Earnings Release • Jan 13, 2022
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Paris, January 13, 2022 - With a highly impressive 41 albums in the top 200 and a 28% market share for the top-streaming albums locally in 20211 , the Group enjoyed a landmark performance in France for the year. Believe also had the biggest-selling act of the year, Jul, as well as the most-streamed single and the #1 music video of the year on YouTube, with 'La Kiffance' de Naps.
This performance underscores the importance and the impact of Believe's strategy, which is based around local acts, its unique development know-how in the digital world and its ability to attract and develop artists at the highest level. It also illustrates Believe's ability to become a leader in one of the world's largest markets with a model that combined organic growth with strategic partnerships.
The major achievements of Believe and its strategic partners include:
For Romain Vivien, General Manager of Believe France, these results validate the core strategy of the Group, which went public in June 2021, and whose mission is to support all independent artists and labels at every stage of their career.
"Our collaborations with top artists like Jul, Naps and DjaDja & Dinaz show that the new generation of artists embrace our digital-first model, as well as endorse our values of
1 Estimation by Believe based on the Top Albums Streaming 2021 produced by The Official Charts Company (OCC) for SNEP. Data including the projects of Believe's strategic partners.
2 Estimated total sales based on the Top 200 Albums Combined (streaming, physical, download) produced by OCC for SNEP.
independence and transparency. These artists have renewed their faith in us for many years, while entrusting us with our broadening remit, including branding, merchandising and live.
It is also a point of enormous pride for our teams to see artists such as Landy and ZKR – who started out on our automated solutions platform TuneCore and were then developed alongside our partners DJ Bellek from Morning Glory and 109 Records – rise high in the Top 200. This illustrates their unrivalled expertise in developing artists in a digital world, as well as the relevance and flexibility of our solutions to meet their expectations."
Believe's remarkable performance is the result of a development strategy that has been implemented and refined over several years: namely to invest gradually and organically in music genres as they go digital – first urban, then mainstream and pop – and build strategic partnerships with labels that are synonymous with artistic talent. The objective is to support all types of artists and allow them to reach the widest possible audiences.
Romain Vivien says, "The alliance of our digital expertise alongside the artistic support of labels such as 6&7 (Jérémie Frérot, Kimberose, Zazie) and Tôt ou Tard (Vianney, Shaka Ponk, Cats on Trees, Noé Preszow) allows artists of all genres to develop their audience in an increasingly digital world."
The strategic partnerships recently concluded with the labels Play Two (Maître Gims, TAYC, Camélia Jordana) and Jo&Co (Claudio Capéo, Hoshi) help consolidate the position of Believe as the second-biggest player in the French new music releases market while strengthening its market share across all genres of music.
Believe continues to diversify the range of artists on its in-house labels, illustrated by the recent signings of Izïa Higelin, Yodelice and star classical pianist Valentina Lisitsa.
Believe France offers a complete range of services:
● TuneCore, an automated solutions platform for creators
● Artists and Labels Solutions, for labels wishing to have a cutting-edge technological platform and dedicated services to make their music known to as many people as possible
● Artists Services, for artists wishing to maximise their audience.
These offers are supported by dedicated teams and technologies to maximise exposure and increase revenue for artists in the digital world. They are complemented by sophisticated merchandising, branding – including recent deals with Jul, Asics and Reebok – synchronisation and neighbouring rights. Believe is also one of the main producers of tours on the French market via its various subsidiaries (Live Affair, Zouave, Uni-T, Play Two Live), which support artists such as Indochine, Vitaa & Slimane, Hatik, Therapie Taxi, Pomme, Vianney, Shaka Ponk, Vincent Delerm, Jul, Jeanne Added, Yseult, and Djadja & Dinaz.
Believe's know-how in terms of innovation has also been recognised with several prizes such as its trophies at the Social Music Awards (three in 2021 and five in 2020, including Label of the Year for AllPoints).
