THE DEATH OF PRINT JOURNALISM: TWO
SIRS, WITH LOVE

The legendary Sir Paul McCartney has returned to his longtime label home, Capitol Records, for new music and a massive catalog deal that will kick off next year. The Cute Beatle is seen on the cover of the most recent HITS recording at Capitol Studios, though he probably wishes he could Jet off our wingless rag.

In the wake of the Frank Ocean kerfuffle, UMG topper Sir Lucian Grainge has called a halt to any digital exclusives by artists in his kingdom. The edict appears to signal the beginning of a more contentious chapter in the streaming saga, as the Universal chief moves decisively to protect his territory. A HITS Contents shout-out, meanwhile, is almost certainly something he'd prefer to exclude.