1 BRENDA, BURL, MARIAH, WHAM! & CO.: Holiday classics overtake the DSPs as seasonal jingle brings some serious coin to rightsholders. Wait ’til those gifts are Wrapped. | |
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2 THOMAS COESFELD: BMG boss in the spotlight as company touts bold new global moves. Is there a there there? | |
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3 SZA/21 SAVAGE: Her deluxe and his new set are hotly anticipated—will they arrive in time to go under the tree? | |
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4 DENNIS KOOKER: Sony prez of global digital biz and U.S. sales materializes for D.C. forum on new tech, sharing some vital points with senators—and also proving that he’s not AI. | |
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5 BEN WINSTON: Grammy show producer gears up for Music’s Biggest Night as voting gets underway. How do you book one of those tables? | |
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6 BRANDON SILVERSTEIN: S10 boss hails hits for his pubco’s writers Jasper (Tate McRae) and Gent (Doja Cat) as well as artist Myke Towers’ sold-out world tour and #1 Spotify album bow. | |
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7 PHYLICIA FANT: Amazon Music exec Head of Music Industry Partnerships—and Rainmaker—brings the culture to company’s biz Boom. Just don’t ask her if she knows Alexa. | |
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8 RIGGS MORALES: Seasoned biz player lands at Def Jam as EVP of A&R, proving once again that Tunji knows how to Source great execs. | |
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9 CECILIA WINTER: Spotify brings ace programmer aboard as Global Hits editorial lead. For J.J. Italiano and team, it’s a Winter wonderland. | |
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10 RADIO SHOW SEASON: Jingle Balls, Almost Acoustic Christmas, Deck the Hall Ball—it’s the most Buddy-ful time of the year. | |
