Billboard Magazine - June 27 2015

A WAR OVER
WHITNEY HOUSTON
The family feuds over the
estate as her daughter’s
condition remains ‘irreversible’
EVERY MUSIC
PAYCHECK REVEALED
From label chiefs to blunt
rollers: who’s making what now
The
LAST
GUITAR
GOD
EDDIE VAN HALEN conquered drugs, booze
and cancer, but heavy metal’s Hendrix
now faces his greatest challenge —
a summer tour with David Lee Roth:
‘He doesn’t want to be my friend’
BY CHUCK KLOSTERMAN
June 27, 2015 | billboard.com

CLAPTON: GUITAR CENTER. SHAGGY: MIKE PONT/FILMMAGIC. PAUL: FADEL
SENNA/GETTY IMAGES. MARLEY: CHRIS WALTER/WIREIMAGE. OMI: LARS
The Jamaican
singer’s hit joins
tracks by (from top
left) Clapton, Shaggy, OMI Is
BARON/GETTY IMAGES
Paul and Marley as

the genre’s latest
pop crossover.
Reggae’s Latest
‘Cheerleader’
Songs are defined as current if they are newly-released titles, or songs receiving widespread airplay and/or sales activity for the first time. See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and explanations. © 2015, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
The week’s 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.
On Chart
Position
Weeks
Weeks
Title CERTIFICATION Artist
Week
Week
Peak
Ago
Last
This
PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL

2
#1
9 WKS
See You Again 2 Wiz Khalifa Feat. Charlie Puth
1 DJ FRANK E,C.PUTH,A.CEDAR (J.FRANKS, 1 14
A.CEDAR,C.J.THOMAZ,C.PUTH) UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/ATLANTIC/RRP
22 AG Bad Blood ¡ Taylor Swift Feat. Kendrick Lamar

MAX MARTIN,SHELLBACK (T.SWIFT, 1 7
MAX MARTIN,SHELLBACK,K.DUCKWORTH) BIG MACHINE/REPUBLIC
2 21
Trap Queen ¡ Fetty Wap
I
S REGGAE BACK ON THE The song joins an elite club of reg- 3
T.FADD (W.J.MAXWELL,T.FADD) RGF/300
rise? OMI’s “Cheerleader” gae hits that have crossed over to
certainly is: The reggae-pop the Hot 100’s top 10 through the 4 31
44 Shut Up And Dance ¡ WALK THE MOON
track has become a worldwide years, including Eric Clapton’s 1974 T.PAGNOTTA (N.PETRICCA,E.MAIMAN,K.RAY,S.WAUGAMAN,B.BERGER,R.MCMAHON) RCA
hit thanks to its Felix Jaehn remix, No. 1 “I Shot the Sheriff,” writ-
5 14
which charges 11-7 on the Billboard ten by reggae icon Bob Marley; 5 Want To Want Me Jason Derulo
I.KIRKPATRICK (J.DESROULEAUX,S.MARTIN,L.ROBBINS,I.KIRKPATRICK,M.ALLAN) BELUGA HEIGHTS/WARNER BROS.
Hot 100. The breakout smash for Shaggy’s leaders “It Wasn’t Me”
the Jamaican artist (real name: and “Angel” in 2001; and Sean
6
Uptown Funk! 5 Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars 1 31
Omar Samuel Pasley) jumps 5-3 on Paul’s No. 1s “Get Busy” (2003) and M.RONSON,J.BHASKER,BRUNO MARS (M.D.RONSON,J.BHASKER,BRUNO MARS,P.M.LAWRENCE II,
L.SIMMONS,R.WILSON,C.WILSON,R.TAYLOR,R.WILSON,D.C.GALLASPY,N.J.WILLIAMS) RCA
Digital Songs (135,000 downloads “Temperature” (2006).
SG Cheerleader OMI 7 8
sold), 14-10 on Streaming Songs The timing couldn’t be better for 77
C.DILLON,O.PASLEY (O.PASLEY,C.DILLON,M.BRADFORD,S.DUNBAR,R.DILLON) LOUDER THAN LIFE/ULTRA/COLUMBIA
(8.2 million U.S. streams) and 23-18 “Cheerleader” to take off. “Reggae
on Radio Songs (54 million in songs fit better in the summer,” 3 25
8 Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey) 3 The Weeknd
audience), up by 18 percent in each says Alex Tear, iHeartMedia Miami S.MOCCIO,J.QUENNEVILLE (A.TESFAYE,S.MOCCIO,J.QUENNEVILLE,A.BALSHE) UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/REPUBLIC
metric, according to Nielsen Music. senior vp programming and pro-

8 12
“Cheerleader,” originally gram director for top 40 WHYI. 99 Hey Mama 0 David Guetta Feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack
SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING
D.GUETTA,AFROJACK,G.H.TUINFORT,E.DEAN (D.GUETTA,G.H.TUINFORT,N.VAN DE WALL,E.DEAN,B.REXHA,S.DOUGLAS,O.T.MARAJ) WHAT A MUSIC/PARLOPHONE/ATLANTIC

released in 2012, has sold 641,000 “They often start even earlier, when
DATA COMPILED BY
downloads in the United States, warm-weather fever is rolling in. 9 16

with more than half of its total ‘Cheerleader’ has mass appeal — it’s
10
10 Honey, I’m Good. ¡ Andy Grammer
B.WEST,N.W.SIPE,S.GREENBERG (A.GRAMMER,N.W.SIPE) S-CURVE/HOLLYWOOD
scanned in just the last three weeks. a great summer jam.” —GARY TRUST
J U N E 2 7, 2 0 1 5 | W W W. B I L L B OA R D.CO M 1
Billboard Hot 100
TAYLOR HILL/GETTY IMAGES. PLATTEN: GABRIEL JEFFREY. JIDENNA: KEVORK

Position
Weeks
Weeks
Week
Week
Chart
Peak
Ago
Last
This
67
On
JANSON: ERIC BROWN. DERULO: BRIAN BOWEN SMITH. THE WEEKND:

The 29-year-old PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL
2
country singer will
release his full-length Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran 2 36
21
debut on Warner J.GOSLING (E.C.SHEERAN,A.WADGE) ATLANTIC
Bros. this year.
22 Love Me Like You Do 2 Ellie Goulding 3 23
MAX MARTIN,A.PAYAMI (MAX MARTIN,S.KOTECHA,I.SALMANZADEH,A.PAYAMI,TOVE LO) UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/REPUBLIC/INTERSCOPE
CHRIS
The Hills 20 3
DJANSEZIAN/GETTY IMAGES
JANSON 23
23 The Weeknd
MANO (A.TESFAYE,A.BALSHE,E.NICKERSON,C.MONTAGNESE) XO/REPUBLIC
Buy Me a
Boat
24
24 Can’t Feel My Face The Weeknd 24 1
A.PAYAMI,MAX MARTIN (A.TESFAYE,MAX MARTIN,S.KOTECHA,P.SVENSSON,A.PAYAMI) XO/REPUBLIC
This Summer’s Gonna Hurt... Maroon 5 23 5

25
25
SHELLBACK (SHELLBACK,A.N.LEVINE) 222/INTERSCOPE
B**** Better Have My Money Rihanna 17 12

26 DEPUTY,K.WEST (J.PIERRE,B.BOURELLY,R.FENTY,J.WEBSTER,K.O.WEST) WESTBURY ROAD/ROC NATION
Flex (Ooh Ooh Ooh) Rich Homie Quan 27 8

27
27
NITTI,DJ SPINZ (D.D.LAMAR,C.MOORE,G. HILL) RICH HOMIEZ/THINK IT’S A GAME
28
28 Girl Crush ¡ Little Big Town 18 17
J.JOYCE (L.ROSE,L.MCKENNA,H.LINDSEY) CAPITOL NASHVILLE/INTERSCOPE
Songs are defined as current if they are newly-released titles, or songs receiving widespread airplay and/or sales activity for the first time. See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and explanations. © 2015, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
29 Slow Motion 0 Trey Songz 26 18
C.PUTH,GEOFFRO CAUSE (T.NEVERSON,C.PUTH,G.EARLEY,J.K.HINDLIN) SONGBOOK/ATLANTIC
30 Dear Future Husband ¡ Meghan Trainor 14 22

K.KADISH (M.TRAINOR,K.KADISH) EPIC
Somebody ¡ Natalie La Rose Feat. Jeremih 10 21

“Buy Me a Boat” takes a tongue-in-cheek I’m happy. Like the song says, money can’t 31
COOK CLASSICS,THE FUTURISTICS (W.LOBBAN-BEAN,A.SCHWARTZ,J.KHAJADOURIAN,G.MERRILL,S.RUBICAM,J.P.FELTON) I.M.G./REPUBLIC
The week’s 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.
look at whether money can buy happiness. buy everything — it can buy a boat, but I don’t
What does happiness mean to you? even want a boat. Maybe an upgrade on the Elastic Heart Sia 17 23
32
32
DIPLO,G.KURSTIN (S.K.I.FURLER,T.W.PENTZ,A.SWANSON) MONKEY PUZZLE/RCA
Happiness means my family — my wife and house or something.
kids, my faith and relationship with the Lord. 33
33 Take Your Time ¡ Sam Hunt 20 24
Z.CROWELL,S.MCANALLY (S.HUNT,J.OSBORNE,S.MCANALLY) MCA NASHVILLE/CAPITOL
In reference to the song, I’m going to be You initially self-released this song, right?
honest: I love pickup trucks and Yeti coolers, Yeah, dude. We put this out through 34 Style ¡ Taylor Swift 6 27
MAX MARTIN,SHELLBACK (T.SWIFT,MAX MARTIN,SHELLBACK,A.PAYAMI) BIG MACHINE/REPUBLIC
and I had both before I wrote the song. I TuneCore in my bedroom. You’re not talking
worked really hard for both of them. to the most computer-savvy whiz kid here. The Night Is Still Young Nicki Minaj 35 6
35
35
DR. LUKE,CIRKUT (O.T.MARAJ,E.DEAN,L.GOTTWALD,T.THOMAS,H.R.WALTER) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
You’re talking to a dude who lives a happy
If this song makes you a million dollars, family life and wants music to come out for 36
36 Budapest 0 George Ezra 32 20
BLACKWOOD C. (GEORGE EZRA,J.POTT) COLUMBIA
what will you spend it on? his fans. “Buy Me a Boat” felt like the right
If I ever make a million dollars with anything, fit. Radio started playing it and fans started Kick The Dust Up Luke Bryan 26 4
37
37
I’m going to buy diapers first. As long as my buying it, and that was well before I secured J.STEVENS,J.STEVENS (D.DAVIDSON,C. DESTEFANO,A.GORLEY) CAPITOL NASHVILLE
family is set and secure with their livelihood, a deal with Warner Bros. —ELIAS LEIGHT
38
G.D.F.R. 2 Flo Rida Feat. Sage The Gemini & Lookas 8 31
DJ FRANK E,A.CEDAR,M.BEARD (T.DILLARD,J.FRANKS,A.CEDAR,D.W.WOODS,P.RODRIGUEZ,M.CAREN,
C.W.MILLER,G.GOLDSTEIN,H.BROWN,H.E.SCOTT,L.OSKAR,L.L.JORDAN,M.DICKERSON,S.ALLEN) POE BOY/ATLANTIC
39 Shake It Off 7 Taylor Swift 1 43

MAX MARTIN,SHELLBACK (T.SWIFT,MAX MARTIN,SHELLBACK) BIG MACHINE/REPUBLIC
On Chart
Position
Sangria 39 9
Weeks
Weeks
Title CERTIFICATION Artist Blake Shelton

Week
Week
40
40
Peak
Ago
Last
This
PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL S.HENDRICKS (J.T.HARDING,J.OSBORNE,T. ROSEN) WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE/WMN
2
1111 Watch Me 0 Silento 11 16

41
41 Photograph Ed Sheeran 41 5
BOLO DA PRODUCER (T.B.MINGO,R.L.HAWK) BOLO/CAPITOL J.BHASKER (E.C.SHEERAN,J.MCDAID) ATLANTIC
Sugar Maroon 5 2 22 Blank Space 6 Taylor Swift 1 33

12 42
AMMO,CIRKUT (A.LEVINE,J.COLEMAN,L.GOTTWALD,J.K.HINDLIN,M.POSNER,H.R.WALTER) 222/INTERSCOPE MAX MARTIN,SHELLBACK (T.SWIFT,MAX MARTIN,SHELLBACK) BIG MACHINE/REPUBLIC
You Know You Like It DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge 13 12 Bright Echosmith 40 13

13
13 43
DJ SNAKE (A.DEWJI-FRANCIS,G.REID) INTERSCOPE M.ELIZONDO (ECHOSMITH,J.DAVID,M. MCDONALD) WARNER BROS.
JASON
14 Talking Body 0 Tove Lo 12 20 Be Real Kid Ink Feat. DeJ Loaf 44 9
5 DERULO THE STRUTS,SHELLBACK (TOVE LO,J.JERLSTROM,L.SODERBERG) ISLAND/REPUBLIC
44
44
DJ MUSTARD,JGRAMM (B.T.COLLINS,D.MCFARLANE,J.GRAMMA,N.AUDINO,L.HUGES,D.LEONARD,B.T.HAZZARD,D.M.TRIMBLE) THA ALUMNI GROUP/88 CLASSIC/RCA
Want to
Want Me Worth It ¡ Fifth Harmony Feat. Kid Ink 15 17 Love Me Like You Mean It Kelsea Ballerini 45 11
15
15 45
45
STARGATE,O.KAPLAN (PRISCILLA RENEA,M.S.ERIKSEN,T.E.HERMANSEN,O.KAPLAN) SYCO/EPIC F.G.WHITEHEAD (K.BALLERINI,J.KERR,F.G.WHITEHEAD,L.CARPENTER) BLACK RIVER
The dance-pop track becomes
Derulo’s fourth No. 1on the Where Are U Now Skrillex & Diplo Feat. Justin Bieber 16 15 Blessings ¡ Big Sean Feat. Drake 28 19
16
16 46
Mainstream Top 40 airplay SKRILLEX,DIPLO (S.MOORE,T.W.PENTZ,J.BIEBER) MAD DECENT/OWSLA/ATLANTIC VINYLZ,A.RITTER (S.M.ANDERSON,A.HERNANDEZ,A.RITTER,A.GRAHAM) G.O.O.D./DEF JAM
chart, following “Whatcha Say”
in 2009, “In My Head” in 2010 Post To Be 0 Omarion Feat. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko 13 23 Fun Pitbull Feat. Chris Brown 47 5
17 DJ MUSTARD,M.ADAM (O.GRANDBERRY,D.MCFARLANE,M.ADAM,M.POWELL,S.JEAN, 47
47
and “Talk Dirty” (featuring C.M.BROWN,J.A.E. CHILOMBO,E.BONNER,L.DUNBAR,J.TAYLOR,L.WILLIS) MAYBACH/ATLANTIC/RRP THE MONSTERS & STRANGERZ,J.EVIGAN (A.C.PEREZ,J.EVIGAN,C.COFFEE JR.,M.LOMAX,J.JOHNSON,S.JOHNSON,A.IZQUIERDO,A.BURNA,C.M.BROWN) MR. 305/POLO GROUNDS/RCA
2 Chainz) in 2014.
Nasty Freestyle T-Wayne 9 9 Little Toy Guns Carrie Underwood 48 13
18 48
48
30ROC (T.D.NOBLES,S.GLOADE) WERUNIT/UNAUTHORIZED/300 M.BRIGHT (C.UNDERWOOD,C. DESTEFANO,H.LINDSEY) 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE
19
19 DG Fight Song Rachel Platten 19 9 49 Sippin’ On Fire 0 Florida Georgia Line 40 14
DATA COMPILED BY
J.LEVINE (R.PLATTEN,D.BASSETT) COLUMBIA J.MOI (R.CLAWSON,M.DRAGSTREM,C.TAYLOR) REPUBLIC NASHVILLE
Lean On Major Lazer & DJ Snake Feat. M0 20 10 Time Of Our Lives Pitbull & Ne-Yo 9 27
20
20 50
DJ SNAKE,DIPLO,P.MECKSEPER (K.M.ORSTED,W.S.E.GRIGAHCINE,T.W.PENTZ,P.MECKSEPER) MAD DECENT DR. LUKE,CIRKUT (A.C.PEREZ,L.GOTTWALD,S.TAFT,H.R.WALTER,A.BURNA,S.C.SMITH) MR. 305/POLO GROUNDS/RCA
2 B I L L B OA R D | J U N E 2 7, 2 0 1 5
DATA FO R W E E K O F 0 6 . 27. 2 0 1 5
Position
Weeks
Weeks
Week
Week
Chart
Peak
Ago
24
Last
This
On
PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL The Weeknd is making his
2
Uma Thurman 0 Fall Out Boy 51 10 presence felt all day, every
51
51 J.SINCLAIR,YOUNG WOLF HATCHLINGS (FALL OUT BOY,W.HASHMI,
J.YOUNG,L.O’DONNELL,J.SINCLAIR,J.MARSHALL,R.MOSHER) DCD2/ISLAND/REPUBLIC day, placing three songs in the
Billboard Hot 100’s upper quarter.
52 One Last Time ¡ Ariana Grande 13 18
C.FALK,ILYA,G.H.TUINFORT (D.GUETTA,S.KOTECHA,G.H.TUINFORT,R.YACOUB,C.FALK) REPUBLIC As his No. 3-peaking “Earned It
THE (Fifty Shades of Grey)” descends
Like A Wrecking Ball Eric Church 53 12 WEEKND
53
53
J.JOYCE (E.CHURCH,C.BEATHARD) EMI NASHVILLE 7-8 and “The Hills” drops 21-23,
Can’t Feel
My Face “Can’t Feel My Face” blasts in as
54 Chains ¡ Nick Jonas 13 20
the Hot Shot Debut at No. 24. The
J.EVIGAN (J.EVIGAN,A.MALIK,D.PARKER,D.FERGUSON, JR) SAFEHOUSE/ISLAND/REPUBLIC
Michael Jackson-inspired single,
Commas Future 55 11
55
55 co-written by Max Martin, debuts
J.LUELLEN,DJ SPINZ (N.WILBURN CASH,J.H.LUELLEN,G.HILLS) A-1/FREEBANDZ/EPIC
with 38 million in all-format
Tonight Looks Good On You Jason Aldean 53 8 radio audience, 4.2 million U.S.
56
56
M.KNOX (D.DAVIDSON,R.AKINS,A.GORLEY) BROKEN BOW
streams and 93,000 downloads
57 Wild Child Kenny Chesney With Grace Potter 56 13 sold, according to Nielsen Music.
B.CANNON,K.CHESNEY (K.CHESNEY,S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE) BLUE CHAIR/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE
“Face” previews his sophomore
58
58 Love You Like That 0 Canaan Smith 58 12 LP, due later this year. —G.T.
B.BEAVERS,J.ROBBINS (C.SMITH,B.BEAVERS,J.BEAVERS) MERCURY NASHVILLE
I Really Like You Carly Rae Jepsen 39 15

59
59
P.SVENSSON,J.HALATRAX (J.K.HINDLIN,P.SVENSSON,C.R.JEPSEN) 604/SCHOOLBOY/INTERSCOPE
Position
Classic Man
Weeks
Weeks
Jidenna Feat. Roman GianArthur 60 6 Title CERTIFICATION Artist
Week
Week
Chart
Peak
60
60
Ago
Last
This
On
JIDENNA,N.KWABENA TUFFUOR,NATE “ROCKET” WONDER (J.MOBISSON,N.KWABENA TUFFUOR,N.IRVIN III,J.SEHRA, PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL
2
M.WILEY,R.G.A.IRVIN,E.K.TANNIS,C.AITCHISON,G.ASTASIO,A.A.KELLY,K.MCKENZIE,J.A.PEBWORTH,J.SHAVE,J.TURN) WONDALAND/EPIC
Crash And Burn Thomas Rhett 61 5 Kiss You In The Morning Michael Ray 81 3
61
61 81
81
D.HUFF,J.FRASURE (J.FRASURE,C.STAPLETON) VALORY S.HENDRICKS (J.WILSON,M.WHITE) WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE/WEA
Baby Be My Love Song Easton Corbin 62 10 3500 Travi$ Scott Feat. Future & 2 Chainz 82 1
62
62 82
82
C.CHAMBERLAIN (J.COLLINS,BRETT JAMES) MERCURY NASHVILLE L.WAYNE,M.G.DEAN (J.WEBSTER,L.WAYNE,M.G.DEAN,E.NICKERSON,X.DOTSON,A.RITTER,N.WILBURN CASH,T.EPPS) EPIC
Smoke A Thousand Horses 47 16 Energy Drake 26 18

63 83
83
D.COBB (M.HOBBY,J.M.NITE,R.COPPERMAN) REPUBLIC NASHVILLE BOI-1DA (A.GRAHAM,M.SAMUELS) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
Diamond Rings And Old Barstools Tim McGraw With Catherine Dunn 64 13 El Perdon Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias 66 12
64
64 84 R AC H E L
19
B.GALLIMORE,T.MCGRAW (L.LAIRD,B.DEAN,J.SINGLETON) MCGRAW/BIG MACHINE SAGA WHITEBLACK (N.RIVERA CAMINERO,SAGA WHITEBLACK,J.D.MEDINA VELEZ) LA INDUSTRIA/SONY MUSIC LATIN
P L AT T E N
House Party Sam Hunt 65 2 Young & Crazy Frankie Ballard 85 3 Fight Song
65
65 85
85
Z.CROWELL,S.MCANALLY (S.HUNT,Z.CROWELL,J.FLOWERS) MCA NASHVILLE M.ALTMAN,S.HENDRICKS (A.GORLEY,S.MCANALLY,R.AKINS) WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE/WAR
Platten joined Taylor Swift
Don’t It Billy Currington 44 15 John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16 Keith Urban 86 1 backstage at the latter’s June 6
66 86
86
D.HUFF (J.JOHNSTON,A.GORLEY,R.COPPERMAN) MERCURY NASHVILLE D.HUFF,K.URBAN (S.MCANALLY,R.COPPERMAN,J.OSBORNE) HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE concert in Pittsburgh to sing a
snippet of the track, and the clip
Buy Me A Boat Chris Janson 67 3 Renegades X Ambassadors 69 9 went viral on Instagram. The
67
67 87
87
C.JANSON,C.DUBOIS,B.ANDERSON (C.JANSON,C.DUBOIS) WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE/WAR ALEX DA KID (A.GRANT,S.N.HARRIS,N.FELDSHUH,C.HARRIS,A.LEVINE) KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE exposure spurs a 35 percent gain
to 132,000 downloads sold.
Wet Dreamz J. Cole 68 10 Nasty Bandit Gang Marco Feat. Dro 41 8
68
68 88
J.L.COLE (J.COLE,C.SIMMONS,R.HAMMOND) DREAMVILLE/ROC NATION/COLUMBIA NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) DIAMOND STYLE
One Hell Of An Amen Brantley Gilbert 69 7 Hell Of A Night Dustin Lynch 89 2

69
69 89
89
D.HUFF (B.GILBERT,M.DEKLE,B.DAVIS) VALORY M.J.CONES (Z.CROWELL,A.SANDERS,J.BOYER) BROKEN BOW
Pretty Girls Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea 29 6 Hood Go Crazy Tech N9Ne Feat. 2 Chainz & B.o.B 90 2
70 90
90
THE INVISIBLE MEN (G.ASTASIO,J.A.PEBWORTH,J.SHAVE,M.COTTONE,A.A.KELLY,J.THIRLWALL,P.EDWARDS,L.A.PINNOCK,J.NELSON) RCA N4 (A.D.YATES,T.EPPS,B.R.SIMMONS, JR.,C.MONTGOMERY III,N.LUSCOMBE,F.VAN WORKUM) STRANGE
71
71 Loving You Easy Zac Brown Band 71 3 91 Believe 0 Mumford & Sons 31 14
Z.BROWN (Z.BROWN,N.MOON,A.ANDERSON) JOHN VARVATOS/REPUBLIC/BMLG/SOUTHERN GROUND J.FORD (MUMFORD & SONS) GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD/GLASSNOTE
The Matrimony Wale Feat. Usher 71 11 Back It Up Prince Royce Feat. Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull 92 1
72
72 92
92
JAKE ONE,DJ KHALIL (O.AKINTIMEHIN,J.DUTTON,S.DEW) MAYBACH/ATLANTIC ILYA (S.KOTECHA,I.SALMANZADEH,A.C.PEREZ,G.R.ROJAS) RCA/SONY MUSIC LATIN
73 I Need Your Love Shaggy Feat. Mohombi, Faydee, Costi 66 6 93

All Day Kanye West Feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney 15 15
K.WEST,DIDDY,FRENCH MONTANA,VELOUS,CHARLIE HEAT,M.G.DEAN,N.GOLDSTEIN (K.O.WEST,S.COMBS,P.MCCARTNEY,T.BRYANT,K.DUCKWORTH, JIDENNA
COSTI (O.BURRELL,M.NZASI,F.FATROUNI,C.IONITA,D.S.AURELIAN) BROOKLYN KNIGHTS/RANCH/RED ASSOCIATED LABELS K.KHARBOUCH,E.BROWN,C.C.YOUNG,V.MENSAH,A.KYARIGA,M.G.DEAN,C.J.POPE,N.GOLDSTEIN,A.RITTER,M.WINANS,C.M) G.O.O.D./ROC-A-FELLA/DEF JAM
F E AT U R I N G
74
74 How Many Times DJ Khaled Feat. Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Big Sean
DJ KHALED,LEE ON THE BEATS,B.KORN,OZ (K.M.KHALED,C.M.BROWN,D.CARTER,S.M.ANDERSON) WE THE BEST/RED ASSOCIATED LABELS
74 5 94
94 This Could Be Us
MIKE WILL MADE-IT,MARZ (A.BROWN,K.U.BROWN,M.L.WILLIAMS,M.MIDDLEBROOKS)
Rae Sremmurd
EARDRUMA/INTERSCOPE
94 1 60 RO M A N
G I A N A RT H U R
Classic Man
75 Lay Me Down ¡ Sam Smith 8 19 95 I Want You To Know Zedd Feat. Selena Gomez 17 16
J.NAPES,S.FITZMAURICE (S.SMITH,J.NAPIER,E.SMITH) CAPITOL ZEDD (A.ZASLAVSKI,R.B.TEDDER,K.N.DREW) INTERSCOPE Jidenna’s ode to all things
vintage (“I’m cool like Nat ‘King’
Flashlight Jessie J 61 4 I Don’t Get Tired (#IDGT) Kevin Gates Feat. August Alsina 90 8 Cole,” he sings) debuts on the
76 96 Radio Songs chart at No. 47, up
G.KURSTIN (S.K.I.FURLER,S.SMITH,C.GUZMAN,J.MOORE) UME/REPUBLIC NIC NAC,M.L.KRAGEN (K.GILYARD,E.T.HAMILTON,N.BALDING,M.L.KRAGEN,A.ALSINA, JR.) BREAD WINNERS’ ASSOCIATION/GANGSTA GRILLZ/ATLANTIC
by 16 percent to 28 million in
Crushin’ It Brad Paisley 77 7 Lose My Mind Brett Eldredge 97 1 all-format audience.
77
77 97
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L.WOOTEN,B.PAISLEY (B.PAISLEY,K.LOVELACE,L.T.MILLER) ARISTA NASHVILLE R. COPPERMAN,B.ELDREDGE (B.ELDREDGE,H.MORGAN,R.COPPERMAN,B.BURTON,T.D.CALLAWAY,G.F.REVERBERI,G.P.REVERBERI) ATLANTIC/WMN
Planes Jeremih Feat. J. Cole 78 3 L$D A$AP Rocky 62 3

78
78 98 JIM JONSIN,FNZ,H.DELGADO (R.MAYERS,J.G.SCHEFFER,M.MULE,I.DEBONI,M.BURMAN,H.DELGADO,B.GENTRY) A$AP WORLDWIDE/POLO GROUNDS/RCA
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Stitches Shawn Mendes 78 3 Everyday A$AP Rocky Feat. Rod Stewart x Miguel x Mark Ronson 92 2
79 99
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Know Yourself Drake 53 17 RE-ENTRY 100 Tear In My Heart twenty one pilots 82 2
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Contents F E AT UR E S
36 Last Man Shredding Cancer,
addiction, epic feuds — none stop
Eddie Van Halen from still rocking
arenas with frenemy David Lee Roth.
Why? “You make music for people.”
42 Who’s Earning What Billboard

followed the money to determine
who’s cashing the industry’s biggest –
and smallest – paychecks.
48 “People Think My Music Is Rotting

Their Teeth” On the heels of his first
original album in 13 years, James Taylor
is OK with his palliative legacy.
T H E B I L L B OA R D H OT 1 0 0
1 OMI’s “Cheerleader” becomes the
latest reggae hit to reach the top 10.
TO P L I N E
9 Who inherits Whitney Houston’s
fortune if Bobbi Kristina’s condition
worsens? A behind-the-scenes look
at the family’s legal and financial battle.
12 After a canceled tour and six months
of scrapped recordings, will Iggy
Azalea pull out of her nosedive?
THIS WEEK 7 DAYS O N T H E S C E N E

Volume 127 / No. 19
20 Parties Bonnaroo, CMA Fest, Songs
of Hope
T H E B E AT
27 Snapchat, molly and... Pharrell? The
unlikely inspirations behind Dope.
29 David Byrne and his celeb pals’ color-
guard arena spectacular.
ST Y L E
33 Festival-hop with a sleek leather men’s
weekender. Plus: Flo Morrissey’s
Glastonbury style essentials.
REVIEWS
53 Giorgio Moroder, Nate Ruess and a
Q&A with Pete Townshend.
CHARTS
60 The Rolling Stones’ successful deluxe-
reissue campaign continues with the
return of 1971’s Sticky Fingers.
62 Charts
76 Coda In 1984, Tina Turner launched
one of the greatest comebacks in
music history with Private Dancer.
ON THE COVER
Eddie Van Halen
photographed by
Peggy Sirota on
May 29 at his home
in Los Angeles. For
an exclusive behind-
the-scenes video
and interview with
the guitar legend
talking about his
biggest inspiration
(The Dave Clark
Five?!), go to
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Brown,
Houston
and Bobbi THE OVER UNDER
Kristina in
1993.
WH ITN EY HOU STON ’ S

FORTU N E : I N LI M BO Sam Smith’s In the Lonely Hour,
A M I D T R AG E DY nearing 2 million U.S. sales,

remains in the Billboard 200’s
top 20 a year after its release.
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WITH DAU G HTE R AN D H E I R BO B B I KR I STI NA B ROW N

I N A C O M A , E S T A T E I S S U E S ( A N D A S E C R E T M A R R I A G E ? ) H AV E
C LO U D E D A N A L R E A DY CO M P L E X S I T UAT I O N
BY IAN HALPERIN
S
Jay Z’s Tidal suffers glitches
during its 24-hour exclusive for
Madonna’s star-studded “Bitch
has been focused on what becomes When Houston died in a Beverly
I’m Madonna” music video.
of the singer’s estate. Hills hotel room at age 48 —
Unconfirmed reports point to which the coroner attributed to
a battle between the Houston a combination of heart disease
family and Whitney’s ex-husband, and cocaine use — her legacy as
SINCE JAN. 31, THE DAY THAT Bobby Brown, over whether to one of history’s most successful
Bobbi Kristina Brown was found remove Bobbi Kristina, 22, from life recording artists was undeniable.
face-down in the bathtub of her support — framed as a clash over But while she earned an estimated
Roswell, Ga., townhouse, the world religious values and the sanctity of $250 million throughout her career,
has focused on what led up to the life. Beyond moral considerations, Houston’s fortune had dwindled UMG International’s Max Hole
tragedy, which eerily paralleled however, there are tens of millions after a decade-long decline into receives CBE honors from
her mother Whitney Houston’s of dollars playing a behind-the- drug dependency and marital woes. the queen for his services to
drowning in 2012. Less attention scenes role in the conflict. Media reports shortly before her the music industry.
TO P LI N E
Left: Bobbi Kristina with Gordon in 2014. Above: Brown, with wife
Alicia Etheredge and son, visited Bobbi Kristina on her 22nd birthday
in March. The Houstons and Brown continue to pray at Bobbi’s
bedside for a medical miracle.
death claimed that mentor Clive Davis had to loan turned 21 in March 2014. With three years to go messy,” says a person close to the Houston fam-
her $1.5 million to finance a stint in rehab. until the next benchmark, the question remains, ily. “There’s a lot of money at stake. The last
She had also been locked in a very nasty battle what happens to the balance of the funds if she thing the family wants to see is Whitney’s estate
with her stepmother, Barbara, over her father’s dies before turning 30? get in the wrong hands.”
million-dollar life insurance policy, which he According to Houston’s will, the funds revert to “This [kind of family squabble] never happens —
had left to Whitney upon his death in 2003. The Bobbi Kristina’s estate. As the next of kin to Bobbi, except all the time,” says Michael Sukin of Sukin
fact that she was fighting over such a relatively her father, Bobby Brown — who has squandered Law Group, who has represented the estates of
small sum indicated to many that she desperately his own sizable fortune — would then inherit any George Gershwin and Elvis Presley. The case
needed the money. monies received to date. However, the will also would be “pretty straightforward” if the parties
Houston’s spiral is often compared to that of dictates what would happen if Bobbi Kristina dies could appoint a single guardian. However, “if other
another late pop star, Michael Jackson, whose unmarried before the age of 30: The undistributed parties get involved and requests are made for
demise likewise was fueled by addiction and
profligacy, owing almost a half-billion dollars to
Sony and the IRS at the time of his death, despite “This kind of family squabble
earning more than $1.1 billion during his adult solo
career. But while Jackson’s estate has generated
never happens — except all the time.”
$700 million in revenue since his 2009 death, —Michael Sukin, estate lawyer for Elvis Presley and George Gershwin
Houston’s posthumous earnings are relatively
meager. Houston didn’t write most of her material, portion of the estate would go to Houston’s living approvals — good luck.”
so her estate isn’t entitled to lucrative songwriting relatives, which include her mother, Cissy, and Today, Bobbi Kristina’s brain damage, which
and publishing royalties. What is her estate worth? two brothers. Cissy has described as “irreversible,” confines her
Closer to $20 million, say sources. This seemingly innocuous provision is more to a rehab facility in Atlanta. The quality of that life
BROWN: DANA MIXER/SPLASH NEWS. GORDON: JOE KOHEN/WIREIMAGE
As Houston’s only child, Bobbi Kristina was problematic than it appears, because Bobbi remains in doubt. Still, the Houstons and Brown
named sole heir, yet the will was structured in such Kristina’s longtime boyfriend, Nick Gordon, has continue to pray at Bobbi’s bedside for a medical
a way that she would receive her inheritance in claimed the two were married in January 2014 miracle, even as Cissy said in March that “there is
installments with the remainder placed in a trust. and even posted photos of the couple sporting not a great deal of hope.”
Ten percent would be paid on her 21st birthday and wedding rings. If that’s true, this would make
an additional 25 percent when she turned 25. The him her sole heir. According to sources, the two Ian Halperin has written seven books, including
remainder would be due on her 30th birthday. were never married and, in fact, she planned 2009’s Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael
That’s where things get complicated. to end the engagement. However, there is still Jackson (Tantor Media) and the just-released
The first installment — likely more than a remote possibility that Gordon may produce Whitney & Bobbi Kristina: The Deadly Price of
$2 million — came due when Bobbi Kristina evidence of their wedlock. “It could get quite Fame (Gallery Books).
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TO P LI N E
Iggy Azalea Career Rehab With three top 10 singles (including the
Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper “Fancy”)
and two best-selling albums in a span of
her musical inspirations,” says Dyana
Williams, an artist development and
media strategist who has worked with
After a breakthrough 2014, a string of setbacks is eight months, Iggy Azalea quickly rose Chris Brown, Rihanna, T.I. and Pitbull.
jeopardizing the saucy Aussie’s status. Four experts to fame as Billboard’s 2014 top new “She has engaged in Twitter spats with
weigh in on how to fix her “Fancy” footwork artist in terms of chart performance. popular artists such as Snoop [Dogg]
But the first half of 2015 has been and Azealia Banks, and she got a serious
BY ANDREW HAMPP less than kind to the 25-year-old hip-hop history lesson from Q-Tip. She
rapper. In the past month alone, Azalea should create strategic alliances with
has canceled her fall 2015 arena tour key influencers in the music business,
Azalea onstage (citing a “creative change of heart”), and engage with viable community
at Nickelodeon’s
Kids’ Choice pulled out of a scheduled performance organizations that are making
Awards in March. at Pittsburgh Pride (over years-old qualitative differences in people’s lives.
homophobic Twitter remarks) and She could study how Angelina Jolie
revealed to a fan on Twitter that she Pitt turned her negative image as a
scrapped “six months’ work” on her Hollywood wild child into a respected
second album — all that, on top of a human-rights champion.”
skeptical-at-best reception from the
hip-hop community throughout her Hone your sound. Michael Pagnatta,
career. What can Azalea do to avoid the an artist manager and former publicist
pitfalls of those whose fame peaked for The Cure and Depeche Mode,
too soon? Billboard spoke with industry recommends Azalea find a way to
veterans who provided four simple establish her own musical identity.
steps for Azalea to get back on track. “You can ride those duets up the
charts, but that won’t put asses in
Reconnect with your base. Debbie seats,” he says. “She should focus on
Gibson, whose own Electric Youth who she wants to be as an artist.”
arena tour in the late 1980s declined
from sellouts to 33 percent-capacity Dive head-first into wedding
crowds, says Azalea should “come back planning. In late May, Azalea
with an indie-artist spirit: Play small announced her engagement to
venues and sell them out. If you can boyfriend Nick Young, 30, of the Los
start over with who your fan base really Angeles Lakers. Wedding planning is
needs to be, they’ll stick with you.” such an ordeal, says veteran publicist
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Susan Blond, that it will “make [Azalea]
Make nice with the haters. “She and run back to show business quickly
her team should tackle the perception and do what she’s really great at.
that she is a cultural appropriator I’ve been married four times, so I’m
who hasn’t appropriately credited a real expert at this.”
4 ROCKERS Evan Taubenfeld, 31 Steve Martin, 50 Royston Langdon, 43 Nate Albert, 44

head of A&R, Crush Music; Avril founder/owner, Nasty Little Man artist ambassador, Spotify; senior vp A&R, Republic
TURNED EXECS Lavigne’s musical director/

