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A Four-Pack Of Maple Music Stars Take On BSB, Sam Hunt And Aguilera

Charlotte Cardin, Brett Kissel, Allie X and Scott Helman earned strong radio support nationwide last week. No small feat given they were up against new trax from Backstreet Boys, Sam Hunt and Christina Aguilera.

A Four-Pack Of Maple Music Stars Take On BSB, Sam Hunt And Aguilera

By FYI Staff

The following are tracks delivered to radio by digital distributor DMDS/Yangaroo in Canada and broken down into two categories. Top Downloads represents the most downloaded songs in the week ending May 18th, and the Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parenthesis.


Top Downloads

  1. Backstreet Boys “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” (RCA)

  2. Sam Hunt “Downtown’s Dead” (MCA Nashville/Universal)

  3. Christina Aguilera f. Demi “Fall In Line” (RCA)

  4. Charlotte Cardin “California” (Cult Nation)

  5. Selena Gomez “Back To You” (Universal)

  6. Brett Kissel “Guitars And Gasoline” (Warner)

  7. Allie X “Casanova” (Twin/DMD Promo)

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  8. Rita Ora f. Cardi B, Bebe Rexha & Charli XCX “Girls” (Warner)

  9. Scott Helman “Ripple Effect” (Warner)

  10. Childish Gambino “This Is America” (RCA)

Most Active Indies

 

  1. Allie X “Casanova” (Twin/DMD Promo)

  2. The Elwins “Never Felt So Good” (Hidden Pony/Canvas Promo)

  3. Adam Gregory “Why Don’t Cha” (Indie/R. Chubey Promo)

  4. Aaron Pritchett “Worth A Shot” (Big Star/A. Wilson Promo)

  5. Jules “Before You Picked Her” (It’s Jules/RPMpromo)

  6. William Prince “Breathless” (Glassnote)

  7. Drew Gregory “Know Good” (Sirroma/Pitbull Promo)

  8. The Motorleague “Everyone Is Digital” (Van Door/Musiconomi/RPMpromo)

  9. Aces Wyld “Small Town Style” (Aces Wyld/B. Martineau Promo)

  10. CHVRCHES “Miracle” (Glassnote)

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Canadian artists are boycotting U.S. venues and conferences, Live Nation in ticketing talks with streaming services, Justin Trudeau's son Xavier releases an R&B single, plus more stories making news this week.

Last week, Billboard Canada broke the story of the Canadian Independent Music Association pulling out of SXSW amidst tensions between Canada and the U.S. Since then, a number of other Canadian artists have made headlines with their own actions against Donald Trump's tariffs and annexation threats. Meanwhile, The Tragically Hip have inspired a new jukebox musical while their classic tune "Courage" is repurposed to support the Terry Fox foundation. Find those stories, plus other legal and business headlines in this week's roundup below.

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