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Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her narrative songwriting—often inspired by her personal life—has received critical praise and widespread media coverage. Born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 14 to pursue a career in country music. She signed a songwriting contract with Sony/ATV Music Publishing in 2004 and a recording deal with Big Machine Records in 2005, and released her eponymous debut studio album in 2006.Swift explored country pop on the albums Fearless (2008) and Speak Now (2010); the success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me" on both country and pop radio established her as a leading crossover artist. She experimented with rock and electronic genres on her fourth studio album, Red (2012), supported by the singles "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and "I Knew You Were Trouble". Swift eschewed country on her synth-pop album 1989 (2014) and its chart-topping tracks "Shake It Off", "Blank Space", and "Bad Blood". The media scrutiny on Swift's life inspired Reputation (2017), which drew from urban sounds. Led by "Look What You Made Me Do", the album made Swift the only act in MRC Data history to have four albums each sell over a million copies in a week.Parting ways with Big Machine, Swift signed with Republic Records in 2018 and released her seventh studio album, Lover (2019). Inspired by escapism during the COVID-19 pandemic, Swift ventured into indie folk and alternative rock styles on her 2020 studio albums, Folklore and Evermore, receiving plaudits for their nuanced storytelling. Following a dispute over the masters of her back catalog, she released the 2021 re-recordings Fearless (Taylor's Version) and Red (Taylor's Version) to universal acclaim. The number-one songs "Cardigan", "Willow" and "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)" made Swift the only act to simultaneously debut atop the US Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts three times. Besides music, she has played supporting roles in films such as Valentine's Day (2010) and Cats (2019), released the autobiographical documentary Miss Americana (2020), and directed the musical films Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions (2020) and All Too Well: The Short Film (2021).With over 200 million records sold worldwide, Swift is one of the best-selling musicians of all time. Eight of her songs have topped the Hot 100, and her concert tours are some of the highest-grossing in history. She has received 11 Grammy Awards (including three Album of the Year wins), an Emmy Award, 34 American Music Awards (the most for an artist), 29 Billboard Music Awards (the most for a woman) and 58 Guinness World Records, among other accolades. She has featured on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time (2015), Billboard's Greatest of All Time Artists (2019), the Time 100 and Forbes Celebrity 100 rankings. Having been honored with titles such as Woman of the Decade and Artist of the Decade, Swift is regarded as a pop icon due to her influential career, philanthropy, and advocacy for artists' rights and women's empowerment.

Liz Jenkins, the COO of Hello Sunshine talks about how the media company looks to put women at the center of the narrative. The L.A.-based company was founded by actor Reese Witherspoon and dedicated to female authorship. Their stories aspire to be both fun and informative and to spread contagious joy through the women at the heart of their storytelling. Liz, who joined the company as its CFO in 2018, talks about the career path that took her from investment banking to the entertainment industry. During her time at Hello Sunshine, she's helped grow the company's business, including their scripted, unscripted and kids & animation studios, plus Reese's Book Club. Previously, Liz served as the head of strategic ventures for Sony PlayStation and senior vice president of corporate development and strategy at Media Rights Capital (MRC) where she developed and implemented innovative distribution models, strategic partnerships and new businesses across film and television. Liz serves on the board and audit committee of Snap Inc. and is a board member and the Treasurer of GLAAD. Liz received her M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and her B.A. from Stanford University.

A new report from MRC Data shows that 70% of all music consumed in 2021, was old music (released 18 months ago or prior). In this new episode we spoke about the decline of mainstream hits in the 2020s and the weaknesses that a lot of these songs and albums share. We also take you through our key observations from the Billboard 200 Chart, that provide further insight on the topic. In your opinion, do you think old music is killing new music? Watch this Episode on YouTube:https://youtu.be/MQ1hSDPtd78 Get Full Access to NFR's Exclusive Content: https://www.patreon.com/nfrpodcast  Follow the socials for daily content and industry updates Twitter @nfr_podcast: https://twitter.com/nfr_podcast TikTok @nfrpodcast: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJc9G69j/ Instagram @nfrpodcast: https://www.instagram.com/nfrpodcast/ 

Here at The Takeaway we love our music, both classic tracks and new hits, but these days there are fewer new hits on the top charts.  According to music-analytics firm MRC Data, new music makes up 30 percent of the current music market, while artists from previous decades are among the most downloaded on iTunes. On Spotify, songs like “Dreams by Fleetwood Mac'' are being discovered by new audiences, thanks in part to platforms like TikTok.  So what's happening? What does this signal about the future of the music industry? To answer those questions and more, The Takeaway turned to Ted Gioia, who writes the music and popular-culture newsletter The Honest Broker on Substack and is also the author of 11 books, including, most recently, Music: A Subversive History.

Here at The Takeaway we love our music, both classic tracks and new hits, but these days there are fewer new hits on the top charts.  According to music-analytics firm MRC Data, new music makes up 30 percent of the current music market, while artists from previous decades are among the most downloaded on iTunes. On Spotify, songs like “Dreams by Fleetwood Mac'' are being discovered by new audiences, thanks in part to platforms like TikTok.  So what's happening? What does this signal about the future of the music industry? To answer those questions and more, The Takeaway turned to Ted Gioia, who writes the music and popular-culture newsletter The Honest Broker on Substack and is also the author of 11 books, including, most recently, Music: A Subversive History.

Juice WRLD's team has unveiled two tracks and music videos from the late artist, “Cigarettes” and “Go Hard 2.0.” “Cigarettes” was originally leaked in 2018 and quickly became a fan favorite. These are his first new songs since his last album, Fighting Demons was released in December. “Go Hard 2.0” is included on the new Fighting Demons (Complete Edition). Both animated visuals are directed by Steve Cannon. On “Cigarettes,” Juice examines his various addictions and habits, likening his feelings to relying on nicotine to keep him going. He croons, “Smoke cigarettes, cancer in the chest like cardiac arrest/ I've been feelin' stressed, tryna find ways to impress her/ Showin' her that I love her, tryna show her a effort/ Gotta keep it together.” The trademark honesty from Juice made it an instant hit when it began surfacing on the internet four years ago. Fighting Demons became Juice WRLD's fourth album to top the Billboard charts. The album began with 119,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending December 16, according to MRC Data. Demons is the fourth consecutive leader and fifth overall chart appearance for the late rapper-singer, who died in December 2019 of an accidental overdose. His debut effort, Goodbye & Good Riddance, peaked at No.3 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in August 2018, a few months before his first chart-topper – the collaborative set Future and Juice WRLD Present…WRLD on Drugs, with Future – debuted at No.1 that November. His next release, 2019's Death Race for Love, topped the charts for two weeks, while his first posthumous LP, 2020's Legends Never Die, reigned supreme for three weeks. In other areas, Billboard reported that Demons debuted at No.1 on the Top Rap Albums chart and at No.2 on the all-genre Billboard 200, behind Adele's 30. Fighting Demons continues to tell the story that Juice WRLD had started as a young musician. The documentary Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss premiered in December and offered an “intimate” look at the departed artist. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/masseffect/support

