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 more STAGECOACH GOES BIG WITH ZACH, JELLY ROLL, LUKE 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... …Read moreHITS 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. LINKIN PARK ROARS BACK WITH NEW ALBUM, SINGER, TOUR 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. …Read moreSONG REVENUE: THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT Sabrina Carpenter’s “Taste” opens at #1 on this week’s Song Revenue Chart as all 12 tracks from Short n’ Sweet land in the Top 50, five of them in the Top 10. With more than 220m audio streams, the tracks collectively rack up north of $1m. As Jackie Gleason once said while sipping his “Espresso,” how Sweet it is. HARRIS TO PLAY KEY ROLE IN NEW REPUBLIC INITIATIVE? Word has it that Mike Harris will be helping to launch a new initiative within the REPUBLIC system. Harris, hitherto… …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 moreGRAMMY’S GONNA GRAMMY: THE FIRST “GRAMMY MOMENT” The way Ken Ehrlich remembers it, his phone rang at 2:00 in the morning, on the eve of the very first Grammys he ever produced. “She calls and says, ‘I have an idea,’” recalls Ehrlich. …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)
LINKIN PARK ROARS BACK WITH NEW ALBUM, SINGER, TOUR
This oughta be interesting. (9/6a)
HITS' FIRST LIVE ISSUE TAKES THE STAGE THIS FALL
We're putting our asses in seats. (9/4a)
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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)
LINKIN PARK ROARS BACK WITH NEW ALBUM, SINGER, TOUR
This oughta be interesting. (9/6a)
HITS' FIRST LIVE ISSUE TAKES THE STAGE THIS FALL
We're putting our asses in seats. (9/4a)
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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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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.
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.
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.
I.B. Bad on the live sector and the prospects for 2025, Travis Scott, Sabrina Carpenter and the recent chart-tabulation kerfuffle.
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.
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.
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...
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.
Word has it that Mike Harris will be helping to launch a new initiative within the REPUBLIC system. Harris, hitherto…
Island's Sabrina Carpenter remains atop the Pop chart with "Please Please Please," while Warner's Saweetie hits #1 at Rhythm with "NANi" and RCA secures the top two spots at Modern Rock, with Cage the Elephant’s "Rainbow" at #1 and...
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…
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.
LL COOL J has tapped into his network of hip-hop legends for his first album in more than a decade, THE FORCE (Frequencies of Real Creative Energy).
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.
UMPG took home multiple awards at the 2024 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards, including Publisher of the Year.
Sabrina Carpenter’s “Taste” opens at #1 on this week’s Song Revenue Chart as all 12 tracks from Short n’ Sweet land in the Top 50, five of them in the Top 10. With more than 220m audio streams, the tracks collectively rack up north of $1m. As Jackie Gleason once said while sipping his “Espresso,” how Sweet it is.
Mark Ronson will serve as artist ambassador for the Recording Academy's Music Advocacy Day on 10/1, a role in which he will help rally the org's 22,000 members to make their voices heard on hot-button issues like AI and ticketing reform.
Fred again.. gleams on the cover of Spotify’s New Music Friday behind the release of ten days. “just stand there” w/SOAK is #2 on the list. Also, new cuts by Camila Cabello, Halsey, A$AP Rocky...
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