Yes, it’s finally springtime, but the extreme warmth we’re feeling is being generated by torrid Republic, its monumental stars and kickass execs, including Wallen and Roppo, respectively. Until the mercury rises to an acceptable level, we’ll happily bask in their glow.

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We asked RIAA COO Michele Ballantyne a few annoying questions about the organization, efforts to advance equality and her own story. Much to our surprise, she decided to answer them.

SXSW's biggest viral moment came before anyone received their badges as boygenius played a set at the Austin Bergstrom Airport. It was a good way to note the 3/31 release of the record, their first for Interscope. The LP is projected to debut with around 50k.

Morgan Wallen again dominates the Song Revenue Chart, with 15 entries in the Top 50. These songs—all from One Thing at a Time, which is nearing 2m in total activity—ring up around $900k. Toosii’s “Favorite Song” leaps 31 spots to #18, while Miley Cyrus’ “River” is the top new entry at #28. 

Amazon Music VP of Music Industry Ryan Redington oversees an astounding range of teams and initiatives. Frankly, we need a nap after just listing Ryan’s duties. Yet for some reason he added the ordeal of conversing with us to his enormous stack of responsibilities.

Morgan Wallen’s One Thing at a Time will hold at #1 for a third week with a total likely above 200k, while U2’s Songs of Surrender is on track to have this week’s top debut. Republic could have 11 of this week’s Top 20, and Taylor Swift could have...

Recorded music generated $26.2b globally in 2022, with nearly half that—$12.7b—coming from subscription-audio streaming services, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry has reported.

The first weekend of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is in the books. After Swifties descended on Glendale, Arizona's State Farm Stadium this weekend—fans in Taylor tour garb outnumbered spring training Dodger fans by a 10-to-1 ratio—here’s what we learned.

Where will Miranda Lambert land? After the country star’s splashy social-media announcement that she would be a free agent, speculation in Nashville and elsewhere has gone into overdrive about...

Women’s History Month has brought the expected huzzahs and de rigueur tributes on the socials, but the women in the music biz we’ve been talking to, for the most part, don’t feel much like celebrating.

Rob Stringer's Sony concludes its fiscal year at the end of this month, marking the company's best year in recent memory.