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08 Nov 2023

Luck Ra’s ‘La Morocha,’ Feat. BM, Enters 3-Way Tie for Longest Lead on Billboard Argentina Hot 100 in 2023

Luck Ra’s “La Morocha,” featuring BM, logs a seventh week atop the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart as the song leads the Nov. 11-dated list.

With a new week in charge, “La Morocha” ties with Emilia, Big One and Callejero Fino’s “En La Intimidad” and LIT killah, Maria Becerra, FMK, Rusherking, Duki, Emilia, Tiago PZK and Big One’s “Los Del Espacio” for the most weeks at No. 1 in 2023, all with seven weeks.

Spaniard Iñigo Quintero scores his first top 10 on the ranking as “Si No Estás” climbs 13-9 in its sixth week. The new achievement follows Quintero’s first No. 1 on a Billboard chart when it landed atop the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart (dated Nov. 4) where it remains in its second week.

This week’s Greatest Gainer honors goes to Sayian Jimmy and Nysix Music’s “Bad Boy” which climbs 21 rankings, from No. 49 to No. 28.

Luck Ra, meanwhile, adds a new accomplishment as “Que Me Falte Todo,” with Abel Pintos scores the Hot Shot Debut of the week, at No. 39.

Furthermore, three other songs debut this week, starting with Emanero, La Konga and Antonio Rios’ “Adicto” at No. 54. Feid’s “Bubalu” opens at No. 87, while Taylor Swift’s “Style” (Taylor’s Version) debuts at No. 100.

08 Nov 2023

Everything You Need to Know About the Music at LA3C Festival 2023

Erykah Badu & Herbie Hancock are headlining the music & food fest this weekend, taking place Nov. 10-12 across downtown Los Angeles.

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Penske Media Corporation’s music, art and food festival LA3C is returning for a second year, taking over Los Angeles to celebrate the city’s unique culture and communities.

LA3C launched last December as a two-day festival at LA State Historic Park with performances from Maluma, Lil Baby, Snoop Dogg and Seventeen. This year, DTLA’s Historic Core will be flooded with music, as Erykah Badu and Herbie Hancock will headline by playing intimate shows at the Orpheum Theatre and Theatre at the Ace Hotel, respectively. Flying Lotus and LA jazz legends Robert Glasper and Terrace Martin will take over the Theatre at the Ace Hotel as well, and Nick Hakim, Julie Byrne and John Carroll Kirby will take over the Palace Theatre.

In addition to the star-studded performances, the three-day event will feature an array of food from chefs across Los Angeles, as well as a market to highlight the top business and creatives in the black community.

See below for everything you need to know about the festival celebrating the city of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Community Action Network is LA3C’s official nonprofit partner. A portion of all ticket sales will benefit the organization.

Penske Media Corporation is the parent company of Billboard.

08 Nov 2023

PETA Slams Pharrell Williams’ Crocodile Skin Louis Vuitton Handbag

Pharrell Williams is under fire from PETA after unveiling his latest effort as Louis Vuitton‘s creative director, a bright yellow crocodile-skin handbag priced at $1 million.

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The animal rights organization released an open letter addressed to the producer, written by PETA’s Senior VP Lisa Lange. “When you were made men’s creative director of Louis Vuitton, we hoped animals would get lucky and that you would choose vegan fabrics, which are the preference of today’s ethical and environmentally conscious consumers,” the letter reads, according to TMZ. “But we aren’t happy to note your newest design, the ‘Millionaire’ Speedy bag, which is crafted from crocodile skin, because when it comes to animals being used for fashion, it isn’t beautiful—it’s abuse.”

The letter continued, “A PETA Asia investigation found workers at LVMH’s suppliers cutting live crocodiles’ necks open and ramming metal rods down their spines while they were still conscious. Another investigation revealed that workers at facilities supplying LVMH struck pythons repeatedly on the head, suspending them in the air, inflating their bodies with water, and disemboweling them — even as they moved about.”

