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SPOTIFY TOUTS $10B IN 2024 MUSIC BIZ PAYMENTS

1/28/25

Spotify delivered $10b in royalties to music-industry stakeholders last year and has paid $60b since launching in 2006, according to a blog post by VP of Music Business David Kaefer. Read More

HITS LIST: L.A. STORIES

1/28/25

All eyes, industry and otherwise, are fixed on Los Angeles right now. We tip our caps as Irving hits the phones to put FireAid together, Rod Stewart immediately volunteers to play the benefit and biz friends team up to create the 1/30 MusiCares Fundraiser. You’ll find these mensches and more in HITS List. Read More

RASCOFF UPPED TO RIOT GAMES MUSIC MARKETING HEAD

1/28/25

There’s a riot goin’ on at Riot Games, which has promoted Brooke Rascoff to head of global music marketing and partnerships. Read More

BRUNO'S BACK FOR VEGAS RESIDENCY

1/28/25

Currently occupying two of the top three positions on Spotify global, Bruno Mars is reactivating his residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas. Read More

HAYLEY, FINNEAS STEP UP FOR G*VE A F*CK LA BENEFIT

1/27/25

Paramore's Hayley Williams, FINNEAS, St. Vincent, Lucy Dacus and MUNA are among the artists set to perform at G*VE A F*CK LA, a Live Nation-produced benefit for Los Angeles wildfire relief on 2/5 at the Hollywood Palladium. Read More

UTA LEANS INTO LATIN IN '25

1/27/25

Only a few weeks into 2025, UTA continues its winning streak in Spanish-language music, largely thanks to the massive success of its Latin department and stars like Bad Bunny and Rauw Alejandro. Read More

TOUR TIDBITS: LUKE BRYAN, VANS WARPED TOUR, INCUBUS

1/27/25

Luke Bryan goes from American Idol to American amphitheaters, the first artists are set for the return of the Vans Warped Tour and Incubus looks back again at Morning View. Read More

COLDPLAY CRUSHES ANOTHER ATTENDANCE RECORD

1/27/25

Coldplay just keeps on breaking records. The Chris Martin-led band hosted the biggest stadium concerts of the 21st century last weekend, drawing more than 220k to two shows at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Read More

FIREAID CHIEF:
IRVING AZOFF

1/27/25

Who else but the inimitable Irving Azoff and his team and family could have spearheaded L.A.’s gigantic FireAid benefit? Read More

TAKING SOLACE IN SONGS

1/27/25

Karen Glauber logs her latest Post Toasted column from her hometown of Easton, Pennsylvania, far removed from the trouble she’s seen in L.A. Her current song faves, from Lola Young, beabadoobee and her beloved Lumineers, serve as the musical equivalent of comfort food. Give it a try—it might work for you, too. Read More

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