1 OLIVIA RODRIGO: Geffen superstar’s GUTS earns a visceral response with 300k, #1 chart bow as she unveils huge 2024 tour. Aleen Keshishian, Zack Morgenroth, Tom March and teams are giving her a standing O. | |
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2 JOHN JANICK: IGA topper is surfing on a hot streak as Olivia, V, Jung Kook, Billie ride the chart curl. Life’s a beach. | |
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3 PETER EDGE: As Doja’s Scarlet prepares to cut a swath across the landscape (with a CAA/Live Nation-backed tour to match) and SZA reigns on, RCA boss savors 12b global streams and looks forward to a very busy Grammy season. Meanwhile, Fleck will take Nipper for a walk. | |
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4 BRUCE GILLMER: In wake of killer VMAs show and its terrific ratings, Viacom exec could ask the biz for the Moon, man. | |
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5 ALLEN GRUBMAN: Mega-attorney is wheeling and dealing—and in the middle of the some of the hottest deals in the biz. If only he could’ve negotiated his way out of appearing here. | |
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6 MERCK MERCURIADIS: Song-management magnate prepares to sell to himself as he navigates a reset of his NAV and helps align share price with portfolio value. The man gnosis numbers. | |
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7 DRAKE: OVO/Republic megastar about to let slip the Dogs—how big a bite will his new one take out of the marketplace? | |
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8 ROD WAVE: Alamo star returns to give the world a case of Nostalgia. Mosco and Juliette are fondly remembering the days before we came along. | |
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9 EVAN LAMBERG: UMPG exec is a Broadway baby, as evidenced by his inking of legendary stage and film songwriter Stephen Schwartz. This one’s a Wicked good get. | |
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10 BLACK MUSIC ACTION COALITION: Activist org set to bestow big awards on Sylvia, Lizzo, more at forthcoming gala. Somewhere up there, the Godfather is smiling. | |
