RUMOR MILL
Friday, August 4, 2017
IT’S NOT THE HEAT,
IT’S HITS LIST
We strongly suggest you crank up the AC before entering this space, because the first HITS List of August is downright sweltering…and there are no Russians in it—we kid you not.
Mega-manager and incoming Def Jam chief Paul Rosenberg is the subject of the music-biz story of the week, while Sony Music ruler Rob Stringer, Columbia’s chart-topping alt-rock heroes Arcade Fire, increasingly massive Spotify and money-printing colossus Apple are as hot as the monsoonal conditions that have SoCal residents dripping. Dive in for refreshing details.
HIPGNOSIS BOARD APPROVES UPPED BLACKSTONE BID
But it ain't over till it's over. (4/29a)
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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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JAMES KING: THE HITS INTERVIEW (PART ONE)rumor mail
