership as the
absurdly named blues duo Find A Music Soulmate Make Some Sweet Moves Flex Your Rap Skills Bring A Star On Tour
Nancy & Beth. Their self- Choosing the right duets Each song in the duos Mullally stumbled upon Nick Offerman, the
titled debut (out April7) partner is crucial. Mullally show features original Gucci Manes I Dont Parks & Recreation star
boasts retro-leaning covers knew Hunt was hers when choreography by Mullally, Love Her the albums and Mullallys husband,
of artists like Wynona Carr, they began selecting who makes sure the pair standout cover by is sort of our roadie, she
Rufus Wainwright and Gucci songs to cover. We lock brings its A-game. We accident. I played it for says. He usually makes
Mane. Before heading on eyes and either scream or wear matching outfits Stephanie, we printed the an appearance during
tour, Mullally explained how laugh, she says. Then we and are completely in lyrics and started rapping theshow, at a point when
Hunt (left)
she became a musician (and put it on the freak-out list sync, she says. Like along, she recalls. Hes a you least expect it.
and Mullally
dancer!) at the age of 48. and try it out. synchronized swimmers. man who speaks his truth. REBECCA MILZOFF

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Desert Diversions
Coachellas star-studded multiday lineup is the raison detre, but there are also
plenty of other things to enjoy, from high-end food to art-filled escapes
BY ADRIENNE GAFFNEY
Arcade Fires
Win Butler The foot-long Sumo Dog was one of Coachellas
most Instagrammed culinary moments in 2016.
CONSUME
MEDITATE RECORD AND REHEARSE EAT WE LL AN D LIVE

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CHILL IN A GEOMAGNETIC BOOK A SESSION AT
SOUND BATH A RUSTIC STUDIO NE OF THE BIGGEST
About an hour north of the Coachella Valley is For artists, a quiet week between
discoveries for Coachella-goers
the otherworldly Integratron, a dome-topped shows is a chance to record. in 2016 was not an indie band
structure built in the 1950s by a UFO enthusiast Rocco Gardner of Hot Trash has but rather an extravagantly
who intended for it to house a time travel capitalized on that with his year-old
garnished $16 beef frank from
machine. The spaces location and design make desert-chic retreat/studio Rancho V, a fave
it a geomagnetic and acoustic wonder and a of Arctic Monkeys, Peaches, MK and other Los Angeles Sumo Dog that became a
favorite of acts like Moby and Arcade Fire, who festival headliners. Theres something about the cult favorite during the festival, thanks
have played there. The sites primary attraction, environment that switches on peoples creativity, to its ubiquitous presence on Instagram.
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however, is its sound baths (from $30 per says Gardner. The 40-acre spaces main house,
Its interesting how social interaction has
person; $250-$900 for a private session), and two guest houses and three furnished Airstreams
visitors lucky enough to secure an appointment can be rented individually or together (from grown around the food at Coachella, says
Peaches
can enjoy an hour of recorded music and healing $700 per night) and its Skyline Studios is a fully Nic Adler, the festivals culinary director.
sounds. integratron.com equipped recording and rehearsal space. esca.pe Weekend two, that place that no one knew
about before will have a 100-person line.
GET ARTY The fests fare has experienced a
renaissance under Adlers four-year
GO ON A MASTERPIECE SCAVENGER HUNT tenure, shifting from standard stadium-
Desert X, the debut, high-end art festival that opened in February and runs through the end of April, is set throughout 45 miles of the style offerings to high-end chef s table
Coachella Valley. The show includes 16 works from top-tier artists like Doug Aitken, Claudia Comte, Jennifer Bolande and Will Boone. dinners and polo field stalls from of-the-
We have a nice art museum and a lot of collectors here, but there wasnt a way to focus attention on visual arts, says DesertX founder- moment restaurants. Adler anticipates a
president Susan Davis, who worked with curator Neville Wakefield on the collection. As Neville has said, the desert is blank canvas.
That gave a lot of freedom to the artists. Desert Xs hub is conveniently located at the Ace Hotel. desertx.org
roster of small but buzzy newcomers to
hit big this year, like Birdies, a casual Los
Angeles chicken-and-doughnuts eatery
Mirage by Aitken, in
(it will offer a fried chicken sandwich);
the Coachella Valley. 2nd City, a year-old Filipino taqueria out
of Manhattan; and Sweet Comfort, of
Irvine, Calif., which will serve drizzled
Belgian waffles on a stick. Beyond the la
carte stalls (in the $7 to $17 range) will be
three pop-up restaurants, Los Angeles
Little Sister and Playa Provisions as well
as San Diegos Kindred, which will all
offer sit-down table service (about $50
per person). Want to spend even more?
Over-the-top four-course dinners by star
chefs are run by Outstanding in the Field
($225 per person; outstandinginthefield
.com) twice each night.
Music labels are also known to go big
for food at their bashes in private villas.
Barbecue king Adam Perry Lang will
be making short ribs and brisket at this
years Interscope cookout. He knows to
bring his A-game: They definitely know
what they want, and theres a whole
ceremony about the preparation.
34 B I LLBOARD | DATE X X , 2017
From left: Phillip Sweet,
Kimberly Schlapman,
Jimi Westbrook and
Karen Fairchild of Little
Big Town photographed
March 15 at Printers
Alley in Nashville.
Watch the band play
Pictionary with its song
titles on Billboard.com.
Town And
Country
Taylor Swift wrote their latest hit, and the Ryman just
honored them with a residency. But lately, the sumptuously
soft-rocking Little Big Town come off less like
Nashville insiders than they do outlaws, stirring up
controversy with Girl Crush, working with Pharrell and
urging all people to overcome their differences: Theres
probably not a house in America thats not divided right now
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THE MEMBERS OF LITTLE BIG TOWN KIMBERLY
Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, and Karen Fairchild
and Jimi Westbrook, who have been married since
2006 choose to believe that, in Westbrooks
words, music always unites. We have simple
things we fall back on as a foundation of the band,
explains Fairchild one recent afternoon in a drafty
but bright downtown Nashville loft. Family, faith,
taking care of each other. Which may be why
theyre somewhat at a loss to weigh in on whats
happening just four blocks away, at the Municipal
Auditorium, where President Donald Trump
has staged a rally timed to the 250th birthday of
Andrew Jackson. Roads have been closed, news
cameras dispatched and thousands of people have
gathered, despite the mid-March cold snap, to
participate in or protest the event.
impulse, as Westbrook says, to tear people down.
Little Big Town is hardly radical in the context
of pop music, and while its often compared to
Fleetwood Mac, its four members agreeably sharing
two tour buses as they do now, with spouses and
preadolescent kids in tow is a far cry from the
cocaine-dusted, partner-trading 70s exploits of
John, Stevie, Lindsey, Mick and Christine. Lindsey
Buckingham even told them that they were wise to
limit the romantic pairings in the group to the one
between Westbrook and Fairchild. (The two have a
son. Schlapman is married with two daughters, and
Sweet, 43, has a daughter with his wife.)
But in Music City, LBT is unique: Its a coed vocal
group thats progressive but not polarizing and as
steeped in soft-rock smoothness as it is in countrys
core values of rootedness and authenticity. They
dont sound like anybody else, says Vince Gill,
who asked them to sing harmony on his 2016 album
Down to My Last Bad Habit. In the history of country
music, theres nobody like them. At this years
Academy of Country Music Awards, LBT won vocal
group of the year its fourth win in the category.
The act is also open to and adept at reaching
across musical aisles. It has performed with Ariana
Grande; covered Alicia Keys, Oasis and Katy
Perry; and in major TV appearances been called
upon to honor both David Bowie and (at the 2017
Grammys, where it appeared twice) the Bee Gees.
In 2016, LBT released a surprise album, Wanderlust,
produced by hip-hop wizard Pharrell Williams,
and while on tour, played Beyoncs Lemonade
on repeat. When Beyonc and the Dixie Chicks
stole the show at last Novembers Country Music
late February and includes the groups most recent
hit, Better Man, which was written by none other
than country-pop crossover queen Taylor Swift.
But it was Girl Crush, LBTs No. 18 Billboard
Hot 100 hit from 2015, that first won the band
mainstream recognition and also encapsulates
how it (gently) challenges Nashville pieties. (Music
Row aces Lori McKenna, Hillary Lindsey and Liz
Rose wrote the song.) Some radio listeners were
scandalized by the lyrics, sung by Fairchild, in
which a jealous woman fantasizes about her female
rival. We were secretly hoping people would use
their brain power a little better and listen to the
Fairchild, 47, who was busy choosing the bands Association Awards, the whole band was thrilled. whole song, as opposed to just shut it off after they
outfits for that days photo shoot, didnt even realize Sweet, who says he found the backlash to the hear this one thing, says Sweet. It wasnt even the
Trump was in town. Thats why all those people genre-bridging performance bizarre, remembers allusion to same-sex attraction that had the group
were out there with the hats on, Westbrook, 45, thinking, Man, country is legit right now. concerned ahead of the singles release: The song
points out to his wife in a tone of gentle amusement, In other words, nearly 20 years since it initially is a ballad with a 6/8 time signature. Just the sheer
referring to the wearers of Make America Great formed and 15 since it released its first album, Little tempo was controversial for country radio then
Again ball caps hed spotted from the second-story Big Town is not only Nashville royalty with eight dominated by rowdier party tracks says Fairchild.
window. Fairchild was happier not even knowing top 10 country singles, three No. 1 country albums The intrigue over Girl Crush, naturally, helped
about the nearby spectacle, notes Schlapman, 47. and a 2016 Ryman Auditorium residency, the first in attract pop fans. The track also won LBT two
Indeed, the polarizing scene down the street the history of the venue, among its credits but a Grammys, for best country song and best country
clashes with the convivial conversation, fueled by designated ambassador to the wider music universe. duo/group performance. We ran into pop artists at
paper cups of red wine, about the ability of music Little Big Town fits a broader stage because of the Grammys that had never given the band a look,
in particular, country-pop like Little Big Towns, their musicality, says Cindy Mabe, president of says Sweet. Nick Jonas loved Girl Crush.
all feathery, four-part harmonies, easy sentim- Universal Music Group Nashville. They have the
entality and stylistic fluidity to bring people ability to bend genres and appeal to worldwide IN 1998, FAIRCHILD AND SCHLAPMAN, FRIENDS
together. But it also fits right into it: Before Trump audiences. The bands Jay Joyce-produced latest from their time together in a choir at Alabamas
came up, the band was discussing how the combi- album, The Breaker, debuted at No. 1 on Top Samford University, handpicked Westbrook and
nation of politics and social media feeds an ugly Country Albums and No. 4 on the Billboard 200 in Sweet to round out a coed quartet. The vision,
We ran into pop artists at the Grammys

that had never given the band a look. PHILLIP SWEET
regularly commander the green room
for impromptu performances by their
own band, Little Big Kids. Schlapmans
and Sweets daughters Daisy and
Penelopi write folk songs together and
strum an acoustic guitar flat across
their laps like an Appalachian dulcimer.
Daisys dying for us to cut a Christmas
record, because she has a song to pitch
to us, says Schlapman.
Lately, Westbrook and Fairchilds
son Elijah has been telling them he
prefers Bruno Mars and INXS to
I love that record, says country. But hes hardly impervious to
Fairchild of Wanderlust, his parents musical world. A couple
Little Big Towns album
withWilliams. I dont
of weeks ago, Fairchild caught him
know if people understood practicing hip-thrusting dance moves.
it or not. Clockwise
I said, Where did you learn that?
from top left: LBT won
two Grammys in 2016; she says. And he goes, Thats my Luke
Fairchild, Schlapman Bryan dance. Thanks, Luke.
with daughter Daisy,
Westbrook with his and Its Swift, meanwhile, that LBT has
Fairchilds son Elijah and to thank for its latest hit. She emailed
Sweet with daughter
Penelopi (from left)
Sweet Better Man, an anguished
in Nashville in 2011; confession of a woman reflecting on her
Westbrook and Fairchild exs callousness, in 2016. That Swift,
with Elijah in 2017; the
groupperformed with whos not in the habit of offering her
Williams (center) during compositions to other artists, chose
the 2016 CMA Festival
inNashville.
Little Big Town as her conduit back
to the country airwaves says all one
nimbus of blond curls that might be the needs to know about the groups current stature.
groups most distinctive visual element.) Even so, the act got her blessing to play coy about
Westbrook has a smooth tenor that sits its authorship for a bit crediting it to a young
closest to Fairchilds broody alto. singer-songwriter from Nashville lest the
They write from the perspective of the songs impact be overshadowed by people fixated
melody and how the harmonies will work on figuring out which of Swifts former flings had
together, says Lori McKenna, who has inspired it. Better Man was beginning its climb up
which Fairchild now describes as barefoot in Saint written numerous songs for the band. The way they the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts
Laurent, was to blend down-home warmth with line up the harmonies and the words is magic. when LBT admitted Swift wrote it, and a slew of
decadent harmonies. LBT quickly joined the new- Theirs is an egalitarian outfit, but one shaped by Swifties were turned on to the band.
artist circuit with Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan, the personas of the two women who got the ball Little Big Towns latest single, Happy People, is
who began racking up hits while the quartet watched rolling. Westbrook calls Fairchild, a fashionista about the closest the group has gotten to a pointed
first one, then another label deal disintegrate. The who launched a Macys clothing line in 2016, our political statement, which is to say, not close at all
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band weathered divorces Fairchilds and Sweets big-city girl. Being Southern doesnt mean youre Westbrook says the song is a statement about
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the sudden death of Schlapmans first husband stupid, says Fairchild, who was born in Gary, Ind., humanity. With their breezy delivery, Fairchild
and new marriages all around. but like the rest of her bandmates has spent most of and her bandmates suggest that living in a world of
It wasnt until LBT had secured an enterprising her life below the Mason-Dixon line. And being a difference isnt a zero-sum game, that coexisting can
new manager, Jason Owen, and signed with its woman in country music doesnt mean that youre actually add to peoples sense of well-being. Heres
third label, Capitol Nashville, that it finally scored simpleminded. You can be a complex, powerful to whatever puts a smile on your face/Whatever
a Hot Country Songs No. 1: the lighthearted 2012 businesswoman and theres a lot of that in this makes you happy, people, sings Fairchild.
summer jam Pontoon, its 13th single. And it business. We have a lot of role models. Theres probably not a house in America thats
was years into its recording career before it began The male members of LBT, maintains Westbrook not divided right now, disagreeing about things
writing songs that singled out perspectives from with a wry grin, dont have side projects. Hes the going on in the country, she says. If you cant
one gender and developed its arrangements into least serious of the four, or at least, the one most learn to look across the table and go, I love you
showcases for individual voices in the group. Its easily amused by face-warping Snapchat filters. and I totally disagree with you, but hey, lets have a
most often Fairchild out front, but during the course Sweet, on the other hand, has the mindful air of glass of wine she trails off.
of an album, everyone gets their chance. an introvert who has learned to speak up, though Why is it now OK to say horrible things about
We try to look for ways to show the individual he has a knack for entertaining the children with people? echoes Schlapman, lamenting the venom-
talents, because were proud of each other, says hand puppets adults, too, when the whiskey ous tone of social media. Why is it now normal?
Sweet. Its his low, grainy timbre that anchors comes out on the bus late at night. Because they didnt go to Camp Elegance,
the vocal blend. Schlapmans twang supplies All of their families travel with them. At this point, Fairchild shoots back, eliciting laughter. They
effervescence at the high end; shes by far the most Schlapmans the only one with a baby, her recently didnt go to Mr. Manners class like we all did.
Southern-sounding in the bunch. (Shes also the one adopted daughter Dolly Grace, onboard. The three Hashtag bring back manners, says
with the Southern cooking show not to mention a oldest children treat one another like siblings and Schlapman.
The Chicago
rap star is set
to headline 14 (!)
Chance the Rapper at
festivals as Bonnaroos Silent Disco
in 2016. Inset: Ocean
hip-hop usurps played the Other Tent at
EDM and rock for Bonnaroo in 2014.
top billing. Says

his agent: Were
at the top of the
most-wanted list
issue when Im in the England], purely for fun
moment, then I will. I with my friends. We
speak about womens took a glass-bottomed
rights a lot day-to-day, helicopter there and
so thats an issue thats partied so hard. I dont
important to me for remember much, but I
VE RY S P RI NG, W HE N MUSI C FE ST IVAL OR GAN IZ ER S The British
O N T H E R OA D sure. And Im not a fan definitely had fun. What
unveil their lineups, one act inevitably emerges as the singer-songwriters of Donald Trump. What was your worst festival
summers most in-demand headliner. In past years, festival appearances acts do you most want fashion faux pas? There
include Governors Ball, to see at the festivals was a lot of spandex
the top fests have banked on major reunions (OutKast, Hangout and FPSF youre playing? Im involved. Woodstock
Guns N Roses and LCD Soundsystem), of-the-moment playing Summer Sonic, 69 or 94? 94, baby!
DJs (Calvin Harris, Diplo) and indie icons (Radiohead). This year, What advice would you and Sum41 is playing ADELLE PLATON
the title belongs to 23-year-old MC and best new artist Grammy give to an artist playing too, so the 12-year-old
the festival circuit for me is kind of freaking
Award winner Chance the Rapper. the first time? Live out. Good Charlotte is
The Chicago artist has been confirmed as a in the moment. Feel playing that festival too!
headliner at 14 U.S. festivals, including Governors everything you want to If you could reunite
Ball, Bonnaroo, Essence, Sasquatch!, Eaux Claires, feel. And maybe have one band to play at a
a couple of drinks if festival, who would
Firefly, Boston Calling and Lollapalooza. Even youre nervous, I guess. it be? The Spice Girls.
more remarkable, the appearances are sprinkled Will your set have a What is your favorite
among a 36-date arena tour a big jump from political element? Im festival that youve
spontaneous when Im ever attended? Last
last years theater run for an act who has yet to
onstage. If I feel like year, when I went
sell a single album That 2016 tour demonstrated talking about a particular to Glastonbury [in
Chances earning potential: The North American
leg grossed an average of $384,000 per show. And
his single-day Magnificent Coloring Day Festival,
held Sept. 24 at Chicagos recently rechristened
Guaranteed Rate Field, grossed $2.25 million,
according to Billboard Boxscore. This time
around, his agent Cara Lewis tells Billboard, the artists festival
dates and arena shows were carefully plotted to avoid any double The priciest packages include yachts, Michelin
plays in a market that could affect ticket sales. three-star eats and face time with artists
Chances dominance of the summer festival circuit comes at a
time when organizers are increasingly signing hip-hop and R&B
artists as headliners instead of EDM and rock acts. Its reflective Fyre Festival, The Bahamas, April 28-30, May 5-7
of whats happening in music, says Sean OConnell, festival Migos, Lil Yachty, Desiigner, Major Lazer and Blink-182 are
director for Hangout, which will feature Chance and Frank Ocean among the acts slated to play this first-time Exumas fest.
as headliners. R&B is really pushing the envelope, [as is] hip-hop, THE HANG The Artists Palace package ($399,995) includes a suite
and people are really responding to it. and VIP tickets for eight, access to the artists village and dinner
Or, as Lewis puts it: Hip-hop and R&B are defining the culture of with one of the acts. FINE DINING For $2,500 per person, attendees
today, and were at the top of the most-wanted list. can brunch on a private yacht. COMMUTING IN STYLE The Seafarer
Hip-hop is prevalent on all the streaming platforms and playlists, package ($99,995) includes eight plane tickets and accommodations
so it makes a lot more sense to have those artists [headline] aboard a schooner, with a crew to shuttle VIPs to Nassau.
festivals, says UTA agent Jonathan Briks. Of the 10 songs with the
BottleRock, Napa Valley, Calif., May 26-28
most on-demand audio streams in the United States in 2016, eight
Headlined byFoo Fighters, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
were hip-hop and R&B tracks, according to Nielsen Music, while
and Maroon5, this wine-country fest is geared toward
Drakes Views was far and away the most-streamed album.
gourmands. THE HANG $3,500 Platinum Pass holders have access to
Shady Records director of A&R/Goliath Artists manager Dart
a double-decker viewing platform, a personal concierge and private
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Parker, who reps Danny Brown and Ka, says consumers shift
meet-and-greets with artists. FINE DINING Chef Alejandro Ayala of
toward streaming also has forced rappers to tour in order to
Michelin three-star restaurant Meadwood Napa Valley will cater the
make up for revenue lost due to diminishing record sales. (Brown
Platinum Lounge. COMMUTING IN STYLE Chauffeured golf carts deliver
is booked for more than 30 festivals in 2017.) Everyone who
VIPs to their desired festival-ground destinations.
seriously tours has stepped up their game, says Parker, adding that
backing bands, lighting and other effects create a real show thats KAABOO, San Diego, Sept. 15-17
more than just bass and muffled yelling. The lineup for this 3-year-old festival includes the Red Hot
With last years giant puppet-enhanced Coloring Book Tour, says Chili Peppers, Pink and Ice Cube. THE HANG The $2,800
Parker, Chance put together a show that set him a level or two HangTen VIP package gives ticket holders access to the backstage
higher than most, and he has continued to grow. DAN RYS artist lounge, private performances and a pass to BASK, a Las Vegas-
style pool party with a direct view of the main stage. FINE DINING VIPs
enjoy access to specialty dinners prepared by celebrity chefs (names
to be announced). COMMUTING IN STYLE Private cars shuttle HangTen
holders from hotel to VIP section. DAVE BROOKS
APRIL 8-9 APRIL 14-16; 21-23 APRIL 28-30 APRIL 28-MAY 7 MAY 5-7
When We Were Young Coachella Stagecoach New Orleans Jazz Fest Rolling Loud
Santa Ana, Calif. Indio, Calif. Indio, Calif. New Orleans Miami
This emo-meets-rock Lady Gaga will fill in Dierks Bentley, Shania Acts will include Stevie Future, Lil Wayne and
fest will debut with for a pregnant Beyonc. Twain and Kenny Wonder, Tom Petty & The Kendrick Lamar will
Morrissey, Descendents Radiohead and Kendrick Chesney top this country Heartbreakers, Meghan reign at the third edition
and Taking Back Sunday. Lamar will also headline. music Coachella spinoff. Trainor and Pitbull. of this hip-hop fest.

N M A N Y WAYS, W E H AV E Yes, the 2017 festivals star, Chance the
become the anti-music-festival Rapper, is among the headliners, but so is
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festival, says The Nationals Feist, who is making her only U.S. festival
Aaron Dessner of the Eaux appearance. And Eaux Claires is the only
Claires Music & Arts Festival, place to see veterans Paul Simon and
which he and Bon Iver founder Justin John Prine perform, respectively, with the
Vernon established three years ago. Its classical sextet yMusic and Bon Iver.
about rethinking whats possible when you I always had a sense that there was
get all these artists together. something special about our area and
In a year when more festivals are the community of musicians that weve
advertising similar musical lineups, Eaux developed, says Vernon of the festival,
Claires slated for June 16 and 17 at which has attracted more than 20,000 fans
bucolic Foster Farms, outside Vernons over two days. (Tickets range from $135
Were always trying to bypass as much hometown of Eau Claire, Wis. remains a to $350.) I wanted to give folks from Eau
of the bullshit surrounding the industry as singular event. An artist-curated weekend Claire the opportunity to see some of those
possible, says Bon Ivers Justin Vernon, who, that reflects its founders sophisticated folds and intersections, because we dont
tastes (and love of the regional music get tours coming through.
with The Nationals Aaron Dessner, presides
scene), Eaux Claires also has distinguished As they readied the latest edition of
over the seasons most original offering itself as a festival that encourages Eaux Claires, which will feature a more
collaboration among its performers. compact lineup and reconfigured festival
MAY 12-14 MAY 19-21 MAY 26-28 MAY 26-28 JUNE 2-4
Shaky Knees Hangout Boston Calling Sasquatch! Governors Ball
Atlanta Gulf Shores, Ala. Boston George, Wash. New York
Electronic rockers LCD Held on a beach, this Tool, Major Lazer, Frank Ocean, MGMT Chance the Rapper,
Soundsystem, The xx event features Mumford Solange and a Natalie and The Shins will Lorde, Tool and Cage the
and Phoenix are the big & Sons, Twenty One Portman-curated film headline at the Gorge Elephant will bring the
draws at this festival. Pilots and Major Lazer. experience top the bill. Amphitheater. noise to Randalls Island.

grounds, Vernon, Dessner and creative be on-site with Vernon. This is a place to
director Michael Brown discussed their try something different something as
philosophy behind producing the ideal avant-garde as rapper Astronautalis posing
anti-festival festival. as a priest in a confession booth in 2015,
or as simple as singer-songwriter Sam
THINK LIKE A TICKET HOLDER Amidon strolling the grounds, teaching
Brown listened when 2016 festivalgoers songs to festivalgoers in 2016. We really
complained that there were too many want to push the artists to bring something
simultaneous performances Beach one-of-a-kind to our weekend, says
House and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Vernon. It elevates the artists experience,
Night Sweats, for instance that forced which always elevates the spiritual nature
them to make tough choices. Thats one of a music concert for ticket buyers.
of the reasons Eaux Claires 2017 lineup The
O N T H E R OA D
has been halved, from 61 acts in 2016 EVERYTHING ISNT FOR SALE Kentucky rockers will
bring their unhinged
to 21. If year two was about expansion, We are always trying to bypass as much live show to 10 U.S.
then year three is about making sure of the bullshit surrounding the industry festivals including
we are creating the best experience for as possible, says Vernon. We still Lollapalooza and FPSF
everybody, says Brown. dont have VIP viewing sections. Adds
Whats your most
Brown: We dont want a whole group memorable experience
LESS IS MORE of people standing behind people that performing with
Eaux Claires more tightly curated paid more. The Eaux Claires version another artist or band
lineup is also intended to enable bands of VIP, the Chippewa Enhanced Pass, a at a festival? A couple of
years ago, we performed
to play longer sets, as well as to foster relative bargain at $350, includes catered at Bonnaroo Superjam
the cross-pollination and spontaneous dining, free beer and soda, and shaded with Robby Krieger
improvisation that, says Brown, is viewing areas but no special vantage of The Doors. We did
Break on Through.
encouraged by the organizers: If you have points. Dessner says festival sponsors
We rehearsed for like a
26 bands, that doesnt mean you just get 26 consist mostly of local businesses small week without him. And
performances. He notes that in addition breweries, things like that. Weve been either the day before
to Wilco performing as a band, five of its very cautious. We dont really brand the performance or the
day of, he joined us. He
six members will play with side projects, anything, like the stages.
had no pedal, nothing.
such as Tweedy, frontman Jeff Tweedys He just plugged directly
band with his son Spencer. ALWAYS SURPRISE into his amp and, literally,
According to the zine-like fest guidebook the sound is in his
fingers. It was insane.
OPEN EARLY FOR ARTISTS Troix, several artists in residence,
If you could reunite
Eaux Claires doesnt just happen during including Jenny Lewis, Megafaun one band for festival
Opposite page: Crowds
the course of two days. Artists are member Phil Cook and Vernon, will season, who would it
at the 2016 Eaux Claires encouraged to make the trek to Foster be roaming the grounds performing be? The Doors. What
Music & Arts Festival artists are you looking
Farms a week before the festival to take where and when they see fit, and joining forward to seeing at
at Foster Farms in Eau
Claire, Wis. Below, from advantage of rehearsal spaces set up on other artists onstage, prompted or the festivals youre
left: Bon Ivers Vernon the property. Come spend time in the unprompted. That, says Dessner, is playing? Im super
and The Nationals excited to see Chance
Dessner onstage at Eaux
woods, work on music, experiment with the heart of a festival: Its the things you
the Rapper. What else?
Claires in 2016. new ideas, says Dessner, who plans to dont see coming. ERIC SPITZNAGEL
LCD Soundsystem and
U2 at Bonnaroo. Whats
the best all-access
perk youve enjoyed
at a festival? Theyre
unspeakable, actually.
(Laughs.) Really, its being
able to see whatever
show you want from
a really great vantage
point. Name your worst
festival fashion faux
pas? Wearing too many
clothes. Woodstock 69
or 94? 99! So I could
witness the riot.
FRANK DIGIACOMO
JUNE 15-18 JUNE 16-18 JUNE 24-25 JUNE 24-25 JUNE 28-JULY 2, 4-9
Firefly Electric Daisy Carnival ID10T Music Festival & Arroyo Seco Weekend Summerfest
Dover, Del. Las Vegas Comic Conival Pasadena, Calif. Milwaukee
Bob Dylan, O.A.R., The lineup has yet Mountain View, Calif. Tom Petty, Alabama Petty (again), Chris
Flume and 30 Seconds to be revealed for this Chris Hardwick will Shakes and Los Angeles Stapleton, Pink and Luke
to Mars anchor an dance-music gathering, host this music, comedy top chefs will aim to sate Bryan are among the
eclectic slate. one of the worlds largest. and comics mashup. the dad-rock crowd. scheduled headliners.

U2 will headline Bonnaroo in what
may be the biggest and most
pivotal booking of the season
HE N U2 A N N OUN C ED ITS
2017 tour celebrating
the 30th anniversary of
The Joshua Tree, the itinerary
revealed that the Bonnaroo
Music & Arts Festival had landed the Irish
bands first-ever (and only) U.S. festival
appearance. By live music standards, it
was the biggest get of the festival season
rivaled only by Beyoncs since-canceled
headline appearance at Coachella in a
critical year for the Manchester, Tenn.,
event. One of the worlds most captivating
live acts, U2 will perform its landmark 1987
album in its entirety the kind of major
draw that the festival, which is scheduled
to run June 8-11, could use.
According to Nashville newspaper
The Tennessean, Bonnaroos daily
attendance hit an all-time low of 45,537 The Edge
(left) and
bands Jo Bono duri
in 2016, and 28,156 fewer tickets were shua Tree ng the
andonstag Tour in 19
87
sold than in 2015. That decline cost Live e in 2016
(top).
Nation Entertainment, which acquired
a majority stake in the festival in 2015,
and its partners, festival co-founders comment on what U2 will be paid for its Bonnaroo grossed $12.8 million, which
A.C. Entertainment and Superfly, an Bonnaroo appearance, industry sources placed it fifth among the top 10 festivals
estimated $9 million in ticket sales. estimate that the paycheck is in the of 2016, behind Coachella (No. 1, with
Given the stakes, its not surprising that neighborhood of $3 million. a $94.2 million gross); Outside Lands
Live Nation approached the top touring Whether U2s anthemic 80s rock (No. 2, $25.8 million); Stagecoach (No. 3,
band managed by the head of its Maverick will bolster Bonnaroos attendance by $25.4 million); and Governors Ball
division, Guy Oseary. But Live Nation drawing an older demographic than (No. 4, $15.8 million). Were it able to hit
global touring division president Arthur millennials, wholl be coming to see its daily capacity of 75,000, it could have
Fogel, who is promoting and producing Chance the Rapper, Lorde, Flume, been No. 2 or No. 3.
the Joshua Tree Tour, says the negotiations Major Lazer and other headliners, isnt Nashville booking agent Jordan Burger,
that led to U2 joining Bonnaroo were the only question mark hanging over who attended Bonnaroo in 2016 and
hardly dramatic. I wish I could make it the 2017 festival. Although last years has four bands playing this time around,
sound really exciting and dynamic, but 40 percent decline in attendance was says there was an upside to the sparser
the truth is it came up as an idea that blamed on a lack of enthusiasm for crowds: The lines for the bathroom
I presented to the band, says Fogel, headliners LCD Soundsystem, Pearl Jam werent insane, and I was finally able to
explaining that Bonnaroos June dates and Dead & Company, extreme heat see the stage. If Live Nation has played
fit within the groups seven-week run of conditions and competition from other its cards right, Burger will spend a lot
North American football stadiums. Nashville-area events also contributed. more time waiting to get into the mens
Although Live Nation declined to According to Billboard Boxscore, room come June 8. D.B.
JULY 14-16 JULY 15-16 JULY 21-23 JULY 28-30 JULY 28-30
Pitchfork Music Festival Classic West FYF Fest Newport Folk Festival Panorama
Chicago Los Angeles Los Angeles Newport, R.I. New York
Solange is among the Fleetwood Mac and Missy Elliott and Bjrk Lineup includes Fleet For its second year, the
headliners. Her Saint the Eagles headline the are slated to headline the Foxes, Angel Olsen fest has booked Frank
Heron arts collective will first dates of a bicoastal first night of the festival and a tribute to the late Ocean, Tame Impala and
curate an events series. classic rock fest. with back-to-back sets. Chuck Berry. Nine Inch Nails.

