Taylor Swift will repeat at #1 with more than 400k, pushing THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT past 3m in activity to date. Meanwhile, PARTYNEXTDOOR is...
Island's Sabrina Carpenter, who just notched her first global #1 hit with "Espresso," will be the musical guest on the 5/18 episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by Jake Gyllenhaal.
UMG's 2024 Q1 results show that revenue increased nearly 8% year over year to $2.77b, driven by double-digit increases in subscription revenue (12.5%) and streaming revenue (10.3%). Publishing revenue grew 18% year over year in constant currency.
Executives and artists have descended on Capitol Hill this week to lobby on behalf of AI protections, live-ticketing reform and other key issues facing the biz today.
SoundCloud has launched a new feature, the genre-specific Buzzing Playlists, "curated" via fan engagement.
With news breaking overnight of a resolution between UMG and TikTok, UMG CEO Sir Lucian Grainge has provided further details on the wide-ranging pact in a letter to staff.
Kendrick Lamar's "euphoria," a furious diss track aimed at Drake, is now #1 on Spotify U.S. with more than 5m streams and counting.
UMG and TikTok have forged a new licensing agreement that will result in the return of Universal artists, songwriters and labels to the platform following a three-month absence.
Republic Records was honored with the Visibility Award at the 2024 GLSEN Respect Awards for the label's work with LGBTQ+ artists and allies including Billy Porter, The Scarlet Opera and Kim Petras. Republic EVP Media & Artist Relations Joe Carozza accepted the award on behalf of House Lipman. Seen here wishing we were far less visible are (l-r) Avery Lipman, Carozza and Monte Lipman.
THE MUSIC OF CLIVE COMES ALIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL
That's what friends are for. (5/1a)
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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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