CAN TAY DO THE IMPOSSIBLE? Can Taylor Swift's latest Republic rocket, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT, soar into the rarefied air of 2 million+ in first-week activity? …Read moreTORTURED POETS UNITE: TAYLOR IS BACK There’s huge, massive and then there’s Swift-sized. By every metric, Taylor Swift is in a league of her own. The megastar's 11th studio album is here, and it’s a double, with 31 tracks. "Take the over" seems to be the consensus. …Read moreHITS LIST ENTERS PLAYOFF MODE High-flying all-stars including Taylor, Billie, Future-Metro, Eshak-Majid and Chester are ready to light up the scoreboard, and the crowd’s going wild. THE COUNT: COACHELLA, FROM THE COUCH While watching hours of the Weekend 1 Coachella livestream from our sand-, sun- and wind-free couch, it became abundantly clear that there’s still no substitute for true talent and authentic showmanship. …Read moreSONG REVENUE: CALM BEFORE THE STORM Eight tracks from J. Cole’s surprise mixtape bow on the Song Revenue Chart, taking in north of $460k. Future & Metro Boomin collect $340k from four WE DON’T TRUST YOU entries, led by the ubiquitous “Like That,” still locked at #1. Hozier (#2) and Artemas (#12-7) register gains. ON THE COVER: AARON BAY-SCHUCK AND TOM CORSON The co-heads of a red-hot and fully resurgent Warner Records grace the cover of this issue, having also granted us—likely to their eternal regret—an in-depth interview. …Read moreNEAR TRUTHS: PRIMARY NUMBERS Though the catalog-acquisition market has shown signs of slowing, Larry Mestel’s Primary Wave continues to grow the major business he's steadfastly built over the course of nearly two decades while... …Read moreNEAR TRUTHS: SURF AND TURF I.B. on Nashville and the coasts, the magic bullet of radio, Island's heat wave and Taylor's seismograph. …Read moreNEAR TRUTHS: KICKING UP SAND Taylor Swift, with a new album coming, is ready to suck the oxygen out of the universe in a way that no other pop-cultural force since The Beatles has done. Her appearance in the crowd at Coachella... …Read moreNEAR TRUTHS: DESERT SONG I.B. on the business landscape and the Coachella crush, co-starring Doja, Tyler, Taylor, O-Rod, Billie, Ice Spice and many more. …Read more |
SONG REVENUE: CALM BEFORE THE STORM
J. Cole has his moment; Future-Metro have another big payday. (4/19a)
WARNER CHAPPELL ROPES IN RED CLAY STRAYS
Another big get for Guy and Carianne (4/19a)
THE COUNT: COACHELLA, FROM THE COUCH
The coziest way to experience the fest (4/19a)
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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
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SONG REVENUE: CALM BEFORE THE STORM
J. Cole has his moment; Future-Metro have another big payday. (4/19a)
WARNER CHAPPELL ROPES IN RED CLAY STRAYS
Another big get for Guy and Carianne (4/19a)
THE COUNT: COACHELLA, FROM THE COUCH
The coziest way to experience the fest (4/19a)
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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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Future & Metro Boomin return to #1 on the HITS Top 50 with their sequel, WE STILL DON'T TRUST YOU. Sony logs a fourth straight week at #1, holding the top three spots, with Beyoncé at #2 and TRUST's predecessor at #3.
There’s huge, massive and then there’s Swift-sized. By every metric, Taylor Swift is in a league of her own. The megastar's 11th studio album is here, and it’s a double, with 31 tracks. "Take the over" seems to be the consensus.
High-flying all-stars including Taylor, Billie, Future-Metro, Eshak-Majid and Chester are ready to light up the scoreboard, and the crowd’s going wild.
Seeing a stadium-level band in a club is a rare opportunity. Seeing said band performing two of their most beloved albums in their entirety in such an environment is a unicorn-level rarity.
TikTok has rolled out the red carpet for Taylor Swift, creating an in-app experience for release of THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. Many of the interactive features for Swift's hub are firsts for the platform.
While watching hours of the Weekend 1 Coachella livestream from our sand-, sun- and wind-free couch, it became abundantly clear that there’s still no substitute for true talent and authentic showmanship.
Concord has tendered a bid to purchase Hipgnosis Songs Fund for $1.4b, Reuters has reported. It’s up to Hipgnosis investment adviser HSM to allow the sale to go through.
Can Taylor Swift's latest Republic rocket, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT, soar into the rarefied air of 2 million+ in first-week activity?
Eight tracks from J. Cole’s surprise mixtape bow on the Song Revenue Chart, taking in north of $460k. Future & Metro Boomin collect $340k from four WE DON’T TRUST YOU entries, led by the ubiquitous “Like That,” still locked at #1. Hozier (#2) and Artemas (#12-7) register gains.
Warner holds the top two spots at Pop with Benson Boone's "Beautiful" moving to #1, while Epic puts 21 Savage's "redrum" atop the Rhythm chart and Warner and Team Crush remain at #1 at Modern Rock with Green Day’s "Dilemma."
James has its first U.K. Official #1 studio album with Yummy (Nothing But Love Music). Over on singles, Hozier spends a second week at the top.
TORTURED POETS go to the head of the class at Apple Music and iTunes as the new Taylor Swift set takes over.
On the heels of signing a label deal with RCA, buzzy roots group the Red Clay Strays has inked a global publishing agreement with Warner Chappell Music.
Though the catalog-acquisition market has shown signs of slowing, Larry Mestel’s Primary Wave continues to grow the major business he's steadfastly built over the course of nearly two decades while...
Columbia’s Saleka Shyamalan is hitting the big screen for a father/ daughter collaboration on M. Night Shyamalan's newest film, Trap.
The co-heads of a red-hot and fully resurgent Warner Records grace the cover of this issue, having also granted us—likely to their eternal regret—an in-depth interview.
Republic’s Taylor Swift graces the cover of Spotify’s New Music Friday upon the release of THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. Three tracks from the project appear in the Top 15, with “Fortnight” f/Post Malone kicking off the set.
Beer and cheese curd sales were likely through the roof at American Family Field in Milwaukee on 4/12-13, as Luke Combs broke the ballpark's concert attendance record by drawing a combined 86,000 fans to two shows.
Our Q2 batch includes blazing-hot newcomers like Michael Marcagi, Artemas, Tucker Wetmore, Santa Fe Klan, Dasha and Ayra Starr, to name but a few. Which of the fresh talents profiled within will become pop’s next supernovae? We haven’t a clue, but feel free to place your bets.
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