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A WALK IN THE PARK WITH AEG's JIM KING
The Hyde Park equivalent of Coachella (6/8a)
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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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JYP/Imperial's Stray Kids secure another giant week at #1 on the HITS Top 50 for Republic, extending its run to 14 weeks. Jelly Roll earns a career-best debut at #3 with Whitsitt Chapel, while ENHYPEN, the Foos, Spider-Man and Moneybagg Yo freshen up the Top 10.
The chieftains and stars of surging labels Republic, Interscope, RCA and indie Broken Bow have the industry’s full attention as the halfway point of the 2023 season nears. Who will emerge when the smokes clears? Will the reigning champ threepeat?
Any substantive conversation about the present state of the biz will prominently feature how successful the burgeoning Latin market has become, as exemplified by its commanding presence on the U.S. and global streaming charts.
As we survey Spotify's predictions for the summer's biggest songs, we present this sizzling-hot pic of Global Head of Music Jeremy Erlich, whose sunny countenance sets the seasonal tone.
For our Pride Special, David Furnish gets personal with David Bender and discusses Elton John's final tour coming to an end, his documentary with R.J. Cutler, activism, music and more.
De La Soul's Posdnuos eulogizes the trio's Trugoy The Dove on Statik Selektah's new single, "Round Trip (For Dave)." The song arrives just ahead of our Black Music Month issue, which includes features on both De La Soul and affiliated hip-hop collective Native Tongues.
Foo Fighters have claimed their sixth U.K. Official Albums #1 with But Here We Are, while Dave & Central Cee land the biggest week of streams ever for a rap single.
The National Hip-Hop Museum (NHHM) is invading New York City from 6/10-11 for a special 40th anniversary celebration of the 1983 hip-hop film, Wild Style.
At the Spotify House CMA Fest installation at Nashville's Ole Red, the DSP's team gathered for this illustrious photo op with Day 1 fest performers Sam Hunt and Kelsea Ballerini, the latter a surprise guest announced just hours before her set. Seen actively ignoring our calls are (l-r) Spotify’s Mary Catherine Kinney, Dustee Jenkins, Hunt, Ballerini and the Spot's Jeremy Erlich and Rachel Whitney.
Bust out the fireworks, Angelenos! Neil Young will play a four-night stand in July at the John Anson Ford Theatre, kicking off a run of solo acoustic West Coast shows.