Billie-Eilish
5/16/24

We share this TikTok clip of Billie Eilish as a reminder that she is about to "open up the door" on her hotly anticipated new album.


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5/16/24

Kendrick Lamar’s three Top 10 Song Revenue Chart entries total 125m streams and $600k, as #1 “Not Like Us” makes $260k. Tommy Richman’s “MILLION DOLLAR BABY,” last week's leader, slips to #2 but jumps 49% to $250k behind 56m streams. Taylor Swift’s 12 TTPD entries tally 171m streams and $780k.

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5/16/24

Sony Music Group has sent formal notices to 700 generative artificial intelligence developers and digital service providers, opting out of text and data mining of SMG content without the company’s express consent and permission.


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5/16/24

It’s mere hours before the start of the ACM Awards—livestreaming on Amazon Prime and its platforms—and Raj Kapoor, the Emmy-winning producer and showrunner, is psyched about this year’s lineup.


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5/16/24

If you visit a Live Nation festival in the coming weeks, you’ll see a lot of Tyler, the Creator, The Killers, Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion and blink-182 atop the lineups.


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5/16/24

Taylor Swift’s THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT will spend a fourth week at #1, surpassing 3.5m in YTD activity. Meanwhile, Gunna and Kendrick Lamar...


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5/16/24

Chris Stapleton, Jessie Jo Dillon and Parker McCollum were the big winners honored during ACM Awards week, leading up to the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards.


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5/16/24

Jonathan Cohen has joined the HITS staff as senior editor. He has not yet broken this heartbreaking news to his family.


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5/16/24

Following a splashy tease during the Super Bowl, fans of Oz can now watch the complete trailer for Wicked, starring Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba. The film adaptation arrives 11/27.


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Spotify
5/15/24

The National Music Publishers' Association has sent Spotify a cease-and-desist over what it claims are unlicensed uses of musical works in the DSP's video offerings, remix feature and podcasts.


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SONG REVENUE:
A LOT OF “US”
K. Dot is scary big. (5/16a)
TOP 20: TAYLOR'S REIGN CONTINUES
All 31 flavors still available. (5/16a)
RAJ KAPOOR: STACKING THE STARS, MAKING THE ACMs SHINE
Producer putting the finishing touches on Thursday's show. (5/16a)
THE COUNT: LIVE NATION TAPS TYLER, POST, BLINK FOR TOP U.S. FESTS
Cornering the market on surefire headliners (5/16a)
COHEN TRICKED INTO HITS EDITORIAL ROLE
Another on bites the dust. (5/16a)
THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!