Colossal
Clusterfest
June 2-4
San Francisco
Three stand-up stars of Comedy Central and Superflys new comedy, music
and food gathering imagine their ideal multistage musical event
KYLE KINANE APARNA NANCHERLA MOSHE KASHER

Bigfoot operates a nonprofit churro stand. The In my wild dreamscape, music would have to I envision a future in which festival stratification
churros are dry and not very good, but its for a drop in at comedy festivals, instead of the other vis--vis VIP packages is so stark that the
good cause so the lines are quite long. way around. Music would have to show up festival itself takes place in Manhattan. But
A dance tent DJd by multiple luminescent and do a little soft shoe ply its harmonic or you cant get to Manhattan without an ultra
orbs remixes the movie Strange Brew with syncopated wares. It would VIP bracelet. General admission? You get
sounds of a poorly tuned combine harvester have to compete with to livestream the festival from your house in
until all attendees achieve dry orgasm. comedians running around upstate New York because I dont need to
A live sign-language performance of with their grotesque riffs be around a bunch of poor people while Im
NASAVoyagers Golden Record takes and impromptu roasts. listening to the folk anthems that are going to
place while Carl Sagans hologram explains You know that banter change a generation. I want a world in which
how the inclusion of Johnny B. Goode by musicians do between their songs? Stories everyone has a bracelet that determines where
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recentlydeceased piss-gazer Chuck Berry with maybe a half joke or not even a joke, youre at in the social hierarchy. Youll try to have
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inspired the Mars Rover. but the audience laughs and laughs, like dinner at Per Se and be told, That bracelet
The ghost of Dolly Parton performs. She its the funniest thing theyve ever heard? doesnt get you in here. Youve got to go to
has actually been dead for 30 years, but her Wow, this guy can sing and casually attempt the TGI Fridays. Festivals havent gone far
essence is strong enough to maintain her humor?! What cant he do! Well, in my world, enough with sponsorships either. I think about
physical specimen for centuries. comedians would hum little jags in between how depressing Woodstock must have been.
Cirque du Soleil acrobats in full costume their bits and the audience would think, You walked in, and it was
smoke cigarettes sullenly while David Lee Roth Wow, all that hilarious insight and they still just Jimi Hendrix. I mean,
reads the Bill of Rights. remember the tune to Mambo No. 5. Truly, who made the bandanna
A waterproof theremin dropped into a koi thetotal package. that he laced with acid?
pond serves as Guy Fieris house band for the Musicians also have endlessly shifting group Was it brought to you by
Blindfolded Electric Fence Hoedown. dynamics of bands and entourages. I would the Herschel Supply Co.?
Any Caucasian wearing imagine comedians bringing up entire posses And what about the LSD? Was it sponsored
a Native American onstage, hyping their punchlines and doing by Novartis? Festivals should take it further:
headdress as a fashion backup vocals on longer jokes. Imagine the Come to the Heineken stage brought to you
statement will be possibilities. Id bring a ragtag group onstage: by Coca-Cola, sponsored by AT&T Wireless.
infected with smallpox a kindergarten teacher, a dentist, an aerialist, The Dirty Projectors, brought to you by Pledge.
by someonedressed as a sous chef. And they would all just hang out Clean that projector! Or the Sowing the Seeds
British general Jeffrey Amherst. during my set. I wouldnt even reference them. of Revolution Tour with Killer Mike brought
Kinane can be seen on TruTVs Those Who Now whos cool? Dont answer that. to you by Monsanto. I think wed all attend.
Cant and heard as co-host of The Boogie Nancherlas album Just Putting It Out There is Kashers new show, Problematic With Moshe
Monster podcast with Dave Stone. available on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify. Kasher, premieres April 18 on Comedy Central.
From left: Maskin,

Gavin and
McPherson of Muna.
Will your sets feature at a festival? Josette when we were in junior school. I smoked a lot
a political element? Maskin All the fing high. Were going to of pot for the first time,
Naomi McPherson appropriation. Dont wear bring a hit back... to life. and every concert was
We will probably keep the Native American As in Evanescences a religious experience.
doing the revised bridge head garb. Dont wear Bring Me to Life? It wouldnt be the same
of IKnow a Place a bindi! Do you have Youre serious? [now] probably. But it is
The queer
O N T H E R OA D Ithrow my arms open any covers in store for McPherson Were cool to think that at every
guitar-and-synth wide in resistance/Hes your festival shows? deadly serious. What is festival youre at, theres
pop trio will hit Firefly, not my leader even if hes Kate Gavin We might a favorite festival that some 18- or 19-year-old
Governors Ball and my president. Whats do a cover by a goth-pop you attended as fans? whos literally having the
Torontos NXNE festival the worst fashion faux hardcore band that was Gavin Bonnaroo. I went time of their life.
pas you have seen very important to us after I graduated high CHRIS PAYNE
JULY 29-30 AUG. 3-6 AUG. 11-13 AUG. 19-20 SEPT. 22-24
Classic East Lollapalooza Outside Lands Billboard Hot 100 Life Is Beautiful
New York Chicago San Francisco Wantagh, N.Y. Las Vegas
Fleetwood Mac, the In its 26th year, Lolla Metallica and Gorillaz Ariana Grande and This music, food, art and
Eagles, Steely Dan and will feature Chance the lead the lineup for this Calvin Harris headlined education festival has yet
The Doobie Brothers Rapper, Run the Jewels music, culinary and tech- Billboard s waterfront to announce its lineup.
head to Citi Field. and Lorde. world networking fest. fest in 2016. LYNDSEY HAVENS

THANKS TO ALL THOSE THAT MAKE
TORONTOS AIR CANADA CENTRE
THE #1 CANADIAN ARENA IN
TICKET SALES *
*Based on the top 10 Canadian venues ranked by year-to-date Billboard Boxscore reports for the 12 months ending Feb. 25, 2017
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Canadian Touring and Venues
Among the top-grossing

live acts of the past year
in Canada are(from
left) Bieber, Dion, The
Tragically Hip and Drake.
There Was A Lot Of Love In The Room At Canadas hottest venues,

TheTragically Hips farewell rivaled tours by Bieber, Celine and Drake
S
BY KAREN BLISS
with terminal brain cancer. The group embarked and live entertainment for venue operator Maple
on an emotional 15-date summer tour to say Leaf Sports and Entertainment, noting that the
goodbye to its fans. band had played the opening of the arena in 1999.
There was a lot of love in the room, says The venue set up a video booth where fans could
Libby Raines, vp building operations at the talk about their [Tragically Hip] experiences,
Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, says Zronik. Among those who filmed a tribute
describing the bands two nights at the arena. to the group was Toronto Mayor John Tory, who
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who attended declared The Tragically Hip Day in the city. As
the groups final, sold-out show in Kingston on the venue underwent ongoing improvements,
SUPERSTARS BORN IN CANADA INCLUDING Aug. 20, 2016, called the band an essential part from upgraded dressing rooms to in-seat food and
Justin Bieber, Celine Dion and Drake brought of what we are and who we are as a country. drink, it hosted many of 2016s top touring acts,
their tours back home during the past year, Not surprisingly, The Tragically Hip is among including Adele, Bieber, Drake/Future and David
BIEBER: MLSE. DION: OLIVIER SAMSON ARCAND. DOWNIE: ANDREW CHIN/GETTY IMAGES. DRAKE: JEFF VINNICK.
contributing to nearly a quarter of a billion dollars the top-grossing acts that fueled the success of Gilmour. But the emotion of the Tragically Hip
(U.S.) in Canadian concert grosses, according to Canadas top 10 venues during the past year. The concerts was really amazing, says Zronik. Ive
Billboard Boxscore. Other top tours by British countrys hottest halls are ranked by ticket sales never been through anything like that.
and American stars Adele, Paul McCartney, that were reported to Billboard Boxscore.
the Dixie Chicks and others also contributed to
ticket sales in Canada that totaled $244.9 million
for the 12 months ending Feb. 25. 1 AIR CANADA CENTRE, TORONTO
CONCERT CAPACITY 19,800
2 BELL CENTRE, MONTREAL
TOP-GROSSING ACTS Celine Dion, Adele,
But ask any Canadian fan to name the most TOP-GROSSING ACTS Adele, The Tragically Hip, Drake/Future
important tour of the past year and he or she Justin Bieber TICKET SALES $42.4 million
will cite an act that never broke big in the TICKET SALES $43.6 million
United States yet earned fervent devotion in its A $100 million upgrade to Montreals Bell Centre
homeland: The Tragically Hip. When The Tragically Hips farewell tour came to that began in 2015 is in its final stages. Last year
Gord Downie, 52, frontman of The Tragically Torontos Air Canada Centre for three nights in the venue got all new seats, new digital signage
Hip, a band founded in 1984 in Kingston, Ontario, August 2016, we really put a lot into elevating in its concourse areas, a new catering room and
revealed in May 2016 that he had been diagnosed the event, says Wayne Zronik, senior vp music more. Fans who flocked to the building to see
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Guns N Roses rocked

Torontos Rogers
Centre in 2016 for the to the venue, previously known as the Skydome.
venues highest-grossing
show of the year.
Beyonc was great, particularly when she and her
dancers were dancing around in the water, says
director of events Lesley Lovell, and fans who got
splashed had no complaints. Already booked
for the months ahead: U2, Metallica, Coldplay and
Bieber. Fans are also now passing through metal
detectors as an additional security measure. Major
League Baseball instituted [this] a couple of seasons
ago, says Lovell, and its going to be consistent
across the stadium, 365 days a year.
7 ROGERS ARENA, VANCOUVER

TOP-GROSSING ACTS Adele, Justin Bieber,
Dixie Chicks
TICKET SALES $8.9 million
In Vancouver, concern for the environment is

a pretty big way of life, says Jeff Stipec, COO
of Canucks Sports & Entertainment, which
Dion, Adele, Drake/Future and others might have that debuted in 1949. In its short history, Centre operates the Rogers Arena with green goals
been unaware but the venue also has received Videotron has hosted five sellouts by Dion, two in mind. The venue, part of the Green Sports
the ISO 14001 international certification for nights apiece by Muse and Pearl Jam, an evening Alliance, won the 2016 Environmental Innovator
environmental management. We recycle. We with Rihanna and a tour stop by Bieber, with The award in the NHL category. It reported a
compost. We are as green as can be, says Nick Knocks and Moxie Raia on his bill. Celine, for 13 percent increase in the rate of waste diverted
Farkas, vp concerts and events at Evenko, which me, is at the top of everything else, says Michel from landfills. In late 2016, fans turning out
operates the Bell Centre. Were conscientious Granger, vp shows and creative content for Sports for shows by Adele, Bieber, the Dixie Chicks,
about recycling and giving away food after and Entertainment Group, which operates Centre McCartney and others found two new dining
shows to missions, to food banks. Were very Videotron. We have done five shows in a row, locations inside the arena and signs directing
conscious of our place in our world. which is phenomenal for a market like Quebec City. them to tri-sorters for recycling, composting
The fans were thrilled and it sold out very fast. and waste. A lot of companies talk about
3 FIRSTONTARIO CENTRE, HAMILTON,

ONTARIO
CONCERT CAPACITY 19,500 5 BUDWEISER GARDENS, LONDON,
ONTARIO
environmental stewardship, says Stipec. Its
neat to be part of a company that actually does it.
TOP-GROSSING ACTS Paul McCartney,

The Tragically Hip, Black Sabbath
TOP-GROSSING ACTS Elton John,
The Tragically Hip, Carrie Underwood
8 BUDWEISER STAGE, TORONTO
TOP-GROSSING ACTS Dixie Chicks, Luke Bryan,
TICKET SALES $10.4 million Keith Urban
Less than an hours drive west of Toronto, the TICKET SALES $8.5 million
FirstOntario Centre draws top acts to Hamilton. During a year in which Elton John ranked as the
Its a city with a population of just over a half top-grossing artist to play Budweiser Gardens, For more than 20 years, Torontos outdoor concert
million, but its located in the center of Canadas venue GM Brian Ohl singles out the awards show venue on the shores of Lake Ontario carried the
most populous region. A sold-out Black Sabbath staged by the Canadian Country Music Association name of a well-known Canadian brand. In January,
show in early 2016 began a season that also had in September as a highlight of 2016. Rising star the Molson Amphitheatre was rechristened
bookings by The Tragically Hip, McCartney and Brett Kissel, from Alberta, performed his single the Budweiser Stage as part of a new multiyear
five shows in four days by Garth Brooks. Venue I Didnt Fall in Love With Your Hair, written sponsorship deal. The past year already has brought
GM Scott Warren happened to mention to Brooks about his mothers fight with cancer. He had her some other fan-friendly changes: a speedier point-
that his executive assistant Jennifer Csefko was and other women who are cancer survivors come of-sale system at concessions called Appetize and
also a singer. The country superstar asked Csefko if out, recalls Ohl, and there was not a dry eye in the redevelopment of a lounge into a wine bar
she would learn How Do I Live, a hit by his wife the house. While 2017 has brought no significant called The Vine with a view of the lake. [The wine
Trisha Yearwood then invited her to sing it with renovations to the building, Ohl says the venue bar] is something that people have been asking for,
him during a soundcheck. Yearwood gave Csefko a is considering adding metal detectors to ensure says Adrian Walker, director of venue operations.
standing ovation. Warren recalls Yearwood saying: the safety of our patrons. Im pretty proud of that renovation. Country acts
Thats amazing. I can take the night off.
4 6 ROGERS CENTRE, TORONTO The Budweiser Stage brings music to the

GUNS N ROSES: COURTESY OF MICHELLE PRATA. BUDWEISER: TOM PANDI.
Lake Ontario waterfront in Toronto.

CENTRE VIDEOTRON, QUEBEC CITY, CONCERT CAPACITY 49,282
QUEBEC TOP-GROSSING ACTS Guns N Roses, Beyonc
CONCERT CAPACITY 18,259 TICKET SALES $9.8 million
TOP-GROSSING ACTS Celine Dion, Justin Bieber,
Rihanna Torontos massive domed stadium, Rogers Centre
TICKET SALES $13.5 million can accommodate some 50,000-plus fans for a
concert, so its only the top draws in the touring
Centre Videotron opened in September 2015 after business that can play the beloved home of MLBs
Quebec City invested $277 million (U.S.) in a Toronto Blue Jays. During 2016, Guns N Roses and
replacement for Colisee Pepsi, the citys dated arena Beyonc brought their respective stadium shows
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including the Dixie Chicks, Luke Bryan and Keith

Urban ranked as the venues top-grossing artists
of the past year. But Walkers favorite booking?
Prophets of Rage. The crowd was more jacked up
than any Id seen in a long time.
9 SCOTIABANK SADDLEDOME,
CALGARY, ALBERTA
TOP-GROSSING ACTS Sting/Peter Gabriel,
Zac Brown Band, Justin Bieber
The Montreal Jazz
Festival fills the streets
Calgarys 34-year-old Scotiabank Saddledome of the city each summer.
is one of the oldest buildings in the NHL. So
were actively working toward a new building
for our market, says Raines. The Saddledome THE LIVE BUSINESS HAS BEEN
will still be going for a number of years as the
venue consults with the city, but there wont
GROWING AND WE HAD TO REACT
be any upgrades. Raines says there is a long Canadian Music Week expands concert executive sessions
list of elaborate shows that cant play the andstages second annual live-industry awards
C
building because were not able to support anadian Music Week, taking lead a discussion of the heightened concern
the production. But many artists did make place April 18-23 in Toronto, will with concert security, particularly following
the stop in 2016, including Sting and Peter feature its most robust lineup the attacks at the Bataclan theater in Paris
yet of conference programming in 2015. Drawing its title from an 1984
Gabriel, whose double bill ranked as the venues
focused on the live music business and, hit by Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce
top-grossing draw; Zac Brown Band; Bieber; for only the second time in CMWs 36- Cockburn, the panel is billed as Music
Black Sabbath; Rihanna; The Who; and The year history, an awards show honoring Lovers in a Dangerous Time.
Tragically Hip, which played two nights at the achievements in the concert industry. Live Nation Canada director of
The live business has been growing and, marketing Melissa Bubb-Clarke will
arena during its farewell tour.
obviously, the record business has shrunk host a panel discussion on the pros and
and changed, so we had to react, says Neill cons of brands in the music space and
10 SASKTEL CENTRE, SASKATOON,

SASKATCHEWAN
Dixon, founder of Canadian Music Week,
which is held at the Sheraton Centre Toronto
Hotel, with performances around the city.
also will present a case study of a music
partnership with LoyaltyOne and the Air
Miles Canada rewards program. Additional
CMW helped create Canadas National branding sessions will be led by Nick
TOP-GROSSING ACTS Justin Bieber, Keith Urban, Live Music Association in 2014. Terzo, vp operations and business
Dixie Chicks One of the things that made development for Madison House, and
TICKET SALES $4.5 million sense for them, as a [trade] by Matthew Yazge, head of brand
association, was to get involved sponsorship for Nielsen Music.
Garth Brooks didnt just pass through Saskatoon

with an awards show, says A keynote Q&A will feature Natalie
Dixon, so theyve been with us Nastaskin, head of U.S. music
for a one-nighter on his current tour, he stayed since day one. operations for United Talent Agency,
Dixon
The awards show will close interviewed by veteran Canadian
awhile playing six nights at the Sasktel Centre
the first day of CMWs Live Music Summit music industry journalist Larry LeBlanc.
in June 2016. We sold 80,000 tickets in the first (April 19-20). Hosted by Canadian native Nastaskin, who was recognized in Billboards
hour, says venue CEO Will Lofdahl, and seated a Paul Shaffer, longtime musical director Women in Music and Power100 lists, played
little over 15,000 [per show]. The Brooks blowout for David Letterman, and sponsored by a key role in UTA integrating The Agency
Torontonightclub El Mocambo, the awards Group, which boosted the music-industry
may help make the case for renovations to the
will be presented to festivals, venues, clout of the combined companies.
nearly 30-year-old Saskatoon venue. Were an
aging facility, says Lofdahl, so last year the city
booking agents, managers, talent buyers A second keynote Q&A will feature agent-
and more. The Tragically Hip will receive promoter John Giddings of the Solo Agency
GABRIEL: BADEN STERLING ROTH. JAZZ FESTIVAL: FREDERIQUE MENARD-AUBIN. DIXON: ELIJAH SHARK/SHARK IMAGES. WINNIPEG: JENN KOSTESKY.
council gave us permission to do a market analysis a Legends of Live award, recognizing the talking with Ralph Simon, CEO/founder of
bands final tour in 2016. Mobilium Global Limited. Giddings, whose
and feasibility study, for upgrades to the arena
Other highlights of the agenda of the clients have included The Rolling Stones,
and an adjacent convention center. We want to LiveMusic Summit: U2 and Madonna, revived Englands Isle
continue to be vibrant and competitive. More than 30 representatives of music of Wight Music Festival in 2002. In March,
festivals from four continents, including the Live Nation took a controlling interest in the
Montreal Jazz Festival and Canadas famed festival, retaining Giddings to run the event.
Winnipeg Folk Festival, will convene for a THOM DUFFY and KAREN BLISS
two-hour networking and
information session. In a
separate session, artist
manager Jake Gold will
lead a discussion titled
The Festival Market at
a Crossroads. Laurie
Kirby, co-president of
Fest Forums, will host
a third session billed as
$245M
How to Get Booked at a
Festival Even If Nobody
Knows Who You Are.
Gabriel (left) and Sting
shared a joke onstage
Canadian concert-ticket
sales reported for the
Chris Ibey, president/
CEO of Ottawa-based
at the Scotiabank 12months ending Feb.25. The Winnipeg Folk Festival in Manitoba has thrived since 1974.
TOERSA Security, will
Saddledome in Calgary. Source: Billboard Boxscore

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RUSH MIGHT BE THE

MOST GENEROUS BAND
IN THE WORLD
Canadian Music Week to honor the group for
stellar philanthropy on and now off the road
A
fter four decades of performances around the globe,
the Canadian rock band Rush in 2015 staged a final
major tour. Although the power trio of Alex Lifeson, 63;
Geddy Lee, 63; and Neil Peart, 64, was leaving life on
the road behind, the philanthropy that marked the groups touring
years continues.
On April20, Rush will receive the Allan Slaight Humanitarian
Spirit Award for its social activism and support of humanitarian
causes, as well as for recognition of its remarkable music career.
The award will be presented during the annual Canadian Music
& Broadcast Industry Awards gala dinner in Toronto, an event
during Canadian Music Week.
My father, Allan Slaight, believes that giving back to
onescommunity is something we should all strive to do, andthe
members of Rush have made a point of this throughout their
career, says Slaight Communications president/CEO Gary
Slaight.
The honor comes with a $40,000 endowment that Rush will
donate in a sign that its commitment to causes endures, even as
the band has ceased touring. The beneficiary of the gift will be
the Gord Downie Fund for Brain Cancer Research at Sunnybrook,
2 which studies treatments for incurable brain cancers. The fund is
named after fellow Canadian and Tragically Hip frontman Gord
Downie, who announced in 2016 that he had been diagnosed
with terminal brain cancer.
Lots of people are generous and do things like this, and its the
right thing, I think, when youre in a position to help thosewho are
needy or less fortunate, said Rush guitarist Lifeson in a Billboard
interview in 2015, when the band received the Allan Water
Humanitarian Award at Canadas Juno Awards. Then its kind of
our duty as human beings to do that, and its not a big deal.
For Rush, which most recently released the documentary
Time Stand Still, touring and philanthropy have gone hand in
hand since the beginning of its impressive career. From its self-
titled debut album released in 1974, the trio has gained legions
3 of fans with its inventive progressive rock. The band estimates
it has sold 40millionalbums worldwide. (Rush has sold
1The members of Rush Lifeson, Lee and Peart (from left) 15.6million albums in the United States since Nielsen Music
onstage at Nashvilles Bridestone Arena in 2013. 2The band
began tracking sales in 1991). The band reached a commercial
backstage in Springfield, Mass., in 1976 during its All the Worlds
peak in the early 80s with six consecutive albums reaching the
a Stage Tour. 3At Los Angeles Nokia Theatre in 2013, Rush
was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 4The groups top10 of the Billboard200.
philanthropy is simply a way of paying it forward, says Lifeson Since Billboard Boxscore began tracking concert sales data in
(below center) flanked by Peart (left) and Lee. 1990, Rush has grossed $252.7million from sales of more than
5.5million tickets and has performed 539 shows.
4 Leveraging the loyalty of its fans to help others, the bands
concerts at Torontos Maple Leaf Gardens were food drives for
1: FREDERICK BREEDON/GETTY IMAGES. 2: FIN COSTELLO/REDFERNS/GETTY IMAGES. 3: KEVIN WINTER/GETTY IMAGES. 4: ANDREW MACNAUGHTAN.
the Toronto Food Bank. The group also did benefit shows at the
arena for The United Way and amFAR.
In 2008, the trio donated $100,000 to the Make It Right
Foundation to help New Orleans rebuild after Hurricane Katrina
and sponsor construction of a Lower Ninth Ward residence
that was dubbed the house that Rush built. That year, Rush
also gave $100,000 from a Winnipeg concert to the Canadian
Museum for Human Rights.
When floods hit southern Alberta in 2013, the band again
stepped up to help with a benefit show that raised $575,000.
(The concert, originally scheduled for the Scotiabank
Saddledome in Calgary, was moved to the Enmax Centrium two
hours north after the Saddledome itself was flooded.)
Beginning with its 2010 Time Machine Tour, Rush has donated
$1 from every concert ticket to various organizations, including
Doctors Without Borders.
The band doesnt publicize how much it has contributed to
charity overall, but according to Canadian Music Week, funds
collected from its concerts for all causes have approached
$2million during the past five years.
Its like paying it forward, said Lifeson of earmarking a
portion of sales for charity. Were so fortunate in so many
ways,and if you can just help out, in any way you can, thats
agreat way to do it. CHRISTA TITUS
2017 Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award Recipients.
Your contributions are both an inspiration and a reminder that we can all participate in a better tomorrow.
We are so proud to call you family.
WRIGHT ENTERTAINMENT GROUP IS PROUD TO BE IN PARTENRSHIP CELEBRATING THIS MILESTONE.
20TH ANNIVERSARY
CONGRATULATIONS FROM ALL OF US. HERE IS TO 20 MORE!
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ANGELA BERKEBILE MATTHEW RECTOR NANDO WATSON GABRIELLE WRIGHT JOHNNY WRIGHT JR.
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Incubus 20th Anniversary
We Carved Our
Own Path Alt-rock
standouts Incubus
reflect on prescient
sound, 20-year
legacy and coming
out of it alive
BY GARY GR AFF
T
THE FIVE MEMBERS OF INCUBUS
are gathered in their practice
space, an appropriately dingy,
windowless room in an industrial
like it came from a different planet or
something, but you know its you and
youre still that person, just 20 years later.
Top: Boyd at The Joint
at Las Vegas Hard
RockHotel & Casino in
2015. Inset, from left:
Einziger, D.J.Kilmore,
Boyd, DirkLance
and JosePasillas of
park in Los Angeles San Fernando How do you explain your longevity? Incubusin the 90s.
Valley. You can make as much BOYD Just because were guys who grew
noise as you want and no one up together making music its a family,
cares, says guitarist Mike Einziger, It has been 20 years since S.C.I.E.N.C.E. and everybody can relate to the notion of
40. Theyre rehearsing the new songs Does it feel like it has been that long? how beautiful and supportive being part
off their forthcoming album 8, prepping BOYD My true-felt experience is there are of a family unit can be, and how much we
for the April 21 release and the ensuing moments when it feels like we blinked can grow from it.
tour in July. It always starts off like a and it has been 20-something years a EINZIGER Every time we write a new song,
great mess, he adds, and then slowly band for 26 years and 20 years since our the excitement of writing something that
comes together. first major-label release but then there feels connective, that part of it never
Things are coming together and are moments where it feels like it was changes and never gets old. It gives me
then some for the Calabasas, Calif., 200 years ago, where I listen to the this feeling of complete and total
band these days. The new LP, its first music and I can feel where we were curiosity in the process. Thats
full-length since 2011s If Not Now, When?, when we wrote that song. what makes it seem like no time
draws on all manners of rock, with added EINZIGER It feels like a thousand has passed.
BOYD: ETHAN MILLER/GETTY IMAGES. INCUBUS: MICHAEL OCHS ARCHIVES/GETTY IMAGES. SKRILLEX: LESTER COHEN/WIREIMAGE.
world music and jazz touches. The years, to be honest. Its crazy. Its BOYD There are so many things
characteristically eclectic set even earned fun. From a certain perspective Skrillex
over the years that could have
a late-stage remix from chart-topping it feels like it has been lifetimes, forced this to stop, but we
DJ-producer Skrillex, 29, providing a and then from other vantage points its persevered. That by itself is kind of
decisively modern punch for the veteran like no time has passed. Its a very strange amazing. It can be incredibly difficult, and
act, which this year celebrates the 20th dichotomy, but it gives me a massive there are times when you want to say, F
anniversary of its major-label debut sense of appreciation for what weve been all you people! Im moving to the streets!
album, S.C.I.E.N.C.E. through, what weve accomplished, what But you survive and you get through, and
Throughout their lengthy career the alt- weve done. It makes me feel very happy. wonderful things happen.
rockers have notched six top 10 albums
on the Billboard 200 and 14 top 10 tracks Does S.C.I.E.N.C.E. feel like the work of When was the last less-than-ideal
on the Alternativechart, four of which entirely different people to you? moment for the group?
10.1 M
went to No. 1. Drive was one of them, BOYD Its like looking back through an old BOYD When we made If Not Now,
and as 8 rolls out, Einziger and frontman photo album or when you see yourself on When? and toured behind it, it marked
Brandon Boyd, 41, pronounce themselves an old videotape as a child. You know its a dark-night-of-the-soul moment in our Albums sold in the
and their bandmates rejuvenated and you, but you cant believe that everybody career. We barely came out alive. We United States
ready for the next 20-year ride. let you get rid of that haircut. It seems somehow got through the first 20 years of
Source: Nielsen Music

