NBA Playoffs as of 4-19-24
4/23/24

High-flying all-stars including Taylor, Billie, Future-Metro, Eshak-Majid and Chester are lighting up the scoreboard, and the crowd’s going nuts.

Your HITS List bracket is here.

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4/23/24

I.B. on promotion, gatekeeping and cultural real estate.


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4/23/24

As the projections for Taylor Swift’s new set, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT, go through the roof , we thought it might be illuminating to look through some global stats on her prior releases.


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4/23/24

WE STILL DON’T TRUST YOU, the second Future-Metro Boomin collab of 2024, is also the pair’s second #1 chart bow of the year. The two sets represent the most vigorous commercial showing for hip-hop in recent memory.


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4/23/24

Taylor Swift’s THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (EMI) is already 2024’s fastest-selling album in the U.K. Pearl Jam’s Dark Matter (EMI) could be the band's highest-charting album in 11 years at #2.


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4/23/24

If you’re wondering why Taylor Swift is being featured as our contents-page VIP this week, we welcome you back from your vacation under a rock.


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RIAA US LATIN REVENUE 2023
4/23/24

RIAA reports show that in 2023, U.S. Latin music reached an all-time high in revenues, growing 16% over 2022 to generate $1.4b. The genre's growth outpaced the overall U.S. market for the second straight year.


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4/23/24

After releasing her last six studio albums through RCA Nashville, Miranda Lambert has signed with Republic Records in a deal which includes Country radio promotion and marketing support from Seth England’s Big Loud Records.


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4/22/24

Beyoncé's COWBOY CARTER scores a #1 on our Indie Retail Chart this week as fans embrace the physical. Meanwhile, Maggie Rogers and Linkin Park also land in the Top 5.

Queue up for the chart

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4/22/24

Coachella is barely over and here we are talking about AEG/Goldenvoice's country extravaganza, Stagecoach, which should be bigger than ever. Seriously, look at that lineup.


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ROCK HALL UNVEILS 2024 INDUCTEES
Class of '24 comes alive. (4/22a)
HITS LIST IN
PLAYOFF MODE
Will scoring records be broken this week? (4/23a)
BILL'S PASSAGE COULD RESULT IN U.S. TIKTOK BAN
Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill... (4/20a)
BLACKSTONE ASSEMBLING $1.5B BID FOR HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND
A white-knuckle moment (4/20a)
NEW RELEASES:
SWIFT UPS THE ANTE
Does she ever. (4/22a)
THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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