1 ATLANTIC MUSIC GROUP: Kyncl announces sweeping changes as Elliot era dawns and Atlantic and Elektra/300 reorgs get real. How will it all shake out? | |
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2 IRVING AZOFF: Team Swirv takes some chips off the table as Global Music Rights scores new equity investor, notches $3.3b valuation. Standing tall, as ever. | |
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3 PLAYBOI CARTI: AWGE/Interscope’s hip-hop player making plenty of green with “ALL RED” as track hits #1 at Apple and Spot ahead of forthcoming MUSIC (drop date TBA). His Carti runneth over. | |
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4 FUTURE: Rap giant has lift-off with MIXTAPE PLUTO. Epic’s Sylvia and Zeke are feeling exceptionally Future-forward. | |
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5 LATIN GRAMMYS: Edgar Barrera, Bad Bunny, KAROL G, Carín León lead nominees, with final-round voting due to commence on 9/27 ahead of 11/14 Miami show—which, we’re told, SERÁ BONITO. | |
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6 CAT KREIDICH: ADA boss is spinning with joy as Paris Hilton’s Infinite Icon enters the Top 10. Nice that the artist can earn a little scratch. | |
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7 PINK FLOYD: Rumors abound that Sony is in home stretch to close a deal for rock giants’ lusted-over catalog, with a price tag thought to be around $400m. Money—it’s a gas. | |
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8 RANDY GOODMAN: Sony Nashville boss announces his impending retirement, slated for year’s end, after incredible run highlighted by Luke, Kane, Maren, Megan, more. You can’t keep a Goodman down. | |
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9 SETH ENGLAND: Big Loud boss brings Music City to the Big Apple as honoree at heavy-duty TJ Martell gala, gets serenaded by Morgan, HARDY, ERNEST, and helps raise $2.6m in the process. You done good. | |
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10 JANE’S ADDICTION: Alternative faves on hold—at the very least—after fists fly at show amid Perry Farrell meltdown. Your move, Gallaghers. | |
HITS' FIRST LIVE ISSUE TAKES THE STAGE THIS FALL
