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4/24/24

Primary Wave has partnered with Crowded House's Neil Finn for a deal including his publishing catalog as both a member of that band and as a solo artist.
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A CHORUS OF PRAISE: IVORS 2024 NOMS

4/24/24

Sampha and Yussef Dayes lead 2024’s Ivor Novello Award nominees with two apiece; RAYE is in the running for Best Album. The U.K. trophyfest, as you know, hails the best in songwriting and composition.
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VMAs BEAMING BACK
TO BIG APPLE

4/25/24

MTV's Video Music Awards are returning to New York, almost 40 years to the day Madonna titillated early cable adopters in a like-a-virginal white dress. Paramount's Bruce Gillmer, who now oversees music specials for CBS as well, gives us the scoop.
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BURIED TREASURE: JOHNNY CASH, SONGWRITER

4/24/24

The previously unreleased Johnny Cash album Songwriter will see the light of day 6/28 via Mercury Nashville/UMe, 31 years after it was recorded.
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MIRANDA MEETS MONTE FOR REPUBLIC/BIG LOUD DEAL

4/24/24

After releasing her last six studio albums through RCA Nashville, Miranda Lambert has signed with Republic Records in a deal that includes Country radio promotion and marketing support from Seth England’s Big Loud Records.
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UPDATE: SWIFT SHATTERS MORE SPOTIFY RECORDS (AGAIN)

4/24/24

Taylor Swift's TTPD now holds nearly every streaming record on Spotify. Tay has the biggest day for an album, song and more on Spotify. The platform confirmed on Wednesday that TTPD has already crossed 1b streams...
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TAG, THEY'RE IT! SHAZAM'S BIGGEST MOVERS

4/24/24

Drake fans are doing "Push Ups" while Swifties push Taylor Swift's "Fortnight" f/Post Malone to the front of the line.
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POST MALONE, MICHAEL BAY AND VAULT COMICS TO CREATE NEW UNIVERSE

4/24/24

Post Malone will collaborate with director Michael Bay and Brad Fuller’s Platinum Dunes production company and Vault Comics to craft a universe based on his original IP.
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GRAMMYS ON THE HILL TO HONOR CROW

4/24/24

The Recording Academy will host its annual Grammys on the Hill Awards 4/30 at Hamilton Live in Washington, D.C. This year's awards will honor nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)...
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GORDY APPLAUDS DE PASSE & WHITFIELD

4/24/24

The Motown founder has issued a statement in response to the announcement of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 2024 inductees, which include two of his protégés, Suzanne de Passe and Norman Whitfield.
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STEM GETS PHYSICAL WITH AMPED PARTNERSHIP

4/24/24

Music-distribution and payments platform Stem is teaming with physical-distribution company AMPED to further aid independent artists in unlocking distribution and growth opportunities.
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GLAAD TO HONOR HUDSON, PECK

4/23/24

GLAAD will honor Jennifer Hudson with its Excellence in Media Award and country artist Orville Peck with the Vito Russo Award at the 35th annual GLAAD Media Awards, 5/11 in NYC.
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STAGECOACH 2024: TIME TO SADDLE UP

4/23/24

Coachella is barely over and here we are talking about AEG/Goldenvoice's country extravaganza, Stagecoach, which should be bigger than ever. Seriously, look at that lineup.
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'BU CHEER

4/23/24

With her single "Espresso" having caffeinated the streaming charts, #1 Pop smash "Feather" certified platinum and album Emails I Can't Send gone gold, Island star Sabrina Carpenter joined her team at Nobu Malibu for a plaque presentation that was followed by several rounds of thematically appropriate espresso martinis. Seen just before a wave of exuberance was replaced by ungovernable lassitude are (l-r) Island co-boss Imran Majid, Carpenter, manager Janelle Lopez Genzink and Island co-head Justin Eshak.
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FIELD TRIP/CAPITOL INKS HITMAKER BNYX

4/23/24

Yeat and Drake collaborator BNYX has signed with Lyfestyle Corporation/Field Trip/Capitol. The producer, songwriter and artist will have the support of Yeat's Lyfestyle Corporation across all music and marketing.
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SYLLA SAYS "BONJOUR" TO DEF JAM AFRICA

4/23/24

Universal Music France, in collaboration with its Capitol France division, has enlisted Binetou Sylla, acclaimed producer and founder of leading independent label Wèrè Wèrè Music, to lead Def Jam Africa.
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HITS LIST IN
PLAYOFF MODE

4/23/24

High-flying all-stars including Taylor, Billie, Future-Metro, Eshak-Majid and Chester are lighting up the scoreboard, and the crowd’s going nuts. Your HITS List bracket is here.

SPOTIFY Q1 PROFIT TOPS $1B; SUBS HIT 239M

4/23/24

Spotify beat expectations in its fiscal Q1, registering its biggest-ever quarterly profit while growing its subscriber base by 3m to 239m, a 14% uptick.
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NEAR TRUTHS: RADIO AND REINVENTION

4/23/24

I.B. on promotion, gatekeeping and cultural real estate.
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ON THE COVER: FUTURE & METRO BOOMIN

4/23/24

WE STILL DON’T TRUST YOU, the second Future-Metro Boomin collab of 2024, is also the pair’s second #1 chart bow of the year. The two sets represent the most vigorous commercial showing for hip-hop in recent memory.
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