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our career without falling into the sort of biggest flaw. We dont fit anywhere and
predictable traps and minefields that most we never have. We were never punk rock
bands and pop artists do, and it all came enough for the Warped Tour, we were
crashing down around us at the end of never metal enough for Ozzfest, we were
2010 into 2011. It was such a difficult time never quite indie rock or cool enough for
period for us as a band, but also personally Lollapalooza. Weve carved our own path,
and familially. and were really humbled by the fact that
EINZIGER The group was definitely in a weve had so many supporters and people
transition period. The older all of us get, who appreciate our music.
the more difficult it becomes to get five
A still from
different people on the same page and to With all of the genre hyphens used to Incubus
get everybody excited. That gets more describe you, do you have a favorite? Drivevideo.
challenging the further you get. BOYD I like when people refer to us as art
rock or art thrash. That strokes my ego, INCUBUS TOP 5 HITS ON THE ALTERNATIVE SONGS CHART
Incubus trademark is your great sonic because making music is part of a larger TITLE RANK PEAK POSITION (WEEKS AT PEAK)
diversity. Where does that come from? creative process. To be recognized as 1. Drive No. 1 March 3, 2001 (8)
BOYD Theres probably lots of things that artists, its a beautiful thing. 2. Wish You Were Here No. 2 Oct. 6, 2001 (6)
are unconscious on our part. We have 3. Megalomaniac No. 1 Feb. 21, 2004 (6)
vastly diverse musical tastes in the band. Did you ever feel prescient? Some of 4. Anna-Molly No. 1 Dec. 23, 2006 (5)
We agree on a lot of music that we all your albums sound like mixtapes. 5. Love Hurts No. 1 Feb. 21, 2009 (3)
love to listen to, and then we disagree EINZIGER For sure. Over the years the NOTE: The list of Incubus top five hits on Billboards Alternative Songs chart is based on weekly performance on the tally
through the March 25 chart. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest
on a lot of music. And then sometimes evolution of music has tilted in our favor. A
value. Due to changes in chart methodology through the years, eras are weighted differently to account for chart turnover
rates during various periods.
well turn each other on to new music. So lot of the lines between genres have been
were drawing from different reference blurred, especially in recent years with the mid-90s onward, and music has gone even
points not only sonically, but culturally way DJ culture has evolved and hip-hop and further in that direction in recent years.
COURTESY OF EPIC RECORDS

and visually and artistically, and Incubus rock have fused with electronic in ways that
has been this place where we can let all of shine favorably on the history of Incubus. It has come full circle on 8 with Skrillex.
them have their day. We were incorporating electronic elements How did that come together?
EINZIGER Its our greatest asset and our and DJ sounds in our music from the BOYD I loved the album when it was sort
Incubus
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waves and wop- wooed by someone like Trump, and Im

wop things all over saying, I see you. I know your face, but
it. Its an Incubus I dont understand.
song; he just made
it better. And then Did someone specific inspire lead
he remixed the single Nimble Bastard?
rest of the album. BOYD When I say Youre a nimble
EINZIGER Its bastard, Im using it as a term of
almost like he endearment. There are people I look up
joined the band for to for their ability to always land on their
a couple of weeks. feet. It could be under the most horrific
He was vital. circumstances, the lowest low you can
imagine, and they use it to become a
Incubus scored a win for modern rock single of the year at the 2001
BillboardMusicAwards held at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Theres some better version of themselves. Im saying,
darkness on 8. Will you show me how to do that?
of done with Dave Sardy mixing it BOYD I went through a split-up with a
producing it first and then mixing it. And longtime partner, so theres some of that. If you turn 8 on its side, its the infinity
then Skrillex came in. Weve been friends I also observed this moment in our society sign. Is that a statement of intent?
for a little while, and we had lunch one where we seem to be making great strides EINZIGER (Laughs.) Absolutely! Calling
day and he was like, Let me hear some in reverse. Were in an inherently dark it 8 is loaded for me because one symbol
tracks. So he came in just to listen to moment in our culture. signifies 20 years of albums, songs and
it as a friend, and he was stoked. Then traveling the world. Twenty years of
he heard Familiar Faces and was like, Are there any explicitly post-Donald collaboration, hardship, catastrophe and
Can I just take that in this other room?
Give me an hour. I have an idea. He had
his laptop, so we gave him the stems,
Trump songs on 8?
BOYD There are a couple. Familiar
Faces refers to so many people in
6
Top 10 albums on
triumph rolled into one number. Its not
obvious that its ever going to connect.
Were just a bunch of guys in a room
the Billboard 200,
SGRANITZ/WIREIMAGE
and in an hour he turned it from a deep my family who are older than me, who including the No.1 together. The fact that we connected
album track into a single. And he didnt come from a different generation. Im Light Grenades, to millions of people around the world
released in 2006.
Skrillex it. He didnt throw, like, square trying to reconcile how they could be blows my mind.
Thank you Incubus - for years of great

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YO U R F R I E N D S AT VA R I E T Y A R T I S T S
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DRAKE
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the Artist 100 (extending his
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6 138
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2 140
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28 24 KEITH URBAN HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN
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33 29
29 29 JAMES ARTHUR COLUMBIA
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16 39
RE-ENTRY 32 RAELYNN WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE/WMN

32 3
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1 115 44 30
30 33 CLEAN BANDIT ATLANTIC/AG
30 30
13 18 16 TWENTY ONE PILOTS FUELED BY RAMEN/AG

1 102 34 36 34 COLDPLAY PARLOPHONE/ATLANTIC/AG
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2 86 36
36 38
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Costello. The pair wrote 52 5 144 71 72 81 16 98
four songs on the album,
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more spark, more life with EST19XX/BAD BOY/INTERSCOPE/IGA
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said McCartney. But Greg 54
54 70 59 PANIC! AT THE DISCO DCD2/FUELED BY RAMEN/AG
3 71 RE-ENTRY 95 LAUREN ALAINA 19/INTERSCOPE/MERCURY NASHVILLE/IGA/UMGN
50 2
is musical, and hes great to
work with. Gary Trust 47 60 25 112
47 63 MICHAEL JACKSON MJJ/EPIC RE-ENTRY 96 CHARLIE PUTH ARTIST PARTNERS GROUP/ATLANTIC/AG
10 99
21
21 68 61 JOSH TURNER MCA NASHVILLE/UMGN
21 3 - 91
91 97 LUIS FONSI UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO/UMLE
91 2
58
58 65 62 TRAIN COLUMBIA
14 15 RE-ENTRY 98 MARTIN GARRIX STMPD RCRDS/RCA
88 6
61 60 63 BRANTLEY GILBERT VALORY/BMLG

3 50 75 87 99 MICHAEL RAY ATLANTIC/WMN
57 9
53
53 74 64 THOMAS RHETT VALORY/BMLG
7 113 NEW 100 BOONDOX MAJIK NINJA
100 1
48 54 65 BEYONCE PARKWOOD/COLUMBIA
2 142
78
78 69
69 66 ZEDD INTERSCOPE/IGA
17 32
RE-ENTRY 67 PAUL MCCARTNEY MPL/CAPITOL

37 14
COMPILED BY
SOCIAL DATA
83 81
81 68 DIERKS BENTLEY CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN
3 77
62
62 66 69 DAFT PUNK DAFT LIFE/COLUMBIA
35 28
AIRPLAY/STREAMING &
67 67
67 70 CALVIN HARRIS FLY EYE/COLUMBIA
9 105
24 64 71 LORDE LAVA/REPUBLIC
21 42

Promotion
Billboard 200
LAST THIS ARTIST CERTIFICATION Title PEAK WKS. ON LAST THIS ARTIST CERTIFICATION Title PEAK WKS. ON
WEEK WEEK IMPRINT/DISTRIBUTING LABEL POS. CHART WEEK WEEK IMPRINT/DISTRIBUTING LABEL POS. CHART
1 1 #1 DRAKE More Life 1 2 51 CHILDISH GAMBINO Awaken, My Love! 5 17

2 WK S YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC 51 MCDJ/GLASSNOTE
2 2 ED SHEERAN 0 Divide 1 4 84 52
52 KENDRICK LAMAR good kid, m.A.A.d city 2 231
ATLANTIC/AG TOP DAWG/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/IGA
HOT
SHOT 33 TREY SONGZ Tremaine The Album 3 1 50 53 DRAKE 4 Take Care 1 213
DEBUT SONGBOOK/ATLANTIC/AG YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
4 4 SOUNDTRACK Beauty And The Beast (2017) 3 3 67 54

54 LUKE BRYAN Kill The Lights 1 86
WALT DISNEY CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN
19 55 GG METALLICA Hardwired...To Self-Destruct 1 19 57 55 KANYE WEST The Life Of Pablo 1 51
More
BLACKENED G.O.O.D./DEF JAM
6 6 BRUNO MARS 24K Magic 2 19 43 56 SOUNDTRACK La La Land 2 16
Streams
ATLANTIC/AG SUMMIT/INTERSCOPE/IGA
7 7 SOUNDTRACK 0 Moana 2 19 155 57

57 PS ELTON JOHN 6 Greatest Hits 1970-2002 12 139
WALT DISNEY ROCKET/UTV/UME
3 8 RICK ROSS
MAYBACH/EPIC
Rather You Than Me 3 2 55 58 21 SAVAGE & METRO BOOMIN
SLAUGHTER GANG
Savage Mode 23 37
For Drake
8 9 FUTURE FUTURE 1 6 59 59 BRYSON TILLER TRAPSOUL 8 79 More Life by Drake rules
A-1/FREEBANDZ/EPIC TRAPSOUL/RCA
the Billboard 200 for a
9 10 THE WEEKND Starboy 1 18 65 60
60 NAV NAV 24 5 second week, with the
XO/REPUBLIC XO/REPUBLIC
set earning 226,000
10 11 MIGOS Culture 1 9 40 61 LITTLE BIG TOWN The Breaker 4 5 equivalent album units
QUALITY CONTROL/300/AG CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN
in the week ending
16 12
12 KHALID American Teen 9 4 56 62 BRANTLEY GILBERT The Devil Dont Sleep 2 9 March30, according to
RIGHT HAND/RCA VALORY/BMLG
Nielsen Music. It declined
15 13 POST MALONE 0 Stoney 6 16 53 63 KEHLANI SweetSexySavage 3 9 55percent compared with
REPUBLIC TSUNAMI MOB/ATLANTIC/AG
its blockbuster debut frame
13 14 SOUNDTRACK Trolls 3 27 60 64 THOMAS RHETT Tangled Up 6 79 of 505,000 units.
VILLA 40/DREAMWORKS/RCA VALORY/BMLG
More Life debuted at
12 15 FUTURE HNDRXX 1 5 62 65 6LACK FREE 6LACK 54 15 No.1 on the April 8 chart,
A-1/FREEBANDZ/EPIC LVNR/INTERSCOPE/IGA
earning 505,000 units in
14 16 BIG SEAN I Decided. 1 8 69 66 J. COLE 2 2014 Forest Hills Drive 1 121 its first tracking week. It
G.O.O.D./DEF JAM DREAMVILLE/ROC NATION/COLUMBIA
also set a streaming record
20 17
17 ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST 3 Hamilton: An American Musical 3 79 NEW 67
67 MANSIONZ Mansionz 67 1 for the largest number of
HAMILTON UPTOWN/ATLANTIC/AG BEARTRAP/MONSTER MOUNTAIN/ISLAND
streaming equivalent album
18 18 DRAKE 4 Views 1 48 63 68 TWENTY ONE PILOTS Vessel 21 137 units racked up in a single
YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC FUELED BY RAMEN/AG
week by an album: 257,000.
VARIOUS ARTISTS The RCA-List, Vol 4 BEYONCE Lemonade
21 19 RCA 10 8 68 69 PARKWOOD/COLUMBIA 1 49 Drakes album remains
a streaming powerhouse
NEW 20 RAELYNN Wildhorse 20 1 70 LIL UZI VERT Lil Uzi Vert Vs. The World 37 44
20 WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE/WMN 79 70 GENERATION NOW/ATLANTIC/AG in its second week as
traditional album sales
37 21
21 SOUNDTRACK Sing 8 16 66 71 DRAKE 2 If Youre Reading This Its Too Late 1 112
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/ILLUMINATION/REPUBLIC YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC equaled 43,000 while it
RIHANNA 2 ANTI PNB ROCK GTTM: Goin Thru The Motions collected another 169,000
22 22 1 62 71 72 28 11
WESTBURY ROAD/ROC NATION EMPIRE RECORDINGS/ATLANTIC/AG SEA units (the second-
TWENTY ONE PILOTS 3 Blurryface COLTON DIXON Identity largest streaming week
23 23 1 98 NEW 73
73 73 1
FUELED BY RAMEN/AG 19/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG ever for an album, behind
MIKE WILL MADE-IT Ransom 2 BOONDOX The Murder only More Lifes debut).
NEW 24
24 24 1 NEW 74
74 74 1
The remainder of the units
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).
EAR DRUMNER/INTERSCOPE/IGA MAJIK NINJA
KEITH URBAN Ripcord JUSTIN BIEBER 3 Purpose came from track equivalent
30 25
25 4 47 74 75 1 72
HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN SCHOOLBOY/RAYMOND BRAUN/DEF JAM
album units (13,000).
26 TRAVIS SCOTT 0 Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight 76 KEVIN GATES Islah More Life continues
25 1 30 82 2 61
to only be available for
GRAND HUSTLE/EPIC BREAD WINNERS ASSOCIATION/ATLANTIC/AG
28 27 CHANCE THE RAPPER Coloring Book 8 46 77 77 SIA This Is Acting 4 61 sale as a download its
CHANCE THE RAPPER MONKEY PUZZLE/RCA
March31 CD release was
April 15
2017
27 28 ADELE a 25 1 71 76 78 BLAKE SHELTON 0 If Im Honest 3 45 pushed back to an as-yet-

XL/COLUMBIA WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE/WMN
unannounced date. A vinyl
31 29 THE CHAINSMOKERS Collage (EP) 6 21 70 79 MARIAN HILL Act One 42 11 LP was also forthcoming,
DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA PHOTO FINISH/REPUBLIC
but a street date was never
36 30 RAE SREMMURD Sremmlife 2 4 33 85 80 EMINEM a The Eminem Show 1 313 announced.
EAR DRUMNER/INTERSCOPE/IGA WEB/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/UME
Farther down the
24 31 SOUNDTRACK Fifty Shades Darker 1 7 78 81 BRUNO MARS 5 Doo-Wops & Hooligans 3 317 chart, after producing 12
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/REPUBLIC ELEKTRA/AG
top40-charting hits on
34 32 J. COLE 0 4 Your Eyez Only 1 16 90 82
82 ALESSIA CARA 0 Know-It-All 9 72 the Billboard Hot100,
DREAMVILLE/ROC NATION EP/DEF JAM
producer Mike Will
RE 33
33 PAUL MCCARTNEY 0 Flowers In The Dirt 21 50 87 83 BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS f Legend: The Best Of... 5 463 Made-It scores his first
MPL/CAPITOL/UME TUFF GONG/ISLAND/UME
entry on the Billboard200.
32 34 ARIANA GRANDE Dangerous Woman 2 45 72 84 DRAKE 3 Nothing Was The Same 1 180 He bows at No.24 with
REPUBLIC YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
Ransom 2 (16,000 units;
35 CHRIS STAPLETON 2 Traveller 85 QUEEN 2 Greatest Hits I II & III: The Platinum Collection
38 MERCURY NASHVILLE/UMGN 1 81 86 HOLLYWOOD 48 80 3,000 in traditional
album sales). He released
36 PANIC! AT THE DISCO Death Of A Bachelor 1 63 86 JON BELLION The Human Condition 5 36
41 DCD2/FUELED BY RAMEN/AG 73 VISIONARY/CAPITOL Ransom in December 2014,
and it reached No. 4 on
35 37 ED SHEERAN 4 x 1 145 95 87
87 THE LUMINEERS 0 Cleopatra 1 51
ATLANTIC/AG DUALTONE Heatseekers Albums and
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE Dig Your Roots RAEKWON The Wild No. 45 on Independent
42 38 2 31 NEW 88
88 88 1
BMLG H2O/EMPIRE RECORDINGS Albums. Keith Caulfield
46 39 JAMES ARTHUR Back From The Edge 39 21 92 89 FUTURE DS2 1 89

COLUMBIA A-1/FREEBANDZ/EPIC
NEW 40
40 STEEL PANTHER Lower The Bar 40 1 94 90 GUCCI MANE The Return Of East Atlanta Santa 16 15
STEEL PANTHER/KOBALT GUWOP/ATLANTIC/AG
54 41
41 BRETT YOUNG Brett Young 18 7 93 91 JASON ALDEAN They Dont Know 1 29
BMLG MACON/BROKEN BOW/BBMG
58 42
42 SAM HUNT 2 Montevallo 3 127 113 92
92 MAREN MORRIS Hero 5 43
MCA NASHVILLE/UMGN COLUMBIA NASHVILLE/SMN
26 43 ZARA LARSSON So Good 26 2 127 93

93 DIERKS BENTLEY 0 Black 2 42
RECORD COMPANY TEN/EPIC CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN
44 44 LADY GAGA Joanne 1 23 5 94 DEPECHE MODE Spirit 5 2

STREAMLINE/INTERSCOPE/IGA VENUSNOTE/MUTE/COLUMBIA
61 45
45 JON PARDI California Sunrise 11 39 96 95 G-EAZY When Its Dark Out 5 69
CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN G-EAZY/RVG/BPG/RCA
48 46 SHAWN MENDES Illuminate 1 27 111 96

96 METALLICA g Metallica 1 424
ISLAND BLACKENED/WARNER BROS.
47 47 SOUNDTRACK Suicide Squad: The Album 1 34 102 97 JOURNEY f Journeys Greatest Hits 10 454
DC/ATLAS/WATERTOWER/ATLANTIC/AG COLUMBIA/LEGACY
45 48 VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW 61 5 9 98 98 HALSEY Badlands 2 83

UNIVERSAL/SONY MUSIC/LEGACY ASTRALWERKS
52 49 THE WEEKND 3 Beauty Behind The Madness 1 83 141 99

99 KANE BROWN Kane Brown 10 17
XO/REPUBLIC ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE/SMN
49 50 VARIOUS ARTISTS Epic Lit (Version 3) 38 5 97 100 MELANIE MARTINEZ Cry Baby 6 85
EPIC ATLANTIC/AG

LAST THIS ARTIST CERTIFICATION Title PEAK WKS. ON LAST THIS ARTIST CERTIFICATION Title PEAK WKS. ON
WEEK WEEK IMPRINT/DISTRIBUTING LABEL POS. CHART WEEK WEEK IMPRINT/DISTRIBUTING LABEL POS. CHART
116 101 LAUREN DAIGLE 0 How Can It Be 28 99 143 151 D.R.A.M. Big Baby D.R.A.M. 19 23
CENTRICITY/CAPITOL CMG #1EPICCHECK/EMPIRE RECORDINGS
126 102 ERIC CHURCH 0 Mr. Misunderstood 2 73 RE 152 KENNY CHESNEY Cosmic Hallelujah 2 17
EMI NASHVILLE/UMGN BLUE CHAIR/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE/SMN
99 103 ADELE e 21 1 319 140 153 LADY GAGA 3 The Fame 2 180
XL/COLUMBIA STREAMLINE/KONLIVE/CHERRYTREE/INTERSCOPE/IGA
105 104 2PAC a Greatest Hits 3 184 163 154 EMINEM 3 Recovery 1 272
AMARU/DEATH ROW/INTERSCOPE/UME WEB/SHADY/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/IGA
NEW 105 BETTY WHO The Valley 105 1 171 155 NIRVANA a Nevermind 1 355
RCA SUB POP/DGC/GEFFEN/UME
104 106 EMINEM 7 Curtain Call: The Hits 1 334 166 156 PANIC! AT THE DISCO 0 Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die! 2 103
SHADY/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/IGA DECAYDANCE/FUELED BY RAMEN/AG
17 107 SPOON Hot Thoughts 17 2 156 157 CHARLIE PUTH 0 Nine Track Mind 6 59
40
MATADOR ARTIST PARTNERS GROUP/ATLANTIC/AG
108 108 A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE Artist 70 25 129 158 MICHAEL JACKSON Thriller 1 292
HIGHBRIDGE THE LABEL/AG EPIC/LEGACY
101 109 PRINCE 4Ever 33 19 162 159 DISTURBED 0 Immortalized 1 84

NPG/WARNER BROS. REPRISE/WARNER BROS.
103 110 FRANK OCEAN Blonde 1 32 158 160 NICKI MINAJ 2 The Pinkprint 2 114
BOYS DONT CRY YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
75 111 JOSH TURNER Deep South 18 3 172 161 EMINEM 4 The Marshall Mathers LP 2 1 168 STEEL
MCA NASHVILLE/UMGN WEB/SHADY/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/IGA
PA N T H E R
88 112 REBA MCENTIRE Sing It Now: Songs Of Faith & Hope 4 8 161 162 SHAWN MENDES Handwritten 1 102 Lower the Bar
ROCKIN R/NASH ICON/BMLG ISLAND
120 113 LIL UZI VERT The Perfect LUV Tape 55 33 89 163 SOUNDTRACK The Flash: Music From The Special Episode: Duet (EP) 89 2
GENERATION NOW/ATLANTIC/AG DC/WATERTOWER
The comedic band clocks its third top40
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL a Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits BEYONCE 2 I Am...Sasha Fierce
album on the Billboard 200 as Lower the
114 114 FANTASY/CONCORD 22 308 165 164 MUSIC WORLD/COLUMBIA 1 148
107 115 BLAKE SHELTON

WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE/WMN
Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits 5 75 185 165 VARIOUS ARTISTS
ATLANTIC/AG
This Is A Challenge 93 15 Bar bows at No. 40 with 11,000 equivalent
ELEVATION WORSHIP There Is A Cloud FUTURE 0 EVOL album units earned during the week ending
11 116 11 2 169 166 1 56
March30, according to Nielsen Music (nearly
ELEVATION CHURCH/PLG A-1/FREEBANDZ/EPIC
DREW HOLCOMB AND THE NEIGHBORS Souvenir BIG SEAN Dark Sky Paradise
NEW 117 MAGNOLIA/MAGNOLIA MUSIC 117 1 177 167 G.O.O.D./DEF JAM 1 103 all were traditional album sales). On the
121 118 SAM SMITH 2
CAPITOL
In The Lonely Hour 2 146 181 168 LUKE COMBS This Ones For You (EP)
RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE/SMN 168 2 Comedy Albums tally, its the groups fifth
COLE SWINDELL 0 You Should Be Here RAE SREMMURD SremmLife
No.1, surpassing The Lonely Island for the
133 119 6 45 180 169 5 115
WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE/WMN EAR DRUMNER/INTERSCOPE/IGA
most chart-toppers among duos and groups.
BRUNO MARS 4 CARRIE UNDERWOOD
117 120 ATLANTIC/AG
Unorthodox Jukebox 1 165 167 170 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE/SMN
Greatest Hits: Decade #1 4 117 Among all acts, only Larry the Cable Guy has
132 121 ZAC BROWN BAND Greatest Hits So Far... 20 112 170 171 DJ KHALED 0 Major Key 1 35
more, with seven. K.C.
ROAR/SOUTHERN GROUND/ATLANTIC/AG WE THE BEST/EPIC
188 122 KENDRICK LAMAR To Pimp A Butterfly 1 101 175 172 KODAK BLACK Lil Big Pac 134 15
TOP DAWG/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/IGA DOLLAZ N DEALZ
109 123 DRAKE & FUTURE What A Time To Be Alive 1 79 189 173 KANYE WEST My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 1 96
A-1/FREEBANDZ/YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/EPIC/REPUBLIC ROC-A-FELLA/DEF JAM
110 124 ED SHEERAN 2 + 5 205 RE 174 VARIOUS ARTISTS Def Jam Presents: Direct Deposit, Vol. 2 145 3
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).
ELEKTRA/AG DEF JAM
83 125 ALISON KRAUSS Windy City 9 6 168 175 PARTYNEXTDOOR PARTYNEXTDOOR 3 (P3) 3 32
CAPITOL OVO SOUND/WARNER BROS.
125 126 MICHAEL JACKSON 3 The Essential Michael Jackson 46 191 192 176 NICKY JAM Fenix 28 10
EPIC/LEGACY LA INDUSTRIA/SONY MUSIC LATIN
130 127 FETTY WAP Fetty Wap 1 78 NEW 177 JAMES BLUNT The Afterlove 177 1
RGF/300/AG ATLANTIC/AG
118 128 TRAIN A Girl A Bottle A Boat 8 9 138 178 RAGNBONE MAN Human 126 3
CRUSH MUSIC/SUNKEN FOREST/COLUMBIA BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA
139 129 KELSEA BALLERINI 0 The First Time 31 89 RE 179 GARTH BROOKS a The Ultimate Hits 3 132
BLACK RIVER PEARL
128 130 GUNS N ROSES 5 Greatest Hits 3 393 197 180 EAGLES 5 The Very Best Of The Eagles 3 185
177
GEFFEN/UME WARNER STRATEGIC MARKETING/RHINO
JAMES BLUNT
115 131 DJ SNAKE
DJ SNAKE/INTERSCOPE/IGA
Encore 8 34 RE 181 CHRIS YOUNG
RCA NASHVILLE/SMN
Im Comin Over 5 52 The Afterlove
NEW 132 SELAH Unbreakable 132 1 187 182 JEREMIH 0 Late Nights: The Album 42 64
CURB MICK SCHULTZ/DEF JAM
The singer-songwriter makes
RE 133 BILLY JOEL 3 The Essential Billy Joel 15 89 NEW 183 DAVID PHELPS Hymnals: A Journey Of Faith Through Hymns 183 1 a low-key debut with his fifth
COLUMBIA/LEGACY GAITHER/CAPITOL CMG
album, bowing with 4,000 units
131 134 LUKE BRYAN 2 Crash My Party 1 185 29 184 PITBULL Climate Change 29 2 (3,000 in album sales) after four
CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN MR. 305/POLO GROUNDS/RCA
previous top 20-charting sets.
136 135 IMAGINE DRAGONS 2 Night Visions 2 235 RE 185 GORILLAZ 2 Demon Days 6 69 Hell be touring with Ed Sheeran
KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE/IGA PARLOPHONE/RHINO
from June through October.
RE 136 THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. Greatest Hits 1 74 191 186 G-EAZY 0 These Things Happen 3 137
BAD BOY/RHINO G-EAZY/RVG/BPG/RCA
157 137 JOHNNY CASH 2 The Legend Of Johnny Cash 5 255 NEW 187 PALLBEARER Heartless 187 1
COLUMBIA NASHVILLE/LEGACY/AMERICAN/ISLAND/UME PROFOUND LORE
134 138 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE 2 Heres To The Good Times 4 216 RE 188 OLD DOMINION 0 Meat And Candy 16 61
BMLG RCA NASHVILLE/SMN
NEW 139 LINDSAY ELL Worth The Wait (EP) 139 1 196 189 CHILDISH GAMBINO 0 Because The Internet 7 125
STONEY CREEK/BBMG GLASSNOTE
124 140 FLEETWOOD MAC k Rumours 1 216 147 190 CHARLIE WILSON In It To Win It 7 6
WARNER BROS./RHINO P MUSIC/RCA
142 141 THE BEATLES b 1 1 266 195 191 TAYLOR SWIFT 6 1989 1 127
APPLE/CAPITOL/UME BIG MACHINE/BMLG
149 142 LANA DEL REY Born To Die 2 269 154 192 MIRANDA LAMBERT The Weight Of These Wings 3 19
POLYDOR/INTERSCOPE/IGA VANNER/RCA NASHVILLE/SMN
144 143 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS 2 Greatest Hits 18 123 RE 193 MEGHAN TRAINOR 3 Title 1 104
WARNER BROS. EPIC
THE WEEKND Trilogy KANYE WEST 2 Graduation

153 144 XO/REPUBLIC 4 159 194 194 ROC-A-FELLA/DEF JAM 1 119 N I C K E L BAC K
NEW 145 GOLDLINK
SQUAAASH CLUB/RCA
At What Cost 145 1 174 195 BEBE REXHA
WARNER BROS.
All Your Fault: Pt. 1 (EP) 51 6 199 The Best of
Nickelback,
146 BEYONCE 2 Beyonce 196 MAROON 5 V Volume 1
146 PARKWOOD/COLUMBIA 1 166 183 222/INTERSCOPE/IGA 1 121
THE BEATLES c Abbey Road J. COLE Born Sinner Despite how often the band is
159 147 1 209 RE 197 1 100
APPLE/CAPITOL/UME ROC NATION/COLUMBIA mocked, singles like Far Away
STEVIE WONDER The Definitive Collection USHER a Confessions and How You Remind Me
RE 148 35 65 198 198 1 123 are regularly streamed more
MOTOWN/UTV/UME LAFACE/LEGACY
HOZIER Hozier NICKELBACK The Best Of Nickelback: Volume 1 than 1million times per week,
151 149 2 125 RE 199 21 34
RUBYWORKS/COLUMBIA ROADRUNNER/AG helpingthis greatest-hits album
KALEO A/B SOUNDTRACK 3 Beauty And The Beast sustain its popularity.
148 150 ELEKTRA/ATLANTIC/AG 16 36 122 200 WALT DISNEY 19 78
Data for week of 04.15.2017 G o to B I L L B OA R D.CO M/ B I Z fo r co m p l e te c h a r t d a t a 6 5

Mighty
Album Sales
TOP ALBUM SALES HEATSEEKERS ALBUMS
Metallica LAST
WEEK
THIS
WEEK
ARTIST CERTIFICATION
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Title WKS. ON
CHART
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Is A Hot 8 1 #1 METALLICA
3 WK S BLACKENED
Hardwired...To Self-Destruct 18 NEW 1 #1 PALLBEARER
1 WK PROFOUND LORE
Heartless 1
Ticket
HOT
SHOT TREY SONGZ Tremaine The Album 1 NEW 22 ART OF ANARCHY The Madness 1
22 SONGBOOK/ATLANTIC/AG CENTURY MEDIA
DEBUT
SOUNDTRACK Beauty And The Beast (2017) NEW 33 DAVEY SUICIDE Made From Fire 1
2 3 3 ANTISYSTEM
Hardwired... To Self-
WALT DISNEY
Destruct by Metallica NEW 44 BALLYHOO! Girls. 1

