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Written for music industry professionals and fans. Contents provide news, reviews and statistics for all genres of music, including radio play, music video, related internet activity and retail updates.

The Weeknd’s Big Week: ‘Heartless’ Hits No. 1

A Letter From The Editor

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Onboarding Pandora • Online-satellite merger offers larger audience, big-name content deals

MARKET WATCH

You Oughta Bundle • A NEW MUSICAL INSPIRED BY ALANIS MORISSETTE’S JAGGED LITTLE PILL BECAME THE FIRST TO PACKAGE ITS CAST ALBUM WITH A TICKET TO THE SHOW

Exit Interview: Charles Caldas • OVER 12 YEARS, THE FIRST LEADER OF THE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION MERLIN BROUGHT INDIES INTO THE STREAMING ERA

Women To The Front • HEATHER LOWERY LEADS LIVE NATION’S NEW JOINT VENTURE WITH FEMME IT FORWARD

JUICE WRLD 1998-2019

JOE SMITH JAN. 26, 1928 – DEC. 2, 2019

How Alok Became South America’s Biggest EDM Pop Star • Brazilian DJs have had a tough time breaking into the top tier of the music business. One artist broke the mold — and others are following

Tech Support • Women’s Audio Mission has helped over 16,000 people pursue careers in creative technology by approaching activism as common sense

ALI HARNELL • President/Chief Strategy Officer, Women Nation/Live Nation

IHEARTRADIO JINGLE BALL • LOS ANGELES, DEC. 6

AVICII TRIBUTE CONCERT • STOCKHOLM, DEC. 5

CALM BEFORE THE STORM • With his second album, Stormzy is U.K. rap’s best bet for a global star — that fellow Brits say is poised to take grime “where we couldn’t”

STORMZY’S STRATEGIZERS

SEAN BANKHEAD • CHOREOGRAPHER/CREATIVE DESIGNER

MOTOWN’S MOVIE BET

GROWING PAYNE • Former One Direction member Liam Payne scored a solo top 10 hit in 2017 — so why did he wait 2½ years to release his debut album?

INGRID ANDRESS • How the singer-songwriter’s “More Hearts Than Mine” became an unexpected country radio hit

LABEL LOOK • NINJA TUNE

Kole

Taylor Swift • In the 2010s, she went from country superstar to pop titan and broke records with her chart-topping albums and blockbuster tours. Now Swift is using her industry clout to fight for artists’ rights and foster the musical community she wished she had coming up: “Even the really tough things I’ve gone through taught me things that I never would have learned any other way”

LOVER, LIVE

Billie Eilish

Brandi Carlile

Rosalía

Megan Thee Stallion

Alicia Keys

STANDING TOGETHER

Alanis Morissette

Nicki Minaj

RUNNING THE NATION • The COO of Roc Nation, DESIREE PEREZ, has quietly become one of the most formidable figures in the music business. Now she’s talking about her career — for the first time

Women In Music: The Hall Of Fame • Honored in previous years as executives of the year, these industry leaders talk about their ongoing work and challenges, changing attitudes toward women, advice for the next generation and the artists who inspire them

DEEP IN STREAMS: THE WOMEN OF SPOTIFY • “Perhaps the achievement we’re most proud of in 2019 is that Spotify’s music team surpassed 50/50 parity in terms of women in the ranks. That means more than 50% of the music team is comprised of employees who identify as female, which is an enormous step forward not only for the company, but for our industry.”

Paying It Forward • As the industry gradually moves toward giving women more — and better — opportunities, those in senior leadership roles are extending a hand to the next generation, building valuable mentor relationships

AN INDIE GLOBAL PUBLISHER WITHOUT COMPARE • “We do have this 90-year history and are very lucky to represent a...