BIG DEAL TURNS THREE: PASS THE HAGGIS

Kenny MacPherson’s Big Deal Music recently celebrated its third anniversary, and sent out a notice to friends and colleagues noting the benchmark (with a link to a Spotify playlist of BDM tunes). More than a few recipients who skimmed the note—or just saw the subject line—assumed that (a) there’d been a party and (b) they hadn’t been invited. In fact, Kenny and team just wanted to mark the occasion and share some songs, not to, ahem, make a Big Deal about it.

But the charming transplanted Scotsman’s young pubco does have a lot to celebrate, including a brace of Nashville smashes, writers on new tracks by One Direction, Rachel Platten, Nick Jonas, Shawn Mendes and Thomas Rhett, among many others, new music from My Morning Jacket, a strong year for St. Vincent and plenty more. Maybe a party is in order.

UMG AND TIKTOK
WORK IT OUT
The kerfuffle is in the past. (5/2a)
LUCIAN SOUNDS OFF ON UMG/TIKTOK DEAL
A breakdown from the boss (5/2a)
HITS LIST: HANGIN' OUT
With extra relish (5/3a)
LIVE NATION POSTS (ANOTHER) RECORD QUARTER
More butts in seats than ever before. (5/3a)
A POST-WALLEN AFFAIR
A dynamic duo, y'all (5/3a)
THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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