Épisode 725 : La nostalgie est au coeur de nos vies, au coeur de nos souvenirs et sans le savoir cela joue beaucoup sur notre façon de consommer. Cet épisode est dédié au Retro marketing et à toutes les belles choses qu'il nous inspire.Le marketing de la nostalgie, augmente l'envie d'achat des consommateurs selon une étude de l'École de Management de Grenoble.Une étude publiée par le Journal of Consumer Research.La nostalgie affaiblit le désir d'argent.Dans une série d'expériences, les chercheurs ont par exemple constaté que les sujets a qui on demandait de se remémorer un souvenir achetait ensuite plus cher que ceux à qui ont proposait de réfléchir à une situation future.Selon les chercheurs, induire des sentiments chaleureux à propos d'un passé précieux pourrait apporter de grands avantages à ceux qui cherchent à vendre des trucs.—Retro-marketing, une tactique qui crée une zone de confianceLe rétro-marketing consiste à utiliser la nostalgie pour rendre un nouveau produit ou service attrayant.Il s'appuie sur des codes appartenant au passé pour suggérer sécurité et confort. Ca se passe notamment dans les couleurs, les polices ou l'évocation d'objets de collection.Face à un univers qu'il rappelle « le bon vieux temps », nous les consommateurs on baisse sa garde.En gros c'est un peu de la « confort food » pour le cerveau.—Le besoin de retour au vintage et à la nostalgie est particulièrement fort pendant les périodes difficilesHistoriquement, cette stratégie de retro-marketing a toujours été une tactique populaire pendant les périodes difficiles.Nous trouvons du réconfort dans la nostalgie pendant les périodes d'anxiété ou d'incertitude.Une étude de MRC Data sur l'impact du Covid dans nos choix de contenus culturels : https://static.billboard.com/files/2020/04/COVID-19-Entertainment-Tracker-Release-1-1586793733.pdfL'étude récente explique que plus de la moitié des consommateurs trouvent du réconfort dans les anciennes émissions de télévision, les films et les chansons de leur jeunesse.Et effectivement, les cartes Pokémon montent en flèche en valeur et les stars des émissions de télévision des années 2000 comme High School Musical ont été un énorme succès sur Tiktok.—Burger King change son logo et revient à son logo vintage20 ans que Burger King n'avait rien touché à son identité graphique et voilà qu'il décide de tout refondre et de tout changer…Tout changer pas si sûre, le nouveau logo déployé aux US ressemble à s'y méprendre au logo utilisé par la marque dans les années 1970, 80 et 90.sourceAvec ses couleurs beiges et et orange, le nouveau logo de la marque a un look résolument old school.C'est intéressant de constater que le déploiement de cette nouvelle charte graphique n'est pas encore arrivée jusqu'à nous. En France on reste sur le logo rouge et bleu.Côté US par contre, le retro a pris le dessus largement depuis plusieurs mois. Ce style vintage on le retrouve d'ailleurs dans toutes les publications de la marque sur les réseaux depuis le mois de Janvier 2021.source—Les écouteurs filaires font leur grand comme-backParfois la nostalgie remet sur le devant de la scène des produits aux fonctionnalités qu'on aurait pu imaginer désuète.Dernière tendance en hausse notable, les écouteurs filaires.Oui, oui. Les écouteurs avec un fil. On les croyait morts et enterrés à l'heure du bluetooth et des AirPods… et pourtant.Les écouteurs filaires sont en train de devenir ce que le Vinyle est au CD. Une relique du passé, moins pratique mais vachement plus cool.J'en veux pour preuve l'explosion des contenus TikTok autour du hashtag #wiredheadphones. Le hashtag cumule 4,4 m de vues.On y voit des centaines de vidéos de GenZ expliquant pourquoi les casques filaire sont beaucoup plus cool.—Il existe aussi un compte Instagram dédié aux jolies filles avec des casques filaires. Ca s'appelle @wireditgirlsEntre les photos de pubs vintages pour le Walkman, on y voit un paquet de photos de top modèle tout à fait dans l'air du temps avec leurs écouteurs filaires.—C'est vraiment intéressant je trouve. La version filaire des écouteurs projette une esthétique "intentionnellement effort-less ».Et puis aussi, il y a cette tendance de la « netstalgie ». Une vision idéalisée du début d'internet où se cultive l'esthétique des années 90 et 2000 : walkman, téléphones à clapet et anciennes gameboy…—Le retour des pin'sC'était l'accessoire culte des années 90.Quand j'avais 10 piges on les collectionnait. Je me souviens encore des pins parlant TF1… On avait carrément des catalogue pour les ranger un peu à la manière d'une collecte timbre.Après un passage par la case néant, les pins reviennent en force !347 millions de vues sur TikTok pour le hashtag #pins.—Polaroid signe un come back légendairePolaroid s'est déclaré faillite pour la première fois en 2001.En 2008, la société a cessé de produire des films instantanés.On les croyait mort. On pensait que la photo numérique avait enterré cette technologie old school et bien non !L'histoire est folle. Sans rentrer dans les détails la marque a été sauvée par une bande de passionnés hollandais. Le projet de sauvetage s'appelait The Impossible Project.Ils on bien fait de sauver polaroid puisque depuis quelques années, la photo instantanée n'a jamais autant eu la cote.La marque Polaroid a repris vie et de belle manière puisque elle rassemble 714k abonnées sur son compte Instagram.Je trouve que c'est un paradoxe marrant quand on sait que le premier logo d'Instagram était ni pus ni moins qu'un appareil photo ressemblant à un polaroid.Sur leur compte Instagram on retrouve tout ce qui fait à mon sen s le charme et la beauté des polaroids. Cette esthétique un peu trash, cette place laissé à l'aléatoire de la photo instantanée.Et puis évidemment ce fameux cadre blanc que la marque se bat pour garder comme une signature copyright.Les cartes Pokemon toujours au gout du jour#pokemoncards 3,8 Millions de publicationsEn 2020, l'influenceur américain Logan Paul avait fait le buzz en dépensant 150 000 dollars pour une carte Pokémon DracaufeuDavid LafargeJe suis tombé récemment sur la chaîne Youtube de David Lafarge.David il a 2 Millions d'abonnés et son pseudo en dit long David Lafarge Pokemon.J'étais tombé par hasard sur cette vidéo avec Le youtubeur Michou où ils ouvrent un nombre incalculable de paquets de cartes Pokemon jusqu'à trouver The carte Maxie rare.LA vidéo fait 1,8 Millions de vues et ça déchaine les passions, tu as plus de 2100 commentaires. On est clairement dans l'unboxing mais sur un sujet très précis.Là ou les éditeurs de Pokemon on joué malin c'est que depuis toujours, ils ont conservé ce mystère à l'ouverture des paquets de cartes.Il fait des feats incroyablesPar exemple ouverture de deck de l'amour avec Studio DanielleMais il a aussi fait des ouvertures en collaboration avec Lorenzo, Thibault in shape ou inoxtag@pokemon_Card_classicC'est le compte d'un fan qui collectionne mais également qui propose une retrospective des cartes depuis leur naissance en 1999.Pour chaque carte il détaille ses atouts bien sûr mais aussi son lien avec.Et bien sûr le compte s'étend sur tout l'univers Pokemon.Sur TikTok Mr Pokemon Cards 59,6k abonnésSon truc à lui c'est d'ouvrir des docks rares en accéléré et de présenter les nouveautés qu'il a reçuesLe grand retour des Pogs#pogs 76K publications@pogcollection« Je vous partage de l'art depuis ma vieille collection de pogs »C'est très visuel, un pot, un post et ça donne presque envie d'en faire un mur chez soi.Je suis même tombé sur un compte @coffee.n.comics qui a brassé ses bières et qui offrait des pots pour la sortie du brassin.Retro Gaming Collection#retrogaming : 4,2millions de publicationsLe Retro Gaming est la preuve que nous n'avons pas d'âge. C'est l'illustration parfaite de la traversée du temps par les objets. Les consoles et jeux vidéos ont été tellement marquetés, ils ont marqué si fort leur génération qu'on les retrouve partout et tout le temps.Les ados d'aujourd'hui connaissent Pac man !. . .Le Super Daily est le podcast quotidien sur les réseaux sociaux. Il est fabriqué avec une pluie d'amour par les équipes de Supernatifs.Nous sommes une agence social media basée à Lyon : https://supernatifs.com/. Nous aidons les entreprises à créer des relations durables et rentables avec leurs audiences. Nous inventons, produisons et diffusons des contenus qui engagent vos collaborateurs, vos prospects et vos consommateurs.

To kick off 2022, Joel and Kit discuss the biggest songs of the previous year (using a Billboard article, with stats from MRC Data). Listen to smash hits like “good 4 u,” “Leave the Door Open,” and “Levitating” on Joel's best-of-2021 list after hearing the statistics. Joel Flair's "2021 TOPPERS" Playlist

Did you know that music albums are increasingly sought after and listened to? Over the past year in the United States, 87 titles have sold more than 50,000 copies compared to 51 records a year earlier, according to MRC Data's annual report. For our part, I can remind you that every week we choose one record that we present to you as the Album of the Week. Today is Tram 11's first album in twenty-two years, the record 'One and One'. We bring you an overview of music news and browsing HRtop 40, and among the songs we will listen to will be those performed by BETI, Zdenka Kovačiček feat. Matija Cvek, Petar Grašo and Paraf. Welcome to the Good Music Incubator! Our Ana Radišić will be with you.

