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Daily Briefing • February 3, 2026
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🎤 R&B & Hip-Hop Birthdays (Feb 3)
Gucci Mane
Rapper • Born 1980
The "East Atlanta Santa" and Trap pioneer.
Daddy Yankee
Reggaeton King • Born 1977
Global superstar who popularized Reggaeton.
Sean Kingston
Singer • Born 1990
Known for hits like "Beautiful Girls".
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Funk/Blues • Born 1935
"A Real Mother for Ya" – huge influence on West Coast rap.
📻 Genre Milestones (Feb 3)
Certified Gold on this day, cementing the rise of the Chicago producer as a solo artist.
A peak era Bad Boy single featuring Total was charting heavily on this day in '98.
⏳ Milestones (Feb 3)
The tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson.
The right of citizens to vote shall not be denied or abridged on account of race or color.
🌟 National Today: February 3
🐕 National Golden Retriever Day
Celebrating one of the world's most friendly and loyal dog breeds.
✊ African American Coaches Day
Honoring the leadership and legacy of Black coaches in all sports.
🎨 American Painters Day
A day to celebrate the artists who color our world.
🎂 Elmo's Birthday
Celebrating the world's most famous red monster from Sesame Street.
🥕 National Carrot Cake Day
Time to indulge in a slice of this classic, spiced dessert.
🎀 National Women's Physicians Day
Honoring female doctors and their impact on medicine.
Studio Script v1.7
Segment: Morning Drive
"Good morning! It's February 3rd. We're celebrating **National Golden Retriever Day**—shoutout to all the good boys and girls out there! It's also **Elmo's Birthday**, and we're remembering the legacy of Buddy Holly on the day the music died. Plus, big birthday shouts to **Gucci Mane** and **Daddy Yankee**."
The Lemonade Stand
Vibe: Soulful Classic-
Outstanding
The Gap Band
4:35 -
Before I Let Go
Maze ft. Frankie Beverly
5:01 -
Golden
Jill Scott
3:52 -
Candy
Cameo
4:20
Bliss After Dark
Vibe: Smooth R&B-
Adorn
Miguel
3:13 -
Untitled (How Does It Feel)
D'Angelo
7:10 -
Best Part
Daniel Caesar ft. H.E.R.
3:29 -
Snooze
SZA
3:21
- Former Kobalt exec Simon Dennett joins Spanish Point, developer of music rights platform Matching Engine, as Chief Product Officer
Matching Engine is used by Collective Management Organisations (CMOs) including IMRO, SOCAN, TONO, and KODA across 13 countries in Europe and North America. Source
- ‘Arabic music is not a niche waiting to be discovered.’
Anghami co-founder Eddy Maroun on new venture IPNation's $100M quest for MENA catalogs Source
- HYBE says it is ‘incubating’ markets in Southeast Asia, as local acts rise in the region
Comments were made on HYBE's Q3 2026 earnings call on Tuesday (November 3) Source
- Adobe partners with Universal and Warner to bring licensed music to Premiere mobile, its free video editing app
The partnerships, announced on Tuesday (November 3), will let users add up to 60 seconds of a track to a video Source
- WMG acquires indie distributor Zebralution Music
Zebralution Music Co-CEOs Konrad von Löhneysen and Sascha Lazimbat will remain with the company and continue to run its distribution business. Source
- HYBE banks $1B+ in Q3, its biggest ever quarter – with over $500M from live
Concert revenue hit a quarterly record of KRW 726.8 billion ($512m), led by the European and US legs of BTS’s ARIRANG world tour Source
- FTC and four states demand jury trial in BOTS Act lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster
The US Federal Trade Commission and four states have demanded a jury trial in their lawsuit against Live Nation and its ticketing subsidiary, Ticketmaster. Colorado, Florida, Illinois, and Nebraska joined the FTC in the demand, which was filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Tuesday (October 27). The lawsuit alleges that Live Nation and … Continued Source
- Alphabet shareholder sues Sundar Pichai and 12 others over training Google’s AI, including Lyria, on copyrighted works
Phil Rosen is suing on Alphabet's behalf in a shareholder derivative suit, meaning any damages recovered would be paid to Alphabet itself rather than to him. Source
- Live Nation’s Ticketmaster brings festival ticketing subsidiary Front Gate Tickets into CashorTrade face-value resale partnership
Fans who bought festival passes through Front Gate can now resell them to other fans on CashorTrade for no more than they originally paid. Source
- Irving Azoff’s Music Artists Coalition joins Cate Blanchett and CAA on AI licensing brief in New York Times’ case against OpenAI
RIAA, NMPA, ASCAP, BMI, and five other music organizations filed a proposed brief of their own, formally backing the plaintiffs. Source