Island’s latest breakout, British pop phenom Lola Young, joined her U.S. and U.K. label teams for this rambunctious NYC photo op as her hit, “Messy,” earned big streams and spins. And lord knows, when you’re talking about “Messy,” nobody does it like us. Seen before an urgent meeting to plan how to avoid HITS losers during Grammy week are (l-r) Island Head of Marketing Jay Schumer, SVP Commerce Marshall Nolan, U.K. Head of Marketing Sam Flynn, manager Nick Shymansky, Young, Island Co-Chairman/Co-CEO Justin Eshak, Island EMI Label Group President Louis Bloom and Island Co-Chairman/Co-CEO Imran Majid. Read More

Mom+Pop Music co-owners Michael Goldstone and Thaddeus Rudd have launched the creative and digital agency Pipes Music. Read More