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A FIRST FOR TIME AND TAYLOR: PERSON OF THE YEAR
Of course she is. (12/6a)
GRAMMY CHEW: (SORT OF) HANDICAPPING THE BIG 4
Your guess is as good as ours. (12/4a)
SPOTIFY LAYS OFF 17% OF STAFF
Streamer is Ek-specting significant savings. (12/5a)
RAINMAKERS: JORGE MEJIA
A taste of the latest annual edition (12/6a)
TOP 20: ATEEZ'S WORLD
K-pop and mistletoe (12/6a)
AI: RISKS AND REWARDS
How the biz might use this powerful new tech—and the threats it could pose.
HOW LONG WILL TRUMP'S PRISON SENTENCE BE?
Oh, sorry... we were just daydreaming.
RAINMAKERS 2023
The stories behind the biggest industry careers.
IS IT CHRISTMAS YET?
RUMOR MILL
DavidDollimoreTomMarch
12/7/23

Dance-music kingpin David Dollimore is launching Disorder Records with Geffen Records U.S., aiming to "define the global sound of tomorrow."


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12/6/23

Holiday music is enjoying an explosive season, having overtaken the DSPs before the first sandwich was made from leftover Thanksgiving turkey.


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congress
12/6/23

The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved a series of long-in-the-works ticketing reforms centered around pricing transparency and speculative selling.


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SwiftPOTY
12/6/23

Politicians, titans of industry and the occasional pope are the ones historically tapped as Time’s Person of the Year, but in 2023 the one person who “found a way to transcend borders and be a source of light” was Taylor Swift.


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12/6/23

KQ/RCA’s ATEEZ is headed for #1 on this week’s HITS Top 50. While Taylor Swift falls to #2, Republic will once again dominate the Top 10, with potentially seven entries. Six Christmas titles are projected to land in the Top 20.


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olivia iheart.SM
12/6/23

Geffen star, chart rocket and Grammy magnet Olivia Rodrigo brings her lively charisma to a photo op with Team iHeart on the occasion of her appearance at the iHeartRadio KIIS-FM Jingle Ball at L.A.’s Kia Forum. Among those who didn’t have the heart to say out loud where this photo would run are (l-r) iHeart CEO Bob Pittman and President of Entertainment Enterprises John Sykes, Rodrigo, Chief Programming Officer Tom Poleman and VP CHR Programming Mark Adams. Later, per tradition, a sprig of mistletoe was hung over a pile of callout-research printouts.


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Jay Chou
12/6/23

Universal Music Greater China has forged a strategic partnership with the “King of Mandopop," Jay Chou, and his JVR Music.


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david joseph morgan seth.SM
12/6/23

“Blimey, I’m bloody knackered. Can someone put the kettle on?” asks Big Loud/Mercury/Republic superstar and 2023 U.S. album leader Morgan Wallen during his recent trip to the U.K., which included a sold-out performance at London’s O2 Arena and the bestowal of a plaque. Replied UMG U.K. chief David Joseph, “Git 'er done.” Big Loud boss Seth England, meanwhile, quietly hoped there’d be a tray of McVitie’s bickies. Later, there was a bracing tour of Roman-era underfloor-heating ruins.


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GunpowderAndSky
12/6/23

The next original podcast to emerge from Gunpowder & Sky’s partnership with Audible will be Lighters in the Sky, a series about legendary live performances. It premieres tomorrow.


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12/6/23

Barry Weiss has rechristened his TwentySeven Music Publishing venture "Bossy Songs" and is launching it anew in partnership with Sony Music Publishing.


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Dax f/Darius Rucker, "To Be a Man" (RECORDS)
Singer-songwriter, rapper and advocate Dax made a splash with “Dear Alcohol” a while back and is making noise with “Man,” the original version of which has earned nearly 40m streams so far; this video of the duet with Rucker has earned 825k views on YouTube in just a few days. The track also hit #1 on iTunes. Dax was inked to RECORDS by SVP David Enriquez, who also signed TikTok breakout iCandy (“Keep Dat”). How big will “Man” get? Stay tuned.
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