ENTERTAINMENT ONE RANKS TOP 10 ON MULTIPLE BILLBOARD YEAR END CHARTS FOR 2016

BACKENTERTAINMENT ONE RANKS TOP 10 ON MULTIPLE BILLBOARD YEAR END CHARTS FOR 2016Dualtone s The Lumineers Land Top Spot on 6 Charts

and Top 10 on 15 Total Charts

6 Artists Honored in Top 10 on Gospel and R&B Year-End Charts including Hezekiah Walker, Lalah Hathaway, Todd Dulaney, and more

New York, NY (December 12, 2016) Entertainment One (eOne) is honored with 8 artists named across multiple lists on Billboard s Year-End Charts for 2016, with the label taking the #2 spots on the Billboard s Top Independent Labels year-end chart and Billboard s Top Gospel Labels year-end chart. eOne also takes the #3 spot on the Top Adult R&B Labels Chart and #6 on the Top Mainstream Rock Labels Chart.

Additionally, eOne label Dualtone is in the top 10 on numerous label and artist charts, with The Lumineers landing the top spot on 6 charts and ranking top 10 on 15 charts.

Furthermore, eOne s diverse roster of contemporary and traditional Gospel artists dominate Billboard s Top Gospel Artists year-end chart, with 4 artists from the Nashville Gospel division named Top 10 on that chart: Hezekiah Walker, Label Services artist Jekalyn Carr, Todd Dulaney, and William McDowell. J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise also gets honors in Top Gospel Artists Duo/Group. Lalah Hathaway rounds out the Nashville division s R&B honors, on two R&B year-end charts.

Rock group Pop Evil also hits Top 10 on both Mainstream Rock and Mainstream Artist Charts.

Chris Taylor, President of eOne, comments, "It s so exciting to see our recorded music team doing so well in so many genres. It is a testament to the hard work and passion of the recorded division s focus and determination throughout 2016. We are well on our way to being the #1 independent music company in the world with all the great things we have in store for next year!"

The following list is a full list eOne Music s label and artist honors listed by Billboard s Year-End charts.

eOne Music on Billboard s 2016 Year-End Charts:

TOP INDEPENDENT LABELS

eOne (#2)

DUALTONE (#7)

TOP GOSPEL LABELS

eOne (#2)

LIGHT (#8)

HOT GOSPEL SONGS LABELS

eOne (#2)

GOSPEL ALBUMS LABELS

eOne (#2)

TOP TRIPLE A IMPRINT LABELS

DUALTONE (#2)

TOP ADULT R&B LABELS

eOne (#3)

TOP FOLK LABELS

DUALTONE (#4)

TOP MAINSTREAM ROCK LABELS

eOne (#6)

TOP ALTERNATIVE SONGS IMPRINT

DUALTONE (#6)

TOP ALTERNATIVE ALBUM IMPRINTS

DUALTONE (#9)

HOT ROCK SONGS IMPRINT

DUALTONE (#9)

HOT ROCK SONGS LABELS

DUALTONE (#9)

ALTERNATIVE SONGS LABELS

DUALTONE (#9)

TRIPLE A LABELS

DUALTONE (#9)

TOP ROCK LABELS

DUALTONE (#9)

TOP ALTERNATIVE ALBUM LABELS

DUALTONE (#10)

TOP GOSPEL NEW ARTISTS

TODD DULANEY (#1)

TOP GOSPEL AIRPLAY SONGS

HEZEKIAH WALKER "BETTER" (#1)

Label Services artist JEKALYN CARR "YOU RE BIGGER" (#2)

TODD DULANEY "THE ANTHEM" (#5)

ADULT R&B SONGS

LALAH HATHAWAY "ANGEL" (#1)

TOP TRIPLE A ARTISTS

THE LUMINEERS (#1)

TOP TRIPLE A SONGS

THE LUMINEERS "OPHELIA" #1

TOP ALTERATIVE SONG

THE LUMINEERS "OPHELIA" (#1) (DUALTONE)

TOP ADULT ALTERNATIVE SONGS

THE LUMINEERS "OPHELIA" (#1) (DUALTONE)

ADULT ALTERNATIVE SONGS ARTIST

THE LUMINEERS (#1) (DUALTONE)

TOP ROCK AIRPLAY SONGS

THE LUMINEERS "OPHELIA (#1) (DUALTONE)

ADULT R&B ARTISTS

LALAH HATHAWAY (#2)

TOP FOLK ALBUMS

THE LUMINEERS "CLEOPATRA" (#2) (DUALTONE)

TOP FOLK ARTISTS

THE LUMINEERS (#2) (DUALTONE)

TOP GOSPEL ARTISTS DUO/GROUP

J.J. HAIRSTON & YOUTHFUL PRAISE (#3)

TOP GOSPEL ARTISTS MALE

HEZEKIAH WALKER (#3)

ALTERNATIVE SONGS ARTIST

THE LUMINEERS (#3) (DUALTONE)

TOP ROCK AIRPLAY ARTISTS

THE LUMINEERS (#3) (DUALTONE)

TOP MAINSTREAM ROCK ARTISTS

POP EVIL (#4)

TOP GOSPEL ARTISTS

HEZEKIAH WALKER (#5)

WILLIAM McDOWELL (#6)

Label Services artist JEKALYN CARR (#8)

TODD DULANEY (#9)

TOP ALTERNATIVE ALBUM ARTISTS

THE LUMINEERS (#7)

TOP ALTERNATIVE ALBUMS

THE LUMINEERS "CLEOPATRA) (#8)

TOP ROCK ALBUM ARTISTS

THE LUMINEERS (#8) (DUALTONE)

TOP HOT ROCK SONGS

THE LUMINEERS "OPHELIA" (#8) (DUALTONE)

TOP ROCK ALBUMS

THE LUMINEERS "CLEOPATRA" (#9) (DUALTONE)

TOP MAINSTREAM ROCK SONGS

POP EVIL (#10)

For more information and to connect with eOne Music, visit:

Website: http://entertainmentone.com/music

Facebook: www.facebook.com/eOneMusicUS

www.facebook.com/eOneMusicNashville

Twitter / Instagram: @eOneMusicUS

@eOneNashville

For more information, contact:

Giovanna Melchiorre at 212/353/8800 x5279 / gmelchiorre@entonegroup.com

About Entertainment One

Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is a global independent studio that specializes in the development, acquisition, production, financing, distribution and sales of entertainment content. The Company s diversified expertise spans across film, television and music production and sales, family programming, merchandising and licensing, and digital content. Through its global reach and expansive scale, powered by deep local market knowledge, the Company delivers the best content to the world.

Entertainment One s robust network includes film and television studio The Mark Gordon Company; content creation venture Amblin Partners with Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, and Reliance Entertainment; leading feature film production and global sales company Sierra Pictures; unscripted television production companies Renegade 83, Paperny Entertainment and Force Four Entertainment; world-class music labels Dualtone Music Group and Last Gang; and award-winning digital agency Secret Location.

The Company s rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 100,000 hours of film and television content and approximately 40,000 music tracks.

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