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harry styles The cover of our Live100 speaks volumes about live music’s insane boom as Brit phenom wraps his 30-show MSG run after 12 Wembleys and plenty more—with huge stadium trek on tap for ’27. Teams Full Stop, CAA and Columbia are all Together in the front row.
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My Chemical Romance Alternative stalwarts top the Hit Parade as anniversary edition marches to #1—and five-show Hollywood Bowl run wraps with a goth kid’s dream Halloween. Warner’s Aaron, CAA’s Matt Galle and manager Brian Schechter have excellent chemistry.
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JAŸ-Z Roc Nation founder and rap ruler to take the ball himself as Super Bowl halftime headliner following killer stadium run hailing landmark album anniversaries, with Des Perez and Jay Brown cheering in the stands. But how do you pronounce that umlaut?
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Virgin UMG’s killer Q3 report shows Downtown integration driving skyscraper revenue as VMG market share sits at a powerhouse 8.6—which has JT, Nat, Jacqueline and team feeling higher than Richard Branson’s balloon. Cue Petula Clark?
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Tate McRae RCA pop phenom’s “Housewife” is a one-listen gigundo smasheroo as Peter Edge, John Fleckenstein and team clean up on DSPs. Maybe it’s the diet pills talking, but we have a feeling this one’s gonna stick around.
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Steve Lacy Another big artist-development coup for Edge and Fleck, with three big tracks in Spot’s U.S. Top 20. Is Grammy love a distinct possibility? Nipper says: Oh yeah.
7Imran Majid & Justin Eshak Is new terrain surfacing for Island duo in Monte’s East Coast ecosystem? The grapevine says their next act will be Spectacular.
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Roberto Andrade Renowned A&R hitter gets his presidential stripes as Warner Latina boss while Miami label keeps bringing the Heat. You may also call him the managing Dirak-tor.
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Chris Kappy Make Wake sheik adds STELLA LEFTY to management roster that includes Luke Combs, Flatland Cavalry, Dylan Marlowe, more. Buy that man a Kappy-ccino.
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City of Hope A Spirited night honors Larry Mestel, raising a huge Wave of donations to fight dread diseases as Melissa, Jackson, Stevie perform and bizzers toast a legendary mensch. Just what the doctor ordered.
