What kind of year has it been in the music biz? Let’s start with some wild stats. Taylor Swift’s individual overall market share stands at 1.7%, with 15.6m album units YTD—more than Mercury, Big Loud and Imperial combined. That’s crazy enough, but even without Taylor, the Republic group would still be #1 in current share. Now that is dynastic dominance times two.

Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone will headline the 2025 edition of Coachella, with Travis Scott listed in his own spot on the poster with the text "designs the desert."

Lady Gaga continues to spread her “Disease” via alternate versions, the latest of which, “Disease (The Poison Live)," is out now. The artist's next album is pegged for February.

With six weeks left in 2024, the signs of good cheer are popping up all over. Wicked is shaping up as the holiday movie; upbeat earnings reports bring visions of sugarplums to Live Nation, Sony and Spotify; Grammy noms and Latin Grammys conjure shiny objects; and Linkin Park has just the gift for rock fans. Plug into HITS List.

Top Dawg Entertainment will host its 11th annual "TDE Christmas" concert, toy drive and community giveback in Watts next month. Performers include...

UMG Greater China has reached a global agreement with Chinese indie Modern Sky, affording the label's roster access to UMG’s distribution network and bringing its catalog under the UMGC umbrella.

Taylor Lindsey has been appointed chairman and CEO of Sony Music Nashville, a position she’ll assume in January.

I.B. assesses the aftermath of the Grammy noms and how they reflect the biggest biz and music stories of 2024.

Virgin Music Group has forged a global distro pact with Partisan, home to, among others, Mercury Prize-winning act Ezra Collective, which has earned Grammy nods for Rock Song, Performance and Album.

Snoop Dogg, Larry Jackson's gamma. and Metal Alchemist have joined forces for a new line of fine jewelry, Lovechild.

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' "Die With a Smile" will remain Shazam's Biggest Mover for another week.