NOISEMAKERS:
MOVIN' & SHAKIN'
A glimpse of the future of the music biz (11/6a)
TOP 20: TYLER #1 FOR SECOND WEEK
Tippecanoe and Tyler 2 (11/6a)
QUINCY JONES,
1933-2024
We've lost an American legend. (11/4a)
OF PONIES, PRINCESSES AND UNICORNS: CHAPPELL'S SNL TRIUMPH AND BEYOND
Changing the pop narrative (11/5a)
NEAR TRUTHS:
JELLY’S ROLE
The rise of an unlikely star (11/6a)
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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TYLER, THE CREATOR: CHROMAKOPIA scores a huge #1 bow as the Clancys and Team Columbia hail career-milestone set ahead of huge, AEG-promoted Flog Gnaw fest. Score one for always coloring outside the lines.
2
HALSEY: Pop provocateuse’s first set for Columbia, The Great Impersonator, makes a strong impression with #2 chart debut. Meanwhile, Ron Perry says we do a very middling impersonation of a trade publication.
3
BLACKPINK: With three of its members fielding big solo records, YG/Interscope’s distaff K-pop phenom could have a gigantic next chapter. Is it too early to plan the reunion album and tour?
4
GRACIE ABRAMS: Interscope pop siren leveling up bigtime as “Sorry” streams big and Grammy buzz grows. Team Janick’s got the Secret sauce.
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LIL UZI VERT: Roc Nation-repped rapper on the Atake with new Generation Now/Atlantic set—is single-free rollout taking a Lil bite out of his first-week total?
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TEDDY PARK: YG exec, BLACKPINK producer-impresario and ROSÉ manager is the #1 Seoul brother. You could say he’s an industrial Park.
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JISOO: BLACKPINK member’s deal being shopped just as her bandmates’ solo ventures take off. Attorney Jason Boyarski knows the choreography.
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HYBE: K-pop giant is “Who” has a smash with Jimin, while Jin is “There” and growing on DSP charts. Allison Kaye says: Believe the HYBE.
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DISNEY: Mouse House inks 10-year deal (said to be valued at $500m) as new host of Grammy telecast. Which is amazing news for the Star Wars cantina band.
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DIGITAL ALBUM GAMES: Chart-juking shenanigans are out of control as midweek digital drops in pursuit of #1 spot become an ever-growing issue. Can someone il-Luminate a solution?