It wasn’t just a lunch—it was a summit. The sight of Allen Grubman and John Branca breaking bread together at the Polo Lounge this week has created a deafening buzz...
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Aaron Bay-Schuck and Warner Records have announced a JV deal with Second Estate Records, a new label launched by A&R veteran Mel Carter, who will also serve as…
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At a studio playback event for the forthcoming Built for Infinity Links by Quality Control/Motown's Quavo & Takeoff (due 10/7, with single "Hotel Lobby" leading), the following people gathered for a celebratory photo and wondered if might be possible to mute us in the mix...
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A look at the artist behind the smash "Bad Habit" (L-M/RCA) and why he features so prominently in the Grammy conversation.
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Here comes the Whitney Houston biopic, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, which is slated to hit screens on 12/21 via Sony Tri Star. The film, which stars Brit Naomi Ackie in the lead role and Stanley Tucci as Clive Davis, was produced by...
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Crush's Sia is flying high off a relaunched campaign for her 2016 cut "Unstoppable" (RCA). The empowering anthem, which was revived earlier this year on TikTok, is aiming for a Hot AC #1.
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Ed Sheeran’s first tour of North America in five years will be an all-stadium run of 21 cities, beginning 5/6 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and wrapping 9/23 at L.A.’s SoFi Stadium.
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Kendrick Lamar was the musical guest for the season premiere of Saturday Night Live this weekend. The Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper performed three songs from his latest studio album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers—"N95," "Rich Spirit" and "Father Time" f/Sampha.
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With the NFL and CFB in full swing as the MLB playoffs and the NBA season loom, October is nirvana for sports fans. Industryites are similarly enthused about ballers Rihanna, Taylor and Sam Smith while wondering what chunk plays Max Lousada, Ron Perry and Fred Davis are scheming up.
It’s time to focus on the hip-hop categories as we inch closer to the opening of the voting period for the 65th annual Grammy Awards. Word is strategic maneuvering is already going on in the genre committees.
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