‘Music is fundamentally important to people. It’s not disposable – nor are the artists who create it.’

Ian Montone, manager of Vampire Weekend and many others at Monotone Inc. on the industry and his career
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Atlantic CEO Julie Greenwald takes stand against ‘backward, irresponsible’ US abortion bans, signing business leader petition

‘We stand together in passionate opposition to these backward, irresponsible policies.’
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‘Monster’ US charts fallout: Is DJ Khaled about to sue Billboard after missing out on No.1?

Billboard is reportedly planning to announce later this year that it will tighten its rules regarding merchandise bundling.
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YouTube Music poaches Warner’s Dan Chalmers to run EMEA

Chalmers has worked for Warner for two decades – now he’s off to join Lyor Cohen
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Why spend $4.1bn on A&R? Because new artists are accelerating streaming’s growth.

Some more good news for Lil Nas X and his contemporaries…
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Goldman Sachs says 1.15bn people will pay for music streaming by 2030, as it ups industry forecast

‘Music In The Air’ update brings optimistic news for record companies
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Live Nation invests in three female-led companies via first round of Women Nation Fund

‘We started the Women Nation Fund to help expand the pool of female entrepreneurs in the live music space.’
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Lil Nas X rejected a $1 million-plus deal with Amuse before signing to Columbia Records

‘My challenge would be: excuse me, what did Columbia actually do in this? He was doing millions of streams per day before they picked him up.’
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The world’s next pop superstar? Rosalía signs global deal with Universal Music Publishing Group

26 year-old Spanish singer, songwriter and producer is being tipped as next big thing
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The world’s next pop superstar? Rosalía signs global deal with Universal Music Publishing Group

26 year-old Spanish singer, songwriter and producer is being tipped as next big thing
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