1 BILLIE EILISH: HIT ME HARD AND SOFT shows massive impact of Darkroom/Interscope star, whose artistic vision shines through on 10-song set. How hard a punch will she deliver in her opening week? | |
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2 POST MALONE & MORGAN WALLEN: “Help” has never arrived quite like this. Big Loud/Mercury/Republic monster devours country market share like a case of Bud Light with a bourbon chaser. Boom. | |
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3 JON PLATT: Sony Publishing boss reaching new heights with #1 pub marketshare for 12th straight quarter, led by top Q1 writer Noah Kahan. That’s Big. | |
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4 SETH ENGLAND: Big Loud boss just gets bigger and louder as Post/Morgan collab goes through the roof. In case you were wondering who was on the “Help” desk. | |
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5 SONY EARNINGS: House Stringer ends its fiscal Q4 by marking second straight $10b year, with big revenue gains for recorded music and publishing. But they’ve always got a yen for more. | |
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6 ACMs: Damon Whiteside and Team Amazon cheer country trophyfest, with Stapleton, Lainey among big winners. Alexa, order more beer. | |
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7 HOZIER: DSP audiences have a serious “Sweet” tooth, judging by monster action for Columbia’s Irish troubadour, who’s now entering the second decade of a great career. Not to sugarcoat it. | |
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8 CHILDISH GAMBINO: RCA’s multitalented star returns with new iteration of 2020 set (with another album possibly on the way) and hot tour. His “Foot” print is substantial. | |
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9 DAVID ISRAELITE: NMPA boss stands up for songwriters, who get short end of the stick in the current ecosystem. Can he get more revenue streaming in? | |
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10 JONATHAN COHEN: Talented writer finds himself bamboozled into an editorial gig at HITS. He’d really rather not talk about it. | |
