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Vol 3 - If you were an inbox, I could make you open

Vol 3 - If you were an inbox, I could make you open

I will not be performing, I will be standing in the middle of the venue lip-syncing to new sounds.

October 25, 2024

Happy Friday,

I will not be performing, I will be standing in the middle of the venue lip-syncing to new sounds.

Have thoughts on this week’s news? Just hit reply. We’ll feature the best responses next week.

Tyler, The Creator

New Music Friday

What you need to know about today’s new releases

🎶 New albums and EPs from Halsey, Soccer Mommy, Kelsea Ballerini, Beach Weather, Cochise, Amyl and The Sniffers, Megan Thee Stallion, Bastille…

♪ Notable singles from Lady Gaga, Summer Walker, Linkin Park, Gigi Perez, Addison Rae, Tyler, The Creator, Jin, Shygirl, Ashe, Kid Cudi, Lyn Lapid, Polo G…

Each week, we go through Spotify’s New Music Friday playlists to highlight releases you should know about…

#1 - Lady Gaga returns with her first solo single in 4 years with ‘Disease’ (yes we’re ignoring the Joker album too).

#3 - Halsey completes her album release cycle for The Great Impersonator with ‘Panic Attack’. She did quite well paying homage to the artists she impersonated.

#4 - Fresh off her viral hit ‘Diet Pepsi’, Addison Rae is back with new single ‘Aquamarine’.

#37 - After focusing on his collab project KAYTRAMINÉ, Aminé himself is back with ‘Passenger Princess (feat. Smino), this time releasing via 10k Projects.

#38 - Paris Texas release their first single of the year ‘RökKOut’, same week as being announced as an opener for Tyler, The Creator’s new tour.

#61 - Disclosure drops ‘Arachnids,’ which was slotted at #3 on NMF UK.

⭐ #63 - Matt Champion returns with ‘Faye’ alongside production help from Dijon.

#74 - At a lower slot than maybe expected, pop star Gwen Stefani continues her release cycle with ‘Swallow My Tears’.

#77 - Medium Build & Julien Baker team up for new single ‘Yoke’.

#55-#100 - Exes Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd release new songs on the same day, ‘People Still Show Up’ and ‘This Party Sucks’ nuff said.

⭐ = our pick of the week. Usually an under the radar artist to keep an eye on.

Lil Uzi Vert

The Schedule

Notable upcoming releases

Tyler, The Creator, The Cure, Ken Carson, EARTHGANG, Chase Atlantic, Sam Barber, Lil Zay Osama, Jacquees, IDK, Mount Eerie all have new projects expected to come out next week.

Lil Uzi Vert announced Eternal Atake 2 is also dropping next week while LCD Soundsystem shared they will be releasing a new album in 2025.

ICYMI

Industry news that mattered this week

Jeff Jones stepped down as The Beatles’ Apple Corps CEO after 17 years. Jumping on the celeb owners trend, A$AP Rocky is buying a stake in English football/soccer club Tranmere Rovers. The first Astroworld trial was delayed until Feb ‘25. A look into how UMG and WMG have “increased efficiency” over the past decade (sure the layoffs helped).

Thousands signed a statement opposing AI companies using their work without a license. Spotify users can now customize their playlist covers on mobile. Canceling subscriptions will no longer be such a headache.

Cher, Mary J. Blige, A Tribe Called Quest, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Matthews Band, Kool & The Gang and more were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this week. Missy Elliott, Queen Latifah, Idina Menzel, Selena Quintanilla (posthumous) and The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum received their US National Medal of Arts (2022 & 2023) from US President Biden this week.

small print

Updates on companies, acquisitions, takeovers and more

Belgian promoter Tomorrowland partner with BMG for pub admin
Timbaland became a strategic advisor to AI music start-up Suno, which recently admitted to training on copyrighted music
UnitedMasters signed a direct deal with TikTok, outside of the Merlin umbrella
TKO purchased sports assets from Endeavor
The Trenches (digital strategy for Post Malone, Noah Kahan) partnered with Republic to launch Trenches Records
Avenue A and Neon Gold united to create indie label (super) group Futures Music Group
UMPG entered a strategic partnership with UK music supervision co 45RPM
Music licensing platform Slipstream acquired Anthem Entertainment’s production brands
Safety app Where You At raised £2.5M to keep fans safe at concerts
Girlilla’s Jennie Smythe signed a book deal with Forefront Books
SESAC acquired media software and services company HAAWK

Group Chat

The section that’ll probably get us in trouble one of these days

What's your halloween costume this year?

Humor us don't be shy

Jaden Smith is sad.

niche

Where did people say Chappell is going to land?

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 All artists eventually sign with Brandon Creed (46%)

🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Azoff (15%)

🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ The other Azoff (15%)

🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ Rough it with her lawyer for a while (24%)

deadmau5, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Dylan Marlowe

Fresh Ink

Interesting artist signings

Dusting off the mouse head, deadmau5 signed with CAA for touring.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor (‘Murder On The Dancefloor’) is gearing up for new music after she announced a new deal with Decca Records.

Rising country artist Dylan Marlowe signed a publishing deal with Play It Again & Relative Music Group.

Alternative hip-hop artist Terry Presume signed with artist manager Jen Park.

Nashville artist Ryan Hurd moved from RCA Nashville to Big Machine Label Group.

Rapper GoldLink signed with Earth Music Agency for touring.

+120 other artist signings on ROSTR this week

The Live World

Tour, festival and other live news

Barcelona’s Primavera Sound assembled the pop lady Avengers to headline the festival with Charli xcx, Sabrina Carpenter & Chappell Roan all taking the main stage (first all-women headliners!).

Tyler, The Creator announced a $5 Chromakopia album listening party at LA’s Intuit Dome. The rapper clarified, “I will not be performing, I will be standing in the middle of the venue lip-syncing to the new sounds.”

Beyoncé is expected to perform at a Harris rally in Houston tonight.

Look out for a NIF Live World special edition coming next week.

ZAYN postponed his US tour dates following the death of former bandmate Liam Payne. Clairo rescheduled 3 shows in Toronto citing extreme exhaustion.

Dave Chappelle & Killer Mike announced a 7-date co-headlining “Still Talking That S– Tour” in November.

Korn, Metallica & Linkin Park will headline the four-day Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival in Columbus, Ohio next May.

Also in May ‘25, Cruel World Festival returns to Pasadena, California with New Order and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds set to headline.

Morgan Wallen concluded his 87-show tour selling more than 3M tickets.

🎸 Biggest tours announced this week: Tyler, The Creator, Shakira, Kelsea Ballerini, Foreigner

On The Move

New hires, exec moves and other people news

UMPG promotes Jennifer Knoepfle to Head of U.S. A&R. UMG Nash names Damon Moberly SVP of Promotion. TikTok promotes Josh Mateer to Head of A&R UK & Europe for SoundOn. Killphonic Rights names Syd Butler and Michelle Fantus Co-Heads of A&R, Chelsea D’Amico as Head of Sync & Creative Licensing, and Michael Grubbs as Head of Creative.

WMA appoints Mike O’Keefe as Global VP of Creative. The Orchard names Jeeyoung Lee as Head of South Korea, Country Manager & Sungho “Jake” Bae as Director, APAC, Artist and Label Services. Josh Wyatt is appointed as the new CEO of Avant Gardner. Peter Rudge retires from artist management after 55 years.