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NEAR TRUTHS: SOUNDS OF WIND AND RAIN
Whatever happened to artist development? (9/27a)
A BUSTLING TOP 20
Rod, O-Rod and Zach have staying power. (9/27a)
NEARLY NINE-MONTH MARKETSHARE
Clash of the UMG titans (9/27a)
DIAMONDS ON THE DIAMOND: STONES IN MLB LINEUP
There's no crying in baseball, but there's lots of "Angry." (9/27a)
ERAS TOUR FILM GOES WORLDWIDE
The human race can't get enough of her. (9/26a)
AI: RISKS AND REWARDS
How the biz might use this powerful new tech—and the threats it could pose.
HOW LONG WILL TRUMP'S PRISON SENTENCE BE?
Oh, sorry... we were just daydreaming.
RAINMAKERS 2023
The stories behind the biggest industry careers.
HITS' 37th ANNIVERSARY
How are we still here?
RUMOR MILL
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9/27/23

Members of the Writers Guild of America may return to work today, with a ratification vote for the three-year contract being held 10/2-9.


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nicolatuer
9/27/23

Sony Music U.K.’s Nicola Tuer, COO since 2014, will be leaving the company at the end of September. Her departure concludes a 28-year tenure at Sony.


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9/27/23

The Rolling Stones and Major League Baseball have teamed up to release limited-edition vinyl of Hackney Diamonds a week before the World Series.


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9/26/23

Back Blocks/Big Loud’s Ashley Cooke took the stage at L.A.’s Roxy on 9/25, wrapping up the two-week West Coast run of her first headlining tour. The celebratory occasion—which took place on the heels of the famed theater’s 50th anniversary—came to an end when Cooke was corralled into this photo op with not one, but two HITS weasels. Seen wondering how we've survived for 37 years are...


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9/26/23

TikTok's digital Latin music festival, #SuenaEnTikTok, has returned for a third consecutive year, broadcasting live performances by Maria Becerra, Grupo Frontera and more 9/26-28.


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9/26/23

Taylor Swift’s concert film is going global. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour will open in more than 100 countries on 10/13, the same day it hits U.S. theaters.


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Pennsylvania Turnpike tollbooth
9/26/23

Pennsylvania native Karen Glauber, who's working Bleachers’ new “Modern Girl” single, feels geographically connected to bandleader/Jersey boy Jack Antonoff. “I collected tolls on the bridge crossing the Delaware River heading into Pennsylvania,” she writes in her new “Post Toasted” column, “and I’m pretty sure our musical DNA is similar.”

Danna Paola and Alex Hoyer at WCM Camp 2023 (Photo Credit  WCM)
9/26/23

Warner Chappell Music brought more than 300 songwriters, artists and producers to Las Vegas last week for its annual songwriting camp.


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9/26/23

RCA's Tate McRae remains atop the Top 40 add board for a second week with "greedy," while Republic impacts Lil Tecca's "500lbs" at Rhythm and Columbia’s blink-182 closes out the Modern Rock panel with "One More Time."


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9/26/23

This delightful photo finds Alamo star Rod Wave, who scored a resounding #1 bow on our most recent Top 50 chart, accompanied by label boss Todd Moscowitz and Sony Music chief Rob Stringer, both of whom assured him that the resulting image would run on the #1 music-trade website. We're sure that will happen eventually.


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First Aid Kit, "Out of My Head" (live in Stockholm)
Columbia sister act First Aid Kit is a powerful live presence, and they're kicking off their North American tour now. This performance will give you an inkling of their emotional punch. You'll find their itinerary here.
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