Lange encouraged Williams to visit a crocodile factory to witness the horror himself. “You’d want to bring along nose plugs and high boots to wade through fetid, waste-filled water,” the letter reads. “If we go to an indoor tank, also bring a flashlight, because you won’t see daylight. There are no blurred lines here. Killing wildlife for a bag isn’t cool—it’s cold. Are you up for this trip?”

Billboard has reached out to PETA and Pharrell’s team for comment, but have not received a response at the time of publication.

08 Nov 2023

Grateful Dead Ties Elvis Presley & Frank Sinatra for Most Top 40 Albums Ever on Billboard 200 Chart

Grateful Dead meets Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra in the Billboard record books, as the band ties the latter two legends for the most career top 40-charting albums on the Billboard 200 in the 67-year history of the survey.

The band achieves its 58th top 40 album with its latest live archival release, Dave’s Picks, Volume 48: Pauley Pavilion, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 11/20/71, as the set debuts at No. 33 on the Billboard 200 dated Nov. 11. The three-CD album captures a previously unreleased show recorded at the university’s Pauley Pavilion on Nov. 20, 1971. The collection also includes bonus live material recorded at an Oct. 24, 1970, concert at the Kiel Opera House in St. Louis.

Dave’s Picks is Grateful Dead’s continuing live archival release series, named for the group’s archivist, David Lemieux, that has been going strong since its first release in 2012. Releases in the series are issued exclusively on CD and in limited quantities. Notably, 40 of Grateful Dead’s 58 top 40-charting albums are from the Dave’s Picks series.

Here’s a recap of the acts with the most top 40-charting albums on the Billboard 200 since the list began publishing on a regular, weekly basis in March of 1956:

58, Grateful Dead
58, Elvis Presley
58, Frank Sinatra
54, Barbra Streisand
51, Bob Dylan
48, The Rolling Stones

Dave’s Picks, Volume 48 debuts on the Billboard 200 with 19,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Nov. 2, according to data tracking firm Luminate. All of that sum was driven by traditional album sales.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.

08 Nov 2023

Taylor Swift Replaces Herself Atop Streaming Songs Chart With ‘Is It Over Now?’

Taylor Swift now boasts eight No. 1s on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart thanks to “Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault],” which debuts atop the Nov. 11-dated ranking.

In the tracking week of Oct. 27-Nov. 2 (the song’s first week of release), “Is It Over Now?” earned 32 million official U.S. streams, according to Luminate.

With eight rulers, Swift further distances herself from Justin Bieber, who has the third-most No. 1s in the chart’s 10-year history, and nears Drake, who leads all acts with 20.

Most No. 1s, Streaming Songs
20, Drake
8, Taylor Swift
6, Justin Bieber
5, Travis Scott
4, Ariana Grande
4, Cardi B
4, Lil Baby
4, Miley Cyrus

Notably, the last four weeks have featured songs by either Drake or Swift at No. 1, each time a new leader (and with Drake and Swift replacing themselves at No. 1 on two occasions). The streak began when Drake’s “First Person Shooter,” featuring J. Cole, debuted atop the Oct. 21 tally, followed by a rise to No. 1 by Drake’s “IDGAF,” featuring Yeat, Oct. 28. Swift’s “Cruel Summer” then spent its first week at No. 1 Nov. 4, with “Is It Over Now?” the latest ruler.

Swift first reigned on Streaming Songs with “Shake It Off,” a two-week leader in November 2014. “Is It Over Now?” becomes her second re-record to lead, following “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” in November 2021.

The entire Streaming Songs list’s top nine is made up of songs from Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version), with “Is It Over Now?” followed by “Now That We Don’t Talk (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault]” at No. 2 with 28.2 million streams. With nine new top 10s, Swift pads her standing as the act with the second-most top 10s in chart history, with 48. Drake leads with 96.

Most Top 10s, Streaming Songs
96, Drake
48, Taylor Swift
34, Lil Baby
30, The Weeknd
28, 21 Savage
28, Travis Scott
25, Future
24, J. Cole
24, Kanye West

Swift first hit the top 10 with “I Knew You Were Trouble.,” which peaked at No. 7 in March 2013.

