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ISSUE 636 / 16 JULY 2015

TOP 5 MUST-READ ARTICLES record of the week

} Germany first-half Summer See page 12 sales rise 4.5%. for contact (Billboard) Aufgang details Blue Note France }  withdraws July 17 from streaming Aufgang is a critically acclaimed French pop duo, hugely services over influenced by the incredible underground and synth pop poor audio quality. sounds of New York in the 1980s. Rami and Aymeric met whilst in Beirut, and NYC) sees them drawing on their French/ CONTENTS () studying at the prestigious Julliard School in Manhattan Lebanese backgrounds for a rather unique blend of indie pop, and that classical training shines through here in the intricate electronica and pre-modern Arabic sounds. This great track } Berklee College keyboard flourishes and string arrangements that underpin this has been mixed by Michael Brauer, noted for his work with P2 Editorial: David report criticises music gloriously funky little pop nugget. Both guys have collaborated acts including , Sade and Florence & The Machine. Balfour on the industry for lack with the likes of Cassius and Phoenix and their forthcoming Summer’s here, fling the windows open and get ready to sing Rethink Music of transparency. (due for release next year and currently being recorded your head off to this, undoubtedly with a huge grin on your face. transparency report (Billboard) P4 Interview: LWE discuss promoting } HMV planning in international expansion. (Telegraph) P6 Compass p8 Gossip and  } observations asserts right to from Mongrel strike deals which ‘disadvantage’ artists. p16 The week’s best P4 London Warehouse Events P6 Compass: Oslo Parks P11 Records of the Week: Radio (HollywoodReporter) comment pieces

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1 editorial

There are many valid points raised in the Rethink Music transparency report, David Balfour comments, though it’s also quite unbalanced in places. Nevertheless, there are one or two core recommendations that are impossible to dispute.

Berklee College of Music’s Rethink Music that fragmented structure presents multiple unattributable income for those rightsholders, leading to lost royalties. For us, it still beggars report on music industry transparency has opportunities for royalties that should flow and a loss of earnings for musicians. It’s hardly belief that digital services reporting to US caused something of a stir this week. This is to artists to get lost, hidden or even willfully surprising that this is highlighted as being an collecting society SoundExchange are not unsurprising, given that it’s the product of a diverted by opaque and sometimes immoral unacceptable way to handle artists’ rights. required to use unique identifiers. Systemic detailed year-long study into music industry licensing practices. These are all familiar The report also complains about the and legislative failures such as this certainly practices from an extremely respected themes for readers of this column. It is lack of cross-industry adoption of proper need to be addressed. academic and music-focused institution. Also refreshing however to read an analysis that standardising tools such as ISRC and ISWC Talking of archaic practices, the report unsurprising, given that it points to a lot of takes a wide view over both recorded music codes. Most music companies would reject also highlights the of a multi-platinum inefficiencies, anachronisms and sometimes and publishing rights, along with the many this complaint – most royalty systems simply artist who in 2014 received their label royalty dubious practices at work in the global music organisations that administer them. won’t work without such unique codes and reporting quarterly and in a pdf format which industry. In terms of the main problems highlighted, they are already absolutely standard. That they had to manually digitise before they could From our own side, it’s tempting to it’s difficult to argue with most of them. The said, there are also some grounds for this attempt to use if for calculating royalties. This describe this report as the ‘things we already report complains about structural and technical complaint. PROs and other collecting societies is certainly a horrible example, yet it’s also knew presented in a fresh but sometimes limitations that are arguably inexcusable in a come in for great scrutiny in the report and one which does not, for us, demonstrate the worryingly unbalanced way’. More on that modern digital business. Chief amongst these are identified as one of the main buckets general standard in the industry. This is where later. But first, it’s worth examining the main is the continued absence of a centralised where money gets lost or misdirected. the report begins to lose some credibility finding and recommendations of the report. database of rights information. The fact that Lack of proper rights information, inefficient for us – it tends to take the worst examples Despite our rather critical summary above, rights ownership in the music industry is so reciprocal agreements between societies it finds and extrapolate that they are the there’s no arguing with the thoroughness hard to identify is a continuing embarrassment and indeed archaic practices at societies all general standard throughout the industry. of the approach, or the validity of its main for music companies – and a justifiable stick come in for criticism. Rightly so, though the Many labels and distributors would certainly criticisms. It’s incredibly wide-ranging, correctly with which to beat us. Whilst the best way to report is also intelligent enough to realise that take issue with that suggestion, as they have looking not just at digital services and record solve this problem is anything but clear – some whilst working practices at some societies long been accustomed to providing detailed companies, but publishers, distributors and kind of initiative on this front is desperately should be improved, also at fault are the line-by-line reporting of digital income to rights organisations. needed. The absence of such a rights outdated consent decrees which govern such labels and artists. Linked to this is the report’s The report presents a highly accurate database unsurprisingly leads to accusations organisations. As such, legislation governing claim that robust data standards are all but picture, often in easily-understood graphical that some of the biggest rightsholders in the rights flow can play as an important role in absent in the industry. Again, we take issue }} terms, of the complex fragmentation and flow music industry are motivated to keep this of rights associated with commercial music information as untransparent as possible. use. Refreshingly, the report doesn’t really The report picks up on this, noting that when “For us, it still beggars belief that complain about this complex rights structure repertoire can’t be clearly assigned to known in and of itself – understanding that it’s the rightsholders, it often goes into ‘black box’ digital services reporting to US collecting result of a long business history and was escrow accounts, which can end up being society SoundExchange are not required to never intentionally designed that way. What divided amongst rightsholders according to the report does highlight however is how marketshare. Such a system results in a win of use unique identifiers.” 2 editorial features

