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Date: 12/19/2024   Section: Rumor Mill
WME had a lot to celebrate in 2024, including Coldplay crossing $1b on the Music of the Spheres Tour, Adele redefining the concept of a residency and Zach Bryan becoming a stadium sensation.
WMEColdplayAdeleZach BryanTravis ScottBillie EilishOlivia RodrigoDua LipaBenson BooneTeddy SwimsLuis MiguelKirk SommerLucy Dickins
Date: 12/16/2024   Section: Rumor Mill
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.
Utopia Distribution ServicesDP WorldUtopia Music
Date: 11/08/2024   Section: Rumor Mill
Sony Music enjoyed an 11.1% increase in revenue during Q3, powered both by continued streaming growth and a 23% jump in physical sales. 
Sony MusicSony Music PublishingRob Stringer
Date: 10/26/2024   Section: Rumor Mill
You can’t spell “Taylor” or “touring” without the letter T, one of many reasons why they’ve been synonymous with the overall health of the live-music industry for the better part of the last two years.
Taylor SwiftParamoreSabrina CarpenterGracie AbramsColdplayTravis ScottMorgan WallenAdeleSphereTerrapin StationDanny Wimmer PresentsOasisLinkin Park
Date: 10/23/2024   Section: Rumor Mill
A dazzling shot of Travis Scott onstage during his UTOPIA: Circus Maximus Tour adorns the cover of HITS’ inaugural special issue devoted to the live sector of the music industry.
Travis ScottLive NationUTOPIA: Circus Maximus TourEpic RecordsSylvia RhoneCactus JackDavid StrombergCara LewisWME
Date: 10/10/2024   Section: Rumor Mill
Travis Scott celebrated the 10th anniversary of his Rodeo with a record-breaking August re-release called DAYS BEFORE RODEO that saw him debut at #2 with 361k, making the set the best-selling mixtape of all time. Meanwhile, his chart-topping fourth studio album, 2023's UTOPIA, has amassed 2.8 billion streams in the U.S. alone and 6.4 billion worldwide. The Grammy buzz comes as no surprise.   
Travis ScottEpicCactus JackDavid Stromberg
Date: 10/10/2024   Section: Rumor Mill
Travis Scott gave 65,000 fans an evening to remember 10/9 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, during a special show with guest turns by Playboi Carti and Future.
Travis ScottDavid StrombergMichael RapinoPlayboi CartiFutureSheck Wes
Date: 10/07/2024   Section: Rumor Mill
Kendrick Lamar’s lyrical dominance was arguably rap’s biggest story of 2024, but he’s facing some stiff competition. 
Grammy AwardsRecording AcademyKendrick LamarNicki MinajTravis ScottJ. ColeVince StaplesDef Jam RecordingsAtlantic RecordspgLangInterscopeEpicFutureBoominatiMetro BoominFreebandz EntertainmentIce SpiceSexyy RedJack HarlowDoja CatRCATommy RichmanISO SupremacyPULSE
Date: 10/04/2024   Section: Rumor Mill
We’ve already told you that we expect women to dominate the top categories when the Grammy noms drop. But now it’s time to take a look at the male contenders who could figure prominently.
Post MaloneChris StapletonKendrick LamarHozierTravis ScottLuke CombsFuture and Metro BoominJelly RollEminemJack HarlowAndré 3000Benson BooneTeddy SwimsShaboozeyTommy RichmanThe Red Clay StraysCentral CeeThe Rolling StonesThe BeatlesPearl JamBon JoviThe Clack Crowes
Date: 09/09/2024   Section: Rumor Mill
I.B. Bad on the live sector and the prospects for 2025, Travis Scott, Sabrina Carpenter and the recent chart-tabulation kerfuffle.
Date: 05/16/2024   Section: Rumor Mill
Sony Music has reported more strong results for the fiscal year ending 3/31, with recorded-music revenue topping $10b for the second year in a row—a feat never accomplished before 2023.
Sony MusicSony Corp.Rob StringerTravis ScottSZABeyonce
Date: 04/05/2024   Section: Rumor Mill
Night Street/Warner’s Benson Boone lands the cover of Spotify’s New Music Friday behind Fireworks & Rollerblades. “Cry” tops the set. Also, new cuts by Doja Cat, Teezo Touchdown, J. Cole...
