Overview

• Hallwood Media reportedly signed Xania Monet to a multimillion-dollar deal after meetings with multiple labels.
• Monet entered Billboard the week of Sept. 20, debuting at No. 25 on Emerging Artists and No. 21 on Hot Gospel Songs with “Let Go, Let God.”
• Additional placements include No. 1 on R&B Digital Song Sales, No. 3 on R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales, and No. 22 on overall Digital Song Sales for “How Was I Supposed to Know.”
• Kehlani criticized the deal in a TikTok, arguing AI can generate full songs without crediting training sources and stating, “I don’t respect it.”
• Jones’ manager says she writes most of the lyrics and claims ownership of the recordings, while sources say some major labels backed away because of their lawsuit against Suno.