The top non-Swift song on Streaming Songs is Zach Bryan’s “I Remember Everything,” featuring Kacey Musgraves, at No. 10 with 21.3 million streams, down 8%.

As previously reported, “Is It Over Now?” reigns on the multi-metric Billboard Hot 100, while 1989 (Taylor’s Version) crowns the Billboard 200.

08 Nov 2023

Meet the Best New Artist Nominees at the 2023 Latin Grammys

The Latin Grammy Awards are taking place for the first time internationally, live from the Conference and Exhibition Centre (FIBES) in Sevilla, Spain on Thursday, Nov. 16.

This year’s nominations are led by Mexican-American hitmaker Edgar Barrera with 13 nods, including songwriter of the year, producer of the year and song of the year. The latter of the three as the co-writer of both “NASA” by Camilo & Alejandro Sanz and “un X100to” by Grupo Frontera with Bad Bunny. Barrera is followed by Camilo, Karol G, Shakira and Keityn, with seven nominations each; Bizarrap with six nods; and receiving five nominations each, Pablo Alborán, Bad Bunny, Maria Becerra, Feid, Dave Cutch and Natalia Lafourcade.

This year, several new categories will debut at the awards ceremony, including best songwriter of the year (as part of the newly created songwriting field), best singer-songwriter song, and best Portuguese-language urban performance.

But one of the coveted awards of the night is best new artist — one of the “big four,” alongside song of the year, record of the year, and album of the year — which recognizes 10 promising newcomers.

As tradition holds, the best new artist award is given to an artist who releases the first recording that establishes his or her “public identity” during the eligibility year. This year’s group of up-and-coming acts represents many different countries and styles, including three Colombian artists, more than any other place of origin. Meet all the nominees below.

The 2023 Latin Grammys will air at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, Nov. 16 on Univision, UniMás and Galavisión in the U.S. and at 10:30 p.m. CET on Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) in Spain.

08 Nov 2023

Joni Mitchell at 80: Celebrating the Iconic Singer-Songwriter’s Chart History

Canadian icon Joni Mitchell turned 80 on Tuesday (Nov. 7). Six decades into her career, the nine-time Grammy winner is still making waves with her music, following a surprise return to live performance last year. In summer 2023, she played her first headlining show in two decades at the Seattle Gorge.

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Since the beginning, the singer from Saskatchewan has always carved her own path. Mitchell got her start in Calgary coffeehouses and then Toronto’s Yorkville scene, where she frequented the same spots as other titans of Canadian music like Neil Young and Gordon Lightfoot. Mitchell moved to the U.S. in the mid-60s, eventually bringing her dense lyricism, crystalline voice, and signature guitar tunings to her debut release, 1968’s Song to a Seagull.

Mitchell’s career is often thought of in terms of artistry and influence. Where other musicians with lengthy careers might re-tread the same territory, Mitchell has always displayed a deep curiosity and commitment to her craft, evolving through the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s into a jazz fusion artist. Meanwhile, she has influenced decades of artists across genres — her website cites 1641 known versions of “Both Sides Now” alone. While artists like Judy Collins and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young have had success performing her songs, Mitchell is perhaps less thought of as a hitmaker. But she has often charted throughout her career — as recently as 2022, when she made an emotional and unexpected comeback. Here’s the story of Mitchell’s Hot 100 history in 10 tracks.

July, 1970: “Big Yellow Taxi” cracks the charts

Though Judy Collins had already taken “Both Sides Now” to the top 10, Joni Mitchell didn’t hit the Hot 100 as a performer until 1970, when “Big Yellow Taxi” peaked at No. 67. The conservationist classic and eminently quotable single first appeared on Ladies of the Canyon, but it would go on to peak even higher in 1975, at No. 24, following the release of a live version. Three covers of the song have also appeared on the Hot 100, most recently 2003’s Counting Crows rendition.