Kelly Martin, [email protected], +33 6 63 52 94 74 Elodie Roubaud, [email protected], +33 7 60 43 65 08
Emilie Megel, [email protected], +33 6 07 09 98 60
| Rang | Interprète | Titre | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | NAPS | LES MAINS FAITES POUR L'OR | OK MANY INDUSTRIE / 13EME ART MUSIC | |
| 8 | DJADJA & DINAZ | SPLEEN | CARRE MUSIC / ALLPOINTS | |
| 11 | JUL | DEMAIN ÇA IRA | D'OR ET DE PLATINE | |
| 12 | PNL | DEUX FRERES | QLF RECORDS | |
| 19 | TAYC | FLEUR FROIDE | PLAY TWO | |
| 20 | JUL | LOIN DU MONDE | D'OR ET DE PLATINE | |
| 22 | LANDY | A-ONE | 109 RECORD / ALLPOINTS | |
| 33 | LE CLASSICO ORGANISÉ | LE CLASSICO ORGANISÉ | RIEN SANS RIEN | |
| 34 | 13 ORGANISE | 13 ORGANISE | RIEN 100 RIEN | |
| 36 | ZKR | DANS LES MAINS | MORNING GLORY MUSIC / ALL ROAD / ALLPOINTS | |
| 37 | MAITRE GIMS | LE FLÉAU | PLAY TWO | |
| 38 | HATIK | VAGUE À L'ÂME | PLAY TWO | |
| 40 | DJADJA & DINAZ | DROLE DE MENTALITÉ | CARRE MUSIC / ALLPOINTS | |
| 42 | ОВОУ | NO CRARI | SYNDICATE RECORDS / 6&7 | |
| 48 | JUL | LA MACHINE | D'OR ET DE PLATINE | |
| 49 | VIANNEY | N'ATTENDONS PAS | TOT OU TARD | |
| રક | JUL | ALBUM GRATUIT, VOL. 6 | D'OR ET DE PLATINE | |
| 62 | JUL | RIEN 100 RIEN | D'OR ET DE PLATINE | |
| 76 | NAPS | BEST LIFE | OK MANY INDUSTRIE / 13EME ART MUSIC | |
| 77 | JUL | C'EST PAS DES LOL | D'OR ET DE PLATINE | |
| 80 | TAYC | FLEUR FROIDE - SECOND ÉTAT : LA CRISTALLISATION | PLAY TWO | |
| 81 | NAZA | GROS BEBE | CAPRICAROLESQUE | |
| 87 | MISTER V | MVP REEDITION | HEY PELO RECORDS | |
| 89 | JUL | LA ZONE EN PERSONNE | D'OR ET DE PLATINE | |
| 92 | NAPS | ON EST FAIT POUR CA | ALL POINTS | |
| 97 | JUL | INDEPENDANCE | D'OR ET DE PLATINE | |
| 102 | KEKRA | KEKRA | VRL | |
| 114 | DTF | DOUBLE STAR | QLF RECORDS | |
| 126 | MISTER YOU | HLM2 | HASTA LA MUERTE | |
| 132 | JOK'AIR | VI REPUBLIQUE | PLAY TWO | |
| 133 | HEUSS + VALD | HORIZON VERTICAL | 150 PRODUCTIONS / ECHELON RECORDS | |
| 139 | OBOY | MAFANA | SYNDICATE RECORDS | |
| 142 | HEUSS L'ENFOIRE | EN ESPRIT | ALLPOINTS | |
| 143 | BRULUX | LA SANS PITAX | BRULER | |
| 145 | NAPS | CARRE VIP | OK MANY INDUSTRIE / 13ÈME ART MUSIC | |
| 146 | OBOY | OMEGA | 687 | |
| 154 | HOSHI | SOMMEIL LEVANT | JO & CO | |
| 155 | KALASH CRIMINEL | SELECTION NATURELLE | SALE SONORITE RECORDS | |
| 156 | MAITRE GIMS | CEINTURE NOIRE | PLAY TWO | |
| 163 | S.PRI NOIR | ETAT D'ESPRIT | MI6 /ALLPOINTS | |
