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Politicians, titans of industry and the occasional pope are the ones historically tapped as Time’s Person of the Year, but in 2023 the one person who “found a way to transcend borders and be a source of light” was Taylor Swift.
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KQ/RCA’s ATEEZ is headed for #1 on this week’s HITS Top 50. While Taylor Swift falls to #2, Republic will once again dominate the Top 10, with potentially seven entries. Six Christmas titles are projected to land in the Top 20.
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Geffen star, chart rocket and Grammy magnet Olivia Rodrigo brings her lively charisma to a photo op with Team iHeart on the occasion of her appearance at the iHeartRadio KIIS-FM Jingle Ball at L.A.’s Kia Forum. Among those who didn’t have the heart to say out loud where this photo would run are (l-r) iHeart CEO Bob Pittman and President of Entertainment Enterprises John Sykes, Rodrigo, Chief Programming Officer Tom Poleman and VP CHR Programming Mark Adams. Later, per tradition, a sprig of mistletoe was hung over a pile of callout-research printouts.
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Universal Music Greater China has forged a strategic partnership with the “King of Mandopop," Jay Chou, and his JVR Music.
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“Blimey, I’m bloody knackered. Can someone put the kettle on?” asks Big Loud/Mercury/Republic superstar and 2023 U.S. album leader Morgan Wallen during his recent trip to the U.K., which included a sold-out performance at London’s O2 Arena and the bestowal of a plaque. Replied UMG U.K. chief David Joseph, “Git ‘er done.” Big Loud boss Seth England, meanwhile, quietly hoped there’d be a tray of McVitie’s bickies. Later, there was a bracing tour of Roman-era underfloor-heating ruins.
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Barry Weiss has rechristened his TwentySeven Music Publishing venture "Bossy Songs" and is launching it anew in partnership with Sony Music Publishing.
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“So how long do we have to stand like this?” asks songwriter-producer extraordinaire and Grammy nominee Dan Wilson during this photo op with Team PULSE to commemorate their new joint pub venture, Supermoon Songs. PULSE co-CEO Scott Cutler, who was instrumental in the deal, informed Dan that he could move as soon as the tableau created 47 more TikTok creations. Seen just before executing some…
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Boutique publishing house Next Era Music Publishing will partner with Downtown Music Publishing to streamline collection and administration as well as drive unique opportunities for its creators and partners.
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As the calendar turns to December, Burl is smokin’, Brenda Lee is comin’ on strong, SZA and 21 Savage are bein' gift-wrapped and Cecilia Winter and the radio shows are in season.
They wrote the songs that made the whole world sing in 2023. Get to know their bodies of work in our handy Grammy guide to the Songwriter of the Year field.
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Elliot Grainge’s 10K Projects has promoted Blake Brown-Grakal to general counsel and Samuel Cohen to general manager while welcoming Max Gore as CFO.
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Denny Laine, who fronted The Moody Blues and had a fruitful 12-year association with Paul McCartney, died Tuesday. He was 79.
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Spotify is laying off 17% of its staff in a move CEO Daniel Ek calls “a strategic reorientation.” An estimated 1,500 jobs will be cut.
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On the heels of its U.S. beta launch last year, the partnership between TikTok and Ticketmaster has grown to include 20 new markets.
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NTERTAIN and NEON16 will delve into “The Art of Being Latin” with two days of curated programming this weekend as part of Miami Art Week.
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AWAL President Paul Hitchman has been promoted to COO. Based in London, he will continue to report to CEO Lonny Olinick.
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Why were these particular producers nominated? What, exactly, did they produce during the eligibility period that has earned them this recognition? How can you keep it all straight while you're weighing their relative merits? Herein, a handy list.
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P!nk will return to stadiums across North America next summer and fall, starting a 17-city run 8/10 in St. Louis.
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KAROL G now has three songs in Spotify's Billions Club as her 2022 hit "Provenza" joins previous smashes "Tusa" f/Nicki Minaj and all-star collab "China."
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RCA earns Most Added honors at T40 and Rhythm this week, securing 30 adds on Tate McRae's "exes" and 40 on Chris Brown’s "Sensational" f/Davido & Lojay, respectively.
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