1 4 DRAKE More Life 2 RIGHT COAST
21 Beats
YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
continues to reap benefits
5 5 MO3 Gangsta Love, Part I 4
from a concert ticket/ 5 5 ED SHEERAN 0 Divide 4 MO3 MEDIA
Tapestrys
ATLANTIC/AG
album bundle promotion NEW STEVE HACKETT The Night Siren
66 1
as the set vaults 19-5 on 7 6 SOUNDTRACK 0 Moana 18 INSIDEOUT/CENTURY MEDIA
Chart
WALT DISNEY
the Billboard200 and SAMANTHA FISH Chills & Fever
8-1 on Top Album Sales. RICK ROSS Rather You Than Me
21 77 GG RUF
2
3 7 2
MAYBACH/EPIC
Weeks
The title earned 50,000 9 88 LIL RONNY MOTHAF From The Ground Up (EP) 11
equivalent album units in 10 8 BRUNO MARS 24K Magic 18
CKB/DIRTY WATER
ATLANTIC/AG
the week ending March30, 7 9 MO3 4 Indictments 20
MO3 MEDIA
according to Nielsen Music NEW 99 RAELYNN Wildhorse 1
WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE/WMN TUXEDO II 21 by Adele surpasses
(up 110percent), with NEW 10
10 1
STONES THROW Carole Kings Tapestry
48,000 of that sum from 10 SOUNDTRACK Trolls 26
11 VILLA 40/DREAMWORKS/RCA NEW 11 NORTHLANE Mesmer 1 for the most weeks on the
traditional album sales (up 11
Billboard200 for an album
UNFD/RISE
120percent). 16 11
11 SOUNDTRACK Sing 15
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/ILLUMINATION/REPUBLIC 4 12 RAGNBONE MAN Human 7 by a woman as 21 (No.103)
The stadium tour went on BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA
notches its 319th week on
sale Feb.17 and previously NEW 12
12 PAUL MCCARTNEY 0 Flowers In The Dirt 1 THE DOLLYROTS Whiplash Splash
MPL/CAPITOL/UME NEW 13
13 ARRESTED YOUTH
1 the list, beating Tapestrys
garnered lifts from the 318 weeks.
offer: The album jumped NEW 13
13 STEEL PANTHER Lower The Bar 1 GOLDLINK At What Cost
STEEL PANTHER/KOBALT NEW 14
14 1 21 has been on the
SQUAAASH CLUB/RCA
14-2 on the March25 chart tally every week since its
VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW 61 9 ELIANE ELIAS Dance Of Time
and held at No.2 for a 13 14 NEW 15
15 1
UNIVERSAL/SONY MUSIC/LEGACY CONCORD JAZZ/CONCORD No.1 debut on March 12,
second week (before falling
15 ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST 3 Hamilton: An American Musical 78 NEW KEVIN ROSS The Awakening 1 2011. The album spent 24
to No.19 a week later). The 15 HAMILTON UPTOWN/ATLANTIC/AG 16
16
nonconsecutive weeks at
MOTOWN/VERVE/CAPITOL
latest increase is owed to
25 16
16 KEITH URBAN Ripcord 46 NEW 17
17 ME AND THAT MAN Songs Of Love And Death 1 the top.
further promotion of the HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN COOKING VINYL
Tapestry racked up 302
bundle: Ticket buyers who THE MARCUS KING BAND The Marcus King Band
NEW 17
17 BOONDOX The Murder 1 RE 18
18 3 consecutive chart weeks
hadnt redeemed their MAJIK NINJA FANTASY/CONCORD
from its debut on April10,
album were sent a reminder THE WEEKND Starboy 14 TODRICK HALL Straight Outta Oz 4
17 18 17 19 TODRICK HALL 1971 (at No.79) through
email urging them to collect XO/REPUBLIC
Jan.15, 1977. It then
Hardwired. Expect further COLTON DIXON Identity NEW 20
20 ERIC GALES Middle Of The Road 1
NEW 19
19 1 PROVOGUE/MASCOT departed, not returning
gains in the coming weeks 19/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG
PEEZY Mud Sweat & Tears until June 26, 2010. Since
for the album as Warner ADELE a 25 6 21 4
22 20 70 #BOYZ that chart, it has tallied
Music Artist Services XL/COLUMBIA
RE POWER TRIP Nightmare Logic 4 another 16 nonconsecutive
(which is administering the 22
22
TOP ALBUM SALES: The weeks top-selling albums across all genres, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music. HEATSEEKERS ALBUMS: The weeks top-selling albums by new or developing acts, defined as those who have never appeared in the top 100
27 21 TWENTY ONE PILOTS 3 Blurryface 97 SOUTHERN LORD
weeks. It was most recently
of the Billboard 200 or the top 10 of Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Top Country Albums, Top Latin Albums, Christian Albums or Gospel Albums. If a title reaches any of those levels, it and the acts subsequent albums are then ineligible to appear on Heatseekers
offer) continues to send FUELED BY RAMEN/AG
JUDAH AND THE LION Folk Hop N Roll on the list dated April 16,
Albums. Titles are ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music. HARD ROCK ALBUMS: Hard Rock Albums ranks the most popular hard rock and metal albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending
20 23
23 8
reminder email blasts. CHRIS STAPLETON 2 Traveller CLETUS THE VAN
29 22 81 2016. Among Tapestrys
The trek begins May10 MERCURY NASHVILLE/UMGN
traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums). See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and explanations. 2017, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
NEW 24
24 DELTA RAE A Long And Happy Life EP 1 weeks on the list were 15
in Baltimore at the M&T DEPECHE MODE Spirit VALORY/BMLG
4 23 2 consecutive frames it spent
Bank Stadium and has 23 VENUSNOTE/MUTE/COLUMBIA
MONEYBAGG YO Heartless 7
13 25 BE GREAT/COCAINE MUZIK at No.1 in 1971.
stadium shows scheduled REBA MCENTIRE Sing It Now: Songs Of Faith & Hope 8
23 24 ROCKIN R/NASH ICON/BMLG Among all albums since
in the United States and
the chart began publishing
April 15
2017
Canada (excluding festival 25 BEYONCE Lemonade 48

28 PARKWOOD/COLUMBIA on a regular weekly basis
appearances) lined up
through Aug.16. Among 24 26 SOUNDTRACK La La Land 15
HARD ROCK ALBUMS in 1956 Pink Floyds
the venues the band will
SUMMIT/INTERSCOPE/IGA The Dark Side of the Moon
LAST THIS ARTIST CERTIFICATION Title WKS. ON
play to an estimated DREW HOLCOMB AND THE NEIGHBORS Souvenir WEEK WEEK IMPRINT/DISTRIBUTING LABEL CHART holds the record for the
NEW 27
27 1
1million fans: MetLife
MAGNOLIA/MAGNOLIA MUSIC
#1 METALLICA Hardwired...To Self-Destruct most weeks on the chart:
1 1 20
927. Its followed by Johnny
17 WK S BLACKENED
Stadium in East Rutherford, 20 28 LITTLE BIG TOWN The Breaker 5
N.J. (May 14); Soldier Field
CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN HOT
SHOT 22 STEEL PANTHER Lower The Bar 1 Mathis Johnnys Greatest
DEBUT STEEL PANTHER/KOBALT
in Chicago (June 18); and NEW 29
29 RAEKWON The Wild 1 Hits (490), the My Fair Lady
the Rose Bowl in Pasadena,
H2O/EMPIRE RECORDINGS
3 3 QUEEN 2 Greatest Hits I II & III: The Platinum Collection 9 original cast recording
HOLLYWOOD
Calif. (July 29). 19 30 ALISON KRAUSS Windy City 6 (480), Bob Marley & The
CAPITOL
4 METALLICA g Metallica 66 Wailers Legend (463),
Thanks in part to the 5 ELEKTRA
sales associated with the NEW 31
31 SELAH Unbreakable 1 Journeys Greatest Hits
CURB 4 5 JOURNEY f Journeys Greatest Hits 10
promotion, Hardwired has COLUMBIA/LEGACY (454), Metallicas self-titled
now sold 871,000 since its SPOON Hot Thoughts 2 album (424), Guns N
9 32 MATADOR 7 6 GUNS N ROSES 5 Greatest Hits 133
2016 release. Further, with GEFFEN/IGA
Roses Greatest Hits (393),
354,000 sold in 2017, its NEW 33
33 MANSIONZ Mansionz 1 DISTURBED 0 Immortalized Nirvanas Nevermind (355),
BEARTRAP/MONSTER MOUNTAIN/ISLAND 9 7 84
REPRISE/WARNER BROS.
the years second-biggest Eminems Curtain Call:
BETTY WHO The Valley 1 PALLBEARER Heartless
seller, behind Ed Sheerans NEW 34
34 RCA NEW 88 PROFOUND LORE
1 The Hits (334), the original
(503,000). London cast recording of
BRANTLEY GILBERT The Devil Dont Sleep 9 NICKELBACK The Best Of Nickelback: Vol. 1
Keith Caulfield 40 35 VALORY/BMLG RE 99 ROADRUNNER/AG
75
The Phantom of the Opera:
LINDSAY ELL Worth The Wait (EP) AC/DC m Back In Black Highlights (331), 21 and
NEW 36
36 1 14 10 114
STONEY CREEK/BBMG COLUMBIA/LEGACY Tapestry. K.C.
37
37 METALLICA g Metallica 393 11 11 LINKIN PARK a [Hybrid Theory] 24
55 BLACKENED/WARNER BROS. WARNER BROS.
LAUREN DAIGLE 0 How Can It Be 90 NEW 12

12 NIGHT RANGER Dont Let Up 1
59 38
38 CENTRICITY/CAPITOL CMG FRONTIERS
LADY GAGA Joanne 16 13 LED ZEPPELIN 2 Mothership 103

44 39 22 SWAN SONG/ATLANTIC/RHINO
STREAMLINE/INTERSCOPE/IGA
20 14 FOO FIGHTERS Greatest Hits 65
54 40 BRETT YOUNG Brett Young 7 ROSWELL/RCA/RMG
BMLG
RE 15
15 BON JOVI c Slippery When Wet 3
NEW 41
41 DAVID PHELPS Hymnals: A Journey Of Faith Through Hymns 1 MERCURY/UME
GAITHER/CAPITOL CMG
22 16 METALLICA 6 Master Of Puppets 11
NEW 42
42 PALLBEARER Heartless 1 ELEKTRA/AG
PROFOUND LORE
18 17 AEROSMITH b Aerosmiths Greatest Hits 11
COLUMBIA
6 43 ELEVATION WORSHIP There Is A Cloud 2
ELEVATION CHURCH/PLG
6 18 METALLICA 8 ...And Justice For All 11
ELEKTRA/EEG
50 44 PANIC! AT THE DISCO Death Of A Bachelor 61
DCD2/FUELED BY RAMEN/AG
24 19 I PREVAIL Lifelines 23
FEARLESS/CONCORD
42 45 SOUNDTRACK Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 125
MARVEL/HOLLYWOOD
NEW 20
20 ART OF ANARCHY The Madness 1
CENTURY MEDIA
84 46
46 KANE BROWN Kane Brown 16
ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE/SMN 21 21 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH 0 Got Your Six 82
PROSPECT PARK
47
47 JON PARDI California Sunrise 16
73 CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN 15 22 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH 0 The Wrong Side Of Heaven . . . Vol. 1 85
PROSPECT PARK
48 JOHNNY CASH 2 The Legend Of Johnny Cash 241 SKILLET Unleashed

66 48 COLUMBIA NASHVILLE/LEGACY/AMERICAN/ISLAND/UME 17 23 34
AIRPLAY/STREAMING &
HEAR IT LOUD/ATLANTIC/AG
30 49 JOSH TURNER Deep South 3 NEW DAVEY SUICIDE Made From Fire 1
MCA NASHVILLE/UMGN 24
24 ANTISYSTEM
65 50
50 GARTH BROOKS a The Ultimate Hits 136 23 25 3 DOORS DOWN The Greatest Hits 32
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1 WK Kendrick Lamar 1 NEW 1 #1 NO PROMISES Cheat Codes Feat. Demi Lovato
1 WK 1
From No.1 3 2 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran 13 NEW 22 ULTRALIFE Oh Wonder 1
NEW 33 EVERYBODY Logic 1 6 33 1 NIGHT Mura Masa & Charli XCX 3

Kendrick Lamar (below)
scores his fifth No.1 on 44 NO PROMISES Cheat Codes Feat. Demi Lovato 4 HUMAN RagnBone Man
Louis,
NEW 1 1 17
Billboard + Twitter Top
Tracks as Humble storms 20 55 BINGO Jacob Sartorius RE 55 LIVING OUT LOUD Brooke Candy Feat. Sia
4 5
Liam Gain
in, knocking his own The
Heart Part 4 from the 2 6 STILL GOT TIME Zayn Feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR 2 NEW 66 TREADING WATER Syd 1
On The
summit (down to No.16).
With the new No.1, he 23 77 NO MORE SAD SONGS Little Mix 6 NEW 77 RICH WHITE GIRLS mansionz 1
Social 50
becomes the fourth artist
to succeed himself at the 7 8 NOT TODAY BTS 7 NEW 88 SUGAR FOR THE PILL Slowdive 1
top, following Zayn (who
did it twice), Justin Bieber NEW 99 ROCKABYE BABY Joey Bada$$ Feat. ScHoolboy Q 1 8 9 SEPTEMBER SONG JP Cooper 29 Louis Tomlinson (above)
and Ed Sheeran. vaults 38-7 on the Social 50,
Humble and its NEW 10
10 THE ONE The Chainsmokers 1 2 10 WATERFALL Stargate Feat. P!nk & Sia 4 boosted by buzz generated
accompanying music video from his March25
premiered March30, and NEW 11
11 ONLY YOU Selena Gomez 1 NEW 11
11 LET ME KNOW Witt Lowry Feat. Tori Solkowski 1 performance at the Ultra
the clip has soared to more Music Festival in Miami
than 26million global views MAKE LOVE Gucci Mane & Nicki Minaj CALL ON ME Starley
April 15
2017
RE 12
12 3 4 12 21 alongside Steve Aoki.
on YouTube through April4. Tomlinson joined Aoki
Though Lamars Heart NEW 13
13 COME CLOSER WizKid Feat. Drake 1 3 13 WASTED YOUTH Fletcher 4 for a performance of the
BILLBOARD TWITTER TOP TRACKS: The weeks most shared songs on Twitter in the U.S., ranked by the volume of shares. BILLBOARD TWITTER EMERGING ARTISTS: The weeks most shared songs on Twitter in the U.S. by up-and-coming artists (defined as artists with fewer than 100,000 Twitter followers who have also not as a lead
departs the Top Tracks duos Just Hold On at the

summit, it arrives on other 19 14
14 IT AINT ME Kygo x Selena Gomez 3 9 14 PERFECT STRANGERS Jonas Blue Feat. JP Cooper 44
fest, a day removed from
Billboard surveys, including
SPRING DAY BTS EPIPHANY FUTURISTIC Feat. NF the release of a remix EP
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (at 5 15 2 NEW 15
15 1
for the track that included
No.11) and the Billboard
16 THE HEART PART 4 Kendrick Lamar 16 NO FUTURE Shaun Frank Feat. Dyson Aokis festival edit of the
Hot100 (No.22). 1 2 NEW 16 1
song, which reached No.52
Plus, Selena Gomez
24 17
17 SAVE ME BTS 17 DONT LEAVE Snakehips & MO on the Billboard Hot 100
sprints to a No.11 entrance 26 11 12
earlier this year. Following
with her cover of Yazs 1982
NEW 18
18 HEATSTROKE Calvin Harris Feat. Young Thug, Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande RE 18
18 OTW DJ Luke Nasty a week of nonactivity
song Only You, from the 1 16
soundtrack to the Netflix on Twitter or Instagram,
series 13 Reasons Why,
4 19 SATURNZ BARZ Gorillaz Feat. Popcaan 2 NEW 19
19 FIRST DAY OUT Tee Grizzley 1 Tomlinson netted 715,000
which she co-executive Twitter reactions and
8 20 THATS WHAT I LIKE Bruno Mars 7 14 20 BALLIN Bibi Bourelly 9 1.1million Instagram
produced. The tunes official
YouTube audio, released reactions in the week
9 21 BETWEEN US CNBLUE 2 21 21 GET WHAT YOU GIVE Felix Cartal 2 ending April2, according to
March30, has clocked
more than 3.6million global Next Big Sound.
12 22 LOVE ON THE BRAIN Rihanna 21 50 22
22 RIVER Bishop Briggs 33 Tomlinson isnt the only
plays. You continues a
busy week on the charts member of One Direction
28 23
23 MILLION REASONS Lady Gaga 24 16 23 YOU DONT KNOW ME Jax Jones Feat. RAYE 11 to make a splash on the
for the pop singer, as her
collaboration with Kygo, It Social 50. Liam Payne,
21 24 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers & Coldplay 5 RE 24
24 WHISKEY KISSES MiC LOWRY 3
Aint Me, jumps 20-15 on celebrating the birth of his
the Hot100. first child with Cheryl Cole
NEW 25
25 KNOCK KNOCK TWICE 1 26 25 CROSSFIRE Stephen 64
Elsewhere, Cheat Codes on March22, re-enters at
claim their Top Tracks No.28, his highest rank
NEW 26
26 PRIVACY Chris Brown 1 19 26 THE OCEAN Mike Perry Feat. Shy Martin 24
debut as No Promises since January, with a gain
(featuring Demi Lovato) of 454percent in Twitter
6 27 MO BOUNCE Iggy Azalea 2 28 27 (NO ONE KNOWS ME) LIKE THE PIANO Sampha 12
arrives at No.4. With the mentions (146,000).
debut, Lovato earns her 44 28
28 SHOUT OUT TO MY EX Little Mix 41 28
28 TRAICIONERA Sebastian Yatra Meanwhile, Gorillaz
19 26
seventh top10 hit and the make their first appearance
first since Body Say last 18 29 CLOSER The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey 36 5 29 BREATHE Astrid S 4 on the chart, debuting
August. On March30, at No.19 following the
Cheat Codes posted 17 30 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit Feat. Zara Larsson 3 7 30 WICKED mansionz Feat. G-Eazy 2 release of four new songs
the songs audio to their and a music video, plus
YouTube channel, where it 29 31 MASK OFF Future 2 12 31 MEDITATION GoldLink Feat. Jazmine Sullivan & Kaytranada 4 the announcement of
artist in the top 50 songs on the Billboard Hot 100), ranked by the number of shares. All charts 2017, Prometheus Global Media, LLC. All rights reserved.
has racked 319,000 global new album Humanz. The

clicks. 11 32 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley 8 39 32
32 EX James TW 6 cartoon-character group
Trevor Anderson leaps in YouTube reactions
34 33 SWALLA Jason Derulo Feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign 4 RE 33
33 THINKING OF YOU Mabel 5 (820,000) and subscribers
(294,000) thanks to a pair
NEW 34
34 OUTRO: WINGS BTS 1 27 34 HIGH ENOUGH k.flay 4 of videos for Saturnz Barz
one is a static clip while
15 35 PASSIONFRUIT Drake 2 NEW 35
35 LIONS Skip Marley 1 the other allows viewers
to spin the vantage point
NEW 36
36 AINT IT FUNNY Danny Brown 1 23 36 SILENCE SPEAKS While She Sleeps Feat. Oli Sykes 6
360 degrees. The band
37 LOVE YOURSELF Mary J. Blige Feat. Kanye West 37 HILLS AND VALLEYS Tauren Wells also jumps 333percent
NEW 37 1 RE 37 2
in Wikipedia views, to
25 38 PARIS The Chainsmokers 45 38
38 DRUGS EDEN 305,000 overall.
12 29
Kevin Rutherford
30 39 PERFECT Ed Sheeran 5 24 39 BONBON Era Istrefi 41
33 40 DESPACITO Luis Fonsi Feat. Daddy Yankee 10 36 40 PERMISSION Ro James 60
RE 41
41 ON THE COME UP Mike WiLL Made-It Feat. Big Sean 2 RE 41
41 SAY WHEN THEY. 12
RE 42
42 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars 25 37 42 D (HALF MOON) Dean Feat. Gaeko 18
RE 43
43 HAPPIER Ed Sheeran 4 10 43 MAMA SAY Betty Who 3
RE 44
44 ONE DANCE Drake Feat. WizKid & Kyla 35 20 44 DARK SIDE Phoebe Ryan 3
40 45 STAY Zedd & Alessia Cara 3 RE 45

45 SI UNA VEZ (IF I ONCE) Play-N-Skillz 5
NEW 46
46 ULTRALIFE Oh Wonder 1 NEW 46
46 LIGHT San Holo 1
42 47 LOVE Lana Del Rey 7 35 47 LOVE$ICK Mura Masa Feat. A$AP Rocky 27
39 48 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie 16 31 48 CRUEL Snakehips Feat. Zayn 38
38 49 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk 8 NEW 49

49 EAST Vallis Alps 1
RE 50
50 THIS TOWN Niall Horan 24 NEW 50
50 STFU mansionz Feat. Spark Master Tape 1
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Pop/Rhythmic/Adult
SOCIAL 50 MAINSTREAM TOP 40 RHYTHMIC
LAST THIS ARTIST WKS. ON LAST THIS TITLE Artist WKS. ON LAST THIS TITLE Artist WKS. ON
WEEK WEEK IMPRINT/LABEL CHART WEEK WEEK IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL CHART WEEK WEEK IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL CHART
#1 BTS 1 1 #1 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran 13 2 1 #1 THATS WHAT I LIKE Bruno Mars 10

1 1 19 WKS BIG HIT ENTERTAINMENT/LOEN ENTERTAINMENT 25 7 WK S ATLANTIC 1 WK ATLANTIC
ARIANA GRANDE 4 22 GG THATS WHAT I LIKE Bruno Mars 11 3 22 PARTY Chris Brown Feat. Usher & Gucci Mane 13
4 2 REPUBLIC 228 ATLANTIC RCA
JUSTIN BIEBER 2 3 I DONT WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn / Taylor Swift 17 6 33 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran 12
2 3 SCHOOLBOY/RAYMOND BRAUN/DEF JAM 332 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/BIG MACHINE/RCA/REPUBLIC ATLANTIC
SHAWN MENDES 3 44 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk 18 1 4 GOOSEBUMPS Travis Scott 15
5 4 ISLAND 119 XO/REPUBLIC GRAND HUSTLE/EPIC
6 55 PARIS The Chainsmokers 12 7 55 ISPY KYLE Feat. Lil Yachty 8

12 5 NICKI MINAJ 327 DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA INDIE-POP/QUALITY CONTROL/MOTOWN/CAPITOL/ATLANTIC
8 66 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie 15 5 6 BOUNCE BACK Big Sean 21
8 6 ZAYN 60
BIG BEAT/ATLANTIC/RRP G.O.O.D./DEF JAM
RCA
5 7 LOVE ON THE BRAIN Rihanna 24 8 77 SHINING DJ Khaled Feat. Beyonce & JAY Z 7
38 7 LOUIS TOMLINSON 15
WESTBURY ROAD/ROC NATION WE THE BEST/EPIC
SYCO/COLUMBIA
9 88 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley 8 4 8 PARTY MONSTER The Weeknd 16
CAPITOL XO/REPUBLIC
9 8 MALUMA 24
SONY MUSIC LATIN
11 99 IT AINT ME Kygo x Selena Gomez 7 9 9 BAD AND BOUJEE Migos Feat. Lil Uzi Vert 13
ULTRA/RCA/INTERSCOPE QUALITY CONTROL/300
6 9 ED SHEERAN 117
ATLANTIC/AG
7 10 MERCY Shawn Mendes 23 10 10 FAKE LOVE Drake 22
ISLAND/REPUBLIC YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
45 10 LALI 42
ARIOLA/SONY MUSIC ARGENTINA
10 11 DOWN Marian Hill 10 11 11
11 LOCATION Khalid 11
PHOTO FINISH/REPUBLIC RIGHT HAND/RCA
11 11 DEMI LOVATO 321
SAFEHOUSE/ISLAND/HOLLYWOOD 13 12
12 COLD Maroon 5 Feat. Future 7 12 12
12 SLIDE Calvin Harris Feat. Frank Ocean & Migos 5
222/INTERSCOPE FLY EYE/COLUMBIA
MARTIN GARRIX
26 12 STMPD RCRDS/RCA 142 14 13
13 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers & Coldplay 6 13 13
13 LOSIN CONTROL Russ 9
DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA COLUMBIA
10 13 CHRIS BROWN 302 STAY Zedd & Alessia Cara SELFISH Future Feat. Rihanna
RCA 16 14
14 5 16 14
14 5
INTERSCOPE A-1/FREEBANDZ/EPIC
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 2017, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
POP/RHYTHMIC/ADULT: The weeks 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
SELENA GOMEZ BAD THINGS Machine Gun Kelly x Camila Cabello CONGRATULATIONS Post Malone Feat. Quavo
SOCIAL 50: The weeks most active artists on social networking sites based on weekly additions of fans across Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram; reactions and conversations across Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook; and views to an artists Wikipedia page, as measured by Next Big Sound.
7 14 INTERSCOPE/IGA 328 12 15 23 17 15
15 8
EST19XX/BAD BOY/EPIC/INTERSCOPE REPUBLIC
18 15 SHAKIRA 326 18 16
16 ISSUES Julia Michaels 10 18 16
16 MOVES Big Sean 11
SONY MUSIC LATIN/RCA REPUBLIC G.O.O.D./DEF JAM
14 16 THE WEEKND 19 17
17 SAY YOU WONT LET GO James Arthur 9 22 17
17 NO FRAUDS Nicki Minaj, Drake & Lil Wayne 3
XO/REPUBLIC 80 COLUMBIA YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
DRAKE 17 18
18 MILLION REASONS Lady Gaga 17 15 18 DOWN Marian Hill 9
3 17 YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC 307 STREAMLINE/INTERSCOPE PHOTO FINISH/REPUBLIC
KATY PERRY 20 19
19 HEAVY Linkin Park Feat. Kiiara 6 23 19
19 BOTH Gucci Mane Feat. Drake 9
20 18 CAPITOL 328 MACHINE SHOP/WARNER BROS. GUWOP/ATLANTIC
22 20
20 GREEN LIGHT Lorde 5 20 20 ALL NIGHT Chance The Rapper Feat. Knox Fortune 12
NEW 19 GORILLAZ 1 LAVA/REPUBLIC CHANCE THE RAPPER
PARLOPHONE/WARNER BROS.
23 21
21 BOUNCE BACK Big Sean 7 21 21 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk 18
43 20 THE CHAINSMOKERS 34 G.O.O.D./DEF JAM XO/REPUBLIC
DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA
25 22
22 SLIDE Calvin Harris Feat. Frank Ocean & Migos 4 24 22
22 T-SHIRT Migos 6
17 21 RIHANNA 321
FLY EYE/COLUMBIA QUALITY CONTROL/300
24 23
23 CALL ON ME Starley 10 19 23 PARIS The Chainsmokers 11
16 22 ADELE 240
LOUDER THAN LIFE/EPIC DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA
XL/COLUMBIA
26 24
24 WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE Adele 20 NEW 24
24 GG PASSIONFRUIT Drake 1
XL/COLUMBIA YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
23 23 NIALL HORAN 26
NEON HAZE/CAPITOL
29 25
25 CAKE Flo Rida & 99 Percent 4 14 25 DEJA VU J. Cole 12
POE BOY/ATLANTIC DREAMVILLE/ROC NATION/INTERSCOPE
RE 24 MADISON BEER 4
UNSIGNED
22 25 BRUNO MARS 261

ADULT CONTEMPORARY ADULT TOP 40
ATLANTIC/AG
RE 26 LADY GAGA 322

STREAMLINE/INTERSCOPE/IGA
LAST THIS TITLE Artist WKS. ON LAST THIS TITLE Artist WKS. ON
WEEK WEEK IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL CHART WEEK WEEK IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL CHART
RE 27 TAEYEON 7
S.M.
1 1 #1 DONT WANNA KNOW Maroon 5 Feat. Kendrick Lamar 25 1 1 #1 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran 13
5 WK S 222/INTERSCOPE 6 WK S ATLANTIC
RE 28 LIAM PAYNE 10
REPUBLIC
3 22 SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL Alessia Cara 14 2 2 I DONT WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn / Taylor Swift 17
EP/DEF JAM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/BIG MACHINE/RCA/REPUBLIC
31 29 WIZ KHALIFA 316
ROSTRUM/ATLANTIC/AG
2 3 CANT STOP THE FEELING! Justin Timberlake 48 3 3 SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL Alessia Cara 25
VILLA 40/DREAMWORKS/RCA EP/DEF JAM
24 30 J BALVIN 22
CAPITOL LATIN/UMLE 5 44 WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE Adele 19 4 44 WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE Adele 21
XL/COLUMBIA XL/COLUMBIA
MARSHMELLO MERCY Shawn Mendes
42 31 OWSLA 26 4 5 CHEAP THRILLS Sia Feat. Sean Paul 41 6 55 19
MONKEY PUZZLE/RCA ISLAND/REPUBLIC
15 32 LAUREN JAUREGUI 17 TREAT YOU BETTER Shawn Mendes MILLION REASONS Lady Gaga
SYCO/EPIC 6 6 36 8 66 19
ISLAND/REPUBLIC STREAMLINE/INTERSCOPE
SNOOP DOGG SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley
27 33 DOGGYSTYLE/EONE 293 8 77 GG ATLANTIC
12 7 77 CAPITOL
8
RE 34 BLACKPINK 8 7 8 JUST LIKE FIRE P!nk 50 9 88 SAY YOU WONT LET GO James Arthur 21
YG WALT DISNEY/RCA COLUMBIA
RE STEVE AOKI 9 9 SEND MY LOVE (TO YOUR NEW LOVER) Adele 47 10 99 LOVE ON THE BRAIN Rihanna 20
35 ULTRA 8 XL/COLUMBIA WESTBURY ROAD/ROC NATION
JENNIFER LOPEZ 10 10 CLOSER The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey 26 13 10

10 GG THATS WHAT I LIKE Bruno Mars 10
21 36 NUYORICAN/EPIC 317 DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA ATLANTIC
JACOB SARTORIUS 11 11
11 PLAY THAT SONG Train 20 5 11 THIS TOWN Niall Horan 22
48 37 T3 43 COLUMBIA NEON HAZE/CAPITOL
12 12
12 ROLLER COASTER Bon Jovi 11 12 12 DONT WANNA KNOW Maroon 5 Feat. Kendrick Lamar 25
44 38 TWENTY ONE PILOTS 50 CAPTAIN KID/ISLAND/REPUBLIC 222/INTERSCOPE
FUELED BY RAMEN/AG
13 13
13 LET ME LOVE YOU DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber 14 14 13
13 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk 16
RE 39 GOT7 2 DJ SNAKE/INTERSCOPE XO/REPUBLIC
JYP
14 14
14 THIS TOWN Niall Horan 12 15 14
14 COLD Maroon 5 Feat. Future 7
30 40 BRITNEY SPEARS 283
NEON HAZE/CAPITOL 222/INTERSCOPE
RCA
15 BLUE AINT YOUR COLOR Keith Urban 10 15 PLAY THAT SONG Train 26
April 15
2017
15 15 11
32 41 TAYLOR SWIFT 328
HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE/CAPITOL COLUMBIA
BIG MACHINE/BMLG
17 16
16 I DONT WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn / Taylor Swift 13 17 16
16 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie 10
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/BIG MACHINE/RCA/REPUBLIC BIG BEAT/ATLANTIC/RRP
RE 42 LITTLE MIX 130
SYCO/COLUMBIA
16 17 I BELIEVE IN YOU Michael Buble 7 16 17 PARIS The Chainsmokers 11
REPRISE/WARNER BROS. DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA
36 43 ZENDAYA 135
HOLLYWOOD
18 18
18 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley 8 18 18
18 GREEN LIGHT Lorde 5
CAPITOL LAVA/REPUBLIC
47 44 NICKY JAM 14
LA INDUSTRIA/SONY MUSIC LATIN
19 19
19 MERCY Shawn Mendes 10 19 19
19 HEAVY Linkin Park Feat. Kiiara 6
ISLAND/REPUBLIC MACHINE SHOP/WARNER BROS.
41 45 MARIO BAUTISTA 43
KASST AGENCY/WARNER LATINA 23 20
20 MILLION REASONS Lady Gaga 6 21 20
20 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers & Coldplay 5
STREAMLINE/INTERSCOPE DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA
ANITTA
COMPILED BY
SOCIAL DATA
RE 46 WARNER MUSIC BRAZIL 19 21 21

21 SAY YOU WONT LET GO James Arthur 7 20 21
21 DOWN Marian Hill 9
COLUMBIA PHOTO FINISH/REPUBLIC
29 47 FUTURE 41 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk 6 GOOD NEWS Ocean Park Standoff 6
A-1/FREEBANDZ/EPIC 20 22
22 23 22
22 HOLLYWOOD
XO/REPUBLIC
AIRPLAY DATA COMPILED BY
35 48 CNCO 7 29 23 LOVE ON THE BRAIN Rihanna 3 22 23

23 ISSUES Julia Michaels 9
SONY MUSIC LATIN 23 WESTBURY ROAD/ROC NATION REPUBLIC
25 49 CAMILA CABELLO 62 26 24
24 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Ariana Grande & John Legend 2 26 24
24 BELIEVER Imagine Dragons 7
SYCO/EPIC WALT DISNEY KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE
LUCY HALE 22 25 LOVE ON THE WEEKEND John Mayer 14 24 25 CALL ON ME Starley 16

