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} set to sign Back To 95 See page 11 with Sony . Corey Bowen for contact (Sun) details Conflict Of Interest out now } Chance the Rapper frst streaming- Middlesbrough lad Corey Bowen continues to see plenty of interest exclusive to debut from around the industry following his debut appearance here back in in US top 10. August with his sublime track If Birds Wish To Fly. This latest track is (Billboard) a perky, upbeat nugget of sunshine, extolling the virtues of teenage carefree days when the holidays roll around and you’ve a bit of cash a big supporter along with Bob Fisher at BBC Introducing in Corey’s } BPI releases Music to splash, hopefully without your parents knowing what mischief you native Teesside. We hear that a possible label deal is imminent with Market Review might be getting up to. It was recorded at Abbey Road and mixed by talks ongoing. In the meantime, he’s fnishing up a new EP at home, 2016; warns of Jolyon Thomas, noted for his work on Slaves debut album last year. and arrives back in for a gig as part of Huw’s regular showcase music’s “value gap”. Huw Stephens at Radio 1 premiered the song recently and made it night for new talent at The Social on June 14. Like a warm fresh breath (RotD) his track of the week, whilst John Kennedy at continues to be of invigorating summer air, we adore this song and you will too.

} ’s revenues increased by CONTENTS 80% in 2015. (FT) P2 Review: The Great Escape Festival } Kobalt Music Group reports P6 Compass: Hottest increased revenue unsigned acts of the The Great Escape: Wytches Compass: EAT FAST Records of the Week: Carnival Youth and losses. P2 P6 P10 moment (Billboard) Plus all the regulars WORLDWIDE SALES including Gigs, Tweets, 6am, Word On, Business MARKETING AND News, Media Watch and DISTRIBUTION Chart Life 1 review The Great Escape 2016

That time of year again, playlists listened to, schedule planned, weather app optimistically opened on the train to Brighton… The Great Escape has grown considerably as an event, both “Friday saw plenty of as a conference and live music showcase, and this year Ruth opportunity to get Kilpatrick was there to seek out some alternative gems involved for those just arriving – with As tipped in last week’s Record Of The unfnished. Lyrics alone were enough to fall countless fringe outside trying to peek in. First up was Ewan Day, the Thursday afternoon showcases of for, but with Soph’s enviable skills on Watson, a Brighton resident and relative #TGE16 left many spoilt for choice. Going with show, plus her obvious to all approachability, events and free newbie to showcasing. Performing with the our gut meant heading over to Nowhere Man it’s no wonder Our Girl go on to play some of shows, as well as Mark and Kristian Band (both members Café – a great multi-purpose space on Upper the most popular sets of the whole . of The Wytches) behind him, Ewan’s North Street, ran by two of the friendliest Later the same night it was an out of the the usual street songs came to life and found themselves a northerners you’ll fnd. Come 6pm there was way show that caught our eye, at Electric brand new audience in doing so. Sounding already a queue to get down into the soon at- Rehearsal Rooms BN2. Featuring a long line performers turning unlike anything else on , Ewan had a capacity basement, largely due to the arrival up of offcial #TGE16 acts, the practice room up on any pavement presence that kept our attention, long after the of a solo Soph Nathan, singer and guitarist of space lent itself to a much more relaxed set free beers were gone. You can take a look at Our Girl (and also of The Big Moon). up. based God Damn drew a with a footfall that a little snippet here. Playing stripped back versions of current crowd, despite the 1.30am slot. would have them.” Next up were one of the most hyped tracks to an openly adoring audience soon Friday saw plenty of opportunity to bands of the weekend, Dream Wife, who saw any nerves shift, meaning we were get involved for those just arriving – with as announced last week have just signed also able to hear a new song or two as yet countless fringe events and free shows, as a deal with Lucky Number. Expect to hear well as the usual street performers turning up much more from them, and no doubt on much on any pavement with a footfall that would bigger stages if the queue outside Photomatic have them. The arrival of the actual sun made was any indication of future fans. a noticeable difference to the atmosphere as Brand new Heavenly signings from Spain, a whole – and after a much-needed Nordic The Parrots, were the afternoon headliners, breakfast event (at Kooks) it was off to the demonstrating why there’s been renewed conference to catch the HMUK and CMU interest in the based three-piece. With discussions on Mental Health in Music. I’m previous releases through LuvLuvLuv and sure you’ve all seen the VICE short featuring Burger Records, their ‘Live at The Social’ Bill Ryder Jones and Rob Harvey by now, cassette is no doubt just the start of a fruitful but if not then you can catch up here. relationship with Jeff Barrett and co. It was Another highlight had to be down at over to the Paganini Ballroom next for the Photomatic on Gardner Street. Already a BBC Music Introducing showcase, featuring popular shop and sometime venue space, it a great new band called Vulgarians. Hailing Soph Nathan Photomatic on Gardner Street Photographs: Ruth Kilpatrick wasn’t long before the majority were stuck from Hull they’ve had a fair amount of airplay }} 2 review

}}so far via their recent singles Lost Sanity parts of the North East, EAT FAST had TRAAMS are always a solid choice for any Smiles and Wet Juice, both of which go down previously been fairly mysterious, uploading “Blaenavon have been line up, and the room soon starts flling up exceptionally well in the busy room. With more tracks like Byker Drone and more recently come their 7.35pm set time. The Chichester dates to announce over the summer, you’d be Fenham Dread(lock) to their sparse online threatening to be three piece have always done their own wise to keep an eye on their socials and see presence. They played two shows that day, a massive band for thing, ignoring trends or expectations, and them next time around. both of which were packed out by those resulting in two excellent to their Next up was a (thankfully) late running hoping to catch a glimpse. Thankfully the some time now and name. Tracks from both Grin and Modern set from Sofar Sounds at Hotel Pelirocco, expectation was more than lived up on the with latest single I Dancing go down equally well, and if you’re featuring Transgressive signed Blaenavon night, with their frantic distorted pop and clear yet to see them live then they’ll be at plenty and an eager as ever crowd. Thanks to knack for a tune cutting through the hype. Will Be The World of festivals in the coming months, be sure Spotify’s Artist House hospitality where they’d Saturday provided much of the usual already doing well, to add them to your list. spent most of the day, it was by far one of the angst, remembering that it’s the last day and A one-in one-out policy on the door most confdent sets they’ve played – and all you haven’t seen half of what you wanted to, I’m sure I’m not the downstairs and the popularity of the remaining the more memorable for it. Blaenavon have combined with the three days and nights in bands meant that Bleach was surely one been threatening to be a massive band for feeling of ‘let’s just sit down here’. Thankfully only one who can’t of the busiest venues across the weekend. some time now and with latest single I Will Be the Alternative Escape had you covered if wait for the LP.” Newbie’s were up next, followed The World already doing well, I’m sure I’m not you’d made the trip down to the Hare and by Toronto’s increasingly popular Dilly Dally, the only one who can’t wait for the LP. Hounds, and of course its upstairs neighbour complete with a cover of Drake’s Know There was just time to head along the Bleach. An impressive line up over both foors CROWS. Another busy one, CROWS have Yourself. Singer and guitarist Katie Monks seafront over to The Mucky Duck for the from early afternoon saw many delegates all come a long way and their set at Bleach was may just be my new hero; you can watch end of the Hand In Hive showcase, featuring under one roof. Seeing Our Girl again – this actually pretty captivating. Some solid touring why as they tour around the UK and Europe, one of the most talked about bands of the time with full band – was a real highlight, and an upcoming London date on June 15 will stopping at on the way back weekend EAT FAST. Hailing from various followed swiftly by heading upstairs for solidify their work so far, I’m sure. come June 11. }}

