Primary Wave has inked a major new deal with pop legends The Four Seasons, the multi-decade hitmakers who inspired the Broadway monster Jersey Boys. The 10-year, multimillion-dollar strategic partnership brings the catalog of Frank Valli and his group...
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Check out our chat with Spotify's Lizzy Szabo, who programs the influential Gen-Z alternative playlist, Lorem. Capturing the spirit of "online" youth, Lorem features acts like beabadoobee, Omar Apollo, Clairo, Harry Styles, Rex OC, Billie...
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Internet Money’s “Lemonade” has climbed four slots to #1 on our Song Revenue Chart. Not surprisingly, it’s also the most- streamed song of the week. But the biggest gain in earnings was made by Fleetwood Mac’s 43-year-old smash, “Dreams,” which improbably skates into the Top 5 behind a 19% uptick.
Rainmakers 2020, our latest collection of stories about top industry players, is coming soon. Among the careers profiled are those of Michelle Jubelirer, Tom Poleman and Scott Borchetta.
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Nov. 3 isn’t the only big day on next month’s calendar; on 11/24 the Recording Academy will announce the nominees for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards during a 60-minute livestream on Grammy.com.
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Phoebe Bridgers’ universally acclaimed sophomore album, Punisher (Dead Oceans), has thrust the 25-year-old Pasadena native into the thick of Grammy speculation. Here’s what she has to say about such a possibility, making music amid the pandemic and her place in SoCal’s rich musical legacy.
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More than 20 executives and artists have been named to a leadership council for the Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective.
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From the moment Keith Urban left The Ranch, his rock-country power trio, the compact, New Zealand-born, Brisbane-raised guitarist transcended labels. The world-class musician’s guitar playing is as fluid and inventive as his seemingly effortless ability to vocally inhabit a song.
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Holly Gleason tells what to look out for when the 2020 Country Music Association Awards airs 11/11 live on CBS.
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Taylor Swift’s folklore (Republic) returns to #1 this week for its eighth non-consecutive week. NCT, whose album dropped 10/12, will make a Top 10 debut.
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