Date: 03/22/2024   Section: Rumor Mill
Future and Beyoncé will deliver no-brainer #1 releases for Sony Music on 3/22 and 3/29, respectively, just before the group’s fiscal year ends on 3/31. The sets will cap off a stellar Q4 for SME, which was highlighted by SZA, 21 Savage...
SonyFutureBeyonceDjoCowboy CarterWe Don't Trust YouRob StringerSMEEpicAWALRCASZATDETate McRaeAlamoBossman Dlow21 Savage
Date: 03/07/2024   Section: Rumor Mill
Veteran music publishing exec Roberto Neri will take over as CEO of The Ivors Academy, replacing interim CEO Charlie Phillips. He starts 4/15.
Roberto NeriThe Ivors AcademyTom Gray
Date: 03/07/2024   Section: Blighty Beat
Veteran music publishing exec Roberto Neri will take over as CEO of The Ivors Academy, replacing interim CEO Charlie Phillips. He starts 4/15. Ivors Academy Chair Tom Gray said Neri “brings a huge breadth of industry experience, knowledge and leadership skills. His commitment—...
Date: 03/06/2024   Section: Rumor Mill
Independent record stores in the U.K. hit a 10-year high of 461 outlets in 2023 as vinyl sales reached £177.3m, nearly seven times higher than a decade ago.
ERA YearbookKim Bayleyindependent record storesvinylUtopia Music
Date: 03/06/2024   Section: Blighty Beat
Independent record stores in the U.K. have hit a 10-year high of 461 outlets in 2023 as vinyl sales reached £177.3m, nearly seven times higher than a decade ago. Indies have dramatically increased their share of the physical music market, representing 23% of the total, according to figures in...
Date: 01/26/2024   Section: Rumor Mill
In the latest installment of RAINMAKERS, we profile Sylvia Rhone, who's spent her career making history, not least as the first African American woman to head a major-label group.
Sylvia RhoneEpic RecordsRAINMAKERS
Date: 01/25/2024   Section: Rumor Mill
Billy Joel has been added to the list of artists who will perform at the 66th Grammy Awards on 2/4. 
Burns BoyLuke CombsTravis ScottBillie EilishDua LipaOlivia RodrigoGrammys
Date: 12/05/2023   Section: Rumor Mill
Why were these particular producers nominated? Herein, a handy list.
Jack AntonoffD'MileMetro BoominDaniel NigroHit-BoyOlivia RodrigoNasVictoria MonétThe 1975Taylor SwiftLana Del Rey21 SavageTravis ScottDon ToliverMusiq SoulchildDreamvilleLil DurkChappell RoanDermot KennedyCaroline Polachek
Date: 11/08/2023   Section: Rumor Mill
Cactus Jack/Epic superstar Travis Scott made music history with the L.A. stop of his UTOPIA: Circus Maximus Tour. On 11/5 he became the first rapper to headline and sell out Sofi Stadium. The Live Nation-produced trek is also generating huge merch figures as the tour gross approaches $100m.
Travis ScottUTOPIACircus MaximusEpicCactus JackLive NationSofi StadiumDavid Stromberg
Date: 11/03/2023   Section: Rumor Mill
Let’s be honest—rap took a hit this year (and not the good kind). But that doesn’t mean we didn't see a healthy handful of rap releases that could net some hardware at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards.
DJ KhaledGrammy AwardsRecording AcademyRapIce SpiceCapitol Records10KNicki MinajFutureLil BabyTravis ScottSexyy Red21SavageDoechiiDrakeRepublic RecordsMetro BoominDoja CatGloRillaNasHit-Boy
Date: 11/03/2023   Section: Rumor Mill
Despite an incredibly crowded field, Grammy has reduced the number of spots in the Big 4 categories from 10 to eight, making it even harder to guess who might make the cut. But guessing is what we do, so...
