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JENNIFER KNOEPFLE: THE HITS INTERVIEW
A publishing all-star tells her story. (5/8a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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Def Jam has inked singer Skylar Simone, who'll be introduced to the world via her new, D'Mile-produced single, “Shiver."
Kendrick Lamar has struck again with "6:16 in LA," his second Drake diss in less than a week. His previous sortie, "euphoria," remains #1 at Apple Music and Spotify U.S.
Sabrina Carpenter has her first U.K. #1 single with “Espresso” (Island). Over on albums, Taylor Swift tallies a second week at the top and may have signed a long lease for that chart penthouse.
UMG's 2024 Q1 results show that revenue increased nearly 8% year over year to $2.77b, driven by double-digit increases in...
Another record quarter is in the books for Michael Rapino's Live Nation, which posted Q1 revenue of $3.8b, up 21% over 2023. The strong start to 2024 presages another massive year.
Post Malone and Morgan Wallen have joined forces on a new single, "I Had Some Help," out 5/10. Check out the video of their debut performance of the song at Stagecoach.
Live Nation's slate of more than 50 summer events begins in earnest this weekend with USHER’s third edition of Lovers & Friends, also featuring Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige and Snoop Dogg.
There are 32 new entries on HITS’ Song Revenue Chart—and 31 of them are from Taylor Swift, who pockets nearly $4m. The lone non-TTPD debut is Drake’s “Push Ups” at #15, with $127k. This gives House Lipman the entire Top 15. Future & Metro at #18 and Island’s Sabrina Carpenter at #20 give REPUBLIC CORPS 26 of the Top 30.
Warner's Benson Boone lands atop the Pop chart once again, while RCA has two tracks going for the #1 spot, with SZA's "Saturn" currently in the lead, and Warner's Green Day returns to #1 at Modern Rock with "Dilemma."
In January, Fidelity Record Pressing opened as the vinyl pressing plant for Mobile Fidelity and outside clients. The FRP team will host an open house on-site in Oxnard 5/17. Craft beer and tacos, anyone?