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TRUMP TALKING TO ORACLE ABOUT TIKTOK TAKEOVER
The roller-coaster ride continues. (1/27a)
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GIVING BACK
FireAid, other benefits prove artists want to be part of the solution.
MEET THE RESISTANCE
Music fuels the fight as our rights come under attack.
BEST NEW ARTISTS
Grammy's BNA batch proves its mettle.
AFTER THE FIRES
How can the biz help restore L.A.?
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WHAT IT IS: The Norwegian producer/writer team of Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel Eriksen is responsible for countless hits, writing/producing 10 #1 singles in the U.S. and 11 in the U.K., and they’ve won two Grammys and received 2007’s ASCAP U.K.’s Songwriter of the Year Award and 2009 ASCAP Songwriter of the Year Award. They have written and produced major records for Beyoncé, Rihanna, Coldplay and others; their forthcoming music will feature their favorite artists.
ALBUM: TBD
SINGLE: “Waterfall” f/Pink & Sia
RADIO: Released on 3/10; Top 40 #1 Most Added first week; Hot AC #1 Most Added first week
INTERNET: Hit #1 on Spotify Global Viral 50 chart; #1 on Spotify U.S. Viral 50 chart
PRESS: Entertainment Weekly Must List, Fader, Stereogum
BOOKING: Joel Zimmerman
PUBLISHING: Eriksen/EMI April Music; Hermansen: EMI April Music; Thomas Pentz: Songs; Philip Meckseper: GEMA, Mad Decent c/o Kobalt
MANAGEMENT: Time Blacksmith/Blacksmith Music