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Jack Harlow, "Just Us" f/ Doja Cat
Atlantic rap-pop dynamo Harlow has undeniable (let’s face it: steamy) chemistry with guest Doja, and the video for this frisky duet (directed by Neal Farmer) is further elevated by a brace of celebrity cameos. If only we could get a table at that restaurant.
NEAR TRUTHS: "ANXIETY" AND INFLUENCE
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NASHVILLE
COUNTRY MARKET SHARE YTD: UMG, WALLEN ON TOP
UMG Nashville has the biggest overall label share, while Warner—which boasts superstar Zach Bryan and includes WMG Nashville—is #1 in current. Those two, along with REPUBLIC Collective, have hit double digits in both metrics YTD, while Sony Music Nashville is #2 in overall with 14.3.
ERIC CHUCH CLIMBS THE PINNACLE FOR LP RELEASE SHOWS
Eric Church will squeeze into Nashville's 4.5k-capacity The Pinnacle on 5/23-24 for two album release shows.
SONY MUSIC NASHVILLE GOES "WILD" FOR COREY KENT
DELVING INTO ACM NOMS
Our Holly Gleason gives some insight into how this year's nominations came to be.
ACM NOMS: ELLA, CODY BREAK OUT; MORGAN, LAINEY REIGN ON
Newcomer Ella's eight nods top Morgan, Lainey and Cody, with seven apiece.
Morgan Wallen, "I'm A Little Crazy" (lyric video)
New MW music is always an event, and we expect his new album, I’m the Problem (due 5/30 via Big Loud/Mercury/Republic), to rule the roost for the foreseeable future. On this thoughtful but infectious tune, he ponders being a little crazy in a world that’s stark raving mad.
SONY PUB RAPS UP DEAL WITH MTECH
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j-hope, "MONA LISA"
BTS member j-hope (via BIGHIT, of course) sticks to the pop essentials on this playful jam, and the video is replete with just the sort of high-energy choreography you’ve been missing. But the art museum setting, befitting the song’s title, endows the proceedings with high-culture gravitas. It’ll make you smile, however enigmatically.
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A PREVIEW OF RADIO CHART PREVIEWS
PUB CRAWLING
SONY PUB RAPS UP DEAL WITH MTECH
RIDINGS ARRIVES AT SMP U.K.
The London-based singer-songwriter is prepping her third album.
WCM INKS COLOMBIAN HITMAKER RYAN CASTRO
Warner Chappell Music has signed Colombian sensation Ryan Castro to a worldwide administration agreement.
SEVDALIZA INKS WITH SONY PUB
The rising star and CREATE signee has found a home for her songs at the pubco.
ALEX WARREN, "Ordinary"
This Atlantic singer-songwriter is crushing it on both sides of the, um, Atlantic, thanks to this gorgeously emotional pop track, which is a U.S. and global smash at Spotify. The enchanting video reminds us of what love can do.