The New Year brings new data from the world music business and new releases of the domestic music scene. Data from MRC Data show that vinyl records sold better than CD albums in the US market, but also that the CD album format experienced an increase in annual sales after years of opposite trends. From the domestic scene, on the other hand, we have an interesting off project in the form of the debut album 'No. 1 'distinctive trio Willy & Debili. Today, more than usual, we are browsing the HRtop 40 list, and among the songs we will listen to will be those performed by Gina, Dalmatino, Luka Nižetić and Željko Bebek. Welcome to the Good Music Incubator! Our music motivator Ana Radišić will guide you through a motivational music lesson.    Tracklist:   Demode DJs feat. Zdravko Čolić - Bar jedan ples, Croatia  Albina - Plači mila, Universal  Noelle - Mogu ja to, Menart  Vili & Debili - Polako, Dallas  Franko Krajcar - Usudi se, Croatia Gina - Mama, Aquarius  Matija Cvek - Ptice, Menart  Dalmatino - Refužo, Dancing Bear Luka Nižetić - Ako tražiš ljubav, Dallas  Massimo - Putujemo kad i stojimo, Aquarius  Željko Bebek - Kupit ću nam sat, Croatia  Ljubavnici - Moji prijatelji, Croatia  Vatra - Nova godina nije se dogodila, Dallas 

Last year consumers listened to more music than ever before. However, according to a report from the analytics firm MRC Data, catalog music, albums and songs at least 18 months old accounted for 75% of music listening on streaming services. When it came to new music, artists such as Morgan Wallen, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake and […] The post Showbiz Sandbox 568: Catalog Music Dominates Consumption on Streaming Services appeared first on Showbiz Sandbox.

It's been six years since Adele released her widely praised last album, “25.” In the time since, Adele has experienced major personal upheaval as she went through a divorce. With “30” — officially out Friday and already considered the best album of her career by many critics — the singer not surprisingly presents a more mature sound. Adele's 30 has captured the biggest week of 2021 for any album in the U.S., surpassing the debut of Drake's Certified Lover Boy. According to initial reports to MRC Data, 30 has earned more than 660,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. from its Nov. 19 release through Nov. 22, with over 560,000 of that sum in traditional album sales. In terms of weekly units earned, 30 has now beaten the debut week of Drake's Certified Lover Boy, which launched with 613,000 units earned in the week ending Sept. 9. Equivalent album units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. It was earlier reported that 30 is also 2021's top-selling album (surpassing the sales of any album over the past 11 months combined) and has the year's largest week for any album in terms of traditional album sales, beating the debut of Taylor Swift's Red (Taylor's Version), which sold 369,000 copies in the week ending Nov. 18. The current tracking week ends at the close of business on Nov. 25. Billboard is scheduled to announce the album's official final first-week numbers on Sunday, Nov. 28, after MRC Data has completed processing the week's data. If 30 debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart dated Dec. 4 (which reflects the tracking week ending Nov. 25), it will mark Adele's third No. 1. She previously topped the list with her last two studio albums: 25 (10 weeks in 2015-16) and 21 (24 weeks in 2011-12). What's going on Internet, Analytic here aka Dreamz and I would like to welcome you to mine, which I call the Notorious Mass Effect Podcast! I am your Hip-Hop / Gaming News source with a little bit of R&B mixed in. FOR EPISODE 77: “ADELE - 30” “GRAMMY NOMINATIONS” “THE GAME AWARD NOMINATIONS” & “FRENCH MONTANA - THEY GOT AMNESIA” But before that make sure to Click my Linktree in my bio to access my social medias and follow, to keep up with my latest activities, if you want to financially support the show click my cash app link located towards the top of my linktree as it helps the show overall, also make sure to share this podcast rating the show 5 stars as this helps the show reach more people so we can grow together and effect the masses! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/masseffect/support

Adele's new album 30 is the year's top-selling album in the U.S. after only three days of release. According to initial reports to MRC Data, the album, which was released Nov. 19, has sold more than 500,000 copies in the U.S. through Nov. 21. That makes it 2021's top-selling album, surpassing sales of any album over the past 11 months combined. It beats the year's previous top-seller: Taylor Swift's Evermore, with 462,000 copies sold through the week ending Nov. 18. (Evermore was released in December 2020 but has continued to sell well in 2021.) 30 also easily claims 2021's biggest individual sales week – surpassing the mark just set by the arrival of Swift's Red (Taylor's Version), which sold 369,000 copies in the U.S. in the week ending Nov. 18. Mass Effect Go Hosted by Analytic Dreamz also known as… well me is the “on the go” version of Notorious Mass Effect meaning everything that I feel like needs to be talked about while I'm out on the go and in between episodes will be talked about on this version of the podcast. You might be wondering what's the difference between The Notorious Mass Effect and Mass Effect Go… well you're hearing the difference right now, Mass Effect Go has a different set up so I can record from anywhere covering a variety of topics without having to worry about taking away from what my core audience values from this the notorious mass effect in the first place. It wouldn't be an announcement without me also letting you know to Click my Linktree in my bio to access my social medias and follow, to keep up with my latest activities, if you want to financially support the show click my cash app link located towards the top of my linktree as it helps the show overall, also make sure to share this podcast as this helps the show reach more people so we can grow together and effect the masses! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/masseffect/support

Sheeran's “=” (pronounced “equals”) opens at the top of the Billboard 200 with modest streaming numbers for a star of his magnitude. Ed Sheeran may be one of the world's most popular artists on music streaming services, but his latest turn at No. 1 owes a lot to old-fashioned album sales. Sheeran's new album, “=” (pronounced “equals”), opens at the top of the Billboard chart with the equivalent of 118,000 sales in the United States, including nearly 62 million streams and 68,000 copies sold as a complete package, according to MRC Data, Billboard's tracking arm. Those numbers are modest for a star of Sheeran's magnitude. He draws 76.8 million listeners a month on Spotify, more than any other artist except Justin Bieber, and Sheeran's 2017 song “Shape of You” is that service's biggest hit ever, with 2.96 billion streams worldwide. (Its music video also has 5.5 billion views on YouTube.) Yet the 62 million clicks for “=” is the least number of streams for any new title at No. 1 this year, and streaming overall accounts for only about 39 percent of its total consumption in the United States. Of the 68,000 copies that were sold as complete packages, 33,000 were digital downloads, 26,000 were CDs and 9,000 were vinyl LPs, according to MRC. Also this week, Drake's “Certified Lover Boy” falls one spot to No. 2, Morgan Wallen's “Dangerous: The Double Album” is No. 3, and Doja Cat's “Planet Her” is No. 4. Megan Thee Stallion's “Something for Thee Hotties,” a compilation of stray tracks, opens at No. 5 with the equivalent of 39,000 sales. On the singles chart, Adele's “Easy on Me” holds at No. 1 for a third week, while anticipation in the music industry builds for her new album, “30,” due Nov. 19. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/masseffect/support

In this week's episode Dmitri Vietze dives into the latest music industry news and trends with 2021 Music Tectonics Conference Star Sponsors, Art + Logic and MRC Data. Art + Logic's Andrew Sherbrooke, VP of Engineering, shares how the full-service, custom software development agency works with independent clients and Fortune 10 companies to design state-of-the-art hardware and software. Producer/composer Jeff Bova digs into a new partnership between Art + Logic and Ela (Electronic Light Array)! Then Paulina Pchelin and Brandon Jarrett share how MRC Data works with publishers, distributors, radio stations, talent agencies, and more to provide comprehensive data analytics, consumer insight research, and thought leadership across the entertainment industry. Find out how MRC Data is the engine behind the Billboard Charts. Get the latest music industry data and trends that emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic including the growing appetite for new music, demand for vinyl, growth of music listeners, and the shift to visual based musical experiences. What are Art + Logic and MRC Data most excited about for this year's Music Tectonics Conference? Find out on this week's episode.

