IN A DEPARTMENT OF HER OWN

If you’re wondering why Taylor Swift is being featured as our contents-page VIP this week, we welcome you back from your vacation under a rock. Tay’s new Republic set, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT, is roiling the marketplace, the socials and the rest of the pop-cultural landscape on its way to what multiple prognosticators say could be a 2m+ chart debut. Taylor’s visibility over the past year—on massive stages, movie screens and sports telecasts as well as all manner of charts and playlists—has never been greater. But it seems she’s just getting started.

A HITS LIST FULL OF ENDORSEMENTS
We're HITS, and we approve this message. (7/26a)
SPOTIFY'S Q2:
CASH STREAMS IN
Price hike lifts all boats. (7/25a)
LATIN GRAMMY PREVIEW: HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE
You can't tell the players without a scorecard. (7/26a)
UMG POSTS $3.12B IN Q2 REVENUE
The rich get richer. (7/25a)
SONG REVENUE:
EM SERVES IT UP
A Slim slam dunk (7/26a)
THE GRAMMY SHORT LIST
Who's already a lock?
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.
INDIE DISTRIBUTION'S RISE TO GLORY
The discovery engine is revving higher.
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