Universal Music Group and Spotify are expanding their strategic relationship to further amplify music discovery and social interaction and enhance fan experiences on the platform for UMG artists and songwriters.
Coldplay is eyeing a $1b box-office milestone, Morgan Wallen and Chris Stapleton are leading a gold rush for live American country in the U.K. and big paydays await some reunited faves.
Future and Metro Boomin’s We Don’t Trust You will score the year’s biggest opening, and Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS (spilled) heads for the #2 spot. Meanwhile, Rubyworks/ Columbia's Hozier and Sony Music Latin’s Shakira...
Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign’s “CARNIVAL” leapfrogs Ariana Grande’s “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” to reclaim #1 on the Song Revenue Chart. Cardi B notches the week’s top-earning debut with “Enough (Miami).” And Warner bros Benson Boone, Teddy Swims and Zach Bryan stay rock-solid at 4, 5 and 6, respectively.
On a day off from his own North American arena tour, Bruce Springsteen flew across the country and then right back to California in order to make a surprise appearance with Zach Bryan in Brooklyn.
RCA has inked hot roots-rock band the Red Clay Strays, which has been avidly pursued by multiple majors. Big ups to Peter Edge, John Fleckenstein and A&R hitter Dan Chertoff.
If we organized the market-share standings in brackets, employing the setup of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments, the #1 seeds would belong to a pair of loaded squads coached by frequent champs Monte and Avery Lipman and John Janick.
Not only are Future and Metro Boomin in line for the year’s biggest debut, with We Don’t Trust You, it appears the dynamic duo has one of 2024’s runaway smashes in “Like That” f/Kendrick Lamar.
Virgin Music Group has partnered with 3AM Entertainment focus on artists from the South Asian diaspora. The first project under the new deal is a single, “Heartless,” from label co-owner Jay Sean featuring Toronto-based Punjabi hitmaker Ikky.
Wasserman Music has created a first-of-its-kind dedicated Orchestral division with Vice President Emily Threlfall Yoon taking the baton to lead the unit. The agency has also promoted nine employees.
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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