Vulgarians Blaenavon TRAAMS Estrons Photographs: Ruth Kilpatrick

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The Great Escape in Brighton celebrates another successful year as the conference strand put a clear }} Bad Breeding were as insane as ever, focus on buzzword of the moment: adding some tangible tension to the night as “…frankly, you get data. Liz Stokes reports back mic stands were dodged and personal space invaded. Everything you’ve come to expect that The from them really, nothing if not exciting. With Wytches could stand The Great Escape once again this year him last year to discuss its possibilities, those in attendance now suitably wound up it offered an annual meeting point for the which you can read here). Rogers gave his wasn’t too long before sort-of-hometowners up there and play great and the good of the music industry. As now well-rehearsed presentation on what The Wytches were up on stage. Having been anything and the Brighton bars spilt out onto and he believes the technology can offer to a holed away writing and recording for the last windowless venues saw the discussions fow surprisingly full room of those still eager to six months or more, each new live set is a result would still be between anything from data to depression, learn. However, the conversation is moving chance to try more tracks, and with the addition unconditional mayhem.” what we also witnessed was the speed we’re forward at a rapid pace and by far one of the of former member Mark Breed on keys and now moving at. most animated collection thoughts on the guitar there’s added depth to play around with. Looking back at the RotD report from last subject came from the ‘reality check – who Given that debut album Annabel Dream year’s event highlights this perfectly. In 2015 needs to play ball, and why would they?’ Reader came out almost two years ago, with frankly, you get the feeling that The Wytches we saw playlists become the backbone of hour-long panel special. With Cooking a fair amount of small releases since, it’s no could stand up there and play anything and discussion. We were just discovering their Vinyl MD Martin Goldschmidt, Believe surprise that the newer tracks appear the most the result would still be unconditional mayhem. importance and what they meant for artists Digital’s Chief International Offcer Stephen exciting to those on stage. The fans front and Having been lucky enough to hear a few new and the teams around them. This year King, PPL’s Chief Technology Offcer Mark centre are still just as in love with the album songs I genuinely can’t wait for LP2, make however, we struggle to recall playlists even Douglas, MMF ‘s Chief Executive Anabella though, and it’s tracks like Wide at Midnight sure you seek them out at their festival slots vaguely mentioned. And, we believe, it’s not Coldrick and IP Consultant Amanda and Holy Tightrope that see extra bodies at the over the summer, next up is This Must Be The because they’ve died an importance death Harcourt, all but major label representation front. Wasteybois gets a similar reaction but Place in on May 30th. but because we’ve, to a point, fgured them was present to consolidate where we are out, or at least fgured out why they’re so with the idea. For blockchain evangelists crucial. This year’s topics however felt much though, it wasn’t a pretty outlook. more pivotal as we drilled down on the past Almost all on the panel were in agreement in order to fx the future. that the new tech probably isn’t the future The transparency, data and blockchain for data and rights control. Douglas kicked strand on Thursday continued a debate off the conversation by pointing out that which really only came to the fore last credit card companies deal with mountains November but has arguably been bubbling of data everyday and deal with it well; the under since day dot for music: How do we fx amount of data, he said, is not the problem. our data problem? He did confess that blockchain may underpin Since Benji Rogers posted his Medium a solution at some point but, as the others piece last year, we’ve seen a slew of talks would attest, we need to frst put in place dedicated to the topic and confab as to some data solutions at the entry point. whether it can do as it presents has become Goldschmidt was very resolute with his Bad Breeding The Wytches Photographs: Ruth Kilpatrick standard procedure (RotD sat down with feelings towards the campaign, stating }} 4 review tweets we liked

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@aesychlus @joemuggs The Great Escape (Geoff Travis, (Joe Muggs, journalist) @MichaelAHann }}that he outright doesn’t think blockchain is Rough Trade) Please tell me the latest (Michael Hann, the solution “by any shadow” to the data “Data is at the Definitely not eligible iTunes for Mac update ) problem. In turn he noted that there should for a share of Princes isn’t as stupid and terrible OK, Pauw were just really be a solution and added that he believes it forefront of estate but more satisfied as I think it is. Seriously fucking great. #TGE16 defnitely will be solved in the next decade, conversations right by the knowledge that is there no way to browse although he wasn’t certain who would provide I work with Anohni. your own music by what’s @MayhemBCN that solution. now in every sense of most recently added to (Robert Kaye, MusicBrainz) Harcourt compared the music industry the word. Data around @mrdiscopop library? “Music licensing is hell! We to her time in TV, where deals are done (Mark Savage, BBC) need to find more ways to incredibly quickly. She commented that the rights, data extracted Surely the most shocking @rob_fitzpatrick monetize content!” Sigh. industry should be “ashamed of itself” with from platforms, the thing in today’s @BPi (Rob Fitzpatrick, Spotify) Where is Captain Obvious? regards to how long it takes to clear music report is that the industry re-watching the Anvil for global use, citing an of a “well way data is delivered makes £11.95 from every movie for the first time @laurendown known catalogue” which took an enormous vinyl album sold. in 8 years. What I saw (Lauren Down, 14 months to clear for usage. and what we can back then as an absurd End of the Road) King added: “If you look at the data do with it.” @mikewalshmusic weakness I now see as When you watch a band provided to Spotify, by everyone, it’s (Mike Walsh, Radio X) an absurd strength. at TGE & think “this is absolutely appalling and shocking. We some shockingly twice as beautiful as deliver 12m tracks worldwide and we have clean data is the starting point for the end of inaccurate reports of @eldsjal anything I’ve seen” then 37 people whose only job is to clean our data disputes with the likes of Spotify. The bottom #RAJAR around at the (Daniel Ek, Spotify) you realise it’s because for clients. We have an Indian client who line was that data input at the inception of moment - by actual What so many fail to see you’re seeing double! delivered 130,000 tracks and it took us 7 a track will fx all of these problems. How ‘journalists’ is that in the realm of and a half months to get it data correct. we make sure this happens and whose ideas everything depends @Poptastic There are fundamental issues.” responsibility it is, is up in air. For now, all @ChartUpdate on perception... in the (Jessica Pinkett, Poptastic) However, investing in the process has would be advised to follow Believe’s path in (James Masterton) real world all rests on Funny how some blog proved it’s worth, King illustrated: “We investing in a mass clean up. When was the last time perseverance. hype translates into real sometimes take over catalogues and clean It’s worth noting that even if blockchain the track which opened world fans and some up the data. We look at 12 months previous doesn’t become the fnal solution for the the week at the top of doesn’t. Dagny’s gig was earnings on the catalogue then redeliver the industry, what it has done is kicked off iTunes ended it barely packed, Cloves almost catalogue with clean data and we can see the a dialogue. Data is at the forefront of scraping the Top 40? empty. #TGE16 difference between bad data and clean data conversations right now in every sense of the #stoneroses and the labels can see a massive in word. Data around rights, data extracted from @emilyrocks earnings, sometimes really signifcant. Just platforms, the way data is delivered and what (Emily Scoggins) on audio rights we can see how much money we can do with it. With the pressure on and I never want to see another we can make by cleaning the data.” the velocity of discussions at full throttle, we pint, band, plate of food All agreed that, as an industry, we need expect TGE 2017 to not only readdress some or friend ever again. That to nail accuracy before transparency and of these points but to present solutions too. may be an overreaction. 5 compass gigs