Artist features this week

}} with this suggestion. On the delivery and music” certification of transparency for digital Red Bull, Awolnation One of the most French DJs added their supply side, the wide acceptance of the DDEX services and labels. Yet it fails to mention and the evaporating influential EDM- distinctive je ne sais standard means that systems are largely WIN’s Fair Digital Deal’s declaration which division between bands focused sites, Resident quoi to mid-90s house standardised. On the reporting side, most already goes a long way to doing just that. and brands. (Forbes) Advisor, has remained music... these scenes music companies realise that certain core The report also calls for the introduction staunchly independent, from Parisian clubland information such as unique identifier codes, of bitcoin-style blockchain technology to While and with a devotion to the are evoked in a new time and location of transaction and royalties provide a completely transparent overview are repping a statement underground side of film, Eden. (Guardian - received are a minimum basic standard in and tracking of online payments. This sounds of independence and the culture that is at Killian Fox) reporting. laudable in theory but also sounds rather holding two fingers odds with the music’s We suspect that the 150-page pdf report impractical to implement, especially in an up to the money-men, mainstream popularity. Whether it’s a dispute was an example of a single major label report industry with so many fragmented rights, and people are accusing (NYTimes) The feature over rap or the purpose to a single artist in the US. It’s undoubtedly where confidentiality around rates is often Jamie XX of trading in also reports that rival of culture, music true, but it’s also incorrect to assume that contractually required. credibility for corporate site lovers need to show this is the standard at all major labels in These are small complaints however pounds. When exactly Dancing Astronaut is less outrage at radical all countries. Nevertheless, the claim that against a report which fundamentally does do you get the label said to be in talks to be art, says Ed Vulliamy. standards could be improved at many large a solid job of highlighting a range of very ‘sell out’? (-D) acquired by Insomniac, (Observer) labels is justified. What the report fails to real problems which many corporate or a dance promoter note however is that many significant music organisational interests are often quite happy The underground artist whose majority owner is reveals the companies already operate to much higher to see swept under the carpet. If we take one landed his song Live Nation. hidden rock ’n’ roll world standards. Again and again the report thing away from the report above all else, on a McDonald’s advert, of accountants. (FT - mentions Kobalt as an example of best it’s the absolutely justified complaint about flipping the celebrity Sounds familiar: Ludovic Hunter-Tilney) practice, as the alternative to poor practice. the lack of a centralised and definitive music game on its head by The music of the With Kobalt having underwritten the report, rights database. If, as an industry, we really earning fortune before 1980s is enjoying a says as well as generally pushing for transparent do care about transparency for rightsholders, fame. Has pop thrown resurgence in adverts. it’s important that standards - it’s hardly surprising that it should this is something which urgently needs to be itself in a burger bap (Independent) smaller receive some positive coverage. The report fixed, but who should do it? This is the key and started to chow are acknowledged by wholly fails to provide a balanced outlook question. Collecting societies have already down? (Guardian) How to put on a big music companies. however of the fact that many other labels shown themselves to be unable to make mega-gig: the venue (BBC) and distributors in the digital industry have this happen, as shown by the collapse of the Interview: John manager’s story. been pushing for similar standards too, some Global Repertoire Database project last year. Acquaviva, Fund (Guardian - The 99 greatest dance for even longer than Kobalt has. As such, Should it perhaps then be the major labels Manager, DJ and Simpson) of all time. it presents an imbalanced and potentially and publishers who take on this job? In many Serial Entrepreneur. (Thump) ’s misleading picture of a world where artists ways, they are the least motivated parties to (Encore) grants us a Discovery tops the list. have a binary choice to make between do so. If however, they really want to walk rare audience to talk ‘horrible major label’ or ‘lovely Kobalt’. For us, the walk when it comes to creating fairness dancefloor euphoria this is a serious oversight which threatens to and transparency towards artists, they could and finding his inner undermine the credibility of the report. hardly make a more powerful demonstration of zen. (Saturday - We have some other small gripes. The their commitment than by trying to move this Louis Pattison) report calls for the establishment of a “fair particular project forward. 3 interview

Alice Favre, co-founder of London Warehouse Events (LWE), discusses repurposing event spaces and the current challenges facing promoters in the

The well-documented club closures across do in your spare time. there was on New Years Day London, plus a consumer appetitie for fresh I feel like warehouse parties had a so it was a good start to get expeierences, is spawning a new generation resurrection about five or six years ago but people’s heads around the new of event spaces in the capital. With carparks, we’re coming to the end of events branded concept. It is without a doubt courtyards and warehouses becoming the as a ‘warehouse’ party, however, I don’t think that London has a love for day go-to for clubbers, LWE is using its five years events will go back to regular clubs only, the parties, especially Sundays of knowledge to corner the market. Having ‘pop up’ event will still exist just without the for after hours, and of course successfully repurposed Tobacco Dock in label of ‘warehouse’ party. the summer is a popular time; East London for day parties and launched People like the idea of partying in a but we were definitely the its own ticketing platform, Ticket Tannoy, we building that wasn’t designed as a club - it first to do a daytime Saturday speak to co-founder Alice Favre about the feels more authentic, raw and exciting. As party outside of the summer changing landscape. these venues come with no production it gives months and not based around us promoters a chance to be more creative an afterparty. It’s actually a Why has there been an uprising in with the environment and have a bespoke feel great format and a good one (legal) warehouse events in the clubbing where the focus is on the artist or brand and for the other clubs in London landscape? Everyone is looking for the the specific atmosphere they want to create. as we are not competitive, we next ‘experience’, look at the rise of websites are actually helping generate like The Nudge or the events listings pages How difficult is it to repurpose buildings business for them as we have of Time Out, packed full of quirky things to as event spaces in London? We have several thousand people found that a good working leaving before the tubes shut who are ready relationship with the relevant to find a club to continue dancing. “As these venues come local authorities, and a bit We have talked to various councils about of creativity when it comes other large spaces. They have never said with no production to solving issues is the key. no straight away, they are always open to it gives us promoters When we first discovered exploring the ideas with you. They just have Tobacco Dock, we were all to be concerned with the residents and local a chance to be more clear that we would love to area, which is fair enough. We all have to live creative with the do an event in the venue and work in harmony together. and done right it would be environment and have a something very special, a What’s the biggest challenge you face unique experience. promoting in London at the moment? bespoke feel where the Our main obstacle with For us it would be finding spaces that are focus is on the artist Tobacco Dock was knowing around the 1,500 to 3,500 capacity mark. we could never go late night There is a real lack of venues of this size and or brand and the there, they had a 2am licence so a lot of our time and energy is focused specific atmosphere so we decided to do it in on finding that new exciting location to hold the daytime. Our first event a party. London is in a great place, there’s they want to create.” }} 4 interview CONTACT US

Send your music and news to: Record of the Day PO Box 49554 }} so much going on all the time, new people them about any concerns they have. We have always will, and sometimes the crowd isn’t as London E17 9WB coming through and there’s a good spirit different experiences with different councils, good as you would want it to be, but overall www.recordoftheday.com between promoters, DJs and everyone else Tower Hamlets have been great though. it’s definitely a positive thing. Publisher/MD involved in the scene. There seems, more We work closely with independent Paul Scaife than ever, to be a togetherness between consultancy companies to make sure we You’ve launched your own ticketing site, [email protected] event organisers joining forces with regards are not biased - people like Vanguardia, who what prompted this? Ticket Tannoy was 020 8233 1224 to licensing issues, cross promotion, joint monitor and advise on the sound levels - so born as we have been growing as an events Editor events etc. The recent creation of the NTIA that we can achieve the best quality sound company and wanted to take full control Liz Stokes [email protected] (Night Time Industries Association) has whilst keeping the locals happy. of our ticketing by pulling together all the 020 8233 1224 helped increase the voice for us as a group One of the biggest difficulties is the features we need as promoters into one Music Editor on a national scale and to shout about general public understanding the costs of place. The platform started as a place to sell Lee Thompson is great about nightlife rather then it being the putting on an event and how all the hoops in our tickets only, but relatively quickly we were [email protected] seedy under belly of London. the background help push up ticket prices. being approached by third party promoters Contributing Editor David Balfour Promoting is an expensive and risky job to support their shows and at that point we [email protected] In London, and specifically for Fabric, where you are beholden to a lot of different decided to open up the platform for everyone 07974 813 267 there has been close scrutiny of licensing forces that are beyond your control. to use. Ticket Tannoy has grown quickly over Music Consultants and police monitoring, how has this the last 12 months with a steady stream of Nathan Standlee [email protected] affected you? People seem to forget that There’s been a firm mainstream spotlight new features being added and new events Joe Taylor promoters and event producers for electronic on electronic music for the past five years and promoters joining. We have more plans [email protected] music have been under scrutiny for a while, or so, how has this helped or hindered for it in the pipeline. I think ticketing is big but it wasn’t until the Fabric issue that people LWE? It seems that people are a lot more news at the moment and we feel we have the en masse started talking about this again. open minded nowadays and want to go out knowledge on both sides to create a platform We’ve got a good relationship with the council and experience new things. People might that is useful and innovative for the promoter and always aim to work constructively with get into electronic music through the bits and the punter. they hear in the charts. Before long What’s in store for the ? We’ll © Music Today Ltd. they’ll be finding the continue to keep pushing the boundaries in By reading this magazine you agree to our terms & more underground London. I think we would be foolish to head conditions. See our website. DJs and nights to another city and tread on other promoters Please respect the amount whilst going on a toes. Us promoters need to stick together of work that’s put into this magazine by not pirating it. pilgrimage across the more rather than fight against each other One-off forwarding is acceptable UK and beyond for as this only benefits the DJs in the end as but only if we are copied in to [email protected] their electronic fix. they end up with over inflated fees because Of course electronic promoters are fighting with money to try and VAT 800 5889 31 music aficionados secure the acts. Record of the Day is a trading name of Music Today Ltd, a will moan about the We have some ideas on how to expand company registered in masses getting into without causing any friction. We are exploring under registration number 4546152; Paul Jack, Will Harold and Alice Favre registered office: 4 Green Lanes, , people a few options right now. London N16 9NB. 5 compass

