THE DEATH OF PRINT JOURNALISM, PART 8,902: Last week's issue of our print publication features Glassnote's Childish Gambino on the cover. The rapper/singer (who's also an actor/comedian) is making strides at radio with "3005," while his album because the internet charms hip-hop heads and alterna-nerds alike. Still, the muti-talented artist never knew the meaning of "childish" until he appeared on the cover of our infantile rag.
Our Contents page VIP, meanwhile, is Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman. The exec is preparing to unveil the first-ever iHeartRadio Music Awards this week, and has lined up an all-star group of performers for the 5/1 NBC telecast. This follows on the heels of the successful Country Festival and other extensions of the iHeart brand (including the just-announced fourth Music Festival, slated for Vegas on 9/19-20) have Pittman so happy he actually agreed to a Q&A with us, which appears in the issue coming out this week. That will undoubtedly weigh on his iHeart in the future. (4/28p)
THE COUNT: COLDPLAY IS HOT, COUNTRY'S COOKIN' IN THE U.K.
The latest tidbits from the bustling live sector (3/28a)
SONG REVENUE:
A STYLISTIC STEW MC, divas and singer-songwriters rub elbows. (3/28a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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