guitarist, Sire recording
PR; Agnostic Front, The FUs,
Straw Dogs, 1984-1989
Spacehog, 1994-2014 Records; The Mighty Mighty
Bosstones, 1983-1998
artist, 2001-2012 Musical highlight
With unemployment Musical highlight “I’m “I’m very proud Musical highlight “Performing
Musical highlight “Playing reluctant to say I had any of [Spacehog’s on Saturday Night Live;
dropping to a seven-year
in Times Square on New Year’s great accomplishment as a 1995 album] playing at the 1997 Tibetan
low, according to the most Eve. I saw a musician.” Resident Alien Freedom Concert with
recent jobs report by the U.S. closeup of myself
to this day.” the Beastie Boys and Foo
Last straw “Agnostic Front’s
on the Jumbotron
Bureau of Labor Statistics, singer Roger Miret went Last straw “The life of a
Fighters.”
under the Cup O’
the industry is doing its Noodles ad.” to jail for a year or two. touring musician isn’t for Last straw “I was ready to get
part to hire musicians — for I fell into a job doing me right now. I want to be off the road. We played 250
Last straw “I was
publicity at our label before present for my son and to open to 300 shows a year for over
office jobs. A Spacehogger fried — I’d spent seven years
starting Nasty Little Man.” myself up creatively.” seven years.”
struggling as a solo artist.”
at Spotify, a Bosstone doing
Industry highlight Industry highlight “To be Industry
Industry highlight “Getting
A&R... Who knew being in a “Introducing my parents to able to work with one of the highlight
to be a part of making records
band could be a promising I love. I get a big smile on Paul McCartney backstage at greatest technology companies “Signing The
career choice? my face anytime I hear one of Saturday Night Live.” every day.” Weeknd.”
our songs on the radio.” I miss... I miss... “The shared I miss... “We’re all still
I miss... ”Waking up on a tour “Actually playing spiritual connection with my friends, but I miss working
bus at 4 p.m. and walking to music, which I bandmates and the audience with the Bosstones on a
catering before a sold-out still do every now that cannot be communicated regular basis.”
arena show — every day.” and then.” in words.” —ANDY GENSLER
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TO P LI N E
The Booming
Biz Of Ghost
Producers
Uncredited beat-makers claim a major
role in EDM tracks. Is it time for them
to come out from behind the curtain?
BY MEGAN BUERGER
E
LECTRONIC MUSIC HAS ROTTEN
teeth that need to be pulled.” So
declared a recent Twitter rant from
Grammy-nominated British producer
Matan Zohar, known as DJ Mat Zo, taking shots
at some of EDM’s most prominent players —
including Tiesto, Diplo and Markus Schulz — for
employing ghost producers, the anonymous beat-
makers who are paid to create music for famous
DJs behind the scenes, usually without credit. “I’m
just a nerd standing up to the jock who stole all the
nerd’s homework,” wrote Zohar.
Uncredited studio collaborations are fairly
standard in pop (a big name might be listed
as “producer” for work done by proteges and
underlings) and hip-hop (Deputy is now beefing
with Kanye West over claims that he produced
“90 to 95 percent” of Rihanna’s “Bitch Better Have
My Money”), and now in EDM they’re increasingly
prevalent — and controversial. It makes sense: DJs transparency is the best policy. “There could Left, from top: Tiesto,
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Deadmau5 and Zo, who
are famous for their beats, so learning that a track be some level of disappointment if an artist is called out famous DJs
relies on another producer’s work can make the serving up something that isn’t their work.” Scully on Twitter for employing
listener feel cheated. It’s why most producers are is more flexible. “I don’t have a problem with uncredited ghost
producers. “I’m just a nerd
fiercely protective of their reputation as creators. it if the person not getting credit is benefiting standing up to the jock
Deadmau5 appeared to respond to Zohar’s rant by professionally or financially,” he says. “I do have a who stole all the nerd’s
homework,” he wrote.
donning a suit of armor and challenging him to a problem with experienced artists taking advantage
duel. “Cometh at me brethren,” he tweeted. of young producers. A talented kid who looks up to
But is it really that big of a deal? you isn’t going to say no or negotiate higher rates.”
Brian Scully, an artist manager with New Indeed, ghost producing can be very lucrative,
York’s Moodswing Management, says that often earning anywhere from $1,000 to $20,000 per
ghostwriters aren’t hired to trick audiences, but track for A-list DJs. And thanks to the intense
to save the star act time by providing a second touring demands of big-name EDM acts, whose
opinion or assisting with finishing touches. And schedules keep them on the road and out of the
plenty of EDM-focused companies are loud and studio, it’s more common than ever. But one EDM
clear about their intentions. The website EDM insider insists there are plenty of producers who
Ghost Producer, for example, touts, “Purchase choose to remain largely anonymous. “They’re
unique tracks and release them as your own!” listed in ASCAP and BMI, but they’d rather make
SiriusXM music director/host Geronimo says money behind the scenes.”
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business, Cee Lo’s next move and Morris,” says Kallman, photographed
June 8 at his home office/studio in New
his massive record collection York. “But they both were entrepreneurs
who started indie labels, and Ahmet was
a big record collector. I think they saw me
BY JEM ASWAD as a passionate music fan and thought,
PHOTOGRAPHED BY AXEL DUPEUX ‘He’s cut from the same cloth.’ ”
C
RAIG KALLMAN DOESN’T music to come from Ty Dolla Sign, Rob business and launched Big Beat Records.
exactly fly under the radar, but Thomas, Santigold and Rudimental and A hit by Kraze (“The Party,” which sold
he’s definitely one of the music newer signings like country singer Sturgill more than 250,000 copies) led to an
business’ low-key CEOs. He has Simpson, alt-rock band The War on office and a staff of 12. Courted by both
spent the better part of his 24 years with Drugs, EDM newcomer Matoma and Wiz Irving Azoff and then-Atlantic chief
Atlantic Records working behind the scenes Khalifa co-star Charlie Puth. Doug Morris, Kallman and Big Beat
as the architect of the label’s diverse roster The Manhattan-born son of a record- joined the Warner Music label in 1991,
— the wellspring of its steady market share, collecting, concert-going attorney, and he has worn both hats ever since.
which has hovered between 5 percent Kallman, 50, began making weekly rounds Kallman spoke to Billboard from his
and its current 10-year peak of 7.3 percent at the city’s record stores at an early age. home office/studio on Manhattan’s Upper
year-to-date (according to Nielsen Music) Mentored by DJ Richard Vasquez, he East Side, a music geek’s version of Willy
since Kallman and Julie Greenwald were struck a deal with his dad that enabled Wonka’s chocolate factory that contains
named co-chairmen in 2005. In the week him to DJ on school nights at ’80s some 25,000 records — a small selection
of June 13, the label had four albums in nightlife meccas like Danceteria, Tunnel from his vast 750,000-piece collection,
the Billboard 200’s top 10 — from rapper and Area as long as he made the dean’s stored in a climate-controlled storage
Boosie Badazz, alt-rock duo Twenty list or magna cum laude, which he did facility. He reminisced about vinyl while
One Pilots, pop troubadour Ed Sheeran through his 1987 graduation from Brown his 12-year-old son Ryland (the family,
and the Furious 7 soundtrack — and was University. A planned enrollment in also including Kallman’s wife, Isabel,
still riding hits from pop savant Charli Harvard Business School was delayed lives down the hall) shot baskets on the
XCX and superstar DJ David Guetta, with while he took his chances in the music sprawling patio.
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“There’s nothing that compares to to invest in the artist when things are
maybe not taking off as fast as we’d like.
hearing a rare 45 in analog.” How many artists have 360 deals?
Most of the roster since we started it a de-
What were you thinking when you “Ahmet [Ertegun] and I want you to be cade or more ago. Almost everybody.
started this collection? president of Atlantic one day.”
The idea was to chronicle the history of Cee Lo Green torpedoed his career
popular music. It was all born out of the How do you balance being the music with an insensitive tweet about rape
birth of the CD — I was like, “I’ve got guy with being an executive? in 2014. What’s next for him?
to preserve the history of vinyl before it It’s easy, because I have an amazing We’re actually in the final stages of
disappears.” There’s nothing that compares partner in Julie, who allows me to be the completing his album. We’ve got a big list
to pulling out a rare 45 and hearing it in curator and focus on talent and record- of songs that we’re going through — he
analog through your home stereo system. making, and then hand it to her to be the worked with Mark Ronson, Charlie Puth.
champion for the roster. We’re looking at a fourth-quarter [release].
You ran Big Beat out of your bedroom 1 Kallman’s home
studio. “I started Lupe
in the early days — how did you get Were you pleased when she and Fiasco’s ‘Daydreaming’ Can he move on from the scandal?
your records noticed? [former Warner Music chief Lyor in there,” he says, You’ve got to let the music do the talking.
“sampling the Gunter
As a DJ, I had personal relationships with Cohen] left Def Jam to come onboard? Kallman Choir — no
the radio stations, and I realized my way Yeah. Lyor would tell stories about relation — and I What’s your most valuable record?
Monster.” The song,
in was to talk to them on a music level. competing against me when I was an indie, I have sealed mono and stereo copies of
which Kallman
So I would buy 25 copies of every hot and Lyor generally won because in the hip- produced, won a The Beatles’ “butcher cover” [a recalled
import coming out of France or the U.K. hop space Def Jam was the better brand. Grammy Award. edition of 1966’s Yesterday and Today; in
2 “I rotate my posters
and mail them to the music or program But we became friends, and he’s the one around. This mix is of my 2013 a sealed copy sold for $15,300].
directors and say, “This is working who put Julie and me together, obviously. early-’80s experience
with great ’70s bands.”
in my club, it’s going to be a hit” — it 3 “I was a fanatical
Can you say how much your entire
was a lot cheaper than flying there and How has working under Len Blavatnik collector of all things collection is insured for?
schmoozing them with dinner and God and Stephen Cooper been different Kiss. They were just so It’s not accurate because I haven’t done
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brilliant at getting me
knows what else everyone else was doing. from previous Warner Music regimes? to spend my money as a complete inventory. It’s so vast: about
I started to have a pretty good batting Julie and I have been given great freedom a kid.” 4 “That’s Led three-quarters of a million [records],
Zeppelin’s first promo
average, and those relationships [helped] from Steve and Len — they have a hunger poster for Atlantic,
a quarter of a million posters, books,
get my records on the radio. like us to break new artists and invest in from 1969.” 5 Prince magazines, buttons, T-shirts, jackets.
our roster. We had a fantastic run with Purple Rain-era record-
store standup. “He’s
How did you make the choice between Lyor and [former WMG chief ] Edgar such an extraordinary Did you have the floors reinforced to
Azoff and Morris in 1991? [Bronfman Jr.] — one of the great things artist, with such a self- hold the weight of so many records?
contained ability to
Irving said, “I want to buy your company under that regime was their instilling the write, produce, arrange
(Eyes the floor nervously.) Uh, no. I hope
and have you come work for me.” Within 360-deal culture. It allows us to continue and record his music.” I’m OK!
days I got the same call from Doug. Warner
was run by Bob Morgado, who said, “I 2 3
can’t have them bidding against each other.
You have to pick one.” It was a hard choice,
but I grew up on Led Zeppelin and Ray
Charles — I revered Atlantic. Doug said,
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partnership with Instagram to

share stories of transgender
and gender-expansive people.
Alice Cooper will present

06-16
Shep Gordon with a Lifetime
Achievement Award at the
Best of the Fests, Nov. 24 in
Santa Barbara.
Gamble
(right)
and Huff
Madden’s
Los Angeles The Songwriters Hall of Fame
home.
named Kenneth Gamble
and Leon Huff its new
co-chairmen.
NOTED
Maroon 5’s Mickey Madden

listed his 1,701-square-foot
Los Angeles residence —
Ticketmaster (through Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square.
06-09 nicknamed the Moore House
parent company Live Nation) She was released without
by famed architect Craig
acquired Front Gate Tickets being charged.
Ellwood — for $3 million.
as well as the DIY ticketing
platform Universe. James Last, the “King of Easy
06-13 Warner Music Group
Listening,” who recorded 06-17
announced Michael Nash
Former Universal Music Group more than 200 albums in his
06-10 as advisor to CEO Stephen
executive Rob Wells joined decades-long career, died of an
Cooper, following COO
music video content company unspecified illness. He was 86.
corporate Rob Wiesenthal’s
LoveLive in an advisory role.
departure from the company.
Nile Rodgers launched the
06-14
Beyoncé exited ICM Partners, FOLD Festival, set for Aug. 4-5
The Jared Leto-led
moving her touring business to at Martha Clara Vineyards in
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Thirty Seconds to Mars
Creative Artists Agency. Riverhead, N.Y.
announced that its “Camp
Mars” is set for Aug. 22-24
Gibson Brands announced Rapper MC Supreme (real
06-11 in Malibu. The event will Leto
the Les Paul Music Innovation name: Dewayne Coleman),
feature performances by the
Award, a $100,000 fund best-known for his 1990 single
group as well as activities led
to support faculty and “Black in America,” died in a
by band members.
student research at Belmont car crash in Malibu. He was 47.
University’s Curb College of
Spotify tapped former
Entertainment and Music Veteran music exec 06-18
06-15 Netflix executive
Business in Nashville. Jason Markey joined STX
Barry McCarty as CFO.
Entertainment as executive
Jim Ed Brown, a member of vp/head of music.
Stephanie Weiss exited
country music trio The Browns 06-19
Motormouth Media to join
and a star of The Grand Ole
Cyrus (right) Light in the Attic Records as
Opry, died in Franklin, Tenn., with pal
Leo Sheng
director of publicity.
after a battle with lung cancer.
He was 81.
BIRTHDAYS
Van Morrison was knighted

06-12 June 22 Mick Fleetwood (68)
by Queen Elizabeth II for his Chris Urbanowicz (34) June 25
services to music and tourism Bobby Gillespie (53) George Michael (52)
in Northern Ireland. Cyndi Lauper (62) Carly Simon (70)
June 23 June 26
Jason Mraz (38) Ariana Grande (22)
Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Miley Cyrus, by way of her
June 24 Chris Isaak (59)
Tolokonnikova was detained Happy Hippie Foundation, Solange (29) Mick Jones (71)
while staging a protest in launched an online campaign Ariel Pink (37) June 28
support of female prisoners in dubbed #InstaPride in John Illsley (66) Kellie Pickler (29)
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testifying during her
performance at Bestival
in Toronto on June 12.
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1 Kiss headlined England’s Download Festival on June 14.

2 From left: Zac Brown, David Spade (as Joe Dirt) and
Cassadee Pope backstage at the CMT Music Awards
in Nashville on June 10. 3 Sleigh Bells’ Alexis Krauss
at Brooklyn’s Northside Festival on June 14. 4 Lucius’
Holly Laessig (left) and Jess Wolfe during their set for
Madewell x Spotify in New York on June 11. 5 From left:
Two Degrees Ventures’ Mitch Kanner, The Raine Group’s
Fred Davis, Wyclef Jean, Spotify’s Lisa Parfelt, At Night
Management’s Ash Pournouri, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek,
Eventbrite’s Julia Hartz and investment banker
Scott Stanford took a “group shot” at a VIP dinner
4 during Symposium Stockholm on June 11.
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Bonnaroo Music &

Arts Festival
MANCHESTER, TENN., JUNE 11-14
BONNAROO’S “RADIATE POSITIVITY” SLOGAN WASN’T JUST ONE

for the hashtags. The message, painted across walls on the festi-
val grounds, was present in every aspect of the 14th annual hippie
fest-turned-hipster behemoth, inspiring a kumbaya, collaborative
spirit all weekend long. Mumford & Sons performed “A Little Help
From My Friends” with My Morning Jacket, Hozier, photographer
Danny Clinch and actor-musician Ed Helms, while Earth, Wind &
Fire surprised attendees Kendrick Lamar and Chance the Rapper
with an invitation to freestyle. Happy-go-lucky celebrities also
peppered the crowd. Jon Hamm was spotted more than any other
A-lister: On June 13, the Mad Men actor threw gummy bears into the
mouth of Belle & Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch onstage and
hung around the comedy tent for Nashville-based Ralphie May’s
headlining set. And playing the nostalgia card to the 80,000-plus
festivalgoers, Billy Joel closed out the weekend with a hits-heavy
set — including “Piano Man” and “Uptown Girl” — paired with some
senior perspective: “I didn’t play [Woodstock]; I was just there. I guess
this is what it was like... Anyone making babies out there?” —CHRIS PAYNE
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Joel yelled to the crowd on
June 14 while exiting the
stage. “Do what I do —
drink and get a big
limousine.” 2 Gary Clark Jr.
performed on the “Which”
stage. 3 “They just pulled
that one off the f—ing radio...
whatever that means,”
Kacey Musgraves told the
crowd on June 12 of her track
“Biscuits” getting dissed
by country radio. “Maybe
they don’t like biscuits.”
4 Alabama Shakes’ Brittany
Howard on June 12. 5 Jim
James of My Morning Jacket
played the “What” stage on
June 13. 6 Childish Gambino
at his June 13 set, where
he performed a new track.
7 From left: Earth, Wind &
Fire’s Verdine White, Ralph
Johnson and Philip Bailey 6
on June 12.
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Songs Of Hope Benefit
LOS ANGELES, JUNE 11
“HAVING BURT BACHARACH AND CLIVE DAVIS IN MY BACKYARD HELPS MY

mother understand what I do,” said Ron Fair, the executive music director of Genius
Brands and the evening’s host. “In my world they are like Zeus and Odin — the kings
of the gods.” Which is how the nearly 400 people gathered at Fair’s Brentwood
manse for the 11th annual Songs of Hope event, which raises funds for Los Angeles
4 nonprofit City of Hope’s cancer-research initiative, must have felt. The crowd took in
poolside performances by honorees Aloe Blacc, Natalie Cole, Priscilla Renea and
19-year-old Avery Wilson, whose career Davis is shepherding. It was also something
of a family affair, with Frozen composer Christophe Beck walking the carpet
with daughter Sophie, and Charli XCX flying her parents in from England. “It’s a
moment,” cracked Charli. “My dad’s dressed better than I am.” —ANDY GENSLER
2 3
1 From left: Fair with Bacharach 4

and Davis. 2 From left:
Entertainment lawyer Doug
Davis with Spirit Music Group
chairman David Renzer and
Universal Music Publishing
Group North America
president Evan Lamberg.
“One of the hardest things
about this event is finding a
songwriter that hits Clive Davis’
benchmark to be honored,”
Lamberg told Billboard.
“Burt Bacharach — that’s the
benchmark.” 3 Charli XCX
(right) with pal and recording
artist CuckooLander. 4 Blacc
with Diane Warren.
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CMA Fest
NASHVILLE, JUNE 11-15
“IT WAS A MADHOUSE: CAMERAS

flashing, I was thinking ‘Please, Lord,
don’t let me screw up the words,’ ” E
E XC L U S IV
Carrie Underwood told Billboard A R D
B IL L B O
S
as she reflected on her first CMA Fest P O R T R A IT
performance, in 2005. A decade later,
the superstar — and new mom to son
Isaiah — enjoyed quite the homecoming,
with a Saturday evening LP Field-headlining
show. The singer joined a robust lineup that
also featured Keith Urban, Brad Paisley,
3 1 “I only know what it’s 4
Lady Antebellum and Luke Bryan. This like to be in the crowd,”
year had more than 200,000 people descend Brett Eldredge told
Billboard of playing
on venues across downtown Nashville, with LP Field — reserved
some artists enjoying their own interactions for the biggest acts
in Nashville — for
as fans. Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town
the first time. “I
experienced a “full circle” moment, as the remember [being] a
reigning Country Music Association vocal 20-year-old, sitting
in the nosebleeds,
group of the year shared a stage with the 1978 wondering what it
winners: The Oak Ridge Boys. “They were would be like to be on
the stage. It’s so surreal
my first concert when I was a little girl,” said now to have Little
Fairchild. But for some acts, the proximity to Big Town introduce
fans proved overwhelming. “This big man me.” 2 Hunter Hayes.
3 Rascal Flatts’ Gary
[who] had a few too many [lifted] his shirt and LeVox. 4 Darius Rucker.
[said], ‘Sign my chest,’ ” Scotty McCreery 5 Sam Hunt. 6 Dan &
Shay’s Dan Smyers
told Billboard. “I gave it to him... and let him (left) and Shay Mooney.
keep the Sharpie.” —CHUCK DAUPHIN 7 RaeLynn.
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Clockwise from top left:
Dope director Famuyiwa;
actors ASAP Rocky, Tony
Revolori and Amin Joseph;
executive producer
Williams; Quincy Brown,
Moore, Kravitz, Kiersey
Clemons and
Iman photographed
May 22 in Cannes.
HOW DOPE HAPPENED

At the Sundance Film Festival, the rap-obsessed “hood classic” set off a bidding war. Now the film’s mix
of unlikely inspirations and all-star musicians (including Pharrell and ASAP Rocky) is going worldwide
BY B E N D ETR I CK PH OTOG R A PH E D BY FA B R I Z I O M A LTE S E
I
N DOPE, ACTOR SHAMEIK Such is the generational schism in a videos, Dope features starring roles from
Moore and his nerdy friends adorn film that is both a contemporary teen ASAP Rocky and Zoe Kravitz (of the
themselves in Cross Colours hats and comedy and a love paean to ’90s hip- rock band Lolawolf). A legion of young
Run-D.M.C. tees, dig through crates hop. Dope tells the story of Malcolm rappers, including Vince Staples, Tyga,
for classic rap vinyl and write college (played by Moore), a retro-rap-obsessed Kap G and Casey Veggies, make
admission essays on the importance of straight-A student/musician from a cameos. The score and soundtrack,
Ice Cube’s “It Was a Good Day.” But rough neighborhood in present-day Los assembled by Williams and available
while shooting the buzzed-about movie Angeles who gets pulled into a criminal June 16 on Columbia, is heavy on classic
(in theaters June 19), the 20-year-old life when he’s inadvertently saddled records like Nas’ 1994 “The World Is
actor was bedeviled by an archaic piece with several kilos of a drug dealer’s Yours” and A Tribe Called Quest’s
of audio equipment. Over and over, he molly. The film was executive-produced 1991 “Scenario.”
THE PULSE
struggled to pop a tape into a vintage by Pharrell Williams and Sean “Diddy” For writer-director Rick Famuyiwa, OF MUSIC
Sony WM-F10 Walkman. “It made me Combs, and music is inescapable in it. whose previous offerings include The RIGHT NOW
feel really young because I didn’t know Along with Moore, a singer-rapper who Wood (1999) and Brown Sugar (2002),
how to work a...,” says Moore, trailing put out the mixtape I Am Da Beat in the film’s infatuation with early-’90s
off. “What do you call it? A tape player?” 2012 and danced in several Soulja Boy rap was personal. “I’m biased in that
the beat
I think that’s when hip-hop was firing on all him in so many different ways, being a guy who
cylinders, both commercially and artistically,” the
41-year-old says, citing the diversity of acts like
“I gravitated to once had that kind of lifestyle. I gravitated to
[Dope] instantly. It’s a hood classic — we haven’t
Geto Boys, Outkast, The Notorious B.I.G. and
Hieroglyphics. “A lot of artists were being signed
Dope instantly. It’s had one of those in decades.”
Indeed, Dope’s recipe of violence, retro music
to major labels and creating interesting and
cutting-edge art, but it hadn’t gotten so successful
a hood classic — we and fashion, and a sun-baked inner-city Los
Angeles landscape makes associations with
that people knew what the formula was.”
After debuting in January at the Sundance haven’t had one of “hood classics” like Boyz N the Hood and Menace
II Society inevitable — and intentional: Famuyiwa
those in decades.” explains that he used such cinematic references as

points of departure. “I wanted to use the common
—ASAP ROCK Y language and history that we have of those
movies, but subvert them,” he says. “I wanted to
use that to put a mirror to our own expectations.”
One way Dope does that is by filtering those
old inner-city tropes through an extremely of-
the-moment, 2015 lens. Drugs are sold through
Snapchat, bitcoins and the “Dark Web”; dealers
philosophically discuss the ethics of drone
warfare; a macho OG laments his social media
accounts. At one point, Justin Bieber is described
as a “pretty n—a.” Moore and his pals, one of
whom is a lesbian tomboy, are undeniably Odd
Above, from left: Kravitz, ASAP Rocky and Moore Future-esque: They skateboard, wear skinny
hit the club in Dope. Right: Moore and his band
Awreeoh play songs written by Williams.
jeans and play in a rock band named “Awreeoh”
(pronounced “Oreo”; Williams wrote the songs
Film Festival to huge acclaim, Dope set off a they perform in the film). They may seem like
bidding war between distributors that ended on the black community,” says Moore. The outliers in their troubled neighborhood, but
with a guaranteed $7 million deal from Open Atlanta native is seated at a booth in a Mexican they’re far from unrecognizable in a mainstream
Road Films and Sony Pictures. In many ways, restaurant in the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn, culture where Kanye West, Tyler, The Creator
the charming coming-of-age comedy traffics in a neighborhood in which he has lived for just a and Williams are stars — and that was the whole
tropes found in mainstream films like American week (he’s currently shooting Baz Luhrmann’s point. “So many kids that we label as ‘thugs’ and
Pie and Superbad: a virginal high school outcast forthcoming hip-hop-inspired Netflix series The ‘criminals’ are often those same kids that end up in
looks for love, bullies rumble toward a richly Get Down in the Bronx). “The characters aren’t circumstances that are out of their own control,”
deserved comeuppance, madcap schemes face going out and shooting people and trying to act says Famuyiwa. “They could be your friends.”
unforeseen complications. But when filtered hard — they just want to go to school. They’re Even if Dope’s familiar faces and pop-culture
through Los Angeles’ Inglewood neighborhood, regular kids. Juice kind of makes you like Tupac references resonate with millennial moviegoers, its
perils go beyond getting “swirlied” in the locker more as the thug, but I don’t want people to leave classic soundtrack may not necessarily reverberate
room by meathead jocks — Bloods are on one Dope liking me for pulling a gun.” in their headphones — or at least, not in the way it
corner, dealers lurk on the next, and college is Rocky — who landed a supporting role in used to. Songs that were edgy 20 years ago are now
regarded as an uncommon escape route, not an Dope after helping his then-girlfriend, model rap’s golden oldies, the cherished vestiges of an
inevitability. Even though those threats are some- Chanel Iman, practice her lines — does pull guns, aging generation’s youth. “Honestly, it doesn’t hit
times portrayed cartoonishly, Dope is a comedy however. “It’s very cliched: I play a drug dealer, me like, ‘Oh, man, that’s the joint,’ ” says Moore of
with an undercurrent of sociopolitical awareness a thug with an elegant, intelligent side,” says the ’90s hip-hop. “It hits me like, ‘This is where we
that rarely exists in popular teen romps. rapper, 26. “He’s one of those guys that’s just a came from. I should study this, because there’s
“The movie gives a different perspective product of his own environment. I can connect to knowledge in it.’ ”
OVERHEARD
BY TH E BI LLBOARD STAFF pointed to the outfield fence a la Babe Ruth — owner David Cooley’s table, where she said hello
and then promptly popped out. He had better to fashion designer Calvin Klein. The crowd,
Hold It, Now Hit It: Ad-Rock At Bat luck on the mound in the next frame, pitching which included R&B singer-songwriter Tinashe,
Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz rhymed that he his team to the win with a scoreless inning. cheered Kesha when the DJ played her tracks
was “clutch like Piazza” on the Beastie “Die Young” and “Blow.”
Boys’ 2004 cut “3 the Hard Way,” but Kesha Chills With Calvin Klein
that wasn’t quite the case at James “Tik Tok” singer Kesha literally glowed at James Franco Wants The Allah-Las
J. Walker Park in Manhattan’s West the West Hollywood gay bar The Abbey James Franco has asked Los Angeles psych-
Kesha
Village, where Overheard spotted following her L.A. Pride performance rockers The Allah-Las to do the music for
the hip-hop legend playing softball on June 12. The artist entered the the film The Long Home. Franco will direct
on June 10 with a group of friends. At establishment through a back and appear in the movie, about a young
bat with runners on first and third in entrance wearing glow-in-the-dark contractor hired to build a honky-tonk by a
the game’s penultimate half-inning, glitter in her hair, which was styled in a malevolent con who arrives in town.
Horovitz, wearing a Mets hat, jokingly pom-pom look. She was taken to Abbey Franco Got gossip? Send to tips@billboard.com.
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OH, THAT’S HOW
YOU SAY IT! OMI
Jamaican reggae-pop rookie OMI has a surprise top 10 hit
OH-EM-EYE
AH-MEE
UM...WHO? 4%
7%
11%
OH-MY
29%
HOW DO YOU SAY ‘OMI’ ?
The right answer? Oh-mee (rhymes
with “foamy”). “It actually comes
from my real name,” says OMI, born
Omar Pasley, 28. ”My father gave
on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Cheerleader” (see page 1), OH-MEE
it to me when I was a baby, and my
friends and loved ones [use it].
but he still may have one reason to boo: No one can agree 48%
So when my fans call me OMI, it
on how to say his name. See the results of Billboard’s feels right at home.”
highly unscientific poll of 56 music fans for proof.
OMI
“Could
BYRNE’S GLITTERY GAL A I play a

Miles Davis
solo? Hell
no,” jokes
The former Talking Head is pairing Nelly Furtado, Ad-Rock and other stars with the actor-
musician.
hundreds of high school kids for an audiovisual arena spectacular
BY FRANK DIGIACOMO
A
color guard/pop-music mash-up “doesn’t they aren’t accepted when it comes to typical high
quite fit a category that people can get school kinds of things. So color guard becomes
their heads around,” explains David not only a way for them to express themselves but
Q&A
Byrne. Which means it’s exactly the kind also a kind of a refuge — a place where they have a
of thing that would excite the boundary-pushing feeling of belonging. It’s tied into their identity. It’s E D H E LM S
musician, artist and author. Color guard, which is way more than just a hobby you do after school.” Actor Ed Helms makes his living off
popular in schools across the United States, consists laughs, but he takes his passion — music
of teams doing synchronized, explosive dance moves The music goes big... — very seriously. In between roles in
the Hangover films, Brooklyn Nine-
with props like flags, fake rifles and sabers, usually “Color guard teams’ passions are high; we want
Nine and elsewhere, the 41-year-old is
accompanied by marching bands at football games that reflected in the music, too. We didn’t go for a bluegrass renaissance man, playing
and pep rallies. After learning of color guards when quiet singer-songwriters. One of the teams worked several instruments in The Lonesome Trio
a student asked to use his song out stuff to a Tracy Chapman and running The Bluegrass Situation, an
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all-things-Americana hub that hosts an

for a routine, Byrne, 63, conceived song, but I thought something eponymous festival in Los Angeles and
Contemporary Color, an all-star with more oomph would match just curated a stage at Bonnaroo for the
performance that will debut at the scale of what they’re doing. third year in a row. With The Lonesome
Trio’s self-titled debut out June 16 on
Toronto’s Air Canada Centre But it isn’t a cavalcade of hits. It’s
Sugar Hill Records, Helms explains why
June 22-23 and then head to not going to be Jingle Ball.” he digs deep for roots music.
Brooklyn’s Barclays Center June
27-28. The former Talking Head ...except for St. Vincent. (She You recorded this album in two weeks in
Asheville, N.C. How does making an album
frontman, Nelly Furtado, How to goes dark.)
compare to making a film?
Dress Well, Ad-Rock, St. Vincent “The color guard teams work They’re totally different creative
and other musicians will each be with themes, so we paired them muscles. The best comparison would be
paired with a color guard team with artists based on that. One cramming on a script deadline: long
hours, late nights and just jamming
— he says the kids are “super disciplined and totally team’s theme takes place in an insane asylum — the
to get a script done. It’s sort of a
committed” — and play music to their routines. kids get snatched and taken away. I thought, ‘Annie similar neural pathway to making an
Byrne explains his latest “amazing” and “abstract” Clark [aka St. Vincent] is going to love this.’ ” album: holing up in the studio, working
creative vision. super-late hours. You isolate yourself.
You’re steeping in this creative stew.
Be sure to stay for the grand finale.
Byrne sees himself in color-guard kids. “There’s going to be 300 kids, lots of musicians and On the album, you play guitar, banjo,
“A lot of the teens involved in this feel sometimes some glitter cannons.” piano, trumpet and harmonica. Is
learning an instrument hard for you?
I can pick up instruments fairly easily,
Byrne with members of the Ventures
but at a very rudimentary level. I’m not
color guard team. Inset: a sneak peek
of Color Contemporary. a rudimentary guitar player or piano
player, but that’s because I’ve worked
hard at those things for many years.
Other things, I can pick up, but that
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doesn’t mean I’m very good at it. I

played trumpet in junior high, but could
I play a Miles Davis solo? Hell no.
Steve Martin is another comedian who

shreds on the banjo. Who would win in a
musical throwdown?
Steve would walk away with it hands down.
He’s an awesome banjo player. I’m pretty
deep in the bluegrass community, and he
is taken very seriously as a musician —
for good reason. —GARRETT KAMPS
the beat
HEAR SAY
“I’ve been HIV positive
since 2011, my entire
career. F— stigma and
Blanco hiding in the dark.”
A LOOK AT WHO’S — MYKKI BLANCO
SAYING WHAT IN MUSIC The gender-bending rapper in a
Facebook post.
COMPILED BY STEVEN J. HOROWITZ
Duff
“It made me really
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upset. I was 19. “For the record, I’m in
Why was I having a love with Meek.”
greatest-hits album?” — NICKI MINAJ
The rapper responding on
— HILARY DUFF Twitter to her ex-boyfriend
The former teen icon to the Safaree’s dis song by confirming
Los Angeles Times, on her previous her relationship with Meek Mill.
label Hollywood Records releasing
Best of Hilary Duff in 2008.
West
“In [the] dictionary “You’re not an ally —

next to ‘obnoxious you’re an enemy.”
asshole,’ see photo —TALIB K WE LI
The outspoken rapper on Rachel
of ‘The Donald.’ ” Dolezal — the “transracial” former
president of the Spokane, Wash.,
— CHE R Ora chapter of the NAACP — in
The legendary singer on an interview with Rolling Stone.
Twitter, weighing in on Donald
Trump’s recently announced
campaign for president.
“I’m so boring... “I thought he had

I’m not at the club. my back and
I got to focus on that he’d never steer
the kids. I got to me wrong.”
take them to tap class — RITA OR A
and gym class.” The British artist on her ex-boyfriend
Calvin Harris, to Marie Claire.
— K ANYE WEST
The rap star during an interview with
WQHT (Hot 97) New York’s Ebro in the
Morning about his domestic life.
“Wine is my PRO TI PS
newfound
love,” says
Bun B. THE RAP SOMMELIER’S GUIDE TO WINE
When chef Chris Shepherd wanted to
spice up his James Beard Award-winning 1 First Date 2 Business Lunch 3 Dinner Party
Houston eatery Underbelly, which “The 2013 Hexamer “This is easy: The “I’m going to go
Weissherbst 2009 Baron with a couple
celebrates the city’s Southern cuisine, he 1
[$22/bottle] is a de Magana bottles of cider,
turned to an unlikely person: local rapper great dinner-date [$11/glass] is a personally. You
Bun B, whom he asked to curate the wine wine. It’s got a classic red, bold don’t want to
list. “I brainstormed and thought, ‘I know wonderful look in smell and taste. bring something
wine “Front, Back and Side to Side,” and taste. Sneaks Sets the tone too strong in case
2
up on you. Great for negotiations, some folks aren’t
like the UGK song,’ ” says Shepherd, 42,
mood-setter. I’m because you’ll heavy drinkers. And
referring to Bun B’s duo with the late assuming this know how strong it’s cheaper than
Pimp C. “That’s when the light went off.” dinner is it is — but champagne.”
In honor of his latest collab, Bun B, 42, at Underbelly!” they won’t.” —DEMARCO
3
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“The coin-style
bracelet has all my
siblings’ names on it.
I keep it close to
me when I’m away, so I
always have
my family with me,”
says Morrissey.
F
Flower Power LO MORRISSEY WAS 15
“Trousers make me
feel powerful when when she wrote “Show
I perform,” she says Me,” the first track off her
of the MIH jeans
paired with a vintage debut album, Tomorrow
floral blouse from Will Be Beautiful (out
Portobello Market and
a butterfly bag she
July 17 on Glassnote
scored from a Records). Now 20, the
thrift store in Portland singer-songwriter has
while on tour.
had five years to grow up with the song,
a finger-picked meditation that narrates
Morrissey photographed
her experience of becoming a woman.
June 5 at Sun Studio in London. “It resonates more with me now,” says
Morrissey. “You have to learn to live
with a song in a different way, whether it
Style s TOUR ESSENTIALS means the same thing to you or not.”
Flo Morrissey’s
Morrissey was raised in a close-
knit family in London’s Notting Hill
neighborhood, the second-oldest of nine
children. But it wasn’t until she left to
Bohemian Rhapsody
The buzzy and beautiful English rose breaks down what
record in Los Angeles with producer
Noah Georgeson (Devendra Banhart,
Joanna Newsom) that her hometown
began creeping into her music. “It’s
the loneliness, the lack of something
she’ll be wearing at the Glastonbury Festival (June 24-28) in London, that inspires me,” she says.
“When I leave and come back again, I see
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$1,185; farfetch.com. 50 Cent wore Marcelo Burlon’s designs, they
kicked back at the clubs with him. The County of
Milan creative director, who crafts sophisticated
urbanwear, credits his reach in fashion to his alter egos: club
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kid, party planner, DJ and former publicist (he repped close
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Riccardo Tisci when he
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so much music naturally
behind the brand,” explains
Morrissey also spent time her petal pink Dora Teymur
the 37-year-old. “It’s not
in Paris in 2014, where La boots. Piling on jewelry is
just about the clothes.”
Blogotheque, which records also part of the look, and
Burlon, who hails from
musicians playing live in she’s rarely without her
Argentina, continues to
unconventional locations grandmother Flo’s garnet
straddle the worlds of
around the world, filmed her eternity band, and a
music and fashion, having
playing first single “Pages purple-stone ring her
just helmed the creative From left: Solange Knowles, Burlon and
of Gold.” In the video, she’s parents gave her when she
direction of rapper Future’s Trey Songz at the Moet Nectar Impérial
perched alone on a statue in first signed to Glassnote. Rosé x Marcelo Burlon launch on June 3.
next album cover as well
a park at dusk, singing about Her stage look isn’t much
as designing a special bottle for Moet Nectar Impérial Rosé
a particularly lousy breakup. different from her day-to-
out in July. Says Future, “[He] embraces hip-hop culture in a
“But I don’t want to be a day style. “I keep it casual;
dope way.”
depressing girl with a guitar; I’ll put on some lipstick
Looks from
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I want to have an uplifting to show I’m making a bit

