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HITS LIST GETS LIT UP
Whoa, this year's going too fast. (11/19a)
ON THE COVER: WICKED
They're not in Kansas anymore. (11/19a)
GRAMMY CHEW: RUMINATING ON THE BIG 4 NOMS
80% is a lot better than usual. (11/15a)
NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
THE B-SIDE
CALLING ALL AGENTS: RUSSELL WARBY (WME)
10/28/24

A partner at WME in London, Warby works with clients including Pulp, Vampire Weekend, Keane, Kaiser Chiefs, Faith No More, Johnny Marr and Parquet Courts.

You can go back in time and see any concert. Who would you see and when?

The Who in its prime, around 1973.

CALLING ALL AGENTS: MARSHA VLASIC (IAG)
10/28/24

Vlasic, Vice-Chair of the Music Division at IAG, has represented a diverse array of talent for more than 40 years and currently works with such iconic acts as Neil Young, Elvis Costello, The Strokes, Norah Jones, Iggy Pop, Cage the Elephant, The Breeders, PJ Harvey, Regina Spektor, Band of Horses, Moby, Silversun Pickups, Butch Walker, Noel Gallagher, Jane’s Addiction and The Libertines. A pioneering force for women in the music industry, Vlasic was honored in 2024 alone with the Bottle Award at the International Live Music Conference, named both International Agent of the Year and Most Powerful Women in Live Music at the Canadian Live Music Industry Awards and inducted into Pollstar’s Women of Live Hall of Fame.

You can go back in time and see any concert. Who would you see and when?

Live Aid, 1985. I’d want to see Freddie Mercury.

Favorite festival you ever attended?

Coachella 1999, year one, with Morrissey (my client at the time).

CALLING ALL AGENTS: ELISA VAZZANA (UTA)
10/28/24

Vazzana is based in Nashville, where she works closely with, among other acts, rising country star Megan Moroney. Vazzana, who began her career at CAA in 2008, also serves as UTA’s head of Fairs and Festivals.

First concert you ever saw?

My mom got me tickets to see Whitney Houston, but that show was canceled at the last minute, so we went to Michael Bolton at Desert Sky Pavilion in Phoenix. Céline Dion was the opener. Wild times.

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?

“Don’t sign anything you wouldn’t quit your job tomorrow to manage for free.” —Stan Bernett, my longtime mentor.