The hottest unsigned acts of the moment from RotD Music Consultant Nathan Standlee

Mabel Leo Kalyan Mabel Leo Kalyan Super early days for London’s Mabel, Since our last update on the but being the youngest daughter ever-rising Leo Kalyan, he’s of and Massive been added to the KISS Fresh Attack’s Cameron McVey, she’s playlist, received some big got something of a head-start on spins from Huw Stephens as her peers. Debut release Know Me well as continued support from Better, which undoubtedly bears the 1Xtra, racked up nearly 500,000 musical influences of her parentage, streams and remained premiered on Fader a few days ago in the Spotify Most Viral charts and has already been winning her for three weeks and counting. all sorts of accolades. It’s quickly Advanced label discussions are climbing up the Hype Machine charts happening in the UK and US, so and spreading like wildfire across the watch this space for big news in blogosphere. Close tabs are well and the very near future. truly being kept on her. Expect things Contact: to escalate quickly. [email protected] / Contact: steve@triplemanagement. [email protected] com / [email protected] Oslo Parks Oslo Parks Ones to News Becoming somewhat of a mainstay watch £ Compass- in the Compass pages these days, Oslo Parks, LÉON, tipped act Pixx Brighton’s Oslo Parks continue to Iris , Spring (formerly just make big strides in building their King, Lewis Del Mar, Pix) has signed profile and attracting the attention of George Taylor, Desta with 4AD majors. New single Slipping Away French, Leo Kalyan, found itself Line Of Best Fit’s Track of Chiara Hunter, Get £ Grace Acladna the Day yesterday, which helped them Inuit, Kita Alexander, has signed to soar into the Top 10 Most Blogged Willie J Healey, Hometown Artists chart on Hype Machine Cameron A G, Records this week. They’ve got the online Sabella, Matt Woods, tastemakers onboard and A&R scouts Lea Porcelain, Alma £ Spring King keeping tabs, so it will be interesting Elste, Shiners, remain a hot to see how the radio specialists react. Raines, Honours, prospect, but A few spins from or Huw Black Honey, Kyiki, still unsigned Stephens could be the tipping point to Sisters, Remi Miles, getting an offer on the table. Adam French Contact: [email protected] 6 media mongrel

