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SPRINGTIME
FOR HITS LIST
Meet this week's ensemble cast. (3/18a)
NEAR TRUTHS: STREAMING AND STREAMLINING
Knight's new day (3/18a)
TOP 50: ARI BASKS
IN THE sunshine
The biggest bow of the year (3/15a)
THE COUNT: ROLLING LOUD KEEPS ITS EYES ON THE PRIZE
The latest from the live sector (3/14a)
DEEPER WELL MARKS KACEY MUSGRAVES’ “SATURN RETURN”
Gleason on Musgraves (3/18a)
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!
Pub Crawling
A "WILD WORLD" FOR UMPG
3/12/24

Yoriyos Adamos and UMPG UK MD Mike McCormack flank Yusuf/Cat Stevens.

Yusuf/Cat Stevens has signed to an exclusive, global administration agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group, uniting his publishing with his recordings in the UMG family.

UMPG Chairman & CEO Jody Gerson and UMPG UK Managing Director Mike McCormack are big fans.

“For me personally,” Gerson said, “Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat stand the test of time. Songs from both albums do what great music is supposed to do—they make us feel deeply. It’s a privilege to be able to work with Yusuf and Yoriyos [Adamos] and the entire UMPG global team to introduce these incredible songs to new generations.”

Stevens’ catalog includes “Father and Son,” “Wild World,” “The Wind,” “Moonshadow” and “Morning Has Broken.” His return to recording and performing in recent years included a triumphant 2023 Glastonbury performance in front of 100k people.

“Jody and I have been fans of his music and songwriting for decades and have been working for many years to bring Yusuf’s catalog to UMPG UK,” McCormack said. “In January this year, that dream finally came true.”

Yusuf’s son and manager Yoriyos Adamos the publishing and recordings are under one roof since Chris Blackwell’s Island Records years in the early 1970s. “I was really excited about teaming up with Jody and Mike after our initial discussions,” he said. “We share a dynamic vision and are all committed to supporting Yusuf’s music and his timeless message of peace.”

WCM AND UNSUB PUBLISHING INK DEBBII DAWSON
3/12/24

Warner Chappell Music and Katy Perry's Unsub Publishing have inked an exclusive co-publishing deal with Debbii Dawson.

Blending pop, folk and country sounds, with whispers of her Indian heritage, Dawson dropped her debut single, “Even If It Kills Me,” which landed on the cover of Spotify’s Fresh Finds Pop Best of 2023 year-end playlist. The song was also featured on her debut EP, Learning, which yielded the standout track, “Eulogy for Nobody.”

“I couldn’t be more excited to have Unsub partner with the incredibly gifted songwriting talent that is Debbii Dawson,” said Unsub Publishing founder Perry. “She's a rare find and someone I believe has the brightest of futures ahead of her as an artist, songwriter, and creative force.”

“Debbii is a rare treasure. Ever since we first heard her demos from fellow WCM songwriter, Gabe Reali, we were sold. Her voice is undeniably unique and her storytelling is both authentic and distinct. We’re excited to help develop such a promising star,” added WCM Senior Director of A&R Maura Duval and Manager of A&R Jacob Koransky in a joint statement.

Photo credit: Rachel Higg

EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SYNC
3/5/24

This jolly conglomeration of music professionals was assembled for Primary Wave’s second annual Out-of-Towners Brunch, which has quickly become a staple of Music Supervisor Awards week. The event, hosted by PW’s sync team on the morning after the Guild of Music Supervisors Awards, welcomed out-of-town GMS nominees and members and their various mispuchahs to the company’s homey Beachwood Canyon offices. There, guests were treated to a traditional brunch of smoked fish, coffee and (if that Marley poster is any indication) cannabis-infused kichel bowties. We're told visitors included such luminaries of the supe space as Ed Baillie, Barry Cole, George Drakoulias, Nick Maker, Kyle McKeveny, Isaac Allaway, Amani “Burt Blackarach” Smith, Lilah Obregon-Wilson, Pete Saville and GMS President Lindsay Wolfington. And if you can identify everyone in this photo, you may be eligible to receive a rare anthology of Marley singing "Kartofl-Zup mit Shvomen" and other Yiddish classics.