{"id":3978,"date":"2025-07-25T23:16:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T23:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/justin-bieber-swag-tops-canadian-albums-chart-travis-scott\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T23:16:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T23:16:10","slug":"justin-bieber-swag-tops-canadian-albums-chart-travis-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/justin-bieber-swag-tops-canadian-albums-chart-travis-scott\/","title":{"rendered":"In Canada: Justin Bieber Beats Out Travis Scott for No. 1 on Billboard Canadian Albums\u00a0Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tJustin Bieber<\/a>\u2018s new album, Swag<\/em>, is dominating the Billboard<\/em> charts in Canada.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn the Billboard Canadian Albums chart, Swag<\/em> debuts at No. 1 \u2014 knocking Morgan Wallen<\/a>\u2019s I\u2019m The Problem<\/em> down to No. 2, after it spent eight weeks at the top. Swag<\/em> marks Bieber\u2019s first full-length project since Justice<\/em> in 2021, which also peaked at No. 1 on the Canadian Albums chart and notched five weeks in the top spot.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tTravis Scott Shows Love to Justin Bieber\u2019s \u2018Swag\u2019 Following Race for No. 1 Album: \u2018Bro\u00a0Slid\u2026\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n

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\n\tThe second project from rapper Travis Scott<\/a>\u2018s label showcase Jackboys, dubbed Jackboys 2<\/em>, is at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200<\/a> albums chart, but debuts at No. 2 in Canada behind Bieber.<\/p>\n

\n\tBieber\u2019s surprise album, released July 11, also grabs 17 spots on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, dated July 26, in its first week. Of the 21-song album, two tracks cracked the top 10 on the Canadian Hot 100: \u201cDaisies\u201d at No. 2 and \u201cYukon\u201d at No. 8. In his home country, Bieber boasts 38 top 10 career hits \u2014 most recently \u201cStay\u201d with The Kid LAROI<\/a>, which spent 12 weeks at the top in 2021.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhile Swag<\/em> leans into Bieber\u2019s pop and R&B roots, the project prioritizes experimental production and instrumentation. While he worked with longtime collaborator Harv<\/a>, Swag<\/em> includes influences from songwriters and producers Carter Lang<\/a>, Dijon, mk.gee and Eddie Benjamin \u2014 to name a few. Canadian R&B star Daniel Caesar<\/a>, who was featured on Bieber\u2019s 2021 No. 1 hit \u201cPeaches,\u201d is credited as a writer and producer on \u201cDevotion,\u201d which debuts at No. 50 on the chart.<\/p>\n

\n\tThough he said he was coming for No. 1, Drake<\/a>\u2018s \u201cWhat Did I Miss?\u201d moves down from No. 2 to No. 7, while \u201cNokia\u201d sits at No. 39. Alex Warren<\/a>\u2019s \u201cOrdinary\u201d remains at No. 1 for its 15th week.<\/p>\n

\n\tRead more on the Canadian charts here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\tSOCAN Sues Festival d\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9 de Qu\u00e9bec (FEQ) Over Licensing Fees: Report<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tFestival d\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9 de Qu\u00e9bec (FEQ) is being sued by the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) for copyright infringement and failure to pay royalties for approximately three years.<\/p>\n

