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A HITS LIST FULL OF ENDORSEMENTS
We're HITS, and we approve this message. (7/26a)
SPOTIFY'S Q2:
CASH STREAMS IN
Price hike lifts all boats. (7/25a)
LATIN GRAMMY PREVIEW: HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE
You can't tell the players without a scorecard. (7/26a)
UMG POSTS $3.12B IN Q2 REVENUE
The rich get richer. (7/25a)
SONG REVENUE:
EM SERVES IT UP
A Slim slam dunk (7/26a)
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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7/26/24

K-pop octet Stray Kids earns its fifth #1 on the HITS Top 50 with the debut of ATE. Jimin, Glass Animals, Childish Gambino, Ivan Cornejo and Koe Wetzel are among the top new entries.


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With first-round voting for the 25th Latin Grammys underway, let’s take a look at what’s in play for the Biggest Night in Latin Music as the show returns to Miami on 11/14.


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7/26/24

Eminem’s The Death of Slim Shady scores a lucky 13 on the HITS Song Revenue Chart with 13 Top 50 entries, racking up a tidy $770k—which would buy several truckloads of Mom’s Spaghetti. Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” leapfrogs Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” to retake the top spot.

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Despite the torrential downpour in Paris, the Seine was overflowing with Team U.S.A. spirit on Friday as the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony got underway.


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7/25/24

Universal Music Group enjoyed an 8.7% uptick in revenue in Q2, with recorded-music revenue increasing 5.8%.


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7/25/24

Spotify racked up record profits in Q2. Its earnings report shows €3.81b ($4.13b)—a 20% YOY increase resulting in a net profit of €274m. The numbers were fueled by a 16% drop in operating costs stemming from layoffs and a "lower marketing spend."


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Post Malone has already scored two huge hits off his upcoming Mercury Records/REPUBLIC country album F-1 Trillion, and today he's back with the brand new "Guy for That" featuring Luke Combs.


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7/26/24

Republic's Post Malone holds atop the Pop chart with "I Had Some Help" f/Morgan Wallen, while Kendrick and Tommy Richman battle it out for #1 at Rhythm and Columbia remains in the top spot at Modern Rock with Hozier's "Too Sweet."


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10K/Capitol's Ice Spice takes the cover of Spotify’s New Music Friday upon the release of her debut album, Y2K! “Oh Shhh…” w/Travis Scott sits atop the list. Also, new cuts by Post Malone, Luke Combs, mgk...


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Eminem has scored a second week at #1 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart, while over on the singles roundup, Sabrina Carpenter replaces herself at the top—again.


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Debuts dominate the 12 albums nominated for this year’s Mercury Prize, with sets by Portishead's Beth Gibbons, The Last Dinner Party, Cat Burns (pictured) and BERWYN in the mix.


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SoundCloud is expanding its Buzzing Playlists with the addition of three new genre offerings: Rock, Indie and Metal.


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7/25/24

Turns out the 7/12 arrival of The Death of Slim Shady doesn't mean we've seen the last of Eminem's villainous alter ego.


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The Summer Olympics in Paris have a theme song, courtesy of Ryan Tedder, Gwen Stefani and Anderson .Paak, who've teamed with Coca-Cola and Sony Music Publishing to create the anthemic "Hello World."


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7/26/24

Country and Americana legend Dwight Yoakam invited a special guest onstage during his 7/25 show at L.A.'s Greek Theatre: Post Malone, whose forthcoming country project is generating tremendous buzz.


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7/25/24

Dick Asher, the longtime record executive who held top posts at CBS and PolyGram and who, at CBS, played a key role in curtailing payments to the informal alliance of independent record promoters known as the Network, died on 7/23 at age 92.


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Stray Kids will debut at #1 with ATE as seven new entries place in the Top 20 this week, including...


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First-round voting for the 25th Latin Grammy Awards, 11/14 in Miami, is now open. The nominations will be announced on 9/17.


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