Streaming services are our favorite music venues, and how important they are for listening to music will tell us data from MRC Data, which in a weekly report reported that over 22 billion and 100 million streams of songs were recorded in the United States in one week. What was the last thing you listened to on Spotify or Deezer, Apple Music or TIDAL? I recommend you to consult the playlist on the channel of the Croatian Discographic Association.  The latest updates include playlists new, pop, alternative and Sunday chill.The weekly update of the Incubator is ahead of us. In it we present the compilation album 'Greatest Hits Collection' signed by Kiki Lesandrić and Piloti. This week we are reviewing the HRtop 40 list, bringing music news and hanging out with songs performed by, among others, Ivica Sikirić, Daleka obala, Jure Brkljača and Melita Lovričević. Tracklist: Matija Cvek - Generacija, Menart; Ana Bertić - Ljetna priča, Croatia Records; Ivica Sikirić - Opet je jubin cilin tilon, Hit Records; Kiki Lesandrić i Piloti - Kao ptica na mom dlanu (Remaster 2021), Croatia Records; Rockeri feat. Dado Topić - Tragovi sudbine, Croatia Records; Daleka obala - Lipi dani, Dancing Bear; Željko Bebek - Kupit ću nam sat, Croatia Records; Jure Brkljača - Prozor, Hit Records; D O K T O R - Gledat ćemo svijet, Dallas Records; Kraj programa - Oči u oči, Dallas Records; Melita Lovričević - Kao da zna, Aquarius Records; Nina Badrić - Ja još uvijek imam istu želju, Aquarius Records; Bad Daughter - Thick, LAA.

Trong thời đại của Youtube và các ứng dụng nghe nhạc trực tuyến, K-Pop hiện là một ngành công nghiệp trị giá hàng tỷ đô la. Gần đây, Billboard công bố nhóm nhạc nổi tiếng BTS là một trong 5 ngôi sao âm nhạc kiếm nhiều tiền nhất thế giới năm 2020, với doanh thu khoảng 31,5 triệu đô la. Theo thống kê thị trường âm nhạc Mỹ nửa đầu năm 2021 của MRC Data cho Billboard, BTS đã bán được 573.000 đĩa CD và trở thành nghệ sĩ bán được nhiều album CD nhất tại Hoa Kỳ. Album bán chạy nhất tại Hàn Quốc tính đến năm 2021 là Map of the Soul: 7 của nhóm nhạc nam này, với 4,1 triệu bản được bán ra trong vòng chưa đầy một tháng. BTS cũng là nghệ sĩ sở hữu nhiều album bán được hơn 1 triệu bản nhất, với 9 album.   Công ty HYPE quản lý của BTS đã trở thành công ty có lợi nhuận ròng cao nhất trong quý II/ 2021, lên tới 20,2 tỷ won (khoảng 17 triệu đô la). Lợi nhuận được BTS mang về cho công ty chủ yếu từ việc bán album, biểu diễn, các chương trình trực tuyến được phát trên khắp thế giới và các hợp đồng quảng cáo trị giá hàng triệu đô.   BTS không chỉ nổi tiếng với 7 nam ca sĩ trẻ đẹp, hay những màn trình diễn sôi động, mà còn nhờ vào thông điệp khích lệ trong nhiều bài hát, như nhận định của Nguyên, một du học sinh Việt Nam theo học thạc sĩ quản trị kinh doanh văn hóa nghệ thuật tại Hàn Quốc :   “Tôi là một người hâm mộ lớn đối với K-Pop và đặc biệt là nhóm BTS, bởi vì BTS là nhóm nhạc có nhiều bài hát mang ý nghĩa tích cực và truyền cảm hứng cho tôi và tôi nghĩ đó chính là một trong những yếu tố giúp BTS phát triển không chỉ ở Hàn Quốc, mà còn trên toàn thế giới. Tôi nghĩ là đối với nền công nghiệp K-Pop đang được đào tạo bài bản và thành công như hiện nay, thì trong tương lai K-Pop sẽ không chỉ gói gọn ở trong khu vực châu Á, mà còn lớn hơn ở các khu vực khác trên toàn thế giới, giống như sự phát triển của nền âm nhạc US và UK”. Sức ảnh hưởng của sao K-Pop đến thời trang  K-Pop không chỉ là âm nhạc, K-Pop còn là khởi nguồn của những xu hướng thời trang mới cho giới trẻ: từ quần áo, phụ kiện cho tới cách trang điểm. Thần tượng “Idol” và nghệ sĩ K-Pop là nguồn khai thác cho các hãng thời trang, từ xa xỉ tới bình dân, để quảng cáo cho thương hiệu của họ tới thị trường người hâm mộ K-Pop. Chỉ cần được xuất hiện trên phương tiện truyền thông xã hội, các món đồ mà thần tượng sử dụng, dù là trên sân khấu hay ở sân bay, đều được người hâm mộ lùng mua.  Ví dụ như Rosé, thành viên của BlackPink và là gương mặt đại diện cho các chiến dịch quảng bá toàn cầu của hãng thời trang và mỹ phẩm Yves Saint - Laurent, hay thương hiệu trang sức Tiffany&Co. Nhờ Rosé mà Yves Saint - Laurent trở nên phổ biến hơn rất nhiều tại thị trường châu Á - một thị trường mới đầy tiềm năng mà các ông lớn ngành thời trang đều tìm cách khai thác. Theo tạp chí The Glossary, chiến dịch quảng bá toàn cầu của Rosé là một trong những chiến dịch ấn tượng nhất mùa thu 2020.  Jungkook - thành viên nhỏ tuổi nhất của BTS - được fan đặt cho biệt danh “Vua bán chạy” nhờ vào khả năng làm cho tất cả các sản phẩm mà anh dùng đều được bán hết veo. Ví dụ, khi tương tác trong buổi phát sóng trực tiếp trên VLive với người hâm mộ ngày 27/02/2021, Jungkook uống trà Kombucha của thương hiệu Teazen. Ngay sau đó, doanh số bán trà của Teazen tăng 500% nhờ người hâm mộ của Jungkook. Kho nước uống Kombucha cũng được bán hết sạch chỉ trong ba tháng. Và Teazen giành giải Thương hiệu của năm 2021. K-Pop : Niềm tự hào của dân Hàn Quốc  Nhờ sức ảnh hưởng của K-Pop mà nền kinh tế Hàn Quốc tăng trưởng một cách đáng kể. K-Pop trở thành một hiện tượng mới ở các nước phương Tây nhờ ca sĩ PSY và bài hát nổi tiếng Gangnam Style năm 2012. Điệu nhảy “cưỡi ngựa” phổ biến khắp thế giới và giúp PSY thu về 8 triệu đô la từ Youtube. Hiện nay, nhiều ông lớn trong ngành giải trí Hàn Quốc đã góp mặt trong danh sách tỷ phú đô la của tạp chí Forbes. SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, HYPE Corp và JYP Entertainment được coi là bốn công ty giải trí lớn của Hàn Quốc. Năm 2019, làn sóng văn hóa Hàn Quốc như K-Pop, phim truyền hình đã đóng góp khoảng 12,3 tỷ đô la cho nền kinh tế nước này.   Không phải ngẫu nhiên mà K-Pop nổi tiếng toàn cầu như hiện nay. Vào cuối những năm 1990, khi châu Á đang trải qua một cuộc khủng hoảng tài chính lớn, các nhà lãnh đạo Hàn Quốc quyết định sử dụng âm nhạc và điện ảnh để xây dựng hình ảnh văn hóa riêng. Chính phủ Hàn Quốc đã lập một ban chuyên về K-Pop và thực hiện nhiều chính sách phổ biến và cổ vũ yêu thích K-Pop, như đổi mới công nghệ hình ảnh, xây dựng phòng nhạc lớn và thậm chí điều hành các quán karaoke... Mục tiêu là để K-Pop trở lên phổ biến hơn nữa trên toàn cầu, tương tự như văn hóa Mỹ. Là một công dân Hàn Quốc, Jieun đã trả lời một cách đầy tự hào khi nói về tầm ảnh hưởng của K-Pop : “Hình ảnh thương hiệu quốc gia của Hàn Quốc đã được phổ biến hơn nhiều nhờ K-Pop. Càng ngày càng có nhiều người nước ngoài quan tâm hơn đến việc học ngôn ngữ Hàn Quốc, và K-Pop cũng đã được quảng bá khắp thế giới. K-Pop còn khai thác rất nhiều hướng đi mới để đóng góp phát triển cho nền công nghiệp”. Đằng sau ánh hào quang  Bên cạnh sự hỗ trợ từ chính phủ, việc đào tạo các ngôi sao K-Pop cũng được ban thành luật và điều hành hết sức nghiêm túc. “Idol” là từ chung để chỉ các nghệ sĩ hoạt động trong ngành công nghiệp K-Pop. Có hàng triệu người khao khát được trở thành “idol” ở Hàn Quốc, nhưng để làm được thì không hề dễ dàng.   Độ tuổi của các “idol” khi được ra mắt công chúng là vào khoảng cuối độ tuổi 10 và đầu độ tuổi 20 vì vậy các thực tập sinh thường rất trẻ. Khi đã trở thành thực tập sinh của một công ty giải trí, họ phải đối mặt với rất nhiều khó khăn, như tập luyện vất vả, trong khi được trợ cấp ít ỏi và phải sống xa gia đình. Nếu được nhận vào một công ty giải trí có tiếng thì các bạn trẻ sẽ được đào tạo miễn phí thanh nhạc, vũ đạo và diễn xuất. Công ty sẽ có những bài kiểm tra hàng tháng để đánh giá năng lực của học viên và sẽ quyết định, lựa chọn những thực tập sinh sáng giá để cho ra mắt.   Thời gian tập luyện có thể phải kéo dài từ vài tháng cho tới vài năm, nhưng không chắc các bạn thực tập sinh có thể được ra mắt với tư cách là một “idol”. Một số người đã phải từ bỏ ước mơ trở thành “idol” khi bước sang tuổi 20, vì quá tuổi, dù họ đã dành hết thanh xuân cho việc tập luyện. Thời gian đầu ra mắt, mọi thu nhập đến từ hoạt động của các nghệ sĩ sẽ được công ty giữ lại để chi trả cho việc đào tạo của “idol” đó khi còn là thực tập sinh. Có rất nhiều công ty không đủ điều kiện về tài chính đã bỏ ra một số tiền lớn để đào tạo “idol”, rồi sau đó vẫn phải để nhóm nhạc tan rã vì thu nhập của nhóm không đủ để bù lại vào đầu tư ban đầu.   Tuy nhiên, đằng sau ánh hào quang, nhiều “idol” phải đối mặt với nhiều khó khăn, như hợp đồng nô lệ, quấy rối tình dục, đời tư bị kiểm soát và hầu như mất tự do trong cuộc sống. Đó là mặt tối khác của ngành công nghiệp giải trí Hàn Quốc. Do vậy, những năm gần đây, tỉ lệ tự tử hoặc mắc các bệnh về tâm lý của idol K-Pop ngày càng tăng. Cuộc truy quét văn hóa K-Pop tại Trung Quốc “JIMINBAR”, tài khoản Weibo fanclub Trung Quốc của ca sĩ Jimin trong ban nhạc BTS Hàn quốc bị cấm đăng bài trong vòng 60 ngày vì “gây quỹ bất hợp pháp” khi kêu gọi quyên góp để đưa hình ảnh của nam ca sĩ 9X trên một chiếc máy bay của hãng hàng không Jeju Air. Thực ra, sao Hàn bị vạ lây trong chiến dịch "thanh lọc" ngành giải trí Trung Quốc, cũng là cái cớ để tiếp tục hạn chế văn hóa Hàn Quốc, được chính quyền Bắc Kinh chủ trương từ năm 2016.  Ngoài “JIMINBAR”, có khoảng 22 tài khoản mạng xã hội Sina Weibo khác của người hâm mộ K-Pop tại Trung Quốc đã bị khóa vì theo đuổi thần tượng “không lý trí”. Việc “cấm ngôn” một fanlcub của Jimin được cho là cái cớ nằm trong chiến dịch loại sao nam “yểu điệu”, để “nhấn mạnh đến văn hóa truyền thống Trung Quốc, văn hóa Cách mạng và văn hóa xã hội chủ nghĩa”, theo một hướng dẫn của Tổng cục Quảng bá Phát thanh Truyền hình Trung Quốc đầu tháng 09/2021.   Chính sách mới của Bắc Kinh đã buộc Seoul phải lên tiếng, nhưng đại sứ Trung Quốc ở Hàn Quốc trấn an là “không nhắm cụ thể đến bất kỳ quốc gia nào”. Trung Quốc, nước đông dân nhất thế giới, giúp cho các sao Hàn duy trì được độ nổi tiếng và có lực lượng fan đông đảo, hoạt động mạnh và chịu chi, dù K-Pop và Làn sóng Hàn Quốc (Hallyu) ngày càng khẳng định được vị trí trên thế giới, không chỉ về mặt âm nhạc, phim ảnh và còn về thời trang và phong cách sống.

