Island/Republic breakout Lauren Spencer-Smith, whose "Fingers Crossed" sparked a signing contest earlier this year, has rounded out her team.

Columbia is enjoying a real run at Top 40 radio, with no fewer than five records in the Mediabase Top 10.

While the collecting of vinyl has proliferated since the advent of recorded sound, it’s the African American creators of hip-hop who came to prominence in the late 1970s—legendary names like Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa and Kurtis Blow—who established these sonic artifacts as tools indispensable to the creation of their art.

How’s this for a concept? A reality-show competition pitting stars like Beyoncé, Taylor and Drake against captains of industry—Jon Platt, Steve Cooper and Emma Banks, for example. We wanted to call the series Celebrities vs. Suits, but executives no longer dress like civilized adults—instead, their sartorial role model appears to be Chris Blackwell. Sad.

Hustle on over to HITS List

A tight three-way race for #1 is brewing on the U.K. Official Albums Chart, with Porcupine Tree in the lead over Harry Styles and Drake. It’s a two-way race at singles between LF System’s summery dance hit and Kate Bush’s 1985 classic.