A look at the collaborators behind Random Access Memories, the new album from Daft Punk. Episode 1: Giorgio Moroder.
Imagine Dragons fire up midweeks (UK)
Imagine Dragons could become the first US band to top the UK chart with their debut album since 2006 after Night Visions took an early lead in the midweeks. The Interscope/Polydor album, which reached No 2 on the Billboard 200 in the US last September, is presently around 3,000 sales ahead of fellow new release Sempiternal…
Warner Music Expands A&R Team
Via WMG: Warner Music Group (WMG) today announced the appointments of Aton Ben-Horin (@Aton) as Director of Worldwide Rhythm & Pop A&R and Latoya Lee (@MissLatoyaLee) as Manager of Worldwide Urban A&R. In these newly created positions, Ben-Horin and Lee will report to Mike Caren (@MikeCaren), President, Worldwide A&R. The two executives will provide additional…
Next Week’s Album Predictions
RCA‘s Justin Timberlake will stay at #1 for a third week. Here are this week’s key debuts: The Band Perry (Republic Nashville) 105-115k Tyler The Creator (Columbia) 85-95k New Kids on the Block (The Block) 45-50k Killswitch Engage (Roadrunner) 40-45k Bring Me The Horizon (Epitaph) 24-27k In other market news, album sales were up 7%…
New Adds to Sirius XM
Here are a few recent developments over at satellite behemoth Sirius XM. 20 on 20 Bridgit Mendler, “Hurricane” (Hollywood) Capital Cities, “Safe And Sound” (Capitol) Cimorelli, “Believe It” (Island/IDJ) Nikki Williams, “Glowing” (IDJ) OneRepublic, “If I Lose Myself” (Mosley/Interscope) Alt Nation Of Monsters and Men, “King and Lionheart” (Republic) The Coffee House The Lumineers, “Stubborn…
Gloria Estefan Returns to Sony
Global star Gloria Estefan has returned to her longtime label, Sony Music Entertainment, for a multi-album agreement that begins with the release of her upcoming English-language album, “The Standards,” due out this Fall. As its name implies, the album is a set of American standards, but the repertoire included has special significance to Estefan, beginning…
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Top Hot 100; Imagine Dragons, Ariana Grande Hit Top 10
“Shop” remains atop the Hot 100 for a second straight week after ranking at No. 2 for five weeks while Baauer’s “Harlem Shake” (see below) led the list. “Shop” slips 2-3 on the Nielsen BDS-based Hot 100 Airplay chart, decreasing by 7% to 108 million audience impressions; it previously topped the tally for two weeks….
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