£ Now here’s an interesting £ Getting a five-day chart separated David Zowie at streaming service, which and Konan at 2, Saint excellent Tonight exactly a observation. There are out last week to hit a No.1 and Years & Years was (unlike Spotify) able to Raymond at 8 and Lucy year ago this week. In fact, currently no pre-release much-publicised New at 2 and it’s not entirely report to the chart almost Rose at 9. That shorter Years & Years will become tracks this week from Music Fridays launch, with clear if streaming numbers fully. Again, the real reason survey period may have the only UK-signed debut any Sony-related label no room for problems or on appears to be that against helped them enormously act in 2015 to topple them on Capital’s playlist. missing data, was always would’ve possibly helped the lack of streaming and inflated their final with their opening sales A particularly notable going to be fraught. them achieve a second stats from elsewhere, she positions but they all expected to come in at omission is the new single And so it came to pass. week at the top. As it is, simply climbed because might want to look away around 55k this week. So from one of the station’s We’re hugely sympathetic they go down in history download sales became when the see the current even then, that’s only a favourite acts, Calvin towards the team at The as the shortest-ever run over-emphasised. On the sales flashes have them slender lead to date. Harris, who releases his for a No.1 single, having latest sales flashes, they ranked at 15, 90 and 66 brand new song How Deep and the dilemma they only sat there for five days all take big drops again, respectively. £ Mongrel discovered this Is Your Love worldwide faced last week, especially instead of a full week and which proves the point. To week that the marker for tomorrow. This could be a when they realised will now be the sum up, last week’s final £ Pop quiz – which a UK Top 40 singles sales real test as to whether the a massive chunk of answer to such a question published chart really was UK-signed act had the position back in 1990 On Air/On Sale model works streaming data was going in many a pop quiz for a very distorted picture biggest-selling debut album was around 8k copies, in the UK. Support from to be missing from Spotify decades to come. One and it’s likely that many released domestically comprising mostly seven- Global Radio for the single for most of that survey track that probably wouldn’t commentators will view in the first six months inch singles on vinyl in now could all come down to period. However, the have ended its record- it historically in that way. of 2015? Well, it’s not those days. Looking at whether or not it has a high finished chart was definitely breaking Top 40 run was will be James Bay, as he’s this week’s latest chart impact on Monday’s chart compromised and we feel by Ed delighted he ended up US-signed. The answer: due tomorrow, the marker midweek sales update, that the non-disclosure Sheeran. The spin on the with a Top 15 hit as he’d our big Record of the Day for No.40 will be almost we suspect. Radio 1 has of what happened to website was that it had have been lucky to scrape favourites The Shires. identical 25 years later. added it this week and it’s the public has seriously gone back into the latest the Top 30 had streaming Brave came out at the end The only difference is their Track of the Day on damaged the credibility chart update, revealed been included. Our hope, of February and is about that real physical sales to the day of release. The of the countdown not just on Monday, thanks to his should the Official Charts to go silver with sales achieve that position are model obviously hasn’t within the industry but Wembley gigs. Company face the same approaching 60k. Watch now less than half what worked though for another beyond too, considering The real reason is that his data problems again, is those sales grow steadily they were back then. Sony-signed act Example, that it’s also used as a streaming numbers last that any such chart would with an appearance at whose new tune Whisky statement of reference week weren’t included, so be re-run at some point Radio 2’s Hyde Park event £ Taken off Radio 1’s playlist Song came out last Friday worldwide by music fans. not enough to bolster his and the reason why was this September and some this week: recent Top 10 and will find it hard to drum One label source said to regular download sales fully explained in public. key TV spots late in Q3 hits for Krept & Konan up any support now that it us that they felt it was the whereas they’re back in That way, it can truly and Q4 too. It’s one of and , Tinie looks set to fall short of the equivalent of reporting the mix this week, so he remain the only chart that those rare albums that Tempah ft. , Top 75 tomorrow following the GDP for the entire leaps once more into the really counts. reacts brilliantly with every (which is actually still in a full week on sale, even world for last year but 40. We also saw it reported piece of promo and we’re there) and several non-hits though a spurious/utterly leaving out the numbers that all songs £ Last week’s short week proud to have supported from Gabrielle Aplin, Neck meaningless ‘focus date’ of from China without telling had taken a significant saw three big new entries Ben & Cris constantly Deep, Nick Jonas, Prides August 21 has been set for anyone. 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}} . Most of T In The Park T In The Park in the so-called Healthy T necessarily from Sony staff those flops were already area, where the healthy by any means) “it’ll work if available to buy when side appeared to us to be no one breaks rank” to “it’s Radio 1 added them and severely lacking this year. Capital and commercial yet again as we’ve seen We’ve been to T In the radio that’s the problem”. for some time now, saw no Park almost every year The other talking point noticeable upswing in sales since 1995 and only ever was , which as a result of being added missed two years in the having started with Beats to . old location at Balado. Like 1, have an infinite number the mother of a new-born of channels they can add, £ Being positive about this child that vows never to go as they cross over to the year’s T In The Park is through that hell again but mainstream. Whatever rather like being reflecting ends up having a second the gripes about the radio on the several hours of kid, conveniently forgetting station now, let’s not fine dining and luxurious al the pain they went forget it’s such early days. cruising that people through, we hope that’s the One radio exec wasn’t enjoyed on board the case with our experiences impressed with Apple’s Titanic before hitting the last weekend. However, proud statement of “24 iceberg. Mongrel went as right now, we’re pretty hour radio”, saying “it’s 12 a paying punter, shelling adamant that was our first and 12, plus Radio 1 went out over £200 for a and probably our last visit 24 hours over 20 years weekend ticket, without any well over an hour. The first Cocktail dance area and we were shocked that no to the new site. As for the ago”. (Mail photos) camping. Shuttle buses time that the event had people trying to go in two provision to put extra straw music, it seems almost back to Edinburgh on top moved to its new location directions into each other or bark down on Sunday to irrelevant now. £ To keep us in touch with were over £30 per day and at Strathallen was always through a narrow gap just help with the treacherous other sectors, Mongrel also there have been dozens of going to present teething beyond the main-stage and conditions was seemingly £ Sony Music hosted what valiantly attended BMI’s online horror stories from problems but we were away from the King Tut’s made. At one point on may become their first and BASCA’s summer disgruntled people backing staggered by clueless tent. The organisers should Saturday night when we annual summer party under parties. No recurring up police confirmation that stewarding throughout be very thankful that no messaged a friend back in Jason Iley’s stewardship talking points, but it was no around 500 people ended the entire weekend, a one was trampled to death London some of our photos at The Ivy Chelsea less useful or enjoyable. up hanging around waiting cramped site with too in a very hairy incident that and they responded with Garden this week. Mark Apparently BMI were for transport. Then when it many stages, key locations we experienced first-hand the line ‘F*cking hell, it Ronson, Rita Ora, Paloma bidding for SESAC. arrived, the journey back positioned way too close just after 8pm that evening. looks like something from Faith, Foxes, Hurts and (which was estimated on together causing sound Then there was the rain. a third world DEC appeal Example attended along £ We’ve all seen poor gigs the bus timetable to take pollution and, on Saturday It was never particularly charity video!’ Several with the great and good before, but we’ve never just under two hours) evening, one point where heavy or biblical but traders that we spoke to (plus Mongrel) across seen a promoter deal with actually saw some folk we genuinely feared for a Saturday afternoon across the weekend said the industry. Talk was the issue mid-gig, as one arrive back at 4am after our lives during a crush shower destroyed the that their business was mostly of Global Release did this week for Findlay being stuck stationary because of footfall between site completely in a very down considerably over Day and On Air/On Sale Quaye. A sad demise for trying to get off the site for the over-populated Cocktail short space of time and previous years, especially with general opinion (not the artist. (NME) }} 8 media mongrel

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From RotD Music Editor Lee Thompson

Radio Pieces Rodeo Clowns This Oceanic Feeling CHIMES Ella On The Run Cherry Red Records unsigned Skruffy Records Single & Album: July 17 August 10 July 31

This Oceanic Feeling is a trio of musicians with an enviable This hot energetic pop dance track from CHIMES is a debut If you were fortunate enough to catch Swedish pop favourite pedigree to die for. Cheshire-born singer single filled with promise and positive energy. It’s notched up Tove Stryke’s sold-out gig at Hoxton Bar and Grill in April, moved to LA in 2009 and has since written and produced over 430k streams in the past fortnight for the duo from Kent support act Ella On The Run impressed many early gig-goers huge tracks for superstars such as and , comprising of music producer Draper and -vocalist too. This London-based alt pop artist began her recording Beyonce, and . Bass guitarist Paul Aiden. They first collaborated last year with a mutual goal career in the States after studying music at the prestigious Lee Pomeroy has worked with pop royalty including Take of creating massive-sounding, internationally appealing, credible Berklee College of Music. In LA, she then hooked up with That as well as ELO last year at their incredible Hyde Park commercial hits and the first fruits of their work was a house producer and co-writer Matthew Bang (a former engineer gig and drummer Ash Soan has performed with Lily plus banger called Silvia which is available as a free download at Interscope whose credits include the worldwide smash countless other artists. Together they’ve produced an album and appeared on the Killing Moon New Moons: Volume III If We Ever Meet Again for & ) and Universal Mind featuring this excellent track that showcases compilation a few months ago. It led to praise and support from Swedish producer Lukasz to create this moody slice of all of their talents, skills and experience into one perfectly BBC Introducing, DIY Magazine and Breaking More Waves, minimalist electro synthpop from her latest War Of Words crafted song, slickly polished and immediate on your very which in turn led to remix work for Prides and Chalene Soraia. EP. Support for her music to date has come from the likes of first play. With a nod to Roxy Music’s smooth 1980 classic Next up is a headline live show at Koko in London on July Clash, Spindle, Huffington Post, Kaltblut, Candid Magazine Oh Yeah (On The Radio), this has a timeless quality to it and 24 and Kendall Calling on the Jagerhaus Stage on August 1. and BBC Radio London Introducing and watch out for more feels built to last. Optimistic and positive in tone, it must’ve Occupying the same musical space that’s currently inhabited by live dates still to come over the rest of the summer. Dealing been hard for Chris to hang on to this to record for himself superstars like and David Guetta may seem like a lyrically with the subject of relationship ups and downs, it’s and the group as we bet acts would’ve been queuing up to really tall order, but CHIMES do it with style and assuredness. a cool and defiant track filled with strength and hope for the get this first, given half a chance. This is a rock solid gem. You’ll be grinning from ear to ear when you hear this. future whilst displaying vulnerability as things break down.

