THE COUNT: COLDPLAY IS HOT, COUNTRY'S COOKIN' IN THE U.K.
The latest tidbits from the bustling live sector (3/28a)
SONG REVENUE:
A STYLISTIC STEW MC, divas and singer-songwriters rub elbows. (3/28a)
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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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What’s new in the publishing world? Well, apart from the wholesale reorganization of the landscape, not much. As 2018 wraps, we prepare for the end of an era, as Marty Bandier—the principal architect of the modern pubco—is set to end his tenure atop Sony/ATV in Q1, with one of his many acolytes in the biz, Jon Platt, cued up to succeed him.
It’s a momentous transition in many ways. Platt, whose extraordinary career hit several new pinnacles this year, steered Warner/Chappell to big growth, major awards and an expanded global profile. What’s more, he empowered...