34 50 DMG NASHVILLE/HOLLYWOOD 139 COLUMBIA LOUDER THAN LIFE/EPIC

Country
HOT COUNTRY SONGS TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS
2 WKS. LAST THIS TITLE CERTIFICATION Artist PEAK WKS. ON LAST THIS ARTIST CERTIFICATION Title WKS. ON
AGO WEEK WEEK PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL POS. CHART WEEK WEEK IMPRINT/DISTRIBUTING LABEL CHART
#1 BODY LIKE A BACK ROAD HOT #1 RAELYNN

1 1 1 8 WK S
Sam Hunt 1 9 SHOT 1 1 WK
Wildhorse 1
Z.CROWELL (S.HUNT,Z.CROWELL,J.OSBORNE,S.MCANALLY) MCA NASHVILLE DEBUT WARNER BROS./WMN
DIRT ON MY BOOTS 0 Jon Pardi 1 22 GG KEITH URBAN Ripcord 47

2 2 2 B.BUTLER,J.PARDI (R.AKINS,J.FRASURE,A.GORLEY) CAPITOL NASHVILLE
2 28 HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN
IN CASE YOU DIDNT KNOW Brett Young CHRIS STAPLETON 2 Traveller 100
7 3 3 AG D.HUFF (B.YOUNG,T.REEVE,K.SCHILENGER,T.TOMLINSON) BMLG
3 30
2 3 MERCURY/UMGN
HURRICANE Luke Combs 4 4 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE Dig Your Roots 31
Fast
6 4 4 4 31 BMLG
S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,T.PHILLIPS,T.ARCHER) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE
5 55 BRETT YOUNG Brett Young 7
5 5 5 FAST Luke Bryan 5 18 BMLG
Speeds
J.STEVENS,J.STEVENS (L.BRYAN,R.CLAWSON,L.LAIRD) CAPITOL NASHVILLE
7 66 SAM HUNT 2 Montevallo 111
- 33 6 DG SG SPEAK TO A GIRL Tim McGraw & Faith Hill 6 2
MCA NASHVILLE/UMGN
To Record
B.GALLIMORE,T.MCGRAW,F.HILL (SHY CARTER,D.GIBSON,J.SPARGUR) MCGRAW/ARISTA NASHVILLE
9 77 JON PARDI California Sunrise 41
CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN
8 7 7 ANY OL BARSTOOL Jason Aldean 6 17
M.KNOX (J.THOMPSON,D.RUTTAN) MACON/BROKEN BOW
10 88 LUKE BRYAN Kill The Lights 86
9 10 8 ROAD LESS TRAVELED Lauren Alaina 8 31 Luke Bryan makes
BUSBEE (LAUREN ALAINA,J.FRASURE,M.TRAINOR) 19/INTERSCOPE/MERCURY
3 9 LITTLE BIG TOWN The Breaker 5 history on Country Airplay
10 11 9 HOMETOWN GIRL Josh Turner 9 30 as Fast becomes the
K.GREENBERG (M.BEESON,D.TASHIAN) MCA NASHVILLE
6 10 BRANTLEY GILBERT The Devil Dont Sleep 9
VALORY/BMLG record-breaking sixth
13 8 10 THE FIGHTER Keith Urban Featuring Carrie Underwood 5 15 No.1 from his album
BUSBEE,K.URBAN (K.URBAN,BUSBEE) HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE 8 11 THOMAS RHETT Tangled Up 79
VALORY/BMLG Kill the Lights (released
4 6 11 BETTER MAN Little Big Town 1 24 in August 2015). Three
J.JOYCE (T.SWIFT) CAPITOL NASHVILLE 12 12 BLAKE SHELTON 0 If Im Honest 45
WARNER BROS./WMN
previous LPs including
THE WEEKEND Brantley Gilbert
12 12 12 D.HUFF (B.GILBERT,A.DEROBERTS) VALORY
9 31 15 13 JASON ALDEAN They Dont Know 29 Bryans 2013 set Crash
MACON/BROKEN BOW/BBMG
My Party generated five
BLACK Dierks Bentley MAREN MORRIS Hero
14 14 13 R. COPPERMAN (D.BENTLEY,R.COPPERMAN,A.GORLEY) CAPITOL NASHVILLE
13 21 17 14
14 COLUMBIA NASHVILLE/SMN
43 chart-toppers apiece. Fast
ascends 2-1, up 4percent
YEAH BOY Kelsea Ballerini DIERKS BENTLEY 0 Black 44
16 15 14 F.G.WHITEHEAD,J.MASSEY (K.BALLERINI,F.G.WHITEHEAD,K.TIMMER) BLACK RIVER
14 25 19 15
15 CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN to 42.3million audience
KANE BROWN Kane Brown impressions, according to
18 16 15 GOD, YOUR MAMA, AND ME Florida Georgia Line Feat. Backstreet Boys 15 15 25 16
16 17
J.MOI (J.KEAR,H.LINDSEY,G.SAMPSON) BMLG ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE/SMN Nielsen Music.
ERIC CHURCH 0 Mr. Misunderstood Bryan tells Billboard,
20 18 16 HOW NOT TO Dan + Shay 16 25 18 17
17 74
April 15
2017
D.SMYERS,S.HENDRICKS (A.HAMBRICK,P.DIGIOVANNI,K.BARD) WARNER BROS./WAR EMI NASHVILLE/UMGN When you hear

A GUY WITH A GIRL Blake Shelton 11 18 JOSH TURNER Deep South 3 achievements like that,
17 17 17 3 26 MCA NASHVILLE/UMGN
S.HENDRICKS (A.GORLEY,B.SIMPSON) WARNER BROS./WMN what it took to get to this
14 19 REBA MCENTIRE Sing It Now: Songs Of Faith & Hope 8 point just immediately
21 20 18 BAR AT THE END OF THE WORLD Kenny Chesney 18 12 ROCKIN R/NASH ICON/BMLG
B.CANNON,K.CHESNEY (J.T.HARDING,A.MAYO,D.L.MURPHY) BLUE CHAIR/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE flashes in front of your eyes.
16 20 BLAKE SHELTON Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits 75 From the point where I met
25 23 19 MY GIRL Dylan Scott 19 34
WARNER BROS./WMN
M.ALDERMAN,J.E.NORMAN (D.SCOTT,J.KERR) CURB [Universal Music Group
22 21
21 COLE SWINDELL 0 You Should Be Here 47
IF I TOLD YOU Darius Rucker WARNER BROS./WMN Nashville chairman/CEO]
23 24 20 20 33
R. COPPERMAN (R.COPPERMAN,J.M.NITE,S.MCANALLY) CAPITOL NASHVILLE
ZAC BROWN BAND Greatest Hits So Far... Mike Dungan for the first
21 22
22 88
HOT COUNTRY SONGS: The weeks most popular current country songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and streaming activity data by online music sources tracked by Nielsen Music.
Songs are defined as current if they are newly-released titles, or songs receiving widespread airplay and/or sales activity for the first time. TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS: Top Country Albums ranks the most popular country albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music,
based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums). COUNTRY DIGITAL SONG SALES: The weeks top-downloaded country songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music. Stations
YOU LOOK GOOD Lady Antebellum ROAR/SOUTHERN GROUND/ATLANTIC/AG time ... he saw something in
22 22 21 21 11
BUSBEE (H.LINDSEY,R.HURD,BUSBEE) CAPITOL NASHVILLE
13 23 ALISON KRAUSS Windy City 6 me. We set out to make the
MY OLD MAN Zac Brown Band
CAPITOL
best music we can and have
24 26 22 10 9
D.COBB (Z.BROWN,N.MOON,B.SIMONETTI) SOUTHERN GROUND/ELEKTRA/WAR
24 24
24 KELSEA BALLERINI 0 The First Time 98 fun with it.
BLACK RIVER
19 21 23 STAR OF THE SHOW Thomas Rhett 4 26
After [Crash My Party],
JOE LONDON,J.BUNETTA,THOMAS RHETT (THOMAS RHETT,R.AKINS,B.HAYSLIP) VALORY
20 25 LUKE BRYAN 2 Crash My Party 120 Luke and I were fishing, and
27 25 24 YOURS IF YOU WANT IT Rascal Flatts 24 12 I expressed that I know him
J.DEMARCUS,G.LEVOX,J.D.ROONEY (A.DORFF,J.SINGLETON) BIG MACHINE
to be multifaceted and his
15 19 25 TODAY Brad Paisley 7 26 talents run very wide and
COUNTRY AIRPLAY
L.WOOTEN (B.PAISLEY,C.DUBOIS,A.GORLEY) ARISTA NASHVILLE
very deep, says Dungan.
are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and explanations. 2017, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
30 27 26 FLATLINER Cole Swindell 26 13 I said, Maybe its time

M.CARTER (C.SWINDELL,M.BRONLEEWE,J.BOYER) WARNER BROS./WMN
LAST THIS TITLE Artist WKS. ON to start throwing some of
WEEK WEEK CHART
38 36 27 LOVE TRIANGLE RaeLynn 27 29
IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL
those curveballs that are in
N.GALYON,J.ROBBINS (N.GALYON,J.ROBBINS,RAELYNN) WARNER BROS./WMN
2 1
#1 FAST Luke Bryan 18 your head. I know theyre in
1 WK CAPITOL NASHVILLE
33 30 28 EVERY TIME I HEAR THAT SONG Blake Shelton 28 7 there, because Im around
S.HENDRICKS (A.MAYO,C.LINDSEY,B.WARREN,B.WARREN) WARNER BROS./WMN
1 2 DIRT ON MY BOOTS Jon Pardi 28 you all the time. And this
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
28 28 29 THERES A GIRL Trent Harmon 28 31 album is exactly that.
J.ROBBINS (T.HARMON,J.ROBBINS,L.VELTZ) 19/REPUBLIC/DOT
3 3 ROAD LESS TRAVELED Lauren Alaina 33 Meanwhile, RaeLynns
19/INTERSCOPE/MERCURY
29 29 30 FOR HER Chris Lane 23 19 debut LP Wildhorse arrives
J.MOI (M.DRAGSTREM,K.ARCHER,S.BUXTON) BIG LOUD
4 4 ANY OL BARSTOOL Jason Aldean 19
MACON/BROKEN BOW at No.1 on Top Country
36 34 31 SMALL TOWN BOY Dustin Lynch 19 6 Albums, earning 20,000
Z.CROWELL (R.AKINS,B.HAYSLIP,K.FISHMAN) BROKEN BOW 6 5 BODY LIKE A BACK ROAD Sam Hunt 9
MCA NASHVILLE equivalent album units.
26 37 32 NO SUCH THING AS A BROKEN HEART Old Dominion 26 3 The set marks the first
S.MCANALLY (M.RAMSEY,T. ROSEN,B.TURSI,J.FRASURE) RCA NASHVILLE 7 6 YEAH BOY Kelsea Ballerini 26
BLACK RIVER
full-length by a rookie to
SOMEBODY ELSE WILL Justin Moore
37 35 33 S.BORCHETTA,J.S.STOVER (K.ARCHER,A.HAMBRICK,T.OTTOH) VALORY
33 11 9 7 HOMETOWN GIRL Josh Turner 44 start at the summit since
MCA NASHVILLE
Maren Morris first major-
DRINKIN PROBLEM Midland THINK A LITTLE LESS Michael Ray
42 31 34 S.MCANALLY,D.HUFF,J.OSBORNE (J.CARSON,C.DUDDY,M.WYSTRACH,S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE) BIG MACHINE
31 4 5 8 ATLANTIC/WEA
50 label LP, Hero (June 9,
2016). RaeLynn reached the
32 32 WE SHOULD BE FRIENDS Miranda Lambert BLACK Dierks Bentley 21
35 F.LIDDELL,G.WORF,E.MASSE (M.LAMBERT) VANNER/RCA NASHVILLE
25 20 11 9 CAPITOL NASHVILLE quarterfinals on NBCs The
Voice in 2012, competing on
39 40 36 WHAT IFS Kane Brown Featuring Lauren Alaina 10 10 THE WEEKEND Brantley Gilbert 37
D.HUFF (K.BROWN,M.MCGINN,J.M.SCHMIDT) ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE
36 17 VALORY Blake Sheltons team.
SOMETHIN IM GOOD AT Brett Eldredge HURRICANE Luke Combs Jim Asker
41 38 37 30 5 13 11 24
R. COPPERMAN,B.ELDREDGE (B.ELDREDGE,T.DOUGLAS) ATLANTIC/WMN RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE
IT AINT MY FAULT Brothers Osborne 12 12 BAR AT THE END OF THE WORLD Kenny Chesney 16
40 39 38 J.JOYCE (J. OSBORNE,T.J. OSBORNE,L.T.MILLER) EMI NASHVILLE
37 10 BLUE CHAIR/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE
DO I MAKE YOU WANNA Billy Currington 15 13 IN CASE YOU DIDNT KNOW Brett Young 17
43 41 39 D.HUFF (A.GORLEY,Z.CROWELL,M.JENKINS,J.FLOWERS) MERCURY
39 10 BMLG
14 14 HOW NOT TO Dan + Shay 27

46 43 40 MORE GIRLS LIKE YOU Kip Moore 40 6 WARNER BROS./WAR
K.MOORE,D.GARCIA (K.MOORE,S.L.OLSEN,J.MILLER,D.A.GARCIA) MCA NASHVILLE
16 15 IF I TOLD YOU Darius Rucker 37
44 42 41 GREATEST LOVE STORY LANCO 38 5
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
J.JOYCE (B.LANCASTER) ARISTA NASHVILLE
18 16 YOURS IF YOU WANT IT Rascal Flatts 13
45 44 42 THE WAY I TALK Morgan Wallen 42 6
BIG MACHINE
J.MOI (J.L.ALEXANDER,B.HAYSLIP,C.MCGILL) BIG LOUD
17 17 THE FIGHTER Keith Urban Feat. Carrie Underwood 8
HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE
47 45 43 MAKIN ME LOOK GOOD AGAIN Drake White 43 6
R. COPPERMAN,J.S.STOVER (D.WHITE,M.CRISWELL,S.MINOR) DOT/BMLG
21 18 THERES A GIRL Trent Harmon 37
19/REPUBLIC/DOT
- 50 44 I COULD USE A LOVE SONG Maren Morris 44 2
BUSBEE,M.MORRIS (M.MORRIS,J.ROBBINS,L.VELTZ) COLUMBIA NASHVILLE
20 19 YOU LOOK GOOD Lady Antebellum 11
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
48 46 45 RING ON EVERY FINGER LOCASH 45 3
L.RIMES (THOMAS RHETT,J.KEAR,J.FRASURE) REVIVER
22 20 MY GIRL Dylan Scott 31
CURB
HOT SHOT 46 CRAVING YOU Thomas Rhett Featuring Maren Morris 46 1
DEBUT J.BUNETTA,D.HUFF,THOMAS RHETT (D.M.BARNES,J.BUNETTA) VALORY 24 21 GOD, YOUR MAMA, AND ME Florida Georgia Line Feat. Backstreet Boys 12
BMLG
- 48 47 A GIRL LIKE YOU Easton Corbin 47 2
A.GORLEY,W.KIRBY (A.GORLEY,J.FRASURE,R.AKINS) MERCURY 23 22 MY OLD MAN Zac Brown Band 9
SOUTHERN GROUND/ELEKTRA/WAR
50 49 48 WOKE UP IN NASHVILLE Seth Ennis 48 5 EVERY TIME I HEAR THAT SONG Blake Shelton
C.CROWDER (S.ENNIS,B.DALY,D.H.HODGES) ARISTA NASHVILLE 25 23 7
WARNER BROS./WMN
DATA COMPILED BY
RE-ENTRY 49 HAPPY PEOPLE Little Big Town 47 3 FLATLINER Cole Swindell 12

J.JOYCE (L.MCKENNA,H.WHITTERS) CAPITOL NASHVILLE 26 24 WARNER BROS./WMN
RE-ENTRY 50 WITH YOU I AM Cody Johnson 46 7 19 25 SPEAK TO A GIRL Tim McGraw & Faith Hill 2
T.W.WILLMON (D.C.LEE,C.D.JOHNSON,T.W.WILLMON) COJO MCGRAW/ARISTA NASHVILLE

Rock
JOSEPH OKPAKO/WIREIMAGE
HOT ROCK SONGS TOP ROCK ALBUMS
#1 BELIEVER Imagine Dragons #1

1 1 1 4 WK S AG MATTMAN & ROBIN (D.REYNOLDS,W.SERMON,B.MCKEE,D.PLATZMAN...) KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE 1 9 3 1 5 WK S GG METALLICA Hardwired...To Self-Destruct
BLACKENED
19
2 2 2 HEATHENS 4 twenty one pilots 4 2 TWENTY ONE PILOTS 3 Blurryface 98

M.ELIZONDO,T.JOSEPH (T.JOSEPH) DC/ATLAS/WATERTOWER/ATLANTIC/FUELED BY RAMEN/RRP
1 41 FUELED BY RAMEN/AG
HOT
HEAVY Linkin Park Featuring Kiiara PAUL MCCARTNEY 0 Flowers In The Dirt
3 3 3 DG M.SHINODA,B.DELSON (M.SHINODA,B.DELSON,C.BENNINGTON,J.MICHAELS,J.TRANTER) MACHINE SHOP/WARNER BROS.
3 7
SHOT
DEBUT
33 MPL/CAPITOL/UME
1
RIDE 3 twenty one pilots 7 4 PANIC! AT THE DISCO Death Of A Bachelor 63

4 4 4 1 89 DCD2/FUELED BY RAMEN/AG
R.REED (T.JOSEPH) FUELED BY RAMEN/RRP
Gorillaz
NEW 55 STEEL PANTHER Lower The Bar 1
HOT SHOT 5 SATURNZ BARZ Gorillaz Featuring Popcaan 5 1 STEEL PANTHER/KOBALT
DEBUT GORILLAZ,THE TWILITE TONE,R.KABAKA (D.ALBARN,A.H.SUTHERLAND) PARLOPHONE/WARNER BROS.
SOUNDTRACK Suicide Squad: The Album 34
Swing
8 6
8 5 6 SG HUMAN RagnBone Man 5 18
DC/ATLAS/WATERTOWER/ATLANTIC/AG
TWO INCH PUNCH (R.GRAHAM,J.HARTMAN) BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA
36 77 PS ELTON JOHN 6 Greatest Hits 1970-2002 10
Onto
6 7 7 WAY DOWN WE GO 0 Kaleo 5 49
ROCKET/UTV/UME
KALEO,M.CROSSEY (J.JULIUSSON) ELEKTRA/ATLANTIC
9 8 TWENTY ONE PILOTS Vessel 31
SUCKER FOR PAIN 2 Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons With Logic & Ty Dolla $ign Feat. X Ambassadors FUELED BY RAMEN/AG
Chart
7 8 8 3 40
ALEX DA KID (A.GRANT,D.CARTER,C.J.THOMAZ,D.SERMON,D.REYNOLDS,B.MCKEE,D.PLATZMAN...) DC/ATLAS/WATERTOWER/ATLANTIC/RRP
11 9 MARIAN HILL Act One 12
PHOTO FINISH/REPUBLIC
NEW 9 ANDROMEDA Gorillaz Featuring D.R.A.M. 9 1
GORILLAZ,THE TWILITE TONE,R.KABAKA (D.ALBARN,S.M.MASSENBURG-SMITH) PARLOPHONE/WARNER BROS.
14 10 QUEEN 2 Greatest Hits I II & III: The Platinum Collection 9
HOLLYWOOD Gorillaz (above) make
HEAVYDIRTYSOUL 0 twenty one pilots
April 15
2017
9 10 10 8 34 their first Hot Rock Songs

R.REED (T.JOSEPH) FUELED BY RAMEN/RRP 16 11 THE LUMINEERS 0 Cleopatra 51
DUALTONE
ASCENSION Gorillaz Featuring Vince Staples appearances in more than
NEW 11 11 1 DEPECHE MODE Spirit
GORILLAZ,THE TWILITE TONE,R.KABAKA (D.ALBARN,V.STAPLES) PARLOPHONE/WARNER BROS. 1 12 VENUSNOTE/MUTE/COLUMBIA
2 seven years as four songs
WISH I KNEW YOU The Revivalists debut, led by Saturnz Barz
METALLICA g
widespread airplay and/or sales activity for the first time. TOP ROCK ALBUMS: Top Rock Albums ranks the most popular rock albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums). MAINSTREAM ROCK: The weeks most
12 12 12 12 18 Metallica
THE REVIVALISTS (D.SHAW,G.GEKAS) WASHINGTON SQUARE/WIND-UP/CONCORD 21 13 BLACKENED/WARNER BROS.
10 at No. 5. The tracks preview
HOT ROCK SONGS: The weeks most popular current rock songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and streaming activity data by online music sources tracked by Nielsen Music. Songs are defined as current if they are newly-released titles, or songs receiving
WE GOT THE POWER Gorillaz Featuring Jehnny Beth the acts April 28 album
NEW 13 13 1 18 14 JOURNEY f Journeys Greatest Hits 10
GORILLAZ,THE TWILITE TONE,R.KABAKA (D.ALBARN,JEHNNY BETH) PARLOPHONE/WARNER BROS. COLUMBIA/LEGACY Humanz. Andromeda
LOVE Lana Del Rey follows at No. 9, along
popular mainstream rock songs, ranked by radio airplay detections as measured by Nielsen Music. Stations are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and explanations. 2017, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
10 13 14 2 6 2 15 SPOON Hot Thoughts 2
LANA DEL REY,R.NOWELS,BENNY BLANCO,E.HAYNIE (LANA DEL REY,R.NOWELS,B.J.LEVIN,E.HAYNIE) POLYDOR/INTERSCOPE MATADOR with Ascension (No.11)
TESTIFY NEEDTOBREATHE 23 16 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL FEAT. JOHN FOGERTY a Chronicle 10 and We Got the Power
14 16 15 14 20
E.CASH,NEEDTOBREATHE (W.RINEHART,N.RINEHART) ATLANTIC FANTASY/CONCORD
(No.13). The songs find the
16 18 FEEL IT STILL Portugal. The Man NEW 17
17 DREW HOLCOMB AND THE NEIGHBORS Souvenir 1 Damon Albarn-helmed
16 16 4 MAGNOLIA/MAGNOLIA MUSIC
J.HILL,A.TACCONE (PORTUGAL. THE MAN,A.TACCONE,J.HILL,R. BATEMAN,F. GORMAN,B.HOLLAND) ATLANTIC
group (represented in media
HELP Papa Roach 20 18 ED SHEERAN 2 + 87 platforms by four cartoon
15 20 17 15 6 ELEKTRA/AG
RAS,C.BRITTAIN (J.SHADDIX,T.ESPERANCE,A.ESPERANCE,N. FURY LOFTIN,J.HORTON,COLIN BRITTAIN) ELEVEN SEVEN
characters) collaborating,
GUNS N ROSES 5 Greatest Hits 33
37 22 18 GOOD NEWS Ocean Park Standoff 18 3
25 19 GEFFEN/INTERSCOPE as it often does, with
guests including Popcaan,
P.NASHEL (S.RONSON,P.NAPPI,E.THOMPSON) HOLLYWOOD
RE 20
20 BILLY JOEL 3 The Essential Billy Joel 9
18 19 19 MIDDLE FINGERS MISSIO 18 8 COLUMBIA/LEGACY D.R.A.M., Vince Staples
M.BRUE,D.BUTLER,D.BAKER (M.BRUE,D.BUTLER,D.BAKER) RCA
IMAGINE DRAGONS 2 Night Visions 123 and Savages Jehnny
26 21
20 25 20 LOVE IS MYSTICAL Cold War Kids 20 8
KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE/IGA Beth.
L.STALFORS (D.QUON,M.SCHWARTZ,M.MAUST,L.STALFORS,N.WILLETT,J.PLUMMER) CAPITOL
24 22 FLEETWOOD MAC k Rumours 10 Another returning veteran
WARNER BROS./RHINO
19 26 21 ANGELA The Lumineers 15 29 act, The Jesus and Mary
S.FELICE (W.SCHULTZ,J.C.FRAITES,S.FELICE) DUALTONE
29 23 THE BEATLES b 1 10 Chain, makes its first
APPLE/CAPITOL/UME
21 27 22 FIRE ESCAPE Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness 21 20 visits to Top Rock Albums
ROBOPOP,G.WATTENBERG,D.A.E.FUHRMANN (A.MCMAHON,D.OMELIO,G.WATTENBERG...) CRUSH MUSIC/VANGUARD/CONCORD
33 24 LANA DEL REY Born To Die 146 and Alternative Albums
POLYDOR/INTERSCOPE/IGA
- 9 23 JOHNNY B. GOODE Chuck Berry 9 2 as Damage and Joy starts
L.CHESS,P.CHESS (C.E.A.BERRY) CHESS/GEFFEN/UME
30 25 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS 2 Greatest Hits 10
WARNER BROS. at No.38 and No.22,
17 28 24 HOW DID YOU LOVE Shinedown 17 16 respectively, with 4,000
THE NINJA (B.SMITH,S.C.STEVENS) ATLANTIC
equivalent album units,
24 30 25 ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS Kaleo 24 13 according to Nielsen Music.
KALEO,A.GUOJONSSON (J.JULIUSSON) ELEKTRA/ATLANTIC
MAINSTREAM ROCK Its the bands first album of
26 32 26 COLD COLD COLD Cage The Elephant 26 9 new material since 1998s
D.AUERBACH (CAGE THE ELEPHANT) DSP/RCA LAST THIS TITLE Artist WKS. ON
WEEK WEEK IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL CHART Munki and arrives nearly 10
MONSTER Starset
27 31 27 R.D.GRAVES (D.BATES,J.L.ANDREWS,R.D.GRAVES) RAZOR & TIE/CONCORD
27 14
#1 years after the groups initial
3 1 GG HELP Papa Roach 6
1 WK ELEVEN SEVEN 2007 reunion at Coachella
HOT THOUGHTS Spoon
44 21 28 D.FRIDMANN,SPOON (B.DANIEL,S.DINEEN) MATADOR/BEGGARS GROUP
21 5
TAKE ME Korn after a then-nearly decade-
2 22 21
ROADRUNNER/RRP long dormancy.
NEVER AGAIN Breaking Benjamin
28 37 29 B.BURNLEY (B.BURNLEY,K.WALLEN,J.RAUCH) HOLLYWOOD
28 9
1 NEVER AGAIN Breaking Benjamin 24 Meanwhile, Papa Roach
3
HOLLYWOOD crowns the Mainstream
25 33 30 ON HOLD The xx 7 20
J.SMITH,R.MCDONALD (R.MADLEY CROFT,O.SIM,J.SMITH,S.ALLEN,D.HALL,J.OATES) YOUNG TURKS/BEGGARS GROUP/IN2UNE 5 4 MONSTER Starset 21 Rock airplay chart with
RAZOR & TIE/CONCORD
COCOON Milky Chance Help, marking the hard
30 29 31 29 14 8 LET YOU DOWN Seether 6 rock bands third No. 1. The
C.REHBEIN,P.DAUSCH,T.KUHN (C.REHBEIN,P.DAUSCH) LICHTDICHT/NEON/REPUBLIC 55
CANINE RIOT/CONCORD
BATTLE SYMPHONY Linkin Park act, which first charted with
- 11 32 M.SHINODA,B.DELSON (M.SHINODA,B.DELSON,J.GREEN) MACHINE SHOP/WARNER BROS.
11 2 4 6 HOW DID YOU LOVE Shinedown 25 the No. 4-peaking Last
ATLANTIC
LAST YOUNG RENEGADE All Time Low Resort in 2000, first led
NEW 33 33 1 9 77 IF ONLY FOR NOW Pop Evil 22
B.HARNAGE (A.GASKARTH,BUSBEE) FUELED BY RAMEN/RRP G&G/EONE for six weeks with Lifeline
BLAME Bastille OH MY GOD The Pretty Reckless in 2009, followed by a
38 40 34 34 7 6 8 16
M.CREW,D.SMITH (D.SMITH,M.CREW) VIRGIN/CAPITOL GOIN DOWN/RAZOR & TIE/CONCORD one-week reign for Face
FEELS LIKE SUMMER Weezer 7 9 HATED Beartooth 30 Everything and Rise in
- 17 35 17 2
J.COFFER,J.R.ROTEM (R.CUOMO,J.COFFER,J.R.ROTEM,P.MORRISSEY,D.DAHLQUIST,D.GOLDBERGER) WEEZER/CRUSH MUSIC/ATLANTIC RED BULL 2015. The six-week ascent
SWEET DISASTER DREAMERS 10 10
10 NIMBLE BASTARD Incubus 6 to the top for Help is Papa
39 39 36 36 4 ISLAND/REPUBLIC
K.AUGUNAS,F.THAAE (N.WOLD,F.THAAE,M.NELSON) FAIRFAX/HOLLYWOOD
Roachs fastest, halving the
LET YOU DOWN Seether 11 11
11 HIGHWAY Bleeker 18 12-week rise of Lifeline.
35 42 37 25 5 FIVE SEVEN
S.M.WELGEMOED (S.M.WELGEMOED) CANINE RIOT/CONCORD
Crooked Teeth, the groups
HATED Beartooth 15 12
12 SHOW YOURSELF Mastodon 8 ninth studio album, is due
36 36 38 36 9 REPRISE/WARNER BROS.
May19. Kevin Rutherford
C.SHOMO (C.SHOMO) RED BULL
12 13 MY NAME IS HUMAN Highly Suspect 29
29 38 39 LOVE ON THE WEEKEND John Mayer 5 20 IN DE GOOT/300
J.MAYER (J.MAYER) COLUMBIA
14 14
14 FEED THE MACHINE Nickelback 8
- 49 40 SHINE Mondo Cozmo 40 12 NICKELBACK II/BMG
MONDO COZMO (J.OSTRANDER,A.F.PULLMAN OSTRANDER) REPUBLIC
16 15
15 BACK FROM THE DEAD Skillet 10
RE-ENTRY 41 STILL FEEL LIKE YOUR MAN John Mayer 13 3
HEAR IT LOUD/ATLANTIC
J.MAYER,C.FRANSCOVIAK (J.MAYER) COLUMBIA
17 16
16 BLACK ROSE Volbeat 5
RE-ENTRY 42 COME TOGETHER Godsmack 11 2
REPUBLIC
GODSMACK (J.W.LENNON,P.MCCARTNEY) REPUBLIC
18 17
17 MADNESS All That Remains 8
RAZOR & TIE/CONCORD
NEW 43 HIGH Sir Sly 43 1
SIR SLY (L.JACOBS,H.COPLEN,J.SUWITO) INTERSCOPE
20 18
18 BREATHE Through Fire 21
SUMERIAN
47 47 44 THE CURE Unspoken 44 3
C.STEVENS (C.MATTSON,J.LOWRY,C.STEVENS) CENTRICITY
19 19
19 MY CHAMPION Alter Bridge 10
ALTER BRIDGE
33 43 45 STARS Skillet 20 20
S.MOSLEY,M.OCONNOR (J.L.COOPER,K.COOPER,S.MOSLEY,J.INGRAM) HEAR IT LOUD/ATLANTIC 21 20
20 MIDDLE FINGERS MISSIO 7
RCA
RE-ENTRY 46 LOST ON YOU LP 42 7
MIKE DEL RIO (L.PERGOLIZZI,MIKE DEL RIO,N.CAMPANY) BMG/RCA 24 21
21 GOD DAMN Avenged Sevenfold 4
CAPITOL
46 46 47 TAKE ME Korn 46 3 NEW LAND Avatar

