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
SONGS Publishing has four new hitmakers on its roster, inking Xxxtentacion, Linus Eklow, S1, and Andrew Wyatt to separate worldwide co-publishing deals
Xxxtentacion (pictured), a 19-year-old rapper from Florida, had his biggest track to date with “Look at Me,” which notched nearly 100m streams and 50m YouTube views. He’s signed to indie label/distribbery Empire.
Eklow, aka Style of Eye, is one half of the duo Galantis, whose 2016 debut album Pharmacy hit #1 on the dance charts. Eklow had a co-writing credit on Icona Pop’s global hit “I Love It.” Galantis’s sophomore album is expected this fall.
As a writer/producer, S1 has worked with such high-profile artists as Beyoncé, Kanye West, Jay Z, Madonna, Eminem. He collaborated with Drake on More Life and with Lorde on her upcoming Melodrama.
Wyatt, lead vocalist/writer of the indie group Miike Snow, has penned tracks for such artists as Charlie XCX, Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson, Florence + the Machine. Wyatt co-produced Lorde’s upcoming single with the artist and Jack Antonoff.
