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Taylor Swift’s Midnights Makes History On Billboard 200 And Hot 100
BAD BUNNY STAYS THE WORLD’S HOTTEST • THE LATIN SUPERSTAR’S 2022 TOURING DOMINANCE CONTINUES, BOOSTED BY AN ALL-TIME HIGH GROSS IN SEPTEMBER
Luminate’s Adam Foster Celebrated As ‘Friend To Many’
TikTok Payouts: ‘The Numbers Are Horrifying’ • Think streaming royalties are bad? TikTok revenue can be 500 times lower
Latin Grammys Focus On Representation • New CEO wants to drive inclusivity across genres, generations and more
The Shows Will Go On • Inflation, recession, layoffs — economic forecasts look bleak, but live-industry experts still expect to see global growth in 2023
Turned Off On Touring • The industry’s rebound has not trickled down to indie artists
LIVE NATION AND AEG SEE RECORD GROSSES IN 2023 (NEW ACTS? MAYBE NOT)
DEEZER’S STREAMING WAR BATTLE PLAN • The French company’s CEO, Jeronimo Folgueira, says a deal with German media powerhouse RTL will be “transformative”
From The Desk Of… Angelo Rufino • MANAGING PARTNER, BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT
Go Your Own Way • Rising pop artist JVKE had major labels circling thanks to the success of “golden hour” — so why did he turn them all down?
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The Next ‘Great Independent’ • Seeker Music’s burgeoning indie empire is supported by a wide range of catalogs, from Run the Jewels to Christopher Cross
(RE)INTRODUCING… WHITNEY HOUSTON • A decade after the legendary singer’s untimely death, her legacy will get a major refresh and her estate will see its revenue turbo-charged — thanks to its partnership with Primary Wave, the marketing and publishing whiz treating catalogs as dynamic, lucrative brands
‘IT HIT HOME’ • HOUSTON’S MENTOR AND CHAMPION CLIVE DAVIS REFLECTS ON THE MAKING OF I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY
THE SHAPE-SHIFTERS • Downtown Music mastered the traditional publishing game — then made a surprise pivot to label and artists services. But staying at the changing industry’s cutting edge hasn’t come without risk
2022 TOP BUSINESS MANAGERS • Inflation is up, the stock market is down, NFTs are hot, and concerts are back (if no one in the band catches COVID-19). In this uncertain time, these savvy advisers offer clients guidance
‘ONE SNEEZE AWAY FROM A CANCELLATION’ • RZO’S BILL ZYSBLAT ON CHALLENGES STILL FACING TOURS IN THE PANDEMIC
R&B/HIP HOP POWER ISSUE • R&B/Hip-Hop dominates every other genre claiming a quarter of all music consumption.
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GRUPO FRONTERA • The band took the industry by storm in its first year — by reinventing a folk-pop single from 2019