Mumford & Sons will score their third #1 debut, as Delta appears headed to more than 200k. Here’s what we know today...

RCA Nashville/Zone 4’s Kane Brown just became the third country artist to debut at #1 on the Top 50 Chart this year, moving 128k with sophomore full-length Experiment.

"Kacey Musgraves' victory Wednesday night for Album of the Year at the 52nd annual CMA Awards increases the likelihood that she'll be nominated for Album of the Year at the 61st annual Grammy Awards," HITS' resident Grammy Whisperer Paul Grein starts off a piece drawing connections between the ceremonies.

Vivendi has selected 15 banks to consider in its search for a bank to help it sell as much as half of Sir Lucian Grainge’s red-hot UMG. The company made the announcement noting Q3 results, where Universal reported a 13.5% increase in revenue over 2017. A day before the Vivendi reveal, Liberty Media offered one of its own...

Your favorite Grammy nerds are back with one of their periodic meetings of the minds, hitting on Album of the Year, secret committees and much more. They'll be having these nerd sessions until the envelopes are opened on 2/10—and no doubt beyond.

Every now and then, the old guard gets up on its hind legs and votes. When they do, the result is music that drives, with quality songwriting, musicianship and a certain integrity packed into the backseat. Those years have seen sweeps from Alison Krauss, O, Brother, Where Art Thou? and Chris Stapleton. At the 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards...

"It's an honor to follow in your footsteps—I'm committed to doing your legacy proud," says Warner Bros. Records CEO Aaron Bay-Schuck to the legendary Mo Ostin. "Do you have any advice?" After a pause, the industry icon replied, "For a big enough check you can get Paul Simon back from that snake Yetnikoff."

Following a mesmerizing performance in Capitol’s Studio A by freshly inked U.K. songstress Freya Ridings, a crowd of tastemakers appeared abuzz with delight. But that also could have something to do with the open bar...

Our friend and colleague Keith MacLeod lost his house in this terrible wildfire. Keith is a 30-year+ member of the HITS family. We've set up a GoFundMe campaign to help...

In conjunction with our U.K. Special, dated 11/19, we spotlight 10 women who are making key contributions to the biz in Blighty. 

We didn't call this item "Backstreet's Back," because that would just be too damned obvious, but hey, if the shoe fits. Pop perennials Backstreet Boys are preparing their biggest tour of the, um, millennium...

If you or your loved ones are affected by the horrific wildfires now scaring our state, we hope you emerge as unscathed as possible. If we can help, tag us on Twitter...

This the first of these we've posted but we're sure there will be plenty more, as many, many people in our circle have lost their homes and possessions in the terrible fires now racing across California. The family of Michael Plen is now homeless in the wake of the destruction in Malibu and needs your help. Visit their GoFundMe campaign to contribute...