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4/20/24

I.B. on promotion, gatekeeping and cultural real estate.


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4/20/24

According to published reports, and in the wake of news that Concord had already assembled a proposal for Hipgnosis Songs Fund, financial giant Blackstone has revealed that it is mounting its own bid...


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4/19/24

Taylor Swift's first TORTURED POETS video is here: "Fortnight," co-starring Post Malone. It's a wild visual odyssey of steampunk tropes, period attire and—oh, just watch it. And stick around for the Fortnight Challenge.


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4/19/24

With massive first-day numbers (313m global streams), Taylor Swift's TTPD now holds nearly every streaming record on Spotify. Tay now holds the biggest day for an album, song and more on Spotify.


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4/19/24

TikTok has rolled out the red carpet for Taylor Swift, creating an in-app experience for release of THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. Many of the interactive features for Swift's hub are firsts for the platform.


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4/19/24

Seeing a stadium-level band in a club is a rare opportunity. Seeing said band performing two of their most beloved albums in their entirety in such an environment is a unicorn-level rarity.


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4/20/24

If you're a TORTURED POET, you're probably about ready to put down your feather quill and enjoy a peaceful opium-fueled oblivion. These delightful industry pics won't tax your weary mind—though we did consider doing the captions as limericks. But it smacked of effort.


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4/19/24

Future & Metro Boomin return to #1 on the HITS Top 50 with their sequel, WE STILL DON'T TRUST YOU. Sony logs a fourth straight week at #1, holding the top three spots, with Beyoncé at #2 and TRUST's predecessor at #3.


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4/19/24

Can Taylor Swift's latest Republic rocket, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT, soar into the rarefied air of 2 million+ in first-week activity?


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4/18/24

Dickey Betts, the Allman Brothers Band guitarist and singer who penned their biggest hit and was a driving force in the rise of Southern rock, died Thursday. He was 80.


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TORTURED POETS UNITE: TAYLOR IS BACK
Is she ever. (4/19a)
HITS LIST ENTERS
PLAYOFF MODE
Will the scoring record be broken? (4/19a)
SONG REVENUE: CALM BEFORE THE STORM
J. Cole has his moment; Future-Metro have another big payday. (4/19a)
WARNER CHAPPELL ROPES IN RED CLAY STRAYS
Another big get for Guy and Carianne (4/19a)
THE COUNT: COACHELLA, FROM THE COUCH
The coziest way to experience the fest (4/19a)
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!