N.RASKULINECZ (J.DAVIS,J.SHAFFER,B.WELCH,R.ARVIZU,R.LUZIER) ROADRUNNER/RRP 23 22
22 11
EONE
RE-ENTRY 48 TEARING ME UP Bob Moses 40 6 22 HEAVYDIRTYSOUL twenty one pilots 12

T.HOWIE,J.VALLANCE (T.HOWIE,JIM VALLANCE) DOMINO 23
23 FUELED BY RAMEN/RRP
DATA COMPILED BY
42 45 49 NIMBLE BASTARD Incubus 28 6 26 24

24 ANTI-EVERYTHING DED 6
D.SARDY (B.BOYD,M.EINZIGER,J.PASILLAS II,C.KILMORE,B.KENNEY) ISLAND/REPUBLIC SURETONE/ADA
NEW 50 IN HELL ILL BE IN GOOD COMPANY The Dead South 50 1 28 25

25 DARK BLACK MAKEUP Radkey 8
O.PARADIS (N.HILTS,S.PRINGLE,D.KENYON,C.CRAWFORD) CURVE ANOTHER CENTURY/CENTURY MEDIA
70 G o to B I L L B OA R D.CO M/ B I Z fo r co m p l e te c h a r t d a t a Data for week of 04.15.2017

R&B/Hip-Hop
HOT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS
#1 THATS WHAT I LIKE Bruno Mars #1 DRAKE More Life

1 1 1 3 WK S AG SHAMPOO PRESS & CURL,STEREOTYPES (BRUNO MARS,P.M.LAWRENCE II,C.B.BROWN . . .) ATLANTIC 1 16 1 1 2 WK S YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
2
HOT
I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk SHOT 22 TREY SONGZ Tremaine The Album 1
3 3 2 DAFT PUNK,DOC MCKINNEY,CIRKUT,THE WEEKND (A.TESFAYE,T.BANGALTER,G. DE HOMEM-CHRISTO,M.MCKINNEY,H.R.WALTER,E.CHEDEVILLE) XO/REPUBLIC 2 19 DEBUT SONGBOOK/ATLANTIC/AG
ISPY KYLE Featuring Lil Yachty 3 3 BRUNO MARS 24K Magic 19

6 8 3 J.PORTILLO,L.KALE (K.HARVEY,LIL YACHTY) INDIE-POP/QUALITY CONTROL/MOTOWN/CAPITOL/ATLANTIC 3 14 ATLANTIC/AG
RICK ROSS Rather You Than Me 2

BAD AND BOUJEE Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert 2 4
Kyles
2 2 4 MAYBACH/EPIC
METRO BOOMIN,G KOOP (K.CEPHUS,T.Q.K.MARSHALL,L.T.WAYNE,R.MANDELL) QUALITY CONTROL/300
1 21
4 5 FUTURE FUTURE 6
4 4 5 TUNNEL VISION Kodak Black 4 6
A-1/FREEBANDZ/EPIC
iSpy
METRO BOOMIN,J.LUELLEN,CUBEATZ (D.OCTAVE,L.T.WAYNE,J.H.LUELLEN,K.GOMRINGER,T.GOMRINGER) DOLLAZ N DEALZ/ATLANTIC
5 6 THE WEEKND Starboy 18
- 5 6 PASSIONFRUIT Drake 5 2
XO/REPUBLIC
Peeks At
N.ROUGES (A.GRAHAM,N.ROGUES) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
6 7 MIGOS Culture 9
5 7 7 LOVE ON THE BRAIN Rihanna 3 28
QUALITY CONTROL/300/AG
F.BALL (F.BALL,J.ANGEL,R.FENTY) WESTBURY ROAD/ROC NATION
No. 1
10 88 KHALID American Teen 4
RIGHT HAND/RCA
7 9 8 BOUNCE BACK 0 Big Sean 3 21
HITMAKA (S.M.ANDERSON,C.WARD,L.T.WAYNE,A.C,JOHNSON,J.P.FELTON,K.O.WEST) G.O.O.D./DEF JAM
9 99 POST MALONE 0 Stoney 16
REPUBLIC
MASK OFF Future
9 12 9 METRO BOOMIN (N.D.WILBURN,L.T.WAYNE) A-1/FREEBANDZ/EPIC 9 6
FUTURE HNDRXX Rising rapper Kyle reaches
7 10 5
HOT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS: The weeks most popular current R&B/hip-hop songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and streaming activity data by online music sources tracked by Nielsen Music. Songs are defined as current if they are newly-released titles, or songs receiving widespread
airplay and/or sales activity for the first time. TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS: The weeks most popular current R&B/hip-hop albums, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music. Albums are defined as current if they are less than 18 months old or older than 18 months but still residing in the Billboard 200s top 100. RAP HOT RAP SONGS: The weeks most popular
A-1/FREEBANDZ/EPIC No. 1 on the Hot Rap Songs

rap songs, ranked by audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and streaming activity by online music sources tracked by Nielsen Music. Songs are defined as current if they are newly released titles or songs receiving widespread airplay and/or sales activity for the first time.. Stations are electronically monitored 24
PORTLAND Drake Featuring Quavo & Travis Scott

- 6 10 MURDA BEATZ,CUBEATZ (A.GRAHAM,T.Q.K.MARSHALL,TRAVIS SCOTT,S.L.LINDSTROM,T.GOMRINGER,K.GOMRINGER) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC 6 2 BIG SEAN I Decided. 8 chart with his breakout
8 11 G.O.O.D./DEF JAM
hit iSpy (featuring Lil
HOT SHOT THE HEART PART 4 Kendrick Lamar
DEBUT 11 NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) TOP DAWG 11 1
11 12 DRAKE 4 Views 48 Yachty). It hops 4-1 in
its 13th charting week,
hours a day, 7 days a week. See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and explanations. 2017, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights r eserved. See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and explanations. 2017, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
18 17 12 LOCATION Khalid 12 13 VARIOUS ARTISTS The RCA-List, Vol 4

SYKSENSE,SMASH DAVID,BIGGIE,TUNJI IGE (K.ROBINSON,J.SCRUGGS,S.D.JIMINEZ,B.KURTI,O.IGE,A.GONZALEZ) RIGHT HAND/RCA 12 13
13 RCA
8 aided by lifts in airplay and
T-SHIRT Migos streams. The track climbs
11 13 13 NARD,B.RACKLEY,XL (T.Q.K.MARSHALL,K.CEPHUS,K.K.BALL,J.B.ROSSER,B.RACKLEY) QUALITY CONTROL/300 11 11 13 14 RIHANNA 2 ANTI 61 14percent in streams, to
FAKE LOVE Drake 26.9million clicks, in the

14 10 14 4 23 NEW 15
15 MIKE WILL MADE-IT Ransom 2 1
VINYLZ,FRANK DUKES (A.GRAHAM,A.HERNANDEZ,A.FEENY,B.T.HAZZARD,L.A.HUFF,G.MCFADDEN,J.WHITEHEAD) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC EAR DRUMNER/INTERSCOPE/IGA week ending March30,
CONGRATULATIONS Post Malone Featuring Quavo TRAVIS SCOTT 0 Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight according to Nielsen Music,
15 16 15 13 16 14 16
16 30
FRANK DUKES,METRO BOOMIN (A.POST,L.BELL,A.FEENY,T.Q.K.MARSHALL,L.T.WAYNE,C.A.ROSENR) REPUBLIC GRAND HUSTLE/EPIC with 32percent stemming
24K MAGIC 2 Bruno Mars 15 17 CHANCE THE RAPPER Coloring Book 10 from Spotify plays. On-air,
10 14 16 3 19 17
SHAMPOO PRESS & CURL (BRUNO MARS,P.M.LAWRENCE II,C.B.BROWN) ATLANTIC CHANCE THE RAPPER
iSpy rises 20percent
SWANG Rae Sremmurd 18 18 RAE SREMMURD Sremmlife 2 33 across all nationwide
16 23 17 14 16 EAR DRUMNER/INTERSCOPE/IGA
P-NASTY (A.I.S.BROWN,K.U.BROWN,P.R.SLAUGHTER) EAR DRUMNER/INTERSCOPE reporting stations, to
ROLEX Ayo & Teo 17 19 J. COLE 0 4 Your Eyez Only 16 34million audience
17 24 18 17 8 DREAMVILLE/ROC NATION
BL$$D,BACKPACK MILLER (J.MILLER,T.SHARRIEFF,P.ALEXANDER,A.BOWLES,M.BOWLES) COLUMBIA
impressions, in the tracking
THE WEEKND 3 Beauty Behind The Madness 83 week ending April2. The
12 21 19 BAD THINGS Machine Gun Kelly x Camila Cabello 2 24
22 20
20 XO/REPUBLIC
THE FUTURISTICS (R.C.BAKER,A.SCHWARTZ,J.KHAJADOURIAN,M.LOVE,K.C.CABELLO,A.SCALZO) EST19XX/BAD BOY/EPIC/INTERSCOPE
song concurrently reaches
19 21 VARIOUS ARTISTS Epic Lit (Version 3) 5
- 11 20 FREE SMOKE Drake 11 2
EPIC a new peak on the Billboard
Hot100, jumping 12-5.
BOI-1DA (A.GRAHAM,M.SAMUELS,A.RITTER,M.BERNARD,B.ANTOINE,D.SEWELL,P.BENDER,S.MAVIN,P.MOSS,N.SAALFIELD) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
21 22 CHILDISH GAMBINO Awaken, My Love! 17
27 39 21 SG LOOK AT ME! XXXTENTACION 21 8
MCDJ/GLASSNOTE Elsewhere, Trey Songz
A.J.BANKS (J.D.ONFROY,A.J.BANKS) XXXTENTACION/BAD VIBES FOREVER/EMPIRE RECORDINGS
KENDRICK LAMAR good kid, m.A.A.d city returns to the Top R&B/
GYALCHESTER Drake
36 23
23 GG TOP DAWG/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/IGA
90
Hip-Hop Albums chart
- 15 22 15 2
IBEATZ (A.GRAHAM,I.MEGYIMORECZ,R.BROOKS) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
20 24 DRAKE 4 Take Care 85 at No. 2 with his latest
20 31 23 SLIDE Calvin Harris Featuring Frank Ocean & Migos 13 5 release, Tremaine the
CALVIN HARRIS (CALVIN HARRIS,FRANK OCEAN,T.Q.K.MARSHALL,K.CEPHUS) FLY EYE/COLUMBIA
25 25
25 KANYE WEST The Life Of Pablo 12 Album, earning 67,000
G.O.O.D./DEF JAM
19 32 24 PARTY Chris Brown Featuring Usher & Gucci Mane 14 15 equivalent album units. The
ISM,A1 (C.M.BROWN,F.BENTLEY,C.DOTSON,L.N.ANDERSON,B.J.TURNER, JR.,B.BRADFORD,R.DAVIS,U.RAYMOND IV) RCA
majority of its debut points
- 20 25 BLEM Drake 20 2 (67percent) come from
HOT RAP SONGS
T-MINUS (A.GRAHAM,T.WILLIAMS,L.RICHIE) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
traditional album sales,
NEW 26 XO TOUR LLIF3 Lil Uzi Vert 26 1 while 28percent derive
NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) GENERATION NOW/ATLANTIC
LAST THIS TITLE Artist WKS. ON from streaming equivalent
WEEK WEEK CHART
22 33 27 BOTH Gucci Mane Featuring Drake 16 15
album units and 5percent
METRO BOOMIN,J.LUELLEN (R.DAVIS,A.GRAHAM,L.T.WAYNE,J.H.LUELLEN) GUWOP/ATLANTIC
4 1 #1 ISPY KYLE Feat. Lil Yachty 13 from track equivalent album
1 WK
TEENAGE FEVER Drake INDIE-POP/QUALITY CONTROL/MOTOWN/CAPITOL/ATLANTIC
April 15
2017
- 18 28 M.THOMAS (A.GRAHAM,M.THOMAS,J.LOPEZ,R.JERKINS,F.JERKINS III,L.A.DANIELS,C.ROONEY) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC 18 2 units. The entrance marks
BAD AND BOUJEE Migos Feat. Lil Uzi Vert 20
1 2 QUALITY CONTROL/300 the singers 11th appearance
23 41 29 DG REDBONE 0 Childish Gambino 19 18 on the char, and sixth
D.GLOVER (D.GLOVER,L.GORANSSON) MCDJ/GLASSNOTE
2 3 TUNNEL VISION Kodak Black 6
DOLLAZ N DEALZ/ATLANTIC arrival in the top two. His
SACRIFICES Drake Featuring 2 Chainz & Young Thug
- 19 30 T-MINUS (A.GRAHAM,T.EPPS,J.L.WILLIAMS,T.WILLIAMS,D.A.JOHNSON) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC 19 2
BOUNCE BACK Big Sean previous double EP project,
5 4 21
G.O.O.D./DEF JAM Intermission l & ll, peaked at
SHINING DJ Khaled Featuring Beyonce & JAY Z
28 48 31 DJ KHALED,DANJA (K.M.KHALED,S.C.CARTER,B.KNOWLES,F.N.HILLS,J.A.BRATHWAITE) WE THE BEST/EPIC 23 7
8 55 MASK OFF Future 6 No. 6 in 2015. Before that,
A-1/FREEBANDZ/EPIC
Trigga spent three weeks at
- 25 32 GET IT TOGETHER Drake Feat. Jorja Smith & Black Coffee
NINETEEN85 (A.GRAHAM,P. JEFFERIES,N.J.SHEBIB,N.I.MAPHUMULO,B.N.ONQUILISO) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC 25 2 3 6 PORTLAND Drake Feat. Quavo & Travis Scott 2 No.1 in 2014.
DEJA VU J. Cole Lastly, Kendrick Lamar
24 43 33 VINYLZ,BOI-1DA,VELOUS (J.COLE) DREAMVILLE/ROC NATION/INTERSCOPE 4 16 NEW 77 THE HEART PART 4 Kendrick Lamar 1 takes the Hot Shot Debut
TOP DAWG
MOVES Big Sean on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
31 45 34 15 14 T-SHIRT Migos 11
FUSE (S.M.ANDERSON,E.EARLE,J.LACROIX,A.C,JOHNSON,S.DURAND) G.O.O.D./DEF JAM 9 88 QUALITY CONTROL/300 Songs, arriving at No.11
SELFISH Future Featuring Rihanna with The Heart Part 4.
25 47 35 15 5 6 9 FAKE LOVE Drake 23
DETAIL,MANTRA,MAJOR SEVEN (N.D.WILBURN,N.C.FISHER,MANTRA,O.WALKER,R.FENTY) A-1/FREEBANDZ/EPIC YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC The surprise track (released
NO FRAUDS Nicki Minaj, Drake & Lil Wayne CONGRATULATIONS Post Malone Feat. Quavo 10
March24) arrives with
8 46 36 8 3 11 10
10
MURDA BEATZ,CUBEATZ (O.T.MARAJ,D.CARTER,A.GRAHAM,B.T.HAZZARD) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC REPUBLIC 15.4million streams and
NO LONG TALK Drake Featuring Giggs 15 11
11 SWANG Rae Sremmurd 13 55,000 downloads sold
- 22 37 22 2
MURDA BEATZ,CUBEATZ (A.GRAHAM,N.THOMPSON,S.L.LINDSTROM,T.GOMRINGER,K.GOMRINGER) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC EAR DRUMNER/INTERSCOPE
concurrently bowing at
LOSIN CONTROL Russ 16 12
12 ROLEX Ayo & Teo 7 No.1 on the Rap Digital
34 49 38 31 7 COLUMBIA
RUSS (RUSS) COLUMBIA Song Sales chart. It
KMT Drake Featuring Giggs 13 13 BAD THINGS Machine Gun Kelly x Camila Cabello 22 becomes Lamars highest
- 26 39 26 2 EST19XX/BAD BOY/EPIC/INTERSCOPE
NESS,CHEF PASQUALE (A.GRAHAM,N.THOMPSON,C.S.PASQUALE,C.CLAYBURN) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
debut on the Billboard
FREE SMOKE Drake 2
- 28 40 4422 Drake Featuring Sampha 28 2
7 14 YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC Hot100, where it bows at
FRANCISGOTHEAT (S.SISAY,F.NGUYENTRAN) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
LOOK AT ME! XXXTENTACION No.22. Amaya Mendizabal
25 15
15 8
- 27 41 JORJA INTERLUDE Drake 27 2 XXXTENTACION/BAD VIBES FOREVER/EMPIRE RECORDINGS
N.SHEBIB (A.GRAHAM,N.J.SHEBIB,J.SMITH,D.MCLEAN,A.ACCLESTON) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
10 16 GYALCHESTER Drake 2
- 29 42 MADIBA RIDDIM Drake 29 2
FRANK DUKES,NINETEEN85 (A.GRAHAM,P. JEFFERIES,A.FEENY,C.HANDSOME) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
NEW 17
17 XO TOUR LLIF3 Lil Uzi Vert 1
- 37 43 ICE MELTS Drake Featuring Young Thug 37 2
GENERATION NOW/ATLANTIC
SUPAH MARIO (A.GRAHAM,J.L.WILLIAMS,D.PRIESTER,L. GRIFFIN JR.) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
20 18
18 BOTH Gucci Mane Feat. Drake 15
GUWOP/ATLANTIC
- 35 44 DO NOT DISTURB Drake 35 2
BOI-1DA,A.RITTER (A.GRAHAM,M.SAMUELS,A.RITTER,N.J.SHEBIB,S. AALEGRA,L.KALI) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
12 19 SACRIFICES Drake Feat. 2 Chainz & Young Thug 2
- 30 45 GLOW Drake Featuring Kanye West 30 2
N.SHEBIB,K.WEST (A.GRAHAM,K.O.WEST,N.J.SHEBIB,C.YOUNG,L.KING JR,M.Y.JONES,J.S.SANDIFER,N.GOLDSTEIN . . .) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
RE 20
20 SHINING DJ Khaled Feat. Beyonce & JAY Z 6
WE THE BEST/EPIC
32 50 46 DRACO Future 17 6
DJ SPINZ (N.D.WILBURN,G.R.HILL) A-1/FREEBANDZ/EPIC RE 21
21 DEJA VU J. Cole 15
DREAMVILLE/ROC NATION/INTERSCOPE
RE-ENTRY 47 GOOD DRANK 2 Chainz x Gucci Mane x Quavo 34 7
M.G.DEAN (T.EPPS,M.G.DEAN,R.DAVIS,T.Q.K.MARSHALL) DEF JAM RE 22
22 MOVES Big Sean 12
G.O.O.D./DEF JAM
RE-ENTRY 48 PRBLMS 6LACK 35 6 NO FRAUDS Nicki Minaj, Drake & Lil Wayne
NOVA (R.VALENTINE,NOVA) LVRN/INTERSCOPE RE 23
23 2
DATA COMPILED BY
- 44 49 CANT HAVE EVERYTHING Drake 44 2 NO LONG TALK Drake Feat. Giggs 2

JAZZFEEZY,S.SAMSON (A.GRAHAM,J.SINGH,S.SAMSON) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC 14 24 YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
RE-ENTRY 50 PARTY MONSTER The Weeknd 8 18 17 25 KMT Drake Feat. Giggs 2

BEN BILLION$,DOC MCKINNEY,THE WEEKND (A.TESFAYE,B.DIEHL,M.MCKINNEY,A.BALSHE,LANA DEL REY) XO/REPUBLIC YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC

Latin
ALEXANDER TAMARGO/GETTY IMAGES

HOT LATIN SONGS TOP LATIN ALBUMS
#1 DESPACITO Luis Fonsi Featuring Daddy Yankee 2 1 #1 NICKY JAM Fenix 10

1 1 1 9 WK S A.TORRES,M.RENGIFO (LUIS FONSI,E.ENDER,R.L.AYALA RODRIGUEZ) UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO/UMLE 1 11 7 WK S LA INDUSTRIA/SONY MUSIC LATIN
CHANTAJE Shakira Featuring Maluma 5 22 GG SELENA 0 Ones 79

2 2 2 SHAKIRA,MALUMA,KEVIN ADG,CHAN EL GENIO (SHAKIRA,J.L.LONDONO ARIAS,K.M.JIMENEZ LONDONO...) SONY MUSIC LATIN 1 22 CAPITOL LATIN/UMLE
SUBEME LA RADIO Enrique Iglesias Feat. Descemer Bueno, Zion & Lennox 4 33 PS PRINCE ROYCE FIVE 5
4 4 3 CHRIS JEDAY,C.PAUCAR (D.MARTINEZ BUENO,E.M.IGLESIAS,C.E.ORTIZ RIVERA,F.G.ORTIZ TORRES,G.E.PIZARRO,J.G.RIVERA VAZQUEZ,L.C.E.ORTIZ RIVERA) SONY MUSIC LATIN 3 5 SONY MUSIC LATIN
3 4 J BALVIN @ Energia 40
DG SG DEJA VU Prince Royce & Shakira
Iglesias
12 11 4 CAPITOL LATIN/UMLE
D.LORA,G.R.ROJAS,SHAKIRA,RUDE BOYZ (G.R.ROJAS,D.SANTACRUZ,M.CRUZ) SONY MUSIC LATIN 4 6
HOT
SHOT 55 BANDA CARNAVAL Como No Queriendo 1
3 3 5 EL AMANTE Nicky Jam 3 11 DEBUT DISA/UMLE
Logs 29th
SAGA WHITEBLACK (N.RIVERA CAMINERO,J.D.MEDINA VELEZ,SAGA WHITEBLACK) LA INDUSTRIA/SONY MUSIC LATIN
8 66 ROMEO SANTOS @ Formula: Vol. 2 105
6 5 6 ADIOS AMOR Christian Nodal 4 21
SONY MUSIC LATIN
No.1
J.J.GONZALEZ TERRAZAS (S.LOZANO GARZA) JG/FONOVISA/UMLE
9 77 MALUMA @ Pretty Boy Dirty Boy 67
SONY MUSIC LATIN
9 6 7 AG REGGAETON LENTO (BAILEMOS) CNCO 6 25
BORI,L.A.ONEILL,J.I. RIVERA CLASS (L.A.ONEILL,J.ANDINO,E.PEREZ SOTO,J.I.RIVERA CLASS) SONY MUSIC LATIN
10 88 BANDA SINALOENSE MS DE SERGIO LIZARRAGA En Vivo: Guadalajara 63
LIZOS
7 7 8 SIEMPRE TE VOY A QUERER Calibre 50 5 17 Sbeme la Radio, the
J.TIRADO CASTANEDA (E.MUNOZ) ANDALUZ/DISA/UMLE
12 99 CNCO ) Primera Cita 31 latest single from Enrique
SONY MUSIC LATIN
HEROE FAVORITO Romeo Santos Iglesias (above) featuring
April 15
2017
8 8 9 2 7
ROMEO SANTOS,I.CHEVERE (A.SANTOS,J.DIAZ) SONY MUSIC LATIN
13 AVENTURA Todavia Me Amas: Lo Mejor de Aventura 39
10
10 THE ORCHARD/SONY MUSIC LATIN Descemer Bueno and Zion
10 9 10 DILE QUE TU ME QUIERES Ozuna 9 30 & Lennox, steps 2-1 on
NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) VP ENTERTAINMENT
15 11
11 BANDA SINALOENSE MS DE SERGIO LIZARRAGA Que Bendicion 60
LIZOS the Latin Airplay chart (up
11 10 11 SIGO EXTRANANDOTE J Balvin 10 9 4percent to 21.5million
SKY (J.A.OSORIO BALVIN,A.RAMIREZ SUAREZ,R.D.CANO RIOS,S.VIILLADA HOYOS,C.A.PATINO GOMEZ) CAPITOL LATIN/UMLE 14 12 ULICES CHAIDEZ Y SUS PLEBES Andamos En El Ruedo 23
DEL/SONY MUSIC LATIN
audience impressions in
airplay and/or sales activity for the first time. TOP LATIN ALBUMS: Top Latin Albums ranks the most popular Latin albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums). LATIN AIRPLAY: The weeks most popular Latin songs, ranked
VACACIONES Wisin
14 13 12 11 26 ARIEL CAMACHO Para Siempre: Duetos, Vol. 1 the week ending April2,
HOT LATIN SONGS: The weeks most popular current Latin songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and streaming activity data by online music sources tracked by Nielsen Music. Songs are defined as current if they are newly-released titles, or songs receiving widespread
MOTIFF (J.L.MORERA LUNA,A.GONZALEZ ARROYO,A.BARULLO,M.CACERES) SONY MUSIC LATIN 16 13 5
DEL/SONY MUSIC LATIN
according to Nielsen
TE QUIERO PAMI Don Omar & Zion & Lennox VARIOUS ARTISTS Mexillennials: Los Exitos de Una Nueva Generacion
15 14 13 J.G.RIVERA (W.O.LANDRON RIVERA,F.G.ORTIZ TORRES,G.E.PIZARRO,R.MENDEZ,V.V.MOORE,J.G.RIVERA VAZQUEZ,L.E.RIVERA) MACHETE/UMLE 12 20 7 14 FONOVISA/UMLE
3 Music), extending Iglesias
record for the most No.1s
ES TUYO MI AMOR Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS 40 Anos
20 15 14 S.LIZARRAGA (H.PALENCIA CISNEROS) LIZOS 14 6 6 15 FONOVISA/UMLE
30 on the 22-year-old list to 29.
Iglesias holds a large lead
16 16 15 TE REGALO Ulices Chaidez y Sus Plebes 18 16 LOS PLEBES DEL RANCHO DE ARIEL CAMACHO Recuerden Mi Estilo 56
F.RUIZ ISLAS (S.MERCADO,A.DEL VILLAR) DEL/SONY MUSIC LATIN 15 22 DEL/SONY MUSIC LATIN with 13 more chart-topping
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS @ Sex And Love hits than Ricky Martin,
17 19 16 CULPABLE TU Alta Consigna 16 19 17 17 88
NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) RANCHO HUMILDE REPUBLIC/UMLE who is in second place with
HEY MA Pitbull & J Balvin Featuring Camila Cabello 22 18 ZION & LENNOX Motivan2 20 16. Iglesias first topped the
5 17 17 5 3 18 WARNER LATINA
chart in 1995, when Si Tu
by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music. Stations are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and explanations. 2017, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
SERMSTYLE,T-COLLAR,PIP (J.SANDERSON,T.SIBANDA,P.KEMBO,J.MITCHELL...) UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/ARTIST PARTNERS GROUP/ATLANTIC/WARNER LATINA
AL FILO DE TU AMOR Carlos Vives 20 19 MANA Exiliados Es La Bahia: Lo Mejor de Mana 87 Te Vas spent eight weeks
25 24 18 18 10 WARNER LATINA
A.CASTRO,C.VIVES (C.VIVES,A.CASTRO) GAIRA/WK/SONY MUSIC LATIN at No. 1. On the multimetric
24 20
20 CALIBRE 50 Desde El Rancho 27 Hot Latin Songs tally,
18 18 19 CUATRO BABYS Maluma Feat. Bryant Myers, Noriel & Juhn 15 24 ANDALUZ/DISA/UMLE
SANTANA THE GOLDEN BOY (S.RAMIREZ LOPEZ,J.L.LONDONO ARIAS,J.J.HERNANDEZ QUILES,N.SANTOS ROMAN,B.R.ROHENA PEREZ) SONY MUSIC LATIN Sbeme rises 4-3, aided in
23 21 J BALVIN La Familia 64 part by a 4percent increase
24 22 20 EL PACIENTE Alfredo Olivas 20 15
CAPITOL LATIN/UMLE
A.ESPINOZA (A.OLIVAS) SAHUARO/SONY MUSIC LATIN in streams, to 3.2million
21 22 JUAN GABRIEL Mis Numero 1... 40 Aniversario 88
AFUERA ESTA LLOVIENDO Julion Alvarez y Su Norteno Banda SONY MUSIC LATIN its best streaming week yet.
19 20 21 13 25
J.ALVAREZ (J.INZUNZA FAVELA) FONOVISA/UMLE
ROMEO SANTOS @ Formula: Vol. 1 Meanwhile, Prince Royce
25 23 99
YA NO ME DUELE MAS Silvestre Dangand Featuring Farruko SONY MUSIC LATIN and Shakira jump 11-4
21 21 22 21 14
A.CASTRO,S.DANGOND,L.ORTEGA,S.TORRES (S.DANGOND,A.CASTRO,G.GOMEZ,E. BARRERA) SONY MUSIC LATIN
26 24 FARRUKO Visionary 48 on Hot Latin Songs with
23 25 23 SI TU NOVIO TE DEJA SOLA J Balvin Featuring Bad Bunny CARBON FIBER/SONY MUSIC LATIN
their collaborative bachata
23 4
DJ LUIAN,MAMBO KINGZ (J.A.OSORIO BALVIN,B.MARTINEZ,X.SEMPER,E.W.SEMPER,L.MALAVE) CAPITOL LATIN/UMLE
27 25 MARC ANTHONY @ 3.0 139 single Deja Vu, triggered
SONY MUSIC LATIN
28 26 24 MI 45 El Fantasma 24 9 by the release of its music
J.GAXIOLA (A.GARCIA) AFINARTE
video on March24. The
26 23 25 DIME QUE SE SIENTE Luis Coronel 23 8 song amassed 4million
A.QUINTANA,H.CORRAL (L.CORONEL,J.MONTANA) EMPIRE PRODUCTIONS/SONY MUSIC LATIN
HOT SHOT AHORA DICE Chris Jeday Presenta J Balvin, Ozuna & Arcangel
LATIN AIRPLAY streams in the week ending
March30 (up 276percent),
DEBUT 26 NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO/UMLE 26 1
LAST THIS TITLE Artist WKS. ON with 76percent of those
WEEK WEEK CHART
- 28 27 DONT LET GO Farruko 27 2
clicks coming from YouTube
LOS DE LA NAZZA (C.E.REYES-ROSADO,F.L.MARTINEZ,N.K.ASSAD,R.R.JIMENEZ,E.GARCIA,E.LOPEZ,F.MONTALVO,J.C.CRUZ) CARBON FIBER/SONY MUSIC LATIN
2 1
#1 SUBEME LA RADIO Enrique Iglesias 5 plays. The lift gives Shakira
1 WK SONY MUSIC LATIN
37 33 28 SI UNA VEZ (IF I ONCE) Play-N-Skillz Feat. Wisin, Frankie J & Leslie Grace 28 5 her 26th career top10,
PLAY-N-SKILLZ (A.B.QUINTANILLA III,P.ASTUDILLO) LATIUM/SONY MUSIC LATIN
1 2 DESPACITO Luis Fonsi Feat. Daddy Yankee 11 extending her record for
29 27 29 HERMOSA INGRATA Juanes 27 9 most top10s by a woman
JUANES,MOSTLY,SKY (J.E.ARISTIZABAL VASQUEZ,A.RAMIREZ SUAREZ,C.A.PATINO GOMEZ) UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO/UMLE
4 3 HEROE FAVORITO Romeo Santos 7 to 26 (Gloria Estefan trails
SONY MUSIC LATIN
30 29 30 A POCO Raul Casillas 26 17 with 23). Royce earns his
R.CASILLAS,L.LUNA DIAZ (L.L.DIAZ) FONOVISA/UMLE
3 4 EL AMANTE Nicky Jam 11
LA INDUSTRIA/SONY MUSIC LATIN 14th top10 chart hit and
- 41 31 NO TE HAGAS Bad Bunny x Jory Boy 31 2 his highest peak on the
NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) YOUNG BOSS/CINQ 5 5 DEJA VU Prince Royce & Shakira 6
SONY MUSIC LATIN list in three years, since
33 32 32 ME LLAMAS Piso 21 Featuring Maluma 32 17 Te Robare reached No.4
A.TORRES,M.RENGIFO (SAGA WHITEBLACK,D.G.ESCOBAR,G.A.CRUZ-PADILLA,J.D.MEDINA VELEZ,J.D.CASTANO...) WARNER LATINA 7 6 SIGO EXTRANANDOTE J Balvin 9
(April 12, 2014).
CAPITOL LATIN/UMLE
ANDO BIEN Omar Ruiz Featuring Gerardo Ortiz
35 34 33 G.ORITZ (O.A.RUIZ,C.SANTOS) BAD SIN 32 17 6 7 ADIOS AMOR Christian Nodal 10 Finally, Banda Carnaval
JG/FONOVISA/UMLE
takes the highest debut on
OTRA COSA Daddy Yankee & Natti Natasha REGGAETON LENTO (BAILEMOS) CNCO
27 30 34 R.PINA,HAZE (E.E,ROSA CINTRON,R.PINA,R.L.AYALA RODRIGUEZ,N.GUTIERREZ,J.M.NIEVES CORTES) PINA/SONY MUSIC LATIN 21 16 11 8 SONY MUSIC LATIN
19 Top Latin Albums, arriving
at No. 5 with Como No
SOY PEOR Bad Bunny ES TUYO MI AMOR Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga 6
41 36 35 MAMBO KINGZ,DJ LUIAN (B.MARTINEZ,E.W.SEMPER,X.SEMPER,L.MALAVE) HEAR THIS MUSIC 35 6 10 9 LIZOS Queriendo (2,000 equivalent
album units earned, nearly
32 31 36 SERIA UN ERROR Regulo Caro 31 5 9 10 CHANTAJE Shakira Feat. Maluma 22
M.PINEDA JR. (J.A.INZUNZA FABELA) DEL SONY MUSIC LATIN all from traditional album
HULA HOOP Daddy Yankee VACACIONES Wisin sales). Theset concurrently
42 37 37 30 4 8 11 26
DJ URBA,ROME (R.L.AYALA RODRIGUEZ) EL CARTEL/CAPITOL LATIN/UMLE SONY MUSIC LATIN tops the Regional Mexican
ENCANTO Don Omar Featuring Sharlene Taule 12 12 SIEMPRE TE VOY A QUERER Calibre 50 12 Albums chart, becoming
NEW 38 38 1 ANDALUZ/DISA/UMLE
NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) MACHETE/UMLE the groups first No.1.
TRANSPARENTE Jonatan Sanchez 17 13 SIN CONTRATO Maluma Feat. Fifth Harmony Or Don Omar & Wisin 29 Amaya Mendizabal
47 40 39 J.INZUNZA FAVELA,R.ORRANTIA (L.L.DIAZ,M.A.ROMERO) GERENCIA360 39 5 SONY MUSIC LATIN
18 14 DILE QUE TU ME QUIERES Ozuna 24

