“Die With a Smile,” the first duet by the superstars pictured here, has been an out-of-the-box smash on DSPs, setting the table nicely for Interscope giant Gaga’s latest chapter.

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.

The Country Music Association has decided that three heads are better than one, choosing Luke Bryan, NFL great Peyton Manning and Lainey Wilson to host this year’s CMA Awards.

The hotly anticipated Oasis reunion tour has grown to include five 2025 North American stadium dates: Toronto, Chicago, East Rutherford, New Jersey, Pasadena, California, and Mexico City.

The country star made his Saturday Night Live debut over the weekend, performing cuts from Beautifully Broken, his upcoming BBR Music Group/BMG/Republic album.

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.

"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."