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12/17/24

Travis Scott concluded a record-breaking year of touring 12/14 at Live Nation's Rolling Loud Miami, lighting up the crowd as his helicopter made a pre-set backstage landing and later enjoying a little help from (checks notes...) Owen Wilson. Read More

LEGEND TO TOP BILL AT GLOBAL CITIZEN'S MOVE AFRIKA SHOWS

12/17/24

Global Citizen will return to Africa for a pair of massive concerts highlighting the needs of the continent—with Republic's John Legend headlining. Read More

A FEW WORDS WITH GRAMMY CONTENDER GREEN DAY'S BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

12/17/24

The Green Day frontman hesitantly answers our questions about the band’s 14th album, Saviors, in particular one of its more introspective cuts, “Dilemma,” which has been nominated for 2025's Best Rock Song Grammy. The Reprise act is also recognized in the Best Rock Album category, for the aforementioned Saviors, and for Best Rock Performance, for "The American Dream Is Killing Me." Read More

DISNEY ACQUIRES MESSI AND THE GIANTS

12/16/24

Disney Branded Television has acquired Messi and the Giants, an animated sci-fi show inspired by Lionel Messi from Sony Music Vision and Sony Pictures Television–Kids. Read More

VIRGIN, DOWNTOWN CONSUMMATE ACQUISITION

12/16/24

UMG's Virgin Music Group is acquiring Downtown Music Holdings LLC in a $775m cash deal due to close by the second half of next year. The two companies will continue to operate independently. Read More

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U.K. MIDWEEKS: SABRINA, WHAM! SOUND SWEET

12/16/24

Sabrina Carpenter leads the Official U.K. Albums midweek race with Short n’ Sweet. On the singles tally, WHAM! is the front-runner for the Christmas #1. Read More

INTERSCOPE CAPITOL'S "TRUE" HOT STREAK

12/16/24

Interscope Capitol is cruising into the new year—and Grammy season—at warp speed thanks to such chart-ruling acts as Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Doechii and this weekend’s Saturday Night Live musical guest, Gracie Abrams. Read More

U.K. DISTRIBUTOR UTOPIA COLLAPSES

12/16/24

One of the U.K.’s biggest physical distributors, Utopia Distribution Services, is being taken over by Dubai logistics company DP World after filing bankruptcy paperwork 12/13 in London. Read More

TAYLOR, SHABOOZEY TOP RIAA YEAR-END LISTS

12/16/24

The RIAA has unveiled its year-end list of Top Performers and the Class of 2024, the latter first-time recipients of gold and platinum certs. Read More

SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW

12/16/24

Karen Glauber is vacationing in some tropical locale, but she’s still managed to bang out her year-end Post Toasted column, which salutes everyone from Mk.gee and Clairo to The Blue Nile and Kim Gordon. “Kim’s latest fashion campaign for H&M is iconic,” KG notes, adding that “age doesn’t fucking matter.” Read More

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