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EAT FAST Husky Loops Chiara Hunter Friday Having heard their name perhaps Playing a sold out £ Club NME presents: a hundred times before, during and show tonight at The Baby Strange after The Great Escape, it was a Old Blue Last with + White, total pleasure to actually see EAT SWMRS, Husky Loops Koko NW1 FAST play live. Tracks like Byker are a band who have £ Dream Wife, Drone and Fenham Dread(lock) slowly but surely been The Finsbury N4 had given clues to their location, of working their way into course, but not until catching them the subconscious. Monday at their second show of the day on Watching their set takes £ Gold Panda, Friday did we understand just why you on a weird journey The Dome NW5 of riffs, fuzz, bold lyrics and samples, all with Tuesday just the right amount of £ Hudson Scott, tension provided by a The Waiting Room front man seemingly on N16 the brink... Having caught News £ Huntar, them at The Victoria £ Chiara Hunter who £ Relentless has Birthdays N16 a few weeks back, and co-wrote the Sigma/ signed a deal with £ Declan McKenna been impressed by their single emerging talent + Max Pope, unpredictability, we’ll be has signed to Sony/ media channel The Courtyard there front and centre this ATV. Link Up TV, which Theatre N1 evening come 8.30pm. is understood to £ Jagwar Ma, Village Hailing from Bologna, the £ Blossoms have result in the platform Underground EC2 Italian three-piece have signed or are funnelling new long since settled into signing to BMG signings to Wednesday London and are picking for publishing. the label. A&R £ Let’s Eat Grandma, up airplay from the likes Adele White has Electrowerkz EC1 of Radio 1, coverage £ Julia Jacklin signed rapper £ George Taylor, everyone was so interested. Having from Noisey and DIY, has signed to Nadia Rose. Slaughtered all been in various bands as is usual, as well as being featured Transgressive Lamb EC1 this time around EAT FAST appears in the Apple A-List and Records. £ Former Britain’s Got £ Shura, to amalgamate their individual talents getting snapped up by Talent contestant Koko NW1 into something brand new, a sound Primary Talent too! £ Five Finger Death Calum Scott, has unique to themselves, executed with Not a bad month for Punch have signed signed with Virgin Thursday expertise. Find their tracks online and Husky Loops. to BMG-owned Rise EMI, and Capitol in £ Zak Abel, catch them live! Contact: Records. (AltPress) LA. (Hits) Hoxton Bar & Contact: [email protected] [email protected] Kitchen N1 6 media mongrel

£ Early magazine deadlines, and their bulky social media world’s largest independent panel is always as good and music, along with anything of note, bar The Great Escape and a subscriber numbers, usage music agency, with nearly way to wrap up the the respect they gave the the last sentence: “True few days away celebrating or dwell-time rarely being 100 agents working across conference, and although award, was heartwarming. are people a landmark birthday for our defned by age, country or seven offces and a roster this year wasn’t quite as Much it’s forever humbling who are able to release Music Editor Lee Thompson platform). Radio 2 is bigger of 2,000 clients. UTA saw juicy on gossip, it was still to be invited, and it’s never themselves from something all meant he wasn’t able than it’s ever been, with the potential in bringing good fun. Frustratingly, the a bad event, this year that really affected them to bring his usual quarterly the number of under-35 the music company in condition of attending is not was disappointing. You by writing a song about it.” Rajar radio listening stats listeners continuing to with the wider talent they repeating anything outside don’t expect much from Even Adele, not present analysis last week. But grow. 86% of all radio represented. the four walls. the Happy Mondays, and due to her European tour there are a few thought- listeners hear a breakfast The MMF and PPL Our usual gripe with they delivered on that. (Zurich the night before, provoking bites that Mongrel show between 6 and 9am hosted an early dinner the festival is delegates We wonder what Damon Lisbon two days later - and the whole team here at some point during a which felt more like a RotD not being given suffcient Albarn’s speech was like hmmm) made it sound like still think are worth drawing weekday. And a musical subscribers party, but priority access to shows. the frst time he won an it was just another statue for your attention to seven celebrity death is great for then we have reached a Yes, there’s some pleasure award, because this time, the seventh bathroom. days on: Radio X as a business if you’re 6 Music. point where pretty much involved, but most of us despite having moments of There were plenty brand relaunch hasn’t yet everyone is on board. are seeing artists for a being funny, he’d cobbled of good speeches and worked and a challenge £ We suspect The Great One of the best times at reason. We could have together notes (see picture) appreciative recipients, and remains for them, as most Escape on Thursday the festival is the Queen’s seen so much more that suggested he was there’s no harm in it all been of our social circle who suffered more than The Hotel bar from late until without queuing. more interested in drinking done with humour, but we’d used to like Chris Moyles Ivors in terms of people dawn. So many people that afternoon that saying hoped to be blown away. }} on Radio 1 have no idea he choosing one or the other, to catch up with, and £ There aren’t many variables was back on air anywhere but it served as a reminder with the talk of bands to with The Ivor Novello right now when we speak of the scope working in and enthuse about, rather than awards - same venue, with them about him. Radio around music can be. We blockchain. same time, lots of regular 1’s average-aged listener love both events and hope An early coffee with guests, and that’s all continues to be 35, but they don’t clash again. Tunecore’s CEO, over good. The categories have you can be absolutely sure First stop on Friday was from the US, allowed evolved over the years but they’ll continue to quote the Nordic Frukost. The him to explain the barely change year-on- their biggest single age Nordics aren’t letting up in company’s growth plans year. What makes each listener as being 24 years providing music as tasty for Europe. The artists year special is recipients, old, just to save face. Oh, as their museli, so we on and specifcally what they and the fall below the 10 needed to meet as many digital music distribution say. Recent years have million listeners benchmark people behind the scenes service will mostly begin seen us nearly in tears has again been brushed as possible. United Talent seeing download revenue from Quincy Jones’ speech, off because ‘the kids’ are Agency hosted another decline, but the company and two years ago Nile all consuming the brand year of a drinks reception, is countering that with a Rodgers bought himself, elsewhere now, they say although actually it was publishing administration and then everyone else, (despite other under- their frst, as they acquired offering, along with social into the same state, such 30-focused stations still The Agency last August. media tracking services. was his appreciation. outgunning them, we notice, The Agency Group was the The Heroes & Villains Their love of songwriting 7 media mongrel