Burlon’s County How did you come up with the
message,” she says. “Even the of effort.” Flared jeans or of Milan fall 2015
menswear show.
label’s name?
sadness can be beautiful — it’s trousers nicked from her
Prices start at We don’t have counties in Italy,
just [about] finding a way of mum’s closet, she says, $99. Available
so it was about creating some-
bringing it out.” make her feel grounded for purchase at
Barneys New York. thing for a city that, how do you
Though Morrissey says when performing
Never Leaves Home Without say? Took me as a guest.
“I’m not just some fairy- (“I feel a bit too
Above: “My vintage Martin guitar. I got
hippie girl,” she does have it for my birthday two years ago, and I’ve floaty when I wear a
Why do you think County of
an undeniably bohemian been playing it at every show.” Below: A dress onstage”).
Lomography Fisheye camera. “I always Milan appeals to celebri-
aesthetic that was shaped take pictures of moments before the show,
Morrissey will tour
ties?
by the vintage clothing meeting people and things like that.” the festival circuit
I was a club kid in the ’90s,
and antique jewelry she this summer, starting
I grew up in the clubs, and
discovered while wandering the famed with Glastonbury on June 27. “I’m putting
these guys see themselves
Portobello Road Market near her home. all my attention on those songs,” she says,
in that aesthetic.
She favors white-on-white ensembles although she also is preoccupied with the
(“I feel pure, like a blank canvas”) one thing on her packing list that hasn’t yet
Are you still in the clubs all
accented with colored shoes, like a pair of been accounted for. “You’ve reminded me:
the time?
bright orange Swedish Hasbeens clogs or I’ve got to find some rain boots!”
Not like before, but every
season after my show I
Flo’s Festival Must-Sees do a big party for 3,000
people. The clubs were my
After she plays the Park Stage on Saturday, the singer-songwriter plans to hit these sets
school. I started getting paid
Jamie xx Father John Misty The Moody Blues to dance when I was 16.
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“His new record is brilliant, “I’ve only ever seen him on “ ‘Nights in White Satin’ is one Why collaborate with Moet?
and it will be interesting to see YouTube, but he’s leading the of my favorite songs. It inspired When I DJ, champagne is the
Jamie play in his own domain.” way for alternative music.” me to pick up the flute.” only thing I drink!
SHREDDING
What motivates a sober, settled Eddie Van Halen, the friggin’ Mozart of heavy
metal, to still play the guitar? As he reveals to Billboard in a wide-ranging
conversation at his home, it’s not warm, fuzzy feelings for his old VH bandmates — he
barely tolerates David Lee Roth (and the feeling’s mutual). It’s not keeping
pace with the kids — he claims he hasn’t listened to new music in 30 years. The answer’s
simple, really: “You make music for people. To do it any other way would be selfish”
By CHUCK K LOSTER M A N
Photog raphed by PE G G Y SI RO TA
“Maybe [vaping] will make me grow a third
arm — there are chemicals in it. Although then
I could play keyboards while I play guitar,” says
Van Halen, photographed May 29 at his home
in Los Angeles. Styling by Naomi deLuce Wilding.
Van Halen wears a BillyLA vintage T-shirt,
AG jeans and vintage leather jacket.
for three decades, yet still know the reputa- us where we are today, at least for the
tion of a faceless Swedish songwriter who moment. The current lineup released A
specializes in high-gloss pop? Different Kind of Truth in 2012, trailed by a
“I have a lot of Google alerts set up,” says 2015 live album cut in Japan. Interestingly,
Van Halen. “I think I read something where A Different Kind of Truth included a handful
somebody said, ‘If Max Martin played guitar of old songs abandoned from the band’s
like Eddie Van Halen, he’d be dangerous.’ I earliest demos, selected by Wolfgang and
know he’s like the modern Desmond Child. lyrically updated by Roth.
He makes all the hits. But that’s all I know Eddie Van Halen looks back on these
about him.” transactions the way a Vietnam vet
It’s a contradiction — but not the first one, recalls Cambodia — certain details are
or the last. vivid while others blend together, but he
has no nostalgia for any of it. The most
This is not a fake-out or a misdirection, MERGING FROM THE BACKYARD hyperkinetic guitarist of the past 40 years
nor is it a seemingly straightforward state- party scene of mid-’70s Pasadena, has become, for lack of a better term,
ment that actually means its opposite. Eddie Van Halen radically modernized exceedingly normcore. “I’m a T-shirt and
Van Halen does not listen to music. “I don’t the trajectory of American metal by jeans guy,” he says while compulsively
listen to anything,” he tells me from a green- simultaneously making it less heavy, more vaping. He no longer smokes cigarettes,
ish couch inside 5150, the expansive home melodic, less gothic and more inclusive. having surgically lost one-third of his tongue
recording studio built on his seven-acre The band’s first six albums sold 34 million to a cancer that eventually drifted into
residence in Studio City, Calif. I’d just asked copies in the United States, according to the his esophagus. Still, he’s not certain if the
if he ever revisits old Van Halen albums, but RIAA, punctuated by the mammoth No. 1 cigarettes were totally to blame.
his disinterest in those records is merely single “Jump” in 1984. But that volcanic “I used metal picks — they’re brass
the tip of a very weird iceberg: Unlike every success melted into a never-ending carousel and copper — which I always held in my
other musician I’ve ever met, he does not of high-profile reinvention: Vocalist David mouth, in the exact place where I got the
listen to any music he isn’t actively making. Lee Roth went solo, prompting the group tongue cancer,” he says. “Plus, I basically
The guitarist maintains that the last album to relaunch its identity with Sammy Hagar. live in a recording studio that’s filled with
he purchased was Peter Gabriel’s So, when it During the next 10 years, this more refined, electromagnetic energy. So that’s one
came out in 1986. He’s not familiar with the less bombastic version of Van Halen sold theory. I mean, I was smoking and doing a
work of Radiohead, Metallica or Guns N’ another 14.7 million records — but that lot of drugs and a lot of everything. But at
Roses. He appears to know only one Ozzy lineup was similarly doomed, leading to the same time, my lungs are totally clear.
Osbourne song Randy Rhoads played on, Hagar’s acrimonious departure and an ultra- This is just my own theory, but the doctors
and it’s “Crazy Train.” He scarcely listened brief, ill-fated reconciliation with Roth at the say it’s possible.”
to Pantera, even though he spoke at the 1996 MTV Music Awards. That debacle spi- The surgery has slightly affected his
funeral of the group’s guitarist and placed raled into an awkward three-year union with speech, in the same way his 1999 hip
the axe from Van Halen II inside the man’s ex-Extreme frontman Gary Cherone, the replacement slightly affected his mobility.
casket. He doesn’t listen to the radio in his only singer Van Halen officially terminated. But he works out several times a week and
car, much to the annoyance of his wife (“I “It was a strange thing with Cherone,” appears remarkably spry. As proof, Van
prefer the sound of the motor,” he says). He recalls Van Halen. “We were getting ready Halen is about to embark on a 40-plus-
sheepishly admits he never even listened to go on tour, and all of a sudden I see this date North American tour. He will be
to most of the bands that opened for Van John Travolta outfit — these big lapels and joined by his drummer brother, Alex
Halen and worries, “Does that make me a crazy jacket. He’s like, ‘This is my stage (whom he loves), his bassist son (whom
an asshole?” Sometimes he listens to Yo-Yo outfit.’ That’s when I realized it wasn’t going he loves) and vocalist Roth (with whom he
Ma, because he loves the sound of the to work. But I don’t dislike Gary at all.” has no relationship whatsoever).
cello. But even that is rare. Hagar rejoined in 2003 (mostly for “He does not want to be my friend,” Van
“It’s an odd thing, but I’ve been this way touring purposes) but exited again after Halen says, seemingly bemused. “How can I
my whole life,” he continues. “I couldn’t two years, this time followed by bassist put this: Roth’s perception of himself is differ-
make a contemporary record if I wanted to, “I have severe tinnitus. Michael Anthony (eventually replaced ent than who he is in reality. We’re not in our
Some people think I need
because I don’t know what contemporary a hearing aid, but I just in Van Halen by Eddie’s son Wolfgang). 20s anymore. We’re in our 60s. Act like you’re
music sounds like.” keep turning things up Rumors that Roth would return once more 60. I stopped coloring my hair, because I
louder.” Below: onstage
As a high school student, he was obsessed at Madison Square
progressively bubbled to the surface; in know I’m not going to be young again.”
with Eric Clapton and mildly interested Garden in 1982. 2007, it finally happened. Which leaves Eddie would love to make another Van
in Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. That’s Halen album, but that plan has obstructions.
pretty much the extent of his investment “It’s hard, because there are four people in
as a consumer. He can intuitively learn this band, and three of us like rock’n’roll.
almost any song he hears and works on his And one of us likes dance music,” he says.
own music every day — the 5150 archive is “And that used to kind of work, but now
filled to the rafters with unreleased record- Dave doesn’t want to come to the table.”
ings — but he simply isn’t intrigued by That said, Van Halen still seems more
the music of other people (the last “new” magnanimous to Roth than he does toward
guitarist he liked is 68-year-old jazz artist Hagar and Anthony. He swears he has no
Allan Holdsworth, who’s eight years older hatred for anyone, but his grudges run deep
than he is). And if that seems strange, here’s (he’s still pissed that longtime producer Ted
something stranger: A few minutes after Templeman forced him to waste an original
explaining this, I casually mention Taylor Minimoog keyboard composition for the
Swift as an example of modern songwriting; single “Dancing in the Streets” in 1982: “The
before I finish my thought, Van Halen rhe- whole reason I built this studio was to shove
torically speculates on the role Max Martin it up Templeman’s ass”). The fundamental
might play within her songwriting process. nature of his genius confounds logic: He is
So how is it possible to not listen to music an autodidact who can play any instrument
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“I couldn’t make
a contemporary
record, because
I don’t know what
contemporary
music sounds like.”
GROOMING BY SUNNIE BROOK AT THE WALL GROUP USING HEAD AND SHOULDERS. LIVE: LARRY MARANO/GETTY IMAGES
ON TOUR, This sentiment becomes more explicable
when you hear the explanation for how
TOP DOWN Eddie used to work. For most of his career,
he wrote on tour. After every show, the other
Van Halen’s latest outing takes three members of the band would hit the
the band into new territory: town and carouse (“My brother was the
outdoor amphitheaters biggest horndog of them all,” he says). But
not Eddie. Eddie would remain alone in his
Few bands typify “arena rock” more hotel room, where he’d spend the entire
than Van Halen, but on its new tour night drinking vodka, snorting cocaine and
— which begins July 5 at the White noodling into a tape recorder.
River Amphitheatre in Seattle and With Roth (right) in he gets his paws on (he owns an oboe, for “I didn’t drink to party,” he says now, sober
1979. “I just wish
will continue for 40-plus dates — the
[Roth] saw Van Halen
instance), but he’s also the rare rock artist since 2008. “Alcohol and cocaine were pri-
group is playing amphitheaters. the way the rest of us who studied music at college (both he and vate things to me. I would use them for work.
“Van Halen has not performed many do,” says Eddie. “We Alex attended Pasadena Community College The blow keeps you awake and the alcohol
could go on forever if
outdoor shows, so this is new for he would just sing.” in the early ’70s). He’s a classically trained lowers your inhibitions. I’m sure there were
them,” says Van Halen manager Irving pianist, but he can’t read music. And he musical things I would not have attempted
Azoff. Why do it now? “Summer, insists that — had he taken proper guitar les- were I not in that mental state. You just play
summer, summer,” he says. sons — he would have never developed the by yourself with a tape running, and after
This, the group’s third consecutive innovative techniques that are now regularly about an hour, your mind goes to a place
tour with David Lee Roth on vocals taught by proper guitar instructors. where you’re not thinking about anything.”
and Wolfgang Van Halen playing “Eddie has the natural gift of melody, Here again, the contradiction is stark:
bass, comes nearly 40 years into with the deepest right-hand groove,” notes While directing the ultimate California
its career. Live, Van Halen remains Joe Satriani, a fellow virtuoso who (some- party band, Eddie Van Halen took little
a commercial force. The Different what ironically) now plays in the band pleasure from partying. Drugs and booze
Kind of Truth Tour in 2012 sold Chickenfoot with two former members of were simply intertwined with a relatively
522,296 tickets and grossed Van Halen. “Eddie put the smile back in rock hermetic lifestyle. In fact, most rumors
$54.4 million, according to Billboard guitar, at a time when it was all getting a bit about Van Halen’s drinking adopt an unusu-
Boxscore — although it ended on a brooding. He also scared the hell out of a ally dark tone, most notably a passage
sour note when a scheduled final million guitarists around the world, because from Hagar’s 2011 autobiography Red: My
leg never happened. “The last 30 he was so damn good. And original.” Uncensored Life in Rock that portrays Eddie
dates were not canceled; they were Since unleashing the instrumental as a violent, booze-addled vampire, living
never officially announced,” says “Eruption” in 1978, Van Halen has pio- inside a garbage house resembling the man-
Azoff. “The guys were dead, beat, neered a career based on astonishment sion from Grey Gardens.
exhausted.” Regardless, dates have and influence. The first question every rival “I was an alcoholic, and I needed alcohol
been added to the upcoming tour guitarist asked upon hearing the first Van to function,” he says now. For years, he
for Los Angeles and New York. Halen album was, “How is he making those awoke every morning with dry heaves. “I
And Bob Roux, co-president of sounds?” The second tended to be, “And started drinking and smoking when I was
North American concerts for how can I copy it?” As a consequence, the 12. I got drunk before I’d show up to high
promoter Live Nation, says 1980s were saturated with Eddie clones, school. My ninth grade science teacher,
projections call for a $30 million- all of whom tried to prove that they, too, he could smell the alcohol, and he told
plus gross. “Van Halen is perhaps could hammer on the neck of their guitar me, ‘Don’t drink anything you can’t see
one of the greatest rock’n’roll bands with maximum dexterity. But it never really through.’ And I was like, ‘So, vodka?’ And
of all time,” says Azoff. “The boys worked for anyone else. he said yeah. Which was great, because
had some time off and they wanted “That was a different trip,” Van Halen that was my drink ... I’m not blaming my
to get out again. And no one is recalls. “It was like, ‘What the hell did I father at all, but he was an alcoholic, too.
getting any younger.” —RAY WADDELL start here?’ Because [that technique] had So in our household, it was normal. But it
been a part of my playing for so long, and never affected his work, although I guess it
then everybody else started doing it. I didn’t affect my work, either. Around 2004,
did not take it as flattery. But it ultimately I suppose I became a very angry drunk. But
didn’t matter, because I still play that way [the stuff in Hagar’s book] was definitely
and none of those other people stayed with embellished. That’s him painting a picture
it.” He further notes that all the Big Hair of something that never happened.”
replicants ignored a subtle aspect of his Not surprisingly, Hagar stands behind his
methodology — he always held the neck of book’s depiction. “There is what Eddie says
the instrument with both hands while he and there is the truth,” he says. “I’m happy
hammered (as opposed to just popping the to see that he’s healthy, sober and playing
strings with the fingers of an open hand). music again.”
Now, why that detail makes a difference is
hard to deduce. But that’s just one of myriad ART OF WHAT MAKES
mysteries within Van Halen’s populist Van Halen’s persona difficult to
catalog. There are many who can instantly interpret is his tendency to swing
recall the first time they heard songs like between unyielding perfectionism
“Panama” and “Unchained” and “D.O.A.” and mild apathy. When making the early
— but Eddie Van Halen is not among them. VH albums, he would often sneak back
“I have no memory of coming up with into the studio at four in the morning to
any of those riffs,” he says. “Even the stuff I fix mistakes only he could hear. Yet he can
wrote for the last record, I don’t remember. also be confoundingly laissez-faire about
Van Halen performed at the Billboard Music
Awards in May with son Wolfgang, who
It just comes to me. I never sit down and significant career accomplishments. For
replaced bassist Anthony in 2006. decide to write a song. I’ve never done that.” example, it’s widely known that he received
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married his current wife, stuntwoman-
turned-publicist Janie Liszewski, in 2009,
Bertinelli was one of the 100 guests in atten-
dance). Eddie dislikes Van Halen’s ’82 cover
version of “Big Bad Bill,” but he’s overjoyed
his musician father was able to play clarinet
on it. And he’s adamant that his son is a
better bass player than the exiled Anthony,
almost to the point of overkill.
“Every note Mike ever played, I had to
show him how to play,” Van Halen claims.
“Before we’d go on tour, he’d come over with
a video camera and I’d have to show him
how to play all the parts.” He doesn’t even
credit Anthony for his harmonic backing
vocals, which fans classify as an integral part
of the group’s signature. “Mike’s voice is like
a piccolo trumpet. But he’s not a singer. He
just has a range from hell,” he says. “Mike
was just born with a very high voice. I have
more soul as a singer than he does. And you
know, people always talk about Mike’s voice
on Van Halen songs, but that’s a blend of
Mike’s voice and my voice. It’s not just him.”
(Anthony’s rebuttal to these accusations is
diplomatic: “I am proud to say that my bass
playing and vocals helped create our sound.
I’ve always chosen to take the high road and
stay out of the never-ending mudslinging,
because I believe that it ultimately ends up
hurting the Van Halen fans.”)
The reasons Van Halen split with
Anthony in 2006 are predictably complex
— it involves Anthony’s relationship with
Hagar, his lack of contribution to the song-
writing process and the fact that he did not
phone when Eddie developed cancer (or
when Eddie and Alex’s mother died). But
that conflict feeds into a larger question
that’s more complicated: Why does Eddie
Van Halen so often work with people he
doesn’t seem to like? It does not appear
that he needs the money or enjoys the
fame. He concedes that he barely knows
the words to most Van Halen tracks, which
means he doesn’t care about the lyrics to
songs he doesn’t recall inventing. He could
spend the rest of his days making music by
himself, in his own isolated studio, and no
one would question the decision. So why, at
no compensation for playing the solo on the chords underneath that made the solo “The big vodka the age of 60, does he continue to tour with
bottles with the
Michael Jackson’s “Beat It.” What’s less interesting. So I guess I did rearrange it.” handles on them? I
a singer who drives him insane?
known is that he (probably) deserves a chunk Right now, the only new music Eddie drank one of those Because he feels obligated to do so.
of the track’s songwriting credit, too. But he seems excited about is a forthcoming solo every day. But I didn’t “I think it’s now built into people’s DNA,
act out. I kept to
doesn’t care about this at all. It’s almost like project from Wolfgang, 24, who’s also craft- myself.” Van Halen, that it just won’t be Van Halen if it’s not
he doesn’t comprehend the magnitude of ing the set list for the upcoming tour (they’re with dog Kody, wears Roth’s voice,” he says. “This conversation
a Levi’s jacket and
the song, the fame of the person who sang it including a handful of songs they’ve never AG jeans. For an
brings me back to being in Pasadena
or the singularity of his own contribution. played live — “Dirty Movies,” “Drop Dead exclusive video with Community College with Alex, where all
“I think it’s funny the way people talk Legs, “Top Jimmy”). To classify Eddie as Van Halen shredding these strict jazz guys would call us musical
— and admitting
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about that,” he says. “It was 20 minutes of the consummate family man might be a that his first passion prostitutes, because we would be gigging at
my life. I didn’t want anything for doing tad overstated, but he takes familial ties was for drums — go rock clubs every night and then stumbling
to Billboard.com or
that ... I literally thought to myself, ‘Who is seriously: Alex is his indefatigable best Billboard.com/ipad.
into class the next day. But there is an
possibly going to know if I play on this kid’s friend, their relationship forged by their element of music that is for the people.
record?’ So I went to the studio and lis- childhood emigration from Amsterdam in You make music for people. Otherwise,
tened to the song twice, and I didn’t like the 1962 (when they arrived in the United States, just play in your closet. And how do you
section they wanted me to solo over. They the brothers could speak only four English reach the most people? By giving them the
wanted me to solo over the breakdown. I words — “yes,” “no,” “motorcycle” and band that they know. To do it any other way
asked [Thriller producer] Quincy Jones to “accident”). He still has a good relationship would be selfish.”
edit the chords underneath the solo. Then I with his first wife (and Wolfgang’s mother), Van Halen is hitting the road. And they’re
could play the solo in the key of E, but it was actress Valerie Bertinelli (when Eddie hitting the road for you.
,
MUSIC + MONEY 2015
WHO S EArninG BILLBOARD FOLLOWED THE MONEY TO DETERMINE WHO’S PULLING IN THE LARGEST – AND I LLUSTR ATI O N S
SMALLEST – PAYCHECKS IN THE INDUSTRY: FROM THE TENS OF MILLIONS IN EQUITY AWARDS BY
SCRIPT & SEAL
REAPED BY APPLE EXECUTIVES TO A RADIO-STATION MASCOT’S MINIMUM WAGE

2 MANAGEMENT
*A L L S A L A R I E S A R E A N N UA L U N L E S S OT H E RW I S E S P E C I F I E D
WHAt R E D L I G H T M A N AG E M E N T, S B P R O J E C T S A N D T H E C R E E D CO M PA N Y A R E A M O N G T H E D E A L M A K E R S
A N D F L A K TA K E R S TH AT G ROW TH E I R BA N K ACCO U N TS BY G ROW I N G TH E I R AC TS
Management Company Owner Ź$500K-$10M+

(FIVE TO TEN REVENUE-PRODUCING CLIENTS)
No gig in the industry demands a closer 24/7
relationship with an artist or band than this
position. In addition to handling all aspects of
Personal Manager Ź $30K-$200K an act’s career, personal managers like Brandon
ARTISTS
Creed (Bruno Mars) and Bradford Cobb (Katy Perry)
(DEVELOPING ARTIST)
— or “day-to-day managers,” as they’re known
1
Personal Manager Ź $2M-$10M+ (STAR) at large agencies — function as a combination
consigliere, advocate, crisis intervention
Radio Promotion Ź $250K+ specialist and therapist. And their income is

tied to their artist’s success. The typical fixed
(DEPENDING ON NUMBER OF FORMATS) commission rate is 15 to 20 percent of gross
income, but some managers work with a variable
Touring Services Ź $150K rate: For instance, 10 percent on income to
$100,000, 15 percent on income to $500,000 and
TH E B UCKS START H E RE : A D ETAI LE D LOO K AT WHAT
ARTISTS, BANDS, COMPOSERS, SONGWRITERS Manager’s Assistant Ź $35K-$50K 20 percent above that. But when an artist
AND EVEN BUSKERS EARN FOR THEIR EFFORTS hits superstar level and generates millions,
commission rates tend to move the other way.
Developing Artist Ź $280K-$960K

MUSIC
3
The typical royalty rate for a Beatles' music first went up on
(LABEL ACT, 60K UNITS SOLD, RADIO AIRPLAY) heritage act — an artist or band iTunes in 2010, the band’s catalog
with an output that spans decades, has scanned 18 million downloads,
Superstar Ź $14M-$70M
PUBLISHING
not just a handful of albums — is earning $16.2 million, with at
(TOP FIVE ALBUM; ARENA OR STADIUM TOURS ) 20 to 25 percent. Those that want least $8.1 million going to Paul
a royalty rate north of that often McCartney, Ringo Starr and the heirs
Heritage Artist Ź $14M-$50M negotiate a 360 deal whereby the act of John Lennon and George Harrison.
(E.G., THE BEATLES, AC/DC, BOB DYLAN) receives a big advance and splits At the time the Beatles-iTunes deal
the profits from record sales in was first negotiated, Apple Corps S O N Y/A T V, S O N G S , W A R N E R / C H A P P E L L
YouTube Star Ź$250K-$300K exchange for sharing revenue from
other such income streams as touring
secured the unheard-of right to
collect revenue from Beatles music
— J U ST A F E W O F TH E CO M PA N I E S
THAT LI CE N S E SO N GWRITE RS ’ WO RK
(MIDLEVEL) and merchandise with the label. sales directly. Apple paid The TO F I L M , T V, CO M M E R C I A L S A N D
OTHER ARTISTS’ RECORDINGS
Songwriter $1M-$2M/year
Ź
One heritage act that has defied
that norm — in a spectacular way
Beatles, and then The Beatles paid
their label, Capitol. Typically,
(WITH AT LEAST ONE HIT ON THE HOT 100) — is The Beatles. According it’s the other way around.
Chairman/CEO Ź $2M-$4M
to sources, Apple Corps
Session Musician Ź negotiated royalty rates
Head of Licensing Ź $200K-$350K
$100-$2.5K/day of approximately 45
percent on Beatles CDs
Vice President Ź $125K-$175K
Cover Band Ź$1K-$2.5K/gig and vinyl and at least
50 percent for digital
Director Ź $75K-$80K
Busker Ź $50-$100/day downloads. Since The
Coordinator Ź $40K
The Beatles have earned $8.1 million
from iTunes downloads since the
Assistant Ź $30K-$35K
band’s music was first offered in 2010.
INDIE PUBLISHING
WHAT Publicist Ź $500-$10K/month CEO Ź $300K-$500K
Assistant Ź $500/week Agent Manager Head of Licensing Ź $150K-$175K
ARTISTS 15%-20% of Senior Manager/Director Ź $60K-$80K
PAY FOR... Security Ź $100/hour 10% of gross gross or net Compared with major music publishers,
Fan Club/Social Media Ź $500-$2.5K/month independents don’t have the manpower

or the overhead to employ a top-down
vertical hierarchy. Typically, senior
managers or directors engaging in A&R
(signing songwriters) wear multiple
WHAT Las Vegas Residencies Writing a commercial jingle Ź The artist’s own brand of hats. For instance, Atlas Music Group
Mariah Carey Ź $500K $100K-$500K perfume Ź $3M-$5M; CEO Richard Stumpf says Molly Seel and
ARTISTS Britney Spears Ź $475K (PLUS PERFORMANCE ROYALTIES) 6 to 7 percent royalty

Jake Simon, both senior managers of
creative services, and Kenley Flynn,
Jennifer Lopez Ź $360K (E.G., BRITNEY SPEARS) creative director of Atlas joint-
EARN (PER SHOW) The theme song for a TV show or a

film soundtrack Ź $5K-$1M Designing a sneaker/apparel
venture Combustion Atlas, also arrange
collaborations with other songwriters,
FOR... A high-profile synch Ź (PLUS PERFORMANCE ROYALTIES

FOR TELEVISION)
line Ź $2M-$3M advance;
pitch songs to labels and artists,
and arrange for synchs (placing songs
$10K-$2M 6 to 8 percent royalty rate on film or TV soundtracks or in ad

campaigns). Likewise, at Reservoir
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Writing a top 10 Hot 100 hit Ź A Saturday Night Live or late- (E.G., PHARRELL WILLIAMS) Media, director of synch licensing Andy
Moerschell also has the ability to sign
$250K-$2.5M night talk-show performance Ź Festival paycheck, new act Ź bands or renegotiate existing deals.
$345-$1K/person (SCALE) $3K-$7.5K
MUSIC + MONEY 2015
DIGITAL/
STREAMING ‘ARTISTS ARE TREATED
LIKE SLAVES’
“ U M B R E LL A” S O N GW R I T E R ,
ENTREPRENEUR AND R&B
SINGER TERIUS NASH, AKA
WHERE THE ONES AND ZEROS ADD UP TO
T H E D R E A M , 3 7, C A L L S
B I G M O N E Y — AN D H U G E EQ U IT Y AWARDS
M A J O R L A B E L S “ E V I L” A N D
C A R R I E S O N LY C A S H
CEO Ź $200K-$500K
Pandora chairman/CEO Brian McAndrews’
$500,000 salary is small compared You recently formed a record like slaves. We have terrible
with that of many record-label heads, label, Contra-Paris, through contracts, we have streaming
but like many executives in this
Capitol. Why start a label in services that pay one-tenth of a
sector, he makes most of his money
from performance-based incentives. this climate? cent per play, we have no laws to
(In order to tie compensation First off, it’s a 50/50 partnership. protect us.
to performance, companies have I’ve operated as a songwriter and
increasingly paid top executives
producer, so not everybody has If you were put in charge of
with stock-based rewards.) In 2014 he
that leverage. Contra-Paris is a the entire music industry,
SPINNING GOLD
earned a $455,000 bonus on top of his
salary, plus "Other" compensation of response to how things work in what’s the first thing you
$25,448. In 2013 he was given stock the industry today — the evil in would do to level the
and option awards valued at $28.8
million. But those numbers can be
the music business. playing field?
deceiving, because they hold only Unionize the artists and
T WO TU RNTAB LES AN D A M I CRO PH O N E
paper value until exercised. Pandora — PLUS A MACBOOK PRO, MIXER What’s the root of that evil? songwriters. Give them the power
shares have lost half their value AND MIND -BLOWING LIGHT SHOW — When the Atlanta Braves were to say, “No, we won’t only take a
since their early-2014 peak of $39.31, ADD UP TO SIX FIGURES FOR
but moving the company into the black DANCE MUSIC’S TOP DJs owned by Ted Turner, he was very few cents while you sit back and
could make McAndrews millions. passionate and did whatever it make all the money [when] we do
Highest Paid Ź $250K-$400K/gig took to do something good — all the work.”
(E.G., CALVIN HARRIS, DEADMAU5, TIESTO) and eventually he made money.
Lead Engineer Ź $200K* Labels used to be the same way. You previously recorded for,
Next Tier Ź $100K-$250K/gig Now they’re corporations, and and worked in A&R, at Def
Chief Technology Officer Ź $175K-$250K* (E.G., ALESSO, DAVID GUETTA, SKRILLEX, DIPLO) it’s only about their stock. For me, Jam. Have you ever felt that
CFO Ź $150K-$300K* that’s where the evil started. your record company has
been on your side, fighting
Chief Marketing Officer Ź $150K-$250K* Plenty of passionate owners for you?
have built record labels that Not one time. The record com-
Director of Product Ź $150K-$200K* ripped off their artists. pany has fought for themselves,
Entry-Level Programmer Ź $120K-$150K That’s because artists are treated never for me.
Creative Director Ź $100K-$200K*

Junior Visual Designer Ź $100K-$150K
5 LABELS
Product Manager Ź $100K-$150K
Senior VP Promotion Ź $750K
Senior Data Analyst Ź $100K-$150K
VP Promotion Ź $250K
Director of Content Ź $100K-$120K
Regional/Local Promotion Ź $80K-$125K
Back-End Engineer Ź $80K-$200K
Head of Catalog Sales Ź $275K
Audio Engineer/Producer Ź $80K-$120K WITH TH E ADVE NT O F D I G ITAL STR E AM I N G ,
D ECLI N I N G SAL AR I ES , CO N SO LI DATI O N AN D
U N C E RTA I N T Y WO N ’ T G O AWAY A N Y T I M E S O O N , Senior VP Marketing Ź $250K-$400K
Interaction Experience/User Interface BUT THE TOP EXECUTIVES OF THIS INDUSTRY
Designer Ź $80K-$150K SECTOR ARE STILL MAKING BIG BANK

Senior VP Sales Ź $185K-$350K
PR/Marketing Director Ź $80K-$150K* Senior VP, Digital Label Ź $200K-$250K
Quality Assurance Supervisor Ź Record-Group CEO Ź $2M-$16M+ Director/Vice President Ź $60K-$150K
(E.G., WARNER MUSIC GROUP, SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT)
$80K-$100K Entry-Level Marketing Job Ź $40K
Major-Label CEO/President Ź $3M-$5M
Licensing Manager Ź $70K-$90K (E.G., COLUMBIA, WARNER BROS. RECORDS) Label Assistant/Receptionist Ź $35K-$40K
Support Specialist Ź $50K-$70K Major-Genre Label CEO Ź $750K-$1M Public Relations Assistant Ź $30K-$35K
(E.G., WARNER NASHVILLE, VERVE RECORDS
Content Curator Ź $50K-$70K Senior VP Publicity Ź $350K-$400K
Major-Label Distribution President Ź $350K-$400K
Community/Social Media Manager Ź VP Publicity Ź $150K
$40K-$70K A&R Executives Ź $150K-$1M
(PLUS ROYALTY POINTS ON RECORDINGS) Executive Assistant Ź $55K
* (PLUS EQUITY)
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Taylor Swift and Big Machine
pulled her music from Spot-
ify. As a label owner and cre-
ator, do you support that?
I can support it, but I could never
a black artist. Which I’m sure
for him, he’s like, “Thank God.”
There are urban artists and then
there are pop artists, and urban
artists get things taken from
6 TOURING
IN 2014, TOURING REVENUE ACCOUNTED FOR MORE
THAN 80 PERCENT OF THE INCOME EARNED BY
M U S I C ' S 4 0 TO P AC T S . I T ’ S A D E M A N D I N G WAY TO
MAKE A LIVING , BUT IT SUPPORTS EVERYONE FROM
do the same. I’m black. them. We create the swag,
BANDS TO SPLIFF-ROLLERS
and everybody knows it.
Meaning what? Dr. Luke has been remaking
It’s a race thing. It’s always going [Rihanna's] “Umbrella” since we
to be a race thing. For one, if I made “Umbrella”! I tell him that CLUB-LEVEL TOURING Head Carpenter Ź $1K-$5K/week
took my records off of Spotify, to his face! He has been making
it would affect the people who it over and over, and pop radio
Headliner Ź $750K/40 dates Pyro/Inflatables Ź $1K-$2.5K/week
(SOLD-OUT, $50/TICKET)
listen to my music for free loves it every time. Catering Ź $5K/day
and may not have the means Opener Ź $16K/40 dates
otherwise. Taylor Swift fans What do you make of Tidal? Choreographer Ź $2.5K-$20K
probably have the means to go I think my good friend Jay Z said Roadie Ź $700-$1K/week
and buy a Taylor Swift record. it best: Apple makes a billion
Wardrobe/Stylist Ź $200/day
Lighting Director Ź $500-$1K/week
dollars doing something; we Hair/Makeup Ź $200/day
What role does race play in have no problem with it. We’ll Promoter Ź 15 percent of the door
how artists get paid today? buy 8,000 iPhones. But if a black Merchandiser Ź $1K/week
If you got a hit and you’re white, man does it, immediately people
there are no limits to what you say, “Wait, hasn’t he already THEATER/ARENA-LEVEL TOURING Tour Bus/Equipment Truck Driver Ź
$100/day to $1.5K/week
can do. If you’re black and you made enough money?”
Headliner Ź $3.3M-$30M/40 dates
have a hit today but can’t do it (SOLD-OUT, $50/TICKET) “Rock Doc” Ź $1K/week
again tomorrow, then your ass is I noticed you were carrying (LOCAL DOCTOR WHO MAKES HOUSE CALLS)
out of here. When the industry a Versace fanny pack, and Opener Ź $30K-$750K/40 dates
uses you up, that’s it. You’re when I asked what was Drug Holder/Blunt Roller Ź $500/week
gone. It’s a constant battle for inside, you showed me a Lead Guitarist Ź $500-$20K/week (PLUS HOTEL AND TRAVEL)
our culture. We can’t say no to wad of $100 bills. What’s Keyboardist Ź $200-$15K/week Groupies Ź Tickets, backstage passes
radio, we can’t say no to Spotify, the deal with that?
(PLUS OCCASIONAL HOTEL AND TRAVEL)
and we can’t have a concert It’s a cultural thing. Whenever Drummer Ź $200-$15K/week
because nobody will come. I [encounter] a nice suburban
And the whole time, everybody family — black or white, but
Background Vocalist Ź $100-$8K/week As the person responsible for all of the
technical aspects of a tour — sound, lights,
is taking from our culture to most of the time white — they Tour Manager Ź $2.5K-$10K/week staging, pyro — as well as the planning,
budgeting and procurement of those elements,
enhance the pop side of things. always have the same reaction:
By the way, the pop side doesn’t “Why you all have all this money Tour Accountant Ź $1.5K-$6K/week the production manager is one of the most
critical and highly paid positions on the
mean you have to be white. on you?” I don’t believe in cards. I road. The salary range for the job is wide,
Set Designer Ź $25K-$50K
ANDREW ZAEH
Bruno Mars is pop. Nobody believe in cash. I’d carry gold if it with production managers for rock and pop
tours generally making 15 to 20 percent more
listens to Bruno Mars like he’s wasn’t so heavy. —CRAIG MARKS Site Coordinator/Advance Ź $10K than those who sign on with top-shelf country
(PLUS ON-SITE DAYS) acts. The reason for this disparity comes
down to pure economics. Ticket prices for
With Nielsen Music reporting labels to adopt a digital-

Stage Manager Ź $500-$5K/week country music’s biggest headliners rarely
hit the $100 mark, while topline rock and
that year-to-date stream-
equivalent revenue accounted
access business model, their
replacements are carrying
Production Manager Ź $1.5K-$8K/week pop tours shattered the $100 ceiling decades
ago. Still, according to Jason Aldean’s
for 35 percent of total album
sales (including CDs and
spiffy new titles meant to
reflect this evolution.
Lighting Director Ź $3K-$5.5K/week longtime tour manager Joseph Lloyd, country
acts manage to lure and keep top talent
digital downloads) as of June 7,
it’s little surprise that sales
When the once-conjoined
Island, Def Jam and Republic
Spotlight Operator Ź $200/gig because their touring schedules tend to
be less of a grind than those for rock and
positions at the major labels labels were separated in 2013,
now come with smaller salaries the senior vp of sales for the Backline Crew Chief Ź $2K-$3K/week pop acts. Country tours are often set up so
that the artist plays only Thursday through
and new nomenclature. combined labels was replaced
In the heyday of the CD era, by Kevin Lipson, who was given Sound Engineer Ź $1.8K-$3K/week Sunday, leaving the crew three potential
days for “standing by the Yeti with the party
the senior vp of sales could the new title of senior vp of lights plugged in,” as Aldean sings in “Sweet
make $250,000 to $500,000, but commerce, overseeing sales Video/Animation Ź $1K/minute of footage Little Somethin’.” “I’ve always preached
as physical sales nosedived, and digital commerce strategy that the country genre offers a quality of
these executives became marked for Republic and Island. Camera Operator Ź $1.5K/week life that rock can’t match,” says Lloyd,
men. Three were let go in Warner Music Group’s Nashville adding, “I’m home more often.”
2014 alone, and as streaming division also hired veteran Head Rigger Ź $2.5K-$5K/week
continues to eat into physical sales executive Ben Kline as
and digital sales, requiring its new vp of revenue.
BOX-OFFICE REVENUE: WHO GETS WHAT

INDIE LABELS TH E PE RCE NTAG E O F E VE RY DO LL AR TH AT ARTI STS AN D CO N CE RT PRO M OTE RS G ET TO
K E E P A F T E R PAY I N G T H E I R CO M M I S S I O N S , T R AV E L CO S T S A N D OT H E R E X P E N S E S
Label Head Ź $200K VP A&R Ź $50K-$80K

Distribution Company President Ź VP Marketing Ź $60K-$80K
$150K-$200K VP Sales Ź $60K-$80K Opening Act Middle Act Headliner Promoter
Distributor Sales Rep Ź $70K-$90K Publicist Ź $50K-$70K 5% 20% 37% 10%
(LARGE ACCOUNTS)
8 MEDIA
MUSIC + MONEY 2015
BOOKING Local Morning Host Ź $100K-$400K

Nationally Syndicated Air Personality Ź $90K-$1M
AGENCY
TH E Y AI R TH E SO N GS , CRE ATE TH E M US I C VI D EOS
AN D ARR AN G E FO R TH E LIVE PE RFO RMAN CES THAT
(VARIES BASED LARGELY ON SHIFT AND FAME LEVEL)
G I V E VA LUA B LE E X P O S U R E TO M U S I C A L AC TS
Promotion Director Ź$ 50K-$90K (FOR MULTIPLE STATIONS)
C A A , T H E W I N D I S H AG E N C Y A N D PA R A D I G M
MUSIC VIDEO Engineer Ź $35K-$100K
A R E A M O N G T H E F I R M S T H AT P U T A RT I S T S
ON TOU R AN D WORK TO G ROW TH EM FROM
C LU B AC T S TO A R E N A D R AW S Director Ź $1K-$400K Mascot Ź Minimum wage
Cinematographer/Videographer Ź $1K-$100K RADIO (MEDIUM MARKET)
Boutique Agency Owner Ź $200K-$2M
Nonband actors Ź Free to $50K (KNOWN ACTOR) Program Director Ź $50K-$175K (PLUS BONUSES FOR RATINGS)
Responsible Agent Ź $50K (DEVELOPING ARTIST)
Video vixens Ź Free to $10K On-Air Personality Ź $40K-$90K
Responsible Agent Ź $500K-$3M (STAR) (PLUS BONUSES FOR AIRSHIFT RATINGS)
Booking agents find, route and negotiate
Choreographer Ź $100-$300/day (SCALE)
live engagements for artists as well as
Lighting Ź $200-$400/day (SCALE) Local Morning Host Ź $50K-$200K
focus on building their careers as live They’re on the air for just four hours a day, but the
performers. The responsible agent, or
RA, generally brings an artist to the Sound Ź $100-$600/day (SCALE) job of morning radio air personalities is much more
work-intensive than just what comes out of the speakers.
agency and shepherds his or her career.
RAs at large agencies like Creative Camera Ź $550-$1K/day (SCALE) They often start their workday at 4 a.m., and post-show
their day continues with meetings, commercial voiceover
Artists Agency or William Morris Endeavor tapings and, in this era of enhanced fan interaction,
typically are paid annual salaries that blog posts, social media and original video content
range from $75,000 to more than $1 million TELEVISION for the station’s website. Morning hosts like WPOC
for those with superstar clients. At Baltimore’s Laurie DeYoung also are expected to make
a smaller agency, salaries range from
$40,000 to $225,000. As a general rule,
Saturday Night Live Senior Booker Ź $175K-$225K appearances. Finally, they live and die by a monthly
report card from Nielsen Audio. But for all this, they
RAs are expected to bring in annual
commissions equal to three times their
Late-Night TV Music Supervisor/Producer/Booker Ź tend to be well-compensated, and their salaries are
augmented by endorsements, appearance fees, ratings-
salaries. Bonuses are sometimes doled $100K-200K based bonuses — and all the free coffee they can drink.
out on bookings that exceed that level.
Booking agencies typically earn a Late-Night TV Bandleader Ź $250K-$2.5M Promotion Director Ź $30K-$70K
10 percent commission of the gross
revenue for each engagement booked. Late-Night TV Bandmember Ź $10K-$50K/week (FOR MULTIPLE STATIONS)
Specialty Agent Ź $50K-$250K Morning-Show Music Supervisor/Producer Ź

$100K-$200K RADIO (SMALL MARKET)
(CLUBS, FESTIVALS, SPONSORSHIPS, DIGITAL, CORPORATE)
Program Director Ź $30K-$90K (PLUS BONUSES FOR RATINGS)
Agency Department Head Ź $100K-$300K
RADIO (LARGE MARKET) On-Air Personality Ź $20K-$50K
Agency Partner Ź $250K+
Program Director Ź $85K-$250K (PLUS BONUSES FOR RATINGS) Local Morning Host Ź$30K-$100K
Agency Senior VP Ź $250K-$500K+
On-Air Personality Ź $70K-$150K (PLUS BONUSES FOR RATINGS) Morning-Show Sidekick Ź $30K-$50K
Assistant Ź $30K-$60K
HOW 11 GUYS SPLIT $2 MILLION G

A
A Jeffrey Bhasker
$339.9K (18%)
FROM ONE MASSIVE HIT

MARK RONSON AND BRUNO MARS’ SMASH
F
B Devon Gallaspy
$100K (5.2%)
“UPTOWN FUNK!,” WHICH SPENT 14 WEEKS
AT N O. 1 O N TH E H OT 1 0 0, HAS YI E LD E D M O RE C Philip Lawrence
B
THAN $300,000 FOR FOUR OF ITS WRITERS.
B I LLBOARD B RE AKS DOWN WHO MAD E WHAT $385.3K (20.5%)
Total Writer D Bruno Mars
Success has many fathers. Mark Ronson and Bruno Revenue $345.6K (18.3%)
Mars’ “Uptown Funk” has 11. The track, which is tied
for the second-longest reign on the Billboard Hot 100, E
$1.9M
initially was credited to six songwriters — Ronson,
E Mark Ronson
Mars, Jeffrey Bhasker, Philip Lawrence, Devon Gallaspy $339.9K (18%)
and Trinidad James — but added the five writers of The C
Gap Band’s 1979 hit “Oops Upside Your Head” after F Trinidad James
their publisher lodged a claim. Billboard estimates the $150K (8%)
song has earned $2.7 million in publishing royalties
(not including TV and film synch revenue), $1.9 G The Gap Band
million of which has gone to the writers based on their $226.6K (12%)
respective publishing deals. —ED CHRISTMAN D
SOURCE: Nielsen Music
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major company to find your
audience. But, so far, that’s not Apple senior VP Internet software
reflected in the numbers. That and services Eddy Cue
may be because the algorithms SALARY: $948K // STOCK AWARDS: $20M
at companies like Spotify are not NON-EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN: $3.4M // OTHER: $60K
democratizing the field as much
E CO N O M I S T PAU L K R U G M A N S AYS H E ’ S Total $24.4M
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S U RPRI S E D AT H OW LIT TLE HAS CHAN G E D FO R as I would like. Or it might be that
ARTISTS DURING THE LAST, OH, 150 YEARS
people are all pretty much the
Live Nation Entertainment
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same — and they all want to
hear Taylor Swift. CEO Michael Rapino
the same relative to the mere
SALARY: $2.3M // STOCK AWARDS: $3.1M
In an interview, The Dream
NON-EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN: $5.5M // OTHER: $81K
mortals. If you look at Jenny Lind,
the Swedish Nightingale, who suggested unionizing artists Total $11M
3
toured America in the 1850s, and and songwriters. Is that a
Elizabeth Billington, the star of viable option? SiriusXM CEO James E. Meyer
When New York Times op-ed London opera in the 1800s, and If, say, we had to pay $25 for a SALARY: $1.6M // BONUS: $6M
columnist, Nobel Prize-winning if you scale what they made by ticket to see a band at Bowery OTHER: $7K
economist and indie-music fan our best estimates of per capita Ballroom instead of $15, and Total $7.6M
4
Paul Krugman, 62, goes to see income at the time, basically, they the artist got paid a bit more,
iHeartMedia CEO Robert Pittman
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a band at Bowery Ballroom, he were Taylor Swift. It was always it’s probably true that the great
can’t help but run the numbers. about the live performances. bulk of the audience would still SALARY: $1.2M
“Even for bands that have wildly Artists have never made much come. So, I shouldn’t knock BONUS: $287K // STOCK AWARDS: $3.4M
enthusiastic followings, it’s still money from royalties. Even in it. Organizing could make the NON-EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN: $1.2M // OTHER: $1.2M
$15 a ticket,” he says. “At that the height of the CD era, artist difference between not surviving Total $7.3M
5
level, it’s very hard to see how earnings from live performances and barely surviving.
they get very far.” Billboard asked were something like seven times The other thing that the arts Live Nation Entertainment
Krugman, who’s a fan of Lucius that from their recording. benefit from is a strong social CFO Kathy Willard
and San Fermin, to take a macro safety net. If you ask people SALARY: $850K// STOCK AWARDS: $523K
look at the music industry. His Has the Internet made it any in Ireland why so much music OPTION AWARDS $2.7M // OTHER: $874K
has come from there, one thing
read was not exactly rosy. easier for an artist to break
they’ll say is that they don’t have
Total $4.9M
through?
6
Let’s say you are made the My colleague Alan Krueger at to worry about health care. The
czar of the music business. Princeton has done work on fact that Canadian musicians Warner Bros. Records & Warner/Chappell
How do you ensure that this stuff and claims that for have publicly funded health care Music chairman/CEO Cameron Strang
artists are paid fairly? top artists — the 1 percent — is not trivial. Policies that help SALARY: $2.2M // OTHER: $448K
Wow. I wish I had a lot of positive their share of live-performance low-earning workers, like health Total $2.7M
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suggestions. When I did some revenue is still rising despite insurance and minimum wages,
homework for a South by the Internet, despite the lead to somewhat better income Warner Music Group CEO
Southwest panel, I was surprised democratization. I would have for [them]. You don’t usually think
at how little has changed for expected the Internet to be of musicians being like Walmart
Stephen Cooper
SALARY: $2M
artists. Extreme superstars a leveling force, because you inventory people, but they have
always have earned about don’t have to be promoted by a some notable common interests. Total $2M
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The majority of artists do not
make a living, or they barely Cumulus Media CEO
PRESS & PR
scrape by. They’re not just work- Lewis W. Dickey Jr.
ing as waiters, there’s also a pretty SALARY: $1.5M // OTHER: $6K
heavy dependence on the bank of Total $1.5M
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mom and dad. How many won-
derful talents do we never get to Trans World Entertainment CEO
hear because they didn’t pick the
right parents? —FRANK DIGIACOMO
Michael Feurer
SALARY: $195K // BONUS: $100K
IF AN ARTIST DROPS A RECORD AND NO ONE HEARS IT, DOES IT STOCK AWARDS: $700K // OPTION AWARDS: $443K
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the record business, label publicists
PRESS PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCY found success striking out on their

own, often with at least one heavy
Pandora CEO Brian McAndrews
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SALARY: $500K // BONUS: $455K
Music Editor Ź $50K-$150K 1990, Marilyn Laverty left Columbia OTHER: $25.4K
(FOR A MAJOR PUBLICATION OR WEBSITE)Partner Ź $500K-$1.5M Records after 13 years there to
Total $980K
start Shore Fire Media, taking Bruce
Music Blogger Ź $25K-$75K Senior VP Ź $250K-$350K Springsteen with her. More recently,
Tree Paine left Warner Music Nashville
Senior Pop Critic Ź $75K-$150K Vice President Ź $100K-$125K in 2014 to form Premium PR when Taylor
Swift hired her after splitting with Reporting by Jem Aswad, Megan Buerger,
(FOR A MAJOR NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE)
Junior Publicist Ź $40K-$50K longtime publicist Paula Erickson. Ed Christman, Shirley Halperin, Andrew
Hampp, Glenn Peoples, Alex Pham, Jeff
Rabhan, Phyllis Stark and Ray Waddell.
“People Think My Music James Taylor escaped
family tragedy, a psych
ward and a heroin habit
to become the soft-rock
security blanket of a
generation. Now, on the
heels of his first original
album in 13 years, he calls
John Kerry friend, sails
with the Clintons and
is more than OK with his
palliative legacy: ‘I’m
an opiate addict: Mellow and
smooth is alright with me’
By Rob Tannenbaum
Photographed by Eric Ogden
“It took me about six months

