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THIS TOP 20 DOESN’T STRAY
No, not The Stray Cats (6/7a)
ON THE COVER:
KIM PETRAS
It's not SI, but it's a something. (6/6a)
FOOS, KANE BROWN TO HEADLINE iHEART FEST
Vegas becomes eclectic. (6/6a)
KAROL G GOES GLOBAL WITH INTERSCOPE
Team Janick signs a superstar. (6/7a)
NEAR TRUTHS: STATE OF THE REPUBLIC
Lipman-mania. (6/7a)
HIP-HOP AT 50
The astonishing first half-century of a world-rocking genre.
K-POP'S NEW ARRIVAL
Who's next to grow the profile of Seoul music?
FESTIVAL SEASON
Are we about to see new attendance records set?
RAINMAKERS: GEORGE SANTOS
He signed Elvis.
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THIS TOP 20 DOESN’T STRAY
No, not The Stray Cats (6/7a)
ON THE COVER:
KIM PETRAS
It's not SI, but it's a something. (6/6a)
FOOS, KANE BROWN TO HEADLINE iHEART FEST
Vegas becomes eclectic. (6/6a)
KAROL G GOES GLOBAL WITH INTERSCOPE
Team Janick signs a superstar. (6/7a)
NEAR TRUTHS: STATE OF THE REPUBLIC
Lipman-mania. (6/7a)
HIP-HOP AT 50
The astonishing first half-century of a world-rocking genre.
K-POP'S NEW ARRIVAL
Who's next to grow the profile of Seoul music?
FESTIVAL SEASON
Are we about to see new attendance records set?
RAINMAKERS: GEORGE SANTOS
He signed Elvis.
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