The Weeknd has set a U.S. chart record with a song he released nearly two years ago. “Blinding Lights” is having its 88th week on the Billboard Hot 100 – surpassing the 2012 hit “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons for the longest time ever on the singles chart. The song is currently No. 18. Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds told Billboard: "That's just incredible – he's a legend, he's an icon. His music is the type of music that's going to live on for a long time, and do good things. So if there was ever someone to take the record, I think it's good company." Written with fellow Canadians Jason Quenneville and Ahmad Balshe (aka Belly) – as well as Sweden's Max Martin and Oscar Holter – the track debuted in November 2019 ahead of The Weeknd's fourth studio album After Hours. “Blinding Lights” already holds the record for the most time spent in the Top 5 of the Hot 100 (43 weeks), the Top 10 (57 weeks), Top 20 (79 weeks) and Top 40 (84 weeks). As if setting a record isn't enough, The Weeknd's latest single, “Take My Breath” debuted on the Hot 100 at No. 6 – giving him his 13th Top 10 hit in the U.S. since 2014. "Save Your Tears" ft. Ariana Grande is No. 11 and The Weeknd is featured on Doja Cat's "You Right," which is at No. 16. The Hot 100 is compiled using MRC Data for sales, streams and radio airplay. https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/the-weeknd-sets-u-s-chart-record-1.15871872 A French music artist is reportedly suing Rihanna's Savage x Fenty lingerie brand for playing a song that sampled a Hadith at a fashion show last year. (Hadiths are records of the traditions or sayings of the Prophet Muhammad and are sacred to Muslims.) Savage x Fenty is owned by Lavender Lingerie LLC, a joint venture between Rihanna and TechStyle Fashion Group. It is not affiliated with cosmetic brand Fenty, which is a partnership between the singer and LVMH. “DOOM” was crafted five years ago by Coucou Chloé, whose real name is Erika Jane. After the Savage x Fenty show made its streaming debut last October, Chloé posted a public apology "for the offence caused by the vocal samples used in my song ‘DOOM'. “The song was created using samples from Baile Funk tracks I found online. At the time, I was not aware that these samples used text from an Islamic Hadith.” She added: “I take full responsibility for the fact I did not research these words properly and want to thank those of you who have taken the time to explain this to me. We have been in the process of having the song urgently removed from all streaming platforms.” According to TMZ, the lawsuit was filed anonymously because the plaintiff claims she had to go into hiding due to death threats, which have also caused her depression and anxiety. She alleges she specifically asked that a version of “DOOM” without the sample be used in the show. At the time, Rihanna called it “a huge oversight” and a “careless mistake.” In an Instagram Story she said “the use of the song in our project was completely irresponsible!” The lawsuit seeks $10 million U.S. in damages. None of the allegations have been tested in court and reps for Rihanna have not commented. https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/rihanna-lingerie-brand-sued-by-music-producer-report-1.15870927  Thanks to John R. Kennedy for today's news stories. Visit iHeartRadio.ca for all the latest music news, and subscribe to iheartradioca on youtube for new episodes of the filter every week.

