
UMPG Chairman/CEO Jody Gerson will receive the ICMP Ralph Peer II Award for her "outstanding contribution to global music publishing."

Eslabon Armado’s “Ella Baila Sola” has wrested the top spot on HITS’ Song Revenue Chart from Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night,” while Peso Pluma, who’s featured on “Ella Baila Sola,” lands six titles in the Top 50. Grupo Frontera x Bad Bunny’s “un x100to” (#3) and Yng Lvcas’ “La Bebe” (#5) hold serve as música Mexicana continues to rake in American dollars.

Morgan Wallen’s One Thing at a Time logs another week at #1, tying the 10-week reign of his previous album, Dangerous: The Double Album. Look for One Thing to surpass that run next week.

Ben Platt, who is just an Oscar away from an EGOT, has signed with Interscope Records. John Janick is also letting him sign and develop artists on his own imprint.

Artist Partner Group has set the full track list for the latest Fast & Furious saga, Fast X, gearing up for the release of two singles prior to the film hitting theaters on 5/19.

Joni Mitchell’s surprise performance at last year’s Newport Folk Festival will be released by Rhino Entertainment on 7/28. Her performance of “Both Sides Now” is out now.

John Branca, David Lande and David Byrnes oversee Ziffren Brittenham's music practice, which represents a diverse lineup of clients including the Michael Jackson Estate, Beyoncé, Carlos Santana, Olivia Rodrigo, ROSALÍA, Shakira, SZA, Kelly Clarkson, Travis Scott, Pharrell and many more.

This year’s award recipients were Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who were honored for their work supporting music creators. Pharrell Williams, meanwhile, received the Grammys on the Hill Creative Leadership Award for his philanthropy and musical creativity.

We’ve now completed a third of 2023, so I felt it apropos to look back at what we’ve learned and look forward to where we’re going. I’ve organized these thoughts into easily digestible nuggets. Not that I digest anything easily anymore.

Sony Music Publishing was named BMI’s Pop Publisher of the Year for the sixth consecutive year at the 71st Annual Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire on Tuesday (5/9).