SZATaylor SwiftOlivia RodrigoLuke CombsZach BryanMorgan WallenMiley CyrusDrake21 SavageDoja CatPeso PlumaNoah KahanJelly RollLana Del ReyLainey WilsonKAROL GIce SpiceTyler ChildersMetro BoominTravis ScottPost MaloneBailey ZimmermanboygeniusLaufeyHozierLil BabyBrandy ClarkLil DurkCoco JonesDavidoBarbie the AlbumAshley McBrydeFoo Fighters
Date: 10/11/2023   Section: Rumor Mill
Elton John and David Furnish have participated in a $5m funding round for music-tech company Audoo, which aims to improve the process of public-performance royalty payments.
Elton JohnDavid FurnishAudooRyan Edwards
Date: 08/24/2023   Section: Rumor Mill
Disruptor Larry Jackson’s gamma. has made some impressive moves in the roughly six months since its official launch.
gamma.Larry JacksonUsherSexyy RedRussOctober LondonTravis ScottLionel RidenourVydiaIke YoussefScott SeviourDeath RowFrench Montana
Date: 08/16/2023   Section: Rumor Mill
Our own I.B. Bad on Travis, gamma., Capitol, 10K, Merck, Ticketmaster and more.
Michelle JubelirerIce SpiceRylo RodriguezElliot GraingeLarry JacksonTravis ScottFrench MontanaFrank OceanKanye WestTodd BoehlyMax LousadaMerck MercuriadisMichael Rapino
Date: 08/11/2023   Section: Rumor Mill
Cian Ducrot has emerged victorious in a tight battle for the U.K.’s Official Albums #1. Over on singles, “Sprinter” has a 10th week at the top.
Cian DucrotSkindredTravis ScottThe SherlocksMiles KaneN-DubzRyan GoslingDoja CatOfficial Albums Chart
Date: 08/08/2023   Section: Blighty Beat
The U.K.’s biggest music and home entertainment distribution warehouse will open in Bicester at the end of this month. The 25k square meter facility, built by Utopia Distribution Services and DP World, will be able to handle 100k to 250k units per day of physical music and video sales, driv...
Date: 08/08/2023   Section: Rumor Mill
Travis Scott's 19-track UTOPIA is now the biggest rap release of 2023, with roughly 500k units moved its first week.
Travis ScottEpic RecordsUtopiaSpotifyApple Music
Date: 08/02/2023   Section: Rumor Mill
Travis Scott's UTOPIA racked up major streams on its opening weekend, reaching 2023 album peaks at Spotify and Apple Music...
Travis ScottCactus JackEpicUtopiaSpotifystreamsrap
Date: 08/01/2023   Section: Crossover
Sackheim and Dontay at Epic released the new Travis Scott f/Bad Bunny & The Weeknd track, “K-POP.” The goal, besides taking Most Added honors, is to make this a multiformat hit.
Date: 07/28/2023   Section: Rumor Mill
Cactus Jack/Epic’s Travis Scott commands the cover of Spotify’s “New Music Friday” with the release of his highly anticipated, UTOPIA. “DELRESTO (ECHOES)” f/Beyoncé leads the set. Also, new cuts by Post Malone, Offset f/Cardi B, Calvin Harris, Sam Smith...
Date: 07/28/2023   Section: Rumor Mill
Travis Scott’s UTOPIA is dominating Apple Music’s charts this Flipover Friday while Post Malone’s AUSTIN is chilling poolside atop the iTunes albums chart.
Travis ScottPost MaloneJoni MitchellSevendustTori KellyThe ElovatersApple MusiciTunes
Date: 07/26/2023   Section: Blighty Beat
Swiss tech company Utopia Music has appointed liquidators for its U.K.-based R&D division, according to a report in CMU. The start up said last week it would be winding down the operation in an effort to consolidate its R&D offices. However, as the CMU report notes, news of its liquidation ...
Date: 07/24/2023   Section: Rumor Mill
Stadium headliners united for Travis Scott's lead single to Utopia, "K-Pop" (Cactus Jack/Epic),which is Top 5 at Spotify US and global and Top 10 at Apple Music. Apparently, we now have sources in Egypt?
