Halsey celebrates her 25th birthday with the release of new track Clementine as well as a video which features her brother Sevian dancing inside an aquarium.
Justin Bieber releases Dan + Shay Love Song ‘10,000 Hours’ immediately after the Hailey Baldwin Wedding.
Charlie Puth releases ‘Cheating on You’ which is his third single off the 2018 release of his sophomore album, Voicenotes.
Concord bought indie label Victory Records. The Chicago-based emo label helmed by Tony Brummel earned approximately $5 million a year in revenue. It’s been said that Concord paid about $27 million-$34 million for the Victory company. Victory Records was known for bands such as Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, Thursday, Hawthorne Heights, and Silverstein. Concord picked up 4,500 masters and 3,500 compositions. Concord will get the Victory name and the well known Bulldog logo.
J. Lo and Shakira will entertain the Super Bowl goers. According to insiders, Jennifer Lopez has been one of the top picks to headline the Super Bowl in 2020 for a while. Lopez and Shakira are a logical fit in that the Super Bowl will take place in Miami, which has one of the largest Latin communities in the U.S.
Kanye West is on a new path and that is leading worship. Kanye is drawing thousands to his worship services upon the arrival of his new album Jesus Is King via Def Jam which is set to drop on September 27th. His new songs blend fuse gospel, R&B and hip-hop. The latest worship service was held at Kanye’s recently purchased ranch in Wyoming and nearly 4,000 showed up according to his marketing manager.
The Spotify for Artists app will get a fresh update including listening stats so artists can see how many people are playing their songs right now. The artist will also get notified when a song gets added to a playlist or the artist gains new followers.
Spotify wrote, “we’re making it as easy as possible to get to know who’s listening to your music — who they are, where they’re coming from, and similar artists they’re jamming out to. You’ll also be able to see your latest stats for all your songs and playlists in a clear and visual way.”