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Neil Young is removing Manager Scooter Braun, Berklee College of Music’s Income from music placed The BBC has told its The BPI, UK Youth and his music from streaming speaking alongside Taylor Rethink Music initiative in popular British TV producers and DJs not to Global-backed initiative, services, blaming poor Swift manager Scott has published a new report programmes, films, adverts play music by Neil Young, The Big Music Project, has sound quality, saying “It’s not Borchetta at a conference, “Fair Music: Transparency and video games rose the Doors, Journey or been shortlisted to win the good enough to sell or rent”. said of Apple Music’s launch And Money Flows In The 6.4% in 2014, generating Bonnie Raitt – or any cover Arts Category of this year’s (Facebook, Guardian) “Everyone was fighting that Music Industry”. (Billboard) revenues of £20m for labels, versions of their songs, or National Lottery Awards fight. There was a huge The 29-page report points the BPI has revealed. tracks sampling them. The and is seeking your vote. A lawyer for Pharrell fight going on behind the to a systemic failure in (RotD, Independent) acts have withdrawn from (RotD) Williams, Robin Thicke scenes. I think that Taylor many areas of the music Queen were the most MCPS, meaning the BBC and rapper T.I. says they pushed it over the edge”. industry to embrace “new” synched act of 2014. has no means of paying the David Byrne talks with will appeal a verdict and (Fortune) technologies that would give artists for broadcast of their DC Congress members ruling that found they artists and their managers Ninja Tune founders music, and so it cannot play about getting paid for radio improperly copied Marvin UK body Creative Content a clear picture of who is Matt Black and Jonathan their music without breaching plays. (Billboard) Gaye’s music for Blurred UK is preparing to launch listening to what and how More (aka Coldcut) and copyright. (Guardian) The Lines. (Billboard) an education programme much they are owed for it. label manager Peter four acts are all represented aimed at convincing 16-24 Quicke will receive the by one publisher, Sharandall The judge overseeing the year-olds to get their music FAC critises Sony for Innovator Award at the Music, which was set up by lawsuit brought by the and media from legal sources ignoring artists’ interests AIM Independent Music Wixen Music two years ago. family against rather than unlicensed and welcomes timely industry Awards on 8 September. Robin Thicke and Pharrell filesharing or streaming transparency report from (RotD) The aligned single global Williams over Blurred Lines sites. (RotD) Berklee. (RotD) release day for new music has denied a bid for a new The founders of The Pirate takes effect from today. trial and granted a request The co-promoters New club venture Phonox Bay were acquitted by a (RotD, RotD) for an ongoing royalty have launched House of will soon be opening its doors Belgian court of charges rate of 50% of songwriter Bestival, bringing together on the former site of Brixton’s alleging criminal copyright In the first half of 2015 in and publishing revenues. an event consultancy with . (Crack) Phonox is infringement and abuse of the US, audio-only listening (Billboard) The judge also creative production and being established by Andy electronic communications. generated 58.6bn streams, agreed with the Gaye family’s prop hire under one roof. Peyton, the director of (TechCrunch) an increase of 74.2% on last argument that T.I. and the (RotD) XOYO and The Nest. year, according to data from labels behind the song— The MMF and FAC are SoundScan. Video streams, UMG, Interscope, and Star encouraging artists to support which accounted for 76.6bn Trak Entertainment—should the #FairPlayFairPay view-listens, increased be held liable for copyright campaign to ensure all 109.2%. (Billboard) CD sales infringement. Thicke and performers get paid from US were down 10%, to 56.6m, Williams are expected to radio as well as fair market while vinyl grew by 38.4%, take the dispute to an rates on other platforms. to 5.6m. Download track appeals court. (MMF) sales fell to 531.6m units, a 10.4% drop. Digital album sales were 53.7m. 13 media watch

Digital Radio, Television, } Apple has launched its latest } YouTube CEO confirms their } US government antitrust Publishing and PR } The final paid-for issue of } George Osborne accuses the iPod touch featuring an 8 music subscription service is regulators are looking into } Ed Vaizey MP, Minister of State NME’s weekly magazine will BBC of imperialism; certainly megapixel iSight camera, relaunching ‘later this year’. claims about whether Apple’s for Culture and the Digital be a bumper commemorative its urge to smother rivals now FaceTime high-definition camera (BusinessInsider) “YouTube treatment of rival streaming Economy is set to announce special, and will be available threatens the national press, and the same A8 that is has an impressive collection of music apps is illegal under that 70% of new cars now come for an extended on-sale period but with funding cuts looming, used in iPhone 6. It also has a music. It’s a little bit different antitrust law, according to with digital radio as standard. from 29 July. (RotD) The new some of its services are software update that enables than Apple/Spotify. The music sources. () (RadioToday) free weekly magazine starts on vulnerable. Tim Rayment Apple Music. (Billboard) is different and the purpose 18 August. examines what could go. is different. We have music } StreamSquid allows users }  is to launch (Sunday Times) } Flipagram, a social-media app videos… being able to see to stream music , on FM in the West Midlands, } It’s radio, but not as we know startup that lets users create your favourite artist play a using legal services such as replacing Planet Rock on it. How will the medium adapt } NME is partnering with and share short photo-video song… it’s magical.” YouTube and SoundCloud as 105.2 from September 7. to online threats such as Apple’s Kyodo – a concert segments set to music, has cut a backbone. (TorrentFreak) (RadioToday) new Beats 1 service, asks promotions and live events deals for rights to 30-second } AppleInsider claims Apple’s Stephen Armstrong. company – to launch previews of millions of songs iPod touch range will have } A writer and potential purchaser } BBC radio shows are being (Times - Stephen Armstrong) www.-jp.com as well as with the majors, Merlin and new colours and a more highlights a disconnect between made available to download a series of live NME-branded publishers. (Variety) powerful processor available Apple’s global broadcasting on smartphones and tablets } Calvin Harris, Disclosure, music events in Japan. after Thursday. (AppleInsider) model and the old approach for the first time. (Guardian) , , (RotD) } YouTube video-to-download of fixed release windows. The vast majority of and Kolsch join converters have been around } Spotify’s Music Map lets People want to buy the programming from across the the line-up for Radio 1’s 20th } IPC is to make the NME, for years, but Flvto takes it to users listen to local tastes album but they just can’t yet. BBC’s stations will be available anniversary in Ibiza over the last of the weekly music press, the extreme by enabling 99 from around the world. (NextWeb) for 30 days after broadcast. 31 July-2 August weekend. a free sheet, says Charles video downloads simultaneously. (NextWeb) (Mail, Guardian) (RotD) Shaar Murray. (FT) (DMN) } Users have been able to } A listing for a video producer explore Apple Music for more } Director General of the BBC } Nigel Smith is joining } Ministry of Sound has } Following a storm of online on Apple’s job board, will be than a week now, but there is Lord Hall will defend costly as an joined Global Radio’s Digital horror stories that tell of charged with leading “all music still the best part of three months shows like The Voice today, Entertainment Writer. Audio Exchange (Dax), making lost tracks, altered tag data, related video projects for Apple until the Californian company insisting it is part of the it the 140th music publisher changing album art, and more Music & iTunes”, suggesting knows how many people are Corporation’s job to entertain. } The BBC could be forced to to join the programmatic ad corruption, Apple has released they may be looking to willing to pay for its service. (Telegraph) scrap commercially popular platform. (Campaign) an update to iTunes that it produce more videos in-house. Should Spotify be worried? programmes such as The Voice hopes will address the issues (NextWeb) (Telegraph) as the government prepares with iTunes Match and the “root-and-branch” reforms for new Apple Music service. the corporation. (Forbes) (Times)