}} £ The Guardian, following happy, at least. We’re just £ Five months into the year, Invictus Games Choir is ‘I’m not very rich anymore. break, it’s time to survey up ’s story that not so convinced they we suggest everybody completely gone from the We owe a lot of money that list of Radio 1 daytime Adele was about to sign should be fagship acts for reviews that Sound Of Top 200 after entering at after the last album’? DJ’s who are actually to Sony, decided a day Radio 1 anymore. 2016 longlist here and 29 last Friday, whilst The Mongrel stumbled across older than her, Mongrel later she had actually wonder where did it all Stone Roses plummet a this remarkable 45 minute thought, just to compare signed despite relying £ Six songs drop off so wrong. Compared staggering 122 places from interview this week with and contrast how the on “industry sources” for latest Radio 1 playlist to a year earlier (when 17 all the way down to 139. 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The least banal stories }} we should mention that out of touch, it’s worth noting that no from the week’s pop press Swedish ambassador in but then we noticed at single has sold 150,000 Following on from London, Nicola Clase, least young Bea had the CD copies in a week for our feature last } Sir Paul McCartney has } Among the big winners recently told us she winning song by Ukraine at least three years in week announcing talked candidly about the at the Billboard Music genuinely believes the UK as her No.1 choice on this country. And that was Help Musicians depression he suffered Awards were: Adele is now in a strong position the night. However, can 2012 X Factor winner UK’s new mental after broke up, (Top Artist, 25 - Album, to win again ‘within the next we please muster up a in the run health campaign confessing he considered Female, fve years’. different set of informed up to Christmas that year. MAD, we’d urge giving up music altogether. Artist, Hello - Top Selling people for 2017? So that’s one hell of a tall everyone to (BBC, Mail) Song) and The Weeknd £ Meanwhile the names of order that everyone faces. get involved in (The Hills - Top R&B Song, the UK voting jury panel £ With Drake now celebrating Plus, you just know their their academic } Original Beastie Boys Top Hot 100 Artist, Top have left the entire RotD six weeks at No.1 on the streaming numbers will be research. member John Berry has Song Sales Artist, Top team scratching our heads UK singles chart, and still tiny, of course. But 100k Having had a died aged 52. (Rolling Artist, Top wondering who on earth on course to potentially physical sales would see very successful Stone) He had been Streaming Songs Artist, they are, how they were make it a seventh (although them home and dry. We launch at The suffering with dementia. Top R&B Artist, Top R&B recruited and why their Justin Timberlake is slightly watch with interest. Great Escape Album, Top Streaming choices were so out-of- ahead on sales fashes last Friday this } Alanis Morissette is Song). (Billboard) whack with our country’s right now), we’re wondering £ What an honour for Pink research will go suing her former manager, actual voting public. They where the next new No.1 Floyd to have a series of towards shaping a claiming he took more than } is reportedly were: CeCe Sammy might come after all this. ten stamps commissioned healthier industry £3.5m from her account. being sued for $2.5m over (described as chairperson, Step forward The Neales. by Royal Mail. Mongrel’s for all, so pledge (Metro) a sample used on track vocal coach, judge, vocalist Well, at least the buyers just disappointed there your support and/ New Slaves by Hungarian and artist), Seamus Haji at Tesco think so. From isn’t one of the judge from or take the survey } Michael Buble has been composer Gabor Presser. (the only one we actually June 10, there’ll be The Wall. on their dedicated forced to cancel at least two (NME) were aware of), Sean 150,000 CD singles in the website here. concerts after announcing MGhee (singer, producer, stores across the country, £ Brutal takedown of the he’s having vocal cord } Niall Horan has begun ), Bea Munro priced at a pound, of week: Alexis Petridis surgery. (Express) writing his frst songs since (singer/songwriter) and their track I’ll Be There “Christ almighty, this announced Kiran Thakrar (producer/ in aid of the British Heart Catfsh And The } Nick Menza, a former their hiatus in January. He composer). Remember, Foundation and Diabetes Bottlemen album. A band drummer for the heavy has worked with Wayne these were the people UK. In case you didn’t for whom metal band , Hector and Jake Gosling. who decided the Swedish know, they’re a four-piece appearing on The Friday has died after collapsing (NME) entry from Frans should be family group, led by dad Night Project seems to on stage. He was 51. ranked second-last Laurie, who moved Simon have been their Bowie (Guardian) } McFly have been forced out of all the competing Cowell to tears on Britain’s doing Starman moment”. to postpone their UK tour songs. That’s the one Got Talent last year. } A set of ten stamps after drummer that’s been the biggest They’re lined up to do tons £ Essential graphic of the featuring album covers suffered a herniated disc. international success from of in-store appearances week: Number of metal celebrates 50 years (BBC) this year’s contest. Mongrel leading up to Father’s Day bands per capita in Europe. since Pink Floyd turned would argue they were the week of release, but Actually quite interesting. professional. (BBC) 9 records of the week

From RotD Music Editor Lee Thompson Distant Nights Hurtin’ VICTORIA Toulouse Unsigned unsigned May 27 out now Every new track we Remember the very frst time hear from VICTORIA you heard Crazy by Gnarls always leads us to Barkley back in the day? wonder how much Or more recently when The longer it’ll be before Weeknd dropped Earned It? they fnally land that Well, this astonishing track much-deserved major by New York-based musician deal. We’ve featured Toulouse may be about to give the lads twice before; you one of those rare moments frstly with the excellent when you hear something for Into The Wild and again the very frst time and it stops towards the end of last you in your tracks. With a year with the equally similar feel and vibe to both impressive The Edge. of those remarkable songs, Now both of those this debut release premiered songs appear as two of recently on Pigeons & Planes the fve tracks on this and was written, produced “Yet again, they latest EP alongside this title track, which confdently and sung by just one man. He deliver the goods with demonstrates yet again their knack for creating describes himself as a Third solid guitar-based pop with universal appeal. Their Culture Kid; the sort who fnds confidence, an anthemic recently sold-out London gig at The Barfy showed it hard to integrate because chorus, brilliant that support from BBC Introducing is helping them “The sound he makes they were born in one place, ended up living musicianship and the grow a loyal fanbase both in the and through harks back to a soulful and working in another country, and therefore their regular regional tour dates too. So we sense feels alien to both. The sound he makes harks sort of polished grown- that big deal is just around the corner. These fve nostalgic age, filled back to a soulful nostalgic age, flled with raw up pop sound that boys are music obsessives, skilled players and with raw emotion and emotion and imperfection, but with a uniquely deserves to take them performers, and have everything in place to make imperfection, but with a modern twist. He sung in a children’s choir at a big splash. Yet again, they deliver the goods church and draws from that need to always be to the world stage.” uniquely modern twist.” with confdence, an anthemic chorus, brilliant performing at the top of your game for these musicianship and the sort of polished grown-up four amazing minutes of music. Immaculately pop sound that deserves to take them to the world produced, it’s a track that’s intense but stage. Keep it up, chaps. We’re rooting for you. restrained in equal measure. A total joy.

