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IT’S GOING TO BE MASSIVE1/15/25
While few details have yet been made official about the FireAid benefit slated for L.A.’s Intuit Dome on 1/30, expectations are high for a star-studded slate of performers and heavy-duty fundraising to aid recovery from the recent, devastating wildfires.
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1/15/25
After filing pre-action petitions against both Universal Music Group and Spotify for allegedly colluding to inflate airplay and streaming for the Kendrick Lamar diss track "Not Like Us," Drake has formally sued UMG for defamation and harassment.
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1/15/25
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. has announced that Grammy week has been condensed to three days and that each event will have a "fundraising component" for fire relief aid.
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1/15/25
ASCAP joins the plethora of organizations, including Netflix, Beyoncé's BeyGOOD Foundation, MusiCares and the Recording Academy, that are stepping up to support the music community and L.A. at-large.
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1/15/25
The wide release of Taylor Swift’s Lover (Live From Paris) (Republic) is now projected to narrowly edge out Bad Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Rimas) for the #1 spot. The album, previously a Record Store Day exclusive, is on track to close the week with 158k.
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1/15/25
As in every industry, ours is populated by people who like to win. Sometimes we like it too much, and occasionally we like it to the exclusion of all else. But the ultra-competitive quest for #1s and the breaking of the next superstar is at the heart of what drives us. Yet people driven by the need to win, who do win, can be struck dumb by real loss.
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1/15/25
Barring any last minute reprieves, TikTok is making plans to shut down U.S. operations of its app on Sunday, when a federal ban is set to take effect.
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1/15/25
Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Luke Combs, Lil Wayne and The Roots, Lenny Kravitz and Kacey Musgraves will heat up AEG's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, which descends on Fair Grounds Race Course from 4/24-5/4.
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1/15/25
Amazon Music U.K. is opening 2025 by pointing users to some of the most intriguing new acts on the horizon, via its Artists to Watch series.
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1/15/25
The list of L.A. fire-related cancellations continues to grow, with announcements that the Clio Music Awards, the BMG pre-Grammy party and Downtown Music annual Grammy brunch have all been called off.
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1/15/25
Agency competition is plenty robust and becoming more so, about which more in a moment. But we should start by saying that both WME and Wasserman Music have enjoyed...
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1/14/25
Warner Music Group and Sony Music have canceled their traditional Grammy week events in response to the wildfires that continue to burn across Los Angeles.
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1/14/25
Beyoncé's BeyGOOD Foundation is pledging significant funds to aid fire-relief efforts in the Los Angeles area, and the superstar herself is postponing a planned 1/14 tour announcement "due to the devastation."
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1/15/25
LiAngelo Ball, who reportedly just signed a deal with Def Jam worth millions, is having a moment with his new single, "Tweaker," Shazam's Biggest Mover of the week.
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1/14/25
Tyler, the Creator, Olivia Rodrigo and Hozier will top the lineup for the 2025 Governors Ball, 6/6-8 at New York's Flushing Meadows Corona Park, just as they will the following weekend at Bonnaroo.
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1/13/25
The 2025 Grammy Awards are still scheduled to take place 2/2 at Crypto.com Arena, but UMG has canceled its related events amid the ongoing fires in Greater Los Angeles.
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1/13/25
The Recording Academy has decided to move forward with the 67th annual Grammy Awards on 2/2 despite the devastating wildfires that continue to burn in Southern California.
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1/10/25
The Azoff family, Live Nation and AEG Presents are assembling FireAid, a benefit concert for victims of the California blazes, 1/30 at Intuit Dome.
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1/13/25
Sony has pledged $5m to support emergency relief and rebuilding efforts related to the ongoing wildfires in the Greater Los Angeles area.
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1/12/25
The WMG/Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund vows to donate to the California Community Foundation, LAFD Foundation, Project HOPE and MusiCares, among other organizations, to aid in fire relief.
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