MARKETSHARE PREVIEW: Nearing the halfway point of the year, UMG, with 30.9%, retains its perennial front-running position in new-release marketshare, but its lead over surging Sony Music (28.6%) has narrowed to just over 2 percentage points, while a comparable gap separates WMG (13.4%) and EMI (11.5%). In the label-group competition, Columbia/Epic (9.8%) and RCA/Jive (8.5%) are both outpacing IGA (7.3%). Full details in the next issue, dated June 18. (6/10p)
VMAs BEAMING BACK
TO THE BIG APPLE Getting back to where they once belonged (4/24a)
THE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE
Jon Wayne is rolling over in his grave. (4/24a)
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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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