- 48 40 ALGUIEN ROBO Sebastian Yatra Featuring Nacho & Wisin 40 2 VP ENTERTAINMENT
V.R.TORRES,M.RAMIREZ,A.TORRES,M.RENGIFO (S.OBANDO,J.L.MORERA LUNA,M.I.MENDOZA DONATTI,A.TORRES...) UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO/UMLE
13 15 YA NO ME DUELE MAS Silvestre Dangand Feat. Farruko 16
44 43 41 ME ACOSTUMBRE Arcangel X Bad Bunny 41 3
SONY MUSIC LATIN
NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) HEAR THIS MUSIC
16 16 AL FILO DE TU AMOR Carlos Vives 10
34 35 42 SOLA Anuel AA Feat. Daddy Yankee, Wisin, Farruko & Zion & Lennox 34 16
GAIRA/WK/SONY MUSIC LATIN
NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) SPIFF TV/REAL HASTA LA MUERTE/CINQ
14 17 OTRA VEZ Zion & Lennox Feat. J Balvin 35
WARNER LATINA
49 44 43 DURMIENDO EN EL LUGAR EQUIVOCA La Adictiva Banda San Jose de Mesillas 43 3
A.VALDES (F.PACHECO) ANVAL/SONY MUSIC LATIN
20 18 DIME QUE SE SIENTE Luis Coronel 8
EMPIRE PRODUCTIONS/SONY MUSIC LATIN
39 39 44 MANICOMIO Cosculluela 30 16
MONTANA,FRANK FUSSION,J.J.GOMEZ NALES,REVOL (J.F.COSCULLUELA) ROTTWEILAS/WARNER LATINA
19 19 HERMOSA INGRATA Juanes 9
- 46 45 SE DEFIENDE La Septima Banda 45 2
L.LUNA DIAZ,N.LANER (L.L.DIAZ,T.MONTOYA) FONOVISA/UMLE
21 20 TE REGALO Ulices Chaidez y Sus Plebes 7
DEL
NEW 46 LA ROMPE CORAZONES Daddy Yankee X Ozuna 46 1
NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) EL CARTEL/UMLE 15 21 TE QUIERO PAMI Don Omar & Zion & Lennox 20
MACHETE/UMLE
36 38 47 PA QUE NO ME ANDEN CONTANDO Voz de Mando 27 10

J.GAXIOLA (L.L.DIAZ,J.INZUNZA FAVELA) AFINARTE/SONY MUSIC LATIN 24 22 EL PACIENTE Alfredo Olivas 13
SAHUARO/SONY MUSIC LATIN
NEW 48 ESCAPATE CONMIGO Wisin Featuring Ozuna 48 1 A POCO Raul Casillas

WISIN (J.L.MORERA LUNA,V.R.TORRES BETANCOURT,C.LINARES,M.A.RAMIREZ CARRASQUILLO,J.C.OZUNA ROSADO) WK/SONY MUSIC LATIN 22 23 19
FONOVISA/UMLE
DATA COMPILED BY
46 49 49 TE VAS Ozuna 41 10 TRANSPARENTE Jonatan Sanchez 11

NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) VP ENTERTAINMENT 25 24 GERENCIA360
45 45 50 QUE GANO OLVIDANDOTE Reik 32 19 23 25 OTRA COSA Daddy Yankee & Natti Natasha 16
K.CIBRIAN (C.BRANT,J.Y.DUCORNET,I.KIDRON) SONY MUSIC LATIN PINA

Christian/Gospel
HOT CHRISTIAN SONGS TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUMS
2 WKS. LAST THIS TITLE CERTIFICATION Artist PEAK WKS. ON LAST THIS ARTIST Title WKS. ON
#1 WHAT A BEAUTIFUL NAME HOT #1 COLTON DIXON

1 1 1 8 WK S
Hillsong Worship 1 27 SHOT 1 1 WK
Identity 1
M.G.CHISLETT,J.HOUSTON,B.LIGERTWOOD (B.FIELDING,B.LIGERTWOOD) HILLSONG/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG DEBUT 19/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG
2 2 2 EVEN IF MercyMe 2 8 3 22 LAUREN DAIGLE How Can It Be 104

D.GARCIA,B.GLOVER (B.MILLARD,D.A.GARCIA,B.GLOVER,T.TIMMONS,C.LEWIS) FAIR TRADE CENTRICITY/CAPITOL CMG
9 6 3 BLESSINGS Lecrae Featuring Ty Dolla $ign 3 9 2 3 REBA MCENTIRE Sing It Now: Songs Of Faith & Hope 8
PLUSS (L.MOORE,A.HOGAN,M.N.SIMMONDS,A.SWOOPE,T.W.GRIFFIN JR) REACH/COLUMBIA ROCKIN R/NASH ICON/BMLG/CAPITOL CMG
3 5 4 LOVE BROKE THRU tobyMac 3 28 1 4 ELEVATION WORSHIP There Is A Cloud 2
Dixon
C.STEVENS,TOBYMAC (T.MCKEEHAN,C.STEVENS,B.MILLARD,B.FOWLER) FOREFRONT/CAPITOL CMG ELEVATION CHURCH/PLG
5 4 5 OCEANS (WHERE FEET MAY FAIL) 2 Hillsong UNITED 1 185 NEW 55 SELAH Unbreakable 1
M.G.CHISLETT (M.CROCKER,J.HOUSTON,S.LIGTHELM) HILLSONG/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG CURB
4 3 6 CHAIN BREAKER
J.L.SMITH (J.L.SMITH,M.L.C.FIELDES,Z.WILLIAMS)
Zach Williams
ESSENTIAL/PLG
1 42 NEW 66 DAVID PHELPS Hymnals: A Journey Of Faith Through Hymns
GAITHER/CAPITOL CMG
1
Identifies
With No. 1
10 8 7 I HAVE THIS HOPE Tenth Avenue North 7 13 4 7 SOUNDTRACK The Shack 5
J.INGRAM,P.MABURY (M.DONEHEY,J.INGRAM,J.OWEN) REUNION/PLG ATLANTIC/WORD-CURB
6 7 8 NEVER BEEN A MOMENT Micah Tyler 6 28 5 8 HILLSONG WORSHIP Let There Be Light 24
C.WEDGEWORTH (M.TYLER,J.PARDO) FAIR TRADE HILLSONG/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG
Colton Dixons Identity
7 9 9 TESTIFY NEEDTOBREATHE 7 37 NEW 99 RITA SPRINGER Battles 1 bows at No. 1 on Top
E.CASH,NEEDTOBREATHE (W.RINEHART,N.RINEHART) ATLANTIC/WORD-CURB GATEWAY
Christian Albums, earning
HOME Chris Tomlin CASTING CROWNS The Very Next Thing 28
11 10 10 E.CASH (C.TOMLIN,E.CASH,S.M.CASH) SIXSTEPS/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG
6 11 6 10 BEACH STREET/REUNION/PLG 8,000 equivalent album
TOBYMAC This Is Not A Test units (7,000 in pure sales)
12 11 11 MAGNIFY We Are Messengers 10 37 7 11 86
J.L.SMITH,C.BROWN (D.MULLIGAN,C.BROWN,J.L.SMITH) WORD-CURB FOREFRONT/CAPITOL CMG during its launch week,
FORGIVEN Crowder KARI JOBE The Garden 8 ending March 30, according
14 12 12 12 14 11 12
12
E.CASH (D.CROWDER,E.CASH) SIXSTEPS/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG to Nielsen Music. The
15 14 OH MY SOUL Casting Crowns 13 8 17 13
13 MERCYME Welcome To The New 137 coronation is the third on
13 M.A.MILLER (M.HALL,B.HERMS) BEACH STREET/REUNION/PLG FAIR TRADE/PLG
the chart for the singer-
17 13 14 I WANNA GO BACK David Dunn 13 20 8 14 SKILLET Unleashed 34 songwriter, who placed
S.MOSLEY,M.OCONNOR (D.DUNN,B.COWART,H.BENTLEY) BEC/TOOTH & NAIL HEAR IT LOUD/ATLANTIC/WORD-CURB
seventh on American Idol
26 20 15 HILLS AND VALLEYS Tauren Wells 15 10 12 15
15 CROWDER American Prodigal 27 in 2012. His debut LP, A
C.BUTLER,B.MILLIGAN,J.SAPP (T.WELLS,C.BUTLER,J.L.SMITH) REUNION/PLG SIXSTEPS/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG
Messenger, arrived at No.1
BELOVED Jordan Feliz 10 CHRIS TOMLIN Never Lose Sight 23
20 17 16 16 13 16 on Feb. 16, 2013 (with
ranks the most popular Christian albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums). HOT GOSPEL SONGS: The weeks most popular current gospel songs, ranked by radio airplay audience
C.WEDGEWORTH (J.FELIZ,C.WEDGEWORTH,P.DUNCAN) CENTRICITY SIXSTEPS/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG

HOT CHRISTIAN SONGS: The weeks most popular current Christian songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and streaming activity data by online music sources tracked by Nielsen Music. TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUMS: Christian Albums
22,000 sold, his strongest

impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and streaming activity data by online music sources tracked by Nielsen Music. TOP GOSPEL ALBUMS: Top Gospel Albums ranks the most popular gospel albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric
13 15 17 UNFINISHED Mandisa 13 4 13 17
17 NF Therapy Session 49
B.GLOVER,C.WEDGEWORTH (B.GLOVER,C.WEDGEWORTH) SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG CAPITOL CMG sales week to date), and
ALL THAT MATTERS Colton Dixon 18 VARIOUS ARTISTS WOW Hits 2017 27 Anchor followed with a
21 21 18 18 12 18
18
C.WEDGEWORTH (C.DIXON,B.GLOVER,C.WEDGEWORTH) 19/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG PLG/WORD-CURB/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG No.1 entrance on Sept. 6,
16 16 19 LIVE LIKE YOURE LOVED Hawk Nelson 15 23 32 19
19 GG ANTHONY EVANS Back To Life 5 2014 (10,000).
Anthony Evans earns
B.GLOVER,D.GARCIA (J.STEINGARD,B.GLOVER,D.A.GARCIA) FAIR TRADE SHERMAN JAMES
19 19 20 WHEN I PRAY FOR YOU Dan + Shay 3 8 16 20

20 OBB Bright Side 9 his first Top Gospel Albums
S.HENDRICKS,D.SMYERS (S.MOONEY,D.SMYERS,J.EBACH,J.M.NITE) ATLANTIC/WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE/WAR CURB
No. 1 (in his seventh
22 23 21 BACK TO GOD Reba McEntire 1 10 14 21 ZACH WILLIAMS Chain Breaker 14 appearance) as the worship
consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums). See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and explanations. 2017, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
R.MCENTIRE,D.SISEMORE (D.DAVIDSON,R.HOUSER) ROCKIN R/NASH ICON/VALORY/CAPITOL CMG ESSENTIAL/PLG

leaders Back to Life
THE CURE Unspoken 9 22 ELEVATION WORSHIP Here As In Heaven 60
23 22 22 C.STEVENS (C.MATTSON,J.LOWRY,C.STEVENS) CENTRICITY
22 8 ELEVATION CHURCH/ESSENTIAL WORSHIP/PLG rises 3-1 as the Greatest
KING OF MY HEART Kutless HILLARY SCOTT & THE SCOTT FAMILY Love Remains Gainer for a fourth straight
25 24 23 23 11 15 23 35
S.MOSLEY (J.M.MCMILLIAN,S.MCMILLAN) BEC/TOOTH & NAIL HST/EMI NASHVILLE/CAPITOL CMG week (3,000 units; up
STILL Hillary Scott & The Scott Family RE PASSION Worthy Of Your Name 5 57percent). Evans touring
27 26 24 24 6 24
24
R.SKAGGS (J.EBACH,M.E.REED) HST/EMI NASHVILLE/CAPITOL CMG SIXSTEPS/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG presence is helping fuel
34 18 25 DO IT AGAIN Elevation Worship 18 8 19 25 SKILLET Awake 150 sales, and he has dates
ARDENT/FAIR TRADE/ATLANTIC/PLG
M.BROCK,A.ROBERTSON (S.FURTICK,M.REDMAN,C.BROWN,M.BROCK) ELEVATION CHURCH
lined up through June 25.
He previously peaked as
high as No. 2, with Real
Life/Real Worship, in 2014.
HOT GOSPEL SONGS TOP GOSPEL ALBUMS Back on Top Christian
2 WKS. LAST THIS TITLE CERTIFICATION Artist PEAK WKS. ON LAST THIS ARTIST Title WKS. ON Albums, Selahs
AGO WEEK WEEK POS. CHART WEEK WEEK CHART
PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL IMPRINT/DISTRIBUTING LABEL
Unbreakable starts at No.5
1 1 1
#1 YOU DESERVE IT
10 WK S
J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise 1 33 3 1 #1
1 WK GG ANTHONY EVANS Back To Life 8 (5,000 units). It marks
J.J.HAIRSTON (D.BLOOM,C.VAUGHN,P.D.REED,J.J.HAIRSTON) JAMESTOWN/EONE SHERMAN JAMES
the trios eighth top10
5 4 2 JOY VaShawn Mitchell 2 33 1 2 VARIOUS ARTISTS WOW Gospel 2017 9 (all logged consecutively
V.MITCHELL (P.BARRETT,T.BROWN) VMAN/MOTOWN GOSPEL MOTOWN GOSPEL/WORD-CURB/RCA INSPIRATION/PLG
since 2004), a sum that
4 2 3 MADE A WAY Travis Greene 1 68 2 3 J.J. HAIRSTON & YOUTHFUL PRAISE You Deserve It 3 includes its lone No.1, Bless
T.GREENE,V.NAVEJAR (T.GREENE) RCA INSPIRATION/PLG JAMESTOWN/EONE
the Broken Road, which
3 3 HANG ON GEI Featuring Kierra Sheard 3 28 4 WILLIAM MCDOWELL Sounds Of Revival, Part Two 4
4 J.D.SHEARD II,D.STARKS (D.STARKS) KAREW
5
DELIVERY ROOM/EONE launched atop the chart
VICTORY BELONGS TO JESUS Todd Dulaney TAMELA MANN One Way in 2006. Also on the tally,
7 6 5 5 30 6 5 29
M.LEWIS,T.DULANEY (T.DULANEY) EONE WORSHIP/EONE TILLYMANN David Phelps banks his
I NEED YOU Donnie McClurkin 7 TRAVIS GREENE The Hill 74 fifth top 10 as Hymnals: A
2 5 6 2 51 66
D.MCCLURKIN (D.MCCLURKIN) RCA INSPIRATION/PLG RCA INSPIRATION/PLG Journey of Faith Through
6 7 7 NEVER HAVE TO BE ALONE CeCe Winans 4 25 4 7 CECE WINANS Let Them Fall In Love 8 Hymns arrives at No. 6
A.LOVE III (A.LOVE III,D.HILL) PURESPRINGS GOSPEL/THIRTY TIGERS PURESPRINGS GOSPEL/THIRTY TIGERS
(4,000), and worship singer
10 9 8 GODS GRACE Reverend Luther Barnes & The Restoration Worship Center Choir 8 25 8 8 TODD DULANEY A Worshippers Heart 50 Rita Springer of Gateway
L.BARNES,D.L.ADAMS (L.BARNES,D.L.ADAMS) SRT/SHANACHIE EONE WORSHIP/EONE
Church in Southlake, Texas,
April 15
2017
8 8 9 GOD PROVIDES Tamela Mann 2 28 13 99 FRED HAMMOND Worship Journal: Live 25 makes her chart debut with
K.FRANKLIN,S.MARTIN (K.FRANKLIN) TILLYMANN F HAMMOND/RCA INSPIRATION/PLG
Battles at No. 9 (4,000).
13 10 WORK IT OUT Tye Tribbett 7 20 9 10 TASHA COBBS One Place: Live 83
10 T.TRIBBETT II (T.TRIBBETT II,G.JORDAN) MOTOWN GOSPEL MOTOWN GOSPEL/CAPITOL CMG Jim Asker
12 11 11 FIX ME Tim Bowman Jr. 11 17 12 11

11 TAMELA MANN Best Days 161
A.W.LINDSEY (A.W.LINDSEY,I.HOUGHTON,T.BOWMAN, JR.) LIFESTYLE MUSIC GROUP/MOTOWN GOSPEL TILLYMANN
15 12 12 PRAY AND DONT WORRY GI 12 12 11 12 KIRK FRANKLIN Losing My Religion 73

D.BRYANT (B.ANDERSON,L.HARRIS,R.JOHNSON,D.BRYANT) BGA FO YO SOUL/RCA/PLG
11 13 13 HOLD MY MULE Shirley Caesar Feat. Albertina Walker & Milton Brunson 1 20 10 13 TASHA COBBS Grace (EP) 159
BUBBA SMITH,S.CAESAR (S.A.CAESAR WILLIAMS) WORD-CURB MOTOWN GOSPEL/CAPITOL CMG
24 14 14 I NEED YOU TO BREATHE Earnest Pugh 14 4 14 14

14 DONNIE MCCLURKIN The Journey (Live) 32
L.B.HOSKINS (A.P.SINGLETON,K.D.HOSKINS,L.B.HOSKINS,S.B.WILLIAMS) PMAN RCA INSPIRATION/PLG
21 16 15 I GOT OUT Bryan Popin 15 3 16 15

15 WILLIAM MURPHY Demonstrate 40
B.POPIN,A.LEWIS (B.POPIN,S.POPIN,A.LEWIS) FLAYDO/LITTLE BOY WONDER RCA INSPIRATION/PLG
23 17 16 THE CALL Isabel Davis 16 5 15 16 MARVIN SAPP Playlist: The Very Best Of Marvin Sapp 89
S.L.BYRD,S.J.COLLINS (I.M.DAVIS,S.L.BYRD) GLOBAL MINISTRY/UNCLE G VERITY/LEGACY
14 15 17 THE MASTERS CALLING Deborah Joy Winans 14 21 NEW 17

17 ERIC WADDELL & THE ABUNDANT LIFE SINGERS The Church Sound! 1
T.LAUER (T.COCKRELL) HARPOSTUDIOS/PINE CITY/LIONS GATE/OWN/MALACO VERSATILE
- 19 18 KEPT BY HIS GRACE Troy Sneed 18 3 25 18

18 ANTHONY EVANS Real Life/Real Worship 33
T.SNEED,H.J.JOHNSON, JR. (H.J.JOHNSON, JR.) EMTRO GOSPEL FAIR TRADE/PLG
16 20 19 I SEE A VICTORY Kim Burrell & Pharrell Williams 9 22 21 19 ANTHONY BROWN & GROUP THERAPY Everyday Jesus 88
P.L.WILLIAMS (P.L.WILLIAMS,K.FRANKLIN) 20TH CENTURY FOX/FOX/I AM OTHER/COLUMBIA KEY OF A/VMAN/TYSCOT/GODIGIPATH
20 18 20 OPTIMISTIC The Sounds Of Blackness 15 11 22 20

20 KIRK FRANKLIN The Essential Kirk Franklin 85
JIMMY JAM,T.S.LEWIS,G.D.HINES (G.D.HINES,J.S.HARRIS III,T.S.LEWIS) PERSPECTIVE/A&M/UME FO YO SOUL/VERITY/LEGACY
RE-ENTRY 21 CHANGE ME Tamela Mann 21 2 24 21

21 WILLIAM MCDOWELL As We Worship: Live 119
M.BUTLER (T.CLAY) TILLYMANN DELIVERY ROOM/LIGHT/EONE
NEW 22 A BILLION PEOPLE Deitrick Haddon & Hill City Worship Camp 22 1 19 22 WILLIAM MCDOWELL Sounds Of Revival: Live 62
D.HADDON,M.HODGE (D.HADDON) DHVISIONS/EONE DELIVERY ROOM/EONE
18 21 23 LORD YOU ARE GOOD Todd Galberth 18 12 RE 23

23 JEKALYN CARR The Life Project 33
T.GALBERTH,B.JONES (T.GALBERTH) REDEMPTION WORSHIP LUNJEAL/EONE
BREAKTHROUGH Zebulon Ellis HEZEKIAH WALKER Azusa: The Next Generation

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19 23 25 I FORGIVE ME James Fortune & FIYA 18 6 18 25 VARIOUS ARTISTS WOW Gospel 2016 61
A.LEWIS (J.FORTUNE,A.LEWIS) FIYA WORLD/EONE MOTOWN GOSPEL/WORD-CURB/RCA INSPIRATION/PLG

ALEXANDER TAMARGO/GETTY IMAGES
Dance/Electronic
HOT DANCE/ELECTRONIC SONGS TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUMS
#1 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers & Coldplay #1 THE CHAINSMOKERS Collage (EP)
1 1 1 4 WK S AG THE CHAINSMOKERS (A.TAGGART,C.A.J.MARTIN,G.R.BERRYMAN,J.M.BUCKLAND,W.CHAMPION) DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA 1 6 1 1 13 WK S DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA 21
PARIS 0 The Chainsmokers 2 2 DJ SNAKE Encore 34

2 2 2 THE CHAINSMOKERS (A.TAGGART,K.ERIKSSON,F.HAGGSTAM) DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA
1 12 DJ SNAKE/INTERSCOPE/IGA
ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie 3 3 LADY GAGA 3 The Fame 159
3 3 3 J.PATTERSON,M.RALPH,STEVE MAC (J.PATTERSON,I.WROLDSEN,S.MCCUTCHEON,A.MALIK,S.P.HENRIQUES) BIG BEAT/ATLANTIC/RRP 2 23 STREAMLINE/KONLIVE/CHERRYTREE/INTERSCOPE/IGA
12 44 GORILLAZ 2 Demon Days 114

5 5 4 IT AINT ME Kygo x Selena Gomez 3 7 PARLOPHONE/RHINO
Chainsmokers
KYGO,ANDREW WATT (KYGO,A.WOTMAN,B.LEE,A.TAMPOSI,S.GOMEZ) ULTRA/RCA/INTERSCOPE
4 5 FLUME Skin 44
STAY Zedd & Alessia Cara
Latest Number
FUTURE CLASSIC/MOM + POP
6 6 5 ZEDD,L.WIKLUND (A.ZASLAVSKI,A.CARACCIOLO,J.PARMENIUS,L.WIKLUND,S.AARONS,A.FROEN) INTERSCOPE 5 6
THE CHAINSMOKERS Bouquet (EP) 75
The One
5 66
4 4 6 CLOSER 4 The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey 1 36
DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA
THE CHAINSMOKERS,S.C.FRANK,LOUIS THE CHILD (A.TAGGART,S.C.FRANK,F.KENNETT,A.FRANGIPANE,I.SLADE,J.KING) DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA
6 77 KYGO Cloud Nine 43
ULTRA/RCA
8 8 7 SLIDE Calvin Harris Featuring Frank Ocean & Migos 7 6 The Chainsmokers
CALVIN HARRIS (CALVIN HARRIS,FRANK OCEAN,T.Q.K.MARSHALL,K.CEPHUS) FLY EYE/COLUMBIA
7 88 MAJOR LAZER Peace Is The Mission 81 (above) debut at No. 12
MAD DECENT
7 7 8 LET ME LOVE YOU DJ Snake Featuring Justin Bieber 2 34 on Hot Dance/Electronic
DJ SNAKE,ANDREW WATT (W.S.E.GRIGAHCINE,J.D.BIEBER,A.WOTMAN,A.TAMPOSI,B.LEE,L.BELL) DJ SNAKE/INTERSCOPE
NEW 99 VARIOUS ARTISTS Ministry Of Sound: The Annual 2017 1 Songs with The One,
MINISTRY OF SOUND
9 9 9 CALL ON ME 0 Starley 9 5 which sold 21,000
P-MONEY (S.HOPE,P.WADAMS) LOUDER THAN LIFE/EPIC
9 10
10 ODESZA In Return 88
FOREIGN FAMILY COLLECTIVE/COUNTER downloads and drew
10 10 10 THIS IS WHAT YOU CAME FOR 2 Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna 1 49 3.8million U.S. streams
CALVIN HARRIS (CALVIN HARRIS,NILS SJOBERG) WESTBURY ROAD/ROC NATION/FLY EYE/COLUMBIA 8 11 VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW Thats What I Call A Workout 2017 15
SONY MUSIC/UNIVERSAL/UME in the tracking week,
SCARED TO BE LONELY Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa
11 11 11 MARTIN GARRIX,VALLEY GIRL (MARTIN GARRIX,G.KU OVERTON,N.CAMPANY,K.SHEARER,G.H.TUINFORT) STMPD RCRDS/RCA 10 9 NEW 12 RUPAUL American 1 according to Nielsen Music.
12
HOT DANCE/ELECTRONIC SONGS: The weeks most popular current dance/electronic songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music, streaming activity data by online music sources tracked by Nielsen Music and reports from a national sample of club DJs. Songs are defined
The song, which is driven by
RUCO
as current if they are newly-released titles, or songs receiving widespread airplay and/or sales activity for the first time. TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUMS: Top Dance/Electronic Albums ranks the most popular dance/electronic albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales,
track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums). DANCE/MIX SHOW AIRPLAY: The weeks most popular current songs ranked by total weekly plays on 6 dance-formatted stations and mix show plays on 89 mainstream top 40 and select rhythmic stations that have submitted their hours of mix show programming, as monitored by Nielsen
HOT SHOT THE ONE The Chainsmokers LADY GAGA 2
DEBUT 12 THE CHAINSMOKERS (A.TAGGART,E.W.SCHWARTZ,S.HARRIS) DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA 12 1 10 13 Born This Way 87 Drew Taggarts vocals, is
STREAMLINE/KONLIVE/INTERSCOPE/IGA
from the duos debut album,
DG SG LIGHT MY BODY UP David Guetta Feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne ALINA BARAZ & GALIMATIAS Urban Flora
- 34 13 D.GUETTA,J.MARTINEZ (D.GUETTA,G.H.TUINFORT,J.MARTINEZ,E.DEAN...) WHAT A MUSIC/PARLOPHONE/ATLANTIC 13 2 11 14 ULTRA/MOM + POP
88 Memories...Do Not Open
(April7). Meanwhile, The
- 12 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit Featuring Zara Larsson DAFT PUNK Random Access Memories 89
14 J.PATTERSON,M.RALPH,G.CHATTO (J.PATTERSON,I.WROLDSEN,S.MCCUTCHEON,A.MALIK) RECORD COMPANY TEN/EPIC/ATLANTIC 12 2 14 15 DAFT LIFE/COLUMBIA Chainsmokers Coldplay
collaboration Something
12 13 15 RUN UP Major Lazer Feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR & Nicki Minaj 9 9 16 16
16 DAVID GUETTA 0 Nothing But The Beat 116
DIPLO,JR. BLENDER,STARGATE (J.A.BRATHWAITE,T.W.PENTZ,P.MECKSEPER,O.T.MARAJ,M.S.ERIKSEN,T.E.HERMANSEN,B.J.LEVIN) MAD DECENT WHAT A MUSIC/ASTRALWERKS/CAPITOL Just Like This logs a fourth
ANDROMEDA Gorillaz Featuring D.R.A.M. NEW LOUIS THE CHILD Love Is Alive (EP) week at No.1, and their
NEW 16 16 1 17
17 1
GORILLAZ,THE TWILITE TONE,R.KABAKA (D.ALBARN,S.M.MASSENBURG-SMITH) PARLOPHONE/WARNER BROS. ULTRA own Paris holds at No.2.
JUST HOLD ON Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson 13 18 LINDSEY STIRLING Brave Enough 32 On the Billboard Hot 100,
13 14 17 7 16 LINDSEYSTOMP
S.AOKI (S.HIROYUKI AOKI,L.TOMLINSON,E.I.ROSSE,S.SLOAN,N.LAMBROZA) ULTRA The Chainsmokers tie an
BAD ROMANCE b Lady Gaga 19 19
19 CALVIN HARRIS Motion 82 all-time mark, equaling
15 16 18 6 8 FLY EYE/COLUMBIA
REDONE,LADY GAGA (N.KHAYAT,S.G.GERMANOTTA) STREAMLINE/KONLIVE/CHERRYTREE/INTERSCOPE Ace of Bases streak 48
SKRILLEX & DIPLO 0 Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack U 86 consecutive weeks of
16 17 19 POKER FACE a Lady Gaga 8 8
20 20
20 MAD DECENT/OWSLA/AG
REDONE (S.G.GERMANOTTA,N.KHAYAT) STREAMLINE/KONLIVE/CHERRYTREE/INTERSCOPE ranking in the top 10, the
18 21 DAFT PUNK 0 Discovery 71 most among non-soloists.
20 19 20 YOU DONT KNOW ME Jax Jones Featuring RAYE 19 11 VIRGIN
J.JONES (T.F.KWONG WAH ALUO,R.KEEN,W.MERZIGER,A.KAMMERMEIER,P.BODMER...) POLYDOR/4 PLAY/INTERSCOPE
FLUME Flume Overall, Katy Perry holds
21 22 39
SOLO DANCE Martin Jensen FUTURE CLASSIC/MOM + POP the mark with 69 straight
17 18 21 17 15
M.DYHRBERG,M.JENSEN (L.DISSING,P.BJORNSKOV,M.JENSEN,M.DYHRBERG) DISCO:WAX/ULTRA
NEW PETIT BISCUIT Petit Biscuit (EP) 1
weeks in the top 10 in 2010
23
23
14 15 22 SHOOTING STARS Bag Raiders 11 6
PETIT BISCUIT and 2011.
J.GLASS,C.STRACEY (J.GLASS,C.STRACEY) BANG GANG 12S/MODULAR/INTERSCOPE
23 24
24 CALVIN HARRIS 18 Months 82 Shifting to Dance/
DECONSTRUCTION/FLY EYE/ULTRA/ROC NATION/COLUMBIA
22 22 23 I LOVE YOU Axwell & Ingrosso Featuring Kid Ink 22 7 Mix Show Airplay, Kygo
and Selena Gomez soar
AXWELL,S.INGROSSO (AXWELL,S.INGROSSO,M.LOVE,G.FOLKESTAD TAYLOR,B.T.COLLINS,J.C.CUNNINGHAM) AXWELL/REFUNE/DEF JAM
15 25 MARSHMELLO Joytime 30
JOYTIME COLLECTIVE
21 23 24 ALONE Alan Walker 21 17 16-6 with It Aint Me, the
A.O.WALKER,MOOD MELODIES (A.O.WALKER,N.BAO,A.FROEN,J.BORGEN,G.GREVE) MER MUSIKK/RCA
formers second top10
19 21 25 FEEL GOOD Gryffin And Illenium Featuring Daya 17 4 and the latters sixth. Plus,
GRYFFIN,ILLENIUM (GRYFFIN,G.TANDON,T.GAD,N.D.MILLER,N.B.ASNANI) DARKROOM/INTERSCOPE
TROUBLE R3hab Featuring Verite

