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BEHIND THE CURTAIN
Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore. (6/28a)
ON THE COVER:
SABRINA CARPENTER
Not one but two songs of the summer (7/1a)
ISLAND KINGS
Perpetuating Blackwell's legacy (7/1a)
GEORGE PRAJIN: PUNCHING HIS WAY TO THE TOP
The man in Peso's corner (6/28a)
MERCK TO STEP DOWN AS HSM CHAIRMAN
End of an era (7/2a)
THE GRAMMY SHORT LIST
Who's already a lock?
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.
INDIE DISTRIBUTION'S RISE TO GLORY
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HITS LIST GOES
BEHIND THE CURTAIN
Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore. (6/28a)
ON THE COVER:
SABRINA CARPENTER
Not one but two songs of the summer (7/1a)
ISLAND KINGS
Perpetuating Blackwell's legacy (7/1a)
GEORGE PRAJIN: PUNCHING HIS WAY TO THE TOP
The man in Peso's corner (6/28a)
MERCK TO STEP DOWN AS HSM CHAIRMAN
End of an era (7/2a)
THE GRAMMY SHORT LIST
Who's already a lock?
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.
INDIE DISTRIBUTION'S RISE TO GLORY
The discovery engine is revving higher.
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When an artist has a career moment, the industry is eager to know the identity of the chef who made the special sauce. Who, for example, books Sabrina? Who manages Gracie? Who’s been Post’s whisperer since the early days? Who was behind Kendrick’s party at the Forum? Wonder no more—the answers are in HITS List.

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