TOP 20: IT’S STILL TAYLOR’S WORLD Taylor Swift will repeat at #1 with more than 400k, pushing THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT past 3m in activity to date. Meanwhile, PARTYNEXTDOOR is... …Read moreKENDRICK TAKES AIM AT DRAKE WITH "EUPHORIA" Kendrick Lamar's "euphoria," a furious diss track aimed at Drake, is now #1 on Apple Music's singles chart and sits in the Top 20 at Spotify U.S. …Read moreCARPENTER'S "ESPRESSO" FLOATS TO #1 Island's Sabrina Carpenter earns her first global #1 with "Espresso," which has topped Spotify's worldwide and U.S. charts. …Read moreTHE MUSIC OF CLIVE COMES ALIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL The stars were out at Carnegie Hall Monday night for the New York Pops' gala, "The Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Tribute to the Legendary Clive Davis." …Read moreJAMES KING: THE HITS INTERVIEW (PART ONE) Interviewer Craig Marks tracks down AEG Presents' London-based CEO of European festivals. …Read more BILLIE'S BACK WITH BIG WORLD TOUR Billie Eilish is packing her bags for a massive world tour in support of her upcoming album, Hit Me Hard and Soft. …Read moreTAY RACKS UP STATS, OBLITERATES RECORDS THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT debuted at #1 around the world, broke the record for most first-week U.S. streams of any album in history and earned the biggest U.S. sales week of Taylor Swift’s career, surpassing 1989 (Taylor’s Version). It also broke the record... …Read moreNEAR TRUTHS: RADIO AND REINVENTION I.B. on promotion, gatekeeping and cultural real estate. …Read moreKYNCL SPEAKS AT SENATE HEARING ON NO FAKES ACT WMG CEO Robert Kyncl was on Capitol Hill 4/30 speaking to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property during a hearing on issues addressed in the NO FAKES ACT. …Read more |
HIPGNOSIS BOARD APPROVES UPPED BLACKSTONE BID
But it ain't over till it's over. (4/29a)
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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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HIPGNOSIS BOARD APPROVES UPPED BLACKSTONE BID
But it ain't over till it's over. (4/29a)
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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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Kendrick Lamar's "euphoria," a furious diss track aimed at Drake, is now #1 on Apple Music's singles chart and sits in the Top 20 at Spotify U.S.
Fueled by the twin forces of Record Store Day and Taylor Swift, vinyl sales in the U.K. hit their highest weekly total in 30 years last week, according to the Digital Entertainment and Retail Association.
WMG CEO Robert Kyncl was on Capitol Hill 4/30 speaking to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property during a hearing on issues addressed in the NO FAKES ACT.
The stars were out at Carnegie Hall Monday night for the New York Pops' gala, "The Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Tribute to the Legendary Clive Davis."
Island's Sabrina Carpenter earns her first global #1 with "Espresso," which has topped Spotify's worldwide and U.S. charts.
On 4/2 industry execs, artists and a few weasels galloped on over to Indio for the CAA Stagecoach Brunch.
Leading the pack with 13 nominations each are the semi-autobiographical musical Hell's Kitchen by Alicia Keys and the Fleetwood Mac-inspired play Stereophonic. Will Butler, formerly of Arcade Fire, earned nods for Best Original Score and Best Orchestration (with Justin Craig) for Stereophonic, which now holds the distinction of being the most-nominated play in Tony Awards history.
Music-distribution and payments platform Stem has forged a partnership with asset- and catalog-management company OpenPlay to offer users seamless delivery of music, video and metadata assets to DSPs without having to negotiate their own licensing deals.
A glittery constellation of label folk enfolds eternally handsome rock legend Jon Bon Jovi to celebrate the acclaimed documentary Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (streaming on demand now on Hulu) and JBJ’s forthcoming Island set, Forever (due 6/7). Later, everyone pictured here was tasked with saying something nice about New Jersey. Seen living exceptionally well on a prayer are (l-r) Island chiefs Imran Majid and Justin Eshak, UMG EVP Michele Anthony, Bon Jovi and Republic Corps Chairman/CEO Monte Lipman and President/COO Jim Roppo.
AWAL has promoted Will Hunt from senior director to VP of A&R, in which capacity he will continue to develop the company's growing roster, led by girl in red, CMAT and Dayglow.
Taylor and her DEPARTMENT are off the launchpad and generating out-of-this-world numbers. Her supernova is emblematic of a remarkable year in the music biz, as Hozier rockets to #1, country stars—and Nickelback—shine in the desert night, Myke Towers prepares to add his name to the Latin-music galaxy and Roppo is manning mission control.
THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT debuted at #1 around the world, broke the record for most first-week U.S. streams of any album in history and earned the biggest U.S. sales week of Taylor Swift’s career, surpassing 1989 (Taylor’s Version). It also broke the record...
Billie Eilish is packing her bags for a massive world tour in support of her upcoming album, Hit Me Hard and Soft.
Stagecoach has come to an end and with it, our three-week extravaganza in the desert. Let’s dive into the hottest country fest of the year.
Whether you're scribbling blank verse in your garret in honor of Taylor's massive chart bow, squeezing into your cowboy boots as Stagecoach begins or simply collapsing on the couch while you wait for the refreshments to kick in, we salute you—and we bring you this minimally taxing anthology of hot music-biz photos.
RCA puts Justin Timberlake's "No Angels" atop the Pop add board, while Team ICLG has the #1-most-added track at Rhythm with J. Cole’s "H.Y.B." f/Bas & Central Cee and Republic Corps can claim that honor at Modern Rock with Pearl Jam’s "Wreckage."
We’re particularly delighted to share this photo of Interscope Capitol Labels Group Vice Chairman Steve Berman with his (much) better half, Frances Berman (l), and Interscope artist Gracie Abrams at L.A. Family Housing’s LAFH Awards 2024. The fundraising gala at the Pacific Design Center gathered advocates, supporters, biz leaders, government partners and other well-wishers for “an evening of education, advocacy and inspiration”—three things we totally believe in, though they’re rarely associated with us.
Island Records has upped Jenny Gorotiza to VP of marketing, in which capacity she'll continue to lead campaigns for acts such as Shawn Mendes, keshi, Jessie Reyez, Lauren Spencer Smith and SleazyWorld Go.
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