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11 features news

Artist features this week Business

Sony’s reported £90m deal Once, people like MQA has the potential The best speeches and £ Spotify’s revenues £ Universal Music may not quite stack up to Sam Lee would have to bring far higher quality quotes from the Ivor increased by 80% Group has realigned that sum, but Adele can aspired to work in music sound without sacrifcing Novello Awards for in 2015, to €1.95bn. some of its most call the shots because she journalism or radio. Now the portability and ease songwriting. (BBC) Net losses were and classical properties is bankability personifed. they’re curating playlists of streaming - if labels €173.1m, widening under the newly- (Guardian - Eamonn Forde) for services like . and streaming services were set by 6.7% compared formed Verve Label (Guardian - Stuart Dredge) decide to use it. for the big time when to 2014. Advertising Group and appointed Adele is set to score a (Billboard) their car plunged from a revenues doubled, Danny Bennett as its £90m payday with Sony – The 1988 single Theme bridge on their way home up 98% to €195.8m. president and CEO. putting her in the same from S’Express took Mark How a lost generation from a festival. Jonathan Subscription (Billboard) league as the likes of Moore from DJing at will save the music industry Dean meets the family revenues grew by and London’s clubs to No from itself. (Forbes) and friends struggling to 78% to €1.74bn. £ The US’s largest . But do deals 1 and . He make sense of a rock’n’roll It paid €1.63bn in secondary ticketing like this ever pay off for the talks about the power of Bright Light Bright Light tragedy. (Sunday Times) royalties, distribution site StubHub, owned labels? (Guardian2) disco – and why Sid Vicious doesn’t have a record deal, and other costs by eBay, has become gave him an old pair of but he has secured a slot Everyone’s Talking About: for the year, up the world’s largest Chance The Rapper trousers. (Guardian2) on The Graham Norton Harry Styles. As the from €882.5m the with the buy-out of its is the world’s frst truly Show. (BBC) One Direction-er embarks previous year. main Latin American independent artist, says Kobalt Founder on a solo career, fans (FT, BusinessInsider, rival Ticketbis. Eamonn Forde. Willard Ahdritz is set on One man’s vision of and industry stalwarts Recode, BBC) (IQ, VentureBeat) (Guardian) returning the music industry what life will be like when alike haven’t been shy to its glory days through literally every moment in expressing their £ Live Nation has £ Kobalt’s diversifcation How do you connect the use of technological of your life gets its own feelings on the matter. acquired YouTube into neighbouring rights with music that you simply advancements and number soundtrack. (WSJ) (SaturdayTimesReview) rights-management on the rent, and could disappear crunching. (SaturdayTimes) company and multi- side of the business from your library the Hit writer for the likes of Marketers have a whole channel network appears to be aimed moment you turn your If rock stars are the One Direction, Westlife new engagement challenge (MCN) InDMusic as at producing greater back? (SansPoint) sex gods of music, and Nicki Minaj, Wayne on their hands as sound it continues to seek gross profts than its mastering engineers are Hector was honoured becomes the new new opportunities in mainstay publishing What makes the Ivor its druids, the ones who with the Ivor Novello for medium for consumer video. (IQ) business produces. Novello songwriting work methodically and International Achievement. interaction, writes the (Billboard) Kobalt awards so special? It’s how meticulously, and to whom (Independent - Elisa Bray) worldwide director of £ Direct-to-fan music Music Group posted they’re chosen. (Auddly - people come for mystical the Innovation Group platform a loss of $27.3m Helienne Lindvall) wisdom and blessing. Clare Maguire and Willis at J. Walter Thompson grew 35% last year. (up from $18.5m in (Pitchfork) Earl Beal talk about mental (Campaign) (Hypebot) Digital album 2014) on revenues of health. (Noisey) sales on the platform $245.05m (up 25.6%, grew 14% in 2015 from $195.06m) for while dropping 3% the year ended industry-wide. June 30, 2015. 12 news news

In the news

ICE, the music licensing and A court date has been set Universal Music UK chairman The Motion Picture £ Europe wide £ On The Radar rights royalty processing for a judicial review of the and chief executive David Association has advised licensing body – service developed by PRS decision to grant permission Joseph, composer David the Federation Against ICE inks debut band signed for Music (UK), STIM for Wireless Festival 2016 to Arnold, Rough Trade founder Copyright Theft it will not deal with Google to LuvLuvLuv, (Sweden) and GEMA go ahead in Finsbury Park. , , renew its membership. The Play Music – a Catholic Action. () and representing (IQ) Alt J and termination of the 30-year ‘significant (P8) more than 250,000 are among almost 300 long relationship means that moment for the songwriters, publishers and A draft bill just published by signatories from across the FACT will lose 50% of its market’ says PRS’ £ Jerome Delhaye, composers, has announced the Russian government music and creative industries budget and the backing of the Robert Ashcroft. Conference its frst licence agreement foresees a future in which who have backed an open six major Hollywood movie (P1) Director at with . search engines more letter calling for the UK to studios. (ScreenDaily) MIDEM, explains (RotD) aggressively censor search stay in the European Union. £ and the story behind results to protect copyright. (Billboard) The European Music Box Upfront, the event, now Some of the UK’s biggest (TorrentFreak) Council has elected a new two new music in its 50th year. secondary ticketing Social media sites must do board, with Ian Smith of TV channels, (P10-13) sites, including Viagogo, Adele is set to sign a “£90m more to tackle online ticket the Scottish Music Centre, launch this week StubHub and Seatwave, record deal” – the biggest fraud, after being used for Creative Scotland, re-elected – in what Box £ Ahead of the are routinely breaking the ever landed by a British nearly half of all such scams as Chair. (RotD) Plus Network Government’s law regarding the resale of musician - with . last year, councils have are calling their report into music and entertainment (Mail, Sun) warned. (BBC, Guardian) Rights holders and ISPs in ‘biggest strategic secondary tickets, according to Which?. Australia have quietly shelved move’ in its 24 ticketing, Music (Billboard) Harry Styles is “at the centre Warner Music UK has a plan to monitor and notify year history. Week considers of a bidding war between launched The Firepit, a repeat copyright infringers, (P2) the pros and Nine English-based artists Universal and Sony”, with creative content division, citing issues on how to pay cons. (P14-15) and composers have been “Polydor seen as the most innovation centre and for it. (Billboard) £ ‘Stream-Only’ selected to receive Arts likely option”. (Sun) “It’s all recording studio supporting albums will now £ Slam Dunk Council funding part of a masterplan being their artists, labels and A range of fresh proposals count towards Festival that will support private driven by his friend Jeff partners. (RotD) from the European , celebrates 10 performances and pitching Azoff, who has set up his Commission to create a thanks to new years. (P18) sessions to top media own management company A judge has granted a “fairer environment” for rules from the executives as part of the to launch Harry as a solo motion for David Lowery online services has been Official Charts £ NWN Blue annual Sync Licensing superstar”. and Melissa Ferrick’s welcomed by music trade Company this Squared CEO Mission to Los Angeles. lawsuits against Spotify to be organisations eager to plug week. (P2) Nick Lawrence (RotD) Chance the Rapper’s consolidated. Spotify will fle the ‘value gap’ between looks at differing Coloring Book debuts in the a motion to dismiss and/or to music consumption and the £ New research economics behind top 10 of the Billboard 200 move the case to New York. revenues returned to rights from BASCA subscription albums chart, becoming the (Billboard) holders. (Billboard) highlights real and ad-funded frst streaming-exclusive set lack of diversity streaming to reach the list. (Billboard) in Classical (P4) services. (P20) 13 the word on…

Andy Shauf Adult Jazz The Party Earrings Off! ADM Rating: 7.7 ADM Rating: 5.8 Label Arts & Crafts Label TRI ANGLE Release date 20/05/2016 Release date 20/05/2016

