And The Update Is...No Fakes Act, Trademark Protection, and Today's ChartToppers

And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan

And The Writer Is

Music Creation, Artists, Music Interviews, Education, Interviews, Songwriters, Music, Songwriting

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

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And The Update Is…a weekly beat on the industry . This week Ross dives into No Fake Act, Justin Bieber's comeback to charts since Coachella, Country & KPOP chart toppers & more. Tune into this weeks episode of ATWI with Roget Chahayed.

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0:00.0	Welcome to and the Update is.
0:22.2	I am your host, Ross Golan.
0:24.4	This is the music industry news for the week of April 27, 2026.
0:30.5	Drop dead by Olivia Rodrigo debuts at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
0:35.9	Congratulations to Dan Nigro and Amy Allen.
0:39.4	Both have been on this podcast multiple times.
0:41.8	Dandelion by Ella Langley is number one on the Billboard 200 chart for the second week in a row.
0:46.5	The Great Divide by Noah Khan debuts at number one on the Spotify's US and Global Album debut charts.
0:52.3	Congratulations, Noah Khan.
0:54.4	You've also been on this podcast,
0:56.2	and you are a very nice individual.
0:58.4	BTS is number one on Spotify's global album chart for the fourth week.
1:04.0	And Beauty and the Beat by Justin Bieber and Nikki Minaj is number one on Spotify's global
1:09.6	song charts since Coachella.
1:11.7	What a comeback.
1:13.5	Congrats to Savin Kotetra and Zed, both who've been on this podcast, as well as Max, obviously.
1:20.4	You know, legend, friend and Nikki Minaj.
1:23.4	You know, you guys are great too.
1:27.3	Okay, here's some industry news for you all.
1:29.7	BMG and Concord confirm their merge. The two companies will combine under the BMG name
1:36.7	for a $6.6 billion deal. That's quite a payday for you Concord executives, I'm sure, and that makes BMG a very,
1:47.0	very large indie if you still want to call them that. IHartMedia and SiriusXM discuss a potential
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