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5/10/24

Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism has scored her the biggest opening week for a British woman since Adele’s 30. Over on the singles chart, Sabrina Carpenter tallies a second week on top.
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AEG'S FEDRIZZI GETS PRESIDENTIAL WITH NEW GIG

5/10/24

AEG Presents has promoted Brent Fedrizzi to president, North American Regional Offices, following a run as the concert giant's co-president and COO of the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest Regions.
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TRAVIS SCOTT TIX FLYING FOR SUMMER SHOWS IN EUROPE

5/10/24

Travis Scott is heading back out on the road this summer in Europe and the U.K. as part of his UTOPIA: Circus Maximus Tour, and tickets are moving faster than you can say "telekinesis."
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WMG Q2 REVENUE UP
NEARLY 7% TO $1.49B

5/10/24

WMG delivered a largely upbeat earnings report for its fiscal Q2. Happily, the Bunny, unlike the other two members of the Big 3, reports its results in dollars, not euros or yen, so there’s no pesky currency conversion involved in stitching together this post.
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CONCORD BOWS OUT OF HIPGNOSIS BIDDING

5/10/24

Concord has filed notice that it is withdrawing from the bidding for Hipgnosis Songs Fund.
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MORGAN AND POST'S "HELP" IS HERE

5/10/24

In the biggest crossover since Mothra vs. Godzilla, Morgan Wallen and Post Malone have released their new collaboration, “I Had Some Help,” accompanied by a music video.
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MAIS OUI! TAYLOR DEBUTS POETS IN PARIS

5/10/24

Parisian Taylor Swift diehards were in the right place at the right time yesterday as the artist restarted her box office-busting Eras Tour with the first of four sold-out shows at La Défense Arena.
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BEEF BRINGS LAMAR BACK TO SPOTLIGHT

5/10/24

With an epic rap beef playing out publicly, Kendrick Lamar is winning on the charts, holding #1 with diss tracks at Spotify and Apple Music globally and in the U.S. Does Lamar have more wild cards to play as going rogue pays off?
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HOLLY GLEASON SCORES SEVEN SOCAL JOURNALISM NOMS

5/10/24

Our own Holly Gleason has been nominated for seven SoCal Journalism Awards by the Los Angeles Press Club. Her nominated features on The War & Treaty and Tyler Childers appeared in HITS.
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TUCKER WETMORE LANDING AT A MAJOR?

5/10/24

Word out of the 615 is that Tucker Wetmore and Rakiyah Marshall’s Back Blocks Music have selected…
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CRAIG MARKS JOINS HITS, THROWS STELLAR CAREER OUT WINDOW

5/10/24

Craig Marks has made the career-ending decision to join HITS in the role of executive editor at large.
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THE U.K. STILL LOVES "MR. BRIGHTSIDE"

5/10/24

U.K. listeners are still looking on the “Mr. Brightside,” as The Killers song of the same name has overtaken “Wonderwall” by Oasis as the most commercially successful hit never to reach #1.
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A PREVIEW OF RADIO CHART PREVIEWS

5/10/24

Warner remains atop the T40 chart with Benson Boone's "Beautiful Things," while Epic moves Future & Metro Boomin’s "Like That" to #1 at Rhythm and Warner/Crush enjoy another week atop the Modern Rock chart with Green Day’s “Dilemma.”
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DARCUS BEESE:
THE INSIDE STORY

5/10/24

The story of respected British music exec Darcus Beese, formerly president of UMG U.K.’s Island Records, will be told in his upcoming book, Rebel With a Cause.
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SPOTTED ON NEW MUSIC FRIDAY

5/10/24

Post Malone and Morgan Wallen lasso the cover of Spotify’s New Music Friday with the release of “I Had Some Help." Also, new cuts by Kendrick Lamar, Megan Thee Stallion, Peso Pluma...
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TIKTOK TO FLAG AI-GENERATED IMAGES AND VIDEO

5/9/24

TikTok is increasing its efforts in AI transparency, using new technology to automatically label AI-generated image and video content made on other platforms.
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UMPG POPS TO TOP AT ASCAP AWARDS

5/9/24

Jody Gerson's Team UMPG is celebrating a Publisher of the Year win at the ASCAP Pop Awards. Pictured pondering the perfect topline to capture the moment are...
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UMG GIVES STARTUPS A "LIFT" WITH NEW ONLINE HUB

5/9/24

UMG's Digital Innovation team has launched the online destination UMusicLift, which aims to aid music-related startups and entrepreneurs by providing detailed info about the nuances of the music business.
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LAINEY SADDLES UP FOR AUGUST RETURN

5/9/24

Lainey Wilson’s fifth album, Whirlwind, will arrive globally 8/23 via BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville. The LP, produced by Jay Joyce, follows Wilson’s breakthrough 2022 album, Bell Bottom Country.
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NEAR TRUTHS: INCOMPARABLE

5/9/24

Taylor Swift's latest album, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT, has now passed the 3m mark in U.S. ATD and will hold onto the #1 spot on...
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