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HITS LIST GETS LIT UP
Whoa, this year's going too fast. (11/19a)
ON THE COVER: WICKED
They're not in Kansas anymore. (11/19a)
GRAMMY CHEW: RUMINATING ON THE BIG 4 NOMS
80% is a lot better than usual. (11/15a)
NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
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. (11/19a)
ON THE COVER: WICKED
They're not in Kansas anymore. (11/19a)
GRAMMY CHEW: RUMINATING ON THE BIG 4 NOMS
80% is a lot better than usual. (11/15a)
NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
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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11/20/24

What kind of year has it been in the music biz? Let’s start with some wild stats. Taylor Swift’s individual overall market share stands at 1.7%, with 15.6m album units YTD—more than Mercury, Big Loud and Imperial combined. That’s crazy enough, but even without Taylor, the Republic group would still be #1 in current share. Now that is dynastic dominance times two.


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11/20/24

At midweek KQ/RCA's ATEEZ is on track for a #1 opening as five new titles hit the Top 10—three of them K-pop and one Latin. Meanwhile, Warner’s Linkin Park will debut in the runner-up spot with...


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11/19/24

Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone will headline the 2025 edition of Coachella, with Travis Scott listed in his own spot on the poster with the text "designs the desert."


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11/20/24

Lady Gaga continues to spread her “Disease” via alternate versions, the latest of which, “Disease (The Poison Live)," is out now. The artist's next album is pegged for February.


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11/19/24

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.

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11/20/24

Spotify is doing some fine-tuning of its teams, and we thought you’d find this breakdown of the changes informative. You’re welcome.


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11/20/24

Shazam has surpassed more than 100 billion song recognitions since its 2002 launch.


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11/20/24

Top Dawg Entertainment will host its 11th annual "TDE Christmas" concert, toy drive and community giveback in Watts next month. Performers include...


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11/20/24

UMG Greater China has reached a global agreement with Chinese indie Modern Sky, affording the label's roster access to UMG’s distribution network and bringing its catalog under the UMGC umbrella.


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11/19/24

Taylor Lindsey has been appointed chairman and CEO of Sony Music Nashville, a position she’ll assume in January.


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11/20/24

Create Music Group has extended its global reach with the acquisition of Manchester's Ostereo Records, which comes with its own pubco.


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11/19/24

I.B. assesses the aftermath of the Grammy noms and how they reflect the biggest biz and music stories of 2024.


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11/20/24

The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing will honor producer, engineer, mixer and five-time Grammy winner Jimmy Douglass, aka “The Senator,” at its annual Grammy week celebration.


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11/20/24

Apple TV+ is adding an ace to its deck of music docs: the first fully authorized biography of Fleetwood Mac.


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11/20/24

Virgin Music Group has forged a global distro pact with Partisan, home to, among others, Mercury Prize-winning act Ezra Collective, which has earned Grammy nods for Rock Song, Performance and Album.


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11/19/24

Snoop Dogg, Larry Jackson's gamma. and Metal Alchemist have joined forces for a new line of fine jewelry, Lovechild.


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11/20/24

TikTok launched its TikTok for Songwriters initiative 11/19 in London at an event featuring artist-songwriters JADE and Kamille, as well as colleagues from PRS for Music and The Ivors Academy.


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11/20/24

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' "Die With a Smile" will remain Shazam's Biggest Mover for another week.


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11/19/24

Vocal marvels Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are earning major props for their performances in the long-anticipated movie musical Wicked, and we fully expect the Verve/Republic soundtrack to catapult composer Stephen Schwartz’s beloved songs to the forefront of the zeitgeist.


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11/18/24

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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RCA/Since '93's Tems (who recently scored Grammy noms for R&B Song, African Music Performance and Global Music Album) is a freakin' star, and if that wasn't obvious to you before now, we suggest you peep this steamy, slightly unsettling video, in which she rules a (literally) edgy terrain with her commanding presence. "Turn Me Up" appears on the Lagos native's debut album, Born in the Wild.
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