Warner Music UK's international marketing team talk Tion Wayne's 2 billion streams and rap exports by Andre Paine May 4th 2022 at 7:13AM Warner Music UK has three of the biggest acts in the world right now: Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeranand Coldplay. In the latest issue of Music Week, Victor Aroldoss, SVP, international marketing, joins his team to discuss their global…

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Music Add to myFT Rapper Fivio Foreign: ‘We made drill different. We made it mainstream’ The New Yorker on his debut album ‘BIBLE’, working with Kanye West — and why gangsta lyrics are like the movies Share on twitter (opens new window) Share on facebook (opens new window) Share on linkedin (opens new window) Share on whatsapp (opens new window) Save Ludovic Hunter-Tilney…

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HOW PUBLIC ENEMY GOT THEIR NAME  Scott Legato/Getty Images BY MICHAEL DAWSON/MAY 4, 2022 3:01 PM EDT Today, hip-hop is one of the most popular music genres in the world, and the most popular in the United States (via Billboard). And, it's not hard to see why. From the early days of boomboxes and breakdancing…

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I think back to the ‘Laurel Canyon’ days…filled with talent and inspiration. Each and every musician who was a part of that magical time had it ‘going on.’ Talent was overflowing and everyone seemed to be having such an amazing experience. Friendships formed. Collaborations. Kinship. Oneness. Respect. Love. Admiration…and it had nothing to do with…

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50 Cent may have finally reached an impasse with STARZ/Lionsgate, the home of thePower universe as well as BMF. After learning a limited series based on Snoop Dogg’s infamous murder trial wouldn’t go forward at the network, 50 Cent took to Instagram to reveal another series idea he had would potentially be shopped to another network. “Hey guys…

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To be Tory Lanez presumably, requires some thick skin. The Canadian rapper/singer is often the butt of jokes for not only his smaller stature but also his struggles with what he says is alopecia.  Even Lanez’s rap peers give him a hard time, including Rick Ross. In September 2020, the Maybach Music Group boss claimed he bought a Smart car…

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