September, 1971: “Carey” spends one week on the Hot 100

“Carey” might have peaked at 93 in the U.S., but in Canada it went to No. 27, and the album that launched it, Blue, reached No. 15 on the Billboard 200, all of which set Mitchell up for further charting in the ’70s. Since then, Blue has built up a reputation as one of Mitchell’s best-loved records and one of the best albums of all time.

February, 1973: “You Turn Me On, I’m A Radio” hits the top 25

With its playful radio metaphor, this single from 1972’s For The Roses was primed for airplay. The infinitely singable “You Turn Me On” peaked at No. 25 in the U.S. and No. 10 in Canada, spending sixteen weeks on the charts between late ‘72 and early ‘73.

December, 1973: “Raised on Robbery” announces Court and Spark

The first single off of Court and Spark would not be its highest charting hit, but “Raised on Robbery” peaked at No. 65 and introduced the jazz-inflections of Mitchell’s most successful album to date. Court and Spark went on to reach No. 2 on the Billboard 200.

June, 1974: “Help Me” becomes Mitchell’s first top 10 hit

This smooth ode to the dangers of falling in love, with its saxophone trills and warbling harmonies, is Mitchell’s only top 10 hit, peaking at No. 7 in June 1973. The song’s balance of soft-rock and jazz propelled it to become Mitchell’s biggest commercial success, while also signaling her experimentations to come.

September, 1974: “Free Man In Paris” is Court and Spark’s second top 30 hit

In “Free Man In Paris,” Mitchell sings from the perspective of a music industry man who would love to wander in French cafes but is instead married to the hit-making business in L.A. Perhaps ironically, “Free Man” was a modest hit itself, peaking at No. 23.

February, 1976: “In France They Kiss on Main Street” hisses onto the Hot 100

Following “Big Yellow Taxi” and its 1975 peak on the Hot 100, “In France They Kiss on Main Street” comes from 1976’s The Hissing of Summer Lawns. The energetic love story peaked at No. 66 and features backing vocals from James Taylor along with David Crosby and Graham Nash, who took Mitchell’s “Woodstock” to No. 11 with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in the U.S. and No. 3 in Canada.

November, 1982: “You’re So Square (Baby I Don’t Care)” is Mitchell’s first non-original hit



In the late ‘70s, Mitchell veered further towards jazz and experimental compositions, leaving behind chart-friendly song structures and producing one of her most revered albums, Hejira. On Wild Things Run Fast, her eleventh studio album, she hit No. 47 with her cover of the Elvis Presley track “You’re So Square” — her only non-original on the Hot 100.

January, 1986: “Good Friends” marks Mitchell’s last Hot 100 entry

The opening track on 1985’s Dog Eat Dog, “Good Friends” is an entirely different Joni Mitchell. Working with producer Thomas Dolby, Joni goes full ’80s on this track, complete with synths and drum machines. Dog Eat Dog is considered one of Mitchell’s weaker releases, but the artist famous for her adventurousness can’t be faulted for trying things out.

September, 1997: Janet Jackson brings Joni Mitchell back to the radio with “Got Til It’s Gone”

The Janet Jackson track off of her 1997 album The Velvet Rope samples Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi,” pitching up Mitchell’s voice and turning it into the hook for an R&B jam. Mitchell received a feature credit on the song, which peaked at No. 36 on the radio songs chart and finds Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip repeatedly telling listeners: “Joni Mitchell never lies.” On her 80th birthday, Q-Tip’s line rings true: Mitchell’s chart history is a reminder of her massive impact as a performer, songwriter and artist whose hits continue to reverberate at Newport Folk, the Seattle Gorge and beyond.

