1 SIR LUCIAN GRAINGE: Aggressive dealmaking and marketshare spikes ahead of IPO should be a Big Hit with investors, as label giant ventures into Virgin territory with Music’s Biggest Knight at the helm. | |
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2 ARIANA GRANDE: Republic siren’s on fire with #1 and #2 smashes at Pop radio as Team Spanky positions her for further triumphs. | |
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3 SCOOTER BRAUN: Ari and Justin rule Pop radio Top 5 as action intensifies—and SB Projects an air of confidence. | |
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4 JON PLATT: Sony Music Publishing has a nice ring to it, as pubco boss continues to transform and refine sector giant amid long-awaited rebranding. That’s Big. | |
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5 BIG HIT / GEFFEN: Janick’s latest K-Pop foray starts off with a Bang as multifaceted joint venture launches. Berman had better study his choreography. | |
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6 CARIANNE MARSHALL: Warner Chappell co-head has a smile in her soul in the wake of hot LVRN deal. Guy and Ryan feel like it’s Summer already. | |
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7 LIL TJAY: Another big Lil breakout for Ron Perry’s Columbia, as rapper/singer scores strong streaming numbers. His “Phone” is blowing up. | |
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8 TROY CARTER: Q&A chief streams onto SoundCloud board in strategic role. Will he help Weissman’s Cloud rain money? | |
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9 TRILLER: Social-video DSP goes all the way live with star-studded TrillerTV. Are they about to swipe some serious marketshare? | |
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10 BREXIT: U.K. political folly creates cascading disaster on the Euro tour front, as Brits wish they could get a visa to a time before they voted for it. | |
