HABTEMARIAM UPPED TO CHAIRMAN/CEO AT MOTOWN After nearly seven years of guiding Motown, Ethiopia Habtemariam has been elevated to Chairman/CEO of the label, reporting directly to UMG ruler Sir Lucian Grainge. …Read moreNEAR TRUTHS: PIE IN THE SKY I.B. Bad looks at the skyrocketing valuation of music companies as streaming grows. …Read moreGRAMMY CHEW: THE PRE-GRAMMY BOUNCE Lenny and Simon ponder whose careers have gotten a boost from the most recent noms. …Read moreMICHAEL GUDINSKI, 1952-2021 The music world was stunned on 3/1 to learn that globally beloved music entrepreneur Michael Gudinski had died. He was 68. …Read moreATTENTION, ALT PROGRAMMERS In her newly posted Post Toasted (try saying that three times fast), Karen Glauber predicts the mood and themes that will resonate with your audiences following a year of anxiety and isolation. As Macca once put it, take a sad song and make it better... HITS LIST IS ON THE MARCH Michael Rapino’s optimism about the return of butts to seats this summer has the biz high-stepping as spring approaches. Adjacent label heads Perry and Rhone are lighting the scoreboard, while it's full stream ahead for Dicus and Gillmer. GRAMMY WEEK SCHEDULE The Recording Academy has broken out its lineup of Grammy Week events leading up to Music’s Biggest Night on 3/14. As expected, all of the following will be virtual this year... …Read moreANALYZING THE ACMS This year’s nominations recognize not just emerging talent but artists who’ve made their mark from the margins, Holly Gleason notes. …Read more |
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GRAMMY CHEW: THE
PRE-GRAMMY BOUNCE Let's hear it for ironic guitar-smashing. (3/1a)
ATTENTION, ALT PROGRAMMERS
KG thinks she's glimpsing a light at the end of the tunnel. (3/1a)
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH
A jazz chronicle of fighting the power.
GRAMMYS: WHERE TO FROM HERE?
After the snubs, the show.
ACQUITTED
In a phenomenal display of cowardice.
MOVING THE NEEDLE
When vaccination schedules and touring schedules meet.
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GRAMMY CHEW: THE
PRE-GRAMMY BOUNCE Let's hear it for ironic guitar-smashing. (3/1a)
ATTENTION, ALT PROGRAMMERS
KG thinks she's glimpsing a light at the end of the tunnel. (3/1a)
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH
A jazz chronicle of fighting the power.
GRAMMYS: WHERE TO FROM HERE?
After the snubs, the show.
ACQUITTED
In a phenomenal display of cowardice.
MOVING THE NEEDLE
When vaccination schedules and touring schedules meet.
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After nearly seven years of guiding Motown, Ethiopia Habtemariam has been elevated to Chairman/CEO of the label, reporting directly to UMG ruler Sir Lucian Grainge.
Slated for June 4-6 in Leicestershire, the U.K.'s Download Festival was forced to cancel for the second year in a row due to COVID-19. On the bright side, the rock fest announced Monday that three of its four 2021 headliners have been confirmed for 2022.
The music world was stunned on 3/1 to learn that globally beloved music entrepreneur Michael Gudinski had died. He was 68.
AEG Presents and integrated entertainment company Avex Entertainment have partnered to promote AEG artists in Japan and provide international artists with tools to reach the Japanese audience.
In her newly posted Post Toasted (try saying that three times fast), Karen Glauber predicts the mood and themes that will resonate with your audiences following a year of anxiety and isolation. As Macca once put it, take a sad song and make it better...
Black History Month may be over, but we've got more to share. Miles Marshall Lewis brings his chronicle to a contemporary conclusion.
When Andra Day said that legendary vocalist Billie Holiday "transformed me with this role" during her Golden Globes acceptance speech, she wasn't kidding.
Michael Rapino’s optimism about the return of butts to seats this summer has the biz high-stepping as spring approaches. Adjacent label heads Perry and Rhone are lighting the scoreboard, while it's full stream ahead for Dicus and Gillmer.
The Recording Academy has broken out its lineup of Grammy Week events leading up to Music’s Biggest Night on 3/14. As expected, all of the following will be virtual this year...
Ben Facey has joined the House of Lipman in the newly created post of EVP of Global Marketing & Digital Strategy, EVP/GM Jim Roppo announced.
The Top 5 of the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart at midweek spans a mere 2,500 in chart sales. Olivia Rodrigo's “drivers license” eyes an eighth week at #1 at singles.
Andra Day has become only the second Black woman to win a Golden Globe for Best Actress, taking home the prize Sunday for her performance in The United States vs. Billie Holiday.
The early ’70s saw the first attempts by academics to set pre-1970 jazz in amber as U.S. classical music, the way it should be played—largely without the involvement of Black scholars.
Patty Erickson has joined ASCAP as Senior Vice President and Head of Human Resources, coming over from BBC Studios Americas.
Darkroom/Interscope’s Billie Eilish lets fans dive deep into her brain in her new Apple TV+ documentary, The World’s a Little Blurry.
J. Balvin delivered a surprise performance during Saturday night's PPV boxing event, debuting his new single, "Ma G." The UMLE superstar escorted champ Canelo Alvarez to the ring and performed a mini concert at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium.
Big Loud/Republic’s Morgan Wallen extends his run at #1 on the HITS Top 50 to a seventh consecutive week—the most since Drake’s nine-week tenure in 2016 with Views. House Lipman continues its reign with four titles in the Top 5.
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