"Nostalgia was terminology we wanted to stay away from from the onset. That was faux pas," says the group's co-manager Kevin McMullan.
"We’ve checked quite a few boxes off the last 12 months," says Crush Music's Dan Kruchkow.
“We’re not trying to create virality, but [we’re] always open to move with that when and if it happens,” says Ourness co-founder Andrew Klippel.
"We’re taking bold swings on artists that are the next superstars in the making," says the label's senior vp of A&R Julian Swirsky.
After severe weather forced organizers to call off the festival, TBA director of A&R and Wolf's agent Josh Mulder helped the singer-songwriter pivot her Superjam to Nashville's Brooklyn Bowl.
“Focusing on Ghost's fan community has allowed us to expand their audience size and the impact of the band, album over album, for the last decade,” says Loma Vista’s Todd Netter.
"By the time the song dropped, there was such pent up demand that the record exploded," says UnitedMasters vp of music/head of A&R Mike Weiss of "All the Way."
“As long as the artists I’m working with are equally or more passionate than me, I know they won’t quit on that dream,” says Atlantic’s Michael Parker.
“I’ve learned that people really want something to unite on and something that can help them escape from reality,” says RCA’s Aaron Stern.
“To be breaking such significant records 30-plus years into your career is a testament to Shakira’s longevity,” says manager Nadine Eliya.