  Canada's The Weeknd is on the cusp of setting a chart record south of the border. “Blinding Lights,” released in November 2019 ahead of the album After Hours, is on the U.S. singles chart for the 87th week – matching the run of “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons in 2012-14. If the song stays on the Billboard Hot 100 for another week, it will be the new record holder for the longest time on the chart, which debuted in 1958. “Blinding Lights” already holds the record for the most time spent in the Top 5 of the Hot 100 (43 weeks), the Top 10 (57 weeks), Top 20 (78 weeks) and Top 40 (83 weeks). It was the first song ever to spend a year in the Top 10. The Weeknd co-wrote the track with fellow Canadians and frequent collaborators Jason Quenneville (aka DaHeala) and Ahmad Balshe (aka Belly). “Blinding Lights” is No. 16 on this week's Hot 100, which was compiled using MRC Data for sales, streams and radio airplay. The Weeknd also has the No. 10 spot with “Save Your Tears” ft. Ariana Grande and is at No. 18 thanks to his Doja Cat collaboration “You Right.” Next week's chart will include The Weeknd's new single “Take My Breath,” which was released last Friday.  https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/the-weeknd-on-cusp-of-setting-u-s-chart-record-1.15815445  Billie Eilish's sophomore album Happier Than Ever has debuted at No. 1 in the U.S. and Canada. Released on July 30, the album tops the Billboard 200 and the Billboard Canadian Albums charts dated Aug. 14. Happier Than Ever is also reportedly No. 1 in several European countries, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. In the U.S., the album earned 238,000 “equivalent album units” (a combination of album sales and various streaming figures). Eilish moved an impressive 73,000 copies of the album on vinyl thanks to eight different versions – marking the second-biggest week for vinyl (behind Taylor Swift's evermore) since 1991. Eilish's debut album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? debuted at No. 1 in April 2019 and eventually claimed the Grammy for Album of the Year. Eilish's concerts scheduled for Montreal and Toronto next February and Vancouver in March are sold out. https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/billie-eilish-s-2nd-album-debuts-at-no-1-1.15815552  Thanks to John R. Kennedy for today's news stories. Visit iheartradio.ca for all the latest music news!

A new report suggests the return of world tours to arenas in Australia may not come until mid-next year, citing the rigidity of global travel and quarantine periods. The 20th edition of PwC's (PricewaterhouseCoopers) annual Australian Entertainment and Media Outlook says world tours returning to Australian arenas is unlikely “until international movements are more fluid and conditions regarding 14 day quarantine are modified.” It goes on to predict that these issues may be addressed from mid-to-late 2022. Arena tours set to take place in Australia over the next 12 months include Guns N' Roses and Lorde. Additionally, the report acknowledges the lack of cohesion regarding restrictions across states as a challenge for large-scale tours going ahead. Their viability rests on, the report argues, “the ability for acts to quarantine safely for the prescribed period, and their ability to move between states that may have different lockdown requirements and travel restrictions at any given point in time.” Elsewhere in the report are staggering statistics around the impact of the pandemic on live music more broadly in Australia. Calling the live music market is the “hardest hit” of entertainment and media sectors by the pandemic, it claims the industry experienced a 90% drop in revenue between 2019 and 2020. Meanwhile, TikTok clearly is a big player in music as up to 75% of their U.S. users say they discover new artists via the platform. The data comes from a new survey, titled US TikTok Marketing Science, Music Perceptions Research, which was commissioned by TikTok. Two independent analytic firms, MRC Data and Flamingo Group, conducted the studies. The platform's undeniable influence on music has been cemented by the survey's findings. 72% of TikTok users say they associate specific songs with TikTok, while 67% say they're more likely to later search for tracks they first heard on the app on another music streaming platform. TikTok has previously helped boost the careers of famous artists such as Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo, Megan Thee Stallion, and Doja Cat. In December, it was reported that over 70 artists who found their break on TikTok in 2020 went on to be signed by a major label. Brands were also studied. The findings discovered that when brands feature songs that TikTok users like in their videos, 68% remember the brand better, while 58% feel a stronger connection to the brand. 58% say they're more likely to share the advert, and 62% say they're curious to learn more about the brand. The report by the Flamingo Group also found that seven of 10 TikTokers “believe TikTok communities have the power to create change in culture”, while 71% of users believe the biggest trends start on the platform. The rapid rise in TikTok's influence makes sense when the increasing number of its users are considered. By February of this year it was estimated that the platform had 1.1 billion monthly users, a remarkable rise from 680 million in November 2018. To put that in perspective, Spotify has 345 million monthly active users and estimates that figure will only rise to 407-427 million monthly active users by the end of this year. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe for more content. Like Homebrewed on Facebook Follow Homebrewed on Instagram Check out Homebrewed Selects on Spotify Catch up on everything Homebrewed

Episode 49 On this installment of the YMC podcast, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss: "Audio Streams Up 15%, Vinyl Sales Double in First Half of 2021 / MRC Data's 2021 U.S. Midyear Report" (Billboard); "UK Parliament Inquiry Recommends 'Complete Reset' of Streaming Business / House of Commons, DCMS Report: Economics Of Music Streaming" (Billboard); "Why Are Independent Artists and Labels Turning Away From Vinyl?" (Pitchfork); "How Millennials and Gen Zs Are Redefining Digital Audio" (Billboard).  Subscribe to the YMC Newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

Rumours of a remix to the Canadian singer's hit single had been floating around for a while, and last week (April 19) he shared what appears to be a snippet of the song with new vocals from Grande. A new post from The Weeknd has now confirmed the new remix, which has arrived with an accompanying animated video. The clip continues the gory, surreal narrative of The Weeknd's music videos for his latest album ‘After Hours' , taking the story into sci-fi territory. Grande adds a husky verse of her own to ‘Save Your Tears' on the remix, and appears in the video as a cyborg. Watch it here: ‘Save Your Tears' originally appeared on The Weeknd's fourth studio album ‘After Hours', released in March 2020. In a four-star review of the album, NME ‘s Luke Morgan Britton called ‘After Hours' “The Weeknd's strongest record in some time”. “But still there's a nagging question of what's to come,” he added. “Because once you go pop, and then back to your roots, where exactly do you go next? That's precisely the problem The Weeknd faces with his next effort.” The singer-songwriter has had one of his biggest years following the release of‘After Hours'. It featured the hits ‘Heartless', ‘Save Your Tears', and ‘Blinding Lights'. The latter has become the first song ever to spend an entire year in the Top 10 of the US Hot 100 singles chart . Despite controversially being snubbed at this year's Grammy Awards – which he has since said he will now boycott – The Weeknd has hinted that he might have one last surprise for fans before he concludes his ‘After Hours' era . The Weeknd also recently announced plans to donate $1million (£723k) to help hunger relief efforts in Ethiopia as conflict continues in the country. From Publisher: NME Ariana Grande just gave herself a drag-inspired makeover Captioning the first clip, Ariana wrote “@Gottmik I really want to be u but it's just not… in the cards” and told her 232 million followers, “Help me! Guess who doesn't know how to do drag make-up? Love you.” She then added another story zooming in on her face and said, “Love you so much!” while again tagging Gottmik and writing “I MEANT WELL @GOTTMIK”. From Publisher: Cosmopolitan Ariana Grande Breaks Another Billboard Record With ‘Positions' Ariana Grande is back inside the top 10 on this week's Billboard 200 with her album Positions , which returns to the region for another go between Nos. 1 and 10. The pop singer's latest full-length shoots from No. 17 to No. 6, bolstered by a huge sales frame. But what sparked the surge in purchases? Five months after it was first released, vinyl LPs of Positions finally shipped, which means all the sales of the title on wax were counted in the previous tracking frame at once. Thanks to that fact, Grande's latest isn't just a successful vinyl launch, it makes history. Last week, Positions , sold 32,000 copies on vinyl, as tens of thousands of fans rushed to their local record store, a big box retailer or went online to grab a copy of the title. That sum isn't just impressive, it's one of the largest ever, and when looking solely at releases by women, there's now a new best showing. Positions now holds the record for the largest sales week for an album by a woman on vinyl, at least since MRC Data (formerly known as Nielsen) began tracking those purchases more than two decades ago.