DANCE/MIX SHOW AIRPLAY Calvin Harris climbs 12-9
with Slide (featuring
27 26 26 NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) R3HAB 26 7
LAST THIS TITLE Artist WKS. ON Frank Ocean and Migos).
WEEK WEEK CHART
25 24 27 LIGHT San Holo 13 18
Its the DJs 14th top10 and
SAN HOLO (S.VAN DIJCK,A.STORM,T.DOUWSTRA) BITBIRD/COLUMBIA
1 #1 PARIS The Chainsmokers 12 the first each for Ocean and
1 5 WK S DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA
26 28 28 BY YOUR SIDE Jonas Blue Featuring RAYE 17 22 Migos. Harris is now tied
JONAS BLUE (G.J.ROBIN,G.BARKER,J.A.PEBWORTH,J.SHAVE,G.ASTASIO) JONAS BLUE/CAPITOL
2 2 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran 12 with Kaskade and Perry for
ATLANTIC
29 29 29 FALLING Alesso 29 8 the third-most in the charts
ALESSO (A.LINDBLAD,K.INGROSSO) ALEFUNE/DEF JAM STAY Zedd & Alessia Cara
4 3 INTERSCOPE 5 nearly 14-year history;
NOVA Ahrix Rihanna leads with 23.
Music. See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and explanations. 2017, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
NEW 30 30 1
NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) AHRIX
3 4 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie 13
BIG BEAT/ATLANTIC/RRP Also, Alesso ascends 14-10
34 32 31 HEY BABY Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs Diplo Feat. Debs Daughter 31 7 with Falling, his seventh
DIMITRI VEGAS,LIKE MIKE,DIPLO,P.MECKSEPER,B.DE JONG,F.RICHARD,P.HANNA (DIMITRI VEGAS,LIKE MIKE...) SMASH THE HOUSE/MAD DECENT 5 5 I LOVE YOU Axwell & Ingrosso Feat. Kid Ink 7
AXWELL/REFUNE/DEF JAM
top 10.
1 NIGHT Mura Masa & Charli XCX
- 42 32 MURA MASA (MURA MASA,C.E.AITCHISON,G.P.PICCIONI,P.BERGER) ANCHOR POINT/DOWNTOWN/INTERSCOPE 32 2
16 6 IT AINT ME Kygo x Selena Gomez 6 On Dance Club Songs,
ULTRA/RCA/INTERSCOPE
Tony Moran marches to
NOT GOING HOME DVBBS X CMC$ Featuring Gia Koka SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS
32 30 33 DVBBS,CMC$ (C.VAN DEN HOEF,A.VAN DEN HOEF,Y.E.NAHAR,G.KOKA) KANARY/SPINNIN 19 15 10 7 The Chainsmokers & Coldplay 5 his sixth No.1 with Lick Me
April 15
2017
DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA
Up (2-1), which has been
LICK ME UP Tony Moran & Dani Toro Featuring Zhana Roiya THATS WHAT I LIKE Bruno Mars
37 33 34 T.MORAN (A.F.IOMMI) SWISHCRAFT/MR. TAN MAN 33 5 7 8 ATLANTIC 8 remixed by Tom Stephan,
Hector Fonseca and
28 31 35 SHED A LIGHT Robin Schulz & David Guetta Feat. Cheat Codes SLIDE Calvin Harris Feat. Frank Ocean & Migos
D.GUETTA,J.DOHR,G.KRAMER (A.MALIK,R.SCHULZ,J.DOHR,J.RYAN,J.EVIGAN,J.K.HINDLIN,G.KRAMER,G.H.TUINFORT,D.BIERBRODT,D.GUETTA) TONSPIEL/ATLANTIC 11 18 12 9 FLY EYE/COLUMBIA 5 Eduardo Lujan, and DJ
CHASING COLORS Marshmello x Ookay Feat. Noah Cyrus FALLING Alesso Strobe, among others. Its
31 36 36 31 5 14 10 7
MARSHMELLO,A.LAGUNA (S.STONESTREET,C.P.DUDDY) JOYTIME COLLECTIVE ALEFUNE/DEF JAM the first chart-topper each
LOW Todrick Hall Featuring RuPaul I DONT WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn / Taylor Swift for co-lead Dani Toro and
- 35 37 35 2 6 11 15
J.DUCORNET (T.HALL,J.Y.DUCORNET) TODRICK HALL UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/BIG MACHINE/RCA/REPUBLIC
featured vocalist Zhana
FIND ME Sigma Featuring Birdy 11 12 PLACES Martin Solveig Feat. Ina Wroldsen 12 Roiya. Gordon Murray
39 37 38 SIGMA,TMS (BIRDY,J.LENZIE,C.EDWARDS,B.KOHN,P.KELLEHER,T.BARNES,C.PURCELL) 3BEAT/PM:AM/ASTRALWERKS/CAPITOL 29 13 KOPG/CASABLANCA/REPUBLIC
I MISS YOU Grey Featuring Bahari 9 13 I NEED YOU Armin van Buuren & Garibay Feat. Olaf Blackwood 9
35 39 39 GREY (K.TREWARTHA,M.TREWARTHA,S.SLOAN,T.MEREDITH) INTERSCOPE 21 11 ARMIN/ARMADA
15 14 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley 7

38 38 40 MATCHES Cash Cash X ROZES 38 4 CAPITOL
J.STEELE,E.SNORECK (Z.SEMAN,R.KLEINMAN,J.STEELE,E.SNORECK) BIG BEAT/RRP
23 15 DOWN Marian Hill 6
50 46 41 PLACES Xenia Ghali Featuring Raquel Castro 41 3
PHOTO FINISH/REPUBLIC
X.GHALI (K.P.DICKERBER,X.GHALI,A.DIAMOND) FUNKY SHEEP
21 16 ALONE Alan Walker 5
RE-ENTRY 42 LOVE IS ALIVE Louis The Child Featuring Elohim 42 2
MER MUSIKK/RCA
LOUIS THE CHILD,TIM JAMES (E.R.HAULDREN,F.KENNETT,R.HAULDREN,TIM JAMES) ULTRA
19 17 SCARED TO BE LONELY Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa 8
STMPD RCRDS/RCA
40 43 43 HEAR ME NOW Alok, Bruno Martini Featuring Zeeba 20 15
ALOK,B.MARTINI (A.PETRILLO,B.MARTINI,M.ZEBALLOS) SPINNIN
17 18 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk 14
XO/REPUBLIC
36 40 44 SEXUAL NEIKED Featuring Dyo 22 15
V.RADSTROM (E.STRIDH,V.RADSTROM,D.OLATUNJI) NEIKED COLLECTIVE/POLYDOR/CASABLANCA/REPUBLIC
13 19 ON MY WAY Tiesto Feat. Bright Sparks 8
MUSICAL FREEDOM/PM:AM/CASABLANCA/REPUBLIC
47 50 45 SAVAGE Whethan Featuring Flux Pavilion & MAX 29 16
NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) BIG BEAT WHITE LABEL/BIG BEAT/ATLANTIC/RRP
22 20 RITUAL Marshmello Feat. Wrabel 19
OWSLA
46 41 46 FEEL LIKE HOME Sander Kleinenberg Featuring DYSON 41 3
S.KLEINENBERG,T.HELSLOOT,A.LINDAL,A.PRESTON (S.KLEINENBERG,T.HELSLOOT,L.DYSON,A.LINDAL,A. PRESTON) ARMADA 20 21 TEAM Krewella 16
COLUMBIA
43 47 47 ON MY WAY Tiesto Featuring Bright Sparks 36 10

TIESTO (T.M.VERWEST,S.POPKEN,A.HICKLIN,K.SAWFORD) MUSICAL FREEDOM/PM:AM/CASABLANCA/REPUBLIC 34 22 YOU DONT KNOW ME Jax Jones Feat. RAYE 3
POLYDOR/4 PLAY/INTERSCOPE
41 44 48 TEAM Krewella 26 16 BOUNCE BACK Big Sean

C.TARPLEY (J.YOUSAF,Y.YOUSAF,C.TARPLEY,D.HENIG) COLUMBIA 28 23 G.O.O.D./DEF JAM 4
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48 49 49 I NEED YOU Armin van Buuren & Garibay Feat. Olaf Blackwood 48 6 MOVE YOUR BODY Sia
A.VAN BURREN,B.DO GOEIJ,F.GARIBAY (A.VAN BUUREN,B.DE GOEIJ,F.GARIBAY,O.BLACKWOOD) ARMIN/ARMADA 26 24 MONKEY PUZZLE/RCA 3
NEW 50 LOVE NEVER DIED Nytrix 50 1 25 BAD THINGS Machine Gun Kelly x Camila Cabello 18
NYTRIX (NYTRIX) FROM BEYOND TOMORROW 25 EST19XX/BAD BOY/EPIC/INTERSCOPE
74 G o to B I L L B OA R D.CO M/ B I Z fo r co m p l e te c h a r t d a t a Data for week of 04.15.2017

Boxscore
DENISE TRUSCELLO/WIREIMAGE
DANCE CLUB SONGS CONCERT GROSSES

LAST THIS TITLE Artist WKS. ON GROSS ARTIST
WEEK WEEK IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL CHART PER TICKET PRICE(S) VENUE ATTENDANCE PROMOTER
DATE CAPACITY
2 1
#1 LICK ME UP Tony Moran & Dani Toro Feat. Zhana Roiya 9
1 WK
SWISHCRAFT/MR. TAN MAN 1 $9,496,049 JUSTIN BIEBER, ROBIN SCHULZ
(194,264,473 PESOS) FORO SOL, MEXICO CITY 155,201 AEG PRESENTS/CONCERTS
3 22 GG CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM
CAPITOL
Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley 5 $244.41/$17.11 FEB. 18-19, 21 THREE SELLOUTS WEST, OCESA-CIE
HEY BABY Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs Diplo Feat. Debs Daughter 2 $7,454,614 ERIC CLAPTON, GARY CLARK JR., JIMMIE VAUGHAN
5 33 9 $494/$289/$189/$69 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK 30,826 LIVE NATION
SMASH THE HOUSE/MAD DECENT
MARCH 19-20 TWO SELLOUTS
Boys Bow
10 44 PLACES Xenia Ghali Feat. Raquel Castro 8
FUNKY SHEEP 3 $6,224,571 JUSTIN BIEBER, MARTIN GARRIX, SHEPPARD
($8,028,451 AUSTRALIAN) ANZ STADIUM, SYDNEY 65,836 AEG PRESENTS/CONCERTS
In Vegas
11 55 FIND ME Sigma Feat. Birdy 7 $124.41/$51.79 MARCH 15 SELLOUT WEST, FRONTIER TOURING
3BEAT/PM:AM/ASTRALWERKS/CAPITOL
4 $5,399,176 BACKSTREET BOYS
4 6 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran 10 $294/$170/$94/$34 THE AXIS AT PLANET HOLLYWOOD, LAS VEGAS 42,000 CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT,
ATLANTIC MARCH 1, 3-4, 8, 10-11, 15, 17-18 44,112 NINE SHOWS LIVE NATION
Backstreet Boys (above)
6 7 FEEL LIKE HOME Sander Kleinenberg Feat. DYSON 9 5 $5,385,714 JUSTIN BIEBER, MARTIN GARRIX, SHEPPARD make their 2017 Boxscore
ARMADA ($7,142,857 AUSTRA- ETIHAD STADIUM, MELBOURNE 54,821 AEG PRESENTS/CONCERTS
LIAN) $121.36/$46.82 MARCH 10 SELLOUT WEST, FRONTIER TOURING chart debut with the first
1 8 SEX WITH ME Rihanna 8 ticket sales reported
6 $4,904,659 JUSTIN BIEBER, AFRIK from Larger Than Life,
(3,251,788,800 PESOS) ESTADIO NACIONAL, SANTIAGO 43,000 AEG PRESENTS/CONCERTS
12 9 LOVE NEVER DIED Nytrix 8 $339.37/$54.30 MARCH 23 SELLOUT WEST, DG MEDIOS the groups Las Vegas
FROM BEYOND TOMORROW
residency at The Axis at
14 TROUBLE R3hab Feat. Verite 7 7 $4,180,157 JUSTIN BIEBER, MARTIN GARRIX, SHEPPARD
10
10
R3HAB ($5,543,975 AUSTRALIAN) SUNCORP STADIUM, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA 41,000 AEG PRESENTS/CONCERTS Planet Hollywood. With
$125.65/$51.01 MARCH 13 SELLOUT WEST, FRONTIER TOURING 26 performances booked
7 11 BURN BRIGHTER Pavlova 9
REPUBLIC 8 $3,656,627 JUSTIN BIEBER, ROBIN SCHULZ this year, the 20-song
(72,620,600 PESOS) ESTADIO BBVA BANCOMER, GUADALUPE, MEXICO 46,602 AEG PRESENTS/CONCERTS production is a career
8 12 I GOT YOU Bebe Rexha 10 $239.17/$22.66 FEB. 15 SELLOUT WEST, ZIGNIA LIVE
WARNER BROS. retrospective, featuring
9 $3,591,944 JUSTIN BIEBER, MARTIN GARRIX, SHEPPARD music primarily from the
18 13
13 ALONE Alan Walker 6 ($5,110,187 NEW ZEALAND) MT SMART STADIUM, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND 35,420 AEG PRESENTS/CONCERTS
MER MUSIKK/RCA $118.58/$48.29 MARCH 18 SELLOUT WEST, FRONTIER TOURING boy bands 90s heyday.
The run began in early
9 14 SHOW ME LOVE Brian Justin Crum Feat. Toy Armada & DJ GRIND 15 10 $2,923,027 ARIANA GRANDE, LITTLE MIX, VICTORIA MONET
PROP D
$193.95/$153.95/ MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK 26,635 LIVE NATION
March and continued
PARIS The Chainsmokers $93.95/$53.95 FEB. 23-24 TWO SELLOUTS through March18. There
13 15 9
DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA were 42,000 fans in
11 $2,769,661 JUSTIN BIEBER, MARTIN GARRIX, SHEPPARD
FALLING Alesso ($3,673,290 AUSTRALIAN) NIB STADIUM, PERTH, AUSTRALIA 24,129 AEG PRESENTS/CONCERTS attendance during the
17 16
16 5
ALEFUNE/DEF JAM $127.28/$51.88 MARCH 6 SELLOUT WEST, FRONTIER TOURING opening nine-show
AINT NO FRIEND OF MINE Vali 12 $2,158,850 BRUNO MARS engagement. Box-office
20 17 7
ROSTRUM $500/$99.50 THE PARK THEATER AT MONTE CARLO RESORT & CASINO, LAS VEGAS 10,466 LIVE NATION, MGM RESORTS sales reached $5.4million
MARCH 11-12 TWO SELLOUTS
15 THE MACK Nevada Feat. Mark Morrison And Fetty Wap 11 from tickets priced at
18
STRAIGHTFORWARD/NOURISHING/CAPITOL 13 $1,890,756 BRITNEY SPEARS a low of $34 up to the
April 15
2017
24 19 STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT Z LaLa 6

$495/$179/$94/$54 THE AXIS AT PLANET HOLLYWOOD, LAS VEGAS 12,590 CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT
$300 range, earning
19 MARCH 22, 24-25 13,663 THREE SHOWS
OMEGA ALPHA BSB the No. 4 slot on
WATCH OUT GloVibes & Gary Caos 14 $1,751,359 BILLY JOEL the chart. Produced by
19 20 11 $139.50/$49.50 PINNACLE BANK ARENA, LINCOLN, NEB. 14,335 LIVE NATION
NEXT STEP/CASA ROSSA
MARCH 24 SELLOUT Caesars Entertainment
27 21
21 HIGHER LOVE Lisa Williams 5 and Live Nation, the
15 $1,243,770 DIXIE CHICKS, AVALANCHE CITY
CARRILLO
($1,632,075 AUSTRALIAN) QUDOS BANK ARENA, SYDNEY 12,383 CHUGG ENTERTAINMENT, ROB residency includes eight
29 22
22 BY YOUR SIDE Jonas Blue Feat. RAYE 4 $152.34/$76.13 MARCH 29 12,508 POTTS ENTERTAINMENT EDGE performances in April
JONAS BLUE/CAPITOL
16 $1,110,819 ELTON JOHN followed by a final nine
21 23 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie 13 $159.50/$49.50 BROADMOOR WORLD ARENA, COLORADO SPRINGS 9,081 GOLDENVOICE/AEG PRESENTS shows in June, ending July1.
BIG BEAT/ATLANTIC/RRP
The Vegas run comes
MARCH 16 SELLOUT
32 24
24 LIVING OUT LOUD Brooke Candy Feat. Sia 4 17 $1,086,993 LUKE BRYAN, BRETT ELDREDGE, BRETT YOUNG while the group is making
RCA $78.75/$58.75/$38.75 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK
MARCH 1
14,981
SELLOUT
LIVE NATION
an impact in country music
33 25
25 FUN Blondie 3 with a featured role on
NOBLE ID/BMG/WARNER
18 $1,073,410 DIXIE CHICKS, AVALANCHE CITY Florida Georgia Lines
($1,408,375 AUSTRALIAN) BRISBANE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA 9,252 CHUGG ENTERTAINMENT, ROB
26 26 ALEGRE Rod Carrillo 10 $152.36/$76.14 MARCH 25 9,686 POTTS ENTERTAINMENT EDGE single God, Your Mama,
CARRILLO LEGEND
and Me, which both acts
BOXSCORE: The top grossing concerts as reported by promoters, venues, managers and booking agents. Boxcsore should be submitted to Bob Allen at bob.allen@billboard.com. DANCE CLUB SONGS: The weeks most popular songs played
I BETCHA Alessandro Coli Bullets indicate titles with 19 $1,008,470 THE WEEKND, BRYSON TILLER, LIL UZI VERT
performed at the Academy
in dance clubs, compiled from reports from a national sample of club DJs. See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and explanations. 2017, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
23 27 8 (1,016,941 FRANCS) HALLENSTADION, ZRICH 13,873 ACT ENTERTAINMENT

EDIZIONI MUSICALI COLI greatest weekly gains.
$89.89/$68.47 FEB. 26 SELLOUT of Country Music Awards
38 28
28 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers & Coldplay 3 Album Charts on April2. The Backstreet
DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA 20 $984,951 ELTON JOHN
0 Recording Industry Assn. of $159.50/$49.50 TUCSON CONVENTION CENTER, TUCSON, ARIZ. 8,199 GOLDENVOICE/AEG PRESENTS Boys will also be joining the
I LOVE YOU Axwell & Ingrosso Feat. Kid Ink America (RIAA) certification
37 29
29
AXWELL/REFUNE/DEF JAM
3
for physical shipments &
MARCH 21 SELLOUT
country duo this summer
digital downloads of 500,000 21 $983,197 ENNIO MORRICONE as special guests on its
22 30 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk 12 albums (Gold). (991,072 FRANCS) HALLENSTADION, ZRICH 8,388 ACT ENTERTAINMENT Smooth Tour, supporting
XO/REPUBLIC
RIAA certification for $190.38/$91.17 MARCH 5 9,500
stadium shows in Boston,
physical shipments & digital
40 SET YOURSELF FREE Dirty Disco Feat. Celeda 3 22 $951,207 ARIANA GRANDE, LITTLE MIX, VICTORIA MONET
31
31
DIRTY DISCO
downloads of 1 million Minneapolis and Chicago.
units (Platinum). Numeral ($1,268,358 CANADIAN) ROGERS ARENA, VANCOUVER 13,213 LIVE NATION
noted with Platinum symbol $187.49/$22.46 MARCH 24 SELLOUT Bob Allen
36 32 UNLEASHED Nathalie Archangel 4
BANOFFEESOUND indicates albums multi-
platinum level. 23 $816,605 ELTON JOHN
25 33 THE GREAT DIVIDE Rebecca Black 8 RIAA certification for $159/$29.50 ADAMS CENTER, MISSOULA, MONT. 6,385 GOLDENVOICE/AEG PRESENTS,
MARCH 8 6,755 CHRIS MOORE PRESENTS
REBECCA BLACK/TEALL physical shipments & digital
downloads of 10 million
30 34 LITTLE DIVA Taja Sevelle 5 units (Diamond). Numeral 24 $816,524 PANIC! AT THE DISCO, MISTERWIVES, SAINT MOTEL
DAUMAN $63.50/$53.50/ MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK 14,468 LIVE NATION
noted with Diamond symbol $43.50/$33.50 MARCH 2 SELLOUT
35 YOU DONT KNOW ME Jax Jones Feat. RAYE 7 indicates albums multi-
35 platinum level.
POLYDOR/4 PLAY/INTERSCOPE 25 $756,658 ELTON JOHN
RUNNING BACK TO YOU Bright Light Bright Light With Elton John
) Latin albums certification for $149.50/$49.50 BRICK BREEDEN FIELDHOUSE, BOZEMAN, MONT. 7,345 GOLDENVOICE/AEG PRESENTS,
42 36
36 3 physical shipments & digital MARCH 7 SELLOUT CHRIS MOORE PRESENTS
SELF RAISING downloads of 30,000 units
HIPS SING DJ Sultan Feat. Elephant Man
(Oro). 26 $692,556 GREEN DAY, AGAINST ME!
41 37 4 Latin albums certification for ($923,538 CANADIAN) BELL CENTRE, MONTREAL 14,245 LIVE NATION, EVENKO,
SULTAN SOUNDS/REALISTIC RECORDS SOUTH
physical shipments & digital $59.62/$29.62 MARCH 22 SELLOUT GREENLAND PRODUCTIONS
IT AINT ME Kygo x Selena Gomez downloads of 60,000 units
46 38
38 2 (Platino). Numeral noted 27 $685,905 DONNY & MARIE
ULTRA/RCA/INTERSCOPE
with Platino symbol indicates $286/$137.50/ THE SHOWROOM AT THE FLAMINGO, LAS VEGAS 7,428 CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT
28 39 HIDE & SEEK Alexa Aronson 6 albums multiplatinum level. $119.90/$104.50 FEB. 28, MARCH 1-4, 7-11, 14-18 10,932 15 SHOWS
BT/220
Digital Songs Charts 28 $670,395 GREEN DAY, AGAINST ME!
48 40
40 ANTHEM OF HOUSE Rosabel & Terri B! 2 ($896,218 CANADIAN) CENTRE VIDOTRON, QUEBEC CITY 13,766 LIVE NATION, GESTEV, EVENKO
CARRILLO 0 RIAA certification for 500,000 $59.47/$29.55 MARCH 23 SELLOUT
paid downloads and on-
HOT BACK 2 LOVE Dave Aude & JVMIE demand streams where 100
52
SHOT 41
41 1 29 $634,718 FRANCO DE VITA, YORDANO
DEBUT AUDACIOUS streams equal 1 download $179/$129/$89/$49 RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, NEW YORK 5,600 LOUD AND LIVE
(Gold). MARCH 25 5,948
16 42 THIS TOWN Niall Horan 14 RIAA certification for 1
NEON HAZE/CAPITOL million paid downloads 30 $628,488 ELBOW, C DUNCAN
GREEN LIGHT Lorde and on-demand streams (512,800) EVENTIM APOLLO, LONDON 14,501 AEG PRESENTS
47 43
43 2 where 100 streams equal $49.02/$42.90 MARCH 4-6 15,403 THREE SHOWS ONE SELLOUT
LAVA/REPUBLIC
1 download (Platinum).
39 44 WHAT WE WANNA DO Jaki Nelson 6 Numeral noted with Platinum 31 $625,785 PANIC! AT THE DISCO, MISTERWIVES, SAINT MOTEL
CALIFORNIA NELSON symbol indicates songs $59.50/$29.50 ORACLE ARENA, OAKLAND 13,505 LIVE NATION
multiplatinum level. MARCH 25 13,804
50 45
45 SLIDE Calvin Harris Feat. Frank Ocean & Migos 2
FLY EYE/COLUMBIA
Awards 32 $591,671 IL VOLO
$169.50/$139/ RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, NEW YORK 5,921 LIVE NATION, MSG LIVE
WE LAUGH WE DANCE WE CRY Rasmus Faber Feat. Linus Norda 2 PS (PaceSetter for largest % $93.50/$47 MARCH 4 SELLOUT
49 46
46 album sales gain)
RADIKAL
GG (Greatest Gainer for largest 33 $556,445 ELTON JOHN
43 47 I DONT WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn/Taylor Swift 9 volume gain) $149.50/$49.50 CASPER EVENTS CENTER, CASPER, WYO. 6,210 GOLDENVOICE/AEG PRESENTS
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/BIG MACHINE/RCA/REPUBLIC DG (Digital Sales Gainer) MARCH 15 SELLOUT
AG (Airplay Gainer)
45 48 REEVA Arko 3 SG (Streaming Gainer) 34 $555,185 CHARLIE WILSON, FANTASIA, JOHNNY GILL
VENUS
$128/$97.50/ BARCLAYS CENTER, BROOKLYN, N.Y. 8,551 AEG PRESENTS, SJ PRESENTS
Publishing song index available $77.50/$57.50 MARCH 29 9,043
51
NEW 49
49 UNDRESS Anjali 1
CURRY MONEY on Billboard.com/biz.
35 $544,068 TWENTY ONE PILOTS, SAFIA
54
NEW 50
50 DANCING ON MY OWN Calum Scott 1 Visit Billboard.com/biz for
($713,812 AUSTRALIAN) BRISBANE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA 9,414 LIVE NATION
CAPITOL $68.52/$60.90 MARCH 27 SELLOUT
complete rules and explanations.

40 Years Ago Hot 100, Dreams.
CODA The one-two punch of pop-rock
RUMOURS BECAME A
perfection and a gripping backstory
resonated enormously with fans:
LANDMARK NO. 1 ALBUM

Rumours topped the Billboard 200
on April 2, 1977, and spent a total of
31 weeks at No. 1 still a record for
The second Fleetwood Mac LP to feature Lindsey Buckingham a group. The album sold more than
and Stevie Nicks helped define the 70s California soft-rock sound 20 million copies in the United States,
according to the RIAA, and won the
A MUCH DIFFERENT-SOUNDING with the Eagles, define the California Grammy Award for album of the year.
Fleetwood Mac had landed 12 albums soft-rock sound into the next decade. The Rumours-era lineup of the
on the Billboard 200 just one of them But the best was yet to come: The band released three more successful
in the top 40 when its breakthrough bands raw, autobiographical 1977 studio albums until the departure
came in 1976. follow-up, Rumours, would become one of Buckingham in 1987. The quintet
Founded by Peter Green as a hard- of rocks landmark albums. reunited 10 years later for the chart-
driving British blues band in 1967, The 11-song set was recorded during topping live LP The Dance and again in
Fleetwood Mac had undergone a an emotionally charged time for the 2014, when Christine McVie returned
number of changes in lineup and group: Christine McVie had divorced after a 16-year retirement for the On
musical direction when the Los John and gotten involved with the With the Show World Tour.
Angeles-based singer-songwriter bands lighting director; Fleetwoood Later this year the band will headline
couple Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie had left his wife and would enter into the Classic East and West festivals in
Nicks joined Brits Mick Fleetwood an affair with Nicks, who had broken July with the Eagles, and Buckingham
(drums), John McVie (bass) and his up with Buckingham. and Christine McVie have been working
wife, Christine McVie (keyboards Those dramas translated to a on an album of duets, with contributions
and vocals), in 1975. That lineups collection of impassioned songs that from Fleetwood and John McVie.
1976 debut album, Fleetwood Mac have become rock classics, including As for a new Fleetwood Mac album,
distinguished by Nicks and Christine Go Your Own Way, Dont Stop, Nicks recently expressed her doubts in
R EW I N D I N G McVies sultry vocals and Buckinghams You Make Loving Fun and Fleetwood the media but in 2016 told Billboard,
THE virtuoso fingerpicking would, along Macs lone No. 1 on the Billboard Never say never. KEITH CAULFIELD
C H A RT S
From left: John McVie,
Nicks, Buckingham,
Christine McVie and
Fleetwood in Los Angeles,
circa 1977.
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