\n\tSOCAN, which is responsible for granting licences and collecting royalties on licensed music in Canada, claims in the lawsuit filed in federal court that since at least July 2022, the festival\u2019s organizers \u201chave failed to obtain a license from SOCAN and have not paid any royalties or submitted any report forms to SOCAN.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe court claim for copyright infringement, which was filed July 3 (the same day the festival began), cites The Festival international d\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9 de Qu\u00e9bec Inc. and BLEUFEU as defendants in the case.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBleufeu and Festival d\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9 de Qu\u00e9bec operate FEQ, one of Canada\u2019s largest music festivals, drawing a total attendance of 1.4 million over 11 days and generating tens of millions in revenue each year,\u201d SOCAN writes in a statement <\/a>on their website. \u201cWhile Festival d\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9 de Qu\u00e9bec is a registered charity, the performances it presents are virtually indistinguishable from those of its for-profit competitors, and Canadian law still requires it to pay licensing fees for those performances.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tOn Saturday (July 12), FEQ released a statement <\/a>to Canadian Press<\/em> that \u201cfair remuneration, in accordance with the highest industry standards,\u201d is one of the festival\u2019s core values.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe organizers questioned SOCAN\u2019s motives for \u201cfiling legal proceedings in the middle of the festival, despite discussions that had been ongoing until very recently\u201d and that \u201cproceeding in English, in the context of a Quebec cultural event, seems inappropriate and disconnected from the reality of the community.\u201d FEQ said it had a different interpretation of the law from SOCAN and that other comparable organizations shared the same interpretation.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn Tuesday (July 22), SOCAN released another statement <\/a>on its website, \u201cOn Fair Compensation for Music Creators from Canadian Festivals.\u201d In it, the organization said the timing was driven by legal constraints, and that the claim had to be filed by July 6 in order to include all performances from the 2022 festival.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe page includes a Q&A about SOCAN license fees, along with how and to whom they are distributed. Festivals are required by the Copyright Board of Canada to pay license fees to SOCAN in the amount of 3% of ticket sales and the equivalent of 3% of the amount paid to performers for free concerts, the organization wrote.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAll entities, regardless of tax status, must pay license fees for commercial live performances in public of musical works. The Copyright Act provides a limited exception in some cases for charitable organizations \u2014 but this doesn\u2019t apply when admission is charged or when the performers, technicians, producers, vendors, or others working at the concert are paid.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAside from FEQ, SOCAN confirms in the statement that they are also pursuing other proceedings \u201cinfringing festival performances.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tOne of Canada\u2019s biggest music festivals, FEQ, concluded on Sunday, July 13, after 11 days of programming. This year\u2019s iteration boasted popular artists from across the genre spectrum, including Avril Lavigne<\/a>, Simple Plan<\/a>, Shania Twain<\/a>, Def Leppard,<\/a> Slayer<\/a> and Benson Boone<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\tCanadian Woman Dies at Weekend 1 of Belgium\u2019s Tomorrowland Music Festival<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tA Canadian woman has reportedly died<\/a> after attending the Tomorrowland music festival on Friday (July 18).<\/p>\n

\n\tThe unnamed 35-year-old \u201cbecame unwell on the festival grounds\u201d at the event\u2019s opening night in Boom, Belgium, a small city outside of Antwerp, according to a statement from Tomorrowland spokeswoman Debby Wilmsen<\/strong> to the Canadian Press<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n\tShe \u201creceived first aid on site,\u201d and was taken to the University Hospital of Antwerp, where she later died on Saturday morning (July 19).<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis morning, we were saddened to learn of her death. Our thoughts are with her family, friends, and loved ones,\u201d said Wilmsen.<\/p>\n

\n\tCurrently, Belgian authorities are investigating the woman\u2019s death at one of the world\u2019s largest electronic music festivals.<\/p>\n

\n\tGlobal Affairs Canada<\/em> said it is aware of reports that a Canadian woman had died in Belgium, but would not release information due to privacy considerations.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe news comes after Tomorrowland\u2019s main stage was destroyed by fire<\/a> on July 16, casting doubt on whether the festival would go on. The following day, the festival opened as scheduled<\/a> with an alternative stage still under construction.<\/p>\n

\n\tTomorrowland draws electronic music enthusiasts from all over the world. This year\u2019s event features DJs including David Guetta, Martin Garrix, Eric Prydz, Sofi Tukker, Lost Frequencies and Charlotte de Witte.<\/p>\n

\n\tTomorrowland runs across two weekends, July 18-20 and July 25-27, and is expecting about 400,000 attendees this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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