Future and Metro Boomin’s We Don’t Trust You will score the year’s biggest opening, and Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS (spilled) heads for the #2 spot. Meanwhile, Rubyworks/ Columbia's Hozier and Sony Music Latin’s Shakira...
RCA has inked hot roots-rock band the Red Clay Strays, which has been avidly pursued by multiple majors. Big ups to Peter Edge, John Fleckenstein and A&R hitter Dan Chertoff.
Not only are Future and Metro Boomin in line for the year’s biggest debut, with We Don’t Trust You, it appears the dynamic duo has one of 2024’s runaway smashes in “Like That” f/Kendrick Lamar.
Sir Lucian Grainge's UMG has expanded its partnership with HYBE. As part of a new, 10-year deal, UMG will have exclusive distribution rights to all of HYBE's artists. Are further big moves in the pipeline for UMG following its major restructuring?
If we organized the market-share standings in brackets, employing the setup of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments, the #1 seeds would belong to a pair of loaded squads coached by frequent champs Monte and Avery Lipman and John Janick.
Bruce Springsteen is the first international songwriter to become a Fellow of the Ivors Academy in the British org's 80-year history. The award is the highest honor the academy bestows.
SoundExchange has reached a new cumulative distribution milestone of $11b in digital performance royalties since its inception in 2003.
Recorded-music revenue rose for the eighth consecutive year, hitting $17.1b, the highest topline number the RIAA has reported. Overall, growth was up 8%.
Island Records has upped Natasha Kilibarda to VP of marketing and creative strategy. The announcement was made by Jay Schumer, EVP, head of marketing & business development, who hailed her as "one of the most passionate and creative marketers in music."
MUSIC REVENUE TOPPED $17B IN 2023: RIAA
Streaming subscriptions lead the charge. (3/27a)
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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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