August, 2022: Joni Mitchell returns to the charts after surprise Newport performance

Singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile and an all-star band brought the icon back to the stage at the Newport Folk Festival in 2022. After struggling through health issues, Mitchell’s return was as unexpected as it was moving. Mitchell and her collaborators stunned everyone, both those in the audience and watching later on YouTube. Her noticeably deeper voice and poignant delivery made it hard to watch with a dry eye, and the performance went viral. “Both Sides Now” didn’t chart when it was released in 1970, but it did in 2022. The song hit No. 4 on the Rock Digital Song Sales chart, No. 20 on the Digital Song Sales chart and No. 1 on the LyricFind U.S. and LyricFind Global charts.

This article originally appeared on Billboard Canada.

08 Nov 2023

SCANDAL, Non & Nishina Light Up Yaon Stage for Billboard Japan Women in Music Vol.1 Concert

Nishina, SCANDAL and Non graced the stage at the historic Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall in Tokyo on Nov. 3 for Billboard Japan’s Women In Music Vol.1 event, entertaining fans under the clear autumn sky with songs and performances bursting with individuality.

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This concert was the first with multiple headliners on the bill organized as part of the WIM initiative in Japan, which launched last year to honor artists, producers and executives who have made significant contributions to music and inspired other women through their work, as Billboard has done in the U.S. since 2007.

The Open-Air Concert Hall in Hibiya Park, or “Yaon” as music lovers refer to it, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. November 3rd being a national holiday, a large number of fans of all genders and generations gathered at the event. The spirit of the day’s festivities was expressed in the music being played before the concert began, with songs by Western female artists such as Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” Shania Twain’s “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!,” and Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5” warming up the Yaon crowd.

After the master of ceremonies for the evening, Maki Fukuda and Kanade of the comedy trio 3 Ji no Heroine, announced the start of the event, Nishina kicked off the show. Appearing onstage to warm applause, the rising 25-year-old singer-songwriter and her band broke into noise to perform “Slow Motion.” The leisurely, yet increasingly intense rendition was a fitting opener for her six-song set, gradually warming up the audience with her exuberance.

Billboard Japan Women in Music concert

Nishina

“This is my first time playing at Yaon so I’ve been looking so forward to this,” Nishina told the crowd before moving on to “Tokyo Marble.” Bubble gun in hand, she blew soap bubbles into the audience while hopping from one end of the stage to the other, clearly enjoying her time on the historic stage to her heart’s content.

During “Kedamono no Friends,” the singer twirled her fake tail around in her hand, loosely dancing and singing as the audience clapped with the beat. There was a moment when she almost tripped and fell because she was moving around so much onstage. Laughing, she exclaimed, “Did you see that? What an amazing recovery!” Making the audience feel at ease through such exchanges, she went on to perform “Sugar Spot” for the first time live. By the time she performed “Heavy Smoke,” dusk had fallen over the outdoor venue and her low, mumbly vocals lingered in the cool autumn air. Nishina closed her set with a heartfelt performance of her poignant ballad “seiran yuei,” making good on her weighty responsibility of opening the first-ever WIM event. 

During the stage change, Fukuda and Kanade appeared onstage and explained the purpose of the event. “We’d like everyone to feel the power of women and diverse possibilities through these live performances that are uniquely individual,” they said. “The concept of this project is to act towards eliminating gender inequalities in various industries including music, and make the world a place where people of all genders can be their best selves.” The two comedians went to share that more people are bringing their children backstage these days in their field, and new values are becoming more common. 

At this point, Nishina came back onstage to join the two emcees and commented, “It’s now pitch dark, but we started while the sun was still out. I was thinking how beautiful it was and had a really lovely time.” When asked if she is conscious of her gender when writing songs, she replied, “I don’t think too much about it, but I try to respect that ‘you are you’ in terms of taking care of myself and respecting others.”

Billboard Japan Women in Music concert

Non

The next artist on the roster was Non, whose latest album PURSUE was named to reflect the kind of woman she looks up to: someone who pursues what she wants and sees it through to the end. Appearing onstage with her backing band dressed in bright red, the multi-hyphenate artist picked up her trademark red Telecaster guitar and opened with “Beautiful Stars,” her collaborative project with J-pop rock band ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION.

