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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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Live Nation's slate of more than 50 summer events begins in earnest this weekend with USHER’s third edition of Lovers & Friends, also featuring Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige and Snoop Dogg.
Def Jam has inked singer Skylar Simone, who'll be introduced to the world via her new, D'Mile-produced single, “Shiver."
There are 32 new entries on HITS’ Song Revenue Chart—and 31 of them are from Taylor Swift, who pockets nearly $4m. The lone non-TTPD debut is Drake’s “Push Ups” at #15, with $127k. This gives House Lipman the entire Top 15. Future & Metro at #18 and Island’s Sabrina Carpenter at #20 give REPUBLIC CORPS 26 of the Top 30.
Sabrina Carpenter has her first U.K. #1 single with “Espresso” (Island). Over on albums, Taylor Swift tallies a second week at the top and may have signed a long lease for that chart penthouse.
Warner's Benson Boone lands atop the Pop chart once again, while RCA has two tracks going for the #1 spot, with SZA's "Saturn" currently in the lead, and Warner's Green Day returns to #1 at Modern Rock with "Dilemma."
Post Malone and Morgan Wallen have joined forces on a new single, "I Had Some Help," out 5/10. Check out the video of their debut performance of the song at Stagecoach.
In January, Fidelity Record Pressing opened as the vinyl pressing plant for Mobile Fidelity and outside clients. The FRP team will host an open house on-site in Oxnard 5/17. Craft beer and tacos, anyone?
Warner’s Dua Lipa graces the cover of Spotify’s New Music Friday, coinciding with today's release of her third album, Radical Optimism; “These Walls” sits at #1. Also, new cuts by Kendrick Lamar, Gracie Abrams, Kane Brown x Marshmello...
With news breaking overnight of a resolution between UMG and TikTok, UMG CEO Sir Lucian Grainge has provided further details on the wide-ranging pact in a letter to staff.
UMG and TikTok have forged a new licensing agreement that will result in the return of Universal artists, songwriters and labels to the platform following a three-month absence.