MAJOR-LABEL EXECS TALK U.K. RADIOUMG U.K.’s Rebecca Allen, Sony Music U.K.’s Jason Iley and Warner Music U.K.’s Tony Harlow weigh in on the role radio plays in the British musical landscape.
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Bruno Mars is the secret ingredient on the two biggest songs in the DSP world, sitting atop Spotify's global Top 50 with ROSÉ's "APT." at #1 and the Lady Gaga collaboration "Die With a Smile" at #2.
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Close attention to this compelling trade shot reveals that Island superstar Sabrina Carpenter’s eyes are closed. That’s because she’s in the middle of a lovely recurring dream in which she’s surrounded by the stalwart professionals who make up her team and they are commemorating the platinum certification of her most recent album, Short n’ Sweet, with a mammoth plaque. Later in the dream...
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The Marías’ new Nice Life/Atlantic single may be titled “No One Noticed,” but pretty much everyone is taking notice of the group, led by Puerto Rican-bred, Atlanta-raised María Zardoya and L.A. native Josh Conway.
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As he breaks more Spotify records, The Weeknd has set a 1/24 release date for his XO/Republic album Hurry Up Tomorrow and will celebrate with a gigantic one-off the next day at the Rose Bowl.
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I.B. on Kendrick, Drake and the new legal kerfuffle, seasonal smashes, the distro equation and more.
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Kendrick Lamar's "tv off" f/Lefty Gunplay is Shazam's Biggest Mover this week, bumping Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' "Die With a Smile" to #2.
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pgLang/Interscope's Kendrick Lamar will score his fourth consecutive #1 album with GNX, projected to generate 291k in activity with 325m on-demand audio streams. In the runner-up spot is Verve/Republic's Wicked: The Soundtrack, anticipating an opening of...
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Ole Obermann, global head of Music Business Development for TikTok, tells our own Craig Marks that he’s been way too busy over the past six months to let the company’s existential uncertainty weigh on him. Obermann has had his own fires to put out.
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UMG’s Classics & Jazz division has upped Natasha Baldwin to president of Global Classics, Jazz & Screen, and Deutsche Grammophon President Clemens Trautmann will take on a newly expanded role.
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