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In tune. Informed. Indispensable. Wednesday 15 April 2020

Bad For You Lily Mckenzie Ultra Records Released: Out now

We say Oozing '90s R&B and UK garage vibes with an intoxicating UK Funky infused drop and raucous groove, Bad For You is the latest release from singer-songwriter and producer Lily Mckenzie. Having developed collaborative relationships with some of the freshest producers and artists around, such as Zdot, The Prototypes, Conducta, Breakage, FaltyDL, SpectraSoul, The Manor and Rymez, as well as featuring on the ten million streamed Crazy Cousinz’s track No Way with Yxng Bane and Mr Eazi, the south London artist is now forging ahead with her solo career. Previous singles written with afro-wave pioneers Team Salut (Surrender) and Katy B (Over My Ex) have seen her pick up support at Spotify with additions to their All Night Dance Party and New Dance Revolution editorial playlists, while this banger featured on their New Music Friday playlist upon release last month. Further tastemaker support for her music has come from the likes of 1Xtra, Kiss FM, Rinse and Capital Xtra too. Destined to wake the carnival party spirit in you and lift your mood with a bit of attitude, Bad For You is another fine addition to her ever-widening back catalogue. Check it out.  Contact Label: Annie Josephine F. Birkeland, Ultra Music Publishing: Available Radio & Club PR: Iron Moore, Media2Radio Press, Online & Regional Radio: Jamie Danan, Cannonball PR Management: Available

HEADLINES Rob Stringer reassures Sony artist representatives in a memo (see Business) Liz Goodwin appointed General Manager at Atlantic (see Business) Hipgnosis secures new revolving credit facility (see Business) Sophie Jones appointed BPI's Director of Public Affairs (see Business)

BUSINESS Chairman Rob Stringer addresses all Sony Music Entertainment artist representatives in a memo. (RotD) "We at Sony Music are here to support you and your artists in any way we can in this extremely challenging time across all the music business landscape, and to give you some perspective on how Sony Music is operating so far in this complicated environment". Liz Goodwin has been appointed General Manager at Atlantic Records UK. She was previously MD at Glassnote Entertainment. Max Lutkin has been promoted from Senior Marketing Manager to Head of Marketing. Katie White, who joined Atlantic in 2018, will be leaving in the summer, but will continue to act as a strategic advisor to the label. Marketing Director Callum Caulfield has left the company. (RotD) Hipgnosis has secured a new $188m revolving credit facility from a syndication of seven banks. (Variety) The facility refinances Hipgnosis’s £65m RCF, originally lent by JP Morgan in August 2019. Sophie Jones has been appointed Director of Public Affairs at the BPI. (RotD) She was previously Head of Corporate Relations at Channel 4. Alex Eden-Smith is now Director of Marketing at Columbia Records. He was previously Head of Marketing. Charlie Dilks has been appointed to the role of Director, Business Development UK at FUGA.

NEWS AND FEATURES UK Music has launched its annual music industry survey. The important questionnaire includes some questions to gauge the impact of Covid-19 on the industry. (Info, Survey) PPL announced a financial pledge to the Help Musicians Coronavirus Financial Hardship Funds (£500,000), the Musicians’ Union Coronavirus Hardship Fund (£100,000) and the AIM Covid-19 Crisis Fund (£100,000). (RotD) Sony/ATV Music Publishing and online music production marketplace BeatStars have announced a partnership to provide Sony/ATV's publishing and administration services to the worldwide community of BeatStars songwriters, producers and artists. (PRNewswire) Ticketmaster customers say they have been left with "little faith" in securing a refund for gig tickets that have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, after the company appeared to change its refund policy amid the outbreak. (iNews)  More than 130 MPs and peers have backed a call for a specific package of support for the UK’s creative industries. The letter to the culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, and chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has also been signed by UK Music. (Guardian) CISAC President and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Jean-Michel Jarre will today lead a global debate on the impact of Covid-19 on culture and creators. (CISAC) @chartdata tweeted "@tonesandimusic's "Dance Monkey" now ranks among the top 10 most streamed tracks in Spotify history (1.395billion)". @chartdata tweeted "@DUALIPA's 'Future Nostalgia' has now surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify". @chartdata tweeted "@Eminem's "Lose Yourself" has now surpassed 900 million streams on Spotify. It's the first song from the 2000's to reach this milestone". @ThePopHub tweeted “The Fame Monster by Lady Gaga has surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. It’s her fourth album to achieve this". @chartdata tweeted “@samsmith and @Normani's "Dancing with a Stranger" has sold over 10 million units worldwide (via Capitol)".

DIGITAL Spotify has reported a spike in throwback tracks as lockdown listeners turn up the nostalgia. Between April 1-7, there was a 54% increase in users making nostalgia-themed playlists with titles featuring words such as “throwback” or “oldies”, while tracks from the 1950s saw a bigger increase in listens than any other decade. (Standard)  Dirac, a Swedish company developing software to enhance audio performance, has raised a $6m funding round. Former Spotify executive and angel investor Jonathan Forster is joining the company’s board. (Tech)

COMMENT, OPINION AND ANALYSIS Mike Batt writes about the "threat to the integrity of the UK music industry’s government lobbying body". A spokesperson for UK Music told RotD: "UK Music's member organisations were actively involved in the extensive and widely advertised recruitment process for the new Chair which culminated in the appointment last month of Tom Watson. The appointment was ratified by the UK Music Board and widely welcomed across the music industry". Musician Tom Gray tweeted a long thread on how the music business needs to be reconfigured. It has prompted many comments on Twitter. With ticket sales on pause worldwide and StubHub reportedly facing bankruptcy, could new owner Viagogo go down with it? (IQ - Adam Webb, Fan Fair Alliance) What the music business can learn from Disney+’s subscriber success. (RollingStone - Tim Ingham) Could a record-label-run streaming service, or new release and pricing models, emerge in the wake of Disney’s success? How can radio follow through when things get back to ‘normal’? (Midia)

MEDIA Why the shared radio experience is even more powerful now. Charlotte Runcie talks to some of Britain’s top radio stars, and finds classical music surging in popularity during lockdown. (Telegraph p23) Worldwide FM announced the online digital platform is now approaching 1m listeners a month, with an average daily reach up by over 60% in recent weeks. (RotD) RADIO 09.30 Radio 2 Ken Bruce - with Nick Mason 21.00 Radio 1 Rickie, Melvin and Charlie - with Ella May LIVE STREAM 18.00 Ticketmaster Homecoming: Matthew "Murph" Murphy - Facebook  18.30 Emily Burns - Instagram  19.00 Pitchfork stay-at-home concerts: Soccer Mommy - Instagram  PODCAST Trevor Dann and guests discuss many aspects of the Coronavirus crisis’ impact on radio. (Audioboom)

ARTIST AND MUSIC FEATURES Should a fee-sharing model between DJs and producers be enforced in dance music? (Mixmag - April Clare Welsh) Economic disparity between DJs and producers has been rising, and that needs to be addressed. How Instagram Live became the music industry’s saving grace. (Vibe) Management spotlight: Diane Wagg, Deluxxe (MMF) CMJ’s new owner Paul Campbell, founder & CEO of Amazing Radio, explains the method behind the madness, new music discovery, and CMJ’s revival. (Atwood) Pop stars are reacting to the coronavirus crisis by playing online — with variable results. (FT - Ludovic Hunter-Tilney)  The story of how Australia’s biggest new star, Tones & I, went from busking to the top of the charts. (IO) Dua Lipa won’t back down from what she believes in. (NME - Rhian Daly)  Laura Marling: 'I was in danger of being bored of myself'. (BBC - Mark Savage) “To be creative, you need naivety”: Laura Marling on lockdown, trauma and re-learning how to write. (NewStatesman - Ellen Peirson-Hagger)  Cadet album: Krept on his cousin's life and legacy. (BBC - Kameron Virk) Mike Skinner shows us round his lovely front room, and round his first new album in almost a decade. Where’s he been? “All artists are really quite away with the fairies, which is a good thing”. (Face - Craig McLean) Linkin Park: New Chester Bennington music 'did my friend justice'. (BBC - Will Chalk) The Strokes’ sixth album, produced by Rick Rubin, makes clear that the group never intended to reincarnate garage rock or proto-punk. (NYTimes) Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien has stepped out of the shadows to release his first solo album. (Metro p18/19 - Sharon O'Connell) Pearl Jam and Green Day are still going strong. But can they evolve? (NYTimes) Guardian critics ponder how listening tastes are changing – and how pop might adapt to a strange new world. Grace Jones: where to start in her back catalogue. (Guardian - John Doran) On my radar: Laura Marling (Observer) Life of a Song: The Amen Break (FT - Helen Brown) Listen Up: Music and podcasts we love this week are Malena Zavala, Shabazz Palaces, and The Dream Syndicate. (Metro p19 - David Bennun) Obituary: Mike Appleton - Television producer who created the BBC’s Old Grey Whistle Test and supervised the UK’s Live Aid broadcast from Wembley. (Guardian)

AND ALSO Remi Harris is to host a series of free online webinars to support musicians and music professionals during Covid-19. (BrighterSound)  Music tech incubator Abbey Road Red is launching a series of one-to-one mentoring sessions. (F6S) Music Ally is launching a free, summer-long music business entrepreneur programme to help young UK musicians and entrepreneurs who lack access to traditional vocational and educational pathways. (RotD)

SHOWBIZ AND NEWS One Direction are speaking about anniversary reunion, Liam Payne says. (BBC - Mark Savage) Paul McCartney calls for 'medieval' Chinese markets to be banned over coronavirus. (Guardian, Independent, Star p5, Mirror p8)  Rita Ora has been rapped for seeing out the virus crisis in a rented holiday home in the South West. Nearby residents have said her party have been enjoying bike rides, shooing away neighbours on public footpaths and following them with drones. (Sun p11) Brian May filmed himself playing guitar on his rooftop in Kensington for the video of Get Up, a song with Kings Daughter, which they hope will spread positivity during the crisis. (Mail p29) Sun Bizarre: One Direction are still in very early stages of discussions about how they could celebrate their tenth anniversary, with music insiders predicting it will be something small. Ed Sheeran has donated more than £1m to local charities in Suffolk. Robbie Williams recited lyrics to his song Candy wearing chainmail. Lewis Capaldi says he has turned down drinks with celebs as his mum was giving him a lift. Jesy Nelson pictured with a new blond wig. Saweetie is preparing to release a lot of new tracks in the coming months. Jade Thirlwall wants a Toby Carvery meal when the lockdown ends. Tory Lanez has released his new album, The New Toronto 3. Charli XCX says being in lockdown with her beau has improved their relationship.  Star Wired: One Direction have appeared to register a song called Five with an October release date to coincide with a new TV documentary. Demi Lovato has signed up to sing with Ariana Grande again for the Disney Family Singalong TV special later this month. Sting has joined All Saints as a featured guest on their version of Message In A Bottle. Gary Barlow and Robbie Williams teamed up to perform Shame from home. Official Charts has launched an interactive map locating stores offering LPs posted to your home. Leigh-Anne Pinnock has apologised to her boyfriend for being a "moody b***h" during the lockdown. Singer Christina Milian is the latest Savage X Fenty ambassador. Mike Skinner has teamed up with Tame Impala for his new single. Noel Gallagher joked he will be a more famous artist than musician after taking up the hobby. Kaiser Chiefs have re-recorded their hit Oh My God with new lyrics "Oh My God, I can't believe it, I've never spent this much time at home! Lol', thanks to Chris Moyles.  Metro Guilty Pleasures: Robbie Williams teamed up with Gary Barlow for a rendition of Shame for the Crooner Sessions. Leigh-Anne Pinnock has thanked her boyfriend for putting up with her during the lockdown. Charli XCX has said isolating with her boyfriend has helped their romance. Arcade Fire have posted they have a new song called Age Of Anxiety, which they wrote last year. Sting appears on All Saints cover of Message In A Bottle. Fearne Cotton quit Radio 1 because of colleagues talking behind her back.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS Billboard and the Hollywood Reporter parent company Valence Media is said to be preparing to make substantial cuts, including employee layoffs and changing the weekly print version of Billboard to monthly, in response to the financial strain of the coronavirus crisis. (DMN) Eric Baptiste, CEO of the Society of Composers, Authors & Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN), has resigned effective immediately. (Billboard) “With the end of the current CEO contract approaching, Eric thought it was time to move on and a mutual decision was reached with the Board to end his tenure now”. Swedish collecting society STIM will be making advance payments to songwriters and publishers at the end of May to help increase their financial security. Radio and audio giant iHeartMedia has begun to cut senior management pay and furloughed "non-essential" staff as it eyes around $250m in cost savings this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Billboard) Victor Zaraya has been appointed as Concord’s Chief Revenue Officer, based in New York. (RotD) Because Music appointed Ian Quay as Head of Marketing, US, based in LA. (RotD)

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