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Super Bowl Halftime History, From Giant Jukeboxes to MJ’s Game-Changer
When Super Bowl LV takes place in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 7, odds are one winner will be The Weeknd, who will headline the halftime show — and get the streaming and sales boost that comes with it....
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Chartbreaker: Ashnikko Wants the Pop World to Catch Up To Her Vision
Sitting on the floor of the Los Angeles home where she’s been riding out the pandemic, her signature blue hair pulled back in a ponytail, Ashnikko is attempting to explain her sound. The 24-year-old,...
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Don’t Make Her Over: Dionne Warwick Is Still Crushing It at 80
Dionne Warwick is nosy. As we chat over Zoom on a recent winter afternoon, I use the word “curious” out of respect, but the legendary singer gently corrects me: “I am so nosy,” she says with a laugh....
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Star Track, The Next Generation: What Do Major Catalog Sales Mean For Younger...
The market for publishing catalogs is booming as institutional investors and newer companies like Primary Wave Music and Round Hill Music compete with the majors and older firms. So far though, most...
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Camilo’s ‘Mis Manos’ Album Is ‘An Exploration of All Sides of My Identity’
Hunkered down in Bogotá, Colombia, Latin pop star Camilo is in crunch mode for the release of his second album, Mis Manos, out March 5 on Hecho a Mano Music (HAMM) and Sony Music Latin. Mis Manos...
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While writing her debut, Not Your Muse, Celeste was inspired by snapshots from her adolescence into young adulthood. As a result, the album that arrived last month doubles as a coming-of-age story...
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Glass Animals on the Rise of ‘Heat Waves’: ‘It’s Bizarre But Amazing’
Glass Animals’ biggest single to date — a hazy, captivating track called “Heat Waves” — was born in just one hour during a late night studio session in May 2018. Frontman Dave Bayley had been...
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Billboard’s 2021 Top Business Managers
The music industry’s leading business managers serve as financial advisers, tax accountants and fiscal therapists for artists and executives alike — and they have long preached the importance of...
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Jon Platt on Sony/ATV’s 25 Years of Songs
In his 2020 year-end message to songwriters, Sony/ATV Music Publishing chairman/ CEO Jon Platt praised them for continuing to change the world with their creativity — especially in a tumultuous year...
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John Branca on How Michael Jackson Changed Music Publishing
When Michael Jackson bought ATV Music — home to the Beatles catalog — in 1985 and partnered with Sony Music Publishing to establish Sony/ATV in 1995, those strategic moves were stepping stones toward...
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