9.0 | The Line Of Best Fit 8.0 | Uncut 7.5 | Paste Magazine 8.0 | Exclaim 6.7 | Consequence 3.0 | Earbuddy Propels himself miles Saskatchewan singer- Fans of artists like Elliott An album that demands Of Sound There’s no subtlety, and ahead of his singer- songwriter indulges his Smith and Grizzly Bear will multiple listens and gets Even with misgivings about the mix is so compressed songwriter peers fondness for ‘70s soft rock. likely enjoy Shauf’s music, better with each one the lack of length and focus, that everything sounds Read Review Print edition only. but overall Shauf really Read Review this mini-LP makes fairly big, loud, and dumb comes into his own on clear that Adult Jazz are Read Review 9.0 | Exclaim 8.0 | The Irish Times The Party 8.0 | Drowned In Sound in a transitional state The Party charms and A sound that is both beautiful Read Review Undoubtedly a brave, Read Review troubles, playing like the and beautifully troubling intriguing release, and soundtrack to a particularly Read Review 6.0 | Loud And Quiet should cement Adult Jazz 6.0 | The Guardian devastating flm noir There’s only one thing as a band you really can’t It’s awkward yet exhilarating, Read Review 8.0 | The Observer that lets ‘The Party’ down, afford to ignore like the best adventurous Strings, clarinets and lush though, and it’s a pretty Read Review should be 8.0 | All Music Harry Nilsson-style moments major issue: the double- Read Review His idiosyncratic, all add to the snapshot of an tracked, marble-mouthed 7.0 | All Music mumbled vocal delivery accomplished new voice vocals of its Canadian host Willing ears will fnd 4.0 | The 405 might occasionally make Read Review Read Review articulate, distinctive Earrings Off! also features understanding the lyrics a musicality that rewards three tracks, bit of a challenge, but it’s 8.0 | The Independent repeat listen but none of these feel like Brought to you by: also one of his unique A baroque-pop exercise Read Review they add anything to the distinctions and with The with echoes of Seventies experience of the album Party, he’s added another smarties like Harry Nilsson, Read Review strong outing to his canon Randy Newman and Read Review Steely Dan Read Review 14 media watch

Digital } YouTube will release a virtual } At The Orchard, Lucy Blair, } Danish music tech company } At a time when global giants } Spotify has upgraded its reality mobile app later this previously a director at Motive Moodagent is to be the like Apple and Google are family plan to allow up six year specifcally engineered Unknown, joins as Director, music discovery and investing ever more into people to have premium to work with Daydream International Sales and recommendations provider audio, can UK radio be accounts for $14.99 a month. — Google’s forthcoming Marketing and Nikoo Sadr, for British music streaming outward, joined-up and (Billboard) mobile virtual reality platform. formerly of Music Ally, joins as company Electric Jukebox. inclusive, rather than inward, (Tubefilter, Variety) Manager, Interactive Marketing. (RotD) fractured and narcissistic? } Bandcamp makes a (RotD) (Adam Bowie) statement reassuring users } “1% of YouTube videos } Landr, the instant online they are growing and proftable correspond to 93% of views } YouTube users are mastering service, now links } Is terrestrial radio facing and have no intention of since inception; 94% of viewing reinventing the the way directly to SoundCloud. its judgment day with ferce stopping selling downloads. time (since inception) is also classify music. (Voactiv) The (CDM) digital competition in the US? (DMN) concentrated in about 1% of means by which we seek out (Billboard) the videos in the library.” and and consume music on } According to Spotify’s annual } YouTube, MCNs & the according to a report by the internet is changing the report, the average employee } has future for digital talents. Barron’s. (DMN) The average way we relate to it. earns an average salary of launched two new linear TV (MusicAlly) YouTube user spends one €151,000. (DMN) channels; Box Hits and Box hour watching music on the } Neil Young on the possibility Upfront, and a new bespoke } The music-streaming service platform a month. “Compare of a Pono streaming service. } Paul McCartney has social-frst digital channel, Rhapsody has released a that to the 55 hours a month (WSJ) released the frst two episodes BeBox. (RotD) Smash Hits virtual reality app, Rhapsody the average Spotify subscriber of PURE McCartney VR, a and Heat are to be retired. VR, which will offer exclusive consumes”, YouTube’s } Spotify’s personalised six-part series of virtual reality 360-degree concert videos. Christophe Muller comments. Discover Weekly playlists (VR) documentary shorts. } Long time contributor and The app is designed to work generated 1.7bn streams (RotD) Senior Editorial Analyst with Google Cardboard. } A new survey of British between its launch in July Glenn Peoples has exited (Verge) consumers suggests that 2015 and Christmas, but the Radio, Television, Billboard magazine for a people older than 35 may be company now says that the Publishing and PR position at Pandora. } MelodyVR will this year being “left out in the cold” by total is nearing 5bn. The feature } is to replace (Hypebot) launch the frst-ever dedicated music-streaming services. has been used by 40m users. on Radio virtual reality music platform. (MusicAlly, RotD) (MusicAlly, Verge) 2’s . Fearne } Swipe Magazine, “the best (RotD) The app will feature Cotton will present a new of the internet in print”, both premium and free VR } have passed one } DJs will be able to upload Saturday morning show with launches today at London content and will be available billion plays on Pandora. and legally stream their original Spandau Ballet’s Martin Kemp. tube stations. (SwipeMag) to download across all current (Hypebot) long-form mixes and single Gambaccini’s Saturday night VR hardware and on iOS track on Spotify programme America’s Greatest and Android devices. } Sweden’s Soundtrack aims later this year following a Hits will be axed and replaced to unseat leader Mood Music deal with Dubset via its by a new two-hour soul show with its cloud-based service MixBANK distribution platform. fronted by Trevor Nelson. streaming background music (RotD) (Guardian) to businesses. (Bloomberg) 15 comment

£ What makes Spotify, £ The music industry and £ Why is the music industry £ A call to arms: and Facebook are about to battling YouTube and Songwriters fght for think original programming get closer: who’ll gain the what happens next? equity in today’s music will win over subscribers? most? (Irish Times) (Guardian - Stuart Dredge) marketplace. (TheHill - (Washington Post) Paul Williams, ASCAP) £ Songwriters Michelle £ An annual business £ Do you love music? Lewis and Kay Hanley report on the state of the £ Is Musical.ly the next Silicon Valley doesn’t. discuss why the DMCA no electronic music industry Snapchat? Or are Congress should update longer works in an era of was presented at IMS short-form UGC video the safe harbor rules of the music streaming services . Download here. startups just a passing copyright act to achieve and what can be done Growth in the sector is fad? (Medium - the balance that was about it. (SCPR - slowing - up just 3.5% Cortney Harding) intended and also close Darby Maloney) year-over-year. (Billboard) the loophole that allows In the US, dance streams £ A new report from radio companies to use £ Those who attempt to grew by 33% to 15bn in the European Union music without paying stife fair use should get 2015. 54% of US dance Intellectual Property artists. (NYTimes - punished. Those who ‘sales’ are now streams. Offce (EUIPO) shows Jonathan Taplin) blatantly claim fair use when that €170 million, or 5.2% it’s clearly not warranted £ The two Spotify charts of all music sales, were £ TGE: Utilising data should get punished too. you need to see. lost in the EU in 2014 due effectively can help (TorrentFreak) (Mark Mulligan) to music piracy. (RotD) convert people from casual listeners into fans, Lyndon £ The songwriters of Little £ Chart of Spotify free £ Pricing music fans in Stephens from Champion Mix’s single Wings discuss users compared to the new data economy. Sounds says. (M) streaming royalties for global record revenues (Paul Sanders) songwriters. (SCPR) and YouTube revenues £ No crowds, no tickets, compared to global £ Time to rebalance the no problem: What the £ Are subscription music record revenues. ticket resale market. concerts of the future services a sustainable (ArtistRightsWatch) (Which? - Paul Pacifco, might look like. (Fusion) business model? FAC) (MusicClout) “There is £ Feature on ticket touts £ How Taylor Swift’s Apple signifcant revenue that from 16.30mins. Featuring £ A response to David marketing muscle helped can be generated by the Ian McAndrew from Pakman’s story “The Drake get out of the gate. services as a whole, but the Wildlife Entertainment. Music Industry Buried (Billboard) individual stream payments (BBC World Tonight) More Than 150 Startups”. will remain in fractions of a (Medium) £ Can this new music cent and will only decrease format fnally fx ‘the MP3 as the services become mistake’? (Billboard) more popular”. 16 covers CONTACT US

