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12/2/24
Island's two bosses have had a stellar 2024, thanks in large part to Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan. They spoke with our own Craig Marks, who writes that they "preside over what is, pound for pound, the hottest label in the business."
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12/2/24
Kendrick Lamar's surprise drop GNX scores a big #1 bow on this week's HITS Top 50, notching 324k+. Verve/Republic's soundtrack to the multiplex-rocking Wicked debuts at #2 with nearly 130k.
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AC/DC
12/2/24
AC/DC is revving up for its first North American tour since 2016. The indefatigable rock outfit will play 13 Live Nation-promoted stadium shows next year, beginning 4/10 in Minneapolis and concluding 5/28 in Cleveland.
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Linkin Park
12/2/24
Underscoring the volatility of the festival business, Live Nation has pulled the plug on the 2025 edition of Sick New World and its gigantic lineup, led by Metallica and the reunited Linkin Park.
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Kendrick Lamar, "Squabble Up"
K-Dot's new pgLang/Interscope album has been, um, disruptive, to say the least, and this week scores a huge chart #1. Meanwhile, if you can catch all the references (not least some classic album-cover poses) in this cheeky, Calmatic-directed vid, you'll win a prize—which, we promise, will not be a Buick.
Taylor Swift
12/2/24
Taylor Swift’s THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT will return to #1 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart. On the singles roundup, an updated version of Band Aid’s charity classic, “Do They Know It’s Christmas,” leads the race.
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Holly Gleason
12/2/24
Our own Holly Gleason won Online Journalist of the Year at the Los Angeles Press Club's National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards, which were handed out 12/1 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.
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Azi Eftekhari
12/2/24
Sony Music U.K. has appointed Azi Eftekhari COO, a role in which she'll report to Sony Music U.K. & Ireland Chairman/CEO Jason Iley.
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11/29/24
I.B. on Kendrick, Drake and the new legal kerfuffle, seasonal smashes, the distro equation and more.
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11/29/24
TMZ could hardly contain itself in its coverage of Taylor Swift’s holiday merch extravaganza in partnership with Target. “SCREW BLACK FRIDAY, IT'S GREEN FRIDAY!!! Massive Crowds Line Up To Buy All Things Taylor,” the gossip site’s headline shouts.
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11/29/24
With the first Thanksgiving meal behind us and the holiday weekend in full swing, people are going back to the movies. Black Friday, typically a big box-office day, is heading toward an all-time record with over $107m, easily surpassing 2013's $85m.
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11/26/24
If you haven’t yet had a chance to absorb Kendrick Lamar’s monster surprise drop, writer Miles Marshall Lewis has done a deep dive that’ll definitely enhance your listening experience.
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12/2/24
Virgin Music Group and Riot Games have combined to raise quite a ruckus with the soundtrack to the animated Netflix series Arcane, which premiered its second and final season late last month.
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11/28/24
Capping a rather strange week that saw him initiate legal action against UMG and others over the Kendrick Lamar diss track "Not Like Us," Drake is heading Down Under for seven dates.
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11/29/24
Ole Obermann, global head of Music Business Development for TikTok, tells our own Craig Marks that he’s been way too busy over the past six months to let the company’s existential uncertainty weigh on him. Obermann has had his own fires to put out.
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The Weeknd
11/28/24
As he breaks more Spotify records, The Weeknd has set a 1/24 release date for his XO/Republic album Hurry Up Tomorrow and will celebrate with a gigantic one-off the next day at the Rose Bowl.
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11/28/24
Rhian Jones takes a look at some British acts to keep an eye on, including The Last Dinner Party, Myles Smith, Maisie Peter and RAYE.
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11/28/24
With Thanksgiving here, all we can think about is turkey and gravy and stuffing and yams and buttered crescent rolls and bottomless tumblers of Beaujolais Nouveau. But we are contractually obligated to feign interest in work, so here's our weekly gallery and its aptly carb-heavy captions for your weekend-adjacent delectation.
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11/26/24
I.B. weighs in on Chappell and Max's next acts, the incoming regime at Sony Music Nashville and the strength of country music in the live sector.
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The-Marias
11/27/24
The Marías’ new Nice Life/Atlantic single may be titled “No One Noticed,” but pretty much everyone is taking notice of the group, led by Puerto Rican-bred, Atlanta-raised María Zardoya and L.A. native Josh Conway.
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11/26/24
The beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake just got a whole lot spicier, with the latter initiating legal action against UMG and Spotify for allegedly colluding to inflate airplay and streaming for the former's diss track "Not Like Us."
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