to a year to feel comfortable
in my skin again,” says Taylor
— who was photographed
May 13 at The DiMenna
Center in New York — about
methadone withdrawal.
Is Rotting Their Teeth’’
“IT’S BEEN A WHILE,” JAMES TAYLOR “The Frozen Man,” from 1991’s New My father was also an alcoholic. If there’s
writes with typical wry humor in the liner Moon Shine. Are these references anything I could make different about my
notes to Before This World, his first album deliberate or unconscious? family, it’s this: I wish we had understood
of new material in 13 years, released by I have themes that I keep coming back to. addiction earlier. Well, I understood
Concord Records on June 16. Rare among I wish I had my iPad with me, because I addiction — recovery was the thing I
his peers, Taylor has never made a stylistic went through a list of my songs — about didn’t understand. Before AA, if you were
digression; like the 15 releases before 170 songs, over the years — and put them an addict or an alcoholic, your chances
it, his new full-length gently considers into categories. I keep writing a love song to were miserably slim. And they still are
restlessness and regeneration, addiction my wife. There are songs about my father, slim. Something like 85 percent of people
and salvation, setting storm-tossed highway songs, recovery songs. And some who are seriously addicted die of it, one
feelings to placid ripples of music. of my songs are hymns for agnostics. way or another.
He was signed to Apple Records, the I’m the same person I was when I was 17,
Beatles’ label, in 1968, and within a in many ways — that’s one of the surprises Were you seriously addicted?
few years, a Time magazine cover story about being 67. When I was 17, I didn’t think Oh, yeah. My really serious addiction was to
hailed his “peculiar hold on the ear and a 67-year-old was the same creature at all. methadone. The only thing that helped me
imagination of youthful Americans,” There’s something about being successful feel better was strenuous physical exercise. I
which it attributed in part to his long hair that tends to freeze you: If it works, don’t fix was here in New York City for most of it, so I
and “Heathcliffian inner fire.” The hair it or don’t change it. But that’s fine; I don’t was doing a lot of aerobic classes.
isn’t long now — it’s long gone — and when mind writing songs that people have written
Taylor arrives at The DiMenna Center for before in a different way. It’s difficult to picture you jumping
Classical Music in midtown Manhattan, around in tiny shorts.
he’s wearing socks with sandals, which There was a strong reaction Like Richard Simmons.
isn’t very Heathcliffian. He speaks with
impeccable grammar, which adds to
recently to the new song
“Stretch of the Highway,”
“I find it so (Laughs.) I’m glad there wasn’t
the degree of public media
his patrician air — when introduced to
women, he half-bows at the waist.
where you sing, “Chicago’s
got the finest, high-test, unlikely that I should then that there is today,
because if those pictures were
Taylor lives in western Massachusetts floating around, I’d never
with his third wife, Kim Smedvig, and
first-class poontang
anywhere.” People seemed be considered live it down. From the age of
their 14-year-old twins, Rufus and Henry. shocked to hear you say 35 until about 50, I bounced
He has two older children — Ben, 38, and “poontang.” a pillar of society.” around exercise studios all
Sally, 41, both singers — from his marriage “Poontang” is a Southern word. over the city.
to Carly Simon. During an hourlong When people say “poontang,”
conversation, Taylor, 67, discussed family, they mean “pussy.” Even pussy is What inspired you to write
drugs, poontang and the hatred some a general term. Women as well songs that were so revealing
people feel for his music. as men say “poontang.” It’s a of your frailties? Was there a
great word! I find out now that to precedent for that?
Before This World is your first record of some people, it means “vagina.” I came into music during the
original material in 13 years. When did But it didn’t to me. I remember great folk scare of the early
you write it? talking to one of Jimmy Buffett’s ’60s. You could learn the guitar
I wrote the album in ’13 essentially. I’m singers. The tour was over, she and pretend to be a songwriter
always writing — I’m always getting little was headed home, and she said, — and maybe you turned out
ideas and capturing them — and that has “First thing, I’m gonna get me to be one. I was listening to
been ongoing since ’03. But in ’13, I took some poontang.” To me, it’s the Bob Dylan, Eric Von Schmidt,
a year off to write — and even that was same as saying “sex.” Odetta, Tom Rush. I also
unsuccessful. It used to be that the quiet and Taylor (second from went away to school [at Milton Academy
solitude was fine [for songwriting] if it were People shouldn’t be shocked. Your right) with family in Massachusetts], and we had chapel at
members (from left) Alex,
in the same town, or just an office some- catalog has lots of funny songs, including Livingston, Kate and an Episcopalian church. I’d been raised
where that I could go. I could go for a few “Mona” and “Steamroller Blues.” Hugh Taylor at New York’s in an agnostic household. The Church of
South Street
hours every day and get the work done. But I find it so unlikely that I should be Seaport in 1981.
England hymnal, which I learned on the
now I can’t expect to get anything until I’ve considered a pillar of society. It seems crazy. guitar, that’s the foundation of what I play:
been quiet and sequestered for a couple of My audience knows I have a sense of humor. “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God,” “Once
days. In September of ’13, I started writing in to Every Man and Nation,” “Oh Come,
earnest and got a lot of these songs finished. In the late ’60s, you were singing Oh Come, Emmanuel.” I started playing
about depression and addiction when hymns and interpreting them my way. Then
I started writing lyrics. I had assumed that
RICHARD DREW/AP PHOTO
The lyrics in Before This World often they were still taboo subjects. Your
remind me of earlier songs of yours. father was a doctor, and I wonder if my trajectory would be academic, because
Like in “SnowTime,” you mention a that’s one reason you looked at them my father was dean of medicine at the
“frozen man,” which echoes your song as medical issues that aren’t shameful. University of North Carolina.
You planned to be a chemist, didn’t you? ripple effect that we don’t really under- “I’m not really a rock’n’roll brothers and my sister had recording
musician,” concedes
That was the expectation — that I’d study stand. I found such solace in the music, Taylor, who doesn’t
contracts. My dad was now James Taylor’s
science. But my father was strangely and such palliative. Songs like “You’ve mind the descriptive father. Suddenly, having gone through
unenthusiastic about what he did. I Got a Friend” and “Shower the People” — “soft rock” applied to a kind of chemotherapy to get out of my
his music. “It’s as good
assumed they had expectations of me, they’re warm and comfy. as anything.” Top left: family, I was right back at the center of it.
because they sent me to a boarding school Simon and Taylor onstage
in 1978. Bottom left:
whose entire focus was preparing you for You mean they’re palliatives for the Caroline “Kim” Taylor and
Was it after you left McLean that you
college. Then I had my teenage emotional audience and also for you? her husband performed moved to New York and started a band?
breakdown. Some teachers and friends Initially, for me. You don’t need to write at Carnegie Hall in New [Session musician Danny “Kooch”
York in 2011.
suggested I get evaluated. I was sent to palliative songs if you’re comfortable. Kortchmar and I] started a band called
McLean [a psychiatric hospital outside In a lot of my songs, there’s the idea of The Flying Machine. (Laughs.) Not a great
Boston], and they kept me for 10 months. comforting yourself. There’s also the idea name. We couldn’t think of a good name
of taking something that’s untenable and at that time. Our drummer, Joel O’Brien,
Did they hold you there against your will? internal and communicating it. When was a huge musicologist. He was also an
No, I was deeply grateful to be there. But people feel as though you’ve done that, addict, and he’s the one who gave me my
I was medicated, and I was locked in. and they have the same feelings, then first taste [of heroin]. He turned me on to
Eventually I left, against medical advice. you’ve got a useful song. Cuban and African music. There’s a lot of
I’d gone through my college fund and I had Brazil in my music, too: [Antonio Carlos]
a free pass — I’d disconnected the family You said that going to McLean earned Jobim, Joao Gilberto, Milton Nascimento,
expectations. They were just bewildered. you a “free pass” from your family. for sure, and Caetano Veloso.
My brother [Livingston] and my sister What did you do with that freedom?
[Kate] followed me into McLean, and my When I was free of my family, I went to Is Joel O’Brien, the man who
brother Alex was already off the rails. It England — just to travel. My album on introduced you to heroin, still alive?
was a mystery: Why did this privileged, Apple Records came out and didn’t do No. Joel died. Hepatitis C. So many
progressive but traditional family go off the much. When I came back to the U.S., people, 20 years after they cleaned up,
rails like that? I still can’t really figure it out. I went to another psychiatric hospital Hep C came and got them. My brother-in-
After my mom and dad divorced, my [Austin Riggs, in Massachusetts] and law, my sponsor in AA. I’m lucky to have
father’s alcoholism spiked. My father was cleaned up. We made the Sweet Baby James survived that.
born of tragedy: His mother died when he album. “Fire and Rain” was a hit, and in
was born. He was raised until the age of 7 1971, I was on the cover of Time magazine. In January, after the Charlie Hebdo
by his aunt and uncle, and then they sent The article was about my family [“James murders in France, you sang “You’ve
him away to school. These things have a Taylor: One Man’s Family of Rock”]. My Got a Friend” at a rally in Paris, which
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Secretary of State John Kerry attended.
How did that come about?
At the time of the attacks, my wife and
WHO IS THE ULTIMATE
I were in Switzerland, taking vacation
time before I went to Paris to do press for
a tour of Europe. John and Teresa Kerry
’70s SINGER-SONGWRITER?
are, I would say, our good friends. Kim Looking back to a gentler, shaggier time, the
was texting him after the attacks and said, battle to determine which one of four
“John, I think you need to go to Paris.” easy-listening artists defines the era the best
They were having a solidarity march two
days after the attack. But John had to be in
Peshawar, for a secret meeting. He said,
“I’ll be there as soon as I can.”
When he came to Paris, we had dinner
and he said, “I’m giving a speech with
the mayor tomorrow. James, will you sing
‘You’ve Got a Friend’?” It was done at the
Cat Stevens James Taylor Joni Mitchell Paul Simon
drop of a hat. When I stood up to sing, my
guitar wasn’t working. So the mayor [Anne
Hidalgo] came over and held her mic in
front of my guitar. MOST There Goes
Tea for the Sweet Baby
’70s Rhymin’ Simon
Tillerman (1970) James (1974)
ALBUM TITLE (1973)
You’re also a fan of President Ladies of the
Obama, and you sang at his second Canyon (1970)
WINNER!
inauguration. Is he a fan of yours?
A person of his age couldn’t avoid hearing
’70s LYRIC “If you want “You just call out my “Don’t it always “Your time has
a few songs of mine, really, but I don’t
BEST SUITED to be free, be name/And you know seem to go/That come to shine/All
think it’s his favorite thing. FOR A free/’Cause wherever I am/I’ll you don’t know your dreams are
YEARBOOK there’s a million come running.” what you’ve got on their way.”
Your family has been visiting Martha’s QUOTE things to be.” till it’s gone?”
Vineyard for decades. Do you bump WINNER!
into the Obamas and the Clintons, now
that both families vacation there? Romantically
Involved with
linked to Taylor,
I went sailing with the Clintons once. A Dated Carly Joni Mitchell,
SECRET Warren Beatty,
friend who’s a boat builder took them LOTHARIO?
Simon for then married
Jackson Browne With Carrie
sailing and asked me to come along. We seven months. Carly Simon Fisher in 1978,
and David Crosby.
in 1972. whom he later
were out on the water for four hours or so.
married.
There was good food. I was asked to bring WINNER!
my guitar, and we sang some songs.
Spent a long Stopped touring Went to Jamaica
Converted to weekend in to write and to experiment
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Did Bill Clinton help trim the sails?

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SPIRITUAL Islam in 1977, Puerto Vallarta; it paint; created with reggae

He was at the helm for a while. That SABBATICAL then became inspired the 1975 songs that and to record
seemed appropriate. Yusuf Islam. Hot 100 No. 49 would become “Mother and
hit “Mexico.” 1971’s Blue. Child Reunion.”
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about you [“James Taylor Marked for
Death”]? He has a violent fantasy of
COUNTER-
attacking you,
CULTURAL N/A
in retaliation for MUSTACHE
“If there’s anything making music Yes Yes Yes
that’s mellow and
I could make different self-involved.
Right. My music
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about my family, is relentlessly self-
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His music figures
prominently in
Starred
in the 1971 road
performers
documented
Played
record producer
the 1971 cult Tony Lacey in
it’s this: I wish we the human condi-
tion. The self is
CROSSOVER
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and Maude.
film Two-Lane
Blacktop.
in Martin
Scorsese’s The
1977’s Annie Hall.
Last Waltz.
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understand. Some
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Swift recently They were
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album in three
decades.
A Dance Music
Godfather Returns
WHEN DANCE MUSIC INEVITABLY BUILDS Deja-Vu tees up, it offers a familiar, kinetic thrill. Every song on this
a hall of fame (probably somewhere on the album should sound like the title track, an updated disco rave-up
Vegas Strip), Giorgio Moroder could justifiably featuring a chipper string section and Sia filling in ably for the late,
be the first inductee. As one of the founding great Ms. Summer. In the same vein, “Right Here Right Now”
fathers of disco, Moroder was among the first finds Kylie Minogue cooing over a funky thump evocative of roller
musicians to introduce synthesizers and drum rinks and extra-wide lapels. When Moroder’s in his comfort zone,
machines to the dancefloor, produced Donna strutting his stuff in the land of lava lamps and wood paneling, and
GIORGIO Summer classics like “Love to Love You” evoking the indulgences of a bygone era, he reminds us why he’s
MORODER and “I Feel Love,” and nabbed Oscars and one of dance music’s foremost innovators.
Deja-Vu Grammys for such songs as “Flashdance... When he strays from that zone, however, Deja-Vu sputters.
RCA
What a Feeling.” Few are more appreciative Whereas Daft Punk is able to walk the paper-thin line between
of, or indebted to, this impresario’s legacy than Daft Punk, who modern-day EDM bombast and throwback pop songcraft,
raised the Italian songwriter-producer’s profile when the duo fea- Moroder occasionally trips over it. “Diamonds,” his collaboration
tured him heavily on 2013’s Grammy-winning 1970s dance-music with Charli XCX, is cloying and overclocked, trading out deli-
love letter Random Access Memories. Like fellow Memories guest quescent grooves for antiseptic laptop beats. “74 Is the New
star Nile Rodgers, Moroder has enjoyed a renaissance since then, 24” is the unholy marriage of a Viagra ad crossed with a trance
hitting the DJ circuit, remixing tracks by Coldplay and Lady Gaga, anthem, and “Don’t Let Go,” featuring Mikky Ekko, is warmed-
and, with Deja-Vu, releasing his first new studio album in 30 years. over David Guetta.
The man is 74 years old. The biggest misfire, though, is “Tom’s Diner,” Moroder’s
Few septuagenarians could produce a dance album that update of the Suzanne Vega song featuring Britney Spears. It’s
manages to sound current four decades after their prime, but befuddling: Is Brit trying to win back some cred? Is Moroder try-
Moroder is fortunate: He doesn’t have to update his aesthetic to ing to prove he can still hang with a young(ish) pop star? Neither
keep up with current trends — because those trends have come need try so hard. As he proves elsewhere, Moroder is perfectly
to him. Thanks to Daft Punk and its acolytes, warm, sensual capable of crafting delicious dance beats sans tricks or gim-
house music alive with burbling basslines, swinging drums and micks. Deja-Vu is at its best when it sounds like a victory lap, not a
analog synth grooves is as popular as ever. And when that’s what labored attempt to keep up. —GARRETT KAMPS
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Reviews
FILM RYN WEAVER
The Fool
Mad Love/Interscope
The High Benny Blanco-approved alt-pop
Priestess’ singer goes big

ON DEBUT LP THE FOOL, POP
Painful Lows anomaly Ryn Weaver, 22, strikes a dif-

ficult, delicate balance between personal
and universal. Her rebellious lyrics
draw from both her real-life struggles
“I WANT TO SHAKE
as a woman and an artist and celestial
WHAT
people up so bad that
themes that transcend them. Explosive
HAPPENED, when they leave a
tracks like “Promises” and “Octahate,”
MISS nightclub where I
SIMONE?
a SoundCloud-released single that
perform, I want them
Netflix took her from obscurity to blog darling
to be to pieces.” That
overnight, command the most attention,
is the late jazz/soul/gospel visionary
but The Fool isn’t all electro-pop
Nina Simone in one of the many lost
flashbangs. On dulcet love song “Here
recordings that director Liz Garbus and
Is Home,” Weaver’s expansive voice
crew recovered for What Happened,
relaxes, dialing back the sometimes-
Miss Simone? — the first original
harsh, overcaffeinated-Florence-Welch
documentary to be commissioned by
vibrato that can distract from her
Netflix (where it will debut June 26).
songwriting. “I’m the daughter of the
The clip shows Simone laying out her
Simone
sun,” she declares on closer “New
artistic program in the mid-1960s,
in 1969. Constellations,” one of many lyrics that
halfway through her arc from child
could tip from grandiose to cheesy in the
piano prodigy in the segregated South
wrong hands. She’s confident for a new
to East Coast cabaret-pop star to self-exiled black the civil rights movement through Simone’s singular
artist, but this promising debut backs up
power artist-provocateur. perspective makes events like the Birmingham,
her big words. —MAUD DEITCH
The problem was that her manifesto for disruption Ala., church bombing that spurred her to write
also turned inward: The raging did not stop after “Mississippi Goddam” freshly raw and urgent. What
she finished putting a spell on a crowd in a club or Happened adds vital cohesion to a life story and work
concert hall. The film makes those agonies plain, in that most listeners know only in fragments, including JAMES TAYLOR
her own words and those of close friends and family, her late-life diagnosis with bipolar disorder, her long Before the World
Concord
including her abusive ex-husband/manager Andrew and lonely expatriation to Africa and Europe in the
Stroud and her only child, Broadway actress Lisa ’70s and her career revival in the ’80s.
Simone Kelly. It is also generously layered with rare, What it asks, but can never answer, is how her Folk’s gentle giant takes a journey on
hypnotizing concert footage, photos and scans of burdens might have shifted if “the United Snakes,” his first original album since 2002
startlingly frank pages from letters and diaries. as Simone called it, had been prepared for such an
LIKE ALL NEW ENGLANDERS,
The experience is musically ravishing, emotion- uncompromising “young, gifted and black” woman
James Taylor loves road trips. “My
ally harrowing and politically rousing. Reviewing of genius — and when, if ever, it will be. —CARL WILSON
favorite thing is to miss my home
when I’m gone,” sings the 67-year-old
Massachusetts native on the bluesy
“Stretch of Highway,” a cut from Before
the World, his first album of originals in
Going Classic (And Classical) With... PETE TOWNSHEND more than 10 years. He also digs staying
The Who is in the middle of a Did you think Quadrophenia Will The Who make it to 51? put, and on his latest, the soothing folk-
50th-anniversary tour, but that’s would ever get a second life? I can’t see why not. We discuss rocker finds peace where he can, singing
not keeping Pete Townshend Fifteen years ago I decided I wanted music that we might do, and it’s with characteristic ease. The furthest
from his solo work. On June 9, he to have folios of what I call The more equal than in the past — a Taylor wanders is “Far Afghanistan,”
released Classic Quadrophenia, an Who’s “grand rights properties” complete reappraisal of the way we a Middle Eastern-flavored rumination SIMONE: JACK ROBINSON/HULTON ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAGES. TOWNSHEND: JOE STEVENS/RETNA LTD./CORBIS
orchestral adaptation of The Who’s — Tommy, Quadrophenia, a few work. If we happen to do an album, on soldiers and their gods. He explores
1973 rock opera (it will make its others. I wanted orchestral scores it would be stupid not to call it The another sort of spirituality on “Angels of
live debut July 5 in London). He’s that I could put in an archive. When Who. It would be as much The Who Fenway,” an acoustic hymn to the
also readying a deluxe rollout of his the enthusiasm for electric music as anything we’ve ever done. Boston Red Sox. It’s corny enough to be
catalog, starting on June 30, with passes, this music will live on. buttered and sold in the grandstands,
Truancy: The What’s up with the musical Floss but Taylor is at his best when he brings
Townshend Very Best What role did your girlfriend, mu- you’ve been working on? his fuddy-duddy charm. On the Sting-
of Pete sician Rachel Fuller, play in this? Well, I’ve changed the title to The assisted title track, after acknowledging
Townshend. She did [the orchestrations] and Age of Anxiety, because someone man’s inability to comprehend the
It’s a lot — made demos with a rig that Hans in America said Floss reminded universe, Taylor asks a lover, “Will
even for a Zimmer put together. I loved what them of bad teeth, which is a you come away?” With “Montana,”
70-year-old she did. We live together, so if there British Austin Powers reference I he offers one possible destination.
guitar god. was anything she was doing that could do without. It will either be a Paradise may be out of reach, but after
was starting to go in the wrong concert, an art exhibition or a book decades of soul-searching, he’s still
direction, I could head her off. — maybe all three. —GARY GRAFF enjoying the ride. —KENNETH PARTRIDGE
Congratulations Toby
On Your
Induction Into The
Songwriters
Hall of Fame
A great songwriter will take

you to places you want to
be and help you remember
the places you’ve been.
They sing of hope, loss,
love and joy and you are
right there with them with
your memories, dreams
and the feeling someone
understands. Toby Keith
is that songwriter.
Congratulations on your
much deserved induction
into the Songwriter’s
Hall Of Fame.
With Praise and Respect,

Elaine Schock
Reviews
RUDIMENTAL’S
FAMOUS FRIENDS
British drum’n’bass troupe Rudimental
scored hits through collaborations with John
Newman, Emeli Sande and others on its 2013
debut, Home. For follow-up We the Generation
(Sept. 18, Major Tom’s/Big Beat), the quartet
upped the ante, scoring several dream duets.
Member Amir Amor, 30, previews what its
Nate Ruess, The Fun

iconic collaborators brought to the table.
DONALD FAGEN GOT POETIC
Still Having Fun

frontman’s solo
debut is better Steely Dan’s frontman recorded a
and brighter spoken-word verse for the album
than its singles.
after Rudimental brainstormed
about bucket-list guest features.
NATE RUESS HAS BEEN A BUSY As it turns out, not quite. For the rest of Grand “We were kicking shit around,
frontman for nearly 15 years Romantic, Ruess reteams with Fun’s Some Nights and as a piss-take I said, ‘Steely Dan,’ ” recalls
— the first half spent with pop- producer Jeff Bhasker, who helps Ruess rein in the Amor. “Two weeks later, we were in a studio in
punk trio The Format, and the melodrama to produce some of his most affecting New York with [Fagen], which was hilarious.”
rest with Fun, whose surprise work. “Brightside” is a glass-half-full guide to the
Grammy-winning breakthrough brokenhearted. Beck shows up for “What This GEORGE CLINTON GOT FUNKY
in 2012 turned him into a star. World Is Coming To,” a warm, Laurel Canyon “We went backstage at his gig in London,
NATE RUESS The latter’s big-belted, blue- sunrise of a duet, while piano ballad “It Only Gets played him some music and he liked it,”
Grand Romantic collar anthems “We Are Young” Much Worse” hides a pessimistic message in the says Amor of first meeting the Parliament-
Fueled by Ramen/
and “Some Nights” made the same musically optimistic vibe that made Ruess’ Funkadelic legend. “He does backing vocals
Atlantic
32-year-old the helium-voiced Pink collab “Just Give Me a Reason” a Hot 100 and a couple bits on the album.”
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hero of the post-millennium set, offering a heart- No. 1. And best of all is “Harsh Light,” a lighter-
warming alternative to overproduced pop fare. The waving self-acceptance song (“We all got scars,” he BOBBY WOMACK MADE THEM CRY
success poised the trio’s members for even greater sings) that could assure Ruess a future beyond Fun, Rudimental met Womack,
artistic heights — as already shown by Bleachers, The Format or any other project he pursues. featured on closer “New Day,”
bandmate Jack Antonoff ’s acclaimed Springsteen- Yes, Ruess confesses in “AhHa” to suicidal at a taping of Later... With Jools
goes-to-Sweden solo project. thoughts, and heartbreak is a recurring theme, but Holland in 2012, two years
So it was troubling, then, when the first two Grand Romantic has some moments more dance- before his death. “We sent
previews of Ruess’ solo debut, Grand Romantic, able than dour. “You Light My Fire” is a chipper, him instrumentals, and he came back with
were singles “Nothing Without Love” and “AhHa,” Hall & Oates-inspired jam about closing down the great ideas, but his health deteriorated,”
whose cathartic lyrics about self-discovery amid town with a new crush (“We’re not as young as says Amor. However, soon after Womack
crumbling relationships were marred by cloying we’d like to be/You’re about to get the best of me”). died, “his wife sent us a vocal he wanted us
melodies and grating, borderline-shrill vocals that Ruess can still make an impact without his Fun to work into a track. When we finished the
sounded like Ruess had been filtered through a bandmates — although he may want to talk to them production, we had tears in our eyes. It’s the
siren. Could Ruess without Fun be less, well, fun? about his singles choices. —ANDREW HAMPP last song he ever wrote.” —JASON LIPSHUTZ
SINGLES
FOXES NATALI E L A ROS E TR AVI E McCOY B ECK

“BODY TALK” FEATU RI NG FETT Y WAP FEATU RI NG SIA “DREAMS”
EPIC/SONY “AROUND THE WORLD” “GOLDEN” CAPITOL
REPUBLIC D2DC/FUELED BY RAMEN
Best-known for her crystal vo- Only Beck would follow a gloomy
cals on Zedd’s “Clarity,” alt-pop- La Rose’s debut smash “Some- McCoy debuted his spring- Grammy-winning folk-rock LP
per Foxes swings back to the body” won with a Whitney- break-y pop-rap sound (empha- Beck with a funky about-face. Co-writ-
dancefloor for “Body Talk,” the cribbing hook. This steamy sis on pop) almost 10 years ago. ten with hitmakers Greg Kurstin
first single from her sophomore follow-up single tries to build to a Hits by acts like Chiddy Bang and Andrew Wyatt, “Dreams” finds
set. A brighter sound fits the similar climax, but the chorus falls followed the formula, and this the musical shape-shifter throwing
moody singer, who excels as flat before a hilariously emotive song does nothing to update a rapturous doomsday party over
crowd commander: “Let your Fetty Wap bridge saves the day. it. But maybe that’s the point: a MGMT-inspired mix of crunchy
body talk, even when you feel La Rose is a promising pop-R&B Bruno Mars made “Billionaire” guitars. It’s one of the poppiest
so lost,” she demands. talent, but she’s still searching for a hit, and Sia could do the songs he’s ever released, and that’s
—STEVEN J. HOROWITZ Foxes her sweet spot. —J.L. same here. —ALEX GALE a good thing. —RYAN REED
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Congratulations
Toby!
Another incredible
accomplishment
Songwriter Hall Congratulations

of Fame
Thank you for the 10+ years of continued Toby!
business
Rusty Jones
MA & Hammer
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The Rolling Stones in a
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for Sticky Fingers.
Pratt
NUMBERS:
JURASSIC WORLD
ROARS
Twenty-two years after the
release of Jurassic Park,
its third sequel, Jurassic
World, blasted into movie
theaters. The film, starring
Chris Pratt, smashed box-
office records, and its music
scales the June 27 charts.
Jurassic World, which also

stars Bryce Dallas Howard
and Vincent D’Onofrio,
premiered with the largest
U.S. and Canadian opening
weekend of all time ($209
million, June 12-14) and the
biggest-ever global debut
weekend ($316 million).
Jurassic World’s score,

composed by Michael Giacchino,
arrives at No. 6 on Soundtrack
Albums with 4,000 sold in
the week ending June 14,
according to Nielsen Music.
Meanwhile, the first Jurassic
Park album zips 24-11
(2,000; up 76 percent).
TOMORROW’S HITS
‘ L O V E ’ R E C I P R O C AT E D RAISING HELL
Not many artists get their start Coleman Hell’s mix of synths, banjos
% singing for Annie Lennox, but when and soulful vocals is gaining
your father is Dave Stewart, the traction on Alternative, where
other half of Eurythmics, famous “2 Heads” debuts at No. 37 (up
Amid the Jurassic World house guests are the norm. Kaya 44 percent in plays, according to
excitement, the Jurassic Stewart, 15, follows in her dad’s Nielsen Music). The Toronto-based
Park theme, composed by John footsteps with debut single “In Love musician makes his chart debut after
Williams, claws its way to With a Boy” (Warner Bros.), which recently signing an international
No. 1 on Classical Digital is bubbling under Mainstream Top deal with Columbia. The genre-
Songs for the first time 40. After a slot on the High School swirling track sports 3.5 million
(3,000; up 205 percent). Nation Tour, Stewart will join the plays on Spotify, all without Hell
Stewart
—KEITH CAULFIELD Vans Warped Tour in July. releasing a full-length debut album.
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Rocking The King Of Pop Hard rock band Shaman’s Harvest debuts
on the Mainstream Rock airplay chart at No. 36 with a familiar title,
though one not generally associated with the genre: a cover of Michael
43%
THIS WEEK
52%
THIS WEEK
39%
THIS WEEK
Jackson’s 1988 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “Dirty Diana.” While the late
HALSEY’S SAM HUNT’S “HOUSE TORI KELLY’S “SHOULD’VE
icon boasts 13 No. 1s each on the Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
“GHOST” STREAMS PARTY” SALES BEEN US” AUDIENCE
Songs, other rock acts have struck success by covering his classics:
Alien Ant Farm transformed “Smooth Criminal” into a four-week 514,000 34,000 4.3 MILLION
Alternative No. 1 in 2001, and Fall Out Boy’s cover of “Beat It,” featuring
John Mayer, hit No. 19 on the Hot 100 in 2008. —GARY TRUST Jackson
MARKET WATCH
A WEEKLY NATIONAL MUSIC SALES REPORT
Rolling Stones’ Reissues Rule Weekly Unit Sales

ALBUMS DIGITAL
ALBUMS*
DIGITAL
TRACKS
Thanks to the latest installment of a lavish reissue series, This Week 4,043,000 1,826,000 18,707,000
the band’s 1971 classic Sticky Fingers returns to the charts Last Week 4,140,000 1,930,000 18,872,000
Change -2.3% -5.4% -0.9%
T
BY KEITH CAULFIELD
This Week Last Year 4,612,000 1,911,000 21,500,000
Change -12.3% -4.4% -13.0%
separately due to its expansive *Digital album sales are also counted within album sales.
amount of additional content. It

debuts at No. 65 with 9,000 units, Weekly Album Sales (Million Units)
nearly all from album sales. 2015
2014
Sticky Fingers spent four weeks 15
atop the Billboard 200 shortly 10
after its release in 1971, and has 5 4.0M
THE ROLLING STONES CONTINUE TO been absent from the tally since
JURASSIC WORLD: UNIVERSAL PICTURES. STONES: DAVID MONTGOMERY. JACKSON: FRANCIS APESTEGUY/GETTY IMAGES. HALSEY: MIKE LAWRIE/FILMMAGIC. HUNT: DAVID MCCLISTER. KELLY:
gather no moss on the charts, thanks 1981. This is its highest rank since J F M A M J J A S O N D J
to a huge, classics-stacked cata- Aug. 14, 1971, when it was No. 5. YEAR-TO-DATE
log. The band returns to the top 10 The Stones’ three reissued Overall Unit Sales
of the Billboard 200 tally as former albums, the most recent in support 2014 2015 CHANGE
No. 1 Sticky Fingers re-enters at No. 5 of the band’s summer Zip Code Albums 112,048,000 107,621,000 -4.0%
following its deluxe reissue on June 9. Tour, have sold a combined 606,000 Digital Tracks 551,111,000 493,926,000 -10.4%
It’s the third release in the group’s copies in the United States since their Store Singles 1,091,000 1,666,000 52.7%
expanded reissue series of its studio respective reboots were launched. Total 664,250,000 603,213,000 -9.2%
albums, which already had fellow pre- That figure, again, blends together Album w/TEA* 167,159,100 157,013,600 -6.1%
vious No. 1s Exile on Main St. and Some both the old and new versions of the
*Includes track-equivalent album sales (TEA) with 10 track downloads equivalent to
Girls get the reboot treatment (in 2010 albums that were in the marketplace one album sale.
and 2011, respectively). For tracking at the time. Still, it’s likely that most
Album Sales
JON KOPALOFF/FILMMAGIC. DUNN: CARLOS RUIZ. COLEMAN: TIM SACCENTI. STEWART: JON WEINER
purposes, nearly all versions of Sticky consumers would be directed to the

Fingers are merged together, so its unit newly released sets. Exile on Main St. 2014 112.0 Million
total for the week blends any previously accounts for 427,000 of that figure, 2015 107.6 Million
released editions with the expanded while Some Girls’ is 136,000.
new versions (some of which boast Among Sticky Fingers’ assorted new Sales by Album Format
outtakes and live tracks). In full, the permutations (and there are many) 2014 2015 CHANGE
album moved 36,000 equivalent album are two vinyl LP editions, including CD 58,435,000 52,334,000 -10.4%
units in the week ending June 14, with one that replicates the famed working Digital 49,668,000 49,861,000 0.4%
34,000 of that sum in traditional album zipper cover artwork created by Andy Vinyl 3,719,000 5,186,000 39.4%
sales. (It’s safe to assume that the bulk Warhol. Combined, the two LPs
Other 225,000 240,000 6.7%
of the aggregate is owed to the new (along with any existing vinyl LPs) sold
versions of the album.) However, one of slightly more than 4,000 copies. In
Sales by Album Category
Sticky Fingers’ new editions — dubbed turn, Sticky Fingers debuts at No. 1 on
2014 2015 CHANGE
the super deluxe version — tracks the Vinyl Albums chart.
Current 54,654,000 51,418,000 -5.9%
Catalog 57,394,000 56,203,000 -2.1%
Deep Catalog 46,945,000 46,590,000 -0.8%
Current Album
Current Album Sales
Sales
D U N N G E T S S TA R T E D 2014 54.7 Million

Country singer-guitarist Clare Dunn
2015 51.4 Million
is ready to “Move On” to the Country
Airplay chart with her flirtatious
MCA Nashville single. The Colorado Catalog Album Sales
native has a fan in Miranda Lambert,
who will bring Dunn on the road with 2014 57.4 Million
her for the Roadside Bars & Pink 56.2 Million
2015
Guitars Tour beginning in September.
Dunn played CMA Fest earlier in June Nielsen Music counts as current only sales within the first 18 months of an album’s release
(12 months for classical and jazz albums). Titles that stay in the top half of the Billboard 200,
and is set to tour through October. however, remain as current. Titles older than 18 months are catalog. Deep catalog is a subset of
catalog for titles out more than 36 months.
—GARY TRUST, EMILY WHITE
Hell Dunn For week ending June 14, 2015. Figures are rounded. Compiled from a national
sample of retail store and rack sales reports collected by Nielsen Music.
and KEITH CAULFIELD
Billboard Artist 100
NO. 7
Of Monsters And Men
The Icelandic alt-folk group roars onto
The week’s most popular artists across all genres, ranked by album and track sales as measured by Nielsen Music, radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, streaming activity data from online music sources tracked by Nielsen Music and
the Artist 100 at No. 7 as its sophomore
studio album, Beneath the Skin, arrives
with 57,000 in traditional album sales,
according to Nielsen Music. The set
debuts at No. 1 on Folk Albums and No. 2
on Top Album Sales and Top Rock Albums.
fan interaction on social networking sites as compiled by Next Big Sound. See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and explanations. © 2015, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
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#1 1 36
29 WKS TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE/BMLG 1 46 ZAC BROWN BAND SOUTHERN GROUND/JOHN VARVATOS/REPUBLIC
THE WEEKND XO/REPUBLIC

2 35 OMI LOUDER THAN LIFE/ULTRA/COLUMBIA
20 6
TOVE LO ISLAND
10 48
ARIANA GRANDE REPUBLIC

1 50
KENDRICK LAMAR TOP DAWG/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/IGA

1 26
SAM SMITH CAPITOL

1 50
RACHEL PLATTEN COLUMBIA

25 7
FLORENCE + THE MACHINE REPUBLIC

2 2
MAROON 5 222/INTERSCOPE/IGA
1 50 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE REPUBLIC NASHVILLE/BMLG
1 50
MUSE HELIUM-3/WARNER BROS.

4 1
ED SHEERAN ATLANTIC/AG
2 50
WIZ KHALIFA ROSTRUM/ATLANTIC/AG

2 50
OF MONSTERS AND MEN REPUBLIC

7 1
2015
June 27
JASON DERULO BELUGA HEIGHTS/WARNER BROS.

4 48
WALK THE MOON RCA

8 23
NICKI MINAJ YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC

2 50 RIHANNA WESTBURY ROAD/ROC NATION
11 46
LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN

3 50 BRUNO MARS ATLANTIC/AG
10 50
MEGHAN TRAINOR EPIC

1 48 LITTLE BIG TOWN CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN
17 26
SAM HUNT MCA NASHVILLE/UMGN

5 48 DAVID GUETTA WHAT A MUSIC/PARLOPHONE/ATLANTIC/AG
11 19
FETTY WAP RGF/300

12 18 JUSTIN BIEBER SCHOOLBOY/RAYMOND BRAUN/DEF JAM
32 49
COMPILED BY
SOCIAL DATA
DRAKE YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC

1 50 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE/WMN
1 50
FALL OUT BOY DCD2/ISLAND

2 40 EMINEM WEB/SHADY/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/IGA
11 50
SALES DATA COMPILED BY
AIRPLAY/STREAMING &
THE ROLLING STONES THE ROLLING STONES/CAPITOL/UME

17 1 ELLIE GOULDING CHERRYTREE/INTERSCOPE/IGA
7 34
ANDY GRAMMER S-CURVE

18 13 TWENTY ONE PILOTS FUELED BY RAMEN/AG
2 8
6 2 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 D a t a f o r w e e k o f 0 6 . 2 7. 2 0 1 5
RECORDS. URBAN: LUIS SANCHIS. TREMONTI: ASHLEY MAILE. BIEBER: DARREN TIESTE
OF MONSTERS AND MEN: MEREDITH TRUAX. THE WEEKND: LAMAR TAYLOR. FGL: JEREMY COWART. FIFTH HARMONY: EPIC
2 WKS. LAST THIS PEAK WKS. ON 2 WKS. LAST THIS PEAK WKS. ON
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IMAGINE DRAGONS KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE/IGA

2 50 KENNY CHESNEY BLUE CHAIR/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE/SMN
2 50
FIFTH HARMONY SYCO/EPIC

12 29 KANYE WEST G.O.O.D./ROC-A-FELLA/DEF JAM
12 24
THOMAS RHETT VALORY/BMLG

47 19
OMARION 68 13
MAYBACH/ATLANTIC/AG
76 5
Bieber
ALUNAGEORGE VAGRANT
74 6
Bounds
METALLICA BLACKENED/WARNER BROS.
Back To
KEITH URBAN 55 18
HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN
Top 40
Justin Bieber (above) hits
a new high on the Billboard
2 3 Artist 100, and returns to
A$AP ROCKY A$AP WORLDWIDE/POLO GROUNDS/RCA
the chart’s top 40 for the
first time in more than nine
DJ SNAKE FUZION
38 13 months, as he lifts 58-32
with a 49 percent gain
ERIC CHURCH EMI NASHVILLE/UMGN
33 49 in activity. The addition
of Tumblr and Vine to
5 50 the reporting pool on the
SIA MONKEY PUZZLE/RCA
Social 50 (see page 67)
helps spur his rise — social
SILENTO 43 6
The week’s most popular artists across all genres, ranked by album and track sales as measured by Nielsen Music, radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, streaming activity data from online music sources tracked by Nielsen Music and
BOLO/CAPITOL metrics mark 72 percent

of his Artist 100 standing
MARK RONSON RCA
5 30 — as does the continued
growth of Skrillex and
TAMIA 79 1 Diplo’s hit single “Where
MUMFORD & SONS GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD/GLASSNOTE
1 14 PLUS 1/DEF JAM
Are U Now,” on which he’s
fan interaction on social networking sites as compiled by Next Big Sound. See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and explanations. © 2015, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
CALVIN HARRIS 9 50 featured. The song rises

BEYONCE PARKWOOD/COLUMBIA
6 50 FLY EYE/COLUMBIA
19-16 on the Billboard Hot
MAJOR LAZER 43 2 100, 18-16 on Digital Songs

KATY PERRY CAPITOL
6 50 MAD DECENT
(70,000 downloads sold,
up 5 percent, according to
FLO RIDA 23 21 Nielsen Music) and 29-24
CHRIS BROWN RCA
1 50 POE BOY/ATLANTIC/AG
on Radio Songs (46 million
SKRILLEX BIG BEAT/OWSLA/ATLANTIC/AG
83 4 in all-format audience, up
JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW/BBMG
1 50 14 percent).
TIM MCGRAW BIG MACHINE/BMLG
10 49 Bieber last ranked in
A THOUSAND HORSES REPUBLIC NASHVILLE/BMLG
50 7 the Artist 100’s top 40
on Sept. 13, 2014 and
ONEREPUBLIC MOSLEY/INTERSCOPE/IGA
6 50
CHARLIE PUTH ARTIST PARTNERS GROUP/ATLANTIC/AG
30 11 previously peaked at No. 34
(July 26, 2014).
KELLY CLARKSON 19/RCA
5 22 At No. 78 on the Artist
PITBULL MR. 305/FAMOUS ARTIST/POLO GROUNDS/SONY MUSIC LATIN/RCA/RCA
18 50 100, Keith Urban re-enters
DIPLO MAD DECENT
87 2 as his new single “John
BRANTLEY GILBERT VALORY/BMLG
18 27 Cougar, John Deere, John
JOSH GROBAN REPRISE/WARNER BROS.

2 7 3:16” scales multiple
ECHOSMITH WARNER BROS.

