Leading the pack with 13 nominations each are the semi-autobiographical musical Hell's Kitchen by Alicia Keys and the Fleetwood Mac-inspired play Stereophonic. Will Butler, formerly of Arcade Fire, earned nods for Best Original Score and Best Orchestration (with Justin Craig) for Stereophonic, which now holds the distinction of being the most-nominated play in Tony Awards history.
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Republic’s Taylor Swift will repeat at #1 with more than 400k, pushing THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT to 3m+ in activity to date. Meanwhile, PARTYNEXTDOOR is...
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The stars were out at Carnegie Hall Monday night for the New York Pops' gala, "The Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Tribute to the Legendary Clive Davis."
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A glittery constellation of label folk enfolds eternally handsome rock legend Jon Bon Jovi to celebrate the acclaimed documentary Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (streaming on demand now on Hulu) and JBJ’s forthcoming Island set, Forever (due 6/7). Later, everyone pictured here was tasked with saying something nice about New Jersey. Seen living exceptionally well on a prayer are (l-r) Island chiefs Imran Majid and Justin Eshak, UMG EVP Michele Anthony, Bon Jovi and Republic Corps Chairman/CEO Monte Lipman and President/COO Jim Roppo.
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We’re particularly delighted to share this photo of Interscope Capitol Labels Group Vice Chairman Steve Berman with his (much) better half, Frances Berman (l), and Interscope artist Gracie Abrams at L.A. Family Housing’s LAFH Awards 2024. The fundraising gala at the Pacific Design Center gathered advocates, supporters, biz leaders, government partners and other well-wishers for “an evening of education, advocacy and inspiration”—three things we totally believe in, though they’re rarely associated with us.
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Island's Sabrina Carpenter earns her first global #1 with "Espresso," which has topped Spotify's worldwide and U.S. charts.
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DEAD & COMPANY GET EXPERIENTIAL WITH VIBEELooking to enhance your literal and figurative trips to Dead & Company's upcoming residency at Sphere? Flock to Dead Forever Experience, a free, 22,000-square-foot "centralized hub" of all things jam.
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Taylor and her DEPARTMENT are off the launchpad and generating out-of-this-world numbers. Her supernova is emblematic of a remarkable year in the music biz, as Hozier rockets to #1, country stars—and Nickelback—shine in the desert night, Myke Towers prepares to add his name to the Latin-music galaxy and Roppo is manning mission control.
Billie Eilish is packing her bags for a massive world tour in support of her upcoming album, Hit Me Hard and Soft.
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THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT debuted at #1 around the world, broke the record for most first-week U.S. streams of any album in history and earned the biggest U.S. sales week of Taylor Swift’s career, surpassing 1989 (Taylor’s Version). It also broke the record...
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STAGECOACH: THE FINAL DESERT EXCURSION
Our weary travelers reflect on their adventure. (4/30a)
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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