TOP 20: TAYLOR TIME Poised to log more than 800m album streams, Republic's Taylor Swift will likely set another record with THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. Meanwhile, Pearl Jam’s Dark Matter is headed for a Top 5 opening, and Republic could hold eight of the week’s Top 10 with... …Read moreTHE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE The dust has settled following back-to-back Coachella weekends at Empire Polo Field just in time for the Stagecoach Music Festival, which will feature a fun-filled weekend of country-flavored vibes. …Read moreVMAs BEAMING BACK TO THE BIG APPLE MTV's Video Music Awards are returning to New York, almost 40 years to the day Madonna titillated early cable adopters in a like-a-virginal white dress. Paramount's Bruce Gillmer, who now oversees music specials for CBS as well, gives us the scoop. …Read moreSPOTIFY Q1 PROFIT TOPS $1B; SUBS HIT 239M Spotify beat expectations in its fiscal Q1, registering its biggest-ever quarterly profit while growing its subscriber base by 3m to 239m, a 14% uptick. …Read moreNEAR TRUTHS: RADIO AND REINVENTION I.B. on promotion, gatekeeping and cultural real estate. …Read moreON THE COVER: FUTURE & METRO BOOMIN WE STILL DON’T TRUST YOU, the second Future-Metro Boomin collab of 2024, is also the pair’s second #1 chart bow of the year. The two sets represent the most vigorous commercial showing for hip-hop in recent memory. …Read moreMERCK’S HSM DEFENDS ITS TURF Blackstone’s reported £1.2b ($1.5b) bid for Hipgnosis Songs Fund, which followed a $1.4b bid from Concord Chorus, has spurred HSF investment advisor Hipgnosis Song Management, headed by founder Merck Mercuriadis, into action. …Read more |
VMAs BEAMING BACK
TO THE BIG APPLE Getting back to where they once belonged (4/24a)
THE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE
Jon Wayne is rolling over in his grave. (4/24a)
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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
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VMAs BEAMING BACK
TO THE BIG APPLE Getting back to where they once belonged (4/24a)
THE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE
Jon Wayne is rolling over in his grave. (4/24a)
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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!
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Did we mention it’s Taylor Swift week? Our prognosticators have another update on THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT’s first week total. Analysts are now certain that...
With Miranda Lambert joining Republic in partnership with Seth England’s Big Loud, House Lipman now holds three of the major draws on Stagecoach’s lineup: Morgan Wallen, Lambert and Post Malone. Does the coastal major have more strategic Music City partnerships in store?
MTV's Video Music Awards are returning to New York, almost 40 years to the day Madonna titillated early cable adopters in a like-a-virginal white dress. Paramount's Bruce Gillmer, who now oversees music specials for CBS as well, gives us the scoop.
The dust has settled following back-to-back Coachella weekends at Empire Polo Field just in time for the Stagecoach Music Festival, which will feature a fun-filled weekend of country-flavored vibes.
Poised to log more than 800m album streams, Republic's Taylor Swift will likely set another record with THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. Meanwhile, Pearl Jam’s Dark Matter is headed for a Top 5 opening, and Republic could hold eight of the week’s Top 10 with...
In our latest roundup, we present eight rising professionals from various parts of the biz whose dedication and effort make their superiors look good.
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As the projections for Taylor Swift’s new set, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT, go through the roof , we thought it might be illuminating to look through some global stats on her prior releases.
Music-distribution and payments platform Stem is teaming with physical-distribution company AMPED to further aid independent artists in unlocking distribution and growth opportunities.
After releasing her last six studio albums through RCA Nashville, Miranda Lambert has signed with Republic Records in a deal that includes Country radio promotion and marketing support from Seth England’s Big Loud Records.
Spotify beat expectations in its fiscal Q1, registering its biggest-ever quarterly profit while growing its subscriber base by 3m to 239m, a 14% uptick.
PULSE Music Group has inked a publishing JV with songwriter-producer Jon Bellion and his pubco, Beautiful Mind.
Post Malone will collaborate with director Michael Bay and Brad Fuller’s Platinum Dunes production company and Vault Comics to craft a universe based on his original IP.
Upwards of 85,000 hard rock lovers are headed to Las Vegas this weekend for the mega-fest Sick New World, anchored by one of only two 2024 performances by System of a Down.
Primary Wave has partnered with Crowded House's Neil Finn for a deal including his publishing catalog as both a member of that band and as a solo artist.
The Black Music Action Coalition is asking music-industry professionals to participate in an anonymous survey that will be part of the org's third annual Music Industry Action Report Card.
The Recording Academy will host its annual Grammys on the Hill Awards 4/30 at Hamilton Live in Washington, D.C. This year's awards will honor nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)...
Sampha and Yussef Dayes lead 2024’s Ivor Novello Award nominees with two apiece; RAYE is in the running for Best Album. The U.K. trophyfest, as you know, hails the best in songwriting and composition.
GLAAD will honor Jennifer Hudson with its Excellence in Media Award and country artist Orville Peck with the Vito Russo Award at the 35th annual GLAAD Media Awards, 5/11 in NYC.
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