IT’S NOT THE HEAT,
IT’S HITS LIST

We strongly suggest you crank up the AC before entering this space, because the first HITS List of August is downright sweltering…and there are no Russians in it—we kid you not.

Mega-manager and incoming Def Jam chief Paul Rosenberg is the subject of the music-biz story of the week, while Sony Music ruler Rob Stringer, Columbia’s chart-topping alt-rock heroes Arcade Fire, increasingly massive Spotify and money-printing colossus Apple are as hot as the monsoonal conditions that have SoCal residents dripping. Dive in for refreshing details.

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