Travis ScottUtopiaThe WeekndBad BunnyK-popEpicCactus JackSZALarry JacksonDavid StrombergEgyptPyramidsPharrell
Date: 07/20/2023   Section: Rumor Mill
I.B. Bad weighs in on K-pop's latest breakout, Travis Scott's wide-ranging rollout, the Lipmans' AOK Mercury launch and Janick's Miami heat.
Jung KookHYBEGeffen RecordsScooter BraunBang Si-HyukSylvia RhoneTravis ScottEpic RecordsTyler ArnoldBen AdelsonMercury RecordsMorgan WallenJohn JanickNir SeroussiInterscope Records
Date: 07/18/2023   Section: Blighty Beat
From left, Henry Semmence, Simon Wills, Mark Dowling and Debs Cutting are again the owners of Absolute Label Services. Utopia Music has downsized again: U.K.-based Absolute Label Services is the latest company it acquired to be sold back to its original leadership team. Absolute’s origina...
Date: 06/07/2023   Section: Rumor Mill
Drag isn't just an art form; it's a weapon against fascism.
DJ Paul VMr. DanThe B-52's
Date: 04/03/2023   Section: Pub Crawling
British exec Roberto Neri will head up Believe’s newly launched global publishing division as CEO. He joins after less than two years at Utopia Music. Revealed last week, Believe has entered the publishing market with the acquisition of U.K-.based Sentric. The move is the first step in buildi...
Date: 04/03/2023   Section: Blighty Beat
British exec Roberto Neri will head up Believe’s newly launched global publishing division as CEO. He joins after less than two years at Utopia Music. Revealed last week, Believe has entered the publishing market with the acquisition of U.K-.based Sentric. The move is the first step in buildi...
Date: 09/14/2022   Section: Blighty Beat
Utopia Music has grown yet again, acquiring U.K. physical supply chain Cinram Novum, saving it from insolvency. Utopia’s distribution services arm has been bolstered by the business and certain assets of Cinram Novum—an independent provider of warehouse, fulfilment, distribution and bus...
Date: 06/08/2022   Section: Rumor Mill
Eight months after the tragedy at his ASTROWORLD fest, Travis Scott is gearing up for a comeback. With a sold-out Nike shoe launch, multiple major festival bookings and philanthropic endeavors, is music on the way?
Travis ScottEpicCactus JackASTROWORLDUTOPIANikeGoldenvoiceDay N VegasPrimavera Sound
Date: 04/13/2022   Section: Blighty Beat
Absolute Label Services, which was recently acquired by Utopia Music, has upped Kate Hendry and James Cattermole to Head of Label Operations and Head of Label Services, respectively. Both execs move up from Senior Label Manager positions and will report to Absolute Marketing Director, Mark Dowlin...
Date: 02/24/2022   Section: Blighty Beat
U.K.-based Absolute Label Services has been bought up by fast-growing Swiss fintech company Utopia Music to strengthen the company’s newly launched distribution services unit. Absolute’s current distribution and services offering, utilized by independent artists and labels, will be inte...
Date: 02/22/2022   Section: Pub Crawling
Downtown Music Services has inked Arca, aka Alejandra Ghersi Rodriguez, to a a global publishing admin deal. A Venezuelan, non-binary trans woman based in Barcelona, Rodriguez has released 12 projects under Arca with four of them issued in the KiCk album series, which earned a nom for Best Alternat...
Date: 01/25/2022   Section: Rumor Mill
Seasoned DSP exec Rosa Asciolla has joined Utopia Music as VP, Global Artist and Creator Community. She previously spent a decade at Spotify, rising to Head of North America, Artist & Label Partnerships.
Utopia MusicRosa AsciollaSpotifyMarkku Makelainen
Date: 01/19/2022   Section: Blighty Beat
Swiss fintech company Utopia Music has acquired U.K.-based physical music distributor Proper Music Group to help form a distribution services unit within Utopia. With the acquisition, Utopia says it will be supercharging its song economics and accelerating royalty payouts for creators as well as di...
Date: 11/24/2021   Section: Rumor Mill
A handy refresher on who's nominated for what in key categories.
