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In tune. Informed. Indispensable. Tuesday 31 March 2020

Get Up Blaise Jinsing Released: Out now

We say If you have been struggling to get motivated during the current situation, then this upbeat and infectious rework of the Byron Stingily ’90s classic Get Up (Everybody) by Blaise will surely get you moving. Featuring fresh vocals from Stormzy collaborator Teni, the track’s modern female take on the Chicago house classic has been supported by Radio 1’s Scott Mills and MistaJam, 1Xtra’s Charlesy, and played across the board at Kiss, including Joel Corry, Billy Da Kid and Majestic. Released on Jinsing, a newly formed label by songwriter Jin Jin (Jess Glynne, Jax Jones, Sigala, David Guetta), this energetic banger has also featured on Spotify and Apple Music playlists, while its remixes by Azello and Ray Foxx has lit up the club scene and specialist radio. Building on the good work of previous RotD track Good Body, which featured in the Love Island finale, Blaise is back with an absolute gem, which will brighten anyone’s day. Contact Label & Management: Jinsing Publishing: EMI/SonyATV Music Publishing Press & Online: Cat Park, Ten Letter Club: Tracey Webb, Power Promotions

HEADLINES Tom Watson appointed Chair of UK Music (see Business) OCC and ERA working to expand the number of independent retailers reporting home delivery sales to the Official Charts (see News)

BUSINESS UK Music has appointed former Shadow Culture Secretary Tom Watson as the new Chair. (RotD, iNews p3) He succeeds outgoing Chair Andy Heath CBE and will start in April. Digital media content provider One Media announced its full year results to 31 October 2019. (RotD) Revenue increased 30% to £3.5m, EBITDA increased 39% to £1.07m and operating profit increased 38% to £879,000. Sentric Music Group has appointed Loren McShane as Head of Legal and Business Affairs and Dr Joe Watson as Data Scientist. (RotD)

NEWS AND FEATURES The OCC and ERA have working together to expand the number of independent retailers reporting home delivery sales to the Official Charts, in the wake of store closures during the Covid-19 crisis. (RotD) Universal Music Group announces its response to Covid-19 for its staff, artists & songwriters and wider music community. (RotD, Billboard) Music Venue Trust is calling on the music industry, cultural sector and the UK’s most successful musicians to come together to create a £1 million fighting fund to prevent the permanent closure of hundreds of Grassroots Music Venues across the UK. (RotD) Midem 2020 has been cancelled, but will return 1-4 June 2021. (RotD) An online event, Midem Digital Edition, will be held 2-5 June featuring livestreamed keynote sessions, talks and presentations. AIM hosted its AIM Sync conference as a virtual event yesterday, with 14 individual panels, workshops and listening sessions throughout the day. (RotD) The BBC's Bob Harris and Mumford & Sons' Ben Lovett are to join the Americana Music Association UK's Board. (RotD) @chartdata tweeted "@edsheeran's 'X' has now surpassed 7 billion streams on Spotify. Ed is the first artist in history to have two albums reach this milestone". @chartdata tweeted "@DUALIPA's #FutureNostalgia earned over 29.1 million streams in its first day on Spotify. It earns the biggest debut for an album by a female artist this year". @chartdata tweeted "@Beyonce's "Halo" has now surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube. It's her first song to reach this milestone". @chartdata tweeted "Pinkfong's "Baby Shark" has now sold over 1 million units in the UK".

DIGITAL Anti-piracy firm AudioLock and distributor Label Worx have teamed up for a campaign called The Music Mission, which they say will target ‘pay for access’ piracy download sites. (MusicAlly) Deezer is offering its Family and HiFi packages for free for three months. (RotD)

COMMENT, OPINION AND ANALYSIS Music Publishers Association CEO Paul Clements and Chair Roberto Neri issue statements regarding Covid-19. (RotD) "The MPA Group is working tirelessly to give all of our publisher and direct MCPS songwriter/composer members, all the support, information and sense of community we possibly can". Piracy is going viral too... (Legrand - Andy Chatterley, CEO of MUSO) New Deezer data suggests global audio streaming will recover. (RotD) Covid-19 and the creative economy: Takeaways from Patreon’s data science team. (Patreon) Vick Bain, Director of the non-profit organisation Parents and Carers in Performing Arts (PiPA), offers advice to parents who now find themselves working from home with their children also at home. (ISM)

DEALS British rock band Tigress tweeted it had signed to Humble Angel Records and will release their debut album later this year.

MEDIA The Great British Singalong on Thursday at 9am will see DJs from Radios 1, 2, 1Xtra, 6 Music and Asian Network take turns to play a well-known song suggested by listeners. (BBC, iNews p21) TV Live Streams: 17.00 Cold War Kids Billboard Live at Home 18.30 Miley Cyrus' Bright Minded Instagram Live RADIO 09.30 Radio 2 Ken Bruce - with Matthew Morrison

