THE DEATH OF PRINT JOURNALISM: SHOW OF "HANDS" EDITION

Capitol’s Niall Horan, who graces the cover of our latest print edition, has had explosive success with “Slow Hands,” hitting #1 at Pop radio and earning big sales and streams, with a new track, “Too Much to Ask,” now underway ahead of his full-length solo bow, due 10/20. It’s all good news for Niall and the Tower team, though all concerned probably wish we hadn’t gotten our “Hands” on this cover shot.

Our Contents Page VIP, meanwhile, is WMG CEO of Recorded Music Max Lousada. In his first week in his new post, he officially announced the team of Aaron Bay-Schuck and Tom Corson to lead Warner Bros. Records, an auspicious start to the British exec’s stateside tenure. Though after this HITS Contents mention, we suspect he’s already feeling Maxed out on exposure in our rag.