Jon BatisteJustin BieberDoja CatH.E.R.Olivia RodrigoBillie EilishGrammy Awardsnominations
Date: 09/30/2021   Section: Rumor Mill
Swiss music-tech company Utopia Music has acquired Quincy Jones-backed music-AI startup Musimap. The purchase will help it maximize revenue streams for musicians.
Utopia MusicMusimapMattias Hjelmstedt
Date: 09/27/2021   Section: Rumor Mill
The hits of pop and rock music’s past dominated the 74th annual Tony Awards as Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical and Jagged Little Pill swept the awards for musicals.
Tony AwardsMoulin Rouge! The MusicalTina: The Tina Turner MusicalJagged Little PillAlanis MorissetteDiablo CodyLauren PattenAdrienne WarrenDavid Byrne
Date: 09/22/2021   Section: Rumor Mill
Harry Styles, Lianne La Havas, Dave and Celeste are among the winners of the 2021 Ivor Awards, bestowed at a ceremony in London Tuesday.
Ivor AwardsHarry StylesLianne La HavasDaveCeleste
Date: 09/22/2021   Section: Blighty Beat
Harry Styles, Lianne La Havas (pictured), Dave and Celeste are among the winners of the 2021 Ivor Awards announced at a ceremony in London Tuesday. Celeste and songwriter Jamie Hartman were crowned Songwriter of the Year for their work in 2020, which included the former’s #1 debut album, Not ...
Date: 08/10/2021   Section: Rumor Mill
Harry Styles, Lianne La Havas, Lewis Capaldi and Dave are among the songwriters nominated for this year’s Ivors With Apple Music Awards.
Ivors AwardsnominationsHarry Styles
Date: 07/13/2021   Section: Rumor Mill
Documentaries on Billie Eilish and The Bee Gees and music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas were among the recipients of Emmy Award nominations today.
Harvey Mason Jr.Emmy AwardsBo BurnhamAlexandra PatsavasDave JordanRandall PosterLiza RichardsonRobert LopezKristen Anderson-Lopez
Date: 06/01/2021   Section: Rumor Mill
This year, the start of Black Music Month coincides with a grim anniversary: 100 years ago in Tulsa, a neighborhood known as the "Black Wall Street" was the site of racist massacre. Now, a new compilation from Motown/Black Forum speaks the truth about this long-suppressed horror and its legacy.
Dr. ViewEthiopia HabtemariamCharlie WilsonPharrellSnoop DoggKanye WestAyillaRay JuneT-MaseTony FosterJr.JericaSt. DomonickDialtoneFelix Jones
Date: 05/06/2021   Section: Rumor Mill
Given the green light to turn on the lights of Broadway on 9/14, shows featuring the music of The Temptations, Alanis Morissette and David Byrne are among those that promptly announced performance and ticket plans.
BroadwayThe TemptationsAlanis MorissetteDavid ByrnePhantom of the OperaSix
Date: 11/23/2020   Section: Rumor Mill
Warner Music Group saw double-digit digital revenue growth in its fiscal 2020, rising to $2.9b, representing nearly two thirds of the company’s income. Despite the effects of the pandemic, the fiscal fourth quarter—the summer months—broke even with the same period a year earlier.
Warner Music Groupfinancial resultsSteve Cooper
Date: 10/15/2020   Section: Rumor Mill
David Byrne’s American Utopia has joined the Michael Jackson musical in announcing dates on Broadway next year. The announcement coincides with the Saturday-night premiere of the Spike Lee-directed film of Byrne’s show on HBO.
David ByrneMichael JacksonBroadway
Date: 07/06/2020   Section: Rumor Mill
Brian Grazer and Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment and Warner Music Group have announced a strategic multi-year partnership to co-produce and co-finance a slate of music-centered TV/Film projects...
Date: 05/20/2020   Section: Rumor Mill
iHeartMedia has gathered the highlights from the scores of commencement speeches distributed over the weekend through a special podcast. Participants included Sylvia Rhone, Halsey, John Legend, Kesha and Mary J. Blige.
Date: 02/14/2020   Section: Post Toasted
By Karen Glauber I’m in NYC for the two sold-out Lumineers shows at the Barclays Center (capacity 19,000). Thursday night’s show, which I attended with my “adventure buddy,” Brady Bedard, was an emphatic reminder of the power of radio. The surge of audience recognition fro...