26 38 country charts. The ode
to various valued aspects
VANCE JOY F-STOP/ATLANTIC/AG
34 41
and people of the country
CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE/SMN
9 41 lifestyle (including John
JEREMIH MICK SCHULTZ/DEF JAM
30 46 Mellencamp) bounds
GEORGE EZRA COLUMBIA
51 15 47-24 in its second week
MICHAEL JACKSON MJJ/EPIC
25 34 on Hot Country Songs with
TREY SONGZ SONGBOOK/ATLANTIC/AG

1 50 top Digital and Streaming
10 37 Gainer honors. It debuts
SELENA GOMEZ HOLLYWOOD
at No. 7 on Country Digital
RAE SREMMURD EARDRUMA/INTERSCOPE/IGA
7 41 Songs (36,000 first-week
GALANTIS BIG BEAT/ATLANTIC/AG
93 1 downloads sold) and drew
NICK JONAS SAFEHOUSE/ISLAND
11 38 571,000 first-week U.S.
ROMEO SANTOS SONY MUSIC LATIN
63 22 streams. —Gary Trust
SHAWN MENDES ISLAND

2 18
TREMONTI FRET12
95 1
ONE DIRECTION SYCO/COLUMBIA
2 50
T-WAYNE WERUNIT/UNAUTHORIZED/300
26 9
ROYAL BLOOD IMPERIAL GALACTIC/BLACK MAMMOTH/WARNER BROS.

63 1
KID INK THA ALUMNI GROUP/88 CLASSIC/RCA

27 28
RICH HOMIE QUAN RICH HOMIEZ/THINK IT’S A GAME

63 22
J. COLE DREAMVILLE/ROC NATION/COLUMBIA

2 27
HOZIER 5 41 17 36
RUBYWORKS/COLUMBIA JESSIE J LAVA/REPUBLIC
52 4
COMPILED BY
KELSEA BALLERINI 17 25
SOCIAL DATA
BLACK RIVER ZEDD INTERSCOPE/IGA
BIG SEAN G.O.O.D./DEF JAM

2 34 ALABAMA SHAKES ATO
4 7
AIRPLAY/STREAMING &
BILLY CURRINGTON MERCURY NASHVILLE/UMGN

32 10 COLE SWINDELL WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE/WMN
54 41
IGGY AZALEA TURN FIRST/HUSTLE GANG/DEF JAM

2 50 NATALIE LA ROSE I.M.G./REPUBLIC
47 18
D a t a f o r w e e k o f 0 6 . 2 7. 2 0 1 5 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 3
MUSE: GAVIN BOND. BLOOD: WARNER BROS. RECORDS
Billboard 200
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WEEK WEEK IMPRINT/DISTRIBUTING LABEL POS. CHART WEEK WEEK IMPRINT/DISTRIBUTING LABEL POS. CHART
HOT
SHOT 1 #1 MUSE Drones 1 1 BIG SEAN Dark Sky Paradise
1 WK HELIUM-3/WARNER BROS. 1 16
DEBUT G.O.O.D./DEF JAM
TAYLOR SWIFT 5 1989 1 33 JASON ALDEAN ¡ Old Boots, New Dirt 1 36

BIG MACHINE/BMLG BROKEN BOW/BBMG
OF MONSTERS AND MEN Beneath The Skin 3 1 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 0 Greatest Hits: Decade #1 4 27
REPUBLIC 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE/SMN
FLORENCE + THE MACHINE How Big How Blue How Beautiful 1 2 ARIANA GRANDE ¡ My Everything 1 42
REPUBLIC REPUBLIC
THE ROLLING STONES 3 Sticky Fingers 1 63 BILLY CURRINGTON Summer Forever 15 2

THE ROLLING STONES/CAPITOL/UME MERCURY NASHVILLE/UMGN
ED SHEERAN ¡
ATLANTIC/AG
x 1 51 PITBULL
MR. 305/POLO GROUNDS/RCA
Globalization 18 29 Back-To-
SAM HUNT 0
MCA NASHVILLE/UMGN
Montevallo 3 33 RAE SREMMURD
EARDRUMA/INTERSCOPE/IGA
SremmLife 5 23 Back Brit
A$AP ROCKY
A$AP WORLDWIDE/POLO GROUNDS/RCA
AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP 1 3 IMAGINE DRAGONS
KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE/IGA
Smoke + Mirrors 1 17
No. 1s
MAROON 5 V 1 41 SOUNDTRACK ¡ Pitch Perfect 3 121 British rock band Muse
222/INTERSCOPE/IGA UME
(above) achieves its
MEGHAN TRAINOR 0 Title 1 22 BLAKE SHELTON 0 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE 1 37 first No. 1 album on the
EPIC WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE/WMN
Billboard 200 as its seventh
SOUNDTRACK Pitch Perfect 2 1 5 GEORGE EZRA Wanted On Voyage 19 20 studio effort, Drones, bows
REPUBLIC/UME COLUMBIA
atop the list. The set,
ZAC BROWN BAND JEKYLL + HYDE 1 7 LUKE BRYAN 2 Crash My Party 1 96 released June 8 through
JOHN VARVATOS/SOUTHERN GROUND/BMLG/REPUBLIC CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN
Helium-3/Warner Bros.
TWENTY ONE PILOTS Blurryface 1 4 IMAGINE DRAGONS 2 Night Visions 2 145 Records, moved 84,000
FUELED BY RAMEN/AG KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE/IGA
equivalent album units in
SOUNDTRACK 0 Fifty Shades Of Grey 2 18 ECHOSMITH Talking Dreams 38 36 the week ending June 14,
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/REPUBLIC WARNER BROS.
SOUNDTRACK Furious 7 1 13 THE ROLLING STONES Sticky Fingers (Super Deluxe) 65 1
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/ATLANTIC/AG THE ROLLING STONES/CAPITOL/UME The group — which
formed in 1994 and
DRAKE If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late 1 18 SOUNDTRACK ¡ Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 1 46 made its chart debut 10
YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC MARVEL/HOLLYWOOD
years later — previously
ROYAL BLOOD Royal Blood 17 6 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE 2 Here’s To The Good Times 4 132 topped out at No. 2 on the
IMPERIAL GALACTIC/BLACK MAMMOTH/WARNER BROS. REPUBLIC NASHVILLE/BMLG
Billboard 200 with its 2012
SAM SMITH 2 In The Lonely Hour 2 52 HILLSONG UNITED Empires 5 3
CAPITOL HILLSONG/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG album, The 2nd Law. It
debuted and peaked in the
MUMFORD & SONS Wilder Mind 1 6 BARENAKED LADIES Silverball 46 2
GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD/GLASSNOTE RAISIN’/VANGUARD/WELK runner-up slot.
The chart’s prior No. 1, the
A THOUSAND HORSES Southernality 20 1 YELAWOLF Love Story 3 8
REPUBLIC NASHVILLE/BMLG SLUMERICAN/SHADY/INTERSCOPE/IGA debut of Florence & The
Machine’s How Big How
FALL OUT BOY American Beauty / American Psycho 1 21 KELSEA BALLERINI The First Time 31 4
DCD2/ISLAND BLACK RIVER Blue How Beautiful, slips
The week’s most popular albums across all genres, ranked by album sales, audio on-demand streaming activity and digital sales of tracks from albums, according to Nielsen Music. See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and explanations.
VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW That’s What I Call Country, Volume 8 JAMIE XX In Colour to No. 4 in its second week,
22 1 21 2
SONY MUSIC/UNIVERSAL/UME YOUNG TURKS with 37,000 units (down
JASON DERULO Everything Is 4 4 2 LANA DEL REY ¡ Born To Die 2 176
73 percent).
BELUGA HEIGHTS/WARNER BROS. POLYDOR/INTERSCOPE/IGA With Muse replacing
NICKI MINAJ 0 The Pinkprint 2 26 FLO RIDA My House (EP) 14 10
fellow British rock group
YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC POE BOY/ATLANTIC/AG Florence & The Machine
WALK THE MOON TALKING IS HARD 14 28 ZEDD True Colors 4 4
at No. 1, it’s the list’s first
RCA INTERSCOPE/IGA
instance of back-to-back
ANDY GRAMMER Magazines Or Novels 19 19 LUKE BRYAN Spring Break... Checkin’ Out 3 14
chart-topping debuts from
S-CURVE CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN
British acts. (The chart’s
TAMIA Love Life 27 1 BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS f Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers 5 368 regularly published weekly
PLUS 1/DEF JAM TUFF GONG/ISLAND/UME
history dates back to 1956.)
2015
June 27
LITTLE BIG TOWN Pain Killer 7 34 THE WEEKND ¡ Trilogy 4 67 The last time there were
CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN XO/REPUBLIC
back-to-back British bands
MAJOR LAZER Peace Is The Mission 12 2 TECH N9NE Special Effects 4 6 at No. 1 was nearly 30 years
MAD DECENT STRANGE/RBC
ago, when Dire Straits’
GG RACHEL PLATTEN
COLUMBIA
Fight Song (EP) 30 5 LIL DURK
DEF JAM
Remember My Name 14 2 Brothers in Arms rose
5-1 in its 13th chart week,
ERIC CHURCH ¡ The Outsiders 1 70 NICK JONAS Nick Jonas 6 31 bumping Tears for Fears’
EMI NASHVILLE/UMGN SAFEHOUSE/ISLAND
Songs From the Big Chair
WILLIE NELSON / MERLE HAGGARD Django And Jimmie 7 2 ZAC BROWN BAND Greatest Hits So Far... 20 31 1-2 in its 22nd week.
LEGACY ROAR/SOUTHERN GROUND/ATLANTIC/AG
Additionally, the last time
FIFTH HARMONY Reflection 5 19 TWENTY ONE PILOTS Vessel 58 43 a British artist replaced
SYCO/EPIC FUELED BY RAMEN/AG
another British act at
TREMONTI Cauterize 34 1 SOUNDTRACK Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1 1 14
FRET12 20TH CENTURY FOX/COLUMBIA No. 1 (solo, group, band or
otherwise) was on Nov. 12,
DAVID GUETTA Listen 4 28 VANCE JOY Dream Your Life Away 17 40
WHAT A MUSIC/PARLOPHONE/ATLANTIC/AG F-STOP/ATLANTIC/AG 2011, when Coldplay’s Mylo
Xyloto debuted atop the
JOSH GROBAN Stages 2 7 BRUNO MARS 2 Doo-Wops & Hooligans 3 230
REPRISE/WARNER BROS. ELEKTRA/AG list, temporarily displacing
Adele’s 21 from the top slot
TOVE LO Queen Of The Clouds 14 37 KENDRICK LAMAR ¡ good kid, m.A.A.d city 2 137
ISLAND TOP DAWG/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/IGA (moving 1-4).
BRANTLEY GILBERT 0 Just As I Am 2 56 EMINEM a The Eminem Show 1 219
—Keith Caulfield
VALORY/BMLG WEB/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/UME
© 2015, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE 0 Anything Goes 1 35 KENNY CHESNEY The Big Revival 2 38
REPUBLIC NASHVILLE/BMLG BLUE CHAIR/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE/SMN
HOZIER 0 Hozier 2 36 ED SHEERAN ¡ + 5 148

RUBYWORKS/COLUMBIA ELEKTRA/AG
SKRILLEX & DIPLO Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack U 26 16 DRAKE ¡ Take Care 1 119
MAD DECENT/OWSLA/AG YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW 54 3 6 CALVIN HARRIS Motion 5 32

SONY MUSIC/UNIVERSAL/UME FLY EYE/COLUMBIA
KENDRICK LAMAR To Pimp A Butterfly 1 13 FRANK SINATRA Ultimate Sinatra 32 8

TOP DAWG/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/IGA FRANK SINATRA ENTERPRISES/CAPITOL/UME
SHAWN MENDES Handwritten 1 9 COLE SWINDELL Cole Swindell 3 67

ISLAND WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE/WMN
GALANTIS Pharmacy 45 1 CHASE RICE Ignite The Night 3 41

BIG BEAT/ATLANTIC/AG COLUMBIA NASHVILLE/DACK JANIELS
SIA 1000 Forms Of Fear 1 46 PS MICHAEL JACKSON 3 The Essential Michael Jackson 53 133
MONKEY PUZZLE/RCA EPIC/LEGACY
J. COLE 0 2014 Forest Hills Drive 1 27 QUEEN Greatest Hits: We Will Rock You 42 46
DREAMVILLE/ROC NATION/COLUMBIA HOLLYWOOD
BOOSIE BADAZZ Touch Down 2 Cause Hell 3 3 WALE The Album About Nothing 1 11
TRILL/ATLANTIC/AG EVERY BLUE MOON/MAYBACH/ATLANTIC/AG
ALABAMA SHAKES Sound & Color 1 8 FLEETWOOD MAC 8 Greatest Hits 14 89

ATO WARNER BROS.
MARK RONSON Uptown Special. 5 22 ONEREPUBLIC ¡ Native 4 116

RCA MOSLEY/INTERSCOPE/IGA
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WEEK WEEK IMPRINT/DISTRIBUTING LABEL POS. CHART WEEK WEEK IMPRINT/DISTRIBUTING LABEL POS. CHART
JAMIE FOXX Hollywood: A Story Of A Dozen Roses 10 4 KELLY CLARKSON Piece By Piece 1 15
JB ENTERTAINMENT/RCA 19/RCA
G-EAZY These Things Happen 3 48 BLAKE SHELTON ¡ Based On A True Story ... 3 116
G-EAZY/RVG/BPG WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE/WMN
ONE DIRECTION ¡ FOUR 1 30 METALLICA 8 ...And Justice For All 6 85

SYCO/COLUMBIA BLACKENED/WARNER BROS.
EAGLES t Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 1 169 MORGAN PAGE DC To Light 154 1
ASYLUM/ELEKTRA/RHINO NETTWERK
FALL OUT BOY Save Rock And Roll 1 112 BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND ¡ Ultimate Hits 19 96
DECAYDANCE/ISLAND HIDEOUT/CAPITOL/UME
JOURNEY f Journey’s Greatest Hits 10 360 NEWSBOYS Restart 38 30

COLUMBIA/LEGACY SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG
THE BROADWAY CAST RECORDING Fun Home: A New Broadway Musical 107 1 MICHAEL JACKSON 9 Bad 1 117
PS CLASSICS MJJ/EPIC/LEGACY
2PAC a Greatest Hits 3 98 CHRIS BROWN X 2 39

AMARU/DEATH ROW/INTERSCOPE/UME RCA
TIM MCGRAW Sundown Heaven Town 3 38 KATY PERRY 2 Teenage Dream 1 215
MCGRAW/BIG MACHINE/BMLG CAPITOL
DRAKE ¡ Nothing Was The Same 1 87 KANYE WEST 2 Graduation 1 59
17
YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC ROC-A-FELLA/DEF JAM/IDJMG
R OYA L
EMINEM 2 Curtain Call: The Hits 1 245 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS 2 Greatest Hits 18 69 BLOOD
SHADY/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/IGA WARNER BROS.
Royal Blood
BEYONCE 2 Beyonce 1 79 AC/DC Back In Black 4 182
PARKWOOD/COLUMBIA COLUMBIA/LEGACY
RYAN ADAMS Ten Songs From Live At Carnegie Hall 113 1 IGGY AZALEA Reclassified 16 25
PAX.AM/BLUE NOTE TURN FIRST/HUSTLE GANG/DEF JAM
On the Billboard 200, Royal Blood makes a
VARIOUS ARTISTS Finding Neverland: The Album 114 1 NIRVANA 5 MTV Unplugged In New York 1 88
WEINSTEIN LIVE ENTERTAINMENT/REPUBLIC DGC/GEFFEN/UME killing as the band’s self-titled album zooms
TAYLOR SWIFT 4 Red 1 113 SOUNDTRACK 0 Almost Famous 43 31 back onto the chart at No. 17 (a new peak)
BIG MACHINE/BMLG DREAMWORKS/UME
OMARION Sex Playlist JASON DERULO Talk Dirty with 22,000 equivalent album units earned
MAYBACH/ATLANTIC/AG 49 17 BELUGA HEIGHTS/WARNER BROS. 4 59
in the week ending June 14 (up 958 percent),
FOO FIGHTERS Greatest Hits 11 96 BEYONCE ¡ 4 1 63
ROSWELL/RCA PARKWOOD/COLUMBIA according to Nielsen Music. The set was
VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW 53 2 19 TIM MCGRAW ¡ Number One Hits 27 110 discounted to 99 cents in the Google Play store
UNIVERSAL/SONY MUSIC/LEGACY CURB
SOUNDTRACK 4 Frozen DAWES All Your Favorite Bands

during the tracking week and sold 21,000 in
WALT DISNEY 1 81 HUB 37 2
pure album sales (up 1,170 percent). The band
KID INK Full Speed LANA DEL REY 0 Ultraviolence
THA ALUMNI GROUP/88 CLASSIC/RCA 14 19 POLYDOR/INTERSCOPE/IGA 1 50 also played SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern
MONTGOMERY GENTRY Folks Like Us 121 1 ODESZA In Return 42 6
Show on June 9. —K.C.
BLASTER FOREIGN FAMILY COLLECTIVE/COUNTER
The week’s most popular albums across all genres, ranked by album sales, audio on-demand streaming activity and digital sales of tracks from albums, according to Nielsen Music. See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and explanations.
ADELE b 21 1 225 JAMES BAY Chaos And The Calm 15 12

XL/COLUMBIA REPUBLIC
METALLICA 6 Master Of Puppets 29 87 THE TENORS Under One Sky 98 2

BLACKENED/WARNER BROS. TENORS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC CLASSICS
MARVIN SAPP You Shall Live 40 2 NIRVANA a Nevermind 1 299

RCA INSPIRATION/RCA SUB POP/DGC/GEFFEN/UME
REBA Love Somebody 3 9 LORDE 2 Pure Heroine 3 89

STARSTRUCK/NASH ICON/BMLG LAVA/REPUBLIC
SOUNDTRACK Jurassic World 126 1 CAM Welcome To Cam Country (EP) 176 1
BACK LOT ARISTA NASHVILLE/SMN
KATY PERRY PRISM 1 85 ELLE KING Love Stuff 45 7

CAPITOL RCA
WIZ KHALIFA Blacc Hollywood 1 43 LYNYRD SKYNYRD Family 154 35

ROSTRUM/ATLANTIC/AG GEFFEN/HIP-O/UME
EMINEM 2 The Marshall Mathers LP 2 1 84 AWOLNATION Run 17 10

WEB/SHADY/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/IGA RED BULL
VA R I O U S
THE 2015 BROADWAY CAST RECORDING The King & I FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH 0 The Wrong Side Of Heaven...Volume 1
22
DECCA BROADWAY/UNIVERSAL MUSIC CLASSICS 130 1 PROSPECT PARK 2 71 A RT I STS
ARCTIC MONKEYS 0 AM 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER 5 Seconds Of Summer Now That’s ...
6 92 1 46
DOMINO HEY OR HI/CAPITOL Country 8
DARIUS RUCKER Southern Style 7 11 VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW That’s What I Call #1’s 34 6
CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN SONY MUSIC/UNIVERSAL/UME Now That’s What I Call Country,
Volume 8 bows at No. 22 with
LUKE BRYAN 2 Tailgates & Tanlines 2 193 LADY ANTEBELLUM 747 2 29
CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN 19,000 units earned. It also
CHILDISH GAMBINO Because The Internet 7 76 EMINEM 3 Recovery 1 194
starts at No. 1 on Top Country
GLASSNOTE WEB/SHADY/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/IGA Albums, the first chart-topping
KIDZ BOP KIDS Kidz Bop 28 10 12 MUMFORD & SONS 2 Babel 1 106
compilation since 2008’s first
RAZOR & TIE GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD/GLASSNOTE Now ... Country compilation.
BRUNO MARS 2 Unorthodox Jukebox 1 124 THE ROLLING STONES c Hot Rocks 1964-1971 4 255
ATLANTIC/AG ABKCO
TROY AVE Major Without A Deal 109 2 SOUNDTRACK 2 Dazed And Confused 70 71
BSB RECORDS/EMPIRE RECORDINGS MEDICINE/GIANT/WARNER BROS.
CHRIS BROWN & TYGA Fan Of A Fan: The Album 7 16 DIERKS BENTLEY Riser 6 65
YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/RCA CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN
© 2015, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.
MIRANDA LAMBERT 0 Platinum 1 54 HALESTORM Into The Wild Life 5 9

RCA NASHVILLE/SMN ATLANTIC/AG
LED ZEPPELIN 2 Mothership 7 201 THE BEACH BOYS Pet Sounds 10 46

SWAN SONG/ATLANTIC/RHINO CAPITOL/UME
THE BEACH BOYS 3 The Very Best Of The Beach Boys: Sounds Of Summer 16 127 BLAKE SHELTON ¡ Red River Blue 1 158
CAPITOL WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE/WMN
GUNS N’ ROSES 5 Greatest Hits 3 317 LAUREN DAIGLE How Can It Be 30 7

GEFFEN/UME CENTRICITY/CAPITOL CMG
MARIAH CAREY #1 To Infinity 29 4 NORTH POINT INSIDEOUT Hear 193 1

COLUMBIA/EPIC/LEGACY NORTH POINT/CAPITOL CMG
B R O A D WAY
ERIC CHURCH ¡ Chief 1 148 METALLICA g Metallica 1 351 CAST
107
EMI NASHVILLE/UMGN BLACKENED/WARNER BROS.
Fun Home: A
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 8 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits 22 232 TAYLOR SWIFT 6 Fearless 1 234
FANTASY/CONCORD BIG MACHINE/BMLG New Broadway
BASTILLE Bad Blood KENNY CHESNEY ¡ Greatest Hits II Musical
VIRGIN/CAPITOL 11 85 BNA/SMN 3 103
Fun Home’s cast album debuts
TYLER FARR Suffer In Peace 4 7 SUBLIME 5 Sublime 13 128
COLUMBIA NASHVILLE/SMN GASOLINE ALLEY/MCA/UME (6,000 units; up 130 percent)
after its Tony Award win for
KEVIN GATES Luca Brasi 2: A Gangsta Grillz Special Edition 38 26 JESSIE J Sweet Talker 10 30
BREAD WINNERS’ ASSOCIATION/GANGSTA GRILLZ/ATLANTIC/AG LAVA/REPUBLIC best musical (June 7). The Tonys
pumped a 70 percent gain in
THE LACS Outlaw In Me 27 3 A$AP ROCKY 0 Long.Live.A$AP 1 44
BACKROAD/AVERAGE JOES A$AP WORLDWIDE/POLO GROUNDS/RCA cast album sales in the two
weeks ending June 14.
DR. DRE 6 Dr. Dre — 2001 2 122 JOHN LEGEND 0 Love In The Future 4 91
AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/UME G.O.O.D./COLUMBIA
Q&A
Album Sales
MARK LIDDELL
TOP ALBUM SALES ™ HEATSEEKERS ALBUMS™
Tamia LAST
WEEK
THIS
WEEK
ARTIST CERTIFICATION
IMPRINT/DISTRIBUTING LABEL
Title WKS. ON
CHART
LAST
WEEK
THIS
WEEK
ARTIST CERTIFICATION
IMPRINT/DISTRIBUTING LABEL
Title WKS. ON
CHART
HOT
SHOT 1 #1 MUSE Drones 1 NEW 1 #1 MORGAN PAGE DC To Light 1
Love Life, which debuts 1 WK 1 WK
DEBUT HELIUM-3/WARNER BROS. NETTWERK
at No. 15 on Top Album

22 OF MONSTERS AND MEN Beneath The Skin 1 TROY AVE Major Without A Deal 2
BSB RECORDS/EMPIRE RECORDINGS
Sales and No. 27 on REPUBLIC
the Billboard 200, is THE ROLLING STONES 3 Sticky Fingers YOUNG GUNS Ones And Zeros 1
1 WIND-UP
your sixth album since THE ROLLING STONES/CAPITOL/UME
debuting in 1998. How TAYLOR SWIFT 5 1989 FFS FFS 1

33 DOMINO
has your approach to BIG MACHINE/BMLG
recording changed over

time?
FLORENCE + THE MACHINE How Big How Blue How Beautiful
REPUBLIC
2
SONNY LANDRETH Bound By The Blues
MASCOT/PROVOGUE
THE WILLIS CLAN Heaven

1
FFS Super
I always unplug from
everything for at least
ROYAL BLOOD
IMPERIAL GALACTIC/BLACK MAMMOTH/WARNER BROS.
Royal Blood 6 WILLIS CLAN
HONEYHONEY 3
4
1
Combo
a month. But this was
different. We rented out
VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW That’s What I Call Country, Volume 8
SONY MUSIC/UNIVERSAL/UME
1
ROUNDER/CONCORD
CHRIS MCCLARNEY Everything And Nothing Less 1

Debuts
the two rooms at the studio, ZAC BROWN BAND JEKYLL + HYDE 7
JESUS CULTURE/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG
As dance DJ-producer
and I was writing and
JOHN VARVATOS/SOUTHERN GROUND/BMLG/REPUBLIC
CAM Welcome To Cam Country (EP) 1
ARISTA NASHVILLE/SMN Morgan Page arrives
recording all in the same A THOUSAND HORSES Southernality 1 at No. 1 on Heatseekers
shot. I finished this project
REPUBLIC NASHVILLE/BMLG
GG ALINA BARAZ & GALIMATIAS
ULTRA
Urban Flora (EP) 4
Albums with DC to Light,
in 10 days, which was scary SOUNDTRACK Pitch Perfect 2 5
— I didn’t know how to feel
REPUBLIC/UME ARMORED SAINT Win Hands Down 2 the top 10 also welcomes
METAL BLADE
about that. I came home ED SHEERAN ¡ x 51
an alt-rock supergroup and
ATLANTIC/AG GLASS ANIMALS Zaba 49 a rising country act.
and told my husband, and WOLF TONE/HARVEST
A$AP ROCKY AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP At No. 4, FFS (above) —
he’s like, “Well, Jay Z did 3 TOM HOLKENBORG AKA JUNKIE XL Mad Max: Fury Road (Soundtrack)
A$AP WORLDWIDE/POLO GROUNDS/RCA 5 pairing Franz Ferdinand
The Blueprint in a weekend.” WATERTOWER
Albums, Top Latin Albums, Christian Albums or Gospel Albums. If a title reaches any of those levels, it and the act’s subsequent albums are then ineligible to appear on Heatseekers Albums. Titles are ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music. TOP CATALOG ALBUMS: The week’s top-selling albums across all genres that are at least
MUMFORD & SONS Wilder Mind with Sparks — starts with
TOP ALBUM SALES: The week’s top-selling albums across all genres, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music. HEATSEEKERS ALBUMS: The week’s top-selling albums by new or developing acts, defined as those who have never appeared in the top 100 of the Billboard 200 or the top 10 of Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Top Country
So I’m like, “OK, I’m done!” GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD/GLASSNOTE
6 HALSEY Room 93 (EP) 16
ASTRALWERKS its self-titled album, selling
Is it hard to unplug from TWENTY ONE PILOTS Blurryface 4 JEDI MIND TRICKS The Thief And The Fallen 2
3,000 copies in the week
FUELED BY RAMEN/AG ENEMY SOIL ending June 14, according
18-months old and have fallen below No. 100 on the Billboard 200 or are re-issues of older albums. Titles are ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music. See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and explanations. © 2015, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
the outside world for a
month? TAMIA Love Life 1 OLD DOMINION Old Dominion (EP) 2 to Nielsen Music. Sparks
PLUS 1/DEF JAM REESMACK/RCA NASHVILLE/SMN
I’m not fully unplugged — I made its Billboard chart
still can’t live without my SAM HUNT 0 Montevallo 33 UNCLE LUCIUS Light 1 debut back in 1974 with
MCA NASHVILLE/UMGN BOO CLAP/THIRTY TIGERS
best friend, my phone. I the Kimono My House
WILLIE NELSON / MERLE HAGGARD Django And Jimmie 2 KURT ELLING Passion World 1 album, which bowed on the
unplug in terms of music. LEGACY CONCORD JAZZ/CONCORD
Sometimes I listen to Billboard 200 on Aug. 24 of
TREMONTI Cauterize J FERNANDEZ Many Levels Of Laughter 1
different types of music, or 1 JOYFUL NOISE that year. Franz Ferdinand’s
FRET12
talk radio if I don’t really
JOSH GROBAN Stages TA-KU Songs To Make Up To (EP) 1 chart history is of a more
want to hear any rhythm. 7 FUTURE CLASSIC/FOOL’S GOLD
recent vintage, as its
REPRISE/WARNER BROS.
It’s becoming a lot more COIN COIN 1 self-titled debut launched
MEGHAN TRAINOR 0 Title 22 STARTIME INT’L/COLUMBIA
difficult. EPIC nearly 30 years later, on
KAMASI WASHINGTON The Epic 4 Heatseekers Albums
You’ve been recording
VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW 54 6 BRAINFEEDER
SONY MUSIC/UNIVERSAL/UME and the Billboard 200 on
since the early ’90s. How LORNA SHORE Psalms 1
SOUNDTRACK 0 Fifty Shades Of Grey 18
WORKHORSE/DENSITY March 27, 2004.
is R&B different now? UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/REPUBLIC FFS just started a tour on
R&B doesn’t get as much
LANY i loved you. (EP) 1
SAM SMITH 2 In The Lonely Hour 52
LANY June 16 and has dates lined
support as other genres CAPITOL
MISS FAME Beauty Marked 1 up through Sept. 12. No U.S.
now. I do believe there’s SIDECAR
BOOSIE BADAZZ Touch Down 2 Cause Hell 3 stops are currently on the
a lot of great R&B out TRILL/ATLANTIC/AG
schedule.
2015
there, great artists who

June 27
ALABAMA SHAKES Sound & Color 8 Further down the chart,

are continually working ATO
and touring. But it doesn’t MAROON 5 V 41
TOP CATALOG ALBUMS™ country singer-songwriter
Cam debuts at No. 9
get the platform that other 222/INTERSCOPE/IGA
genres do, and it’s a shame.

ARTIST CERTIFICATION Title WKS. ON with EP Welcome to Cam
FALL OUT BOY American Beauty / American Psycho 21 IMPRINT/DISTRIBUTING LABEL CHART
Country (2,000 sold, up
The more we support it, the DCD2/ISLAND
#1 THE ROLLING STONES 3 Sticky Fingers
1 WK 13 1,292 percent). The set
more people will demand SOUNDTRACK ¡ Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 46
THE ROLLING STONES/CAPITOL/UME
surges in its 11th week on
that R&B get a better MARVEL/HOLLYWOOD
THE ROLLING STONES Sticky Fingers (Super Deluxe) 1
platform. —Elias Leight sale as Cam (real name:
DRAKE If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late 18
THE ROLLING STONES/CAPITOL/UME
YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
SOUNDTRACK ¡ Pitch Perfect 42
Camaron Ochs) benefits
UME from a June 10 visit to the
BRANTLEY GILBERT 0 Just As I Am 42
VALORY/BMLG METALLICA 6 Master Of Puppets 476 syndicated radio program
BLACKENED/WARNER BROS.
KENDRICK LAMAR To Pimp A Butterfly The Bobby Bones Show.
13
TOP DAWG/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/IGA EAGLES t Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 403 The EP also debuts at No.
ASYLUM/ELEKTRA/RHINO
GALANTIS Pharmacy 31 on Top Country Albums,
BIG BEAT/ATLANTIC/AG
1 IMAGINE DRAGONS 2 Night Visions 32 while her single “Burning
ERIC CHURCH ¡ The Outsiders 69 FLEETWOOD MAC 8 Greatest Hits
House” arrives at No. 43 on
EMI NASHVILLE/UMGN 527
WARNER BROS. Hot Country Songs.
THE ROLLING STONES Sticky Fingers (Super Deluxe) 1 BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers —Keith Caulfield
THE ROLLING STONES/CAPITOL/UME 1167
TUFF GONG/ISLAND/UME
BARENAKED LADIES
RAISIN’/VANGUARD/WELK
Silverball 2 METALLICA 8 ...And Justice For All 511
BLACKENED/WARNER BROS.
LITTLE BIG TOWN Pain Killer 20 TWENTY ONE PILOTS Vessel 13

CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN FUELED BY RAMEN/AG
BILLY CURRINGTON Summer Forever 2 EMINEM a The Eminem Show 157

MERCURY NASHVILLE/UMGN WEB/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/UME
SOUNDTRACK ¡ Pitch Perfect 105

NEWSBOYS Restart 5
UME SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG
JASON ALDEAN ¡ Old Boots, New Dirt ED SHEERAN ¡ + 70

36 ELEKTRA/AG
BROKEN BOW/BBMG
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE 2 Here’s To The Good Times 29
IMAGINE DRAGONS Smoke + Mirrors 17 REPUBLIC NASHVILLE/BMLG
SOUNDTRACK 4 Frozen 3
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE 0 Anything Goes 35 WALT DISNEY
REPUBLIC NASHVILLE/BMLG
KENDRICK LAMAR ¡ good kid, m.A.A.d city 51
YELAWOLF Love Story 8 TOP DAWG/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/IGA
SLUMERICAN/SHADY/INTERSCOPE/IGA
LANA DEL REY ¡ Born To Die 39
HOZIER 0 Hozier 36
POLYDOR/INTERSCOPE/IGA
BRUNO MARS 2 Doo-Wops & Hooligans

RUBYWORKS/COLUMBIA
137
HILLSONG UNITED Empires 3
ELEKTRA/AG
HILLSONG/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG
TAYLOR SWIFT 4 Red 34
BIG MACHINE/BMLG
JASON DERULO Everything Is 4 2
BELUGA HEIGHTS/WARNER BROS. BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND ¡ Ultimate Hits 43
HIDEOUT/CAPITOL/UME
JAMIE XX In Colour 2
YOUNG TURKS SOUNDTRACK 0 Almost Famous 2
DREAMWORKS/UME
J. COLE 0 2014 Forest Hills Drive
DREAMVILLE/ROC NATION/COLUMBIA
27
2PAC a Greatest Hits 99
AMARU/DEATH ROW/INTERSCOPE/UME
VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW 53 19 DWIGHT YOAKAM 0
UNIVERSAL/SONY MUSIC/LEGACY The Very Best Of Dwight Yoakam 12

AIRPLAY/STREAMING &
REPRISE NASHVILLE/RHINO
SHAWN MENDES Handwritten 9 JOURNEY Journey’s Greatest Hits
ISLAND 1010
COLUMBIA/LEGACY
RYAN ADAMS Ten Songs From Live At Carnegie Hall 1 TRAVIS TRITT The Very Best Of Travis Tritt 20
PAX.AM/BLUE NOTE WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE/RHINO
MIX: MARK HUNTER. MENDES: BLOSSOM BERKOFSKY
Social
Little Mix TOP
TOP
TRACKS™
TRACKS™ PRESENTED
BY EMERGING ARTISTS™ PRESENTED
BY
Makes LAST
WEEK
THIS
WEEK
TITLE
#1 BAD BLOOD
Artist WKS. ON
CHART
LAST
WEEK
THIS
WEEK
TITLE
#1 SHINE
Artist WKS. ON
CHART
‘Magic’ 1 2 WK S Taylor Swift Feat. Kendrick Lamar 8 1 2 WK S Years & Years 5
2 WORTH IT Fifth Harmony Feat. Kid Ink 15 2 RUNAWAY (U & I) Galantis 35

British girl group Little
Mix (below) blasts to a
33 BLACK MAGIC Little Mix 1 33 HOT BOY Bankroll Fresh 2
No. 3 debut on Billboard +
Twitter Top Tracks with
44 TO U Skrillex & Diplo Feat. AlunaGeorge 16 44 DANCE ON ME GoldLink 1
“Black Magic.” Celebrity
endorsement helps the
lofty debut, with the song
55 3500 Travi$ Scott Feat. Future & 2 Chainz 1 5 KING Years & Years 22 Tumblr,
earning praise on Twitter
from Cher Lloyd, YouTuber
66 CAN’T FEEL MY FACE The Weeknd 1 6 HOLD MY HAND Jess Glynne 16 Vine Join
Tyler Oakley and Simon
Cowell. (The group formed
7 SEE YOU AGAIN Wiz Khalifa Feat. Charlie Puth 13 7 HERE Alessia Cara 2 Social 50
during the eighth season of 88 TOMORROW BTS 1 8 EJECTED (I GOT SOME BAD BITCHES IN MY SECTION) Kidd Kidd Feat. Lil Wayne 2 Starting with the June 27
the British edition of The issue, metrics from Vine
X Factor.) In addition, the 9 KNOW YOURSELF Drake 3 99 COMPUTERS Montana Of 300 x $avage 1 and Tumblr will be added
song’s music video, which to an artist’s ranking
was released May 29, aids 10
10 FIGHT SONG Rachel Platten 2 10
10 THIS GOES OUT TO YOU P.O.D. 1 on the Social 50 chart.
the strong arrival, pushing With Taylor Swift (2-1)
“Magic” beyond 1 million 11 NO CONTROL One Direction 7 11
11 AFTER HOURS Glasses Malone Feat. Dom Kennedy 1 interacting with fans on
U.S. streams for the week the platform (posts from
THE HILLS RENEGADES
2015
June 27
ending June 14, according 12 The Weeknd 3 12

12 X Ambassadors 8 her official Tumblr account
to Nielsen Music. for 269,000 notes for the
BILLBOARD TWITTER TOP TRACKS: The week’s most shared songs on Twitter in the U.S., ranked by the volume of shares. BILLBOARD TWITTER EMERGING ARTISTS: The week’s most shared songs on Twitter in the U.S. by up-and-coming artists (defined as artists with fewer than 50,000 Twitter followers who have also not as a lead artist
Meanwhile, Miley Cyrus 13 LEAN ON Major Lazer & DJ Snake Feat. M0 13 13

13 SOMETIMES G FrSH Feat. Stormzy & Tinie Tempah 1 week), and viral Vine trends
debuts at No. 15 with the from artists like T-Wayne
leaked track “Nightmare,” 14
14 U MAD Vic Mensa Feat. Kanye West 2 14
14 SUN DOWN (GIRLS NIGHT OUT) Pac Div 1 driving the popularity of
which surfaced online on songs, those services have
June 9. Though it remains 15
15 NIGHTMARE Miley Cyrus 1 15
15 DEEPER THAN BLOOD Phora 8 become prime means for
unclear whether the track music fans to interact with
will be featured on an 16
16 18 One Direction 9 16
16 ULTIMATE Denzel Curry 1 their favorite artists.
upcoming project, buzz The Social 50, launched
about a new Cyrus song 17 LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO Ellie Goulding 23 17 AIN’T NOBODY (LOVES ME BETTER) Felix Jaehn Feat. Jasmine Thompson 7
in December 2010 and
caused the singer’s Twitter powered by Next Big
mentions to bolt to 108,000 18 THINKING OUT LOUD Ed Sheeran 44 18 SPECIAL AFFAIR The Internet 2
Sound, ranks the most
for the week ending
19
19 THE NIGHT IS STILL YOUNG Nicki Minaj 7 19 FREAKS Timmy Trumpet & Savage 33 popular artists on Facebook,
June 14, according to Next
Twitter, Instagram, YouTube,
Big Sound, nearly double
(93 percent) the sum of the
20 ONE LAST TIME Ariana Grande 20 20
20 DOO DOO Troy Ave 6 SoundCloud, Wikipedia,
Instagram and now Tumblr
previous frame. “Nightmare”
21 FLASHLIGHT Jessie J 7 21
21 PEANUT BUTTER JELLY Galantis 8 and Vine. The chart’s
marks Cyrus’ second cut to
methodology blends weekly
reach Top Tracks as a lead
22 PHOTOGRAPH Ed Sheeran 9 22
22 THE FOOL Ryn Weaver 4 additions of friends, fans
artist following her smash
hit “Wrecking Ball” in 2014. and followers along with
23 TRAP QUEEN Fetty Wap 13 23
23 THE POWERS THAT B Death Grips 1 artist page views and
Elsewhere, rapper Travis
Scott enters at No. 5 with engagement. These metrics
24
24 MERCY Muse 2 24 WALK Kwabs 39 are also factored into the
“3500,” featuring Future
and 2 Chainz. It’s the Billboard Artist 100 chart,
25
25 SUGAR Maroon 5 22 25
25 2003 Chuck Inglish Feat. Grey Sweatpants 1 which incorporates album
first release from Scott’s
forthcoming debut album, and track sales, radio
26 BITCH I’M MADONNA Madonna Feat. Nicki Minaj 3 26
26 SUPERFLEXIN’ Manolo Rose 2
Rodeo, on Grand Hustle airplay and streaming.
Records. Label co-founder Mentions and revines on
27 I WANT YOU TO KNOW Zedd Feat. Selena Gomez 16 27 SHUT UP Stormzy 4
T.I. told Billboard that posts from an artist’s Vine
Scott’s album will arrive 28 HEY MAMA David Guetta Feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack 28 SMOOTH SAILIN’ Leon Bridges account will be added to
12 2
this summer. “3500” races the Social 50’s engagement
to a strong start, grabbing 29
29 FANS MI DaVido Feat. Meek Mill 1 29
29 JUNE 5TH Troy Ave 3 category, similar to how
635,000 domestic streams retweets and mentions
for the week and bowing 30
30 UPTOWN FUNK! Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars 31 30
30 FEAST (STOVE FREESTYLE) Alex Wiley 1 on Twitter are tracked. For
at No. 25 on the Hot R&B/ Tumblr, notes on posts
Hip-Hop Songs chart. 31
31 GHOST TOWN Adam Lambert 10 31
31 LIKE AN ARROW Lucy Rose 1 (signified by likes/hearts
—Trevor Anderson and/or comments) will
PRETTY GIRLS COMING HOME
in the top 50 songs on the Billboard Hot 100), ranked by the number of shares. All charts © 2015, Prometheus Global Media, LLC. All rights reserved.
32 Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea 6 32 Leon Bridges 8 also become part of the
engagement category.
33 INFINITY Mariah Carey 6 33 OCTAHATE Ryn Weaver 19 Shawn Mendes (above,
who moves 35-18) is one
34
34 I REALLY LIKE YOU Carly Rae Jepsen 15 34 MINE Phoebe Ryan 7 of the first beneficiaries of
the chart’s formula change,
35 THIS SUMMER’S GONNA HURT... Maroon 5 5 35
35 STONEFIST HEALTH 1 with his 4 million-plus
followers revining him more
36 WAITING FOR LOVE Avicii 3 36
36 HORUS SLUMBERJACK 1
than 81,000 times during
37 FEELING MYSELF 37 GOLD DUST the week. —William Gruger
37 Nicki Minaj Feat. Beyonce 3 Galantis 13
38
38 WANT TO WANT ME Jason Derulo 14 38
38 BUY ME A BOAT Chris Janson 1
39 NIGHT CHANGES One Direction 33 39 TREASURED SOUL Michael Calfan 16
40
40 DEAR FUTURE HUSBAND Meghan Trainor 13 40 NOBODY TO LOVE Sigma 40
41
41 MARVIN GAYE Charlie Puth Feat. Meghan Trainor 1 41
41 WALKED IN Bankroll Fresh Feat. Boochie Boo & Travis Porter 1
42
42 LOVE THE MOST Safaree 1 42
42 TOGETHER Cazzette Feat. Netwimers 1
43
43 MY WAY Fetty Wap 3 43 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU Hayden James 4
44
44 LIKE A HOE DeJ Loaf 1 44 GIRL IN A COUNTRY SONG Maddie & Tae 11
45 POISON Rita Ora 2 45

