Epic is rolling out new music from One Direction alumnus Louis Tomlinson. The newly solo lad teased his poppy new single and video on Good Morning America on 7/20; "Back to You" features Bebe Rexha and Digital Farm Animals...
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Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington has died, reportedly having committed suicide; his body was found this morning (7/20) at his home in Palos Verdes Estates, according to reports. He was married, with six children. Our condolences go out to his family, friends, fans and music community on this incredibly sad occasion.
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“Ten years ago—when we were in recession and the business was struggling more—the deals were tougher and more conservative," attorney Eric Greenspan explains. "So labels came up with 360 deals to make up the difference. Now, it’s moved back a bit towards artists—but only if they have the buzz."
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Some highly questionable numbers coming from Tidal—what in some quarters might be called “shenanigans”—are making it increasingly difficult to arrive at a clear projection on upcoming releases that derive a significant portion of their totals from streaming...
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Veteran agent and live-music exec David Zedeck will be leaving Live Nation to take the post of Head of Music at UTA. His official start date is 7/31.
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The sudden, shocking departure of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington has naturally caused fans to take solace in the band's music. Three of the Warner Bros. band's albums are currently in the Top 10 at iTunes...
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Kesha joins iHeart luminary Elvis Duran on his morning show. The RCA star is set to jump into the Top 30 at Pop and Hot AC with “Praying,” and she’ll be a special guest at the iHeartRadio Music Festival...
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The Empire State Building and iHeartMedia will team up tonight for a music-to-light show in celebration of Romeo Santos’ new single “Carmin,” featuring Juan Luis Guerra. The track will exclusively premiere at approximately 10pm EDT on iHeart’s 103.5 KTU, The Beat of New York.
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Two congressmen have introduced a bill to establish a royalty payment system for to compensate artists and songwriters when their pre-1972 music is played on digital radio services. Pandora, the RIAA and SoundExchange immediately applauded the effort.
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Jay-Z will repeat at #1 this week, while Epic will have no fewer than three titles in the Top 5.
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