JENNIFER KNOEPFLE: THE HITS INTERVIEW
A publishing all-star tells her story. (5/7a)
LIVE NATION POSTS (ANOTHER) RECORD QUARTER
More butts in seats than ever before. (5/3a)
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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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Miley Cyrus has the biggest-selling song in the U.K. of the year so far, while The Weeknd claims the top-selling album, according to data from the Official Charts Company.
Sony reps the vast majority of the Top 10 singles YTD with seven entries. “Flowers” (RCA) tops the list with 1.2m U.K. sales since its release in January, including MORE THAN 147m streams and 80k downloads. It still holds the title of the biggest sales week of any track in 2023 after shifting 126k during its second week at #1.
RAYE f/070 Shake’s “Escapism” (Human Re Sources) takes second place with over 850k sales. UMG, Warner and Mavin Records have one singles entry apiece in the Top 10.
Over on albums, UMG dominates with six Top 10 entries starting with The Weeknd’s The Highlights (Republic/XO) and Taylor Swift’s Midnights (EMI).
Lewis Capaldi has the biggest new album release of the year so far with Broken By Desire to be Heavenly Sent (EMI) at #6. Both Warner and Sony have two albums in the Top 10.
Official Singles Chart 2023 — to end of Q2
Official Albums Chart 2023 — to end of Q2