1 ELLIOT & LUCIAN: The biz is abuzz over biz family’s “dynasty” as father and son rule rival companies—and we recall late brother Nigel’s coveted roster. The Grainge family crest is a knife, a fork and bagel. | |
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2 OLIVIA RODRIGO: Geffen star’s GUTS concert special—filmed at Intuit Dome—premieres on 10/29 via Netflix. Janick, Berm, Aleen, Zack and company are making popcorn. | |
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3 COLDPLAY: Is Atlantic rock crew in “play” for #1? Recorded music may account for less than 5% of their gross revenue, but if they top the chart, they’ll still be over the Moon. | |
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4 JESÚS LÓPEZ: El Rey of UMLE moves chess pieces around the board, spinning off hot Latin agency GTS and tapping Uni’s Iberian Peninsula chief, Narcís Rebollo, to run it. Que sinergia. | |
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5 DAVE ROCCO: Biz vet adds artist-whispering spark to Elliot’s AMG inner circle as President of Creative. He has also whispered his preference to screen our calls. | |
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6 THE WEEKND: XO/Republic superstar has another streaming #1 thanks to Playboi Carti collab “Timeless” as Monte and team synchronize their watches for Tomorrow. | |
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7 LINKIN PARK: Reunited Warner rockers doing massive global numbers, especially ex-U.S. We hear their next album will be in Esperanto. | |
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8 VAL BLAVATNIK: WMG board member has more than Cambridge on his mind as he refines music-biz science for the new era. | |
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9 JELLY ROLL & ROD WAVE : Expect a big week for two big genre acts, Broken Bow/Republic country giant Jelly and Alamo’s singer-rapper Rod, both of whom will bring serious gravitas to the charts. | |
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10 COACHELLA: Intense chatter surrounds Goldenvoice/AEG desert fest’s possible 2025 lineup. They say Fred Again.. is a lock, but what about Jelly, Post or Morgan? Will there be a No Doubt slot again? Where’s Travis? We’ll wait for the dust to settle. | |
