ON THE COVER: ROD WAVE

Alamo’s Rod Wave finds himself on the cover of this poor excuse for a trade rag as he scores a solid #1 bow on this week’s HITS Top 50 chart with new set Nostalgia, buoyed by stellar streams. The Florida native’s innovative “soul trap” hybrid has given him a stylistic lane all his own, and with his latest album he’s clearly ready to hit new heights. Though this HITS cover appearance is one trap he’d probably prefer to avoid.