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A HITS LIST FULL OF ENDORSEMENTS
We're HITS, and we approve this message. (7/26a)
SPOTIFY'S Q2:
CASH STREAMS IN
Price hike lifts all boats. (7/25a)
LATIN GRAMMY PREVIEW: HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE
You can't tell the players without a scorecard. (7/26a)
UMG POSTS $3.12B IN Q2 REVENUE
The rich get richer. (7/25a)
SONG REVENUE:
EM SERVES IT UP
A Slim slam dunk (7/26a)
THE GRAMMY SHORT LIST
Who's already a lock?
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
INDIE DISTRIBUTION'S RISE TO GLORY
The discovery engine is revving higher.
Critics' Choice
RHINO'S VU FLEXI: LET A THOUSAND BANDS BLOOM
11/27/15

The Velvet Underground, “Rock and Roll” (demo version) (Rhino): Readers over a certain age will especially grok the excitement of a flexi-disc—a one-off, one-sided single pressed on floppy vinyl and usually shipped inside a magazine—and will see the particular aptness of this one. After all, VU’s cult-like fan base developed in large part among zine readers and writers, and this cool rendering of the Loaded classic is as badass as anything ever pressed into the medium. It’s all part of the massive forthcoming 45th Anniversary Loaded box; kudos to Jason Reynolds and team Rhino for this early gift and the accompanying “newspaper.” They’re keeping the puckish promotional vision of Stan Cornyn alive.