Ariana Grande smashes Spotify 24-hour record with nearly 15m plays of 7 Rings

Track attracts over 4 million more plays than prior record-holder
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Republic Records promotes Joseph Carozza to EVP, Media & Artist Relations

Carozza will continue to be responsible for the label’s media department and oversee press strategy
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Theda Sandiford upped to SVP, International Commerce & Digital Marketing at Republic, Island, Def Jam

Sandiford previously served as Vice President of Commercial Partnerships, Streaming at Universal Music Group
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US album sales race turns ugly as Nicki Minaj accuses Spotify of ‘taking away my promotion’

Artist also hits out at Billboard’s chart rules, and Travis Scott’s merch tactics
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‘Unless you’re 100% sure your artist is wrong, go with their vision’

Jason Flom on A&R, signing Lorde, working with Republic – and getting fired

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Drake’s More Life tops 250m streams across Apple Music and Spotify in two-and-a-half days

Playlist reaches nearly 600m streams over two days

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