HITS LIST FALL FASHION EDITION Wearing it well during the first week of autumn are Rod, Doja, The Stones, Tate, Moot & Marshall, Hadley and rock ’em, sock ’em intramural rivals Republic and IGA—who never let you see them sweat. JUST DEEZERTS Leading European DSP Deezer has raised its monthly subscription fee as of 9/21. In EU countries, the cost of an individual scrip has risen from €10.99 to €11.99 per month. The increase doesn’t affect U.K. or U.S. users... …Read moreTROY CARTER TO WENNER: "YOUR VIEWS... ARE CANCEROUS SEEDS" HITS has obtained an email from R&RHOF board member Troy Carter to disgraced Rock Hall co-founder Jann Wenner... …Read moreRIAA REPORTS RECORD FIRST HALF Total recorded-music revenue grew 9.3% to $8.4b in the first half of 2023, an all-time high according to the RIAA. Paid subscriptions accounted for 78% of streaming revenue. …Read more"A SLAP IN THE FACE": TEAM SZA SPEAKS OUT ON VMA ARTIST OF THE YEAR SNUB The absence of SZA from the MTV VMA Artist of the Year nominees has drawn a rebuke from her management team. …Read moreNEAR TRUTHS: CHECKS AND BALANCES I.B. Bad on HYBE, Scooter, Biebs, Ari, QC, country Grammys and more. …Read moreNEAR TRUTHS: 12 SONGS AND THE TRUTH I.B. on Olivia, Doja, Drake, Elliot, Jimmy Buffett and more. …Read moreSONG REVENUE: A SPARKLING START All 12 tracks from the standard edition of GUTS land on our latest Song Revenue Chart, grossing O-Rod $937k. “vampire” leads the way at #3 as six songs by the 20-year-old unicorn make the Top 10. Zach & Kacey spend their third straight week at #1, with Doja #2. It’s a party. |
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TROY CARTER TO WENNER: "YOUR VIEWS... ARE CANCEROUS SEEDS"
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TROY CARTER TO WENNER: "YOUR VIEWS... ARE CANCEROUS SEEDS"
Venice Music boss doesn't mince words. (9/21a)
TAYLOR UNVEILS 1989 (TV) TRACKS FROM THE VAULT
Consider this a blank space. (9/20a)
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AI: RISKS AND REWARDS
How the biz might use this powerful new tech—and the threats it could pose.
HOW LONG WILL TRUMP'S PRISON SENTENCE BE?
Oh, sorry... we were just daydreaming.
RAINMAKERS 2023
The stories behind the biggest industry careers.
HITS' 37th ANNIVERSARY
How are we still here?
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Alamo's Rod Wave earns his biggest opening yet with 136k as Nostalgia marks the rapper's third consecutive #1 on the HITS Top 50. Olivia Rodrigo's GUTS moves 129k in its second week.
Wearing it well during the first week of autumn are Rod, Doja, The Stones, Tate, Moot & Marshall, Hadley and rock ’em, sock ’em intramural rivals Republic and IGA—who never let you see them sweat.
Leading European DSP Deezer has raised its monthly subscription fee as of 9/21. In EU countries, the cost of an individual scrip has risen from €10.99 to €11.99 per month. The increase doesn’t affect U.K. or U.S. users...
All 12 tracks from the standard edition of GUTS land on our latest Song Revenue Chart, grossing O-Rod $937k. “vampire” leads the way at #3 as six songs by the 20-year-old unicorn make the Top 10. Zach & Kacey spend their third straight week at #1, with Doja #2. It’s a party.
Busted has earned its first U.K. Official Albums #1 with Greatest Hits 2.0. Over on Singles, Doja Cat claims a third week at the summit.
Capitol sends Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice's "Barbie World" w/Aqua (Atlantic-Republic) up the Top 40 chart, while RCA moves Doja Cat's "Paint the Town Red" (Kemosabe) to #2 at Rhythm and Foo Fighters’ “Under You” to #1 at Modern Rock.
Doja Cat and Zach Bryan land in the Top 20 at iTunes and Apple Music this Flipover Friday as blink-182 comes flying out of the gate with three new tracks.
Kemosabe/RCA’s Doja Cat graces the cover of Spotify’s New Music Friday behind the release of her fourth album, Scarlet, with “Agora Hills” leading the set. Also, new cuts from Zach Bryan f/Noah Kahan, Shakira & Fuerza Regida, Brent Faiyaz...
According to reports from various sources, writers and producers may be close to a deal that would end the monthslong Writers Guild of America strike that has put much of the entertainment world on ice.
Warner Music Latina has inked reggaeton great Yandel. WML President Alejandro Duque and MD Roberto Andrade Dirak signed the deal at New York's Empire State Building.
On 9/19 the Recording Academy hosted "A Spotlight on the Music From Electronic Arts," during which folks got a chance to sit in while EA's Steve Schnur went deep with the creators of the soundtrack for...
UTA has signed Oliver Anthony, marking the viral star's first major deal since the explosion of his "Rich Men North of Richmond."
HITS has obtained an email from R&RHOF board member Troy Carter to disgraced Rock Hall co-founder Jann Wenner...
KAROL G, Shakira and Camilo lead the Latin Grammy nominations with seven each, while songwriter-producer Edgar Barrera racked up 13. Feid, Maria Becerra, Bad Bunny and Pablo Albarón scored five noms apiece.
South African-born, British-bred artist-writer-producer Kenya Grace has flown up the Spotify global Top 50 with the propulsive track "Strangers," which, after blowing up on TikTok, is Top 10 and trending Top 5 on the chart as of this writing.
Following his sold-out 2022 and 2023 Stick Season Tour, Mercury/Republic’s Noah Kahan will head out in June for his 2024 We’ll All Be Here Forever Tour.
Cumulus Media VP, Country Charlie Cook has been honored by the Academy of Country Music with the ACM Service Award.
The ASCAP Foundation and the Library of Congress presented the 12th annual “We Write the Songs” event Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and Jermaine Dupri were among the performers.
Electronic Arts has unveiled the soundtrack to EA SPORTS FC24 on Spotify. It features more than 100 artists, including The Rolling Stones, Kendrick Lamar, KAROL G...
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