Def Jam's Logic has emerged as the clear winner in this week's Sales Plus Streaming (SPS) Chart race, taking the #1 prize with a total north of 251k for third album Everybody. For much of the week, it was a real squeaker of a race, and Mercury Nashville’s Chris Stapleton battled admirably through the final inning. The bearded troubadour’s From a Room: Volume 1 wrapped things up at #2 with a strong 222k.

Spotify is now valued at $13 billion, sources tell CBC. According to the same source, the service, which had reportedly been considering a direct listing, will indeed take that unconventional route in its IPO.

When Lyor Cohen claimed YouTube's dazzling technology could prevent the unauthorized uploads of full albums, was he stupid or lying? Do we have to choose?

While the network TV world parses fall line-ups and gives the good word to some rookie hopefuls, the top stories from the week in music are full of hits…and people taking hits. It’s pretty easy to figure out which is which in this week’s HITS’ High Five.

Troy Hanson steps up to VP Ops at Cumulus' Chicago group while remaining PD at WKQX and Corporate VP, Programming, Rock Formats. Read more about that in iGen, where you can also check out items on The National, Phoenix, The Lumineers, Gorillaz, HAIM, Bleachers, LCD Soundsystem and more. As if you needed an excuse to hang out with the ever-lovin' Ted Volk.