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Rachel Sermanni EZTV Recommended Tied To The Moon Calling Out London gigs Label Middle Of Nowhere Label Captured Tracks UK Release date 10/07/2015 UK Release date 10/07/2015 Friday US Release date 24/07/2015 US Release date 10/07/2015 £ C Duncan, ADM Rating: 7.4 ADM Rating: 7.1 The Lexington N1 8.0 | 8.0 | All Music 7.0 | Gig Soup A beautiful record, so full of Low on drama but high on The songs seem simple Monday intricacies that it continues seemingly effortless jangle (and they are, as is their £ Fine Print, to reward with every listen, pop brilliance, Calling Out charm), but they also Sebright Arms allowing you to lose yourself feels like a long-lost classic contain some interesting E2 in its stories and an exciting discovery elements which are woven Read Review Read Review through the album Tuesday Read Review £ Gold Dust! 8.0 | Mojo 7.5 | Consequence Present: Kyko + Minimal, murky, magnificent. Of Sound 6.0 | Q Lawrence Taylor Print edition only It’s a sprawling effort made Not a bad shout if you’re + Cloves, 8.0 | 8.0 | Exclaim for weary drives alone on looking for something calm Hoxton Bar & A captivating follow-up to 7.0 | Uncut The record feels a little long, the highway on humid and unruffled to soundtrack Kitchen N1 her 2012 debut, Under There’s something of the but every song is worthy of summer nights. The the summer. £ Georgia, Mountains, offering a richer, teenage Laura Marking inclusion, as each fits and shimmering guitar hooks Print edition only Electrowerkz darker take on the soft folk about Rachel Sermanni. flows smoothly don’t obscure a personal EC1 of that record Print edition only Read Review crisis — they make it Read Review bearable Wednesday 7.0 | NME 8.0 | No Ripcord Read Review £ Robert J Hunter, 8.0 | The 405 Skips between the fiery A record that insists on The George There is no grandstanding and the fragile, pitching the utilizing brevity with daisy- 7.0 | music OMH Tavern E1 on this record. There is no striking yet sinister screes glazed melodies that fall A confident début that will bombast or flamboyance of ‘Ferryman’ against the a little more on the serene doubtless please lovers Thursday or eccentricity. Instead, predatory, bass-y blues side than the highly-charged of hooky, carefully crafted £ Darwin Deez there is song crafting of of ‘Run’ kick of your typical power guitar pop + Oscar, Village an exceptional variety Read Review pop release Read Review Brought to you by: Underground as Sermanni delivers ten Read Review EC2 solid songs £ The Pains of Being Read Review Pure at Heart, The Garage N1

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£ Music sales in Germany £ Sony Music has asserted increased sales by its right to structure its 4.4% in 2015’s first deals in such a way that half compared to 2014, might disadvantage artists, according to a report by as part of its lawsuit Germany’s Federal Music with 19 Recordings. Industry Association. (HollywoodReporter) (Billboard) Streaming Taking equity in Spotify, grew 87%, downloads keeping advertising grew 3.2%, while the CD income and not sharing market declined a modest the spoils of piracy 3.3%. lawsuits is all proper, according to new court £ Ticket purchasing platform papers by the record Ticketfly has closed a giant. $50m funding round. (Billboard) £ BMG has appointed Peter Stack as Executive £ In the US, Coachella Vice President Global grossed $84m in ticket Catalogue Recording. sales from a total of (RotD) BMG acquired the 198,000 tickets sold. company Stack founded, (Billboard) Union Square Music, seven months ago. £ HMV has agreed a deal to open 15 shops across the £ Toscafund has forged Middle East and is also in a merger of the Akazoo talks about separate deals streaming business to expand into Australia, owned by InternetQ, the China, and India. listed mobile marketing (Telegraph) company, and R&R Music, a high-tech music £ Distiller Music Group technology business run has appointed Chloe by Eric Nicoli, the former Gold as Head of EMI Chief Executive. (FT, Marketing. (RotD) She Times) Akazoo has 1.1m was previously a Product paying subscribers, mainly Manager at [PIAS] in eastern Europe and Cooperative. Southeast Asia. 17 news 6am chart life

Music Week The least banal stories from the week’s pop press £ A new US chart supplier, £ The NMPA’s decision to AMAZING RADIO BuzzAngle Music, has sell its mechanical rights Iconic Earls Court A 36-year-old man has } } A List  The Arcs Stay In My Corner entered the market with its affiliate Harry Fox Agency to music venue The been found dead at the Boxed In False Alarm The Parrots I’m Not Alone sights firmly set on Nielsen, SESAC has been dubbed Troubador, where Jimi T in the Park festival. C Duncan Garden Tobias Jesso Jr Without You calling the established a “game changer” in the Hendrix and (BBC) Cairobi Gristly Words Toro Y Moi Buffalo provider “stale and way publishing rights will be played, is up for sale Clean Cut Kid Vitamin C  Drag C List  ineffective” in 2015. (P1) licensed in future in the US after neighbours’ noise Deep Purple guitarist Day Wave  } Formation Hangin Ambassadeurs  – and it could also influence complaints. (Standard) Ritchie Blackmore Ghostpoet  Looking At You Ft C Duncan £ Polydor and Machine future regulation on PROs. says he is owed Sorry My Love, It’s You Not Me CENTREFOLDS  You, Me & Debauchery Management made sure (P4) Hacker Adi Lederman £750,000 for his part in Highasakite  } Keep That Letter Safe Demob Happy Wash It Down that Years & Years were has been jailed for 14 creating the band’s hits Hooton Tennis Club Eaves Dove In Your Mouth one of the flagship bands £ International Solutions months after breaching and is locked in a legal Kathleen Sat On The Arm Elliot Moss Slip Of Her Favourite Chair for the first ever New Music has launched its music servers used by battle for royalties and Frankie & The Heartstrings What You Think Yourself Lucky Friday at the end of last marketing and promotions ’s team and legal costs. (Mail) Don’t Do Gwilym Gold Triumph Shura White Light week through a prime ad services in Australia and leaking music by the Kingsley Chapman Swim Deep One Great Song and The Murder Lovers break takeover on Channel New Zealand with the star. (Telegraph) }  has declared And I Could Change The World Klyne Paralyzed 4 during 8 Out Of 10 Cats. appointment of Victoria himself bankrupt, The Districts Chlorine Lisbon Khaleesi (P1) Ciesiolka as territory Songwriter Roy C reporting debts and Vukovi Boy George } PINES All You Need Walking Shapes Winter Fell manager. (P4) Bennett has died, assets in the range Postiljonen Wait £ BMG’s acquisition of Minder leaving behind a legacy of £6.5million to  B List  Sunflower Bean I Hear Voices £ Sunshine Music last week was the On The Radar: Spring King. of credits that include £32million. (Times) 14th Cover You Torres Cowboy Guilt latest move in a bid to make (P9) work for Frank Sinatra, Azekel Mad About The Boy  real strides in the dance Elvis Presley, Louis Richie Hawtin receives Broncho It’s On } Specialist Spot Plays  market. (P2) £ Big Interview: Ninja Tune/ Armstrong and more. an honorary doctorate Citizen Cement Elvis Perkins Hogus Pogus Coquin Migale SOCOTRA Counter Records. (P10-12) (Billboard) of the University (Radio Edit) George Fitzgerald Knife To The Heart £ London based Distiller Of Huddersfield for Django Django  Music Group has appointed £ Special: . } The Who have stated outstanding contribution Shake and Tremble Kathryn Joseph The Bird Laura Clock Slowly Chloe Gold as its new Head (P15-27) that their Glastonbury to the world of music- Edward R Wolves and the Water N.A.S.A Iko feat Lizzo of Marketing. (P2) headline set was technology. (RotD) Frances Grow Slime Hot Dog £ Analysis: Q2 2015 Sales “sabotaged”, while Georgia Nothing Solutions £ Union Square Music (P28-30) claiming that they } Clara Amfo, Trevor Gulf Ocean Jimi Charles Moody  Founder and BMG Exec stepped in to replace Nelson, Annie Blue Honey Peter Stack is banking on £ Profile: The LA Sync on the festival Nightingale and Nick Joe Hertz Ashes ft Liv a big resurgence in the Mission (P33) line-up. (NME) Grimshaw are amongst Tierney Terrace Outfit Framed catalogue market as rights the celebrities to have Key Devils Whisper revert back to top level £ Viewpoint: Andrew signed a letter to David Non-Mover Rivver Am I Ok artists. (P3) discusses ways Cameron demanding (feat Milk & Bone) Move Up the live sector can avoid he protects the BBC. Flame New Addition complacency (P34 (Mirror) 18 chart life

