HITS LIST: LEGENDS OF THE FALL We’ve been baked and quaked since Labor Day, but the autumn equinox is just ahead, and the stars who’ll serenade us for the rest of 2024—including Chappell, Kendrick, Tate, JENNIE and Linkin—are beckoning. Head to HITS List and you’ll feel a nip in the air. And keep in mind: It ain’t over till the cat lady sings. TUNJI BALOGUN: THE HITS INTERVIEW After successful A&R stints at Interscope and RCA, 41-year-old Tunji Balogun has been tasked with honoring the legacy of Def Jam Recordings, which celebrates its 40th birthday this year. …Read moreTHE RISE OF CHAPPELL ROAN: BEHIND THE SCENES A detailed oral history of Chappell Roan’s remarkable ascent recounted by members of her team to Craig Marks. …Read moreSONG REVENUE: LUCKY SEVEN Sabrina Carpenter repeats at #1 on this week's Song Revenue Chart with “Taste” as nine of Short n’ Sweet’s 12 tracks hold serve in the Top 50. She’s one of the seven acts who’ve charted multiple tracks, collectively making up nearly 60% of the 50 entries while accounting for more than $1.7m of the chart’s $2.9m total. ELIAH SETON: THE HITS INTERVIEW SoundCloud CEO Eliah Seton is very much in the process of transforming the highly influential DSP, which was a key factor in music discovery during the dawning days of the streaming revolution, for the present ecosystem. …Read moreVMAs: WINNERS AND MEMORABLE MOMENTS The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards went down at New York’s UBS Arena on Wednesday night, with performances by Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter and many more. …Read moreUPDATE: TAYLOR ENDORSES KAMALA Two days after "childless cat lady" Taylor Swift announced she'll be casting her vote for Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz, Tay's IG post has racked up 10.3 million likes. …Read moreNEAR TRUTHS: TICKETS AND CITATIONS I.B. Bad on the live sector and the prospects for 2025, Travis Scott, Sabrina Carpenter and the recent chart-tabulation kerfuffle. …Read moreHITS' FIRST LIVE ISSUE TAKES THE STAGE THIS FALL That's right, kids: For the first time ever, HITS will devote an entire issue to the phenomenal growth of the live sector, which has become so massively lucrative for… …Read more |
HITS' FIRST LIVE ISSUE TAKES THE STAGE THIS FALL
We're manning the merch table. (9/9a)
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THE GRAMMY SHORT LIST
Who's already a lock?
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
ALL THE WAY LIVE
The players, the tours, the enormous beers.
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HITS' FIRST LIVE ISSUE TAKES THE STAGE THIS FALL
We're manning the merch table. (9/9a)
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THE GRAMMY SHORT LIST
Who's already a lock?
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
ALL THE WAY LIVE
The players, the tours, the enormous beers.
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Island’s Sabrina Carpenter spends a third consecutive week at #1 on the HITS Top 50 with Short n’ Sweet. House Lipman once again holds the Top 5 titles.
We’ve been baked and quaked since Labor Day, but the autumn equinox is just ahead, and the stars who’ll serenade us for the rest of 2024—including Chappell, Kendrick, Tate, JENNIE and Linkin—are beckoning. Head to HITS List and you’ll feel a nip in the air. And keep in mind: It ain’t over till the cat lady sings.
After successful A&R stints at Interscope and RCA, 41-year-old Tunji Balogun has been tasked with honoring the legacy of Def Jam Recordings, which celebrates its 40th birthday this year.
A detailed oral history of Chappell Roan’s remarkable ascent recounted by members of her team to Craig Marks.
Sabrina Carpenter repeats at #1 on this week's Song Revenue Chart with “Taste” as nine of Short n’ Sweet’s 12 tracks hold serve in the Top 50. She’s one of the seven acts who’ve charted multiple tracks, collectively making up nearly 60% of the 50 entries while accounting for more than $1.7m of the chart’s $2.9m total.
Bruce Gillmer and team can pop the bubbly beverage of their choice, as their MTV Video Music Awards scored the biggest audience in four years with 4.08m viewers across the live telecast and two encore presentations.
Backstage at the sold-out MSG stop of Weezer's hugely successful Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour (with support from Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr.), Crush Music's alternative astronauts experienced the atmosphere of a zero-gravity green room, where the deli tray hovered in midair. Later, Crush co-founder Bob McLynn opened the pod bay doors. Seen wishing we'd drift off into space are (l-r) manager Dustin Addis, the band's Brian Bell, Pat Wilson, Rivers Cuomo and Scott Shriner, and McLynn.
Amazon Music Live will be back for a third season on 10/17 with a performance from Jelly Roll, the streamer announced tonight prior to the start of Thursday Night Football.
Maze frontman Frankie Beverly passed away earlier this week at the age of 77, two months after he wrapped a farewell tour in his Philadelphia hometown.
After a summer of high-profile international festival appearances, Dua Lipa has shared details for her 2025 tour in support of Radical Optimism. Meanwhile, Billy Joel has made plans for the last night of 2024.
Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour has his third solo U.K. Official Albums #1 with Luck and Strange (Sony Music CG), while on the singles chart, Sabrina Carpenter’s “Taste” (Island) spends a third week at the top.
More than 30 artists have signed on to perform during Musicians for Kamala, a free, livestreamed fundraiser on behalf of the Democratic presidential nominee set for 9/17.
SoundCloud CEO Eliah Seton is very much in the process of transforming the highly influential DSP, which was a key factor in music discovery during the dawning days of the streaming revolution, for the present ecosystem.
PARTYNEXTDOOR and Mustard have plenty to celebrate after leading the National Music Publishers’ Association’s second-quarter certs list of artist and songwriters.
Island's Chappell Roan takes the #1 spot at Pop with "Good Luck, Babe!" Meanhwhile, Columbia puts Central Cee's "BAND4BAND" f/Lil Baby atop the Rhythm chart and RCA's Myles Smith makes the #1 move at Modern Rock with "Stargazing."
Ahead of taking over L.A.’s Kia Forum for three nights this fall, Experts Only/Darkroom’s John Summit brought the dance party to the Grammy Museum for a special performance and Q&A on 9/12. Seen wishing they could “Go Back” to a time when HITS didn’t exist are...
RCA’s Tate McRae shines on the cover of Spotify’s New Music Friday with the release of “It’s ok I’m ok.” Also, new cuts by The Weeknd, Charli xcx, Troye Sivan, Playboi Carti...
The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards went down at New York’s UBS Arena on Wednesday night, with performances by Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter and many more.
Two days after "childless cat lady" Taylor Swift announced she'll be casting her vote for Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz, Tay's IG post has racked up 10.3 million likes.
The NO FAKES Act, which aims to protect artists from AI pirates intent on stealing their images, has reached the U.S. House of Representatives, much to the delight of biz leaders such as Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr.
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