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Dan’s such a good storyteller, and this cover story is no exception. A must read to learn about the journey to revive Whitney Houston’s classic catalog and her overall legacy!

My second feature in this issue of billboard is on Downtown Music, which pivoted from being a traditional publisher into a services company aimed at helping creators, a not-entirely-seamless transition but one with an eye on the future of the music biz billboard.com/pro/downtown-m…

Thus concludes the 10,451 words I wrote for this issue of billboard magazine. Time to go away again.

The Dan Rys issue of billboard is out and must be read to be believed. Here's his cover story (a feat of reporting and storytelling) on Primary Wave 's partnership w the Whitney Houston estate, which could revitalize her legacy and recenter her narrative billboard.com/music/features…

And because Dan was like "screw sanity I'mma write thousands more words!" there's also his deep dive into Downtown Music Holdings and its pivot from trad publishing to artist services (ft. a cameo from an olde NY Rockefeller hideout!) billboard.com/pro/downtown-m…

Rihanna, Wakanda and billboard's executive of the week billboard.com/pro/rihanna-li…

I always forget this but the first time my name was ever in billboard magazine was as a correction because they hadn’t put my byline on my first article. And now the current issue has 14 straight pages of my byline lol

Been a huge fan of TEMS since I first heard For Broken Ears two years ago. Now she's no.1 on Billboard's first year-end US Afrobeats chart, and her manager Muyiwa Awoniyi is billboard's exec of the week billboard.com/pro/tems-manag…

once again for those in the back (or those sitting near me in the office....) the best song of the year is Lil Kesh "Don't Call Me" youtube.com/watch?v=lv-wk1…

the music biz stories of the year billboard pro billboard.com/pro/biggest-mu…

sabres 3-0 with the goatheads

The Changing World Of Record Labels: Physical Retail blbrd.cm/95xcGbC

Take a look at how the role of physical retail and merchandising in the modern music business is evolving, from five of the top executives in the middle of that evolution. blbrd.cm/UCLuPdc

Everyone talks about how the record business has gone digital. But physical retail — merch, vinyl, etc — is bringing in billions in revenue. Here's how the world of physical sales within the labels is changing, and where it may go billboard pro billboard.com/pro/changing-w…

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The Yankees have named Aaron Judge the 16th Captain in franchise history.

Sabres 4-0 with the Goatheads

Thanks for reading.