ARTIST AND MUSIC FEATURES The key to selling music in the streaming age. Interscope CEO John Janick says it takes constant releases, integrating jobs — and moving slowly with stars. (WSJ) A string of hits, kinky feature films, judging Masked Singers, walking in Miu Miu’s AW20 show – and now, partnering with the UN and bringing us the perfect pop song for now. Is there nothing Rita Ora can’t do? (Face - Craig McLean) Waxahatchee’s Saint Cloud is her best album to date. (NewStatesman - Ellen Peirson-Hagger) Ringo Starr's Sentimental Journey: how an 'embarrassing' solo album helped doom the Beatles. (Telegraph - James Hall)  How did Michael Jackson die? Cause of the singer's death aged 50 – and what happened next. (iNews - David Hughes)  The Isle of Vice that gave birth to British rock: Awash with drugs and sex, Eel Pie was the hotel in the middle of the Thames that helped launch the careers of Mick Jagger, David Bowie and Rod Stewart. (Mail p19 - Guy Adams)  The origins of The Specials’ ‘Ghost Town’ (and why it eerily resonates today). (GQ - Dylan Jones) Model turned author Jenny Boyd’s new book details a life living with Mick Fleetwood, inspiring a Donovan song and working with the Beatles. (Guardian - Jim Farber) Viagra Boys interview: Frontman Sebastian Murphy breaks down new EP Common Sense. (Star - Rory McKeown)  How we made: Beautiful South's Rotterdam (Or Anywhere). (Guardian2 p9 - Henry Yates) Fiona Apple: where to start in her back catalogue. (Guardian - Elle Hunt) Curtis Mayfield: where to start in his back catalogue. (Guardian - Alexis Petridis) Life of a Song: It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (FT - Emily Bick) Obituary: Delroy Washington, reggae musician who became Bob Marley’s confidant, helping to find supplies of ganja and translating his Jamaican patois. (Times p54)

SHOWBIZ AND NEWS Bugzy Malone shared a picture of him recovering in his hospital bed and revealed he is lucky to be alive after his quad bike crash last week. (Sun p25, Mail) The 2021 Isle of Wight Festival will take place over 17-20 June. Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien has posted an update saying he is feeling “much better” after he recently revealed that he “most probably” got coronavirus. (NME) Sir Elton John opened Fox Presents iHeart Living Room Concert with stars, including Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell, Camila Cabello, Mariah Carey and Dave Grohl, performing from their living rooms for charity. (Standard p11, Express p15, Independent, Metro p6, iNews p9) Rihanna has told Vogue in an interview that she is "very aggressively working on music” and seemed to confirm it will be a reggae album. (Independent) She also wants to start a family and may go it alone. (Mirror p21)  James Bay has gone back to his first job - teaching guitar online - for his fans during the coronavirus lockdown. (Standard p11) Reported yesterday, Hipgnosis Songs Fund has acquired 100% of guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer Richie Sambora’s publishing and writer’s share royalties in his catalogue, which comprises 186 songs. (Standard p27, Mail p71, Sun p41) Reported yesterday, Alan Merrill, who co-wrote the song “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll”, has died of complications from the coronavirus. (Independent)  Sun Bizarre: Lewis Capaldi unveiled a series of unreleased songs to fans during an Instagram Live session. Robbie Williams shut himself in a bathroom with George Michael and Bono and forced them to listen to him in 1995. Charli XCX was left squirming by Kim Petras on her live stream after she asked "Would you rather get caught by your parents having sex or catch your parents having sex? Supergrass side band The Hotrats have returned with a cover of Kelis's Milkshake. Skepta warns a potential partner about the pitfalls of dating a celebrity and references his relationship with Naomi Campell on a new album. Drake shares a picture of his son Adonis for the first time. Paloma Faith has been forced on a diet while in lockdown. 5 Seconds of Summer are leading the charge for the number one album, ahead of Dua Lipa by 7,000 sales. Jade Thirlwall has a guest book for friends to share details about their poo. Rita Ora hit head while demonstrating a squat jump on Instagram Live. Will.i.am says he's getting good at cooking while in isolation. Shakira has enrolled in an ancient philosophy university course to pass the time. Rapper Headie One to release a mixtape titled Gang with singer Fred again.. Star Wired: Rihanna has revealed in an interview with Vogue she plans on having three or four children in the next 10 years, even if she has to do it alone. Bugzy Malone is recovering in hospital from his quad bike crash. Elton John had to borrow his sons' piano to host iHeart Radio's coronavirus benefit concert live from his kitchen. Supergrass splinter group The Hotrats are back with a new cover to celebrate the 10th anniversary reissue of their covers album Turn On. Jade Thirlwall asks her friends to record their number twos in a specially created visitor book. Lucy Spraggan shows off her six-pack. Craig David used his local library when he started out to help him create mixtape covers.  Apple Music has created Come Together on their service. Carl Barat to launch a new weekly Krakenory online storytime on Friday.  Metro Guilty Pleasures: Rihanna says she is happy to raise 'three or four' kids on her own in the latest issue of Vogue. Drake shared a first-ever pic of son Adonis as he told fans he was pining for his son while in isolation. Dua Lipa looks set to be denied the number one album spot by 5 Seconds of Summer, who are currently 7,000 sales ahead in the midweek charts.

REVIEWS SINGLES Bob Dylan: Murder Most Foul (FT - 5* Ludovic Hunter-Tilney) FILM TV: The Real Michael Jackson  (Guardian2 p10 - 4* Ellen E Jones, Times2 p10 - 2* Ben Dowell, Telegraph p30 - 2* Anita Singh, iNews p35 - 4* Sarah Hughes)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS The Music Managers Forum US has elected entertainment attorney Neeta Ragoowansi as its new president. (Billboard) French royalty collection society SACEM has established a $6.6m relief fund to support its members throughout the coronavirus pandemic. (DMN) IMPEL has expanded its services to Latin America after signing a licensing and administration agreement with LatinAutor. (RotD)

THE BIGGER PICTURE Facebook pledged $100m to help news outlets hit by the Coronavirus crisis. (Buzzfeed)

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