Date: 10/18/2019   Section: Post Toasted
By Karen Glauber This was a banner week for announcements: First, iHeart announced the lineup for ALTer Ego ’20, to be held in L.A. on 1/18, and featuring Billie Eilish, The Black Keys, blink-182, The Lumineers, Rex Orange County, Shaed (“& more,” according to the poster). T...
Date: 04/05/2019   Section: Rumor Mill
Sara Bareilles returns from her success on Broadway with Waitress to land her first album in six years, Amidst the Chaos (Epic), at #1 on iTunes this flipover Friday. The Jonas Brothers and the Lil Nas X remix f/Billy Ray Cyrus are heating up the songs chart.
Date: 02/11/2019   Section: Rumor Mill
The Grammy Whisperer got some things right and some things wrong in his predictions this year. Embarrassingly, he went 0-4 in the Big Four categories, but he redeemed himself in the 37 other categories he forecast, where he went a respectable 26-11. Here, he takes stock of his biggest hits and misses.
Date: 02/11/2019   Section: Rumor Mill
Kacey Musgraves was awarded Album of the Year, the absent Childish Gambino got Record and Song for “This Is America” and Dua Lipa won Best New Artist in a show that many believe exceeded recently dampened expectations.
Date: 02/07/2019   Section: Rumor Mill
Our resident Grammy guru Paul Grein dives into the eight categories this year that are tight as a drum.
Date: 12/11/2018   Section: Rumor Mill
Five of the eight nominees for Album of the Year are by female solo artists. Five of the eight nominees for Best New Artist are female solo artists; a sixth is a female duo. And five of the eight nominees for Record of the Year involve women as artists.
Date: 12/10/2018   Section: Rumor Mill
Here are the Grammy nominees in various top categories—as well as some of the leading contenders that were squeezed out...
Date: 12/07/2018   Section: Rumor Mill
12-time Grammy winner Kendrick Lamar leads the field for the 61st annual Grammy Awards with eight nominations, one more than Drake. The two heavyweights will be up against one another in the three of the Big 4 categories of album, song and record of the year plus Rap Performance and Rap Song.
Date: 10/31/2018   Section: Rumor Mill
Nominations in the rock field are reviewed by a committee of Grammy insiders...
Date: 10/29/2018   Section: Rumor Mill
Female solo artists are likely to take at least three, and as many as six, of the eight nominations for Album of the Year. There are two main reasons for this strong showing.
Date: 07/26/2018   Section: Rumor Mill
Now that the Recording Academy has expanded the number of nominees in the “Big Four” categories from five to eight, how will the move affect the nominations that will be announced in December?
Date: 05/18/2018   Section: Rumor Mill
Pharrell Williams & Camila Cabello's "Sangria Wine" (Columbia) appears at #1 on Spotify's New Music Friday playlist, while independently popular./Atlantic's KYLE snags the cover photo and his song with Alessia Cara, "Babies," lands in the Top 5.
Date: 01/08/2018   Section: Rumor Mill
Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers are heading out together as are Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper. Jason Isbell has a Southern run, David Byrne is heading to Europe and more.
Date: 02/10/2017   Section: Rumor Mill
“Aren't you lonely/Up there in utopia,” Katy Perry sings in her newest Capitol single "Chained to the Rhythm," and we have this uncomfortable feeling that she’s standing on Hollywood Boulevard and directing that line to the HITS office. The track leads off Spotify’s New Music Friday playlist.
Date: 11/21/2016   Section: critics_choice
Twas the month before Christmas And all through the shops The vinyl was spinning, The needles were dropped. The crush at the doors causes such a clatter As everyone scurries for their favorite platter. No CDs for this crew, it’s LPs or bust A limited edition spurs feelings of lust. ...
Date: 05/24/2015   Section: critics_choice
by Bud Scoppa When I arrived at a resort outside Playa del Carmen for a week of R&R, the last thing on my mind was listening to music, which I associated with work. Instead, I’d devote the break to reading and ocean swimming. Nonetheless, I’d been i...