| 172 | JOK'AIR | JOK'TRAVOLTA | PLAY TWO | |
| 185 | DTF | ON IRA OU? | QLF RECORDS |
| Rang | Interprète | Titre | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAPS | LA KIFFANCE | OK MANY INDUSTRIE ET 13EME ART MUSIC |
| 3 | OBOY | TDB | SYNDICATE RECORDS |
| 4 | KOFS, SOSO MANESS, ELAMS, JUL, SCH, NAPS, SOLDA, HOUARI, 13 ORGANISEE | BANDE ORGANISEE | RIEN 100 RIEN |
| 6 | TAYC | LE TEMPS | PLAY TWO |
| 28 | JUL | PIC ET PIC. ALCOOL ET DRAME | D'OR ET DE PLATINE |
| 29 | NAPS | LA DANSE DES BANDITS | OK MANY INDUSTRIE ET 13EME ART MUSIC |
| 41 | LANDY | MÉDUSA | 109 RECORD |
| 48 | OBOY | CABEZA | SYNDICATE RECORDS |
| 49 | VIANNEY | BEAU-PAPA | TOT OU TARD |
| 53 | NAZA FEAT, NISKA | JOLI BEBE | CAPRICAROLESQUE |
| 60 | DJADJA & DINAZ | A CCEUR OUVERT | CARRE MUSIC |
| 61 | JUL | ALORS LA ZONE | D'OR ET DE PLATINE |
| 62 | JUL, SCH | MOTHER FUCK | D'OR ET DE PLATINE |
| 76 | NAPS | BEST LIFE | OK MANY INDUSTRIE/13EME ART MUSIC |
| 91 | H MAGNUM | BANSKY | MAGNUM PUBLISHING |
| 109 | KALASH, GAZO | TUIF SAIS | PLAY TWO |
| 121 | JERÉMY FREROT | UN HOMME | LA FINCA SOUS LICENCE EXCLUSIVE 6&7 |
| 123 | LANDY, NISKA | MILLIONS D'EUROS | 109 RECORD |
| 134 | LANDY | ENFANTS TERRIBLES | 109 RECORD |
| 138 | OBOY | CRUEL | SYNDICATE RECORDS |
| 139 | NAPS | 6 | OK MANY INDUSTRIE / 13EME ART MUSIC |
| 141 | MAITRE GIMS | JUSQU'ICI TOUT VA BIEN | PLAY TWO |
| 146 | DJADJA & DINAZ | DANS LE RÉSEAU | CARRÉ MUSIC |
| 158 | OBOY | AVEC TOI | 687 |
| 161 | LE CLASSICO ORGANISE | LE CLASSICO ORGANISE | RIEN 100 RIEN |
| 164 | UZI | À LA FÊTE | ARGENTIC MUSIC |
| 185 | LE CLASSICO ORGANISÉ | LOI DE LA CALLE | RIEN 100 RIEN |
Top 10 of the most streamed artists on Spotify France in 2021 :
1 : Naps - La Kiffance 2 : Soso Maness - Petrouchka (feat. PLK) 3 : 13 Organisé - Bande organisée 4 : Tones and I - Dance Monkey 5 : Dua Lipa & Angèle - Fever 6 : Tayc - Le Temps (Play Two) 7 : Alonzo - La Seleçao (feat. Jul & Naps) 8 : Blinding Lights, The Weeknd 9 : Lil Nas X - MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) 10 : Booba - Mona Lisa (feat. JSX)
1 : Naps - La Kiffance 2 : 13 Organisé - Bande organisée 3 : Ninho - Tout en Gucci 4 : Dua Lipa & Angèle - Fever 5 : Booba - Mona Lisa (feat. JSX) 6 : Alonzo - La Seleçao (feat. Jul & Naps) 7 : PLK - Pilote (feat. Hamza) 8 : Tayc - Le Temps (Play Two) 9 : OBOY - TDB (6&7) 10 : Soso Maness - Petrouchka (feat. PLK)
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