Hey, listeners, Lenny Vaughn here, spinning the raw truth on the music world from vinyl grooves to streaming floods. In the last 24 hours, BroadwayWorld reports Jonathan Groff's final week in Just in Time smashed over a million in ticket sales, topping the grosses on the Great White Way, while a new Maltby & Shire revue, About Time, captivates off-Broadway crowds, and the heartfelt Beaches musical gears up for its Broadway debut.
Over in rock and indie, InsideHook highlights Foo Fighters' upcoming Your Favorite Toy via Sony this April, alongside Shakey Graves' Fondness, Etc. on May 15 and Sean Griffin's solo People Are Mad dropping April 17. Music Connection notes Bailey Zimmerman's Religiously. The Album as the biggest streaming country debut ever, snagging eight new RIAA certs like 8x Platinum on Rock and a Hard Place.
Industry moves are buzzing: Warner Music Group inked a global deal with seven-member hip-hop crew H//PE Princess from the Japan-Korea Unpretty Rapstar project, aiming for worldwide domination per their announcement. Pulse Music Group signed UK singer-songwriter fliss to a worldwide publishing pact, and Primary Wave scooped Britney Spears' catalog for over $200 million—though she doesn't own her masters. Universal Music Group kicked off a €500 million share buyback, signaling big financial flex.
AI battles rage on, with Music Connection detailing creators' open letters slamming Suno amid RIAA lawsuits and Deezer's 60,000 daily AI uploads diluting royalties. Spotify's beta SongDNA reveals track collaborators, while Apple Music adds Transparency Tags for AI content.
Awards keep the spirit alive: Guild of Music Supervisors honored Deborah Mannis-Gardner for Hip Hop Was Born Here, ASCAP unveiled 2026 Composers’ Choice nominees, and Weary Ramblers nabbed Best Bluegrass at the International Acoustic Music Awards.
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