J. Cole explodes onto this week’s chart with a projected 340m streams. If he exceeds that projection by even a few million, he’ll move into second place behind Drake.
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Word is that Island U.K. chief Darcus Beese will be the next leader of Island U.S., succeeding fellow Brit David Massey.
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This time it’s true. Kanye West has parted ways with manager Scooter Braun and his legal team, led by attorney Peter Paterno.
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Spotify is improving its free tier on mobile devices for the first time in four years, adding elements to encourage greater discovery of new music and offering access to playlists, company execs announced Tuesday morning in NYC. These improvements, Troy Carter asserted, "are a big part of our future growth opportunities."
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J. Cole will shortly become only the third artist thus far to collect over 300m streams from an album in a single week. (Also, check his new vid, featuring Kevin Hart).
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Ariana Grande shuts it down at both T40 and Rhythm for Most Added, while Walk The Moon soars at Modern Rock...
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Jody Gerson and Team UMPG celebrate the pubbery's first-ever ASCAP Pop Publisher of the Year award, shortly before Gerson, clad in purple, launched into a dazzing medley of Prince hits, with choreography by Evan Lamberg.
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Lucas Romeo has been upped to VP, Top 40 Promo at Republic Records, reporting to EVP, Promo Gary Spangler. Ethos!
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The global recorded-music industry grew for the third year in a row in 2017, reaching revenues of $17.3bn—an 8.1% increase—thanks to streaming, which has now become the single largest revenue source, representing 38.4% of the market.
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