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A GENERATIONAL HITS LIST
They got a name for the winners in the world. (10/4a)
A TASTE OF RAINMAKERS 2024: MONTE AND AVERY LIPMAN
Won't be long now. (10/4a)
THE BOSS: KAMALA WAS BORN TO RUN
A not entirely unexpected endorsement (10/3a)
GRAMMY CHEW: THE FUTURE OF GRAMMY IS (MOSTLY) FEMALE
There's no glass ceiling in pop. (10/4a)
ERLICH TO EXIT SPOTIFY FOR TBA VENTURE
One of the good guys is changing lanes. (10/2a)
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.
ALL THE WAY LIVE
The players, the tours, the enormous beers.
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A GENERATIONAL HITS LIST
They got a name for the winners in the world. (10/4a)
A TASTE OF RAINMAKERS 2024: MONTE AND AVERY LIPMAN
Won't be long now. (10/4a)
THE BOSS: KAMALA WAS BORN TO RUN
A not entirely unexpected endorsement (10/3a)
GRAMMY CHEW: THE FUTURE OF GRAMMY IS (MOSTLY) FEMALE
There's no glass ceiling in pop. (10/4a)
ERLICH TO EXIT SPOTIFY FOR TBA VENTURE
One of the good guys is changing lanes. (10/2a)
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.
ALL THE WAY LIVE
The players, the tours, the enormous beers.
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I.B. weighs in on Coachella rumors and a handful of music-biz dynasties.


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10/4/24

Sports fans are in heaven as the MLB postseason and the NBA preseason converge with the NFL and NCAA. Parallels with the music biz are plentiful this October; dynasties are taking root (Lucian & Elliot, Len & Val, LeBron & Bronny), while O-Rod, Abel and Chris rack up Shohei-level stats. Follow the scoring on HITS List.

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10/3/24

Bruce Springsteen has delivered a substantial video post in which he reveals his decision to endorse the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket (and explicitly oppose that of Donald Trump and JD Vance) in "one of the most consequential elections in our nation's history."


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10/4/24

We’ve already told you that we expect women to dominate the top categories when the Grammy noms drop. But now it’s time to take a look at the male contenders who could figure prominently.


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Here, in the first in a series of excerpts from interviews with the industry luminaries who will be featured in the seventh annual edition of Rainmakers, the REPUBLIC CORPS honchos gamely field questions from the persistent Simon Glickman.


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Our resident noshers share the belief that women will dominate the top Grammy categories when the noms come out.


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With Latin Grammy final-round voting underway, let's take a look at the possible outcomes for Album of the Year.


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10/4/24

Sony Music Publishing has inked a global deal with chart-topping songwriter and producer Julian Bunetta, who's behind Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" and "Taste."


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10/3/24

Industry vet Mary Catherine Kinney has joined the team at Republic, where she will serve as EVP of Artist and Label Strategy for REPUBLIC CORPS.


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10/3/24

TikTok influencer-turned-pop artist Addison Rae is ready to pop. The Columbia artist’s effervescent appeal, which spans socials, fashion, acting and more, is now driving her major-label debut, “Diet Pepsi.” The single is surging on multiple fronts.


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10/3/24

Karen Glauber rolls out her picks in the overlapping rock and alt genres and reveals a rooting interest in beabadoobee.


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10/3/24

HITS presents a brand-new feature on the agents who work behind the scenes to help get your favorite tours up and running. Our latest victim: WME partner Josh Javor.


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10/2/24

I.B. on the U.K. scene and a changing of the guard, the Raine Group, Firebird, the career prospects of TV reality judges and more.


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10/2/24

The hotly anticipated Oasis reunion tour has grown to include 2025 North American stadium dates, with doubles in Toronto, East Rutherford, New Jersey, Pasadena, California, and Mexico City, plus a solitary show in Chicago.


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Jamie Krents, who has spent his entire music career at Verve Label Group, has added CEO stripes to his title of president. EVP Dawn Olejar, meanwhile, has risen to COO.


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10/4/24

With Liquid Gold, Shed Seven has its second U.K. Official Albums #1 in a year. Sabrina Carpenter makes it six weeks at the top of the singles chart with “Taste."


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10/3/24

Women are making unprecedented inroads in the Recording Academy according to the org's 2024 annual report, which notes that 3,000 new female voting members have been added since 2019—far more than the Academy’s goal of 2,500.


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Netflix and chill 10/29 with Olivia Rodrigo, who’ll premiere her GUTS World Tour concert special on the streamer.


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10/2/24

Spotify Global Head of Music Jeremy Erlich will be exiting the company, sources at the DSP confirm. He will remain at the Spot in an advisory role through the end of February, after which he will depart to begin a to-be-announced entrepreneurial endeavor.


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Benson Boone, "Beautiful Things"
The Grammy buzz surrounding Warner's breakout singer-songwriter and his DSP-dominating smash is overwhelming. Boone has emerged as a charismatic live performer and now has a second track gaining velocity. Could he end up with noms for BNA, ROTY and/or SOTY? Stay tuned.
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