         |
 |  |
Mosco's Alamo stays hot with Rod Wave, who will easily open at #1 next week as Beautiful Mind trends toward 150m+ first-week streams. What's next for Megan Thee Stallion? Nicki Minaj's new single makes waves...
…Read More
This photo of a former U.S. President who was an expert in nuclear physics yet never felt compelled to steal top-secret papers related to nuclear weapons is brought to you by the forthcoming HITS 36th Anniversary Special, your annual reminder that (a) we suck and (b) we have boxes and boxes of documents to prove it. Shortly after this tableau was captured, Jimmy Carter told A&M visionaries Jerry Moss and Herb Alpert that during particularly intense cabinet meetings, Cyrus Vance would do a naughty dance to "Love Potion No. 9." Now, if you'll excuse us, we're going to slather ourselves in whipped cream and settle in for the weekend.
…Read More
YoungBoy Never Broke Again edges out Bad Bunny for #1 on the HITS Top 50 with 114k units for his fourth studio album, The Last Slimeto (NBA/Atlantic). Rimas' Bunny logs another week above 100k units...
…Read More
Our latest saucerful of ascendant industry luminaries includes Megan Thee Stallion, NBA YoungBoy, Noah Assad, Maykol Sanchez, Rod Wave and a pair of Steves. Collect ’em all.
Alamo’s Rod Wave shines on the cover of Spotify’s New Music Friday in concert with the release of Beautiful Mind. The album's “Yungen” f/Jack Harlow is third in the set. Also, new cuts from Nicki Minaj, Rex Orange County, PinkPantheress x Sam Gellaitry...
…Read More
"It’s been a weird, isolated summer—two work trips to NYC but otherwise sequestered at home, liking other people’s vacation posts," writes our own President Glauber (seen here with RCA promo player Gary Gorman). Read her latest missive from the Alternative trenches here.
This vintage photo of Taylor Dayne holding a copy of our print publication—unquestionably because a publicist told her to—is proffered as a reminder that we are now assembling our 36th Anniversary Special. The implications of this sobering news are many; chief among them is…
…Read More
Megan Thee Stallion surprised fans Thursday morning by announcing a new album, Traumazine. The Roc Nation-repped rapper also alluded to the LP's role in the resolution of her messy label situation.
…Read More
U.K. CHARTS: BEY STILL REIGNSBeyoncé’s RENAISSANCE (Parkwood/Columbia) has claimed a second week at #1 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart, while LF System remains on top at singles.
…Read More
Nicky Youre's "Sunroof" f/dazy slides up to #2 at Top 40, while Beyoncé's “BREAK MY SOUL” takes the top spot at Rhythm and Måneksin's “SUPERMODEL” secures a fourth week in the #1 position at Modern Rock...
…Read More
Nicki Minaj's Queen Radio made its regal return on 8/11 via Amp, Amazon's live radio app. During the show, which became the #1 trending Twitter topic minutes after its premiere, Minaj welcomed special guests Drake and Lil Wayne for an impromptu Young Money reunion.
…Read More
FN Meka has become the first AR rapper to sign with a major label: Capitol. With more than 1b views and 10m TikTok followers, the "artist" is the #1 virtual being on the platform thanks to the success of singles "Moonwalkin," "Speed Demon" and "Internet."
…Read More
Latin-music programmers at DSPs agree: You can't discuss the genre's expansion without mentioning Música Mexicana. From the U.S. to Japan, fans are streaming corridos and sierreños...
…Read More
Def Jam newbies Armani White, SwaVay and 26AR—along with 4TH & BROADWAY breakout rappers Young Devyn and Lil Migo—have teamed up with Hot 97 for the “Who’s Next” showcase.
…Read More
The class of Q3 2022 includes such beguiling artists as Steve Lacy, Stephen Sanchez, Doechii, Bailey Zimmerman, Benson Boone, Jagwar Twin and Yung Gravy, among other buzzing newcomers...
…Read More
Rod Wave’s fourth studio album, Beautiful Mind (Alamo), soars straight to the top of Apple Music’s albums chart, while “Alone” leads the way at songs this Flipover Friday.
…Read More
All 16 tracks from Beyoncé’s RENAISSANCE make our Top 50 Song Revenue Chart, ringing up $971k, while Bad Bunny’s eight entries earn $429k. Steve Lacy’s “Bad Habit” holds serve at #1, up 5% to $104k. The highest non-Beyoncé debut, “Never Sleep” from Nav & Lil Baby f/Travis Scott, opens at #31 with $49k.
Heading into Elvis Week, RCA/ Legacy Recordings has assembled a six-CD collection of live and studio material from Elvis Presley’s 1972 national tour, to be released 12/2. A rehearsal of "Burning Love” is out today.
…Read More
John Pires, EVP of global business development for Sony Music Publishing, is exiting the company after 27 years...
…Read More
Republic boss Monte Lipman welcomes members of the Congressional Black Caucus to the label’s freshly inaugurated NYC studio space as part of an event hosted by Republic Records Action Committee (R2AC), a label task force dedicated to civic engagement, social justice and bolstering music’s role in cultural change. The confab was particularly focused on mobilizing voter participation in the forthcoming midterm elections. Later, there was a similarly illuminating tour of Post Malone's facial tattoos. Fun fact: Nobody pictured here has ever had to invoke the Fifth Amendment.
…Read More
| Overall Song Streams |
| HITS TOP 50 CHART |
| LW | TW | Artists, Album, Label | |||
| - | 1 |
| |||
| |||||
| |||||
| |||||
| |||||
| |||||
| |||||
| |||||
| |||||
| |||||
| Rumor Mill |
HITS Top 50 Chart YTD Project Activity Song Revenue Overall Song Streams Upcoming Releases |
Post Toasted iGen Crossover Pop Mart Mediabase adds Mediabase Building Charts BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 2 Capital London Heart London |
Vibe-Raters Shazam USA Top 100 Shazam Chart Shazam UK Top 100 Shazam Chart Shazam Future Hits Chart USA Shazam Future Hits Chart UK The B-Side Critics' Choice Music City Blighty Beat |
Cartoon HitsList Contact Us |
|
