Veteran Epic A&R exec Joey Arbagey has been named EVP of music at 19 Entertainment, where he will oversee business connected to the company's long-running American Idol franchise.
Over the course of his storied 50-plus-year career, Irving Azoff has been involved in many fundraising concerts. “Only about 100,” he tells HITS. Could FireAid be the granddaddy of them all?
Fans wondering which of the two venues their favorite artists would be visiting during the 1/30 FireAid benefit in Los Angeles can now rest easy, as the breakdown has been revealed for Intuit Dome and the Forum.
2024 will go down as the year two of the Big 3 major-label franchises underwent sweeping reorganizations. As a result, UMG is looking more dynastic than ever, while WMG has set itself up to better compete with its two bigger rivals.
HITS is extremely proud to announce the appointment of Craig Marks to the post of executive editor. This is an incredibly fortuitous development for HITS, because Craig is an actual journalist and we are not. Hence, it is disastrous news for Craig.
Emilia Perez, Netflix’s Spanish-language musical about a drug kingpin who undergoes gender-affirming surgery, leads the pack with 13 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. The music-heavy Wicked and A Complete Unknown also scored big.
Addison Rae just took an early lead in the 2025 Breakout Artist of the Year stakes by notching her first Rolling Stone cover in advance of her upcoming Columbia debut, Mood Boards.
Spotify has created a 66-song FireAid playlist spotlighting the artists playing the massive benefit concerts taking over the Forum and Intuit Dome on 1/30.
Word has it that longtime Chainsmokers manager Adam Alpert will no longer be representing the group.
London-based artist Lola Young has already conquered her home territory with the single "Messy," and she made her proper U.S. TV debut 1/21 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to help bring it to the stateside masses.
ACADEMY TELESCOPES GRAMMY WEEK EVENTS
The show must go on, with modifications. (1/15a)
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
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.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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