We’re particularly delighted to share this photo of Interscope Capitol Labels Group Vice Chairman Steve Berman with his (much) better half, Frances Berman (l) and Interscope artist Gracie Abrams at L.A. Family Housing’s LAFH Awards 2024. The fundraising gala at the Pacific Design Center gathered advocates, supporters, biz leaders, government partners and other well-wishers for “an evening of education, advocacy and inspiration”—three things we totally believe in, though they’re rarely associated with us.
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Island's Sabrina Carpenter earns her first global #1 with "Espresso," which has topped Spotify's worldwide and U.S. charts.
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DEAD & COMPANY GET EXPERIENTIAL WITH VIBEELooking to enhance your literal and figurative trips to Dead & Company's upcoming residency at Sphere? Flock to Dead Forever Experience, a free, 22,000-square-foot "centralized hub" of all things jam.
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Taylor and her DEPARTMENT are off the launchpad and generating out-of-this-world numbers. Her supernova is emblematic of a remarkable year in the music biz, as Hozier rockets to #1, country stars—and Nickelback—shine in the desert night, Myke Towers prepares to add his name to the Latin-music galaxy and Roppo is manning mission control.
Billie Eilish is packing her bags for a massive world tour in support of her upcoming album, Hit Me Hard and Soft.
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THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT debuted at #1 around the world, broke the record for most first-week U.S. streams of any album in history and earned the biggest U.S. sales week of Taylor Swift’s career, surpassing 1989 (Taylor’s Version). It also broke the record...
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Stagecoach has come to an end and with it, our three-week extravaganza in the desert. Let’s dive into the hottest country fest of the year.
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Whether you're scribbling blank verse in your garret in honor of Taylor's massive chart bow, squeezing into your cowboy boots as Stagecoach begins or simply collapsing on the couch while you wait for the refreshments to kick in, we salute you—and we bring you this minimally taxing anthology of hot music-biz photos.
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Even with Taylor Swift sucking most of the oxygen out of the marketplace, TDE/RCA's SZA remains in orbit with "Saturn." The cut is Top 20 at Spotify U.S. and just outside the Top 20 on the global chart; it's also Top 30 at Apple Music (just behind another big SZA cut, "Snooze").
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Island Records has upped Jenny Gorotiza to VP of marketing, in which capacity she'll continue to lead campaigns for acts such as Shawn Mendes, keshi, Jessie Reyez, Lauren Spencer Smith and SleazyWorld Go.
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STAGECOACH: THE FINAL DESERT EXCURSION
Our weary travelers reflect on their adventure. (4/30a)
HIPGNOSIS BOARD APPROVES UPPED BLACKSTONE BID
But it ain't over till it's over. (4/29a)
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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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