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Highlights for the coming week

FRIDAY TV FRIDAY RADIO 17:00 Sky Arts1 19:00 6 Music 22:30 Vintage TV 20:00 radio 2 WEDNESDAY 17:45 Sky Arts 09:30 Radio 2 Genesis – Marc Riley – Neil McCormick’s – RADIO Fleetwood Mac: Ken Bruce – When in Rome Robert Forster Needle Time – Beth Orton in 01:00 6 Music Live In Boston Mari Wilson 20:00 ITV3 in session Joan session The Davies Armatrading 19:30 BBC4 picks her final The Sound of 20:00 Radio 2 22:00 Radio 1 Diaries 1/3. Top of the Tracks of My Music Live! Johnnie Walker 22:45 BBC1 Huw Stephens – Ray Davies talks Pops: 1981 Years 22:35 ITV3 Meets – Time Rhys- Album Time The Kinks 10:00 6 Music The Making Bonnie Raitt Evans – All with Fatherson 09:30 Radio 2 20:00 Sky Arts in the Mind plus highlights Classic Albums – – of The Sound 21:00 Radio 1 Ken Bruce – Sunflower Bean of Music Radio 1’s from Big Mika picks Never Mind TUESDAY Weekend The Bollocks live in session 00:15 BBC Four Playlists – City RADIO the Tracks of Radio’s Straight WEDNESDAY My Years 20:45 BBC4 13:00 6 Music Biggest Band 01:00 6 Music Radcliffe and Break Ups and Out of Scotland TV 13:00 6 Music Sounds of Playlist The Radiohead the Sixties Maconie – Make Ups – with Story, 4/4 09:00 Sky Arts 1 Radcliffe and with Martin Mark Radcliffe 22:00 Radio 1 Beethoven Maconie – 21:00 BBC4 02:00 6 Music Fry of ABC Huw Stephens – Brahms and joined by Moby Tales from MONDAY The Mavericks – 14:00 Radio 2 highlights Chopin 14:00 Radio 2 the Tour Bus: RADIO from the BBC Sex Pistols Rock ‘n’ Roll Steve Wright in Part 1 13:00 Vintage TV Steve Wright – the Afternoon – 09:30 Radio 2 Introducing Thomas Rhett in on the Road Ken Bruce – stage at 03:00 Radio 2 Wayne Sleep: with Simon My Mixtape conversation 21:00 Sky Arts Le Bon and Mika picks Radio 1’s Big Johnnie Walker’s Trailblazers the Tracks of Weekend Sounds of the 14:00 Sky Arts 1 19:00 Radio 2 John Taylor Mark Radcliffe – Of Punk My Years 23:00 Radio 2 70s – Brian Southbank Show 21:00 6 Music Wilson Originals – Ghazalaw in 22:00 BBC4 12:00 Radio 2 Jools Holland - Tom Ravenscroft Marilyn Horne session Totally British: – with Paul 09:30 Radio 2 – Gold Panda 20:00 Radio 2 70s Rock ‘n’ Roll guest mix The Double Carrack Ken Bruce – 15:00 Sky Arts 1 Mika picks Khatia Jo Whiley – 22:00 Sky Arts A-Sides MONDAY TV TUESDAY TV the Tracks of Buniatishvili – An Evening Billy Idol: 16:00 6 Music 07:15am ITV2 My Years Mind in the with Moby Video Killed 06:00 ITV2 – Ellen DeGeneres Wilderness The Radio Star The Hot Desk – 19:00 Radio 1 22:00 Radio 2 . Show – Annie Mac – 15:50 Sky Movies Paul Sexton – 22:30 Sky Arts World Cup Kanye West SWMRS play One Night in Lou Reed: 10:00 MTV 17:00 Radio 2 Showcase 15:00 Sky Arts1 live : Video Killed Base – Behind Bill Nighy’s Get On Up Beethoven, (James Brown The Gig That The Radio Star The Beat – Record 19:00 Radio 2 Changed Music Brahms and Jamie Cullum – Biopic) 22:35 BBC1 Collection: Forever – The Chopin Melt Yourself The Graham 11:10 ITV2 Restored 17:55 Sky Arts 1 Sex Pistols 17:40 Sky Arts1 Down in Norton Show – The Nation’s 19:00 Radio 2 An Evening Michael Buble conversation 22:00 Radio 1 Corinne Bailey Favourite Paul Jones – with Il Divo meets Madison Huw Stephens – Rae performs Disney Song In Session: 19:00 6 Music 20:00 ITV1 Album Time Square Garden Marc Riley – 23:00 BBC4 11:15 Sky Arts1 Gregor Hilden Sunday Night at with Whitney 21:00 BBC Four Barry Adamson Totally British: Daniele Gatti 19:00 Radio 1 The Palladium Revolution and in session 70s Rock ‘n’ Roll & Ochestre Annie Mac – 23:00 TCM National Romance – 23:35 BBC2 Biffy Clyro 24 Hour Party interview Musical Masters People Artsnight – of the 19th with Charlotte Century Church

