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THE COUNT: COLDPLAY IS HOT, COUNTRY'S COOKIN' IN THE U.K.
The latest tidbits from the bustling live sector (3/28a)
SONG REVENUE:
A STYLISTIC STEW MC, divas and singer-songwriters rub elbows. (3/28a)
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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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Virgin Music President Jacqueline Saturn received MUSEXPO's International Music Person of the Year award at a gala luncheon on 3/19. Given the global nature of the honor, the highly accomplished exec naturally delivered her gracious acceptance speech in every known human language. Virgin co-CEO Nat Pastor, meanwhile, can say "HITS sucks" in most earthly tongues. Seen feeling the international vibe you only get in Burbank are…
Primary Wave Music has tapped Julianne Wilson as senior director, creative sync, and upped Peter Kurczaba to senior director and Derek Pierce to director. All three will report to Global Sync President Marty Silverstone.
What do Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Irving Azoff, Cher, Sexyy Red and Jeremy Erlich have in common? Well, yes, they'd all prefer not to be associated with us. But they're also pictured within.
Warner breakout Teddy Swims, whose “Lose Control” just reached #1 on the Hot 100, has gone all in with WMG, signing a global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music. “Control” freaks pictured above are...
Having reconfigured his UMG universe, Sir Lucian Grainge is now better positioned to dedicate himself to such challenges as rejiggering the streaming-compensation paradigm, doing battle with TikTok and outlining best practices as...
Amid the buzzer-beaters, Cinderellas and bracket-busters of March Madness, the biz is experiencing March radness. Ari, Kacey, Future & Metro and Queen Bey are putting points on the scoreboard, while Wass and Mosco whoop it up from their courtside seats.
ICLG puts Olivia Rodrigo's "obsessed" atop the Pop add board, while Epic's Future & Metro Boomin take most-added honors at Rhythm courtesy of "Like That" w/Kendrick Lamar. And at Modern Rock, AWAL's Royel Otis shares top honors with Big Loud Rock's Letdown.
After French regulators ruled that Denis Ladegaillerie's consortium plans violate securities laws, Believe’s board of directors issued a statement inviting WMG to formally place an offer to acquire the French music company.
Kacey Musgraves, whose Interscope/MCA Nashville set Deeper Well is the week’s biggest debut—and scores a #2 bow on our latest Top 50 chart—is hitting new peaks of both creativity and visibility.
Newly tapped as vice chairman of Interscope Capitol Labels Group, the estimable, consummately menschy Steve Berman finds his brief getting significantly bigger.