As Taylor Swift ‘s newest album, Fearless (Taylor's Version) , blasts in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, her previous release, Evermore , generates its own latest chart achievement. The latter's “Willow” ascends to No. 1 on Billboard ‘s Adult Pop Airplay chart, becoming the first radio chart leader from Evermore . The lead pop single from Evermore became Swift's seventh No. 1 on the multi-metric, all-genre Billboard Hot 100 upon its debut on the Dec. 26, 2020-dated tally. On the latest Adult Pop Airplay chart (dated April 24), “Willow” becomes Swift's eighth No. 1. She ties Katy Perry for the third-most leaders in the survey's 25-year history, after Maroon 5's 14 and Pink's 10. Evermore arrived as Swift's eighth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and has earned 1 million equivalent album units to-date (391,000 in album sales), according to MRC Data. “Willow” concurrently holds at its No. 6 high on the Adult Contemporary chart after reaching No. 17 on Pop Airplay. Two other Evermore singles have scaled airplay charts: “Coney Island,” featuring The National, hit No. 18 on Adult Alternative Airplay and “No Body, No Crime,” featuring Haim, rose to No. 54 on Country Airplay. While not being promoted as a proper radio single from Fearless (Taylor's Version) , “Love Story (Taylor's Version)” has hit No. 29 on Adult Contemporary, No. 39 on Adult Pop Airplay and No. 57 on Country Airplay. It launched as Swift's eighth No. 1 on the multi-metric Hot Country Songs chart. From publisher: Billboard

Florida Georgia Line earn their 15th No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart as “Long Live” rises 3-1 on the April 10-dated list, up 9% to 28.3 million impressions, according to MRC Data. The tandem of Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard pass Rascal Flatts for the second-most leaders among duos and groups in the chart's 31-year history, after Brooks & Dunn's 20. Among all acts, Kenny Chesney leads with 31 No. 1s. “Live,” which Hubbard and Kelley wrote with Corey Crowder, David Garcia and Josh Miller, marks FGL's first Country Airplay leader since “Simple” in October 2018. In between, the act hit a No. 2 high with “I Love My Country” last September. From publisher: Billboard Florida Georgia Line's Brian Kelley to release Solo EP The country singer, 35, announced on Instagram Tuesday that his EP, BK's Wave Pack , will be available April 13. This will be Kelley's first standalone project while being a member of country duo Florida Georgia Line with Tyler Hubbard . “It's time to set sail! I'm beyond excited to announce #BKsWavePack EP drops one week from today on 4/13,” wrote Kelley. “Bringing summertime a little early with ‘Beach Cowboy,' ‘Made By The Water,' ‘Party On The Beach' and ‘Sunday Service in the Sand.'” RELATED: Florida Georgia Line's Tyler Hubbard & Brian Kelley to Release Solo Music: ‘We're Not Breaking Up' The self-proclaimed “beach cowboy” has been teasing the forthcoming release of solo music for the past few days, posting a video on March 31 with the caption: “There's a new kind of cowboy in town… who's ready to ride this wave?” The four songs on the EP are a mix of ” party-all-day Pop” and “love-all-night Country” as Kelley co-produced the entire project with country songwriter Corey Crowder. RELATED: Tim McGraw and Tyler Hubbard Call for Unity on New Duet ‘Undivided': ‘It's Not About Politics' While both Kelley and Hubbard are currently pursuing solo endeavors, as Hubbard released his single “Undivided” featuring Tim McGraw in January, the duo assured fans that Florida Georgia Line would not be breaking up . “It's a beautiful place to be, like BK said, to be able to venture out and have a voice of our own and have individuality a little bit. We've always been a package deal,” Hubbard said. “Just to clarify, FGL is not breaking up so anyone who says that, from the mouth of Tyler and BK.” From Publisher: PEOPLE.com #14. ‘Here's To The Good Times' by Florida Georgia Line This debut record came out in 2012 and boasts five songs from the duo's EP (extended play record), “It'z Just What We Do,” and six new tracks. As of early 2014, the album's first single “Cruise,” which initially appeared on the band's EP, became the best-selling digital country song in the U.S. The song is a prime example of what critics have termed “bro country.” Stacker compiled the best country albums of all time as per Billboard's Greatest of All Time…

As P iso 21 and Maluma ‘s collaboration “Más De La Una” rises 14-10 on Billboard ‘s Latin Rhythm Airplay chart (dated April 10), Piso 21 nabs its second top 10, while Maluma collects his 21st. “Más De La Una” hops to the top 10 a week after El Amor En Los Tiempos Del Perreo , Piso 21's third studio album, debuted at No. 9 on Latin Pop Albums. The song is the set's seventh single. It climbs Latin Rhythm Airplay with 5.67 million in audience impressions, up 27%, earned in the week ending April 4, according to MRC Data, which also pushes the collaboration 23-16 on the overall Latin Airplay chart. Piso 21 claims its second top 10 after “Déjala Que Vuelva,” featuring Manuel Turizo, peaked at No. 7 on March 2018. In between, the group posted a top 20 tune (“La Vida Sin Ti,” No. 17 high, October 2018). Maluma, meanwhile, banks his 21st top 10, 17 of which landed atop Latin Rhythm Airplay, dating back to “Borro Casssette,” the four-week champ in 2015. In addition to “Más De La Una,” Maluma is also in the top 10 with his former No. 1 “Hawai,” with The Weeknd, at No. 5 Elsewhere, “Más” gains traction on Latin Pop Airplay , lifting 6-5 — its highest peak since the song debuted at No. 20 (December 2020). Over on Hot Latin Songs , which blends airplay, digital sales and streaming data, “Más” ascends 39-35 despite a dip in sales and streams. From Publisher: Billboard Piso 21's ‘El Amor En Tiempos Del Perreo' Enters Latin Pop Albums Chart's Top Piso 21 secures its second top 10 on the Latin Pop Albums chart as El Amor En Los Tiempos Del Perreo arrives at No. 9 on the April 3-dated survey. El Amor starts with 2,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending March 25, according to MRC Data. The bulk of the album's opening sum stem from streaming-equivalent album (SEA) units, as the songs on the album earned 2.1 million streams in its first tracking week.The pop-urban flavored set was released March 18 via Warner Latina. The set is a follow-up to the quartet's sophomore studio album Ubuntu , the Colombian act's first entry on any Billboard album chart (No. 5 peak, May 2018) when Juan David Castaño, one of the founding members, was still on board. El Amor En Tiempos Del Perreo , now with David Lorduy Hernández (Lorduy) as Cataño's successor, marks the group's first Latin Pop Albums entry in almost three years.

Helena Kosinski : "I think music allows the brands to access consumers that otherwise can be hard to reach".Podcast or vlog: The Power of Audio + Science + AI with Jasmine Moradi (https://www.jasminemoradi.com, Spotify, Apple Music & Google Play) Episode 12: 2020 MRC Data Year-End Report in collaboration with Billboard: The powerful role of music in consumers' lives and the increase of audio streaming. In conversation with Helena Kosinski, VP Global, MRC Data.Soundbites#1 Key take away - MRC at MIDEM: “The impact of Covid-19 on Music: Search for the New”. #2 Consumers' interest in virtual concerts.#3 Key take away - MRC Data's 2020 U.S. Year-End report.#4 Billboard and MRC launch two new global music charts; ‘Billboard Global 200' and the ‘Billboard Global Excl. US'. #5 The top US genre of 2020: a comfortable, escapist space, and a wave of nostalgia during Covid-19. #6 2021 Music industry trends & the future of music. #7 Helena Kosinski's successful journey in the music business and career advice. #8 Music x Brands: music marketing opportunities. Helena Kosinski VP GlobalMRC Data MRC Entertainmentwww.mrcentertainment.com

Helena Kosinski's successful journey in the music business and career advice. Podcast or vlog: The Power of Audio + Science + AI with Jasmine Moradi (https://www.jasminemoradi.com, Spotify, Apple Music & Google Play) Episode 12: 2020 MRC Data Year-End Report in collaboration with Billboard: The powerful role of music in consumers' lives and the increase of audio streaming. In conversation with Helena Kosinski, VP Global, MRC Data.Soundbites#1 Key take away - MRC at MIDEM: “The impact of Covid-19 on Music: Search for the New”. #2 Consumers' interest in virtual concerts.#3 Key take away - MRC Data's 2020 U.S. Year-End report.#4 Billboard and MRC launch two new global music charts; ‘Billboard Global 200' and the ‘Billboard Global Excl. US'. #5 The top US genre of 2020: a comfortable, escapist space, and a wave of nostalgia during Covid-19. #6 2021 Music industry trends & the future of music. #7 Helena Kosinski's successful journey in the music business and career advice. #8 Music x Brands: music marketing opportunities. Helena Kosinski VP GlobalMRC Data MRC Entertainmentwww.mrcentertainment.com