45 ENAMORATE Dvicio 12
46 B**** BETTER HAVE MY MONEY Rihanna 12 46 WISH YOU WERE MINE Philip George 19
47
47 FIRE N GOLD Bea Miller 3 47
47 RUN Alison Wonderland 1
48
48 SHINE Years & Years 2 48 UNSTOPPABLE Lianne La Havas 8
49
49 SHUT UP AND DANCE WALK THE MOON 2 49 MULTI-LOVE Unknown Mortal Orchestra 8
50
50 UMA THURMAN Fall Out Boy 4 50
50 HYPNOTIC Zella Day 8
D a t a f o r w e e k o f 0 6 . 2 7. 2 0 1 5 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 67
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 TAYLOR SWIFT #1 WANT TO WANT ME Jason Derulo 14 #1 SEE YOU AGAIN Wiz Khalifa Feat. Charlie Puth 11
26 WKS BIG MACHINE/BMLG 238 1 WK BELUGA HEIGHTS/WARNER BROS. 4 WK S UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/ATLANTIC/RRP
JUSTIN BIEBER SEE YOU AGAIN Wiz Khalifa Feat. Charlie Puth 10 POST TO BE Omarion Feat. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko 14
SCHOOLBOY/RAYMOND BRAUN/DEF JAM 238 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/ATLANTIC/RRP MAYBACH/ATLANTIC/RRP
ARIANA GRANDE SHUT UP AND DANCE WALK THE MOON 17 YOU KNOW YOU LIKE IT DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge 12
REPUBLIC 134 RCA INTERSCOPE
SELENA GOMEZ BAD BLOOD Taylor Swift Feat. Kendrick Lamar 4 TRAP QUEEN Fetty Wap 15
HOLLYWOOD 236 BIG MACHINE/REPUBLIC RGF/300
TALKING BODY Tove Lo 21 WANT TO WANT ME Jason Derulo 14

MILEY CYRUS 166 ISLAND/REPUBLIC BELUGA HEIGHTS/WARNER BROS.
RCA
HEY MAMA David Guetta Feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack 13 HEY MAMA David Guetta Feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack 10
NICKI MINAJ 237
WHAT A MUSIC/PARLOPHONE/ATLANTIC WHAT A MUSIC/PARLOPHONE/ATLANTIC
YOU KNOW YOU LIKE IT DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge 13 B**** BETTER HAVE MY MONEY Rihanna 11
BEYONCE 236
INTERSCOPE WESTBURY ROAD/ROC NATION
PARKWOOD/COLUMBIA
WORTH IT Fifth Harmony Feat. Kid Ink 15 CLASSIC MAN Jidenna Feat. Roman GianArthur 11
ONE DIRECTION 187
SYCO/EPIC WONDALAND/EPIC
SYCO/COLUMBIA
HONEY, I’M GOOD. Andy Grammer 12 BE REAL Kid Ink Feat. DeJ Loaf 8
5 SECONDS OF SUMMER 64
S-CURVE/HOLLYWOOD THA ALUMNI GROUP/88 CLASSIC/RCA
HEY OR HI/CAPITOL THIS SUMMER’S GONNA HURT... Maroon 5 5 EARNED IT (FIFTY SHADES OF GREY) The Weeknd 20
222/INTERSCOPE UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/REPUBLIC
DEMI LOVATO 228
HOLLYWOOD WHERE ARE U NOW Skrillex & Diplo Feat. Justin Bieber 8 ALL HANDS ON DECK (REMIX) Tinashe Feat. Iggy Azalea 14
MAD DECENT/OWSLA/ATLANTIC RCA
CHRIS BROWN 211
RCA LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO Ellie Goulding 22 HOOD GO CRAZY Tech N9Ne Feat. 2 Chainz & B.o.B 13
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/REPUBLIC/INTERSCOPE STRANGE
JENNIFER LOPEZ
CAPITOL 224 EARNED IT (FIFTY SHADES OF GREY) The Weeknd 17 SLOW MOTION Trey Songz 14
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/REPUBLIC SONGBOOK/ATLANTIC
LITTLE MIX 49 CHEERLEADER OMI THE NIGHT IS STILL YOUNG Nicki Minaj
SYCO/COLUMBIA 6 6
LOUDER THAN LIFE/ULTRA/COLUMBIA YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
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 © 2015, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
POP/RHYTHMIC/ADULT: The week’s most popular current songs at mainstream top 40, rhythmic, adult contemporary and adult top 40 formats, respectively, ranked by radio airplay detections, as measured by Nielsen Music. Songs are defined as current if they are relatively recently-released titles, or songs
RIHANNA THE NIGHT IS STILL YOUNG Nicki Minaj CHEERLEADER
SOCIAL 50: The week’s 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 artist’s Wikipedia page, as measured by Next Big Sound.
WESTBURY ROAD/ROC NATION 227 6 OMI 6
YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC LOUDER THAN LIFE/ULTRA/COLUMBIA
DESTORM POWER 1 ELASTIC HEART Sia 9 BAD BLOOD Taylor Swift Feat. Kendrick Lamar 4
UNSIGNED MONKEY PUZZLE/RCA BIG MACHINE/REPUBLIC
KATY PERRY BRIGHT Echosmith 18 WET DREAMZ J. Cole 8

CAPITOL 238 WARNER BROS. DREAMVILLE/ROC NATION/COLUMBIA
WIZ KHALIFA LEAN ON Major Lazer & DJ Snake Feat. M0 5 FUN Pitbull Feat. Chris Brown 7
ROSTRUM/ATLANTIC/AG 225 MAD DECENT MR. 305/POLO GROUNDS/RCA
SHAWN MENDES GG CAN’T FEEL MY FACE The Weeknd 1 GOOD THING Sage The Gemini Feat. Nick Jonas 3
ISLAND 25 XO/REPUBLIC BLACK MONEY/EMPIRE RECORDINGS/REPUBLIC
BUDAPEST George Ezra 12 WORTH IT Fifth Harmony Feat. Kid Ink 14

ZENDAYA 44 COLUMBIA SYCO/EPIC
HOLLYWOOD
I NEED YOUR LOVE Shaggy Feat. Mohombi, Faydee, Costi 13 DO IT AGAIN Pia Mia Feat. Chris Brown & Tyga 5
ED SHEERAN 76 BROOKLYN KNIGHTS/RANCH/RED ASSOCIATED LABELS WOLFPACK/INTERSCOPE
ATLANTIC/AG
PHOTOGRAPH Ed Sheeran 4 WATCH ME Silento 4
FALL OUT BOY 3
ATLANTIC BOLO/CAPITOL
DCD2/ISLAND
FUN Pitbull Feat. Chris Brown 6 GG CAN’T FEEL MY FACE The Weeknd 1
FIFTH HARMONY 5
MR. 305/POLO GROUNDS/RCA XO/REPUBLIC
SYCO/EPIC
TRAP QUEEN Fetty Wap 10 THE MATRIMONY Wale Feat. Usher 7
LUCY HALE 50
RGF/300 MAYBACH/ATLANTIC
DMG NASHVILLE
G.D.F.R. Flo Rida Feat. Sage The Gemini & Lookas 19 WHERE ARE U NOW Skrillex & Diplo Feat. Justin Bieber 6
POE BOY/ATLANTIC MAD DECENT/OWSLA/ATLANTIC
LADY GAGA 236
STREAMLINE/INTERSCOPE/IGA
SHAKIRA 236
ADULT CONTEMPORARY™ ADULT TOP 40™
SONY MUSIC LATIN/RCA
BECKY G 34
KEMOSABE/RCA
LAST THIS TITLE Artist WKS. ON LAST THIS TITLE Artist WKS. ON
WEEK WEEK CHART WEEK WEEK CHART
IGGY AZALEA 60
IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL
TURN FIRST/HUSTLE GANG/DEF JAM
#1 THINKING OUT LOUD Ed Sheeran 24 #1 SHUT UP AND DANCE WALK THE MOON 23
15 WK S 6 WK S RCA
SNOOP DOGG 204
ATLANTIC
DOGGYSTYLE/COLUMBIA
SUGAR Maroon 5 19 HONEY, I’M GOOD. Andy Grammer 19
222/INTERSCOPE S-CURVE/HOLLYWOOD
THE WEEKND 4
XO/REPUBLIC STYLE Taylor Swift 18 WANT TO WANT ME Jason Derulo 13
BIG MACHINE/REPUBLIC BELUGA HEIGHTS/WARNER BROS.
DRAKE 213
YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO Ellie Goulding 18 SEE YOU AGAIN Wiz Khalifa Feat. Charlie Puth 7
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/REPUBLIC/INTERSCOPE UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/ATLANTIC/RRP
DAVID GUETTA SUGAR
WHAT A MUSIC/PARLOPHONE/ATLANTIC/AG 209 UPTOWN FUNK! Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars 24 Maroon 5 22
RCA 222/INTERSCOPE
MAROON 5 150 HEARTBEAT SONG Kelly Clarkson BUDAPEST George Ezra
222/INTERSCOPE/IGA 22 29
19/RCA COLUMBIA
MEEK MILL SHUT UP AND DANCE WALK THE MOON FIGHT SONG
MAYBACH/ATLANTIC/AG 29 GG RCA
13
COLUMBIA
Rachel Platten 15
ELLIE GOULDING 93 BLANK SPACE Taylor Swift 29 STYLE Taylor Swift 22

CHERRYTREE/INTERSCOPE/IGA BIG MACHINE/REPUBLIC BIG MACHINE/REPUBLIC
TROYE SIVAN I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE Sam Smith 34 GG BAD BLOOD Taylor Swift 5
CAPITOL 5 CAPITOL BIG MACHINE/REPUBLIC
AUSTIN MAHONE LIPS ARE MOVIN Meghan Trainor 23 LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO Ellie Goulding 22
CHASE/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC 100 EPIC UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/REPUBLIC/INTERSCOPE
SKRILLEX HONEY, I’M GOOD. Andy Grammer 10 BRIGHT Echosmith 19

BIG BEAT/OWSLA/ATLANTIC/AG 141 S-CURVE/HOLLYWOOD WARNER BROS.
WANT TO WANT ME Jason Derulo TALKING BODY Tove Lo 19

SAM SMITH 43 BELUGA HEIGHTS/WARNER BROS.
6
ISLAND/REPUBLIC
CAPITOL
EARNED IT (FIFTY SHADES OF GREY) The Weeknd 7 THIS SUMMER’S GONNA HURT... Maroon 5 4
PRINCE ROYCE 72 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/REPUBLIC 222/INTERSCOPE
RCA/SONY MUSIC LATIN
LAY ME DOWN Sam Smith 14 DEAR FUTURE HUSBAND Meghan Trainor 11
JESSIE J 44
CAPITOL EPIC
LAVA/REPUBLIC
I LIVED OneRepublic PHOTOGRAPH Ed Sheeran 5
2015
June 27
24
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 209
MOSLEY/INTERSCOPE ATLANTIC
RCA
BUDAPEST George Ezra 11 EARNED IT (FIFTY SHADES OF GREY) The Weeknd 15
MARTIN GARRIX 57
COLUMBIA UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/REPUBLIC
SCHOOLBOY/SPINNIN’/SILENT/CASABLANCA/REPUBLIC
JEALOUS Nick Jonas 23 BELIEVE Mumford & Sons 14
SAFEHOUSE/ISLAND/REPUBLIC GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD/GLASSNOTE
CIARA 34
EPIC SEE YOU AGAIN Wiz Khalifa Feat. Charlie Puth 3 HOLD BACK THE RIVER James Bay 12
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/ATLANTIC/RRP REPUBLIC
DIPLO 1
MAD DECENT FIGHT SONG Rachel Platten 9 INVINCIBLE Kelly Clarkson 4
COLUMBIA 19/RCA
BRUNO MARS
ATLANTIC/AG 224 BAD BLOOD Taylor Swift 3 TAKE YOUR TIME Sam Hunt 10
BIG MACHINE/REPUBLIC MCA NASHVILLE/CAPITOL
LANA DEL REY
COMPILED BY
SOCIAL DATA
POLYDOR/INTERSCOPE/IGA 90 BRIGHT Echosmith 6 UMA THURMAN Fall Out Boy 7

WARNER BROS. DCD2/ISLAND/REPUBLIC
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS 170 DEAR FUTURE HUSBAND Meghan Trainor 7 GHOST TOWN Adam Lambert 6
UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO/REPUBLIC/UMLE
EPIC WARNER BROS.
AIRPLAY DATA COMPILED BY
EMINEM 227 TAKE YOUR TIME Sam Hunt 3 TRUST YOU Rob Thomas 2
WEB/SHADY/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/IGA MCA NASHVILLE/CAPITOL ATLANTIC
KANYE WEST 55
NIGHT CHANGES One Direction 20 BROTHER NEEDTOBREATHE Feat. Gavin DeGraw 7
G.O.O.D./ROC-A-FELLA/DEF JAM SYCO/COLUMBIA ATLANTIC
DADDY YANKEE PHOTOGRAPH Ed Sheeran 3 GIRL CRUSH Little Big Town 5

EL CARTEL/CAPITOL LATIN/UMLE 28 ATLANTIC CAPITOL NASHVILLE/INTERSCOPE
SONY MUSIC NASHVILLE
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 GIRL CRUSH ¡ Little Big Town HOT

SHOT 1 #1 VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW That’s What I Call Country, Volume 8 1
1 8 WK S J.JOYCE (L.ROSE,L.MCKENNA,H.LINDSEY) CAPITOL NASHVILLE
1 28 DEBUT 1 WK SONY MUSIC/UNIVERSAL/UME
TAKE YOUR TIME ¡ Sam Hunt ZAC BROWN BAND JEKYLL + HYDE 7
2 Z.CROWELL,S.MCANALLY (S.HUNT,J.OSBORNE,S.MCANALLY) MCA NASHVILLE
1 33 JOHN VARVATOS/SOUTHERN GROUND/BMLG/REPUBLIC
KICK THE DUST UP Luke Bryan A THOUSAND HORSES Southernality 1

3 J.STEVENS,J.STEVENS (D.DAVIDSON,C. DESTEFANO,A.GORLEY) CAPITOL NASHVILLE
2 5 REPUBLIC NASHVILLE/BMLG
SANGRIA Blake Shelton SAM HUNT 0 Montevallo 33

4 S.HENDRICKS (J.T.HARDING,J.OSBORNE,T. ROSEN) WARNER BROS./WMN
3 13 MCA NASHVILLE/UMGN
5 AG LOVE ME LIKE YOU MEAN IT

F.G.WHITEHEAD (K.BALLERINI,J.KERR,F.G.WHITEHEAD,L.CARPENTER)
Kelsea Ballerini
BLACK RIVER 5 29
WILLIE NELSON / MERLE HAGGARD
LEGACY
Django And Jimmie 2 Chesney
BRANTLEY GILBERT 0
6 LITTLE TOY GUNS
M.BRIGHT (C.UNDERWOOD,C. DESTEFANO,H.LINDSEY)
Carrie Underwood
19/ARISTA NASHVILLE
6 21
VALORY/BMLG
ERIC CHURCH ¡
Just As I Am 56
Closes In
GG The Outsiders 70
7 SIPPIN’ ON FIRE 0
J.MOI (R.CLAWSON,M.DRAGSTREM,C.TAYLOR)
Florida Georgia Line
REPUBLIC NASHVILLE
3 20
EMI NASHVILLE/UMGN
LITTLE BIG TOWN Pain Killer 34

On Record
8 LIKE A WRECKING BALL Eric Church 8 17
CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN
Kenny Chesney (above)
J.JOYCE (E.CHURCH,C.BEATHARD) EMI NASHVILLE BILLY CURRINGTON Summer Forever 2 collects his 25th Country
MERCURY/UMGN
9 TONIGHT LOOKS GOOD ON YOU Jason Aldean 8 15 Airplay No. 1 as “Wild Child”
M.KNOX (D.DAVIDSON,R.AKINS,A.GORLEY) BROKEN BOW JASON ALDEAN ¡ Old Boots, New Dirt 36
BROKEN BOW/BBMG (with Grace Potter) rises
10 WILD CHILD Kenny Chesney With Grace Potter 9 19 2-1. While Chesney remains
B.CANNON,K.CHESNEY (K.CHESNEY,S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE) BLUE CHAIR/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE 0 Anything Goes 35
REPUBLIC NASHVILLE/BMLG in fourth place among acts
11 LOVE YOU LIKE THAT 0 Canaan Smith 11 37
B.BEAVERS,J.ROBBINS (C.SMITH,B.BEAVERS,J.BEAVERS) MERCURY LUKE BRYAN Spring Break... Checkin’ Out 14 with the most No. 1s in the
HOT COUNTRY SONGS: The week’s 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
CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN
chart’s 25-year history, he
airplay and/or sales activity for the first time. TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS: The week’s most popular country 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 200’s top 100. COUNTRY AIRPLAY: The week’s most popular country
12 CRASH AND BURN Thomas Rhett 12 10 MONTGOMERY GENTRY Folks Like Us moves closer to the record
D.HUFF,J.FRASURE (J.FRASURE,C.STAPLETON) VALORY 1
BLASTER
for the most leaders. Tim
13 BABY BE MY LOVE SONG Easton Corbin 12 32 LUKE BRYAN 2 Crash My Party 97 McGraw heads up that list
C.CHAMBERLAIN (J.COLLINS,BRETT JAMES) MERCURY CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN
with 27 No. 1s, followed by
14 SMOKE A Thousand Horses 5 23 THE LACS Outlaw In Me 3 Alan Jackson and George
D.COBB (M.HOBBY,J.M.NITE,R.COPPERMAN) REPUBLIC NASHVILLE BACKROAD/AVERAGE JOES
Strait (26 each), Chesney
15 DIAMOND RINGS AND OLD BARSTOOLS Tim McGraw With Catherine Dunn 13 20
KELSEA BALLERINI The First Time 4
B.GALLIMORE,T.MCGRAW (L.LAIRD,B.DEAN,J.SINGLETON) MCGRAW/BIG MACHINE BLACK RIVER (25) and Brooks & Dunn
CARRIE UNDERWOOD 0 and Toby Keith (20 each).
16 HOUSE PARTY Sam Hunt 16 25
Greatest Hits: Decade #1 27
2015
June 27
songs, ranked 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. © 2015, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
Z.CROWELL,S.MCANALLY (S.HUNT,Z.CROWELL,J.FLOWERS) MCA NASHVILLE 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE/SMN “Wild” — the first No. 1
BUY ME A BOAT Chris Janson REBA Love Somebody 9 for Potter, who teamed
17 C.JANSON,C.DUBOIS,B.ANDERSON (C.JANSON,C.DUBOIS) WARNER BROS./WAR
17 8 STARSTRUCK/NASH ICON/BMLG
with Chesney for the
DARIUS RUCKER Southern Style 11 No. 3-peaking “You and
18 ONE HELL OF AN AMEN Brantley Gilbert 14 24 CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN
D.HUFF (B.GILBERT,M.DEKLE,B.DAVIS) VALORY Tequila” in 2011 that marked
CHASE RICE Ignite The Night 43 her previous best peak — is
19 LOVING YOU EASY Zac Brown Band 19 8
COLUMBIA NASHVILLE/DACK JANIELS
Z.BROWN (Z.BROWN,N.MOON,A.ANDERSON) JOHN VARVATOS/REPUBLIC/BMLG/SOUTHERN GROUND the third No. 1 (and third
BLAKE SHELTON 0 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE 37
HOMEGROWN Zac Brown Band WARNER BROS./WMN single) from Chesney’s The
20 2 23
J.JOYCE,Z.BROWN (Z.BROWN,W.DURRETTE,N.MOON) JOHN VARVATOS/REPUBLIC/BMLG/SOUTHERN GROUND
KENNY CHESNEY The Big Revival Big Revival, which opened
38
CRUSHIN’ IT Brad Paisley BLUE CHAIR/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE/SMN at No. 1 on the Oct. 11, 2014
21 19 19
L.WOOTEN,B.PAISLEY (B.PAISLEY,K.LOVELACE,L.T.MILLER) ARISTA NASHVILLE
TYLER FARR Suffer In Peace 7 Top Country Albums chart
COLUMBIA NASHVILLE/SMN
22 KISS YOU IN THE MORNING Michael Ray 22 14
and has sold 386,000
S.HENDRICKS (J.WILSON,M.WHITE) WARNER BROS./WEA COLE SWINDELL Cole Swindell 69 copies, according to
WARNER BROS./WMN
23 YOUNG & CRAZY Frankie Ballard 21 16
Nielsen Music. Lead single
M.ALTMAN,S.HENDRICKS (A.GORLEY,S.MCANALLY,R.AKINS) WARNER BROS./WAR CHRIS STAPLETON Traveller 6 “American Kids” topped the
MERCURY/UMGN
24 DG SG JOHN COUGAR, JOHN DEERE, JOHN 3:16
D.HUFF,K.URBAN (S.MCANALLY,R.COPPERMAN,J.OSBORNE)
Keith Urban
HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE 24 2
Sept. 20, 2014 tally, and “Til
It’s Gone” led the Jan. 31 list.
25 HELL OF A NIGHT Dustin Lynch 25 23
On Top Country Albums,
COUNTRY AIRPLAY™
M.J.CONES (Z.CROWELL,A.SANDERS,J.BOYER) BROKEN BOW
the compilation Now
26 LOSE MY MIND Brett Eldredge 26 8 That’s What I Call Country,
R. COPPERMAN,B.ELDREDGE (B.ELDREDGE,H.MORGAN,R.COPPERMAN,B.BURTON,T.D.CALLAWAY,G.F.REVERBERI,G.P.REVERBERI) ATLANTIC/WMN
LAST THIS TITLE Artist WKS. ON Volume 8 debuts at No. 1
WEEK WEEK CHART
27 GAMES Luke Bryan 21 16
IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL (see page 65) while A
J.STEVENS (L.BRYAN,A.GORLEY) CAPITOL NASHVILLE
#1 WILD CHILD Kenny Chesney With Grace Potter 21 Thousand Horses trot
1 WK
28 REAL LIFE Jake Owen 27 3
BLUE CHAIR/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE
in at No. 3 with their self-
S.MCANALLY,R. COPPERMAN (R.COPPERMAN,A.GORLEY,S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE) RCA NASHVILLE
LOVE ME LIKE YOU MEAN IT Kelsea Ballerini 37 titled debut (17,000 sold
BLACK RIVER
29 RIOT Rascal Flatts 27 23 in its first week). At No. 13,
J.DEMARCUS,RASCAL FLATTS (J.BOYER,S.HAZE) BIG MACHINE SANGRIA Blake Shelton 13 Montgomery Gentry
WARNER BROS./WMN
30 FLY Maddie & Tae 30 17 starts with “Folks Like Us”
D.HUFF (M.MARLOW,T.DYE,T.VARTANYAN) DOT LITTLE TOY GUNS Carrie Underwood 19
19/ARISTA NASHVILLE (5,000). The pair (Eddie
31 BREAK UP WITH HIM Old Dominion 31 14 Montgomery and Troy
S.MCANALLY (M.RAMSEY,T. ROSEN,B.TURSI,G.SPRUNG,W.SELLERS) RCA NASHVILLE BABY BE MY LOVE SONG Easton Corbin 40
MERCURY Gentry) tallied nine top
32 I’M COMIN’ OVER Chris Young 8 5
C.CROWDER,C.YOUNG (C.YOUNG,C.CROWDER,J.HOGE) RCA NASHVILLE SIPPIN’ ON FIRE Florida Georgia Line 20 10s on the chart between
REPUBLIC NASHVILLE
1999 and 2011. Two sets
33 21 Hunter Hayes 30 4 DIAMOND RINGS AND OLD BARSTOOLS Tim McGraw With Catherine Dunn rose as high as No. 2:
D.HUFF,H.HAYES (D.DAVIDSON,K.LOVELACE,A.GORLEY,H.HAYES) ATLANTIC/WMN 21
MCGRAW/BIG MACHINE
2004’s You Do Your Thing
34 GOING OUT LIKE THAT Reba 23 23 TONIGHT LOOKS GOOD ON YOU Jason Aldean 13 and 2005’s Something to
T.BROWN (B.HAYSLIP,R.AKINS,J.SELLERS) STARSTRUCK/NASH ICON/VALORY BROKEN BOW
Be Proud Of: The Best of
35 I GOT THE BOY Jana Kramer 31 17 LOVE YOU LIKE THAT Canaan Smith 45
S.HENDRICKS (T.NICHOLS,C.HARRINGTON,J.L.SPEARS) ELEKTRA NASHVILLE/WAR MERCURY 1999-2005. —Gary Trust
36 I’M TO BLAME Kip Moore 31 19 GIRL CRUSH Little Big Town 27

B.JAMES (K.MOORE,J.WEAVER,W.DAVIS) MCA NASHVILLE CAPITOL NASHVILLE
LET ME SEE YA GIRL Cole Swindell CRUSHIN’ IT Brad Paisley 21

37 M.CARTER (C.SWINDELL,M.CARTER,J.STEVENS) WARNER BROS./WMN
37 9 ARISTA NASHVILLE
GONNA WANNA TONIGHT Chase Rice ONE HELL OF AN AMEN Brantley Gilbert 31
38 C. DESTEFANO (S.MCANALLY,J.M.NITE,J.ROBBINS) DACK JANIELS/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE
34 23 VALORY
NOTHIN’ LIKE YOU Dan + Shay KISS YOU IN THE MORNING Michael Ray 18
39 C. DESTEFANO (D.SMYERS,S.MOONEY,A.GORLEY,C. DESTEFANO) WARNER BROS./WAR
39 11 WARNER BROS./WEA
YOUNG & CRAZY Frankie Ballard 23

40 BISCUITS Kacey Musgraves 28 13 WARNER BROS./WAR
K.MUSGRAVES,L.LAIRD,S.MCANALLY (K.MUSGRAVES,S.MCANALLY,B.CLARK) MERCURY
KICK THE DUST UP Luke Bryan 4
41 STAY A LITTLE LONGER Brothers Osborne 41 10
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
J.JOYCE (J. OSBORNE,T.J. OSBORNE,S.MCANALLY) EMI NASHVILLE
LOVING YOU EASY Zac Brown Band 8
42 ANYTHING GOES Florida Georgia Line 19 7
JOHN VARVATOS/REPUBLIC/BMLG/SOUTHERN GROUND
J.MOI (F.MCTEIGUE,C.G.TOMPKINS,C.WISEMAN) REPUBLIC NASHVILLE
HELL OF A NIGHT Dustin Lynch 32
43 BURNING HOUSE Cam 43 1
BROKEN BOW
J.BHASKER,T.JOHNSON (C.OCHS,T.JOHNSON,J.BHASKER) ARISTA NASHVILLE
LIKE A WRECKING BALL Eric Church 17
EMI NASHVILLE
44 ALREADY CALLIN’ YOU MINE Parmalee 42 10
NV (M.THOMAS,S.THOMAS,B.KNOX,P.O’DONNELL,W.KIRBY) STONEY CREEK CRASH AND BURN Thomas Rhett 10
VALORY
45 STEAL MY KISS Taylor Ray Holbrook 45 1
JACKIE BOYZ,S.MITCHELL (L,.COMBS,R.WILFORD,JACKIE BOYZ,S.MITCHELL) TAYLORRAYMADE RIOT Rascal Flatts 29
BIG MACHINE
46 I LOVE THIS LIFE LoCash 46 4
L.RIMES,P.BRUST,C.LUCAS (D.MYRICK,C.JANSON,C.LUCAS,P.BRUST) REVIVER HOUSE PARTY Sam Hunt 19
MCA NASHVILLE
47 RIDE Chase Rice 38 15

C. DESTEFANO (J.SOMERS-MORALES,D.C.TARPLEY JR.) DACK JANIELS/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE BUY ME A BOAT Chris Janson 7
WARNER BROS./WAR
48 COUNTRY Mo Pitney 48 2 LOSE MY MIND Brett Eldredge

T.BROWN (M.PITNEY,B.TOMBERLIN,B.ANDERSON) CURB 8
ATLANTIC/WMN
DATA COMPILED BY
49 WE WENT Randy Houser 45 4 FLY Maddie & Tae 21

D.GEORGE (J.WILSON,M.ROGERS,J.KING) STONEY CREEK DOT
50 WHERE IT ALL BEGINS Hunter Hayes Feat. Lady Antebellum 50 1 I’M TO BLAME Kip Moore 21
D.HUFF,H.HAYES (H.HAYES,C.KELLEY,D.HAYWOOD,H.SCOTT) ATLANTIC/WMN MCA NASHVILLE
NATALIE MANTINI
Rock
HOT ROCK SONGS™ TOP ROCK ALBUMS™
#1 SHUT UP AND DANCE ¡ WALK THE MOON #1 MUSE Drones 1

1 12 WK S T.PAGNOTTA (N.PETRICCA,E.MAIMAN,K.RAY,S.WAUGAMAN,B.BERGER,R.MCMAHON) RCA
1 40 1 WK HELIUM-3/WARNER BROS.
BUDAPEST 0 George Ezra OF MONSTERS AND MEN Beneath The Skin 1

2 BLACKWOOD C. (GEORGE EZRA,J.POTT) COLUMBIA
2 45 REPUBLIC
UMA THURMAN 0 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE How Big How Blue How Beautiful
3 AG Fall Out Boy
J.SINCLAIR,YOUNG WOLF HATCHLINGS (FALL OUT BOY,W.HASHMI,J.YOUNG,L.O’DONNELL,J.SINCLAIR,J.MARSHALL,R.MOSHER) DCD2/ISLAND/REPUBLIC
3 22 REPUBLIC
2
4 TAKE ME TO CHURCH 5 Hozier 1 59

GG ROYAL BLOOD
Royal Blood 19
A.HOZIER-BYRNE (A.HOZIER-BYRNE) RUBYWORKS/COLUMBIA
5 CENTURIES 3
J.R.ROTEM,OMEGA (J.R.ROTEM,P.V.STUMP,P.WENTZ,J.TROHMAN,A.HURLEY,M.J.FONSECA,R.KUMARI,J.TRANTNER,S.VEGA)
Fall Out Boy
DCD2/ISLAND/REPUBLIC
2 40
MUMFORD & SONS
GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD/GLASSNOTE
TWENTY ONE PILOTS

Wilder Mind
Blurryface
6
X-cellent
6 RENEGADES
ALEX DA KID (A.GRANT,S.N.HARRIS,N.FELDSHUH,C.HARRIS,A.LEVINE)
X Ambassadors
KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE
5 12
FUELED BY RAMEN/AG
TREMONTI Cauterize
4
1
Rookies
7 BELIEVE 0
J.FORD (MUMFORD & SONS)
Mumford & Sons
4 14
FRET12
ALABAMA SHAKES Sound & Color 8

Reign
8 TEAR IN MY HEART twenty one pilots 8 11
ATO
With a 2-1 climb,
R.REED (T.JOSEPH) FUELED BY RAMEN/RRP FALL OUT BOY American Beauty / American Psycho 21
DCD2/ISLAND “Renegade” by
9 HOLD BACK THE RIVER James Bay 9 17
I.ARCHER (J.BAY,I.ARCHER) REPUBLIC SOUNDTRACK ¡ Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 46
X Ambassadors (above)
MARVEL/HOLLYWOOD tops Alternative, earning
DG SG DEAD INSIDE Muse
2015
June 27
10 MUSE,R.J.LANGE (M.BELLAMY) HELIUM-3/WARNER BROS. 10 12 BARENAKED LADIES Silverball the band a No. 1 on the
2
RAISIN’/VANGUARD/WELK
airplay chart on its first
11 STRESSED OUT twenty one pilots 8 7
M.ELIZONDO (T.JOSEPH) FUELED BY RAMEN/RRP IMAGINE DRAGONS Smoke + Mirrors 17 attempt. The folky track
widespread airplay and/or sales activity for the first time. TOP ROCK ALBUMS: The week’s most popular rock 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 200’s top 100. ALTERNATIVE: The week’s most popular
rules in just its eighth week,
12 CRYSTALS Of Monsters And Men 12 13 HOZIER 0 Hozier
R.COSTEY,OF MONSTERS AND MEN (N.B.HILMARSDOTTIR,A.R.HILMARSSON,R.THORHALLSSON) REPUBLIC 36 completing the quickest
RUBYWORKS/COLUMBIA
HOT ROCK SONGS: The week’s 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
BROTHER NEEDTOBREATHE Featuring Gavin DeGraw trip to the top for a group’s
13 11 17 RYAN ADAMS Ten Songs From Live At Carnegie Hall 1
E.CASH,D.TOZER,NEEDTOBREATHE (N.RINEHART,W.RINEHART,G.DEGRAW) ATLANTIC PAX.AM/BLUE NOTE first entry on the survey
EX’S & OH’S since Fastball flew to
14 Elle King 13 14 WALK THE MOON TALKING IS HARD 28
D.BASSETT (E.KING,D.BASSETT) RCA RCA No. 1, also in eight weeks,
SHIP TO WRECK DAWES with “The Way” in 1998 (on
alternative 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. © 2015, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
15 Florence + The Machine 11 5
All Your Favorite Bands 2
M.DRAVS,KID HARPOON (F.WELCH,T.HULL) REPUBLIC HUB its way to a seven-week
SHOTS Imagine Dragons GEORGE EZRA Wanted On Voyage 20 command).
16 7 20 COLUMBIA
IMAGINE DRAGONS (IMAGINE DRAGONS) KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE Houndmouth also
SOMEONE NEW Hozier HALESTORM Into The Wild Life 9 earns a No. 1 on its first try
17 A.HOZIER-BYRNE,R.KIRWAN (A.HOZIER-BYRNE,S.M.GARNETT) RUBYWORKS/COLUMBIA
14 17 ATLANTIC/AG
as “Sedona” rises 3-1 on
YOUNG GUNS Ones And Zeros 1
18 WHAT KIND OF MAN Florence + The Machine 7 18 WIND-UP Triple A (see Billboard.com/
M.DRAVS,J.HILL (F.WELCH,T.HULL,J.HILL) REPUBLIC charts). The song is the first
THIRD DAY Lead Us Back: Songs Of Worship 15
19 CECILIA AND THE SATELLITE Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness 19 22
ESSENTIAL/PLG initial entry on the list to hit
M.VIOLA,J.FLANNIGAN,A.GRAHN (A.MCMAHON,J.FLANNIGAN,A.GRAHN) VANGUARD/CMG
SHARON VAN ETTEN I Dont Want To Let You Down EP No. 1 since Milky Chance
1
20 FAILURE Breaking Benjamin 8 12
JAGJAGUWAR reigned for eight weeks
B.BURNLEY (B.BURNLEY) HOLLYWOOD
FFS FFS 1 with “Stolen Dance” from
21 RIDE twenty one pilots 12 5
DOMINO
August to October in 2014.
PETE TOWNSHEND/THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCH. Pete Townshend’s Classic Quadrophenia 1 Houndmouth’s upcoming
EEL PIE/DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON/UNIVERSAL MUSIC CLASSICS
22 HALLELUJAH Panic! At The Disco 3 8 touring plans include the
ROYAL (A.WRIGHT,I.R.EL-AMINE,B.URIE,M.KIBBY,J.SINCLAIR,R.W.LAMM) DCD2/FUELED BY RAMEN/RRP FAITH NO MORE Sol Invictus 4 Forecastle Festival (July 17-
RECLAMATION/IPECAC
23 MY TYPE Saint Motel 18 16 19), the Landmark Music
J.NAPOLITANO,S.MOTEL (A.L.JACKSON,A.D.MOORE SHARP,G.S.ERWIN,C.LERDAMORNPONG) ELEKTRA/RRP KID ROCK First Kiss 16
TOP DOG/WARNER BROS. Festival (Sept. 26-27) and
24 THE WOLF Mumford & Sons 11 10 the Austin City Limits
J.FORD (MUMFORD & SONS) GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD/GLASSNOTE
Music Festival (Oct. 2-11).
25 HOLLOW MOON (BAD WOLF) AWOLNATION 11 20 Meanwhile, an iconic
A.BRUNO (A.BRUNO)
DON’T WANNA FIGHT Alabama Shakes

RED BULL
ALTERNATIVE™ rock album returns in
26 B.MILLS,ALABAMA SHAKES (ALABAMA SHAKES) ATO
13 17 reimagined form. Pete
LAST THIS TITLE Artist WKS. ON Townshend, Alfie Boe,
WEEK WEEK CHART
27 BLACK SUN Death Cab For Cutie 12 20
IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL
Billy Idol, Phil Daniels and
R.COSTEY (B.GIBBARD) BARSUK/ATLANTIC
#1
FAIRLY LOCAL twenty one pilots
1 WK GG RENEGADES
X Ambassadors 8 The Royal Philharmonic
28 8 13 Orchestra bow at No. 23
R.REED,T.JOSEPH (T.JOSEPH) FUELED BY RAMEN/RRP
DEAD INSIDE Muse 12 on Top Rock Albums with
29 HEAVY IS THE HEAD Zac Brown Band Feat. Chris Cornell 14 15
HELIUM-3/WARNER BROS.
Pete Townshend’s Classic
Z.BROWN (Z.BROWN,N.MOON,J.DE MARTINI,J.D.HOPKINS,D.SCOTT) JOHN VARVATOS/SOUTHERN GROUND/BMLG/REPUBLIC TEAR IN MY HEART twenty one pilots 10
FUELED BY RAMEN/RRP Quadrophenia (3,000 sold,
30 NOTHING WITHOUT LOVE Nate Ruess 6 16
J.BHASKER,E.HAYNIE (N.RUESS,J.BHASKER,E.HAYNIE,J.KLINGHOFFER) FUELED BY RAMEN/RRP CRYSTALS Of Monsters And Men according to Nielsen Music).
13
REPUBLIC Townshend and Boe will
31 KILLPOP Slipknot 31 1
SLIPKNOT,G.FIDELMAN (SLIPKNOT) ROADRUNNER/RRP BELIEVE Mumford & Sons 14 star in a performance of the
set, an orchestral version
32 ANGEL Theory Of A Deadman 32 6
H.BENSON,T.CONNOLLY (THEORY OF A DEADMAN,J.DECILVEO) 604/ROADRUNNER/RRP MESS IS MINE Vance Joy 27 of The Who’s 1973 rock
F-STOP/ATLANTIC
opera album Quadrophenia
33 LITTLE MONSTER Royal Blood 33 1 BLACK SUN Death Cab For Cutie
ROYAL BLOOD,T.DALGETY (M.KERR,B.THATCHER) IMPERIAL GALACTIC/BLACK MAMMOTH/WARNER BROS. 20 (which reached No. 2 on the
BARSUK/ATLANTIC
PSYCHO Muse Billboard 200 that year), at
34 18 4 SHUT UP AND DANCE WALK THE MOON 38
MUSE,R.J.LANGE (M.BELLAMY) HELIUM-3/WARNER BROS. RCA London’s Royal Albert Hall
FIRST on July 5. Notably, in June
35 Cold War Kids 34 6 CECILIA AND THE SATELLITE Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness 35
D.GALLUCCI,L.STALFORS (N.WILLETT,M.MAUST,D.GALLUCCI,J.PLUMMER,M.SCHWARTZ) DOWNTOWN VANGUARD/CMG 2014, The Who released
ELECTRIC LOVE BORNS MY TYPE Saint Motel Quadrophenia: Live in
36 13 22 20
T.ENGLISH (G.BORNS,T.SCHLEITER,N.LONG,J.MORAN) INTERSCOPE ELEKTRA/RRP London, which reached
HUMAN RACE Three Days Grace THE WOLF Mumford & Sons 9 No. 35 on Top Rock Albums.
37 37 5 GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD/GLASSNOTE
G.BROWN (B.WALST,M.WALST,N.SANDERSON,B.STOCK,G.BROWN) RCA —Trevor Anderson
HEAVYDIRTYSOUL twenty one pilots HOLLOW MOON (BAD WOLF) AWOLNATION 20
38 R.REED (T.JOSEPH) FUELED BY RAMEN/RRP
30 4 RED BULL
THE JUDGE twenty one pilots HOLD BACK THE RIVER James Bay 12
39 M.CROSSEY (T.JOSEPH) FUELED BY RAMEN/RRP
32 4 REPUBLIC
DON’T WANNA FIGHT Alabama Shakes 17

40 MERCY Muse 40 3 ATO
R.J.LANGE,MUSE (M.BELLAMY) HELIUM-3/WARNER BROS.
MOANING LISA SMILE Wolf Alice 10
41 REAPERS Muse 37 2 DIRTY HIT/RCA
R.J.LANGE,MUSE (M.BELLAMY) HELIUM-3/WARNER BROS.
EX’S & OH’S Elle King 6
42 HOUSE OF GOLD twenty one pilots 38 15
RCA
G.WELLS (T.JOSEPH) FUELED BY RAMEN/RRP
SORRY Meg Myers 14
43 DOUBT twenty one pilots 33 4
ATLANTIC
FIRST Cold War Kids 11
44 DELILAH Florence + The Machine 15 4
DOWNTOWN
M.DRAVS (F.WELCH,I.SUMMERS) REPUBLIC SHOTS Imagine Dragons 14
45 I AM AWOLNATION 42 3
A.BRUNO (A.BRUNO) RED BULL PEACHES In The Valley Below 18
CAPITOL
46 PEACHES In The Valley Below 33 8
IN THE VALLEY BELOW (A.GAIL,J.JACOB) CAPITOL HALLELUJAH Panic! At The Disco 8
DCD2/FUELED BY RAMEN/RRP
47 GO BIG OR GO HOME American Authors 39 2
SHEP GOODMAN,A.ACCETTA (Z.BARNETT,M.SANCHEZ,J.A..SHELLEY,M.GOODMAN,S.ACCETTA,J.DAVIS) DIRTY CANVAS/ISLAND/REPUBLIC CONGREGATION Foo Fighters 18
ROSWELL/RCA
48 HUNGER Of Monsters And Men 26 2 LITTLE MONSTER Royal Blood

R.COSTEY,OF MONSTERS AND MEN (N.B.HILMARSDOTTIR,R.THORHALLSSON) REPUBLIC 12
DATA COMPILED BY
49 NOBODY PRAYING FOR ME Seether 49 1 ELECTRIC LOVE BORNS 8

