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YOUR WEEKEND FORECAST

There's a whole pack of new releases debuting on the next week's HITS Top 50. Machine Gun Kelly, SuperM and Joji could be in the mix for a #1 bow...

EVERY HITS LIST
TELLS A STORY

It’s late September and we really should be naming the people that people are talking about as summer turns to fall. They include—but are not limited to—Harvey Mason Jr., Jacqueline Saturn, Jay Penske, Kenny MacPherson, Damien Granderson and Kirk Sommer. Now, cue the mandolin.

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A SWIFT AND SMOKIN' TOP 50

Taylor Swift gets a seventh non-consecutive week at #1 on the HITS Top 50. folklore (Republic) leads with 85k. Labelmate Pop Smoke follows at #2. RCA's Alicia Keys, Capitol Nashville's Keith Urban, Interscope's Moneybagg Yo and Republic's Lil Tecca land debuts in the Top 10.

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WENNERS EXIT ROLLING STONE?

Insiders are telling us that, for the first time in its 53-year history, Rolling Stone is Wenner-less. Founder Jann Wenner and his son, President/COO Gus Wenner, are leaving the building as the new PMRC regime takes over.

PMRC: WHO'S RUNNING THIS SHOW?

The Penske-MRC deal, which created the new PMRC (tip of the hat to Tipper Gore), puts Billboard, Variety, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter and Music Business Worldwide under one roof, creating a sort of corporate-trade monopoly...

GRAMMY CHEW: COUNTRY AND THE BIG FOUR

Which Nashville artists are most likely to have a shot at Grammy’s Big Four categories? We’re glad you asked. We think the recent ACM Awards have clarified the positions of several country acts.

MAYBE, JUST MAYBE: "GO" TIME

Lenny Beer on a "unicorn" event in radio promotion.

LATEST WME DRAMA: SMITH SUSPENSION

Every week, it seems, another land mine goes off at WME...

GRAMMY CHEW:
PLAYING FAVORITES

Who are the “locks” for the top Grammy categories? You say you don’t like “locks?” Fine, let’s say “favorites.”

IT'S OFFICIAL: KIRBY YOH TO CO-HEAD UTA MUSIC

Confirming one of the industry’s worst-kept secrets, Samantha Kirby Yoh has been named co-head of UTA Music, joining David Zedeck in overseeing the company’s worldwide music operations.

		MAYBE, JUST MAYBE: "GO" TIME The genesis of an anti-format hit (9/24a) Check It Out Now PMRC: WHO'S RUNNING THIS SHOW? A trade news monopoly grows. (9/25a) Check It Out Now INGROOVES DEVELOPS AI TECH FOR MARKETING A patent to identify audiences. (9/24a) Check It Out Now A NEW AGENCY IS MINT-ED There's always room for one more. (9/22a) Check It Out Now SPOTIFY LEADS APP FAIRNESS ORG David vs. Goliath, app-style. (9/24a) Check It Out Now
		GRAMMY TALK We're full of it. AFRICAN POP Getting global with it. IT'S PRETTY SMOKY And this time it's not from our bong. WHAT COMES AFTER TIKTOK? Shorter videos! Weirder trends!

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Top 5 Picks to Break!

1	Gabby Barrett Warner Music Nashville
2	JP Saxe Arista
3	24kGoldn RECORDS/Columbia
4	SuperM SM Entertainment/Capitol/Caroline
5	Ashe further./Capitol/Mom+Pop

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		MAYBE, JUST MAYBE: "GO" TIME The genesis of an anti-format hit (9/24a) Check It Out Now PMRC: WHO'S RUNNING THIS SHOW? A trade news monopoly grows. (9/25a) Check It Out Now INGROOVES DEVELOPS AI TECH FOR MARKETING A patent to identify audiences. (9/24a) Check It Out Now A NEW AGENCY IS MINT-ED There's always room for one more. (9/22a) Check It Out Now SPOTIFY LEADS APP FAIRNESS ORG David vs. Goliath, app-style. (9/24a) Check It Out Now
		GRAMMY TALK We're full of it. AFRICAN POP Getting global with it. IT'S PRETTY SMOKY And this time it's not from our bong. WHAT COMES AFTER TIKTOK? Shorter videos! Weirder trends!

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YOUR WEEKEND FORECAST

9/26/20

There's a whole pack of new releases debuting on the next week's HITS Top 50. Machine Gun Kelly, SuperM and Joji could be in the mix for a #1 bow...

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