“I’m so excited because I’m sandwiched between two insanely cool acts, Nishina and SCANDAL,” she noted before performing her next song, “Oh! Oh! Oh!” as the crowd sang along. She then told everyone to “take a seat because this next one’s mellow” and as the intro to “Kouya ni tatsu” (“Standing in the Wilderness”) began to play, the crowd stirred and broke out into loud applause. Fans listened enraptured by Non’s arresting performance of this profound ballad.

Before closing her compact but satisfying set with her warm, mid-tempo number “Azayaka na hibi” (“Vivid Days”), she addressed the Yaon crowd again. “It’s my first time performing in an event like this as part of three acts on the bill,” she said. “I think it’s wonderful that we can all enjoy music together. My heart’s so full. I wish you all many wonderful days today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and beyond.”

When invited back onstage by Fukuda and Kanade for a chat after her segment, Non emphasized again how much she had been looking forward to this day. “I was so happy to be able to play with my band today, because I was disappointed when our show here with Reichi ‘Chabo’ Nakaido’s band was cancelled due to a typhoon,” she said.

Billboard Japan Women in Music concert

SCANDAL

Closing out the event was SCANDAL, a veteran all-female band of 17 years. The four members were greeted with loud cheers after it was announced that the group had been certified by the Guinness World Records in August as the “longest running rock band with the same musicians (female).” Clad in black, the members opened their set with the band’s uplifting latest single, “Highlight no naka de bokura zutto.”

As searchlights flashed across the venue, the band went on to perform one of its representative numbers, “Shunkan Sentimental,” with the audience spontaneously shouting as soon as the intro began. The four women’s solid performance engulfed the historic venue in a frenzy of excitement.

The veteran band continued to deliver a tight set covering highlights from its illustrious catalog. “I’m having so much fun now that I’m in my thirties and playing in SCANDAL,” said guitarist/vocalist HARUNA to thunderous applause. “I hope you can feel the four of us standing on stage and connecting our sounds together, like light.”

The women performed “Sisters” as a refreshing shout-out to the evening’s theme, then finished their set with their concert anthem “SCANDAL BABY,” gleefully singing in unison. During the second verse, lead guitarist MAMI and bassist TOMOMI huddled close to HARUNA, making eye contact with drummer RINA as they tore through the fan favorite to close out the event on a high note.

During the after-show chat, RINA said, “Now that events like this are taking place, I think we have more opportunities to understand one another. Our hope is that we can all live together while respecting what each of us values. I hope we can enjoy our lives together without giving up anything.” When asked about their thoughts on continuing to perform as a “girl band,” HARUNA replied, “We feel that it’s important for us four members to be considerate of each other and to enjoy the changes as we get older, so we hope to never forget that and enjoy our time together.”

Nishina and Non were also invited to share their impressions of the event, and the former commented, “I had a great time performing side by side with very cool female musicians from different genres,” while the latter shared, “I really enjoyed being here today, listening to Nishina and SCANDAL’s live performances thinking they were so cool and had a good time performing, too!”

The celebration of women will continue as Billboard Japan announced its Women In Music Vol. 2 event set for Feb. 8, 2024, at Tokyo Dome City Hall. The next concert will feature the powerful voices of singer-songwriters Reo Ieiri and Miliyah Kato collaborating with an orchestra.

—This article by Takayuki Okamoto first appeared on Billboard Japan

08 Nov 2023

Ado’s ‘Show’ Holds at No. 1 for Sixth Week on Japan Hot 100

Ado’s “Show” logs its sixth week atop the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Nov. 8, tallying the week ending Nov. 5.

The enigmatic singer has hit No. 1 on the Japan Hot 100 with two other songs in the past: first with her breakout smash “Usseewa” (one week) then with “New Genesis” as Uta from One Piece Film Red (six weeks). If “Show” extends its stay at the top of the tally for another week, the “Kura Kura” songstress will break her own personal record for total weeks at No. 1.