B.O’BRIEN (S.MORGAN,SEETHER) THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY/CMG INTERSCOPE
50 LYDIA Highly Suspect 50 1 WHEREVER YOU GO Sublime With Rome 4

NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) 300 BMG
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 D a t a f o r w e e k o f 0 6 . 2 7. 2 0 1 5
R&B/Hip-Hop
HOT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS™ TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS™
#1 SEE YOU AGAIN 2 Wiz Khalifa Feat. Charlie Puth #1 A$AP ROCKY AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP 3
1 10 WK S DJ FRANK E,C.PUTH,A.CEDAR (J.FRANKS,A.CEDAR,C.J.THOMAZ,C.PUTH) UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/ATLANTIC
1 14 3 WK S A$AP WORLDWIDE/POLO GROUNDS/RCA
TRAP QUEEN ¡ Fetty Wap TAMIA Love Life 1

2 T.FADD (W.J.MAXWELL,T.FADD) RGF/300
2 22 PLUS 1/DEF JAM
EARNED IT (FIFTY SHADES OF GREY) 3 The Weeknd BOOSIE BADAZZ Touch Down 2 Cause Hell
3 SG S.MOCCIO,J.QUENNEVILLE (A.TESFAYE,S.MOCCIO,J.QUENNEVILLE,A.BALSHE) UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/REPUBLIC
1 25 TRILL/ATLANTIC/AG
3
DRAKE If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late

4 DG AG WATCH ME 0 Silento 4 16 YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
18
BOLO DA PRODUCER (T.B.MINGO,R.L.HAWK) BOLO/CAPITOL
5 POST TO BE 0 Omarion Feat. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko

DJ MUSTARD,M.ADAM (O.GRANDBERRY,D.MCFARLANE,M.ADAM,M.POWELL,S.JEAN,C.M.BROWN,J.A.E. CHILOMBO,E.BONNER,L.DUNBAR,J.TAYLOR,L.WILLIS) MAYBACH/ATLANTIC
5 28
GG KENDRICK LAMAR To Pimp A Butterfly
TOP DAWG/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE/IGA
13
Love
YELAWOLF
6 NASTY FREESTYLE
30ROC (T.D.NOBLES,S.GLOADE) WERUNIT/UNAUTHORIZED/300
T-Wayne 4 10
SLUMERICAN/SHADY/INTERSCOPE/IGA
J. COLE 0
Love Story
2014 Forest Hills Drive

8
27
On Top
7 THE HILLS The Weeknd 7 3
DREAMVILLE/ROC NATION/COLUMBIA
Tamia enters at No. 1 on
MANO (A.TESFAYE,A.BALSHE,E.NICKERSON,C.MONTAGNESE) XO/REPUBLIC
LIL DURK Remember My Name 2 R&B Albums while also
8 B**** BETTER HAVE MY MONEY Rihanna 8 12
DEF JAM
earning her best-ever rank
DEPUTY,K.WEST (J.PIERRE,B.BOURELLY,R.FENTY,J.WEBSTER,K.O.WEST) WESTBURY ROAD/ROC NATION
SOUNDTRACK Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1 14 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop
20TH CENTURY FOX/COLUMBIA
9 FLEX (OOH OOH OOH) Rich Homie Quan 9 10 Albums (No. 2) with her
NITTI,DJ SPINZ (D.D.LAMAR,C.MOORE,G. HILL) RICH HOMIEZ/THINK IT’S A GAME JAMIE FOXX Hollywood: A Story Of A Dozen Roses 4 latest release, Love Life.
JB ENTERTAINMENT/RCA
10 SLOW MOTION 0 Trey Songz 9 21 The set sold 16,000 copies
C.PUTH,GEOFFRO CAUSE (T.NEVERSON,C.PUTH,G.EARLEY,J.K.HINDLIN) SONGBOOK/ATLANTIC SOUNDTRACK Furious 7 13
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/ATLANTIC/AG in the week ending June 14,
11 SOMEBODY ¡ Natalie La Rose Featuring Jeremih 5 23 according to Nielsen Music,
COOK CLASSICS,THE FUTURISTICS (W.LOBBAN-BEAN,A.SCHWARTZ,J.KHAJADOURIAN,G.MERRILL,S.RUBICAM,J.P.FELTON) I.M.G./REPUBLIC TECH N9NE Special Effects 6
STRANGE/RBC up 22 percent in first-week
12 BE REAL Kid Ink Featuring DeJ Loaf 12 15 NICKI MINAJ 0 The Pinkprint sales from previous release
DJ MUSTARD,JGRAMM (B.T.COLLINS,D.MCFARLANE,J.GRAMMA,N.AUDINO,L.HUGES,D.LEONARD,B.T.HAZZARD,D.M.TRIMBLE) THA ALUMNI GROUP/88 CLASSIC/RCA 26
Beautiful Surprise, which
13 BLESSINGS ¡ Big Sean Featuring Drake 9 20 TROY AVE Major Without A Deal 2 entered Top R&B/Hip-Hop
VINYLZ,A.RITTER (S.M.ANDERSON,A.HERNANDEZ,A.RITTER,A.GRAHAM) G.O.O.D./DEF JAM BSB RECORDS/EMPIRE RECORDINGS
Albums at No. 6 in 2012.
14 COMMAS Future 14 14 RAE SREMMURD SremmLife 23 The new set’s second
J.LUELLEN,DJ SPINZ (N.WILBURN CASH,J.H.LUELLEN,G.HILLS) A-1/FREEBANDZ/EPIC EARDRUMA/INTERSCOPE/IGA
single, “Stuck With Me,”
15 CLASSIC MAN Jidenna Featuring Roman GianArthur 15 9 WALE The Album About Nothing 11 concurrently climbs 26-23
JIDENNA,N.KWABENA TUFFUOR,NATE “ROCKET” WONDER (J.MOBISSON,N.KWABENA TUFFUOR,N.IRVIN III,J.SEHRA . . .) WONDALAND/EPIC EVERY BLUE MOON/MAYBACH/ATLANTIC/AG
in its second week on Adult
16 WET DREAMZ J. Cole BIG SEAN Dark Sky Paradise 16
J.L.COLE (J.COLE,C.SIMMONS,R.HAMMOND) DREAMVILLE/ROC NATION/COLUMBIA 16 22 G.O.O.D./DEF JAM R&B (up 18 percent in
MARIAH CAREY spins at the format). Lead
less than 18 months old or older than 18 months but still residing in the Billboard 200’s top 100. R&B ALBUMS: The week’s top-selling current R&B albums, ranked by sales data as compiled 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. © 2015, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights r eserved. See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and explanations. © 2015, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
THE MATRIMONY #1 To Infinity

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 week’s 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
17 Wale Featuring Usher 17 13

4
HOT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS: The week’s 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
JAKE ONE,DJ KHALIL (O.AKINTIMEHIN,J.DUTTON,S.DEW) MAYBACH/ATLANTIC

COLUMBIA/EPIC/LEGACY single “Sandwich and a
TRUFFLE BUTTER Nicki Minaj Feat. Drake & Lil Wayne G-EAZY These Things Happen 51 Soda” peaked at No. 20 on
18 NINETEEN85,M.J.COLES (O.T.MARAJ,A.GRAHAM,D.CARTER,P.JEFFERIES,M.J.COLES) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC 4 23 G-EAZY/RVG/BPG
the airplay chart (May 23)
SNOOP DOGG BUSH 5 and marked her 14th trip to
19 AYO Chris Brown & Tyga 7 23 DOGGYSTYLE/I AM OTHER/COLUMBIA
NIC NAC,M.L.KRAGEN (C.M.BROWN,M.R.NGUYEN-STEVENSON,N.BALDING,M.L.KRAGEN,J.JACKSON) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/RCA the top 20.
DOM KENNEDY By Dom Kennedy 2 On Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
20 HOW MANY TIMES DJ Khaled Feat. Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Big Sean 20 5
THE OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY COMPNAY
DJ KHALED,LEE ON THE BEATS,B.KORN,OZ (K.M.KHALED,C.M.BROWN,D.CARTER,S.M.ANDERSON) WE THE BEST/RED ASSOCIATED LABELS Songs, rapper Rich Homie
RUN THE JEWELS Run The Jewels 2 34 Quan hops 11-9 with “Flex
21 PLANES Jeremih Featuring J. Cole 21 14
PRODUCTOMART/MASS APPEAL
VINYLZ,FRANK DUKES (J.P.FELTON,A.HERNANDEZ,A.WOODS,J.COLE,A.FEENY,A.ADAMS,R.HARRIS,K.JEFFRIES) MICK SCHULTZ/DEF JAM (Ooh Ooh Ooh),” notching
WIZ KHALIFA Blacc Hollywood 43
FEELING MYSELF Nicki Minaj Featuring Beyonce ROSTRUM/ATLANTIC/AG his third trek to the top 10
22 11 24
HIT-BOY,B.KNOWLES (O.T.MARAJ,B.KNOWLES,S.ROWE,C.HOLLIS) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
NE-YO Non-Fiction and first as a sole lead act.
20
KNOW YOURSELF Drake COMPOUND ENTERTAINMENT/MOTOWN/CAPITOL His previous top 10 came
23 BOI-1DA,VINYLZ,SKY SENSE (A.GRAHAM,Q.MILLER,M.SAMUELS,A.HERNANDEZ,J.SCRUGGS) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC 17 17
JODECI The Past, The Present, The Future 11 alongside Young Thug on
SPHNIX/EPIC
24 FOURFIVESECONDS Rihanna & Kanye West & Paul McCartney 1 21
Rich Gang’s “Lifestyle,”
K.WEST,P.MCCARTNEY,M.G.DEAN (K.O.WEST,P.MCCARTNEY,K.DOCKERY,M.G.DEAN,T.GRIFFIN JR,D.LONGSTRETH,D.L.AUSTIN,E.RUTBERG,N.GOLDSTEIN) WESTBURY ROAD/ROC NATION which peaked at No. 4 on
25 3500 Travi$ Scott Featuring Future & 2 Chainz 25 1
Nov. 8, 2014. “Flex” rises 8
L.WAYNE,M.G.DEAN (J.WEBSTER,L.WAYNE,M.G.DEAN,E.NICKERSON,X.DOTSON,A.RITTER,N.WILBURN CASH,T.EPPS) EPIC
ENERGY Drake
R&B ALBUMS™ percent in streaming to 7.6
million weekly U.S. plays,
26 BOI-1DA (A.GRAHAM,M.SAMUELS) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC 9 18
LAST THIS ARTIST CERTIFICATION Title WKS. ON aiding in its top 10 jump. It
NASTY Bandit Gang Marco Featuring Dro WEEK WEEK IMPRINT/DISTRIBUTING LABEL CHART sits for a second week at
27 12 9
NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) DIAMOND STYLE
#1 TAMIA Love Life 1 No. 8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop
1 WK
HOOD GO CRAZY PLUS 1/DEF JAM
2015
June 27
28 Tech N9Ne Featuring 2 Chainz & B.o.B 28 7 Streaming Songs chart.

N4 (A.D.YATES,T.EPPS,B.R.SIMMONS, JR.,C.MONTGOMERY III,N.LUSCOMBE,F.VAN WORKUM) STRANGE
SOUNDTRACK Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1 14 Also scaling Hot R&B/
20TH CENTURY FOX/COLUMBIA
29 ALL DAY Kanye West Feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney 6 15 Hip-Hop Songs is Silento,
K.WEST,DIDDY,FRENCH MONTANA,VELOUS,CHARLIE HEAT,M.G.DEAN,N.GOLDSTEIN (K.O.WEST,S.COMBS,P.MCCARTNEY,T.BRYANT . . .) G.O.O.D./ROC-A-FELLA/DEF JAM JAMIE FOXX Hollywood: A Story Of A Dozen Roses 4 who steps 5-4 with “Watch
JB ENTERTAINMENT/RCA
30 THIS COULD BE US Rae Sremmurd 30 5 Me” and reaches a new
MIKE WILL MADE-IT,MARZ (A.BROWN,K.U.BROWN,M.L.WILLIAMS,M.MIDDLEBROOKS) EARDRUMA/INTERSCOPE MARIAH CAREY #1 To Infinity 4
COLUMBIA/EPIC/LEGACY peak in his 16th week on
31 L$D A$AP Rocky 20 3 the tally. The song takes
JIM JONSIN,FNZ,H.DELGADO (R.MAYERS,J.G.SCHEFFER,M.MULE,I.DEBONI,M.BURMAN,H.DELGADO,B.GENTRY) A$AP WORLDWIDE/POLO GROUNDS/RCA SNOOP DOGG BUSH 5
DOGGYSTYLE/I AM OTHER/COLUMBIA the Digital Gainer tag,
32 EVERYDAY A$AP Rocky Feat. Rod Stewart x Miguel x Mark Ronson increasing 17 percent in
M.RONSON,E.HAYNIE,J.BHASKER (D.K.BENTLEY,R.MAYERS,M.D.RONSON,M.J.PIMENTEL) A$AP WORLDWIDE/POLO GROUNDS/RCA 31 3 NE-YO Non-Fiction 20
COMPOUND ENTERTAINMENT/MOTOWN/CAPITOL downloads (to 78,000),
33 ALL HANDS ON DECK Tinashe Featuring Iggy Azalea 33 10 JODECI The Past, The Present, The Future while also earning Airplay
STARGATE,CASHMERE CAT (T.KACHINGWE,M.S.ERIKSEN,T.E.HERMANSEN,M.A.HOIBERG,B.REXHA,A.A.KELLY) RCA 11
SPHNIX/EPIC
Gainer honors — rising 31
34 CHECK Young Thug 34 8 D’ANGELO AND THE VANGUARD Black Messiah 26 percent in airplay points. It
LONDON ON DA TRACK (J.WILLIAMS,L.HOLMES) 300/ATLANTIC RCA
gains 10 percent in streams
35 FLICKA DA WRIST Chedda Da Connect 30 12 JAZMINE SULLIVAN Reality Show 22 (to 11.4 million), which
FRED ON EM (F.J.FISHER JR.,C.MILBURN) LMG/EONE RCA
contributes to its climb.
36 YOGA Janelle Monae & Jidenna 36 5
TREY SONGZ Intermission I & II 4
N.WONDER,N.KWABENA TUFFUOR,JIDENNA (J.M.ROBINSON,J.MOBISSON,N.IRVIN III,N.KWABENA TUFFUOR,C.JOSEPH II,E.K.TANNIS,M.WILEY,R.IRVIN) WONDALAND/EPIC SONGBOOK/ATLANTIC/AG —Amaya Mendizabal
LIL BIT K Camp CIARA Jackie 6

37 BIG FRUIT (K.T.CAMPBELL,L.CLOPTON,A.PIERCE) DAT REAL/FTE/4.27/INTERSCOPE 32 11 EPIC
I BET 0 Ciara CHARLIE WILSON Forever Charlie 20

38 H-MONEY (H.D.SAMUELS,T.THOMAS,T.THOMAS,C.P.HARRIS) EPIC
15 20 P MUSIC/RCA
PHENOMENAL Eminem JOHNNY GILL Game Changer 27

39 EMINEM (M.MATHERS III,L.E.RESTO,M.RESTO) SHADY/INTERSCOPE 14 2 J SKILLZ
K. MICHELLE Anybody Wanna Buy A Heart? 27

40 YOU CHANGED ME Jamie Foxx Featuring Chris Brown 32 6 ATLANTIC/AG
BOI-1DA,VINYLZ (M.SAMUELS,J.FOXX,A.HERNANDEZ,A.RITTER,K.COSSOM,B.PRESCOTTI,J.EVANS,C.M.BROWN) JB ENTERTAINMENT/RCA
KEM Promise To Love: Album IV 41
41 KING KUNTA Kendrick Lamar 20 13
KEMISTRY/MOTOWN/CAPITOL
SOUNWAVE (K.DUCKWORTH,M.SPEARS,J.M.BURNS,M.J.JACKSON,A.A.LEWIS,S.GORDY,J.BROWN,F.WESLEY,J.STARK) TOP DAWG/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE
KENNY LATTIMORE Anatomy Of A Love Song 9
42 COME GET HER Rae Sremmurd 40 9
EONE
PHARRELL WILLIAMS 0
MIKE WILL MADE-IT,A+ (A.BROWN,K.U.BROWN,M.L.WILLIAMS,A.HOGAN) EARDRUMA/INTERSCOPE
GIRL 67
43 LEGEND Drake 17 18
I AM OTHER/COLUMBIA
PARTYNEXTDOOR (A.GRAHAM,J.A.BRATHWAITE,Q.MILLER,B.BUSH,T.V.MOSLEY) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC
LEELA JAMES Fall For You 25
J&T/SHESANGZ/BMG
44 10 BANDS Drake 19 18
BOI-1DA,FRANK DUKES (A.GRAHAM,Q.MILLER,M.SAMUELS,A.FEENY,R.THOMAS III) YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC JHENE AIKO Souled Out 38
ARTCLUB/ARTIUM/DEF JAM
45 ELECTRIC BODY A$AP Rocky Featuring ScHoolboy Q 27 3
H.DELGADO (R.MAYERS,H.DELGADO,B.BURTON,T.WALTON,Q.M.HANLEY,E.PEREZ,D.COLQUIT) A$AP WORLDWIDE/POLO GROUNDS/RCA MARY J. BLIGE The London Sessions 27
MATRIARCH/CAPITOL
46 LIKE ME Lil Durk Featuring Jeremih 43 2
VINYLZ,BOI-1DA (D.BANKS,A.HERNANDEZ,M.SAMUELS,A.RITTER,J.P.FELTON) DEF JAM TREY SONGZ Trigga 49
SONGBOOK/ATLANTIC/AG
47 PRIVATE SHOW T.I. Featuring Chris Brown 42 3

SHAM OF THE JUGGANAUTS,L.HARRIS (C.J.HARRIS, JR.,S.E.JOSEPH,L.HARRIS,M.N.SIMMONDS,C.M.BROWN,C.BUTLER,B.J.FREEMAN) GRAND HUSTLE/COLUMBIA KEHLANI You Should Be Here 7
TSUNAMI MOB/ATLANTIC/AG
48 MILLION Tink 44 2 MAYSA Back 2 Love

TIMBALAND,C.GOBEY (T.V.MOSLEY,T.HOME,J.D.WASHINGTON,M.ELLIOTT) MOSLEY/EPIC 3
SHANACHIE
DATA COMPILED BY
49 COFFEE Miguel 26 6 AUGUST ALSINA Testimony 58

MIGUEL (M.J.PIMENTEL,B.DAVIS) RCA NNTME MUCO./DEF JAM
50 MONSTER Meek Mill 30 4 TINASHE Aquarius 21

NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) MAYBACH/ATLANTIC RCA
Latin
HOT LATIN SONGS™ TOP LATIN ALBUMS™
#1 EL PERDON Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias #1 GERARDO ORTIZ Hoy Mas Fuerte 4
1 15 WK S SAGA WHITEBLACK (N.RIVERA CAMINERO,SAGA WHITEBLACK,J.D.MEDINA VELEZ) LA INDUSTRIA/SONY MUSIC LATIN 1 19 3 WK S BAD SIN/DEL/SONY MUSIC LATIN
PROPUESTA INDECENTE Romeo Santos CHIQUIS RIVERA Ahora 2

2 A.SANTOS (A.SANTOS) SONY MUSIC LATIN 1 99 SWEET SOUND/T6H/SONY MUSIC LATIN
GG MANA ¢ Cama Incendiada

3 DG SG LA GOZADERA Gente de Zona Feat. Marc Anthony
MOTIFF,S.GEORGE (A.DELGADO HERNANDEZ,R. M.MARTINEZ AMEY,A.GONZALEZ ARROYO) MAGNUS/SONY MUSIC LATIN 3 7 WARNER LATINA
8
CHARLIE APONTE Una Nueva Historia 2

4 FANATICA SENSUAL Plan B 3 24 TOP STOP/SONY MUSIC LATIN
HAZE,D.DURAN (O.J.VALLE VEGA,E.F.VAZQUEZ,E.ROSA CINTRON,D.DURAN) PINA/SONY MUSIC LATIN
5 HILITO
A.SANTOS,I.CHEVERE (A.SANTOS)
Romeo Santos
SONY MUSIC LATIN 4 26
ROMEO SANTOS @
SONY MUSIC LATIN
Formula: Vol. 2 68
Sanchez
JUAN GABRIEL ¢
6 EL AMOR DE SU VIDA
J.ALVAREZ (J.BAHUMAE)
Julion Alvarez y Su Norteno Banda
FONOVISA/UMLE 6 14
FONOVISA/UMLE
JUAN GABRIEL Mis Numero 1... 40 Aniversario

Los Duo 18
45
Notches
7 HABLAME DE TI
S.LIZARRAGA (H.PALENCIA CISNEROS)
Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga
REMEX 4 34
SONY MUSIC LATIN
JULION ALVAREZ Y SU NORTENO BANDA ) Aferrado 12

First No. 1
8 SIGUEME Y TE SIGO Daddy Yankee 6 14
FONOVISA/UMLE
Rolf Sanchez earns his
CHRIS JEDAY (R.L.AYALA RODRIGUEZ,L.E.ORTIZ RIVERA,C.E.ORTIZ REVERA) CAPITOL LATIN/EL CARTEL/UMLE
CALIBRE 50 Lo Mejor de 19 first No. 1 on Tropical
DISA/UMLE
MALDITAS GANAS El Komander
2015
June 27
9 8 12 Airplay, hopping 4-1 with

A.VALENZUELA (A.RIOS) TWIINS MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS 15 Inolvidables 31
FONOVISA/UMLE his salsa track “Por Si No
10 NOTA DE AMOR Wisin + Carlos Vives Feat. Daddy Yankee 5 18 Te Vuelvo A Ver” in its 16th
LOS LEGENDARIOS (J.L.MORERA LUNA,C.VIVES,A.CASTRO,R.L.AYALA RODRIGUEZ) SONY MUSIC LATIN LABERINTO Personalidad 1
MUSART/SONY MUSIC LATIN week on the chart. The song
11 TE METISTE Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho 11 16
J.GONZALEZ (S.MERCADO) DEL DUELO Veneno 2 is up 36 percent in spins in
airplay and/or sales activity for the first time. TOP LATIN ALBUMS: The week’s most popular current Latin 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 200’s top 100. TROPICAL AIRPLAY: The week’s most popular current
LA BONITA
the tracking week ending
12 ME SOBRABAS TU Banda Los Recoditos 11 19 VARIOUS ARTISTS Las Bandas Romanticas de America 2015
HOT LATIN SONGS: The week’s 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
A.LIZARRAGA (L.L.DIAZ,J.A.INZUNZA FABELA) DISA/UMLE 21 June 14, according to
FONOVISA/UMLE
Nielsen Music. It’s the first
13 PIERDO LA CABEZA Zion & Lennox 11 20 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS @ Sex And Love
DJ URBA,ROME (F.G.ORTIZ TORRES,G.E.PIZARRO,G.A.CRUZ-PADILLA,Y.DAMAS,M.CEDENO URBANI,L.J.ROMERO) BABY REPUBLIC/UMLE
65 chart hit for the 19-year-old
artist, who was born in The
14 CONTIGO Calibre 50 5 20 SELENA Lo Mejor de... 11
J.TIRADO CASTANEDA (E.MUNOZ,J.L.ROMA) DISA/UMLE CAPITOL LATIN/UMLE Netherlands to parents
of Dutch and Dominican
15 MI VERDAD Mana Featuring Shakira 1 18 LARRY HERNANDEZ Vete Acostumbrando 3
G.NORIEGA,F.OLVERA (F.OLVERA,G.NORIEGA) WARNER LATINA SODIN/FONOVISA/UMLE descent. Sanchez was a
JOAN SEBASTIAN contestant on the 2011
SOLITA Prince Royce Personalidad 3
tropical 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. © 2015, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
16 G.R.ROJAS,E.DAVILA JR.,D.LORA (G.R.ROJAS,D.LORA,Y.M.THEN JAQUEZ) SONY MUSIC LATIN 16 12 MUSART/SONY MUSIC LATIN season of The X Factor in
MI VICIO MAS GRANDE Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga ANA GABRIEL Mi Regalo, Mis Numero 1... 4 his home country, finishing
17 A.LIZARRAGA,J.LIZARRAGA (L.L.DIAZ,J.INZUNZA FAVELA) FONOVISA/UMLE 17 7 SONY MUSIC LATIN
in third place.
PERDIDO EN TUS OJOS Don Omar Featuring Natti Natasha INTOCABLE XX: 20 Aniversario 20 Elsewhere, Pitbull’s latest
18 15 12 GOOD I/UMLE
DON OMAR (W.O.LANDRON RIVERA,N.GUTIERREZ,C.E.ORTIZ REVERA,L.E.ORTIZ RIVERA) MACHETE/UMLE Spanish-language track,
RICKY MARTIN ¢ A Quien Quiera Escuchar 18 “Baddest Girl in Town”
19 A LO MEJOR Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga 19 14 SONY MUSIC LATIN
S.LIZARRAGA (I.CHAVEZ ESPINOZA) REMEX (featuring Mohombi and
ARIEL CAMACHO Y LOS PLEBES DEL RANCHO El Karma 23
20 AG COMO ANTES Tito “El Bambino” El Parton Feat. Zion & Lennox
TITO EL BAMBINO,L.BERRIOS NIEVES (TITO “EL BAMBINO”,L.BERRIOS NIEVES) ON FIRE/SIENTE/UMLE 20 5
DEL/SONY MUSIC LATIN Wisin), lands on Latin
Digital Songs at No. 9,
VICTOR MANUELLE Que Suenen Los Tambores 8
21 EL CHOLO Gerardo Ortiz 17 6
KIYAVI/SONY MUSIC LATIN selling 2,000 downloads
G.ORITZ (G.ORTIZ) BAD SIN/DEL/SONY MUSIC LATIN in its first week. It’s his
BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB Lost And Found 12
22 LA MORDIDITA Ricky Martin Featuring Yotuel 22 4
WORLD CIRCUIT/NONESUCH/WARNER BROS. highest arrival since “Echa
Y.ROMERO,A.RAYO GIBO (P.CAPO,J.GOMEZ,Y.ROMERO,B.LUENGO,R.MARTIN) SONY MUSIC LATIN
LA ARROLLADORA BANDA EL LIMON DE RENE CAMACHO ) Ojos En Blanco 19 Pa’lla (Manos Pa’rriba)”
23 BACK IT UP Prince Royce Featuring Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull 23 2
DISA/UMLE
debuted at No. 4 in 2012
ILYA (S.KOTECHA,I.SALMANZADEH,A.C.PEREZ,G.R.ROJAS) RCA/SONY MUSIC LATIN
ALEJANDRO SANZ Sirope 6 (4,000 downloads). At
UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO/UMLE
24 ME VOY ENAMORANDO (REMIX) Chino & Nacho Feat. Farruko 22 9 radio, the song reaches
MOTIFF (J.A.MIRANDA PEREZ,M.I.MENDOZA DONATTI,G.MARIN ESPOINOZA,S.PRIMERA,C.E.REYES-ROSADO) MACHETE/UMLE
2.1 million audience
25 EL TAXI Pitbull Featuring Sensato & Osmani Garcia 23 8 impressions, helping spur
TROPICAL AIRPLAY™
DJ CHINO,J.GOMEZ MARTINEZ (E.BONNER,J.TAYLOR,S.DUNBAR,L.WILLIS,A.C.PEREZ,J.C.GARCIA,O.GARCIA,W.A.REYNA,J.GOMEZ MARTINEZ) FAMOUS ARTIST/MR. 305
a No. 50 entrance on Hot
26 DUELE EL AMOR Tony Dize 26 4 Latin Songs and becoming
E.SEMPER,X.SEMPER,TAINY,V.V.MOORE,I.RODRIGUEZ,P.L.ARCAY,EL NASI,K.PALENCIA,J.C.LOSADA (R.PINA,E.SEMPER,X.SEMPER,E.J.RODRIGUEZ) PINA/SONY MUSIC LATIN
LAST THIS TITLE Artist WKS. ON Pitbull’s 34th charting hit.
WEEK WEEK CHART
27 BONITO Y BELLO La Septima Banda de Guamuchil Sinaloa 19 11
It also enters Latin Rhythm
L.LUNA DIAZ (O.TARAZON,J.P.ZAZUETA,K.CERVANTES) FONOVISA/UMLE
#1
CALENTURA Yandel
1 WK GG POR SI NO TE VUELVO A VER Rolf Sanchez
LATIN PULSE
16 Airplay at No. 17.
28 28 6 After spending a week
HAZE (L.VEGUILLA MALAVE,E.ROSA CINTRON,G.L.CINTRON,A.D.CINTRON) SONY MUSIC LATIN
QUE COSAS TIENE EL AMOR Anthony Santos & Prince Royce 9 on Hot Latin Songs (a
ANTHONY SANTOS/TOP
29 IMAGINANDOTE Reykon Featuring Daddy Yankee 29 5 No. 27 debut on May 30),
CHRIS JEDAY,DADDY YANKEE,REYKON (C.E.ORTIZ REVERA,J.A.A.TORRES-ABREU CASTRO,L.E.ORTIZ RIVERA,R.L.AYALA RODRIGUEZ) WARNER LATINA AGUA BENDITA Victor Manuelle 15 Prince Royce’s “Back It
KIYAVI/SONY MUSIC LATIN
30 NOCHE Y DE DIA Enrique Iglesias Feat. Yandel & Juan Magan 27 16 Up” (featuring Jennifer
C.PAUCAR (C.RAMOS LOPEZ,E.M.IGLESIAS,W.O.LANDRON RIVERA,R.CASILLAS) REPUBLIC/UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO/UMLE COMO ANTES Tito “El Bambino” El Parton Feat. Zion & Lennox 11
ON FIRE/SIENTE/UMLE Lopez and Pitbull) returns
31 QUEDATE CONMIGO Jory Boy 29 8 at No. 23. The release of
ELEKTRIK (F.SIERRA BENITEZ,M.SANCHEZ,C.RUIZ) YOUNG BOSS MI LUGAR ES CONTIGO Karlos Rose 9
MACHETE/UMLE the music video for the
32 CONFESION La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho 32 3
F.CAMACHO TIRADO (D.SIERRA) DISA/UMLE HILITO Romeo Santos 19 song’s English version (on
SONY MUSIC LATIN
June 9) propels its overall
33 VETE ACOSTUMBRANDO Larry Hernandez 33 3 DUELE EL AMOR Tony Dize
L.HERNANDEZ (C.BRIBIESCA) SODIN/FONOVISA/UMLE 8 streaming to 2.2 million
PINA
domestic weekly plays
34 EL PAPEL CAMBIO El Komander 34 7 BAJO, PIANO & BONGO Ismael Miranda 8
A.VALENZUELA (C.VEGA) TWIINS KIYAVI/SONY MUSIC LATIN (up 720 percent), with
10 percent of its chart
35 LA PRISION Mana 35 3 MI CALENDARIO Hector Acosta “El Torito” 6
F.OLVERA (F.OLVERA,G.NORIEGA) WARNER LATINA D.A.M./VENEMUSIC/UMLE points stemming from the
Spanish version, which
36 HOMBRE LIBRE La Adictiva Banda San Jose de Mesillas 36 10 ME VOY ENAMORANDO (REMIX) Chino & Nacho Feat. Farruko 13
A.VALDES (B.F.PACHECO ACOSTA) ANVAL/SONY MUSIC LATIN MACHETE/UMLE contributes to its Hot Latin
UN ZOMBIE A LA INTEMPERIE Alejandro Sanz PIERDO LA CABEZA Zion & Lennox Songs rank.
37 19 13 16
A.SANZ (A.SANZ) UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO/UMLE BABY —Amaya Mendizabal
EL QUESITO Omar Ruiz PARA FESTEJAR Charlie Aponte 9
38 G.ORITZ (O.A.RUIZ) BAD SIN 28 11 TOP STOP
QUE TAL SI ERES TU Los Tigres del Norte DIFICIL Jorge Villamizar Feat. Oscar D’Leon, Descemer Bueno & MoLa 8
39 E.HERNANDEZ (A.BASSI) FONOVISA/UMLE 36 9 TOP STOP
EL PERDON Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias 16

40 CALLA Y ME BESAS Enigma Nortena 22 12 LA INDUSTRIA/SONY MUSIC LATIN
ENIGMA NORTENO (E.BARAJAS,D.OROZCO) FONOVISA/UMLE/DEL
NUNCA ME FUI Anzel 11
41 BAJITO Jencarlos Canela Featuring Ky-Mani Marley 38 6
BEHIND THE SCENES
MAFFIO (J.CANELA,K.MARLEY,C.A.PERALTA,O.E.HERNANDEZ VILLEGAS) UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO/UMLE
CUANDO TE VEO ChocQuibTown 7
42 SI TE VUELVO A VER La Maquinaria Nortena 41 10
PEERMUSIC/SONY MUSIC LATIN
H.NOVOA (M.ARELLANES FAUSTO) AZTECA/FONOVISA/UMLE
SIGUEME Y TE SIGO Daddy Yankee 14
43 SI PUDIERA Zacarias Ferreira 43 1
EL CARTEL
NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) MAYIMBA
BAILALO Tomas The Latin Boy 17
LATINA 150498
44 SUENA LA BANDA Los Tucanes de Tijuana Feat. Codigo FN 44 1
M.QUINTERO LARA (M.QUINTERO LARA) FONOVISA/UMLE AHORA QUE TE VAS India 2
TOP STOP
45 CUAL ADIOS La Bandononona Clave Nueva de Max Peraza 40 4
R.VERDUZCO (FATO) TALENT MUSIC GROUP/FONOVISA/UMLE MENEO Fito Blanko 5
FAMOUS ARTIST/MR. 305
46 COMO TU NO HAY DOS Los Huracanes del Norte 43 5
J.G.GARCIA (J.M.GARCIA PALOMARES,R.A.GARCIA PALOMARES) GARMEX UN ZOMBIE A LA INTEMPERIE Alejandro Sanz 13
UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO/UMLE
47 NO ME LLAMAS Gocho “El Lapiz de Platino” 47 1

NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) MELODIAS DE ORO QUIERO VACILAR Papayo 14
MR. 305
48 AGUA BENDITA Victor Manuelle 26 10 FORMULA DE AMOR Ken-Y

A.CASTRO,E.DAVILA JR. (V.M.RUIZ,A.CASTRO) KIYAVI/SONY MUSIC LATIN 12
FRESH/LP
DATA COMPILED BY
49 MAYOR DE EDAD La Original Banda el Limon de Salvador Lizarraga 40 2 AQUI NADIE TOCA Sharlene Feat. Mozart La Para 3
J.LIZARRAGA,J.QUIROZ (J.L.ROMA) LUZ PRINCE RECORDS/RM53
50 BADDEST GIRL IN TOWN Pitbull Feat. Mohombi & Wisin 50 1 UN BESO Baby Rasta & Gringo 7
M.MOUPONDO,A.COTOI (A.C.PEREZ,M.MOUPONDO,M.MOUPONDO,A.COTOI,J.L.MORERA LUNA,J.C.GARCIA,J.GOMEZ MARTINEZ) MR. 305/SONY MUSIC LATIN GANDA
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 BROTHER NEEDTOBREATHE Featuring Gavin DeGraw 1 26

#1 HILLSONG UNITED Empires
1 5 WK S E.CASH,D.TOZER,NEEDTOBREATHE (N.RINEHART,W.RINEHART,G.DEGRAW) ATLANTIC/WORD-CURB 3 WK S HILLSONG/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG
3
2 HOLY SPIRIT Francesca Battistelli 2 16 GG NORTH POINT INSIDEOUT Hear 2

I.ESKELIN (B.TORWALT,K.TORWALT) FERVENT/WORD-CURB NORTH POINT/CAPITOL CMG
3 OCEANS (WHERE FEET MAY FAIL) ¡ Hillsong UNITED 1 91 VARIOUS ARTISTS WOW Hits 2015 37
M.G.CHISLETT (M.CROCKER,J.HOUSTON,S.LIGTHELM) HILLSONG/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG PROVIDENT/WORD-CURB/CAPITOL CMG
4 SOMETHING IN THE WATER ¡ Carrie Underwood 1 37 THIRD DAY Lead Us Back: Songs Of Worship 15
M.BRIGHT (C.UNDERWOOD,C. DESTEFANO,BRETT JAMES) 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE/PLG ESSENTIAL/PLG
5 TOUCH THE SKY

J.HOUSTON,M.G.CHISLETT (J.HOUSTON,D.THOMAS,M.G.CHISLETT)
Hillsong UNITED
HILLSONG/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG
5 12 LAUREN DAIGLE
CENTRICITY/CAPITOL CMG
How Can It Be 10
‘God’
SHOULDERS THE MONKS OF NORCIA Benedicta: Marian Chant From Norcia
6 TEDD T. (L.SMALLBONE,J.SMALLBONE,B.GLOVER,T.TJORNHOM)
SOUL ON FIRE
for KING & COUNTRY
FERVENT/WORD-CURB
Third Day
4 27 DE MONTFORT/DECCA/UNIVERSAL MUSIC CLASSICS/CAPITOL CMG
MERCYME Welcome To The New

2
Claims
7
8
THE SOUND KIDS (B.BROWN,M.POWELL,T.ANDERSON,M.LEE,D.CARR,M.MAHER)
FLAWLESS
ESSENTIAL/PLG
MercyMe
2
8
26
10
FAIR TRADE/PLG
CHRIS MCCLARNEY Everything And Nothing Less

62
1
Top Spot
B.GLOVER,D.GARCIA (B.MILLARD,M.SCHEUCHZER,N.COCHRAN,R.SHAFFER,B.GRAUL,S.J.OLDS,D.A.GARCIA,B.GLOVER) FAIR TRADE JESUS CULTURE/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG
The gospel-trap hybrid
9 DROPS IN THE OCEAN Hawk Nelson 5 23 FRANCESCA BATTISTELLI If We’re Honest 60 “I Luh God” from Erica
C.WEDGEWORTH (J.STEINGARD,J.INGRAM,M.BRONLEEWE) FAIR TRADE FERVENT/WORD-CURB
Campbell (above) zooms to
10 BECAUSE HE LIVES (AMEN) Matt Maher 3 32 CASTING CROWNS Thrive 73 No. 1 on Hot Gospel Songs,
HOT CHRISTIAN SONGS: The week’s 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: The week’s top-selling current Christian albums, ranked by sales data as
E.CASH,J.INGRAM (B.GAITHER,G.GAITHER,M.MAHER,J.INGRAM,E.CASH,D.CARSON,C.TOMLIN) ESSENTIAL/PLG BEACH STREET/REUNION/PLG

following the release of its
11 EVEN SO COME Passion Featuring Kristian Stanfill 11 14 MANDISA Overcomer 86
compiled by Nielsen Music. HOT GOSPEL SONGS: The week’s most popular current gospel 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 GOSPEL ALBUMS: The week’s top-selling current gospel albums,
N.NOCKELS (C.TOMLIN,J.CATES,J.INGRAM) SIXSTEPS/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG music video on June 12. The
WHO I AM Blanca FOR KING & COUNTRY RUN WILD. LIVE FREE. LOVE STRONG. song, which features Big
12 12 22 39
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 200’s top 100. See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and explanations. © 2015, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
S.MOSLEY (B.CALLAHAN,S.MOSLEY,M.L.C.FIELDES) WORD-CURB FERVENT/WORD-CURB Shizz, is Campbell’s first

13 IMPOSSIBLE Building 429 13 9 LECRAE Anomaly 40 leader on the tally after four
C.BUTLER (J.ROY,C.BUTLER,C.BROWN) ESSENTIAL/PLG REACH
previous entries (two of
14 THROUGH ALL OF IT Colton Dixon 14 14 NF Mansion 11 which reached the top 10).
D.GARCIA (B.GLOVER,M.REED) 19/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG CAPITOL CMG
While the song gains in
15 DAY ONE Matthew West 10 24 CASTING CROWNS Glorious Day: Hymns Of Faith 15 all three metrics that power
P.KIPLEY (M.WEST,P.KIPLEY) SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG CRACKER BARREL/BEACH STREET/REUNION/PLG
the chart (sales, streams
16 GOOD FIGHT Unspoken 16 24 BETHEL MUSIC We Will Not Be Shaken 21
S.MOSLEY (J.LOWRY,C.MATTSON,T.MORGAN) CENTRICITY BETHEL/PLG and airplay), its streams are
what brought the song to
17 AT THE CROSS (LOVE RAN RED) Chris Tomlin 17 23 NEEDTOBREATHE Rivers In The Wasteland 61
E.CASH (M.ARMSTRONG,E.CASH,C.TOMLIN,M.REDMAN,J.MYRIN) SIXSTEPS/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG ATLANTIC/WORD-CURB the top (56 percent of its
BEYOND ME tobyMac MATTHEW WEST Live Forever chart points for the week
18 5 24 7
D.GARCIA,T.MCKEEHAN (T.MCKEEHAN,D.A.GARCIA) FOREFRONT/CAPITOL CMG SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG are from streams). On
19 SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL Steven Curtis Chapman 19 26 CHRIS TOMLIN Love Ran Red 33 Gospel Streaming Songs,
S.C.CHAPMAN,B.MILLIGAN (S.C.CHAPMAN) REUNION/PLG SIXSTEPS/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG
“I Luh God” vaults 12-2
20 EXHALE Plumb 20 5 KARI JOBE Majestic 64 with a 194 percent rise
M.BRONLEEWE (T.A.LEE,M.ARMSTRONG,J.SILVERBERG) CURB SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG
in domestic streams for
21 FIRST Lauren Daigle 21 3 RED Of Beauty And Rage 16 the week ending June 14,
P.MABURY,J.INGRAM (L.DAIGLE,P.MABURY,J.INGRAM,M.L.C.FIELDES,H.BENTLEY) CENTRICITY ESSENTIAL/PLG
22 MY EVERYTHING Owl City 22 1 BETHEL MUSIC You Make Me Brave: Live At The Civic 60
A.YOUNG (A.YOUNG) REPUBLIC BETHEL Meanwhile, it moves 8-2 on
THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW Josh Wilson HILLSONG UNITED Zion Gospel Digital Songs with
23 B.GLOVER (J.WILSON,B.GLOVER) SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG
22 9 HILLSONG/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG
120
2,000 downloads sold. The
24 GLORY Phil Wickham 22 19 TOBYMAC Eye’m All Mixed Up: Remixes 8 song has yet to reach the
P.KIPLEY (P.WICKHAM,P.KIPLEY) FAIR TRADE FOREFRONT/CAPITOL CMG Gospel Airplay tally.
25 SKY SPILLS OVER Michael W. Smith 25 7 GAITHER VOCAL BAND Sometimes It Takes A Mountain 30 On Top Christian Albums,
C.STEVENS (M.W.SMITH,C.STEVENS,R.SMITH) MWS/SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG GAITHER/CAPITOL CMG
North Point InsideOut’s
Hear rises 30-2 with 3,000
sold (up 378 percent) after
HOT GOSPEL SONGS™ TOP GOSPEL ALBUMS™ early CD sales pushed the
title onto the chart a week
2 WKS. LAST THIS TITLE CERTIFICATION Artist PEAK WKS. ON LAST THIS ARTIST Title WKS. ON before it reached digital
retailers on June 9.
#1 I LUH GOD Erica Campbell Featuring Big Shizz 1 11
#1 MARVIN SAPP You Shall Live Finally, Chris McClarney
1 1 WK W.CAMPBELL,L.DANIELS (W.CAMPBELL,E.M.ATKINS-CAMPBELL,L.A.DANIELS) MY BLOCK/EONE 2 WK S RCA INSPIRATION/RCA
2
makes his Top Christian
2 FOR YOUR GLORY Tasha Cobbs 1 61 VARIOUS ARTISTS WOW Gospel 2015 19 Albums debut with the live
V.MITCHELL (M.BOOKER) MOTOWN GOSPEL MOTOWN GOSPEL/WORD-CURB/RCA INSPIRATION/RCA
set Everything and Nothing
3 FILL ME UP Casey J 1 36 BISHOP NOEL JONES PRESENTS TRENT VON LEE I Am A Praiser 9 Less (No. 8; 2,000 sold).
M.BOONE,C.CARTER (W.A.REAGAN) MARQUIS BOONE/TYSCOT THE VL GROUP
While it’s his first chart
4 YES YOU CAN Marvin Sapp 3 18 GG LONNIE HUNTER FEAT. STRUCTURE #GETITDONE 4
A.W.LINDSEY (C.DIXSON,M.L.SAPP) RCA INSPIRATION TYSCOT/TASEIS credit as an artist, he has
WAR Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago TINA CAMPBELL It’s Personal already notched a hit as
5 4 32 4
C.JENKINS,R.EAST (C.JENKINS) INSPIRED PEOPLE GEETREE a songwriter: “Your Love
6 THIS PLACE Tamela Mann 3 23 TAMELA MANN Best Days 125 Never Fails,” which reached
M.BUTLER (D.W.BLAIR) TILLYMANN TILLYMANN No. 6 on Hot Christian
7 I AM Jason Nelson 3 35 ERICA CAMPBELL Help 2.0 11 Songs for Newsboys in
D.T.SOREY (J.NELSON,D.T.SOREY) RCA INSPIRATION MY BLOCK/EONE
2013. The song is red-hot
8 WORTH Anthony Brown & group therAPy 8 7 CASEY J The Truth 8 on YouTube: The 20
A.BROWN,J.SAVAGE (A. BROWN) TYSCOT MARQUIS BOONE/TYSCOT/TASEIS
2015
June 27
most-viewed versions (by

