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Shawn Mendes Single 'Why Why Why' Is Still The Hottest Radio Track in Canada

Former Hollerado leader Menno Versteeg is also making waves on radio with his solo song "Why We Run," while Canadian country singer Jamie Fontaine has a hot track with "Long Live Cool."

Shawn Mendes 'Why Why Why' music video

Shawn Mendes 'Why Why Why' music video

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The following are tracks delivered to radio by digital distributor Yangaroo in Canada and broken down into three categories. Top Downloads and Top Canadian Downloads represent the most copied tracks in the week ending Aug. 16. Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parentheses.

This week, Shawn Mendes leads for the second week in a row with his new single "Why Why Why."


Top Downloads

  1. Shawn Mendes “Why Why Why” (Island/Universal)
  2. Jack White “That’s How I’m Feeling” (Third Man/Legacy/Sony)
  3. Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars “Die With A Smile” (Interscope/Universal)
  4. Myles Smith “Stargazing” (RCA/Sony)
  5. Kenny Chesney “Just To Say We Did” (Warner Nashville/Warner)
  6. Katy Perry “LIFETIMES” (Capitol/Universal)
  7. Quavo, Lenny Kravitz “FLY” (Quality Control/Motown/Universal)
  8. Ella Lang & Riley Green “you look like you love me” (SAWGOD/Columbia/Sony)
  9. The Killers “Bright Lights” (Island/Universal)
  10. The Smashing Pumpkins “Sighommi” (Martha’s Music/Thirty Tigers/Sony)

Top CanCon Downloads

  1. Jamie Fontaine “Long Live Cool” (Indie)
  2. Devon Cole “I Got You” (Arista/Sony)
  3. Matt Von “still in my heart” (Indie)
  4. Gordo & Drake “Sideways” (Ultra/You Are Hear Promo)
  5. Menno Versteeg “Why We Run” (Royal Mountain/Canvas Media Promo)
  6. Owen Riegling “Moonshines” (Universal)
  7. Japandroids “D&T” (Arts & Crafts/Canvas Media Promo)
  8. Allison Daniels “The Way You Are” (604/ADA/Warner)
  9. Frank Walker, Tyler Shaw, Flight School, GESES “Gravity (Flight School & GESES Remix)” (Palm Tree Crew JV/Frank Walker/Sony)
  10. Stephen Dowd Project “Heaven Won’t Wait” (Indie)

Most Active Indies

  1. Menno Versteeg “Why We Run” (Royal Mountain/Canvas Media Promo)
  2. Gordo & Drake “Sideways” (Ultra/You Are Hear Promo)
  3. Papa Roach and Carrie Underwood “Leave A Light On (Talk Away The Dark)” (New Noize/.Coady Promo)
  4. Matt Von “still in my heart” (Indie)
  5. Japandroids “D&T” (Arts & Crafts/Canvas Media Promo)
  6. Jamie Fontaine “Long Live Cool” (Indie)
  7. Falling In Reverse feat. Jelly Roll “All My Life” (Epitaph/Canvas Media Promo)
  8. Cold Creek County “Life Goes On” (Taylor Ent.)
  9. Stephen Dowd Project “Heaven Won’t Wait” (Indie)
  10. Classified “Amnesia” (Remix) (Half Life/Big Story/You Are Hear Promo)
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Blavatnik will oversee Warner Music Canada as managing director of Warner Music North America, U.K. and Corporate Development at WMG. As part of a slew of executive announcements, Simon Robson will be leaving the company, while Alejandro Duque takes the top international role.

Val Blavatnik, the 28-year-old son of Warner Music Group majority owner and vice chairman Len Blavatnik, has been named managing director of Warner Music North America, U.K. and Corporate Development at the Warner Music Group, the company announced Friday (Sept. 25). In his new role the younger Blavatnik, who has held several roles at the company in recent years, and has been a board member since 2023, expects to “unify and drive business and operational strategy across these markets while guiding the company’s investment strategy to support growth,” according to a press release.

The Blavatnik announcement is part of a flurry of new executive announcements that CEO Robert Kyncl made this morning. In addition, Atlantic Music Group chairman/CEO Elliot Grainge will take on ADA in the U.S. as its new chairman, while Alejandro Duque, who has held the dual roles of president of Warner Latin and president of ADA since last July, has been named president of Warner Music International, adding Asia-Pacific and Europe, the Middle East and Africa under his oversight. (Duque will continue to oversee ADA outside the U.S.) Zach Friedman, currently COO at Atlantic Music Group, will add the title of vice chair of ADA U.S. to his resume.

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