The theme of USJ’s Halloween event currently rules streaming, downloads and video views, while also performing well in radio airplay (No. 3) and karaoke (No. 6). While figures for downloads and streams have increased, the song shows strong growth in radio and karaoke, with the former gaining 28 percent and the latter 24 percent more points than the week before. The spooky dance number holds at No. 1 for the third consecutive week on Billboard Japan’s TikTok Weekly Top 20 and for the fourth straight week on the Top User Generated Songs lists, meaning the song has become this year’s Halloween anthem for many users of social media.

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At No. 2 this week is YOASOBI’s “Idol.” The monster hit is now in its 30th week on the Japan Hot 100 and currently at No. 2 for streaming, No. 13 for downloads, No. 3 for video, No. 2 for karaoke, and No. 36 for radio. The number of downloads rose again from 3,895 units to 4,420 units this week, indicating the lasting popularity of the catchy Oshi no Ko opener and record-holder for most weeks at No. 1 on the Japan Hot 100 (21 weeks).

YOASOBI also made headlines in September when the duo’s breakout mega-hit “Yoru ni kakeru” (“Into the Night”) became the first song in Japan to surpass one billion cumulative streams. “Idol” is quickly on its way to reach that milestone as well, sailing past 500 million cumulative streams in 30 weeks, the fastest to do so in the country’s history. It took “Yoru ni kakeru” 63 weeks to reach half a billion streams.

And following at No. 3 this week is YOASOBI’s “The Brave.” Weekly downloads for the Frieren opener increased slightly from 9,224 units to 9,964 units, while karaoke, video, and radio increased 30 percent, 1 percent, and 12 percent, respectively, to lift the pair’s latest hit 5-3 on the Japan Hot 100.

Debuts in the top 10 this week are LE SSERAFIM’s “Perfect Night” at No. 7 and NiziU’s “HEARTRIS” at No. 10. The former is at No. 14 for downloads with 3,682 units and No. 7 for streaming with 5,888,887 streams. The latter, the South Korean debut track for the nine-member girl group, is at No. 6 for downloads (5,882 units) and No. 30 for streaming (2,955,278 streams).



The act with most songs on the Japan Hot 100 this week is Mrs. GREEN APPLE. The pop-rock band charts 10 songs on the list, led by “Que Sera Sera” at No. 16 and “Magic” at No. 19. 

The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data.

See the full Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, tallying the week from Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English Twitter account.

08 Nov 2023

Debbie Gibson, Laura Karpman & More to Be Honored at 2024 She Rocks Awards

Former teen star Debbie Gibson, film and TV composer Laura Karpman, producer Sylvia Massy, guitarist Britt Lightning and frontwoman Kelsy Karter are the first honorees announced for the 2024 She Rocks Awards. The event is set to take place on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at the Anaheim Convention Center Ballroom in Anaheim, Calif.

Susanna Hoffs, who was honored at the She Rocks Awards in 2015, will co-host the 12th annual live awards show, which is presented by the Women’s International Music Network. Tickets to the show, which is now an official NAMM-sponsored event, are on sale now.

The She Rocks Awards is the premier event during the NAMM Show, bringing together industry professionals, artists, fans and the media. The annual event honors women who are groundbreakers and innovators and have displayed leadership within the music and audio industries. Past honorees include The Go-Go’s, Dionne Warwick, Nancy Wilson, Lzzy Hale, Gloria Gaynor, Linda Perry, Melissa Etheridge, Pat Benatar, Judy Collins, The B-52s, Colbie Caillat, Chaka Khan, Ronnie Spector, Orianthi and The Bangles.

The event includes live music, awards and speeches, dinner, a silent auction, gift bags and more. Tickets to the event are now on sale. The She Rocks Awards is open to the public; a NAMM Show badge is required to attend the She Rocks Awards. Find out more and purchase tickets at sherocksawards.com.

Founded in 2012 by music industry veteran Laura B. Whitmore, the Women’s International Music Network unites women who work within all facets of the music and audio industries.

Here’s a quick look at this year’s honorees: