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AJR Hits Top 10 With A ‘Bang!’

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Streaming Grows As Records Set Record • Amid a continued double-digit increase in music consumption, Latin’s market share leaps forward, while R&B/hip-hop still dominates

The Black Box Battle Begins • The MLC just started collecting mechanical royalties. Now it has to navigate disagreements with streaming services about how much it’s owed

At Labels, Technology Hurts The Radio Stars • As conglomerates program more stations remotely, promotion executives will have fewer DJs to visit

HAVING SINGLES — IN MULTIPLE • JUSTIN BIEBER IS FLOODING THE ZONE ON TOP 40 RADIO. WILL OTHER STARS FOLLOW?

France’s Music Industry Faces Sex-Abuse Reckoning • Lola Le Lann delayed her album when a collaborator was accused of misconduct. Now she has helped ignite a movement

DAYNA FRANK • Owner, First Avenue; board president, National Independent Venue Association

‘WE HAVEN’T MISSED A BEAT’ • Having created music in her bedroom for over a decade, 17-year-old Tate McRae was primed to break through — without ever leaving home

THEY BROKE HER FIRST • How the management team of David Conway, Dirk Hemsath and Matt Feldman helped Tate McRae level up by stepping back

LOOKING WITHIN • On her first project since 2015, R&B star Jazmine Sullivan doubles down on female empowerment

ALTIN GÜN

Podunk AND Pop • WITH HIS UNMISTAKABLE VOICE, BACKWOODS BONA FIDES AND RULE-BREAKER CHARM, MORGAN WALLEN HAS BECOME A COUNTRY STREAMING SENSATION. HIS TEAM IS READY TO MAKE HIM A GLOBAL STAR

Super Smash Bros • ANUEL AA and OZUNA revitalized reggaetón and forged new paths for independent-minded artists with major-label visions. With a new collaborative album, they’re aiming even higher

ALLOW CL TO REINTRODUCE HERSELF • As the charismatic standout of 2NE1, she paved the way for K-pop’s explosion. But after years of red tape stymied her career, she’s ready to unleash her vision — this time as an indie artist

Marc Anthony’s 30-Year Odyssey • THE GLOBAL STAR TALKS HIS HOUSE MUSIC ORIGINS, MENTORING THE GENRE’S NEXT-IN-LINE SUPERSTARS AND GETTING RESPECT FOR LATIN CULTURE AMID CELEBRATING THREE DECADES IN THE BUSINESS

Tributes To El Jefe • ANTHONY’S FRIENDS AND COLLABORATORS REFLECT ON THE MUSICIAN-PRODUCER’S INFLUENCE

2021 25 YEARS OF SONGS

Eslabón Armado • Inside the teenage regional Mexican trio’s three-peat