Universal Music Group has promoted Todd Goodwin to SVP, Culture Marketing & Creative Strategy, at °1824, the homegrown creative and marketing division he launched with UMG in 2019.
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Kendrick Lamar continues to rack up megastreams amid a high-profile beef with Drake, breaking the Spotify record for the most daily streams for a rap song with "Not Like Us."
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Warner Music has revamped its Música Mexicana division, with President of WM Mexico & Música Mexicana Tomas Rodríguez leading the operation from Mexico City and GM Rubén Abraham overseeing A&R and marketing from WMG’s Los Angeles office.
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On 5/13 Eminem ran an obituary for his alter ego in his hometown Detroit Free Press, bidding adieu to his evil twin. The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) will arrive this summer.
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With a share in two-thirds of the Top 100 airplay songs of Q1, Sony Music Publishing leads publishing market share in that category for the 12th consecutive quarter. Warner Chappell finishes second, growing its share.
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Here's a gently curated array of trade photos highlighting some of the moment's biggest movers and shakers.
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Reluctant smooth-jazz saxophone deity David Sanborn, who played with everyone from David Bowie and The Rolling Stones to James Brown and Stevie Wonder, died on 5/12 at the age of 78.
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KINGS OF LEON HAVE A "FUN" TOURING SUMMER AHEADWith "Mustang" Top 5 at AAA and its parent album, Can We Please Have Fun, poised for a #1 debut in the U.K., Kings of Leon are setting the table for extensive worldwide touring this summer and fall.
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With a lineup that imagines what Coachella's Sahara tent would be like if it were transported to the Bay Area's largest cargo terminal, Goldenvoice's dance-music-dominated Portola festival will return 9/28-29 to San Francisco's Pier 80.
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Amazon Music has selected alt-rock trio Wallows for the New York City showcase of City Sessions. The concert will take place at the Bowery Ballroom on 5/23 and stream live on Twitch and Prime Video.
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