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AMAZON PRE-RELEASE ALBUMS RADIO 1 TRACKS OF THE DAY ITUNES MUSIC STORE TOP SONGS DEEZER POP TOP 10 1 Radiohead A Moon Shaped Pool Friday Craig David One More Time 1 Justin Timberlake Can’t Stop The Feeling 1 Drake One Dance 2 Catfish & The Bottlemen The Ride Saturday Wolf Alice Lisbon 2 Calvin Harris This Is What You Came For 2 Calvin Harris, This Is What You Came For 3 ABC The Lexicon of Love II Sunday Bring Me The Horizon Avalanche 3 Drake One Dance 3 I Took a Pill In Ibiza 4 Red Hot Chili Peppers The Getaway Monday Alesso feat Nico and Vinz I Wanna Know 4 Beyonce Hold Up 4 Zara Larsson Lush Life 5 Paul Simon Stranger to Stranger Tuesday Panic! at the Disco 5 gnash feat. olivia o’brien i hate u, i love u 5 Fifth Harmony Work From Home 6 Ramones Ramones - 40th anniversary deluxe Don’t Threaten Me With a Good Time. 6 Galantis No Money 6 Sia Cheap Thrills 7 Paul McCartney Pure McCartney Wednesday Biffy Clyro Animal Style 7 Kungs & Cookin’ On 3 This Girl 7 , Zara Larsson Girls Like 8 Radiohead A Moon Shaped Pool (vinyl) Thursday Sigma feat Take That Cry 8 Sia feat Cheap Thrills 8 Galantis No Money 9 Simple Minds New Gold Dream - Super Deluxe Annie Mac Life Itself. 9 feat Sean Paul Hair 9 Lukas Graham 7 Years 10 Catfish & The Bottlemen The Ride Huw Stephens Declan McKenna Bethlehem. 10 Sigma feat Take That Cry 10 Justin Timberlake Can’t Stop The Feeling! (vinyl - exclusive) RADIO 1 PLAYLIST ADDITIONS ITUNES MUSIC STORE – USA ANNIE MAC’S HOTTEST RECORD NEW RELEASE CHART UK featuring Zara Larsson 1 Justin Timberlake Can’t Stop The Feeling Monday, 23rd May NAO - Girlfriend 1 Kungs & Cookin’ On 3 Burners This Girl This One’s For You C List 2 Drake One Dance Tuesday, 24th May Shura - What’s It Gonna Be? 2 Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna Gallant Talking To Myself C List 3 P!nk Just Like Fire Wednesday, 25th May UMO - First World Problems This is what you came for Gnash featuring Olivia O’Brien I Hate U, I Love U C List 4 Chainsmokers Don’t Let Me Down 3 Beyonce Hold Up Kiiara Gold C List 5 Ariana Grande Dangerous Woman SPOTIFY MOST SHARED VIRAL 4 gnash feat Olivia O’Brien I hate u, I love u Sigma featuring Take That Cry C List 6 Line H.O.L.Y 5 Reggie and Bollie New Girl Troye Sivan Talk Me Down C List 7 Fifth Harmony feat Ty Dolla Sign Work From Home 1 Time For T Rescue Plane 6 ft John Newman & Ingrid is a Hybrid INMWT 8 Adam Wakefield Lonesome, broken and blue 2 Liv Dawson Tapestry Give Me Your Love 9 Adele Send my love (to your new lover) 3 Brand New I Am A Nightmare 7 Sigala Feat. John Newman & Nile Rodgers RADIO 2 PLAYLIST ADDITIONS 10 Calvin Harris feat Rihanna 4 Jarreau Vandal Small Talk Give Me Your Love This Is What You Came For 5 The Simpsons Do The Bartman 8 Drake ft Rihanna Too Good All Saints This Is A War A List 6 UNO Stereo, Majerie Got U 9 Remind Me Sigma feat Take That Cry A List ITUNES MUSIC STORE – AUSTRALIA 7 Bortham, Cara Hughes Hold On To Me 10 P!nk Just Like Fire Pet Shop Boys Twenty Something B List 8 Cobi Don’t You Cry For Me Angels On My Side B List 1 P!nk Just Like Fire 9 Muzzaik, Stadium X So Much Love SHAZAM NEW RELEASE CHART USA Troye Sivan Talk Me Down B List 2 Calvin Harris This Is What You Came For 10 Roy English Wasted Youth Augustines When Things Fall Apart C List 3 Justin Timberlake Can’t Stop The Feeling 1 Justin Timberlake Can’t Stop The Feeling Case/Lang/Viers Best Kept Secret C List 4 Drake One Dance 2 Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna HYPE MACHINE TOP 5 ARTISTS Tom Bailey Come So Far C List 5 Flume (feat. Tove Lo) Say It This Is What You Came For 6 Topic (feat. Nico Santos) Home http://hypem.com/ 3 Kent Jones Don’t Mind 6 MUSIC PLAYLIST ADDITIONS 7 Me Too 1 Kauf A Ruin 4 Meghan Trainor Me Too 8 gnash (feat. olivia o’brien) i hate u, i love u 2 Joey Purp feat Chance The Rapper Girls 5 Drake Controlla DJ Shadow feat Nobody Speak A List 9 The Chainsmokers Don’t Let Me Down 3 Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright 6 Florida Georgia Line H.O.L.Y Holy F Xed Eyes A List 10 DNCE Cake By the Ocean (Animal Collective ) 7 Red Hot Chili Peppers Dark Necessities Casual Party B List 4 Fathr John Misty Real Love Baby 8 My Pyt case/lang/viers Best Kept Secret B List 6 MUSIC ALBUMS OF THE DAY 5 Swimming Tapes Set The Fire 9 Drake ft Rihanna Too Good Glory B List 10 Alicia Keys In Bad Breeding Remembering C List Monday Catfish And The Bottlemen The Ride BIG SONG Tuesday Gold Panda Good Luck And Do Your Best source: www.popjustice.com AMAZING RADIO CHART RADIORADIO 22 RECORDRECORD OFOF THETHE WEEKWEEK Wednesday Ladyhawke Wild Things Thursday Paul Simon Stranger To Stranger Monday, 16 May Elki Sirens 1 Pumarosa Cecile Shaun Escoffery When The Love Is Gone Friday The Sex Pistols Never Mind The Bollocks Thursday, 26 May Shura What’s It Gonna Be? 2 The Big Moon Cupid 3 The Family Rain Every So Often 4 Jimi Charles Moody Turns To Gold RADIORADIO 22 RECORDALBUM OFOF THETHE WEEKWEEK 6 MUSIC RECOMMENDS GUARDIAN – NEW BAND OF THE WEEK 5 LUH Beneath The Concrete Paul Simon Stranger to Stranger Mark Pritchard feat. Bibio Give It Your Choir source: music.guardian.co.uk/newbands Friday, 13 May Daniel Wilson CAPITAL FM PLAYLIST Playlist for week commencing 6 May feat. Louisa Johnson Tears

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Labels’ share

SPOTIFY SINGLES WORLDWIDE iTUNES ALBUMS WORLDWIDE AMAZING RADIO Streamsx Titlesx Amazing Record Co. Presents: 1 Republic 18, 739 1 Republic 29 2 RCA 5,006 2 Columbia 20 C List – new additions 3 Epic 4,474 3 Warner Bros. 18 Alice Jemima Liquorice 4 Def Jam 3,625 4 RCA 13 Andy Shauf The Worst In You 5 Columbia 3,602 5 Capitol 10 6 Atlantic 3,469 6 Interscope Geffen A&M 10 Club Kuru Not For Me 7 Roc Nation 2,541 7 Atlantic 7 Few Bits Summer Sun 8 Warner Bros. 1,907 8 Epic 7 Glass Animals Life Itself 9 Interscope Geffen A&M 1,280 9 Def Jam 6 Gold Panda In My Car 10 Mad Decent 940 10 Fueled By Ramen 6 Lady Nade Minds Made Up SHAZAM SINGLES WORLDWIDE iTUNES SINGLES UK Luu That Light Nicky Blitz Don’t Choke Titlesx Titlesx Oyinda Flatline 1 RCA 14 1 Columbia 20 2 Republic 12 2 RCA 14 Pauw Memories 3 Columbia 8 3 Atlantic 13 Wolf Alice Lisbon 4 Epic 8 4 Island 11 5 Interscope Geffen A&M 7 5 Republic 11 6 Def Jam 6 6 Def Jam 11 7 Warner Bros. 6 7 Parlophone 7 8 Atlantic 5 8 Sony Music 7 9 Roc Nation 5 9 Epic 7 10 Fueled By Ramen 2 10 Warner Bros. 5

iTUNES SINGLES WORLDWIDE iTUNES ALBUMS UK Titlesx Titlesx 1 Republic 50 1 Sony Music 15 2 Columbia 24 2 Ministry Of Sound 9 3 RCA 22 3 Atlantic 8 4 Epic 12 4 NOW Compilations 7 5 Warner Bros. 10 5 Universal Music TV 7 6 Atlantic 9 6 Parlophone 7 7 Capitol 9 7 Warner Bros 7 8 Interscope Geffen A&M 6 8 Columbia 7 9 Def Jam 5 9 Virgin 6 10 Roc Nation 4 10 Republic 6

TV Shows

US TV SHOWS Friday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Seth Meyers n/a Bryson Tiller n/a n/a Sheer Mag Jimmy Fallon Courtney Barnett Harland Williams Anderson Paak & Dierks Bentley the Free Nationals James Corden n/a Frightened Rabbit n/a Fleur East n/a Conan O’Brien n/a n/a Nothing But Thieves Declan McKenna n/a Stephen Colbert The Struts Cynthia Erivo n/a n/a Mike Eps

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