A FUTURE-FORWARD TOP 50 Future bows at #1 on this week’s HITS Top 50 chart with 129k+, reaffirming the artist’s preeminent place in the hip-hop firmament. Chappell Roan continues her extraordinary chart streak at... …Read moreNEAR TRUTHS: DIGITAL NATIVES To get a sense of what the new Atlantic is, you really need to sit in a meeting with Elliot Grainge and his lieutenants, Zach Friedman and Tony Talamo. Hunched over their phones, the thirtysomething threesome... …Read moreMAX LOUSADA'S FAREWELL TO WMG TEAM "My entire career, from my indie roots through my 21 years here at Warner, has been guided by one simple truth: People who can make music that moves people are special," Lousada writes in the internal missive, obtained by HITS. "The world needs them. It’s a privilege to help those artists be seen, heard, appreciated and, ultimately, to succeed." …Read moreAN OKTOBERFEST HITS LIST Q4 opens with a cornucopia of stars, both in the spotlight—Gaga, Chappell, Coldplay, Richman—and calling the shots—Elliot, Sylvia, Loba—as we prepare to cast our ballots in all sorts of important races. Get ready for the autumnal action with a big swig of HITS List. NEAR TRUTHS: CAMPAIGN SWINGS Much of the chatter surrounding the next Grammys is focused on how foregrounded women are in the conversation and how likely it is that a handful of them... …Read moreTHE FIRST-EVER HITS LIVE SPECIAL: CONSIDER THIS THE SOUNDCHECK HITS' first-ever special issue dedicated entirely to the live business will soon be making a tour stop on your doorstep. The ish, dated... …Read moreCALL MY AGENT: SAMANTHA KIRBY YOH 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: tastemaking UTA Co-Head Samantha Kirby Yoh. …Read moreHERE COMES RAINMAKERS 2024 RAINMAKERS, our compendium of interviews with top industry players, will be landing on desks and doorsteps with a resounding thump in the near future. The latest iteration, like its predecessors, includes revealing conversations with... …Read moreATLANTIC UNVEILS NEW LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE Following significant layoffs last week, Atlantic Music Group has revealed its new leadership structure under CEO Elliot Grainge, who will begin his tenure on 10/1. …Read more DICKON STAINER TO HEAD UMG U.K. UMG Global Classics and Jazz President/CEO Dickon Stainer has been named chairman/CEO of UMG U.K. in the wake of longtime head David Joseph's surprise departure. …Read moreROCK HALL REVEALS PERFORMERS, PRESENTERS An eclectic list of boldface names will either present or perform at the 10/19 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Cleveland's Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, including Julia Roberts, Dr. Dre, Jelly Roll, James Taylor and Dua Lipa. …Read more |
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SAMANTHA KIRBY YOH The latest in a series of live-exec trading cards (9/27a)
NADEL MOVES FROM ELEKTRA TO WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE
WMG reorg hits Music City. (9/24a)
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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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CALL MY AGENT:
SAMANTHA KIRBY YOH The latest in a series of live-exec trading cards (9/27a)
NADEL MOVES FROM ELEKTRA TO WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE
WMG reorg hits Music City. (9/24a)
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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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It’s awards season, people, with Latin Grammy voting underway, CMA final-round voting starting shortly and other Grammy voting coming soon. Who will be the biggest winners? That remains to be determined, but we’re pretty confident that we’ll remain the ultimate losers.
Future bows at #1 on this week’s HITS Top 50 chart with 129k+, reaffirming the artist’s preeminent place in the hip-hop firmament. Chappell Roan continues her extraordinary chart streak at...
Q4 opens with a cornucopia of stars, both in the spotlight—Gaga, Chappell, Coldplay, Richman—and calling the shots—Elliot, Sylvia, Loba—as we prepare to cast our ballots in all sorts of important races. Get ready for the autumnal action with a big swig of HITS List.
To get a sense of what the new Atlantic is, you really need to sit in a meeting with Elliot Grainge and his lieutenants, Zach Friedman and Tony Talamo. Hunched over their phones, the thirtysomething threesome...
"My entire career, from my indie roots through my 21 years here at Warner, has been guided by one simple truth: People who can make music that moves people are special," Lousada writes in the internal missive, obtained by HITS. "The world needs them. It’s a privilege to help those artists be seen, heard, appreciated and, ultimately, to succeed."
Much of the chatter surrounding the next Grammys is focused on how foregrounded women are in the conversation and how likely it is that a handful of them...
Lady Gaga's Harlequin, a 13-track companion album to the film Joker: Folie a Deux, has arrived mere days after being announced earlier this week. Gaga co-stars as Harley Quinn alongside Joaquin Phoenix's title character in the Warner Bros. Pictures movie.
With an assist from Sheryl Crow and Dave Cobb, Stevie Nicks offers a potent, pre-election call to action on "The Lighthouse," her first new original music in nearly four years.
Goldenvoice's Portola returns to San Francisco's Pier 80 this weekend. The dance-dominated fest, curated by Goldenvoice SVP of Talent Danny Bell, kicks off 9/28 with a heavyweight lineup.
Darkroom/Interscope's Billie Eilish remains atop the T40 chart with "BIRDS OF A FEATHER," while Republic moves Ariana Grande's "the boy is mine" to #2 at Rhythm and Warner's Linkin Park holds at #1 at Modern Rock with "The Emptiness Machine."
Sabrina Carpenter’s “Taste” remains #1 on this week’s Song Revenue Chart, earning $109k, while Island labelmate Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!” moves #7-4 behind a 10% week-over-week uptick to $98k. Between them, the two new stars have nine songs in the Top 50. The top-grossing new entries are Playboi Carti’s “ALL RED” (#8, $88k), The Weeknd’s “Dancing in the Flames” (#11, $76k) and Tate McRae’s “it’s ok I’m ok” (#18, $63k).
iHeartRadio Z100’s Jingle Ball 2024 will feature a spirited mix of pop, rap, rock and country performers, including Katy Perry, Shaboozey and Teddy Swims.
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: tastemaking UTA Co-Head Samantha Kirby Yoh.
Noted festival promoter Jeffrey Shuman and Live Nation have parted ways after two highly successful years that saw them book such enormously successful festivals as Sick New World, Fool in Love and When We Were Young.
HITS' first-ever special issue dedicated entirely to the live business will soon be making a tour stop on your doorstep. The ish, dated...
Fresh from producing the prime-time presentation of the Olympics Closing Ceremony handover from Paris to Los Angeles, Ben Winston and his Fulwell 73 Productions are yukking it up with Ellen Degeneres' final stand-up special.
Atlantic Records has announced a global deal with BLACKPINK member Rosé in partnership with THEBLACKLABEL.
His monthly Madison Square Garden residency may be over, but Billy Joel will be back in the spotlight with five Live Nation-promoted U.S. stadium shows next summer—four with Sting and a one-off with Stevie Nicks.
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