AMAZON PRE-RELEASE ALBUMS RADIO 1 TRACKS OF THE DAY ITUNES MUSIC STORE TOP SONGS DEEZER POP TOP 10 1 Various Artists NOW That’s What I Call Music! 91 Monday Rachel Platten Fight Song 1 Black Magic 1 Lean On 2 Iron Maiden Book Of Souls Tuesday Hold Me Up 2 Years & Years Shine 2 Lost Frequencies Are You With Me 3 Something More Than Free Wednesday Weathered 3 Lost Frequencies Are You With Me 3 Jason Derulo Want To Want Me 4 Lamb of God VII: Sturm Und Drang Thursday Gomez feat A$AP Rocky  4  4 Omi Cheerleader 5 Jess Glynne  Good For You 5 Waiting For Love 5 Not Letting Go 6 Various Artists This Is Acoustic Friday Calvin Harris featuring Disciples  6 David Zowie House Every Weekend 6 Trap Queen 7 CODA (Deluxe CD Edition) How Deep Is Your Love 7 Tinie Tempah Not Letting Go 7 Wiz Khalifa  8 Led Zeppelin Presence (Deluxe CD Edition) Saturday Meek Mill featuring & 8 James Bay Let It Go 8 Chris Brown Five More Hours 9 Disturbed Immortalized (Deluxe Version) Chris Brown All Eyes On You 9 Worth It 9 Walk The Moon Shut Up And Dance 10 Editors In Dream Sunday She’s Kinda Hot 10 Birdy Wings 10 Jack U Where Are U Now Annie Mac Para One & The South African SHAZAM NEW RELEASE CHART UK Youth Choir Elevation ITUNES MUSIC STORE – USA ANNIE MAC’S HOTTEST RECORD Huw Stephens Hippo Campus Suicide Saturday 1 Birdy Wings (Acoustic) 1 Can’t Feel My Face Thursday Years & Years Gold 2 Easy Love 2 Omi Cheerleader Monday Lion Babe Impossible 3 Kygo feat. Parson James Stole The Show RADIO 1 PLAYLIST ADDITIONS 3 Rachel Platten Fight Song Tuesday FIDLAR West Coast 4 4 Silento Watch Me Wednesday Lethal Bizzle Playground Felix Jaehn feat. Jasmine Thompson  5 Seconds Of Summer She’s Kinda Hot C List Ain’t Nobody (Loves Me Better) 5 Fetty Wap 679 Calvin Harris & Disciples How Deep Is Your Love C List 5 Can’t Feel My Face 6 The Weeknd The Hills The Weeknd  featuring  SPOTIFY MOST SHARED VIRAL 7 Good For You 6 Disclosure feat. Gregory Porter Holding On Marvin Gaye C List  7 Go 8 Honey, I’m Good 1 Thundercat, , Kasami Washington  feat. Q-Tip  Jack Garratt Weathered C List 8 Come And Get It 9 Major Lazer Lean On Them Changes John Newman  Jess Glynne Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself C List 9 Marvin Gaye 10 WALK THE MOON Shut Up And Dance 2 Klyne Paralyzed Charlie Puth feat. Meghan Trainor  Julio Bashmore featuring Sam Dew  3 Joe Stone, Montell Jordan  10 feat. , Faydee & Costi  This Could Be Us C List I Need Your Love The Party () Lianne La Havas What You Don’t Do C List ITUNES MUSIC STORE – AUSTRALIA 4 The Libertines Gunga Din Selena Gomez featuring A$AP Rocky  1 Meghan Trainor Like I’m Gonna Lose You 5 Beach House Sparks SHAZAM NEW RELEASE CHART USA Good For You C List 2 Lost Frequencies Are You With Me 6 The Score Oh My Love Tazer x Tink Wet Dollars C List 1 Selena Gomez feat. A$AP Rocky Good For You 3 Peanut Butter Jelly 7 Krept & Konan, Freak of the Week Melé Ambience INMWT 2 Cool For The Summer 4 Headlights 8 AC/DC Thunderstruck The Internet featuring Girl INMWT 3 Meek Mill feat. Chris Brown & Nicki Minaj  5 Rachel Platten Fight Song 9 Hayley Kiyoko Girls Like Girls BDY_PRTS Cold Shoulder BBC Introducing All Eyes On You 6 Travie McCoy Golden 10 AC/DC Back in Black 4 Fetty Wap feat. Remy Boyz 679 7 The Weeknd Can’t Feel My Face RADIO 2 PLAYLIST ADDITIONS 5 DJ Khaled feat. Chris Brown & & 8 Major Lazer Powerful AMAZING RADIO CHART How Many Times 9 Silento Watch Me Rod Stewart Love Is A List 6 R. City feat. Locked Away 10 WALK THE MOON Shut Up And Dance 1 Bros Ghost Town B List Wolf Alice  7 Tori Kelly Should’ve Been Us 2 Learning To Love Lianne Le Havas What You Don’t Do B List La Priest  8 Halsey Mad World 3 Close Your Eyes Rachel Platten Fight Song B List HYPE MACHINE TOP 5 ARTISTS RHODES  9 Meek Mill feat. R.I.C.O. 4 Beautiful Words Tobias Jesso Jr. Without You B List Oscar  10 Dreams http://hypem.com/ 5 Heroine Birdy Wings C List Gengahr  1 Mac Demarco Reuben James Richards We’ll Always Be Together C List 6 MUSIC ALBUMS OF THE DAY 2 Protomartyr RADIO 2 RECORD OF THE WEEK 3 Toro Y Moi RADIO 2 RECORD OF THE WEEK Monday Samantha Crain  6 MUSIC PLAYLIST ADDITIONS 4 Maximum Balloon Feat & Tunde Adebimpe Jess Glynne Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself Under Branch & Thorn & Tree 5 SHOPPING Tuesday DJ Yoda presents Breakfast Of Champions Ghostpoet Sorry My Love, It’s You Not Me A List Born Slippy B List RADIORADIO 22 RECORDALBUM OFOF THETHE WEEKWEEK Wednesday Chemical Brothers Born In The Echoes Albert Hammond Jr.  GUARDIAN – NEW BAND OF THE WEEK Thursday Joy Division Substance Boxed In False Alarm B List Various Artists  Friday Elvis Presley (classic) FFS Call Girl B List source: music.guardian.co.uk/newbands Elvis Presley  Nina Revisited - A Tribute To Nina Simone Next Year B List Friday Amason REBELRADIO PLAYLIST2 RECORD WINNEROF THE WEEK Modest Mouse  The Ground Walks With Time In A Box B List CAPITAL FM PLAYLIST POPJUSTICE BIG SONG Broken Hands Meteor De Lux Oh Man The Future C List source: www.popjustice.com Thundercat Them Changes C List Playlist for week commencing 15 July July 9, 215 Eden XO Torn/Don’t Stop Believin’ 6 MUSIC RECOMMENDS feat. Mike Taylor Summerthing July 10, 2015 Little Real Girl Sigma feat. Glitterball Seven Davis Jnr Good Vibes 19 chart life

