NEAR TRUTHS:
DEEP BENCHES
Artist development never gets old. (7/31a)
LIVE NATION Q2 REVENUE HITS RECORD $6B+
Onward and upward for Team Rapino (7/31a)
LATIN GRAMMY PREVIEW: HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE
You can't tell the players without a scorecard. (7/30a)
NIR SEROUSSI:
THE HITS INTERVIEW
The winding path to Miami (8/1a)
NOISEMAKERS:
A FEMININENON
Young women on the rise (8/1a)
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.
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ROBERT KYNCL: WMG boss making big moves as he taps Elliot to sail Atlantic, revamps org chart. And lo, there came a great flattening.
2
MICHAEL RAPINO: Live Nation boss gives a standing O to boffo Q2 numbers as revenue hits a record $6b+. Talk about butts in seats.
3
ELLIOT GRAINGE: Marking the dawn of a new era, he’ll be taking the reins as Atlantic CEO—at the tender age of 30. Dude, it’s a 10K, not a sprint.
4
ADELE: Columbia (WME) ultra-chanteuse absolutely crushing it as Munich run begins. Lucy Dickins would like to request “Bei Mir Bist Du Schön.”
5
RANDY GOODMAN: Sony Nashville boss feeling more than Okay as Megan Moroney’s new set charms fans. Even with “No Caller ID,” though, he’s managing to dodge our calls.
6
HANUMANKIND: Indian hip-hop gets a big look as Capitol rapper’s viral “Dawgs” shows real bite. Tom March and team say it’s one giant leap.
7
LOLLAPALOOZA: Chicago’s an even more toddlin’ town than usual as SZA, Killers, blink, Megan, Hozier, Future-Metro, Stray Kids, more make Lolla pop in the Windy City. But nobody’s windier than us.
8
MTV: Bruce Gillmer and crew are over the moon, man, with VMA noms on the way ahead of big 40th anniversary bash at UBS Arena. Fingers crossed for a Buggles reunion.
9
HYBE: K-pop conglomerate implements its “2.0” strategy under new CEO Jason Jaesang Lee. Possible slogan: “Moving Forward in WeVerse.”
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MAX LOUSADA: Widely admired Brit to depart WMG as he plans illustrious next chapter. The world is his oyster, or at the very least his butter-and-cucumber sandwich.