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TAKING THE PULSE OF THE CHART: PMG HAS 1, 2, 3

5/17/22

There's much joy in Silverlake (or "Silver Lake," if you're in the Chamber of Commerce) as multifaceted L.A. music company Pulse Music Group celebrates the participation of its writers in the Top 3 songs in the U.S.
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WARNER PUSHES FOR A ROYAL #1

5/17/22

Warner Classics wants a #1 for the Queen. The real one, not the band Freddie Mercury led.
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A RECAP OF RADIO ADD RECAPS

5/17/22

Nicky Youre’s "Sunroof" f/dazy picks up 33 adds at Top 40 as the Most Added record, while Post Malone & Roddy Ricch’s “Cooped Up” dominates the Rhythm add board and My Chemical Romance's "The Foundations of Decay" takes Most Added honors at Modern Rock...
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MEMORIES OF MINGUS

5/17/22

Rhino Records is joining in the centennial celebration of Charles Mingus’ birth with a panel discussion of the influential bassist/bandleader/ composer’s accomplishments and the reissue of his 1957 album Mingus Three.
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PRIDE & JOY

5/17/22

As we prepare our Pride 2022 special, we revisit this revealing conversation with acclaimed singer/songwriter Joy Oladokun, who addresses the challenges and inspirations associated with her background and identity. "As a human, I happen to intersect with three groups of people who experience prejudice and stereotyping: women, queer people and Black people," she says. "As a musician, it’s part of my goal to be really human."
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ASCAP CELEBRATES AAPI HERITAGE MONTH

5/17/22

ASCAP Experience continues its celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month with the virtual program "Metamorphosis: David Henry Hwang & Huang Ruo in Conversation."
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PPL BREAKS SOME RECORDS

5/17/22

U.K. music-licensing company PPL collected £252.8m (about $341m) in revenues in 2021, a 12% spike over 2020’s collections.
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YOLA, BRANDI, RUSSELL LEAD AMERICANA NOMS

5/17/22

Allison Russell, Yola and Brandi Carlile have secured three nominations each for the 21st annual Americana Music Association’s Americana Honors & Awards.
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BLACK MUSIC MONTH PREVIEW: NILE RODGERS LOOKS BACK (PART 1)

5/16/22

As we prepare our Black Music Month special, we present the online debut of musical icon Nile Rodgers' conversation with the Mother of Black Music Month, Dyana Williams.
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NEW RELEASES: KING
KENDRICK RETURNS

5/16/22

For the third consecutive week, the bar for the biggest opening this year has been raised. Kendrick Lamar's fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, is on pace for the year's largest debut and a slam-dunk #1.
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