MERCK'S IN SYNC WITH TIMBERLAKE Now it’s Merck who's bringing sexy back, thanks to the Hipgnosis acquisition of the song catalog of Justin Timberlake. …Read moreTOP 20: HOUSE ON A HILL Harry Styles will land the biggest debut of 2022 thus far and the biggest first week of... …Read moreSONG REVENUE: HIGHFLIERS All 18 tracks from Kendrick Lamar’s latest opus make our updated Song Revenue Chart, nine of them in the Top 10, for a total of $1.78m. That matches last week’s tally for Bad Bunny, who banks another $836k from his 12 tracks that remain in the Top 50. Together, K. Dot and Bunny collect 65% of this week’s $4m chart total for a combined haul of $2.6m. NEAR TRUTHS: SAFE KEEPING Is the recorded-music biz bulletproof? The Big 3 continue to make the elite class of artists extremely rich, with deals... …Read moreZACH ATTACK: BRYAN SETS NEW COUNTRY-STREAMING RECORD Zach Bryan’s American Heartbreak (Warner) has become the year's most-streamed country album in a single day on both Spotify and Apple Music. …Read moreLIPMAN BREAKFAST EAST: IT'S DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN City of Hope Spirit of Life honorees and Republic co-chiefs Monte and Avery Lipman, pictured here with EVP Danielle Price, enjoyed their second big breakfast party of the season on 5/24, this time at NYC's Tavern on the Green. For more pictures, click below. …Read moreNOISEMAKERS: MAY THEY SHINE In our latest roundup, we present eight more stars of tomorrow from various parts of the biz whose dedication and effort make their superiors look good. …Read more |
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STRINGER TOUTS SONY MUSIC TO SHAREHOLDERS
Rob lays out the company strategy (5/26a)
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MUSIC BIZ SPECIAL
It's Comic-Con for numbers geeks.
THE BIG CHEESE
Theories of evolution from 30,000 feet.
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A&R in overdrive.
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STRINGER TOUTS SONY MUSIC TO SHAREHOLDERS
Rob lays out the company strategy (5/26a)
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SUPERSTAR RELEASES
Who's next?
MUSIC BIZ SPECIAL
It's Comic-Con for numbers geeks.
THE BIG CHEESE
Theories of evolution from 30,000 feet.
THE NEXT GIANT DEAL
A&R in overdrive.
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City of Hope Spirit of Life honorees and Republic co-chiefs Monte and Avery Lipman, pictured here with EVP Danielle Price, enjoyed their second big breakfast party of the season on 5/24, this time at NYC's Tavern on the Green. For more pictures, click below.
Here's the second installment of Miles Marshall Lewis' expansive (yet personal) history of the Apollo, presented as we assemble our Black Music Month special.
Now it’s Merck who's bringing sexy back, thanks to the Hipgnosis acquisition of the song catalog of Justin Timberlake.
Harry Styles will land the biggest debut of 2022 thus far and the biggest first week of...
All 18 tracks from Kendrick Lamar’s latest opus make our updated Song Revenue Chart, nine of them in the Top 10, for a total of $1.78m. That matches last week’s tally for Bad Bunny, who banks another $836k from his 12 tracks that remain in the Top 50. Together, K. Dot and Bunny collect 65% of this week’s $4m chart total for a combined haul of $2.6m.
Even if you’ve been avoiding the news, word has probably reached you of the mass shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas, on 5/24 that left at least 21 dead, 19 of them elementary-school children. And you’re probably feeling some combination of apoplexy, despair and exhaustion. Which is entirely understandable.
Brandon Silverstein has announced key staff updates at his entertainment firm, S10, including the elevation of Jay Cao and Justin Hunter and the appointment of Miranda McEvoy and Jessica Roxana.
“I do like having my name on buildings,” says entrepreneur/tycoon Ron Burkle as he joins Anthony Kiedis and Flea of Warner’s Red Hot Chili Peppers for a photo op at the edifice dedicated in his name at the Silverlake Conservatory of Music, “and this is my first one of the day—those are always the best.” Burkle added that Silverlake was one of his favorite neighborhoods in Los Angeles, especially “those cute shops on Rodeo Drive.”
Mercury/Republic singer/songwriter Stephen Sanchez is catching fire with his red-hot track "Until I Found You." The song is #1 on Spotify's Viral 50 as it continues to hit new peaks on the U.S. and global Top 200. Who else is on board?
As we ready our Pride special, here's an encore presentation of our chat with the award-winning actor, acclaimed singer and fashion disruptor.
Matt Pincus has opened a holding company, capitalized with $200m, to take long-term positions in record labels, music publishers, tech firms and enterprises dedicated to Web3 innovation. He's calling it MUSIC.
Years of mining gold from UMG’s vaults have paid off for Sujata Murthy, who has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Media & Artist Relations at Universal Music Enterprises.
Is the recorded-music biz bulletproof? The Big 3 continue to make the elite class of artists extremely rich, with deals...
The Prince estate and Legacy Recordings have released a video of a 1985 live rendition of “Little Red Corvette” in the lead-up to a bevy of Prince-related activities in June, the month of His Purple Highness' birth.
During his state-of-the-state address to Sony shareholders on 5/25, Rob Stringer touted the expansion of the music group’s unrecouped-advances program, hit artists, global and niche markets and investments in catalogs and labels.
As we ready our Black Music Month special issue, we revisit this story on Harlem's legendary venue by Miles Marshall Lewis. Here's the first installment.
Zach Bryan’s American Heartbreak (Warner) has become the year's most-streamed country album in a single day on both Spotify and Apple Music.
In our latest roundup, we present eight more stars of tomorrow from various parts of the biz whose dedication and effort make their superiors look good.
Ye and XXXTentacion's collab, "True Love," will be released Friday through Columbia. The track will appear on Look at Me: The Album, a companion to Hulu's doc on the late rapper.
Black Eyed Peas, Nicole Scherzinger, Pitbull, Stone Temple Pilots, Bush, Mod Sun, Julian Lennon, girlfriends, special guest Sting and more will appear at the inaugural Atlantis Concert for Earth, a nonprofit show and global conservation summit.
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