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HITS LIST GETS LIT UP
Whoa, this year's going too fast. (11/16a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
GRAMMY CHEW: RUMINATING ON THE BIG 4 NOMS
80% is a lot better than usual. (11/15a)
LINKIN PARK CHATS NEW LP WITH AMAZON MUSIC
Alexa's ready to rock. (11/15a)
AND THE 2025 GRAMMY NOMINEES ARE...
And away we go. (11/8a)
NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
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.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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HITS LIST GETS LIT UP
Whoa, this year's going too fast. (11/16a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
GRAMMY CHEW: RUMINATING ON THE BIG 4 NOMS
80% is a lot better than usual. (11/15a)
LINKIN PARK CHATS NEW LP WITH AMAZON MUSIC
Alexa's ready to rock. (11/15a)
AND THE 2025 GRAMMY NOMINEES ARE...
And away we go. (11/8a)
NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
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.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
RUMOR MILL
11/16/24

It's been an exhausting couple of weeks, and before long we'll all be caught up in the whirl of holiday planning and avoiding uncomfortable conversations with our relatives. So why not take a load off, crack a cold one and enjoy these mostly cheerful photos of industry personages doing industry-personage stuff? You'll see Chappell Roan, Daniel Nigro, Kirk Sommer, Benson Boone, Jesús López, Sulinna Ong and many more.


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11/16/24

Tyler, the Creator notches a third week at #1 on the HITS Top 50 with CHROMAKOPIA, adding nearly 104k to his total. K-pop collective TOMORROW X TOGETHER bows at #2 with 94k.


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11/16/24

With six weeks left in 2024, the signs of good cheer are popping up all over. Wicked is shaping up as the holiday movie; upbeat earnings reports bring visions of sugarplums to Live Nation, Sony and Spotify; Grammy noms and Latin Grammys conjure shiny objects; and Linkin Park has just the gift for rock fans. Plug into HITS List.

Elephant
11/16/24

I.B. Bad addresses the outcome of the election and its possible implications for the biz and beyond.


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11/15/24

This time out, Grammy accomplished its most important task: It rewarded some of the most essential artists and recordings of the last year in the top categories. By our reckoning, they were about 80% on the money.


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11/15/24

Rimas' Juan Luis Guerra was the big winner at the 25th annual Latin Grammys, taking home four trophies, including Album and Record of the Year. Sony's Edgar Barrera and Nathy Peluso each claimed three.


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11/15/24

Elton John and Brandi Carlile extend their musical partnership with the 11/15 release of “Never Too Late,” a collaboration that came to be the theme and title track to the Disney+ documentary Elton John: Never Too Late.


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11/15/24

As their Warner Music comeback album, From Zero, arrives worldwide, Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda and Emily Armstrong sat with Amazon Music's Zach Sang to discuss the band's unlikely but already hugely successful reunion.


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11/15/24

Producer Shel Talmy, who helped shape the sound of the British Invasion through his work with bands like The Who, The Kinks and The Easybeats, died Wednesday of complications from a stroke. He was 87 years old.


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11/13/24

Spotify had plenty to celebrate amid its Q3 earnings report, which showed monthly active users up 11% YOY to 640m and total revenue rising 19% to $4.25b. The streamer is on track for its first full year of profitability.


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11/13/24

Business was booming at Live Nation in Q3, with the concert-promotion behemoth enjoying a 39% jump in profitability to $474m and overall revenue of $7.7b. Michael Rapino said it was the company's "most active summer concert season ever."


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11/15/24

Hold onto your mistletoe! Universal Music Group has announced the launch of its 2024 “FAN-sational Holiday" campaign. Whaddya mean you haven't even picked out a Thanksgiving turkey yet?


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11/15/24

Interscope's Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars hit #1 at Pop with "Die With a Smile," while Republic's The Weeknd tops the Rhythm chart with "Timeless" f/Playboi Carti and BMG's Sum 41 takes the top spot at Modern Rock with “Dopamine.”


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Linkin Park
11/14/24

The Linkin Park comeback trail will lead through a huge 2025 stadium and arena tour, beginning 1/31 in Mexico City and wending its way to Porto Alegre, Brazil, where it will come to rest on 11/15.


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11/15/24

iHeartRadio has announced its annual holiday flip across broadcast stations nationwide as well as the return of the "iHeartRadio Holiday Special" starring Jimmy Fallon, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson and more.


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11/15/24

TikTok has launched the #HappyProject campaign with BTS singer JIN to coincide with the release of the K-pop star's debut solo EP, Happy.


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11/15/24

Ringo Starr returns to Music City for the first time in decades with the 11/15 release of “Thankful,” the first single from his country-steeped UMG Nashville debut, Look Up.


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Ball & Boe
11/15/24

Michael Ball and Alfie Boe have their fourth #1 as a duo on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart with Together at Home. On the singles chart, Gracie Abrams holds onto the top spot for a second week.


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Liberty Media
11/14/24

Liberty Media is spinning off its sizable share of Live Nation and stakes in other media assets into a new publicly traded company, Liberty Live, as part of a deal expected to close in the second half of 2025.


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11/14/24

Latin Grammy week got even hotter on Wednesday when some of the biggest names in Latin music gathered to honor Carlos Vives as the Latin Recording Academy’s Person of the Year.


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Tate McRae, "2 Hands"
The sports car piloted by RCA pop wonder McRae in this clip serves as an apt metaphor for her career, which is about to zoom into high gear. The propulsive, sexed-up "2 Hands" is an irresistible dance-pop earworm that should keep fans satisfied until the rising star's So Close to What album drops on 2/21, followed by her hotly anticipated, Live Nation-presented , launching on 3/18. In the meantime, expect Tate to gun that engine.
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