Date: 08/20/2010   Section: Rumor Mill
This week’s Wheels spotlights an awesome group from Brooklyn, rolls out some new info on what’s been going on with Wheels faves Saint Motel and is rounded out by an interview with Brandon Gibbons, who has created a new interactive online music magazine. I’m off to the Big Apple to ...
Date: 10/02/2006   Section: Rumor Mill
If it’s October, it must be the Fall Classic, as the Dodgers, Mets, Cardinals, Padres, Yankees, Tigers, Twins and A’s duke it out for the right to play in the World Series as we’re still getting over the Jets’ loss to the Colts and Peyton Manning in yesterday’s Meadowla...
Date: 04/07/2006   Section: Rumor Mill
ROY ON A WRY ROLL 1. Huff (Showtime): Don’t overlook the second season debut of this dramedy that up to now has fallen through the cracks of more publicized cable fare like The Sopranos and Big Love. When we last left troubled shrink Hank Azaria, his marriage to Paget Brewster was on the rocks...
Date: 03/24/2006   Section: Rumor Mill
OY! OUR TRAKIN'S BACK1. 2006 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony (VH1): To his credit, ace producer/director Joel Gallen didn’t smooth out any of the rough edges, so we get Blondie’s Frankie Infante practically begging Debbie Harry to perform with the group, as she coolly informed hi...
Date: 05/20/2005   Section: Rumor Mill
MY MATHEMATICAL MIND: What year is this? I woke up this morning with butterflies in my stomach, beyond excited about going to see Todd Rundgren and Joe Jackson tonight at the Wilshire Theatre (or maybe I’m misdiagnosing butterflies for nausea from last night’s finale of The Bachelor). Re...
Date: 02/04/2004   Section: Rumor Mill
We’ve got a skeleton crew this week, kiddies. Primary Planner scribe Roy Trakin could hardly believe his good fortune when Arista offered to fly, feed and accommodate him on the company tab for four days in the Big Apple, where BMG is putting on a gala dog-and-pony show this week—how won...
Date: 09/24/2003   Section: Rumor Mill
PERMISSION TO LAND: Any fantasy of returning to work after vacation feeling RELAXED and REJUVENATED was thwarted when I came home, only to find that one of my cats was "punishing" me by skipping his dinner and staying out until 4:30 a.m. Walking up and down my street from midnight until 2 yelling Ac...
Date: 07/03/2003   Section: Rumor Mill
At the midway point of 2003, we give you in excess of 7,500 words on 18 albums (including two stunners that have yet to find a home), 20 selected tracks and 13 DVDs (all in all, it’s been an outtasite six months for shiny round things—artistically, that is), along with seven TV series, f...
Date: 06/13/2003   Section: Rumor Mill
If we’re lucky, there’ll be three more basketball games this season (if we’re lucky, somebody will break 80 points in one of them). Assuming the Nets do take the Spurs to the limit (or vice versa), Game Seven will be next Wednesday night. In any case, we’re guaranteed two mor...
Date: 02/23/2003   Section: Rumor Mill
By Marc Pollack and Roy TrakinWhile Bruce Springsteen captured three Grammys early on for his Sept. 11-inspired The Rising, the evening turned out to be all about the music of pop-jazz chanteuse Norah Jones. Jones' music garnered a leading eight awards Sunday, including Album of the Year for Com...
Date: 08/02/2002   Section: Rumor Mill
August would be our least favorite month were it not for one very special day: the birthday of our beloved Ivana B. Adored. Starting at HITS as a lowly seamstress back in the late ’80s (she came to the magazine because of its glorification of music), Ivana diligently worked her way up through ...
Date: 02/22/2002   Section: Rumor Mill
One rarely acknowledged benefit of three-day weekends that end on Mondays is that the following weekend arrives before you know it. That means more breathing time for you, more work for us. So here we go again…IVANA’S SECRETBest Buys by the Bay: If you’re going to Gavin in San Fran...
Date: 12/18/2000   Section: Rumor Mill
The International Music Joint Venture has asked French-Dutch online services provider Atos Origin to build a database for music rights that can also process online usage of music.The IMJV combines three music rights organizations: the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; the U.K.&#...