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WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: A CONVERSATION WITH THE RIAA’S MICHELE BALLANTYNE
She knows what "RIAA" stands for. (3/24a)
IFPI: MUSIC REVENUE HITS $26.2B
Streaming accounts for more than two-thirds of the income. (3/22a)
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HIP-HOP AT 50
The astonishing first half-century of a world-rocking genre.
K-POP'S NEW ARRIVAL
Who's next to grow the profile of Seoul music?
FESTIVAL SEASON
Are we about to see new attendance records set?
RAINMAKERS: GEORGE SANTOS
He signed Elvis.
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Interscope's Lana Del Rey, River House/Columbia Nashville's Luke Combs and BIGHIT/Geffen's Jimin are all on track for Top 5 bows after one day of activity.
Spotify and Hulu hosted a celebration for the RapCaviar Presents docuseries in West Hollywood on Thursday night (3/23). A good time was had by all who didn't have to deal with us.
Morgan Wallen's One Thing at a Time logs another massive week at #1 on the HITS Top 50, while the launch of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour sees seven of her titles on the chart. U2 earns the top debut with Songs of Surrender, at #5.
Yes, it’s finally springtime, but the extreme warmth we’re feeling is being generated by torrid Republic, its monumental stars and kickass execs, including Wallen and Roppo, respectively. Until the mercury rises to an acceptable level, we’ll happily bask in their glow.
We asked RIAA COO Michele Ballantyne a few annoying questions about the organization, efforts to advance equality and her own story. Much to our surprise, she decided to answer them.
Interscope Geffen A&M and the National Football League partnered for a players and Legends day on 3/21. Geared toward current and former players interested in the music business, it featured panel discussions with executives, interactive listening sessions at IGA’s state-of-the-art recording studios and more.
Here’s a taste of the previously unreleased archival set Live at Berkeley 1971, hitting 4/28 from Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group and Cheryl Pawelski’s Omnivore Recordings.
U2 has secured its 11th U.K. Official Albums #1 with Songs of Surrender, tying with David Bowie for the most #1 albums. Over on singles, Miley Cyrus sets a new record.