How Hip-hop producers Smith and Hay got the #1 Billboard Jazz Album
Posted By : IHM, Posted On : January 23, 2018
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Hip-hop producers Smith and Hay best known for the
“Tidal v. Spotify Challenge” return to the spotlight by releasing a Jazz album. Still feeling musically unsatisfied after Jazz’s initial release, they went back into the studio, reworked the music, added new tracks and released a second version called Jazz (Deluxe) debuting at the top of the charts.
Along with the #1 Billboard Jazz album, Smith and Hay hit #1 Billboard Jazz Contemporary, #5 Billboard Heatseekers and #21 Billboard Independent Albums by simply reporting their digital album presales with Indiehitmaker.
Jonathan Hay, best known for his work with Rihanna.
Mike Smith, past celebrity judge on the BET’s One Shot with Sway Calloway and has worked with many artists, including
DJ Khaled and
Gilby Clarke of
Guns N’ Roses and members of the
Wu-Tang Clan. The two teamed up in 2013 to start SMH records out of Charlotte NC and have been hard at work across multiple genres ever since. The latest number one record comes right on the heals Mike’s Second Solo Album
Pieces Of My Soul that just hit number 5 on the Billboard Heatseekers, number 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers South Central, number 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers South Atlantic, and number 48 on the Independent Album Chart the last week of 2017. That’s not all. Mike Smith also produced Chanel Sosa’s latest release that debut across R&B, Hip-Hop, Independent albums and heatseekers chart in the same week.
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Week 3 Charting Artists
Kygo, a
Kygo reaches their third week on the Classical Digital Songs chart by reporting digital download sales from their official website as a
Dropkick Smart artist.
My Silent Bravery
My Silent Bravery holds tightly onto the #3 SoundScan Hot 100 Single twelfth week and climbs in their 7th week on the Billboard Rock Digital Songs by making digital download sales from their official website count as a
Dropkick Smart artist.
Week 2 Charting Artists
Smith and Hay
Debuting at number one on Contemporary and Top Jazz Albums, Smith and Hay are one of two artists this week to debut on the Billboard charts by reporting digital download sales from their official website as a Dropkick Smart artist.
Chanel Sosa
Chanel Sosa also debuts on the Billboard charts this week by reporting direct-to-fan digital download sales online as a Dropkick Smart artist.
My Silent Bravery
My Silent Bravery stays at #3 for the eleventh week in a row on the Soundscan Hot 100 Singles chart while remaining on Billboard’s Rock Digital Songs and Hot ‘rock Songs charts by selling music direct-to-fan as a Dropkick Smart artist.
Kygo, a
Kygo, a moves up to #3 for their second week on the Classical Digital Songs chart by reporting digital singles sales from their official website as a Dropkick Smart artist.
Boonie The Kid
Boonie The Kid renters the Soundscan Top 100 Singles again at #5 as a Dropkick Smart Artist.
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