Helena Kosinski: "What we've really noticed is the rise in music and listening to music from Africa".Podcast or vlog: The Power of Audio + Science + AI with Jasmine Moradi (https://www.jasminemoradi.com, Spotify, Apple Music & Google Play) Episode 12: 2020 MRC Data Year-End Report in collaboration with Billboard: The powerful role of music in consumers' lives and the increase of audio streaming. In conversation with Helena Kosinski, VP Global, MRC Data.Soundbites#1 Key take away - MRC at MIDEM: “The impact of Covid-19 on Music: Search for the New”. #2 Consumers' interest in virtual concerts.#3 Key take away - MRC Data's 2020 U.S. Year-End report.#4 Billboard and MRC launch two new global music charts; ‘Billboard Global 200' and the ‘Billboard Global Excl. US'. #5 The top US genre of 2020: a comfortable, escapist space, and a wave of nostalgia during Covid-19. #6 2021 Music industry trends & the future of music. #7 Helena Kosinski's successful journey in the music business and career advice. #8 Music x Brands: music marketing opportunities. Helena Kosinski VP GlobalMRC Data MRC Entertainmentwww.mrcentertainment.com

Helena Kosinski: "The rise in nostalgia and comfort genres is the type of music that people wanted to listen to".Podcast or vlog: The Power of Audio + Science + AI with Jasmine Moradi (https://www.jasminemoradi.com, Spotify, Apple Music & Google Play) Episode 12: 2020 MRC Data Year-End Report in collaboration with Billboard: The powerful role of music in consumers' lives and the increase of audio streaming. In conversation with Helena Kosinski, VP Global, MRC Data.Soundbites#1 Key take away - MRC at MIDEM: “The impact of Covid-19 on Music: Search for the New”. #2 Consumers' interest in virtual concerts.#3 Key take away - MRC Data's 2020 U.S. Year-End report.#4 Billboard and MRC launch two new global music charts; ‘Billboard Global 200' and the ‘Billboard Global Excl. US'. #5 The top US genre of 2020: a comfortable, escapist space, and a wave of nostalgia during Covid-19. #6 2021 Music industry trends & the future of music.#7 Helena Kosinski's successful journey in the music business and career advice.#8 Music x Brands: music marketing opportunities.Helena KosinskiVP GlobalMRC DataMRC Entertainmentwww.mrcentertainment.com

Helena Kosinsk: "Last year billboard launched two new global charts, one global 200 song charts and then one global excluding the US".Podcast or vlog: The Power of Audio + Science + AI with Jasmine Moradi (https://www.jasminemoradi.com, Spotify, Apple Music & Google Play) Episode 12: 2020 MRC Data Year-End Report in collaboration with Billboard: The powerful role of music in consumers' lives and the increase of audio streaming. In conversation with Helena Kosinski, VP Global, MRC Data.Soundbites#1 Key take away - MRC at MIDEM: “The impact of Covid-19 on Music: Search for the New”. #2 Consumers' interest in virtual concerts.#3 Key take away - MRC Data's 2020 U.S. Year-End report.#4 Billboard and MRC launch two new global music charts; ‘Billboard Global 200' and the ‘Billboard Global Excl. US'. #5 The top US genre of 2020: a comfortable, escapist space, and a wave of nostalgia during Covid-19. #6 2021 Music industry trends & the future of music.#7 Helena Kosinski's successful journey in the music business and career advice.#8 Music x Brands: music marketing opportunities.Helena KosinskiVP GlobalMRC DataMRC Entertainmentwww.mrcentertainment.com

Helena Kosinski: "A couple of platforms out there, but the biggest one that everyone will know is TickTok and in 2020 we saw a massive rise in the use".Podcast or vlog: The Power of Audio + Science + AI with Jasmine Moradi (https://www.jasminemoradi.com, Spotify, Apple Music & Google Play) Episode 12: 2020 MRC Data Year-End Report in collaboration with Billboard: The powerful role of music in consumers' lives and the increase of audio streaming. In conversation with Helena Kosinski, VP Global, MRC Data.Soundbites#1 Key take away - MRC at MIDEM: “The impact of Covid-19 on Music: Search for the New”. #2 Consumers' interest in virtual concerts.#3 Key take away - MRC Data's 2020 U.S. Year-End report.#4 Billboard and MRC launch two new global music charts; ‘Billboard Global 200' and the ‘Billboard Global Excl. US'. #5 The top US genre of 2020: a comfortable, escapist space, and a wave of nostalgia during Covid-19. #6 2021 Music industry trends & the future of music.#7 Helena Kosinski's successful journey in the music business and career advice.#8 Music x Brands: music marketing opportunities.Helena KosinskiVP GlobalMRC DataMRC Entertainmentwww.mrcentertainment.com

Helena Kosinski: "Firstly, are virtual concerts popular? Yes they are. Are they mainstream? No, I wouldn't say that".Podcast or vlog: The Power of Audio + Science + AI with Jasmine Moradi (https://www.jasminemoradi.com, Spotify, Apple Music & Google Play) Episode 12: 2020 MRC Data Year-End Report in collaboration with Billboard: The powerful role of music in consumers' lives and the increase of audio streaming. In conversation with Helena Kosinski, VP Global, MRC Data.Soundbites#1 Key take away - MRC at MIDEM: “The impact of Covid-19 on Music: Search for the New”. #2 Consumers' interest in virtual concerts.#3 Key take away - MRC Data's 2020 U.S. Year-End report.#4 Billboard and MRC launch two new global music charts; ‘Billboard Global 200' and the ‘Billboard Global Excl. US'. #5 The top US genre of 2020: a comfortable, escapist space, and a wave of nostalgia during Covid-19. #6 2021 Music industry trends & the future of music.#7 Helena Kosinski's successful journey in the music business and career advice.#8 Music x Brands: music marketing opportunities.Helena KosinskiVP GlobalMRC DataMRC Entertainmentwww.mrcentertainment.com

Helena Kosinski: "Then continuing to use different types of streaming services. On the film and TV side that's seen the biggest increase was Netflix and Disney plus launched".Podcast or vlog: The Power of Audio + Science + AI with Jasmine Moradi (https://www.jasminemoradi.com, Spotify, Apple Music & Google Play) Episode 12: 2020 MRC Data Year-End Report in collaboration with Billboard: The powerful role of music in consumers' lives and the increase of audio streaming. In conversation with Helena Kosinski, VP Global, MRC Data.Soundbites#1 Key take away - MRC at MIDEM: “The impact of Covid-19 on Music: Search for the New”. #2 Consumers' interest in virtual concerts.#3 Key take away - MRC Data's 2020 U.S. Year-End report.#4 Billboard and MRC launch two new global music charts; ‘Billboard Global 200' and the ‘Billboard Global Excl. US'. #5 The top US genre of 2020: a comfortable, escapist space, and a wave of nostalgia during Covid-19. #6 2021 Music industry trends & the future of music.#7 Helena Kosinski's successful journey in the music business and career advice.#8 Music x Brands: music marketing opportunities.Helena KosinskiVP GlobalMRC DataMRC Entertainmentwww.mrcentertainment.com

My guest today is my dear friend Helena Kosinski. In this episode, Helena and I discuss the ins and outs of MRC Data's 2020 U.S. Year-End report which provides an overview of the music industry's leading trends, data and insights from the past 12 months. The report is in collaboration with Billboard and outlines the powerful role music continues to play in consumers' lives.Podcast or vlog: The Power of Audio + Science + AI with Jasmine Moradi (https://www.jasminemoradi.com, Spotify, Apple Music & Google Play) Episode 12: 2020 MRC Data Year-End Report in collaboration with Billboard: The powerful role of music in consumers' lives and the increase of audio streaming. In conversation with Helena Kosinski, VP Global, MRC Data.Soundbites#1 Key take away - MRC at MIDEM: “The impact of Covid-19 on Music: Search for the New”. #2 Consumers' interest in virtual concerts.#3 Key take away - MRC Data's 2020 U.S. Year-End report.#4 Billboard and MRC launch two new global music charts; ‘Billboard Global 200' and the ‘Billboard Global Excl. US'. #5 The top US genre of 2020: a comfortable, escapist space, and a wave of nostalgia during Covid-19. #6 2021 Music industry trends & the future of music. #7 Helena Kosinski's successful journey in the music business and career advice. #8 Music x Brands: music marketing opportunities. Helena Kosinski VP GlobalMRC Data MRC Entertainmentwww.mrcentertainment.com