“Calling My Phone” from 19-year-old wunderkind Lil Tjay with 6LACK pulled in $168k behind nearly 30m streams to debut at #1 on our Song Revenue Chart. It supplants Cardi B’s “Up,” which drops to #3, a slot below Olivia Rodrigo’s “drivers license.” Taylor Swift’s re-recorded “Love Story” bows at #4.
Global Citizen has launched a yearlong campaign, Recovery Plan for the World, to end COVID-19 and kickstart a global recovery. Billie Eilish, the Jonas Brothers and H.E.R. are among the artists involved.
Word has it that the much-discussed Verzuz deal will not remain with Apple. Instead, we're told...
Republic owns the entire Top 3 and four of the Top 5, while two new releases land in the Top 20.
Mark Cheatham and Joe Hadley have been elevated to Co-Heads of Creative Artists Agency’s global hip-hop/R&B touring group.
Eight days after recording the masterpiece Kind of Blue, Miles Davis was attacked and arrested for loitering by the NYPD.
Classic MTV and VH1 programs like Behind the Music, Yo! MTV Raps and Unplugged will be revived on ViacomCBS' streaming platform, Paramount+. Also on the way: a new original series from Dave Grohl, From Cradle to Stage...
Online betting sites have released odds for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, and Taylor Swift is expected to have a big night, favored to win...
Sony Music Publishing Nashville has signed country superstar Kane Brown to a worldwide deal. Brown also launched his own publishing imprint, Verse 2 Music, a joint venture with SMP, headed by industry vet Kent Earls.
Downtempo electronica meets jazz-infused sounds in a new series of Lo-Fi compilations from two CMG labels, Astralwerks and Blue Note Records.
BILLIE'S GOT AN ALBUM READY FOR RELEASE
We now know how she spent her lockdown. (2/24a)
BLACK MUSIC COLLECTIVE SLATES GRAMMY WEEK EVENT
A first for the Academy's new group. (2/24a)
SPOTIFY GOES HIFI, BARACK & BRUCE BOW
The Bruce & Barack Show is available on demand. (2/23a)
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH
A jazz chronicle of fighting the power.
GRAMMYS: WHERE TO FROM HERE?
After the snubs, the show.
ACQUITTED
In a phenomenal display of cowardice.
MOVING THE NEEDLE
When vaccination schedules and touring schedules meet.
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