9 I WILL TRUST Fred Hammond Featuring BreeAnn Hammond 4 40 VARIOUS ARTISTS WOW Gospel 2014 72 everyone from Brandon
F.HAMMOND (F.HAMMOND,C.RODGERS,P.FEASTER) F HAMMOND/RCA INSPIRATION MOTOWN GOSPEL/WORD-CURB/RCA INSPIRATION/RCA
Heath to Kristian Stanfill)
10 WORTH FIGHTING FOR Brian Courtney Wilson 8 19 TASHA COBBS Grace (EP) 123
A.W.LINDSEY (B.C.WILSON,A.LINES) MOTOWN GOSPEL MOTOWN GOSPEL/CAPITOL CMG have been watched a
HOW AWESOME IS OUR GOD Israel & New Breed Feat. Yolanda Adams VARIOUS ARTISTS Billboard #1 Gospel Hits combined 38 million times
11 9 20 22
I.HOUGHTON (I.HOUGHTON,N.DIEDERICKS,M.HOUGHTON) RGM NEW BREED/RCA/RCA INSPIRATION EONE globally through June 15.
12 MY WORDS HAVE POWER Karen Clark Sheard Feat. Donald Lawrence & The Co. 12 10 CHARLES JENKINS & FELLOWSHIP CHICAGO Any Given Sunday 13 —Keith Caulfield
D.LAWRENCE (G.P.ROBINSON) KAREW/EONE INSPIRED PEOPLE/MOTOWN GOSPEL/CAPITOL CMG
13 BLESS THIS HOUSE Dorinda Clark-Cole 12 23 MEL HOLDER Back To Basics: Music Book, Vol. II 8
R.CLICHE (D.CLARK-COLE,S.D.BEREAL,R.CLICHE,S.RENAUD,F.BLANCHARD) LIGHT PSALMIST/MEGAWAVE
14 INTENTIONAL Travis Greene 14 6 FRED HAMMOND I Will Trust 30

T.GREENE,V.NAVEJAR (T.GREENE) RCA INSPIRATION F HAMMOND/RCA INSPIRATION/RCA
15 ALL THE GLORY Alexis Spight 14 10 VARIOUS ARTISTS Icon: Gospel Worship 2
T.MALLOY,L.WILSON (T.MALLOY) UNCLE G MOTOWN GOSPEL/CAPITOL CMG
16 GOTTA HAVE YOU Jonathan McReynolds 14 11 WESS MORGAN Livin’ 43

W.CAMPBELL,P.MORTON (PJ MORTON,J.MCREYNOLDS,W.CAMPBELL) TEHILLAH/LIGHT BOWTIE
17 DANCE 3 Winans Brothers 13 15 DORINDA CLARK-COLE Living It 17

D.WEATHERSPOON (B.WINANS,D.WEATHERSPOON) REGIMEN/BMG/EONE LIGHT/EONE
18 I’LL BE THE ONE Bri 18 1 3 WINANS BROTHERS Foreign Land 36

M.BOONE,C.CARTER (K.A.DOCK,C.MOORE) MARQUIS BOONE REGIMEN/BMG/EONE
19 I BELIEVE Mali Music 15 26 JASON NELSON Jesus Revealed 21

MALI MUSIC (K.J.POLLARD) BYSTORM/RCA/RCA INSPIRATION RCA INSPIRATION/RCA
20 FILL ME UP Tasha Cobbs 8 7 J MOSS Grown Folks Gospel 29

V.MITCHELL (W.A.REAGAN) MOTOWN GOSPEL PMG GOSPEL/PAJAM
21 BETTER The Showers 20 2 VARIOUS ARTISTS Icon: Gospel Icons 28

D.KIPPING (D.KIPPING) A&P MOTOWN GOSPEL/CAPITOL CMG
22 DESTINY Tina Campbell 15 4 ERICA CAMPBELL Help 65

E.BROWN (T.E.ATKINS-CAMPBELL,R.SMITH,E.BROWN) GEETREE MY BLOCK/EONE
23 EVERYTHING COMING UP JESUS Livre 23 3 BRIAN COURTNEY WILSON Worth Fighting For 15
M.WHITFIELD (C.JONES,L.SLOAN,A.HAMBRICK,M.SPENCE) GLORY 2 GLORY/MBK MOTOWN GOSPEL/CAPITOL CMG
GRACE JAMES FORTUNE & FIYA Live Through It

DATA COMPILED BY
24 Ricky Dillard & New G 22 3 47

R.ROBINSON (R.DILLARD) LIGHT FIYA WORLD/EONE
25 SEND THE RAIN William McDowell 15 5 REV. JAMES CLEVELAND Inspirational Gospel Legends: Rev. James Cleveland, Vol. 1 4
W.D.MCDOWELL,C.BOGAN III (W.D.MCDOWELL,W.MCMILLAN) DELIVERY ROOM/EONE SONOROUS
Dance/Electronic
HENRIK KORPI
HOT DANCE/ELECTRONIC SONGS™ TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUMS™
#1 HEY MAMA 0 David Guetta Feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack NEW 1 #1 GALANTIS Pharmacy 1
1 9 WK S D.GUETTA,AFROJACK,G.H.TUINFORT,E.DEAN (D.GUETTA,G.H.TUINFORT,N.VAN DE WALL,E.DEAN,B.REXHA,S.DOUGLAS,O.T.MARAJ) WHAT A MUSIC/PARLOPHONE/ATLANTIC
1 29 1 WK BIG BEAT/ATLANTIC/AG
JAMIE XX In Colour
2 SG YOU KNOW YOU LIKE IT
DJ SNAKE (A.DEWJI-FRANCIS,G.REID)
DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge
INTERSCOPE 2 26 YOUNG TURKS
2
WHERE ARE U NOW Skrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber MORGAN PAGE DC To Light 1
3 SKRILLEX,DIPLO (S.MOORE,T.W.PENTZ,J.BIEBER) MAD DECENT/OWSLA/ATLANTIC 3 16 NETTWERK
MAJOR LAZER Peace Is The Mission 2

4 AG LEAN ON Major Lazer & DJ Snake Featuring M0
DJ SNAKE,DIPLO,P.MECKSEPER (K.M.ORSTED,W.S.E.GRIGAHCINE,T.W.PENTZ,P.MECKSEPER) MAD DECENT 4 15 MAD DECENT
5 I WANT YOU TO KNOW

ZEDD (A.ZASLAVSKI,R.B.TEDDER,K.N.DREW)
Zedd Featuring Selena Gomez
INTERSCOPE 1 17
ZEDD
INTERSCOPE/IGA
ODESZA
True Colors
In Return
4
Pharmacy
6 FIVE MORE HOURS
DEORRO (E.ORROSQUIETA,J.RYAN,J.BUNETTA,C.M.BROWN)
Deorro & Chris Brown
B1/PANDA FUNK/PRMD/ULTRA/RCA 6 15
FOREIGN FAMILY COLLECTIVE/COUNTER
SKRILLEX & DIPLO Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack U

41
16
Opens At
7 WAVES ¡
MR. PROBZ (D.P.STEHR,J.RAHMOUNI)
Mr. Probz
LEFT LANE/ULTRA/RCA
1 48
MAD DECENT/OWSLA/AG
ALINA BARAZ & GALIMATIAS Urban Flora (EP) 4

No. 1
OUTSIDE ¡
ULTRA
8 Calvin Harris Featuring Ellie Goulding 2 34 Galantis (above) crowns
CALVIN HARRIS (CALVIN HARRIS,E.GOULDING) FLY EYE/COLUMBIA LINDSEY STIRLING Shatter Me 59
LINDSEYSTOMP Top Dance/Electronic
9 DG BEAUTIFUL NOW
ZEDD,ROCKMAFIA (A.ZASLAVSKI,T.JAMES,A.ARMATO,D.CHILD,D.JOST,J.BELLION)
Zedd Featuring Jon Bellion
INTERSCOPE 6 5
DAVID GUETTA Listen 29
Albums for the first time
WHAT A MUSIC/PARLOPHONE/ATLANTIC/AG with its debut full-length,
10 PRAY TO GOD Calvin Harris Featuring HAIM 8 32
CALVIN HARRIS (CALVIN HARRIS,A.HAIM,D.HAIM,E.HAIM,A.RECHTSHAID) FLY EYE/COLUMBIA CALVIN HARRIS Motion 32 Pharmacy, which starts
FLY EYE/COLUMBIA
with 8,000 units, according
11 RUNAWAY (U & I) Galantis 11 36
GALANTIS,SVIDDEN (C.KARLSSON,C.DENNIS,A.RUNDBERG,L.EKLOW,J.KOITZSCH) BIG BEAT/ATLANTIC/RRP TA-KU Songs To Make Up To (EP) 1 to Nielsen Music. On
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: The week’s most popular current dance/electronic 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
HOT DANCE/ELECTRONIC SONGS: The week’s 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
FUTURE CLASSIC/FOOL’S GOLD
months but still residing in the Billboard 200’s top 100. DANCE/ELECTRONIC STREAMING SONGS: The week’s top streamed dance/electronic radio songs and on-demand songs and videos on leading online music services as compiled by Nielsen Music See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and explanations. © 2015, Prometheus
Hot Dance/Electronic
12 WAITING FOR LOVE Avicii 11 4 TIESTO Club Life, Vol. 4: New York City
AVICII,S.A.FAKIR,V.PONTARE,MARTIN GARRIX (S.ALDRED,S.A.FAKIR,V.PONTARE,T.BERGLING,MARTIN GARRIX) PRMD/ISLAND/REPUBLIC
MUSICAL FREEDOM/PM:AM/CASABLANCA/REPUBLIC
4 Songs, the Swedish duo —
Christian Karlsson (who
13 DON’T LOOK DOWN Martin Garrix Featuring Usher 11 13 PURITY RING Another Eternity 15
MARTIN GARRIX,BUSBEE (MARTIN GARRIX,BUSBEE,J.ABRAHART,U.RAYMOND IV) SPINNIN’/RCA 4AD previously recorded as
STOLE THE SHOW Bloodshy in the production
14 Kygo Featuring Parson James 11 13 TOBYMAC Eye’m All Mixed Up: Remixes 12
KYGO (KYGO,A.PARSON,K.KELSO,M.HARWOOD,M.HARWOOD) ULTRA FOREFRONT/CAPITOL CMG duo Bloodshy & Avant)
KING Years & Years HOT CHIP Why Make Sense? and Linus Eklow — scores
15 M.RALPH,YEARS & YEARS (O.ALEXANDER,E.TURKMEN,M.GOLDSWORTHY,M.RALPH,A.SMITH) POLYDOR/INTERSCOPE 14 17 4
DOMINO new peaks with two singles
HOLD MY HAND Jess Glynne MISS FAME Beauty Marked 1 from the album, “Runaway
16 16 11 SIDECAR
STARSMITH,J.PATTERSON (J.GLYNNE,J.PATTERSON,I.WROLDSEN,J.BENNETT) ATLANTIC (U & I)” (15-11) and “Peanut
TONIGHT BELONGS TO U! Jeremih Featuring Flo Rida NICOLAY City Lights, Vol. 3: Soweto 1 Butter Jelly” (27-20). A 66
17 14 8 THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MUSIC
M.SCHULTZ (J.P.FELTON,M.SCHULTZ,T.DILLARD) MICK SCHULTZ/DEF JAM percent sales surge also
SECRETS Tiesto & KSHMR Featuring Vassy ALESSO Forever 3 returns “Runaway” to the
18 TIESTO,KSHMR (T.M.VERWEST,N.HOLLOWELL-DHAR,P.BENTLEY,V.KARAGIORGOS) MUSICAL FREEDOM/PM:AM/CASABLANCA/REPUBLIC 15 10 REFUNE/DEF JAM
Dance/Electronic Digital
SHAMIR Ratchet 4
19 HEADLIGHTS Robin Schulz Featuring Ilsey 19 9 XL Songs top 10 (11-7, 11,000
R.SCHULZ (A.SCHULLER,E.FREDERIC,I.JUBER,J.LONDON,J.RYAN,R.SCHULZ,T.PEYTON) TONSPIEL/ATLANTIC/RRP
sold).
SYLVAN ESSO Sylvan Esso 57
20 PEANUT BUTTER JELLY Galantis 20 8
PARTISAN Morgan Page places
GALANTIS,SVIDDEN (A.E.BELL,P.L.HURTT,C.KARLSSON,L.EKLOW,M.SORBARA,H.JONBACK,J.KOITZSCH) BIG BEAT/ATLANTIC
VARIOUS ARTISTS Monstercat 022: Contact another notable arrival
2
21 POWERFUL Major Lazer Feat. Ellie Goulding & Tarrus Riley 21 2
MONSTERCAT on Top Dance/Electronic
DIPLO,PICARD BROTHERS (T.W.PENTZ,M.PICARD,C.PICARD,O.RILEY,I.JUBER,F.HALL,E.GOULDING) MAD DECENT
VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW That’s What I Call Party Anthems 2 45 Albums: DC to Light
22 I’M AN ALBATRAOZ AronChupa 10 22
UNIVERSAL/SONY MUSIC/LEGACY
(No. 3; 4,000 sold). It’s
A.EKBERG (A.EKBERG,R.SAHLBERG,N.SAVVOLAINEN,M.HARVIDSSON) ULTRA
FKA TWIGS LP1 44 the DJ’s best sales week
YOUNG TURKS
23 ARE YOU WITH ME Lost Frequencies 23 20 and highest chart position,
FELIX DE LAET (T.L.JAMES,T.MCBRIDE,S.MCANALLY) ARMADA/ULTRA VARIOUS ARTISTS Power Music: 55 Smash Hits!: Running Remixes 44 surpassing his 2012 debut,
POWER MUSIC
24 ANOTHER YOU Armin van Buuren Featuring Mr. Probz 21 7 In the Air (No. 12; 2,000).
A.VAN BURREN,B.DO GOEIJ (A.VAN BUUREN,B.DE GOEIJ,D.P.STEHR,N.GEUSEBROEK) ARMIN/ARMADA
Shifting to Dance/
25 I LOVE IT WHEN YOU CRY (MOXOKI) Steve Aoki & Moxie Raia 22 11 Electronic Streaming
DANCE/ELECTRONIC STREAMING SONGS™
S.AOKI (L.RAIA,F.WEXLER,J.EVIGAN,W.A.HECTOR,D.KUNCIO,A.BISNOW,S.HIROYUKI AOKI,D.FARBER) DIM MAK/ULTRA
Songs, Major Lazer & DJ
26 COOL Alesso Featuring Roy English 14 17 Snake (with MO) slither
ALESSO (A.LINDBLAD,B.WRONSKI,M.H.HANSEN,L.SECON,DAMON SHARPE,P.WALLEVIK,D.DAVIDSEN) REFUNE/DEF JAM
LAST THIS TITLE Artist WKS. ON to the top spot with “Lean
WEEK WEEK CHART
27 LET YOU GO The Chainsmokers Feat. Great Good Fine OK 27 12
On” (2-1), marking the first
THE CHAINSMOKERS (A.TAGGART,J.SANDLER,L.MOELLMAN) DIM MAK/REPUBLIC
#1 LEAN ON Major Lazer & DJ Snake Feat. M0 14 leader for Lazer and the
1 WK
28 NEXT TO ME Otto Knows 28 4
MAD DECENT
second for Snake. “Lean”
NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) DISCONAP/BIG BEAT/ATLANTIC
WHERE ARE U NOW Skrillex & Diplo Feat. Justin Bieber 15 captured 7 million U.S.
MAD DECENT/OWSLA/ATLANTIC
29 ALL WE NEED ODESZA Featuring Shy Girls 29 14 streams (up 7 percent) in
ODESZA (G.MILLS,C.J.KNIGHT,D.J.VIDMAR) FOREIGN FAMILY COLLECTIVE/COUNTER HEY MAMA David Guetta Feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack 10
WHAT A MUSIC/PARLOPHONE/ATLANTIC the tracking week, with 59
30 INTOXICATED Martin Solveig & GTA 27 15 percent of its activity on
MARTIN SOLVEIG,M.VAN TOTH,J.MEJIA (M.PICANDET,M.VON TOTH,J.MEJIA) SPINNIN’ DEEP/SPINNIN’ YOU KNOW YOU LIKE IT DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge 11
INTERSCOPE Spotify.
31 TO U Skrillex & Diplo Featuring AlunaGeorge 28 16
SKRILLEX,DIPLO (S.MOORE,T.W.PENTZ,A.DEWJI-FRANCIS,G.REID) MAD DECENT/OWSLA/ATLANTIC TURN DOWN FOR WHAT DJ Snake & Lil Jon 77
On Dance Club Songs,
COLUMBIA
Rihanna reigns for the
32 TOGETHER Cazzette Featuring Netwimers 32 2
A.BJORKLUND,S.FURRER,A.POURNOURI (A.BJORKLUND,A.POURNOURI,A.B.CAVACO) ICONS/PRMD I WANT YOU TO KNOW Zedd Feat. Selena Gomez 16 23rd time with “Bitch Better
INTERSCOPE
Have My Money” (2-1). She
33 BE TOGETHER Major Lazer Featuring Wild Belle 30 2 FIVE MORE HOURS Deorro & Chris Brown
DIPLO,A.SWANSON (T.W.PENTZ,WILD BELLE,A.SWANSON) MAD DECENT 14 eclipses Beyoncé (22)
June 27
2015
B1/PANDA FUNK/PRMD/ULTRA/RCA
and trails only Madonna
34 ALL MY LOVE (REMIX) Major Lazer Feat. Ariana Grande & Michel Montano 15 12 WAITING FOR LOVE Avicii
DIPLO,BOAZ VAN DE BEATZ,BLENDER (T.W.PENTZ,E.Y.O’CONNOR,K.M.ORSTED,P.MECKSEPER,B.DE JONG,A.GRANDE,M.MONTANO,G.DOYLE) MAD DECENT PRMD/ISLAND/REPUBLIC 3 (45) for the most No. 1s in
YOU KNOW YOU LIKE IT the chart’s nearly 39-year
35 AlunaGeorge 30 9 RATHER BE Clean Bandit Feat. Jess Glynne 65
A.FRANCIS,G.REID (A.DEWJI-FRANCIS,G.REID) VAGRANT ATLANTIC/RRP history. Remixes from
ON MY WAY Axwell & Ingrosso BREAK FREE Ariana Grande Feat. Zedd GTA, R3hab and Michael
36 26 13 49
AXWELL,S.INGROSSO (AXWELL,S.INGROSSO,V.PONTARE,S.A.FAKIR) AXWELL/REFUNE/DEF JAM REPUBLIC Woods, among others, help
IT’S ME TryHardNinja STOLE THE SHOW Kygo Feat. Parson James 12
Rihanna rule.
37 31 12 ULTRA
P.LITVIN (TRYHARDNINJA) TRYHARDNINJA —Gordon Murray
HOLDING ON Disclosure Featuring Gregory Porter WAKE ME UP! Avicii 102
38 NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) METHOD/PMR/CAPITOL 26 3 PRMD/ISLAND/REPUBLIC
AIN’T NOBODY (LOVES ME BETTER) Felix Jaehn Feat. Jasmine Thompson GET LOW Dillon Francis & DJ Snake 11
39 F.JAEHN (D.J.WOLINSKI) L’AGENTUR/CASABLANCA/REPUBLIC 38 5 WEDGEWOOD/DJ SNAKE/MAD DECENT/COLUMBIA
HEROES (WE COULD BE) Alesso Feat. Tove Lo 37

40 THE GIVER (REPRISE) Duke Dumont 40 2 REFUNE/DEF JAM
NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) BLASE BOYS CLUB/TURBO/ASTRALWERKS/CAPITOL
BANGARANG Skrillex Feat. Sirah 105
CIRCLES
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HOT SHOT 41 Dave Aude Featuring Cierra Sample 41 1

BIG BEAT/OWSLA/ATLANTIC/RRP
DEBUT NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) AUDACIOUS
DON’T LOOK DOWN Martin Garrix Feat. Usher 2
42 JUICY WIGGLE RedFoo 27 9
SPINNIN’/RCA
REDFOO,B.M.GARCIA (S.K.GORDY,B.M.GARCIA) PARTY ROCK
ANIMALS Martin Garrix 92
NEW 43 SAVAGES Five Knives 43 1
SCHOOLBOY/SPINNIN’/SILENT/CASABLANCA/REPUBLIC
M.NEEDHAM (N.BARLOWE,Z.HALL,M.E.MAXWELL) RED BULL
TITANIUM David Guetta Feat. Sia 51
WHAT A MUSIC/ASTRALWERKS/CAPITOL
44 INSOMNIA Audien Featuring Parson James 32 9
AUDIEN (N.RATHBUN,K.KELSO,A.PARSTON) ASTRALWERKS/CAPITOL RUNAWAY (U & I) Galantis 2
BIG BEAT/ATLANTIC/RRP
RE-ENTRY 45 NEVER SLEEP ALONE Kaskade 28 9
KASKADE,F.BJARNSON (R.RADDON,F.BJARNSON,K.N.PYFER) ARKADE/WARNER BROS. PARTY ROCK ANTHEM LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock 115
PARTY ROCK/WILL.I.AM/CHERRYTREE/INTERSCOPE
RE-ENTRY 46 GOLD DUST Galantis 26 3
GALANTIS,SVIDDEN (L.EKLOW,C.KARLSSON,C.DENNIS,V.PONTARE,J.KOITZSCH) BIG BEAT/ATLANTIC OUTSIDE Calvin Harris Feat. Ellie Goulding 34
FLY EYE/COLUMBIA
NEW 47 HAUTE MESS NERVO 47 1

NERVO,I.GOUGH,J.BUNAWAN (M.NERVO,O.M.NERVO,I.GOUGH,J.BUNAWAN) ULTRA PRAYER IN C Lillywood & Robin Schulz 39
CHOKE INDUSTRY/TONSPIEL/CINQ 7/WARGRAM/ATLANTIC/RRP
RE-ENTRY 48 FEBREZE Skrillex & Diplo Featuring 2 Chainz 27 6 SUMMERTIME SADNESS Lana Del Rey & Cedric Gervais
SKRILLEX,DIPLO (S.MOORE,T.W.PENTZ,T.EPPS) MAD DECENT/OWSLA/ATLANTIC
POLYDOR/INTERSCOPE 98
DATA COMPILED BY
49 I’LL BE THERE Chic Featuring Nile Rodgers 31 6 GET LUCKY Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell Williams
B.EDWARDS,N.RODGERS (B.EDWARDS,N.RODGERS) WARNER BROS. DAFT LIFE/COLUMBIA 107
NEW 50 THIS FEELING L’Tric 50 1 BAD ROMANCE Lady Gaga 10

NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) NEON/VIRGIN/CAPITOL STREAMLINE/KONLIVE/CHERRYTREE/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 D a t a f o r w e e k o f 0 6 . 2 7. 2 0 1 5
Boxscore
SONY MUSIC NASHVILLE
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
#1 B**** BETTER HAVE MY MONEY Rihanna 6
1 WK
WESTBURY ROAD/ROC NATION 1 $11,987,816 TAYLOR SWIFT, VANCE JOY, SHAWN MENDES
$139/$106.50/$79 LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD, PHILADELPHIA 101,052 THE MESSINA GROUP/AEG LIVE
MR. PUT IT DOWN Ricky Martin Feat. Pitbull 8 JUNE 12-13 TWO SELLOUTS
SONY MUSIC LATIN
HOUSE ON FIRE Ryan Cabrera 2 $1,662,460 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER, HEY VIOLET

9 (£1,073,298) SSE ARENA, LONDON 31,211 SJM CONCERTS
DYNAMITE
$50.34/$38.72 JUNE 12-14 THREE SELLOUTS
CIRCLES Dave Aude Feat. Cierra Sample 8
AUDACIOUS 3 $1,653,762 TAYLOR SWIFT, VANCE JOY
SAVAGES
RED BULL
Five Knives 7
$139.50/$97/$39.50 PNC ARENA, RALEIGH, N.C.
JUNE 9
13,886
SELLOUT
THE MESSINA GROUP/AEG LIVE
Taylor At
4 $1,637,279 JOAQUÍN SABINA
GG PRETTY GIRLS Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea
RCA
4 (21,284,631 PESOS)
$158.38/$33.38
AUDITORIO NACIONAL, MEXICO CITY
MAY 1-2, 4
24,089
28,560 THREE SHOWS
ERREELE PRODUCCIONES
Home In
HAUTE MESS
ULTRA
NERVO 7 5 $1,627,798
$139.50/$97/$39.50
TAYLOR SWIFT, VANCE JOY
TIME WARNER CABLE ARENA, CHARLOTTE
JUNE 8
15,024
SELLOUT
THE MESSINA GROUP/AEG LIVE Philly
I’LL BE THERE Chic Feat. Nile Rodgers 10 Taylor Swift (above) takes
WARNER BROS.
6 $1,272,940 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER, HEY VIOLET command of the Boxscore
THIS FEELING L’Tric 6
(£828,970)
$49.91/$38.39
BARCLAYCARD ARENA, BIRMINGHAM, U.K.
JUNE 5-6
24,565
TWO SELLOUTS
SJM CONCERTS
chart with a tight grip on
CAPITOL
the top ranking, beating
DON’T LOOK DOWN Martin Garrix Feat. Usher 9 7 $1,082,666 MARCO ANTONIO SOLÍS
SPINNIN’/RCA (16,993,315 PESOS) AUDITORIO TELMEX, GUADALAJARA, MEXICO 14,819 OCESA-CIE 5 Seconds of Summer’s
$140.16/$25.48 JUNE 5-6 16,302 TWO SHOWS three-night arena stint
THE GIVER (REPRISE) Duke Dumont 11
BLASE BOYS CLUB/TURBO/ASTRALWERKS/CAPITOL 8 $1,022,934 KISS in London (No. 2) by
$220/$60 PARQUE BICENTENARIO, QUITO, ECUADOR 9,266 MERCURY CONCERTS more than $10 million
INSOMNIA Audien Feat. Parson James 12 APRIL 12 20,000
ASTRALWERKS/CAPITOL grossed. The pop star
9 $1,014,580 PAUL SIMON & STING earned the No. 1 slot with
ON MY WAY Axwell & Ingrosso 11 (£693,570) MANCHESTER ARENA, MANCHESTER, U.K. 8,691 LIVE NATION
AXWELL/REFUNE/DEF JAM $182.85/$65.83 APRIL 13 SELLOUT a stop in familiar territory:
Philadelphia’s Lincoln
IF YOU SAY IT AGAIN Rozalla 10 10 $997,006 MONSTERS TOUR: OZZY OSBOURNE, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD
ROZALLA
(2,934,965 REAIS) ESTÁDIO ZEQUINHA, PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL 14,199 MERCURY CONCERTS
Financial Field, some 50
BEGGIN FOR THREAD Banks $258.17/$50.95 APRIL 30 19,600 miles from where she
5
HARVEST/CAPITOL was born and where she
11 $975,945 MARK KNOPFLER
RISE ABOVE THE GAME Angel Moraes Feat. Neysa Malone (£625,205) O2 ARENA, LONDON 12,121 KENNEDY STREET ENTERPRISES has sold out five stadium
11 $85.86/$70.25 MAY 22 15,535
MUSOL shows during three
SET ME FREE Robert Clivilles Feat. Kimberly Davis 12 $961,454 NEIL DIAMOND consecutive tours.
8
C&C MUSIC FACTORY $150/$95/$65 BMO HARRIS BRADLEY CENTER, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 9,014 LIVE NATION Her last headlining
APRIL 9 9,692
INFINITY Kat Solar 5
appearance at the stadium,
KAT SOLAR 13 $960,904 ROD STEWART, JAMES REYNE during 2013’s Red Tour,
2015
June 27
($1,233,098 AUSTRALIAN) HANGING ROCK, WOODEND, AUSTRALIA 8,762 FRONTIER TOURING, CO.
HONEY, I’M GOOD. Andy Grammer 3 $311.04/$56.54 MARCH 28 11,750
logged 225 more sold
S-CURVE/HOLLYWOOD tickets than this year’s run
ALIVE Guy Scheiman Feat. Hannah Gold 14 $958,421 NEIL DIAMOND June 12-13, but the overall
5 ($1,161,280 CANADIAN) SCOTIABANK SADDLEDOME, CALGARY, ALBERTA 9,678 LIVE NATION
GUY SCHEIMAN gross this summer tops
$150/$65 MAY 2 10,204
LIKE I CAN Sam Smith 3 the two shows in 2013
CAPITOL 15 $953,426 NEIL DIAMOND
($1,147,780 CANADIAN) ROGERS ARENA, VANCOUVER 10,740 LIVE NATION by more than $3 million.
WHEN I COME HOME Goldhouse 11 $150/$65 MAY 7 11,305 Ticket prices on the Red
GOLDHOUSE
16 $947,994 RUSSELL PETERS Tour ranged from $47 to
KISS ME QUICK Nathan Sykes 4 (£633,678) O2 ARENA, LONDON 13,931 LIVE NATION $99, but the low price this
GLOBAL $72.56/$56.10 APRIL 18 15,815
year was $79 with a high
GHOSTTOWN Madonna 10 17 $931,739 NEIL DIAMOND of $139. With nine U.S.
LIVE NATION/INTERSCOPE $150/$95/$65 VALLEY VIEW CASINO CENTER, SAN DIEGO 8,643 LIVE NATION
performances reported so
MAY 15 9,133
LET IT BE LOVE Jessica Sutta 4 far, Swift’s 1989 Tour has
PREMIER LEAGUE
18 $916,203 NEIL DIAMOND grossed $32 million from
DEJA VU Giorgio Moroder Feat. Sia 2
($1,112,340 CANADIAN)
$150/$65
REXALL PLACE, EDMONTON, ALBERTA
MAY 5
9,690
10,197
LIVE NATION
279,670 sold tickets.
GIORGIO MORODER/RCA LEGEND
5 Seconds of Summer’s
BOXSCORE: The top grossing concerts as reported by promoters, venues, managers and booking agents. Boxcsores should be submitted to Bob Allen at bob.allen@billboard.com. DANCE CLUB SONGS: The week’s most popular songs played
WIMBLEDON Rich White Ladies 5 Bullets indicate titles with 19 $902,746 JEFF DUNHAM turn at No. 2 comes from
MOTOWN/CAPITOL greatest weekly gains. $85 PLANET HOLLYWOOD SHOWROOM, LAS VEGAS 10,721, 12,144 10 SHOWS AEG LIVE, TATE
MAY 20-24, 27-31 FIVE SELLOUTS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP a three-show engagement
LEAN ON Major Lazer & DJ Snake Feat. M0 5 Album Charts at SSE Arena (formerly
MAD DECENT 20 $890,930 NEIL DIAMOND
0 Recording Industry Assn. of $150/$95/$65 MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER, LAS VEGAS 6,802 LIVE NATION Wembley Arena) June 12-14
ROOFTOP Skylar Stecker 3 America (RIAA) certification MAY 17 7,083
with $1.6 million at the
SKYLAR STECKER for physical shipments &
digital downloads of 500,000 21 $878,745 BACKSTREET BOYS, ALL OUR EXES LIVE IN TEXAS box office. The Australian
WANT TO WANT ME Jason Derulo 4 albums (Gold). ($1,105,660 AUSTRALIAN) ROD LAVER ARENA, MELBOURNE 11,149 LIVE NATION pop-rock band also charts
BELUGA HEIGHTS/WARNER BROS.
¡ RIAA certification for
physical shipments & digital
$85.41/$57.92 MAY 8 SELLOUT
with multiple-show runs
SUN DON’T SHINE Klangkarussell Feat. Jaymes Young 3 downloads of 1 million 22 $871,898 DRAKE, FUTURE
ASTRALWERKS/CAPITOL in Birmingham, England
units (Platinum). Numeral ($1,085,949 CANADIAN) BELL CENTRE, MONTREAL 10,903 EVENKO, LIVE NATION
(No. 6), and Dublin
SHUT UP AND DANCE WALK THE MOON 3 noted with Platinum symbol $120.03/$31.71 MAY 31 13,407
RCA indicates album’s multi- (No. 30) during its Rock
platinum level. 23 $859,536 ANDRÉ RIEU Out With Your Socks Out
SHOW SOME LOVE First Ladies Of Disco 2 ™ RIAA certification for (20,986,866 KORUNY) O2 ARENA, PRAGUE 10,195 ANDRÉ RIEU PRODUCTIONS, RTK
PURPLE ROSE physical shipments & digital $163.41/$20.07 MAY 22 10,850 ROLAND TEMME KONZERTS jaunt. The world tour’s
downloads of 10 million six-week opening leg in
JUICY WIGGLE RedFoo 2 units (Diamond). Numeral 24 $853,952 J. COLE, JHENÉ AIKO, PUSHA T
PARTY ROCK (£543,137) O2 ARENA, LONDON 15,363 LIVE NATION Europe wrapped in London,
noted with Diamond symbol $62.10/$52.67 MAY 18 16,914
TONIGHT BELONGS TO U! Jeremih Feat. Flo Rida indicates album’s multi- totaling $12 million from
5
MICK SCHULTZ/DEF JAM platinum level. 25 $841,679 ROD STEWART, JAMES REYNE a quarter of a million sold
I HAD THIS THING Royksopp
) Latin albums certification for ($1,086,710 AUSTRALIAN) ADELAIDE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA 6,979 FRONTIER TOURING tickets in 23 cities.
8 physical shipments & digital $309.15/$104.24 MARCH 29 7,392
CHERRYTREE/INTERSCOPE downloads of 30,000 units —Bob Allen
KISS ALL THE BULLIES GOODBYE Sir Ivan Feat. Taylor Dayne
(Oro). 26 $823,017 THE WHO, JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
9 ¢ Latin albums certification for $139.50/$89.50/ ARENA AT GWINNETT CENTER, DULUTH, GA. 8,609 AEG LIVE
PEACEMAN
physical shipments & digital $59.50/$39.50 APRIL 23 9,605
HEY MAMA David Guetta Feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack 9
downloads of 60,000 units
WHAT A MUSIC/PARLOPHONE/ATLANTIC (Platino). Numeral noted with 27 $822,649 OV7 & KABAH
Platinum symbol indicates (12,737,327 PESOS) AUDITORIO NACIONAL, MEXICO CITY 18,755 OCESA-CIE
SOUND MY HEART MAKES Felicia Punzo 2 album’s multi-platinum level. $43.86 JUNE 3-4 19,169 TWO SHOWS
PANACHE
Digital Songs Charts 28 $816,672 CHANNEL 4 COMEDY GALA
COOL Alesso Feat. Roy English 14 (£518,150) O2 ARENA, LONDON 9,229 PHIL MCINTYRE
REFUNE/DEF JAM 0 RIAA certification for 500,000
paid downloads and on-
$236.42/$31.52 MAY 15 14,816 ENTERTAINMENT
PRAY TO GOD Calvin Harris Feat. HAIM 9 demand streams where 100 29 $814,909 CALOGERO
FLY EYE/COLUMBIA streams equal 1 download. (€758,245) VORST NATIONAAL, BRUSSELS 16,445 OD LIVE
(Gold). $69.86/$33.32 APRIL 24-25 16,800 TWO SHOWS
ONE LAST TIME Ariana Grande 6 ¡ RIAA certification for 1
REPUBLIC million paid downloads 30 $805,739 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER, HEY VIOLET
WHAT MAKES YOUR HEARTBEAT FASTER Barry Harris and on-demand streams (€740,174) 3ARENA, DUBLIN 18,560 AIKEN PROMOTIONS
1 where 100 streams equal $43.54/$37.01 MAY 28-29 TWO SELLOUTS
TOMMY BOY
1 download. (Platinum).
(LET THE MUSIC) SAVE YOU Dario 2 Numeral noted with platinum 31 $784,104 NEIL DIAMOND
DARIO symbol indicates song’s $150/$95/$65 SPRINT CENTER, KANSAS CITY, MO. 7,427 LIVE NATION
multiplatinum level. APRIL 26 8,227
FIRE UNDER MY FEET Leona Lewis 1
DEF JAM
Awards 32 $773,902 NEIL DIAMOND
($930,439 CANADIAN) SASKTEL CENTRE, SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN 9,048 LIVE NATION
TALKING BODY Tove Lo 16 PS (PaceSetter for largest % $150/$65 APRIL 30 9,548
ISLAND/REPUBLIC album sales gain)
GG (Greatest Gainer for largest 33 $767,742 NICKELBACK, MONSTER TRUCK
SECRETS Tiesto & KSHMR Feat. Vassy 7 volume gain) ($964,439 AUSTRALIAN) BRISBANE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA 8,106 LIVE NATION
MUSICAL FREEDOM/PM:AM/CASABLANCA/REPUBLIC DG (Digital Sales Gainer) $119.33/$79.53 MAY 20 SELLOUT
AG (Airplay Gainer)
I WANT YOU TO KNOW Zedd Feat. Selena Gomez 13 SG (Streaming Gainer) 34 $754,355 ED SHEERAN, BEN KWELLER
INTERSCOPE
$60.50/$51 CONSOL ENERGY CENTER, PITTSBURGH 13,389 THE MESSINA GROUP/AEG LIVE
I JUST GO Aiden Leslie 1 Publishing song index available MAY 12 SELLOUT
ASHEA/CITRUSONIC FLAVOR on billboard.com/biz.
35 $754,171 NEIL DIAMOND
I REALLY LIKE YOU Carly Rae Jepsen 6 Visit billboard.com/biz for
$150/$95/$65 FIRST NIAGARA CENTER, BUFFALO, N.Y. 8,392 LIVE NATION
604/SCHOOLBOY/INTERSCOPE MARCH 31 9,647
complete rules and explanations.
CODA 30 Years Ago brought her back, and in a big way. By June 1985, the album,
by the then-45-year-old Turner, had spawned five consecutive
TINA TURNER KEPT

top 40 hits on the Hot 100, including the No. 1 “What’s Love
Got to Do With It,” after an almost 10-year absence from the
chart. Her hot streak that year encompassed three Grammy
HER HOT STREAK Awards (including record of the year) and co-starring in Mad
Max Beyond Thunderdome, in which she played the ruth-
Her No. 2 Hot 100 hit “We Don’t Need Another less ruler Aunty Entity opposite Mel Gibson’s title character.
Hero (Thunderdome),” from a 1985 Mad Max Turner recorded two new songs for the soundtrack, including
“We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome).” Written and
sequel, continued her stellar ’80s comeback produced by the same team behind “What’s Love Got to Do
With It,” the single was released June 19 and debuted on the
IN 1984, TINA TURNER LAUNCHED ONE OF THE GREAT Hot 100 dated July 6. It peaked at No. 2 on Sept. 14 and earned
comebacks in music history. The leggy diva strutted her way Golden Globe and Grammy nominations for, respectively, best
back onto the charts after weathering a tumultuous split from original song and best female pop vocal performance.
her former musical partner and abusive husband, Ike Turner Thirty years later, a Mad Max reboot — Mad Max: Fury Road
(who died in 2007). — is playing cineplexes. On June 30, the now-retired Turner will
The duo — who notched 20 Billboard Hot 100 hits from 1960 release a 30th-anniversary edition of Private Dancer that will
to 1975 — divorced in 1978. Though Turner released four solo include “We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)” as a
albums between 1974 and 1979, it was 1984’s Private Dancer that bonus track. —KEITH CAULFIELD
R EW I N D I N G
THE
C H A RT S
Gibson (left) and his co-star

Turner arm-wrestled in a
publicity still for the 1985
movie Mad Max Beyond
Thunderdome.
WARNER BROS./EVERETT COLLECTION
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