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THIS WEEK - FRIDAY 17 JULY FOUR WEEKS - FRIDAY 14 AUGUST John Newman Come & Get It A A PLAYLIST #28 [PRE REL #8] Top 10 Jess Glynne Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself C ROTW PLAYLIST #69 Top 3 Calvin Harris & Disciples  ft. Ginuwine Pony (Jump On It) #39 [PRE REL #13] Top 10 How Deep Is Your Love C Top 10 Martin Solveig & GTA Intoxicated #54 [PRE REL #18] Top 30 5 Seconds Of Summer She’s Kinda Hot C Top 20 Denney Low Frequency #130 Top 30 Dappy 100 (Built For This) Top 50 Azari & III Reckless (With Your Love) Top 75 Maverick Sabre Walk Into B Top 50 Lovebirds ft. Stee Downes Want You In My Soul Top 75 Kokiri Turn Back Time (Retrospect) Top 100 ft. Moko Hurts Top 100 SRTW We Were Young Top 100 Vaults Cry No More [EP] Top 100

NEXT WEEK - FRIDAY 24 JULY FIVE WEEKS - FRIDAY 21 AUGUST Sigma ft. Ella Henderson Gliterball B PLAYLIST #32 [PRE REL #11] Top 10 Felix Jaehn ft. Jasmine Thompson  XYConstant Silverlined #78 Top 30 Ain’t Nobody (Loves Me Better) PLAYLIST #14 [PRE REL #4] Top 5 Aston Merrygold Get Stupid #97 Top 30 Good Times Top 20 Foxes Body Talk B #62 Top 40 Sage The Gemini/Nick Jonas Good Thing Top 40 Tourist ft. Josef Salvat/Niia Holding On Top 75 Nero Two Minds #96 Top 50 Yeah Yeah Yeah #189 Top 75 ft. Fuse ODG Leyla Top 75 Slinger Caribou Sundays Top 100 Hayden James Something About You Top 100 Mele Ambience INMWT #125 Top 100 Kelvin Jones Call You Home Top 100

TWO WEEKS - FRIDAY 31 JULY SIX WEEKS - FRIDAY 28 AUGUST Joe Stone ft. Montell Jordan  Silento Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) #55 [PRE REL #19] Top 3 The Party (This Is How We…) B PLAYLIST #36 [PRE REL #12] Top 10 Demi Lovato Cool For The Summer Top 10 THREE WEEKS - FRIDAY 7 AUGUST L’Tric This Feeling Top 10 Charlie Puth ft. Meghan Trainor Marvin Gaye C A PLAYLIST #29 [PRE REL #9] Top 3 ft. You Love Me Top 30 Afrojack ft. Mike Taylor SummerThing! PLAYLIST Top 10 ft. My Number Top 40 This Summer’s Gonna Hurt… #141 Top 20 Nick Brewer ft. Talk To Me #100 Top 50 Rachel Platten Fight Song B #129 Top 20 Alexa Goddard We Broke The Sky Top 75 Run Away With Me Top 20 Lion Babe Impossible Top 75 Threads Top 40 SEVEN WEEKS - FRIDAY 4 SEPT Otto Knows Next To Me PLAYLIST #83 Top 40 Sigala Easy Love PLAYLIST #7 [PRE REL #2] #1 Jeremih ft. Tonight Belongs To U! Top 40 AlunaGeorge/DJ Snake You Know You Like It PLAYLIST #41 [PRE REL #14] Top 20 Tazer X Tink Wet Dollars C #75 Top 40 Natalie La Rose/Fetty Wap All Around The World #84 Top 20 SoulCircuit ft. Maverick Sabre  James Morrison title TBC Top 20 Rolling With Me (I Got Love) Top 50 Leona Lewis Power Top 40 Arches ft. New Love #127 Top 75 Fuse ODG Top Of My Charts Top 40 King #89 Top 75 American Authors Go Big Or Go Home Top 50 Show N Prove ft Benny Banks FACT Top 75 ft Broken Back Riva (Restart The Game) Top 100 }} Carnage I Like Tuh Top 100

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}} EIGHT WEEKS - FRIDAY 11 SEPT Ella Eyre Swing Low Sweet Chariot Top 10 Kwabs Cheating On Me Top 50

NINE WEEKS - FRIDAY 18 SEPT Feder ft. Lyse Goodbye #131 Top 20

TEN WEEKS - FRIDAY 25 SEPT Lost Frequencies ft. Janieck Devy Reality Top 10 The Six (Don’t Go) Running Top 75

Labels’ share

SPOTIFY SINGLES WORLDWIDE iTUNES SINGLES WORLDWIDE iTUNES SINGLES UK Streamsx Titlesx Titlesx 1 Republic 7,641,698 1 Republic 38 1 Atlantic 17 2 Interscope Geffen A&M 5,392,362 2 Warner Bros. 19 2 Republic 13 3 RCA 2,471,192 3 Atlantic 14 3 RCA 10 4 Columbia 2,424,292 4 Interscope Geffen A&M 14 4 Sony Music 9 5 Def Jam 1,861,611 5 Epic 13 5 Columbia 9 6 Capitol 1,567,040 6 Columbia 11 6 Island 9 7 Atlantic 1,270,750 7 RCA 10 7 Polydoy 7 8 Warner Bros. 1,046,916 8 Capitol 8 8 Warner Bros. 7 9 Warner Music UK 987,792 9 Def Jam 7 9 Virgin 6 10 Roc Nation 837,376 10 Capitol Nashville 6 10 Interscope 6

SHAZAM SINGLES WORLDWIDE iTUNES ALBUMS WORLDWIDE iTUNES ALBUMS UK Titlesx Titlesx Titlesx 1 Republic 13 1 Republic 25 1 Sony Music 15 2 Atlantic 13 2 Interscope Geffen A&M 18 2 Island 8 3 Interscope Geffen A&M 10 3 Columbia 18 3 Virgin 8 4 Epic 7 4 Warner Bros. 13 4 Ministry Of Sound 7 5 Warner Bros. 6 5 Atlantic 12 5 Mercury 7 6 RCA 5 6 RCA 11 6 NOW Compilations 7 7 Columbia 5 7 Capitol 11 7 UMG 6 8 Capitol Nashville 5 8 Epic 9 8 Atlantic 6 9 300 Entertainment 3 9 Capitol Nashville 8 9 Interscope 6 10 Def Jam 3 10 Hollywood 4 10 Warner Music 5 21

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