The Pulse of Popular Music: Drake vs. Kanye and The MTV Effect (Ep.192)

Published: Sept. 17, 2021, 3:54 a.m.

b'Drake dominates the Billboard Charts, well surpassing the success that Kanye West enjoyed the week before. KOP takes a focus on the success of popular music and does MTV and the VMAs still play a viable role.

MTV VMAs Dip In Demo Rating, Rise In Total Minutes Consumed From Previous Year With Return To Barclays https://deadline.com/2021/09/mtv-vmas-dip-rating-rise-total-minutes-consumed-previous-year-barclays-1234833139/ via @Deadline

The 40th Anniversary Of MTV Felt Anything But The Grandiose Celebration It Deserves
https://substreammagazine.com/2021/09/the-40th-anniversary-of-mtv-felt-anything-but-the-grandiose-celebration-it-deserves/

Drake Crushes Kanye West for 2021\\u2019s Biggest Album Debut, and He Owns the Top 10 Songs, Too https://variety.com/2021/music/news/drake-album-chart-certified-lover-boy-biggest-debut-kanye-west-donda-1235063313/ via @variety

How \\u2018Shang-Chi\\u2019 Changes Disney\\u2019s Film Distribution Strategy https://variety.com/vip/how-shang-chi-changes-disneys-film-distribution-strategy-1235058361/ via @variety

IATSE President Calls for \\u2018Combined Solidarity\\u2019 Among Hollywood\\u2019s Workers as Threat of Strike Looms https://www.thewrap.com/iatse-president-calls-for-combined-solidarity-among-hollywoods-workers-as-threat-of-strike-looms/

SiriusXM Hopes to Grow Subscribers Outside the Car https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/siriusxm-ceo-recession-worries-digital-upside-liberty-media-1235008129/

Sportsbooks spent over $24 million on ads during NFL Week 1 in sign of things to come
Gambling was the sixth biggest ad category over the weekend during NFL programming.
https://awfulannouncing.com/gambling/sportsbooks-advertising-nfl-week-1-fanduel-draftkings-caesers.html

Study: Adoption of Streaming Accelerating
http://mediaconfidential.blogspot.com/2021/09/study-adoption-of-streaming-accelerating.html

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