HITS LIST: GAME TIME September brings a blend of the familiar and the new, with a next-gen Stagecoach bill, a new superstar in Sabrina, album rollouts for The Weeknd and Future and the return of former champs Linkin Park, bolstered by a new all-star lineup. LFG to HITS List. NEAR TRUTHS: TICKETS AND CITATIONS I.B. Bad on the live sector and the prospects for 2025, Travis Scott, Sabrina Carpenter and the recent chart-tabulation kerfuffle. …Read moreWALLEN NOTCHES SEVEN CMA NOMS Morgan Wallen scored a leading seven nods for the 2024 edition of the CMA Awards on 11/10 in Nashville, but Beyoncé was shut out totally for her crossover hit Cowboy Carter. …Read moreGILLMER GABS AS VMAS PREPARE TO TURN 40 “We’re celebrating, not dwelling,” Bruce Gillmer says about his company’s approach to the 40th anniversary of the MTV Video Music Awards, set for 9/11 at UBS Arena. HITS gets all the scoop from the event's head honcho. …Read moreNEAR TRUTHS: RIP TIDE The Atlantic saga continues to stir much chatter as it becomes clear that the label has been a paper tiger for some time, with huge financial losses. Key among these was... …Read moreHITS' FIRST LIVE ISSUE TAKES THE STAGE THIS FALL That's right, kids: For the first time ever, HITS will devote an entire issue to the phenomenal growth of the live sector, which has become so massively lucrative for… …Read moreTHE RISE OF CHAPPELL ROAN: BEHIND THE SCENES On a bone-chilling late-August afternoon in San Francisco, Chappell Roan was in the middle of what’s become routine for her: headlining a festival on which she wasn’t the headliner. …Read more |
STAGECOACH GOES BIG WITH ZACH, JELLY ROLL, LUKE
Record-breaking heat wave in the forecast. (9/6a)
GRAMMY’S GONNA GRAMMY: THE FIRST “GRAMMY MOMENT”
Recollections differ, but Ken and Babs set a precedent. (9/5a)
HITS' FIRST LIVE ISSUE TAKES THE STAGE THIS FALL
We're putting our asses in seats. (9/9a)
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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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STAGECOACH GOES BIG WITH ZACH, JELLY ROLL, LUKE
Record-breaking heat wave in the forecast. (9/6a)
GRAMMY’S GONNA GRAMMY: THE FIRST “GRAMMY MOMENT”
Recollections differ, but Ken and Babs set a precedent. (9/5a)
HITS' FIRST LIVE ISSUE TAKES THE STAGE THIS FALL
We're putting our asses in seats. (9/9a)
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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. Bad on the live sector and the prospects for 2025, Travis Scott, Sabrina Carpenter and the recent chart-tabulation kerfuffle.
“We’re celebrating, not dwelling,” Bruce Gillmer says about his company’s approach to the 40th anniversary of the MTV Video Music Awards, set for 9/11 at UBS Arena. HITS gets all the scoop from the event's head honcho.
Morgan Wallen scored a leading seven nods for the 2024 edition of the CMA Awards on 11/10 in Nashville, but Beyoncé was shut out totally for her crossover hit Cowboy Carter.
With Emily Armstrong as the band's new co-vocalist, Linkin Park's "The Emptiness Machine" is off to a killer start at Spotify. The group's first new release in seven years opened at #7 worldwide as Spotify's top entry, extending Warner's hot streak.
Indie singer-songwriter Gigi Perez has one of the fastest-rising tracks in the last month with “Sailor Song.” The acoustic-rock number reached new peaks globally and in the U.S. on Spotify. Will Perez join a larger convoy soon?
Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour is heading for his third solo U.K. Official Albums #1 with Luck and Strange. Should it hold onto its position by Friday, it will be Gilmour’s first chart-topper in nine years.
BLACKPINK star Jennie is taking her talents to Columbia Records, and she’s also bringing along her ODDATELIER entertainment company as part of the partnership.
The Atlantic saga continues to stir much chatter as it becomes clear that the label has been a paper tiger for some time, with huge financial losses. Key among these was...
September brings a blend of the familiar and the new, with a next-gen Stagecoach bill, a new superstar in Sabrina, album rollouts for The Weeknd and Future and the return of former champs Linkin Park, bolstered by a new all-star lineup. LFG to HITS List.
We keep hearing that summer is over, although it’s currently hot enough in L.A. to melt your freaking windshield. But no matter the weather, it’s always a winning season for the industry professionals depicted in this stylish photographic array.
That's right, kids: For the first time ever, HITS will devote an entire issue to the phenomenal growth of the live sector, which has become so massively lucrative for…
Brazilian pianist and bandleader Sérgio Mendes, who helped popularize bossa nova in the U.S. and worldwide, died Thursday, 9/5, at the age of 83.
SoundCloud CEO Eliah Seton is very much in the process of transforming the highly influential DSP, which was a key factor in music discovery during the dawning days of the streaming revolution, for the present ecosystem.
Island's Sabrina Carpenter logs a second consecutive week at #1 on the HITS Top 50 with Short n' Sweet, while REPUBLIC CORPS owns the top five titles.
U.K. rock outfit English Teacher has won the 2024 Mercury Prize for its debut album, This Could Be Texas. The set, which trumped LPs by Charli xcx and The Last Dinner Party, was praised by judges for its originality and character.
No, you're not having a fever dream: Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll and Luke Combs will headline the 2025 Stagecoach festival alongside Lana Del Rey, Creed, T-Pain, Backstreet Boys, Sammy Hagar, Nelly and...
More than seven years after the death of Chester Bennington, Linkin Park is back with a new vocalist and drummer, a new album and the first in a series of major tour dates.
HITS' new feature on the agents behind the scenes who help get your favorite tours up and running returns. Our latest victim: WME Nashville co-head Becky Gardenhire.
Oasis' magical return continues today as the group reclaims the #1 spot on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart thanks to the 30th anniversary edition of its debut album, Definitely Maybe.
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