Swift Not Streamed
SWIFTLESS STREAMS: With a one-week digital iTunes exclusive, Taylor Swift as the latest superstar to hold back her new release, Red, from Amazon MP3, perhaps leery of the same steep discount the retailer gave to Lady Gaga’s Born This Way (and subsequent ineligibility on some charts). Swift is also unavailable on streaming services Spotify, Rhapsody, Deezer and Rdio, with the exception of an online listening party at Clear Channel’s iHeartRadio yesterday. That has increased the debate on whether Spotify helps or hurts album sales, with notable holdouts like Coldplay, Adele, The Black Keys and deadmau5. While some thought Mumford & Sons profited from being on the service, others insist it may well have prevented the album from selling even more. (10/23p)
VMAs BEAMING BACK
TO THE BIG APPLE Getting back to where they once belonged (4/24a)
THE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE
Jon Wayne is rolling over in his grave. (4/24a)
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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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A CHORUS OF PRAISE: IVORS 2024 NOMS
